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The Huntington County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will meet in regular and executive sessions on Monday, Oct. 21, at Salamonie School, in Warren.
The regular session will be held at 7 p.m. while the executive session is set for 7:30 p.m.
The agendas and attachments are available on the school corporation's website, www.hccsc.k12.in.us.
Salamonie School is located at 1063E-900S, Warren.
With Councilman Matthew Doss absent, the council unanimously passed Ordinance 2019-4 on its final reading, adopting the $1,817,700 budget for the year ending Dec. 31, 2020.
The budget includes $753,766 in home-ruled funds not reviewed by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF).The proposed budget will now be submitted to the DLGF for review and approval.
On another action item, the council passed Ordinance 2019-5, approving the voluntary annexation of three small parcels owned by Novae Corporation.
The Andrews Town Council granted an extension to the owner of a mobile home park on complying with an order of enforcement from the Huntington Countywide Department of Community Development at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
The park in question is Antioch Mobile Home Park, located at 200 Wabash Ave. It is owned by Brian Salerno, managing member of Antioch MHP LLC.
Three Republicans and one Democrat are running for three seats on the Andrews Town Council.
The Republican candidates are Laura Dillon, John Harshbarger and Roger Newsome Jr.; the Democrat hopeful is Raymond Tackett.
Harshbarger is the lone incumbent running.
Laura DillonDillon, 63, is the Andrews clerk-treasurer. She worked as the deputy auditor in the Huntington County Auditor's Office, then as the deputy clerk-treasurer for the City of Huntington, serving in that role from 1985 to 2011.
Four independent candidates are running for three seats on the Roanoke Town Council.
Two of those candidates, Joan Abbott and David Tucker, are incumbents. The other candidates are David Meitzler and Pamala Parker.
The Huntington County Department of Health's Health Board will meet Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the Courthouse Annex Building, 1330 S. Jefferson St., Huntington.
Huntington candidate for mayor Johnnie Hiles (center) expresses her opinions about how the City of Huntington should be run, as opponents Larry Buzzard (left) and Richard Strick wait their turns to speak Thursday, Oct. 10, at the mayoral forum held at Victory Noll. The well-attended forum, which lasted about one-and-a-half hours, included questions from the audience. Organizers announced a video of the event will be posted online at olvm.org.
The Huntington Common Council received an update on the remediation process at the H.K. Porter site during its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
The air quality at Huntington North High School has come under scrutiny and subsequent testing, and has been found to show elevated carbon dioxide levels, among other test results.
A press release from Huntington County Health Officer Dr. Thomas Ringenberg states, "The current air quality test on Oct. 1, 2019, shows concerns with elevated carbon dioxide levels secondary to inadequate ventilation, increased indoor relative humidity, water leaks with resulting stained ceiling tiles, and requested contact information for an 'indoor air quality' coordinator."
Local communities were recently awarded more than $1.8 million in state matching grants to accelerate road and bridge improvements, according to State Rep. Dan Leonard (R-Huntington).
Nearly $100 million was awarded to Indiana cities, towns and counties through the Community Crossings Matching Grant program, which is now in its fourth year. The grants are made available through the Indiana Department of Transportation as a result of a law Leonard supported in 2016, and funded through the state budget.
Two independent candidates are vying for the office of clerk-treasurer in Roanoke.
JoAnne Kirchner is the race's incumbent. She is being challenged by Sarah Milton.
JoAnne KirchnerKirchner, 70, has served as Roanoke's clerk-treasurer for 23 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in education, majoring in history, political science and business. She is a graduate of the Huntington County Leadership Academy. She served as an adjunct instructor at the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne business school.
Although it was a short meeting on Monday, Oct. 7, members of the Huntington County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees cleaned up several action items, including some that were on its agenda in second readings.
All items voted on by the board were approved unanimously.
Huntington County Council members Terry Miller, Ron Cline and Kittie Keiffer joined more than 550 county officials and county employees who attended the Association of Indiana Counties' (AIC) annual conference, which was held Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 in Orange County.
The AIC's annual conference is the largest gathering of county officials in the state.
The Huntington County Solid Waste Management District is changing its regular scheduled meeting from Oct. 14, at 8 a.m. to today, Thursday, Oct. 10, at 8 a.m. in the commissioners' office at the Huntington County Courthouse.
The following are the governmental meetings which are scheduled to take place from Monday, Oct. 14, to Friday, Oct. 18:
Monday, Oct. 148:30 a.m. - Huntington County Board of Commissioners, Commissioners Room.5 p.m. - Warren Town Council, Assembly Hall.7 p.m. - Roanoke Board of Zoning Appeals, Roanoke Town Court Building.
Tuesday, Oct. 156 p.m. - Andrews Town Council, Andrews Municipal Building.6:30 p.m. - Zanesville Town Council, Zanesville Town Hall.7 p.m. - Roanoke Town Council, Roanoke Town Hall.


text: dieacnedie! 2 Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) So after my face broke out like crazy again after shaving, I thought I'd try using a hair trimmer on my face instead. Ive heard from others here that its supposed to be less irritating and cause less ingrown hairs and breakouts because the hairs are not cut underneath the skin's surface. I followed some guy's advice in this thread and got a Andis T-outliner which is a trimmer not an electric shaver. (http://www.acne.org/...ng-razor-bumps/) So I bought the Andis T-outliner to try just using a trimmer om my face and neck hair instead of a wet shave. OW. My face burns and feels pretty irritated after using that trimmer. It seems to have got a decently close trim , but my face is burning like hell. I tried using it dry on my beard hair as that is what I thought you were supposed to do with trimmers? I had 2 days worth of stubble growth about. Are you supposed to apply anything to your face before using a trimmer on your face? Are you supposed to use trimmers with nothing on your face like this? Like this trimmer basically feels like a normal hair clipper, with all the guards taken off. Meaning that it vibrates a ton and bounces around on your skin which makes it hard to control, the metal heats up after awhile, and it feel irritating to the skin to me. Is there something I am missing here in how to use this in the place of shaving? I found this to be just as irritating or more irritating then when I wet shaved with a mach 3. Maybe I will get less ingrown hairs from this, but my face feels on fire right now, like the trimmer scratched up or made tons of small cuts on my face. Edited May 16, 2012 by dieacnedie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

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CHIEKO In Ivory Cream (Long Length)
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Some water meters may be on a wall outside the home or garage, in the ground in a box, or atop the main water feed line. Some come equipped with a metal cover that fits over the glass viewing port where a gauge records water usage. To protect your water meter during inclement weather and to keep water from freezing in the pipes, you can insulate it with a jacket sized for your meter or use insulation engineered to fit around pipes.
Water Meter Insulation
Pick up a water-meter jacket insulation for the type of meter you have. Most insulating jackets cover the entire meter with openings at the top and bottom for the pipes. Wrap the meter in the jacket and tie off the ends with the cords provided. Other types of insulation include a hardened foam that is form-fitted to the meter that you slip over the meter itself and secure at the top and bottom with a clip strap. If your water meter is in a box in the ground with a lid, line the box with standard household faced insulation to keep it from freezing and cut a piece of insulation to set atop the meter beneath the lid, which can be easily moved for reading.
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You can insulate your water meter with pipe-wrapping insulation held in place with a tape made for wrapping around the foam material. When wrapping the water meter with this type of insulation, leave the glass window exposed so the water agency can read your usage. For long pipes near the water meter, use preformed foam insulation that slips over the pipes along the slit provided. Wrap pipe-wrapping tape at either end to keep it in place. Some pipe wrapping insulation comes with a cable you plug in that keeps the pipe warm to prevent freezing.


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"THE MAN WHO was known for years in the Portobello Road
area as 'Colonel Pyat' or sometimes simply as 'the old Pole', and who,
in the 60s and 70s, was Mrs Cornelius's regular evening consort at
The Blenheim Arms, The Portobello Castle and The Elgin (her favourite
public houses), collapsed during the August 1977 Notting Hill Carnival
when a group of black boys and girls collecting for Help the Aged in Carribean
fancy dress entered his shop (one of the few open) and demanded a contribution.
His heart had failed him. He died at St Charles Hospital some hours later.
He had no next of kin. Eventually, following a great deal of unpleasant
publicity, I inherited his papers1."
Presented as an autobiography, Colonel Pyat traces his life from his
early childhood in turn-of-the-century Kiev2, until the time
he flees Russia for good around 1920 during the Russian Civil War.
It is a tale of a precocious if self-centered child striving to fulfill
his imagined potential, but being swept along by events with everyone else.
We are led through such a labyrinth of bombast, projection, self-deception,
betrayal, degradation, assertions of cleverness, deeds of valor, and academic
achievement, all while the Russian Empire is dissolving in a maelstrom,
that it becomes difficult to tell what is truth and what is a lie3.
This is classic Moorcock, and then again it is a whole different kettle
of borscht. Like many Moorcockian anti-heroes, you will intensely dislike4
Colonel Pyat, all the while hungering for his next exploit. On the
other hand, you will not be able to knock this novel off in an afternoon
as you did with his Elric novels.
There is little of The Eternal Champion to Colonel Pyat, despite the
tie-in via Mrs Cornelius. Russia during the Revolution is kaleidoscopic
enough to constitute a multiverse all by itself. Byzantium Endures
is followed by the 1984 sequel The Laughter of Carthage, and
finally 1992's Jerusalem Commands (neither of which I
have read).
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The Louisville Police Department is searching for a suspect believed to have used counterfeit currency to make a purchase at a FedEx store in Louisville on Monday morning.
The individual is described as a white female with a small to average build, dark hair pulled back in a ponytail and she was wearing a white tank top and dark leggings.
She also has tattoos on the front side of both shoulders.
Anyone with information regarding the case or the identify of the woman depicted in the photograph is asked to call Officer Don Adam at 303-335-4679.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or crimeshurt.com
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Why natural hair is my feminist statement.
By Javacia Harris Bowser
Earlier this summer, news anchor Tamron Hall, who is the first African-American female cohost of NBC's Today show, sported her hair in its naturally curly state on television for the first time. Twitter exploded in celebration and support.
Some virtual onlookers may have been wondering why this was such a big deal, especially since black women have been choosing for years to forgo chemicals and even heat to straighten their hair and proudly rocking their kinks and curls. But in a piece for TheRoot.com, Erin C.J. Robertson reminds readers that "in America, black hair has been and remains highly political. It has been used as a yardstick, for blacks and whites alike, to measure beauty, respectability, and worth."
Many corporations and even some governmental agencies have grooming policies for their employees that prohibit natural-hair styles typically worn by black women, such as cornrows, braids, two-strand twists, and dreadlocks. Robertson's hope, and mine as well, is that by having a beloved television personality sport natural hair we are one step closer to the African-American brand of beauty being considered normal and acceptable.
For me, however, my decision to wear my hair in its naturally curly state was more about self-acceptance than anything else. And this is why I often say that natural hair is my feminist fashion statement. Sure, feminism is about equality, but I think it's about empowerment, too. For women, self-love is a revolutionary act. Many of us are told by everyone, from the media to our own mothers, that we are projects to be improved. Our faces, our bodies, and our hair all need to be fixed. But I decided that the coils sprouting from my scalp were fine just the way they were. And I decided I'm just fine the way I am, too. Once I embraced my curls, I also embraced my quirks.
I grew up in a family that believed pretty hair is straight hair and I agreed. So I not only occasionally applied a chemical relaxer to my tresses but also wrestled with it for hours on a regular basis to straighten it with as much heat as my scalp could stand. In 2002, when I was living in Louisville, Kentucky, for a summer internship, one of my roommates looked at me curiously as she watched me struggle to heat my hair into submission. Then she said, "Maybe your hair doesn't want to be straight. Why don't you just wear it curly?"
I was 21 at the time and, believe it or not, no one had ever suggested to me that wearing my hair curly was OK. I felt like exposing my curls was like exposing myself—like going outside in my underwear. In fact, the only time you would see me wearing my hair curly in public was at the beach, where it's also OK to wear nothing but what is the equivalent of underwear! But her words changed everything. Not only did I decide to no longer use chemical relaxers but, for a while, I stopped applying heat to my hair as well. And once I accepted my hair as is, I accepted myself as is, too.
My hairstyle choices are also about self-awareness. I don't believe that "feminist fashionista" is an oxymoron, but I do think we women should be thoughtful about the fashion and beauty choices that we make. It was natural hair that taught me this.
As I mentioned, after I decided to stop getting my hair chemically relaxed, I refused to use heat to straighten my hair, too. In fact, I didn't apply any heat to my hair for three years. I wouldn't even use a blow dryer. I suppose you could say I, and my hair, needed time to heal from all those years I used heat to straighten my hair because I thought it was the only way to be beautiful.
Nowadays, I will have my hair straightened about once a year by my favorite stylist. She doesn't use any chemicals, just a really good flat iron. And the new look is only temporary with my oh-so-stubborn curls making waves again in about seven days. But now when I straighten my hair, it's simply because I'm in the mood for something different, not because I feel the need to win the approval of people who have an issue with my kinky coils.
Natural hair, I believe, made me a better feminist because it taught me not to prioritize pretty. Sure, I'm a girl who likes to look good. I primp and pose in the mirror before going out. I plan my outfits for big events at least a week in advance. But I won't be the girl who skips a trip to the water park or forgoes workout sessions because I'm afraid the water, humidity, and sweat will ruin my hair. Natural hair gives me the freedom to be more carefree. Natural hair reminds me to not my live my life constantly worrying about the cuteness of my coif. How I feel on the inside is much more important than how I look on the outside. How good I look is irrelevant if I'm not having a good time.


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A few months back it was announced that Vanessa Paradis would replace Lily Allen as the face of the Chanel Coco Cocoon collection. Paradis is the Chanel "it girl" of the moment and she must have Uncle Karl smitten as she's snagged the Chanel Coco Rouge & Coco Cocoon campaigns.
The second Chanel Coco Cocoon collection was recently released and chanteuse Vanessa Paradis provides the face and soundtrack for the collection. The images, shot by Karl Lagerfeld, are beautiful and alluring in soft black and white and feature Paradis lovingly clutching various styles of the Cocoon collection. The campaign shots and collection photos all play to the tune of Paradis' "L'Incendie".
Coco Cocoon features several styles of bags in quilted nylon and lambskin, with some boasting Orylag trim (fancy French rabbit fur). I love the Coco Cocoon collection because they are updated takes on the iconic Chanel quilting pattern reworked into very modern, practical wearable bags. These are the types of bags that you can use for weekend travel or for everyday use – you can fit your laptop and then some! View pictures from the campaign and collection below.


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February 3, 2013 (JUBA) – An electronic payroll management system seeking to improve efficiency within South Sudan's civil service has officially been launched by the country's labour and public service ministry.
Implementation of the pilot phase of the system, focusing on how to improve payroll management at both the national and state levels, commences this month and continues until April, officials say.
Angeth Acol de Dut, the under-secretary in the public service ministry is optimistic the Electronic Payroll Systems (EPS) will help the young nation reduce the existence of ghost workers on government payrolls.
Without giving details on how much the government loses annually because of non-existing workers, Acol said the new system will further enhance the efficiency of South Sudan's civil service sector, in the absence of the civil service wage bill.
"Under this new system, all government institutions will be required to submit their reports to the public service ministry. Those who do not comply will have their payrolls withheld as required by the new electronic payroll system," she said at Friday's launch.
Meanwhile, the ministry says it will soon embark on a series of training programs to equip its staff with the various skills and techniques involved in the electronic payroll system.
In August 2011, South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal state established a state-of-the-art integrated tax management system, as part of its government's effort to foster the effective implementation of tax reforms.
The system, launched a month later, was a component of the state revenue authority's mandate to enhance local revenue mobilisation through development of the necessary statutory laws and regulations.
The state, which borders neighbouring Sudan, has also established a computerised system of tax handling, with a move to enhance state revenue collections and steer development.
In 2012, South Sudan was ranked the 13th most corrupt country of the 173 nations included in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index as published by Transparency International.


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Idea of the day. #NightAt The top of the ad world - Publicis Groupe 2017 Wishes
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Campaign of the day. Time is Precious - Nike
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Creative: Stefan van den Boogaard
Creative: Tim Arts
Executive Producer: Matt Hunnicutt
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Account Team: Anna Boteva, Luiza Prata Carvalho, Alyssa Ramsey
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NCI Drug Dictionary
The NCI Drug Dictionary contains technical definitions and synonyms for drugs/agents used to treat patients with cancer or conditions related to cancer. Each drug entry includes links to check for clinical trials listed in NCI's List of Cancer Clinical Trials.
- febuxostat
An orally available, non-purine inhibitor of xanthine oxidase with uric acid lowering activity. Upon oral administration, febuxostat selectively and noncompetitively inhibits the activity of xanthine oxidase, an enzyme that converts oxypurines, including hypoxanthine and xanthine, into uric acid. By inhibiting xanthine oxidase, uric acid production is reduced and serum uric acid levels are lowered. Febuxostat may provide protection against acute renal failure caused by the excessive release of uric acid that occurs upon massive tumor cell lysis resulting from the treatment of some malignancies.
US brand name: Uloric Code name: TMX 67 Chemical structure: 2-(3-cyano-4-(2-methylpropoxy)phenyl)-4-methylthiazole-5-carboxylic acid


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What is your 2017 Pursuit of Happiness?
All of us set goals each and every year, whether it's a detailed spreadsheet with hard-fast metrics or a fleeting thought that is satisfied moments later. I set goals all the time, but only the big ones do I seem to track with any regularity. This year's challenge is to be intentional in the pursuit of our goals. Not only in the pursuit of our goals, but in the very nature of the goal itself. Does your goal or resolution have the direct result of bringing about more Happiness in your life?
If not, why have it as a goal in the first place? If so, perfect!
This year my theme is, yup – you guessed it. The Pursuit of Happiness. I want each and every action too, in some small way, bring about the Happiness of those in my life. You can view a list of my goals here.
Would you be willing to share your 2017 Pursuit with us below?
I'm looking forward to reading about your 2017 Pursuit of Happiness so thanks in advance for sharing about your 2017 Pursuit!


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Jun 19, 2012 - 10:23 pm
Here is what i dont get, why is it that everyone is so worried about breast cancer when actual cancer is just as bad. I mean think of all these little kids and babies that don't live but a couple of weeks if that, but no one seems to make something for them to show that you care. Here is something else to think about, think about how these parents of the kids and babies feel because they have to go through the pain of seeing there child in a bed helpless and not able to do anything about it, they also have to go through seeing there child pass away because they just can't go on anymore. "Like this if u agree".
Jul 10, 2012 - 6:32 am
Breast cancer is actual cancer, many of us who have it are stage 4, we are mothers and fathers of children. Believe me we are heartbroken for any child suffering with cancer. I saw what it did to my sister and bil watching their young son battle liver cancer. He is in remission, but was on a/c for over a year along with 2 major surgeries, radiation, and we watched my other nephew's battle with non- hodgkins lymphoma, and a couple of years later, saw what it was like for him to watch his father (my brother) die of bladder cancer. I am stage 4, and have a son who is batling ET, a form of blood cancer/disorder (it is normally only found in 55+ years, with a 25 yr life span, he is going into hos 13th year, and has been treated with some tough meds since), knowing he will most likely end up with a leukemia and the only cure is a bone marrow transplant. Now he has chosen to be one of my main caregivers as I edge closer to end stage.
I do not believe.that it is more important in any way, shape, or form. I just think that the Susan Komen Foundation was able to get the funding thru fundraising, mainly because 1 out of every 8 womwn will face bc in their lives.
My heart goes out to all children and their familes, It is so hard to watch your child suffer , knowing there is nothing you can do to change it. But, I think you would be amazed at the number of women on the bc board who have had children with childhood cancers and wish that there was more publicity for childhood cancers.
Jul 18, 2012 - 11:08 pm
Pink ribbon - you think breast cancer.
What is a gold ribbon? Do you know? It is the symbol of childrens cancer.
The sad, very sad fact is that Breast cancer receives the majority of the $$ donated to cancer research. Is breast cancer worse than children's cancer? I think not.
Children's cancer receives less than 10% of money donated to cancer research. That is for ALL children's cancer.
Breast cancer has done a magnificent job of marketing - kudo's.
If I could, I'd take my son's cancer from his body and have it in mine in a heart-beat. Many of the adult cancers are caused by our life style. The thing about children't cancer - they didn't do anything - there is no known cause. Children do not deserve cancer. As an adult, I can say that I do deserve cancer .... I've drinken too much, I've eaten too much, I've eaten the wrong foods, I've even smoked some in my early adult years. If I got cancer ... deserved. My son ... 9 years old ... Wilms tumor ... not deserved!
Our future .... it is in our kids. Lets find a cure for children's cancer. Put most of the money into our kids first.
Jul 19, 2012 - 12:08 am
Dear Friend, I am so sorry your son has been diagnosed with Wilm's Tumor. As a mother, I can understand your pain and sadness. I want to give you hope that your son will pull through this. I am a 28 year survivor of Adult Wilm's Tumor which is even more rare than childhood Wilms. I was 22 years old in 1984 when I was diagnosed. I had my left kidney removed and I had chemotherapy for 18 months and radiation. Today I am healthy-I have a family and I just celebrated my 50th birthday. There was no internet in 1984 to find information on Wilms and compare what other people were doing. I just followed the recommendation of my doctors. Be strong for your son- be sure he is eating healthy and tell him to fight-he can survive and look back on this as a bad nightmare. My best to you and your family.
Aug 18, 2012 - 12:32 am
Wilms tumor age 6 months in 1966 Right kidney removed Age 52 now
Mar 16, 2013 - 12:34 am
I totally agree. I am a childhood cancer survivor. I had (ALL) leukemia. I had a cousin who had Wilms tumor. It is an ugly cancer and no child should ever have to go through it. I hope your son is safe and healthy.
It's rather frustrating that childhood cancer doesn't seem to have an advocate like breast cancer. The kids can't speak for themselves on this. The whole thing of childhood cancer is too massive to take on alone. And yes who really knows what gold means. Most likely support for troops. Every cause deserves to be heard and yet somehow it seems the voice of childhood cancer is being snuffed out. Be proactive in your own life. Never be embarressed to talk about your son and his cancer. I've grown wiser in my 27 years as a childhood cancer survivor.
I have a facebook page childhood cancer survivors. Anyone with a common interest is welcome.
Apr 09, 2013 - 2:33 am
this campaign is fully dedicated to childhood cancer!!! I think it came out last year :D
St. Jude's is also fully dedicated to childhood cancer :)
unfortunately, the $$ do go into what's famous or what appeals to customers/ fans and usually, it mean to what's famous... fame also seems to be proportion to the number of patients... (or a very famous person getting it and the disease getting famous) whether it was caused by life style or not,,, unfortunately,,, :/ the other horrible thing about childhood cancer is that people aren't aware of it...
I see my friends living a life style much worse than mine,,, and sometimes think,,, why was it me? not them? there are so many ppl out there that seem like they would get it,,, :/ but yeah... unfortunately, it seems like it's the ones that are excelling in life that get childhood cancer, least expectedly :S my dad used to say he'd changes places with me if only he could :/
there's some bright news though :) I heard that in UC Davis, was it?, they cured a girl with AML, I think, using genetherapy (with an HIV vector) the virus didn't contain the RNA that causes the disease, but in stead that of what they intended to introduce to the girl's body to fight/ cure the leukemia...
Apr 15, 2013 - 1:43 pm
I'm writing to ask for your assistance. I am writing a book that tries to explain the value of medicines derived from nature in the treatment of cancer and many other disease against the background of loss of nature all around us. One chapte is about the Madagascar Periwinkle And the drugs vinblastine and vincristine. I know these are not perfect drugs and have difficult side-effects, but they have provided an escape from certain death for many children. I am looking for soem personal stories of how these medicines made a difference. Any leads you could help me with would be greatly appreciated.
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The day I first felt the fluttering of you inside my womb
I knew I was not alone
It was scary and lovely and full of promise
… did I mention scary?
And then all too soon, you were here, a part of me, a part of my heart
… Living, breathing outside my body
I got to know you and what you liked and didn't … you loved water, you loved the dog, and you loved music; you were playful and happy
….but you didn't like cacophony or discord
You grew into your own person and uniqueness
You had your own opinions
I helped shape you; you and I were a team, where you let me be a part
I loved you more than I could even imagine a person could love another
… and I was proud
I saw you almost every day, listened to you practicing your music, learned your habits and your ways, watched you grow, and I was proud.
Then, all too soon, it came time for you to leave.
I never thought it would get here, and then when it was, I was not ready
… it happened in an instant.
And now, you live apart from me. A part of me is living there with you, where ever you are. Proud and happy for you. Processing what has happened to me.
I was whole before you came, and when you arrived. Now that you are gone, I am whole still, but in pieces …
Fly my little bird, my grown man. Be strong and happy and loving to others. But remember, you will always be mine. You will always have a home where ever I am.


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The dollar dropped on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a congressional committee that more interest rate cuts may be necessary and that the U.S. economic outlook has worsened.
In testimony before the House of Representatives' Budget Committee, the Fed chief echoed a bleak assessment of the economy's health he delivered last week, widely seen as a signal that the U.S. central bank would slash rates by a hefty half-percentage point at month's end.
Separately, a survey showed factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted dramatically in January, reinforcing fears of recession.
"When the head of a central bank says there may be need for additional action, the writing is already on the wall," said David Watt, senior currency strategist at RBC Capital Markets
in Toronto. "That means it's still a bearish dollar environment."
Late morning in New York, the dollar was lower against the yen, though it was well off the session low of 106.61.
Bernanke also threw his support behind efforts to craft a fiscal stimulus package.
"Fiscal action could be helpful in principle, as fiscal and monetary stimulus together may provide broader support for the economy than monetary actions alone," Bernanke said in remarks prepared for delivery to the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee.
Putting further pressure on the dollar, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said its business activity index took a huge dive to minus 20.9 in January from minus 1.6 in December.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a slight uptick to minus 1.0. Any reading below zero indicates contraction in the region's manufacturing sector.
"It just confirms what we all think that the U.S. economy is rapidly spiraling toward recession," said Greg Salvaggio, senior vice president of capital markets at Tempus Consulting in Washington.
As well as being helped by the weaker dollar, the euro was bolstered by comments from European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Thursday.
"It is absolutely clear that a solid anchoring of inflation expectations is really paving the way for a long-term high level of growth," Trichet told a conference on growth hosted by
the ECB and the Bank of France.
The euro overnight had already rebounded from two-week lows against the dollar after comments from European Central Bank Governing Council member Yves Mersch suggested the bank was not looking to cut interest rates yet.
It was already a volatile session in currency markets before Bernanke with the yen rallying against the dollar to session highs after worse-than-expected results from Merrill Lynch reignited investors' risk aversion.
The euro hit a session low 156.42 yen, down more than half a percent on the day as the results reached investors, before recovering slightly.
Elsewhere sterling rose versus the euro and dollar after John Gieve, deputy governor of the Bank of England, said inflation is likely to rise well above target in the coming months.
Sterling has come under pressure in recent weeks as weak data led to increased expectations of a Bank of England rate cut, but Gieve's comments shifted investors'focus to inflationary pressures that could limit the extent of monetary policy easing.
Sterling was last up versus the dollar. Euro/sterling was down.
Investors will watch for any developments in Washington over a possible stimulus package for the struggling economy that President George W. Bush has said he is considering.
The White house said Bush will hold a conference call with congressional leaders on Thursday to discuss the economy.


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What is Elisator?
Elisator is a Python software application developed for Maemo N800 devices to make ELISA assays
Logo based in "glider" or hacker's emblem
Why have we done it?
ELISA assays are a biomechanical technique used to to detect the presence of an antibody or an antigen in a sample. This technique can be used to study the health of cattle in poor countries, and help people to slaughter those ill animals than could be a risk for their families.
The assay is usually done using a micro-titer plate, and expensive machines to analyze the plates. So, it would be hard for people in poor countries to make these assays, so we have thought about using portable devices to analyze the plates, and that's the reason for this project.
Elisator has been developed as a prototype of what a portable device with a camera and enough power could do.


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There are now 10 days to go until the deadline for contributions to the Avicenna Roadmap closes.
The Roadmap is the key element of the Avicenna project, it will be used to describe the route by which in silico techniques of computer simulation will be introduced into clinical trials, the studies that are routinely conducted to establish the safety and efficacy of new medical interventions. The Roadmap will summarise all the discussions and views gathered during the Avicenna project's different events, and will be used by the European Commission as a guide for future investments. A final draft of the Roadmap was released to project experts during Avicenna Event 5 – in Barcelona.
We are now calling for all contributors to make final suggested edits before the 10th August 2015 deadline. After this the document will be sent for publishing and provide the foundations for the formation of the Avicenna Alliance, The Association for Predictive Medicine.
The Association for Predictive Medicine will be an association of industry and research organisations that have a commercial or research interest in in silico medicine. By working with members and policy makers to identify bottlenecks to in silico research and marketing of in silico products, the Avicenna Alliance will establish itself as the go-to organisation for all things related to in silico medicine in the EU policy environment.
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First things first: As plate umpire, you carry the lineup for the game, and the lineup that you carry is the official lineup for the game. You own it and you manage it. This is not a trivial responsibility because improper substitutions can result in a protest. And nothing makes an umpire look worse that having a protest upheld because you screwed up.
Note that substitution rules often show the most differences from one league or level to another. In fact, in most respects, the Major League (OBR) rule is the simplest. If, like most of us, you work many leagues and different levels, you are all too familiar with this substitution-rules dilemma.
In what follows, we'll start with the straightforward OBR rule, and then, as clearly as possible, touch on areas where you see the most variation. We cover the following:
1 Starting lineup & substitution basics
You own the lineup card; you keep it in your pocket. When a team manager brings you a substitution, you record the change on your linup card. In some cases, then, you take the change to the offical scorekeeper ("the book"). In cases where teams are going "book to book," you'll announce one team's change to the other team's book.
If your lineup and "The Book" get out of sync, it's your lineup that wins out. (That said, be open to noting error that might be yours.) When questions come up about substitutions, it typically happens when there is a batting-out-of-order appeal, or when there has been an unannounced substitution.
The lineup is a listing of starters and substitutes. There are nine starters on the lineup (ten if using a designated hitter (DH)). When a starter is replaced by a substitute, the starter is done for the day. There is no re-entry in profession baseball. In professional baseball (strict OBR), when a player is sub'd out of a game, that player cannot later re-enter.
In many levels of amateur baseball (probably most), re-entry is allowed. And therein lies the rub for umpires. Each league (NCAA, FED, American Legion, Babe Ruth, Koufax, Little League and on and on) has their own substitution rules, and within each league the rules sometimes vary depending on the age level of the teams.
Of the various re-entry rules, the most common allows for a starter to re-enter the game one time. That is, when a sub replaces a starter, the starter can then sub back into the game in the place of his replacement once. In most cases, the starter, when re-entering, must return to the same spot in the batting order that he occupied when the game started. A substitute follows a different course. Once a substitute is removed from the game, he is done for the remainder of the game.
Important: These substitution and re-entry rules become tricky in cases where games are suspended, then resumed later, not infrequently with different players in the lineup. This can be handled any number of ways, depending on the rules under which you are playing. For reference, the Major League rule for such a situation is Rule 7.02(c) and 7.02(c) Comment.
I won't try to cover re-entry rules for every league and level (sometimes the rules differ between regular season and tournament play). It's a good start, however, to learn the single re-entry rule because that is the most common one used in amateur baseball. All of our discussions following will assume single re-entry. To summarize:
- There are nine starters (ten if using the DH) and some number of substitutes. All are listed on the lineup card.
- The lineups becomes official at the plate meeting.
- You can enter a sub for a starter at any time (except for the pitcher, who must face at least one batter, unless the pitcher is injured or ejected prior to the first pitch).
- The starter, now on the bench, can re-enter the game one time, but must re-enter in his original spot in the batting order. (He can play any defensive position.)
- The starter, now re-entered into the game, can be substituted for second time by a second eligible substitute. After being removed a second time, however, the starter may no longer re-enter the game.
- A substitute, once removed from the game, may not re-enter the game in any capacity (except as base coach).
2 Offensive & defensive substitutions
Defensive substitutions. Take your defensive substitutions during the break between half-innings as the substitutes take the field. The team manager should bring you his list of subs. Except for the pitcher, you don't care what defensive position the subs take. However, it is very important that you get the subs into the proper spot in the batting order. The manager can make defensive substitutions at any time while his team is on defense. You see this frequently when changing pitchers, or when a defensive player is injured.
Offensive substitutions. Offensive substitutions (i.e., pinch hitter or pinch runner) are handled differenly. Offensive substitutions must be made one at a time, at the time the substitute enters the game. Never accept offensive substitutions in advance – that is, don't ever let a manager give you multiple offensive substitutions in advance of the sub's entry into the game.
Substitutions with a designated hitter [ 5.11 ]. In professional baseball the designated hitter (DH) bats only for the pitcher. In most amateur ball, however, the DH may bat for any defensive player. We discuss the DH (and the Extra Hitter, the EH) in depth in the article Designated Hitter & Extra Hitter, so for now we'll focus only on substitutions with the DH. Be advised, though, that DH substitution rules can vary quite a lot from league to league, so be sure to consult the rules for your league.
Here are general guidelines for handling substitutions involving the DH:
- Using a designated hitter is optional; however, if a team uses the DH, the DH must be on the lineup at the plate meeting when lineups are exchanged and made official. A DH cannot be added to a lineup after that. Also note that the DH must bat at least one time (unless injured, ill, or ejected) before being replaced.
- The position of the DH in the batting order may not change. If the DH on the starting lineup is set to bat third, he and his replacements (if any) must remain in that spot in the lineup throughout the game.
- The DH and the player for whom he bats are locked together in the batting order. However, a team may "kill" the DH by inserting the DH into the game defensively (as a substitute for any other player). Also, if you insert the person for whom the DH was batting into the game as a pinch-hitter or pinch-run for the DH, this also kills the DH. Once the DH is killed, you have a nine-player lineup for the remainder of the game.
- In most amateur baseball, the DH can bat for any defensive player, and that player's substitutes. For example, if the DH bats for Baker at second base and then Charlie subs for Baker, the DH may now bat for Charlie. This is most common when the DH is batting for the pitcher and subsequent relief pitchers.
- The DH is a "starter" and a team can substitue for the DH (i.e., replace the DH with a pinch hitter or pinch runner); that substitute then becomes the new DH. The original DH can re-enter later in the game, either in the DH spot or for any other player. At this point he is merely a starter who is re-entering the game under standard re-entry rules.
Again, these are general guidelines. It is important that you are familiar with the specific DH rules for your league.
3 Pitching subtitutions
Pitching substitutions are a special case, particularly when the DH is in use. Before going into this, let's first mention Rule 5.10(f, g, h, i). This rule requires the pitcher to pitch to at least one batter (unless injured or ejected). It seems like a silly rule, but in fact it servers a very important purpose.
Here's why: Sometimes, when a manager makes a pitching change, the opposing manager will bring in a pinch-hitter to face the new pitcher. This is usually to counter a the righty-righty or lefty-lefty matchup. When this happens, what is to prevent the manager on offense from then making yet another pitching change to counter the other manager's counter of his original move? You're catching on, I suspect, to how this could go on and on, back and forth. But Rules 5.10(f - i) prevent this by requiring that the pitcher face at least one batter.
The double switch [ Rule 5.10(a, d) ]. When you have a nine-player lineup (we're talking National League), in cases where the pitcher is a weak hitter, a team may use a double switch to work around the weak spot in the batting order. To do this, a manager enters two substitutes at the same time, one a pitcher and the other a position player, but switches their positions. That is, the pitcher (who is due up soon) is switched for a position player (a good hitter, presumably) while a position player is subbed out for the new pitcher. The manager then switches their defensive positions so the position player will bat in the former pitcher's slot (due up soon) while the new pitcher will bat in the position player's slot (farther down the lineup). It sounds confusing, but once you do it a couple of times, the logic becomes clear.
4 Unannounced substitutions
If a manager fails to notify the plate umpire of an otherwise legal substitution, what you have is an unannounced substitution [ 5.10(j) ]. When this happens, the substitution takes effect when the player takes his proper position on the field, specifically, (1) the pitcher takes the mound, (2) a batter steps into the batter's box, (3) a fielder takes his defensive position and play begins, or (4) a runner takes the place of another runner. Ultimately, you treat an unannounced substitution just like any other substitution. It is not an infraction and there is no penalty (even though some opposing managers will try to tell you there is).
Be alert for one potential issue when you have an unannounced substitute on offense (that is, a pinch hitter). You will sometimes get a defensive manager claiming he is batting out of order. Maybe he is, but probably not. Call time, consult your lineup and confirm whether the batter is (or is not) a player in the lineup batting out of order, or instead simply a substitute just entering the game. If really a substitute, play on. If not, see batting out of order for how to straighten it out.
5 Illegal substitutions
Unlike an unannounced substitution, and illegal substitution is where a player who is ineligible to enter the game (or ineligible to assume a position such as DH, pinch-hitter or pinch-runner) is entered into the game. The governing rules are 5.10(a, d).
You do not want to allow an illegal substitution because this is a protestable infraction. It may be for this reason that both Jaksa/Roder and Wendelstedt devot considerable time to clarifying the rule and providing suggested remedies.
MLB, NCAA, and FED all differ somewhat on handling and penalizing an illegal substitute. I'll hazard a few general guidelines culled from the three sources (plus Jaksa/Roder)"
- Preventive umpiring is your best defense against illegal substitutions. Don't simply accept a team's substitutions casually. When managers bring you their subs, review your lineup and satisfy yourself that every substitution is legal. When a manager attempts to enter an illegal sub, point out the problem and refuse to accept the substitution.
- When illegal substitutes do get into the game, remove them immediately upon becomming aware of their presence in the game.
- The player (starter) whom the illegal substitute replaced may not re-enter the game when you remove the illegal substitute from the game (MLB and NCAA).
- If an illegal sub is discovered on defense while in the field or during the half-inning following his turn in the field, or on offense after he has taken a pitch, but before a pitch or play following his at-bat, Jaksa/Roder suggests the following rememdies:
- An illegal sub playing defense should be removed from the field and ejected from the game. Replace him with a legal substitute.
- An illegal sub playing offense (again, before a pitch or play following his at-bat) (a) should be declared out and he is ejected from the game. (b) Any advancement by other runners resulting from the illegal sub's at-bat must be returned to their original position. However, (c) any outs that occurred as a result of his at-bat should stand. Finally, (d) replace the illegal substitute with a legal substitute.
Note: If the illegal sub was the pitcher and a DH is in use, the DH is terminated for the remainder of the game.
- If an illegal sub on offense is discovered after a pitch or play following his at-bat, he is ejected from the game and a legal substitute replaces him. However, all action resulting from his at-bat shall stand.
- An illegal sub playing defense should be removed from the field and ejected from the game. Replace him with a legal substitute.


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Say What You Want - Andy Bell
Where I Am - Stacey Q
Menergy - Patrick Cowley
Sisters In The Struggle - Lesbians On Ecstacy
Ring Ring - Mika
Telephone (Ming Extended Remix) - Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce
Sing Halleluja (Starky Beat Mix) - Mark Medlock
Last Forever - Kim Petras
Give It Up (Tribalist III Radio Edit) - Kevin Aviance
Cotton Candy - Amanda Lepore
Figure It Out (Radio Mix) - Dave Aude ft Isha Coco
Wouldnit (I'm A Star) (Richard Morel Vocal Radio Edit) - Ono
Love Is a Hurricane (7th Heaven Remix) - BoyZone
Not A Love Song - Uh Huh Her
Wave of You - Ari Gold
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Bass Bumpers Club Mix) - Elton John / RuPaul
My Turn (Vic's NYC Mix) - Yehonathan
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The moment: Roy Oswalt drafted 684th overall in 1996
Moment behind the moment: The draft-and-follow rule
Roy Oswalt's path to the Astros organization and to being arguably the best pitcher statistically in Astros history could not happen today.
His signing was the result of the bygone draft-and-follow rule, which allowed teams a year to follow a drafted player through college and evaluate whether it still wanted to sign him. That was the case with Oswalt, who was drafted in the 23rd round of the regular June draft in 1996 and did not sign until May 19, 1997 playing a season at Holmes Community College.
Now players have to sign by July 15, a change this year from August 15, or else go into the next year's draft.
With the Astros' ability to follow Oswalt, then-general manager Gerry Hunsicker said after drafting Lance Berkman first and high school catcher Cameron Hahn second in the 1997 draft that with Oswalt, "We feel we already have signed three first-round picks."
Two out of three ain't bad. While Berkman did his thing, Oswalt went 143-82 with a 3.24 ERA with Houston, number that when you adjust for the offensive era in which he played, probably top the short list in Astros history.


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I kinda came out of my metal phase, if you were wondering. It peaked around 2009; this blog has plenty of evidence of it. I needed to spend some time in metal, to get the lay of the land; I had ignored the genre for too long, following a tribal punk pique of my youth, because the headbangers were our enemies back then, the very people who would beat us up when they should have been seeking kinship... which they eventually did, but I never really crossed over, holding a grudge well into my 40's. I'm glad I finally got over it: I've seen a few fantastic shows, fallen in love with a lot of bands, reclaimed a lot of music that I got rid of as a teen (even Priest and Maiden!), and, along the way, learned a lot about what I like and don't like, buying and then selling a bunch of CDs in the process... hard to believe I felt like I needed a dozen Cannibal Corpse albums at one point (tho' I have hung on to two or three).
...FYI, in terms of where my head is at, metal-wise, I really like the new Amon Amarth album, Jomsviking, lately; it's tuneful and melodic and anthemic in all the right places, compared to Deceiver of the Gods, which sounded great - beautifully produced and played - but was kind of lacking, songwise, I thought; none of it infected me the way the best songs on Twilight of the Thunder God and Surtur Rising had. They've punched up the melodies even more on the new album, made this real fist-in-the-air, crowd pleasing stuff, which I have no objection to whatsoever (tho' it makes me curious what goes on backstage in the band, since there's something a bit bipolar manifesting itself here, swinging first away from, and then back towards, writing catchy tunes). It's a bit sad, I guess, that they've - temporarily, I presume - given up singing about Norse mythology in favour of songs inspired by Viking life - songs about killing your first man, about being out on the ocean, about drinking from Viking horn goblets - but that's only because I really like the Norse myth approach. Jomsviking, even if the angle is a bit different, is still very much in keeping with what they've always done, apparently even has a uniting narrative to it (which is not always hard to piece together without a lyric sheet, though Hegg's English has come a long way in a short time; even on Twilight, there's a bunch of stuff where his phrasing is definitely a bit ESL, but he's become completely proficient, from what I can make out of the lyrics). May just go see this gig, if there are tickets. Official site here, and read my interview with former drummer Fredrik Andersson here. (I am unclear if new drummer Tobias Gustafsson plays all or only some of the drums on this album, so I can't really evaluate, but it all sounds like Amon Amarth, in any case).
Anyhow, even tho' I'm not really buying metal in any quantity these days - even tho' I've mostly stepped away - I'm sad that Scrape Records has been in the process of shutting down these last couple of months. I like JJ, the proprietor, and while his vinyl is sometimes on the pricy side, he has an amazing selection of really cool records, can be counted on to have stuff in stock that no one else has. (His CD selection is great, too, and much cheaper). It's very seldom that I go to Scrape looking for something and they don't have it; they sometimes have it at a price I don't want to pay, because I'm kinda cheap, but they usually have it, usually in vinyl, often in some impressive-lookin' European import edition, sometimes (if it's really cool) in two or three different variants. Last I heard he had not found a buyer for the store, don't know if that has changed. But it seems like the end of March will be the last stand, with a Huge-Ass Sale announced on Facebook. JJ has said that his final day would be February 27th, so I'm not sure if he's even still involved with the store, but I want to tip my hat to him no less for being an affable guide to the metal world, as I've poked around, and for maintaining such a cool stock.
If I tried really hard, I could probably think of some records to buy off him, but boy am I broke right now. I might try a little regardless. Bet he still has picture discs of Surtur Rising... Hmmm....


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What The 2 Men At The Forefront Of Minimalism Want You To Know
The typical U.S. household has tripled in size over the past 50 years, now large enough to hold the 300,000 items the average family owns. Back in 2007, Joshua Fields Millburn was living out this norm, with a lucrative corporate job that afforded him luxuries like a nice car, a house with more toilets than people, and plenty of "stuff" to fill it with. He was epitomizing the American dream—until he realized it wasn't his dream at all.
A bout of introspection after his marriage ended and his mother died in the same month left Millburn wondering when he'd become so consumed in this chase for more. More wealth, more possessions, more power.
"Those events forced me to question what had become my life's focus. I realized I was so focused on so-called success and achievement, especially what achievement meant in our society, which was the accumulation of stuff, that I forsook the things that were most important," he tells mindbodygreen. "I was fat, I was out of shape, I ignored the people who were closest to me, and I wasn't really focused on what I wanted to do creatively. I wasn't growing. I wasn't contributing."
His search for meaning led him to a community of thought leaders like Leo Babauta and Colin Wright, who were parting with their material belongings to make way for nonmaterial wealth. This introduction to minimalism, a relatively untouched trend back then, led him to gradually clear the clutter out of his own life over the next few months, emerging with a happier, calmer demeanor. The benefits of minimalism Millburn so prominently wore ultimately caught the attention of family and friends, including Ryan Nicodemus, a buddy since fifth grade who was looking to find the same sense of clarity, quickly.
The two then embarked on the ultimate "packing party," spending nine hours packing every single one of Nicodemus' belongings—from toiletries to furniture—into boxes. Over the next three weeks, he removed items as needed, donating whatever was left.
"At the end of those three weeks, I had 80 percent of my stuff left in boxes just sitting there," Nicodemus says. "It was this really crazy light-bulb moment where I was looking at all those boxes thinking, 'Here are all these things I brought into my life to make me happy, but none of them are really doing their job.'"
From there, The Minimalists was born as a space for the two lifelong friends to share their musings on the ever-evolving world of minimalist living. Today, the blog has amassed millions of readers and inspired three books, a documentary, and speaking events around the country. Nicodemus and Millburn have branded a fresh iteration of minimalism—one less focused on how you choose to pare down, and more about why. The two serve as guides toward the deliberate, meaningful, purchase-driven lives that emerge when we're less encumbered with possessions.
And you don't need a packing party or total home overhaul to get on board with their philosophy. Here are a few top tips on how to use decluttering to achieve a powerful mental shift, straight from the Minimalists.
Make the internal change first.
According to Nicodemus and Millburn, the shift toward minimalism starts with a single question: "How might my life be better with less?" Are you looking to drop deadweight possessions to reclaim control of your finances? Find some more free time? Gain the clarity to make a career shift? Once you visualize the future you're after, it becomes easier to stay motivated through the less glamorous moments of the process.
"Decluttering by itself is kind of boring for most of us—we don't stay motivated to perpetually organize our houses," says Millburn. "Besides, that's not the point. Minimalism is about the benefits that come once we're on the other side of the process, and they're different for all of us."
Being a minimalist does not make you a monk.
Once you nail down your motivation and get on the road to simplicity, you'll want to look for someone else to take the journey alongside. Reach out to a friend or family member, tell them what you're doing and why, and ask them to check up on your progress from time to time. Accountability is a powerful motivator. If your support system is looking to cut down on his or her possessions, too, try out this friendly competition to amplify the process.
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Let the physical changes follow suit.
With an established support system and intention to guide you, it's time to get started clearing your clutter. In order to keep this process efficient without becoming clinical, the Minimalists suggest the following rules and exercises.
The 10-10 Exercise
Diving into this one before you begin decluttering will really give you some perspective. Take a sheet of paper and write down the 10 things you spent the most money on in the last decade on the front. Flip the sheet over, and write the 10 most meaningful experiences you've had over the last decade. Then, see how the two sides relate to each other. According to The Minimalists, more often than not, they don't overlap more than once. "This helps you realize that things you thought were adding value really don't have much meaning at all," explains Millburn.
The 90-90 Rule
With every possession you rifle through, ask yourself if you've used it in the last 90 days or will use it in the next 90 days. This is an easy way to see if this object has a use during any season of the year. If it doesn't, trash it or donate it.
The 20-20 Rule
This is also called the just in case rule, as in, "I'm going to hold onto this old phone charger or instruction manual or (insert old widget here), just in case I need it someday." Give yourself permission to let these items go. Realistically, in today's fast-paced, consumeristic world, you can probably replace them for less than $20 in less than 20 minutes.
"This rule has worked 100 percent of the time for me and Ryan," explains Millburn, though it's not like they've had to use it often. "Over the last six years, we've used that rule five times between the two of us. The truth is, most of the things we think we'll need just in case, we're most likely not going to need at all."
The Perspective Rule
"Being a minimalist does not make you a monk."
So said Nicodemus when asked about the biggest misconception people have about his lifestyle. Minimalism shouldn't be about deprivation, so don't beat yourself up if you veer off track and start taking in more than you'd planned. With the holidays approaching, this rings especially true. Don't hesitate to embrace the giving spirit of the holiday—just make sure you're gifting something the other person really needs.
To learn more about The Minimalists and their clutter-clearing crusade, check out their documentary.
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