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Lessons from the Great Recession
The recession that began in December of 2007 and, arguably, ended in June of 2009, has been dubbed the "Great Recession" -- the deepest recession on record since the Great Depression. Now, more than two years later and according to a few signs I've seen, as many as 99% of us are still living with the impact of this economic downturn. The events of these past years have left plenty for us to chew on; have we learned anything from them? Here are a few lessons that I hope we have learned personally and as a nation.
Debt Matters. During the long periods of economic growth leading up to the Great Recession, our individual and national levels of debt increased dramatically. We relied on it as a tool to enhance our standard of living -- an appropriate utilization of debt. However, to be sustainable, debt should primarily be used to indirectly increase our standard of living -- by using debt as a means to enhance our productivity and income. The increase in productivity and income on a personal level, or GDP on a national level, serves not only to increase our standard of living, but also provides the means to carry and ultimately repay the debt.
Prior to the Great Recession, we used debt extensively to directly increase our standard of living without the necessary productivity gains. Personally, we borrowed money against our houses to build nicer bathrooms, buy cars, and obtain bigger TVs. Nationally, much of our debt is significantly premised on controlling oil prices and maintaining easy access to other global resources. Both of these examples increased our perceived standard of living, but provided no means to repay the debt.
Productivity is the nail that holds economic growth together, and debt can be one hammer that drives it. If a hammer is pounded against wood with no nail, you'll get the same noise, but it won't hold together. Debt without corresponding productivity gains will never create sustained growth.
Counter-party Risk Matters. The trigger that finally brought down our debt-laden house of cards was the compounding of leveraged risk through derivatives such as credit-default swaps. As the name implies, a derivative does not represent a direct investment holding, but rather a fabricated security that is derived from another security -- there are even derivatives of derivatives. According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the derivatives market reached a notional size of $585 Trillion in December 2007, more than 10 times the size of the total world economy. If anything went wrong, literally all the money in the world could not cover the liability.
When you enter into a derivative contract to remove some component of risk from a particular investment, the counter-party is taking on that risk for you in exchange for a risk premium, and betting that the risk won't materialize. If the counter-party bet heavily and is wrong, they will not be able pay you. For example, Bear Stearns' total market capitalization was around $20 Billion in 2007. Yet they held over $13 Trillion in derivatives when they failed and were unable to pay up.
Have we learned that counter-party risk matters? As of December 2010, the derivatives market has further increased to $601 Trillion, and investors continue to purchase hedged products assuming their counter-party will be able to pay.
Diversification Matters. Diversification was a casualty of the Great Recession. At first glance, diversification failed investors in 2008-2009 and its merits are in question. According to Lipper, as of March 2009 the average US stock fund had a 1-year decline of nearly 38% and international funds fell 46% -- we expect this in a recession. But prominent bond funds, which were suppose to protect us, fell anywhere from 5% to 20%. Of course our hedges didn't work either because our counter-parties couldn't pay.
In reality, what failed investors wasn't diversification; it was ignoring risk. Most core bond funds had sold off US Treasuries in favor of higher-yielding, higher-risk holdings. Yet during the same 1-year period, US Treasuries returned over 7% and would have significantly helped investors who were appropriately diversified. Furthermore, even if you missed the protection of Treasuries, the following 12 months saw dramatic reversals of these declines in all types of assets. Investors who simply adhered to their diversification and rebalancing plans where made whole and then some long before the media announced that the Dow and S&P 500 had finally recovered.
Diversification -- not the neat and tidy version of Modern Portfolio Theory sold to us by Wall Street, but a more attentive and nuanced dance with asset valuations, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary risks -- works.
Family and Community Matters. Recessions are touted as a national economic phenomenon. In reality they are a deeply personal tragedy for many, while others are largely unaffected. Perhaps the most important lesson we can learn from the Great Recession is that in some form it is our individual responsibility to help those affected within our family, community, nation, and globally. For many reasons, this responsibility is best fulfilled by each one of us directly, with a collective system (government, community, charity) in place to catch those who are not reached personally. The alternative is to entirely defer these obligations to our government and watch as our resources are inefficiently utilized amid bureaucracy, rampant fraud, and further debt.
When we take the time to invest in our family, and participate in and contribute to our community, life becomes more fulfilling and rewarding, and significantly less painful for those experiencing personal recessions or tragedy. Simultaneously, we are establishing a personal hedge against future recessions that cannot be matched by any individual investment portfolio.
We would do well to learn and apply the specific financial lessons of the Great Recession -- they will serve us well in the future. The next "Great" economic cycle will bring more lessons, some of which we won't foresee, and some that we know we should have already learned.


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Last year, I published a post about Thomas Edison. 2nd January 1879 was the day that Edison began work on his first generator, only to see his life's work go up in flames in 1914. Yet was he deterred? Not at all. Almost 70, he simply began all over again.
For me this is what January, and New Year, is all about. It is a time of year when everyone is reflecting, looking back at the year gone by and making plans for the year to come. It is important to be aware that this reflection makes it a challenging time of year for many, especially if personal tragedies have occurred. I like the Thomas Edison anecdote because it is all about renewal and rejecting regret. Regrets, and the expectations that lead to them, are the biggest foes of mental wellbeing in January.
Be More Edison
This year, I too am starting over. Our little family has grown and new life has brought rejuvenation. The past year was filled with personal reflection and emotional exploration as I attempted to regain some past integrity I felt had been lost through traumatic experience.
The initial ambition when I created this blog was to find solace, and perhaps provide some too, along the way. Now, I feel refreshed, thanks to you dear reader, I have persevered and gained confidence. Like Edison, I have begun rebuilding, forming a disposition that I recognise from before my mental health broke down and becoming suicidal. Recovery, especially from an emotional injury, is a long journey, but I do believe it to be possible, however long it takes.
Take your time.
Where to Start?
Mental illness can be all consuming and because it is invisible can take longer to recognise, diagnose and understand.
Identifying the triggers for episodes of mental ill-health is an important place to begin. The trigger is the connection between the symptoms you experience and their root cause, most frequently a past experience. It's working backwards to move forwards.
If you have been following my blog for a while, you will be aware that the trigger for my depression and suicidal thoughts was a series of negative relationships and intense academic anxiety. However, my anxiety is much more ingrained and has a root buried much deeper in the past.
Over the last year, I have begun to mentally excavate around the root. This began by assessing my panic attacks and identifying when the latest one started, working back from the obsessive behaviour to its trigger.
This is a good place to start because it does not require going outside, getting dressed, or even leaving the safety of a duvet cocoon.
Once identified, triggers can be used during grounding to re-centre and gradually gain control over mental illness, instead of feeling that it is control of you. It took me years, but I can now identify activities that are more likely than others to affect my mental wellbeing. As a result, I can be selective in my actions. This does not mean avoiding triggers outright. But it means that I can choose to engage with a stressor and feel in control or disengage from it if I am already feeling overwhelmed.
This isn't about 'Saying No', which so many people find difficult. This is about self-awareness and being able to use that awareness to cope with the things you say yes too. Personally, I think it is generally good to say yes. Yes is positive, it makes you feel capable, because you are capable. If you didn't know that on some level, you're subconscious wouldn't have jumped in and said yes on your behalf before the rest of your brain had thought it all through.
Have faith in yourself and your abilities, even if, like Edison, you have some rebuilding to do.

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U.S. suspends entire security aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday suspended an undisclosed amount of security aid to Pakistan until Islamabad takes "decisive" action against all the terrorist groups.
State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told a news briefing that the suspension is not a permanent cutoff at this time and did not affect civilian aid to Pakistan.
She said security assistance will be frozen, but not canceled, as America continued to hope Pakistan will take the decisive action against terrorist and militant groups that are destabilizing the region and targeting US personnel.
The US official said the suspension includes foreign military financing (FMF), which funds purchases of U.S. military hardware, training and services, and coalition support funds (CSF), which reimburse Pakistan for counter-terrorism operations.
The department declined to say exactly how much aid would be suspended, saying the numbers were still being calculated and included funding from both the State and Defense departments.
"Our hope is that they will see this as a further indication of this administration's immense frustration with the trajectory of our relationship and that they need to be serious about taking the steps we have asked in order to put it on more solid footing," a senior State Department official told reporters.
Reuters adds: Two other US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the amount suspended would total more than $255 million. Earlier this year Washington suspended $255 million in FMF.
"It's north of $255 million," said one U.S. official.
The Trump administration briefed Congress on its decision on Wednesday.
Tense ties between the uneasy allies nosedived on Jan. 1 when U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter against Islamabad's "lies and deceit" despite $33 billion in aid and the White House warned of "specific actions" to pressure Pakistan.


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(Reuters) - Jesuit delegates from around the world are gathering in Rome to choose a superior general to run the largest male Catholic clerical order.
Here are five facts about the Jesuits:
* Founded in 1540 by the Spaniard St. Ignatius Loyola, the Society of Jesus — as the Jesuits are formally known — has about 19,200 members in 112 countries, down from a peak of some 36,000 in the 1960s. It is an all-male order with a growing percentage of members from developing countries, especially India.
* The Jesuits were disbanded by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 after political pressure in Europe and restored in 1814 by Pope Pius VII. They were said to be such intelligent debaters that critics coined the adjective "jesuitical" to describe someone who uses sly reasoning to argue a point of view.
* The Jesuits are best known for their prominent role in education, theology, missionary work and publishing, with a strong emphasis on social justice and human rights. They run many prestigious secondary schools and universities around the world and publish leading intellectual journals.
* Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005, clashed with the Jesuits. He said the order had become too independent, leftist and political, particularly in Latin America. Many of the theologians disciplined by the Vatican in recent years have been Jesuits.
* The new Jesuit leader is elected by a secret ballot. After he is chosen, delegates are not allowed to leave the room until the Pope is informed, in keeping with a centuries-old tradition.
Writing by Phil Stewart; editing by Robert Woodward


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China Brief | Aecon decision: China Brief readers share their thoughts
Last week, we asked China Brief readers to share their thoughts on Ottawa's decision to block the sale of Aecon to China. Here's a snapshot of what we heard. *Note that China Brief will not be publishing on Monday, June 11, but will return to your inbox the following week, Monday, June 18. On MayRead More


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Bhakta: "You once spoke about mantra smaraṇa. What is that?"
Advaitadas: "It is meditation on the mantras one receives from Guru during second initiation."
Bhakta: "Can one whisper these mantras?"
Advaitadas: "No, one should do them fully mentally, not even whispered. They are secret gifts from Guru. Therefore the English verb 'chanting' does not apply to this practise, as chanting indicates loud utterance."
Bhakta: "When chanting (nāma-) japa, apart from listening to the sound you have to think something, like I am a servant or so?"
Advaitadas: "Śrī Ānanda Gopāl Gosvāmī teaches that when you meditate on Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, in the beginning you will have the ahamtā of 'I am sitting down here and meditating', but if you go deeper you will lose that self esteem and just merge into the līlā. The holy name must descend upon your spiritual identity. When you are doing kīrtan or japa there must be some attitude on the background, just like my PC is constantly processing all kinds of things on the background while I am working on it, without me noticing it. In such a subtle way the service attitude must be present while doing one's sādhana. A greedy businessman doesn't always think 'O I'm so greedy I'm so greedy' - no, he just acts according to his desires, without pondering his motives. Similarly the bhakta just works for Kṛṣṇa's pleasure, thinking only of that. In the beginning one thinks: "I am doing this sadhana for the grace of Guru and Gaurāṅga", while later one starts identifying with one's manjari svarupa. See, for instance, Viśvanātha Cakravartī's commentary on Śrīmad Bhāgavat 10.29.10-11:
guṇamayo'pi bhavatīti bhakta-dehasyāṁśena nirguṇatvaṁ guṇa-mayatvaṁ ca syāt | tataś ca—bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktiḥ [bhā.pu. 11.2.42] iti tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kṣud-apāyo'nu-ghāsam iti nyāyena bhakti-vṛddhi-tāratamyena nirguṇa-dehāṁśānām ādhikya-tāratamyaṁ syāt | tena ca guṇamaya-dehāṁśānāṁ kṣīṇatva-tāratamyaṁ syāt, sampūrṇa-premaṇy utpanne tu guṇamaya-dehāṁśeṣu naṣṭeṣu samyak nirguṇa eva dehaḥ syāt tad api sthūla-deha-pātas tu bahirmukhatotkhātā bhāvārthaṁ bhakti-yogasya rahasyatva-rakṣārthaṁ ca bhagavataiva māyayā pradarśyate, yathā mauṣala-līlāyāṁ yādavānāṁ kvacit tu, bhakti-yogotkarṣa-jñāpanārthaṁ na darśyate ca, yathā dhruvādīnām
"Though it is made of three modes of nature, a part of the devotee's body is spiritualized and a part is material. It is said in Śrīmad Bhāgavat (11.2.42) that the more one eats the more one is nourished, loses hunger and is satisfied. Similarly, the more one advances in bhakti the more one's body is spiritualized and loses its material aspects. When prema is complete the material portion of the body is destroyed and it becomes fully spiritual. To protect the feelings of the bahirmukhas (non-devotees) and the confidentiality of bhakti yoga the Lord shows through His maya (the demise of the devotee's) material body, as He did during the Mauṣal-pastime (wherein the Yadu dynasty destroyed itself in genocidal civil war). On the other hand, the excellence of bhakti yoga can be shown also in the case of Dhruva (who left this world in his very body, which had become totally spiritualized)."
Some ridicule Vaiṣṇavas for practising mañjarī bhāva while having material engagements or desires, but the ācāryas are consistently teaching this is a gradual process, whereby material and spiritual awareness more or less overlap each other. The above quotation is really not the only one of its kind. Viśvanātha repeats it in his commentary on Śrīmad Bhāgavat 11.9.23 and in Mādhurya Kādambini."
Bhakta: "Sometimes it seems that it's impossible to become Kṛṣṇa-conscious in the west, where the culture and environment are so unfavorable."
Advaitadas: 'Where there's a will there's a way. Rūpa and Sanātana did bhajan while working for the Muslims, Prahlād did bhajan in the house of Hiraṇyakaśipu. It's illogical to think that Mahāprabhu has given us foreigners the opportunity to do bhajan without the prospect of accomplishment. Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad Gītā (9.31) kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhakta praṇaśyati "Arjun! I promise (pratijānīhi) that My devotee does not perish!"
The Stavamala is a great source, along with the other works of Rūpa Gosvāmī, of all the wonderful granthas the later ācāryas have composed, like Govinda Līlāmṛta and Kṛṣṇa Bhāvanāmṛta. One devotee checked it with me:
Bhakta: "In Rūpa Gosvāmī's Keśavāṣṭakam, verse 1, it is said in an English translation: 'Kṛṣṇa is wearing a brāhmin thread of flowers' - I didn't know He wears a brāhmin thread in Vraja and then why would He wear one of flowers?'
Advaitadas: 'The word vaikākṣaka in the verse refers to a thread which is worn on the left shoulder, under the right arm, which is exactly the position of the brāhmin thread. But yes, you're right, Kṛṣṇa doesn't wear a brahmin thread in Vraja. Gopāl Campū says Kṛṣṇa could not marry in Vraja because He had not undergone the sacred thread ceremony yet. Either this type of a garland is one of the romantic eccentricities of Kṛṣṇa, or it is a poetic metaphor. Such an apparel of Kṛṣṇa has not been mentioned anywhere else, to my knowledge."
Bhakta: "In Rūpa Gosvāmī's third Caitanyāṣṭakam, verse 7, it is said, in one English translation, that He has 'sleepless lotus-eyes'. Is that right?"
Advaitadas: "No that is not right. The words used here are 'anidrā padmekṣaṇa' in which anidrā, not sleeping, means 'blooming'. When the lotus flowers go to sleep at night they close their petals and when they wake in the morning they open them. That blooming of the lotus flowers is called 'not sleeping'. anidrā is an adjective here of the lotus, not of the eyes."
Bhakta: "In Rūpa Gosvāmī's Līlāmṛtākhya stotram verse 3, one English translation says rādhā mānābhāsa vaśīkṛta "Kṛṣṇa is controlled by the shadow of the jealous anger of Rādhā'
Advaitadas: "It is perhaps more clear to use the word 'semblance' than 'shadow', though strictly speaking 'shadow' is not wrong for the word ābhāsa."
Bhakta: "In Rūpa Gosvāmī's Premendu Sāgara', verse 43, the wager is a kiss. But what is the difference between getting kissed or giving the kiss?"
Advaitadas: "Hahaha - yes, somewhere in the Gosvāmīs' books, I can't remember where, Śrī Rādhikā is complaining about such a wager, because in the case of a full kiss on the mouth, indeed it makes no difference - there is neither a winner nor loser. If the kiss is given on the cheek of course it is different."
Bhakta: "In the sense of pleasure, who is the loser when a kiss is given on the cheeks?"
Advaitadas: "Ah, it is more a question of losing prestige in front of one's friends more than anything else."
Bhakta: "In Keśavāṣṭakam, verse 4, one English translation says: 'Kṛṣṇa's cheeks are licked by a stream of perspiration"
Advaitadas: 'It could have been put a bit more delicately - (Gauḍīya Maṭh's) Arpaṇā Devī's Bengali translation says 'His cheeks are beautified by drops of perspiration'. Strictly speaking the Sanskrit word 'līḍha' does mean licked or devoured, but I think Arpaṇā Devī made a more gentle interpretation. Also English translators must beware of rasābhāsa and of jugupsa rati, the mellow of disgust, which never applies to Śrī Kṛṣṇa."
Bhakta: "In the English translation of text 6 of Keśavāṣṭakam it is said: "He wears a garland of dust"
Advaitadas: "It is as if the translation was made by some software or so. Rūpa Gosvāmī speaks of dhūli-dhūmra-srajam, which is translated by Arpaṇā Devī as 'a flower-garland which is greyed by the dust thrown up by the hooves of the cows." That much is obvious."
Bhakta: "Elsewhere in Stavamālā it is said that Kṛṣṇa wears golden dhātu tilak. What is that?"
Advaitadas: "dhātu tilak means tilak made of pigments collected from the base of Girirāja Govardhan."
Bhakta: "In Mukundāṣṭakam, verse 1, the first lines are translated here as 'May Mukunda, Who, with His saffron splendour, crushes the luster of sapphire....." I thought Kṛṣṇa was blue?"
Advaitadas: "The 2nd line says that Kṛṣṇa wears powder like kunkum saffron splendour on His charming form, which is itself of a sapphire splendour (balabhid upala kānti)."
Bhakta: "Verse 3 of Mukundāṣṭakam says Kṛṣṇa wears a red garment. I thought He wore yellow. Is this like a kurtā or so?"
Advaitadas: "No it is a scarf around the neck."


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I love a random list....
I love the color orange. I would not have said this as a child...or even two years ago.
I'm reading "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten-Boom. Have you read this?
There is always a stack of books, bibles, devotionals and journals on my nightstand. My husband asks me what time the library opens and if the book he placed on hold last week is in yet. Smarty pants.
99.9% of the recipes I've pinned on Pinterest lately contain avocados. This means a.) I love avocados and b.) I can't wait for summer and all those yummy avocado salads and fresh farmers market produce.
99.9% of the recipes I've made from Pinterest lately have been a bust.
I am blessed to have several wonderful girlfriends right now that speak encouragement and loving truth into my life. I have not always had this.
I am learning that the harder I fight against His purpose for me, the more bold and unrelenting He becomes. I am learning that I have to find a way to ditch my insecurity and be confident in who He is calling me to be. This. is. hard.
Last but not least, Downton Abbey. Obessed.
And I cannot leave this post without a photo. My sweet boy.
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- stacey said...
Can we just talk about avocados a second? I've been obsessed, too. I buy them in bulk at Costco and smash them up with a bit of lime and salt and eat them with chips for lunch. Obsessed I tell you.
What a blessing to have those girlfriends in your life. I think as I grow older I've realized how important this is, and how it's very hard to find those "real" friends that speak encouragement and TRUTH.
Insecurity....wow. This seems to be popping up in my life all over the place lately. It is so hard to find that way to get rid of it. It's a constant struggle for me.
I have yet to jump on the Downton Abbey band wagon, only because I know once I start I'll be glued to the TV for three straight days. Darin is out of town in a few weeks so I plan on spending my evenings catching up on all the hype. :)
And the photo? It's one of my favorites that you've ever shared, A. What a love.
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"I came along to a young critics session during the summer and was keen to attend the autumn workshops thereafter. They provided opportunities to meet theatre critics from all sorts of media, and learn the different practices of criticism and what future there is in this area of journalism. We were also given the chance to attend and review a variety of shows in the area. A fantastic opportunity for any writers and those inspired by the world of theatre." David Jobson
"I was delighted to be part of the "guinea pig" generation of Young Critics; I have always liked the idea of reviewing, but had no idea what path to take to get into it and Young Critics has been instrumental in educating me about all the different methods. The wisdom imparted from established critics such as Lyn Gardner was invaluable and without the scheme I doubt if I had ever met her, let alone been given the chance to pick her brain about reviewing. I am excited to see how much others who join the initiative benefit from it." Lucy Ryan
"Young Critics has been fun, interesting and inspiring. One of the great things about the programme is being able to have discussions with and ask questions to renowned critics, and them giving us their best tips. I also learned a lot about the current state of theatre criticism and its merits and challenges. All in all it has been a very educational but also enjoyable experience that I would recommend to anyone interested in writing about theatre." Sanne Thomas
"My name is Beth Iredale and at present I am only a soft whisper in the criticism cacophony but thanks to the kindness and brilliance of One Mr Carl Woodward I believe one day you'll hear me loud and clear. Without Carl founding the young Critics, I would never have found a way into this world. I wouldn't have the courage to write and I wouldn't have the strength to figure out 'my voice'. I also wouldn't have met any of the critics I consider paramount to my developments as both writer and critic. I believe initiatives like this are vital to the curation of young creative, in the very least it get them talking to each other and at most it gives them the confidence to reach for what they want." Beth Iredale
" I have been with the scheme since the very beginning and have enjoyed each and every session. The scheme encourages young people to visit and and think more closely about the theatre they are watching. The range of critics giving workshops gives us a breadth of knowledge from different sources. My writing skills have improved tenfold since joining the scheme. Help has been provided through encouragement from Carl, feedback from the critics and conversations between the young people. I jumped at the opportunity to take part in the scheme as there was nothing of its kind available. Theatre criticism wasn't something I had particularly thought much about previously but it has helped spark determination. Having attended every session, each has something different to offer and encourages s conversation between all involved. Young critics has also helped to broaden my horizon. " Charlotte Nelson


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(2016) 85′
Opera in 2 acts based on the tale "A Fada Oriana" by Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen with libretto and music by Eugénio Rodrigues.
Program Notes
Imagine you are walking through a park and you find a fairy singing and another dancing between the trees. You notice there are other people watching throughout the garden. They are listening, through headphones and wireless technology, to the live singers and musicians.
This kind of opera is not a novelty since it has been done before, by other artists, and permits that opera can be presented outdoors with completely controlled acoustics to the point where a whisper can be heard.
The principal idea is that this opera be presented in a garden setting as described in the tale. The ideal place could be a city garden with a pond, that also has enclosed installations to house the musicians and for technical purposes. None-the-less, the work can be performed in any theater or opera house or concert hall with or with out headphones.
The opera Oriana, has a duration of circa 85 minutes, with one intermission, and was conceived in the molds of Maurice Ravel's, "L'enfant et les surtilèges", it is not just a children's opera but it is an opera also for children.
Oriana - soprano (soubrette)
Queen of the Good Fairies/and of Bad Fairies - mezzo soprano
Fish/Spider - tenor
Poet - baritone
Narrators/Swallows - treble voices (minimum 3)
Old Lady/Snake - contralto
Choreographer/Dancer (minimum 1)
Musicians: 10
Clarinet/bass clarinet
Alto Sax
Piano (grand or upright)
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Installation Problems Mandriva free 2010 spring i586
I had downloaded the iso file (mandriva-linux-free-2010-spring-i586.iso) from internet. Then I burn and install it. It's start booting normally, and I follow the steps of installation. And suddenly when it goes to install progress, the error appears. It said : "Unable to install from /tmp/media/....bla bla bla." Why this could be happen?
Please help me. I really need someone to solve this problem.
It seems like it's unable to mount your cd, or else read it's contents. The routine most distros follow is
1. Boot
2. Ask a few questions (keyboard, language)
3. Start installer
4. choose disk partitions
5. Choose packages
6. install
You made it to 3? Try checking the md5sum and burning a new one at low speed.
might pay to try again and note down exactly where and when error messages are displayed and exactly what they say
in the meantime have a look here
and yeah I know they install gnome but it is a good guide anyway
bash-4.1$ md5sum /boot/vmlinuz-126.96.36.199-agp
ae25e4a15ca7b6693bc14217607912f7 /boot/vmlinuz-184.108.40.206-agp
Each file's md5sum is theoretically unique, and you can check a download.
It's plain there's a read fail on the cd. burn a fresh one at x1
If you are using Windows, google for "md5sum Windows. You should get several links to md5sum checkers for use in Windows. If you do not like working on the command line, there are several apps that will let you point and click to the file you want to check (easy-peezy). One such utility is Md5summer. I do not use it, so I can not give a recommendation from experience, but it is a GPL project, so check out the Web site anyway.
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One of the infamous examples of a "deal" that ultimately failed is the 1982 TEFRA legislation that Ronald Reagan negotiated with the Democrats in Congress. As Steven Hayward noted in Commentary Magazine back in 2011:
TEFRA was designed to bring about $3 in spending cuts for every $1 in new revenue, which meant that, on paper, it advanced Reagan's goal of shrinking the federal government. In practice, the results of TEFRA were almost exactly the opposite. While the tax increases were real, Congress never delivered on the spending cuts. By one calculation, the 1982 budget deal actually resulted in $1.14 of new spending for each extra tax dollar. Obama and today's liberals have responded with incredulity to the Republicans' refusal to take a 3-for-1 cuts-to-taxes deal (or a 10-to-1 deal, as was posed hypothetically to the GOP presidential field in an Iowa debate). Some of us have seen this movie before, and we know how it ends.I believe that experience more than any other single example has defined conservative, and to a lesser extent, Republican attitudes towards deal-making ever since. Two of the most iconic presidential quotes on taxes can trace their roots to the TEFRA experience. Hayward notes the first:
[E]arly in 1985, Reagan invoked Clint Eastwood's brand-new sound bite when he declared that members of Congress "seem to be in full-scale retreat from spending cuts and are talking about raising people's taxes again. Well, let them be forewarned: I have my veto pen drawn and ready for any tax increase that Congress might even think of sending up. And I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: 'Go ahead, make my day.'"The second, also drawn from a movie, was George H.W. Bush's 1988 pledge, "Read my lips. No new taxes." But while Reagan held firm and even pushed through the landmark Tax Reform Act of 1986 simplifying the tax code dramatically, Bush famously broke his pledge and was abandoned by voters in droves in 1992 ushering in the era of Bill Clinton. But 1992 also saw the emergence of the controversial Tax Pledge championed by Grover Norquist. For two decades, this pledge has been taken by scores of Republican lawmakers and has largely been adhered to.
However, unlike Bill Clinton after the Democrats 1994 election drubbing, Barack Obama has shown no inclination to work with the Republicans. And without a majority in the Senate, House Republicans are limited in their ability to influence the debate and force the president to acquiesce to their demands to hold the line against all tax increases. What then are their alternatives?
Some have called for another attempt to strike a commitment-for-spending-cuts-for-tax-increases deal. Obviously, this is problematic on at least two fronts. First, such deals in the past, as noted above, rarely achieve true spending cuts. These deals have the ring (this reference may now be archaic) of Wimpy's famous line from Popeye, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." Nobody really believes it's going to happen. Second, any agreement to a tax increase could put many Republicans who have agreed to Norquist's Tax Pledge in the same leaky boat George H.W. Bush found himself piloting in 1992 on the way to electoral defeat. Is there any way to overcome these sizable stumbling blocks that lie near the edge of the fiscal cliff (see what I did there?)
I'd like to suggest a strategy that could give the Republicans a leg up in the fiscal cliff negotiations. Rather than agree to a "commitment" to cut spending, write the deal directly into the tax legislation. Any tax increase would be contingent upon actual reductions in spending, not projected cuts (such as the mythical "$400 million in Medicare cuts" the Obama team has been touting.) There would be several ways to implement this idea.
One would be to simply postpone any tax increase until the real figures on government spending are available for a specified period of time, for example, the first six months of 2013. To the extent cuts are achieved and spending actually dropped, the desired tax increases could go into effect in proportion to the real spending reduction that took place. Additional benchmarks could be scheduled out into the future and tax increases could even be reversed if spending begins to rise again.
An alternative would be to implement the tax increases immediately, but after 2013 ends, any failure to reduce spending to targeted levels would trigger a tax credit that those hit with 2012 tax increases could claim, again in proportion to the shortfall in spending reduction goals. If spending reduction goals were achieved, the credit would be zero. If spending was not reduced, or it increased, the credit would be for the full amount of the taxpayers' 2012 tax increases.
Surely there are a variety of other ways to hold government accountable for its actual spending with this money-back guarantee approach, but the Tax Pledge stumbling block still remains. How could the Republicans justify going along with this increase? I would suggest a two-pronged approach.
First, conservatives and Republicans have been warning for years that under the current debt trajectory, effective rates will eventually reach confiscatory and unsustainable levels. A September Wall Street Journal article by George P. Shultz, Michael J. Boskin, John F. Cogan, Allan H. Meltzer and John B. Taylor (yes, five authors, so it must be true):
What does this spending and debt mean in the long run if it is not controlled? One result will be ever-higher income and payroll taxes on all taxpayers that will reach over 80% at the top and 70% for many middle-income working couples.If this money-back guarantee plan actually works, a 10% increase in the top rate for the top 2% of income tax filers will be a small price to pay for real spending reform which is the only way to eventually get everyone's taxes reduced. Some might say that "a small price" is easy for me to say because I am not in the top 2%, but as the quote above indicates, middle-income earners will soon be in the sights of the tax increasers - the "rich" only have so much money and if spending continues to rise, no one will be safe. The consolation prize of this plan is that if spending cuts don't occur, no one's taxes go up. This will be a fiscal disaster for the country, but at least the Republicans can claim credit for protecting taxpayers from paying (at least in the short term) for irresponsible government spending.
The second prong involves the upcoming expiration of the payroll tax holiday. As I have written recently, the Republicans have mostly ignored this tax increase, even though it represents a technical violation of the Norquist Tax Pledge. (This increase will be automatic without legislation to extend it just like the Bush Tax Cuts, so to say one violates the pledge and the other doesn't is disingenuous.) The Democrats and President Obama have engaged in active misdirection about the payroll tax holiday by claiming the president's plan will prevent 98% of taxpayers from seeing their taxes go up "a single dime."
The answer is to preserve the payroll tax cut, but shift it away from being a Social Security tax cut to an income tax credit. The payroll tax holiday was a dumb idea to begin with, the Republicans have a chance now to turn this to their advantage. Not only can they expose the president's plan to allow this payroll tax increase to take place, by shifting the cut from a Social Security tax to income tax, they can show that the Republicans are the ones preserving the intended revenue stream for Social Security and yet at the same time are the party preventing the middle class and poor from being hit with a tax increase on January 1st (about $1,000 for the average middle class family), a tax increase that President Obama is trying to slip under the radar.
The mechanics of this tax credit (let's call it the Sustaining Working Americans tax credit) would involve a refundable credit of a flat 2% on Social Security wages (on wages up to the current Social Security tax wage ceiling of $110,100. ) This SWA credit would be available on Form 1040 along with the child tax credit and other such credits applied to gross income tax. The credit would be refundable to make it available to filers whose tax liability is at or below zero since they too would be hit with the increase from the ending of the payroll tax holiday.
The bitter pill in this plan for Republicans remains the tax increase on income above $250,000 that the Obama administration is fixated on. But by acquiescing to the president's key demand, the Republicans can claim the mantle of reasonable compromise, willing to meet the president halfway. But the money-back guarantee places the onus on the president to actually follow through on spending cuts that he now is able to blue-sky. And Republicans will be able to clearly show that if the country indeed goes off the fiscal cliff in January, it was no accident - President Obama pushed it off.


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NLS Non-Linear Summer by Waves is a Virtual Effect Audio Plugin. It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin, an RTAS Plugin and an AAX Plugin.
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NLS Non-Linear Summer brings users the analog summing sound of three legendary consoles in one plugin:
- The "magical" solid state console belonging to Mark 'Spike' Stent (Björk, Muse, Maroon 5, Madonna).
- The classic console owned by Mike Hedges (The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dido, Faithless, Manic Street Preachers, U2), heard on such timeless recordings as Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
- The vintage British console customized for Yoad Nevo (Bryan Adams, Pet Shop Boys, Sugababes, Goldfrapp, Air).
Waves modeled over 100 individual channels in all, capturing the unique color, character, and behavior of each and every input and summing bus amp.
- Non-linear summing plugin.
- Three legendary consoles in one plugin.
- Over 100 individually modeled channel and summing bus amps.
- Developed in association with top producer/engineers.
- Adds analog warmth and character.
- Global control over all NLS plugins in the session.
NLS Channel/Buss Controls:
- Studio sets the console type.
- Drive controls the amount of harmonic distortion, increasing the input signal and decreasing the internal headroom.
- Output / Trim controls gain adjustment.
- VCA Group assigns the NLS instance to a VCA Group, for global control via the VCA Groups Console.
- Link toggles between Dual Mono mode, where the left and right channels are not identical models, and Stereo mode, where left and right are identical. (NLS stereo Channel only).
- Mic the headroom by simulating mic input levels. (NLS Channel only).
- Bypass deactivates analog harmonics, noise and frequency response effects.
- Noise activates modeled analog noise.
- VCA Tab shows and hides the VCA Groups Console section.
- Meter displays output signal peak dBFS values.
VCA Group Console Controls:
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- Group Bypass the NLS effect on all instances assigned to that VCA Group.
- Group Noise controls the noise for all the NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
- Group Drive sets the drive offset value for all NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
- Group Trim sets the output gain offset value for all NLS instances assigned to that VCA Group.
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DOVER — Coe-Brown Northwood Academy track standout Hannah Parker was named the 2014 Gatorade New Hampshire Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year on Thursday. This is Parker's second consecutive year to receive the honor.
Parker is once again eligible for the Gatorade Nationals Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year award, which will be announced later in June.
"Hannah is an amazing athlete," said Coe-Brown track and field coach Brent Tkaczyk. "She is driven to improve, she is not happy using her talents just to get by. This award is just a byproduct of a talented young lady."
Parker, who will be a senior at Coe-Brown in the fall, finished third in the 800-meter run (two minutes, 6.85 seconds) at the New Balance High School Nationals Outdoor track and field meet in Greensboro, N.C., on Sunday. According to a press release, her finish time in the 800 was the ninth best performance in 2014 among prep competitors.
Parker led Coe-Brown to its third straight Division II track championship on May 31, winning the 800- and 1,600-meter runs and running the anchor leg of the victorious 4x800 relay. She also anchored the 4x400 relay that finished second. At the Meet of Champions a week later, Parker won the 800 and was part of the winning 4x800 relay team.
Academic achievement and character are considered when selecting the Gatorade winner. Parker has maintained a B average in her studies and is a member of the Coe-Brown student council. She also volunteers her time as a youth track coach at Nottingham Recreation Center.
"She is that kind of kid that is there giving back to the sport," Tkaczyk said. "For her, the track makes the most sense. It is so much of what she is doing."


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Exercise and diet go hand in hand. You might work out extensively in the gym, but not watching what you eat cannot help you shed weight. There is lots of healthy stuff that you can purchase and eat. One such food is dried beef cut into long strips.
Why Jerky is Recommended by People
Jerky is known for its nutritional value. When consumed in the right proportion can help you shed off those extra pounds. The reason why many people prefer this makes an excellent in between meal snack and is easily available. Many people complain that beef jerky contains high concentration of sodium, but there are other types of jerky available that can serve your purpose.
Low calorie jerky contains approximately 14gms of protein and 70 calories per ounce that can appease your appetite and make you feel full. Added advantage here is that it also improves your metabolic rate and helps you achieve lean muscle mass. These can also be used as an alternative for sweet cravings.
Some of the nutritional benefits of jerky include:
- It is rich in proteins and contains all kinds of amino acids
- It is low in carbohydrates and contains approximately 2-3 grams of carbohydrates
- It is rich in iron and zinc
- It also has phosphorous and vitamin B-12
The Right Diet While Recovering from Exercise Injuries
Hitting the gym after a long time or indulging in any form of physical exercise can take a toll on your health. A muscle sprain, ankle twist, back pain all are a part and parcel of exercising. It can happen to anyone. In such situations, you might need to take rest and recover.
This does not mean that you completely derail from your exercise regime. While you are recovering from your injury, you can continue maintaining your diet. You can purchase fruits, vegetables and jerky and make healthy recipes out of them. If your injury is severe, you might want to consult a doctor and take medications for the same. Secondly, depending on the extent of your injury, you can do small routine exercises, that do not cause your injury to worsen.
If you want to resume working out after your injury, you can talk to your doctor and discuss a different alternative. Bear in mind, your injury has just healed and can return and make matters worse, if you do not give it ample time to recover.
Eat healthy and staying fit should be the primary focus when it comes to losing weight. You can keep yourself motivated by maintaining a diary and monitoring your weight.


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Cotton Tagged with DNA Molecule for Supply Chain Tracking
NEW YORK, May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing PimaCott®, the new standard in Pima Cotton purity. PimaCott is now available at Bed Bath & Beyond® stores nationwide and online at bedbathandbeyond.com, in a select range of products from its exclusive Wamsutta® PimaCott collection.
Pima Cotton, an extra-long staple variety of U.S. grown cotton, is high quality, more durable, brighter and softer than other cottons. Consumers will have the confidence that the products they purchase are truly 100 percent Pima Cotton by looking for the PimaCott label.
Wamsutta PimaCott ensures that Bed Bath & Beyond customers have source-verified Pima Cotton with the highest standards of purity and quality. It is fitting that it would be introduced with a quintessential heritage brand like Wamsutta, a brand renowned for quality, integrity and style since 1846.
PimaCott is offered in a select range of exclusive Wamsutta products including bed linens and bedding basics. Wamsutta PimaCott bath towels will launch this spring. The Wamsutta PimaCott label is now available at Bed Bath & Beyond stores nationwide and online at bedbathandbeyond.com.
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Set the World on Fire – Innovating Libraries
This is am much delayed posting of a keynote I delivered at the Colorado Association of Libraries conference in Keystone last October. The theme of the conference was Ready, Set, Go! Innovating Colorado Libraries. Set the World on Fire, keynote, Colorado Association of Libraries from Bobbi Newman References Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of Innovations, New York: Free Press.
Publishing is the New Literacy
In a recent piece at egdge.org Clay Shirky talks about the changes brought about by the internet and relates them to historical events. To make a historical analogy with the last major increase in the written word, you could earn a living in 1500 simply by knowing how to read and write. The spread of those […]
Checklist for Preventing Innovation – What Would You Add?
Watch the video, you really need to see the examples. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10175915&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 My Anti-Creativity Checklist from Youngme Moon on Vimeo. From the Video Play it Safe. Know your limitations. Remind yourself it's just a job. Show you're the smartest guy in the room. Be the tough guy. Respect history. Stop the madness before it can start. […]
The End of Publishing As We Know It
Be sure to watch the whole thing! This video was prepared by the UK branch of Dorling Kindersley Books. Originally meant solely for a DK sales conference, the video was such a hit internally that it is now being shared externally. found via LISnews
Want Innovation? Get Out of the Way
We hear a lot about innovation and change these days. Everyone is talking about it, every is doing it, or at least trying to. There's a problem though, change and innovation require more than lip service. Declaring that you are innovative does not make it so. You know what I'm talking about, someone reads an […]


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NSCAW II Child Well-Being Spotlight: Children in Out-of-Home Placements Receive More Psychotropic Medications and Other Mental Health Services than Children Who Remain In-Home Following a Maltreatment Investigation
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Recent research has shown that foster children are more likely to use psychotropic medications than children on Medicaid who are not in the foster system, and are more likely to use multiple psychotropics at once. Based on NSCAW II, Wave 2 data, this spotlight examines psychotropic medication use, alone and in combination with other services, among children involved with the child welfare system. High levels of unmet mental health service needs still remain among children in the child welfare system, despite similar findings published almost a decade ago from the NSCAW I study. One third to one half of children meeting clinical symptom criteria did not receive any specialty services in the past 18 months. Psychotropic medications were used alone, in absence of any other service, by a larger percentage of children living out of home (9.4%) than children living in-home (1.8%) (differences in level of mental health need were not taken into account in this comparison).


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Weighed in this morning at 152 pounds, no change from yesterday.
Yesterday, I stuck to the diet plan, though I'm guessing the two cans of V8 Juice and two bottles of water, along with the four tomatoes, perhaps added enough water to my system that it negated any weight loss. Here's what I ate yesterday...
Morning: 1 cup, 4oz, Dannon Activia Yogurt (110 calories)
Morning: 1 Thomas' English Muffin, multi-grain (100 calories)
Afternoon: 24 almonds, 1oz, (160 calories)
Afternoon: 1 can of V8 Juice (70 calories)
Mid-Afternoon: 7 small celery sticks with hot sauce (10 calories)
Mid-Afternoon: 1 bottle of water (0 calories)
Early-Evening: 2 medium sized tomatoes (70 calories)
Early-Evening: 1 can of V8 Juice (70 calories)
Mid-Evening: 2 medium sized tomatoes (70 calories)
Late Evening: 1 bottle of water (0 calories)
Total Calories: 660
For my exercise yesterday, I only did some gardening for about 45 minutes, which I estimate a burn of about 200 calories.
How many calories does a typical person burn in a day?
I'm figuring about 2,000 calories for myself, a man in my 40s, at a height of 5'8", and weighing 150 pounds. That's if I did no exercise, except for some housework, but otherwise spent an entire 24 hour period in a sedentary state.
That information was based on a calculator I used at HealthStatus.com. It actually computed total calories burned at 2,046, but I rounded it down to 2,000 for conservative reasons. Here's what I came up with...
Sitting/resting, 720 minutes - 864 calories
Sleeping, 480 minutes - 504
Brush teeth, 3 minutes - 8
Reading, 17 minutes - 20
Sex, foreplay, 15 minutes - 24
Sex, intercourse, 15 minutes - 72
Talking on phone, 30 minutes - 36
Standing, 30 minutes - 40
Cooking, 15 minutes - 45
Driving, 30 minutes - 72
Showering, 15 minutes - 72
Walking, up stairs, 10 minutes - 91
Housework, 60 minutes - 198
Total Minutes - 1,440 (24 hours)
Total Calories Burned 2,046
Notice the "Housework, 60 minutes". That's effectively exercise, but it could be mean taking out the trash, doing dishes, doing laundry, vaccum the floor.
For comparison purposes, I also used a calculator at NutritionData.com, which showed that a sedentary man of the same description, who did no exercise, burned about 2,300 calories per day.
The heavier the person, the more calories burned.
If you exercise, your metabolism increases, but it also remains at an increased rate well after you've stopped exercising. Hence, you're burning more calories during a rest period, than if you hadn't exercised at all.
I'm trying to exercise everyday, either walking/jogging, weight lifting, or doing housework and chores.
So like today, I did some yard work for 45 minutes, which I computed a burn of 200 calories. But in the one hour of rest afterwards, I probably burned another 200 calories, instead of the typical 70 calories I would have burned resting without exercise.
Which means exercise not only burns calories directly, but also metabolically in the resting afterwards.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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In life, there are always obstacles which appear and need to be overcome so those in trials would emerge victorious. This type of understanding actually applies to every aspect in people's lifestyle no matter what their background is. In respect of the mentioned case, the same point of view is necessary to be used in IELTS Preparation as well, especially when the participants need to achieve incredible score of IELTS. Nowadays, the basic instinct of most humans is procrastination, which is the dangerously infectious activity to delay every work or task using various excuses with a sole purpose of not doing it right away. Unfortunately, it is also quite common to find this epidemic disease affecting students and applicants who want to nail the IELTS test.
Based on a personal experience, it is always best for everyone to study three times every week consistently, regardless of the subjects. This positive awareness also needs to be applied to IELTS Preparation and the mentors in SpecTa Education know how paramount it is to always remind the students to study effectively for 2 – 3 hours every meeting, which should happen 3 – 4 times a week. Therefore, improvement in IELTS could only be attained when a participant studies regularly, but they also need to know that having a good rest for the body and brain is important for fast progress as well, due to the fact that studying hard without rest is ineffective. Last but not least, www.IELTSJakarta.com perpetually advises the candidates never to postpone their duties and responsibilities, no matter how troublesome their situation might be, because when there is a will, there is always a way.
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For the past few years, I have been in near constant pain. My pain, which is mostly in various joints, ranges from a teensy burn I can easily ignore to an orange forest fire of activity. Some days, I am literally dancing at weddings. Other days, I can't even go for a walk.
To date, a plethora of doctors have tried to diagnose why I am hurting. There's been a lot of cat and mouse, with one doctor becoming certain I'm dying of Disease A, only to have a second doctor assure me that I'm not. There have been frightening guesses (Lupus) and annoying ones (it's in my head). What there hasn't been is a cure.
I've been able to identify certain foods that trigger a flare up, and so I watch my intake of those (mostly things that are sweet). Unfortunately, while sweet stuff is one of the triggers, it isn't the only one. There are days I am in so much pain and then really annoyed because I might as well have had a cookie.
(And, to be honest, there are days I do have a cookie and I'm fine, and days I have a cookie and I get what I expected.)
(And, to be honest, when I say "cookie" I mean "cookies.")
I have never been good about taking pain medication. I forget about it. I become so partnered with whatever is hurting that I just accept that I'm hurting and forget to attempt to defeat it. I've been known to complain to my husband about a headache, and when he asks if I've taken something, I feel completely inspired as if I've never heard of an aspirin before.
And aspirin does take the edge of. Since my pain is of the inflammatory variety, I take an aspirin every day and more if necessary. It never completely takes it away, but it can dull it so I don't get into one of those defeated moods where I want to stay in bed all day (as much as any mother of five year olds gets to do that).
I hope that, one day soon, the source of my pain is pinpointed and overcome. I hope that I am one day not always actively aware of every point in my body where bone connects to bone. I hope to have an hour, an afternoon, a whole day where nothing hurts.
I hope.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
2 comments:
- kgiff said...
Hey lady, I can so relate. I don't remember the last time I had a pain free day. Most days they're just minor annoyances that I don't really give much passing thought too, but other days... yeah...
I'm sure you've tried a lot of things. Have you tried Flexeril? I don't think my pain is the same as yours, but when I do have a flare up, taking it for a couple of weeks before bed, seems to help a lot.
Hope they can figure out what's bothering you soon. <3
- Annapolady said...
I have not tried it - I will bring it up with my doc - assuming it's not OTC? Thanks, K. I'm sorry you can relate. :(
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500gm aamla(Indian Gooseberry),
2-cup water,
2-tbsp salt,
2-tbsp ghee.
Step 1: Cut aamla into long pieces.
Step 2: Take clean glass jar and add water, salt, turmeric powder and cut aamla pieces.
Step 3: Close the lid of the jar and shake the bottle gently.
Step 4: Leave this jar two days as it is.
Step 6: Leave in the sun for at least two day.
Step 6: After two days aamla becomes totally dry and very small in pieces.
Step 7: Heat two tbsp ghee in pan and add dry aamla pieces.
Step 8: Stirring continuously for 5-6 minutes.
Step 9: You can store this for one year also.
Aamla Sarbat (Sorbet)
500 gm boiled aamla pieces,
200 gm sugar,
Salt for taste.
Step 1: Crush the boiled aamla pieces with sugar, salt and one glass water.
Step 2: Drain and pour into a bottle or glass and store in freeze.
Step 3: When you need sorbet then take 4-5 tbsp this material and add enough water and ice cubs.
Enjoy ver healthy and very taste drink.:)
Sweet aamla (Indian Gooseberry)
500gm aamla,
100gm sugar,
1\2-cup water.
Step 1: Wash the aamla and cut in to pieces.
Step 2: Add enough water in cooker bottom and steam aamla pieces.
Step 3: After a 5 minutes aamla color is change and they are soft.
Step 4: Turn off the flame and take in another plate.
Step 5: Heat the thick bottom pan and add water and sugar in it.
Step 6: Stirring continuously for 5-6 minutes.
Step 7: In law flame add aamla pieces.
Step 8: Stirring well until material become thick.
Step 8: Turn off the flame and rest this aamla for 2-3 hours as it is.
Step 9: After 2-3 hours take this aamla in flat plate.
Step 10: Leave in the sun for at least one day untill the aamla become dry.
Step 11: You can eat 2-3 pieces after taking dinner or lunch.
* A good source of vitamin C, potassium and bioflavonoids.
* Fair amounts of iron and vitamin A.
* High in fiber, low in calories.
* Their tartness is usually offset with large amounts of added sugar.


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Are Fake Cakes Less Expensive Than Real Ones?
Let me just say right off the bat that dummy cakes are pretty expensive, so the cost of the fake tier is going to be comparable to the cost of ingredients for a real tier. The only real savings that the baker will see is in the time that it takes to bake the cake. It still takes the same time to ice and decorate the fake as it does to do the real cake.
There are a few ways that you can incorporate a fake cake into your reception, and which you would use would depend on what your needs are.
First, if you only need a small number of cake servings and you want to make your cake look bigger, a fake tier can be added to the cake in order to make it look more impressive. As far as I've seen, most bakers will charge from 75 to 80% of what a real cake tier would cost for something like that. (Some, however, will charge full price, depending on the size of the fake tier.)
Doing this will add to the cost overall, but maybe not as much as adding a real tier would. In this case, the decorator has to ice and decorate the fake tier as a part of the whole cake. The time and materials to decorate are the same, so the decorator is only saving time by not having to bake the tier.
The second option is to serve sheet cakes, then get a fake cake to display at the reception. This probably won't save you much money unless you're buying really bad-to-mediocre sheet cakes. You'll still have the expense of either buying or renting the fake wedding cake on top of the cost of the sheets.
If you buy cheap sheet cake to save money, chance are that people won't eat it (that's what happens when you provide "inferior product.") That will waste a lot of money, so in terms of efficient spending, it's not a good idea. On the other hand, if you buy good sheet cake, you might as well just buy a good wedding cake and leave the dummy cake out of it. The cost of the good sheets plus the cost of the fake display cake will likely be close to, if not more than, what a good wedding cake would have been on its own.
The third way to use a dummy cake would be to either buy or rent a fake cake and not serve cake as the dessert at all. If you have a dessert included in a package at your reception then you'll save some money unless the cost of the dummy is comparable to a real cake. If you have to buy the dummy that might be the case, but a rental could be cheaper. One drawback to doing it this way is that you'll have a wedding cake on display during the reception, but you won't be serving any to your guests, which is a little strange.
And don't think that nobody will notice. They will, and they'll talk about how odd it was even if they don't tell you. Unless that's the normal thing for people to do in your area, and your guests expect it, they'll talk about it.
Another drawback is that rentals are rentals, and there's only so much you can do to personalize a fake cake that's been used by a number of people before you. If you want a basic design you can change some things on it, but as soon as you want to make a custom design, the charge for the rental will go up.
Basically, styrofoam dummies won't necessarily save money, and if you do a rented dummy cake you'll have an extra task to do after the wedding as far as returning the rented cake. Make sure that you do price comparisons if you think this an option you want to pursue. I've seen styrofoam cakes online that cost more than a wedding cake would cost, so I have no idea why anyone would want to use one. I've also seen them that are very cheap to rent, but I don't know how the cost would add up once you include the price of cake that you would buy to serve, if you needed to buy sheets. It all depends on how much you have to buy and what your particular situation is.
I've done fake tiers to add height to smaller wedding cakes, but I've never done entirely fake cakes for weddings. For the very reasonable amount that I charge for cakes, the savings would be eaten up by the cost of sheet cakes, and my clients would end up paying more for the fake than they would for a real cake.
Just do your homework and price everything out before believing that styrofoam cake=cheaper option!
Kara Buntin owns A Cake To Remember LLC in Richmond VA, and cake supplies online at www.acaketoremember.com and www.acaketoremember.etsy.com


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Swing Bed care is inpatient sub-acute rehabilitation performed at Critical Access Hospitals. Currently there is no standard system in use to measure functional outcomes for these patients. In 2013, we identified the need to quantify our patients' functional improvements from admission to discharge.
Following research, we implemented the Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living (A.D.L.) to assess our Swing Bed patients' functional levels in 10 quantifiable self-care activities of daily living. These included:
- Feeding
- Bathing
- Grooming
- Dressing
- Bowels
- Bladder
- Toilet Use
- Transfers (bed to chair and back)
- Mobility (on level surfaces)
- Stairs
How Our Program is Designed to Help Swing Bed Patients
We collected data from June 2013 until December 2015 and chose to score each swing bed patient upon admission and discharge. We divided our Swing Bed patients' diagnoses into three categories:
- Orthopedic (common diagnoses: partial/total joint replacements, hip fractures, Open Reduction Internal Fixation, amputation and ankle fractures)
- Neurological (common diagnoses: Cerebrovascular Accident and Upper Motor Neuron Disease)
- Deconditioned (common diagnoses: congestive heart failure exacerbation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, dementia, wound care and cancer)
We implemented weekly Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy re-evaluations and assigned designated Physical Therapy assistants to the Swing Bed unit. We also trained our Physical Therapy staff to utilize Standardized Functional Assessment tools, such as Timed Up and Go and Gait Velocity.
Our Innovative Program Creates Objective Patient Improvements and Safe Discharges
By implementing the Barthel Index at admission and discharge with each Swing Bed patient, we had marked objective, quantifiable data to document patient improvements in functional independence:
- Improved clinical outcomes, reduced cost to system by avoiding skilled nursing home placement: 18% increase for Orthopedic patients who returned to prior level of residence from 2014-2015.
- Improved clinical outcomes and quality of care: 13% improvement in the Barthel Index from Admission to Discharge from 2014-2015 for all three categories.
- Improved interdisciplinary teamwork: Using the Barthel Index provides a multidisciplinary overlap of care for each Swing Bed patient.
- Improved patient safety and potential decrease in re-admissions: Using the Barthel Index in family meetings offers objective, quantifiable information about how much additional care will be required to ensure the safest discharge plan for a patient returning to their home.
- More patients are being safely discharged to their prior level of residence: We have improved clinical quality and decreased the need for skilled nursing facility care. In 2016, we had an 80.2% return to home rate overall. In the sub-category of Orthopedic patients, we had an 89.3% return to home rate.
Our Swing Bed Program has had a direct, positive effect on safe discharges. With delegating certain domains of the Barthel Index to the specialized discipline, we created a stronger multidisciplinary approach to services for each of our Swing Bed patients. These functional domains are discussed at our weekly Interdisciplinary Care Plan meetings, which improved teamwork and patient outcomes. Utilizing the Barthel Index system has significantly enhanced the education of our family and patients to ensure a safe discharge, ideally to their prior level of residence. This system significantly decreases patient harm by ensuring enough care will be provided when returning home.
Back Home and Feeling Stronger Every Day: One Swing Bed Patient's Story
John P. was an L.V.A.D. patient at Ellenville Regional Hospital who benefitted from the Swing Bed program. Before his surgery, he would just lie in bed from a weak heart and other healthcare professionals didn't think he would make it. He shared with us that our hospital is the best he has been to in all his life. He was treated exceptionally well, the food was delicious and, if he didn't like something, the nurse would get him something else. Treatment and service by the nurses was at a very high level; he said they were always there for him. He also raves about the therapy work. Even after discharge, when he runs into those who gave him therapy here, he shares with them how they are the best and what a great experience it was. John was released from the Swing Bed program and returned home on July 28th, 2017 and, while he uses a walker, he says he feels like he could get up and run. He learned a great exercise program while at Ellenville Regional Hospital, and he is improving each day with his exercises at home.
What's Next for Our Swing Bed Program?
We are also improving the outcomes for our inpatients through our Swing Bed Outcomes Improvement Project, which has been developed to quantify our Sub-Acute Rehab (Swing Bed) patients' functional outcomes from admission to discharge. A measurement tool was created utilizing the Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living. This project involved multiple disciplines: Nursing, Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy.
The goals of the project are to improve the functional independence of Swing Bed patients; maximize the monthly percentage of Swing Bed patients who return home or to their prior level of residence; improve communications among the rehabilitation team members and increase their efficiency in working together, and to educate patients' families and caregivers to ensure that a safe discharge plan is established and implemented. This Swing Bed project is becoming a statewide model and is now poised to go national.
In 2016, we presented the Swing Bed Outcomes Improvement Project as a statewide initiative to other New York Critical Access Hospitals. Eight out of 18 of them agreed to use this Barthel Index tool and administer it on Swing Bed admission and discharge. We were able to benchmark and collect data with the eight hospitals that participated over the past year. We have received many accolades for implementing this tool and improving patient outcomes.
You Can Help Support Our Innovative Swing Bed Program
The Barthel Index helps our Swing Bed population. We will continue to develop and offer such remarkable projects to help our patients. Ellenville Regional Hospital is leading the way forward to improve healthcare—close to home in our community and beyond.
You can help us to sustain and grow our Initiatives by contributing to our CrowdRise fundraising efforts. Please invest in us today!


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PS This is a real bonafide Subway Truck!
The Big Seven - Ives, Lionel, American Flyer, Dorfan, Boucher and General Trains and Cohen....
Both museums are impressive. The caboose motel, located just next to the TCA museum, is a sight to see all by itself. It must be interesting to stay overnight in one of the cabooses.
Dan (R) liked the interactive displays at the TCA museum and we were both impressed with the size of the PA. RR museum.
The only downer came when we walked inside several of the vintage passenger cars at the RR museum, which are awaiting restoration. Their condition made us sad as we tried to imagine how nice they looked during their glory days.


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At Golden Creek, our worship services are vibrant, traditional services that express a love for Jesus Christ.
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MP3: Katy B x Diplo - "Witches Brew"
Diplo's been busy lately producing "Climax," the Usher-fronted slow jam that might be our generation's "I'll Make Love To You," but he's found time to drop an updated mix on Brit pop star Katy B's "Witches Brew," mixed by the duo a few months ago. If "Climax" was the prom-ending slow dance, this "Witches Brew" remix is the late evening club banger, what with its dubby skittering beat, endlessly sexy bass, and bewildering synth drones that flash like strobe lights. It's catchy as hell, but also worth more than a few listens just to wheedle through all those layers Diplo's got going on. Check it out.
KATY B – "Witches Brew" (Diplo Remix) (MP3)


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Duplicate songs in iTunes can be a real pain in the behind. If for some reason you find that you have duplicate tracks in your iTunes library, you can easily remove these manually with the following process:
View Your Duplicates
In the iTunes "View" drop-down menu, select "Show Duplicate Items" option
This will display every song in your iTunes library that you have multiple copies of.
Isolate Your Duplicates
If you you do not have it set up already, you will need to turn on the Date Modified or Date Added column in iTunes. To do this, just right click (or command click, or two finger tap) on the blank space to the right of the last column title ("Plays" in the example below), or left of the first column title (the "Tick" symbol) and select "Date Modified" or "Date Added"
You will then need to click on this column title to sort the duplicates according to the date they were added or modified.
Delete Your Duplicates
Once the list is sorted, select the recently added songs and hit the delete key.
Then confirm that you want to delete this selection...
... and confirm that you want to move the files to the Trash (or the Recycle Bin on Windows)
And Voila! Enjoy your new "Duplicate Free" iTunes library.