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China Ancient Dao Discovery Journey Itinerary 2017
The purpose of this journey :
To take part in a once in a lifetime Chinese cultural experience, to unfold and explore the internal connection between Nature, Heaven, Earth and Man through the most authentic practices of meditation, incense ceremonies, the art of Chinese Tea, Guqin performances (ancient six string musical instrument, like a zither), herbal incense preparation, and morning health practices.
Through the journey and practices, our Taoist Abbots and teachers will unveil the timeless practices that connect us with nature and internal processes which enables everyone to align themselves to the Heaven and Earth. Here you will find your own inner tranquility, and learn practices to improve and obtain a better health all which will leads to a realization of a deeper connection to a spiritual and more balanced life style that you can learn and apply to everyday life…….
This Journey is an educational, spiritual, and relaxing but a mind-blowing experience that you don't want to miss
- Special designed for the Four Dragons Institute. (*Note, you do NOT need to be a student or member to go on this trip!)
- Dates: September 2017
- GROUP SIZE: 15 (Approx.)
- VISITING: Shanghai - Qingcheng mountain - Ningdu - Wuyi mountain
- HIGHTLIGHT: Tea / Gourmet food / Incense / Guqin (stringed instrument)/ spiritual experiences
- Contact : Abbot Lao Zhi Chang (Lao Da Long) for details (at the Four Dragons Institute / firstname.lastname@example.com )
Highlight :
- Delicious real Sichuan cooking
- Incense ceremony / incense education / make your own incense training
- Tea ceremony / tea farm experience / tea education / harvest your own tea
- Ancient Chinese Health practice
- Meditation and self-introspection
- Local Gourmet food
- Guqin (a six stringed instrument like a zither) performance
FEB 28 USA - Beijing
Fly to Beijing from the US
MAR 01 Beijing - Qingcheng FLY ( WED )
Arrive Beijing and connect the domestic flight to Chengdu and drive to Qingcheng.
MAR 02 Qingcheng
Training in the morning and free in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 03 Qingcheng
Training in the morning and free in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 04 Qingcheng
Training in the morning and visit Panda valley in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 05 Qingcheng - Ganzhou - Ningdu Fly+Bus
Transfer to Chengdu airport and fly to Ganzhou, upon arrival, take bus to Ningdu and rest. ( B,D )
MAR 06 Ningdu
Training in the morning and free in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 07 Ningdu
Training in the morning and free in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 08 Ningdu - Wuyi Mountain
Taking bus to Wuyi mountain after breakfast,upon arrival, rest and orientation before dinner. ( BLD )
Tea ceremony after dinner.
MAR 09 Wuyi mountain
Training in the morning and visiting local Tea Farm on the mountain. hiking or rest in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 10 Wuyi Mountain ( B,D )
Training in the morning and visiting local Tea Farm on the mountain. hiking or rest in the afternoon. ( BLD )
MAR 11 Wuyi Mountain - Fuzhou - Beijin ( Bus + Fly )
We are flying back to Beijing this morning and dim sum dinner will be served. ( B,D )
MAR 12 Beijing - US
Transfer to Beijing Capital airport and flying home.
- Quote : $ 3,500 / Double Occupancy
Inclusive :
•Domestic Train and flight tickets
•Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
•Sight-seeing Main Entrance tickets
•All Teachers and classes
•Transportation in country
*Note you will need to buy your Airline Ticket from your local airport to Beijing. Make sure your flight arrives ON Mar 1st. Your return flight can be booked at any time of the day on Mar 12th. *


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We start off with a Festival Night at Merriman's Playhouse, October 4th @ 8:00 pm
Festival Tickets are $15.00 available @ instantseats.com and $18 @ Door. You can purchase a ticket for both nights for $25.
Party to World Class Jazz, from funky to classic to world & everything in between. Our performers are coming from England, Holland and across the USA. Savor craft brew and great eats!
Welcome to the 7th Annual South Bend Jazz Festival, being held outside, on the island at the Century Center or inside the Great Hall, if weather dictates.
For over 7 years, we aimed to build a world class Jazz and Music Festival right here in our own hometown of South Bend, Indiana. We started outside the Morris Center, seven years ago at Jon Hunt Plaza. Two years ago we moved to the Century Center after their generous offer to partner with us.
This will be a fun event where you can meet your friends, make new ones, while also enjoying the breathtaking view of the St. Joseph River; while hearing exciting music you haven't seen before, sample tantalizing food and brew!
On Thursday, we kick off with Festival Club Night at Merriman's Playhouse, 1211 Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, featuring the hot jazz group, JACKNIFE: The Music of Jackie McLean. (Tickets available at Merriman's)
From 5pm till 11pm on Friday, enjoy our artists, chosen for their talent and energy to keep the party going and dazzle the jazz and music enthusiast. This evening has a local emphasis as we present the Clay High School Band, Clay High School Jazz Choir, Notre Dame Jazz Band and the South Bend Jazz Festival All Stars, with musical director Kevin Scott Joiner and: GABRIEL HERNANDEZ, KEITH EMERSON, BRENDAN CANE, ANNA MILES, LEONARDO CARDOZO, PRISCILLA PHILLIPS and JACQUODA. On Saturday, we start at 5:00 p.m. and continue to party till 11:00 p.m. After, we move to Vegetable Buddies (two blocks away from Century Center) for the festival jam session starting at 11pm and going till the wee hours.
Foster/Tidaback/Turner will be bringing new music and arrangements to great classic standards you will remember from your lifetime. Look for great solos and compositions. Featuring Billy Foster, Darrel Tidaback, Turner, Don Lerman, and Carl Coan.
Diane Delin, violinist, composer and recording artist will show her elegance and expertise (Jazz Times Magazine) and improvisations of considerable style (LA Times), as this winner of four Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll "Rising Star" awards graces our stage.
Dutch duo Bastian Steven (vocals) and guitar wonder (voted best guitarist in Holland) Niels Onstenk are coming from The Netherlands, performing music from both their albums. We are in for a Dutch Treat!
Legendary producer and performer, Norman Connors graces us with his special way of performing Rhythm and blues/jazz and pop to South Bend. He is bringing his talented band to play his monster R&B and Jazz hits that have appeared on the Billboard chart over the last 40 years, as well as new songs from fall release concentrating on his 40 year celebration in the field of music.
Danny Lerman His latest appearances have taken him to the Jakarta Jazz Festival; solo concerts in Bali and Holland; an appearance with international dance artist CeCe Peniston; Danny will perform new music inspired by his latest travels, from his upcoming album at the festival.
At 11pm till 3:00 am; Saturday eve, come and Party with us at the Festival Jam Session hosted by and performing, Sam Que at Vegetable Buddies, 129 N Michigan St, South Bend, IN (free for festival attendees, others pay just $5)
Tickets are $15.00 available @ instantseats.com and $18 @ Door.
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Today it's Gladiator but when I've seen Joker I reserve myself the right to change my opinion!
My favorite: Joaquin Phoenix playing (and singing) the man in black in Walk the Line (2005)
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One of Hollywood's most underrated actors. I like most Her, Gladiator and Sister Brothers.
I think that his best movie is now Joker follow by Gladiator.
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Alfa Leisure Inc., Chino, Calif., has sued RV Consumer Group, a nonprofit, membership dues-supported organization, for libel and defamation for publishing a consumer's complaint on its website.
The person submitting the complaint, Margo Crawford, also was named as a defendant in the law suit, which was filed in state court in San Bernardino, Calif., according to Connie Gallant, administrator of the Quilcene, Wash.-based organization.
RV Consumer Group will "aggressively defend our position," Gallant added.
Crawford, a full-time RVer, said she and her husband, a construction company foreman, bought a new 1998 Alfa Leisure fifth-wheel from a dealer in Las Vegas four years ago. However, she said the fifth-wheel has numerous flaws which are outlined in her complaint published in the Court of Public Opinion section of the RV Consumer Group website, www.rv.org.
Crawford's Court of Public Opinion posting also includes two letters written last July and November by Alfa Leisure President Johnnie Crean, who stated that his company would perform repair work for a "very reduced 'special' rate," but not for free, because the warranty had expired.
On its website, RV Consumer Group states that the Court of Public Opinion is "provided strictly as an educational service."
The Court of Public Opinion also includes a feature that allows voting over the Internet on the question of whether the person submitting the complaint should get the remedy they requested, or whether the entity that is the object of the complaint should be exonerated.
Before RV Consumer Group posts a Court of Public Opinion item, it requires documentation including a bill of sale, repair bills, other receipts, letters and photos, Gallant said.
In its law suit, Alfa Leisure claims it has been damaged because Crawford's complaints "could have been viewed by anyone in the U.S. who has access to a computer or the Internet," according to RV Consumer Group.
JD Gallant, president of RV Consumer Group and husband of Connie Gallant, believes the Alfa Leisure suit could "define issues relating to opinions stated in a consumer forum format and published on the Internet."
Alfa Leisure Inc., Chino, Calif., has sued RV Consumer Group, a nonprofit, membership dues-supported organization, for libel and defamation for publishing a consumer's complaint on its website.


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Note: The name of the conference was not drawn from any specific event, but from the long literary imagining of California as another world, as we hope the call for panels and papers have made clear. The title was intended to be metaphorical, and took on an unintended new meaning in light of the tragic November 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise CA. ASLE mourns for the loss of life, home and habitat in that fire, and will continue to take steps to assist the fire's victims. We will reach out to affected communities as part of our conference effort as well. ASLE is a community dedicated to grappling with difficult, long-term and often irresolvable issues. Despite its unintended resonance we have retained the conference's title to remember what happened in California and to memorialize the tragic loss of life and home. To back away from a conference title that has proven to be disturbingly prescient, even though it is now a difficult, even problematic title, would be to sidestep the trouble rather than dealing intellectually, artistically, and pragmatically with reality. We trust that our members will think respectfully about the fire and its victims as they plan their presentations. ASLE will continue to seek out ways that our organization and conference attendees can aid the victims of this tragedy and assist their recovery. To donate, see below for a list of organizations.
North Valley Community Foundation: The fund will provide financial resources to organizations and agencies responding to those affected by the Camp Fire in Northern California. https://nvcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?funit_id=2012
North Valley Animal Disaster Group: Works jointly with public and private agencies and organizations in the area to help ensure the safety and well-being of all domestic animals and farm animals, including wildlife, affected by a disaster. This includes assistance with emergency temporary shelter, evacuation, and medical care. https://www.nvadg.org/donate.
Caring Choices Chico: 100% of donations will be used to directly offer aid to those in need. Donors can indicate if they are making a contribution or a donation to a specific person, area or need.
California Community Foundation's Wildfire Relief Fund: Supports victims by helping to rebuild homes and providing financial assistance to those who need medical and mental treatment. https://connect.calfund.org/give/wildfirerelief.
Indigenous Lands: The Davis campus–and in particular the area along the old north channel of Putah Creek (now the university arboretum) near our conference venues–was historically the site of Patwin (Southern Wintu) village settlements. Native remains are often found during construction of campus buildings, most notably in the case of the Mondavi Center. A Native American Contemplative Garden now sits diagonally across from the Alumni Center on the other side of the creek.
Here are some thoughts from a Davis resident and tribal liason: https://memoriesofthepeople.wordpress.com/2018/12/31/land-acknowledgment-north-davis-yolo-county-california/
Since its founding in 1908, UC Davis has been known for its academics and commitment to sustainability. They remain dedicated to solving issues related to food, health, the environment and society.
The 5,300-acre campus is in the city of Davis, a vibrant college town of about 68,000 located in Yolo County. Sacramento, the state capital, is 20 minutes away, and natural and cultural destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley are within a two-hour drive.
To learn more about UC Davis and attractions and activities in the city and region around Davis, see http://davisdowntown.com/ and https://www.ucdavis.edu/about
Recorded Plenary Talks from the 2017 Conference are available in the Conference Archive. For information on all past conferences, see the Conference Archive.
I first attended and presented at ASLE at the 2009 conference in Victoria, BC. At the time, I was a Master's student and didn't yet know whether I wanted to pursue studies in the field of environmental literature, or even a career in academia more broadly. After five days of amazing conference panels, intellectually stimulating conversations, and fun hiking adventures, I was certain that I had chosen the right field and the right profession. Now, attending ASLE conferences truly feels like coming home. I would not be where I am today without ASLE, an organization that is welcoming of all perspectives, all methodologies, and scholars at all stages of their careers. – Stephen Siperstein (English Teacher, Choate Rosemary Hall)
ASLE welcomes proposals to host both our biennial conferences and off-year affiliated symposia.
We are currently seeking a site for 2021! Read more: Request for Proposals ASLE 2021.
Biennial Conference Proposal Guidelines
These guidelines are to assist potential hosts in formulating a complete and compelling proposal for our large biennial conference.
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Details of how to submit a proposal for an ASLE seed grant or ASLE affiliation to assist with your own smaller symposium in non-conference years (even years).
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Scene 16. Belle of the Boom
Micron-level printers, micro-polishing of mating surfaces, resin reenforced with amophorous-diamond thread mesh pressed in a mold made by the printers, the skeleton shape of the human female assembled quickly. Each member of the group that called themselves "The Gate Watchers".
In a day, they had the skeleton in position on the table. Checking every step of the way, making sure the frame of the half-constructed project had the same density of bone as a human. The group regularly discussed shapes of printable organs and density of each.
The one they called Sif posed as a model with enhanced appeal, increasing the curve of the hip and size of the bust, appealing to the male of the religion as a woman of good child-bearing genes.
"What is this solution that you're growing skin in?" Thor asked. A small man, who had the look of not quite passing puberty. Twenty-two, he was younger that Lone Wolf, but talented in chemistry, his major in school.
"Dextrose, five-percent in normal saline." Steve answered. "The flesh will multiply at a cube of the original every two-hours. At this rate, the sample I removed from my hip, will continue to grow, it is only a gram at the moment, but in about nine-hours we will have a full skin with a touch extra, we can overlay the musculature that is growing on the frame now.
"I like chemistry, but this is just creepy." Thor said. "I'll go back to my bio-circuitry. I think that is the way to avoid being hacked by the government." The blond-haired computer designer muttered as he turned away.
"The government would give your system a virus." Alvin said.
"Bite me Al." Thor laughed.
"Just Wolf?" Steve the Android asked. "If we use the muscle sample and cut it in sections, it will grow faster over the frame."
"The name's just Wolf." Walter the Lone Wolf corrected him.
"Yes, I'll put that in permanent memory. Just Wolf." Steve answered.
"Right. Just Wolf, you got it. "
Steve nodded.
"Just Wolf, the Dextrose mix ratio is dropping, it is now four-point-nine. The tissue is growing, but it will slow down."
"You still have it wrong. Call me just Wolf okay?" Wolf said.
"Yes. Call you Just Wolf." The android answered.
"Right." Wolf nodded. "Now this system's set up with a mixer. The dextrose is in this bottle."
He looked it over and noted a kink in the line that fed the bottle to the water filter and purifier.
Hours of checks and rechecks passed as they programmed the binary unit with sub-routines, main programming, they nearly filled the restrictive memory banks with all the needs that could be foreseen.
A binary system, less adaptable to a dynamic changing system that is the soul of mankind. This robot, less advanced, would not have the options to flex with change that Steve or Sleeper could do.
But she would not have to do much. No spy software, no eating, no interaction except for those that she needed to speak with.
"We should make her a companion, another female, perhaps?" Alvin asked. "That part of the world, a lone woman is going to get beat with a stick."
"Make it so." The leader of the group said. "We will make a second and maybe a third. Send them all at the same time."
"Where do you plan to get the money for this?" Sif asked.
"I have credit." Steve nodded."I will pay the fare to send them on the transporters."
"We have passports printing now, they are excellent quality." Christopher "Burning Chip" Krag spoke up. The muscular teens shadow, Robert "Running Man" Akita was a brilliant mind with moderate Asperger's, and the two had been friends since Robert and Christopher were childhood neighbors.
"We can also put them in the system. The hack for input is easy, they are only protecting against theft, not input." He smiled. His perpetual smile. When Robert was around Christopher, Robert wore a constant smile, his only wish, for people to call him by his hacker name Running Man when he was coding. Stolen from an old novel.
Steve looked out of the Faraday cage, to the outside through the clear glass mounted in the wall.
"Tin man, we need you back over here. Do not think you can get away by breaking through that glass. It is six-inches thick of some weird material that is not glass, it can stop an RPG.
"ALON, transparent aluminum. Very tough. I have never seen any that thick before." Steve looked out. "It is clear at the near-infrared through to near-ultraviolet. Interesting."
Robert filled Steve the Android in on the history of the material and how it was first mentioned in the previous century one time in a science fiction movie.
"Interesting." Steve would say every five minutes while Robert kept talking when steve was trying to program.
"Are you listening to me?" Robert finally asked.
"Yes." Steve did not look at Robert as he answered the question.
"What did I say?"
When Steve stopped typing for the briefest of seconds, Robert thought he had the bigger male at the disadvantage.
Then Steve answered with perfect clarity of tone everything that Running Man said.
"I can code that more quickly, you are using a code that works best with a balanced base-three system. You can't use a base-three code in a base-two hardware and retain efficiency. May I try?"
"You have to do this best in assembly language, I can do that quickly for you. How many lines of code to you want to use?" Running Man asked Steve.
"I want it up by Morning."
"Get me some coffee then." And Running Man was typing nearly as fast as Steve the Android could.
Thirty hours passed, two women of Middle-east descent walked into the room. Coders and chemists, framework builders and an android stood and talked to them.
"Fully charged." Lone Wolf introduced the pair of girls. "They will function for eleven days before their charge becomes critical. They will have a need to charge right away."
"We need to put a weapon in one now." Alvin said.
"Time to take it out of me and put it in one of these two robots." Steve nodded.
Sitting on a chair, four rolls of paper towels around in his lap, steve took off his shirt and asked for ice.
"You are going to do it yourself?" Alvin gasped.
"Yes, you are not qualified. I need someone to hold the mirror, I think you can do it. There will be little blood, the fluid is not blood, no matter what its color is.
"M-m-me?" Alvin stammered. "Steve, you don't want me to do that, I faint at the sight of blood."
"It's not blood. It's a coolant fluid that also helps bring nutrients to the cells of the flesh. The flesh is not needed to run the frame, it approximates the flexing and appearance of being a human."
"Looks close enough, to me." Alvin made a noise best described as "Eep." When Steve the android took a box cutter out of a blister package and extended the blade.
"Wait!" Running Man yelled. "You will cause an infection."
"I don't get infected." The android answered back quickly. Trying to approximate a smile.
"You don't know, germs are adaptable. This is organic tissue, right?" the young man's hands did not seem to know where to touch himself. He put them in his pockets, behind his neck, on top of his head, then he folded his arms in agitation.
"Agreed." The android paused. "If we poured some high-proof liquor over the site, would it be acceptable?"
"Yes." Running man said.
Pouring a bottle of rum over the blade of the box cutter and his own stomach that satisfied the human boy, The android called Steve cut an incision to the left of center, then reached in and made a move with his hand, pushing his hand up past his wrist in the hold he cut in his chest.
Slowly nodding, everyone stood around watching him, then something happened.
Steve gave an electronic squeal, went rigid.
Teh women screamed, Lone Wolf joined in the chorus.
Then Steve stood up and nodded.
"Humor, yes?"
The group broke up laughing except for Lady Sif and Running Man.
"That was not funny!" Sif yelled at Steve.
"Actually that was great." Alvin said as Steve handed him the thimble sized warhead.
"Dayum, and you say this has the kaboom of a four-ton bomb?" Alvin asked.
"Yes, almost half the size of the GBU-43/b bomb." Steve answered.
"Would it be that hard to get twice as much in this package?" Lone Wolf asked as Thor hung over the shoulders of everyone.
"There is so very little of the material in the world, its cost is prohibitive." Steve answered.
"How did your people get it." Christopher Burning Chip asked.
"I was not powered up then, I do not have that information." Steve answered, then added. "Suffice it to say, I would wager it was not an honest transaction."
"Something so small and light." Lir said as they passed it around. "How much power does it draw?"
"Five volts and six-hundred miliamps" Steve answered as one of he nubile, young-looking robots lay on the table.
"Okay, a small cut. You will heal in fifteen-minutes."
She grunted slightly, he fished out a single wire and he attached the plug to the end of the warhead. He carefully slipped the wired bomb back under the skin that he then smoothed over and held in place with the fat part of his own thumb for two minutes.
Then he wiped the blood-colored fluid away and the incision was fully healed.
"Holy crap on a cracker." Thor said. "I have never seen anything like that."
"It is a military design, I know nothing more than that. Flesh that heals a hundred times faster than normal." Steve answered as the girl got up off the table.
"They are now fully functional. They need clothing," Burning Chip said. "And we are printing cards now, thanks to my bro here, Running Man."
The one called Running Man bounced up and down, pleased at the recognition.
"Now, we send them home." Alvin said.
Lone Wolf smiled and spoke.
"Make it so."


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April 12th, 2014. Lighting Ideas, Battery Operated Table Lamps.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Thursday's launch of a 23-story Delta IV Heavy rocket, the tallest ever to blast off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base was successful, officials said.
The launch took place on Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 6, known on the base as "Slick Six," the Los Angeles Times reported.
The launch pad was built in the 1960s and was once intended to accommodate West Coast space shuttle launches, the newspaper said.
The Delta IV Heavy is built by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co.
"It was a picture perfect launch of the largest rocket to ever (launch) from the west coast of the U.S. It just doesn't get any better!" a United Launch Alliance spokesman said in a statement.
Analysts say the 235-foot rocket is thought to be carrying a top-secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office, the federal umbrella agency that operates spy satellites.


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Cholesteatoma is an abnormal migration or growth of skin from the ear canal into the middle ear. Generally, cholesteatomas occur in the form of a pouch or cyst that sheds old skin and other waste materials built up inside the ear. The cholesteatoma can gradually grow in size and destroy the neighboring delicate bones. Once the skin finds its way into the middle ear, it tends to collect and fill up the space between the middle ear and the mastoid (the bone behind the ear). This condition can lead to problems such as chronic infections and erosion of bony structures.
Causes of Cholesteatoma
Cholesteatoma usually occurs as a complication following a chronic ear infection but it can be a congenital (birth defect) condition too.
The Eustachian tube is responsible for conveying air from the back of the nasal passage into the middle ear, a process that equalizes ear pressure. When the Eustachian tube does not function properly, it leads to an accumulation of negative pressure in the middle ear creating a pocket or a cyst called the cholesteatoma. Over time, this cyst fills up with old skin cells and other waste materials and gets infected. The infected sac may grow bigger and break down some of the surrounding middle ear bones or other ear structures, affecting balance, hearing ability, and even the normal functioning of facial muscles.
A congenital cholesteatoma, which is rare compared to the infection triggered by Eustachian
dysfunction, may occur in the middle ear and other places, such as in the neighboring skull bones.
Symptoms of Cholesteatoma
The common symptoms of cholesteatoma include:
- Drainage from ear
- Dizziness
- Loss of hearing in one ear
Initially, cholesteatoma may produce ear drainage, sometimes with a foul smell. When the sac or pouch enlarges, it can cause a feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear. This condition is often accompanied by hearing loss. An ache inside or behind the ear may be present, especially during the night. Dizziness and muscle weakness on the side of the face where the ear is infected may also occur. The presence of any one or all of these symptoms needs medical examination.
An ear exam could show a perforation or pocket in the eardrum, commonly with drainage. The accumulation of old skin cells may be tested through a microscope or an otoscope, a special instrument for examining the ear. Sometimes, a mass of blood vessels may be present.
A cholesteatoma can be difficult to diagnose because in many cases, the cyst remains invisible to the naked eye. The cholesteatoma only shows signs of its presence, such as a small opening on top of the eardrum where the mouth of the cyst has developed. Sometimes, hearing loss and repeated middle ear infections are the only signs that indicate the condition. Recurrent infections may make it difficult for the doctor to examine the insides of the ear adequately. A careful microscopic examination (generally performed under anesthesia) makes it possible to identify the presence of a cholesteatoma cyst.
To rule out other possible causes of dizziness, the doctor may recommend a CT scan or an electronystagmography.
If the infection and cholesteatoma are left untreated, the cyst can increase pressure accumulation and eventually lead to the erosion of pathways deep within the mastoid and skull. Should hearing loss occur due to cholesteatoma, the symptoms can be sensed at an early stage. The collection of waste materials gradually gets infected, accelerating the process of bone erosion. As there are no blood vessels supplying the cyst, the condition tends to be resistant to antibiotic treatment. Surgical removal is the most effective way to treat cholesteatoma.
The complications include:
- Complete loss of hearing in one war
- Dizziness
- Brain abscess
- Meningitis
- Labyrinthitis
- Facial paralysis (caused due to erosion of the cyst into the facial nerves)
- Continuous ear drainage
- Spread of the infected mass into the brain
Treatment of Cholesteatoma
Initial treatment for cholesteatoma may include careful cleaning of the ear and its canals, antibiotic intake, and application of ear drops. Therapeutic procedures focus on controlling the infection, thereby stopping drainage from the ear. The growth characteristics of the cyst and the extent of infection are also evaluated.
Surgery is the most common method of treating cholesteatomas. Surgical removal of the cyst prevents the patient from experiencing serious complications by eliminating infection, minimizing destruction, and thus restoring hearing abilities. The surgeon may recommend balance and hearing tests, CAT scans, and x-rays of the skull bone next to the ear. These tests are done to evaluate the level of hearing that remains in the affected ear and the extent of destruction the cyst growth has caused.
In most cases, surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Tymnoplasty – surgery on the ear drum or the middle ear bones, and mastoidectomy – surgical opening of the mastoid located behind the ear, are the two common procedures involved in cholesteatoma surgery. In cases where it is not possible to remove the entire cholesteatoma in one operation, a second surgery is required. The second procedure is mostly performed six to twelve months after the first surgery.
Patients are put through follow-up visits to ensure there is no re-growth of the cholesteatoma cyst. Those who have undergone a mastoidectomy surgery are advised to visit their physicians every few months to prevent the development of new infections.
Prompt diagnosis and complete treatment can help prevent most cases of cholesteatoma. If not removed, cholesteatomas generally continue to grow. Surgical removal is the most successful solution for the condition. Patients may need occasional ear cleaning. If the cholesteatoma comes back, additional surgery is required.
Insurance Coverage
Most medical insurance providers cover the costs for cholesteatoma surgeries. However, it is always good to check with the insurer first. Because cholesteatoma is curable and generally not a long-term illness, a private medical insurance could also help.
Cholesteatoma is a serious but a treatable and curable ear condition. It can be diagnosed only through medical examination. Persistent ear ache, ear pressure, ear drainage, dizziness, facial muscle weakness or hearing loss indicates the need for examination by a physician.
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April 21, 2012
I'm super proud of my latest accomplishment. I've been trying for years to find a medium with which to express my creativity but I've been lacking in artistic ability. I've always said that I'm crafty, not artsy, which is totally not true – I just haven't found the right way to articulate my artsy side! So, today I packaged my first set of invitations that are going to be shipped to someone I don't know (or know through someone)…. and I'm stunned. Lots of hard work has given me my outlet for expression, and I couldn't be more thrilled.
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The advances and future of sailcloth
by Andrew Rice
Superyachts are sailing harder and faster than ever before. Ten years ago, when big boats went racing, they weren't so much racing as sailing around a racecourse in an orderly fashion.
Today superyachts are being raced hard, and part of the reason for that is the advance in rig technology. Masts are made out of carbon, not aluminium; nitronic rod rigging is being replaced by composite rigging; and sail construction has advanced in leaps and bounds.
As superyachts have increased in size, so the loads on the sails have increased exponentially. Sailmakers have brought all their experience and technology from the racing scene – the America's Cup and the Volvo – and applied it to the design and construction of superyacht sails.
The scale of some of these projects is breathtaking. For example, one of the reacher sails built for S/Y Twizzle has a foot length of 32m. That's longer than some superyachts. These are exciting times for superyachts, but with any progress comes risk. With high loads, crew safety is a real concern, and in this article we consider the merits of some different kinds of rig configuration.
Maltese Falcon lit a new path with her revolutionary clipper rig, which proved safer and easier to handle than most conventional sail plans. Meanwhile, in the America's Cup, BMW Oracle's wing rig has inspired Wally yachts' Luca Bassani to develop his own wing rig, which he claims could make superyacht sailing safer and faster.
Advances in sail technology have filtered through to superyachts, with string sails replacing more traditional panel sales, although some sailmakers question whether this has been a step backwards. In the America's Cup, race teams are prepared to throw sails away after just a few hours of competition. Lightweight sails may be fast, but they don't last. Surely superyacht owners should expect greater longevity from their sails, but perhaps that will require a change in regulations, maybe a specification of minimum cloth weight, for example.
Then again, you can't stop progress, and nor would you want to. Sail technology is advancing as rapidly as ever, and perhaps the next generation of string sails will address some of the problems of longevity. For example, North Sails believes that its new 3Di technology will soon replace 3DL as the standard among performance racers.
Developed for Alinghi in the lead up to the 2007 America's Cup, 3Di offers a big step up in terms of performance. It's less stretch for a given amount of weight. Will the superyacht world choose the extra strength, or the lighter weight?


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Cleaning guns can be fairly easy for some, but it could be made even easier, if you have the proper know-how, that is. Plainly put, you'll need a right set of tools, and the most basic understanding of how they work. We're here to offer some tips about the most conventional gun-cleaning tools, so let's jump right to it:
1.Gun-Cleaning Rod
Gun-cleaning rods are extremely easy to use. These little contraptions are made of variousmaterials, but all you need to know is that you need the one that's "lighter" than the material of your gun. Most models come in a set of 2-3 attachment rods which can be attached to a convenient handle, so you can choose the one appropriate to the situation.
On the other hand, some models (like Outers Coated Steel model, for example) feature a one-piece design. Rods such as these may not be so versatile, but they're often more durable.
Using gun-cleaning rods is fairly simple – they're supposed to be inserted into the gun's barrel, flushing out the grime and unnecessary objects out, but be careful, as pushing too hard might damage, or even destroy your gun.
Nevertheless, the rods are among the most frequently used gun-cleaning tools, and they're practically ideal when combined with other cleaning items, such as gun-cleaning fluids.
How to choose the best cleaning rod?
Essentially, most people go with one-piece rods, as they run the slightest risk of being stuck in the barrel. While some people prefer the detacheable rods due to their increased versatility, most guys never use them alone, so consider these models only if you've covered other gun-cleaning tools.
Consider getting a model that comes outfitted with a handle, as you'll benefit from increased range and leverage.
2.Gun-Cleaning Patches
Patches are, in essence, much alike to handkerchefs, and they're to be used in combination with a cleaning rod. Once combined, you'll get a mop-like item that will serve as a cleaning tool for your gun's bore.
Gun-cleaning patches come in a variety of materials, but most people go with cotton patches. Above all else, make sure that your patches are entirely clean before you use them, as dirty ones will just roll over the dirt and grime inside the bore.
To make sure this is easy, supply yourself accordingly. Gun-cleaning patches are decently cheap, and most brands offer sets that are cheaper when buying single products.
Essentially, the gun-cleaning patches are coated with special solvents capable of loosening the powder and fouling found inside the barrel, leaving the rest of the job to the chemicals.
How to choose the best gun-cleaning patch?
Since they're inexpensive, you can use pretty much any gun-cleaning patch you want. The cotton ones are somewhat of a standard, and there's little room for error for as long as you know how to use them properly. Just make sure that you always use a clean one, though.
3.Metal Cleaning Brush
Plain simple, gun-cleaning brushes do a similar job when compared to standalone gun-cleaning rods, but with a little exception. Their construction is rougher, in a sense, whereas solo rods are capable of cleaning more precisely.
Nevertheless, the metal cleaning brushes are pretty thorough and easy to use. They're basically a substitute for gun-cleaning patches, as they're supposed to be attached onto a cleaning rod. Most metal cleaning brushes are intended for heavy duty gun cleaning jobs, making them ideal for long guns. If you're looking for a handgun cleaning brush, feel free to try outnylon brushes.
The downfall of cleaning brushes is that they're not exactly durable. They tend to wear out pretty fast, and, just like gun-cleaning patches, they're replaceable and decently affordable.
How to choose the best metal cleaning brush?
In summary, you'll need several metal cleaning brushes per gun. Different calibers/gauges demand different materials, so consider having several types of cleaning brushes at your disposal. Even though they're relatively cheap, their rugged design makes them moderately reliable, which only signals that you'll want to have at least three brushes at all times.
4.Gun-Cleaning Fluids
Most guns are made of materials that are prone to rust (with the exception of corrosion-free stainless-steel ones), and proper maintenance is in order if you wish to keep them functional. Using the gun-cleaning fluids can prevent this.
Basically, the fluids you want to use range from anti-rust, over lube layers, to plain cleaning fluids, such as Gunslick's degreaser, Dri-Lube's lubricant, and such. There are 4 gun-cleaning fluid types
How to choose the best gun cleaning fluid?
First of all, you need to decide which "hazard" is the most dominant concerning your guns. If your gun locker is in a damp place where moisture is present, you should go with protectant fluids. On the other hand, if your guns tend to collect grime and oil too fast, solvents and degreasers are perfect for you. Lubricants are always welcome.
5.Gun Toothbrush
Some tight spaces aren't easy to reach with other gun-cleaning tools, so you can use a regular, or a specially designed gun toothbrush to clean them. Basically, the gun toothbrush is a clever little contraption that is more durable than a standard toothbrush, being outfitted with hardened "teeth" that can take out the grime and other fouling from your gun's trigger, slide grooves, clip inside compartment, and such.
How to choose the best
Basically, you can't pick a "wrong" gun toothbrush. They're all made with the same concept in mind, while some are more affordable than the others. The only thing you need to keep an eye out for is the material of which the toothbrush is made.
Essentially, there's a plethora of gun-cleaning tools, each requiring a different cleaning technique. Depending on the guns you have, you need to pick the right one, or even use several cleaning tools to get the job done right.
Keep in mind that specific, customized rifles might not be as easy to tackle down as standard-issue guns, and some of the tools we've recommended might not be suitable for that sort of a task. Nevertheless, as long as you intend to clean a regular gun, using these tools will prove valuable and sufficient.


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The IVF (In-vitro Fertilisation) process involves bringing eggs and sperm together in a dish in our lab and developing embryos in our incubation system. ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is similar but instead the sperm doesn't have to penetrate the egg in the dish, our scientists carefully inject a single sperm directly into the egg.
Selecting the right clinic for IVF or ICSI treatment is vital. To begin, you want to be sure that you actually require IVF or ICSI and that it addresses your specific fertility issue. Getting the right diagnosis is crucial so starting with a clinic that offers a range of treatments means IVF may not be part of your journey.
Any procedure where fertilisation takes place outside the body is a form of IVF.
Every month, follicles begin to develop in a woman's ovaries. Around 1 to 30 follicles will grow each menstrual cycle – depending on a woman's age and ovarian reserve. But just one follicle will dominate and release a mature egg.
During an IVF cycle, injections of a hormone known as FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) are used to encourage more of the follicles to develop mature eggs – which are then collected under vaginal ultrasound guidance – sometimes called oocyte (egg) pick up (OPU) or retrieval.
The eggs are then fertilised by sperm in the lab. The developing embryos are monitored for several days, before one is transferred to the uterus. If there are additional embryos, they can be frozen and stored for later use.
ICSI is a specialised form of IVF, commonly recommended by a Fertility Specialist if sperm numbers are low or sperm motility is poor. During ICSI our highly trained and skilled scientists use sperm microinjection to inject a single sperm directly into the cytoplasm of the egg. The sperm is selected mainly on the basis of its normal shape and size.
Once the eggs have been successfully fertilised, the resulting embryos are left to develop in the lab over the next five to six days and transferred or frozen, just as they are for a "routine" IVF cycle.
Should IVF or ICSI be required, you want to ensure that the care, technology and success are world leading to maximise your chance of a family, in the least number of cycles possible.
At Genea Oxford Fertility, our care ensures a personalised treatment plan to address your fertility issue. You are surrounded by a supportive team of counsellors, nurses and scientists. Every cycle starts with a Fertility Specialist who will go on to conduct all procedures and oversee all treatment*. Our care ensures you are stimulated at the correct time in your cycle, egg pick up is at the most appropriate time for egg quality and the medications and dosage we prescribe is tailored for you.
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H and I have been going sightseeing like mad lately and we are making it our goal to have seen every landmark in Kabul 🙂 So far, so good!
Work is good, life is good, I am good and so are my loved ones. I have nothing more to report.
Work is sucking the life out of me. It's alright, sometimes it's a bit too much.
A new international salon has opened up… wohoo! The prices are MUCH cheaper than Nova. So definitely going to go there for a back/neck massage and a facial.Yipeeeeeee…
Oh yeah, yesterday we recieved a security warning and none of us were allowed to move… STRICTLY! There was an explosion.
A few minutes later we recieved another security warning saying it was a pressure cooker that had blown up. tehehehehe.
Ok my darlings, thank you for the wonderful evening. I shall see you all again on another glamourous evening… adieu


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Crappy Mom Moments- Eventually They Will Happen To You
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Let me tell you something ladies- there is a reason this blog is about BIRTH and not PARENTING. I know I can give birth. I think we are pretty much all designed to do this. Parenting? I have no idea what I am doing. And it seems to be such a huge, complex, changing yet monumentally important task. It really matters if we screw it up. Birth matters forever too- but it is so very brief in comparison and some of it is just out of our control. Parenting however, if you foul it up- it kind of feels like it is all on you.
It seems that every time I have an opinion about kids or parenting or how other people are doing stuff wrong, it comes back to bite me.
Just this week I was sick. I had one day that I was feeling awful and spent a lot of time in bed. In my stupor I came to the conclusion that, A) Nobody should ever touch me again and B) I was so freaking tired of nursing.
In my defense I have been either nursing or pregnant for the last eight years solid. I have NEVER felt touched out. When I would hear of other women talk about that feeling- like they just wanted everybody to get away by the end of the day, I thought......well I thought that was a little sad. I wondered how you could ever get tired of milky cuddles and sweet little hands with fat fingers and unconditional love.
I would hear women so happy to "get their bodies back" after a baby weaned and I would wonder why they would be excited about that. How could you be happy to see that relationship end?
But then it happened to me. It took a long time, but it did. One day I found myself wanting "my" body back and feeling done with nursing.
Before you freak out and tell me you hate me, I should mention that my baby is a year old. My breastfeeding goal is always to hit the one year mark. I should also mention that I didn't and won't suddenly wean her.
Still....something needed to change for me- for my SANITY. To me this is one of the hardest balancing acts of motherhood. How do we give selflessly but know when we need to give to ourselves? How do we teach service and at the same time take time for our own needs? How do we know when we are doing something for ourselves that will make us better mothers and better women or if we are just being selfish? This, well, it's just hard to figure out sometimes.
I won't just cut off a one year old who is happily nursing. But I did realize that unless I wanted to dread nursing that I needed to cut back. I started offering more solids and offering them more frequently. I stopped offering the breast so constantly. I started offering her more water in a sippy cup.
An amazing thing happened. My baby- the one who has been following me around whining and crying and acting pretty miserable and attached was suddenly HAPPIER. And me, I was happier too. It is nice to have a more content baby, and it was even nice to have myself a little more to myself.
This kind of thing KEEPS ON HAPPENING. I constantly have humbling moments.
I used to watch this mother in my son's class interact with her toddler. She had a two year old who was always getting loose in the parking lot. I often thought, "She needs to control that child or she is going to get RUN OVER!" Of course my baby at the time grew bigger. By the time she was two I had another baby.
It is pretty impossible to carry my feisty and strong toddler while I hold the baby. I tell you what- I will praise the Lord if that girl survives to adulthood. She is loud and quick and built for battle. She hates holding hands and loves getting away from me. Though seemingly smart as a whip she sure as hell doesn't listen worth a hill of beans. And she has gotten away from me in that same parking lot more times than I can count.
The only thing I know these days about parenting is that I am constantly amazed by how much I don't know. The longer this mom gig goes on, the more I realize how much there is to learn and how little of it I can get from books or philosophies.
I will learn parenting from my children, from prayer, from other good mother's around me. I will learn some of it from my gut, my heart, my instincts, and my head. Being a good mother to one child will be a little different than being a good mother to the next one. And when I think I have figured out that child, they will change, and grow, and they will teach me more. Every time it will surprise me, and every time it will be a painful yet pleasurable journey towards finally figuring it all out.
But I will admit, right now, that I have bad days. Awful days where I wonder why I am performing so very poorly in such an important task. I do and say things that I am ashamed of and that I hope my children will not remember about me. I have crappy mom moments.
Someday I hope I am a wise grandmother who can give perfect advice to the sweet young mothers I hope to raise. I hope I can hold their babies in just the right way and enjoy those moments without forgetting how hard it sometimes was for me, way back when.
But for right now, I hope I can be humble without being hopeless. I hope I can laugh without bitterness and I hope that I can love in the moment. I hope I can preserve my sanity, serve my children, and do it all without totally forgetting that I was once an individual. I hope this journey can be beautiful and joyful even while it is kicking me in the pants. Mostly, I hope my crappy moments are just that, moments, and not defining.
Thank you for joining me on it, even in a small way.
I hope there is joy in your journey as mothers. We are all in this together.


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Playful Design
2012-07-27 17:26:51
Last week I was talking to the current professor for HCI at the University of Hamburg in his office, and among the current set of books that he was asked to assess for inclusion in our department's library, something caught my eye. I recognized the cover design of John Ferrara's Playful Design, published very recently by Rosenfeld Media. That was pretty exciting for me, since I had been looking forward to that book for a while, to the extent that I recommended it in a recent talk about gamification, just on the basis of the introductory article at UX Magazine. This occassion presented me with a chance to actually read the whole thing, so here's what came of that.
Topic and Relevance
Here's the blurb from the publisher's website linked above:
Game design is a sibling discipline to software and Web design, but they're siblings that grew up in different houses. They have much more in common than their perceived distinction typically suggests, and user experience practitioners can realize enormous benefit by exploiting the solutions that games have found to the real problems of design. This book will show you how.
Those few lines already managed to catch my attention, since they state something that I've been also thinking and talking about for a while. Usability engineering and interaction design have somewhat become my core interest concerning my studies of computer science, and I've dabbled in game design occassionally, passively (I enjoy some amounts of well-crafted gameplay in my free time) and actively (most visibly in a rather enjoyable real-time strategy game prototype that I developed with a few other students a couple of years ago, that I sadly have yet to document in a world-accessible way).
My recent drive to put games and playful experiences into the spotlight might be fueled partially by the tendency of our current faculty to dismiss games as mostly uninteresting and irrelevant to our work. (Since Timo left, games don't really have a "voice" at our CS department anymore.) I don't mean this as an insult, both mck and Claudia have highly interesting and relevant research topics for our little HCI group, it's just that games happen to not be among those.
Last semester I gave a talk about the challenges of interface complexity in our research colloquium, in which I showcased explorative learning in games by explaining the extraordinarily well-engineered level design of Super Mario Bros on the NES, stage 1-1. This seems to have been a real eye-opener for some of the visitors as to how much thought can go into a good game -- they had simply never looked at them so deeply.
So John Ferrara's book, to which excellent timing (in the sense that the UX community can profit immensely from it right now) has been attributed by Hamburg's own Sebastian Deterding, is also excellently timed for me on a more individual level. It's a great opportunity to further the discussion about games in the HCI context at our department. More on that later.
Mini Summary and Review
The book contains three main parts subdivided into four to six chapters each, on 200-odd pages in total. You could say that the three parts roughly contain 1. clarification of what games are and how they're impacting UX practices, 2. how to create games that don't stink, and 3. how games can help us do other things than just relax after work.
It is rather clear about its audience: Playful Design is aimed at UX practitioners who recognize that games may hold something of value to them at least insofar as they're willing to read a book about it. It is not aimed at aspiring game designers without any UX background -- although it would probably work, there are other, better-fitting books for them. The ideal reader is someone who has at least some HCI-related knowledge and wants to understand "what's the deal" with games. No experience playing video games is required, though it would probably be helpful for following along.
To give an example: There's a chapter about play-testing and how it relates to the quality of the finished game. The author draws parallels to classic usability testing and highlights the differences. If you know nothing at all about usability testing, parts of this chapter may be hard to follow. You don't need years of experience of course, just a cursory idea will do plenty to help you.
It succeeds in conveying central concepts and messages. I found the way that it delves into UX, psychology and game design very well-rounded. Please note that it is not a textbook on either of those subjects, but is concerned with their overlap and interaction. If you've studied one of these subjects in depth, you might find yourself thinking "well yes, this is nice, but there's so much more." Indeed there is, but if you're looking for e.g. a fundamental introduction into human psychology, you should look elsewhere.
Playful Design is more of an "applied science" type of book, designed to let you know how to tranform theoretical knowledge into practical results. It reminded my of Steve Krug's famous Don't Make Me Think in its hands-on, "this is how you could do what you do better" kind of way, while also supplying adequate citations for its assertions. Language-wise, it is thankfully not comparable to typical computer science papers, but can be easily and fluently read even by non-native English speakers like me. I read it over the course of a weekend, during which I did plenty of other things as well.
Is this Book for You?
As mentioned above, if you already have some knowledge about interaction design and/or HCI (e.g. if you enrolled in our Interaction Design course last semester or some time beforehand, then you're more than covered) and want to know what all the fuss with gamification, serious games and all that is about, this book is for you. If you're a game design novice and want to know what you can do to better your craft, it almost certainly holds value to you, but I would probalby look elsewhere beforehand. If you're a project manager who has heard about gamification and wants to slap a point system and leaderboards on a tax management software to make it more successful, I will put you inside a Skinner box and repeatedly hit you over the head with this book until you show some improvement.
If you're a student of computer science at the University of Hamburg, I would expect Playful Design to be available at our department library soon-ish. If you're in the master's programme, consider enrolling in the Interactive Systems course next semester, provided you're interested in this topic and want to help further the discussion about games at our department. It looks like a detailed analysis of Playful Design could be a viable task for the seminar. (Of course a plethora of non-game-related topics will be discussed in the seminar as well, so if this book in particular doesn't faze you, don't be deterred.)
If you're a UX professional of any kind, I heartily recommend just buying the book. I will do so myself as soon as I can part with the cash. It's a fantastic addition to your physical bookshelf as well as your mental toolbox.


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You have caused pain, others have caused you pain — to consider otherwise would be ridiculous. Most of the anxiety in our lives is caused by people: siblings, roommate, spouse, co-worker, family, friends, boss, employees. People and relationships are what bring the quality of life and fulfillment we long for. But they also create hostility that robs our peace and causes internal turmoil. We have a lot of different types of relationships that could pull us to the left or right so, we need a focal point.
There are so many different types of relationships and people are all so different — that makes them difficult. My wife is amazing and I love her with all my heart, but we are different. She loves to fix her hair and come up with amazing outfits to wear from Pinterest. I am a messy eater and think that smelling like fish is a good thing. She wants to talk and "share." She loves to share late at night, I like to sleep late at night! While we were dating in college, we were having one of those lovey cutesy late night talks on the phone and I fell asleep! She had to call one of the guys in the dorm to have him come hang up my phone! I still laugh when I think about that story.
God puts us in a neighborhood, at a job, in a church with different people with different personalities. To add to that, we live in a fallen world, full of hurting people. Hurting on the inside and inflicting pain on others, even those we care about. It can be pretty rough. On the flip side, relationships are how God uses us to express love and acceptance to others. Because they can be used by God, the devil attempts to use them to cause pain. We need to continue to remember what the Bible says in Ephesians 6:12, "For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places."
The story of Joseph in Genesis 37, 39-50 is riddled with jealousy, resentment, hatred and lying. None of which are Godly. Joseph's brothers show all these in Genesis 37:20: "Come on, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns. We can tell our father, 'A wild animal has eaten him.' Then we'll see what becomes of his dreams!" In reading this verse, we can see our battle is not against people. It's not against your boss, spouse, parent or sibling — our enemy is the devil. The devil wants to bring confusion, miscommunication, have us develop unrealistic expectations of others that all lead to resentment and bitterness in our relationships. Joseph had to endure 13 years of difficulty and betrayal from bad relationships. Despite EVERYTHING he went through, Joseph still clings to The Lord as his focal point. There might be bitterness around you or even directed at you but it does NOT have to be in you!
When I'm frustrated with anyone, I remind myself, "I am not so perfect either." And if someone does anything against me that could cause pain or harm I will admit, "I've done that!" "I've said that!" I've been unnecessarily overly sarcastic, negative, spiteful, insensitive, brash and cut people off in traffic! "I've done that."
In dealing with the difficulties that may come with relationships, we can be people of true character! Stand our ground and love without limits. Keep healthy boundaries and be generous with forgiveness. Regardless of difficulties others may cause keep God as our focal point! You can do this!
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Grace Church Melbourne


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Plymouth students share videos, photos of winter storm
Posted: Feb 9, 2018 4:53 PM EST
Video above by Cortni Cook
PLYMOUTH, Ind. -- Students from Plymouth's marketing and television class shared videos and pictures of Friday's winter storm.
School was cancelled for their district, so their videos and pictures were part of their eLearning assignments for the day.
Video by Hannah Gibson
Video by Josie Koontz
Some of the other students shared photos of their neighborhoods or the ways their family members are spending the snowy day.
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Victoria knows about food and wine, it also knows how to host events, the Victorian 'season' includes world class festivals to sports and culture, and Victoria has it's share of Australia's natural beauty. Cool Melbourne with it's thriving café culture and art and design scene (encompassing good shopping) is the hub for visitors to venture off along Victoria's scenic rocky coast (think rocky tors like knives sticking into the beach) or into the lush wine regions, the now degraded goldmining towns and hinterland of wide lakes and mountain ranges. But some people still just visit for the sport (tennis, grand prix racing, horse racing, the cricket or the Aussie rules football), comedy festival or the Philip Island penguin parade.
We know a total of 42 attractions in Victoria. See all Victoria attractions.
Photos of the Great Barrier Reef attract a lot of visitors to Australia, especially those with an eye for art and Melbourne makes an artistic pairing.
Australia: it's a big place. And there's just no way you're going to be able to see all of it on a flying visit. But two weeks is enough time to experience both.
Oz is the land of colour and the big colour destinations: the Red Rock, Blue Barrier Reef and Green Daintree can all be seen in one fantastic trip.
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Then we rock out with the Ladies of Lily Sparks will join me on The Couch to discuss their music and how, in the space of about a year and a half they've gone from playing a couple of acoustic shows in bars to playing the main stage at Webster Hall.
This band is right up there with Heart, Pat Benatar, and Chrissy Hynde in terms of the ability to blow the roof off the joint. Real soon you will tell your friends you heard them first on The Couch.
Was saddened to hear of the passing of the legend, John Wooden. The man was an incredible human being.
Did you know he has written a love letter to his wife Nell, who died in 1985, every month for the last 25 years?
Now THAT is a true story of love and devotion.