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Three years ago my world had hit rock bottom. I was still struggling to deal with the prolonged effects of untreated post natal depression. My doctor at the time had been a bit shit and brushed it all under the carpet. Apparently all I needed to do was take a holiday. Wrong!
Several years on I still hadn't been able to learn to deal with the effect this was having on my long term mental health. As a family we struggled to do normal things like enjoy a day out because I would have a major freak out at something. Usually my husband Chris bore the brunt of this. To be quite frank I was miserable and I know he was to.
Things came to a head over something very trivial. I can remember abandoning him and the children at Liverpool Street station and basically doing a runner. In that moment my life felt like it was so bad, I couldn't deal with it and had to get away from everything.
I actually told Chris that I hated him and that he was the one making me miserable.
I did go home that night and things settled into an uneasy truce. I knew I needed help and eventually did go back and see another doctor.
I was put on anti-depressants aswell as having other tests because my physical health was not good either. I had stopped eating so was just 7 1/2 stone. This was severely underweight for my height of 5″ 7. I had lost so much muscle mass that I couldn't support my frame properly and had put my pelvis and back out. Things were so bad I needed crutches to walk.
I was also deficient in Vitamin B12. Other sufferers will know how much that fucks with your head! I know we are not supposed to say 'crazy' but I was a bit of a crazy Bitch. I'm the first to admit that now.
Having had all my problems diagnosed and the appropriate treatment was being received things did start to improve.
My husband was amazingly supportive throughout this time. As the mental fog was clearing I was able to see that my problems weren't his fault and that the hate I had been throwing around was not how I felt about him.
Unfortunately the damage had already been done to our relationship. My husband and I had grown distant and he moved out of the family home. I was devastated by this. What do they say? You don't know what you have lost till its gone!
It took some soul searching but Chris knew he wasn't happy with the situation either.
After spending sometime apart he moved back home. Together we went to a series of counselling sessions and talked through our problems. During that time I think I fell in love him all over again. It's amazing what you learn to understand about a person when you actually stop to listen to them.
Today I would say my marriage is stronger than it ever has been. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't feel loved and looked after. This isn't because everyday is full of wild romantic gestures, nope those are usually reserved for birthdays and Valentine's Day.
It is often the simplest of gestures such as making sure I've taken my medication, bringing me home a bar of chocolate when I'm hormonal, letting me have an afternoon nap because he knows my B12 Injection is due and I'm knackered. Helping me cut up the veg for dinner, holding my hair back when I've been sick from drinking too much wine at his xmas party and then getting up for the school run when I'm hanging the next morning. I could go on endlessly.
I love how good of a Dad he is, and the terrible corny 'Dad' jokes he tells, how we often are thinking exactly the same thing, and talk absolute crap via text message. Most off all love how he didn't give up on me.
So yes this is a terribly mushy post but now you know why this man will always me my Valentine.

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Symposium A on Semiconductor Materials. Optoelectronic Market. Surface Properties. Epitaxial Growth. Strained and Mismatched Structures. II-VI and IV-VI Materials. Si-Ge Structures, New Materials. Quantum Size Structures. Ion Implantation and Diffusion. Optoelectronic Devices. Symposium A: Author index; Subject index. Symposium B on Nonlinear Optical Materials for Optoelectronics and Integrated Optics. Symposium B: Author index; Subject index.
The aim of the contributions in this volume is to give a current overview on the basic properties and applications of semiconductor and nonlinear optical materials for optoelectronics and integrated optics. They provide a cross-linkage between different materials (III-V, II-VI, Si-Ge, glasses, etc.), various sample dimensions (from bulk crystals to quantum dots), and a range of techniques for growth (LPE to MOMBE) and for processing (from surface passivation to ion beams). Major growth techniques and materials are discussed, including the sophisticated technologies required to exploit the exciting properties of low dimensional semiconductors. These proceedings will prove an invaluable guide to the current state of optoelectronic and nonlinear optical materials development, as well as indicating trends and also future markets for optoelectronic devices.
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How To Meditate Anywhere (Even In Crowded, Loud Public Places!)
Light Watkins is a Santa Monica–based meditation practitioner who has been teaching for the past eight years. This week, we're sharing Watkins' expert techniques for coping with anxiety and stress. To learn more, check out his mindbodygreen class, Meditation for Anxiety: Guided Sessions to Halt Panic Attacks & Feel Calmer Every Day.
I recently received an email from a meditator in Chicago who was having a hard time finding a suitable meditation spot during work hours. He didn't want to meditate in a break room, or in a place where someone from work could walk by and see him "sleeping" in the afternoon. He went on to say that the weather in Chicago was not suitable for meditating outside, except on a few occasions.
I live in L.A. where, if worse comes to worse, we can always meditate in our car. But he didn't have a car. So in response to his email, I decided to conduct an experiment during my recent work trip to New York. I would be there for five days, and I wanted to see if I could find suitable public places to meditate (ideally undisturbed) for 20 minutes.
I asked a few local meditators in NYC where they meditate when they're on the go, and the most common answers were:
- Public libraries
- Hotel lobbies
- Subway, taxi, and airplanes
And here were my criteria for potential meditation spots:
- They had to be open to the general public with no purchase required.
- They had to be indoors (in case the weather was unsuitable).
- The seat had to have decent back support.
- The location had to be within walking distance from wherever I found myself when it was time to meditate, which was usually in or near Union Square.
- I never use headphones or sunglasses while meditating.
After meditating, I rated each location on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being undesirable for meditation, and 10 being highly desirable.
Here's are five locations where I sat to meditate, and how I rated each one:
Whole Foods: Mezzanine
Location: Union Square
Time: Wednesday at 3pm
Quiet: 3
Comfort: 7
Privacy: 2
Average Score: 4
I chose to sit in a corner, to reduce the movement around me, but it was still very noisy. I timed the meditation with my iPhone, which was on the table, and I think it also notified people that I was meditating and not sleeping.
There was a woman sitting across from me reading while I meditated, but I was left undisturbed, and people weren't really coming and going very much. Overall, it was decent spot, but probably too noisy to use as a place for regular meditation.
Photo by Clara Auguste
Jivamukti Yoga: Hallway
Location: Union Square
Time: Thursday at 5:45pm
Quiet: 8
Comfort: 4
Privacy: 6
Average Score: 6
I walked in and asked the girl at the front desk if I could use one their empty rooms to meditate. She said there were no empty rooms, but invited me to use their hallway.
She seemed surprisingly open to the idea of having a random person off the street come in and meditate, and escorted me to the back of the studio to a quieter place where people usually sit to do just that. It was a bench right outside of a yoga room. I could faintly hear the yoga class, but otherwise I was undisturbed, and leaned against the wall for back support.
On my way out, she informed me that Jivamukti has free meditation classes every morning and one night a week, which is open to the public.
Photo by Tomas Zobal
Holy Innocents Church: Pew
Location: 37th & Broadway
Time: Friday at 5:45pm
Quiet: 8
Comfort: 7
Privacy: 9
Average Score: 8
When I entered the church it was quiet, and there were only about a dozen people scattered throughout the sanctuary. It was easy to find privacy, and once I was done, I snuck out.
This was one of the better places to meditate on a regular basis, in terms of comfort and privacy. You can leave a donation if you wish on your way out, but it's not necessary.
Photo by Karen Mahrous
The Big Quiet: SummerStage Lawn
Location: SummerStage, Central Park
Time: Saturday at 5:15pm
Quiet: 6
Comfort: 6
Privacy: 6
Average Score: 6
This was the one day I meditated outside, because I had previously arranged to attend a mass meditation in Central Park, called The Big Quiet. About 500 of us sat together, some back-to-back, for a 20-minute meditation.
Although I was targeting indoor places, I'm including this one on the list because it shows how you can use back support with a friend. And it consequently ended up being one of the deepest meditations of my experiment. We also made history, as it was the first (and largest) mass meditation the city has sanctioned to date.
Photo by Stephen Wilson
Barnes and Noble: Top Floor
Location: Union Square
Time: Sunday at 3pm
Quiet: 7
Comfort: 9
Privacy: 8
Average Score: 8
Barnes & Noble has a seated area for book signings on the top floor, which is perfect for meditating on a regular basis. It was extremely quiet, the chairs are cushioned, and there were no disturbances.
I had a very deep meditation and if I lived in New York, and worked around Union Square, this would be my go-to place for meditation in the afternoons.
So if you're in a situation where you're always on the road, or if meditating at home, in the car, or at the office is not an option, try scanning around for alternative indoor and outdoor meditation spots in your neighborhood.
And please leave a comment in the section below with the public places you recommend.
Photo by Tomas Zobal


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George W. Bush and his enablers: "We're fighting the war over there so we don't have to fight it here."
Susan Sarandon, at today's antiwar demonstration: "The war is being fought here, in the hearts and minds and bodies of the people who are returning."
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. From a command center inside the Days Inn here, conservatives from around the country are fighting to preserve what they see as the integrity of the Republican Party.
Urged on by leaders like former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska and Dick Armey, the former House majority leader from Texas, they have come to defeat Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 23rd District, whose views on abortion, same-sex marriage and taxes they deem insufficiently conservative for anyone running as a Republican.
They have committed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the effort and plan to run 800 radio spots, print 80,000 leaflets and recruit some 200 volunteers to work the polls on Election Day next Tuesday.
Many of the workers acknowledge that their efforts could deliver the election to the Democratic candidate, but they say it is more important to send a message than to win this race.
"This is the shot that needs to be fired to Republican leaders to wake them up," said former Representative Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado, who was one of the most outspoken conservatives in Congress until her defeat last year.
The race, for an open seat in the far northern reaches of upstate New York, has become a contentious referendum on the party's future, and its outcome will help shape what kinds of candidates the Republicans run as they look to rebuild their ranks in Congress next fall.
The seat in a district where certain areas have been represented by Republicans since the 1800s, according to an analysis by the Swing State Project, a political blog became vacant after President Obama appointed John M. McHugh, the district's long-serving Republican congressman, as secretary of the Army.
Ms. Scozzafava (pronounced skoze-uh-FAV-ah) has been endorsed by the Republican leadership in Congress and by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and has received almost $1 million in support from the National Republican Congressional Committee.
But the conservative establishment in Washington is throwing its support behind Douglas L. Hoffman, an accountant from the Adirondacks who is running on the state's Conservative Party line.
Mr. Hoffman had never run for public office, but he now counts Steve Forbes, The Wall Street Journal editorial page and The National Review among his supporters.
Ms. Palin provided the biggest thunderbolt last week, when she endorsed Mr. Hoffman on her Facebook page. "Political parties must stand for something," she said. "Unfortunately, the Republican Party today has decided to choose a candidate who more than blurs the lines, and there is no real difference between the Democrat and the Republican in this race."
While third-party challenges from conservatives are nothing new for Republicans, Mr. Hoffman's candidacy is striking for the way it has galvanized the party's base.
"The No. 1 victory will be to defeat Dede," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, which works to elect candidates who oppose abortion.
Ms. Dannenfelser, along with members of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes efforts to legalize same-sex marriage, are helping to coordinate efforts on the ground in support of Mr. Hoffman.
At the Days Inn on Sunday, Ms. Dannenfelser, 43, of Arlington, Va., and three other organizers from the Washington area who have temporarily relocated to Watertown joined a conference call with conservatives from across the country. A small picture of Jesus and the Virgin Mary rested on top of the television, while the Pittsburgh Steelers game played with the volume muted.
Later, they held a recruiting meeting at the hotel, distributing yard signs and leaflets to local supporters of Mr. Hoffman. Andy Blom, 60, of Winchester, Va., told the crowd, "They say this is about the soul of the party."
Democrats, who at first watched the Republican fracas with glee, have become more concerned about Mr. Hoffman's chances of overtaking their candidate, Bill Owens, a lawyer from Plattsburgh. The party has begun airing commercials attacking Mr. Hoffman as an out-of-touch millionaire who supports tax cuts for the wealthy.
A Siena College poll on Oct. 15 showed Mr. Owens leading with 33 percent, trailed by Ms. Scozzafava with 29 percent and Mr. Hoffman with 23 percent. More recent surveys have shown Mr. Hoffman gaining, raising the possibility that the winner could capture less than 40 percent of the vote; a majority is not needed.
Ms. Scozzafava, in an interview on Monday from her campaign's recreation vehicle, said she was trying to ignore criticisms from the conservative establishment: "All of this outside noise, it's a distraction. But it does add a little fuel to my fire."
Ms. Scozzafava, a former small-town mayor who now represents the area around Fort Drum, near Watertown, in the State Assembly, said that while her view of the party is more expansive than some conservatives might like, Republicans should focus on growing their numbers even if it means accepting candidates whose opinions are unorthodox.
"We shouldn't be having a divisive debate at this time. We should be talking about the things that can unite us as a party and make us stronger as a party," said Ms. Scozzafava, a supporter of same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
The conservatives who oppose Ms. Scozzafava have attacked her as they would a Democrat. They have tried linking her to Acorn because of her relationship with the Acorn-affiliated Working Families Party, and they have called her the candidate of big labor because of her endorsement from the New York State United Teachers Union.
The attacks have at times rattled the Scozzafava campaign. Last week, the campaign called the police after a reporter from The Weekly Standard, the conservative magazine, continued to press Ms. Scozzafava to answer questions after she declined to comment. Afterward, Ms. Scozzafava was mocked relentlessly in the conservative blogosphere.
The sometimes antic nature of the race appears have to helped Mr. Hoffman, who was to be interviewed by the Fox News personality Glenn Beck on Monday.
In an interview from a sandwich and burger shop in Canastota, Mr. Hoffman said Ms. Scozzafava's nomination was a betrayal of Republican principles.
"She certainly doesn't hold the Republican values that I hold, which is smaller government, less taxes, fiscal responsibility and not spending money you don't have," he said.
Many of the conservatives who support Mr. Hoffman have said that Republicans will suffer if they do not nominate candidates who support the party's ideals.
"I think the Republican Party missed its first big opportunity to differentiate itself from big government liberalism and get back to being the party of Reagan," said Mr. Armey, who now heads the FreedomWorks Foundation. "When we're like us, we win. And when we're like them, we lose."


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Now at unprecedented levels, human development is impacting on the planet's natural mechanisms; every year that passes atmospheric CO2 rises by 2 ppm, 30 000 species go extinct, and we continue to pollute the land and sea – driven by our economic system that is stripping the planet bare in pursuit of unending growth. How long can we bury our heads in the sand? The Rio +20 conference in July 2012 was the moment to address these issues but lack of global commitment meant it ultimately failed. But individuals can make a difference; the4Cs aims to educate to do just that.
The Issues
Whether in a developed country, or developing one, humanity must strive to live in ways that create minimal impact on the environment and ecosystem. From large scale green initiatives to individual actions, we can all make a difference in how we use the natural resources around us so that future generations can also enjoy the wonderful world we share.
Knowledge is key so that people can make informed choices, where people both understand and have genuine concern about the many issues involved. For viable choices to exist it is essential that suitable technology is developed, again on both large scale and small scale.
Too often, especially historically, nature has been seen as something to be tamed and controlled, and the many benefits we gain from the natural world for free have not been appreciated – or valued. Without bees for example, the cost to pollinate crops would be immense; without microbes recycling waste matter we would be overwhelmed by filth.
Life on Earth is a complex web of interacting biological and geological forces, balanced through billions of years of small changes and feedbacks. The Earth behaves as one living entity and manages to maintain an unstable state through countless tiny interactions that keep the equalibrium. Most small changes will be compensated for but sometimes a seemingly minor change – a single extinction for example – can ripple through the network and cause catastrophic collapse. Humans are causing around 30 000 extinctions per year. This is Russian Roulette on a Global scale.
But we have positioned ourselves within a very dangerous trap. Our basis of our economic system and the very definition of money itself mean that for the system to remain stable it must see continual growth. On a finite planet (we only have one) and with a global economy this is a mathematical impossibility. In pursuit of this madness we will need to strip the Earth of its natural resources. What is particularly dangerous is that any attempt to live more simply will instead hasten the economic collapse.
1. To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by:
A) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of resources;
B) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities;
C) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration.
2. To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment and to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such study are disseminated to the public at large.
However, as serious as this is, perhaps the greatest blight on our planet is the tolerance of such a degree of human suffering. With one part of the world living in luxury - better than how kings used to live and totally unsustainable - there are about one billion people living in extreme poverty without even their basic food and water needs met. For as long as this travesty exists, and for as long as we lack the compulsion to rid our planet of such suffering, it is hard to see how the general public will be conscientious enough to care about protecting the environment for the benefit of as yet unborn generations. We need more than short-lived impulsive initiatives on single topics, we all need a fundamental change in attitude and recognize that we are one species living in harmony with all other life forms on one small planet.
The4Cs' Sustainability section's biogas project and Ethiopian poverty alleviation project will tackle these issues and will work in tandem with the UK-based Grow Your Own and Workshop programmes.
One of the aims of The4Cs is to utilise appropriate technology to improve and enhance livelihoods, whether in the UK or in the developing world. Appropriate technology is common sense technology, or technology with a human face. Ideally, this is technology that is easily made, or more crucially easy to maintain, but nevertheless can be taking advantage of the latest scientific ideas as well as tried and tested older technology. The anaerobic biogas digester is one such technology.


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This week, AiG's publicist sent out a news release nationwide. I have slightly altered the news release for use in this blog:
Beginning March 21, the museum will be open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays to accommodate the bigger crowds expected in the spring and summer. About 2,300 visitors came to the museum last Saturday, and we are predicting that Friday/Saturday attendance will probably increase through the spring and then peak in the summer. The museum will continue to be open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It is closed on Sundays (until Memorial Day weekend).
An encore performance of the poignant play "The Story of Gomer" (based on the book of Hosea) will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, March 21 in the Special Effects Theater (the theater inside the museum). Tickets cost $11.95. To make reservations, call 800-778-3390 (or phone 888-582-4253 ext. 355 for a group discount if there are 15 or more people in the party).
This Thursday, AiG biologist, Dr. Georgia Purdom will give an Easter talk at 1 p.m. on "The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ," describing the physical reality of the agonizing death Jesus suffered on the Cross. Free with paid museum admission, the lecture is recommended for ages 11 and up due to the graphic nature of the content presented.
Other special activities this month include: "Creation Adventure Workshops" (ages 5-12) led by Buddy Davis and the ongoing reading program "Dino-mite readers" (ages 3-10). See www.creationmuseum.org for further details.
The museum, has attracted more than 335,000 visitors in less than ten months.
Special Museum Visitors from the Washington, DC, Area
Photo caption (see two photographs): A hard-of-hearing group from the Washington, D.C., area toured the museum on Wednesday.
We were honored by a visit on Wednesday by a group of university students studying in the Washington, D.C., area who are all deaf. A pastor who reaches out to such students in that region, Justin Vollmar (who is hard of hearing himself), hosted this group of 12. About three years ago, AiG was helpful to Justin in his attempt to keep a Bible study alive at a college campus where he was ministering. It was under threat by university officials to be shut down, and eventually the students had to start meeting off campus–and the number of students at Justin's Bible study plummeted.
Halfway through the tour, Mark Looy, our CCO, caught up with the group. Although Justin can't communicate verbally, he nevertheless quickly conveyed his thoughts about the museum through sign language: he put 2 thumbs up high in the air and then placed his hands on his temples and then moved his hands up and away—he was communicating that the museum was mind-blowing! The group was thrilled to see dozens of videos in the museum that were captioned.
The following is a letter that he hand-delivered to Mark on Wednesday:
Dear Mark,
We requested to meet with you to express our gratitude for your indirect help. Let me tell you about our ministry.
Our group is made up of [secular university's name withheld] and Capital Baptist Deaf College students. Three years ago you wrote an encouraging letter in response to my letter. [This] university at that time had closed down our Bible study. Our attendance average was in the 40s and it dwindled to a handful [when we moved off campus]. It was a very discouraging time.
My letter asked for ideas or help with returning to [this] university. Your letter and offer of help—permission to use AiG materials to teach at our Bible study—gave me the fire to fight back. Praise the Lord that we were able to re-establish our Bible study back at [this] university. Now we average 30 in attendance.
The name of our student organization is Genesis and Science Organization. It is ironic that as an organization, we gained more privileges and better opportunities to spread the message than before. So, we want to say thank you for your thoughtfulness and for caring enough to encourage us.
We have been eagerly planning for our trip to the Creation Museum since the fall. We would like to make our experience more special by taking a group picture with you. As we proceed with our ministry, we will not forget your help.
God bless your ministry and heart.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Justin Vollmar
Associate Pastor
Devotion: Orienting Our Pleasures
(John 4:34) Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Our goal in orienting our pleasures is to make doing the will of God not a duty, but a delight.
Las Vegas
The meetings in Las Vegas yesterday went very well indeed. More than usual turned out for the Christian Media luncheon, and last night, despite it being spring break, a great crowd turned out for the meeting where my brother Stephen and I spoke (the church moved the meeting from their sanctuary to the gym to accommodate the crowd). Also, for the very first time, AiG released my brother Stephen's Small Group Creation Evangelism Apologetics course—every single copy sold, and people were disappointed we ran out! Hardly any books were left at the end of the evening.
I also had an interesting discussion with a lady who came to the meeting and who has written a book against the biblical creation position. She is the wife of a pastor, and she is seminary trained—I will have to tell you more about her book and what she said in another blog. It is SO SAD to see someone like this so opposed to taking God at his Word. She says the Bible is too hard to understand, and she also has problems with parasites and a good God etc.—she does not understand the fallen nature of the creation.
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Skyworth was established in 1988, headquartered in Shenzhen High-tech Industrial Park known as innovative Silicon Valley, with over 35,000 employees. Being rooted in China and determined to go global, Skyworth is a large-scale high-tech group company mainly engaged in research, development and manufacturing of such products as consumer electronics, display devices, digital set-top-box, security monitor, network communication, semi-conductor, refrigerator and washing machine, 3C digital, LED illumination, and has been listed in the main board of Hongkong stock market in 2000 (HK00751). Through 26 years of development, Skyworth now ranks among the top ten brands of color TV in the world, grows into the leading brands in China's display industry and lists in the 13th place among the top 100 electronic enterprises of China, with its brand value reaching 48.507 billion Yuan in 2013.
Skyworth persists in the strategy of "making the core industry stronger and relevant industry bigger", so with Hongkong Skyworth Group Limited taking the lead, it has over ten industrial companies as its subordinates, including Skyworth-RGB Electronic Company, Overseas Development Company, Digital Technology Company, Electrical Appliances Science and Technology Company, Qunxin Security Technology Company, Liquid Crystal Devices Company and so on. It also boasts three major logistics centers of Chengdu, Nanjing, Yichun; production bases of Shenzhen Shiyan, Shenzhen Longgang, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Hohhot of Inner Mongolian and so on; science research institutions in Hongkong, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing and other places. It ranks first in the industry in six respects, namely the largest market share of such four products as color TV, digital set-top-box, security monitor and 4K TV, the highest sustained earnings in color TV industry and the biggest number of annual invention patents. Through many years of deployment and development, it has gradually formed an internationalized management model with its marketing and service branches spreading across the globe. With 41 subsidiary companies, 211 offices as well as over 20,000 contracted customers, it has established a rigorous distribution and sophisticated service system that integrates both county and town (township) markets.
By taking quality as the footstone, Skyworth advocates the principle of "full dedication to finer products", and upholds the idea of development through technological innovation. It leads and promotes the industrial transformation and upgrading again and again in the field of color TV, and implements independent research and development in the field of OLED third-generation display technology, thus ensuring that Skyworth may continue to create and write history in color TV industry, and further lay the foundation for its status as a leading brand in the industry. Skyworth expands its business with an international vision, the color TV, digital set-top-box and other products are sold far to European Union, United States, Japan, Russia and other regions such as east and south Asia, south America and Middle East.
Skyworth Digital Technology Company is the largest set-top-box enterprise in China, with an annual sales exceeding 21 million sets, ranking the first in China and the fourth in the world in respect of trade. It also has Skyworth Software Co., Ltd. under its flag, which is the key software enterprise in the national planning layout.
Skyworth Qunxin's products, such as security monitor, liquid crystal devices, LED chips, LED packaging, semiconductor, auto electronics, precision molds, refrigerator, washing machine, tablet PC, have also set on the road of rapid development, and it gradually grows larger and stronger to form the core competitiveness of the group in combination with the color TV business.
Skyworth introduces the core values of "integrity, win-win cooperation" and "growth values", so as to absorb and train all kinds of excellent talents; it also encourages the development of so many industries that a big stage can be provided for all kinds of talents.
Skyworth has the courage to shoulder social responsibility and dedicate love to society, with an accumulated donation over 200 million Yuan to society through years, it has been awarded the title of one of the Top Ten "Enterprises with Most Compassion" in Shenzhen.
Looking into the new decade in the 21st century, Skyworth has drawn up the strategic plan to achieve business revenue of 50 billion Yuan over 5 years and 100 billion Yuan over 10 years, to forge a industrial link of digital consumer electronics in the depth direction, and provide complete solutions to digital living of consumers, so as to introduce Skyworth audio and video products into hundreds of millions of families, thus enabling people of different countries and nationalities to enjoy a wonderful and fun life with healthy technology, and making commitment to becoming the "leader of global consumer electronics industry"!


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This week, Nathan caught a really bad case of tonsillitis. He has been unusually quiet and listless and not at all like his usual bumptious and bouncy self. I kept him home from day care today. He didn't do much all day except sleep and have little sips of water in between. Poor thing.
During the few quiet moments between naps when he was awake, he was happy just to hang out quietly with his little sister, while I snapped photos of them to amuse us all.
Here are some snapshots of Nathan's sick day at home…
Asking baby sis for a little pat
Manage to coax a little smile out of him with baby's giggles
My sleep has suffered a lot more these couple of days. But I know my poor boy must be suffering a lot more. He can barely even swallow his own saliva without wincing. But he is being such a little trooper trying his best to be as cheerful and good-humoured as he can even though he must be feeling awful.
This is the first time in I can't remember how long that Nathan is matching his little sister's baby sleep patterns throughout the day. I should be sleeping too. But I just couldn't waste the precious quiet daylight time in bed.
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When it comes to paying the bills you've got to deal with what's real. You can't spend rhetoric.
Lawmakers are doubling down to deal with the state budget. Public hearings and town hall meetings are scheduled across the state. Many civic groups are hosting legislators in a discussion of the state budget. Many are burning the midnight oil to get to the bottom of the state's financial matters.
In all these conversations and the budget votes to come in the Capitol, lawmakers must to deal with what's real.
People know about the state's transportation fund. More money is leaving the fund than money coming in to pay for roads. Potholes are real.
In a future column I'll discuss solutions to fix our roads. But, today, I'd like to focus on lesser known budget realities and possible solutions.
First, the reality of revenue; money coming into our state through taxes is increasing, but less money is expected than the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau originally estimated for the same time period a year ago.
When our state budget passed two years ago, the growth between last year and this year was pegged at 3.8%. Based on recent estimates, growth between last fiscal year and the current year is at 2.7%. We won't know the actual figures until later, but we do know the Bureau's revenue estimates for this year are reduced downward.
Why? Some changes are due to tax breaks costing more than originally anticipated.
Other changes may be related to Wisconsin's economy lagging the nation. For example, wages in Wisconsin are lower than 31 other states. Even states like Georgia and Louisiana have higher wages. Economic growth has also lagged. Wisconsin is ranked 23rd among states for economic growth since 2009 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Second, health costs continue to grow faster than any other part of the budget. Governor Walker's budget spends about $3 billion more (all funds) than the last budget. Half of this spending goes to health programs.
There are many reasons why health costs are increasing. For the one in five Wisconsinites that receive health care from the state, we can do much more to provide better value for taxpayers.
For many years I've advocated for common sense changes to our health system. For example, about half of all births are paid for with Medicaid. We need to make sure all new moms have prenatal care. It's simple and it saves lives and money.
Finally, lawmakers need a dose of reality in funding schools. Our funding formula is broken. State Superintendent Tony Evers has proposed changes every budget since 2011. This budget, like previous budgets, ignores Mr. Evers' proposals.
In this budget, the Governor is putting money outside the formula – evidently acknowledging the formula is broken but not fixing it. At best this is a Band-Aid approach that has, and will continue to, result in more referenda and higher property taxes.
Fixing the school funding formula would move Wisconsin forward. School board members would have consistency and be able to plan. Superintendents could count on steady, predictable revenue.
I agree with Mr. Evers in that every school needs a fixed amount of state aid. Evers suggests $3,000 per student. This approach will help both low aided districts and rural schools. Evers raises the amount for students in poverty. This will help both urban districts and poor rural districts.
Small school districts will still cost more money to operate. Maybe we need a conversation about a fixed dollar amount for rural school operation and then add a per student rate. Options are many but let's have a conversation about solutions.
We do have an increase in revenue. Not as much as we thought a few years ago, and not much more than in past budgets. We are only slowly recovering from the Recession – slower than most of our neighbors.
But let's be prudent and deal with reality. There are a lot of simmering problems that need our attention.
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People often mistake bed bug bites for flea bites, mosquito bites, or other rashes but these pests are active at all hours of the day and bite any available exposed skin. A bed bug bite will appear as a raised red welt that burns and itches. It may even form a straight line or zig zag of multiple other bites.
If you suspect bed bug bites, look for physical evidence on and around your mattress and bed frame. You might find the actual bed bugs themselves, cast/shed skins, or blood stains on your sheets and pajamas. Wash your clothes in hot water and discard heavily infested items. Vacuum any infested areas thoroughly and be careful when traveling.
Due to their mobility, bed bugs aren't easy to catch. At Killingsworth, our specialists use K-9 Detection and Thermal Radiation to ensure that your house is bed-bug free in our three-part removal plan.
Bed bugs don't have a chance against the expertly trained Killingsworth Jack Russell Terriers. Humans can detect 30% of bed bug issues, but our dogs have a success rate of 98%. Our K9 team is trained to catch any sign of bed bugs.
Killingsworth offers bed bug treatment and control to Charlotte and surrounding areas. We use a type of heat treatment that stops bed bugs dead in their tracks! Our electric bed bug heaters increase room temperatures to 135°F, the temperature needed to exterminate bed bugs all together.
Some pest control companies set their temperature at 200°F, which is excessive, unnecessary heat that can melt and damage household items. We monitor on location using sensors to ensure that lethal temperatures are reached without damaging the space and its contents–just one way we're committed to always looking out for whats best for you.
After the bed bug treatment is completed, our highly-trained K-9 teams will be brought back in to make sure all bed bugs have been killed and your home is rid of bed bugs!
People who travel often are at a higher risk of having a bed bug problem, as bed bugs are commonly found in areas with many guests like hotels, universities or hospitals. Bed bugs are nimble creatures and can spread from anywhere such as a bag, room to room, apartment to apartment, and even used furniture.
Bed bugs–often mistake for carpet beetles or spider beetles–live in articles of furniture, clothing, or bedding can spread to multiple rooms within a home or even multiple dwellings in a building. They are hard to treat, as they travel with you, burrowed in suitcases and boxes. Their only trace is the dark, reddish brown stains they leave and their itchy bites.
If you have a bed bug infestation, the earlier you can catch it, the easier they are to treat. Look for reddish brown stains or dark spots (from bodily waste) on your sheets and mattress cover, eggs and eggshells, as well as live bugs.
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Really loving this, fresh and totally cool and the fusion is unbelievable!
TAN Qi (Explore The Unusual)
Label: Squirky
Release: July 30th 2012
Cat No.: SQLP0003
"Original , and quirky enough to be pretty much unique ! 8 out of 10″ – DJ MAG
"Tan Qi" is the first album from' The Beijing Gang' which consists of a number of high profile Chinese classical musicians and producer / composer Chris Bemand. Chris has released many innovative electronic albums since his early days with acid jazzsters Marden Hill and filmic Chill Out group 45 Dip. He has collaborated with Ashley Beedle ( Ballistic Brothers/Xpress 2), Rob Dougan,(Clubbed to Death) and Mark Doyle (Hed Kandi) . As well as a large discography, Chris has written and produced countless scores for all kinds of TV shows including mainstream cartoon series, Bafta nominated Skunk Fu! and King Arthur's Disasters. He's also known for writing choral stings for top shows including the X-Factor and Top Gear.
The Beijing Gang is a clever, quirky fusion of classical Chinese instruments paired with contemporary beats as has ever been heard before. Chris recorded in Beijing with a handful of virtuoso musicians from Peking Opera and the resulting blend is original and unique. Chris also worked with film director Ed Bignell to produce a series of promotional videos (shot in Beijing) to accompany each single release. The first EP from the Album 'Dongdan EP' was released early in 2012 and drew a wide cross section of praise as can be seen from the above quotes.
Chris explains 'I was in Beijing and found the most vibrant club scene, but they were playing generic Western music. I couldn't understand why no home grown music was being played in the clubs and bars so I decided to experiment." Chris set up a studio in Beijing and put his huge experience and creativity to the task of creating something modern, danceable and interesting whilst keeping the integrity of the Far Eastern flavour of the music intact. "All the musicians on the album are at the top of their game but most had never played on Western Music before and couldn't imagine a fusion of the two styles," commented Chris. "They were all knocked out with the finished tracks. The album is intricate but cool, a real feast for the aural senses."


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One of the biggest impediments to recovery is the belief that others are having great sex lives, and that you would be missing out if you didn't look after yourself sexually. In fact, you may not be missing much if you're comparing your situation with most relationships based on conventional sex.
Here is Leo Tolstoy's account of his honeymoon:
Love was exhausted with the satisfaction of sensuality. … I did not realize that this cold hostility was our normal state, and that this first quarrel would soon be drowned under a new flood of the intensest sensuality. I thought that we had disputed with each other, and had become reconciled, and that it would not happen again. But in this same honeymoon there came a period of satiety, in which we ceased to be necessary to each other, and a new quarrel broke out. It became evident that the first was not a matter of chance.
And here is his conclusion:
ninety-nine families out of every hundred live in the same hell, and … it cannot be otherwise." "But… all, like myself, imagine that it is a misfortune exclusively reserved for themselves alone, which they carefully conceal as shameful, not only to others, but to themselves, like a bad disease.…
Don't settle for half a loaf! See what storing your sexual magnetism will yield. What have you got to lose? Pass up your orgasms for a few weeks and see what happens.
Trying something new
Yoga, martial arts, meditation, spiritual contemplation, music, creative efforts, service to others, group activities, doing something that offers a sense of accomplishment, massages, petting and caring for your animal, laughter with friends, and hugs all help with periods of celibacy.
Socializing is essential when you're on your own. Contact with others gets some oxytocin flowing, and oxytocin has been shown to ease both addiction and withdrawal symptoms. Isolation doesn't help, unless you use it for some higher purpose, like connection with the Divine, strengthening your resolve, or doing something fulfilling. At the very least, join this site and visit the forum and blogs, or even ask to start your own blog (in a post anywhere). Why not register to be a Courtly Companion?
A friend in Italy found that when he cut out masturbation, women approached him within weeks, and other friends have found the same thing.
Be willing to try a daring solution for your addiction. After all, compromise (fewer orgasms or orgasms not based on porn) hasn't worked. There may be an excellent reason for this, which you will only discover when you reach for clarity without compromising.
Many wish there was a "magic bullet" for contented singlehood. Yet if there were one, then we humans would never rediscover the potential that lies in our intimate relationships. Go for it!
While you're regaining your balance, you may find the following solo exercises helpful.
6th Tibetan Rite (Be sure to read entire post, which is by a father who helped his porn-addicted son with this technique.)


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Mysuru: At a time when healthcare risks have become one of the most difficult issues that the country is dealing with, India's per-capita expenditure on health research is less than $1. And, just 3% of this is spent on public health research.
Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) director general Dr Soumya Swaminathan said out of $1 billion that the country has been spending annually, just 1% is for healthcare and it is 0.06% of GDP. Of the total amount, only 16% is by not-for-profit institutions and 83% by pharmaceutical industry.
More investment is a must if the country wants to focus on solving health-related issues without depending on other countries, feel researchers at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, the Indian Institute of Science and the Jawaharlal Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR).
"Significant mismatches between funding and disease-burden trends must be addressed. Strategic mechanisms are needed in India to address these gaps to enable research to effectively improve public health. The government must focus on translational and implementation research. We (government departments) must complete the chain of product development and ensure it is used in the public health programme, expand clinical trial network and conduct/sponsor more multicentric trials," Soumya said.
According to Nobel Laureate professor Serge Haroche, there must be local critical thinking so that discoveries and inventions are aimed at solving problems at hand with priority.
Echoing this, GJ Samathanam, former advisor, department of Science and Technology, said: "India has a great role to play in novel drug discovery. Our scientists must take up high-risk and high resource-oriented long-term research."
Referring to Bengaluru-based Vasan Sambandamurthy and team's single dose solution to cure malaria and two-drug compounds for Ebola developed by Jayanta Haldar and team at JNCASR, scientists argued that more such discoveries will happen only if investment increases.
"Compared to Japan (77%), the US (65%), and Germany (68%), India has the least investment (30%) coming from the industry for drug discovery which is affecting the sector in which the country has a lot of potential," Samathanam said.


text: Do More Social Media How to Unfollow Someone on Facebook Clean up your Facebook newsfeed with these tips Share Pin Email Print alashi / Getty Images Social Media Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest Social Networks By Linda Roeder Writer Former Lifewire writer Linda Roeder is a longtime web enthusiast and consultant with a broad knowledge of how personal web pages, blogs, and social networking. our editorial process LinkedIn Linda Roeder Updated June 20, 2018 Are you tired of seeing what some of your Facebook friends post? You can block or "unfollow" Facebook friends whose messages you don't want to read. You will still remain their Facebook friend and you can exchange messages, but you won't see their posts in your timeline. Even if you block Facebook friends you'll still be able to leave them messages and they can still leave you messages. If you block or Unfollow someone, your posts are still visible to them unless they also block or Unfollow you. How to Unfollow Facebook Friends From Their Posts As an example, let's use your friend Annette. You are tired of seeing the political messages and memes she reposts. You decide to block her for a while, at least until after the election season. Log in to your Facebook profile.From your Facebook homepage scroll down until you find a message from the person whose messages you want to block.On the far right side of their post header, you will see a little down arrow. Click on that to see your options. You have a few different ones.Hide post: If you select this option, Facebook will show you fewer similar posts to the one you are hiding. You will still see other posts from this person. Facebook's magic robots will determine what you didn't like about the post, so you may or may not get the effect you desired. It may work and you won't see many political posts from Annette, but you might also not see political posts from other people. Unfollow Annette: With this choice, you are blocking all posts by Annette from your timeline but you will still remain Facebook friends. Hide all from XYZ: If Annette has reposted something from a Facebook page (in this case, XYZ page) and you'd rather not see any other posts from XYZ no matter who is reposting them, select this option. This can be a good tactic when you'd still like to see the non-political posts that Annette makes, but don't want to see the things she reposts from various political Facebook pages. Unfollow a Friend From Their Profile Another quick way to unfollow someone is to type their name in the Facebook search bar or from any list of your Facebook friends and go to their profile page. You will see a box that says "Following" with a checkmark. Hover over the box and you will see that you can choose to see their posts first, use the default setting, or unfollow them. Unfollow From Newsfeed Preferences in Settings Menu Use the Newsfeed Preferences choice in the Settings menu. In the desktop version, you can access it at the top, far right of your Facebook newsfeed. On the mobile version, Settings is available from the bottom band, far right menu. Select Newsfeed Preferences. One of the choices is "Unfollow people to hide their posts". A full list of people and pages you are currently following is displayed. You can filter it for people, pages, or groups. Click on any of them to unfollow them. How to Reconnect With Unfollowed Facebook Friends Log into your Facebook profile.Select the Settings menu (far right of the top of your page for the Desktop site or the bottom band right menu for the mobile app) and select Newsfeed Preferences.You can choose Reconnect with people you unfollowed.A list of blocked Facebook friends and pages will pop up.Find the name of the Facebook friend you want to unblock. It will show you when you unfollowed them.Click on the person or page and you will see the date you unfollowed them change to Following.You have successfully unblocked your Facebook friend. Their messages will now show up on your Facebook newsfeed again. Continue Reading


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A hallmark value of the Suzuki learning community is our commitment to lifelong learning. Shinichi Suzuki believed that we become teachers at one hundred years of age, and until that point, we are all students.
He was known for greeting… Read more ▶
June 24, 2013 by Laura Seay
¡Viva Suzuki! was created at the Colorado Suzuki Institute in 2001 to collect musical equipment and supplies and distribute them to teacher workshop participants who would take the instruments back to their underserved communities around the world. Read more ▶
March 25, 2013
Are you attending an institute? What's your best advice for a first-time family? Read more ▶
March 22, 2013
In this issue:
Leadership Retreat Registration
Vote on the Board Ballot by April 10
Summer Institutes: Auditions & Scholarships
Student Writing Contest due April 1
Upcoming Events
Join us May 23-26 at Deer Creek Lodge in Ohio for the SAA Leadership Retreat!
SAA retreats provide participants an… Read more ▶
December 14, 2012 by Jessica Wong
My nine-year-old daughter, Natalie, and I attended the Hartt Suzuki Institute this summer for the first time. What a rewarding experience it was for both of us! Intense, but also intensely FUN. And nothing short of transformational. Read more ▶
October 22, 2012
Mini Online Conference,
Kaleidoscope Concert DVDs,
Happy Birthday, Dr. Suzuki!,
SAA 101: Connect on Facebook & Twitter,
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May 17, 2012
In this issue:
Going…To The Highest Bidder!
Call for Submissions: 40th Anniversary ASJ Issue
Upcoming Events
159 new members joined the SAA in April. Welcome!
Going…To The Highest Bidder!
A pre-conference online auction fund-raiser, organized by the SAA Board of Directors, has just opened for bidding!
Bidding… Read more ▶
April 11, 2012
In this issue:
The Sound of Success: Suzuki Method for Guitar
Conference Special Events Preview
Institute Scholarships for Students & Teachers
A Star for My Mother
Next ASJ Sneak Peak
Upcoming Events
107 new members joined the SAA in March. Welcome!
The Sound of Success: Suzuki Method for… Read more ▶
April 12, 2011
118 new members joined the SAA in March. Welcome!
In this issue:
Student Writing Contest: Deadline Friday
Leadership Registration Due April 30
How You Can Help in Japan
A Magical, Musical Experience: Suzuki Philosophy in Puebla, Mexico
Making the Most of Summer Institutes
Ask the Experts #23: Redefining… Read more ▶
Summer Institutes are just around the corner—time to get ready!
Here are a few articles to help you make the most of your time at an Institute this summer:
Summer Suzuki Institutes: Planning for a Positive Experience
Be Prepared for Summer Institutes
Lead with… Read more ▶
February 8, 2011 by Ellen Berry
What is the purpose of the SAA "focus group" meeting at Institutes?
The SAA is a huge organization with about 8,000 members in North, Central, South America, and beyond. While the membership consists primarily of Suzuki teachers, it also includes parents,… Read more ▶
November 18, 2010
In this issue:
Parents As Partners Online
Thanking Our Lucky Stars
Ask the Experts part 16: Grant Writing
New Books by Kendall and Kreitman
Upcoming SPA Courses
2011 Summer Institutes
Leadership Retreat: May 26-29, Ft Worth, TX
A Tribute to Nellie Novak
We are excited to invite Suzuki Parents… Read more ▶
July 25, 2010 by Jan McClure
As I write, I am sitting near the duck pond on the beautiful Emory and Henry College Campus, near Abingdon, Virginia. Another Summer Suzuki Institute has come to a close, leaving me with wonderful memories – gifts too precious to… Read more ▶
May 14, 2010
In this issue:
Online Auction!
Conference Stats
Be Prepared for Summer Institutes
Suzuki Voice Training This Summer
Super-Size Your Success with Suzuki ECE!
Early Childhood Training This Summer
SPA Course in Houston, Sept 11-12
More Institute Emails
Online Auction!
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May 13, 2010 by Teri Einfeldt
Are your students attending an institute this summer? If so, it's time to help them prepare to get the most out of the experience. Read more ▶
May 11, 2010
Join us June 27—July 2 for the 27th East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute International Now offering flute, violin, and piano!
The East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute International provides a family-oriented environment for learning which is founded on the basic keystones of… Read more ▶
April 23, 2010
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North Carolina Suzuki Institute
July 4-9
Virginia Suzuki Institute
June 18-26
Hawaii Suzuki Institute
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Southern California Suzuki Institute
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Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute
August 14-22
Alberta Summer Suzuki Institute
July 9-18
Colorado Suzuki Institute at Beaver Creek
June 14-26
Holy Names Piano Teacher… Read more ▶
April 15, 2010
In this issue:
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Conference Reminders
Your Photos
Schedule Highlights
Hotel Rooms
Follow SAA on Twitter
Shenandoah Valley Elementary students perform with St. Louis Symphony
Summer Suzuki Institutes: Planning for a Positive Experience
In Memoriam: Nehama Patkin
ASJ Volume 38.2
Thanks to our donors!
More Institute Emails
Did You Know?
Online Auction!
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April 12, 2010
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March 18, 2010
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Theddlethorpe Academy's recent SATs results for Year 6 pupils show just how much the academy has improved in the 12-months since it joined Tollbar Multi Academy Trust.
Year 6 pupils achieved a 40 per cent rise in their reading results compared to 2016, up from a 38 per cent pass rate to 78 per cent in 2017. In maths the increase was even higher, with a 78 per cent pass rate compared to just 25 per cent in 2016.
For spelling and grammar the results increased from 50 per cent last year to 89 per cent in 2017. Before the academy joined Tollbar MAT in 2016 not one child achieved the expected pass rate for writing in their SATs tests. This year 44 per cent passed.
To celebrate their achievements, the academy held the school's first ever Year 6 Awards ceremony.
Each winner received an engraved trophy to keep and every Year 6 pupil received a dictionary/thesaurus with their name printed inside.


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There is a presentation in the Supplement to the Journal of Athletic Training entitled Anterior Compartment Syndrome and Tibial Stress Fracture in a Lacrosse Goalie.
This is a case study that: 1)underlines the use of injury prevention techniques to help reduce injury potential, and 2)highlights an unique cause of anterior compartment syndrome, which is generally an overuse-type injury.
In this case, a collegiate female lacrosse goalie sustained repeated blows to her left tibia with a lacrosse ball. She was repeatedly coaxed by the Athletic Trainer to wear proper shin protection but to no avail. The goalie refused to wear proper shin protection until it was too late and ended up anterior compartment syndrome and a tibial stress fracture of the left lower leg.
As a result, she was disqualified from participating in lacrosse in order to allow for proper healing and missed playing time as a result. In the end, a preventable injury ended up costing both the player and the team.
So some lessons learned from this:
- We need to be aware that anterior compartment syndrome and tibial stress fractures are certainly not limited to overuse mechanisms – repeated blows can also cause this type of injury
- Coaches and players need to comply with injury prevention strategies recommended by the athletic trainer.
- We may need to be pretty creative, emphatic,…(add word here) to get people not thinking real clearly to do so – for their own good
One final comment – as athletic trainers, we need to do our best to find ways to make that decision a no-brainer. Maybe this case study will serve as proof that you can use to help convince those you work with to make better decisions. I am certainly not laying any blame on the athletic trainer – there is an old saying that goes "Those convinced against there will are of the same opinion still" – but for emphasis, let's try to exhaust every available option outside of brute physical force (sarcasm intended) to drive home the perils of making dumb decisions.
Thank you to the authors for sharing this case study with us so that we can use this as a teachable moment for our athletes who may not always be looking at the big picture.
What situations have you encountered where someone has gone against your advice and ended up worse off?


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For the past 9 years (Yes, we are getting old.), Justin Wojtczak from 375 Photography has taken our family pictures. And we absolutely love them every time. These pictures are some of our most cherished keepsakes as they document our family over the years.
If you are looking for someone to take your family pictures, wedding pictures, senior portraits or whatever, I highly recommend Justin Wojtczak. You can check out his website here: 375photography.com. Here are some of our 2016 Howes Family Photos:
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Dental Implants – Replacing Missing & Damaged Teeth in Houston, Sugar Land, and Local Areas
Dental Implant Presentation
To provide you with a better understanding of dental implants, we have provided the following multimedia presentation. Many common questions pertaining to dental implants are discussed.
What Are Dental Implants?
A natural tooth consists of a root and a crown. If you compare natural teeth to implant-supported replacement teeth, you'll see they have the same basic parts. Both have a crown (the visible part used to chew food). Both have a root that holds the tooth securely under the gum and is anchored into the jaw. The difference is that the dental implant is made of titanium – the same time-tested material used by surgeons for artificial joints. When you lose a tooth, you lose both the root and the crown. To replace the tooth, the surgeon first replaces the root with a small dental implant.
Time is allowed for bone to heal and grow around the dental implant, usually 4 to 6 months. The bone bonds with the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. A support post (abutment) is then placed on the implant to connect the new replacement tooth (crown) that is customized to fit you. In many cases a temporary replacement tooth can be attached to the implant immediately after it is placed. If all of your teeth are missing, a variety of treatment options are available to support the replacement teeth.
For more information about Dental Implants or to schedule a consultation with Dr. Jason Hullett or Dr. Anu Hullett, call our office in Houston, TX at Houston Office Phone Number 713-439-7575.
"Don't be afraid to Smile."
For years I'd felt like a part of my body was missing — because my teeth were. My dentist told me that dental implants would make me feel and look a lot better. OK, I said. Now, I'm thrilled. I can smile, eat anything, and enjoy my time with friends.
Surgical Advances
Using the most recent advances in dental implant technology, Drs. Jason Hullett and Anu Hullett are able to place single stage implants. These implants do not require a second procedure to uncover them, but do require a minimum of six weeks of healing time before artificial teeth are placed. There are even situations where the implant can be placed at the same time as the tooth extraction – further minimizing your number of surgical procedures.
While Cone Beam CT (3D picture) is not always necessary, it is used for fine tuned planning and to eliminate guess work.
Drs. Hullett use this valuable tool, CBCT, in their office to make CT-Guided stents, which help place the implant exactly where it needs to be in less than straight forward cases, and also to see how much bone volume you have versus how much you may need in order to hold the correct amount of implants. We use the CBCT to measure the length and width of your bone and match it with the appropriate sized implant. This creates efficiency by allowing us to cut down on wasteful time and excessive costs to you as a patient.
As oral surgeons, we know bone physiology. We work with bone and soft tissue everyday. We know what it can and cannot do. We also know that implants differ in their design and specifically choose what will work for your type of bone. Our success with implants comes from our philosophy of incubating it like a baby about to be born….nurture it from within, put it in a good environment and you will have success.
Dental implant placement is a team effort between you, your oral surgeon and your restorative dentist. Drs. Jason Hullett or Anu Hullett performs the actual implant surgery, initial tooth extractions, and bone grafting, if necessary. The restorative dentist (your dentist) fits and makes the permanent prosthesis. Your dentist will also make any temporary prosthesis needed during the implant process.


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RHF Charitable Foundation is the fundraising division of Retirement Housing Foundation and is responsible for raising, managing and distributing charitable funds to support RHF's work. RHF Charitable Foundation also works with RHF communities across the country to direct, leverage, and support community development activities.
RHF Charitable Foundation provides funds for the creation, preservation and maintenance of affordable housing communities and supports benevolence programs for RHF's low- and moderate-income residents. 100% of your donations support Retirement Housing Foundation's mission, work and communities, and are deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Every gift to RHF Charitable Foundation makes a difference. Thank you to the many friends, residents, corporate partners, and team and board members, who regularly and generously contribute.
RHF Charitable Foundation is committed to:
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Welcome to The Hearing Aid Store
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As hearing aid users ourselves, we understand the issues and challenges surrounding hearing loss. We always treat everyone with the same care and concern as if they were a member of my own family.
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I'm too excited to not-share.
I signed up for a 12 week online/phone coaching class in Transformational Destination Retreat planning. This course is led by Sheri Rosenthal who has studied and worked for many years with teacher don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements.
Yes! I've taught one day workshops and led one day retreats in the past, with a focus on creating sacred space. This is my move to up the game into something more grand, more broad, more yummy. Yummy for me, yummy for you.
Stay tuned!
p.s. The photo above was taken at Storm King in New York State, where I led a one day retreat for a women's group called Momentum.


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Jewellery exhibition revives charm power
Once upon a time, charms and jewellery acted as amulets to protect against evil.
Joyaviva, an exhibition of "live jewellery" which opens at RMIT Gallery on Friday, 10 February, will recapture the magic as artists from around the Pacific present beautiful objects that recover the power of jewellery and its role in helping people navigate through their lives.
Using innovative concepts, jewellers from Australia, New Zealand and Chile have designed charms that respond to our hopes and fears, ranging from the threat of earthquakes to a child's school exam.
RMIT Gallery Director Suzanne Davies said the exhibition of modern charms would provide a new space for contemporary jewellery as a form of social design.
"The global ubiquity of good luck charms reaches from East to West and is both contemporaneous and historical," Ms Davies said.
"Charms that have warded off evil and marshalled the forces proliferate and are as compelling now as in the past; we hope that all who come to view this show will be empowered by the experience."
Ms Davies said many of the artists in Joyaviva came from areas affected in recent years by earthquakes: the Chile earthquake and tsunami of 2010 and the devastation wrought on Christchurch in 2011.
"The artists have responded directly to the needs of survivors of disasters to reconstruct their confidence in the land on which they live," she said.
Visitors to this exhibition not only have the chance to enjoy the intricate objects, they can also learn intriguing stories about their effect on people's lives. As a "live" exhibition, Joyaviva also welcomes visitors to contribute stories from either their own experience or by using the charms themselves.
Joyaviva curator Kevin Murray said that the exhibition would help rediscover the lost power of jewellery to change people's lives.
"The exhibition features not only the intriguing modern variations on the traditional charm, but also the touching stories of those who have worn them," he said.
Joyaviva begins its two-year journey in Melbourne at RMIT Gallery (10 February - 24 March), before travelling east to New Zealand, Chile, Bolivia and Mexico in 2013. Many international jewellers will be visiting RMIT Gallery for the exhibition opening (Thursday, 9 February, 6pm - 8pm).
For interviews and images: RMIT Gallery Media Coordinator, Evelyn Tsitas, (03) 9925 1716 or 0418 139 015.