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If you enjoy walking in any part of Dartmoor you could get caught out by the weather, get injured or be overtaken by events that are out of your control.
We are here to help, but you could do a lot to help yourself.
By taking a few sensible precautions you could avoid meeting the Team in its professional capacity.
Dartmoor is known for having a very changeable weather front and what may start as a sunny day can quickly turn into severe conditions.Don't let that put you off enjoying Dartmoor but by following this adviceyou can make your walk much safer.
- Leave a plan of your route with family or friends including when you will return.
- Don't forget to tell them when you do get back!
- When planning your route think about possible escape routes in case something does go wrong
- Never be afraid to cut your route short. If a member of your party is unwell or you are being overtaken by the weather then turn back before the problem gets worse.
- If you are caught out on the Moor and can't get to safety then try to find cover in the shelter of a Tor or other feature.
- If you have to call the Team then stay where you are. It's easier for us to locate you than if you are wandering around.
- Mobile phone coverage is patchy at best on the Moor. Don't rely on having a signal.
- Check the local weather forecast BEFORE you venture outside. Don't assume that because the sun is shining at home it will be on the moor.
- Make sure that you are equipped for the Moor –Your basic kit should include:
- A decent rucksack capable of carrying all your equipment.
- Emergency food in addition to any planned meals – glucose sweets, biscuits, nuts etc.
- Map plus a spare and compass – and know how to use them.
- Emergency whistle – six blasts every minute is the recognised distress signal.
- A working torch with spare bulb. Powerful enough to signal with to help us find you.
- Small first aid kit – plasters + small bandages.
- Survival bag – as big as you are and bright orange colour.
- Dry spare clothing in a plastic bag (and put your mobile phone in one too).
- Good boots are a must. These should ideally be waterproof and offer good ankle support.
- Waterproofs are also a MUST for Dartmoor!
- Hat and Gloves.
- Check the firing schedules if you are planning to walk through a range. If there are RED flags or lights then firing will be in progress and avoid these areas.
- If you find any ordinance, don't handle it. Make a note of its location and inform the Dartmoor National Parks Authority or Landmarc Support services. (These are the people that run the ranges). See our Links page for more details.
- These suggestions should help make your Dartmoor experience "moor" enjoyable.


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BC: My First Year! 2011
FC: Our Baby Girl
1: Mia Monique Earley My First Year
3: Cute as a button
8: Rest | Little Angel Sleeps
9: I am wide awake! | I am
11: Our little angel is growing up so fast... wish you could stay little forever
12: Baptism and Hawaii
14: Fun in Hawaii May 2011
15: Our little sweetie pie
16: I like cold drinks!
19: My friend Kamila's Birthday Party | Baby Girl

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Join us for a World's Greatest Meal to End Polio
Mossman Rotary, supported by Mossman Bowls Club, is promoting a World's Greatest Meal event on Monday 17th July at 6pm with proceeds contributing to Rotary's End Polio campaign. Our guest speaker, Susanne Rea, a recent recipient of the Order of Australia Medal for her commitment and work towards ending Polio in the world, will be talking about her work, Rotary's challenge to end polio now and how close we are to achieving this momentous goal.
Come along and lend your support to this great cause by joining us for a meal at the Mossman Memorial Bowls Club Hall. Order and pay for your meal at the bar then be inspired by Susanne's amazing story! Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Outsmart your competitors. Buy the book
One of the biggest challenges in looking forward two, five, or more years into the future is that everything changes at the same time, not just the elements on which you are presently focused. Social media experts think social media will change everything. App developers think apps will change everything. But in reality, everything is changing at once.
Here's the safest prediction we can make: Everything will get smarter.
How you react depends on your industry and your company. If you wish to compete on price and sell low-quality commodity products, then you can safely ignore much of what we have written in Smart Customers, Stupid Companies. If you wish to maintain your margins and be a market leader, you will need to act smart, to leverage sensors, to support the emerging Physical Web, and to develop a strategy for interacting with customers while they simultaneously interact with everyone else.
You will need to replace your dumb touchpoints with smart ones. You will need to become obsessed with saving your customers time, money, and effort. You will need to provide customized services. You will need to do all these things, most likely in a radically different way.
Most importantly, you will need to focus with laser-like intensity on the intersection of initiatives that benefit your customers and benefit your firm.
[Adapted from the book Smart Customers, Stupid Companies by Michael Hinshaw and Bruce Kasanoff, available now on Amazon.]


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On April 27, the California Department of Insurance held a hearing on the proposed merger of Aetna and Humana. This hearing takes place after a public meeting held by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) in January. This hearing comes on the heels of a Senate Health Committee hearing this month on SB 932 […] Read More
Legislative Priorities Clear DeadlinesApril 25, 2016
As the April 22 policy deadline approached, all of Health Access' priority bills made it over the finish line. Last week, the legislative committees voted on two important bills that will increase transparency in our health care system. Transparency for Prescription Drug Costs Prescription drugs are the health service most commonly used by consumers and […] Read More
Patient-Protection Bills Moving Forward in LegislatureApril 14, 2016
With the legislative session in full-swing, Health Access California's bills are moving full steam ahead! Last week, SB 908 and SB 1135 both passed the Senate Health Committee. SB 1135 (Monning) helps consumers know there are time limits on how long they have to wait to get health care appointments and who to complain to if […] Read More
Covered California Board Addresses 1332 Waiver, Quality Requirements, Special Enrollment Verification and other Hot TopicsApril 11, 2016
This blog was written by Kate Burch On April 7, 2016, the Covered California Board addressed several hot topics at their April meeting. You can find a recording of the board meeting, links to the presentations, and links to all of the proposed regulations, attachments, etc. here. 1332 Waiver Report Stakeholders and experts have been very […] Read More
Wonkery for Your WeekApril 5, 2016
We wanted to spotlight two of the recent Health Wonk Reviews, a biweekly compendium of the best from the health policy blogosphere. Last week, Charles Gaba at ACAsignups.net (the best place to track Obamacare enrollment nationally) had a very California-heavy edition, with posts about Covered California's quality initiatives, our death-with-dignity law, and our post about […] Read More
First Patient Protection Bills Up in Committee Next WeekMarch 22, 2016
UPDATE: The hearing for these bills has been pushed backed to a later date. Stay tuned for more information. (3/25/2016) When the Legislature comes back from Spring Break next week, the Senate Health Committee will be hearing two consumer protection bills, SB 908 and SB 1135 on Wednesday, March 30. Both of these bills are […] Read More
New Timely Access to Care Standards Adopted by CA Department of InsuranceMarch 10, 2016
On March 9, consumer advocates cheered the new standards announced by the California Department of Insurance for health insurers to create and maintain accurate provider directories. The new standards also require insurers to have adequate numbers and types of providers in their networks so consumers can get the care they need when they need it. […] Read More
Anthem Blue Cross-Cigna's Troubling Track Records Spotlighted at DMHC Public MeetingMarch 7, 2016
On March, 4, 2016, the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) held a public meeting on the proposed takeover of Cigna by Anthem Blue Cross. The public meeting was requested by consumer groups including Health Access, Consumers Union, and others to raise questions about the structure of the deal, its potential impact on California's patients […] Read More
Covered CA Board Takes Big Steps on Standardized Benefit Design and Quality/Equity Measures; Considers New Barriers to Special EnrollmentFebruary 21, 2016
Thursday's Covered California Board meeting, the first since the last day of open enrollment 2013, offered a deep dive on the standardized benefit designs and the quality/equity framework that will guide contracting with insurers for the next 3-year cycle (2017-2019), and a heated discussion about the new documentation requirements that insurers are calling for to qualify […] Read More
Legislature Holds Informational Hearings on MCO TaxFebruary 11, 2016
Today, the Legislature's special session Committees on Public Health and Developmental Services each held informational hearings on the Administration's proposed Managed Care Organization (MCO) tax. The hearings were held to help legislators and the public understand the proposal and no votes were taken today. The Administration's MCO tax proposal is reflected in AB 2x-20 (Bonta) […] Read More


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Regoli Pasticceria is a reputable old pastry shop which sells a range of delectable pastry and cakes at affordable prices. You do not have to pay a bomb to enjoy these quality sweet treats. We were absolutely spoiled of choices as we stepped in and look at the shelves of pastry and cakes. It is a one stop place where you can find all the traditional Italian's pastry.
Right beside Regoli Pasticceria is Regoli Gelateria caffe which sells a wide range of freshly churned gelato with indoor seats within it.
Take away pastry wrapped very nicely like a present parcel.
Cornetto, Chocloate Eclair and Pistachio Puff
Cornetto- Cornetto is a common pastry in Rome. Regoli's cornetto is huge with thick pastry crust. The custard fillings were very generous, thick and firm as well
Pistachio Cream Puff - Pistachio cream was thick and fragrant. Portion of puff and cream was just nice, but i find it too sweet to finish off the sugar icing on top.
Chocolate Eclair - Another pastry which melts our heart. The fillings taste like dark chocolate, not too sweet and not diluted at all.
Bavaresi 2.50 euro- This is another Italian dessert with thick custard alike light cream sandwiched with 2 piece of pastry crusty base and thick sugar icing on top. It melt right away in the mouth due to its icy texture.
Verdict: 4/5
We visited this shop 2 times and both times did not disappoint us at all. All the pastries are reasonably priced at around 2.50 Euro, and they certainly worth its value for its given quality and quantity. Regoli is about 15 mins walking distant from the Colosseum and 10 mins walk from the nearest metro station. Other than the Colosseum, Regoli is another thing i remember for Rome!


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Birder friendly accommodation | Birding Languedoc
Our recommended selection of birder friendly accommodation in the Languedoc all have hosts who speak English and who understand the particular needs of bird watchers and nature lovers!
Let them know that you found their birder friendly accommodation through Birding Languedoc, and they will be happy to put you in touch with local bird watching guides and give you a free copy of the "Where to watch birds" guides for the "Narbonnaise regional park" and the "Haut-Languedoc regional park".
The B&B's may also be able provide early breakfasts and picnics on request.


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From low and high challenge course activities to on-site professional simulations, we offer a wide variety of programs and settings.
Select one of our many "program offerings" located on the right side of this page to learn more about the types of groups that we work with. If you are further questions, don't hesitate to contact us!
Our staff excel at tailoring programs to meet your specific program goals and group needs.
Typical teambuilding programs include icebreaker games to help your group learn each other's names and start to create a positive culture together. From there we will either facilitate low initiatives which will challenge your group to work together, build trust and develop leadership and communication skills or high elements which focus on personal growth, overcoming obstacles and supporting each other.
Sample Programs
Light and Lively
Our facilitators will come to your location of choice and spend 2 or so hours with your group running name games and group activities that are focused on helping participants make connections and become comfortable working together.
Half Day of Lows or Highs
Half day programs are usually 3 or 4 hours long and will either be all low elements or all high elements.
Lows Programs are centered around goals such as building support and trust among group members, learning various styles of communication which your group can implement in their day-to-day lives, understanding different leadership styles and how those affect a team or finding out how to work through challenges efficiently and effectively.
Highs Programs are geared more towards individual growth and understanding the value of diversity among group members. Participants may have a chance to support each other through a variety of physical and psychological challenges. These may include ziplining, jumping from 30 foot poles, balancing up in the air or traversing across cables, all while harnessed into a climbing system.
Full Day of Lows and/or Highs
A full day of teambuilding will either be a combination of the Low and High Programs listed above, or the entire day can be spent on just one of these styles of program, going into greater detail to further strengthen the bonds of your group. Typically there is a break in the middle of the day where your group can eat lunch and relax together. Faciltators may teach lessons in leadership, giving and receiving feedback or other forms of group interactions that will benefit your team.
Professional Program
Our professional programs can either take place at our ropes course, or at your venue of choice. We will facilitate a variety of activities that will help to fulfill your group's goals by simulating scenarios that they can relate to. We may also introduce models of good teamwork, decision making and communication styles that will give you the building blocks for an effective team.
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STAMFORD, Conn., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Sixty-six years after the notorious Nazi death camp at Auschwitz was liberated and the horrific crimes of Dr. Josef Mengele were first revealed, Alexander Historic Auctions of Stamford, Connecticut (an affiliate of Alexander Autographs, Inc., www.alexautographs.com) has obtained for auction all of the war criminal's writings, including his autobiography describing his escape from Germany and life in South America, diaries, philosophical tracts, racial and political commentary, poetry, short stories, and travelogues.
The archive is composed of over 3,300 pages of handwritten text, some illustrated, largely in bound journals, written while Mengele was in hiding in Paraguay and Brazil between 1960 and 1975.
The archive will be offered in Alexander's July 21, 2011 auction of historic militaria and autographs.
Josef Rudolf Mengele joined Heinrich Himmler's SS in 1938 and after serving on the Eastern Front, was transferred to Auschwitz in 1943. He initially gained notoriety for being one of the physicians who supervised the "selection" of arriving transports of prisoners, determining who would be gassed and who would live simply with the wave of a finger. However, he became far more infamous for performing grisly human experiments on camp inmates, including children and twins, for which he earned the frightening nickname "Angel of Death." In time, Mengele himself came to represent the Nazi concentration camp system with all of its cruelties.
At war's end, Mengele fled to South America where he resided living in wealth, then poverty, until his accidental death by drowning in Brazil in 1979. The public announcement of his death and the discovery of these journals would take another six years, as Mengele had sympathetic friends in Germany and Brazil who continued to protect his anonymity. After Mengele's death was finally made public, these journals were seized by Brazilian police – it was only then that the secrets of the "Angel of Death's" 34-year life on the run were finally exposed.
The autobiographical material in this archive, about 25% of its content, is of such historical importance, it was quoted and paraphrased in the mid-1980's by Bundt Magazine and by authors Gerald Posner and John Ware in their biography of Mengele. Bundt and Posner/Ware quoted excerpts very sparingly, leaving the vast majority of this material unpublished and but for Bundt and Posner/Ware, unviewed.
Writing in the third person, or using the pseudonym "Andreas," Mengele describes his capture by American forces, hiding on a farm while furtively meeting his wife, escape over the Brenner Pass to Italy, arrest, passage to Argentina, and life in Paraguay and Brazil. The balance of the archive consists of Mengele's writings on political, philosophical and racial theories ("Black people remind us of night time and the dangers of the night…like the raven…the dark soul…"), evolution, eugenics, his heritage and Germany's future. He also offers his opinions on a myriad of subjects, including race-mixing, the Nuremburg war crimes trials, justification of the concentration camp system, and denial of the conditions at the camps. Diaries covering three years are present, as are a grouping of short stories, travelogues, and romantic poetry written by the ex-murderer.
Taken as a whole and carefully read and analyzed, this archive offers an in-depth view into the cruelest mind of the twentieth century. Unlike a grouping of static wartime documents or reports, these are intensely personal writings of a desperate man, not penned over a single evening but over fifteen years as he fled his pursuers. They illustrate a remorseless, angry, vain, pseudo-intellectual murderer seeking to leave his mark on the world.
Bill Panagopulos, president of Alexander Historic Auctions, has a strong opinion on the sale of the archive: "Scholarly institutions or historic collections should obtain these writings not as a 'remembrance' of a horrific period of world history, but more as a learning tool for future generations to recognize the psychopathic mentality that incited the Holocaust so that similar genocides are never repeated."
The archive may be viewed at Alexander's offices, by appointment.
Alexander Historical Auctions in Stamford, Connecticut
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/ultra-orthodox-man-buys-diaries-of-nazi-doctor-mengele-for-245-000-1.374642
Mengele's trauma-torture based mind control data, research, and methodology were incorporated in America's experimental behavior manipulation programs later incorporated into Project CHATTER, and the CIA's Bluebird and Artichoke projects which, in 1953, became the notorious MKULTRA Program.
Movie : The German Doctor, 2013
Interview : His Secret Out, Rolf Mengele Talks About His Father. June 30, 1985|By Alice Siegert.
BONN — For years while the world searched, the son of the man known as the "Angel of Death" kept silent, shielding the secret that protected one of the most infamous Nazi fugitives.
Last week, on West German television, Rolf Mengele, a 41-year-old lawyer, spoke publicly for the first time about his decision, portraying himself as torn between the law and family loyalty in refusing to tell authorities where his father, Dr. Josef Mengele, could be found.
It was, he said, "an insoluble conflict" that was only resolved by his father`s death, attested to by a battery of forensic experts who this month identified the skeleton of a man drowned in Brazil in 1979 as Mengele.
"On the one hand, he was my father," Rolf Mengele said. "On the other hand, there were those accusations, those horrible pictures of Auschwitz. I was very relieved that this solution (Mengele`s death) took place and no other, maybe through a trial–as important as this certainly would have been from a different viewpoint."
If this explanation rings hollow to the survivors of the concentration camp where Mengele performed his cruel, grotesque medical experiments and to the memory of all the victims of the Holocaust, Rolf Mengele found his interpretation of his legal duty equally debatable.
"After all, I could not report my father to the police," he said. "I was very happy to be living in a country with a government by law which solved this problem for me." West German law provides immunity for a fugitive`s family.
The television interview was among a series of gestures that, in an effort to erase the stigma that stains the family name, Rolf Mengele has made since the opening of the grave in a Brazilian cemetery.
Mengele said he felt a special moral obligation to speak "simply because I am always being brought in connection with these ghastly, incomprehensible events on account of my ancestry."
This moral obligation also was a motive for him, he said, to offer his cooperation so the past would not be swept under the rug but diagnosed down to its spiritual and historic origins.
His father, he said, had shown no remorse, though Rolf had tried to discuss the Third Reich and World War II with him in letters they exchanged and later in nightlong conversations when he went to Brazil in 1977.
"I felt aghast at the accusations, at the facts, and I always tried to make clear to my father that for me, the presence in Auschwitz alone, other than as a prisoner, was an intolerable thought," he said.
"I hoped he would say that he had always tried to get away from there, that he had tried to be sent to the front. I am sorry to say, however, there was not even that much understanding between us. I had to realize that toward me he did not express any kind of guilt or remorse."


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The British Women Romantic Poet's Project is producing an online scholarly archive consisting of E-text editions of poetry by British and Irish women written (not necessarily published) between 1789 (the onset of the French Revolution) and 1832 (the passage of the Reform Act), a period traditionally known in English literary history as the Romantic period.
Extensive directory of Latin-American authors, on-line journals, literary movements.
From "The Guardian": "What Terry did next..." John Mullan enjoys "After Theory", the latest 'text' from the high priest of theory, Terry Eagleton.
A concise explanation of the most important Latin-American aesthetics.
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Working on a new comment system
This is an old post. It may contain broken links and outdated information.
In the previous post, I walked through setting up Discourse, a Ruby-based web forum. I'm in the process of shifting this blog's comment system from Disqus, which I've never been wholly comfortable with, over to using Discourse instead. There is being done via a plug-in for Octopress currently under development by one of the posters over at the main Discourse development forum.
Why ditch Disqus? There are several reasons, but the biggest is the privacy concerns. Disqus tracks users' movement across Disqus-enabled web sites, and I don't like that. It provides a free, well-constructed, low-friction commenting system—that part's nice, of course!—but I don't like being followed, and I don't think readers of this site should have to concede to being watched by Disqus in order to comment. Whether or not Disqus is harmless, and regardless of what they do with the data, I object to the principal.
So, we switch to Discourse. I could easily use Vanilla, too, since I already have a functioning Vanilla install and Vanilla easily supports being framed inside a blog for comments, but where's the fun in easy?
The switch to Discourse is still a work in progress, and things aren't quite working right yet, but I'm hammering away on it in my spare time. Currently, none of the blog posts have functioning comments, but we're getting there. In the meanwhile, if you'd like to leave a comment on any of the blog entries, head over to my Discourse forum and comment there.


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"Vergara Embryo Trust Enables Forum Shopping by Ex-Fiancé"
Actress Sofia Vergara's ex-fiancé Nick Loeb is using a trust as a procedural loophole to move the parties' dispute over their embryos to a favorable jurisdiction. If he is successful, he will create a monumental precedent enabling litigants in embryonic disputes to have a "back door" into "pro-life" jurisdictions.
Loeb filed the case on Dec. 7 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, naming the embryos "Emma" and "Isabella" as plaintiffs. Loeb seeks declaratory judgment directing the embryos to be implanted in a surrogate, so that they can receive an interest in a Louisiana trust.
According to the complaint, Vergara and Loeb have cryopreserved two fertilized embryos at ART Reproductive Center (ART) in Beverly Hills, California. While at ART, the parties signed a form directive governing the disposition of the embryos. The directive states that both parties must agree how to use the embryos; otherwise, ART will destroy them.
Vergara made a handwritten change to ART's form directive instructing the embryos to be thawed in the event of either of their deaths. Loeb alleges that he was "shocked that Vergara has chosen to kill their offspring," but still initialed the change and signed the form directive "not believing that this provision would be ultimately applicable."
Loeb seeks to invalidate or rescind the directive and other contracts signed at ART. He argues that the documents violate applicable law, and were fraudulently procured under duress by Vergara, who he alleges verbally and physically abused him.
Loeb initially filed a 2014 case in California seeking to preserve his parental rights, which he moved to dismiss after refusing to comply with the judge's discovery order. Having failed in California, Loeb filed a new lawsuit in Louisiana, where he intermittently resided with Vergara.
Loeb filed the new lawsuit in a jurisdiction where he may feel more likely to obtain a favorable judgment—a practice colloquially known as "forum shopping." Loeb seeks to take advantage of a Louisiana law stating that embryos conceived via in vitro fertilization are considered "human beings." Louisiana law is notoriously different from other U.S. states in that the legal system derives from the French Napoleonic Civil Code, not English common law. Loeb, who is a Delray Beach resident, may also feel that he has an advantage in Louisiana because he has business ties there.
This begs the question: How was Loeb able to file a lawsuit in Louisiana regarding California contracts governing the disposition of embryos located in California, when neither party resides in Louisiana?
The complaint suggests that Loeb created a Louisiana trust, the Emma and Isabella Louisiana Trust No. 1, naming New Orleans resident James Charbonnet as the trustee. The trust provides that upon the live birth of the embryos, the trust will become irrevocable, and the assets therein will be held to pay for their health, education, maintenance, and support. Until such time, the settlor—presumably Loeb—remains the sole beneficiary.
Based on the creation of an interest in a Louisiana trust, and Louisiana law declaring the embryos "human beings," Loeb argues that Vergara is depriving the embryos of their interest in the trust. The complaint states a claim against Vergara for tortious interference with the embryos' inheritance.
This is a brilliant gambit. Loeb, who can rescind the revocable trust at any time before the embryos are born, has no financial risk if his case is unsuccessful. If Loeb is successful, however, the embryos may have a claim for damages against Vergara for lost interest on trust assets that they would have received were they born sooner.
In a New York Times op-ed written by Loeb and published on April 29, 2015, he seemingly concedes that a potential victory would be factually unprecedented: "My lawyers have identified 10 other cases in the United States in which a parent tried to have a fertilized, frozen embryo taken to term against the wishes of an opposing parent. In eight of those cases, the parent seeking custody lost. In the other two cases… the woman had undergone chemotherapy treatment and the embryos were her last chance to have a biological child."
If the case survives a motion to dismiss, it potentially sets a huge precedent, since separated couples across the U.S. may be able to "forum shop" embryonic disputes to favorable "pro-life" jurisdictions by creating revocable interests in trust.
Ultimately, the court will have to decide.
Reprinted with permission from the January 10, 2017 issue of the Daily Business Review. © 2017 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.


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New Footpath Surfaces - Tell Us Your Views!
At Martlesham Creek some different footpath surfaces are being trialled from Spring 2015. Take a walk out on the river wall and let us know what you think of them. For more details and the link to the survey, please click here.


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Where to get help
Inclusion provide a range of services across the country including substance misuse services, psychological therapy services and forensic mental health services, please us our interactive service map to find if we have a service near to you.
We have compiled a list of useful links that offer useful information and guidance if you are experiencing any of the problems associated with substance misuse and/or mental health, this list is not exhaustive but it is a good place to start;
Substance Misuse
Frank www.talktofrank.com
'Talk to Frank' gives friendly, confidential advice on drugs. The site includes an A to Z list of substances, explains appearance and use of drugs and their effects, discusses health risks and the chances of getting hooked and UK law. It also includes information on peer pressure.
Narcotics Anonymous – www.ukna.org
Narcotics Anonymous provides information for those who think they may have a drug problem, addicts in recovery and professionals working with addicts.
Alcoholic Anonymous – alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
AA is a self help group that supports abstinence from alcohol by following a 12 step recovery treatment program.
National Helpline: Tel: 0845 769 7555
Drugsline – www.drugsline.org
Drugsline is an independent drugs crisis, information and support charity that provides free and confidential information and support for people with drugs and alcohol related issues, their families and friends.
Drinkline – www.drinksmarter.org/drinkline
Drinkline is an advice and information line for anyone who wants more information about alcohol, local services that can help or simply to talk about drinking and alcohol issues.
Drink aware – www.drinkaware.co.uk
Drink aware is an interactive website providing you with useful information about alcohol including facts and practical tips on cutting down your drinking.
Down your Drink – www.downyourdrink.org.uk
Down your drink is an interactive self-help website aimed at helping you to assess whether you are drinking too much. It also provides you with guidance on cutting down your drinking.
PSSST – www.pssst.org.uk
The PSSST campaign was launched as part of a city safe alcohol awareness project in Wirral. The aim was to increase the understanding of the impact of alcohol related harm in the city. The PSSST website, is an interactive site that provides information about alcohol as well as information about local services.
Al anon – www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Al anon is a self-help support group that supports anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else's drinking. Al anon is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience in order to solve their common problems.
National Helpline: Tel: 0845 769 7555
NHS Direct – www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
NHS Direct is a national health line, providing health advice and information 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
National Helpline: Tel: 0845 4647
Mental Health
Action for Happiness – www.actionforhappiness.org
Action for Happiness provide tips on staying happy, look at their 10 tips for happy living, practical suggestions, videos, guidebooks and community.
E-mental Health – www.emental-health.com
A provider of online counselling and treatment for addiction and mental health related issues.
MIND – www.mind.org.uk
Mind is a mental health charity which provides help and support to those with mental health problems.
Rethink – www.rethink.org
Rethink give advice and information on mental illness and are the largest national voluntary sector provider of mental health services and support groups.
YoungMinds – www.youngminds.org.uk
YoungMinds is a mental health charity for children and young people, their families and carers.
Making Space for mental health guides – http://makingspace.co.uk/publications.htm
Publications from Making Space, who provide care services to assist with the wellbeing of people affected by mental ill health, dementia or learning disabilities.
Mental Health Care – www.mentalhealthcare.org.uk
This website contains information about psychosis and was designed for family members and friends of people who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or another illness that may result in the symptoms of psychosis.
Mental Health Foundation – www.mentalhealth.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation is a mental health research, policy and service improvement charity and carries out research, develops practical solutions for better mental health services, campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination and promotes better mental health for all.
Borderline Personality Disorder Resource – http://bpdresourcecenter.org/
A resource centre provided by the University Hospital of Colombia and Cornell, explaining the symptoms and treatment of those with BPD.
Living Life to The Full – www.llttf.com
Try out the Living Life to the Full website and some of their online courses to help you gain control and maintain control.


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Peutz-Jegher, complicated by recurrent intussusceptions and incidentally discovered primary colon cancer.
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, alternatively called hereditary intestinal polyposis syndrome, is an autosomally dominant inherited genetic disease with a classical morphology of numerous hamartomatous intestinal polyps (most commonly the small intestine) and freckles on and around the lips. Likely related to a mutation in the tumor suppressor gene STK11/LKB1 gene on chromosome 19, the natural prognosis of the disorder is fairly benign during early childhood. Many children will report a history of anemia, rectal bleeding, or abdominal pain from intussusceptions or de novo bleeding of intestinal polyps. As the patient ages past their third and fourth decades, however, the risk of malignancy (not necessarily confined to the GI tract) increases dramatically. By the age of 60, nearly all patients have been diagnosed with at least one malignancy. Interestingly, the intestinal polyps so characteristic of the disease are unlikely to become malignant and a large number of associated malignancies are completely extra-intestinal.
Many patients are diagnosed by early adulthood with anemia from occult bleeding, obstruction, or during an episode of intussusception. Such recurrent intussusceptions can pose a challenge to the treating physician as multiple surgeries may be required over a patient's lifetime. Once diagnosed, these patients benefit from early and frequent surveillance for malignancy with particular focus on the pancreas, the gastrointestinal tract, the reproductive tract, and the breast. In order, the most common malignancies seen are breast, colon, pancreas, stomach, and ovary. From a radiologic stand-point, abdominal MRI/MRCP is recommended every one to two years for evaluation of the pancreas (beginning at age 30. Annual mammography is indicated for breast screening beginning at age 25. The American College of Gastroenterology advocates the use of laboratory studies sensitive to some forms of malignancy (CEA, CA-19-9, CA-125) every one to two years, beginning at age 25. Younger children are at increased risk of testicular cancer, and annual testicular screening should be considered until at least late teenage years.
Given its heritability, genetic counseling is highly advised for patients with, or are considering, children. Families planning on children may also benefit from pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. It should be noted, however, that mutations on different genes may result in the development of Peutz-Jeghers, and that a negative genetic screen may not necessarily exclude the disease.
Attard TM, Septer S, et al. "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome" Medscape.com Mar 2015.
Boardman LA, Thibodeau SN, Schaid DJ, et al. "Increased risk for cancer in patients with the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome." Ann Intern Med. 1998 Jun 1. 128(11):896-9.
Korsse SE, Harinck F, van Lier MG, Biermann K, Offerhaus GJ, Krak N, et al. "Pancreatic cancer risk in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome patients: a large cohort study and implications for surveillance." J Med Genet. 2013 Jan. 50(1):59-64.
Chung DC, Adar T, et al. "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Screening and Management" UpToDate.com. Dec 2015.
Buck JL, Harned RK, et al. "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome" Radiographics. 1992. 12:365-378.
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The way Goose see it, there's no point repeating yourself. They'd already done the noisy dance-music-with-rock-attitude thing on their 2006 debut, Bring It On. Upon its release, the barking synths, shouty vocals and red-line energy levels chimed with the Justice/Ed Banger scene. "Making the first album we wanted to get out of our hometown, travel, see the world and party for most of the week," says guitarist Dave Martijn. "That's what Bring It On reflects:  an uptempo, happy, hands-in-the-air experience. The thing is, everyone is doing that now." Goose certainly didn't want to do it all again on the follow-up, Synrise. "I think people expected us to make an even harder record this time round, but we tried a few songs like that and it just didn't do anything for us," continues Martijn. "It was like buying the same car, but a better one," adds frontman Mickael Karkousse. "And we wanted to try something different." Very different, it turns out.
On Synrise the band look to '70s space disco such as Automat and '80s movie soundtracks, names such as Philip Glass, Giorgio Moroder and Vangelis. The end result is more than the sum of these parts: it's an album of dance tunes with pop song structures. It opens with the title track, Synrise, a jet streaming soundscape of Moroder-like synth arpeggios that build and build to a guest appearance from Peaches, who hums the hook. The gravelly vocals and menacing digital bass on Words could be easily be a vintage Chemical Brothers track, while the spiralling atmospheres on In Cars combine that trance influence with some Klaxons-style vocals. Meanwhile, lead single Can't Stop Me Now starts with a snarling riff, then silvery strings slide in and the track lifts off into effortlessly cool but unmistakably pop territory. It's hugely varied, epic stuff, clubby, yet poppy, starting bright and ending dark. The cherry on top is the artwork, which is designed by Storm Thorgerson, the man responsible for Pink Floyd's iconic Dark Side Of The Moon cover.
The band 'Äî Mickael Karkousse (vocals/synth), Dave Martijn (guitar/synth), Tom Coghe (bass/synth) and Bert Libeert (drums) 'Äî starting working on Synrise in early 2009. It was recorded in the oldest studio in Belgium, Jet Studios in Brussels. Artists who've worked there previously include The Rolling Stones and Edith Piaf. One of the main attractions was a room designed to function as a natural echo chamber. "This time we really wanted to record as much as we could live," says Karkousse. "That's why we needed a big live room with a good sound. Live drums, live synths. We did it all really old school." The pair are keen to emphasise that nothing has been cut'n'pasted from one part of a song to another, as is standard practice on dance tracks these days.¬† Martijn explains why: "When an old analogue synth is building up a sound, if you cut into that, it sounds really unnatural. Everything in dance music these days is so cut up with Ableton, with effects on everything and loads of plug-ins. We wanted to get away from all that."
Doing it the old fashioned way was all about being honest. "I don't think fans care how an album is made," says Karkousse. "But it was about being honest with ourselves. It was a challenge to ourselves to record the album as live as possible. Like how Depeche Mode would have done it on Speak & Spell." To keep themselves on the straight and narrow they listened to a cassette of Depeche Mode's  1981 debut in the car on the way to the studio. Although the retro approach was difficult, it proved fruitful. "It was definitely harder doing it this way, but it took us to a higher level, both in terms of understanding our instruments and making music in general," says Martijn. Karkousse adds: "Sometimes it's hard to be honest. Sometimes it's the hardest thing." But sometimes you just have to be truthful with yourself or there's no point.
As it happens, early '90s trance is enjoying a renaissance among UK DJs such as Joe & Will Ask, but that's not where Goose were coming from on a track such as In Cars. Bring It On was all about fun, which is why it was written predominantly in major keys. This time they wanted to make an album with more emotional depth, hence in was written entirely in minor keys, as most trance is. "The reason we did that was because minor keys have a lot of feeling," explains Karkousse. "But the album isn't written in a sad minor, it's a minor with hope. There's a little party minor in it that gives it that trance feel."
Meanwhile, the soundtrack vibe was an echo from the band's youth. "When I was growing up, artists like Moroder, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Goblin or even Philip Glass provided the soundtrack to the life of a six-year-old kid through movie scores," says Karkousse. "It's only now that we've realized who those artists are. As we discovered more of their work we got more into them. So the next step to us was to take these memories and turn them into an album. That's why the album opens with Synrise, which was the first track that reflected that direction. It sets the tone of what is to come. In some ways the album is like a soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist."
The band's final thought is this: "Synrise feels like a new start to us. We're proud that we've written an album with a specific vision that's coherent. It has one story and works as a whole. Writing an album is the hardest thing because of all the possible options and directions. Sometimes you want to leave it all behind and go into an other direction, but you can't do it, because you have made a commitment."
Now that commitment is about to pay off.


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Feb 27th, 2002 @ 1:25 pm | Author: Julee Russell
Professor Kringlie
Experimenting with the technology, Professor Kay Kringlie is in Oaxaca, Mexico for a few weeks, but continuing her classes via Blackboard. The specific purpose of the trip is to shoot video that shows life in Oaxaca, edit it and upload it into the Blackboard so her students have a "virtual visit" to the home of VCSU's sister university, the Universidad Regional del Sureste.
Finding a fast enough connection to the Internet has been the significant challenge so far since video files are large. There are Internet Cafes all over the city with access to a T1 line, but it took a bit more looking to find a place where she could hook up the computer she is using to edit the video clips. Fortunately, right in the center of the city is the "Café Net" that allows direct hook up and has a satellite connection to the Internet. The technology works!
As of February 27, 2002, Professor Kringlie has shot, edited, and uploaded four brief video movies for her classes. In addition to working with and responding to the videos from Mexico, her students are working on a variety of hands-on assignments including writing, shooting, and editing their own television program in Spanish as well as participating in chat room activities with Kay and with native Spanish speakers. Professor Krinlgie's experiences in Mexico during her four-week stay will provide valuable information to VCSU with regard to distance teaching / learning. Many students and faculty members will benefit from her experience. Employing the high level of Valley City State University's educational technology from another country certainly has its challenges; however, Kay and her students are working through the challenges and learning new ways of employing technology to enhance student learning.
Professor Kringlie is also making arrangements for the VCSU Music Department's Spring Break trip to Oaxaca. During the second week in March, several students and faculty members from the VCSU Department of Music will join Professor Kringlie in Oaxaca. The choir will give performances in Oaxaca and participate in various activities / tours designed to broaden their cultural experiences.
Oaxaca is also a rich cultural and historical center. In the state there are over 4,000 archaeological sites, Spanish colonial architecture (including churches built in the 16th century) and indigenous cultures from seven distinct regions. Artisans from Oaxaca have come to Valley City for the two Fiesta Mexicanas hosted here (in 1999 and again in 2001), and Professor Kringlie will be visiting each of them.


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Luzern ended in a 3rd place finish in the "B" final (9th overall). It was by no means what we had hoped for coming into the competition, but it goes to show just how much hard work and time goes into winning medals at the World Cup and World Championship level. I think we were all a little disappointed with the results, but it is so critical to walk away from the experience acknowledging those things that went well and then figuring out how to improve those that didn't. One thing I was excited to see was that our efficiency (speed/stroke) improved significantly going into the final. We still struggled a little to hold our rhythm, but it was a positive change from the rep and heat.
We are currently mixing things up back here at the London Training Centre, and all the scullers are in singles. We are doing a race-off in our 1x's this Wednesday/Thursday (weather permitting). It will be a time trial/semi/final format over a 1500m course. The reason for the 1500m course is that it provides a race length approximately equal to that of a 2000m race in a 4x. From this we will establish a ranking in the quad, and most likely the lowest ranked person will be swapped out. As with anything selection related...... nothing is set in stone, and you can't be certain you are in the boat until you rowing up to the start line before the race.
I am really enjoying the immediate feedback in the single and taking this time to work on accelerating the second half with a strong pry. It is exciting to see the splits on my stroke coach drop when I get it right (currently approximately one in every 20 strokes). The W2x is racing off for a spot as a spare (potentially a racing spare).
For those of you who have been keeping up with the London, Ontario weather report..... THANK GOODNESS THE HEATWAVE IS OVER!!!!!!
Monday, 22 July 2013
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Unfortunately we did not make the A-final tomorrow, but will do our best to do some damage in the B final tomorrow at 9:15 am Switzerland time (12:15am BC time). I am not sure if there will be live video for any of the B-finals, but there will be live video for all the A-finals if you want to check out some intense racing!
Friday, 12 July 2013
on to the reps
Tomorrow we are racing at 5:33am BC time! Once again, info can be found at the world rowing website (see link in previous post).
Thursday, 11 July 2013
World Cup 3
Check out the world rowing website for information on the event. We race tomorrow at 1:12pm (13:12) or 4:12am BC time. I promise I will not hold it against anyone if you get up at your normal time and check the results after 4:12am. In fact, I would be thrilled that you are following the racing. It will be a tough heat no doubt, but we are excited to race and see just how fast we can go. The first boat from each of the two heats goes straight to the A final and all other boats go to reps which will be raced on Saturday. From the reps, 1-2 will advance to the A final and 3-5 will go through to the B final. There are 12 entries in the women's heavyweight quadruple sculls.
Let the racing begin!
Let the racing begin!
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Corgeno training camp was a huge success! We had beautiful flat water nearly every day, amazing food, and more important- great rows. The first couple days after Amsterdam were a little shaky. John switched up Rosie and Alyssa so that our seating order (from bow to stern) is Kate, Alyssa, Rosie, and myself. I thought everyone did a fantastic job of stepping up to the challenge and we managed to post some best times on a number of practice pieces ranging from 500m-1500m. Lucerne (or Luzern) is a beautiful city with a picturesque rowing course! I will post some pictures soon, but first I will post some pictures from Corgeno, Italy.
|Training site
|A couple teammates with staff at the Restaurant where we had our meals
|Lifting in Corgeno
|Team photo shoot minus the heavyweight men
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Spicy, sweet, tangy, sticky chicken is skewered and cooked on the grill before being served with a creamy avocado sauce, rice, and lime juice.
By Emily Clifton
I gotta tell you, we have made this chicken three times in the last month and it is amaaaaaahhhhzing. The first two times we cooked it inside on a grill pan and set off our smoke alarm about 15 times during the process. You know what? I REGRET NOTHING. It's that good. It's spicy and sweet and tangy and sticky in exactly the way you want food on a stick to be.
If you're not that familiar with Asian sauces and flavors, this is a great recipe to try because it's extremely simple but also very balanced. It's spicy but not overly so, tempered by both the brown sugar and the creamy avocado-cilantro sauce. I think we'll probably try it on shrimp next, using the exact same method. If you use chicken breasts instead of thighs, just be careful not to overcook them because they tend to dry out easily. You could also cook either thighs or breasts whole instead of skewering them, though they will take a little bit longer to cook.
Check out our Asian Pantry Basics to get descriptions of the ingredients listed in this recipe, along with links of brands we recommend.
If you've never used it before, do NOT be freaked out by the fish sauce. It's a staple in many Vietnamese and Thai dishes and adds a wonderful salty depth of flavor. I promise it doesn't taste fishy at all.
Serve it with rice, sliced limes and Quick Pickled Cucumbers. Get the recipe for the cucumbers here.
- 1½ - 2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1½-inch–2-inch pieces
- ½ cup (packed) light brown sugar
- ½ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3-4 tablespoons hot chili garlic paste (sambal oelek)
- ¼ cup fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc nam)
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons ginger, peeled and grated
- 2 garlic cloves, grated or minced (approx. 2 teaspoons)
- 2 limes, quartered, for garnish
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled and de-seeded
- 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1 bunch cilantro, leaves and tender stems (about ¾ cup packed)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 lime)
- 1 teaspoon lime zest (about 1 lime)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 16 bamboo skewers soaked in water at least 1 hour
- Prepare grill for medium-high heat.
- For the Avocado-Cilantro Sauce: Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor and blitz until smooth. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- For the Spicy Chicken Skewers: In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, vinegar, chili paste, fish sauce, Sriracha, ketchup, garlic and ginger until fully combined. In a separate larger bowl, add the chicken and toss well with ¼ cup of the sauce. Let the chicken marinate for 15 minutes or up to a day. When you're ready, thread 4 or 5 chicken pieces onto each skewer (I like to use 2 skewers so the chicken is easier to turn on the grill).
- Transfer the rest of the marinade to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until reduced by half, 7–10 minutes. Set aside.
- Grill the chicken, turning and basting often with reduced marinade, until cooked through, 8–10 minutes.
- Serve with lime wedges and the creamy avocado-cilantro sauce on the side.


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Between 2005 and 2011, the number of people dying from Aids-related causes in sub-Saharan Africa dropped from 18 million to 1.2 million, the UNAIDS said in its annual report on the state of the global pandemic.
The number of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, which remains the epicentre of the crisis, meanwhile dropped 25 per cent over 10 years, from 2.4 million in 2001 to 1.8 million last year, according to the report published ahead of World Aids Day on December 1.
Despite the progress made to bring down the infection rate in the region, sub-Saharan Africa still counts 23.5 million people living with HIV, or 69 per cent of the global total, according to the report.
Women are disproportionately affected, accounting for 58 per cent of all HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, and, alarmingly, 92 per cent of all pregnant women in the world who live with the virus were in the region.
Yet particular progress had been made in bringing down the number of children newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa – a region that today is home to 90 per cent of the world's infected youngsters, UNAIDS said.
Between 2009 and 2011, the number of children in the region infected with the virus that causes Aids dropped 24 per cent, with a number of countries, including Kenya and South Africa, seeing falls of between 40 and 59 per cent.
However, 11 countries in the region saw far more modest declines, while the number of new infections among children rose in four countries: Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
UNAIDS, which spearheads the international fight against Aids, said that low and middle-income countries in the region had increased their HIV prevention investment by 15 per cent from 2010 to 2011.
In 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, external funding sources account for more than 50 per cent of HIV investments, while other countries including South Africa and Botswana provided more than 75 per cent of their own expenditure, UNAIDS said.
Source: AFP


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Pineapple- the secret ingredient!
One round of this recipe makes 2 loaves!Zucchini Bread
2 1/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt
2 cups grated zucchini 2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups flour 1 can (15 oz) of crushed pineapple (drained)
Cream the sugar, eggs, and oil.
Add zucchini and vanilla and mix.
Add all dry ingredients and mix.
Then add pineapple and mix this well blended.
Grease and flour 2 bread pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes.
I hope you enjoy this recipe. It's one of my favorite since it's a family recipe. Like I said I made 4 loaves last weekend and I still have a ton of zucchini growing in the garden. I think I'm going to make fried zucchini soon! YUM! Have you ever had that?
I'm going to take a post soon and answer some questions you have asked me, so if you're want to know something about me just ask- leave a comment or email me (here). Also, I have a giveaway coming up very soon! A designer giveaway with interlocking C's! The giveaway won't last long so you'll want to follow me via Bloglovin' or Google Friend (on side bar) so you know when it's started.
I hope you all have a great weekend. I'm headed to my brothers after work for the weekend to meet my new niece Caroline! (If you follow me via twitter you saw a picture last week when she was born) So excited! I got her the cutest pink outfit ever. I also got my nephew some kick ass "Big Brother" t-shirts. Hopefully photos to follow :)
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Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are federally designated entities for metropolitan regions with a population of at least 50,000. MPOs are required, at least every 5 years, to identify how their region will manage and operate a multi-modal transportation system (including transit, highway, bicycle, pedestrian and accessible transportation) to meet economic, transportation, development and sustainability goals for the next 20 years.
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The Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO), a partnership of Chino Valley, City of Prescott, Dewey-Humboldt, Prescott Valley, Yavapai County and the Arizona Department of Transportation, was established in June 2003 by federal mandate when the region achieved a population of 50,000. Its purpose is to cooperatively plan the transportation future of the Central Yavapai region that falls within the 401.46 square miles of the MPO Planning Boundary Through this cooperative effort, the participating agencies have made a commitment to their citizens that as the region grows, their multi-modal transportation system will grow with it to accommodate all needs, including roads and highways for cars and trucks, public transit, and pathways for bicycles and pedestrians.


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[Updated to slightly simplify the part about the "significant evidence" against Santa.]
I was pleased to see that my post yesterday seems to have attracted the attention of The Fiddler and encouraged him to respond. Discussions are (or should be) so much more informative than monologues because the reader gets to see how the opposing views address each other, so this is a good thing. The Fiddler starts off with both praise for my post (thanks!) and a modest demurral.
First, I'm no apologist and my humble ramblings on this blog hardly represent the "current state of Christian apologetics". There are scores of apologists far more capable than I to deal with questions that plague non believers.
Just a couple quibbles. First of all, the questions that the apologists deal with are not those that plague non-believers. Christian apologists write for believers, and address problems that believers have recognized as needing some attention. Secondly, while it may be true that "The God Fearin' Forum" is not generally held to be a leading source of state-of-the-art Christian apologetics, it has been my experience that there are two kinds of apologetics, the theoretical kind you find in books on apologetics, and the practical kind that makes its way through the greater part of ordinary Christians. I think it's important to address The Fiddler's apologetics precisely because it is so typical of the latter rather than the former. The professional apologists may look good on paper, but it is of greater importance to deal with apologetics as it actually lives and breathes "in the wild," as it were.
The Fiddler, having paid his compliments and offered his disclaimers, moves quickly to set the tone for the rest of his rebuttal.
The problem with believing in falsity though is that no matter how bright of person you are, you're fighting an uphill battle. So while you seem to be a better writer than me and probably more intelligent, I may be able to match wits with you seeing as I have the upper hand (truth).
One of the nice things about making reality itself the object of my faith is that I can never lose an argument such as this. If the Fiddler does indeed possess the truth (as in real-world fact), then the most he can possibly do is to improve my acquaintance with the object of my faith. That's ideal. I would be only too happy to embrace that outcome. And he is on the right track, at least, when he suggests that possession of the facts is more important than being clever or persuasive. It may not always work out that way in practice, especially in the case of people who really want to be fooled, but in principle at least that's the way things ought to be.
The actual existence of evidence is directly and causally correlated with a proposition's validity (things produce evidence) but a said individual's ability (or inability) to reproduce (or for a skeptic to test/examine/comprehend) that evidence is not related to that proposition's validity.
He seems to have missed both of the points I was making with regards to the connection between evidence for a proposition and the validity of that proposition, so I'll quickly restate them. First, truth is consistent with itself, and therefore it is worth noting that a lack of evidence is consistent with a proposition being false. You may be able to rationalize the lack of evidence for your claims (and in fact you can do so whether or not you are correct), but other things being equal, a lack of evidence is more consistent with the proposition being false, since the untruth of the proposition would have the predictable consequences of producing a lack of supporting evidence whereas this is not a predictable consequence of the proposition being true.
That's just a general consideration, of course, and other factors need to be taken into consideration. Meanwhile, the second point I was making is that inability to produce supporting evidence does have a direct bearing on the validity of a proposition IF the proposition concerns a matter which ought to have the reasonably-predictable consequence of producing an abundance of readily-available evidence. Of the two points I made, this is the more significant. The Gospel is about God loving each of us and wanting to have a direct, personal relationship with each of us, so much so that He allegedly was willing and able to become a human being, live among us, die for us, and rise from the dead, all in order to make this direct, personal relationship possible. This is a proposition which would have the reasonably predictable consequence that God, having wanted this relationship and having exerted His infallible and omnipotent power in order to make it possible, would show up in the real world to participate in it.
Such a consequence, if it were to occur, would provide each individual with the ability to point to abundant real-world evidence of God's existence, since He would be consistently and commonly showing up. The universal absence of real-world evidence that this is happening is a lack that has a direct and significant bearing on the question of whether or not the proposition (i.e. the Gospel) is true. Hypotheticals about tribesmen seeing airplanes are all well and good as a rhetorical diversion, but they really aren't relevant to a consideration of whether or not God is as actively involved in the real-world affairs of men as the Gospel says He should be.
Now, let's look at The Fiddler's "substantial evidence" that Santa Claus does not exist:
1. There aren't any legitimate reported sightings of him or experiences of him
2. Almost no one over the age 6 believes in him
3. It is incompatible with natural law therefore it would require a supernatural power
4.. Out of all the theologies on the earth allowing for the supernatural, none includes a 'Santa Claus'
5. Santa Claus skeptics don't spend time refuting believers' arguments.
How would this stack up as evidence against God? Let's look at the first one, no "legitimate" reported sightings. That's kind of a weasel-worded specification, isn't it? What constitutes a "legitimate" reported sighting? Can we say "verifiable sighting"? Are there any verifiable sightings of God? If He loves us as much as the Gospel claims, there ought to be lots.
Number 2-5: prior to the first Council of Nicea, nobody believed in a "Trinity," which was incompatible with natural law and would require a supernatural power. No theology prior to that time included any Trinity, and no anti-trinitarian skeptics spent any time refuting arguments for the Trinity. Is this "substantial" evidence that no Trinity existed prior to the council of Nicea?
None of The Fiddler's arguments constitute "substantial evidence" against the existence of Santa, they just describe people's attitudes towards him. Every single one of them would be excused by his argument that a proposition isn't necessarily false just because no one can produce any evidence that it is true. He says that "everyone knows there is no Santa Claus" (which of course is not true, hence the bit about "everyone over 6" in argument 2), but he nevertheless insists that "the vast majority of people think they 'know' there is a God," and that this is significant.
Granted, it is significant, but what does it signify, especially considering the vast disparities among the different things these people think they "know" about Him? And more significantly, why is it that when you want evidence of God's existence, you turn to what's going on inside people's heads instead of pointing to real-world instances of God consistently showing up? It's all very well to claim that "Freudian Psychoanalysis falls far short of the mark explaining this phenomenon," but why is it even a question of psychology instead of a question of verifiable, tangible evidence? Psychology is where you turn when the subject of your study is all in people's heads, but we are supposed to be looking at whether or not God exists outside of people's imaginations.
This post is getting rather longish, so let's continue in Part 2.


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