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This past weekend, we spent the Feast of the Assumption at the Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, the only Carthusian monastery in the United States. High on a Vermont mountaintop, the monastery is surrounded by the solitude so essential to the monks' way of life.
The self-sufficient private complex was donated by a wealthy inventor who began his career in World War I and II by developing mustard gas and fissionable uranium for the atomic bomb. When he died without biological heirs, he left the land and buildings to the Carthusian order as if in expiation, hoping to salve his conscience.
The monks now living on the mountain grow their own food and bake their own bread, limiting themselves to a strict vegetarian diet. They also generate their own electricity through small water-driven power plants. Living under a rule of silence, they have a bare minimum of contact with the outside world. The most garrulous of the men has the job of interfacing with outsiders. The monks have a phone number and an email address, but deliberately shun full Internet access because of its potential for distraction. Their website is maintained by the same lay couple who runs the gift shop at the mountain's base.
Visitors can pay to hike the grounds at a rate of $15 per car and driver, and $5 more per each additional passenger. Family members and special guests are allowed to vacation overnight at the complex only once a year. Our family stayed at the Windswept guest house, formerly the main residence of the inventor and his wife. Decorated in what was the height of style many decades ago, Windswept has been meticulously preserved by the monks. Walking through the door is like walking into a time capsule. Bedrooms are scattered across the giant space, enough for our family of eight and more.
Having the kids along was like going on a family retreat. The seven-hour drive from our home in Long Island to the Vermont monastery was marked by harpoon ("hairpin") turns and rubberduckers ("rubberneckers"), according to our son Miguel. When we finally arrived, we had to say a few Hail Marys to navigate successfully along the winding, unmarked gravel roads within the complex.
Our kids obtained a thorough education in the virtues as a result of the trip. During last year's visit, our daughter Maria cried when we wouldn't let her stay in a bedroom near the library because the room hadn't been prepared for us. We never mentioned anything to the monks, but this year the bedroom had been cleaned and decorated with a little lamp and pretty sheets on the bed. Maria learned that good things do sometimes come to those who wait. Miguel gained a little wisdom when we asked him to put our four-year-old Elisa-Maria to sleep. "I told her to go to bed, but she just ran away," he said. "Mom, your job is a lot harder than it looks."
The monks said a special Mass for us on Saturday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption. Before Mass, Manny asked the kids what the Assumption meant. "When God took Mary's body into heaven!" they shouted, nearly in unison. "Why did he do that?" I asked. "Because God loved her and she was about to die," responded Marga. "And because she's AWE-some," answered little Elisa-Maria. Yeah, they nailed it.
The monks celebrate their own liturgy, called the Order of the Carthusian Mass. The priest does not give a homily, and the congregants don't exchange the Sign of the Peace. The priest faces the altar rather than the people. And instead of singing, there are periods of silent prayer. Inspired by the timeless ritual and intimate setting, our rising second-grader Cecilia begged to receive Holy Communion. "You have to wait for your First Communion next spring," we told her. "Wait patiently for Jesus. He's waiting patiently for you."
After Saturday's Mass, we went swimming and rowing on Lake Madeleine. Fields of yellow and purple wildflowers encircled the shoreline. The strong shoulders of the mountains protected us from anything that might mar the peacefulness of the day -- including cell phone signals.
In contrast to the dated sumptuousness of the guest house and the sprawling glory of the grounds, the monks' chapel and residence is simple and gray, made of concrete and cinder block. The men walk the halls of the monastery with their hoods up, obscuring their faces, to emphasize their similarity and oneness as brothers.
A sign in the hallway outside the tiny chapel proclaims: "In solitude one lives in all ages." As attractive as it may seem, the thousand-year-old Carthusian way of life isn't for everyone. Some people sign up for a three-month retreat at the monastery, only to give up and return home after a single day.
Silence and young children certainly aren't the best of friends. During Sunday's Mass, I felt like keeping the children quiet was as futile as hushing the constant noise of a roaring waterfall. Like a perpetual motion machine, they rustled and squeaked and asked questions in piercing stage whispers. Only for a brief second did the silence peek through the clouds of endless sound, and we heard the cry of a hawk, far away, like a soul calling out wordlessly to God. It was an image that stayed with me on the long drive home and that I hope will stay with me for months and years to come.


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Episode 5: Eileen Scully, Founder and Consultant
Eileen is the Founder of The Rising Tides, a consulting firm that works with companies to help women support each other. In her own words, "The mission of The Rising Tides is to drive a work culture that supports women regardless of life stage and allows each of our boats to rise together, never at the expense of one another." She learned a lot coming up through tech companies, and she is now at a point where she shares this knowledge with others and supports building an inclusive and supportive corporate culture.
She also runs a website called 52 Feminists that highlights the story of a different feminist every week. Look to see me there soon, because I am a feminist. But, not in an angry, scary, hairy way.
She gave us several little nuggets on what we can do today to make things better - like what to do when you are inaudible in a meeting.

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Crazy Touchpad after Upgrade to 7 on HP Pavilion dv5140us
Hi All; thanks in advance for your help.
I just performed a clean install of Windows 7 on my wife's HP Pavilion dv5140us. (For the record, I'd previously done this operation on an Acer Extensa with none of the issues mentioned below).
My Synaptics touchpad is causing me problems. The issues are twofold. (I know there are countless threads on similar issues, but I've been unable to find one which discusses my precise problem, so forgive me.)
1) If I don't install proper touchpad drivers (ie, I allow Windows to operate the touchpad using standard HID-compliant mouse drivers), the touchpad actually works perfectly. Movement is smooth; scrolling works; buttons function properly, etc.
2) If I install proper drivers for the touchpad, it's unusable. The pointer wildly skips, leaps, and jumps all over the place, no matter how I adjust the settings for sensitivity, speed, palm-protection, etc. It's a crazy mess.
So WHY, you ask, don't I just stick with the MS mouse drivers? Answer: I need to be able to disable the touchpad's "tapping" features. My wife can't stand tapping-enabled touchpads. Somehow, the MS mouse driver provides for tapping functionality... but no obvious way to disable it.
The solution I'm looking for, then, is either:
- A way to make a Synaptics driver work, thus giving me the ability to disable the tapping feature
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I've attempted to use every current and semi-current touchpad driver I could find. This includes:
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Anything, wise friends? Thanks again for you input.
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I think the proper Synaptics drivers might work for you if you try this, assuming you have not already. Download the Windows 7 Synaptics drivers and place them in a folder, also download CCleaner and DriveSweeper and epand the last two. Reboot into SAFE Mode and remove the drivers and the touchpad in Device Manager run DriveSweeper and CCleaner, reboot and after the MS driver is uploaded in the new hardware wizard update the driver by pointing it to your folder. Let us know how this goes......
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Windows 7 32bit, Snow leopard
after installing the drivers, did you reboot your computer?
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Fishbanjo, I'll try that later today and report back. Thanks for the suggestion.
iPhone, thanks for the response. Though I'm not a professional, I do have a pretty solid foundation when it comes to software and hardware--I covered the basic bases. Definitely rebooted.
I'll post again later once I've had the chance to experiment some with CCleaner and Drivesweeper in safe mode.
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Live Bold: Interview with Jacob Wilson
How did you first get into the music scene/world?
My mom introduced me to music at a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are listening to classical music. As I got older, I remember my mom introducing me to the greats; Santana, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, classical rock and pop music. It wasn't until I was in middle school that I started to grow a love for rock and roll. I got into all the bands that were big back then. Green Day, Hoobastank, Nickelback (which I'm embarrassed to say now haha), System of a Down. As I got more into high school, I really got into the heavy bands; Underoath, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Every Time I Die, Attack Attack. Really, it was just my upbringing and a few friends during my teen years. When I was about 16, I started my first band and it's all craziness since then haha. It's been really cool to get to open up for some of the artists who inspired me throughout my music career. My first band opened for A Skylit Drive, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Sleeping. Other bands of mine have opened up for Get Scared, The Word Alive, Jamies Elsewhere, Veil of Maya, Erra, After the Burial. It's been a wild ride, and this is only the beginning
Who were some of your biggest influences growing up?
If we're speaking personally, my grandparents were some of the biggest influences of my life. My grandpa taught me what it is to be a man. Not in the bullshit societal definition of masculinity though. He taught me how to be strong, but gentle. He taught me what it was to have integrity and honor. My grandma taught me to believe in myself and just go after what I love. My parents were more like, "go do something more realistic, go to law school." There's a lot of money in that, but I just never wanted to spend my life behind a desk. It was never my thing and I always knew that. I just wanted to be an artist, I could feel it in my bones and my soul. My grandma always believed in me and supported me in that way, Musically, System of a Down was some of the first "heavier" music I got into. I remember listening to their albums Hypnotize and Mesmerize. It blew my mind how they could go from absolute chaos to these beautifully constructed minor key harmonies. Then, Underoath came around. They were really one of the first "screamo" bands that I heard. They heavily influenced my first band and they just were musical innovators. They did things, sound wise, that really no one had done before. I remember seeing them live for the first time in high school and just being in awe. Their energy and presence was through the roof. I had chills the whole time. Recently, they just got back together and I've gotten to see them a couple times. I actually covered one of their songs, "Writing on the Walls." The video got over 18K views on Facebook and even gained the attention of some of the band. Definitely a surreal moment of my life, looking down on my phone and seeing one of the members tag their vocalists on my Instagram and say "you fired." I almost spit my drink out hahaha. I got to meet up with them last weekend at Chain Fest and they all said my cover was amazing. It was like, a major woah moment. To pay homage to one of the most influential artists in your life, and to have them acknowledge it is truly an incredible feeling.
Who are some of your biggest influences now?
As I've grown up, I don't really limit myself to "screamo" or metal anymore. I literally have everything from Britney Spears and Lady Gaga to Slipknot and Of Mice & Men on my phone. I think it's really helped me grow as a musician too. I always challenge a lot of my friends in music to try to expand outside of their comfort zone. Don't just limit yourself to one genre of music. I listen to literally almost everything; metal, rock, EDM, hip hop, some rap, soul, R&B, pop. It gives you a lot more to be inspired from and almost every innovative artist or band has combined a couple genres together. Personally, my parents have grown to influence me a lot recently, too. When we are younger, we don't really see the sacrifices our parents make for us. Now, I see, even when I thought they were nagging or not supporting me when I was younger, they really just wanted the best for me. I think most parents are that way, and we grow up to see that later. They're so supportive of me now and are just happy to see me happy. High school era was a rough patch for all of us.
How did you come up with your clothing line Live Bold?
I was working with a music and entrepreneurship mentor who challenged me to create something for supplemental income. I always wanted to do a clothing line, but the market is so oversaturated right now. There's so many different brands out there, and most of them fail. I sat down with a pen and paper and wrote down all these different brand names I could think of. Live Bold just really stuck. Personally, it means to do everything you do with boldness, confidence. Don't be ashamed of who you are inside, live your life boldly. If you want to do something and other people tell you its unrealistic, do it. Chase your dreams and take risks. You might fail a few times, but use those failures to learn and move on. That basically was the idea behind it.
Why does Live Bold, your clothing line, matter so much to you?
I think that's a very important question. Throughout my life, I've always been told I wasn't good enough. As I stated before, I was told that what I wanted to do was unrealistic. I listened to that for a while and it really got to me. I started to believe the lie, ya know? However, I changed my mindset and the people I hung around with. That's seriously one of the biggest pieces of advice I can give to anyone. Do not surround yourself with negative people with no ambition. Surround yourself with positive, hard working people who are willing to take risks; willing to live bold. Coming out was also not an easy process. My family is kind of religious, but they've grown to love and accept me regardless. I lost a few friends, but the ones that matter and truly cared stuck around. It was definitely a bold process. This is who I am, and if you don't like it, there's the door; kind of thing.
Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
I really try to keep my mind open to questions and thoughts like this. As well as my music endeavors, I'm also studying theatre with an acting emphasis at Fresno State. I've been in several shows this last year, including a Rocky Horror tribute, Blue Willow ( a world premiere at Fresno State) and The Who's Tommy with StageWorks Fresno. The ultimate goal would be to do basically what Jared Leto is doing. He is such an incredible artist, musically and dramatically. His performance in Dallas Buyers Club was so beautifully done. 30 Seconds to Mars is rocking the world. What more can you ask for, that's pretty awesome!
I just want to be the absolute best I can be in every craft I take on. In the next 5 years, I hope to see myself having steady acting gigs and touring the U.S. (and eventually the world) with a killer rock and roll band. I'll be moving down to Los Angeles after I graduate next year to put the pedal to the metal (all puns intended) and I couldn't be more excited.
When you were in high school, what did you think you wanted to do in college?
Man, to be completely honest, I had no idea. I knew I wanted to go to college, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I think most high school kids feel that way, especially towards the end of their high school career. Going to a community college and really figuring out what I wanted to do was one of the best decisions of my life. That's another piece of advice I could give to younger kids, go to a community college! It saves money and gives you time to really figure out what you want to do. I went from wanting to do theatre, to music, to journalism, and then back to theatre. I don't think I was ready to move out into the big world back then either.
What would you say to others out there that are struggling to embrace themselves or their identity?
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My last piece of advice: Don't ever turn to unhealthy coping habits. It may seem to make things better at first, but it's truly just a Band-Aid fix that will cause lots of problems and hurt in the long run. Find healthy ways to deal with life's dilemmas: paint, go on a run, form a band, work out, draw, write poetry. I think that's a huge problem with struggling youth in the LGBTQ community. Just know you're not alone and there's people out there who want to help you and who WILL love you, no matter what.


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Eugenics is the theory and practice of improving the genetic quality of humans. It has two major components:
- the improvement of human genetic traits through the promotion of higher reproduction of people with desired traits (positive eugenics) and
- the reduced reproduction of people with less-desired or undesired traits (negative eugenics).
The past Mormon practice of polygamy might be viewed as an example of positive eugenics. Abhorrent Nazi practices are examples of extreme negative eugenics.
In the early 20th century there was a strong Mormon interest in eugenics. According to Cassandra Clark writing for juvenileinstructor.org (28 Sep 2013):
My initial research unveiled copious amounts of accessible materials relating to [Mormons and] eugenics. I discovered a record of family traits completed by George Albert Smith in 1917. Smith sent the form to Charles Davenport, director of the Eugenics Record Office stationed at Cold Harbor Springs NY who proceeded to exchange letters with Smith discussing the results. I uncovered communication between key eugenic leaders and prominent members of the Church hierarchy, including the president of the Utah Agricultural College, now known as Utah State University, John A. Widtsoe. [Widtsoe was later to become an Apostle in the LDS Church.] I also discovered communication between church leaders and Widtsoe about interest in organizing a Utah-based eugenics society. In summation, eugenics was an important part of northern Utah Mormon ideological thought in the early 20th century.
My first reaction to this was one of sadness. I've long admired Widtsoe's work, and I immediately wondered how he could have possibly been interested in a movement like eugenics? But I've decided that this was all before the experiences with Nazi Germany, and the extreme downside of eugenics was poorly understood.
While today, eugenics has a negative connotation, some of its principles may be having a rebirth in radical-life extension movements like transhumanism. Today, high-end health care is largely parceled out to those who can afford it (those who are either rich or have insurance). If radical-life extension (something that will be expensive) is viewed as an advanced form of health care, won't it only be provided to those who can afford it? Might this not be viewed as a form of positive eugenics?
There has also been concern voiced about genetic research and its medical implications. UC Berkeley sociologist Troy Duster claims that modern genetics is a back door to eugenics. And according to wikipedia:
This view is shared by White House Assistant Director for Forensic Sciences, Tania Simoncelli, who claimed in a 2003 publication by the Population and Development Program at Hampshire College, that advances in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) are moving society to a "new era of eugenics," and unlike the Nazi eugenics, modern eugenics is consumer driven and market based, "where children are increasingly regarded as made-to-order consumer products."
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Avs Superfan Dario Ronzone breaks down preseason so far on new "Hockey Talk" podcast
Back to meat and potatoes here on the "Hockey Talk" podcast. 58 minutes of hardcore Avs talk on this one, with my guest, a regular on this thing, Dario Ronzone, Avs superfan and all-around hockey savant.
Dario and I break down every aspect of the Avs' preseason so far, to how they've looked in the games to how they looked in training camp to who should stay and who should go for the opening night roster. Is the Avs' 0-3-1 preseason so far an omen for things to come after their 112-point season of a year ago? Or are things going to be just fine? That and a lot more is on the table here.
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The Hand That Feeds You
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We officially welcome him to the Dirtybird family with "The Hand That Feeds You', featuring two moody and haunting singles, both of which light the room on fire with their trippy effects, subtle buildups, unique drum patterns and impeccable sound design, of which Pezzner is a master." - Dirtybird
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The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is the regional organization that is responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities and colleges in California, Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.
WASC provides the accreditation for UCSF as a whole and for the Graduate Division in particular.
WASC News Updates:
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After a series of mis-selling cases that ended in big fines for big six energy suppliers, the practice of cold calling with energy deals has dwindled — but if you get a stranger at your door offering a great energy tariff, here's how to ensure you don't get swindled.
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Although energy prices are due to fall slightly in October, you can save more by switching to a fixed deal today. Enter your postcode below to get started.
Comparing energy deals and switching supplier is still the best way to make sure you're not overpaying for your gas and electricity. And you can do this through reputable, Ofgem-accredited price comparison websites like uSwitch.
However, a representative from an energy supplier or comparison site might come to your door to try to walk you through an energy switch in person. Use these tips to make sure you're getting the best deal from them.
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- You should not be pressured into agreeing a contract. If you're not comfortable making a decision, take the info they have provided and talk it over with a trusted friend or family member before agreeing to a switch.
- You have the right to cancel within 14 days. All suppliers are obligated to offer a "cooling off period" of two weeks so that you can change your mind if you feel you were mis-sold a deal.
uSwitch's 10 point checklist for getting the best energy deal
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- How you pay for your energy - e.g. prepayment meter, cash, cheque or direct debit.
- Where you live.
- What your energy consumption is, how much you spend each month or what type/size property you live in.
- Have they given you a full quote telling you what your new annual bill would be so that you can compare?
- What is the value of any additional incentives, like shopping vouchers or reward points, and how and when do you qualify for them?
- Have these been factored into the annual bill size? (They shouldn't be.)
- If you've opted for dual fuel (getting both gas and electricity from the same supplier) and to pay by direct debit, have they factored in the discounts you should get?
- Does the plan have a standing charge?
- Are there any exit penalties?
- Make a note of the salesperson's name and ID number - you can contact them if you decide to go ahead after checking that theirs really is the cheapest deal, and you'll also have a point of reference in case there are any problems.


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The All Our Yesterdays project is doing (at least) a blog post a day to show that the climate policy battles of today are repeats/mash-ups of the last thirty years. We have always been ignoring the scientists, blowing hot and cold on carbon pricing, blowing hot and cold on support for renewables, pretending mother nature isn't getting mildly irked etc etc.
Each blog post lists one main thing (captured in the title) but most blog posts also have other events from other years (this is especially true after January, which is traditionally a slow month in Australian politics).
If you have any events that happened on days in future months, let me know, via the comments on this page. Happy to hear other comments to (but I don't feed trolls).
Jan 1, 2003- NSW 'Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme' implemented
Jan 2, 1995 – Carbon tax on the cards, says BCA boss…
Jan 3, 1992 – Greenpeace vs POTUS on Climate Change
Jan 4, 1995 Liberals say planting trees beats a carbon price…
Jan 5, 2006 – Labor MPs release climate refugees paper 'Our Drowning Neighbours'
Jan 6, 1995 – Business says 'other nations are doing little, so should Australia'
Jan 7, 2013 – Frontline Action on Coal activist sends out spoof ANZ press release…
Jan 8, 2013 – Prime Minister Gillard connects heatwave and climate change
Jan 9, 1995 – Efficiency is better than a tax, says business. Of course.
Jan 10, 2011- flooding hits Queensland
Jan 11, 2008 – NSW Minerals Council tells industry to sell sustainability
Jan 12, 2006 – Protests at "AP6" talks in Sydney
Jan 13, 2009 – Aborigines to feel climate shift the most
Jan 14, 2006 – Scientist asks IPA if it supports *any* regulation…
Jan 15, 1990 – Liberal Party feels it got shafted
Jan 16, 2006 – Liberal Treasurer supports a carbon price. Or does he?
Jan 17, 1995 – Economic ministries throw their weight around on carbon tax…
Jan 18, 1993 – 'Greens Jobs in Industry Plan' of ACTU and ACF…
Jan 19, 2016- outgoing chief scientist says tougher greenhouse targets inevitable
Jan 20, 2010- Greens propose a tax to salvage the CPRS car crash
Jan 21, 2014 – Government legislates against further temperature increases
Jan 22, 1992 – "greenhouse action will lead to poorhouse" warning
Jan 23, 2013- Australian coal mining versus the planet….
Jan 24, 1989 – Greenhouse is not simply an energy issue says Resources Minister
Jan 25, 1995 – greenhouse and electricity reform policies battle. Greenhouse loses…
Jan 26, 1989 – "Hole in the Greenhouse" reports the Canberra Times
Jan 27, 2009 – Cory Bernardi launches 'Thank God for Carbon'
Jan 28, 1992 – Ros Kelly admits it's a long way to Toronto
Jan 29, 2004 – Skeptic author John Daly dies
Turnbull, #climate and the National Press Club #auspol
Jan 30, 1989 -coal might get restricted?!
Jan 31, 2009 – Australia's first Climate Action Summit begins…
From 2015-
Jan 1, 1981: "Climate Change and Society" published
Jan 2, 2006: West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 12
Jan 3, 2007: "Smoke, Mirrors and Hot Air" report released
Jan 4, 2005: Senator James Inhofe opens mouth
Jan 5, 2006: "Our Drowning Neighbours" report shows Australia says it cares
Jan 6: Devastating weather event hits Dublin
Jan 9, 2004: UK Chief Scientific Adviser lays into the Bush Administration
Jan 10, 2011, Queensland hit by huge cyclone, floods
Jan 12, 2000: National Academies of Science and Engineering release Another Report
Jan 13, 1942: Henry Ford patents plastic car that's 30% lighter
Jan 14, 2013: The Color Purple moves from Alice Walker territory to Australian meteorological territory
Jan 16, 1919: Bootleggers and Baptists get it onnnnn.
Jan 18, 2005: Airbus 380 unveiled. Global C02 was… 380 #irony
Jan 19, 2011: US and China do some post-Copenhagen fence-mending
Jan 23, 1995: Larsen A ice sheet starts cracking up
Jan 27, 1986: Engineers try to stop launch of NASA shuttle Challenger, fail.


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From Left to right: Juan Carrillo,Michael Eck and Julio Medina.
This has been a very eventful summer. Meeting people is an everyday event or at least it can be if you make it. Meeting people and making friends are totally different though. (Do you agree?) This summer I made some new friends. You can see a few of them in the pictures included in this post.
Micheal Eck. A DJ (DJ AKA) and a promoter for Global Adrenaline came into Maxum one weekend ( I hung out there all the time and they make a killer steak wrap for lunch a dinner. If I had it my way I could one of those everyday! :)
Anyhow, I met mike there because he was going to DJ there on Wednesday nights for a little while and I would go and hang out and I also got to meet alot of his friends that he would bring along with him too. For instance all these pictures were taken by....
Jacob Clary who takes pictures for Mingle Now and many other places for different events. He is even listed on Model Mayhem if you ever need a photo shoot I am
sure he can probably take care of you for a really good price too.
I also Met Juan Carrillo a guy who`s passion is running. He is currently in training and has a goal to qualify for the next Olympics. This picture here was taken at a "School Teacher" event so we all dressed up as nerds....Hahahaha Just one of the many memorable times that I have gad this summer downtown Chicago.
oh god,oh god.
Adrian Myers is a another person I met this summer and became friends with as well as had him help me get a good workout plan so that I can try out for special forces and actually have a shot (I`ll let you all know how it goes) Haha also because of Adrian I now call McDonalds McDoogals hahahaha. All these little bits of info are just things that I wanted to quickly mention But summer 2007 will probably go down as one of my lifes best.
So to everyone that I met and made friends with...Thank you. =)
I did not make it to my own going away party due to a 102 fever and congestion that made me feel like my head was going to explode and losing my voice....But I will do it up big for when I come home. See you all soon...


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Your life consists of daily, seemingly trivial actions and choices. Although, those tiny commitments are not likely to make a huge impact, sometimes you face the situations that require major decisions that are going to leave a trace and determine the trajectory of your life. Needless to say, that not all your decisions will be right. Some of them will be a perfect fit for the person you would like to be and things you would love to accomplish. Meanwhile, some of them will prove to be wrong or even destructive. The harsh truth you need to embrace is that some of the things you will decide to commit to will do nothing but hold you back. They will never allow you to be satisfied. You will never feel happy about them. No doubt, there will be things that bother you and make you feel depressed. They will make you regret your past decisions and be willing to have the second chance and correct all the mistakes. The feeling of dissatisfaction is going to follow you as long as you stay committed to the choice that has appeared to be wrong. The bad news is that you cannot make the right decisions all the time. The good news is that you do not need to. Because we are all people — we are not perfect. And you are not an exclusion. Regrettably, there is no "magic bullet" or 1–2–3 solution to always making right decisions. The thing you need to learn is that mistakes are an integral part of your life. Your job, relationship, education, business… these are spheres where you are required to make huge commitments. And sometimes they are not likely to work out. However, you do not need to live with your mistakes forever. You do not need to force yourself to settle for something you do not like. You do not need to make yourself bury the dreams about your ideal life.
You are not a tree. You can leave and find a better place, where you feel happy to live; a better workplace, where you can uncover your talents; a better partner, that will love and treat you well. However, the more you procrastinate to change the things, the more difficult will it be to change them. The longer you're keen on postponing, the more accustomed you become to the life you do not like. Do not settle for the things that bother you and make you feel depressed. Do not settle for the life you do not like, knowing there is a chance to fix it. Do not give up chasing your dreams. Design your ideal life and do your best to start living it now.Shoot for the best and never settle for less. Because you deserve more.
"Because the thing about life you have forgotten is that you always have a choice." - Lukominskyi


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Nick.hartley needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 2 designs submitted by 2 freelance designers.
Ebsford Environmental
We are a multi disciplinery Environmental consulting and contracting business with a construction focus working primarily for developers, construction companies and large scale land owners.
I am looking for something to complement the internal information I can prepare (ie small mailshots, HTML etc) aimed specifically at large and prestigous clients.
This needs to be a corporate brochure that is very image orientated with a focus on our key skills and values but in a very broad brush way, minimal detail. It is designed to do nothing more than showcase the company and build desire to learn more.
I would like the brochure to be in a landscape format in possible to again offer a different approach.
Our website is now live yet and can be viewed here, it may be worth purely from design purposes to take images from here although I have attached a selection of relevant pics
I have also sent a zip file with a selection of images but these are limited to a few. I have all the images saved on my website design and can attached them all if necessary.
The main concept of the business is to marry the biodiversity of nature, with the earth landscape whilst being aware and sympathic of the practilities of construction. I am trying to stay away from typical greens and blues based with the environmental market, however I am open to your interpretation.
I want people to look at this brochure and say 'wow who the hell are these guys and why haven't we heard of them before'. Almost corporate marketing type literature but for a small niche market.
After a couple of questions, I just wanted to add a comment. The brochure would be of an A4 Landscape format, the majority of the copy would mirror what is included on the website with maybe salient points taken from each section so would be around 6-10 pages in total. I am also looking at potentially this being an ebrochure so thoughts on the compatability on that would be appreciated.


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Sunday, May 4, 2014
Review: Holika Holika 3 Seconds Starter Hyaluronic Acid
15 comments:
- Catherine HMay 4, 2014 at 11:34 PM
ah the consistency of this stuff looks super cool and it seems like itd be suitable for oily skin! definitely on my list of things to check out :)ReplyDelete
thanks for the review chee, and it's so nice to have you back!!
Sounds awesome! I am a very lazy person in the morning, especially if I work the morning shift at work, so this looks like something I would enjoy! :DReplyDelete
describtion seems really awkward :DReplyDelete
Thank you for the review~~
Haha the description made me laugh! Really!? :P thanks for the review, not sure how this would go on my dry skin though!ReplyDelete
- Hanna ^^May 5, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the review =)ReplyDelete
I read about this one several times, but was relucant to try it (and finding out I won't like it after waiting for weeks).
Tbh. I never knew what it it's good for ;)
I think I'll check it out the next time I order something ^^
Thanks for reviewing! I've been eyeing the 3 Sec Starters for a loooong time, but have resisted since I feel like I already use a zillion things on my face every day. I'll probably lose all willpower and try either the vitamin or collagen kind eventually!ReplyDelete
I wonder how moisturizing it is for dry skin? Very interesting product!ReplyDelete
Awn thanks Catherine! I'm glad to be back too. :)ReplyDelete
Ya same here! This is quick and easy to use for those pesky mornings. xDReplyDelete
haha I know right? xD Thanks for reading~ReplyDelete
Ya must be some poor translation! xD I've read some other blogger's reviews on this, it seems to have mixed consensus, some say it also dried out their skin. D: So I really depends on the skin type!ReplyDelete
Thank for reading Hanna! I've seen samples of this product before, so maybe you can ask the shops to provide you with one if possible? Just to try it out before investing money in it. :)ReplyDelete
Haha I feel the same! There's so many new and interesting skin care products, and I want to try them all, but I only have one face. xD Ohh those I've seen those ones too, very interested if they work. :)ReplyDelete
I've read mixed reviews on this product, some say it even dried out their skin. :(ReplyDelete
It worked fine for my normal skin, but if you have dry skin it would be best to try a sample of this before purchasing the full product. :)


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At your home cooking workshops
Have you ever wanted to learn Indian cooking at home but have been too nervous to start? You can have Gunjan teach you at your own home. She prepares the menu according to your expertise level and then you and the group cooks together. Typically she can teach you flat breads, appetizers, curries and sides. Her workshop sizes range from groups 4-6 people. She has figured out this is the best size to learn hands on cooking workshop. You all cook together, ask her questions, get to try new things. She can provide you with references from her previous students. I hope you will call her to schedule this workshop. Prices range according to the complexity of the menu and the time of the workshop. So send her an email at firstname.lastname@example.com or call her 669-4447 to discuss this.


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The Berlin-based Springer Group, the world's second-largest STM publisher, has been sold, six years after it was formed by the purchase and merger of Bertelsmann Springer and Kluwer Academic by the British private equity firms Cinven and Candover.
The purchasers are EQT, a Swedish private equity fund, and GIC, a private fund backed by the Government of Singapore. EQT will own 82% and GIC 18%. http://www.gic.com.sg/faq.htm
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Your students' favorite stories told in a surprising new way!
Run time: 70 minutes, followed by a post-show discussion featuring Jennifer Armstrong
Instead of magic beans, Jack trades the family cow for, you guessed it, bagpipes. When his mother throws him out, Jack sets out to learn to play the pipes and has many adventures along the way. The repeated phrase is "follow your heart but use your head". In the end he lives happily ever after.
Told with the dancing puppet. Actually, a Limberjack, not a puppet. Your students will never forget this one.
A father teaches his sons to live so that they will be loved and remembered. The two older brothers grow rich and powerful but they are hated and feared. The youngest brother lives an unremarkable life as a Woodcutter (have you guessed who he is yet?) until the day he bursts into a cabin to save a little girl and her grandmother from a horrible villain. He is loved and remembered to this day. (OK, so you guessed who this guy is, but don't tell the kids, it ruins the surprise.)
A classic re-telling of an African Folk Tale in which a little boys banjo playing saves the village from the giant.
A beautiful story told with a handkerchief that creates the "twins in a cradle" and ends with a sweet lullaby.
Accomplished on several instruments (including bagpipes, banjo, guitar, fiddle and many others), Jennifer has spent a lifetime involved in "folk arts". She works as an artist-in-residence and performer in schools, libraries, theaters and festivals around the country. She's been featured at the National Storytelling Festival, and on National Public Radio, performed throughout North America and Asia, and has seven award winning recordings of music and stories as well as two children's books.
Jennifer Armstrong has performed at The Public Theatre for seven seasons as the Fiddler for A Christmas Carol. At TPT she also performed her one-person shows: Womansong, Black Cats and Pumpkins, Earth Day Celebration and Four Cinderellas. Check out her website at JenniferArmstrong.com.
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Rudi's Organic Bakery sent me four loaves of bread to try out: Spelt Ancient Grain, Sourdough, Cinnamon Raisin, & Whole Wheat.
Here's a little information about Rudi's from their website:
"Finding the bright side to a situation is easy if you know where to look.
Over 30 years ago, the founders of Rudi's Organic couldn't find a bread that was good enough to make their families happy. They had a healthy, holistic & optimistic approach to life and believed that eating healthy went along with being happy. They wanted food, and specifically bread, that fit this belief.
In 1976, Rudi's Organic Bakery was founded. We wanted a bread with heart & purpose behind it, not a corporation. We knew there had to be a way to make bread nutritious and delicious – it just hadn't been discovered yet. Our breads needed to have a list of ingredients you could pronounce with ingredients you recognized. It was to be the perfect blend of whole ingredients blended with a dash of sunshine, baked with love and delivered with a smile… and maybe some fresh butter.
It wasn't long after our humble beginnings in Boulder, Colorado before Rudi's fresh, organic breads quickly stood out in the sea of sameness that was the bread aisle. Our delicious breads were being gobbled up by the community not just for their wholesomeness and taste, but also for the local flavor that was baked into every batch. It was the biggest innovation in bread, since…well, sliced bread. Our passion for baking better breads, the right way, is alive and well today.We've been making the lives of families healthier & happier simply by baking their small batch breads a brighter way for thirty four years. Our organic breads bring health, optimism, and a little fun not only to our families, but to families everywhere just by baking on the bright side."
Each of these products contains 4-5g protein and 2-3g fiber per serving. Double those numbers if you'll be eating two slices, open-faced or sandwich-style. These breads are also low in sugar and also contain no saturated or trans. fats. Each product also contains a quite a few vitamins and minerals.
The Spelt Ancient Grain Bread did not go over too well. It has a seedy, chewy texture that I couldn't get past. I have never liked seeds in or on my bread. This bread has a hearty, nutty flavor. If you like flavors like this, however, it might be perfect for you. The bread has a firm, dense texture which would be perfect for hearty sandwiches.
The Cinnamon Raisin Bread was a big hit. There were plenty of juicy raisins, but not too many that you'd feel overloaded. My favorite way to eat this delicious bread was to toast it and then either put butter or cream cheese on it. Tasty! It was also really good used as the bread for making French Toast!
The Whole Wheat was a big winner. I have some friends who agreed to help me with this review, and they loved it. They said they made some wonderful grilled cheese sandwiches with this bread! It is a versatile bread that would work with just about any sandwich!
My personal favorite, though, was the Sourdough! Man, is it good! I made some fantastic grilled cheese sandwiches the other day using this bread. I also used it, lightly toasted, when I made hamburgers recently. Yum!
I feel that Rudi's Organic Bakery is a great company with products that are high-quality, delicious, and can be used many different ways. These breads also freeze and unfreeze easily, and without any "frozen" taste. Rudi's also offers a Gluten-Free line, as well as Buns, Rolls, Torillas, Wraps, Bagels & English Muffins!
Use their convenient "Where To Buy" feature to find the closest place near you to get this delicious bread!
*I was given 4 loaves of Rudi's Organic Bakery bread to try and review. I was not given any money for this review and these opinions are my honest & true ones.


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Home > Dental Fear
Dental fear ranges from the just a little uncomfortable, really rather not do it, to the sweating bullets, heart pounding, paralyzing dental phobia that prevents many from getting much needed care.
Either mild or severe phobia can compromise your health. It can cause you to neglect even basic care putting your health at risk.
It is not impossible to overcome dental fear. The first step is finding a dentist and dental hygienist that you like and trust. For those who suffer from dental anxiety it is vital to find caring dental professionals who have the patience and skills to help you. Read this article for help making this important choice.
For some, sedation may be needed. Some types of sedation can be expensive, but others are quite affordable and can take the edge off your anxiety and help you relax. There are sedation choices for every situation and budget. This article explains these options in more detail and includes a video to inspire you.
It's easier to just stay away from the dentist. Take the path of least resistance. If nothing hurts, assume everything is fine.
But you shouldn't wait until a toothache wakes you up in the middle of the night.
Because dental care is not just about having pretty teeth that don't hurt.
Good dental health could improve your overall health and even prolong your life.
I once heard of a study that showed people who keep all their teeth live an average of ten years longer than those who don't....ten years!
That's a long time.
The link between chronic inflammation and many diseases is becoming more and more important and is getting a lot of attention in the medical community.
Healthy, inflammation-free gums are more important than ever before.
We can't control everything that impacts our health. Genetics, stress and environmental factors all have a role and are much harder to change.
But, everyone can improve the health of their teeth and gums reducing the risk of many chronic diseases.
I have seen many overcome mild or severe fear. It takes time. Bad dental memories are never forgotten and shouldn't be minimized. If a dentist mistreated you it was wrong. I'm so sorry. Here are some suggestions for easing your anxiety.
Are you afraid of dentists? Now's your chance to vent about what annoys you.
Add your comments below.
I will be happy to give you some ideas that will improve your time in the dental chair and decrease your fear.
Dentistry has changed a lot in the last few years. The dental office is not the scary place you remember.


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Food Bank
Fillmore Area Food Bank
Fillmore Food Bank
The House of Hope receives monthly donations of non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the Fillmore Food Bank on the first Wednesday of every month. The Fillmore Food Bank is housed within the basement of the Fillmore United Methodist Church at 2622 Buffalo Run road. This local food bank dispenses once a month on the third Saturday from 9-10 AM.
Phone: 814-355-2208
Website: http://www.buffaloruncharge.org


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You know it's just a new blue bus to replace an older fleet though, right?
The MTA rolled out dark blue, accordion-style articulated buses equipped with wi-fi a couple months ago and already I've seen themall over the Bronx, Brooklyn and Northern Manhattan. They look better than the older white ones and they can fit more people, but change – especially in urban design – scares people because of what it represents. To at least one guy I met today, the bus, it seems, is a symbol for a city changing too fast and leaving people like him behind.Read More


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Office Locations and General Information
Dear Friends of CLS,
In an effort to both centralize intake services and more efficiently serve our clients, Community Legal Services has made the decision to consolidate its East Valley and Central Phoenix Office. As of June 29th, 2018 all staff will now be located at the Central Phoenix Office and consequently, the East Valley Office, currently located in Mesa, will close their office. We are excited to be working on a community outreach strategy to reach more of our clients throughout the East Valley through increased clinics and onsite popups in various cities throughout the East Valley, many of whom have had a limited physical presence by CLS in their cities. We look forward to sharing the details of our new strategy throughout the summer and feel confident that we will be able to provide the much-needed services to this segment of the Valley in an improved manner. If you have any questions, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I have so much to talk about really so much. I have been really busy lately. This is good because I have been busy spending time with people I love and that's very important to do. I don't feel too bad about not spending time in my new blog space. I'm still getting used to it here. I really miss the community of wordpress but i love the modern simple feel of this space. I suppose it's like getting used to a new car. Yep, got one of those too. Austin will be taking over my jeep so it stays in the family and I will drive something different. I park the new car in the garage but I'm not all about cars not to say I don't appreciate this new space aged vehicle, I just don't think it's something to talk about in depth.
Also my oldest son turns 20 today. That's mind blowing. MIND BLOWING. I made a video for him to honor the years he has lived so far. In this video he reads a poem he wrote. I hope he likes what I put together for him. It was my April project. It took some time this one. I of course see all the flaws like when I was filming my computer screen to use the baby footage but I'll try and set that aside.
click HERE to see the video time capsule
If you want to see his video the secret word is love.
Lastly, I'm excited about the Polaroid Impulse SE, I picked up while shopping at Savers this past Friday. I also found a warehouse literally around the corner from where I work where I bought a pack of impossible film. This film is like pure gold. It's pricey and for only eight shots. So I have decided to make this a Polaroid self portrait project. I will take a photo every Monday for 8 weeks. This is my first attempt. I call it eyes without a face. I need to see how to not use the flash. Such a learning curve. But I'm stoked. This also teaches me a lesson of patience. I can hardly wait until next Monday.


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After The Election - 2016
It bears repeating that we are a nation that is deeply divided and in desperate need of healing and unity. I love this country and I love republicans and democrats and independents - basically, I love everyone.
Whether we agree or disagree on policy, I expect and deserve respect from each of you just as you wish the same of me. I wholeheartedly pray that we can lift each other up every day for a more cohesive America. An America that truly is great! I pray that the world forgives the downright nasty political climate that has been on display for the past 18 months and embraces real and lasting change that both sides can agree on.
I, for one, plan to start that process of healing exactly where I am. I've disengaged from the vacuous rhetoric and will continue to be the respectful entrepreneur that I've always been.
I will continue to build up those around me and empower my neighbors, friends and colleagues to be outstanding in all they do.
I will tirelessly continue to create wealth and health for myself and my family and to offer that same chance at the American Dream to all those that wish to make a difference in their lives.
Look for opportunity and wealth creating topics to dominate this page. I am setting the example and I hope you'll join me in creating a better world where we all have the same opportunities at wealth creation and can recognize the powerful tools we have at our fingertips.
The world truly is our oyster and you should bet on yourself first! Start where you are. We are all powerfully made and capable of great things.


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Inexact title. See the list below. We don't have an article named Web/Reddit, exactly. We do have:
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- Heartwarming/Reddit
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If you meant one of those, just click and go. If you want to start a Web/Reddit page, just click the edit button above. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the Main namespace are tropes and should be created through the YKTTW system. Don't put in redirects for shows, books, etc.. Use the right namespace for those.


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Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Cheryl Dahle
Cheryl Dahle is an entrepreneur and journalist who works at the intersection of business and social change. Her current focus is researching, developing and launching ways to solve large-scale, systemic problems.
Dahle is founder of Flip Labs and its sister organization, Future of Fish, a non-profit innovation hub that supports the collective impact of entrepreneurs whose ideas help end overfishing. Future of Fish was a national finalist in the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, which recognizes insightful systemic approaches to ending the world's most complex problems.
Prior to her work with fisheries, she was a director at Ashoka, where she distilled knowledge from the organization's network of 2,500 fellows to provide strategic insight to foundations and corporations. Before her work with non-profits, she was part of an incubation and start-up team to launch an online environmental magazine, for which she helped secure $12 million in venture funding.
Dahle spent more than a decade writing about social entrepreneurship and business for publications including Fast Company, The New York Times and CIO. Dahle also founded and led Fast Company magazine's Social Capitalist project, an award for top social entrepreneurs.
As a consultant, Dahle has helped leading organizations to craft business solutions to complex social and environmental problems. Her clients have included Humanity United, Nike, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University.
For her work with Future of Fish, Dahle was named a national "Eco-Innovator" by USA Today in 2013. She has also been a Change Agent in Residence with Bainbridge Graduate Institute and is the board chair of Criterion Institute.


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There are many types of Verbina. This type comes in many colours. It can survive from year to year, but is best treated as an annual. By the end of summer this wall was covered in a mass of bright red flowers. It trails and branches and is also good for baskets or pots. The flower stalk continually produces new flowers from the center until no moreis available. As it branches and grows new flower s are produced from the tips if the growth.
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Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate Chronic Dosing Effects of Propranolol in Asthma Philip M Short
Tuberculose et anti-TNF
Tuberculosis during TNF-alpha inhibitor therapy, despite screening Regina W Hofland
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Subcutaneous and sublingual immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis: A systematic review and indirect comparison.
Sublingual immunotherapy reduces symptoms of asthma and hay fever, systematic review finds.
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El Soplao Cave
El Soplao is a treasure for all those who visit it. Visitors can explore the cave through routes, which surprise for its spectacular nature, abundance and diversity of its eccentric formations, making El Soplao "A Unique Cave". An authentic shadow and light game, a festival of colour and sensations.


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A few years ago, in an effort to drum up some American business, the French advertising agency Soleil Noir came up with a promotional campaign. They called the campaign "Believe" and it opened with these words: "In 2012 if you don't believe you won't make it happen."
Believe in fashion. Believe in health. Believe in work. Believe in entertainment. Believe in your ideas. Believe in yourself.
Very early in the history of the church, shortly after a time of persecution, bishops, priests, monks, and theologians gathered together to formulate a very different list of beliefs. Historians speak of these churchmen as a motley crew. Many came with severed limbs, gouged eyes, and marred faces from torment they had endured for the faith. The document born out of this council came to be known as the Nicene Creed. We recite it to this day:
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, The only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made…
So, I wonder about the competing creeds in my life. After all, each creed compels me to stop, and to reorient, and to catch my breath, and to get my bearings, and to rediscover where "north" is located.
But not all creeds are the same.
Which is winning?
Which is dying?


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Part 3
and let's start with another Yellow Brick Road Quilt!!
Gosh! I made a bunch of these
Sudoku cars quilt
Bits and pieces wall hanging mini quilt
Pink girl baby quilt
Patriotic twist on bargello quilt
brown and teal "Native Indian" twist on bargello quilt
blue and yellow twist on bargello
blue flowers with buttons
mini wall hanging from bits and pieces book
mini stars table topper- are you seeing a trend here? that when I find a pattern I really like, I REALLY like it and make it a lot!?
twist on bargello cats
bag kit from connecting threads
mini quilt from connecting threads
summer table runner
twist on bargello black and pink quilt
appliqued strawberries
twist on bargello
thomas the train baby quilt
green and blue log cabins
First custom quilt –commissioned quilt
Topiary trees
advent calendar
turning twenty- Rasmus Klump quilt
twist on bargellow
twist on bargello asian
I think that's it for 2009


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President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be the US ambassador to the United Nations, according to a source familiar with the decision.
An official Trump transition announcement is expected later Wednesday. The Charleston Post and Courier newspaper was the first to report this story overnight.
Haley, who is the the daughter of Indian immigrants, has already carved out a legacy for herself, serving as her home state's first female and first minority governor.
While on the stump, Haley vocally disavowed Trump, appearing publicly on behalf of Marco Rubio and endorsing Sen. Ted Cruz after the Florida senator dropped out of the race.
Relations between Haley and President-elect Trump have been far from cordial, with both vaulting verbal jabs at each other during the race to the White House. Trump said in January that Haley's stance on immigration was "weak" after the South Carolina governor welcomed properly vetted legal immigrants into her state, regardless of race or religion.
In a video response to President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union address, Haley never used Trump's name, but implied that the then-presumptive GOP nominee would threaten "the dream that is America" for others.
Ahead of the South Carolina primary, where Trump ultimately beat out fellow GOP presidential hopefuls, Haley called the billionaire-turned-politician "everything a governor doesn't want in a president."
In October, however, Haley switched her position, saying she would vote for Trump even though she was "not a fan."


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Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85Mozart – Requiem Mass in D minor, KV 626
Tim Hugh (cello)
lizabeth Watts (soprano)
Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano)
Maximilian Schmitt (tenor)
Andrew Foster-Williams (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (chorus master: Simon Halsey)
London Symphony Orchestra
Yutaka Sado (conductor)
This concert was the latest to fall victim to Sir Colin Davis's continued indisposition, though the LSO website tells us that his recovery has him remaining hopeful that he will return to conduct the orchestra in March. Dedication of the concert to the memory of the much-lamented Principal Oboist of the LSO, Kieron Moore, who died in October 2012, was an admirable gesture. (Click here to read a beautiful tribute from Gareth Davies, LSO Principal Flute.)


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Compare Three Poems Discussing The Different Types Of Love - one flesh - our love now - Stanza
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Compare Three Poems Discussing The Different Types Of Love? One of the poems I have chosen is 'One Flesh'. It is written in the first person but describes the parent's of the writer so all but the last line is in the third person. In stanza 1 he holds a book as they lie in two separate beds, reading with the light on, this is an unromantic activity. There is a feeling of waiting as if what happened before has gone away and they need something new. Stanza 2 shows something left over from a past explosion, they do not need physical contact. If they do touch it is an apology for the loss of feeling they once had. Their previous life has lead up to this condition of chastity. Stanza 3 tells the reader that even though they are separated there seems to be a bond between them. They relies that they are old and the passion they had to create the author is not there anymore. The stillness and silence of the pair shows an acceptance of their fate; they shred so many memories of life together, they have forged a band that cannot be described in words. ...read more.
The poem is set out in the form of a debate, eight stanzas in pairs to each other. The stanzas are in free verse though stanzas one to six are set out formally with five short lines. Each stanza is introduced by 'I said' or 'she said' as if recording a debate. Repetition is a feature of the poem giving it a tighter structure. The last lines of the female's stanzas beginning 'she said' all echo the words 'such is our love', a brief unemotional statement which underlines the hopeless finality of the situation, 'forever dead' like a sad echo of someone departing forever. The shortness of the lines in the whole poem evokes a feeling of failure, even exhaustion at the end of the relationship when there is no more to be said. There are few really emotive words except in stanza three and seven 'burnt flesh', 'scab', 'ugly', 'raging', showing some feeling in the man, because he has stronger belief in the relationship. The women's language shows less sentimentality than the man's, as she seems more realistic bout the future. Andrew Marvell who was one of the great metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century writes 'To His Coy Mistress'. ...read more.
In the third stanza he flatters the colour of her skin, he tries to flatter and scare her into having sex with him. The last two lines say that cannot make the sun stay, but we can make it run. This is a metaphysical poem. He puts his side of the argument forward, it is structured in stages, how if there was time, how much he would give her, how death is near and then a conclusion with a sense of both previous stanzas. It has a tight rhyming scheme, the poem is monosyllabic and written in the first person. 'One Flesh' has a lot of love between the two people, they do not need to show it because there is an invisible string, which joins them together. They are not as passionate and so do not need to show the love for each other. 'Our Love' has no love in it, it has the man lusting for the woman but she does not want to go back to him, after what he did, how he hurt her. 'To His Coy Mistress' has a wealthy rich man desperate to take advantage of a woman, he will get what he wants and then leave her. This poem, like 'Our Love Now', also has no love in it. I Olga Schtulman ...read more.
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Preservation Hall Rental
San Marco Preservation Hall, a Jacksonville historic landmark, was built in 1888 as St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The Hall was moved to Fletcher Park on Atlantic Boulevard and renovated in 1994. The interior of the building is warm and intimate, finished in dark pine beaded board and pine flooring.
Facility Specifications
The Hall comfortably accommodates 80 and is available for rental between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm. San Marco Preservation Hall offers an open floor area of 20' x 40' with an additional stage area of 20' x 10' in the front of the hall.
The facility is accessible to the handicapped and includes a bathroom and small caterer's kitchen with a deep sink and electrical outlets for coffeemakers and other appliances. The caterer's kitchen does not include cooking facilities or an ice maker but provides a small room for storage and service.
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|History of the Chesapeake 20 Class
|The CHESAPEAKE 20's were developed from a desire to have the fastest sailboat on the West River. In the early 1930's the first attempts in the 21' and under class were the hard-chine double-ender ALBATROSS class, followed by the hard-chine transomed SEA WITCH class and then the familiar round bottom 20 footer of today. For good measure, two double-ender round bottom 20's were built also.
|In 1934-5 Osborne Owings, using a Charles Mower design, built Vanity, the first round bottom 20. It showed its superiority to the hard-chine bateaus and one designs immediately, forcing Cap'n. Dick Hartge, a local boat builder, to design the more popular CHESAPEAKE 20 round bottom. Forty-plus 20's were built circa 1936-50 starting with inboard rudders and skegs and then the widely accepted transom hung rudder and centerboard.
|CHESAPEAKE 20's were most popular in the late 1930's through the 1950's, bowing to age, maintenance and new fiberglass classes in the 1960's and later. While struggling to stay alive in the 1980's the first of a series of all fiberglass hulls were built in 1989 and the class has enjoyed a resurgence of popularity with many rebuilt 50-plus year wood hulls joining six fiberglass and one cold-molded hull. Up to fifteen boats are now actively racing with many more wooden hulls available in various stages of repair.
|Recognized by its traditional rig and large sail area, the CHESAPEAKE 20 design is ideally suited to the light winds and smooth waters of the Chesapeake's tributary rivers. While enjoying an active racing schedule on the West River, the class also participates in regattas at Chestertown, Oxford and St. Michaels. Supporting the 12-14 racing dates each season is the CHESAPEAKE 20 Association of boat owners, crew and friends, dedicated to having the best sailing and camaraderie on the bay!
|For more information about participating with the fleet or owning a CHESAPEAKE 20 call :
|Fleet Captain and President : Clayton Taylor
|Vice President Robin Hartge
|Treasurer Carole McCullough
|Secretary Mrs. Donna Reuter
|People interested in joining our class as boat owners or crew should contact:
Ted Weihe, Clay Taylor, at the www.chesapeake20.org website.


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One thing I love about Portland is just how easy it is to get an inexpensive local grown Christmas tree. I have friends and family who pay WAY too much for their trees. I don't know why this bugs me so much.
On thing I love about Portland, is that even from downtown, you aren't more than a 20 minute drive from a rural area.
I apply the same principal to Christmas Tree shopping that I apply to grocery shopping. Know before you go. If you just go drive around and pick the cutest Christmas tree lot or farm, you may or may not get a good deal. On our way to get our tree today I must have seen at least 20 signs in a three mile drive for various Christmas tree farms. If you know the prices before you go, you can bypass the lots and farms with expensive trees and go straight to the inexpensive ones. We have no way of listing them all here for you (well, we could, but our children might never eat). You're going to have to figure this one out for yourself.
My method is to peruse craigslist for a few minutes before I head out to get a tree. When you do this make sure you have a mental checklist of what you want out of your Christmas tree experience. My checklist included these things:
– Fresh cut tree
– Within 5 miles of my home
– Noble
I wanted a tree in the Boring area so I typed in something like "Boring Christmas Tree" or "Boring U Cut" into the craigslist search engine. I found the perfect little farm with Nobles for $15! Last year I was pregnant and wanted a tree from a lot. We found a little place with 7″ Nobles, Grand Firs, and Doug Firs for $10! If we would have stopped by the tree lots in Gresham we could have easily spent $60 for a similar tree.
Yes that little boy is wearing pink boots. He is in touch with his feminine side.
How do you find inexpensive Christmas trees?
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Alternating Stripes Medium Baskets
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Bin around the world. The Wollof craftswomen in Thies, Senegal, use traditional techniques to handweave these storage baskets from millet grass and recycled plastic threads. Use them for laundry, towels, toys or as entryway catchalls.
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Traditionally, financial companies and financial advisors have asked the following question of investors: "What is your tolerance to the variance of returns of risky assets?" This question was particularly appropriate during the investment accumulation phase and the matching diversification-based investing approaches.
Recent product enhancements, such as principal protection, payout and other features, have made a positive initial foray into the emerging decumulation phase. But do they address all of the investors' risks that we should care about as we continue to work our way from the investment accumulation mindset and towards the retirement income mindset?
Identifying Risks for Retirement IncomeLet's run a thought experiment: You are responsible for the retirement income strategy of your business or practice. You are eager to remove the impressions of distrust and complexity that you believe hinder market acceptance and revenue growth. You are also averse to the idea that the there may be a fundamental shift in investor expectations from diversification-focused asset accumulation towards retirement income-focused asset "decumulation". You believe that an incremental solution to this shift is possible.
How would you go about approaching the situation? In particular, what specific problem or problems are you trying to solve for the investors? We should probably start by making a list of the risks that concern your clients, such as:Market Risk: The investor's portfolio experiences larger and/or longer than expected downside fluctuations in market prices and in asset values.Issuer Risk: The investor's portfolio is negatively affected by unexpected changes initiated by or impacting the issuers of the assets, including changes in terms, unexpected downgrades in credit rating, or business failure.Inflation Risk: The purchasing power of the investors' assets is negatively impacted over time. Household Shock Risk: The investor experiences unfortunate events (e.g., death of a spouse, divorce, unemployment) with the potential to require unexpected and forced changes in earlier and hard-to-reverse decisions related to portfolio composition.Spending Risk: The investor spends more than the planned income and may have to invade capital.Income Risk: The investor's investments experience unexpected or un-manageable reductions in income generation either because of changes in the interest-rate environment or because of lower than expected performance of portfolio choices.Health Care Costs Risk: The investor experiences unexpected and expensive changes in the cost of maintaining his health, requiring spending above budget and the need to dip into capital.Longevity Risk: The investor lives longer than planned or expected, increasing the likelihood of not maintaining the desired standard of living.Public Policy Risk: Government legislative and regulatory changes affecting retirement and income planning lead to earlier-than-expected portfolio depletion or the invalidation of previously sound recommendations.
By rearranging these risks into generic types and putting them in a table format, we can see the beginning of a risk matrix with nine risks arrayed across three categories of risk. [See Table 1.]
The Retirement Income Risk Framework"Probabilities" are but one dimension of risk and often do not represent the most relevant dimension from a client's perspective. This is because, in most cases, consequences trump the odds. For instance, how would you think about probabilities if the matching consequences included losing your life?
From our investor's point of view, a risk is relevant if there is an identifiable hazard; the investor has exposure to the hazard; the consequences are greater than what the investor is prepared to ignore; and, the probability of such negative consequences is high enough to make the combination relevant.
Adding these dimensions to our previous list of risks produces the risk matrix seen in Table 2.
Looking at our initial question "What is your tolerance to the variance of returns of risky assets?" in the context of this table, we can see that the risks relevant to the investor with a retirement income mindset may be more numerous than those for the investor with an investment accumulation mindset. This is not the case because these risks are new (hazard) or because their probabilities were not contemplated before. Rather, it's because the investor is now meaningfully exposed to these risks (exposure) and realizes that the negative outcomes (consequences) can no longer be ignored.
Thinking about retirement income planning can bring about a dislocation of expectations. The investor may have to contemplate that remaining life-cycle consumption must be decreased to a painful level upon discovery that savings are or will be inadequate to allow retirement at the desired age and at the desired standard of living.
At this point, experienced financial advisors have been heard to say: "Investors have retired before. Financial advisors have provided retirement income services before. What's new? What's changed?"
What's changed is the quantitative impact driven by the demographics of the baby boomers. This growing, quantitative change is reaching a point where it also creates qualitative changes, including:o The portion of the financial advisor's practice focused on high-net-worth clients (vs. merely affluent clients)o The portion of the financial advisor's services dedicated to retirement income planning (vs. traditional investment management)
If you combine this annual increase in the raw numbers of incoming retirees with the matching qualitative impacts on served markets and practice mix, you should start to see the need for new, retirement income focused, scale-driven products, processes and advice-focused business models.
To further refine our understanding of such changes, it may be helpful to review last year's lessons, taught by Professor Moshe Milevsky, in the context of the retirement income risk framework. First let's summarize the lessons:o Lesson 1, The Trigonometry of Retirement Income: The sequence of returns implies that with respect to market risk, advice needs to be iterative and flexible given the probabilities involved and the impact of the consequences.o Lesson 2, The Uncertainty of Death and Taxes: The hazard arising from public policy risk, in particular changes in the marginal tax rate, implies that our decisions must provide tax-outcome diversification as well as asset-class diversification. o Lesson 3, Sustainability and Ruin: A probability of sustainability, or ruin, can be computed by combining inflation, longevity and market risks.o Lesson 4, Inflation Rates and Retirement: Investment returns must cover inflation as well as taxes. There are many inflation indexes. Which index is most relevant given a client's specific exposure to inflation risk?o Lesson 5, Spending Buckets and Financial Placebos: Can your cash-flow generation strategies create unexpected market risk exposure?o Lesson 6, Longevity Risk: There are many longevity risk tables. Which table is most relevant to the exposure faced by a specific investor?o Lesson 7, Annuitization: This lesson summarizes the pros and cons of annuities for investors and advisors who need to hedge exposure to income risk.o Lesson 8, Defined Benefit Pensions: Winners and Losers: What are the potential and observed market risk consequences that risk-capping may have on the company stock?o Lesson 9, Moral Hazard: This lesson explains the issuer-risk hazard created by the investors' asset allocation behavior for the insurance companies that provide equity put options in their variable annuity contracts.o Lesson 10, Questions to Ask Annuity Wholesalers: What are the organizational and strategic exposures that income riders create for issuers and what questions should advisors ask wholesalers?
If we organize these lessons in table form, we can begin to see patterns that would otherwise be easy to miss. [See Table 3.]
One way or the other, we can see that qualitative changes from the accumulation mindset become more visible as shown by Milevsky's lessons that address key retirement income focused topics. We can also see blanks that suggest that there may be other topics that we would want to read about in future articles.
In our next article, we will look at ways of improving individual investor risk profiling to help us deal with and manage the changes in the investor's mindset from investment accumulation to income distribution.
Francois Gadenne is president of Retirement Engineering Inc., a Boston-based R&D company that designs insurance and investment products for retirement-income needs (www.IncomeAtRisk.com); he is a co-founder of the Retirement Income Industry Association.


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fragrance/clean air policy
It's important to us that our patients can depend on clean air when they come in for a medical visit. We ask all patients and visitors to refrain from using any products containing fragrance or scents on the days of your visit to our clinic. We request that you either use unscented products that day or allow 24 hours for any fragrance or scents to dissipate before visiting the clinic. Fragrance and other airborne irritants can come from many places including:
Shampoo or Conditioner
Hair styling products
Lotion/hand lotion
Perfume/cologne/after shave
Certain heavily scented deodorants
Cigarette or other smoke on clothing
A fragrancy-free and smoke-free policy is recommended by the American Lung Association and is particularly important for a pediatric clinic. We care for many children with a variety of diseases triggered by strong scents, including asthma, allergies, migraines, and sinus disease, and want to assure these children the best possible indoor air quality while they are receiving medical care here.
What products are safe to use?
Fortunately, many unscented products are readily available. Here are some common options which can be found in local stores or online, but there are many others, too. Note that these brands may also offer scented varieties, so be sure you are purchasing the unscented option:
Shampoo and Conditioner: Desert Essence, Jāsön, and Earth Science all make FRAGRANCE-FREE versions of their shampoo and conditioner.
Hair products: multiple available at http://www.nonscents.net/, http://www.refreshinglyfree.com/Online-Catalog/Styling-Products, and many available on Amazon if you search for fragrance free hair gel/spray/etc.
Lotion: Vanicream, CeraVe, Everyday Shea Fragrance-free, coconut oil, Eucerin Calming Daily moisturizing cream.
Soap: Everyday Shea and Whole Foods 365 have foaming fragrance-free hand soaps. For bath, Tom's of Maine has an unscented bar of soap with aloe for sensitive skin. There are also many lines of hypoallergenic cleansers and bar soaps for sensitive skin such as CeraVe's "Hydrating Cleanser", Cetaphil's "RestoraDerm Skin Restoring Body Wash", or Exederm's "Eczema Wash/Body Wash" or "Baby Eczema Wash/Cleansing Baby Bath".
Laundry and dish-washing detergents: Ecover ZERO products (hypoallergenic, fragrance-free), Seventh Generation "Free and Clear" variety, Biokleen "Free and Clear", Tide "Free and Clear"
These are just a few common options. For a guide to selecting other environmentally safe products, here is a useful website: http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Thank you for your cooperation!