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Researchers Closer to Identifying Criteria for Early Detection of Lymphoedema Among High Risk Groups
Researchers from the University of Sydney, University of Queensland, and Royal North Shore Hospital today announced they are conducting the largest known study of its kind into early clinical detection of lymphoedema, a disorder that affects up to 30% of those undergoing treatment for some cancers.
Professor Sharon Kilbreath, a member of the Australasian Lymphology Association and a National Breast Cancer Research Foundation Research Fellow said, "Our research is examining the relationship between the clinical measures of lymphoedema and the underlying lymphatic function and anatomical changes among women treated for breast cancer with the aim of identifying a means of early clinical detection of the disorder among high risk groups."
Secondary lymphoedema, a feared consequence of the surgery and treatment for cancer, is a chronic condition in which the limb swells and changes to the limb composition occur. Those most at-risk in Australia are patients being treated for cancer in which the lymph nodes are removed or damaged during treatment and a life threatening illness can be replaced with a life-long, painful and debilitating condition.
However, if diagnosed and treated early, this distressing and debilitating swelling can be controlled and reduced, infection prevented, the range of movement of the affected area can be improved, and the quality of life for people with the disorder can be greatly enhanced.
According to The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC- now Cancer Australia), following a review of research on Secondary Lymphoedema, a conservative estimate of the incidences of survivors experiencing the disorder varies depending on cancer type and treatment but the incidence after treatment for breast cancer is accepted to be up to 1 in 5 (1). These statistics substantiate how vitally important it is for people in high risk groups to learn and recognise the symptoms and seek early diagnosis and treatment by an ALA accredited practitioner (2).
67 volunteers with lymphoedema and 16 without a history of lymphoedema or treatment for cancer have so far participated in the study which is being undertaken at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Castlereagh Imaging and University of Queensland.
"There are several clinical methods by which lymphoedema can be diagnosed and monitored including changes in limb size and amount of extracellular fluid present in the limb, as well as sensations experienced by the woman," said Professor Kilbreath.
"To date, these indirect clinical measures used to assess and monitor lymphoedema have not been related to those of the direct measures of lymphatic function or to underlying anatomical changes.
"Women participating in the research undergo clinical assessments including arm circumference measures and measurement of extracellular fluid with bioimpedance spectroscopy and complete questionnaires.
"These findings are compared to those from lymphoscintigraphy in which a small amount of nuclear isotope is injected into the back of the hand to visualise the lymphatic pathway and to dexa and MRI scans which provide indication of anatomical changes in limb composition ," said Professor Kilbreath.
The results of this study will enable us to identify what are the criteria for detection of onset of lympheodema, thereby enabling treatment to be started as soon as possible to minimise the development of the disorder.
In addition, we will be able to identify what are the underlying changes that occur with different levels of severity and which may require different clinical approaches.
This project is the first study in which all of these relationships are explored and is supported from a grant from Cancer Australia and National Breast Cancer Foundation.
To date, lymphoedema has not been widely researched and its incidence is often under reported due to missed diagnosis, and variations in definition and methods of measurement.
Penelope Sanderson, President of the Australasian Lymphology Association said, "The work being conducted by Professor Kilbreath and her colleagues will help minimise the physical and emotional damage caused to sufferers of lymphoedema because their condition will be diagnosed and treated in the early stages to minimise its development.
"Until we have a means of screening for lymphoedema, it is essential that high risk groups, including survivors of breast, gynaecological, prostate and melanoma cancers, learn the symptoms of lymphoedema and seek early diagnosis and treatment," Ms Sanderson said.
Early signs and symptoms of lymphoedema can be intermittent and may include:
• transient swelling of a limb or other region of the body
• infection (due to lymph stasis) is often the first sign of a problem
• feelings of aching, heaviness, stiffness in the affected body part
• limitation of movement
• tightness or temperature changes to areas of the body
• clothing, jewellery or shoes may feel tighter
• swelling may be aggravated by heat, overuse, sustained positions and prolonged inactivity and be more obvious at the end of the day
For information about the early signs and symptoms of lymphoedema, to learn if you are at risk or to locate an accredited lymphoedema therapist, please visit: www.lymphology.asn.au
If you are interested in participating in the study (people with and without lymphoedema) please contact The Breast Cancer Research Group at (02) 9036 7309 or email [email protected] or visit our website:
Clare Collins - Insight Communications
P: 02 9319 3844 M: 0414 821 957 E: [email protected]
1. Girgis, A.Stacey, F. Lee, T. Black, D. Kilbreath, S. (2011). Priorities for women with lymphoedema after treatment for breast cancer: population based cohort study. British Medical Journal. 342.
2. National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre. Review of research evidence on secondary lymphoedema: Incidence, prevention, risk factors and treatment, NBOCC, Surry Hills, NSW, 2008.
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The Australasian Lymphology Association (ALA)
The Australasian Lymphology Association (ALA) is the peak professional organisation promoting best practice in lymphoedema management, research and education in Australia and is committed to promoting the development of lymphology in Australasia.
Our vision is to make a difference in all aspects of lymphology. We strive to improve the management of those with, or at risk of developing lymphoedema and enhance communication between health professionals, educators, relevant authorities and government in regard to oedemas and lymphoedema.
The ALA is a public company limited by guarantee and registered as a health promotion organisation with charitable tax deductibility status. For information about managing lymphoedema or for more information about the ALA, please visit www.lymphology.asn.au
The ALA's objectives are to:
• promote awareness of the condition focusing on early intervention to reduce the physical and psychological morbidity
• promote evidenced based practice in the prevention, detection, diagnosis and management of lymphoedema
• encourage research in the area of lymphoedema, promote equality of access for all clients to assessment and management of the condition
• provide and promote a forum for the regular exchange of views and information in relation to lymphoedema
• Inform and engage medical professionals in the need to recognise symptoms and promote treatment of lymphoedema
• Promote the need for early diagnosis of lymphoedema in general
• Promote understanding of the impact the disorder has on patients
Clare Collins
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This weekend's games see Steel United tackle Lions at Magill Park on Saturday.
Steel have hit a flat spot of late with a defeat and two draws in their last three games and will be looking to get back to winning ways here.
Anthony Fay should return to bolster the squad but might be used in midfield as Jackson's been utilised as a sweeper of late.
Joslyn also returns from suspension hoping to add to his goals as the golden boot hots up with three games to go.
Lions were defeated quite badly against Croatia but to be fair they played with 10 men for half of the game and had main players Worsnop, Pyett and Niemann missing, the club will be hoping they are all available for this one.
Lions' Curruthers will serve a suspension but Steel should get back to winning ways regardless.
In Sunday's game Wanderers will host Westland United looking to continue their good form following their draw with Steel in their last outing.
The blues were under the pump for the first 20 minutes of that game but came roaring back and were close to taking their biggest scalp this season.
Riley McDermid should return to add some flair in midfield while Tullet's confidence should be sky high after his brilliant goal two weeks ago.
Westland's draw with Steel was a positive return for the club last week with numbers still being an issue.
Wright will return from suspension but Mitchell will miss due to other sporting commitments, when he plays the Red Devils are very dangerous.
Should be a close one, I'm predicting a draw.
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Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Brittania Stadium to face a Stoke City side who currently sit mid table in the Premier League this year.
Last year when the Lilywhites came to the Potteries around this time last season – they played one of the most heinous performances of that season and so capitulated and took a 3-0 loss back to North London.
However, the performances Tottenham have shown away and home have left fans confident of picking up a valuable three points on Monday.
Lamela or Shaqiri? Alli or Bojan?
We see Erik Lamela and Xherdan Shaqiri as rather similar players and this argument can be settled in numerous ways. Such as how the Argentine Lamela was bought for £30 million – and how the Swiss Shaqiri was bought for £12 million and the question regarding this is who has performed better considering their price tag.
Many fans say that Lamela is slowly becoming what his price suggests, this season he has proved doubters wrong, being involved in 17 goals in 39 appearances and becoming one of the top scorers in the UEFA Europa League (six).
Xherdan Shaqiri however has been involved in nine goals in 29 appearances. All of which in the premier league – these stats can be disappointing for a player with such a reputation of his. He holds one Champions League trophy, three German Bundesliga trophies, two German cups, three Swiss league trophies and two Swiss Cups.
The now 20-year-old England international Dele Alli has taken the Premier League by storm this year. Scoring eight goals in 44 appearances – giving him an unbelievable reputation for a teenager who has been 19 years of age for the majority of this season. Alli scored a tremendous strike on his England debut and is currently a strong contender for PFA Young Player of the Season. Not to mention his outrageous strike against Crystal Palace in January.
Bojan, similar to Shaqiri, also has many trophies to his name, previously playing for FC Barcelona, AS Roma and Ajax. However he has identical stats to Shaqiri – being involved in nine goals in 29 appearances. This could be perceived as underachieving by the Spaniard, considering the expectations surrounding him.
Both seasons so far
This Tottenham side have completely jumped expectations – shocking the English football fans massively. Champions League football would have been more than enough for the Lilywhites before the season started – but a very realistic title challenge was dream worthy.
However a few slight blips have occurred this season, the reverse fixture against Stoke back in North London was one of those. Tottenham were 2-0 up at half time and fully in control – until there was an old Tottenham – like performance took place as they threw it away and the game ended two a-piece.
Stoke however have underachieved in many peoples eyes – sitting in the same position as they finished last season (9th). Even though they have brought in many new faces including the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri and Ibrahim Affellay. However, a win against a massively in form Spurs side would boost morale and help them maybe even finish higher.


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There's been a lot of talk about the speech former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders gave at the 2011 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Deion, just like he had many times in the past, delivered a "prime time" performance to put a crown on an incredible career in football. Sanders, an unapologetic Christian, began his speech just like many of the press conferences he participated in throughout his tenure by thanking God for everything that he had been blessed with. As any Hall of Fame Inductee would have done, Deion thanked all of the former coaches, owners, and players he played the game along side. Then, the focus of his speech surprisingly shifted away from football and on to the relationship he had with his mother.
As the speech continued, Sanders recounted a time in his life when he was ashamed of his background. He explained that he excelled at football at an early age and had the opportunity to play with other kids who benefitted from their parents' affluence whilst support came from his mother, who raised him on her own by working a nighttime janitorial shift at a hospital. He shared that he was shamed by his mother's financial struggles and committed himself to making it as a professional athlete. This was so that she would never have to work again. Sanders then reflected on his football career, particularly the criticism he received throughout, and how he saw through it all and used his mother as motivation for excellence.
I can't say that I can completely relate to what Sanders said but I do appreciate the sentiment he shared when it came to seeing through the criticism of others. Many of us have had people doubt us or tell us that we would never amount to anything. And while average is by and large the final destination for most people, it doesn't have to be for me and it doesn't have to be for you. After I watched Sanders speech, I began thinking about my life, the criticism I've received, and what got me through it. I'm not going to say that all criticism was unjust or unwarranted because that would be untrue. However, the criticisms that I have perceived to be unfair have often fuel for accomplishing something. I don't believe that people receive criticism and then then next day they go out and do something extraordinary, but I do think that incremental success is certainly realistic.
I have plenty of stories in my own life of times when I've been criticized and had the opportunity to use it to fuel me. I'm not interested in sharing those stories right now, but I am interested in stories that a person like Deion Sanders has and stories that you may have too. Have there been times in your life when people have told you that you'll never amount to anything? Have you been told that you weren't good enough, weren't strong enough, weren't beautiful enough, or weren't talented enough? If so, I want to know about it. What has put that grit in your soul?


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In 2000, Beaumont had a population of 11,000, a count that had hardly changed over the previous decade.
But by 2005 it had reached 20,000. The population doubled again in the past decade, to about 40,000 in the San Gorgonio Pass city.
A group of residents said they have had enough and are looking to put a slow-growth initiative in front of voters. Under the proposal, the city would be allowed to issue only 350 single-family home building permits per year, and just 300 in planned communities. Currently, there are no limits.
"This initiative is designed for the future," said Sam Patalano, a former planning commissioner and signer of the initiative.
Patalano made his comments Tuesday at a Beaumont City Council meeting at which the proposal was discussed. A larger than usual crowd attended – many to oppose the measure.
Twenty of the 26 people who addressed the council were against it. Most were part of the building industry, with many saying their livelihoods would be threatened by the initiative.
Sharing similar talking points, they said home construction brings jobs and those workers spend money in the city. They also said more homes bring more business.
Sean Balingit, a board member of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and another former planning commissioner, said the market should decide how many homes come to the community.
"I don't think we need the big hand of government telling us what should be built," he said. "I believe the economy will take care of that."
Proponents of the initiative say the city needs to improve its infrastructure before adding more residents. They said the 350-home limit is consistent with the number of homes that have been built in recent years, so no job losses should occur.
The council decided to do more research on the proposal and discuss the issue again in January. The council could choose to put the initiative on the ballot as it is written, or place its own initiative in front of voters.
If the council places the initiative, proponents wouldn't have to collect signatures of 10 percent of registered voters. At least one of the initiative's backers said proponents plan to move forward regardless of the council's actions.
"I think our initiative is so simple," said John Dyson. "(It's) putting this into the hands of the voting public to decide if they want to cap growth."
Dyson said permitting has been left to administrators in the city, which is trying to dig its way out of a number of crises, including a ruling by the state Controller's Office that no one was watching the books and a Riverside County District Attorney's Office probe into the relationship between city administrators and a longtime consultant.
The soonest the initiative could come up for vote is in November 2016.


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Pelicans guard Buddy Hield does not look or play like an NBA rookie. The 6th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft followed up his 19 point debut against the Mavs with a 18 point, 5 rebound performance against the Pacers. With Ben Simmons out for at least three months, Hield has a chance to create some serious momentum towards the Rookie of the Year award. Check out his highlights below.


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The very first rare documentary on the Mamas (the Kogi) from the Sierra Nevada.
Please spread the word on the Kogi tribe and their plea to others by sharing this video, so that we may re-align ourselves back with the Earth and our fellow human friends.
Who Are the Kogi People?
The Kogi are an indigenous people living in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains of northern Colombia, in South America.
They are the only civilization to have survived the Spanish conquests and to have kept their individuality. They are perhaps the only indigenous people in the world who, because of the particular nature of their surroundings, have been able to keep themselves apart and sustain their culture inviolate. And not only that.
The one anthropologist who managed to study them in the 1940's and 50's concluded that though they are similar in some ways to the other Indian peoples around the Caribbean, northern Central America and south to the Andes, there are such profound differences that "in the end the Kogi stand alone".
They have survived to this day, keeping their traditions and relying upon, and looking after, the mountain environment. They believe it is their duty to look after the mountain which they call "The Heart of the World". They call themselves the Elder Brother and refer to the new- comers as the Younger Brother, who they believe is destroying the balance of the world.
In 1990 the Kogi decided they must speak out to the rest of the world. They had survived by keeping themselves isolated but they decided that it was time to send a message to the Younger Brother. They could see that something was wrong with their mountain, with the heart of the world. The snows had stopped falling and the rivers were not so full. If their mountain was ill then the whole world was in trouble.
More About the Kogi
The Kogi are the last surviving civilization from the world of the Inca and Aztec, and their cities are untouched by our world. The mountain they inhabit is an isolated triangular pyramid rising over 18,000 feet from the sea, the highest coastal mountain on earth. It is on a separate tectonic plate from the Andes, and its unique structure means that it is virtually a miniature version of the planet, with all the world's climates represented. The mountain is quite literally a micro-cosmos, a mirror of the planet on which every ecological zone is represented and in which most of the plants and animals of the planet can find homes.
Their spiritual leaders are raised in the dark, meditating for their first 18 years, to communicate with "ALUNA", the thought process that shapes and maintains reality, the source of life and intelligence. They then become Mamos (Enlightened Ones). Some work at remote places which they call "hot spots", where they believe living energy pours into the world. They guard their isolation and secrecy so that they can continue this work.
But now they believe their work has become impossible in the face of our destructive greed.
Now they have another message to share, and we all must listen if we want to have a future on this planet…


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Aumann has shown that agents who have a common prior cannot have common knowledge of their posteriors for event $E$ if these posteriors do not coincide. But given an event $E$, can the agents have posteriors with a common prior such that it is common knowledge that the posteriors for $E$ \emph{do} coincide? We show that a necessary and sufficient condition for this is the existence of a nonempty \emph{finite} event $F$ with the following two properties. First, it is common knowledge at $F$ that the agents cannot tell whether or not $E$ occurred. Second, this still holds true at $F$, when $F$ itself becomes common knowledge.
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Roosevelt would give his moral, if not official, support to one of them. Would the U. S. refuse suspension on Dec. 15 as a preliminary to debt reconsideration? Did any reconsideration necessarily mean a reduction in the $22,000,000,000 the U. S. hoped to collect in half a century? Could the old War Debt Commission be revived, as President Hoover had suggested, to conduct negotiations? Would the debtors default if refused another moratorium? Would such a default set back world recovery? Would a world conference on debts and tariffs, such as Governor Roosevelt had suggested, produce a solution? Would it really be better business for the U. S. to revise War Debts downward? What about the U. S. taxpayer who would have to make up the amount of the revision? Could the debts be successfully used to bargain for better trade opportunities and arms cuts? If the U. S. insisted on full payment of political debts, would U. S. private debts abroad be imperiled? Such were some of the questions of the Hoover-Roosevelt conference. Any decision reached at the White House was worthless without the concurrence of Congress, and Congress seemed to have made up its mind firmly against any leniency toward Debtor Europe. President Hoover was informed by long-eared Senator Reed of Pennsylvania: "I've not found a single member of Congress who will vote for a suspension of debt payment. The proposal is dead." Debt revision produced a deafening Capitol chorus. Idaho's Borah: "I'm opposed." Oregon's McNary: "I'm against." Mississippi's Harrison, Tennessee's McKellar, Georgia's George (in close harmony) : "We're opposed." Wisconsin's La Follette (solo) : "I'm not for." Democratic House Leaders Rainey, Collier and Byrns: "We're against." Last week it seemed very doubtful if even the combined efforts of Messrs. Hoover and Roosevelt could move such a mountain of Congressional opposition. ¶ The 1933 deficit is mounting at the rate of $5,000 per minute. It now stands close to $700,000,000. Last week President Hoover held his first full Cabinet meeting in three months to consider economies. Members pondered the problem for two hours. Next day President Hoover called them back to the first extraordinary Cabinet session during his term, told them he was determined to turn the Government over to his successor with a balanced budget. Unless taxes were to be upped, expenditures must come far down. After the meetings the President declared that 1934 appropriations would be reduced by $700,000,000. ¶ President Hoover signed a formal request for the extradition of Samuel Insull from Greece. ¶ Received by the President as the new Ambassador from Cuba was Senor Don Oscar B. Cintas. They made little speeches to each other about the "traditional friendship" between their countries.


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Seeds of Earth (Humanity's Fire)
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Scottish author Michael Cobley, perhaps best known for his Shadowkings fantasy trilogy returns to his science fiction roots. Published in large format trade paperback Seeds of Earth is the first novel in a major new space opera series called Humanity's Fire.
"First contact was not supposed to be like this. The first intelligent species to encounter Mankind attacked without warning and swarmed locust-like through the solar system. Merciless. Relentless. Unstoppable. With little hope of halting the savage invasion, Earth's last, desperate roll of the dice was to send out three colony ships, seeds of Earth, to different parts of the galaxy. Earth may perish but the human race would live on ...somewhere. 150 years later, the human colony on the planet Darien has established a new world for Humanity and forged a peaceful relationship with the planet's indigenous race, the scholarly, enigmatic Uvovo. But there are secrets buried beneath the surface of Darien's forest moon. Secrets that go back to an apocalyptic battle fought between ancient forerunner races at the dawn of galactic civilisation..."
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Posted by Flower Pagan (22.214.171.124) on March 11, 2003 at 02:39:01:
In Reply to: Really Honest posted by emoot(: (220.127.116.11) on March 10, 2003 at 11:45:57:
> Honesty is a basic for relationships of any kind. It's a foundation pedestal for humanity. Without that support, things remain in one place.... on the ground. The attempts to keep building a community continue but they can't be built to last.
FP: I agree with you! I am honest and genuine, though I am more expressive on the internet than I am in person. It is easier to get to know me from the inside over the internet, then in person, at first in many cases because I will open up more over the internet and with more ease, regardless of my personable outgoing persona in person. If I feel like withdrawing, I am already doing that behind the monitor. :o)
> Maybe that's why the board has such a difficult time staying consistent. It is in a constant state of rebuilding.
FP: When people's posts get deleted, even the one I wrote in support of Becca, how could you have consistancy? The lack of stability kinds of bothers me and doesn't feel like my online home as much as it did before. I have to admit, I am still surprised your post is still on the board and not deleted because honestly doesn't seem to be acceptable. I am not going to change who I am to accommendate this board when I could go to other places that appreciates my honesty and my humanitarian views. I appreciate who you are.
> I realize that the internet is about the last place on earth that one can expect to find honesty(or real friends) because of this lack of accountability. Too, there is a safety limit to how honest one can be in such a highly public atmosphere. I suppose part of it requires a healthy dose of common sense and moderate expectation. (I know I have expected way too much from it at times,as for myself, being so idealistically inclined.)
FP: I have found real friends from the Internet and the best boyfriend that I ever have, though I don't like when he fuss and yells at me. I think hunger affects him that way, though his feelings are valid. LOL
> I think people crave authenticity even when the circumstances for it aren't accomodating. People naturally want to know that what they are hearing is the truth. The main reason is that truth is the only thing that has value. You can't value a lie. It leaves an acidic odor of betrayal in the air.
FP: I like how you think, and I can relate to how you think very much! I hope you don't change. I would love to have someone like you as a friend!
> It is sort of a paradox, really. If people are presented with a situation where they are allowed express themselves anonymously, it seems many are inclined to make up a big whopping story about themselves to make their lives sound more interesting. In psychological realms that would be called avoidance of the truth or denial. knowing the truth about yourself is probably the hardest pill to swallow but, again, it is the only thing really worth knowing about yourself. You cant move forward to a more healthful place without it.
FP: I agree with you, Emoot. "You may know the truth and the truth shall set you free" It is a principle that can apply to other parts of life, and I think Dr. Phil stands by that principle in his approach in helping people and so did I. I found it to be more effective when done correctly. I can't understand why people just won't get real with themselves and with us and enjoy a real authentic connection.
FP: The internet seems to cause people to live in illusion, instead of being real with themselves and with others. Sometimes, people's perception of reality is negative, so they escape into the fantasy world to compensate for what their lives lack. You should see what people go through with Internet dating, with many disappointing stories of what appears to be so on the internet does not match with what is actual in real life. People don't always have to have cyberspace to be this way. I have been fortunate to meet real people over cyberspace, even from the 9types board who I enjoy communicating with.
> So, I guess what I am saying is that if we continue to post on here....maybe it would do us all some good to be as honest as we (safely) can. I mean, because isn't the point of posting on here supposed to be about learning new things, exchanging ideas and understanding one another's opinions and points view?
FP: Unfortunately, some people aren't ready for that or don't know how to handle that. I agree with you. It doesn't seem safe to speak honestly without getting your post deleted, even if you did not say anything mean about anybody or to anybody. I guess, having my own Enneagram group gives me more of a stable situation, and where I can exercise my beliefs of diplomacy, fairness and doing the right thing more freely. Maybe, I should turn it to a Christian board where those principles would be more acceptable. LOL
FP: Do you have any ideas? I wish I could turn it to an Enneagram resource centers because I have links to a lot of Enneagram sites and links to list of Enneagram groups and sites, including the 9types board link is in there also. I wonder should I put Rebecca's whole name on there, like I do with other websites.
> Do you think this kind of thing is possible or are we doomed to continually rebuild?
FP: I wonder about the same thing. Maybe, I need to spend more time reading Apologetics and History. I feel I have so much to rediscover, like a baby back on milk. Emoot, if you want a sincere friendship, I am open to that. I am almost ready to respond to you because I wasn't ready before. I have some good news for you.
> Sincerely,
FP: "Sincerely" emoot(:
Check out the link. Have you ever heard of this family? I saw them on Oprah today. I have to keep my eye out for the concerts and hope they will come here. They will be on TV and will have an opportunity to share the light with the rest of the world, like Joseph did before a whole kingdom, I hope. If you saw the effect that they had on Oprah today, you will see why I am convince they will inspire the world. Oprah shocked me today with her praises! I never heard her talk like that before!
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Autodesk's Mudbox 2009Let's all play in the Mudbox
The world of 3D design and animation has always had a "what came first, the chicken or the egg" mentality. What I mean by that is when it comes to someone getting into the world of 3D animation, normally (not all the time), they are either strong at the computer/technical aspect, or strong in (classical) animation, and they end up having to bulk up on either one or the other. Well, Autodesk is looking to put the power back in the hands of the creative mind with its Mudbox 2009 application. Let's take a look at what I mean by that!
Mudbox ships with three versions of the software on one disk, so there is no need to worry about purchasing a specific version. You have access to the OSX, Windows 32-bit as well as Windows 64-bit.
The installation of Mudbox is quick and easy, and you will be up and running in about 5 minutes. Also keep in mind that Autodesk does offer a 30 day free "try before you buy", which is a big bonus!
What you get and how it works
I have made some interesting observations about how character design happens in most effect-intensive movies. In many cases, 3D animators don't actually do any of the design work themselves. The studio or production company has sculptors that they hire to create creatures out of clay, and then they are scanned into the computer, rigged and animated. Awhile ago, I thought to myself that it almost seems like it would be easier if the sculptor could just sculpt and paint the creature directly into a 3D application, and avoid the middle man. Well, Mudbox is just that. It is a digital sculpting and paint program that eliminates the need to scan anything into a 3D application. Originally created by Skymatter, a company comprised of former WETA Digital employees that worked on Lord of the Rings and King Kong, it was acquired by Autodesk in mid 2007, and later that same year, they released a point update (1.07), and then in late 2008, they released version 2 of Mudbox called Mudbox 2009.
Now, obviously with any new release, there will be new and improved features, and Mudbox 2009 is no exception. Here's what's new and improved:
- Texture Painting
- Mudbox 2009 lets you paint multiple diffuse, reflection, bump and specular textures on high-res maps on your models.
- Performance Enhancements
- Brush and Camera manipulation has been improved to help you work on models that have millions (and millions) of polygons.
- ON-Target Display
- New interactive rendering features gives you a look at what your models will look like on their target platform, be it for film and/or television, product design or game development.
- Artist Friendly User Interface: I'm not going to go into any detail on this right here, as I'm going to cover it in the next paragraph.
- Improved Interoperability with Maya and 3ds Max: Makes perfect sense that since it's part of the Autodesk family, and basically now a sister program to Maya/3DS Max, that Autodesk would make moving from one application to the other more seamless.
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The functions performed by employees in this job family will vary by level, but may include the following:
The Patient Care Assistant job family has three levels which are distinguished based on the level of skill required, responsibility and complexity of specific assignments, and the responsibility for providing leadership to others.
Level I Code: Y10A Salary Band: D
This is the basic level where employees perform routine entry-level work, and receive training in providing care or services to patients or clients. In this role they will primarily assist other patient care staff in performing various functions and work under close supervision.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the English language in order to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability is required to record observations and activities, to follow oral and written directions, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Education and Experience required at this level is none.
Level II Code: Y10B Salary Band: E
This is the career level of this job family where employees perform a full range of patient care duties or services under nursing or medical direction. This includes taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, assisting with activities of daily living, observing and charting patient information, and reporting appropriate information to supervisors. It may also include providing various outreach services to clients within the community.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include those identified in Level I plus knowledge of public health services available to the community; of record keeping; of the techniques of interviewing, of basic nursing practices and techniques; of basic methods of sanitation and personal hygiene; and of medical terminology. Ability is required to apply basic nursing techniques.
Education and Experience required at this level consists of one year of experience in providing patient care.
Level III Code: Y10C Salary Band: F
This is the leadership level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for providing guidance, training, and assignment of work activities to other patient care assistant staff, and perform more advanced duties.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level consist of those identified in Level II plus knowledge of planning and organizing work assignments. Ability is also required to monitor and direct the work of others; to judge a situation accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
Education and Experience required at this level consists of three years of experience in providing patient care.
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Some agencies may require the translation of health information for non-English speaking clients.
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The Oklahoma Department of Corrections requires current certification in good standing by the Oklahoma State Department of Health as a (CMA) Certified Medication Aide for all levels of the Patient Care Assistant job family.
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Shoppers once flocked to the centers of American cities during the holidays. Today, boosters are using the season to spur urban revival.
For the first half of the 20th century, Christmas happened downtown.
Take Detroit: The Hudson's department store, which stood at the corner of Woodward and Gratiot Avenues, was the tallest in the world. As Detroit's industry boomed, so did the store. Shoppers—as many as 100,000 a day—browsed 49 acres of space spread across more than 25 floors. At its peak, the store stocked 600,000 wares. The enormous building was especially mind-boggling at Christmas, when it served as the epicenter of the city's festivities.
Beginning in 1924, the store operated the city's Thanksgiving Day parade, heralding the start of the holiday season with milk wagons tugging floats through the streets. Eventually, the parade concluded when Santa and a character named Christmas Carol would climb up onto the store's marquee, where the mayor would hand them the key to the city. Santa waved to a sea of revelers flooding the street below.
Throughout the holiday season, throngs of pedestrians shuffled shoulder-to-shoulder on the sidewalks, as a traffic cop's directions boomed from a loudspeaker mounted on the side of the store. Christmas trees marched along the façade facing Woodward Avenue, and a nine-story illuminated tree twinkled on the building's side.
Fifty animated holiday windows wrapped around the ground floor, and holiday music was piped out on to the sidewalk, where vendors sold popcorn, chestnuts, and hot chocolate. Each season, 250,000 kids made their way to the 12th floor, where they'd traipse through an enchanted forest with trees, snowbanks, and lights. To meet the demand, teams of Santas would work six at a time, stealthily separated by partitions. The downtown store was a major attraction for families, because it featured shopping, dining, rides, window displays, and more, says Michael Hauser, the co-author, with Marianne Weldon, of Hudson's: Detroit's Legendary Department Store.
In many cities across the U.S., crowded city sidewalks held a festive appeal. The rush kindled a sense of community. "The feeling that everybody is out doing their Christmas shopping, windows are all lit up, was a key shared experience," says Jan Whitaker, a social historian and author of the book Service and Style: How the American Department Store Fashioned the Middle Class.
And the stores aimed to be knitted in to a city's infrastructure, part of residents' daily lives. The downtown hub was a "crossroads of urban life, a quasi-public space that blurred class divisions and proudly saw itself as part of the city around it," Robert David Sullivan wrote in the Boston Globe back in 2011. Holiday celebrations were firmly rooted in department stores, and the stores, in turn, were at the center of local life.
How the suburbs stole Christmas
In 1953—close to the peak of Detroit's urban population—Hudson's sales topped $153 million. But then the city's shopping district was hit with a one-two punch: shrinking population and new suburban malls.
Hudson's may have even helped sound its own death knell in 1954, when the company bankrolled the construction of the Northland Center, a large suburban mall designed by Victor Gruen. Northland, and other complexes in nearby suburbs, quickly siphoned shoppers from the flagship store as white residents fled the city. Some 7,200 downtown retail stores shuttered between 1958 and 1972, the Detroit Free Press wrote in a 1983 obituary for Hudson's.
After 90 years in business, the downtown store closed in 1983. "It was like the domino effect up and down Woodward," Hauser says. Other department stores and variety stores, including Crowley's and Kresge's—some of which hosted extravagant Christmas celebrations—had vanished, too. Former storefronts were boarded up all along the corridor.
The Hudson's building sat vacant, and stayed that way more than 15 years. While numerous redevelopment pitches fell flat, the "big beloved landmark started to become one big eyesore, more noteworthy for its broken windows and trespassers than its big sales and Santa," the Detroit Free Press reported. The behemoth building was imploded in 1998, sending 660 million pounds of rubble tumbling to the street in a heap 60 feet high.
As downtown department stores contracted across the country, the shopping centers and plazas that took their places had to decide whether to preserve or shrug off longstanding holiday traditions—often to residents' chagrin. In Boston, a freshly chopped tree and strings of lights "can't hide a ghost at the center of it all: the cheerless facade and huge hole in the ground that used to be Filene's," Sullivan wrote.
Some surviving downtown stores under new ownership try to maintain hybridized versions of local lore. An annual music-and-light show still dazzles at Philadelphia's former Wanamaker department store, which is now a Macy's. The scale, however, pales in comparison to the elaborate sets that decorated the store in the first half of the 20th century. In Chicago, visitors still stand in line for hours to dine in the 111-year-old Walnut Room restaurant in the former Marshall Field's store, which was acquired by Macy's in 2005, to the horror of many local fans. "I meet women who take their kids to the Walnut Room, even now it's owned by Macy's, because their mothers and their grandmothers and their great-grandmothers went every Christmas," the author Leslie Goddard, who lectures about the history of Marshall Fields, told the Lake Zurich Times. "There aren't many traditions that go back that far."
For the most part, when stores migrated away from city centers, they didn't carry those more extravagant celebrations with them. "Branch stores never had the full anything that the downtown store had," Whitaker says. Shoppers trundled from gridlocked parking lots straight to the door—there was no need for elaborate window displays.
Moreover, as suburban sprawl rolled on, the very definition of "downtown" seemed to fray. "People don't even quite know what downtown means," Whitaker says.
Very merry placemaking
But recently, some cities are using Christmas celebrations to help define and revive their downtown districts. For the seventh year in a row, Phoenix residents can sip hot cocoa beneath a 36-foot-tall Christmas tree and can strap on ice skates and glide across a sprawling outdoor rink. But a decade ago, this scene looked a lot different.
If you typed "Phoenix, AZ" into Google Maps back in 2005, the pin would drop here at the junction of Central Avenue and Washington Street—the intersection from which all of the city's addresses counted. The nearby blocks were poised for big changes: A light rail system, convention center, hotel, and biomedical campus were all scheduled to open, backed by city, county, and state funds. But the blocks didn't look like much. "Smack dab in the middle of all of this were three vacant surface parking at the nexus of this universe," says Jeff Moloznik, the vice president of development at the real estate firm RED.
Moloznik's team bought the lots and began noodling over the question of how to build a downtown hub from the ground up. "The first thing we had to do was get people to acknowledge that a downtown existed," Moloznik says. "You can have incredible design, but if there's no people, it's not going to feel good. We knew that we needed to populate an area that, for generations, has never been populated."
CityScape, a $500 million mixed-use development, has rolled out in phases over the past ten years. (The third installment, including a grocery store, retail space, and 300 apartment units, kicks off next year.) Holiday celebrations have been at the project's core.
The Phoenix Parks Department dedicated two acres to the project; those parcels have become CitySkate, the outdoor rink open from Thanksgiving to early January. The team drew inspiration from the rink at Central Park in New York, Moloznik says, where the rink is highly visible to passersby, and looked to the beachside rink at San Diego's Hotel del Coronado for proof that a balmy climate wouldn't necessarily melt the chilled cheer. To boost a sense of community, they aspired to build an "organic and natural public space that's deliberately loosely managed because we want it to be inviting to everyone," Moloznik adds. He estimates that the rink drew 40,000 skaters last year, plus many more revelers.
Meanwhile, the former Hudson's site in Detroit might finally be coming back to life, too. Since demolition, the site has spent the years as a parking lot while re-use schemes have been floated and dashed. Dan Gilbert, a local real-estate magnate who owns nearly 100 properties in the city, has now proposed a high-rise tower reaching up from the site. Plans have yet to be made public, but Crain's Detroit Business predicted a mix of residential and commercial spaces.
Already, Hauser says, the city has ramped up holiday decoration on lampposts and in parks in recent years. Many of those efforts seem to be concentrated along the Woodward Avenue corridor—now the nexus of some of the city's splashiest revitalization efforts, including the recently laid streetcar line, which runs from Campus Martius to New Center.
This is the 13th year that Campus Martius park has installed a giant Christmas tree—currently, it's a twinkling 60-foot Norway Spruce. There's also an ice rink, plus carriage rides, visits from Santa, and decidedly adult evening events: craft beer festivals, ugly sweater parties, and pairings of bourbon and BBQ. Nearby pop-up shops feature a rotating cast of retailers. Some of the holiday season tenants—many drawn from the surrounding suburbs—have transitioned into long-term leases in the city. "It's amazing how people flock to Campus Martius now," Hauser says.
There's no guarantee that Santa will return to his old stomping grounds in the footprint of the former Hudson's store. But he's found a new home downtown.


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There has been a lot of talk in the past few days about vulnerabilities in various phones. One particular handset that springs to mind is Samsung's Galaxy S3 which has apparently been shown to have a couple of security concerns this week, the most noteworthy of which was in relation to factory resetting. Basically, a hacker could create a simple HTML web page or even a QR code which, if read by the phone, could cause it to reset itself, taking all the user's data with it.
It is now apparent, however, that this issue surrounding Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is not unique to Samsung handsets – many other Android devices may be at risk too. To find out if yours is, and to protect it, you can use a new and totally free app from BitDefender – USSD Wipe Stopper.
After downloading the app from Google Play and installing it you simply need to click on it's icon (as seen above) and it will then assess whether your phone is vulnerable or not.
As you can see from the image below my handset is, despite being an HTC Desire HD which has nothing to do with any of Samsung's lineup other than the fact it runs the Android operating system.
Fortunately, this app from BitDefender will warn you if your handset is at risk and will also advise of any attempts to run USSD commands on your device, thereby giving you the opportunity to avoid running the factory reset command should you come across it.
The app also gives you the opportunity to try a test link on BitDefender's own web site. The phone is asked to report back on what it's IMEI number is via the use of a USSD command.
If your phone does indeed return it's IMEI then that meand other USSD commands could pose a risk.
Fortunately, by using this app, my otherwise vulnerable phone is now protected. in combination with BitDefender's free mobile security app I can feel safe whilst using my phone to surf the web.


text: At the coach outlet in orlando, you save from 20% upto 40% off the outlet prices. I dont know how long the sale is going on for though. I went there today. Clearance is an extra 20% off the clearance price. my bag was only 112 dollars, but it was my first coach purchase and i am poor Dooney also had a good deal on the grape large tassel zip top "it" bag for $71. They had a sale on the quilted handbags, upto 60% off retail price This was at the Chlesea Premium Outlet Mall in Orlando.


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Auto Zone plans threaten arts district
By Pamela Varkony Special to The Morning Call - Freelance
July 6, 2008
Standing in the middle of the 500 block of 19th Street in Allentown, you could easily think you were in SoHo or New Hope. Hibiscus trees filled with pink blossoms line the sidewalk. Young, hip looking people sip coffee at caf 1/4 tables. Store windows are filled with interesting things to see and buy. The art deco fa?ade of the Civic Theatre features posters promoting upcoming films. This tiny piece of upscale retail real estate, at the heart of the 19th Street Theater and Arts District, may soon receive a cold dose of reality if a large grey and orange building stocked with carburetors and batteries, replaces the former Shanty Restaurant.
Council sets table for alfresco
By Jarrett Renshaw Of The Morning Call
July 3, 2008
Outdoor dining may soon become more common throughout Allentown. City Council introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow restaurants in commercial districts to add up to 20 outdoor seats without providing additional parking, as required under the city's zoning ordinance. The only area where outdoor seating is permitted without providing additional parking is along Hamilton Street in the downtown. Currently, restaurant owners outside Hamilton Street who want to add outdoor seating must seek a zoning variance.
Maryland company granted zoning variance for turnpike service plaza project
By Ashley Kosciolek Special to the Morning Call - Freelance
April 4, 2008
The Penn Forest Township Zoning Hearing Board on Thursday granted a variance to a Maryland-based company that plans to revamp a Pennsylvania Turnpike service plaza in the township. HMS Host Corp. of Bethesda, Md., will take over control of the 85-acre turnpike property next year as part of a 30-year contract and will oversee construction, maintenance, and operations at the facility. Over the next few years, HMS will help the state's Turnpike Commission spruce up its service plazas, and Hickory Run service plaza is next on the list.
Allentown officials say Hotel Traylor is in violation
By Paul Muschick Of The Morning Call
September 18, 2007
Allentown officials say the Hotel Traylor is violating zoning laws by renting rooms as "rooming" units instead of as short-term hotel rooms. In a letter to the hotel, Zoning Supervisor Barbara Nemith said rooming houses are not allowed at the hotel's location in the 1400 block of Hamilton Street. She ordered it to stop renting rooms as such or seek a zoning variance. The hotel believes the rooming units are legal, according to a letter to the city from its lawyer, Joseph Zator, but it intends to seek approval from the Zoning Hearing Board at its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.
Lowe's to ask Plainfield to OK new store
By Tom Coombe Of The Morning Call
July 18, 2007
Lowe's wants to build a new store in Plainfield Township. The home improvement retailer is scheduled to go before the township's Zoning Hearing Board this evening to ask for a variance that would allow it to build the store -- along with four other retail businesses -- on about 27 acres between Jacobsburg Road and Route 33. The land sits just outside of Wind Gap, along Plainfield's border with Bushkill Township. A tiny portion of the property extends into Bushkill. According to board secretary Joyce Lambert, the land is part of the township's highway interchange district, meaning that Lowe's does not need a zoning change.
Party may be over for sex club
By Randy Kraft and Matt Birkbeck Of The Morning Call
December 6, 2006
A tentative agreement has been reached to discontinue the operation of a sex club for swapping swingers in Coopersburg. An agreement was reached Monday, said Maryann Higgins, borough solicitor. But she stressed that the settlement is only tentative until a written agreement is signed by all parties and approved next Monday by the borough's Zoning Hearing Board. "That turns it into a binding order," Higgins said. She declined to reveal specifics of the agreement. Borough Manager Daniel Stonehouse confirmed a settlement has been reached to discontinue the sex club, held inside Silhouette Showbar at 111 E. Station Ave., but said he did not know its details.
Saucon Valley hotel plan advances
By Kurt Blumenau Of The Morning Call
November 11, 2006
A long-delayed proposal to build a hotel and conference center at the Stabler Corporate Center is moving forward again, with plans under discussion in Upper Saucon Township. Doylestown developer Sierra Management Co. wants to build a business conference center and adjoining 200-room hotel called the Saucon Creek Conference Center at the southwest corner of Center Valley Parkway and Saucon Valley Road, according to plans filed with the township. Sierra President Greg Kessell said he wants to build a "full-service, four-star facility" serving companies both inside and outside the Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh looks for extensions on courthouse plans
By Romy Varghese Of The Morning Call
July 25, 2006
The Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown should have been humming with the sounds of construction this summer. Instead, plans for renovating the leaking building and providing more space for its functions have been in limbo. In the latest movement, county officials will appear before the citys zoning board Monday to request extensions of variances granted for a courthouse addition project, pushed by the previous administration last year. It was shelved after Don Cunningham, who called the addition too costly, won the county executive seat in November.
Historical panel: Bar's sign not appropriate
By Chris Parker Of The Morning Call
February 7, 2006
A 46-by-22 inch backlit sign in the front window of a Tamaqua bar, featuring the bar's name in lighted red script atop an electronic message board, doesn't fit the borough's historic rules. The borough's Historic Architectural Review Commission on Monday voted to deny Wayne Schickram and his son Steve a "certificate of appropriateness" for the sign in the window of Schick's Cafe Calcutta, 50-52 Mauch Chunk St. The commission carries no authority; it can decide whether something does or does not fit with rules on historic architecture or signage within the borough's 52-block historic preservation district and advise Borough Council of its findings.
Judge hears arguments on Wal-Mart appeal
By Bob Laylo Of The Morning Call
February 2, 2006
Wal-Mart should not have been given a zoning variance to build an access road to a proposed supercenter in Mahoning Township just 320 feet from another intersection, a lawyer argued Wednesday in Carbon County Court. But lawyers representing the retailer, the township Zoning Hearing Board and township supervisors told Judge David W. Addy the variance, granted last year, is proper. Addy will rule later on the appeal of the variance brought by a group of residents opposed to the project.
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HTC promised the world an Android 2.0-based firmware for its Hero line once it figured out the nitty gritty details of porting Sense to Google's latest code, leapfrogging Donut altogether — but now, it looks like they're gonna do one better. Screenshots found today show a Hero running Android 2.1, which would dovetail nicely with the fact that Google had teased a "minor update" to 2.0 before the end of 2009 back when it announced Eclair last month. The interface looks largely untouched from 1.5, proof that HTC was able to bring Sense up to speed with minimum drama; it's unclear when this'll all be available, but considering that Sprint's version
just got a super-minor update, some carrier-branded versions could be in for a wait.


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We only stock products which have been recommended by Terry Abraham who spends more time in the mountains and countryside than most outdoor experts in Europe. (Around 65% of Terrys time is spent wild camping and filming his epic movies (which can be found for sale on our site). So as you can imagine, all of Terry's kit gets a good pounding. Each product will receive a full review from Terry, which you see will grow as the site grows. The appropriate range of our kit is also sourced and used by many military units around the world, including UKSF. So you can be absolutely certain that our products work and you will be able to narrow down your choice to only the very best.
About Terry
Terry has a passion and interest for the outdoors which is second to none. Growing up in rural Nottinghamshire he spent much of his youth exploring Sherwood Forest and working alongside his grandfather in the countryside. Often travelling to far flung scenic landscapes. Terry's grandfather proved to be a major influence in shaping his love and appreciation for the land we live in.
Terry spent many happy days out amongst the trees, birdwatching and seeking flora and fauna - often staying out overnight in a D.I.Y shelter. So, some things don't change!
It's only in recent years he pursued his passion for the landscape in such an obsessive manner (due to a health scare), often over-ruling any other interest in his life - though his wife always comes first. Currently a suburbanite - perhaps it's no surprise he feel that longing to be back out in the countryside.
There's more to it than that, of course.
But it's where his heart lies and always will.
Terry hope's to share with you the sights and sounds he experience's. To feel part of the adventure of seeking shelter for the night and being at one with the landscape. Noting new places to explore and others to retread. Discovering more about the history of a particular area.
Everyday life can be quite mundane and so through the mediums of the written word, photography and film - Terry endeavours to bring you the joys he has from spending time out in the hills, woods and dales.
Along the way, Terry will be needing the very best of kit, of both the mundane everyday type, and some very specialised and unique types available. The kit that works well for him will be stocked by Uneaq Outdoor and the kit that does not? Well I guess you know what we will do with that!
You can peruse some of Terry's videos and photo's via the following links:
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Jimmy and Lisa Porter of Russellville would like to announce the engagement of their daughter Lorna to Eli Pierce, son of Steve and Kim Pierce of Dallas, Texas.
Lorna is the granddaughter of Bill and the late Anna Porter of Clarksville and Carl Lawson of Forrest City and Joyce Pippen of Little Rock. She is a 2007 graduate of Russellville High School and a 2011 graduate of University of Arkansas. She is an account executive for Meyer Dunlap in Dallas.
Eli is the grandson of the late Douglas and Fanny Belle Mound of Burbank, Calif., and Steven and Jean Pierce of Houston, Texas. He is a 2007 graduate of Highland Park High School, 2011 graduate of Texas A&M University and 2014 graduate of University of Oklahoma College of Law. He is an attorney practicing commercial litigation at Underwood Perkins, PC in Dallas.
The wedding is planned for April 8, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville.


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UPDATE: Mr. Clarke himself has denied this on Twitter. Which means we've fallen foul of a misinformation campaign… but we know who to blame.
I've checked this out with a couple of sources now, and they agree: Mad Max director George Miller has put Noel Clarke in line for a trip down his Fury Road.
The 3D Mad Max sequels – there's going to be two, likely to be filmed less back-to-back, more higgled-and-piggled-up – will be finally going into production next year. All things being well, Noel Clarke will be along for the ride.
Clarke, if you don't know him, came to mainstream popularity in the UK after playing a sidekick role on Doctor Who then became a multi-hyphenate one man brand on the British film scene. Just this week, Bleeding Cool spoke to him about his recent exploitation picture 188.8.131.52 and his upcoming comic book project.
The rest of the Fury Road cast include:
- Tom Hardy as Max
- Charlize Theron (and Annabelle Williams) as Furiosa*
- Zoe Kravitz as Five Wives or as one of five wives
- Adelaide Clemens as, perhaps, one of five wives
- Nicholas Hoult as… someone?
After being linked to the project for some time, Teresa Palmer never finally signed on. It looks like slipping and sliding schedules were to blame. And Riley Keough may have signed on by now, but she hadn't, quite, the last time this was a buzz topic.
What will Clarke do in the movie? No idea. If you do, please let us know.
*According to reports. I don't think the name is officially confirmed, yet.
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- James Cameron Goes To The Bottom Of The Ocean In Trailer For Deepsea Challenge 3D - July 1, 2014
- London Getting The Guardians Of The Galaxy IMAX Preview Next Tuesday - July 1, 2014
- Footage From Studio Ghibli's New Feature, When Marnie Was There - July 1, 2014
- Where The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Leaves The Hulk For Future Movies - July 1, 2014


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People, dont you see this as plain silly? There is this chic in my hood whom we happened to board a bus at the same bus stop. Incidentally, I couldn't withdraw money via my ATM Card the prievious day and so i was left with just 300 on me that would get me to V/I "by faith" with the hope that i would withdraw some money afterwards. Consequently, i couldn't pay for her. Now could you imagine that she's kind of growing cold with regards to how she relates with me? I just think its immature on her part.
What are your views people? I guess this is really crazy!


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Animal Kingdom What Have You Done – Last week's episode of Animal Kingdom showed the murder of Catherine at the hands of the psychotic Andrew "Pope" Cody. While the viewer audience knows who killed her and why, Baz doesn't yet know Catherine is dead. The episode also depicted the successful heist of the military installation'sRead More
Animal Kingdom Judas Kiss S1E9
Animal Kingdom Judas Kiss – Last week on Animal Kingdom, J shows the first signs of cracking as he turns up on the doorstep of his teacher Alexa Anderson for a second time. He's not likely to find much shelter there because Alexa has a drug trafficking rap hanging over her and has sold herRead More
Animal Kingdom Man In S1E8
Animal Kingdom Man In – Last week on TNT's "Animal Kingdom," the plan to rob a military base of a pallet of cash destined for the Middle East. But as usual, there are lots of distractions to deal with as Pope's old prison cellmate "Vin" wants a piece of the Cody family action. J findsRead More
Animal Kingdom Episode 7 S1
Animal Kingdom Episode 7 – At the end of last week's episode of Animal Kingdom, seventeen-year-old J shows up at the doorstep of Ms. Alexa Anderson. She's one of J's teachers who seems to have taken a special interest in him. While there are those vibes, Ms Anderson's interest in J is not entirely sexual.Read More
Animal Kingdom Child Care S1E6
Animal Kingdom Child Care – In last week's episode –Two families, the Codys and the Belmonts, are getting chummy after Paul Belmont, a military officer in charge of finance, is worried about daughter Nicky getting involved with those bad Codys. Review and recap Animal Kingdom Child Care Images from spoilertv.com EPISODE 6: But now it's allRead More
Animal Kingdom Flesh is Weak S1E5
American Kingdom Flesh is Weak – In last week's episode, J is making some progress in learning about his mother and her relationships. He finds is strange that his mom would be linked in any way to the psychotic Pope Cody. Then there's Baz – the kindly criminal who seems to be looking out forRead More
Animal Kingdom Dead to Me S1E4
Animal Kingdom Dead to Me – It's already been well established in three previous episodes that the Cody family is dysfunctional, criminal, and disposed toward violence. So what's the purpose of starting episode four on that well-worn road? Shock value alone is not enough to sustain a ten-part series. Review and recap Animal Kingdom Dead toRead More
Animal Kingdom Stay Close, Stick Together S1E3
Animal Kingdom Stay Close, Stick Together – Last week's episode of Animal Kingdom was about relationships, building trust, and getting rid of the evidence of the crime. You have to feel sorry for J. While he's not exactly the naïve little boy scout, he's still not as deeply enmeshed in the sociopathic crime family asRead More
Animal Kingdom We Don't Hurt People S1E2
Animal Kingdom We Don't Hurt People – In the first installment of Animal Kingdom, seventeen year old Joshua "J" Cody became an instant orphan when his mom died from a dose of bad heroin. Having no idea who his father is, J goes to live with his grandmother, her sons, and her right-hand man andRead More
Animal Kingdom Pilot S1E1
Animal Kingdom Pilot -The paramedics bang on the door. Momma's dead, lying on the couch beside her seventeen year old son Joshua "J" Cody. So begins the first episode of Animal Kingdom, adapted from the acclaimed Australian film of the same name. The boy only looks like a stoner – he's watching a game showRead More


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Bus Pirate V3 Cable
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This is an interface cable for the Bus Pirate V3, designed to connect to its 2x5 I/O header. The cable's connector is composed of two rows of five 0.1" spaced pins; it's also polarized, as is the mating connector on-board the Bus Pirate, so you can only connect the cable in one direction. The leads of the cable are terminated with female ends to mate with test hooks (Not available yet, coming soon)
The pin-out of the connector is documented here.


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Saturday, July 4, 2015
Chef Tómas Urrialde
Tómas Urrialde was the founder of the Association of Segovia Chefs , the oldest in the country, and co-founder of the National Association of Chefs of Spain.
He was named 'Favorite Chef of Segovia' in November 2007 after an emotional popular tribute and receiving the Government of Spain's Medal of Merit at Work.
Tómas Urrialde was a chef for 42 years and chef de cuisine of Hotel Los Arcos.
At a time when vegetables were considered little more than cattle fodder in the 1970's, the great chef found ways to popularize vegetables and beans. He was the first Spanish chef to write a book on the use of mushrooms.
Tómas died in 2010 after suffering from Alzheimers disease and is remembered for his easy-going walk, his large handlebar moustache and the always present black beret with which recalled his Basque ancestry.
Posted by Beret And Boina at 5:00 AM
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I am a Spaniard from Segovia, Spain. I love Segovia not just because it's the most beautiful city in Europe, or has the Best restaurants, or the Best cultural sights, nor because the idiot Anglospehere countries ignore it's beauty and prefer to focus on idiotic cities like Paris, Rome, New York or London. No, i love Segovia simply because i am from there and if you doubt it's beauty then perhaps you should go and visit it for yourselves :)ReplyDelete
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Book Reviews: Love Bites by Jo Cotterill
Published by Barrington Stoke on 1 May 2012
Format: Paperback
Amazon Description
Beautiful paranormal romance for struggling teen readers. Grace is a vampire, but she's in love. In love with a gorgeous human, James. Her sister Tara says she has to leave James - or risk their secret being revealed. But Grace is sure James will understand. What will happen when she tells him her secret? Particularly suitable for reluctant and struggling and dyslexic readers.
As Book Walrus fans will know, I am a BIG fan of vampires and I struggle with long books. So I felt like Love Bites was a book made especially for me, because it's a short book about a girl called Grace who is in love with a boy called James and he loves her too, but he doesn't know the truth – Grace is a VAMPIRE! It is all about how she has to tell him and how difficult it is for her.
The only downside of this book was it wasn't pink – but it was sparkly, so that's okay.
I have to say that I LOVED this book. At Halloween, I voted it one of my three favourite spooky books ever – you can see that video here – and it has probably made my top 5 of all books!
I liked this book because:
- It is short, so I could read it all in one go.
- It is about vampires. I love vampires. One of my favourite stories I ever read is Dracula by Bram Stoker (I read the abridged children's version) and I love the Twilight movies
- It has great pictures
- It has yellow-colored pages, large writing and good spacing to help people with dyslexia.
I don't have dyslexia but I do struggle to stay interested in long books and find it hard to focus on the words on the page. I found this book easy to read. It usually takes me at least one week to read a book, I read Love Bites in one evening so I am very happy and I hope there will another Love Bites because I will definitely be the first to buy it and to finish it because I absolutely loved this book.


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The school cafeteria and after school daycare are on strike, the laundry is piling up, the Christmas shopping and gift wrapping are no where near being finished, and the Christmas cards (that I am sorely disappointed with but am too lazy to send back) are waiting to be addressed!
But hey, it's all goooood…
It's FRIDAY, the sun is shining, and thanks to some early morning power yoga and two espressos, I am ready to take on the world!
Before I do all the things, here are some of my favorites from this week that I thought you might enjoy:
ONE : Cookbook Love – If you've kept up lately, you know we surprised my family and flew to the USA for Thanksgiving. This was my first Paleo / dairy free / mutated grain free Thanksgiving and I was determined to get to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast without abandoning the eating plan that I follow to treat my MS.
After buying plane tickets, I immediately started researching Thanksgiving recipes that work with my eating plan so that I could fully enjoy my American Turkey Day experience. I'd been eyeing Danielle Walker's paleo cookbooks for a while, so I ended up ordering Danielle Walker's Against All Grains Celebrations. Walker's previous two cookbooks, Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great and Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple, have been super popular in the Paleo community so I knew I wouldn't be disappointed!
Celebrations is slightly different than your average cookbook in that it gives you a full menu for all of the major holidays from Mother's Day to Easter to July 4 to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and every thing in between.
Celebrations made it so easy to fulfill my Thanksgiving cravings. I loved having a full menu's worth of tried and tested Paleo recipes (that are perfect for entertaining) all in one place! After much deliberation, I decided to make the Apple Sausage Stuffing, Smoky Candied Bacon Sweet Potatoes, and Cranberry Sauce – all of which were delicious – but my absolute favorites were the Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon Jam and the Chocolate Pecan Tart.
I can't wait to test out some more of Walker's recipes for my son's birthday and for Christmas!
TWO: Monkeyin' Around – I've always wanted to be able to do pull ups, but – much to my dismay – I have never had the upper body or core strength to do so! Retrospectively, I should've seen this coming as a child when I was completely incapable of doing the monkey bars!
Over the past few months my daughter has become obsessed with the monkey bars and she amazes me – forwards, backwards, spinning and changing directions….


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In a world where natural beauty abounds, simplicity of design and clean aesthetics create a luxuriant aura embodying refined taste and exclusivity. 'Less is more' is an adage that usually speaks for itself and in the case of the Sun Rocks Santorini, a 'couples only' haven perched high on the caldera cliffs in Santorini, personifies it perfectly. Making the most of its natural setting the hotel literally spills over the steep cliffs with whitewashed domed roofs and grey painted verandas scattered on different levels coming to rest on a boutique pool deck far below. The cubistic shaped rooms with their smoothed rounded surfaces evoke the unique essence of Santorini; this and the awe-inspiring vistas cannot be adequately described in images or words, nor can the romanticism which captivates you when you are there, for this really is the ultimate honeymoon hotel.
Without the chatter of children the peace and quiet is sublime. Shaded terraces become heavenly retreats where time slows down as you casually observe cruise ships manoeuvring in slow motion, hundreds of feet below you in the bay. Your room becomes a cool retreat from the searing mid-day sun with the whitewashed surfaces and luxurious white cottons soothing on the eyes and soul. In the evening a gentle breeze ruffles your hair as you settle down to watch yet another stunning sunset from the privacy of your own terrace. With hunger beaconing you take your partner to the private Elea Restaurant perched on a rooftop terrace overlooking the bay. A pergola supported by rounded pillars shrouded with stretched linen panels creates a cosy intimate atmosphere for the two tables that are set facing the dark abyss; the views are to die for. With a choice of gourmet Mediterranean cuisine and signature Greek dishes all prepared from locally sourced ingredients, the Sun Rocks Santorini's chef busies himself turning your order into culinary works of art. As you drain your glass and savour the last drops of the dry earthy wine, you realise you have everything before you, your partner, a magical setting and another day in paradise.
The Sun Rocks Santorini is currently not offering MedClub rewards and any stays at this hotel will not accrue against your 'certified nights'.


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(WSVN) - If you're trying eat a little healthier in 2017, we have a good recipe for you. It's a light meal with an Asian twist! Chicken is on the menu –as we grab a Bite with Belkys.
The Chef: Belkys Nerey
The Dish: Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Courtesy: Tablespoon.com
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 pound ground chicken
1 cup chopped shiitake mushrooms
1 shallot, chopped
1 cup matchstick-sliced carrots
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 cup sliced almonds, plus more for garnish
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 head Bibb or butter lettuce, leaves removed
Sliced green onions, for garnish
Method of Preparation:
– Heat olive and sesame oils in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, mushrooms and shallot; cook until chicken is browned, about 5-7 minutes.
– Add carrots and garlic; cook until carrots are slightly softened, about two minutes. Add sliced almonds, soy sauce, brown sugar, sriracha (add 1 tablespoon for less spiciness, 2 tablespoons for more) rice vinegar and grated ginger. Simmer until sauce has thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
To Plate:
– Spoon chicken filling into lettuce leaves. Garnish with sliced almonds and green onions.
Serves: 4
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