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It was the best of times, it was…the best of times! I was pregnant with my first, long-awaited, child. Any first time mother will know how terrified I felt at the prospect of being responsible for another human being, and how thrilled I was to finally become a Mother.
Mr. Charm's due date was the 20th, and right on schedule, I began labor. False labor. Irritating labor. Prodromal labor. It started on Sunday, and I had contractions all the way through until Tuesday at my 40 week checkup appointment.
My meconium-filled water broke on the examining table, and the doctor said to get to the hospital ASAP.
My 'plan' to have a non-intervention, pain-med-free delivery was soon thwarted by the hospital staff. I won't go into details here, as it is a veritable 20 page essay all on its own, but my sons delivery brought every intervention I've ever heard of except the C-section.
He was born with a lovely (sarcasm) purple-black hue to his skin, and didn't breathe or make noise for several minutes after birth. Because of our traumatic delivery, the NICU team was waiting to evaluate him and thank goodness they were there! He was running a fever at birth, and they whisked him away for treatment immediately.
After my son was born, I only got to hold him once for ten minutes of the first 6 hours of his life.
Then we spent a week in the NICU. He was born a full 9 pounds, 3 ounces, but he had a fever (indicative of an infection) so he needed the full round of antibiotics, which are only administered by the NICU.
Ask me how long it took me to understand that as the reason we were in the NICU. Go on, I dare you.
See, I was seriously drugged out for the first, oh, month or so of his life. I'm sensitive to narcotics, and had a 4th degree tear from his entry into the world, so after a heavy-handed epidural they kept me on heavy narcotics for the pain. I did not understand why he was in the NICU for months.
But, we were released a week after he was born, and we brought our precious bundle home.
Within days, he had such bad nasal congestion that he was choking at night, so we turned our bedroom into a sauna with the humidifier, elevated him, used decongestants, everything and anything the doctor could suggest. Finally, he cleared up.
The Geek was able to take a full month and a half of paternity leave, so the very first time in my life that I was ever alone with a baby was when my husband went back to work and left me alone with our 5 week old.
Fun times.
The morning of the second day I was ever alone with a baby, I changed 3 bloody diapers in a row and thought I was going to lose. my. mind.
Of course the doctor was the first person I called (as I held my baby to my chest as though he was going to die any second)! She squeezed him in for an emergency appointment and after a quick evaluation decided he had a dairy intolerance.
"Just avoid the biggies for now," she said. "Milk, cheese, butter, things that say they have whey or casein in them." She wanted us back in two weeks to see if there was an improvement.
(Imagine me with a look of complete shock and dumbfoundedness on my face. How on EARTH do you live without CHEESE??)
The doctor could only tell me to read the labels. "Here's a list of the different words that mean dairy."
So, armed with a short list from the doctor, and complete sense of 'oh crap', I hit the pantry in my house like a woman possessed.
I was shocked, stunned, HORRIFIED at the number of things in my house that contained dairy. Things that were completely unrelated to dairy in any way had ingredients that were some dairy-derivative.
I gathered up the many grocery bags full of 'poison' food and took them to church to donate, then hit the grocery store aisle.
Do you know that grocery shopping while reading the labels on foods while comparing them to a list of hidden dairy phrases takes about three times longer than normal? I had to break it up into three different shopping trips so I could manage it.
After eventually buying in as an owner of the local natural food co-op, I found decent substitutes for most of the foods we liked to eat. Then I browsed the internet for ways to sub out dairy in recipes. My recipe book got completely revamped. (The only thing I didn't find a good sub for was cheese. Vegan cheese tastes like feet and smells worse!)
So I went dairy free, and so did the Geek. No WAY was I making two different dishes each night!
I had also Googled "baby dairy intolerance" and learned that kids that were intolerant to dairy were also usually intolerant to soy, and that this condition had a name: MSPI. Milk/Soy Protein Intolerance. So, we went soy-free, too. Just in case.
Two weeks went by, and while there was improvement, it wasn't enough. His stool still tested positive for blood.
The doctor told me to eliminate all dairy from my diet, at which time I informed her that I had taken her suggestion to the extreme, and had already eliminated all dairy from my diet. I told her that I had read up on MSPI online and had also eliminated soy from my diet.
She looked at me and said "MSPI? I never heard it called that."
She did recommend we visit a pediatric gastroenterologist, and the nearest one was almost 4 hours away. We set up an appointment immediately.
Six weeks later, at that appointment, she asked lots of questions and was very thorough. In the end, she wanted him to have a RAST test run, so we drove over to the Children's Hospital to have them draw blood.
A week and a half later, we got the results: Mr. Charm was allergic to EGGS.
Well, isn't that just ducky!
Did I mention I love to bake?
So…back to the internet for recipes without egg, revamp my recipe collection again, go through the pantry again, donate more food again, spend more hours in the grocery store aisles. I was a lot faster at the changeover this time around. Practice, you know.
It took a few weeks, but suddenly Mr. Charm's eczema cleared up, his stool looked like normal breastfed baby poop, he wasn't as cranky, fussy and clingy, and life seemed to be doing well.
Until it wasn't again. Suddenly he was arching his back in pain, spitting up – which he had never done, nursing almost constantly, tightening his body in pain, coughing, gagging, and whole host of other minor, easily ignored symptoms that all led my Mommy Gut to take him back to the doctor. Something was wrong.
Yup. On top of everything else, he had reflux. So, we tried Zantac. It worked for about 2 weeks, then completely stopped being effective. Then Prevacid. That worked – it was $131 per month with insurance, but it worked. So the pharmacists took pity on us and said the over the counter Prevacid was the same thing, and instructed us in how to grind it up into a liquid we could administer through a syringe.
Oh, and there was Ranitidine. So the poor baby was getting 6 syringes full of medicine daily. Reflux sux.
Meanwhile, he was growing fairly well. While born at the 90th percentile in weight and height, he had dropped to the 25th percentile in weight and stayed at the 90th percentile in height. His daddy is a tall, skinny beanpole, so we figured he was just like his daddy and thought nothing of it.
In deference to his MSPI, we delayed solid foods until 6 months old. So on Christmas Day, he had his first ever solids: pureed sweet potatos. Yum!
He seemed to like them okay, but within a week, they were only so-so. We also started rice cereal, which he didn't like, but would eat a bit of when offered.
The rice cereal was upsetting his tummy enough that I took him to the doctor. She suggested we switch to oatmeal.
We continued working our way through solid foods: sweet potatos, pears, and bananas. The rice cereal, oatmeal, and bananas seemed to upset his tummy and make him feel icky, so we sort of slacked off on those and pressed on with other foods. He was doing nicely.
When he was diagnosed, the doctor said most babies outgrow MSPI by the time they're 9 months old. So, at the end of March, Mama had her some cheese enchiladas, baby!! And a chocolate milkshake. And a turkey, bacon and swiss sandwich. (Please wait while I wipe the drool off my chin…okay, better now!) I loved it, but my baby did not. Mr. Charm had some instant diaper reactions to the addition of dairy, so back to dairy-free land we went. Obviously he was one of the few who didn't outgrow it by nine months.
However, at nine months, he had dropped from the 90th percentile in height to the 60th percentile, and his weight had dropped from the 25th percentile to the 5th. Now, Mama was worried.
The doctor, on the other hand, was totally fine with it. She said it was a normal growth curve for babies. She took him off the Ranitidine and stamped him "Healthy". Off we went.
Mr. Charm was a typical baby boy. Maybe he didn't sleep through the night like other babies I knew of. Maybe he still wanted to nurse more than eat at times. Whatever! He was crawling, cruising, babbling, displaying a-may-zing motor skills and seemed like a perfectly fine, albeit quirky, baby!
When he was a year old, I returned to work. (Flight Attendants are allowed to take a 12 month maternity leave after the baby is born – unpaid, of course – and my 12 months were up.) I cried almost non-stop my first assignment back at work, though, in the end, it was good for both of us. We were getting a little bit too co-dependent. The biggest concern about my return to work was what on earth we were to give him instead of boobie! He couldn't have cows milk, and I could never pump enough to get ahead. Finally we tried Nutramigen, and that seemed to work as a supplement when I wasn't home.
Also at one year old, we visited a pediatric allergist. She determined he still had his egg allergy, but it wasn't severe enough to worry about. Just keep avoiding it, and come back in a year for retesting.
A few months after that, I got pregnant with his little brother. The change in my milk was apparently pretty strong, because he stopped wanting to nurse as much. Still, at 15 months old, he was nursing 5 times daily even after the drop.
When he was 18 months old, I got sick. Being preggo, they could only give me Sudafed and Mucinex, though the Geek was given codeine. No fair! The drugs barely made a dent in my illness, but they apparently dried up my milk, because when I awoke from the fog that was a two and a half week long illness, I realized Mr. Charm wasn't nursing anymore. I couldn't remember the last time I nursed my baby! I cried.
So, he was on Nutramigen full time after that. His weight was slowly climbing, he was still fairly tall, he was hitting milestones early or right on target, and we were physically relaxing, thinking the worst of his medical issues were behind us. Thank God!
In April it dawned on us that we hadn't trialed him on dairy since the previous year, and most babies that don't outgrow dairy intolerance by 9 months do so by 18 months – so said our doctor. So, we gave him a grilled cheese sandwich. He nibbled at it, and mostly wanted to eat my fries. We tried him on a pepperoni calzone. He ate a few bites of the edges (mostly dough). And three days later, like clockwork: icky poop.
So, no dairy, still. No biggie!
Mr. Charm was growing into a flirt, a high energy wild child, a precocious, confident, awesome little boy. We were so excited to be having another amazing baby just like him.
I was understandably scared to give birth again, but I found a new doctor and a new hospital and hoped and prayed for a better go-round this time. Funnily enough, so many of the same things happened the second time that happened the first time, but somehow it was all better.
I had the Pitocin, which I didn't want. But this time, it wasn't as intense and didn't hurt as bad. I had the epidural, but this time it was the way an epidural was supposed to be – not like the first time, where I could feel nothing below my neck and was shaking and vomiting the whole time. I was allowed to walk, sit on the birthing ball, move a bit, drink water, eat popsicles, and it was a wonderful experience. Instead of 4 days of labor, I gave birth after 40 hours. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!
We waited for the baby with great excitement. We like to be surprised, so we find out whether 'boy or girl' when they first come out into the world. So we were excited to find out we had another boy! Yay! A little brother to play with Mr. Charm! (I'd have been thrilled if it was a girl, too, though.)
This time, the Geek and I brought our baby home the day after he was born, he wasn't sick, I wasn't on narcotics, and it felt like our stressful medical issues were finally behind us and our family was on hunky-dory easy street.
Until the baby, who I now call Mr. Happy, was 5 weeks old, and decided to show us just how much like his big brother he really is. Yup, you guessed it – bloody diapers.
Sigh. Really?
So, off to the doctor we went. Only this time, I was already dairy free (I'd read that most MSPI siblings have it, too), and mostly soy-free (only when we eat fast food, which is rarely). So she ordered a complete Top 8 Allergen elimination diet for me. Bummer.
Back to reading labels, scouring the internet for recipes, revamping the cookbook…thank God I'd gotten really good at this allergy-friendly cooking thing or I would have been so overwhelmed! As it was, all I thought was "Gee, cooking without wheat is going to suck." (We really love my dairy and egg-free homemade honey wheat bread.) But, I would do anything for my babies, so allergy free we went. (Yes, the Geek, too. He's really awesome like that.)
The week after the elimination diet had been inflicted on us, I took Mr. Charm back for his two year allergy checkup. Turns out, his egg allergy got worse and is now severe enough to warrant an Epi-pen.
Fan-freakin-tastic. So we got the crash course, learned how to use it, got the forms to hand out to caretakers outlining what to do if…and thought our problems were pretty minor and totally under control.
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Finance Fridays: Year End Giving in September?
The September edition of Ministry Briefing has a story that caught my eye related to how people approach year end giving:
A recent Google study suggests that waiting until Thanksgiving to begin year-end giving appeals limits the effectiveness of your appeals. The study suggests that of those who are looking to make year end gifts, three quarters began their research and decision making process in September.
The story originally ran in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and highlights an organization's web presence as being a key factor in determining who donors give to. While the story is aimed more at traditional nonprofits than it is churches, I think there is a great deal of value in churches planning for year end giving appeals long before the traditional day after Thanksgiving. With this in mind, I asked Alan Wildes, from Generis, to share three things that churches can start doing right now in order to prepare for year end giving:
Make sure your church is set up properly to receive appreciated assets, and similar types of gifts.
Analyze the past five years worth of operating receipts and see what percentage of your budget is met by December giving. It will be large. Your congregation needs to know that this is a big deal and deserves their attention. Simply relying on people's accountants to tell them how much and when they should give is irresponsible financially, but even more irresponsible from a spiritual perspective. Do you really want accountants being the primary guide for people's giving?
Talk to other churches, or someone like me, to begin setting a strategy for your church for this year. Most churches wait until after Thanksgiving to put a plan in motion. This is way too late, and there are WAY too many competing interests for people's charitable dollars at that point. You want to plant the 'end of year giving to my church' seed early in the fall, and make it a priority for them.
How are YOU preparing for year end giving?

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HMD Global is going to reveal Nokia's future plans for India on May 8. Alongside discussing the future plan of the company, HMD is also expected to reveal the India launch date of the upcoming Nokia 3310, Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 phones.
The company has invited media to an event in New Delhi. The press note reads as follows: "HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones invites you to a conversation with Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global."
The meet is going to take place in an event in New Delhi on May 8 at 6 PM.
There is no launch expected forth the Nokia Android phones that day in India. However, chances are that the Finnish company will announce the launch date of the most awaited Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and also the 2017-edition of the nostalgic Nokia 3310. Sources close to India Today Tech a few days ago confirmed that the Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and also the Nokia 3310 will hit the Indian shores next months that is in June. Although it is possible that the launch may happen in late May with the availability of the devices followed in June.


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Anger, raging fire and tautness among other rioting elements have taken over the streets of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as Cauvery river water issue is back with a vengeance to torment the two neighbouring states.
While usually the issue attracts comments from actors and actresses of both Tamil and Kannada film industries, this time around, not many Tamil actors have voiced their opinion, unlike Kannada actors, who have been condemning the decision of Supreme Court calling it "unfair".
Looks like Kannada actors' support towards their state's cause has irked veteran Tamil film-maker VC Guhanathan, who has lashed out at his Sandalwood contemporaries at the audio launch event of an upcoming Tamil film 'Kadigara Manithargal'.
"The film deals with people who do not have their own houses. Eelam Tamilians know the pain of not having their own land. Now, Karnataka is refusing to give Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Kannada artistes are joining in protests against giving water," he has said, according to a report from Deccan Chronicle.
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"As far as I am concerned, artistes are neutral and have no language barriers. In fact, the late Kannada Superstar Rajkumar was introduced in a Kannada movie 'Veda Kannappa' by Tamil producer AV Meyyappan sir," he has added.
Another film-maker Bhagyaraj has said Tamil actors have chosen to remain silent and that some of them are facing a dilemma.
"Though actors want to remain silent, they are dragged in by a few outfits. Tamil artistes are in a dilemma, and are forced to give back to Kannada film personalities. Imagine Rajinikanth's embarrassment," he has said.
Not just Rajinikanth, but many such actors have made it big in Kollywood after making their way into Tamil Nadu all the way from Karnataka. In fact, 'Kadigara Manithargal' has Kishore, who hails from Bangalore, playing an important role.
Another such actor Prakash Raj, who started off his acting career in Karnataka, has requested people to maintain peace while fighting for their rights.
"Let's seek justice ... But not with such inhuman violence. It's painful to see children terrified. PEACE pleassss," Prakash posted on his Twitter page along with a video, urging people to stop attacking their own brothers and sisters and behave like humans that we are.


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NYS Court of Appeals Criminal Decisions for August 25, 2016 People v. Fletcher Quick unanimous memorandum. Whether reasonable suspicion exists in the Fourth Amendment context is a mixed question of law and fact. There is record support for the lower court's determination, and the AD is affirmed. NYS Court of Appeals Criminal Decisions for September […]Read more
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text: I like watching people make things. Doesn't really matter what it is. Cars, food, origami, furniture. Anything. As long as it's someone who's dedicated to their craft. I like to see passion manifested. Modern Alchemy is a short documentary on this subject. Coulda done without the overdubbed sound effects. Kinda makes it a bit clumsy upon second viewing. No matter, though. Give this one a watch if you're looking to spend six and a half minutes wisely. These guys look like they enjoy the shit out of their jobs.


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With the resurgence in popularity animated of Gifs, the folks at twitter were able to figure out how to create the perfect viral piece of media.
A Vine is a short 6 second video, similar to a GIF only better quality and includes sound. The Vine App makes them a snap to create and share.
Many popular Vines focus on humor, capitalizing on the popularity of funny Animated GIFS, some are artistic and others purely entertaining.
Here is the basic formula which led to Twitter's creation of a Vine:
Animation Length of the average Viral GIF + Standard Video Framerate & HD Quality + Sound = Vine
Here is a Quick Video tutorial on How To use the Vine App with some tips for creating great Vines and Stopmotion Animation as well:
Vines are surging in popularity. Marketers have recently jumped on board testing the waters of with a variety of Viral Vines.
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Just got word that West Sixth Brewing is releasing their wildly popular (and limited–Hmmm…any correlation there?) Christmas Ale again. Here's our review of last year's Christmas Ale.
Here's some more details from our pals in Lexington:
Last year, we launched this in very limited quantities, and it was a wild success! We sold out of almost all of the beer in just 24 hours.
This year, we've been planning further ahead, so we've been able to make a bit more of it – but based on last year, we have no idea how long it will last!
We're going to release the Christmas Ale on draft and in 6-packs on Monday November 17th at 4pm in the taproom. It will also be available at retailers around the state and in Cincinnati.
We'll have special giveaways for our launch, so you aren't going to want to miss it!
For those who didn't get a chance to try it last year, the West Sixth Christmas Ale is a spiced ale with aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg with a sturdy malt backbone that will hold up to the chilliest of nights.
It's a higher gravity beer weighing in at 9% ABV. This is our slightly darker take on a holiday beer – perfect for evenings by the fire.


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We've all done it (some of us more than others) and this clip gives me such immense joy that I wanted to share the link with you. It's a guy named Griff doing his rendition of 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' while preparing dinner for his partner Rick. Amazing in so many ways (how did he not burn the vegetables – mine would be charred) THIS is how you lip-sync for your life. Below is one of their other clips, a song I know all too well – 'Part of Your World.'
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Learn about different knives, mandolins and chopping boards; which ones you really need and which ones to avoid. Students will learn how to sharpen different knives and how to treat them so that they last a lifetime.
Learn several cutting, chopping and deboning methods for vegetables, fish, meats and poultry, before cooking a chicken roulade, lamb tajine, meat pies, curries and paella.
Finally, learn how not to waste anything, by cooking soups stocks and sauces, which you will enjoy over a glass of Shadowfax wine.
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Swami Vivekananda Quotes About GivingQuotes about: Giving
What is the world that is to be given up? It is here. I am carrying it all with me. My own body. It is all for this body that I put my hand voluntarily upon my fellow human beings, just to keep it nice and give it a little pleasure. It is all for the body that I injure others and make mistakes.
Mark you, if you give up spirituality, leaving it aside to go after the materializing civilization of the West, the result will be that in three generations you will be an extinct race; because the backbone of the nation will be broken, the foundation upon which the national edifice has been built will be undermined, and the result will be annihilation all round.
Whether dualistic, qualified monistic, or monistic, they all firmly believe that everything is in the soul itself; it has only to come out and manifest itself. Therefore, this shraddha is what I want, and what all of us here want, this faith in ourselves, and before you is the great task to get that faith. Give up the awful disease that is creeping, into our national blood, that idea of ridiculing everything, that loss of seriousness. Give that up. Be strong and have this shraddha, and everything else is bound to follow.
In the world take always the position of the giver. Give everything and look for no return. Give love, give help, give service, give any little thing you can, but keep out barter. Make no conditions and none will be imposed on you. Let us give out of our own bounty, just as God gives to us.
We get caught. How? Not by what we give but by what we expect. We get misery in return for our love: not from the fact that we love but from the fact that we want love in return. There is no misery where there is no want. Desire, want, is the father of all misery. Desires are bound by the laws of success and failure. Desires must bring misery.
Last of all will come self-surrender. Then we shall be able to give ourselves up to the Mother. If misery comes, welcome; if happiness comes, welcome. Then, when we come up to this love, all crooked things shall be straight. There will be the same sight for the Brahmin, the Pariah, and the dog. Until we love the universe with samesightedness, with impartial, undying love, we are missing again and again. But then all will have vanished, and we shall see in all the same infinite eternal Mother.
To the other nations of the world, religion is one among the many occupations of life. There is politics, there are the enjoyments of social life, there is all that wealth can buy or power can bring, there is all that the senses can enjoy; and among all these various occupations of life and all this searching after something which can give yet a little more whetting to the cloyed senses - among all these, there is perhaps a little bit of religion. But here, in India, religion is the one and the only occupation of life.
That intense faith in another world, that intense hatred for this world, that intense power of renunciation, that intense faith in God, that intense faith in the immortal soul, is in you. I challenge anyone to give it up. You cannot. You may try to impose upon me by becoming materialists, by talking materialism for a few months, but I know what you are; if I take you by the hand, back you come as good theists as ever were born. How can you change your nature?
This is a world of good and evil. Wherever there is good, evil follows, but beyond and behind all these manifestations, all these contradictions, the Vedanta finds out that Unity. It says, "Give up what is evil and give up what is good." What remains then? Behind good and evil stands something which is yours, the real you, beyond every evil, and beyond every good too, and it is that which is manifesting itself as good and bad. Know that first, and then and then alone you will be a true optimist, and not before; for then you will be able to control everything.
Swami Vivekananda
- Born: January 12, 1863
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You give a mystic touch to some of your photos and your models seem to respond to you with some great poses and expressions. You are a superior art-nudes photographer with a great imagination and you're on your way to becoming a stand-out. I saw some skin issues but that is minor. I'm sure you'll figure it out.
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An accomplished hair model, with a quite a catalogue of credits. Your hair is amazing and your face angelic and so interesting. I don't find your full-length as effective but in expressions, angles, you induce photographic rapture. You inspire photographers and creative people.
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No prob haha! Theres lots of opinionated people on here, i'd have no trouble finding someone to rank me if i really wanted to.
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http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/19902296 18+ flaw in the hot hand. You're not far from becoming a really good fashion and glamour/nude photographer. Pay attention to skin tone in particular. I think you can compose but the skin tone is just off, which often is about lighting and exposure.
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22 Pages! WOW!
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Yes. The review or "assessment" is sometimes extensive and I've done alot. I'm not going to do anymore until mid-January.
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well, whenever feeling like, I'm interested in your opinion!
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Thanks, do the difference is difficult, your opinion is mine.
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I'm relatively new to this, but I would love to hear your opinion.
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I'm not doing anymore until January.
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Thank you very much! I'll have to get some more full lengths done and work on my posing etc & I hope that'll be the case each year lol
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Hahaha. I'm curious...
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I'd love your input. My profile has a link to my website if you'd like to critique that as well. Thanks for offering your services!
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I won't be able to do this again until January.
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Not much to offer yet as far as the fashion world, but give it a shot.
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Please have a look
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I am always open to what others have to say
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Thanks for the honest replies! I took your advice, did a lot of work. and am back for round 2!
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I'd love to hear your opinion.
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what about my portfolio?
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If you're still critiquing portfolio worth, please have a look at mine. ANY comments appreciated.
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House Republicans are now the last obstacle standing in the way of middle class tax cuts. On Wednesday, the Senate passed Democratic legislation to extend tax cuts for 98% of Americans. Now, it is time for the House to do the same.
The House GOP has refused to allow a vote on this legislation. Instead of providing certainty to the American people, they continue to support their plan to provide tax cuts to the top 2% and add over $930 billion to the deficit. Unfortunately, this is only one of many manufactured crises that Americans have had to deal with since they gained the majority:
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Democrats are committed to listening to the voices of the American people and addressing their top priorities. Congress must take immediate action to extend the middle class tax cut and prevent taxes from increasing on over 114 million American families.
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Amoungst the hoards of pilling allegations against the Medical Council of India; the counsel president, Dr Jayshree Mehta has sprung in defense of council, stating that the apex body has not been 'given a reasonable opportunity' to present its side of the story.
This year MCI, drew major flak from the Parliamentary Committee on health, which called for restructuring the Medical Council of India (MCI), stating that its current composition is "biased" against larger public health goals and is an "exclusive club" of medical doctors from corporate hospitals and private practice. This was followed by the NITI aayog panel calling for dissolution of the apex body and its replacement with the National Medical Commission. At the same time, Supreme court also appointed a three-member committee, headed by former Chief Justice of India, RM Lodha to oversee and monitor all the functions of the council.
Speaking to Hindu, Dr. Jayshree Mehta, President of the council has stated the council has not been 'given a reasonable opportunity' to present its side of the story. She also called the negative attention that has dawned upon the council following the parliamentary panel report, as unfair adding that the report did not reflect reality
"We sought time from the Parliamentary Committee but were not given any time. To that extent, the Medical Council was denied the mandatory opportunity of hearing, which the principles of natural justice guarantee," Dr. Mehta told Hindu, adding that the Parliamentary Standing Committee did not bring out any specific complaints of corruption of any type and magnitude.
The council president has also opposed the NITI Aayog's decision to replace with the National Medical Commissing, terming it as "remedy more dangerous than the disease."
The draft Bill on the National Medical Commission, 2016, is plagued by several problems and contradictions," which would result in "complete loss of democratic character expected of a regulatory body," she said.
With regards to the oversight committee, she pointed out that this was nothing new.
"In 2001, the Delhi High Court appointed a full time administrator who supervised the MCI's functioning for a year. During that year, they could not bring even a single event pertaining to the functioning of the Council, which could be said to be contrary to the governing rules," Dr Mehta claimed.
Later a four-member ad hoc committee as formed which examined all of the MCI's decisions between 1996 to 2001. "So, we have been under scrutiny from 1996 – 2001 and then 2002 – 2009 and nothing has been found. While the Lodha Committee does not in any way disrupt the functioning of the Council, the decisions/recommendations given by MCI have remain unimplemented for the substantial period of time," she added.
Asked why the MCI did not inspect the medical colleges even after being asked to do so by the Lodha panel, Dr Mehta said the panel had wanted the applications for starting new colleges/ increase of seats that had been rejected by MCI be accorded another opportunity of compliance. "We considered all the applications in our Executive Committee meeting and found that all these applicants had already been given the required opportunity to comply
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Amongst all the Government Agencies, Defense is suppose to be the best, it has Administrators, Engineers, Doctors, sports man, Lawyers with displine and integrity. So everyone should go for defense training at least for couple of years before they join Judiciary, executive and parliament. And at regular intervals they be sent for Brain Mapping specially those who occupying higher positions. There is meaning in blaming DOCTORS alone or MCI .
MCI must be non corrupt;having foresight of national need of doctors;comprise able doctors and IAS officers.Restructure mbbs syllabus,startall deem college if and of admission by Neet exam
Parlimentary committee is not an expert committee ,neither any other committee having no doctors in it .MCI is corrupt as per past records but whichcouncil is not ?
Mci shld get dissolved and there shld be no doubt. They are most corrupt members of a very honoured profession n this is really pity on part of India
Judiciary is fighting against involvement of executives, political interference in appointments, promotions to retain its independence. Similarly properly elected body amongst medical fraternity only can judge who is corrupt or efficient to lead the profession, not others writing their annual performance reports, & hence independence. Law cannot differ from profession to profession!?
Oversight Committee is all messed up. Its decisions on World College of Medical Sciences (Jhajjar), Saraswati Medical College (Unnao), Prasad Medical College (Luckhnow), Sri Sakshi Medical College (Guna) & Ananata Medical College (Udaipur) etc. are wonky. Raipur Institute of Medical sciences (Raipur), Sukhasagar Medical College, Jabalpur & Amaltas Medical College, Dewas etc. are unfit to commence MBBS Program but they all have also been permitted by Union Government. Medical education has now become a joke!


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In California, a new corporate structure hybrid has been born: the flexible-purpose corporation, which makes it easier for companies to include social and environmental goals in their business plans alongside the pursuit of profits, as AmLaw Daily reports. As of Jan. 1, 2012, these companies can draft articles of incorporation in such a way that puts a desired social mission alongside financial growth. . .


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– Papua New Guinea Volcano Sends Ash up to 65,000 Feet High (Ice Age Now, Aug 1, 2015):
Manam volcano erupted on Friday, sending volcanic ash as high as 65,000 feet (19,812 m) into the sky, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
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The Scales (of Justice)
Passing through the matrix's of time
He though that he had escaped justice.
Some where in his mind
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To think other wise
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Space and time
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A surgical instrument for holding a suture needle is disclosed.
The instrument is of scissors configuration with elongated arms
having finger loops at one end and jaws at the other end to grasp
a suture needle. This improved instrument has specialized jaws containing
a transverse channel that securely holds a suture needle at a right
angle to the axis of the needle holder. The width of the transverse
channel automatically adjusts to the size of the suture needle as
it is being placed in the needle holder. This improved configuration
significantly reduces the long standing problem of suture needle
twisting or rotation in the needle holder jaws as the surgeon passes
the needle through tissue.
I claim:
1. A suture needle holding surgical instrument comprising:
first and second elongated members, each of which form finger loops
at a first end and jaws to hold a suture needle at a second end;
said first and second elongated members being pivotally mounted
in a scissors configuration;
at least one jaw with a specialized transverse channel in an inner
jaw surface;
a sliding member; and
a biasing member associated with said sliding member and said at
least one jaw, for moving said sliding member to adjust the width
of said transverse channel in response to the introduction of a
suture needle into said transverse channel.
2. An instrument of claim 1 wherein the instrument includes a ratchet
locking mechanism for holding the jaws in a pivotally closed position.
3. An instrument of claim 1 wherein said transverse channel includes
a floor having at least one transverse ridge for mating with a corresponding
groove in a suture needle surface.
4. An instrument of claim 3 wherein both said first and second
elongated members have a specialized transverse channel including
a floor having at least one transverse ridge in said channel.
5. An instrument of claim 1 wherein inner surfaces of the needle
holder jaws not defining said transverse channel are of a serrated
6. An instrument of claim 1 wherein said sliding member and entire
jaw on the end of the first elongate member as well as the entire
jaw on the end of the second elongate member are removable.
The subject invention relates generally to surgical instruments,
and more particularly to a holding instrument, for a suture needle.
It is common surgical practice for a physician to join various
tissues by passing a needle with attached suture through the tissue.
The suture is then tied to approximate the tissues. There are several
prior art plier-like instruments available for gripping and holding
suture needles. A conventional instrument for passing the needle
through the tissues is a needle holder which usually has a pair
of movable, opposed jaws connected to a pair of handles. The handles
in turn have a scissor configuration with a locking ratchet mechanism
to maintain gripping pressure on the needle held in the jaws of
the needle holder.
Needle holder jaws commonly have a tungsten carbide, serrated surface
in a diamond or cross-hatched pattern to enhance the firmness with
which the needle is grasped. The ratchet mechanism between the scissor
handles is locked as the handles close thereby maintaining firm
gripping pressure on the suture needle. Despite this construction,
needles are frequently subject to twisting or slipping in the jaws
of needle holders as they pass through tissue. Normally the surgeon
releases the ratchet mechanism only after the needle has safely
passed through the tissue. If during passage of the suture needle,
the needle twists or moves off the desired axis of travel, tissue
may be torn, needles may be lost, and the operation time prolonged.
Twisting movement of a suture needle in the needle holder jaw is
a frustrating and dangerous problem which has not been solved by
prior art.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a surgical
needle holder that securely holds a suture needle as it passes through
tissue. It is an object to minimize slipping or twisting of the
suture needle in the jaws of the needle holder as the needle passes
through tissue. Prior art has not solved the long standing problem
of unwanted motion of the suture needle while still in the grasp
of the needle holder.
The present invention consists of a surgical needle holder with
finger-loop handles which have a ratchet locking mechanism connected
to two elongated scissoring members that in turn define specialized
opposing jaws that hold the suture needle. In this improved invention
the jaws of the needle holder have a distal transverse channel that
securely hold the suture needle at a right angle as it passes through
tissue. The transverse channel in the needle holder jaw is of adjustable
width to accomodate suture needles of different size. The width
is easily adjusted during a surgical procedure, so that needles
of various width can be accommodated without changing needle holders.
In addition, the floor of the transverse channel is of ribbed design
to mate with the surface of the suture needle.
Both jaws of the needle holder have a mirror-imaged adjustable
transverse channel design, so there is no top or bottom orientation
required for the needle holder. The needle holding transverse channel
adjusts to the diameter of the needle by a biasing sliding member
of the needle holder jaw. This design allows quick placement of
the needle in the holder and maintains proper, secure alignment
of the needle at right angles to the jaws of the needle holder.
FIG. 1 is a side view of the subject needle holder showing a suture
needle positioned in the specialized transverse channels 28 30.
FIG. 2 is a cross section of the needle holder jaw showing the
longitudinal grooves in which the top sliding member 38 moves.
FIG. 3 is a top view of the needle holder jaw showing the sliding
member 38 distal transverse channel 28 and proximal spring compartment
FIG. 4a is an oblique view of the needle holder jaw showing the
transverse channel 28 with varying width maintained by sliding member
FIG. 4b is a cross section of the preferred suture needle.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the transverse channel with a small suture
FIG. 6 is a side view of the transverse channel with a large suture
FIG. 7 is a side view of the needle holder jaw showing the removable/disposable
feature for the entire jaw mechanism.
FIG. 1 shows the needle holding instrument of the present invention
with the embodiment of a specialized distal transverse channel in
the jaws of the needle holder to securely grasp a suture needle.
The needle holder 14 is preferably constructed of surgical stainless
At the proximal end finger loops 16 and 18 are of a size to accept
thumb or finger within the loop. The finger loops are in turn connected
to elongated arms 6 and 8.
Protruding at or near the junction of the finger loops 16 18 and
the elongated arms 6 8 is a conventional locking ratchet mechanism
22. The ratchet lock 22 consists of two short members, at the junction
of the finger loops with the elongated arms, and perpendicular to
the arms of the needle holder. These members have matching notches
on their opposing surfaces which engage one another, locking, as
the finger loops are brought together. Such locking ratchet mechanism
is well known to the art.
The elongated arms are of equal length and terminate at a pivot
joint 20. Conventionally the pivot joint 20 is constructed such
that the elongated arms of the needle holder terminate in a short,
flat, widended area. Any pivot method can be used, traditionally,
the flat area of one arm passes thru a matched opening in the other
arm with both being united to one another by a pin passing through
the center of the flat zone. Both arms pivot about this pin establishing
the scissors action of the needle holder. This configuration allows
the distal jaws to be centered on one another rather than offset
as is the case with the usual cutting scissors. The elongated arms
for open surface surgery are shorter than those in the case of laparoscopic
The finger loops and elongated arms allow the surgeon to grasp
the instrument and apply pressure to close it. Once closed, the
ratchet mechanism locks to maintain the closed position. The ratchet
mechanism is opened by the surgeon applying opposing pressure to
the finger loops. The pivot joint allows for ease of opening and
closing the jaws 10 and 12. The needle holder jaws taper in both
width and heigth to a terminal, rounded point. This pointed tip
allows for good directional placement and visualization of needle
position by the surgeon using the instrument.
The needle holding jaws with opposed surfaces 24 and 26 contain
specialized transverse channels 28 and 30 shown in greater detail
in FIGS. 2-4. The width of the transverse channel varies by means
of sliding member 38. Construction of the needle holder jaws is
of surgical stainless steel. Alternatively the jaws may be made
of high impact plastic to afford a disposable nature to this functional
section of the surgical instrument. This would allow for cleaning
and sterilizing the reusable parts and for discarding the jaws in
the case of fatiqued surfaces that no longer securely grasp the
suture needle.
FIG. 2 is a section across one needle holder jaw. The sliding member
38 is of surgical stainless steel or tungsten carbide construction.
All stainless steel or tungsten carbide parts can be sterilized
and re-used. Alternatively, it is made of high impact plastic for
disposable application. The sliding member 38 is rectangular in
shape and comprises a major portion of the needle holder jaw. The
surface of the sliding member is preferably finished in a serrated
or cross-hatched pattern. This provides an alternative grasping
surface for a needle or suture (the latter being the case when the
needle holder is used to tie the suture). The sliding member moves
back and forth as constrained by longitudinal grooves 40. The longitudinal
grooves are provided in the side of the needle holder jaw to a depth
to securely hold tabs 46 and 48. Two or more tabs 46 and 48 which
are part of the rolled over edge of the sliding member maintain
the sliding member in position on the needle holder jaw. The motion
of the sliding member back and forth in the longitudinal grooves
40 allows for variation in the width of the transverse channel described
in FIG. 1 and 5-7.
FIG. 3 is a detailed top view of the needle holder jaw. In the
pictured embodiment the sliding member 38 moves in the longitudinal
grooves 40 by means of four tabs 46 48 50 52. These tabs are
introduced and removed through vertical openings 56 58 60 62
in the side of the needle holder jaw to allow the tabs to enter
the longitudinal groove 40. Once seated in the groove the sliding
member is held in position by a biasing spring 42 such as a leaf
spring, in proximal compartment 44. The leaf spring is held in place
in the compartment by one fitting the ends into spring locating
grooves in the end wall of the compartment. This prevents the spring
from inadvertant dislocation from the compartment. The spring 42
exerts moderate forward pressure on the sliding member 38. The amount
of forward pressure is such that a suture needle can be easily placed
into transverse channel 28 and the sliding member 38 move to accomodate
the size of the needle.
Once the needle is in the transverse channel and the needle holder
jaws are closed, the sliding member is firmly held in place against
the needle both by the biasing member and by the closing force of
opposing jaws. In a preferred embodiment, the suture needle is further
securely held in position in the transverse channel 28 by virtue
of one or more transverse ribs or elevations 66 in the floor of
the transverse channel. These ribs mate with corresponding longitudinal
grooves in the surface of the suture needle as will be described
in more detail with referance to FIGS. 4-7. The surfaces of the
needle holder jaw not involved with the transverse channel are preferably
of a serrated or cross hatched design to allow for alternate needle
grasping capability.
FIG. 4a is an oblique view of a preferred embodiment of the needle
holder jaw. The sliding member 38 is positioned such that in a resting
state there is a 1.5 mm opening at the front of the transverse channel
28. This allows ease of placement of a suture needle as it seats
directly in this opening. If the diameter of the needle is larger
than 1.5 mm the sliding member moves back to allow full seating
of the larger diameter. As the sliding member moves back there is
compression of the spring 42 in compartment 44.
The sliding member 38 can be removed and replaced in position by
compressing the spring 42 with maximum pressure pushing it back
until tabs 46 48 50 52 meet four matching vertical openings 56
58 60 62 in the upper edge of the longitudinal grooves 40. The
motion is to push the sliding member back as far as possible so
that the tabs engage the vertical openings and the sliding member
can be lifted up and free. The reverse motion allows replacement
of the sliding member in the needle holder jaw.
The opening of the spring compartment 44 is covered by an extension
54 of the sliding member 38. In addition, there is an inferior small
projection 64 of the sliding member 38 which is in contact with
and holding the spring 42 in functional position.
The depth of the transverse channel 28 is approximately 1 mm. In
the floor of the transverse channel 28 there are one or more transverse
triangular ridges or elevations 66 which are designed to engage
longitudinal grooves 68 on the surface of the suture needle 70.
The preferred cross-section of the suture needle is depicted in
FIG. 4b. This configuration allows the suture needle 70 to seat
in the transverse channel 28 and maintain its position at a right
angle to the axis of the needle holder jaws. In surgical applications
the needle must maintain its location in the needle holder as it
passes through tissue. Any motion of the suture-needle from the
desired right angle results in lost time or a lost needle in addition
to the potential damage of tissue by unwanted needle motion.
FIG. 5 shows the side view of the needle holder jaw with a suture
needle 70 in position in the transverse channel 28. This needle
is fairly small resulting in opening of the sliding member 38 only
a minimal amount. FIG. 6 depicts a larger needle in the transverse
channel 28 resulting in an increased opening of the sliding member
38. Note that in both FIG. 5 and 6 there is mating of the transverse
ridges 66 in channel 28 with the grooves 68 in the needle 70 surface.
This provides a secure grasp of the needle 70. The firm positioning
of the suture needle 70 is further enhanced by the closed approximation
of the opposed needle holder jaws 10 12 that aid in maintaining
the sliding member 38 against the seated needle 70. There are three
separate constraints being applied simutaneously to the suture needle
to maintain its position in the transverse channel 28. First, the
transverse ridges 66 in the channel are mating with the grooves
68 in the surface of the suture needle 70 to inhibit lateral movement.
Second, the forward pressure of biasing by the sliding member 38
on the needle maintains the needle in the transverse channel 28.
The third force is the pressure of the closed jaws 10 12 of the
needle holder 14 on each other which is maintained by the locked
ratchet mechanism 22. This last force is additive to the first two
by maintaining the sliding member 38 firmly against the needle 70
and by keeping the needle 70 seated on the transverse ridges 66
in the transverse channel 28. Generally the needle 70 will seat
in the lower jaw as the convex surface of the needle is pushed into
place in the needle holder jaw. Both jaws 10 12 are the same, so
the upper transverse channel 30 facing the concave surface of the
needle will also be utilized if the needle is thick enough to activite
the sliding member 38. With a suture needle 70 properly seated the
opposing surfaces 24 and 26 of the needle holder jaws will be in
Alternatively, depending on the size of the needle holder 14 and
the suture needle 70 being used, only one jaw of the needle holder
14 might have the specialized transverse channel 28 herein described.
The opposing needle holder jaw surface 24 26 would be of flat,
conventional design without a transverse channel 28. This may require
a top/bottom designation to the needle holder jaws 10 12 for ease
of use. This can be done by marking the needle holder handles or
color coding the transverse channel 28 for quick orientation. In
addition, it is possible that in small needle holder, applications
that there would not be a sliding member 38 in the design. This
would require the width of the transverse channel 28 in the needle
holder jaw to be of a fixed dimension. Thusly, in this situation
suture needles 70 of only one size would fit into the transverse
channel 28. This configuration may be desirable in needle holders
for fine vascular or ophthalmologic surgery.
Construction of the improved needle holding instrument is of surgical
stainless steel or tungsten carbide. Alternately, the specialized
jaws may be constructed of high impact plastic and designed to be
disposible and replaceable, as a unit on the needle holder. FIG.
7 shows a side view of a disposable configuration in which the entire
jaw mechanism can be removed from the needle holder. There is a
central longitudinal support 72 extending forward from the needle
holder pivot joint 20. The jaw mechanism with specialized transverse
channel 28 fits over the longitudinal support 72 and snaps in place.
This is done by means of a tongue and groove joint 74 at the distal
portion and a snap-lock 76 at the proximal end of the needle holder
jaw. The tongue and groove joint 74 has an angled projection of
metal from the support 68 which fits into an angled groove in the
inner surface of the disposable jaw insert. The snap-lock mechanism
76 consists of a transverse spring on the jaw, the ends of which
fit into corresponding grooves in the longitudinal support 72 as
the jaw is pressed into position. The motion to place the jaw insert
is to engage the distal tongue and groove joint 74 first then press
the rear of the jaw down to allow the spring ends to snap into place
in the grooves in the longitudinal support 72. To remove the disposable
needle holder jaw insert, the proximal snap-lock joint 76 must be
disengaged on one side with an instrument then the insert can be
lifted up and off the longituidal support.
The above described embodiment of the invention is the preferred
form. However, it is understood that changes in the design construction
may be made without departing from that which is herein claimed.
For example, the transverse channel 28 may be placed at an angle
other than a right angle to the axis of the needle holder for certain
surgical applications. The needle 70 may be more or less curved,
or may be straight. The needle grooves 68 and ridges 66 may be triangular,
squared, rounded or eccentric. The spring 42 may be a leaf or coiled
spring. The sliding member 38 may provide no tabs, 2 tabs, 4 tabs,
or the like. Substitute materials may be used.


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Back by Popular demand: More live online teachings! Sokuzan was invited back to join several other dharma teachers for the three month online program presented by The Open Heart Project: "The Daily Dharma Gathering" with live meditation sessions Tuesdays through Sundays at 8:00pm EST from January 20-April 20. Please refer to the website below as the schedule for the program has changed several times. Currently Sokuzan is scheduled to give the teaching at 8:00pm on Sunday January 25th: Getting Rid Of A Non-Existent Self. Sokuzan will be giving more teachings throughout the program but the schedule is pending. Each session will be recorded and made available until the next day's session. To learn more and to register, go to: http://susanpiver.com/program/daily-dharma-gathering/
- Do the Math
Do the Math 11/23/14 from SokukoJi on Vimeo.
Usually we hear Sokuzan say "Don't do the math", or don't add or subtract from your experience with your commentaries and opinions….but in this dharma talk, Sokuzan says "DO the math.
- How to Study
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In this Dharma talk, Sokuzan gives some direction on how to study as part of practice and talks about the power of studying with others.
- How to Deepen Your Practice 11/30/14
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Sokuzan gives the first dharma talk to retreat participants at SokukoJi Buddhist Community's annual eight day sesshin November 30 to December 8, this year titled "How to Deepen Your Practice: The Sevenfold Mahayana Puja". He talks about various practice forms like bowing, prostrations and chanting that serve to support awareness beyond intellectual understanding of the forms.
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Dear Benchmark Parents,
Do you know how many thoughts go through your brain EVERY DAY?
…TRY 50,000 according to recent studies!
And guess how many of those are negative thoughts…
70% of them are believed to be negative!!
WHOA! This is based on a study of college business students … would you guess that a young girls' brain (bombarded with social media, TV commercials, magazine covers, and marketing ads) have less negative thoughts? Or MORE?
My guess would be more! There are SO MANY NEGATIVE messages being sent our daughters' way … that we MUST teach them the resiliency to CHOOSE the thoughts that they allow to take up residence in their brain, hearts, and lives.
Part of the problem is that you don't even have to THINK negative thoughts … they come to us all.day.long. like endless chatter to our sub-conscious. These thoughts are often related to feelings of inferiority, lack of love/approval, and lack of control.
Ultimately these thoughts stem from FEAR:
"will I be good enough?"
"do people like me?"
"can I have a life the way I want it?"
There is an irony here, that our negative thoughts correlate with our desire and goals to have the best life possible… a life in which we we feel confident, are well-liked/loved, and have control over our outcomes/destiny.
So, what is going on? Can we combat the overwhelming majority of our thoughts each day?
And should!
Three HUUUGGGEEE reasons to choose your thoughts include:
- Better self-image – When you can identify your thoughts, and choose those that are uplifting, you view yourself through a less-critical lens and are able to appreciate the wonderful and unique qualities you possess. Which in turn helps you to carry yourself with more confidence and sense of worth.
- Better relationships – When you choose to focus on thoughts that bring you joy and happiness, you improve your outlook on life, which in turn makes you better able to connect with those around you including everyone from the grocery checker to your closest family members.
- Better health – Research gives clear evidence that people who are happy and choose to focus on things that make them happy, live longer and experience better health than their peers. Who doesn't want that (for themselves or their daughter)??
These are just three of the benefits of choosing your thoughts (positive thoughts) on a daily basis. (other benefits include lower stress and greater productivity).
Stay tuned next week for tips on HOW to choose your thoughts, now that I have convinced you it is a good idea!
xo- the original Benchmark Girl
PS… is your daughter between the ages of 8 and 18 and living in the C/U area? I am working on our fall schedule and would LOVE some feedback from you on this SURVEY. THANKS in advance for your help!


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Any company wishing to have authorisation as a travel agency must provide the following documents:
1. an official identity document of the applicant, if a natural person is involved, or of the administrators or managers if a legal entity is involved, as well as an official identity document of the person(s) responsible for day-to-day management of the company.
The party concerned must send the contents of his/her electronic identity card or a copy of his/her passport, or in their absence, a copy of any document considered an official identity document;
2. an excerpt from the police record issued within three months at most in the name of the applicant for authorisation, and of the administrators or managers if a legal entity is involved, as well as in the name of the person(s) responsible for day-to-day management of the company.
When the party concerned is a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, or of the European Free Trade Association, the excerpt from the police record can be replaced by any document issued by a competent authority of the State of origin showing that the persons involved fulfil the requirement of integrity;
3. the provisions relating to the company or association which the law requires to be published in the annexes of the Belgian Official Gazette (Moniteur belge), in their most recent state.
The travel agency activity must be the principal activity conducted. Consequently, the company object is to include only the travel agency activity;
4. certificates, diplomas or other documents attesting to the professional competence of the applicant, if a natural person is involved, or of the persons responsible for day-to-day management if a legal entity is involved;
The professional competence of the applicant or of the person responsible for day-to-day management can be proven by means of certificates and other documents: attestations, work placement agreement, pay slips, attestation from the company administration, previous employment contracts, etc.
Some diplomas allow the period of experience in a travel agency to be reduced.
Various alternatives are offered to nationals of the European Union and the EFTA;
5. proof of deposit of surety with a deposit and consignment organisation or of constitution of a joint guarantee with a financial institution or insurance company.
For companies that mainly sell package trips or stays through other travel agencies, the amount of the surety :
- for 20 employees at most, is 50,000 euros increased by 25,000 euros per increment of 10 employees.
The amount of the surety depends on the number of employees :
- from 0 to 2 employees: the amount of the surety is 10,000 euros;
- from 3 to 5 employees: the amount of the surety is 15,000 euros;
- from 6 to 10 employees: the amount of the surety is 20,000 euros;
- more than 10 employees: the amount of the surety is 25,000 euros, increased by 7500 euros per branch.
6. a copy of the insurance contract covering civil and professional liability and of the contract covering risks of financial insolvency.
Every travel agency is required to take out the following two policies and to provide a copy of these :
- an insurance policy covering the professional civil liability of the company
- an insurance policy covering financial insolvency :
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Do raw vegetables contain amoeba and other harmful micro-organisms? If they do, how long should they be steamed in order to be rid of these germs? I believe steaming would be safer than boiling as steam does not destroy nutrients.
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Five minutes should do it. Yes, steaming is better than boiling, which leaches the nutrients into the water. But the heat still destroys much of the nutrients as well as the living enzymes that are beneficial for digestion and health. You could steam the whole vegetable, before cutting, so that only the surface, where the germs are, gets the heat. But they will still end up partially cooked.
A non-heat alternative is to mix up a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of white vinegar in a cup of drinkable water. Spray or dip the vegetables, let them sit for five minutes (don't let them dry) and rinse thoroughly. This will also help remove any pesticides and residue from air pollution or chemtrails.
Thanks for the tip on how to remove chemicals from veggies with lemon and vinegar. Did you mean steaming for five minutes under pressure? We steam the veggies for fifteen minutes, but not in a pressure cooker.
The idea is the mixture washes away germs too. Any germs left are no problem for a healthy immune system. But if you want to steam, no pressure is needed. Same standard for sterilizing baby bottles and canning jars - 5 minutes or more at 212 F.
Hello again, LittleTruth, would not ordinary vinegar be suitable for this purpose?
Yes, I think the most important thing is to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, washing them with whatever is available. Sometimes I just use water and rubbing, or even just my shirt. A healthy immune system can handle a few bugs.
Turmeric and Salt are having the anti-germs properties that would destroy various kinds of germs. So, when you add these ingredients to the vegetables you no need to worry about germs. Or just wash the vegetables in water that contains turmeric and salt, definitely you would be safer from germs.
Hi Parkavithai, thanks for your response. I hope turmeric destroys amoeba as well!
I'd be more concerned about the herbicides and pesticides on my fruit and veg. Generally I do not wash any of it and am happy to eat it raw. I'm sure any micro organisms will give my immune system an opportunity for a good work out, meaning that I'm less likely to get sick or suffer an allergy.
I agree. Germs are killed off by the immune system and get expelled from the body. Herbicides and pesticides are toxins that lodge in the body and stay there and cause disease. The only way to get them out is through special cleanses.
Well, out of the microorganisms that are present, precautions should be taken against the "amoeba." This one causes an ailment called amoebiosis which screws up the digestive system. Thanks for responding. :)


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