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The Carnegie Hall is a concert venue constructed in 1891 by Andrew Carnegie. Its architecture was designed by William Burnet Tuthill. It is one of the most popular concert hall worldwide. The Carnegie Hall produces about 250 shows per season. The concert hall is open for leasing with other performing artists.
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Fruit and vegetables taste great and therefore are jam-packed with vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre. To stay fit and healthy, you have to eat a balanced diet which includes fruit and vegetables every single day. How much you need depends upon your age- so check the chart below to discover how much you should be eating remembering that you could eat more than this if you want.
A piece of fruit, be it an apple, pear, orange, cherry, strawberry or any other types of fruit, is a compact container of natural goodness, including vitamins, sugars, enzymes along with other components that are essential towards the healthy operation of the human body.
Human body needs foods regularly for strength and also to become healthy. Most of our food ought to be vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits contain many powerful and important nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fiber which helps reduce the risk of many diseases.
There are lots of types of avocados, but the one which you're far most likely to encounter is known as the Haas avocado. Via Central and Southern America, this fruit includes a dark green, bumpy exterior, and it is shaped somewhat just like a cross between and egg along with a pear.
No, mangosteens aren't related to mangoes. To begin with, this obscure fruit comes from Indonesia's Sandu and Molucca islands. Second, mangosteens possess a dark purple/reddish color, and therefore are roughly the size of a tangerine. Taking out the dark purple/reddish rind reveals a white colored flesh, that is divided into 4 to 8 segments.
Now we're dealing with some of the truly strange fruits. Kumquats are indigenous to China, and are in the shape of small, slightly-warped oranges. This can be a fairly apt comparison, as both oranges and kumquats consist of vitamin C.
Mangoes can make a quite strong case for being the world's premier tropical fruit. Thought to have originated in India, mangoes are grown on several continents, and therefore are cultivated in such diverse places as India, China, and Mexico. Mangoes are full of antioxidants, which can shield the body from the number of deadly cancers, for example colon cancer, cancer of the breast, prostate cancer and leukemia.
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In the somewhat strange towards the truly bizarre. Also referred to as pitayas (a much less cooler name, obviously), Dragon Fruits look like something straight from a science fiction/fantasy movie.

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Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services (FVRC) works to promote peaceful homes, build safe communities, and empower individuals and families to heal from domestic and sexual violence. FVRC was founded in 1982 by local concerned community members to provide services to battered women and sexual assault victims in Chatham County. With this in mind, and as we work towards supporting the most marginalized in our community, we are committed to sexual violence prevention efforts that are informed by survivors and informed research.
The following is a statement from the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) about the recently passed HB 2 legislation. As a member agency of NCCASA and with a commitment to diversity and nondiscrimination, we support their statement.
[HB 2] overrides a recently passed LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance in Charlotte, prevents local governments from enacting a range of nondiscrimination and employment policies, and requires all public facilities, including schools, to allow restroom access only on the basis of "biological sex." This bill specifically excludes LGBTQ people from legal protections and jeopardizes billions of dollars in federal funds that NC schools receive under Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination, including discrimination against transgender students.
A central argument in this case was about the prevention of sexual violence and the use and safety of public bathrooms. NCCASA is deeply committed to the prevention of all sexual violence, and it is essential that any efforts to do so are rooted in fact. What we know to be true is that the majority of sexual violence is perpetrated by someone the victim knows in a familiar place, rather than by a stranger in a public place. 200 cities across the nation have protections in place similar to the Charlotte ordinance, and none of them have reported an increase in sexual violence related to these protections.
On the other hand, physical and verbal assaults on transgender people in public bathrooms are not rare, and over 50% of transgender people have experienced sexual violence. We cannot end sexual violence unless we are committed to ending sexual violence for all people. What will actually prevent and end sexual violence is for us to create a culture in which respect for the identities and bodily autonomy of others is a deeply held value. Policies prohibiting discrimination based on one's sexuality and gender identity, like the one passed in Charlotte, are a positive step toward ending sexual violence.
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The Fall season is undoubtedly beautiful in wine country and a fantastic backdrop for a recent creative shoot showcasing Saffron Fields Vineyard. Owner of the new Saffron Fields Vineyard and tasting room was inspired by the nostalgia of grape leaves morphing into gorgeous golds and oranges in the fall, reminding him of Saffron fields, like a seas of marigold, in India.
The white pintuck linen, table settings, and chiavari chairs let the beautiful landscape of Carlton/Yamhill speak for itself. Yellow accents in the florals and centerpieces conveyed the essence and inspiration for the vineyard's name in this photo shoot debut.
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A new report finds that people diagnosed with major depression are almost 30 percent less healthy on average, translating to a loss of almost 10 years of healthy life.
The number of commercially insured Americans diagnosed with major depression increased by about 33 percent from 2013 to 2016, surpassing 9 million people, according to a new analysis of health insurance claims by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
The increase was even larger among young adults (up 47 percent) and teenagers (up 65 percent for girls and 47 percent for boys), according to the Association's latest Health of America report, which is based on the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Index, an annual look at the health of people in nearly every U.S. county.
The Index reflects an analysis of 200 health conditions using anonymous claims data from more than 41 million commercially insured members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.
Major depression — defined as persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness or other symptoms that last most of the day, almost every day, for two weeks — is second only to high blood pressure as having the most impact on the overall health of the population in the analysis.
On average, according to the report, depressed people are almost 30 percent less healthy than people who have not been diagnosed with major depression, translating to almost 10 years of healthy life lost for both men and women. This is in part because major depression often is not the only health issue affecting patients.
One of the most common symptoms of depression is apathy.
The report found that 85 percent of people diagnosed with major depression have at least one other serious chronic health condition, and almost 30 percent have four or more. It defined common chronic conditions as high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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However, the report notes that the data does not determine if the depression preceded or followed the other health issues, nor to what degree major depression may cause, or be caused by, these other health conditions.
"Depression has a significant impact on your health," says Dr. Ben Kurian, a psychiatrist and a medical director for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. "For example, one of the most common symptoms of depression is apathy, which is the inability to want to get up and do things. That means if someone has both diabetes and depression, they may be less likely to be compliant with the full regimen to take care of the diabetes because they have low energy from the depression."
The report also notes that depressed patients use health care services more than other patients, pushing their annual health care spending to about twice that of non-depressed patients — $10,673 compared with $4,283, according to the report. One reason for this is that when a person is diagnosed with major depression, the cost of treating other conditions is higher. The report notes, for example, that treating substance abuse costs nearly twice as much when the person also suffers from depression.
Other findings from the report:
Kurian says numbers like these aren't likely to change dramatically over the next few years. But he also finds hope in a few recent developments.
One is that the social stigma around depression is waning, allowing more people to feel comfortable seeking help instead of suffering in silence.
Another is that new technologies, such as virtual visits between therapists and patients, and new areas of research, such as biological markers in depressed patients, may lead to better management of depression.
[Related: Telehealth Brings Behavioral Health Care to People in Need]
"People are looking into areas we haven't looked into before," Kurian says. "We used to have difficulties reaching people in rural areas because you couldn't get psychiatrists to them. Today, with mobile devices, we are moving into that space and can treat people regardless of where they live."


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Hearing impairment is the decreased ability to hear and discriminate among sounds. It is one of the most common birth defects.
We're not sure what causes hearing loss in babies. Some possible causes are genetics (if you or your partner has a family history of hearing loss), viruses and infections during pregnancy, premature birth, low birthweight (less than 5.8 pounds), and infections after birth.
There are degrees of hearing loss, too. A baby can have mild, severe or complete hearing loss. Other times a child can hear but the sounds are garbled. Hearing loss is a common birth defect affecting 12,000 babies in the U.S. each year (nearly 3 in 1,000). If a child can't hear properly, he may have trouble learning to talk.
Newborn screening
Ideally, your baby should have his hearing tested as part of the newborn screening tests which are done in the hospital after your baby is born. The CDC recommends that all babies be screened for hearing impairment before 1 month of age. Language and communication develop rapidly during the first 2 to 3 years of life, and undetected hearing impairment can lead to delays in developing these skills. Without newborn screening, children with hearing impairment often are not diagnosed until 2 to 3 years of age. By then, they have lost precious time to develop speaking skills. A timely diagnosis is important!
Getting help
If you have any concerns about your child's hearing, don't wait – have a conversation with his healthcare provider (a pediatrician or nurse practitioner). Here are other options:
- Every state has an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program. You can click here or call 1-800-CDC-INFO to locate your local EHDI program for services and information.
- The CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities has a website on hearing loss in children, with specific pages for families, health care providers and others. The site contains information on prevention, signs and symptoms, screening and diagnosis, treatment of hearing loss, as well as statistical data on hearing loss. If you have any concerns about your child, start with the "Basics" and "Treatments" sections.
- Additional resources and support networks related to hearing impairment and deaf children can be found here.
- If your baby has a hearing impairment, he may benefit from early intervention services, such as speech therapy. Learn how to access early intervention services in your area.
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- From Monday: My frustration with sports reporters reliance on tired narratives of redemption, especially when they don't fit the facts - starring the Blue Jays' Travis Snider.
- From Wednesday: A lesson on using bad stats, in response to a meaningless hockey "record" that was reported by the Canadian Press.
- From Friday: A critique of the knee-jerk reaction the racist Tweets targeted at the NHL's Joel Ward - you say "isolated", I say "nope".
- From Saturday: A stats-heavy analysis of the Blue Jays' decision to walk Dustin Ackley at a pivotal moment in the 9th inning. (The Mariners would subsequently tie the game and eventually win it.)
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I don't want to just double-post every single sports blog that I make - I'm currently restricting them to the new Toronto-focused sports blog that I contribute to, Big Smoke Signals - but I also don't want to cut them out entirely. So, here's my compromise: I'm going to post a summary of whatever I've written about sports in the past week to this blog, every Monday. Sound good? Good!
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Dad jeans, pumping gas, landing that new five-figure job — and we thought Mitt Romney's transition from holier-than-thou presidential candidate to not-so-common common man was over. Not so fast: TMZ reports today that Romney visited the institution of American commerce known as Costco this week — and looked way more dweeby than Joe Biden when the vice-president shopped at the superstore just days earlier. Going by the completely unscientific visit-to-Costco photo litmus test, we can confirm that Romney is already light years from a presidential run. Here's his visit compared with Biden's:
That, on the left folks, is the cart of a common Costco-shopping man. Notice the symmetry and perfect, Tetris-like precision fit that Biden's cart is sporting and the undulating cauldron of entropy on the left topped by generic paper towels?
"Besides the paper plates, dixie cups, wrapping paper, V8 juice drinks, pretzel snacks, Bisquick and bottled water ... Mitt and his wife Ann also purchased a model car made by the Maisto company (probably a gift for one of his 18 grandkids ... sorry for spoiling Xmas)," reports TMZ on Romney's run. Most of those are necessities. Not so with Biden's cart.
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In-Vitro Meat: The Future Of Eating January 31, 2011Posted by Metabiological in Ethics, Science.
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This isn't exactly news since this type of research has been going on for awhile now but it's always nice to see efforts like this getting recognition.
A developmental biologist and tissue engineer, Dr. Mironov, 56, is one of only a few scientists worldwide involved in bioengineering "cultured" meat.
It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way … on the hoof.
The benefits to this type of technology are numerous and the article does a good job of explaining them. First and foremost is the obvious benefit of producing large quantities of meat without the need to slaughter an animal. No one can argue that the conditions for animals in industrial meat production are appalling nor that the animals clearly suffer in such an environment. Even on more "traditional" farms which like to boast of how well their animals are treated still end up knocking them out and slitting their throats.
Second is the ecological impact of traditional meat production.
Cultured meat could eventually become cheaper than what Genovese called the heavily subsidized production of farm meat, he said, and if the public accepts cultured meat, the future holds benefits.
"Thirty percent of the earth's land surface area is associated with producing animal protein on farms," Genovese said.
"Animals require between 3 and 8 pounds of nutrient to make 1 pound of meat. It's fairly inefficient. Animals consume food and produce waste. Cultured meat doesn't have a digestive system.
I've heard some people object that these figures aren't accurate since cows naturally eat grass, which costs nothing for humans to produce and has little ecological impact. That's true, cows naturally eat grass, but anyone who's taken a look at meat production knows that it's anything but natural. The vast majority of animals raised for meat consumption (cows, pigs, fish) are fed on corn. That's right, they're feeding corn to fish.
Speaking of natural, many foresee a major stumbling block for in-vitro meat in the public's new fascination with natural goods. The idea is that people will be hesitant to eat food grown in a lab. Considering the furor over genetically modified crops (see Frankenfood) that's probably not an outrageous assumption. However this is more a question of branding than an actual problem with the technology. Keep in mind, farming is a completely unnatural practice yet there aren't many people returning to the hunter gatherer lifestyle.
Ultimately though what will make or break this technology is the price. Meat production is expensive and a product that promises all the great taste for half the cost, so to speak, has a good chance at succeeding. After all, much as many of us would like it not to be so people just like the taste of meat.


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Despite all efforts to avoid the Christmas rush during Advent, it seems that each year I let materialistic concerns—from getting my Christmas cards mailed by a certain date to finding the perfect gift for a niece or nephew—get in the way of what should otherwise be a time to spiritually prepare for the coming of Christ. Mothers have a lot of necessary preparations to do during Advent, but we all must fight against consumerism and other cultural pressures to keep Christ the center of all we do during our Advent preparations. And it is with this in mind that I read this entertaining piece by C.S. Lewis. I laughed out loud. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
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Vladimir Putin has become an alarming figure in the West. But one person thinks that the Russian president's actions could be a boon for the resurgent California space industry.
At Zocalo Public Square, Joe Mathews writes:
It is the military-industry complex where the opportunity for a Putin-inspired California comeback is greatest. The aerospace industry made the state a success—and brought millions into the middle class (including my grandmother, a line worker at North American Aviation), produced innovations from propeller-driven airplanes to satellites, and remade the state's culture (historian Peter Westwick has shown how modern surfing owes a debt to aerospace engineers). Today, the industry is smaller but still cutting-edge, producing drones, satellites for commercial purposes, and space start-ups like Elon Musk's SpaceX.
He goes on to compare Putin's provocations to the launch of Sputnik in 1957 — an event that is widely credited with heating up the Cold War and spurring a space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. that culminated in an American being the first human to walk on the Moon.
To fund a rapid revival of the space business in California, he goes on to suggest a "Putin Tax" on "hard liquor, cigarettes, oil, and big houses."
This is classic "opportunity in crisis" thinking and, for what it's worth, Mathews is probably right that the aerospace industry in California hasn't been the same since the Cold War ended. Absent major geopolitical changes, it was likely to enjoy gradual, limited growth. But with Putin in charge of what's left of a once daunting U.S. rival, major geopolitical change may be on the horizon.


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"The human voice is a mirror into the inner universe," says Karina Schelde, an internationally acclaimed master sound healer, lecturer & workshop leader. "The voice reveals our moods, fears, hopes, emotions, tensions, thoughts and desires. The voice reflects who we truly are. The vibration or tone of our voice will often tell us more about a person than words can communicate."
Since 1985 Karina has been pioneering & researching the cutting edge modality of Voice & Sound Healing. She has a professional background as a voice-therapist, body worker, rebirther, counselor, shamanic healer and actress and she is the founder of "The Professional Certified Voice & Sound Healer Training", which grew out of her research in sound healing medicine.
Karina believes that we as adult humans have been moving away from our natural and spontaneous expression, away from listening to the inner voice, which tells us the sweet secrets of truth. We often numb ourselves with thoughts that keep our busy mind and our habits intact.
"Sounding (or toning) is a method that brings us out of our heads and into the very core of our being," says Karina, who goes on to explain that sounding is a creative force, a body-voice that lives within all of us, a voice of the soul. It brings us back to our true gut feelings, which enables us to speak and to communicate from our essence.
She explains that our voices are totally unique, like our fingerprints. Our voice reflects and acts as a map to our body and personal and collective stories and to our history. We can train the human voice to be modulated precisely to attune to whatever areas of our being that needs healing, unlike electronically produced sounds. The human voice is superior to all other instruments, because it has soul, heart and consciousness and because it reflects the spiritual resonance of the person expressing the sound.
The beauty of this system is that it doesn't matter if you can't sing. According to Karina, off-key-notes are an excellent conductor for bringing us into contact with our emotional body. Off-key notes will also help us extend our vocal range and eventually bring out the different characters and personalities that we are hiding, into the light.
"When I sound," says Karina, "it brings me immediately out of my head and into the core of my being, releasing emotions, even the most suppressed ones. My gut feelings are activated and my voice starts to vibrate and speak from what I call the truth, form my belly, the chi centre where our subconscious, and also our soul essence, dwells."
She believes that any part of the person that is out of balance, from headaches to back pain, overweight and fatigue, to emotional, mental and spiritual problems, can all be healed with sound. We own an instrument that we barely know, yet it is a direct doorway to Source and to ultimate healing. Indigenous cultures have practiced this knowledge for ions.
Karina's personal experience or "initiation" into this modality convinced her of the power of this natural medium that is available to everyone. She was giving a bodywork session to a client in her Healing Center in Denmark when, in her own words, "Suddenly sounds started to pour out of me, as if I was going to burst into song. I had never experienced anything like it. It felt like the sounds came from everywhere, including the Earth. I was overwhelmed and I had no idea that I was capable of expressing these awesome sounds. Actually, it felt as if they did not belong to me, but rather that I was the instrument that Source used to bring the sacred sounds into my client. Most of the time I was in a trance state, captivated by the sound initiation that I was experiencing. It probably lasted ten minutes or so and then it was over – the sound stopped by itself. The abdominal pain that had previously plagued my client was gone and I was convinced that I had heard my true calling."
That experience happened over two decades ago and Karina has been developing and teaching this healing method ever since, initially in Europe and America, and now in New Zealand. As she explains, she had yearned to find a method that would free humans from their mental controller, a method where our natural expression is honoured and the freedom we had as children is regained.
Karina believes that within our cellular memory there is a remembrance of wholeness, an inherited wisdom of knowingness. The dolphins and whales for example are that experience. Humankind can wake up and accelerate the process to be here, to be where we actually want to be the whole time. We can learn to use our own sounds to bring us back into balance, back to the present moment.
"What makes Karina's method so powerful, so transformative," says one workshop participant, "is her ability to lead individuals into their unique soul authenticity. It shakes the dead leaves from the tree of our being and awakens our inner potential."
In Karina's words, "If you can speak…you can sound… Accept the fact that you are vibrational energy. Let the tones that naturally want to come through you, move you, take you, deepen you, shake you, twist you, turn you all around, awaken you, transform you, play with you … and have fun! Get loose … and remember, each sound is a perfect _expression of who you are. There are no 'false' notes or 'wrong' notes!"
This is a method where our voice is not put in a box and where, if we don't sing on key, we are not considered a failure – a method that honours our feelings and works with unraveling the many layers to the core. Karina believes that our voice has a soul print that, since birth, we have been trying to come into contact – a code that signifies our 'story', our 'make-up' and our ancestral roots.
Due to the fact that all life is vibration and because we hold an inherited wisdom of remembrance and knowingness in our DNA structure, which dolphins and whales know of and are masters of, we will be able to unravel our DNA cellular coding through sound frequencies. As an analogy, Karina uses the famous water photographs from the Japanese Dr. Masaru Emoto, which show that prayers or positive affirmations put into water will change the molecular shape to beautiful crystal structures.
"Now imagine what an intentional sound healing can do to our bodies, given that we are seventy percent water!" she says. "Proclaim your power back and soar. It is your birthright to be whole. God never punishes us but gives us gentle reminders how to come back on track. What we give energy to will grow! As soon as we are able to change our negative beliefs and work with our feeling-voice, there is a way out of the misery."
David Gaughan is a freelance writer and journalist.


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Occasionally, Stupid Church People will recognize individuals or groups who outshine all others with the knowledge they have for spiritual things and/or their abilities to communicate to others their faith in a way that is both inspirational and attractive.
Our first winner is Brent Cooper, a professional fighter from Tennessee, who has been seen recently on "The Contender", a reality TV show pitting 16 top middle-weight fighters against each other with a chance to win one million dollars in a winner take all final match. Each week two fighters square off for five rounds. The winner stays and the loser goes home.
This past week was particularly interesting as Anthony, a scrappy guy who wants to win this for his kids, took on our hero Brent, a Christian cowboy (complete with hat) with a thick southern accent who wants to win this for the Looord!
Now the wonderful thing about Brent is his amazing ability to weave his Christian faith into his life in such an unassuming, quiet and humble way.
In his show biography Brent declares that "boxing is an opportunity for people to see Christ in me". He adds that, "when I am in the ring, I am there for a reason, to glorify his name and I rely on him and the Holy Spirit inside of me to come through and do it."
Brent states he believes he will win because God has put him on "The Contender" for a reason. It is his destiny to win, he believes, as long as he stays faithful to God.
Just prior to entering the ring for his bout our Spiritual Giant declares that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." And then in a moment of brilliance he adds, "if Samson can beat 10,000 men with the jawbone of a monkey I can sure beat one man in the ring."
Hold on there pardner! Jawbone of a MONKEY?? Well, this is certainly just an oversight for one so steeped in spiritual wisdom. Monkey or donkey – what's the difference, right?
Anyway, back to the action in the ring, where Brent is ready to open a serious can of Christian whoop-ass on his opponent. "Praise you Jesus" you can hear him mutter as he is about to step into the ring. His glorious biceps are bulgings, his righteous rock hard six-pack is glistening and his mind is clearly focused on things above. Wearing deep blue boxing trunks emblazoned with "DISCIPLE" across the front, our giant goes to battle.
Then things go terribly wrong. He must have shook that can of whoop-ass cause it explodes in his face. Brent proceeds to get beaten down. Every minute of the fight we see the Christian Cowboy get pummeled. Busted up and bleeding the fight is stopped early in the third round. Just in time or our dear brother may have gone to be with the Lord sooner then he planned.
Back in the dressing room, Brent is crying like a little baby. His wife is there to console him and to tell him everything's gonna be all-right. Brent quickly and conveniently concludes that winning must have not been a part of God's plan. It just wasn't in God's will for him to win or he would have.
So those of us who rely on these Spiritual Giants to lead us are left with only questions at this point. Was Brent unfaithful to God? Is this why he lost? If he was certain it was God's destiny for him to win before the fight, how could it also be God's will for him to lose after the fight? Which is it dear Brent, were you destined to be a winner or loser?
Brent, since you rely on God to fight for you in the ring through the power of the Holy Spirit, what happened? And if you can truly do all things through Christ who strengthens you, why couldn't you beat your opponent? Worse, why is it that your opponent beat you so senseless? Too bad there wasn't a monkey jawbone laying around. Maybe that would have helped.
So here's to you Brent Cooper. We are certain it was God's destiny that we present you with the first ever Stupid Church People Spiritual Giant Award. It ain't a million dollars but just remember what the Good Book says, "Gods helps those that help themselves!"


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Surveyor: Fellows, William
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Date: 1796
This plan of the upper pool of the Port of London extends from London Bridge to Union Hole. The title is at top left, with a scale bar below the plan. The Public Sufferance Wharves are marked on the plan, while a table at top right reports the dimensions of each wharf in square feet and the amount of merchandise that could be stored in each wharf's warehouse and yard. By the end of the 18th Century, the sufferance wharves had become inadequate for commercial accommodation and in 1793 the first plan was made for wet docks for the port of London in Wapping, the Isle of Dogs and Rotherhithe.


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She won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Summer Lightning and was shortlisted for Canada's Governor General's Award for Poetry Over the Roofs of the World. Her novel Dancing Lessons was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, was a Globe Best Book and was long listed for the IMPAC Dublin International Prize. Olive conducts writing workshops internationally and is on the faculty of the Humber School for Writers, Toronto. She resides in Toronto, but returns frequently to her homeland of Jamaica, which remains central to her work.
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Friday 2 October: To Better Ourselves: Hidden Stories of Migration, British Library, London
Saturday 3 October: Translation in the Margins, keynote address at Free Word Centre, London
Thursday 8 October: Breaking Ground in Manchester, Moss Side Powerhouse Library; with Colin Grant
Friday 9 October: Ilkley Literature Festival, Ilkley
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Sunday 11 October: Community talk, Leeds
Monday 12 October: University of York
Wednesday 14 October: Breaking Ground in Bristol, The Station; with Jay Bernard and Nick Makoha
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Tampak Siring Palace is a palace that was built after Indonesia's independence, which is located in the village of Tampak Siring, Tampak Siring District, Gianyar, Bali.
Tampak Siring Presidential Palace located at an altitude of approximately 700 meters above sea level, located at the top of the hills in the village of Tampak Siring, Tampak Siring District, Gianyar, Bali. Is the only presidential palace which was built during the reign of Indonesia which was built in 1957 - the year 1960, fully managed by the sons of Indonesia, initiated by the first Indonesian President: Soekarno.
Tampak Siring name derives from two words in Bali, looking (meaning palm) and siring (meaningful italics). According to the legend recorded on palm leaves USANA Bali, the name is derived from the former footprints of a king named Mayadenawa. The forest area of King Mayadenawa traversed by walking on their feet which is tilted that this region is known as Tampaksiring.
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Union Government inaugurates IIT in Dharwad
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To torture or not?
brian on 2004.06.27
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The New York Times has published an outline of the government's legal maneuvering in regards to the prospects of using torture on US-held prisoners of the "War on Terror." They basically sound like chapters to a book of excuses.
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Friday vampire dance party
Currently playing, Sarah McLachlan: Angel. Previously playing, Garbage: I'm Only Happy When It Rains (in honor of Heather). and The Killers: Mr. Brightside. The video is back although MusicVideoCodes still seems to be having some server issues so it might take a moment to load. For those who do not like the song (or are reading the book and are tired of hearing the same song or if you have your own music playing) hit the pause or stop button. Feel free to make requests.


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Bentwood chairs are simply wonderful. Bentwood chairs are made of cylindrical bentwood, and have been classically created to have a balloon shaped back with 3 loops of bentwood inserted in overlapping balloon pattern. In this design curved side braces join the seat and the back. While some feature a cane seat, others are made of wood. The best part of these antique chairs are the cylindrical front legs which taper out to floor. These chairs were made for the American market by Thonet Brothers in 1900 and also by Kohn in Austria-Hungary.
Painting furniture is one of the quickest ways to transform a piece with the biggest impact for very little money. Painting a piece of furniture is one of the easiest ways of bringing in an entire rooms decor easily with minimal effort.
Cole & Son Wallpaper had an interesting photo which featured a Bentwood chair. Instead of painting the whole chair a solid white they taped off the bottom of the chair for a sharp contrast. Consider white washing a bentwood chair and matching the coordinating olive or white stain with matching paint. Working with 70% painted / 30% natural I think is the best way to approach this style. Think about how smart this painting approach would look on a desk!


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If are unfamiliar with what all web design is, you definitely are not alone in this thought. There are many people who either do not know what exactly web design entails or how important it is with promoting a business. Read this article to obtain a good background about the subject.
Don't neglect cascading style sheets. Using a style sheet makes it easy to give all pages of your site the same look and feel. It also reduces the file size of your pages, as the CSS file can be accessed once on the server and then from the user's local cache thereafter.
Use images wisely. Bitmap images do not tend to fare well for internet use, and some GIFs do not work well with lots of color. Image size is important as well, as larger images may make your viewers have to wait for them to download. Choose smaller images, and use them sparingly to make your site more manageable.
To help you attract a more professional crowd to your site, make sure you design your site with no spelling errors. When designing the site, utilize a spell checker and if need to, a grammar checker. If you have a site with poor spelling and grammar, people will not want to do business with you because they will think it is unprofessional.
One tool amateur web designers should use when creating graphics for their sites is Adobe Photoshop. Even without professional training, a web designer with a good grasp of Photoshop can turn out attractive, useful websites very quickly. Building a site from scratch can be overwhelming for amateur designers, so take advantage of design tools and programs that can do some of the heavy lifting for you.
You must be sure that your site is optimized properly so that it can be viewed in all browsers. People seem to hate this browser, but many still use older versions. You will have to use workarounds when dealing with this issue, so keep that in mind. Do a little research on the box model bug.
Meta tags are key to your site if you want to attract people to your site for short and long periods of time. Make sure you include them. Quality meta tags will help the search engines to recognize what your site is all about. If you use poor meta tags, or worse, don't use them at all, your site will get fewer visitors overall.
Keep in mind that it is very important to have your website design tested on many different web browsers. Because different browsers render websites differently, the visitor may not have the experience you intended. There are many resources available where you can find out which browsers are currently popular. Check your website on every one one of these browsers, and do not forget mobile web browsers that have become popular.
Always make sure that your site design works well on every browser. Your coding might look great in Firefox, but it could be askew in Internet Explorer. You need to find out exactly how things look in all browsers and then code in a way that leaves your site looking the same on every popular browser.
Learn as much as you can about the various forms of html, as the html is crucial to web design. When you learn about html go ahead and make a couple of pages that are sort of filled with the information that you want to add to any of the sites you plan on working on.
When designing a website, you want to keep the privacy of your customer's information in mind. Set up proper encryption for submitting data, and never store customer passwords and such in a text document. Make sure you set up your website properly so that your customers know that visiting and interacting with your site is safe.
Ask your friends and family for advice on how your web site or sites are developing. You want to see if what you're creating is actually enticing to people when they come visit, you don't want to make a whole site that no one is going to enjoy, this can hurt your overall progress.
Avoid every instance of spammy "sell language" that you possibly can. Studies show that users are likely to jump off of a webpage the instant they pick up the "salesman" vibe. This is because it is said to actually trigger a predatory response in human brain function! So next time you want to sell a product, remember that the potential consumer may view you as a predator and run!
To wrap it up, you were not sure of the important role that web design plays in a company's success, but now you have quite a good feel for it. Ideally, this article will be more than enough to enable you to pass this information on and help other people with the same questions.


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The second phase of the $40-million Baldwin Commerce Center will open this week on the southwest corner of Commerce Drive and Live Oak Avenue in Baldwin Park, where it ultimately will occupy all of the 45-acre site.
One second-phase building, 30,665 square feet, has been leased by Carborundum Abrasives Co. of Niagara Falls, N.Y. The other three buildings contain 71,500, 38,000 and 64,000 square feet and are available for lease, as is one building of 55,656 square feet in Phase 1.
The leasing agent is Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate Services' San Gabriel Valley office. The developer is Baldwin Industrial Properties Ltd., a joint venture of Santa Anita Realty Enterprises Inc. and Grant General Contractors Inc., which is the general contractor.


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Good Sunday to you fine fellow mentalists! My name is Gary (@mentellhealth), a freelance writer with my own blog over http://www.mentellhealth.org (not a typo) and this is my first post for TWOM so be gentle with me! I don't think there are too many triggers in here, but, as always, use caution when reading. I […]Continue reading
This Week in Mentalists – Countdown to the #VMGMindAwards Edition
This week's edition of TWIM is themed on the Mind Media Awards, as the nominations were announced a few days ago. For the last two year's running the Mark Hanson Award for Digital Media was won by somebody who was no stranger to these pages. In 2011 it was Pandora, author of the Confessions of […]Continue reading
This Week in Mentalists – Becoming Bourgeois Edition
This weekend I realised I'd undergone a transformation, though admittedly not as dramatic a transformation as Pandora's last week (hi, Mum-to-be!). I suddenly found myself excited about a trip to Ikea. I was thinking about lampshades, colour schemes, fitted kitchens. All this could only mean one thing. I have finally become irredeemably middle-class. Oh dear, I've […]Continue reading
The future of The World of Mentalists
As announced this weekend, Pandora is leaving her role as co-editor of this site in order to pursue her new career as Mummy. As well as taking time to thank Pan for the hard work she's put in over the last couple of years, this seems like a good time to open a discussion about […]Continue reading
This Week in Mentalists – The Maternal Retirement Edition
¡Hola de las Islas Canarias, amigos! And a warm welcome to this week's TWIM. This one may be a little shorter than those of my usual standard – my holiday can largely be blamed for this – but frankly that's no bad thing, is it? Possible triggers in this edition of TWIM: child abuse, infertility, […]Continue reading
This Week In Mentalists- The 'Sunny' Bank Holiday Edition?!!!
Hi, I'm Kate, and I hope you enjoy this bank holiday edition of TWIM!! (It's a Monday off for most people, in case those not in the UK don't know. Sorry if you're not getting one!!) Please note that this TWIM may contain these triggers so please do be careful. First up a story in […]Continue reading
This Week in Mentalists – The Endless Earworm Edition
Hello. I'm bourach from Conversations with my Head coming to a computer near you with some interesting stories of mentalism. Be aware of any incoherence as I've just woken up from a rather pleasing nap on my sofa. This week Werehorse has had some into what is going on in her life: So today, after […]Continue reading
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[Content note: discusses violence against women] There are more disabled women than men in the UK. In 2010/11, there were 6.1 million disabled women (20%) and 5.4 million men (18%). 6.1 million women, 20%. And yet, to listen to mainstream UK feminism, you would hardly know it. This post is…
This Week in Mentalists – Chin-Stroking Guardianista Edition
This seems to have been something of a week for know-nothing pundits spouting tired cliches about mental health in the Grauniad, hence the subtitle this week. But don't worry, there's also more informed responses from the blogotwitterwebs, and we've also got some selections from a nice piece of crowdsourced website. I don't think there's anything […]Continue reading


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The Ottawa Diocesan CWL Council is coordinating a weekend retreat at Maison Notre Dame De La Providence 1754 St. Joseph Blvd, Orleans, to help us prepare for the season of Advent.
Come, enjoy the company of your sisters in Christ.
Spaces are limited and going fast, so don't delay - register early.
COST: $225.00 includes retreat registration, 2 nights private room (shared bath), meals & snacks Only 57 spaces. Don't be disappointed. Register early. Contact Rosanne Nadon (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The following is from the retreat director, concerning what the retreat will be about: "Advent is an opportunity to open our hearts to say another 'yes' to God on our life's journey...to say 'yes' to our unique ways that God invites each one of us to respond to His Son, Jesus, the Word among us...Jesus whose whole being was a wholehearted 'yes' to God, to our world and to us! We experience life at its most profound and most joyous when we live in the harmony with the will of God. The retreat weekend invites us to be in the moment where the Mystery of the Incarnation happens so we can more consciously discover how love is calling us out of ourselves. Come...Relax...Pray...Reflect and Be"


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Collaborating since early 2008, Andrew Ooi and Eric Mathew share a common interest in the elegant versatility of paper as a design material. Their work utilizes paper as a valuable commodity, in contrast to its popular public conception as a ubiquitous disposable resource. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese uses of paper in the production of items of everyday use, their work has evolved to include lighting, furniture, and ornament. In June of 2009, they will exhibit a site-specific installation at Graphica Creativa '09, a printmaking triennial at the Jyvaskyla Art Museum, Finland.
Andrew Ooi is a self-taught artist who works with paper and light. Based in Toronto, Ooi's focus on reusable and renewable resource let to his use of recycled papers and energy efficient light sources. He makes hanging or free- standing origami shapes infused with light. Ooi's Origami Light-Works provide a calming glow through the rhythmic geometry of folded paper and the diffuse light the paper casts. His works were recently featured in Radiant Dark, at Design at Riverside, Cambridge Galleries, ON.
Eric Mathew is a print-based artist working in Toronto. Mathew completed an MFA at York University and has exhibited widely in Canada. Recent exhibitions include Showcase '07 at Cambridge Galleries, and 2-4's and Time Travel at MADE, Toronto. Often working with a combination of silkscreen and painting his work deals with themes of consumerism, identity, and the Canadian mythological fabric. The graphic simplicity of his work has led to design commissions including most recently, street banners for the City of Toronto's Live with Culture campaign, and custom carpet designs for sourceUK.
The artists would like to thank the generous support and encouragement of Julie Nicholson and Shaun Moore of MADE.


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Eli Lilly & Company
Uniting caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world.
Who is Eli Lilly and Company?
Lilly is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by Colonel Eli Lilly, a man committed to creating high quality medicines that meet real needs and today, we remain true to that mission in all our work.
Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteering. At Lilly, we're inspired to make a difference in people's lives every day.
Since our founding, we've pioneered major breakthroughs like insulin and the polio vaccine, and we've worked to make sure these discoveries reach the people around the world who need them most. Everyone at Lilly is passionate about building on these contributions and is determined to deliver on our promise to make life better for individuals and communities.
Our founder, Colonel Eli Lilly charged us to "take what you find here and make it better and better. " Whether this takes the form of discovering new medicines, finding new ways to support patients or improving our communities, we strive to improve the lives of those we serve in our work each day.
The Lilly name is a promise. The red script, an evolved version of our founder's signature, is a sign of our proud past and our exciting future. Our promise is simple:
Lilly unites caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world


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A ground-breaking teacher, who was brought up in Newton Stewart, will become a television star tonight after being awarded Teacher of the Year at the Pride of Britain Awards 2015.
Elaine Wyllie, head teacher at St Ninian's Primary School in Stirling, was nominated for the award following her work on the 'Daily Mile' – an initiative she pioneered in her own school almost four years ago and which has now been adopted by over 20 other schools in the Stirling area.
Fifty-nine year old Elaine, who retires from teaching on Friday, attended the star-studded Pride of Britain Awards in London on Monday to accept the Teacher of the Year accolade, which will be aired tonight at 8pm on ITV.
Elaine told the Gazette: "The awards night was just sensational! We got to walk down the red carpet going into the Dorchester Hotel. The room in the Dorchester was huge there were 900 there. Everyone was taking selfies! The night before all the award winners staying in the same hotel and we became very close. Meeting them was a very humbling experience.
My husband was with me and at our table we had the Dragon's Den judges. Duncan Ballantyne was very helpful. He gave me tips on how to say calm before I went up to get my award.
"What I didn't know was, when I got to the stage, the screen switched to Buckingham Palace where ten of my pupils were there with Gordon Ramsay ready to run from the Palace with my award. That was a wonderful moment.
"I have very fond memories of living in Newton Stewart and going to school at Penninghame and the Douglas Ewart. I was born in Castle Douglas but we moved to Newton Stewart when I was nine.
"I'm a proud Doonhamer!"
Elaine's maiden name was Stuart and her father was the police sergeant based in Newton Stewart in the 60s and 70s. Her sister Marjorie McCallie said: "We are all so proud of her."
The 'Daily Mile' sees every pupil, from nursery to primary seven, runs or walks a mile each day around the school's track. This unique approach to children's fitness and tackling childhood obesity has attracted national and international praise from healthcare experts and is now to be the focus of a study by experts at the University of Stirling.
Stirling Council's Director of Children, Young People and Education, David Leng, added: "Elaine is an outstanding Headteacher, who has taken a simple idea and made it into an activity that really works for her pupils. She has become a role model for all our schools and is rightly getting interest from across the world for her commitment to children's health and wellbeing. We are really proud of her!"
Elaine commented: "I am very grateful for this award which came as a complete surprise, and for the recognition of the Daily Mile. The Daily Mile improves the Health and Wellbeing of all children, and all children can succeed, no matter their circumstances, age or ability. It is a joy to see the children come back from their Daily Mile apple cheeked, puffed out and cheerful, ready to focus on their class work.
"I thank everyone in the St. Ninians Primary School community and Stirling Council for their support with the implementation of the Daily Mile and I'm glad to see that so many schools and nurseries across Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Scotland are now doing it."


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by MIKE CHAIKEN
If you're looking for a night of laughter, you absolutely can't go wrong if you buy yourself a ticket for the current road tour of "The Book of Mormon."
The comic musical created by the masterminds of the animated series, "South Park," is pointed, scatological, devilishly insightful, and sacrilegious– all of the earmarks of a great comedy.
The show follows a tradition of such iconic comic musicals unafraid to take potshots at sacred cows… such as Mel Brooks' "The Producers" or the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup."
The show follows a group of Mormon missionaries who set out to convert the residents of a village in the African war-torn nation of Uganda.
The creative team of Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone clearly understand the conventions of great comedy and the stage musical art form. And the accolades for the show through the years are well-deserved.
This road tour upholds with great aplomb the reputation of the show. The cast – from the leads to the ensemble—are well-matched with the show.
Key to the success of the road production that rolled into Hartford Feb. 14 were the leads, Gabe Gibbs as the darling son of the Mormon church, Elder Price; and Conner Peirson, the born follower and pathological liar, Elder Cunningham.
The pairing between Gibbs and Peirson followed the classic buddy humor archetype. The pairing had echoes of Abbott and Costello, pairing an inept man-child (Peirson) with a dapper, confident, but flawed straight man (Gibbs).
The comic chemistry between Gibbs and Peirson was undeniable. The actors also were able to effectively portray the affection for one another beneath the surface of the antagonism written into the cast.
Leanne Robinson as Nabulungi, the ingénue of the show and chaste love interest of Cunningham, also was delightful. The character could easily have devolved into a clueless bimbo girl-child. But Robinson is able to convey that her absence of perspective was more a result of her location off the grid of Western culture and not due to the lack of IQ.
The show's laughs also are derived from physical humor on stage. Whether it was the blocking or the choreography, there was a method to the madness—go for the guffaw. The performances were over the top, but the direction was clearly controlled. The cast was like a well-oiled machine where all the parts smoothly crafted the final product.
The cast also is full of amazing singers. Peirson and Gibbs, in particular, show great facility at working the vocals in a way that never breaks character.
By all means, "The Book of Mormon" is miles away from good clean family fun. If you're looking for a pleasant story about the wonders of Jesus and the Mormon way, this isn't it. But if you're interested in laughing at an original story that lovingly mines the traditions of comedy and musicals, "The Book of Mormon," especially this road production, is the way to go.
I give "The Book of Mormon" four out of four stars.
"The Book of Mormon" continues at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford tonight, Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. For tickets, go to www.Bushnell.org