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On Behalf of CM Kitchen:
As was discussed during our worksession, I believe it critical that we approve the proposed CodeNEXT contract amendment today so our staff and consultants can continue work on our new land development code. However, I remain concerned with the lack of participation of minority sub-consultants on the project.
I appreciate our staff and consultants' efforts to create opportunities for additional community outreach performed by minority sub-consultants within the scope of this contract amendment in accordance with the City's MBE/WBE program. I think this is a positive step, but not sufficient to fully address the concern. With respect to the CodeNEXT outreach process, like many of you, I have also heard concerns generally about the perceived lack of outreach and engagement in the minority community. I think this action to approve a contract amendment presents us the opportunity to potentially address both these issues.
I propose that Council approve the contract amendment as recommended by the Manager this Thursday, and also provide additional direction to the Manager to quickly bring back for Council consideration of another appropriate vehicle, that would include a scope of work creating additional opportunities for CodeNEXT outreach and engagement in our minority community that would be executed in compliance with our MBE/WBE ordinances.
In addition, I believe the Council should consider ways we could prevent this situation from occurring on future professional services contracts. I plan to work with Council colleagues, community, and city staff to consider introduction of a resolution directing the City Manager to recommend improvements to our MBE/WBE program oversight process. Improvements could include (1) regular compliance reporting to the Council Audit and Finance Committee, (2) recommended options for appropriately revisiting professional services contract goals for MBE/WBE utilization when contract amendments may impact the likelihood to achieving the overall contract MBE/WBE goals and, (3) any suggested revisions to the overall contract goals based on changes to the scope of work and available certified firms be reported to council for decision and to (4) address structural issues associated with our current MBE/WBE program.
I will work with our city staff to develop specific language for this additional direction and resolution, and I appreciate the Council's consideration of both these actions.
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The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) and the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) congratulate Hawaii teens, Colby Benson, a senior at Mililani High School, and Haley Michelle Kagimoto, a student at Punahou, who were selected as second place winners of the third annual GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares Teens! Make Music Contest. The teens were selected for their original song that highlights how those who have struggled with addiction can find hope in recovery. The contest winners were honored during National Drug Facts Week, and are attending the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Backstage Experience, a special backstage tour that takes place while artists rehearse for the live GRAMMY Awards, as well as tours of Capitol Records and the Grammy Museum to acquaint teens interested in a career in the music industry.
The contest asked young musicians, ages 14 – 18, to compose or create an original song and/or music video that explored, encouraged and celebrated a healthy lifestyle or accurately depicted a story about drug abuse. Benson and Kagimoto won for their song titled, "Change Who We'll Become," inspired by friends and family faced by substance abuse. Their powerful lyrics, "we can rise up once we've fallen, change who we'll become," highlight how those who have struggled with addiction can find hope in recovery.
First place winners were Vinny Cavalcanti, a senior at West High School, and Nick Miller, a junior at Rowland Hall Academy from Utah, and third place winner was Hannah Rand, a senior at Oak Park River Forest High School in Illinois. The winning entries can be heard at www.drugfree.org/teensmakemusiccontest. Benson and Kagimoto's music video can be viewed here:
The DOH recognizes that the more informed young people of Hawaii are regarding addiction and recovery the better able the community will be in reaching out to address substance abuse and its impact on people's lives. Haley and Colby are a great example of informed teens with a powerful message to share through the language of music.
The DOH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division collaborates and partners with public and private agencies across the state to promote healthy lifestyles and provide prevention, intervention and treatment services for adolescents and adults. All substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment services are contracted to non-profit, community-based agencies. For the 2,326 adolescent admissions (five-year average for fiscal years 2008 through 2012), the primary substances cited at admission are marijuana (58 percent) and alcohol (34 percent). For the 3,341 adult admissions (five-year average for fiscal years 2008 through 2012), the primary substances cited at admission are methamphetamine (42 percent), alcohol (33percent) and marijuana (14 percent).
The Creative Industries Division (CID) in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), provides professional development programs to accelerate the growth of Hawaii's creative sectors through strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as the Grammy Foundation, MusiCares, The Recording Academy and the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts (HARA) to advance opportunities for Hawaii's emerging artists in the music sector.
About MusiCares.
Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy®, MusiCares® provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares' services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community. For more information, please visit www.musicares.org. For breaking news and exclusive content, please like "MusiCares" on Facebook at www.facebook.com/musicares and follow MusiCares on Twitter @MusiCares at www.twitter.com/musicares.
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Working while enrolled
International students have the right to work while studying in France as long as they are enrolled in an institution that participates in the national student health-care plan. Students who are not nationals of EU member countries must also hold a valid residency permit. The right to work applies to all students, inlcuding those who are in France for the first time, those who are enrolled in the first year of a university program, and those who are enrolled full-time in a language school.
The law allows students to work 964 hours in a given year, which corresponds to 60% of full-time employment for the year. Remember that you can't expect to meet all of your expenses by working part-time, so you must have other means of support.
France has a national minimum hourly wage, known as the SMIC. The SMIC presently stands at € 9,61 gross per hour worked since january 1, 2015, before mandatory withholding for social benefits. Withholding reduces the worker's net wage by about 20%.
You are no longer required to obtain temporary employment authorization (APT, Autorisation Provisoire de Travail) in order to work part-time while enrolled. (Exception: Algerian students are still covered by the Franco-Algerian agreement of December 27, 1968.)
Working at a university
International students are also eligible for student jobs at universities and other public institutions of higher education. Students are hired to provide the following services: assisting incoming students; helping disabled students; providing tutoring; providing IT support and assistance; coordinating and staffing cultural, athletic, and social events; working in the career center; and supporting their institution's promotional efforts.
Student employment contracts are offered for a period not to exceed 12 months. They run from September 1 through August 31. Students may work up to 670 hours between September 1 and June 30, and up to 300 hours between July 1 and August 31.
Student employees follow a work schedule that will not interfere with their studies. The terms and conditions of employment specified in the contract are adapted to the requirements of each student's program so as to ensure academic success while also offering work experience.


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The bowdlerised song, which replaces "Joy to the world, the Lord is come, Let earth receive her King" with the lines "Joy to the world, for peace shall come, Let this be our refrain" came out top of a poll hosted by Ship of Fools, the religious humour website.
Other Christmas favourites altered for the politically-correct age include O Come All Ye Faithful, with some congregations told to sing "O come in adoration" instead of "O come let us adore him", which is apparently considered too gender specific.
By Matthew Moore
Telegraph (London)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing has also been updated, with the line "Glory to the Christ child, bring" deemed more inclusive than "Glory to the newborn king".
The website's Steve Goddard said they were inspired to start the poll after dozens of readers complained that their local churches had made clumsy alterations to songbooks.
"We've all noticed the "new" words, grimaced, tried to remember what the original lines were, shaken our heads in bemusement, and politely carried on singing," he said.
"Theologically-modified carols will ring out everywhere this year. Innocents like king, man, son, virgin and Lord have been slaughtered to make carols more modern and inclusive. In some cases, entire verses have been rewritten."
He added: "How long will it be before we have to sing 'Oh Vertically Challenged Town of Bethlehem' because 'little' is perceived to be politically incorrect?"
The Rev Richard Mulcahy, from the Church in Wales, in Newport, South Wales, said that churchgoers were right to stick to traditional lyrics at Christmas.
"The tongue-twisting and general drop in volume from using the new words is just not worth it," he said.
"So even if we use modernised words for hymns at other times of the year, when it comes to carols we have to throw out the changes."
Christmas songs can reconnect us to our childhood sense of wonder, or drive us right up the freakin' chimney. For the 12 days of Christmas, we've made our lists of the naughtiest and nicest non-novelty rock-era ditties. You check 'em twice.
Madonna had been around the block far too many times to get away with playing the infuriating Betty Boop-ish ingenue. When Eartha Kitt made a case for being a good, deserving girl — "think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed" — it was mildly amusing. When Madonna trotted out the line, it was just another reason for Sean Penn to start throwing ornaments.
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A humble ingredient is all it's cracked up to be when you turn down the heat.
What is it?
It's an egg cooked slowly at a very precise temperature (from 60C to 65C) to achieve a high-impact result: a shimmering, silky orb of creamy egg white surrounding a rich, softly liquid egg yolk. Forget your three-minute egg; this can take anything up to 2 hours.
Where is it?
At Andrew McConnell's Cumulus Inc, weekend breakfasts are devoted to the famous 65/65 egg (65-gram eggs cooked for 65 minutes) served with grilled Lyonnaise sausage, braised beans and smoked hock. During the week, the egg is served with smoked sardines, grilled asparagus, tomato and sorrel on toast. At Prahran's Hobba Coffee & Kitchen, the perfectly cooked 63C eggs come with grilled asparagus, hazelnut crumbs and horseradish panna cotta; and at Canterbury's Maling Room, they're served with chorizo and roast tomatillo salsa, grilled corn, avocado and tomato. "We don't do a traditional poached egg at all any more," Maling Room manager Adam Howes says. "Although we do have to warn our customers when they order that the eggs are soft, as some people freak out."
Why do I care?
Because chefs from Britain's Heston Blumenthal to Spain's Andoni Luis Aduriz consider it ''the perfect egg''. Because it's very impressive served over hot-smoked salmon, grilled tuna, new-season asparagus or baked beans and sausages. Or just because it gives you more time to get the toast on and the coffee made.
Can I do it at home?
For precise results, you need an immersion circulator, the temperature-controlled water bath used by chefs. Failing that, you can still have fun experimenting with an instant-read cook's thermometer (about $6), a big pot, and a simmer pad, but it's a bit hit and miss.
Slow-cooked egg and jamon on toast
5 x 65g eggs, room temperature
1 garlic clove, roughly crushed
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 thick slices sourdough bread
8 slices jamon or prosciutto
4 tbsp chervil or microcress
Sea salt and cracked black pepper
1. Heat water in a large saucepan or stockpot until a cook's thermometer reads 60C to 62C. Place a saucer on the bottom to stop the eggs from gathering on the base, where the temperature is highest.
2. Carefully add the eggs and cook for 50 minutes, keeping the temperature constant. Remove a ''test'' egg, crack in half, and slide on to a warm plate. The white should be soft, translucent and jelly-like, and the yolk still gently runny. If not yet cooked, give the others another 5 to 10 minutes.
3. To serve, stir the garlic into the olive oil. Grill the sourdough bread, brush with the garlicky olive oil, and top with folds of jamon and lots of chervil. Arrange egg on top, drizzle with remaining olive oil, scatter with sea salt and pepper and serve.
Recipe note on timing and temperature:
I tried everything from cooking the eggs for 1 minute per gram (for example, a 60-gram egg for 60 minutes) to varying the temperature from 60C to 64C. While the whites were beautifully translucent, the yolks went one stage past runny. Try it yourself, or master the traditional poached egg instead. Serves 4


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Hey everyone. I go by "Beyonder" for now as I'm still figuring out my place in the world as a "closeted" agnostic atheist. The reason is that I'm married to a conservative Christian whom I have not told about my loss of belief in the supernatural or its associated dogma. I'm not sure how she'll take it. My parents are also pretty conservative Christians as well. Let's just say most of the people I've associated with in life are believers.
I've been blogging about my thoughts and experiences at http://beyondbelief.blog.com and would love for you to read and/or subscribe if you can.
If you have any advice on "coming out" as an agnostic atheist, that'd be great. Thanks!
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Mark, there's no doubt that religious music, art and architecture has awed millions throughout the past two millennia, but these are HUMAN endeavors, tributes to HUMAN talent and imagination, and only attributed to religion.
In fact, if religion were carried on today as it was in the time in which Yeshua (Jesus) allegedly lived, in small, unadorned, stucco buildings, or open fields, or hilltops, rather than in ornate, high-ceilinged, stain-glass-windowed, heavily carpeted cathedrals, Cristianity wouldn't be nearly as awe-inspiring as it currently is.
It's the gilded-cage effect.
It would really be hard to come from such a stringent background. I grew up as the daughter of an Episcopal Priest and a school teacher, but I was always encouraged to think freely. There is a big difference between fundamentalist Christians and Episcopalians. I guess my case is just different. I am sorry I don't know what to say to you on this subject. :(
maybe get a really good divorce lawyer on retainer before you tell your wife. Just sayin.
Tell her you found yahweh on thinkatheist.
You should just tell her though. No sugarcoating. just the whole truth.
I told everyone in my family with a 10,000 word mini-auto-biography explaining how I had gotten to where I was in life. It turned out pretty well. I've had some long, individual talks with my family members (I recommend this) about being an atheist where I was surprised to learn that even my most devout family members had expressed a high degree of doubt at some point in their lives. There have been some points of contention between my father and my brother who are the most zealous of the bunch, but over all my family has been very accepting and since that time, my mother has started teetering on the edge of deconversion.
At the same time, my family tends to be more understanding, and I'm also not married.
Hallelujah. :)
Praise anyone whom you think deserves it.
But be careful Beyonder, whilst being an agnostic atheist is a valid stance, many people will go so far as to completely ruin relationships with those who do not believe in the same things as them. You are the only person that can make the choice to "come out", and the destruction of relationships versus the need to be yourself around those you love must be assessed.
I am a gnostic atheist, catholic until I was 20 when I found freedom from religion in a combination of reading the bible, reading the works of and watching debates with Christoper Hitchens and Matt Dillahunty versus numerous apologists.
Without taking into account their reaction I shared this fantastic discovery with my parents, my mother being a devout catholic and my father believing in the christian god but disagreeing with a lot of the horrors in the bible. If not for my father to help keep communications open from their end I would to this day not be allowed in their house.
So once again I say be careful. Don't drop it like a bomb.
Hi Beyonder,
I read your blog - I was only planning to skim over and get the gist of some of it, but you write exceptionally well! I found myself reading all of it, no skimming, and clicked back post by post until I reached your first post - and then, disappointingly for me, the well ran dry. You come across as a very sincere person, with a really good way of expressing yourself. Thank you indeed, for sharing your personal thoughts.
You may not have told your wife yet, but when you do - and I believe you will do that - you cannot control her reaction. She is a person unto herself, and she will say, do or behave the way she chooses to. I would guess that it is the havoc you are dreading wreaking in what is currently settled waters, that is giving you such concern.
Perhaps you could show her your blog - or at least excerpts from it. You write so openly that it would be hard to misconstrue what you mean. But again, from the open way you write, I am going to guess that you would be able to sit down and talk to her just as openly.
None of us know your wife or your interaction with her, so although some members have perhaps had similar situations to deal with, they will be different personalities with different interactivity. Not much help there, then.
So here is the million dollar question. Can you go through the rest of your life with your wife (and family), pretending you still believe? Or do you feel that you need to be honest with them at some stage?
If you can see yourself faking it for years to come, then that is an option for you. Having read your blog, I would not guess that this was the case, but if you chose this path, I don't think anyone would blame you. Certainly, nobody can judge the considerations of your own set of circumstances.
If you need to be honest with her then it is not a matter of 'whether', it is simply a matter of 'when' and 'how'. You have to realise that you cannot control the outcome, so you need to focus on clear delivery - it is amazing how people blur their delivery when they are giving information they believe will not be willingly received. So be clear and open, and give your wife a chance to understand and absorb the new information. Maybe even suggest that you have something to tell her, but you would like her to have time to digest it so that you can have a discussion after she has had time to absorb it and reflect.
I really hope it goes well for you.


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Women rising to the challenge of weightlessness
ESA PR 24-2005. Following 60 days of 'bedrest' simulating the effects of weightlessness on the body, the first volunteers in the WISE (Women International Space Simulation for Exploration) study have been getting back on their feet.
They all speak of having had a wonderfully enriching experience both in scientific and human terms. A press conference attended by those in charge of the study and volunteers is to be held on 2 June.
The volunteers in question are twelve women, drawn from seven European countries. Since March they have been confined to bed at the MEDES (French Institute of Space Medicine and Physiology) space clinic in Toulouse, in what is the longest female bedrest experiment ever conducted within the European Community.
For these two months, they have been confined to bed, lying at a 6° angle, their feet raised slightly above their heads. In such a position it is possible to induce in the body phenomena similar to those encountered by astronauts when subjected to weightlessness for long periods, such as a loss of muscle mass and capacity for effort followed by a reduction in bone mass. A better understanding of the mechanisms governing this adaptation of the body to weightless conditions will be invaluable when it comes to developing counter measures for astronauts. It will also have applications on Earth, for example in the treatment of those in need of long-term hospitalisation, and more generally, of the effects of physical inactivity on health.
Experiments of this type have already been carried out, notably in two three-month sessions involving male volunteers in 2001 and 2002. However, the WISE study is the first long-duration bedrest programme to be conducted in Europe using female subjects.
Some wanted a challenge, others to do their bit
From the time preparations get under way for the bedrest phase to the rehabilitation phase once they are back on their feet, the twelve volunteers will have spent three months at the MEDES clinic, in what they all agreed was an extraordinary experience.
Some, out of a spirit of adventure, signed up as a way of taking on yet another challenge; this was the case with Marjo from Finland, who had already toured the world, or the sport-loving Dorotha from Poland, who lives in Sweden, works in Ireland and previously studied in Italy! "It's a way of testing your limits", explained Elisabeth from Germany, who, like Polish Beata, had tried her hand at parachuting prior to joining the experiment.
Others, such as Monica from the Czech Republic, saw the three-month period as a way of taking some time out from their daily lives, while at the same time being of service to the community. This was also a factor for one of the five French women taking part, Laurence, who had already been involved in drug trials and did not really consider it to be a challenge: "I needed to take some time out from my normal life, to have a change of scene. In the event, I learned a lot. It is also a way of exploring your inner self and forming a clearer understanding of what you are capable of".
Similarly, Delphine, a piano teacher from France, described the study as "a personal challenge, and a way of discovering my physical capabilities, but also a new experience, a way of becoming involved in space activities and making a worthwhile contribution".
The twelve women were involved in scientific tests from a very early stage. From the moment they volunteered, they were kept fully informed about the tests they would have to undergo and also of all the expected scientific benefits.
"We were kept very well informed", adds Marjo. "We were even given presentations on bedrest. Here they really make you feel involved". Elisabeth continues, "to begin with I felt just like a little child, wanting to know everything and people were really very nice, answering all our questions".
According to Nadine, another French volunteer, who normally works for temping agencies, the effect of this very open approach was to make her all the more inquisitive and motivated: "I'm taking part in something that's really important to science and medicine but also to international cooperation. It's a unique experiment to which I've made my own small contribution".
Lying with your head in the stars
Half way through, the twelve volunteers had a visit from an important guest, Claudie Haigneré, the French minister for European Affairs, who had previously been an ESA astronaut, taking part in two missions and spending a total of 25 days in space. This also brought home the extent to which knowledge of how the female body reacts to weightless conditions is limited due to the small number of space flights involving women. Only three women have spent six months or more in space, compared with 48 men (including 20 who have spent more than a year and one more than two years).
Isabelle from France, who works in the food industry, is very conscious of the importance of the experiment: "It's quite amazing when you stop to think about it: what we have achieved has never been done before".
"We really feel like we have taken part in a space programme", says Dorotha. "There's been talk about it everywhere and that's something we are aware of at all times. The scientists explain their experiments to us and we are always learning a lot. In fact, it's very much a two-way process since we are participants in their work".
"We feel very involved in the experiments and tests; in fact we're members of the team", adds Monica. "One could even say that we are the most important members of the team and that's a huge responsibility".
Beata, a young mother, takes a broader view, saying, "Space research, expeditions to Mars: these are really fascinating and important things. I know I'll never go into space but at least I'll know I've done all I could for research, for astronauts and for the future and I'm happy when I think that in my own little way I've made a useful contribution".
"One day women will go to Mars", explain Monica and Laurence, "and knowing we will to some extent have made that possible makes us feel as if we have somehow been part of that mission".
Two months in the twinkling of an eye
All the volunteers said that they were surprised at how the 60 days have flown by.
"We were far to busy to ever get bored", jokes Marjo.
In reality, between examinations, physical exercise and psychological monitoring sessions, the days go by very quickly. As Laurence and Nadine point out, "that is also because we are not able to move from our beds and even taking a shower (while lying down) is a time-consuming business".
For those with time on their hands, there is no shortage of things to do: reading, watching TV, using the Internet, but also lessons in Spanish, Portuguese or computing. And especially something which is particularly popular with all the volunteers: a visit from the physiotherapists for their daily massage.
The volunteers say they don't suffer too much from the lack of visits because they are in contact with close friends and family every day by phone. "My partner is doing his best to get by without me", says one, with a big beaming smile. Another says, "I speak to my 4-year old son every day on the phone. Of course I miss him but I suppose it is only for three months".
They have all been surprised not to suffer more from sore backs and headaches, or even mental fatigue, something which is confirmed by the medical team: there has not been a higher incidence of headaches than in a group of women not undergoing bedrest.
That is not to say, however, that there are no effects arising from simulated weightlessness, as Elisabeth points out: "I feel fine, except for the fact that from time to time I forget I've got legs. You are not aware of losing muscle mass but you can see it has occurred".
In the space of two months, friendships have formed between the volunteers and relationships with the scientific and medical teams have also become much stronger.
"They really look after our every little need", says Isabelle. Nadine goes on to say, "It's really terrific the amount of attention we receive. It's so important to us the way the teams are prepared to listen".
"There is a very close relationship with the medical staff and teams. It's nothing like a standard doctor-patient relationship", says Delphine. "Here we all work together, and everything is done to shield us from stress and worry; it is then up to us to do all we can to make their job easier".
A truly enriching experience
When asked what they have got out of the experience, the volunteers claim to be more than satisfied, some even going as far as to say they have changed, and were delighted to find they had learned more about themselves and others.
"You discover all kinds of things about yourself. It's amazing how easily both your body and mind adapt", notes Laurence. According to Dorotha, "It's a truly enriching experience. I've learned so much about myself and have met lots of really interesting people".
Beata summarises her experience as follows: "It has really enabled me to have a much broader worldview, I really have learned so much. I now have a better understanding of why we go into space, what we do there and how there's really nothing routine and straightforward about it."
"I've gained so much more confidence and self-knowledge". says Delphine. "A bedrest study is a really introspective thing. When I first arrived, I began by thinking about the staff at the clinic and the research they were doing, but as time went on I began to think about space activities and then humanity as a whole. Being cut off from the world, while at the same time being there to contribute something to it really is a lesson in tolerance and open-mindedness".
When asked whether they would be willing to continue with the study for another month it is Dorotha who best sums up the general feeling: "I think I could have but now that I know I'll soon be getting up, I want to get walking again, even though I know it won't be easy straight away".
They all had the same message of encouragement for the volunteers for the second session due to take place in the autumn: "If you're in good health, are open-minded and capable of being patient and want to do your bit for the future, for our children and for space exploration, then why not give it a go!"
Initial results
On 2 June, as this first session of the WISE study draws to a close, a press conference will be organised at the MEDES space clinic, at the Rangueil hospital in Toulouse.
Volunteers will be on hand to talk about their experience. Senior figures from ESA, CNES and MEDES, who have been conducting this study in conjunction with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, will present the initial results from this WISE study session as well as information on preparations for the second session scheduled for the autumn (see attached programme).
Media representatives wishing to attend this press conference are requested to apply using the attached form.
For more detailed information, please contact:
Franco Bonacina
ESA Media Relations Division
Tel: +33(0)1.5369.7155
Fax: +33(0)1.5369.7690
Dieter Isakeit
Directorate of Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration Programmes
Tel: +31(0)71.565.5451
Fax: +31(0)71.565.8008


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With Maryland and Virginia already declaring a "state of emergency" status owing to the approach of Hurricane Sandy, other Eastern US seaboard states are sure to follow. Since our Virginia home is in the middle of the "cone of uncertainty", Ol' Myrt here has decided to cancel both of the DearMYRTLE webinars scheduled for Monday, 29 October 2012.
Mondays with Myrt will resume it's normal 12 noon Eastern US webinar on 5 Nov 2012.
The second session of TNG The Next Generation of Genealogy Site Building will be held 5 November 2012 at 9pm Eastern US time.
All pre-registered participants have been notified via email.
Mother Nature has absolute power, doesn't she? Be safe everyone.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
Your friend in genealogy.
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Moravian Grist Mill - Black and White Wednesday #92
Mill Marker - The Inn at MillRace Pond, Hope, New Jersey
My contribution to Black and White Wednesday #92, hosted by Simona of Briciole. Simona will have her gallery online tomorrow.
Cinzia of Cindystar, where BWW has found a very good home, has all the details on participation as well as opportunities to host this nice-and-easy collection of culinary photos.
P.S. - After several weeks' absence, I will be returning to these posts on a regular basis to share special ingredients in a wide variety of recipes to appeal to most tastes. My global curiosity has gotten the best of me again. Look for early features on Japanese, Italian, Greek, and Southeast Asian cuisines. Next post, come visit for a golden bowl of Grilled Tofu Massamum Curry with Baby Blue Pototoes.


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Video: How to Trick a Baboon into Revealing Its Secret Watering Hole
Next time you're in the Kalahari Desert and need to find out where water is, here's how to trick a baboon into leading you to its watering hole. You just have to catch one, feed him salt to make him thirsty, let him go, and chase him to the water source. Easy! Watch the video after the jump.
How to Trick a Baboon into Revealing Its Secret Watering Hole
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Blast off on the ultimate experience for space enthusiasts - see the best that the Kennedy Space Center has to offer in one day! Visit the Kennedy Space Center, have lunch with an astronaut and go on a guided bus tour!
- Enjoy the ultimate experience for space enthusiasts
- Explore the Kennedy Space Center in style with a Space Pass
- Ride the Discover KSC bus tour with a guide
- See areas not on the regular bus tours
- Dine with an astronaut
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The Ultimate Experience for Space Enthusiasts
Start your day off by visiting the world's most comprehensive attraction devoted to the space shuttle, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's new Space Shuttle Atlantis brings you up and close with the priceless Atlantis spacecraft as only astronauts have seen it before.
Try the more than 60 interactive, touch-screen experiences and high-tech simulators and test your skills as an astronaut. You may also choose to stroll by a scale-size space shuttle, touch a piece of moon rock or try space ice cream?
We also recommend you to visit the IMAX movie or riding the Shuttle Launch Experience prior to lunch.
During lunch time, you have a chance to sit down to a buffet lunch and presentation from an astronaut. This is a great opportunity for photos and autographs.
After lunch, it is time to ride the Discover KSC Bus Tour.
to the Kennedy Space Center including transfer. This 2-hour, fully guided bus tour within Kennedy takes you close by the former shuttle launch pads. If you really want to experience Kennedy, yet don't necessarily wish to walk around and read the exhibits yourself, then this is your opportunity.
On some occasions, the bus tour stops in the Vehicle Assembly Buildings for guests to take photos outside. This is definitely a tour highlight and something not to be missed. This extra stop is only available for a limited time and we will not be told by NASA when this special stop will end!
This tour shows you areas not seen on the regular bus tours. The bus tour ends at the Saturn V Center where guests get to walk under the Saturn V rocket and touch a piece of moon rock.
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What is Neurofeedback?
Learn how self-regulation training allows the central nervous system to function better.
Learn how this family deals with the daily challenges of raising a child with ADD/ADHD.
An interview with four families dealing with the challenges of raising a child with Autism.
Chronic Pain
Meet Caroline Grierson, a nurse practicing neurofeedback for pain management, in association with Dr. Prager, a leading pain specialist at UCLA.
Peak Performance
Neurofeedback for Peak Performance, featuring the work of Rae Tattenbaum and Susan Othmer.
Regaining Control
In this powerful video a USMC Captain with multiple deployments in Iraq shares his experiences in dealing with PTSD, and how neurofeedback treatment at Marine Corps Camp Pendleton aided in his recovery.
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School-based Brain Training Shown to Alleviate ADHDSource: bostonglobe.com By Deborah Kotz February 17, 2014
With more than one in 10 children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, parents and doctors alike have been eager to find alternatives to prescription stimulant medications like Ritalin or Adderall. Some of these options include computer programs that train the brain to increase attention span and a therapy called neurofeedback where a practitioner teaches children how to keep their brain calm and focused.
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Train The Brain: Using Neurofeedback To Treat ADHDSource: npr.org by Jon Hamilton
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Neurofeedback Gains Popularity and Lab AttentionSource: nytimes.com by Katherine Ellison
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This is neurofeedback, a kind of biofeedback for the brain, which practitioners say can address a host of neurological ills - among them attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, depression and anxiety - by allowing patients to alter their own brain waves through practice and repetition.
Biofeedback Now Seen as "Regular" MedicineSource: Yahoo.com - by Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter
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Biofeedback used to be thought of as alternative therapy - something that might help but wasn't considered a fully legitimized medical treatment. No more. U.S. soldiers returning from war now use biofeedback to help deal with post-traumatic stress disorder. People suffering from chronic pain often find relief in biofeedback. Even athletes are using biofeedback to gain better control over their bodies.
First Direct Evidence of Neuroplastic Changes Following Brainwave TrainingSource: ScienceDailyMarch 12, 2010
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Significant changes in brain plasticity have been observed following alpha brainwave training. "The novel finding may have important implications for future non-pharmacological therapies of the brain and calls for a serious re-examination and stronger backing of research on neurofeedback, a technique which may be promising tool to modulate cerebral plasticity in a safe, painless, and natural way."
Doctors Preach "Brain Training" to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorderby Sarah Lucero / KENS 5
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There are a growing number of medical experts who say they have discovered a groundbreaking treatment that doesn't involve taking more pills or traditional approaches. It involves stimulating the brain in a way that's never been done before.
EEG Neurofeedback for Treating Psychiatric DisordersSource: Psychiatric Times. Vol. 19 No. 2 - Alondra Oubré, Ph.D.
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Neurofeedback, also called electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback or neurotherapy, is an adjunctive treatment used for psychiatric conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, phobic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, depression and affective disorders, autism, and addictive disorders (Moore, 2000; Rosenfeld, 2000; Trudeau, 2000).
Neurofeedback: An ADHD Treatment That Retrains the Brain?Source: U.S. News & World Report by Megan JohnsonSeptember 10, 2009
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Neurofeedback, also called EEG biofeedback, has been under investigation as a treatment for epilepsy and ADHD since the 1970s. Putting it to use on children with attention deficits has logical appeal. Studies suggest that in ADHD, the brain generates insufficient beta waves, which are associated with focus and attention, and an overabundance of lower-frequency theta waves, produced during periods of daydreaming or drowsiness.
Neurofeedback Has Been Found to Improve Cognitive and Artistic PerformanceSource: BioMed Central Ltd. - by Tomas Ros, Merrick J Moseley, Philip A Bloom, Larry Benjamin, Lesley A Parkinson and John H Gruzelier. © 2009 Ros et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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By enabling individuals to self-regulate their brainwave activity in the field of optimal performance in healthy individuals, neurofeedback has been found to improve cognitive and artistic performance. Here we assessed whether two distinct EEG neurofeedback protocols could develop surgical skill, given the important role this skill plays in medicine.
Your Thyroid and AdrenalsSource: VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness: Primal Body – Primal Mind Radio with Nora Gedgaudas
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Nora explores the increasingly common issue of thyroid and adrenal dysfunction and how the optimal functioning of both are inextricably connected. Diet and nutritional approaches are a front line and foundational approach to addressing the health of your endocrine system.
Nora welcomes Dr. Janet Lang, founder of the Restorative Endocrinology Program™ and respected educator in the field of hormonal health to discuss what you need to know about the health of your thyroid and your adrenals.
In the second half of the program, Nora welcomes back Susan Othmer of the EEG Institute to discuss the impact of Neurofeedback on thyroid and adrenal issues commonly seen and how Neurofeedback can play an integral role in recovery and/or management of these conditions.
Wired To Heal with Neurofeedback
Source: blogtalkradio.com - Hosted by Andrea R. GarrisonMay 14, 2009
To listen to this interview, press the play button on the multimedia player to the right of this text.
Dr. Siegfried Othmer the Chief Scientist for the EEG Institute goes onlinewithandrea to discuss Neurofeedback and how it is used to help conditions such as Anxiety, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Seizures, Post Traumatic Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, Sleep Disorders, and many others. This interview runs about 2.5 hours.
Brain Training to Treat ADHD SymptomsSource: ADDitude Magazine by Pamela Michaels, Maggie Jackson, Carl Sherman, Ph.D.
Read full article on additudemag.com
Learn how to treat ADHD symptoms with neurofeedback, working memory training, and meditation - alternatives to ADD medication for children and adults.
Neurofeedback in HawaiiSource: KGMB-9 by Ramsay WhartonFebruary 5, 2009
Read full story and watch videos at kgmb9.com
Feature segment on Neurofeedback from KGMB-9 News in Hawaii.
Media Watch: NeurofeedbackSource: WGN-TVFebruary 4, 2009
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Feature segment on Neurofeedback from WGN-TV in Chicago, Il.
Mended MindsSource: odewire.com August 1, 2003
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"Modern" afflictions like stress, fatigue, depression and hyperactivity can affect the brain. Martin Wuttke has developed a training program that helps harmonise brain frequencies. His treatment removes most of the static so that the brain can heal. A conversation with a pioneer.
Alternative ADHD Treatment: Neurofeedbackby Pamela Michaels
Read full article at additudemag.com
Can neurofeedback really help your child? Here's what you need to know about this alternative ADHD treatment.
Cody Miller was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD ADHD) in first grade. While her behavior improved with medication, she experienced unacceptable side effects.
"I didn't care about anything," says Cody, now 14. Her parents stopped the meds, and Cody began behaving aggressively toward her parents, her friends, even her pets. Her mother turned to neurofeedback, an alternative ADHD treatment that uses brain exercises to reduce impulsivity and increase attentiveness.
Nondrug Options for ADHD - Biofeedback; allergy treatment; vision therapyby Pamela Michaels
Read full article at life.familyeducation.com
In biofeedback therapy, children with ADHD wear electrodes on their head and learn to control video games by exercising the parts of the brain related to attention and focus. Research to date suggests not only that children enjoy this therapy; it actually works as well as medication.
Real Stories...Real People...Real Successby EEG Info
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Clinicians talk about the Othmer's approach to Neurofeedback.
Wired for VictorySource: mensvogue.comDecember 18, 2006
A quiet mind is a winning mind.
That's why the players of the Italian soccer team AC Milan gather every two weeks in the Mind Room, a glassed-in facility at the team's chic training complex. There, on zero-gravity recliners, listening to the soothing sounds of New Age music, they unwind. In a way. Each player's head is fitted out with miniature electrodes that send a signal from his scalp to a computer, so while he relaxes he can also watch his brain waves play out, like a video game, as brightly colored zigs and zags on a monitor.
Physical Therapy for the Brain
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EVERY week for two years, Michael Hammett stared at a computer screen, trying to open a flower with his mind.
Hammett had developed a case of carpal tunnel syndrome so severe he needed surgery. But being a former opiate abuser, he refused to use the medications that would be needed to control the resulting pain. Having already tried physical therapy, he set his mind on another alternative: neurofeedback.
Good concept? It's a Brainwave
September 30, 2006
Read full article at timesonline.co.uk
In a South London clinic a young girl is sitting with an electrode attached to her scalp, staring intently at a computer screen. Every so often there is a ping and on the screen, which shows a simple graphic of sea and sky, another bird appears, hovering above the water. That's a signal that in the game Lara Hargrave, 10, is playing, using only her brain waves to control the action, she has just scored a point.
No, this isn't some new tweenage computer craze. It's a high-tech brain therapy called neurofeedback that Lara's mother Juliet claims has significantly alleviated her daughter's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Practitioners claim that the therapy, which centres on the idea that the electrical activity in our brains can be trained to become healthier, has achieved dramatic results on attention disorders, depression, epilepsy, even incontinence.
Focus and Relaxation Translate into Improved Sports Performance
August 9, 2006
Read full article at wvec.com
For those of you golfers out there, you know the old saying -- drive for show, putt for dough!
But do you have a hard time getting in the zone? Does a lack of concentration affect your ability to sink that birdie attempt?
The latest in sports performance — neurobiofeedback — is not a new technology or technique.
Biofeedback has been used since the 70s to help people relax. But the latest generation incorporates brain waves, pulse, and respiration along with video games to help teach people off the court to focus and relax during the game.


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Rasheed's Play Speaks Volumes as the Pistons Force a Game Seven Showdown with the CavaliersLeBron James is about to confront another new challenge in his young playoff career: playing a game seven on the road against the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions. The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 84-82 before a sellout crowd of 20,562 at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday night. The Cleveland faithful were loud and raucous for most of the game but quieted to stunned silence at the final buzzer. James led both teams with 32 points and 11 rebounds while adding five assists, but he also had seven turnovers and shot 8-20 from the field. Rasheed Wallace's words have overshadowed his play for most of the series but he came up with a big performance in game six, scoring 24 points on 9-17 shooting from the field, including 4-8 marksmanship on three pointers.
The Pistons looked shaky early in the game, committing three turnovers in the first 4:34 of the first quarter. They trailed 13-6 at that point and Cleveland seemed poised to take a double digit lead. Instead, the Cavaliers only scored six points in the next 7:26, enabling Detroit to take a 20-19 lead by the end of the period. A lot of attention will no doubt be paid to the last minute of the game--and the Cavaliers certainly had opportunities at that time as well--but in a very real sense the game was lost in the first quarter. Both teams felt pressure--Detroit faced elimination, while Cleveland wanted to avoid playing a game seven on the road--but if Cleveland had taken a big early lead then the pressure would have tilted squarely against Detroit for the remainder of the game. Instead, the contest stayed close the rest of the way, favoring the Pistons because they have much more experience dealing with closely contested elimination games.
The first half box score vividly illustrates the opportunity that Cleveland squandered. The Cavaliers attempted 10 more shots than the Pistons in the first half, largely because of a 7-1 edge in offensive rebounds, but Cleveland nullified this advantage by shooting only .400 from the field compared to the Pistons' .500. James shot only 2-8 and Flip Murray made only 1-9, so Cleveland trailed 38-37 instead of being up by several points. Detroit reserve forward Antonio McDyess shot 3-5 in the first half, scoring seven points in only 6:42 of playing time.
The Cavaliers unraveled in the fourth quarter, attempting only eight field goals compared to 21 for the Pistons. Cleveland did have a 16-10 edge in free throw attempts, largely because of James (10-12 from the line in the period). The Cavaliers had five turnovers in the period compared to only one for Detroit. James had four of the turnovers, some of them coming when he drove into traffic and was forced into a spin move by the first defender, enabling a second defender to strip him of the ball. Detroit was justly accused of being tight during the past three games. Were the Cavs tight in the fourth quarter? Rasheed Wallace said, "I don't think they were playing really tight or nothing but I know that the only cat that wanted to shoot was LeBron, so you take it for what it's worth." Wallace added that he did not feel that the win vindicated his earlier "guaran-Sheed" because he's been making predictions since high school: "Can't be right with them all the time but that's just the confidence level I have with myself and my teammates."
Detroit had an astounding eight offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter, including three in the final minute when the Pistons were clinging to a one possession lead. Chauncey Billups recovered from a horrible first half (2 points, 1 assist, 2 turnovers, 0-3 field goal shooting) to score 10 points on 2-3 field goal shooting and 6-7 free throw shooting in the fourth quarter; he also had two steals, one assist and no turnovers in the final stanza.
Cleveland sports fans will agonize over the events that transpired in the final minute of play, particularly if Detroit wins game seven. In addition to giving up so many offensive rebounds the Cavaliers also employed some questionable clock management. James rebounded a missed free throw by Billups with 8.8 seconds left and the Cavaliers trailing 84-81. Cleveland had one timeout left, but James drove down court, got double-teamed and was fouled before he could pass the ball to an open three point shooter. By that time only 1.4 seconds remained, so James made the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, hoping for a tying tip-in at the buzzer--which almost happened.
In the postgame media availability, the Cavaliers did not have their story straight about what happened. Coach Mike Brown said that since Cleveland only had one timeout left that he had instructed the team during the previous timeout that if they got a rebound they should push the ball, get a quick score and immediately foul. Then, they could use the timeout to advance the ball after the free throws, giving themselves the last possession of the game. That sounds good in theory, but it would seem to make more sense to call the timeout and set up a play for a tying shot, rather than risking dribbling out the clock without getting off a good shot, which is basically what happened. Also, when James spoke (after Coach Brown had left), he admitted that he had not realized that Cleveland still had a timeout left. Again, as I mentioned above, it is more true to say that the game was lost in the first quarter (or even the first half) than to say it hinged on the last minute, but the last minute was hardly a shining moment for Cleveland.
Of course, whether the game was lost early or lost late there is nothing that can be done about it now. James usually seems to know what to do on the court and what to say off of it and he put the whole game in perspective as well as anyone possibly could: "It's over and done with. It's time for game seven now."
Notes from Courtside:
Cleveland shooting guard Larry Hughes, who had missed the previous three games while mourning the death of his 20 year old brother Justin, caught a 9 A.M. flight from St. Louis to Cleveland and dressed for the game. He did not play, as both he and Coach Brown felt that it would be better to get him back in the swing of things gradually and for Hughes to have at least one practice under his belt before returning to action. It is not certain if he will play in Sunday's game seven. Hughes met briefly with the media before the game. A couple days ago he had two tears tattooed underneath his left eye. Hughes explained that he has a lot of tattoos and that he uses them to express the emotions that he is feeling.
Veteran Chicago Tribune basketball columnist Sam Smith was covering the Suns-Clippers series before the Cavaliers won three straight games. He was not thrilled about trading L.A./Phoenix weather for Cleveland weather. While we waited for LeBron James to emerge from the locker room for his pregame media availability, I joked that it was all James' fault and that Smith should say something to him about it. Smith laughed but replied that he placed more of the blame on the Pistons for playing down to their competition.
During Thursday night's ESPN NBA telecast, Scottie Pippen declared that LeBron James is a better player at the age of 21 than Michael Jordan was at the same age--pretty heady praise coming from a member of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players list who won six championships playing alongside Jordan. Before Friday's game, I asked James what he thought of Pippen's statement. James answered, "I just go out and play. I can't start comparing myself to the greatest basketball player ever--what he was doing at 21 and what I'm doing at 21. I don't get into that, but that's a great compliment."
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Season 17 : Episode 15
From Donald P. Bellisario comes NCIS, a show bringing us the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents traverse the globe to investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties. Leading this team that operates outside of the military chain of command is Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done. Working under Gibbs is Special Agent Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), a former homicide detective who has instincts that can come only from working on the streets. Joining them is Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), a gifted forensics specialist whose dark wit matches her goth-style hair and clothes, and Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), a medical examiner. Through season one a new character has been introduced -- special agent Tim McGee (Sean Murray, "The Random Years") whose computer skills will be a very big part of the NCIS team. Special Agent Caitlin "Kate" Todd (Sasha Alexander, "Dawson's Creek"), a former United States Secret Service agent, has brought her intelligence and gutsy personality to the team through first 2 seasons, until during her duty in season two finale, when she was murdered by a terrorist. In season three, the NCIS team welcomed Mossad Agent Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), who took Kate's place in the team, and the NCIS team got a new director, Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly). After Holly's departure at the end of Season 5, the position of the NCIS director was taken over by Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll).moreless
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Hello everyone, I am new here and came with a question.
I have learned a little bit of Java in class before but would like to learn more and possibly start focusing on the language a bit more now that i have summer break.
I would like to create a program that gathers Data from a web page and sends it back and then from there i can display certain parts of the information retrieved.
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I am a rational person. So I don't think the world is going to end on December 21st. I have a friend who is obsessed with Terrance McKenna, the I ching and Time Wave Zero and he is constantly posting on Facebook about all that crap. When I see this person in real life, he will bring up this nonsense and begin talking about it like it is science fact. This friend of mind is not religious in anyway, but he is always talking about his "true calling" and discovering "the path you were meant to follow", and how he wants to discover, "the nature of the universe". It is very frustrating. Anyone have any advice on how to deal with this kind of zealous behavior?
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He is suffering from a delusion just as many religious people do or those that believe in alien abduction or astrology. They are all forms of "Woo". I usually ask them to write down the 5 most important "facts" that I should know about their "big issue" and most importantly WHY they consider each of them important. Then tell them you would like to collect it from them in a few days' time so you can give it proper consideration on your own. This has the effect of making them reason through their beliefs – often for the first time. The "Why" part often makes them reconsider or "snap out of it". If not he has it bad.
BTW I notice you have a pet Croc-a-duck. If you are ever near my Fronkey farm please note that Fronkeys and Crocaducks should not be in the same field. It's the way they were designed I suppose!!
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Your friend is suffering from a mental disorder, medication would probably be efficacious, but getting him to sign on highly improbable.
Exactly. I can't wait for hovercraft to hit the market—I'm so buying one of those!
I have a friend who is similar. She didn't used to be that way, but she seems to have gone around a bend somewhere. She will post these long, nonsensical tirades on Facebook about how the government is persecuting her, and then go on to talk about developing into her 3rd, 4th or 5th higher self. It is very sad. She was a dear friend but now I don't know what to do to help her. I have tried. I think she needs medication but she won't take it.
When I was last with her in person, when I my father was dying, she offered her support but ended up putting me in a precarious position. I don't even know if she realizes how much it hurt to be losing my father and to have apparently lost my friend as I knew her. I have told her how concerned I am about her but it doesn't seem to matter. I guess this isn't very helpful, is it? At least you know that others have had similar experiences.
This person needs help - hopefully before they harm themself or someone else.
(He) is not religious in anyway, but he is always talking about his "true calling" and discovering "the path you were meant to follow", and how he wants to discover, "the nature of the universe". It is very frustrating. Anyone have any advice on how to deal with this kind of zealous behavior?
What do you mean "not religious"? Just because he isn't Christian and doesn't go to church doesn't mean he's not religious. He just has a very diffuse religion and his search for meaning in life would tend to mean he's looking for a religious context to life.
How to deal with him? Don't. Indulge him or meet everything he says with what you believe instead. However, it would be wrong to undertake some sort of campaign to evangelize him to atheism. He's entitled to his beliefs, you are entitled to yours.
I'm heard it said somewhere that if religion somehow disappeared at this instant, it'd only take about 5 minutes before someone created a new one. Some people are more predisposed to believe in strange things than not. I doubt you'll be able to turn away your friend from this path. You can keep pointing out inconsistencies and fallacies, but it's up to your friend to accept reality or not.
Ask him to place you on his personal scheduling calendar : December 22nd would be a good day to reflect on his prognostications. You might also direct him to dudeism (.com) as this might provide the philosophical direction he desperately needs.
Just tell him to transfer all his property to you on the 20th since the world is ending and he will not need it after 21st, should he come for them on 22nd you can now charge him for each item, that way he will not hold stupid and silly beliefs again and if he does he will not tell you
I think major charities should advertise that they are accepting donation commitments for the 22nd of December this year from people who are absolutely sure there will be no need to have it then.


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The van was carrying members of the Holy Temple Firstborn Missionary Baptist Church, which is located at 4960 N. 18th St. in Milwaukee.
Church administrator Michael Christian said 12 of the injured were riding in the same van and two were in a car that was following the van.
"I know there was a car that sideswiped the van on the driver's side and the van went out of control at that point," Christian said.
Christian said the injuries were not life-threatening and most victims were out of the hospital.
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Church members were in Chicago to attend the funeral of Burnside's father-in-law, Christian said.. The crash tied up traffic for several hours.
Church members said they offered prayers of thanksgiving Sunday morning that the collision wasn't any worse.
"We did send up an extra prayer," said church member Tomeka Carter. "Just thankful for everyone's doing well and that there were no fatalities."


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So long story short, I created volumetric clouds in T3D! (not really)
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Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he's running for mayor of New York City.
After months of speculation, the former congressman announced via a YouTube video that he will be running for mayor of New York City, nearly two years after he resigned from Congress over a sexting scandal. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.
"I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I've also learned some tough lessons," the Democrat said in a video posted on his website late on Tuesday.
"I'm running for mayor because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life," he added. "I hope I get a second chance to work for you."
The video, which features his son and wife Huma Abedin, an aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, focused on his middle-class roots in Brooklyn.
With this bold attempt at a comeback ahead of the primary in September, Weiner is hoping to erase the image of a tweeted crotch shot that precipitated his resignation.
He at first claimed that his Twitter account had been hacked after a photo of an underwear-clad groin appeared on his feed in 2011. But when more pictures came out, the congressman admitted he had exchanged risqué messages with a number of women and soon resigned.
Prior to his 2011 unraveling, Weiner had begun to plan for a 2013 campaign, NBCNewYork.com reported, and he still has more than $4 million in his campaign account.
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The video announcing his run is set around New York City and highlights his mother's career as a public school teacher and father's as a lawyer who trained under the G.I. Bill.
"Theirs was a classic New York story," he said. "You work hard, you make it into the middle class and make life a little bit better for your kids. That's how this city was built. But it is getting harder and harder every day."
Weiner said he would tackle a slew of issues facing the middle class, including rising rents and house prices and regulations stifling small businesses, and champion education, safety, and "real" health reform.
"The very people who put everything they had into this city are getting priced right out of it," he said in the video.
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Anthony Weiner, seen at a Brooklyn Nets-Toronto Raptors game in November, hopes people will give him a "second chance."
Weiner's Democratic opponents include City Councilman Sal Albanese, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Comptroller John Liu, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the Rev. Erick Salgado, a pastor, and former Comptroller Bill Thompson, The Associated Press reported.
On the Republican side, he is likely to face billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis, former Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota and homelessness-aid organization head George McDonald.
Former White House housing official Aldolfo Carrion Jr., a Democrat who recently dropped his party affiliation, is running on the Independence Party line and also interested in the Republican nomination, the AP said.
A recent poll found that if Weiner entered the race, he would get 15 percent of Democratic votes, putting him in second place after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but much less that he would need to achieve an outright victory, according to NBCNewYork.com.
Weiner ran for mayor in 2005, and came close to forcing a runoff against Fernando Ferrer – his party's eventual nominee. He was considered a main contender in 2009 but quit the race after current Mayor Michael Bloomberg decided to run for a third term.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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