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EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State network of over 425 international student advising centers in more than 175 countries. The network promotes U.S. higher education to students around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study at accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States.
Maryland Higher Education Commission
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) coordinates the growth and development of postsecondary education in Maryland and establishes statewide policies for public and private colleges, universities, and private career schools. MHEC reviews and approves the start-up and continuation of new colleges and universities in Maryland as well as requests for new academic programs at established schools. Additionally, MHEC serves as the administrator for state financial aid programs.
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Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc.
Baltimore Sister Cities, Inc. ('BSC') is a non-profit, volunteer organization that aims to promote mutual economic development, educational, cultural, health/environmental and other cooperation and exchanges between Baltimore, Maryland and its international sister cities. BSC activities are designed to benefit the City of Baltimore, its residents and the business community by supporting the Mayoral Initiatives of the City of Baltimore and the goals of the Sister Cities International organization. At present BSC has relationships with cities in China, Egypt, Greece, Japan. Liberia, the Netherlands and South Korea.
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Mission: To create and facilitate opportunities for academic achievement, global competence and personal growth through quality international education.
As students and universities grow ever more cognizant of the key role study abroad plays in gaining the knowledge, skills, and experience that characterize globally competent and employable graduates, CEA is positioned to support these needs.
At CISabroad, we know that our lives were transformed by international experiences. Every day we strive to create a more connected and compassionate world, one person at a time. CISabroad provides innovative education programs that broaden academic perspectives, promote global awareness, and encourage personal development while laying the foundation for participants to become engaged world citizens. Our values are: Passion, Fun, Cultural Awareness, Being Helpful, Change & Growth, Teamwork, and Good Ideas. These create the foundation for our work, and you can see our commitment to our values in everything that we do.
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Global Experiences was founded in 2001 and is solely dedicated to internship programming with international internship placements lasting between 8 and 15 weeks in nearly every career field imaginable. Along with a full-time internship, interns are provided with furnished accommodation, cultural events and day trips, professional networking events, and on-site support in 11 global cities.
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IFSA was founded in 1988 as a provider of study abroad programming for U.S. undergraduates. With student success in mind, the organization creates global learning environments designed to foster the development of critical perspectives, knowledge and skills essential for students to thrive in the future.
Offering more than 100 programs in 19 countries, IFSA is committed to providing all students equal access to the opportunities and benefits of a study abroad experience. IFSA draws upon theory and evidence-based practice to create a variety of program models and flexible academic options in alignment with the needs of partners and students.
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The mission of the Institute for American Universities is to provide excellence in international education, inspire intercultural awareness, and prepare students for success in a global community through the study of European and Mediterranean history, languages, cultures, and contemporary issues.
LADO International Institute
At LADO, our goal is to help you realize your dreams by providing high-quality, efficient, and affordable English programs, based on the linguistic research of Dr. Robert Lado. We are proud of our diverse student community and our attentive teachers and staff, and we are passionate about providing our students a welcoming yet challenging environment.
World Education Services
Founded in 1974, World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals achieve their higher education and professional goals by evaluating and advocating for the recognition of international education qualifications.With a staff representing 37 nations and speaking over 40 languages, WES has delivered evaluations to more than 1.5 million people worldwide that are recognized by more than 2,500 educational, business, and governmental institutions throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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London, Aug 26 (ANI): UK Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha Cameron have named their newborn baby daughter Florence Rose Endellion.
With the name, the PM kept his promise to pick a Cornish moniker for his daughter, born by caesarean at Truro's Royal Cornwall Hospital, reports the Sun.
'Endellion' is taken from 'St Endellion', the tiny North Cornish village, where she was born on Tuesday.
"St Endellion! The name is like a ring of bells," Poet John Betjeman has written of the picturesque spot.
It is assumed to be named after 6th-century Celtic saint Endelienta.
St Endellion is also the name of a local brie-type cheese. (ANI)

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According to the American Cancer Society, a woman's 40th birthday is not only an important milestone in her life, but also the year that she should start getting an annual mammogram. Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center's Women's Imaging Program consists of a team of highly skilled, American College of Radiology accredited specialists who use the most current technology and techniques. This includes the "softer mammogram," which uses the MammoPad to provide greater comfort. Southern Hills has also received the top safety score in Nevada from a leading consumer magazine. We are here to help ensure that you have many healthy birthdays to look forward to, so call us at (702) 880-2948 to schedule your mammogram today.
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Southern Hills Hospital proudly announces that it has been presented with the 2013 HealthInsight Quality Award for demonstrating high quality health care and excellence in performance on publicly reported quality of care and patients' perception of care measures.
"Southern Hills Hospital is committed to providing the safest environment to our patients and their families," said Kimball Anderson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Southern Hills Hospital. "It is critically important to our team that we deliver high quality care to each patient, every time, and we are grateful to HealthInsight for recognizing our efforts."
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The clinical topics measured for the awards have been designated as national healthcare priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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To learn more about the hospital and its services, visit SouthernHillsHospital.com.
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Did you know that Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center earned the top safety score in Nevada by a leading consumer magazine? With our readily available advanced digital imaging resources, as well as our triage program, which allows for rapid evaluation of every patent so that we can provide care faster, Southern Hills is ready for any emergency. To view average ER wait times, text "ER" to 23000!


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FRANKFURT — The Italian economy shrank in the second quarter, according to an official estimate on Wednesday, taking economists by surprise and provoking concern that violence in Ukraine and tension with Russia could be pushing the broader eurozone back into recession.
Italy's gross domestic product contracted 0.2 percent from April through June, compared with the first quarter of 2014, Istat, the Italian statistics office, said in a preliminary estimate. It was the second quarterly decline in a row for Italy, meeting the most common definition of a recession. In the first quarter, output shrank 0.1 percent compared with the previous quarter.
The decline dashed hopes that Italy, the third-largest eurozone economy after Germany and France, was finally emerging from a decade of stagnation.
And it may be one of the first concrete signs of how tension with Russia is hurting the European economy, analysts said. Along with a report of a sharp decline in German factory orders, the data raised new questions about the health of the 18-country eurozone as a whole. Only three of the 18 members of the eurozone — Cyprus, Finland and Greece — had reported two quarters in a row of negative output at the end of March. But the number of countries in recession is bound to increase during the coming week as more of them report second-quarter growth.
The economic data and news that Russia was massing troops and military equipment on the Ukrainian border caused stock prices to fall across Europe on Wednesday. Italy's main stock index fell more than 2 percent and the euro also slipped to a nine-month low against the dollar, down to $1.334.
Analysts surmised that the strained relations with Russia as well as turmoil in the Middle East had undercut demand for Italian exports, in particular fashion and other luxury goods.
"Russia is important for Italian exports, as is the Middle East," said Martin Lueck, an economist at UBS in Frankfurt. "There must have been an impact."
Mr. Lueck noted that the economic data published on Wednesday covered a period before the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine, which has drastically escalated tensions. "I definitely expect that things will get worse," he said.
In an example of how the Ukraine turmoil could further impinge on the European economy, President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Wednesday ordered limits on agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia — a measure aimed at the European Union and the United States.
The move threatens a fast-growing market for European farmers. The European Union exported agricultural goods worth 11.8 billion euros, or $15.8 billion, to Russia last year, and sales have been rising at a rate of almost 15 percent a year.
The eurozone has been growing since last year, but that growth has been spotty and vulnerable to a shock, like the kind caused by the fighting in Ukraine as well as by sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union on Russia.
The currency area has still not returned to the same levels of employment and economic output it had before the financial crisis began in 2008. Some economists argue that the region is already well into a so-called lost decade.
During the first quarter, economies in seven of the 18 eurozone countries shrank while France had zero growth. The eurozone as a whole grew only 0.2 percent from the previous quarter, according to Eurostat, the European Union statistics agency.
Separately, the German Federal Statistical Office reported on Wednesday that new industrial orders in Germany fell 3.2 percent in June compared with May. Analysts had expected orders to increase. Germany has the largest economy in Europe and is a crucial market for other eurozone countries, so any slowdown there is ominous for the rest of the Continent.
The discouraging economic figures are also putting pressure on the European Central Bank, which is to hold its monthly news conference on Thursday in Frankfurt. However, the central bank, which cut its benchmark interest rate to a low of 0.15 percent in June, is not expected to take further action this month.
The new data from Italy and Germany were causing some economists on Wednesday to question previous forecasts for eurozone G.D.P. in the second quarter. The European Union statistics agency is scheduled to publish an estimate of quarterly growth on Aug. 14.
"The economy in the eurozone as a whole probably also expanded only moderately in Q2," Marco Wagner, an economist at Commerzbank, wrote in a note to investors.
For Italy, the deteriorating economy puts greater pressure on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who less than a week ago promised not to impose any more government budget cuts and to invest in improving the country's roads and other infrastructure. Such promises will be difficult to keep if slower growth, which usually translates into higher unemployment and lower corporate profits, limits tax receipts.
A slower economy also endangers Italy's ability to comply with eurozone rules on budget deficits. Italy's 2.1 trillion euro government debt equals 136 percent of its annual gross domestic product, the second-highest debt ratio in the eurozone, after Greece.
If G.D.P. shrinks, the ratio of debt to G.D.P. automatically rises. Italy would either have to breach spending limits — risking harsh criticism from its eurozone allies — or reduce government spending at a time when Italians are already complaining about cuts in services.
Pier Carlo Padoan, the Italian economy minister, said Wednesday that the country would not violate European Union rules limiting annual budget deficits to 3 percent of gross domestic product. But, he told the financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore: "The country needs to reform itself alone, and is doing so. We have to do it even faster."
Italy's slipping back into recession undermines optimism that some of the most troubled countries in the eurozone were on the cusp of revival. On Tuesday, UniCredit, the Italian bank, reported a steep increase in demand for credit in Italy, which was seen as a sign that businesses and individuals were becoming more optimistic about their economic prospects.
In another hopeful sign, the Bank of Spain estimated last month that Spain had emerged from recession and that its economy probably grew 0.5 percent in the second quarter.
But much of the eurozone remains in the doldrums. And Mr. Wagner and some other economists were wary of blaming Russia for the most recent figures. They said Italy's problems stemmed more from its failure make changes needed to improve the performance of its economy.
Mr. Renzi, who took over as prime minister in February, was seen as having the charisma and drive to finally shake Italy out of its torpor. But it will be more difficult to overcome formidable political resistance to change with the country in a recession.
"The slow pace of structural reforms is worrisome," said Paolo Manasse, a professor of macroeconomics at Bologna University. He said there was no sign of progress on necessary steps like selling off state-owned assets or overhauling the labor market or public pension system.
"There is widespread disappointment," Mr. Manasse said, "among those who gave credit to Renzi and his large political support after the European elections."


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nothing better than getting a healthy dose of the Masjid at times like this( Trump Era) This is what I have to share after listening to a lecture by some really awesome learned scholar phD dude, a brilliant educator of our young Imam. This isnt all what the lecturer said, rather it's my reflection and way of relating it to myself.
1) change our focus from falling for our desires, trying to get more of everything we want. more of our distractions, more of the shiny things, more of excess -basically anything -that signifies wealth for you. the excess. the extravagance. the greed. Be real with yourself and what matters
2) dont let circumstances make you take away your consideration for others. care for others, help others, ponder about others and their pains and how you can be there for them, expand unity beyond your personal borders.
3) bare through it patiently. it's gonna be hard, scary, and ugly but we have to be our best especially in this time. no matter how much you wanna go off on someone, you gotta play it cool bc that's what will hit the hardest if you wanna win. cuz the point of this all is that you wanna win and you cant win without controlling yourself and being humble
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Fennel & Orange Salad With Lemony Lentils
Now that it's officially Spring, I've been craving fresh tasting meals. Ones that involve little to no cooking – no more casseroles, stews and soups. Plates filled with crunchy veggies. Anything bright and fresh, I want it. Warmer weather stuff, ya know? Unfortunately I want all the foods that have yet to make an appearance at my local farmer's markets. All of that produce still screams winter. There's kale, butternut squash, potatoes, onions, more kale, spinach, beets, sweet potatoes…kale…kale and kale! I don't want to eat anymore kale. Or potatoes. Or onions. Geesh, I'm kale-ed out people. I'm winter squashed out!
I'm just wintered out in general. So the last few weeks I've been getting a few more things at my local grocery store instead of the markets. I feel bad. Sorta. I always like supporting our local farmers. But I can't eat anymore of this winter time produce. I just can't do it. So instead, I've been stocking up on some early asparagus, zucchini, broccolini and a few giant heads of fennel! I absolutely love fennel! So crunchy and fresh when its raw. The perfect thing for my recent "fresh food" cravings!
Raw fennel is great just by itself – especially as a snack. But, I already knew I was going to be whipping up a big salad. I mean, salad really is the epitome of fresh, Spring-time food. To spice it up, I added in some super sweet Cara Cara oranges, spicy red onion and creamy avocado. I had this combo once at a restaurant near me (now closed sadly) and it was absolutely phenomenal. All the different textures and flavors give you such a fresh burst of deliciousness in your mouth! A much needed wake up call for my tastebuds!
If you're feeling like you need a hit of Spring time in your life, I highly suggest making this salad. In large quantities… It's so easy and quick! Very little clean up. And since there's no lettuce, it serves great for a leftover lunch the next day (I'm having this leftover today!). And of course delicious! I hope you enjoy!
Fennel & Orange Salad With Lemony Lentils:
- 2 large fennel bulbs
- 1/4 large red onion
- 4 medium oranges (I used Cara Cara oranges), segmented, juice reserved
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 cup lentils, cooked
- 1/4 parsley, chopped
- juice of 1 lemon, divided
- 1 tsp salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/3 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Using a mandolin or a very sharp knife, slice the fennel and red onion into very thin slices.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the reserved orange juice (from segmenting the oranges – squeeze the juice from the leftover orange membranes), olive oil, dijon mustard, red wine vinegar and half of the lemon juice. Taste and adjust for seasonings.
- Toss together the fennel slices, onion slices, oranges and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing – it makes a lot, so don't pour all of it on at once – and gently toss to coat all the vegetables.
- In another small bowl, mix together the cooked lentils, chopped parsley and remaining lemon juice.
- To serve, plate the fennel salad mixture. Top with the lentils and lastly a few slices of the avocado. Enjoy!


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Courses in Language Sciences
Study language from a scientific approach
Understand language change
Practice methods in linguistic analysis
Learn about language structure
Introduction to phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics
ENGL 1504: Introduction to Linguistics
Next taught: Fall 2019 with Charlene Eska
Study social patterns of language variation
Look at language and region, social class, ethnicity, gender, and style
Learn features of different dialects
Critical assessment of social evaluations of dialects
Focus on American English
ENGL/PSYC 1524: Language and the Mind
Next taught:
Study how humans acquire, use, understand, and produce language
How do listeners categorize sounds, parse sentences, and access meaning
What do brain damage and speech errors can tell us about language
Engage in current debates about neo-Wharfianism and the bilingual advantage.
Examination of the acoustic attributes of vowels and consonants.
Learn how to describe and measure pronunciation differences!
Basic introduction to using computational software for data processing and visualization.
SPAN 2774: Minority Languages in the Spanish-Speaking Context
Next taught: Summer II 2019 with Aarnes Gudmestad
Examine language policies and practices with regard to minority languages across the Spanish-speaking world
Explore issues concerning linguistic rights, such as access to education, economic opportunities, and political status
Analyze the implications of restrictions on minority groups' linguistic rights
Discuss why some minority-language speakers have been more successful in their language conservation or revitalization efforts than others
Taught in English; no knowledge of Spanish needed
Exploration of differences — real and imagined — in the speech of men and women.
Examination of how language can reflect and reinforce gender inequality.
Linguistic phenomena covered: pitch, vocabulary, sound change, language ideologies, and discourse strategies and types.
Heavy focus on writing and research
ENGL/RLCL/SOC 3144: Language and Ethnicity in the United States
Next taught: Spring 2020 with Katie Carmichael
Study how racial and ethnic identity are expressed through the use of particular dialects or languages.
Investigate how language is related to issues of equality, social opportunity, and discrimination.
Topics include linguistic profiling, ethnic identity, and the role of languages other than English spoken in the U.S.
HUM/RLCL/COMM 3204: Multicultural Communication
Next taught: Fall 2019 with Komal Dillon
Exploration of communication in various cultural groups through the medium of performance.
Emphasis on understanding cultural differences and similarities in styles of communication, aesthetics, worldviews, and values.
ENGL/AINS 3304: The Languages of Native America
Next taught:
Introduction to the study of the indigenous languages of North America.
How is information coded into these languages?
Relationships between different indigenous languages of America
How is language used in aboriginal societies?
The maintenance and preservation of indigenous languages.
SPAN 3494: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Next taught:
Examine linguistic properties of Spanish (e.g., phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics)
Explore the relationship between the Spanish language and cultural practices
Connect issues in linguistics to second-language learning
Apply knowledge of linguistics to hands-on activities
Prerequisite: SPAN 3304
SPAN 3544: Spanish Phonetics and Phonolgy
Next taught:
Examine articulatory descriptions of Spanish vowels and consonants
Transcribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet
Compare the sound systems of Spanish and English
Explore phonetic variation that exists throughout the Spanish-speaking world
Prerequisite: SPAN 3304
ENGL 4004: Linguistic Discourse Analysis
Next taught:
Learn how to apply tools of linguistic analysis to texts and spoken interactions.
Explore multiple approaches to studying spoken and written discourse, including conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, and interactional sociolinguistics.
Understand how speakers organize discourse and create meaning through interaction.
Receive training in broad and close transcription methods, identifying linguistic categories that apply at the discourse level, and recognizing the stylistic and linguistic differences between genres of talk.
NEUR 4044: Neuroscience Senior Seminar
Next taught:
Topic changes. Previous topics include:
Language and Communication Disorders.
ENGL 4054: History of the English Language
Next taught:
Investigate the development of the English language from its roots
Study the Indo-European language family through Old, Middle, and Early Modern English to contemporary dialects
Principles of language change will be studied in some depth and applied to English
Considerable class time will be devoted to doing historical analysis on linguistic data.
Investigate how syntax works with special attention to Modern English
Use the approach of generative linguistics
Subjects such as types of words, phrases, and clauses will be studied
How sentences can be structured for informational and pragmatic purposes
Considerable class time will be devoted to working with language data.
ENGL 4084: Research in the Language Sciences
Language Sciences Minor Capstone course
Complete your own research project
SPAN 4114: Topics in Spanish Linguistics
Next taught:
Explore a range of topics in Hispanic Linguistics (e.g. sociolinguistics, second-language acquisition, pragmatics, syntax, phonetics, phonology)
Fall 2017 topic: Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World
Prerequisite: SPAN 3494 or SPAN 3544
PSYC 4134: Language Development
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Learn about the acquisition of language during infancy and early toddlerhood
Concentration on the perception of language-relevant sounds and the production of effective communication
We will also cover topics having to do with variability in language learning as a function of culture, hearing status, and clinical impairment.
Examine the systematic organization of sounds in human languages based upon problem-based learning.
Analyse syllables and morae, articulatory features, timing of articulatory gestures, and phonological processes that lead to sound change.
Assessment of various theoretical and computational approaches to phonology including Articulatory Phonology, Prosodic Phonology, and Optimality Theory.
GER 4334: Special Topics in German Language
Topic changes.
PSYC 4364: Bilingualism & Development
Next taught:
What is language acquisition like in bilingual children?
What factors promote successful language development in bilinguals?
What are the positive cognitive effects of bilingualism beyond language?
What is it like to be a bilingual adult?
Senior Seminar for Psychology majors.
ENGL 4974: Independent Study
If you are interested in conducting an independent research study, contact one of our faculty!
(may be a different number in different departments).
ENGL 5064: Topics in Linguistics
Next taught:
Previous topics:
Proper English: The history and implications of Standard English
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MP Report by Jay Hill, M.P.
A New Year Brings New Federal Initiatives Made-for-Canadians
The start of a new year typically marks the implementation of a slate of new federal policies and regulations and there are a couple that you should know about.
Starting January 1st, the new Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA), introduced in Budget 2008, was launched. TFSAs mean that Canadians 18 years and older can set aside up to $5,000 every year in a variety of savings options and never pay tax on the income earned or on withdrawals.
TFSA income and withdrawals will not affect eligibility for federal income-tested benefits or credits, such as the Child Tax Benefit, GST credit, Old Age Security or Guaranteed Income Supplement.
This new savings measure has been hailed by financial planners and tax specialists as a benefit for lower and middle income taxpayers who are looking to save for a specific purchase, such as a car or a house.
As an example of how much you can benefit, someone who contributes $200 a month to a TFSA for 20 years will end up with roughly $11,045 more in savings than if they had put that money away in an unregistered account.
Not everyone is able to save each and every year. Those who cannot contribute $5,000 into a TFSA in a given year will be able to carry forward their unused contribution room to future years. Individuals can also contribute to their spouse or common-law partner's TFSA.
You can learn more about the new TFSAs at www.tfsa.gc.ca or by visiting your bank or financial advisor.
Product of Canada Labelling
Canadians want to know what they're eating. Yet until the Government of Canada's new food labelling regulations took effect on December 31, 2008, consumers could not be certain that a "Product of Canada" truly originated in Canada.
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper proposed the new stricter and clearer rules early in 2008, many Canadians were shocked to learn that ambiguous labelling meant some foods they thought were grown in Canada, were not. During consultations on the proposed regulations with more than 1500 Canadians, 90 percent endorsed the measures.
The new guidelines require that in order for a food item to be labelled "Product of Canada", all or virtually all of the significant ingredients, components, processing and labour used, must be Canadian. These products must contain very little or no foreign content, such as minor food additives, spices, vitamins, minerals and flavouring preparations.
Alternately, a "Made in Canada" label indicates a food item has been manufactured or processed in Canada regardless of whether the ingredients are imported or domestic or a mix of both. However, the label must specify whether the food was "Made in Canada from domestic and imported ingredients" or "Made in Canada from imported ingredients". This labelling option recognizes the importance of value added by Canadian ingredients and processing.
For more information to help ensure you know what you're buying at the grocery store, go to: www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.
To keep up to date on all new Government of Canada initiatives and regulations, including the federal budget to be tabled later this month, go to www.news.gc.ca.


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Apostolos Tsolakis
Associate Professor
Mailing Address:
Education / Qualifications
- 1979, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- 1981, Master of Science in Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University,USA
- 1981, Certificate in Clinical Orthodontics, Case Western Reserve University, USA
- 1994, Didactor Odondiatrikis ( Ph.D.), University of Athens, Greece
Academic and professional positions held
- 2008, Assistant Professor, University of Athens, Greece
- 2018, Associate Professor, University of Athens, Greece
- 2005 , Visiting Associate Professor, St. Louis University, USA
- 2002, Adjunct Associate Professor, CWRU, USA
Academic and professional responsibilities
- Advanced Clinical and Research Seminars for the postgraduate students of the Orthodontic Department of the University of Athens. 1994 till present.
- Lectures to the graduate students of the Orthodontic Department of CWRU. 1998 till present.
- Lectures to the graduate students of the Orthodontic Program of Saint Louis University. 2004 till present.
Research Grants and Contracts
- Histomorphological and Histochemical changes in the alveolar and cortical jaw bone following orthodontic movement in diabetic rats. Primary Researcher A. Tsolakis January 2009 – present.
- Effects of local administration of cytokines RANKL, RANK and OPG and expression of mRNA for RANKL and OPG during experimental orthodontic tooth movement in rats. Primary Researcher A. Tsolakis January 2006 – present.
- Histochemical changes in the jaw bones following orthodontic movement in ovariectomized rats. Primary Researcher A. Tsolakis January 2003 – 2005.
- Alveolar bone changes following orthodontic movement in ovariectomized rats. Primary Researcher A. Tsolakis Sept 2000 – Dec 2002.
- Body development and skeletal maturation of wistar rats. Development of standard data for experimentation with menopause and aging related osteoporosis. Primary Researcher I. Dontas. Co-researcher A.I.Tsolakis Sept 1998 – Dec 2001.
- Histologic and histochemical study of the effects of bilateral and unilateral suprahyoid myectomy on the rat's mandible. Primary researcher A.I. Tsolakis Sept 1998- June 1999.
- A study of the growth of the rat craniofacial complex following experimental resection of the suprahyoid musculature and mandibular hyperpropulsion. Primary Researcher M.N. Spyropoulos. Co-researcher A.I.Tsolakis Sept 1996 – Dec 1997.
- American Association of Orthodontists
- World Federation of Orthodontists
- European Orthodontic Society
- Greek Society for Orthodontic and Maxillofacial Study and Research
- Greek Dental Association
- Greek Cleft Palate Society
- Thessalian Stomatologic Society, Greece
- Dental Society of Larissa, Greece
- International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
Research Theses - Books
- Thesis for the Degree Didactor Odondiatrikis (Ph.D.): A study of the growth and development of the lower jaw following experimental condylectomy and experimental protruded mandibular function in the rat. University of Athens, March 1993.
- Thesis for the Degree Master of Science in Dentistry: Effects of posterior mandibular traction in the rabbit. A cephalometric, histologic, electromyographic study. C.W.R.U. May 1981.
- Monograph: Effects of osteoporosis on orthodontic tooth movement. A study of experimental ovariectomy and orthodontic movement in rats. Monograph. Zandes Editions, Athens, 2002. (Greek)
- Book Chapter: M.N. SPYROPOULOS, A.I. TSOLAKIS: Mechanobiological perspectives of orthodontic tooth movement related to bone physiology. In: Enlow DH, Hans MG, editors. Essentials of Facial Growth. 2nd Edition Needham Press, Ann Arbor MI 2008.
Selected publications in scientific journals
- Tsolakis AI, Spyropoulos MN.An appliance designed for experimental mandibular hyperpropulsion in rats. Eur. J. Orthodont. 1997 ; 19 : 1 – 7.
- Tsolakis AI, Spyropoulos MN, Katsavrias E, Alexandridis K. Effects of altered mandibular function on mandibular growth after condylectomy. Eur. J. Orthodont. 1997; 19: 9 – 19.
- Spyropoulos MN, Tsolakis AI, Katsavrias E, Alexandridis K. Effects of experimental unilateral condylectomy followed by altered mandibular function on the maxilla and zygoma. Eur. J. Orthodont. 1997; 19 : 205 – 210.
- Spyropoulos MN and Tsolakis AI. Altered mandibular function and prevention of skeletal asymmetries after unilateral condylectomy in rats. Eur. J. Orthodont. 1997 ; 19 : 211 – 218.
- Spyropoulos MN and Tsolakis AI. Experimental production of Class III malocclusion in rats. Bul Orth. Soc. Yugoslavia 1999; 32: 5 – 11.
- Spyropoulos MN, Tsolakis AI, Alexandridis K, Katsavrias E, Donta I. Role of Suprahyoid Musculature on rat mandibular morphology and growth orientation. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2002; 122: 392-400.
- Tsolakis AI, Chaldi I, Makou M, Lyritis GP, Spyropoulos MN, Dontas IA. Cortical bone response adjacent to applied light orthodontic forces in ovariectomized rats. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2008; 8:375-8.
- Dontas IA, Tsolakis AI, Chaldi I, Patra E, Lyritis GP. Malocclusion in aging Wistar rats.J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2010; 49:22-6.
- Tsolakis AI, Chaldi I, Bitsanis I, Makou M, Dontas IA. Distraction-like phenomena in maxillary bone due to application of orthodontic forces in ovariectomized rats.Indian J Dent Res. 2012; 23:501-5.
- Lyros I, Fora E, Damaskos S, Stanko P, Tsolakis AI. An incidental finding on a diagnostic CBCT. Australian Orthodontic Journal. In Press (May 2014 isssue)
Areas of scientific interest
- Mechanisms of mandibular growth
- Biologic mechanisms of orthodontic tooth movement
- Class III malocclusion
- Impacted teeth
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This location is the home of the newspaper for which Bukowski wrote his column.
Open City
This is the name of the newspaper for which Bukowski wrote his column.
Boarding Room
This location is usually space within someone's home that is let out for rent by the week.
This person is another writer and one of the author's major influences, referenced frequently throughout the book.
Venice Canals
This location is where the author meets with Jack Kerouac.
The Transients
This seems to be the group with which Bukowski most closely relates, usually homeless and jobless.
This is a common theme in Bukowski's work, and he warns against it unless there is a solid plan in place ahead of time.
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This group is the one of which Bukowski is a member. Kerouac is also included in this group.
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Porsche will introduce the two new Panamera variants, a base V6 and limousine-spec Executive model, at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show.
Revealed ahead of their public debut is the base-model Porsche Panamera, featuring a new 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 engine providing 330 horsepower while mated to an eight-speed dual-clutchtransmission. The standard model will send the power to the rear wheels, while shoppers looking for all-wheel drive can spring for the Panamera 4 featuring the same 3.0-liter V6 engine. With the new engine being smaller than the previous 3.6-liter V6 offering, it's 13 percent more fuel efficient even though it provides 20 more ponies.
Also making its public debut at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show will be the Porsche Panamera Executive, a long-wheelbase variant that offers more interior room for passengers. The Porsche Panamera Executive has its wheelbase lengthened by 5.9 inches (150 mm) and also comes standard with a large panoramic roof, heated comfort seats with multi-way electrical adjustment in the front and rear and adaptive air suspension with an electronically controlled damper system (Porsche Active SuspensionManagement). In addition, the roll-up sunblind behind the head restraints in the rear is also standard.
As an option, all Porsche Panamera Executive models are available with a new large rear center console and the latest generation of Porsche Rear Seat Entertainment featuring 10.1-inch displays integrated into the backrests of the front seats, which can also be detached for a wide range of uses.
The Porsche Panamera Executive variant will be available in the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4,Panamera 4 E-Hybrid (462 hp), Panamera 4S (440 hp) and Panamera Turbo (550 hp).


text: I'm channeling my inner drummer for next week's recording session. Due to recent lineup shifts, I am taking on the role of "SKIN SLAPPER" for the time being. I would love to be as cool as Ringo, as talented as John Bonham, as punchy as Tre Cool, as funky as Bernard Purdie, or as mean as Buddy Rich. But I'm carving my own niche somewhere in the middle of all those influences. I try to copy different drummers at different times, and all that plagiary mashed together becomes MY style. Studio countdown - 1 WEEK AWAY!


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I finished up Icethorn last night, as anyone who saw the 'Epilogue' post below knows, and posted the story in one big chunk within the Warcraft section. There are a lot of things I'm happy with in that story, some I'm not, but I think it's still good overall, and I think that no one will notice or care about the little things that bug me. I also think that it's largely irrelevant because the Saelar/Varendil stories lack the mass appeal of a Wintergrasp or even perhaps a Golden, and they're largely written because it's the only way for the two to meet – they certainly don't run into each other in-game. That said, I do enjoy writing them.
Now I'm hoping to begin the rewriting of my in-progress Wilson story and get that finished up. I'm sure that once I get into it, it'll come to fruition fast. Faster if I take some of the ideas I was trying to shoehorn into the first story and save them for the second. In my mind, the first is becoming a sort of introduction to the second; bring in some characters, define a setting and a tone, and then make the second story into Act II on. It might work. We'll find out, won't we.


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Presenting 'Generals Gather' from master illustrator Kim Jung Gi
Master is not a title we use liberally, but it's difficult to think of one more appropriate to describe Kim Jung Gi. Two years ago at San Diego Comic-Con, Court of the Dead creator Tom Gilliland picked up a sketchbook at Kim's booth, and he has been enchanted with Kim's work ever since. With an ability to capture hundreds of subjects on a single page in mesmerizing compositions, KJG's reflexive, photographic memory for detail, and understanding of each and every source of reference is astounding.
Shortly after that first introduction, we invited Kim, who lives in South Korea, to travel halfway around the world for a tour of Sideshow, and for a closer look at the Court of the Dead. Among the abundance of collected effects which adorn Tom's studio, the two creative minds quickly found common ground in their intrigue for artifacts of history and war.
From left to right: Tom Gilliland, Ian MacDonald, Kim Jung Gi, Tom Jilesen, Jean-Paul Mavinga
Tom and KJG worked closely to collaborate on the intricate scene that follows. There were only two drafts and ten days between conception and reality; from the thumbnail sketch (shown below) which so effortlessly turned into the finished piece. Truly the work of a master.
In our next Premium Art Print, Death gathers his confederacy of generals to the battlefields of man for a lesson about the Dark Deed by the hands of men, and to usher the souls of the departed into the next realm. Although the leaders of the Underworld stand united under one purpose, it remains to be seen whether their perspectives, and ambitions, will align…
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Not a lot of rainbow in this one. This is a pretty dry, but useful tutorial. In a recent conversation with my good friend Nick Matterson about effective web development tools, the topic of getting files onto a server came up. A lot of people use GUI tools, while others do command line stuff. This tutorial is purely command line (i.e. Mac's Terminal), and after a few short lines of code results in a website that is automatically mirrored to a local folder, updating in 1 minute increments via a crontab.
The process happens in a few basic steps:
* Establish a security key connection for ssh. This is useful beyond this trick if you ever want to login without a password. Here is a more detailed link, but the process is simple. Generate a key on the local machine via:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
Leave the fields blank, if a key already exists don't overwrite it. Now, just like in the link:
cat /Users/rasmussj/.ssh/id_rsa | ssh username@IPADDRESS 'cat >> .ssh/authorized_keys'
This puts the key on the remote host so I no longer need a password.
* Now that I can do that, the rsync command can sync the two folders. Without it you just have to enter in your password every time (which is why it won;t work with crontab). Here is the syntax I used to sync the folders in ~/Desktop/Homepage to /www/jerodweb on my web server (A Small Orange).
rsync ~/Desktop/Homepage/* username@IPADDRESS:/www/jerodweb/
* So easy! Now the last step is to create a crontab to do however frequently you wish, at the command line do
crontab -e
And then using your default editor you'll be able to put the rsync line from above into a cronjob using this syntax.
0 * * * * rsync ~/Desktop/Homepage/* username@IPADDRESS:/www/jerodweb/
This will get the update done hourly, but you can easily change that to every minute. Super easy and you'll never have to worry about syncing again. Also super boring too though… hope it helps Nick! Coda is great by the way.


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In their first book, Faith Legacy: Six Values to Shape Your Child's Journey, Jim and Jerolyn Bogear shared their secrets for instilling godly character and values in their children through a Legacy Trip. Now, they offer husbands and wives a purposeful tool they can use to build a healthy, satisfying, long-lasting marriage through a Legacy Marriage Trip.
You will-- -gain a biblical understanding of the marriage covenant and the unique roles and perspectives of husbands and wives, -understand seven key values to instill in your marriage relationship, -discover four strategies for building biblical values into your marriage, and -learn to plan a Legacy Marriage Trip to strengthen your marriage.
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According to an ISCA report, IAU deputy of higher education, Dr. Alireza Rahaee stated that in a meeting held with the presence of the head of IAU board of trustees and directors Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, it was confirmed that IAU to run a branch in Syria.
Assad welcomed the suggestion of running an IAU branch in Syria and asked Dr. Velayati to strengthen both countries' interaction and cooperation fields.
Dr. Rahaee also spoke of the cooperation with world notable universities and noted that South Tehran IAU, as a scientific and technical pole, cooperates well with universities in Germany in the field of energy and will hold mutual courses after receiving Ministry of Science and Education approval in future.


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Four Potential Solutions to the Orioles' Outfield Problem
In one of the more bizarre turn of events in recent Orioles history, Dexter Fowler went from being a surefire Oriole to being a Cub yesterday. As much as I might want to rant about that whole situation and the entirely suspect manner in which Fowler's agent Casey Close handled it, that would not make for a very readable blog post. It also probably wouldn't do much good for my health. So instead – as we often do around here – I want to look forward at the possibilities that exist to fill the hole "left behind" by Fowler. The slow developing 2015-2016 offseason has left one free agent and a trio of trade possibilities on the table who could potentially help the Orioles. I look at each individual's case below.
Pedro Alvarez
Fitting Pedro Alvarez into the Orioles' lineup conjures up images of square pegs and round holes. Alvarez is so poor defensively – both at first base and third base – by most metrics that he is best utilized as a designated hitter. Scott Boras thinks otherwise but Scott Boras is paid to think (and let the baseball world know) that his clients can do things that all objective evidence indicates they cannot do. The fact that Alvarez is still on the market at this point might suggest that teams view him as a non-defender as well. The Orioles and Buck Showalter value defense highly. It is highly unlikely they would use Alvarez in any role other than a full-time DH who maybe occasionally is thrown a bone with a start at first. The problem with Alvarez as an everyday DH is the trickledown effect. Mark Trumbo would likely move from DH to right field with Chris Davis to right field (and Trumbo to first) as an alternate solution. Both scenarios are far from ideal.
I do not believe that Alvarez is such an irregular fit as to completely take him out of the discussion. Showalter is often praised – and often deservedly so – for his ability to manage a roster. Alvarez should be platooned in order to get the most out of his skillset. Right away we can remove 20%-25% of DH plate appearances from Alvarez over to Trumbo with right-handed hitters Nolan Reimold, Joey Rickard, or another outfielder slotting into right field against lefties. Trumbo does not have severe platoon splits but the splits are there and could be used to justify sitting Trumbo at times versus tough right-handed pitchers, in which case Alvarez would slot in at DH. Without going down the path of a strict platoon, Showalter could conceivably manipulate the lineup just enough to minimize Trumbo's playing time in the field to around 50% while also giving both Trumbo and Alvarez sufficient playing time. It won't be easy, but it could be done.
The larger concern with Alvarez is he would another high strikeout, huge power guy in a lineup filled with them. I would rather take the best available player than worry about obtaining a certain type, but it would be a bit of a shock to the system to go from Fowler and his high OBP to another power hitter . . .
Jon Jay
. . . Enter Jon Jay.
The Federalist (for my money, best nickname in baseball) does not go about reaching base in the same way as Dexter Fowler does but he is nearly as effective at it with a .354 career OBP to Fowler's .363. Jay walks less, hits more. His 6.9% career walk rate is below average but he partially makes up for it being a .287 career hitter (compared to .267 for Fowler). Jay not only hits more, he gets hit more. Since the 2012 season, Jay has averaged twenty (!) hit-by-pitches per 162 games played. He led the league in that distinguished category for the 2014 season. Different methods, same results. Jay also has the reputation – both by scouts and metrics – as being the better outfielder (like Fowler, Jay is a centerfielder by trade). Jay's downside is he had a remarkably poor season in 2015. Jay underwent surgery on his right wrist in the offseason between the 2014 and 2015 seasons and seemingly never recovered. He spent significant time on the disabled list with bruises to and tendentious in the same right wrist. In 245 plate appearances with the Cardinals, Jay managed only a 56 OPS+.
The hope is that Jay is now healthy and will get back to his pre-2015 form (where he never registered an OPS+ below 100). The concern is that the injury is not healed or that the injury was not the only reason for his poo season. The Cardinals have a reputation of being well run and making few mistakes, so there is at least some cause for concern that they dumped him off on the Padres for Jedd Gyorko earlier this winter because they believe a bounce back season is unlikely.
If the Orioles acquire Jay, we can be assured they believe he is healthy. It stands to reason that San Diego would make Jay available. He was acquired for Jedd Gyorko in a move that was clearly designed from San Diego's perspective to rid themselves for Gyorko's questionable long-term contract. San Diego is a longshot to compete this year and Jay is only under contract for the 2016 season. While San Diego needs someone to play outfield, it doesn't make sense for them to hold onto Jay if a sensible trade offer is extended. Given that they did not give up a lot for Jay and he likely does not factor into their long term plans, San Diego would seemingly be willing to part with him a relatively minimal cost to the Orioles. If a deal was consummated and if Jay returns to his pre-2015 form, the Orioles could wind up with a player equally or more valuable than Fowler for a fraction of the cost.
Andre Ethier
I know – we have been down this road before but hear me out. Ethier is owed $38 million in guaranteed money which could jump to $53 million if his 2018 vesting option (based on number of plate appearances in 2016 and 2017) kicks in. That's a lot of money to commit to a 34 year old who was a below average hitter in 2014. Many of those factors are likely the reason why the Orioles have hesitated to trade for Ethier in the past, despite the Dodgers and Orioles discussing the possibility.
The catch is that the current situation in Baltimore is different than in years past. The Orioles have already shown a willingness to spend far more than they ever have before. The thought of paying a declining player $38 million of the next two seasons doesn't seem so scary next to the prospects of paying Chris Davis $17 million a year for the next seven seasons as he declines. I am not suggestion throwing good money after bad but the paradigm has shifted in Baltimore to the point where that short term commitment might be worth the risk. The Dodgers would almost certainly cover some of Ethier's contract as well. The other thing that has changed since last offseason is Ethier is coming off of a strong offensive campaign where he put up a 136 OPS+ in 142 games. Perhaps his 2014 season (which was not terrible) was a blip. At some point Ethier is going to show actual age-related decline but the O's would be hoping for him to hold on for two more seasons before he does.
Ethier – and Jay for that matter – would need to be platooned. Ethier is very expensive for a platoon player but there is a side-benefit to him being one. His 2018 option is triggered with 550 plate appearances in 2017 or 1,100 between 2016 and 2017. In part because he is a platoon player (and in part because he has suffered through some injuries), Ethier has averaged only 536 plate appearances per season during his 10 year major league career. He did not break 500 in Ethier of the last two seasons. Platooning Ethier will not only maximize his value, but might keep his 2018 option from vesting. Sitting Ethier 20%-25% of the time while paying him significant money is easier to stomach when there is also a reward tied into it (maximizing his value while keeping his 2018 option from exercising).
Ethier has always been an imperfect fit and he still is, but the Orioles have shown a willingness to roll the dice this winter in order to attempt to win over the next three seasons. Ethier would fit into that strategy.
Jay Bruce
Jay Bruce's name has come up a lot in relation to the Orioles this winter. The rebuilding Reds want to move him. They want to move him because he is coming off of two straight seasons where he was a below average offensive player. However, the Reds do not appear ready to simply give Bruce away. The fact that the Blue Jays had to get a third team (the Angels) involved in an attempt to finish a trade for Bruce suggests that the prospect asking price from Toronto was more than what Toronto was willing to pay on its own. Giving up prospects just to take on an under-performing player's (rather significant) contract does not sound like it should be the organization's Plan A.
Bruce only intrigues because of his power, which as mentioned might not be as attractive to the Orioles at this point as other tools. Bruce's power is legitimate. He owns a career .215 ISO which stayed up (.209) even as he struggled at the plate last season. Bruce is a left-handed hitter who would ideally be platooned. If strictly platooned and if he gets back to his pre-2014 results, Bruce might be able to reach base somewhere around 33% of the time which is not great but is not terrible either.
Bruce is down my list just because of the cost of obtaining him. The thought of giving up prospects and taking on his contract feels like it should be a last resort and I am not sure we have reached last resort territory quite yet (though we are certainly speeding towards it).
The Rankings
For all of the reasons listed above, I would rank those four players in the following order from the player I think is the best bet (both in terms of performance and cost) to the one who interests me the least.
1. Jon Jay
2. Andre Ethier
3. Pedro Alvarez
4. Jay Bruce
From a production and cost standpoint, Jay is my favorite potential target. Ethier and Alvarez are relatively close for me, with Ethier's skillset and overall likelihood of performing at a high level outweighing the fact that acquiring Alvarez would only cost the Orioles some money rather than prospects. Bruce would seemingly cost both which is a steep price to pay for a player coming off of two subpar seasons.


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May we all live in this world happily, peacefully, joyfully, and with ease. This is what I dream for, and this is why I resist. Happy birthday and thank you, Martin Luther King Jr!
May we all live in this world happily, peacefully, joyfully, and with ease. This is what I dream for, and this is why I resist. Happy birthday and thank you, Martin Luther King Jr!
"And when we have to let go, something else becomes possible." –Pema Khandro Rinpoche
A few weeks ago, Dave and I put down our old lady cat Blacula. She'd been howling every night for half a year at least, a long, drawn-out wail from somewhere deep inside of her. The sound found its way into my subconscious, pushed my already strange dreams into new realms of oddity and confusion, and I'd wake up all anxious and sweaty, only to realize it was the damn cat again.
She woke the baby up, too. I'd stumble into his room at three in the morning and he'd be standing in his crib, meowing. Except his version of a meow mimicked the senile, eighteen-year-old cat version, so he'd say it like the word "why," drawing out the space between the 'wh' and the 'y' in a dissonant tone reminiscent of old-timey folk laments. This became a nightly occurrence, and he started calling cats "gwhys," a combination (we think) of the Spanish word "gato" and the cat wail "why."
Blacula was never easy. She was one of those terrified-by-life kind of creatures. Always hid. Never let anyone touch her. Drew blood within seconds of being picked up. Soon after she was spayed as a kitten, her ovaries became infected then she gnawed at her post-surgery stitches and infected those, too. Like cats tend to do, she fell in love with the person who wanted nothing to do with her – my allergic husband, Dave, whose roommates had adopted the cat despite his protests – and therefore he was the only one whom she allowed to nurse her back to health. Which, of course, meant she fell even more fiercely in love with him.
Years later, the roommates moved out, leaving the cat they'd selected to the person she'd selected, and poor Dave, being the kind soul he is, accepted the commitment he'd been straddled with. Still, despite Blacula's obsession with him, holding her was not allowed; Dave has a scar from the top of his pinky finger all the way down to the bottom of his palm from one particularly difficult visit to the vet.
When Dave and I first met, we quickly fell in love with one another and reveled in our mutual passion for pets, so it didn't take long to move ourselves and our two cats in together and then rescue two dogs (yeah, we're nuts). From the very beginning, Blacula assumed the role of evil dictator who controlled her underlings through fear. She regularly bloodied our 80-pound Boxer dog's nose, once so badly she left a small piece of skin hanging from its tip. She'd also do things like scratch the other animals' faces when they were sleeping, watch them scramble awake in terror, then simply strut back to wherever she'd been resting and curl up in a tiny, black-and-white ball, satisfied with the disruption she'd caused. Or, she'd sit in the middle of the narrow doorway that divided our railroad apartment in half, make herself as big as possible and growl at the others, smacking them into submission if they dared pass through. The smaller dog, Basil, took to lying on his stomach and singing for her, a strange version of a hound-like howl reserved just for these encounters. After a few minutes of this, Blacula would finally allow him to walk around and into the other side of the apartment, but no one else could ever pass through until she got hungry enough to leave her post, most likely to eat their food before finishing her own.
Blacula and me when we first moved in together back in 2008.
Dave and I decided to put Blacula down together while Lew was in daycare. I wanted to be there, to witness her death, to take responsibility for a decision I'd helped make, to ease her out of this life, to support Dave. But even more so, I wanted to be there to get some answers. I wasn't sure what my questions were, but I was positive that watching a creature die would give me some kind of insight. I was expecting a moment, a heaving sigh and shift in the air, something big and profound. I wanted to be able to say, "Aha, now I understand."
When the vet injected the medicine that would kill her, Blacula was already motionless from the sedatives. I pet her cheek as Dave scratched her head, we both told her that we loved her, and then I thought maybe something had changed, maybe she had passed on. I wasn't positive, though, and so I told myself that the big moment was yet to come, but then the vet listened to her heart and confirmed that yes, it had stopped.
I'd felt only enough of something to wonder if I'd even felt it at all.
With Blacula's history of abusing the others, Dave and I were obviously scared when I was pregnant. We imagined her attacking our precious newborn baby in the middle of the night, perhaps even scarring his perfect little body. And what would we do? Who would take a cat like her? It would be horrible to put down a healthy cat because of something like that.
To our extreme surprise, she loved Lewis. From day one. She sniffed him and sat near him and purred loudly. His earliest attempts at petting the animals were rough smacks with his chunky hands up and down against their bodies, and while everyone else would complain or run away, Blacula would just sit there and let him smack her. Each morning after we transitioned Lew into his own room, she'd enthusiastically run in to greet him as soon as we opened his door, sometimes even jumping into his bed. He was the only person who could ever give her a hug. He'd wrap his arms around her torso and lay his cheek on top of her head, and my heart would leap into my throat. But she'd just sit there, calmly, happily even. If I'd done this, she would have scratched my face, my chest, any skin that her claws could reach until I'd let her go.
Unless they're asleep at the time of death, animals die with their eyes open. Seconds after her heart finished beating, I was shocked that she still looked alive. "It just seems like she's resting," I said aloud, then leaned down and stared deep into her dead eyes. I swear they looked back at me; something was still there. Then they began to glaze over, just a bit at first, then more and more until about a minute later, they had transformed into cloudy, turquoise mirrors reflecting the fluorescent light above us.
Blacula took to hiding under the futon for most of the day and night about six months before we put her down. The final weeks were pathetic – she was confused and scared, unable to properly clean herself, and rarely came out from her hiding spot. But the strangest part was how the other animals ganged up on her. The dogs began chasing and nipping at her whenever she did manage to venture out, and Frida, the other cat who'd mostly avoided her in the years since we'd moved from the railroad to a more spacious apartment, began guarding the water bowl and litter box and attacking her whenever she tried to use either. We thought this was an instinctive version of payback and did our best to make it easier on Bla, but then immediately upon returning home with the empty carrier after her final appointment, the other pets relaxed, became much friendlier and more easygoing – Frida even cuddles with the dogs now – and we wondered if these attacks were their way of telling us it was her time, that perhaps they weren't enacting payback but instead trying to end her suffering, a suffering that was distressing them all.
In the movie The Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson shares a story about asking her Tibetan Buddhist teacher whether or not to put down her very sick dog. The teacher told her that we humans do not have the right to end another creature's life, to take away its time of suffering, time it can learn and gain knowledge from, knowledge it will then use in the bardo, or the space between this life and the next.
Laurie Anderson by Maria Zaikina / Creative Commons
Part of me agrees with this sentiment. It didn't feel quite right to end Blacula's life. I took a power that didn't belong to me, and she didn't even have the capability to let me know if this was what she wanted or not (side note, I think about this a lot when it comes to eating meat, but the vegetarian days of my past and the omnivorous ways of my present are for another essay).
On the other hand, though, I felt like I was giving her a gift. She'd suffered for such a long time already. Her mind was gone and her existence was miserable. She would not be missing these days. If I were in that position, I would want Dave to release me, too.
And, to be honest, we were wrecked. We're parents, we work a lot, we both make art, and we weren't sleeping because of the freaking cat – the difficult, mean, malevolent cat who'd been a challenge since the day other people picked her out and brought her home and left her to Dave, a person who never wanted a cat in the first place. We tried so, so many things to help her, but it didn't matter; she just got worse by the day, and we were exhausted. More than wanting Dave to release me from this burden, I would want to release him from it.
We were sadder than we thought we'd be. It turns out you get used to a creature, even an evil creature, after sharing a home with it for years. "I want gwhy," Lew repeated many times that night and the following morning. We had done our best to explain it to him beforehand, used phrases like, "We have to say goodbye to Blacula forever," and, "Dying means your body is all done and you go to sleep," and, "Blacula is going away but we'll still have her in our memories." We had these conversations a handful of times and each would end with him saying, "Bye bye, gwhy." But it obviously didn't translate. He'd look under the chair in his room, the place she deemed second best to underneath the futon, and say, "Gwhy? Gwhy?" then cry when we reminded him that she was gone. It only took two days, though, and he moved on.
But for me, days later, I was still upset. Yes, it took me four whole days to realize that through this experience of putting down the cat, I'd actually been looking for some kind of insight into my mother's death. What happened to her when she moved from dreaming into dying into being dead? What kind of moment did she experience? What did the room feel like when/if this moment happened? And where is she now? We will never know, not even my father who was sleeping beside her.
I'd wanted this controlled experience with death, with choosing to end a creature's suffering, watching the injection, feeling the moment, to inform me, to comfort me, to give me something. Instead, a million new questions ran through my head as I gazed into her mirrorball eyes. What happened during that minute between her heart stopping and her eyes turning? Where was she then, and where was she now? Did she know I was there looking deeply into her final moment? Could she see me or hear me or sense me in some way? What do we even mean when we use words like "she?" Who or what was she? Who was my mom? Who am I?
Of course there are no real answers. But in letting go of my mom, in letting go of Blacula, in letting go of these questions and my expectations and my ruminations, something else becomes possible.
I first came to Buddhism as a twenty-year-old when I lost everything I owned in a house fire (including my cat). A professor and mentor of mine introduced me to the book Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh (pictured), and through reading, studying with my mentor, and developing my own meditative practice, I not only discovered ways to explore and grow from my pain and loss, but I also discovered that my anxiety and eating disorders were becoming manageable for the first time ever, even in the midst of this trauma.
I practiced regularly for a few years after that then trailed off as my work and academic life picked up. Every now and then I would sit to meditate and was surprised by how positive the effects were despite my inconsistency, but it was still difficult to find a routine. But then when my mom died, absolutely everything about my life was upended. It was like I'd suddenly and shockingly been teleported to another world, a sad, scary, dangerous world that seemed completely incongruous with the one I was physically living in. I had no idea what to do, but good ol' Thich Nhat Hanh was there waiting for me.
Three years later, when I checked the news on my phone at 4 am on the morning of November 9th, 2016, I once again felt like I'd been teleported to a scary, dark, dangerous place that just didn't match up with reality, a place in which women are not in charge of their own bodies and instead are told they exist to please men, a place in which good honest people who happen to have been born in the Middle East are threatened with violence, a place in which children can't go to the doctor because their employed parents are too poor, a place in which the politicians in charge say that they and their rich friends can have anything they want, and can take more of it, while the rest of us must give and give and not have. But this time, I knew what to do: breathe.
In the years since my mother passed away, I've embraced myself as a Buddhist and have regularly practiced meditation and mindfulness. But you don't have to be a Buddhist or experienced in meditation in any way to utilize the gift of breathing. So, for those of you who can relate to the feelings I described above, I want to share a passage that I believe will help you stay centered, calm and focused, because we cannot resist if we give into fear and hatred. Stay strong, my friends, and breathe.
From Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh:
"Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment!
'Breathing in, I calm my body.' Reciting this line is like drinking a glass of cool lemonade on a hot day—you can feel the coolness permeate your body. When I breathe in and recite this line, I actually feel my breath calming my body and mind. 'Breathing out, I smile.' You know a smile can relax hundreds of muscles in your face. Wearing a smile on your face is a sign that you are master of yourself. 'Dwelling in the present moment.' While I sit here, I don't think of anything else. I sit here, and I know exactly where I am. 'I know this is a wonderful moment.' It is a joy to sit, stable and at ease, and return to our breathing, our smiling, our true nature. Our appointment with life is in the present moment. If we do not have peace and joy right now, when will we have peace and joy— tomorrow, or after tomorrow? What is preventing us from being happy right now? As we follow our breathing, we can say, simply, 'Calming, smiling, present moment, wonderful moment.'"


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Elaina Cook
Name: Elaina Cook
Age: 27
Year you graduated high school: 2005
Year you found out you were pregnant: 2012
Number of children: 1
The Uh Oh Moment: I found out that I was pregnant while at work at the age of 25. I did not confirm my pregnancy until after work that day. I bought a home pregnancy test after discussing it with my best friend who lived in New York and went to my boyfriend's house to take it with him for moral support.
When I felt that I was pregnant I had numerous thoughts running through my head. There were only two distinct thoughts that I remember vividly. One of my thoughts was that I need another place to stay. I was living with my mother at the time and I had one year left of my master's program. My second thought was that I did not want to keep it; I was not ready to have a child while still in school and living with my mother. So I packed up my belongings, found an apartment, and moved out before telling my mother that I was pregnant. When I finally told her my reason for moving out, she was disappointed but she understood and was shocked that I followed her demands.
When growing up the rule for her daughters was if you get pregnant no matter the age, you no longer could live at home with mommy.
The Mom Moment: I officially considered myself a mother when I felt the baby kick for the first time while she was in the womb. Of course I was carrying the baby for four months prior but it didn't feel "real" until I felt her kick.
***Any man can be a father. It takes a real man to be a dad.***
Father/Dad: I have known my child's father for ten plus years. In a sense, we were best friends. The relationship was loving but still strained. There were numerous questions about infidelity throughout the entire relationship that were never resolved before nor after the baby was born.
At the time he provided me with the moral support that I needed to assure me I could handle a situation of this magnitude. He convinced me to keep the baby and listed all the reasons why having a child with me would be so great. He witnessed the birth of his daughter while still hiding the fact that he was seeing his wife….
Throughout my entire pregnancy my child's father was secretly reconnecting with his wife who I was under the impression he was separated from. Now grant it, yes I was aware that this man was married when we started seeing each other. Knowing him for ten plus years when we started dating, I never questioned or challenged him. When he informed me that he divorced his wife I believed him. My guard was completely down and my intuition was turned off. After two months of secrecy of the relationship, our mutual friends informed me about it, how long it was going on, and what his future plans were in regards to me.
Over time his compassion and love towards me being pregnant became a burden and a setback for him. So when I found out what transpired, I forced him to move out of the apartment and he has not seen his child since the day he left (three months old).
Them vs. You: When it comes to my parenting style, I am still learning. My daughter is young and she is at the age of exploration and learning how to establish her own independence. However, in the future, I do believe I will adopt my mother's authoritarian parenting style and combine it with my own style in the hope of becoming an authoritative parent. Growing up I did not have an opinion when it came to socializing, academics, etc. With my daughter I want to value her opinion without being dismissive when she gets older with the hope of establishing such a relationship where she is comfortable enough to come to me with a problem or a concern. Of course, it is not okay to be friends with your children, however, I do want my child to feel comfortable enough come to me at any moment.
The harshest thing my mother ever said to me during my pregnancy was, "When you have a daughter you will see." Now this may not sound harsh, but I heard this comment every time I voiced what I did not like in regards to what I wanted for my unborn baby in addition to how I was going to raise my baby. Her comment was basically saying that I will regret disagreeing with her ways. I felt that was a bit much, especially at the age of 25, I expected my mother to see some value in my opinion. I felt very disappointed and alone during my pregnancy because everyone that I expected to be there for me turned their noses or backs towards me.
Fearful Moment: My scariest moment thus far as a parent was when my child was returned to me from her father with scratches all on her face. He refused to give me an explanation and I felt helpless. My job is to protect her at all costs and I felt like I failed her at that moment.
Fearless Moment: My favorite first moments are the day she was born, the first time I saw her crawl, and after I came in from the store I saw her walk for the first time. Her first word was "ball" which is so weird to me because I expected it to be momma or dada.
Support System: I had no support system from family the way that I intended, and at this point there was nothing prepared for the baby's arrival. I cancelled my baby shower and decided to max out my credit cards to buy what I needed for my child. My motto was and still is: at the end of the day no one owes me anything and I need to provide for my child at all costs.
My sister witnessed everything that transpired and moved in with me to help me with the baby so that I could find a better job and finish my last semester of graduate school. Words cannot express the amount of gratitude and appreciation for my sister.
She was my rock throughout my entire pregnancy. Our relationship has always been strained growing up, but this pregnancy brought us closer than ever before. So every day I try my best to remind her how much I appreciate her. Grant it we had some rough patches with her stepping up to help me with the baby but we were able to work through it as sisters.
I lost so many friends along the way during my pregnancy because I realized many of their true colors as time went on until the birth of my baby. My closest friend's reaction was surprise. No one in my social circle thought that I would actually be pregnant.
Final thoughts….
I found my strength from God, my sister, and my friends. My friends and family gave me the courage and the strength to surpass the negativity and the constant nights of worrying. Prayer every moment when I feel low gives me the power to face it all. Without God's forgiveness and love I would not be the mother that I am today.