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Breathing fresh air into medical innovation
Towering expense for the Canadian health care system, high mortality rates, and loss of quality of life for surviving patients: these are among the devastating side effects of prolonged use of mechanical ventilators. Over 30 per cent of intensive care patients put on mechanical ventilation become dependent because the diaphragm quickly atrophies from lack of use.
SFU biomedical physiology researcher Andy Hoffer witnessed this firsthand nine years ago when his mother was put on a ventilator during a severe bout with pneumonia. It was while sitting with his mom in the ICU that his years of research crystallized into an idea: to use pacing electrodes to rhythmically activate the diaphragm muscle, thus avoiding the muscle atrophy caused by traditional ventilators. "For weeks I watched my mother and other patients struggle to wean from the ventilator," says Hoffer. "I realized that electrical "pacing" could help regain the greatly diminished muscle strength and endurance".
Similar to how a pacemaker regulates heartbeat, the electrodes could be simply and safely placed via an IV near the two phrenic nerves that control the diaphragm to regulate breathing. Not only could such a technology enable faster patient recovery and lower hospitalization costs, but it would also free up the scarce ventilators for use during flu outbreaks.
Hoffer ran with the idea, founding Lungpacer Medical Inc. in 2009 to develop and commercialize his invention: the Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing Therapy (DPT) system. The university spinoff has attracted numerous industry awards and government grants, as well as over 20 key patents. In 2013, a crucial grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) funded a trial of the system in collaboration with Fraser Health. A team of respiratory technologists at Royal Columbian Hospital were led by Dr. Steve Reynolds, program medical director and regional department head of critical care at Fraser Health, to carry out pre-clinical studies. In 2015 another CIHR grant helped to fund the First-in-Human feasibility trials.
Since May of 2016, under a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program created to facilitate faster patient access to breakthrough lifesaving technologies, the Lungpacer "Rescue" DPT is being fast-tracked toward US pilot clinical trials, moving the device ever closer to commercialization. If clear positive results are obtained part-way through the pivotal trial, the FDA could give early approval to begin marketing the product. "I'm very much looking forward to when this new therapy will benefit critically-ill patients on mechanical ventilation by enabling them to breathe normally again," he says.
The Lungpacer wasn't Hoffer's first successful invention. Two decades ago, he developed a device that used nerve-cuff technology to enable people with permanent motor disabilities to walk. Called the NeuroStep, the device was implanted in the thigh and sensed nerve signals generated by skin pressure receptors. This activated the nerves that cause paralyzed muscles to lift the foot which enabled those with neurological disabilities to walk again. Hoffer established and then helped direct Neurostream Technologies from 1997 to 2004 to commercialize the technology.
Despite his impressive achievements, Hoffer remains humble, crediting expertise and support from the SFU Innovation Office (IO) and the SFU Innovates VentureLabs® program for guiding Lungpacer Inc.'s success. "The IO provided critical technology assessment, market research and intellectual property services, and assisted with prototype development," he says. "Their help was essential to us obtaining key grants and initial investment that allowed the company to hire an experienced management team, move to its own premises and start flying solo in the past two years."
Q & A with Dr. Andy Hoffer
Dr. Andy Hoffer is the founder and CSO of Lungpacer Medical Inc. and the original inventor of Lungpacer's transvascular nerve stimulation electrode. He has a Ph.D. in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University, over 40 granted patents, and 18 years of experience in medical device development and commercialization in collaboration with the SFU Innovation Office. In 1997, he was also founder and CSO of Neurostream Technologies Inc. in 1997-2004 (acquired in 2013 by Ottobock) and a co-founder of Bionic Power Inc. in 2007.
If you could sum up the value of university research/innovation in one word, what would it be?
What motivates you as a researcher/innovator?
The thrill of discovery, the surprise and stimulation that comes from unexpected new findings, and the unique satisfaction of seeing an idea evolve into a product.
How is your research making an impact on lives?
During the research and development phases I train students and employ recent graduates, as well as engage colleagues in joint efforts. And once a new medical product and therapy is approved for use we hope to save lives, improve health outcomes, reduce medical care costs and ultimately set a new standard of care for critically ill patients.
How important is collaboration in advancing research/innovation?
Striking the right strategic collaborations at the right times are critically important.
SFU bills itself as "Canada's most engaged research university." How does your own work exemplify this spirit of engagement?
From the nearly daily participation from dedicated SFU Innovation Office staff during Lungpacer's formative years as an SFU start-up company.


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As of this morning I've booked tickets to fly to Oslo in April. I have never been to Oslo before, and so I am already imagining what the city will be like, in the way we often piece together places from snippets of films, or books we've read. British friends who visit New York City for the first time invariably return to say it's exactly how they had pictured it – so immersed are we with the 'idea' of New York, its Deco towers and sharp-suited men. What I've just described is, of course, the cliché of New York, but one which is based on iconic images: photographs by Stieglitz or films like The Sweet Smell of Success. These clichés are based on the way the integrity and excitement of the city is distilled, in an attempt to capture its spirit. And so, New York is familiar to us before we ever get there, because we know it so well in two dimensions.
Oslo, of course, is slightly less iconic. I have been to other Scandinavian cities, Stockholm and Helsinki and Copenhagen, and I like their small scale, the architectural mix of the simple vernacular juxtaposed against the grand imperial and the austere modernist (one of my favourite buildings of all time is the Helsinki Central Rail Station by Eliel Saarinen – a monument to Finnish mythology and brute strength). I like cities which are cold in the winter, which are serious about icy pastimes and deep darkness, and meet the long nights with candlelight and strong drink. I tend never to be in such places in the summer, so I have yet to experience the joyous midnight sun.
But I will be visiting Oslo in the Spring, and it looks like the sort of city where you can walk everywhere – the city centre fits neatly onto a one-page map in the guidebook, not like the immense sprawl of London, where even after nearly twenty-five years, I still need to take an A to Z with me when venturing beyond my usual areas. Oslo looks like the sort of city where you might be able to wander aimlessly. In her wonderful book, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit quotes Walter Benjamin: "Not to find one's way in a city may well be uninteresting and banal. It requires ignorance – nothing more. But to lose oneself in a city – as one loses oneself in a forest – that calls for quite a different schooling." Solnit goes on to say that in Benjamin's terms "to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery." The difference between being lost and losing oneself. Solnit points out that the word "lost" comes (appropriately) from the old Norse los, meaning the disbanding of an army, the moment when the fight is finished and it is time for the soldiers to disperse; suggesting that we are "lost" without a cause, a position in a regimented society. And sure, I will have an itinerary, a list of places I'd like to see, but it's often the places you aren't expecting in a new city that you will remember.
So I look forward to losing myself, to placing myself in the map I am staring at; I'm imagining myself there already, in three dimensions.

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I am originally from Wichita Falls, Texas where I was born and raised. I attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls where I received my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. I moved to Plano in 2001 and began working in PISD. I have worked at Barron Early Childhood School and now at Isaacs Early Childhood School. I have been in PISD for 18 years. I am so happy to be in Early Childhood where I am the first step in the students' school experience. PreK Rocks! #iampandaproud
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Hearty & Quick Vegan Chili
Servings: 5-6
Prep Time: 5 min.
Cook Time: 1.5 hrs.
Total Time: 1.5 hrs.
Calories: 150 per serving
When it comes to chili, we love adding extras to the pot. As pictured, tater tots mixed with chili is something that your taste buds can only appreciate once they've had a sample.
Our vegan chili seldom comes without crackers, mostly because we like the chili really thick. The crackers help to thicken the chili while adding a bit of a unique buttery flavor (just be careful to check their ingredients if you're on a vegan diet).
Nate likes a bit of bite to his chili, so that's what the crushed red pepper flakes are here for. No shame to those that like a mellow chili (we're looking at you, Kate).
Unfortunately, the vegan chili can no longer be vegan if you add cheese.
Fortunately, there are several companies seeking to recreate cheese in a manner that is non-dairy. Our favorite kind so far is Daiya.
The Daiya "shreds," as they call them, melt like cheese, taste a good amount like cheese, and definitely fit in this chili like cheese. They are worth a try! Here are the ones we used.
If you have a different preference on vegan cheese, let us know what it is in the comments below!
Quick Vegan Chili Recipe:
1 cup water
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
1 can black beans (15 oz)
1.5 onions, chopped
1 cup corn
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp black pepper
OPTIONAL: 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (for spice-seekers)
In a large pot, bring water, tomatoes, onions, and all spices to a boil.
Once the pot is boiling, return heat to low, and add the rest of the ingredients. Feel free to get creative with what can be added - chili can take on almost any ingredient!
Let simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, then enjoy!
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Bohemian FC The Big Club since 1890
From the Cradle to the Grave - BTID
I tend to liken Dundalk to Ryanair........Ryanair do 95% of everything very well but in the same way that Ryanair let themselves down on customer service, the 5% of time that DFC involve themselves in the "professionalism" side of things takes a bit of the good out of the rest.
That being said it doesn't bother their own fans who want to win and the love of rivals is not really something most teams care about.
Bit like Corks fans didn't care about the style of football while they were winning.
And now that I've offended everyone my work here is done
Obviously not so clear from the high moral ground occupied by Dundalk fans .
Bohemian FC The Big Club since 1890
From the Cradle to the Grave - BTID
Surely you recognised the distinctive boots? Maybe the number on the shirt and shorts would help - did you spot it?
Did the media reports identify him by name or just say there was a clear handball by an unidentified Dundalk player?
Was it this chap?
Guess I need to make it idiot proof for some people. Yes, everyone else is wrong, Dundalk are football paragons of virtue and Connolly is the bestest ref ever.
Bohemian FC The Big Club since 1890
From the Cradle to the Grave - BTID
Can we get a separate forum called 'Dundalk fight with........' and just alternate it with whoever they're playing!!!
It's not a particularly nice part of the game but if a team can get an edge even via 'the dark arts' then it is unlikely that any team wouldnt try and exploit it. Its not unique to Dundalk. It's up to the referees and their assistants to minimise any gamesmanship. That the standard of refereeing in LoI is sketchy and used is hardly surprising. I do believe that any of that cynical side to the Dundalk players was picked up playing in Europe. We were naive especially the first year we played BATE and even a headbutt on Massey that was admitted to wasnt penalised. A more positive learning curve is the way in which the Dundalk lads dont switch off at thow ins etc as we were punished for it and brought it in to our domestic game. Is it unfair to have a multiball system when FT, large squad, and strength and conditioing is going to be an edge when up against PT teams, small squads and a crazy fixture list? Its not that sporting but so be it.
Any team can do the same as much as it irks the purists. We have had plenty of discussion in the past about how Sean Maguire 'manufactured' penalties and how that was ok with Cork fans regardless of their outrage at being generally tackled in games. The claims that Dundalk players surround the ref or O'Donnell being in the refs ear and that other sides didnt do the same was daft and what spurned the running joke especially with Cork fans.
On this occasion Bohs fans have been quite upset by refereeing, gamesmanship in the recent games they have lost but had a good giggle when they benefited from ref decisions in the last Dublin Derby so a wee bit of a double standard and hence this session of wind up. I did say before the end of the game even that there would be a good auld moan by Bohs fans!
I doubt Kelly or any other player went out to nastily injure anyone in a 93rd minute when the result was done. There would be something on tv footage, in the refs report and Keith Long said little about it that I saw. Dundalk having a bona fide hometown ref would be a first as even an actual hometown ref, Denis McArdle for example, went over the top to show lack of bias!! The old adage will inevitably fit that these things will balance out over a season (or 3) like Corks run of Maguire penos and Hobans batch this season. Has there ever been definite proof in any league that the champions get the benefit of the doubt over other sides? Its often claimed but generall debunked.
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Dundalk are miles ahead of any other team when it comes to the dark arts but the way the modern game has gone I don't know if that is a criticism or an acolade
Its not a facet of the game I like but as the game has eveolved thIS way then its prudent to be able to play on the margins. At least until the lawmakers make a concerted effort to allow referees deal with any messing. Retrospective cards/bans for diving et al, carding anyone bar the captains for badgering or surrounding the refs could be done here in the absence of infrastructure for VAR.
Im not so sure that we are 'miles ahead', maybe less apologetic for taking whatever opportunity arises to gain an edge. The recent fair play tables would suggest that the 'dark arts' do not necessarily equate to fou/dangerousl play. Teams will play to a strength if for example physicality is their way to negate a side playing football. If there was greater confidence in the standard of refereeing then the preception would be different I think.
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Joking apart, if Dundalk do gain an advantage from pressurising refs and general game management (I'm not convinced), as long as it is not cheating, is it wrong?
Dundalk definitely get an advantage from scoring loads and conceding fewer goals than most teams; top notch training facilities; large player budget; fewer suspensions from a good disciplinary record, and more - should these be restricted in some way?
Player fitness through strength and conditioning investment is an obvious good example. Dundalk raised the bar in this area and it was up to other clubs to raise their own standards, as many have done.
Given that Dundalk are only a Sergio Ramos short of Real Madrid, a hurl short of Brian Cody's Kilkenny and a eye gouge short of the All Blacks when it comes to the dark arts Dundalk position in the fair play table the last few years is pretty impressive....
2018 2nd to Cork
2017 1st
2016 1st
2015 1st
2014 1st
Truly Kenny/Perth's Dundalk are taking the mystical dark arts to a new level


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How Energy Healing Can Help With Conception
I've been thinking a lot lately about how to explain the connection between the mind and the body and how if the two are in harmony, then the chances of conception are greater. When I went through my own issues of unexplained infertility, I had a lot of emotions circling around the reason why I wasn't able to conceive, and each time I brought those up to my doctor I was met with the common, reticent, bedside manner that most physicians practice. I was simply told "I don't know. It just happens". This left me with so many questions, like "Why is it so difficult this time?" "Why is everyone else able to get pregnant but me?" "Am I really too old now?" "Will I ever have another baby?" These were very strong emotions that were not addressed, because it's taboo to talk about, because people don't like to hear your sad stories when they can't help, because what are people going to say other than "I'm sorry"?
The fact is there are other women, millions of women, who are asking themselves the same questions I was asking myself. Millions of women who are grief-stricken by the inability to conceive, women who might actually be asking the question, that I finally came to, this is: could this be psyche related?
When there are over 7 million women in the United States that are diagnosed with an infertility issue, there seems to be only a one-size-fits-all solution, and that is to try hormone stimulating drugs, IUI, IVF, donor eggs and other medical treatments that are completely unnatural. These all come with a really high price tag and most of the time fail.
In the past the medical community has already acknowledged that stress and anxiety have a huge impact on us physically, and they offer drugs to reduce that stress. We know that if you have stress and anxiety that it will cause high blood pressure, IBS, migraines, sleep disorders, etc. When it comes to infertility, however, the medical community generally took the position that when it comes to getting pregnant and carrying full term, this was all strictly a physiological course and that emotions and our mind had zero to do with it. In my recent studies on human reproduction and how hormones effect our bodies, I've learned that stress plays a big part in our reproductive health. Infertility is not just a physical issue, and there is a great need to address the mental and emotional components that play a vital role in making conception happen. Our feelings, fears, anxieties, stressors, past trauma, are all very major factors in a very complicated process. For example, when we are highly stressed our brain releases a hormone called prolactin. High prolactin will decrease FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) levels. This leads to irregular ovulation and irregular menstrual periods, or no periods at all - amenorrhea. It also will cause our fallopian tubes to spasm should ovulation even occur, making the sperm meeting the egg pretty much impossible.
When we really look at the emotional issues that are tied to infertility, the mind and body connection is very apparent. When I think about the clients I've already had, and the issues they each face with their own infertility, I notice that they all have their own strong emotional states of not being able to conceive which lead them to me. Addressing the issues with the mind and body involves working with the subconscious mind, and I do this with hypnotherapy. In our subconscious mind, that is where all of our issues, feelings, emotions, fears, anxieties, old beliefs, life experiences, behavior patterns and other negative feelings are stored. When a woman is facing infertility, these negative feelings intensify and usually become all consuming. In order to fix the issue, changes need to be made, lasting changes, and that includes in our lives, and in our thoughts. The healing that needs to occur at the subconscious level has the potential to unlock one's ability to conceive. I've seen this happen!


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Plus advice I just gave to another chess company (a big one) about marketing.
Enough of sameness.
Enough of boring (as my grandson says).
Will you get on board or do I have to give you the same sermon for acquiring NEW abilities. Another book is being worked on, on a different subject: "I AM AN IDIOT! except to my banker." You can't even write about "stupidity" these days in a period of "present" because by the time you are finished the company has gone out of business for ineptness above and beyond the call of duty.
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Lakeland Vibes and Confetti Chaos
It's time to blog another wedding! I have a wonderful collection of weddings from last summer to share with you over the next couple of months and I'm making a start with Sam and Roxy's colourful and sparkly celebration. It definitely cemented my love of confetti cannons and it was wonderful heading to the Lyceum theatre for their first look - so many gorgeous backdrops for photos and the perfect place for them to have some time together before the rest of the day unfolded. As always I'm going to let them tell you the story of their day, so here goes... first off here's their wedding film.
The wedding film
The soundtrack
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the wedding photos
We got engaged two years before the wedding and planned it pretty much from that point onwards, although in truth we'd been batting the idea around for a while before Sam popped the question. We were also incredibly fortunate to win the wedding planning services of the wonderful Kirstin Halstead through a competition on Rock n Roll Bride, she was incredible at helping us to get organised and at keeping things going when we couldn't get on with planning.
The first thing we booked was Hannah! I'd always loved her work and had always said that if we were ever to marry then she was the first choice for photographer (fortunately, Sam agreed!). I work in academia and so we knew we wanted a July wedding (as that tends to be the quietest month in the work calendar!) and so we picked our wedding date based on what Hannah had available.
From then, it was relatively quick and easy to get the evening reception venue booked, and after getting completely stuck between the Crucible theatre and Sheffield Town Hall (two local landmarks), we finally decided on the former for our ceremony venue.
In terms of challenges, amongst the usual worries about money and drama about guest lists, we also had a terrible bereavement when we lost my incredible Grandma the summer before the wedding. To be honest, that put us off the wedding a little, as it seemed almost pointless to do the day without her, and we talked about eloping instead. In the end, we were so glad that we'd kept our original plan as the day itself was so amazing, but that was a hell of a challenge at the time.
Still, the cake tasting was fun!
I got an early start as my bridesmaid Sadie and I were collected first thing to go get our makeup done, with the other bridesmaids joining us at the studio. While we got ready, Sam met up with his brother and best man Joe in town and they grabbed a pint together there. Then, once made up and dressed, I headed to town with the bridesmaids for mine and Sam's first look. I was so glad that we did a first look as we were both so nervous and so it helped to calm our nerves quite a lot and gave us opportunity to see each other all made up away from all the guests (especially handy as I ended up crying throughout the ceremony!). After the first look there were photos with my bridesmaids, then the last minute legal formalities before the ceremony.
The ceremony itself was my favourite bit of the day – although I cried throughout! We had readings from our close friend and from Sam's brother, and we wrote our own vows, which we read to one another before exchanging rings. We're not particularly soppy, so while the vows were at least somewhat romantic, they were also rather daft.
After signing the register and doing our grand exit (I started crying again as soon as 'Everywhere' by Fleetwood Mac started up) we had confetti cannons outside the theatre in the square and hugged loads of our guests. After the big everyone shots, we then walked over to our reception venue (though I was walking very slow with heels in hand!).
We were introduced to our reception to a string trio playing a string arrangement of The Trooper by Iron Maiden (and to yet more confetti!). There was then a lovely drinks reception, complete with sweetie buffet, and the trio playing throughout.
Then we went upstairs for the wedding breakfast, which was a delicious afternoon tea. Unfortunately, Sheffield was the very definition of muggy that day, and it was especially bad in that room. This was particularly frustrating as we'd spent almost all day the day before decorating it and making it pretty, only to spend as little time there as possible because of the unbearable mugginess!
After some fun portraits on the roof with the bridesmaids and best man, it was downstairs for the speeches. My Dad, being beyond nervous had had the ingenious idea to 'outsource' the responsibility to my bridesmaids, who ended up having 15 minutes to come up with a speech as a result (it was brilliant, by the way). Then it was the first dance – with yet more confetti! And then there was dancing and socialising until the small hours. Though with time for a bacon butty and a slice of cake in between.
Eat. The. Food. I really regret not having more of the biscuits and the sweet things from the afternoon tea.
In terms of what we would tell ourselves if we could go back in time: when things are getting on top of you, when you want to cut and run and just bugger off and elope, remember: it will be worth it in the end.
We honestly can't thank Hannah enough for capturing our day as beautifully as she did – the photos and the video are incredible and are the best keepsakes of the day. She is also the nicest person ever and really put us at ease and made us laugh. Words honestly can't do this woman justice –we booked our wedding date based on her availability for a reason and it was absolutely the right decision to make. Best. Photographer. Ever.


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#TBT: Gear Advice from 1977
We're throwin' it back to our November 1977 issue of BACKPACKER FOOTNOTES for some old school trail tips. Back then external frame packs were all the rage. Check out these 10 tips backpackers swore by in 1977-maybe even make a few additions to your own dusty pack.


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Housing News Roundup: June 8, 2017
The Real Cause of San Francisco's Housing Crisis
Despite some in San Francisco calling for moratoriums on new construction, million-dollar luxury housing is not the root cause of the city's housing crisis, according to new analysis from the Urban Institute's Graham MacDonald. In fact, he writes, "in 2016, at the height of the million-dollar home market of the past eight years, only 10 percent of homes sales worth a million dollars or more were located in new complexes." Cutting back on construction would not make a difference to the housing crisis—and cutting back could make the crisis worse. Meanwhile, tenants continue to feel mounting pressures of eviction as rates spike. Is the spike in evictions the result of unaffordable rents or a means to raise them in the future?
Source: Next City
How Cutting Federal Housing Assistance Could Hurt People's Health
New research reveals that receiving housing assistance from the federal government in the form of vouchers, public housing, and subsidies for multifamily homes is keeping people healthier. The study, which used data collected by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), found that housing assistance programs increased people's likelihood of having access to regular care and health insurance, and it increased their chances of seeking care when needed. The study's suggestion that housing programs and health are inextricably linked is timely given the proposed cuts to the HUD budget. "To the extent that the new budget passes and leads to people losing their housing assistance, we're also talking about people losing their health care," said Andrew Fenelon, one of the paper's authors.
Source: WLRN
Middle-Income Families Can't Afford Homes as Prices Rise
Family incomes cannot catch up to the rapidly rising home prices in Portland, Oregon, meaning that Tanisha Doyle may be priced out of her dream home in Beaverton. "It's crazy to see Portland go from a small town to a place where it's cool," the single mom of three and lifetime Portland resident shared. "I think at first it was exciting and then you start to feel the impact of what that means for you, when Portland becomes the desired place to move." Doyle hopes to stay in Beaverton, where she works, but as home prices continue shooting up—the average Portland family can afford a $330,000 house, yet the average home price in Portland city limits was $428,000 in April—it is a diminishing reality. The increasing prices, combined with a market full of cash buyers, is shutting people out of homeownership. "We're going to turn into a little San Francisco," said Holly Martin, lending director for the Portland Housing Center. "Only the wealthy will be able to afford to live here and everybody else will be pushed out."
Source: KWG Portland
Permanent Supportive Housing in Fort Collins Could Result in Savings
After fleeing domestic violence, Twila Freel lived on the streets of Fort Collins, Colorado, plagued by hunger and health issues for more than a decade until she finally secured housing. This month, the Murphy Center, an organization dedicated to facilitating collaboration between homeless service providers, is launching a Housing First Initiative to target at-risk people who are falling through the cracks just like Freel. David Rout, executive director of the organization that manages the Murphy Center, says finding housing for these people will generate "significant cost savings in the community at large." Stable housing often alleviates health issues—Freel went from taking nine medications to taking three—and increases people's access to nutritious food. The Housing First Initiative will draw on best practices directed at other homeless populations and will use data to track and show progress to service providers, city officials, and the broader community.
Source: Coloradoan
Combatting Effects of Gentrification in Public Schools
Rising housing costs are displacing residents in Denver and segregating public schools. In response, the city's school board has established a 42-member committee to make policy recommendations to fuel racial and economic integration, a process expected to take six months. "The research is very clear that integration benefits all kids," said Superintendent Tom Boasberg. Denver Public School parents compose more than half the committee, and more than 60 percent of members are people of color. The committee also includes city staffers and former school board members. The committee will make recommendations on school boundaries, academic programs, enrollment, and other issues, and will place importance on working with the city and creating a space to have dialogue, with the goal of fostering integration. "We recognize that schools do not exist in a vacuum," explained Boasberg.
Source: Denverite


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Syria has witnessed unimaginable atrocities, with thousands killed and millions more displaced. With multiple parties involved in the conflict, is it possible for a peaceful resolution to be achieved? BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet, Chatham House's Head of Middle East and North Africa Programme Lina Khatib, journalist Rania Abouzeid (No Turning Back) and other leading experts examine the dynamics of the war, explore its cultural, social and political costs, and consider its regional and international implications with Channel 4's International Editor Lindsey Hilsum (In Extremis).
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Back Up your files NOW!!!
I am going to be MIA for a bit - I have had a BIG - no HUGE loss on my computer.
*I have lost EVERY photo of my newest grandbaby (that I took and that her parents took)
*EVERY photo of my Monkey for the past 18 months (that's half of her life!)
*ALL of my day to day and other family photos for the past 18 months
*Every photo I took for other people
*ALL of my class files (instruction documents and project photos)
*As well as all of my personal and financial documents!!!!!
I am just sick over all of this - I know better!
I have always backed up all of my photos monthly onto discs and my other documents quarterly. When I got my new 1 terabyte seagate drive added to my computer for all of my back-ups and photo storage (this is in addition to my regular hard drive) I was told it was not neccessary and I got lazy. Now it is all gone and I am just heartbroken.
My seagate is currantly with the Data Doctors and I am praying that they will be able to do a full recovery or at least almost all of it.
So heed my warning - back up your files.
I had no warning at all that anything was wrong .
So until everything gets straightened around I will probably be gone.
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I wanted to try a different lighting scheme and camera perspective than I normally use. Jaclyn was kind enough to help me out with it even though the space and setup were restrictive to her movements. She worked really hard at posing with the constraints of the frame. She did a great job coming up with compelling poses.
I mounted the camera on a boom and shot straight down. For lighting I used two very large softboxes, gelled with red, horizontally oriented, cross lighting the model at camera left head and camera foot. Many thanks to Sean for helping me with the setup, including the heavy lifting.
Jaclyn and I went through the images and picked out some great images to edit
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text: Sharing Musical Talent for All February 19, 2015 by Aunjuli Hicks, PhD Leave a comment Ms. Ossai is a very talented young black woman who is learning to put herself out there. We would like to share her talent. Have a listen: Advertisements Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestLinkedInEmailLike this:Like Loading... Author: Aunjuli Hicks, PhD Our mission is to provide an innovative & community based mental health and wellness which focuses on the overall mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness.


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Submit yourselves therefore to God…….. James 4:7
When believers hear the word submission or submit spoken of, we tend to fast track our thoughts to passages in Scripture that have earthly relationships in mind. The most common being, "wives submit to your husbands" or "obey your leaders and submit to them for they watch over your souls…"
Although these well-known commands from Scripture are imperative for the healthy function of marriage and life in the church they are only secondary components that flow out of a greater and more vital submission. Our submission to God!
The idea of submission is generally considered a weakness in our culture as we love the idea of being autonomous, self -governing and answerable to no one except ourselves.
But the believer does not live for him or her self. Our lives including every aspect and every circumstance are to be submitted to the sovereign will of God. This means that we exist, work, play, relate and grow older for God. Nothing, no circumstance, no event or person in our lives is to be outside our area of submission to Him. We are to live in total submission to the Lord. Why?
I like how Nancy Leigh De Moss answers our question.
Once we agree with God that we exist for His pleasure and His glory, we can accept whatever comes into our lives as part of His sovereign will and purpose. We will not resent, resist, or reject the hard things, but embrace them as friends, sovereignly designed by God to make us more like Jesus and to bring glory to Himself.


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Book review: American Canoe Association, Essentials of Kayak Touring, Menasha Ridge Press, http://www.menasharidge.com/aca_flatwater.htm
This book is designed for use in a beginner class. Each chapter ends with a quiz for the student to answer, in workbook format. Each chapter begins with the exploits of some poor beginner named "Rick" who makes every mistake a paddler can make, from buying the wrong gear to capsizing in a shipping lane. Without an instructor, a beginner probably couldn't figure out everywhere poor Rick went wrong.
I'm sure this book is dandy for use in a classroom setting. But if you want to study your kayaking skills on your own, there are plenty of videos and books that are more suitable. My favorite book on the subject is Derek Hutchison's Expedition Kayaking on Sea & Open Water. Amazon.com sells several of Hutchinson's books.


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Amazon has a new Echo and a new Fire TV and they're actually the same cube-shaped box, the Amazon Fire TV Cube. The $119.99 smart streaming box and Alexa device is up for pre-order with shipping on 21 June - and it's $89.99 for Prime users if you're quick.
The Fire TV Cube is aiming to be a do-it-all living room device. It does everything a Fire TV does which gets you access to apps and streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO GO, Hulu, Sling, PlayStation Vue, with an enhanced UI and an Amazon remote. It handles 4K streaming up to 60 fps, supports HDR and Dolby Atmos and there's an Ethernet adapter on board too.
Read this: Amazon Alexa missing manual
But otherwise it's all about the Alexa voice controls. With eight built-in, far-field microphones and a built-in speaker, it's always listening for your Alexa commands and will work even when your TV is switched off. The Fire TV Cube can be used to control your TV, soundbar, home theater setup and cable boxes from Comcast, Dish and DirecTV (thanks to a multidirectional IR blaster and CDC tech via HDMI) all via Alexa, not to mention the smart home controls once you hook up more kit around the room and house.
Another obvious but useful feature - the Fire TV Cube also turns your TV into an Echo Show. So if you ask about the weather forecast or daily briefing, these will appear as text/animations onscreen. Phone calls and messaging aren't supported yet, though, but this could be a big move for Amazon fully taking over our TV screens.
You'll be able to search for apps, movies and channels via Alexa, even when the TV is off, move around the interface and switch between cable services. It's all designed to be seamless when it comes to voice controlling what you want to watch from different sources.
We don't have availability for the UK and Europe yet and the Fire TV Cube hasn't shown up on Amazon UK yet. That $119.99 price should be low enough to tempt a lot of people, even if they already have an Echo and US buyers can get a $10 Prime Video movie credit.


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In today's marketing environment, SEO is a necessity. Yes, it's difficult to master, takes a lot of time, and requires a commitment to be patient to see the rewards. Figuring out how to implement SEO into your marketing strategy can be just as difficult.
Think of your options as being kind of like the ones your customers have.
- Do nothing
- Do it yourself
- Hire an expert
If you, and your potential customers, are serious about fixing the problem, option #3 may often be the best solution. Option #2 is probably considered most of the time, at least to a certain degree, but can lead quickly to option #3 if it seems too tough to handle in-house.
So what do you get with option #3?
- You get an experienced, knowledgeable professional who understands SEO and how to use it to market in your specific niche.
- You get a comprehensive SEO marketing strategy that is monitored and measured throughout the process.
- You get significant insight into the constantly changing arena of digital marketing and SEO.
Those are some pretty good reasons for outsourcing your SEO marketing, but before you make that final decision, there are a few things you want to consider.
1. What Kind of SEO Help Do You Need and How Much?
If you were already thinking you could just outsource your SEO for your marketing campaign without having to learn anything at all about SEO, think again. You have to have at least a basic understanding of the different areas of SEO to make the decision to outsource or to do it in-house. With this knowledge, you may find that there are some elements you can handle in-house, while more complex elements may require an expert.
There are plenty of SEO resources on-line, from the basics to the more technical aspects. Check these out to get familiar with the basics or SEO and get some great tips.
- SearchEngineWatch.com: 30 SEO Tips for Small Businesses
- SearchEngineLand.com: 6 Strategies for Building Links to Your Small Business Website
- Forbes.com: SEO 101: Building an SEO Strategy
The above links should give you enough information to understand the elements of SEO, how it works, and what, if any, elements you may be able to handle yourself in-house.
Keep in mind that if you decide to outsource some SEO needs and not others, you will have to handle the integration of the different elements and manage your SEO campaign on an ongoing basis.
2. How Much Will SEO Cost?
Remember when we said at the beginning of this article that SEO is hard to master? Well, it is and that mastery that an SEO expert provides costs money, but with the right expert it's well worth it. Costs can be more than $50 per hour or a couple of thousand per month, depending on the services provided.
That's why it's so important to know how much SEO help you really need.
Cost may be the most important consideration, especially for small companies, but looking at outsourcing your SEO as an investment in growing your business may help keep the matter of cost more balanced against other considerations.
Or, you could just do your SEO in-house and save money.
Not so fast. The cost for in-house SEO may seem to be a much better deal on the surface, but consider these important points.
- How much time and money will it cost to train someone in your business and how much revenue could be lost while they learn and get the campaign going?
- Even if you have someone in-house who understands SEO, are you prepared to pay them a full-time salary to manage the SEO campaign?
- Are you and your staff prepared to maintain the marketing strategy, create content on a frequent basis, and actually monitor and manage the results?
- Are you prepared to hire an SEO Manager for your company? A large, ongoing SEO marketing campaign is a full-time job, and you can expect to pay $50-$120k+/yr according to Digital Current.
3. How Will an SEO Campaign Align With Your Current Marketing?
If you are struggling with SEO decisions, it's safe to assume that you have some type of marketing strategy in place or at least have one mapped out. Before making an important and costly decision about SEO, you need to know a few things about how SEO affects your niche and the current state of your marketing program.
- What are your marketing goals?
- How much is SEO a part of your marketing program already?
- What results, if any, have you measured regarding both SEO and marketing in general?
- What are your expectations for starting or adding to an SEO campaign?
If you can answer the above questions, then you are probably in a good position to make an educated decision on SEO's future with your marketing efforts. If you can't answer those questions, then you can either take the time to analyze your marketing strategy and get a better grasp of SEO elements, or you can hire a consultant.
Hiring a SEO consultant can be a big help to businesses that don't really know where they stand from a marketing standpoint or not sure what their particular niche needs for SEO. An experienced SEO consultant can determine what is good, and bad, about your marketing strategy, advise you on a course of action, and help you understand the elements needed for an effective marketing plan.
A good place to start if you decide this is a service your company needs is over at Entrepreneur.com with their great article 10 Questions to Ask When Hiring an SEO Consultant.
4. What's Your Brand?
If you don't know how to answer that question, then you need a little primer on "branding." If your company or service doesn't have a "brand," then customers don't notice you.
Branding is nicely defined by Entreprenuer.com as "The marketing practice of creating a name, symbol or design that identifies and differentiates a product from other products ." In other words, what makes your company unique, what makes it identifiable to your potential customers?
If you don't know what your "brand" is, it's time to give it some thought and define what it is that makes your company a good choice. A good reference for this task is an article at the Content Marketing Institute, 5 Easy Steps to Define and Use Your Brand Voice.
If your company is viewed as pretty much "like all the rest," then your chances of growing your business are pretty dismal. Your customers are looking for you with digital devices like a laptop or cell phone. If they can't identify your brand and why your company is the best choice, then they will most likely move on.
The effectiveness of your "branding" is directly related to how successful your SEO efforts will be. You can learn more from these two resources: American Marketing Association on how SEO affects branding and The Balance on why branding is so important.


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Christmas is here and with it comes a number of annual traditions. From decorating the tree and eating turkey to caroling and writing letters to Santa Claus up at the North Pole. Of course each family has their own personal traditions too. These may include opening one gift the day before Christmas to attending Midnight Mass at Church on Christmas Eve and watching the movie It's A Wonderful Life. However, these are all common North American traditions. Much of the world outside the U.S. and Canada celebrate Christmas in a very different way. And many of the traditions taking place in foreign lands are both exotic and downright weird. Check out this list of the 10 weirdest Christmas traditions taking place around the world each December 25th.
10. The Family Sauna Bath – Estonian Tradition
Rather than gather around the Christmas tree in the living room to open presents, families in Estonia get naked together and head for the family sauna where they engage in a 'cleansing' sweat together. This is said to help purify bad blood and remove evil spirits from the family home. These Christmas saunas often involve the extended family too, made up of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. And while people can take saunas with each other anytime of the year, the sauna at Christmas is particularly special. Nothing like getting into the buff with your grandparents in a sauna. I guess the family that sweats together stays together. In Estonia, anyway.
9. The Evil Krampus – Austrian Tradition
You can bet that children in Austria want to stay off the 'naughty list' lest they get eaten by Santa's evil sidekick, the demonic Krampus. This truly scary demon is said to travel around with Santa, and while Jolly St. Nick bestows gifts on the good children, the evil Krampus (who eerily resembles an extremely hairy version of the Devil himself) kidnaps the bad boys and girls in a potato sack, drags them away to a remote location and then eats them. This morbid and rather terrifying tradition dates back hundreds of years in Austria, and is said to keep many a kid on the straight and narrow. Sheesh! And we thought getting a lump of coal in your stocking was punishment enough. No wonder Austrian children are so well-mannered.
8. Eating KFC – Japan's Annual Holiday Meal
Ah, the Japanese. They love to take on American traditions and pervert them a little bit. Whether it is adopting baseball as their national pastime or taking karaoke to new and extreme heights, the Japanese often love American traditions to death. And so it is with eating KFC on Christmas Day. While most people in the U.S. dine on turkey come Christmas, the Japanese tend to eat fried chicken from Colonel Sanders. So popular is eating KFC on Christmas in Japan, that many people place their 'holiday order' months in advance to ensure that they get some. Apparently this craze began in the 1970s when KFC first marketed a 'holiday bucket' of fried chicken, fries and coleslaw in its Tokyo outlets. Taking this meal as an acceptable facsimile to eating turkey, the Japanese embraced the holiday bucket of fried chicken, and now it is a national craze come Christmas Day. The Colonel would be proud.
7. Hide the Pickle – German Tradition
Who doesn't love a good game of "hide the pickle?" The Germans sure do. Each Christmas, parents across the country hide a pickle in their Christmas tree for their children to find. The first kid who discovers the pickle gets an extra gift. Why exactly is this done? There are several different theories. But the most prevalent one concerns a folklore about two German boys traveling home from a boarding school for the holidays. When they stopped at an inn for the night, the evil innkeeper killed the boys and put them in a pickle barrel. That evening, Santa Claus, or St. Nicholas as he was known at the time, stopped at the inn, found the boys in the pickle barrel, and then miraculously brought them back to life. Weird and creepy. But you knew it had to be weird if it explains a game that involves hiding a pickle in a Christmas tree.
6. Visiting Your Dead Relatives – Finnish Tradition
Keeping things light and upbeat, how about the tradition in Finland of visiting your dead relatives in the cemetery at sun down on Christmas Eve? That's what people do there. In fact, many cemeteries and churches hold brief services complete with hymns and moments of reflection while family members lay lanterns and lit candles on the graves to remember their deceased loved ones. Often a special section is created for people who have relatives buried far away, so they can commemorate their family members too. This custom began in the 1920s when candles were placed on the graves of World War I soldiers who had been killed in the Great War. Today, many people in Finland feel it appropriate to acknowledge their departed relatives before opening gifts and enjoying themselves on Christmas.
5. Stalked By the Yule Cat in Iceland
The Yule Cat is a mythical beast said to stalk the Icelandic hillsides. Each December 25th, the Yule Cat descends out of the hills to devour children who have been naughty and are not worthy of gifts from Santa. However, there is one way to keep the Yule Cat away. Apparently people can avoid the wrath of the cat by receiving new clothes as a gift before Christmas Eve. People who get new clothes ahead of December 24th are said to be saved and the slate for them is wiped clean for another year. The Yule Cat, apparently, is willing to forgive anything to see people in a new sweater or nicely tailored pair of slacks. Let that be a lesson to people who are thinking of avoiding the busy shopping malls in Iceland this year.
4. Burning a Garbage Pile – Guatemalan Tradition
What better way to get into a festive mood then to collect garbage from your property, combine it with your neighbor's trash, and then set the giant pile on fire. Just think of the smell. That's exactly what they do in Guatemala each Christmas. In an effort to get rid of evil spirits and demons, locals in Guatemala collect trash and build a massive heap of refuse in the streets. The garbage heap is then crowned with an effigy of the devil and set on fire. Then, with the smell of burning garbage wafting through the air, the Christmas celebrations can begin. It is a symbolic cleansing that people feel gets rid of negative energy and frees people to enjoy the Christmas festivities. That is, of course, if they can get past the smell of burning trash. Gross.
3. The 'Defecator' – Spanish Tradition
Think your nativity scene is complete? Got the Baby Jesus in there along with Mary and Joseph, some shepherds and the three wise men? What about a guy in the corner who is squatting and taking a dump? That's the tradition for people in Spain, who always make sure to include a "caganer" in their nativity scenes. What exactly is a caganer, you ask? It is a male figurine with his pants rolled down mid-squat while taking a giant poop. The word "caganer" literally translates into "defecator." So why include such a ridiculous and insulting thing in a manger scene depicting the birth of Jesus? Spanish folklore says that farmers would suffer a poor crop harvest and bad fortune if they didn't include a caganer in their nativity scene. Today, the tradition continues with Christmas markets selling old school caganers alongside new versions that feature famous faces such as soccer players, rock stars such as Mick Jagger, and even U.S. President Barack Obama. Bizarre and gross!
2. Covering Christmas Trees With Spider Webs – Ukrainian Tradition
Who needs tinsel when you can cover your Christmas tree with spider webs and spiders? In the Ukraine, Christmas trees are often covered in spider webs. An ancient legend has it that a poor family grew a Christmas tree from a pinecone, but the family was so poor that they could not afford any decorations for the tree. Fortunately, though, benevolent spiders took pity on the poor family and spun webs of glistening silk around the tree's branches. Each thread magically turned into silver and gold on Christmas Day, making the family extremely rich. Now, Ukrainians dress up their trees with spider webs and ornaments of spiders to symbolize good luck and prosperity in the New Year. Interesting, and not as creepy as one would first expect when told about decorating the tree with spider webs and spiders.
1. Eating Caterpillars – South African Tradition
What's the holidays without food and treats? Can you picture Christmas without turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings? Well, in South Africa, they celebrate the holidays with a food tradition you won't find anywhere else in the world. They eat fried caterpillars. And not just any caterpillars. They eat caterpillars of the Emperor Moth. Mmmm yummy. Who wouldn't want to tuck into some delicious fried caterpillars on Christmas? Considered a delicacy, communities across South Africa have festivals where they serve these caterpillars to people young and old. And apparently the biggest problem is keeping enough of the caterpillars in stock to feed everyone. Many places end up running out of the caterpillars on Christmas. There are only so many caterpillars available to feed the hungry masses. And running out would be a real bummer.


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You Can Do Anything
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ski from the top of a mountain? Scuba dive in coral seas? Give that job or study course a go? Try that dish on the menu?
Do you find yourself doing what your boss, parent, teacher, news reader, politician tells you, rather that what your instinct suggests you do?
We all have these moments. The decisions we take determine our destiny and our future world.
You don't run a marathon until you start a training run.
You don't like the food until you try it.
You don't get the job if you don't apply for it.
You don't learn until you try.
Try and Learn
Everyone on this planet is human. Built from the same basic building blocks. The life we each build is created by trying out new skills, new ways, and learning from the mistakes.
If we don't try, we don't learn, we don't grow, we don't add value to ourselves, our family, our clients, our community.
We have to try, to learn, to grow.
You Could
You could do anything. As anyone else in this world could.
It requires you to start, give it a go, try and learn.
It will be messy in the beginning. You are initiating a change in your habits and routines, it will take time to build the new brain structures and memories for the new knowledge or skill.
After 2/3 months the new learning will bed in and become a habit, routine, skill or expertise. You don't forget how to ride a bike.
Why Would You
What is the purpose of trying and learning ? That is your question my friend. What do you want for your life? What do you want to achieve? Where do you want to go ?
By clearly defining your dreams and goals you create a life purpose. This purpose is the why you try.
You will not try a new meat dish if you see yourself to be vegan. You will not apply for an accounting job or course if you want to work outside. You would not try dance school if you wanted to be a tennis player
Sit and write down your dreams and goals. Be clear. Find what you will try and learn on purpose
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Throughout this interview, you will likely notice a number of longer-than-usual pauses between questions. And that is because I am processing what Dorothy just said. I don't know that I've ever had so many revelatory moments in a single conversation before. Casey recommended Dorothy to me and she promptly and happily accepted and invited me into her home. We got into real talk right away and, after quite some time, I had to insist that we do the interview for fear that Dorothy might have to repeat herself for the interview. And then after the interview, we dove right back into it. I probably should have just left the recorder on because I found much of our continued conversation to be profound. Dorothy gifted me with her wonderfully unique and refreshing perspective and I will do my absolute best to keep a firm hold on her words of encouragement. She is a life coach... should you be looking for one.
Who are you and how would you describe yourself?
I am a conscious creator. I was not always; I grew up on the cultural prescription for what life is supposed to look like. And, luckily, about midway through an average lifetime, I recognized that that was an illusion and that I could and do create my own reality. That changed everything from even the way I'm answering your question; it changed everything. So, there's the personal responsibility of knowing I create my own reality and the liberation - knowing that I can state my own purpose and attend to it and not be attached to anything that's not. Beyond that, I mean, I can tell you the roles - I fill lots of roles. But who am I? I'm a conscious creator.
What matters to you?
The highest possible frequency that we can move through day to day - that's what matters to me. I think people are our big, untapped resource. I think that relationships provide our evolution. And when we walk by each other without recognizing that, it's a big waste. That when two or more of us talk about something other than appearances, we start to tap into the potential of raising the frequency and living as all that we are as opposed to this teeny tiny percentage of that. So, people matter most to me. I think when we explore the value in our relationships and in our potential, everything else gets handled. When we're looking at each other as valuable and all the potential of contribution, stuff like our relationship with the planet, our relationship with the future - all that gets handled. Once I know you, I don't want to hurt you. Once I know who you are and what your gifts are, I just want to support you.
What does community mean to you?
Community, to me, means that we're actually intentionally living together. So that what's good for you is good for me is good for everybody. I actually moved across the country to have that - to participate in an intentional community. It takes the focus off personal benefit and puts it on relationships, on supporting each other, and not being so isolated.
What concerns you?
I don't focus a lot of my attention on what I don't like, so I can answer the question by looking at where I think I could have impact. Big impact, for me, is an evolution of the education system. Where the message is delivered early that we're unique, powerful creators with contribution to make. Not pegs that need to try and fit into predrilled holes. Along those same lines, art of all kinds - personal expression and art of all kinds - as much as possible for as much of the day as possible for every child everywhere. I don't really care if it's sidewalk chalk or something structured in a classroom, but that personal expression that's an art form being introduced early with a lot of plentiful time and resources and space. I think a lot of the resistance that we find is our resistance to being prescribed the expectation that we're gonna show up a particular way. I think that's what we're resisting - globally, that's what we're resisting. And I think if we just open that up and give everybody space to express who they really are, it would take care of most of the resistance that we're finding. When we feel seen and appreciated, it makes it easier for us to love and care for others. So, yeah, give a kid a crayon. (Laughs) When you ask a little kid what they think about something... I think more of that; asking everybody what they think and what they see instead of delivering a message that there's an expectation that's outside of you for you to fulfill. And that's across the board - that's all of us. But certainly I see the biggest potential of talking to children that way - like that they have great wisdom inside and we want to know what that is.
Social injustices have a central theme of inequality. What's going to be the thing to bring people together to focus on the root of that problem instead of working on the many forms it takes? And what's your role in that?
I love the question! Okay, my first answer is that if we talk more about what we want and less about what we don't want, we find more commonality. It becomes more broad and, at the same time, more specific; it's for everyone and it's the same thing. So, I think the first thing is to stop fighting something and be for something. I don't know if that's enough of an answer to the part of your question, but I'm happy to circle back if it isn't. What's mine to do is to refuse to give my focus or my attention or anything of mine to anything I don't want. So, I will not participate in anything that's a fight against something. But I'm happy to participate in something that's for what I want. The other piece of that is as long as we name an enemy, we're continuing to create a right and wrong polarity - us and them. To think that there is someone who's not effected by the suffering of someone else - that's an illusion. If there is suffering, we are all effected. So, you might get out of your lifetime believing that you weren't effected, but you were. And certainly anybody you left behind will continue to be effected. You know, I had a great conversation with one my - I have three amazing, brilliant sisters and one of them - we were having this conversation about what does it mean to be born a white woman in the '50s? There is an inherent privilege to that. And what are we gonna do with that? And she and I talk about that often - about how do you leverage that kind of privilege that was unearned, certainly, in this lifetime. And I think that's a big piece of it. I think that it's easy for us to talk about what we don't have or we don't have yet and marginalize our rank - whatever that is; somewhere in your life, every one of us, somewhere there's rank - and if you can own it and take responsibility and leverage your rank for the benefit of everyone, most of that crap goes away. Sorry, that makes me feel a little emotional.
[Post interview, I brought up the use of this word privilege. I've come to develop a seemingly unpopular perspective on this word, which I will share with you. Hopefully I can put the words to it to accurately explain what I mean. I see the word privilege as meaning an extra benefit or a surplus or a more than. The "white male" is often the target this word gets thrown at. 'White males are privileged.' When I hear that, it doesn't resonate with me because it seems to me that white males are getting the treatment that everyone else deserves. And I don't see it as a privilege to get the baseline. So, in talking about it in that way, we are actually doing a disservice to everyone who doesn't get the same, basic, deserved-by-all treatment. I don't think anyone is advocating for taking things away from white males. It seems to me that people are just wanting the same treatment. Equality. Equity. Fairness. So, we will be better served and will more quickly correct the situation if we start righting the wrongs of mistreatment and disadvantages. Dorothy's use of the word "rank" made a lot of sense to me. One's rank varies. And we can and should use our rank responsibly.]
Do you have a sense of purpose?
I do! (Laughs) My purpose is to raise the frequency on the planet. And sometimes that's easy as a smile and sometimes that's tearing my hair out to get the words just right in something I'm gonna put out. And sometimes it's speaking when it feels a little risky. But that's my purpose - to raise the frequency. It's to share with every person I come across that you are a creator. You have value in you to express. And if you take your focus off of money for just 24 hours, you get in touch with it faster (laughs).
Where does your motivation come from?
I'm liberated from the belief that I'm just a human being. I believe I'm a spiritual being having a physical experience. That's not original (laughs). And I'm cognizant of that. So, I don't want to waste any of my lifetime. And by waste, I mean if I've got repetitive thoughts - that tape running in my head - that feels like a waste to me. So, I want to be on to something new; I want a new experience; I want to have a lot to take with me when I leave this lifetime: fun, relationships and experiences, an hopefully positive impact. But, the driver for me to jump out of bed is the unknown joy that's gonna unfold in my day.
What do you want more of in your life?
I want more... more people. More collaborations. More waking up. More ice cream (laughs). Like, meeting you today is... that's to me... you just blew up my life, blew up my world. Meeting you has that much impact for me; that much joy.
Do you have anything else you'd like to put out there?
Yeah, you know what's coming to me to say is it is our expectations that limit us. If you think you know what your next week is gonna look like, you've pretty much eliminated the surprises; you've eliminated the magic. And you've set yourself up to be disappointed. So, I could say that to watch that your expectations are pretty much setting up what's gonna happen next. And if you could relax your grip on your expectations, you'd be opening up space for more magic and more opportunities and more fulfillment.


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Do all princesses live in a castle and spend their lives happy everafter with the prince? Could a princess be a working mom or in a wheel chair? What does it really take to be a princess?
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This gallery of princesses gives visibility to lot of women who do not fit with the traditional conception of a princess. Maybe it's time to realize that each and every one of us could be a princess.


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What is it with Houston and lists? Fattest city, most polluted city; even when it's a good thing, it's only something like being a cheap place to date. You know, we're guessing Des Moines, Iowa, is a cheap place to date, too. It's just that no one bothers to check.
Now it's our teeth.
Once again a website has entered into the world of science and devised a highly technical study to determine a heretofore unknown list of cities fitting a certain category. In this case the website is Total Beauty and the category is Teeth Only the British Could Love. (That's what we're calling it, anyway.)
Houston is the only Texas city on the list of "The 14 Worst-Teeth Cities"; we come in eighth. (Hey, that's better than Bristol, Tennessee!!)
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Houston residents drink more cola than anywhere else in the country. That plus their ranking of no. 49 in dental visits and no. 41 in dentists per capita doesn't bode well for healthy teeth. Their hard water can also contribute to stains and their ranking as no. 6 in fattest cities means their teeth and gums may be lacking in nutrients and circulation as well. If they want whiter teeth they'll need to put down the Coke can and pick up the phone to make an appointment with their dentist.
Oh yeah? Well...well...Why don't you go marry your white teeth if you love them so much, huh?
Gap-toothed Coke-slurping fatties....no wonder we're such a cheap date.


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Contribution of the Road Traffic to Air Pollution in the Prague City (Busy Speedway and Suburban Crossroads)
- 1.0369312 - UCHP-M 2012 RIV GB eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Ondráček, Jakub - Schwarz, Jaroslav - Ždímal, Vladimír - Andělová, Ludmila - Vodička, Petr - Bízek, V. - Tsai, C.-J. - Chen, S.-C. - Smolík, Jiří
Contribution of the Road Traffic to Air Pollution in the Prague City (Busy Speedway and Suburban Crossroads).
Atmospheric Environment. Roč. 45, č. 29 (2011), s. 5090-5100. ISSN 1352-2310
Grant CEP: GA ČR GAP209/11/1342
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z40720504
Klíčová slova: road traffic aerosol * number and mass size distribution * chemical composition
Kód oboru RIV: CF - Fyzikální chemie a teoretická chemie
Impakt faktor: 3.465, rok: 2011
Both of the two Results obtained from spectrometers and BLPIs showed that the main contribution of traffic in ultrafine size range can be attributed to direct exhaust emissions, while the coarse fraction was dominated mainly by regional background aerosol with small traces of brake and tyre abrasion as well as the resuspension of the road dust. Chemical analysis demonstrated that most of the water soluble ions can be found in fine fraction of mass distribution and mostly comes from regional background and long range transport. Most of major elements were found in coarse fraction of mass size distribution and it can be attributed to three different sources: abrasion of different vehicle parts (Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn), resuspension of the road dust (Si, Al, Ca) and long range transport or regional background (Ca and K). Elemental carbon concentration (diesel engine emissions) was found to be proportional to traffic intensity.
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