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Monday, June 13, 2011
Fresh pesto
Basil leaves are so aromatic they call your name as you walk past, or so I assume, I've never walked past without stopping for a sniff. The plants trumpet the delights of fresh pesto, caprese salad and real napoli pizza.
My basil plant started growing like crazy, especially considering the small pot it calls home. It was growing so much, I had to buy a food processor, seriously, it was a requirement. Plus I found an amazing deal for a small Cuisinart food processor online and now I can make hummus too.
I made just enough to use for one large serving of pasta or about a 1/4 cup.
20-30 basil leaves
1 clove of garlic
~3 tablespoons of olive oile
2 tablespoons of pine nuts (or walnuts)
1/4 Parmesan or Romano cheese
sprinkling of sea salt
equipment: food processor
Place nuts and garlic and cheese in food process and chop them up. When they are corsely chopped, add salt and basil leaves and pour small amount of olive on top, reserving additional oil to add later (it helps coat the leaves and get them to settle down toward the blades). Chop until fine and well mixed, adding additional olive oil as needed.
Perfection. Or it will be next time - I used way too much garlic, as in 3 cloves, so all I could taste was garlic. When I was breaking apart the head of garlic three stray cloves broke off and I just decided to use them all, because I like crazy amounts of garlic but not that much. I have hope for the next rendition and am contemplating buying another basil plant.
Look for my end of summer post on how to preserve pesto for use during the winter months, after the of season basil harvest.
Pesto is great on pasta, sandwiches, toast with cheese and a variety of other uses. Enjoy the summer!
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
The complete opposite of Italian pizza
I recently went on a business trip to Chicago and I must say I was thoroughly impressed not just with the city's breath-taking architecture but high quality eateries. Okay, it's a little heavy on the pizzerias, but they are good pizzerias. I found myself thinking, "too bad it's SO cold in the winter!"
As luck would have it, the hotel I was staying at was in the Magnificent Mile area and just a few blocks from the original Pizzeria Uno, the birthplace of Chicago's deep dish. Which, was of course super busy, and just around the corner from their second location Pizzeria Due, a significantly less crowded incarnation.
I had never had real Chicago deep dish and was of course keen to partake! I went with a colleague of mine, who is from the UK and was unfamiliar with this Chicago treat. In the UK and Europe, pizza is more often the flatter, more authentic, Italian style. We Americans monkey around with everything. I briefed my colleague on deep dish on the walk to the restaurant, "imagine the complete opposite of Italian pizza - that is deep dish." I also included some historical information on the immigration waves to the US from Italy and how this led to rise of different regional pizza styles, very thorough.
We chose an amazing spinach and broccoli topped (stuffed?) pizza, and it was delicious. The bread was crispy the toppings pouring out all over the plate and lots and lots of cheese! I mean, look at that big slab of deliciousness! I'm not sure I'd want to eat a meat topped deep dish pizza though...too dense. The veggies were a nice counterbalance.
I highly recommend the deep dish! But you need to be willing to accept is as a different entity than Italian or even New York style pizza.
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There will sometimes be occasions when filing a bankruptcy is not possible at the moment. Whether it be due to a means test timing issue, the need to make payments on legal and filing fees, or an exemption issue, sometimes waiting to file is preferable or even necessary.
What should you do in the meantime?
The first question should be, "Is there a lawsuit against me?" If the answer is "yes", you will need to plan accordingly. A lawsuit that has become a judgment will allow the creditor to put a lien on your bank account, home, or vehicle. A lien on your bank account can happen without your knowledge, so the first thing you will probably want to do it stop automatic deposits into your bank account and severely limit the money you hold.
Speak directly with your attorney about planning for the possibility of a bank account lien, it is very important. Marital accounts will be protected against the lien of a creditor of only one spouse, but once again, make sure to discuss this possibility with your attorney. Stopping direct deposit and operating day-to-day without a bank account may be a huge hassle and generally annoying, but losing a paycheck or two in a frozen bank account is worse, especially considering it is an avoidable problem. Discuss the issue with your bankruptcy attorney.
Also, keep your attorney informed if you are served with any additional paperwork related to a lien being place on your home or car. This is a call you should make on the same day. A lien on a home or car may require moving up the filing date or your bankruptcy so that the automatic stay can be used to protect your property.
While waiting to file bankruptcy, you should also avoid taking out any new loans (car payments, home equity loans, personal loans, credit cards, etc.) The bankruptcy court will closely scrutinize your financial activity for YEARS before filing, so make sure you discuss any large financial plans with your attorney. Avoid large purchases and cash advances, especially as you move closer to your anticipated filing date.
Finally, you should also avoid transferring property or the title of property in the time you are waiting to file bankruptcy. Once again, the Court will closely scrutinize your financial activity. Transferring the title of property gives the impression you are try to avoid paying your debts and may even make it appear you are trying to defraud the bankruptcy court. In most cases, these transfers will serve no purpose other than preventing you from filing a bankruptcy... you can usually exempt and protect your property without transferring it.
In the time between retain your attorney and actually filing, which may be several months or longer, make sure you stay in touch with your bankruptcy attorney about your financial activity. An experienced bankruptcy attorney can help you protect your assets and avoid pitfalls that can undo a filing. Proper planning is essential. Make sure you don't sabotage your bankruptcy filing or lose assets because you didn't take the proper precautions.

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text: Murickens Group since 1975 An ISO 9001:2015 certified company. Muricken family hailing from Muttuchira, in Kottayam district is a well known ancient family, having eminent personalities, with the members spread all over kerala and abroad. They include, justices, advocates, engineers, priests, politicians, sisters, and farmers. They have earned very appreciable names in their respective fields. Following their path, we have decided to select the name MURICKENS for our firm. We wanted go in the same direction shown by our elders, i.e. honesty, sincerity , trustworthy and loyalty, to our customers. We started our business at Kaduthuruthy the northern region of Kottayam - Kerala state, with a Hotel and catering service in 1975. With steady progress in this field we entered - Real Estate and Consultancy in 1992. Murickens shot into fame. In this business Murickens earned good name and topped in this business, with prompt service, honest attitude, as the customers were happy with our dealings. Unable to meet the enquires from different parts of Kerala, we started branches at Kottayam, Ernakulam, After getting the website connection, our real estate business flourished and we had quires from outside Kerala and abroad. So we have our representatives in Bombay and USA


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The Echo is an interesting study in human nature. It's got the best of everything you could ask for in a small economy car. You get plenty of pep from a fuel-sipping 1.5L twincam, DOHC, 16-valve, 4-cylinder that easily posts 40 miles per gallon and always makes the top of the list of hybrid alternatives on alternative fuel websites.
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Religious Preaching – Part 6
(Spiritual Aspect)
In the middle of the river, water automatically flows rapidly but when this water hits both sides of the pillars of a bridge, then it is entangled in a whirlpool. Separating from the middle current it begins to whirl at the same place. If some straw or reed becomes entangled in this whirlpool, it too remains thee circling in it. If some one touching this straw or reed gives it the right direction and turns it towards the current of the water, ten it will flow into the stream of that water.
Exactly in the same manner, man comes out of the life-current of Divine Will through the doubt-fallacy of egotism or cleverness and becomes entangled in the whirlpool of materialistic life and in the circle of births and deaths.
Becoming out of tune from the powerful 'life-current' or 'will' of the Immortal Being, our mind becomes weak and it becomes impossible for man to come out of this materialistic whirlpool.
1 This Maya has made me forget Your feet, O Lord of the World, Master of the Universe.
Not even a bit of love wells up in Your humble servant;
what can Your poor servant do? 857 L3 Bh. Kab
2 The five vicious thieves are assaulting my poor being; save me, O Savior Lord! 205 L19 M5
3 The five vices have corrupted my mind.
Moment by moment, they lead me further away from the Lord. 710 L16 Bh.Rav
To save people entangled in such downfall and to take them out of the whirlpool of attachment-materialism, the easiest and most reliable method revealed in Gurbani is to associate with and be in the company of elevated beloved souls and saints:-
4 Grasping the hem of the robe of the Holy Saint, we cross over the world-ocean. 218 L16 M5
5 In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I am sure to be saved. 1071 L17 M5
1 Please attach me to the hem of the robe of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; help me to cross over the terrible river.702 L11 M5
2 The Lord's humble servants are great, very great, the greatest and most exalted; they lead us to meet the True Guru. 881 L16 M4
3 The horrible world-ocean is very treacherous; O Nanak, the Gurmukh is carried across. 916 L14 M5
The Immortal Being has created this world through His Command and has put in it 8 .4 million life-forms. In every life-form, there is His light. This Divine light, in a hidden form, is flowing in an intermingled and interwoven way in each creature.
Therefore every creature is an 'off-spring' of the Immortal Being. Just as the worldly 'Mother' manages the upbringing and development of her 'off-springs' – the children, so also our spiritual 'Mother'- the Immortal Being having created Her creatures has provided once and for all through Her command the proper, unerring, permanent eternal management for their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
The rules or practices of this 'movement' or 'flow' of Divine Command have not been written in any book, nor have they been given to some special personality because writing or personalities are perishable. Recorded rules can also be changed. But Divine Command is being implemented in every atom of nature and has been written in the innermost consciousness of every creature.
4 O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. 1 L7 M1
As an example in the innermost consciousness of every seed is written the inherent and inlaid law according to which works the order of birth, upbringing, development and tuning.
Because of the relationship of the creatures as the children or 'constituents' of the Immortal Being, how can the Prime Soul leave the management of the lives of his children to some other personality?
The fundamental and essential purpose of the life of man is to enjoy the 'warm love' of the bosom of the 'Divine Mother'.
For (realising) this spiritual aim the Immortal Being has placed in the innermost consciousness of mortals this spark of Divine motherly-love, so that the mortal through the gravity of this Divine love will by Himself automatically and unknowingly get pulled towards the magnetic love of his source, the Immortal Being. It is with this Divine gravity of love that the whole universe:-
is bound
is functioning
is growing
is being looked after
is developing
is essence of life
is 'flow' of life
is tuned.
1 In all the four directions and all the four corners (You) have extended (Yourself in the form of) love. Jaap Sahib 80
2 The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name. 4 L9 M1
3 The Naam is the Support of all creatures. 284 L11 M5
The Naam is the Support of all bodies. 284 L13 M5
4 He has no end or limitation.
By His Order, He established the earth, and He maintains it unsupported. 227 L1 M5
In the innermost consciousness of each and every life-form, this Divine thread of love:-
is written,
is interwoven and entwined,
is comprehensive,
is the life current,
is the life flow,
is the driver,
is eternal,
is permanent,
is unerring,
is inerasable,
is continuous,
is unutterable,
is unwritten able,
is invisible,
is life,
is religion.
1 He cherishes His living beings in so many ways.
That which He has created meditates on Him. 262 L15 M5
2 I have fallen in love with my Beloved Lord. Pause
Cutting it, it does not break, and releasing it, it does not let go.
Such is the string the Lord has tied me with. 827 L3 M5
3 For the remembrance of the Lord, the whole world was established....
For the remembrance of the Lord, He created the whole creation. 263 L17 M5
This Divine pull of the Divine thread of love of nature is said to be 'faith', 'religion' or spiritual path because it is this Divine thread of love which is unconsciously pulling the mortal towards his source, the Immortal Being.
In this way the Divine thread of love automatically and unconsciously motivating, leading and helping the creatures move towards the Immortal Being and is the true-pure, unerring and permanent method or 'religion' for their salvation.
8.4 million creatures are gradually earning their in-laid 'Divine Religion' and are automatically achieving spiritual evolution.
For these creatures it is their:-
to be in tune
to be linked
to be living
to be existing
to be in melody
with the pull of love flowing in their innermost consciousness of life current
and that is their :
spiritual path
religious study
faith belief
These creatures do not need some other:-
learnt & ttaught
understood & explained
religion, nor do they need the 'religious preaching' of external intellectual knowledge. This pull of the thread of love is a two way traffic.
On the one hand, the Immortal Being is pulling the creatures to Himself with the 'thread of love'.
On the other hand affected by this pull the creatures in response get pulled towards the Immortal Being. For a creature the "pull of love" of the Immortal Being is in fact the Divine Religion and this Divine Religion is in laid in the creature from the very source. For this 'inlaid Divine Religion' there is no need for any religious preaching.
The Immortal Being has beautified these creatures with different types of coloured appearances and has given them different languages and powers of thinking. These creatures are neither Hindus, Muslims, Christians nor followers of Musa. They pass through their own natural symbols.
The Immortal Being has bestowed limited intelligence upon these creatures using which they manage and automatically and unconsciously earn the divine teachings of the following inlaid command. In this way they are carried towards the creator.
Take the flower as an example:-
From inside the seed of the flower and according to the inlaid command from the very source – a plant grows and on
the body
of that plant and its
age etc.
form or occur as a result of the 'command' which enters the seed in a hidden manner for the expression of various natural characteristics.
In this way the 8.4 million creatures carried in the flow of the inlaid Divine Command and grateful towards their creator are unconsciously doing meditation continuously.
Thus their meditation becomes a form of life.
The earth and sky contemplate on the Lord
The moon and sun contemplate on the Treasure of Virtues.
All the animals, birds and spirits remember God.
The forests, mountains and renunciates remember Him.
All the subtle and gross beings meditate on Him
The Invisible and the Visible meditate on my Lord, the Master of the world
All the castes, souls and races meditate on Him.
Having passed through these lives, when man achieves the supreme human life, he receives special gifts from the Immortal Being:-
1. Own Image
2. Profound intelligence
3. Discriminating power
4. Developed ego
The essence of the discussion above is that:-
The preaching of "Divine Religion" of spiritual sphere is
taking place in the innermost consciousness of all creatures.
8.4 million creatures are unconsciously and innocently enjoying the benefit of this divine 'religious-preaching' but the human being gets imprisoned in the dark dungeon of egotism in his cleverness of profound intelligence through crooked ways and doubts. In this way the human being coming out of the flow of 'Divine Command' becomes out of tune of 'life-current' and gets entangled with the whirlpool of the gravity of materialism.
The Immortal Being taking pity on the condition of self-willfulness and apostasy of human beings and wishing to turn them towards his bosom and wanting to give them awareness of the spiritual sphere has from the very beginning sent to this world gurus and prophets who started various religions and for our life guidance created religious scriptures. Besides this, from time to time spiritual life leading beloved ones great beings, holy people, saints pass through this world to give us spiritual motivation leadership and assistance.
This system of this complete external intellectual religious preaching has been created solely for those human beings who are self-willed out-of-tune and wayward . In this way realising the doubt fallacy of egotism we can earn the Divine Teaching of the inlaid will of our creator – The Immortal Being
1 Obey the preordained will of the Lord, O! Nanak. As is writ by Him.
2 Nanak! If man were to understand the Lord's will, then no one will
act in ego. (1)
God has bestowed freedom of thought on human beings through which associating with bad company we turn away from Him and forget our creator. To bring us back into the memory of God the advice


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The rate of therapy for localized prostate cancer does not increase in markets with higher penetration of robotic surgical technology and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), according to an examination of trends using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database.
Lead investigator Florian Rudolf Schroeck, MD, MS, presented the analysis in poster format at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
"The major concern with diffusion of technology is that people might shift their treatment recommendations, either consciously or subconsciously, toward treating more people than they did before they had the new technology," said Schroeck. An expansion of the population treated would result not only in an increase in costs but also more men experiencing treatment-related morbidity.
"But we found that new technology does not spur additional therapy of prostate cancer," he said.
His group categorized markets as low, medium, or high technological capacity based on the number of physicians who provided robotic prostatectomy and IMRT. Technology penetration was characterized separately for each hospital referral region and year. Using the SEER-Medicare linked database, they identified 59,043 patients with locoregional prostate cancer who were treated or managed expectantly from 2003 to 2007. The use of radiotherapy, radical prostatectomy, or observation was obtained from Medicare claims using Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) and International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes.
Multinomial logistic regression was performed to examine the association of technology penetration with receipt of prostatectomy, radiotherapy, or no local therapy.
Over time, technological capacity increased. "There was no shift in the overall number of men who got treated, but what we do see is a shift in what kind of treatment they get," said Schroeck, a fellow in urologic oncology and health services research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
With more robotic technology, patients received more prostatectomy at the expense of radiotherapy. Among all age groups, the adjusted number of men receiving treatment per 1000 diagnosed was not significantly different in the low- and high-technology markets. Markets with high robotic prostatectomy penetration compared with low penetration had higher use of prostatectomy (175 vs 141 per 1000; P = .004) but a lower use of radiotherapy (584 vs 613 per 1000; P = .046).
"It seems like patients are moved to some extent from the radiotherapy group to prostatectomy, but we are not expanding the pool of patients that get treated," he said. "It makes a lot of sense too, because the urologists are the ones seeing the prostate cancer patients first and they're the ones who have access to the robot." —WK
Schroeck FR, Kaufman SR, Jacobs BL, et al. The impact of technology diffusion on treatment for prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2013;31(suppl):Abstract 5044. Presented at: 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting; May 31-June 4, 2013; Chicago, IL.


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More than three million U.S. adults may have inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new government estimate. That's nearly triple the number of some previous estimates, the researchers said. The new estimate is based on a national survey conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Survey respondents were asked whether a doctor or other health professional had ever told them that they had either Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, which are the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Based on the responses, the researchers estimated that 1.3 percent of U.S. adults, or 3.1 million Americans, have IBD.
People with IBD have chronic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients often have abdominal pain, cramping, fatigue and diarrhea. They may also have a poor quality of life, as they often have complications and need to be hospitalized or undergo surgery, the report said. The report additionally found that IBD is more common in some groups, including adults ages 45 and older, Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites, and adults with less than a high school level of education. The report found that 1.5 percent of adults ages 45 to 64, and 1.7 percent of adults ages 65 and older said they had been diagnosed with IBD. In the new report, the researchers looked at data gathered in 2015 during the CDC's annual National Health Interview Survey. In this survey, researchers conduct in-person interviews with participants from across the U.S. about a broad range of health topics. Previous estimates of IBD prevalence in the U.S. have come from surveys done in limited geographic areas, or from health care claims data. For example, a study published in 2013 used claims data from 12 million people and estimated that 1.2 million U.S. adults had IBD. A 2007 study, based on the residents of one county in Minnesota, estimated that, nationally, 1.1 million people had the disease. The new report was published Oct. 28 in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.


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Day 3: Saturday, August 16/
In the Morgan Stewart Shelter (AT SOBO mi 751.8), walked 20.5 miles today, plus at least one to/from Tony's Deli
Woke up very early by AT standards, at 6:15, and got out of camp at about the same time as Walkie and Talkie, with whom I walkied and talkied for about the first ten miles. They were very good companions, very appropriately named (the woman, Talkie, made about 95% of the conversation) but we split up when we got to NY Highway 22 and the Appalachian Trail Metro North train station, where they were due to meet some people for a day off. Took it upon myself to walk half a mile down the road to Tony's Deli, where I resisted the urge to ask for Tony's bologna and instead ate a massive pastrami melt and two sodas and an ice cream bar for only about ten bucks. Overfull, I staggered back down the highway and sat at the Native Landscapes Garden Center, a business that sits right where the trail meets the road and is incredibly friendly to hikers. I got a full phone charge and free wifi and chatted with a very nice woman who worked there about the evils of invasive species, a favorite topic of mine since I was paid to make a minuscule dent in their populations for two summers in Minnesota, years ago.
Returned to the trail having digested enough to make hiking possible. Went at it a little too hard, though, wasting myself and my already tired legs going uphill for a few miles until I had to take a long, solitary break at a shelter and tell myself to be cool, honey bunny, and that I still had plenty of time to make my goal for the day even if I took things slowly. The next few miles after that were apparently part of a very popular day hike, and an Indian-American family that I talked to ended up foisting three bananas and two nectarines on me despite my smiling protests. I had to sit down and eat those, not that it was a problem. After 5pm, working out my last 6 miles or so, I didn't see a single person and my mood started to turn a little. The morning and the beginning of the afternoon had been great, both with the trail (several grassy fields, albeit some infested with purple loosestrife) and the people, but suddenly I was alone, with energy flagging, and stuck on the Bad AT. The Bad AT is usually a maze through some impenetrable unattractive forest, often muddy and or swampy, with lots of steep short rocky climbs and descents, anything from 50 to a few hundred feet of elevation change ... I got all of that for four of the last five miles, and the landmark I was looking for, a dirt road that meant I was exactly a mile from the shelter, took forever to arrive and I started to think I was just going to wander around in circles in the featureless woods until darkness fell. Thankfully the road came and the final mile up to the shelter was pleasant, on a nice high (1300 feet above sea level!) ridge with room to see out over the fresh green breast of the New World, as Fitzgerald would have it. The shelter has three SOBO thru-hikers, Moses, Sinatra and Papa Wolf, staying here and no one else, so I ate dinner with them and then turned in. More on them tomorrow, since I will probably hike with them for a bit.
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Today's Daily Buddha Vaccana from the Digital Pali Reader contains a poignant tale, taken from the commentary to the Dhammapada, in particular the chapter on happiness. There, the Buddha literally thinks, "it is my duty to go" deal with disputing parties.*
Add to that some good humorous attacks, one group calling the other "lepers" and "those who have slept with their sisters" and the other calling their opponents "brats" and saying they live up in trees. Fairly tame by current political standards, sadly.
It is said that the Sakyans and the Koliyans dammed the waters of the Rohini River between Kapilavatthu and Koliya and cultivated the fields on both sides of the river. During the month of Jetthamula, the crops began to wilt, and the workers employed by both cities assembled. Those of Koliya said: "If the water is diverted to both sides of the river there will not be enough for both of us. As our crops will ripen with a single watering, let us have the water." But the Sakyans replied: "After your granaries are full, we will not be able to face taking our valuables and with basket and bags in hand, go begging from your doors. Our crops will ripen with a single watering, so let us have the water."
"We will not give it to you."
"And we will not let you have it."
Talk grew bitter, one person struck another, the blow was returned, fighting broke out, and as they fought they cast aspersions upon the origin of the each other's royal families. The Koliyans workers said: "Take your brats and go where you belong. How can we be harmed by the elephants, horses, shields and weapons of those have slept with their own sisters like dogs and jackals?" The Sakyan workers replied: "You lepers, take your brats and go where you belong. How can we be harmed by the elephants, horses, shields and weapons of miserable outcasts who live up jujube trees like animals." Both groups went and reported the quarrel to the ministers who were in charge of the work, who in turn reported it to the royal households. The Sakyans prepared for battle, saying: "We will show them the strength and power of those who have slept with their sisters." The Koliyans prepared for battle, saying: "We will show them the strength and power of those who live up jujube trees."
As the Lord surveyed the world at dawn he saw his kinsmen and thought: "If I do not go, these people will destroy each other. It is my duty to go to them." He passed through the air to where his kinsmen were gathered, and seated himself cross-legged in the air in the middle of the Rohini River. When the Lord's kinsmen saw him they put down their weapons and worshipped him. Then the Lord said: "What is this quarrel about, great king?""We know not, reverend sir."
"Then who would know?"
"The commander-in-chief of the army will know."
When asked, the commander-in-chief suggested the viceroy might know. Thus the Lord asked one after the other with none of them knowing the cause of the quarrel, until the workers were asked. They replied: "The quarrel is about the water."
Then the Lord said to the king: "What is the value of water, great king?"
"Very little, reverend sir."
"What is the value of a warrior?"
"A warrior, reverend sir, is beyond price." Then the Lord said: "Then is it right that for a little water you should kill warriors who are beyond price?"
They were all silent. Then the Lord said: "Great kings, why do you act thus? Were I not here today, you would cause a river of blood to flow. Your actions are unworthy. You live in hatred, given to the five kinds of hatred. I live full of love. You live sick with passions. I live free from sickness. You live chasing after the five kinds of sense pleasures. I live in contentment."
— Dhp-a.254**
Thus, following on from yesterday's post, there may be not only good wisdom, but a sort of duty toward, wise people in engaging in political affairs – even when those political affairs involve people who are a bit unreasonable and unruly.
* In fact the Buddha thinks "it would be proper/right for me to go." (mayā gantuṃ vaṭṭatī)
** As a commentary to the Dhammapada, it's quite certain that the material derives from hundreds of years after the Buddha lived. So we might be a bit skeptical about whether this historically ever happened. Comparing it, however, with other texts it does seem consistent with what the Buddha would have done and said. See, for instance, the Fruits of the Reclusive Life.


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WCC condemns terror attack on evacuees in Syria
16 April 2017
The World Council of Churches strongly condemns the car bomb attack on evacuees in Aleppo on 15th April, in which at about 100 people are believed killed, many of them children.
"This continuing infernal cycle of such extreme violence underlines yet again the urgent need for practical progress towards peace in Syria to end the bloodshed," said WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit on hearing of the attack.
"We call upon all involved governments and armed groups to put an immediate end to all use of deadly force and to support and engage with a political process for peace in Syria, for the future of the country and all its people," said Tveit.
The bomb detonated in a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from besieged government-held towns in Syria, wreaking a massive toll.
Syrian state media reported 75 people were killed, but CNN and other news outlets citing rescue workers said around 100 people died and hundreds more were injured.
The blast occurred in the Rashidin area on the outskirts of Aleppo, where up to 70 buses carrying mostly Shi'ite residents of towns evacuated under an exchange deal between the warring sides were waiting to enter the city.
The BBC said the exchange under the "Four Towns" deal was brokered by Iran and Qatar and was meant to relieve suffering in besieged towns - Foah and Kefraya in the north-west which are under government control, and opposition-held Madaya and Zabadani, near Damascus.
"The WCC expresses its deep sympathy to the families of the victims, and prays that God may grant them comfort and heal their wounds," said Tveit. "We also pray for the God of justice and peace to accompany the Syrian people in these critical and painful moments."
"And I call on all Christians and all people of faith around the world to join together in renewed prayer for peace and an end to conflict and bloodshed in Syria," Tveit added.
Thousands of evacuees have been stranded in hostile territory since the transfers began on 14 April. Now those being moved from other besieged areas fear revenge attacks.
About 20,000 besieged people were to have been evacuated. Up to 5,000 government evacuees and 2,200 from rebel towns were stranded in transit on Sunday, AFP news agency reported.
Last month, the UN described the situation in the besieged towns as "catastrophic". More than 64,000 civilians are "trapped in a cycle of daily violence and deprivation", it said.
WCC decries escalation of Syria conflict (WCC press release 7 April, 2017)
WCC urges end to "culture of impunity" in Syria (WCC press release 6 April, 2017)
Member churches in the Middle East


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Choosing the right preschool is pretty important for you and your child both. We often hear parents wondering "How do I find a preschool in my area?" We encourage you to look for schools on your typical daily routes. You can always go to google, asking "preschool within 10 miles of me" it should give you plenty of results.
Once you've found a few preschools that peak your interest, give them a call and tour the facility. Knowing what to ask before hand can make it clear which school is right for you. Use our Q&A list below to ask the directors on your tour.
Q- What is your teaching philosophy?
A- We follow a Reggio Emilio influenced philosophy. Our teachers facilitate engaging activities where children learn through play.
Q- What ratios do you follow?
A- In our infant room we are always at least the state ratio of 4 children to 1 teacher, often we have more teachers per children than that.
In our preschool program the state ratio is 1 teacher to 12 students. We always have 1 teacher to 10 students, and with additional children bring in an aide.
Q- Is food included?
A- Our preschool program includes 2 snacks and lunch daily. Our school is nut free. We can make dietary accommodations, we are familiar with vegetarian or lactose intolerant meals for children.
Our meal program includes a balanced diet, including plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. All food is prepared fresh onsite daily.
Q- What is your discipline policy?
A- We are strong supporters in redirection methodology. If a friend is making poor choice in one part of the classroom we will guide them to a different area. Occasionally students may want to 'take a break' and find a quiet place by themselves to work on puzzles or read books. We do not use time out. If a child were to be aggressive towards the teachers or other children they will be picked up from class that day, and an action plan will be formed with the parents to ensure their success both at home and at school.
Q- What is your sick policy?
A- All students will be sent home from school if they have any vomiting, diarrhea, fever, or rash. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school. We are aware and considerate of the symptoms children can have while teething.
Q- What qualifications do your teachers have?
A- Our lead teachers are all fully qualified teachers. Our infant teachers must take additional courses specific to teaching infants. The majority of our aids are working towards their degree in child development. We require that even our seasoned teachers take one workshop or class per year to further their education.
Q- What is security like on campus?
A- Our campus is kept locked during the majority of the school day. We have a security gate in the front of our center. Our parents have the security code to let themselves in.
When picking up your child we ask for ID's until we recognize you. We ask that if someone new is picking up you let the teacher be made aware, and remind them to bring a photo ID.
We at Bright Beginnings Believe that you should feel 100% confident with the center you choose for your child. When you're picking a preschool, or daycare for your child we urge you to come in and tour the facility. Make sure you feel at ease with the environment, and staff. If you are comfortable, your child will be able to better enjoy their day spent learning and playing.


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Reston, VA (Feb. 19, 2018) – The South Lakes Seahawks hosted the Washington and Lee Generals for the 2018 Liberty District boys basketball championship on Friday, Feb. 16th.
Tied with four seconds left in the game, South Lakes sophomore Cameron Savage took the inbound pass, weaved through the defense, and just past half-court, drained the game winning shot as time expired to deliver the 66-63 victory.
Aaron Wyche was on hand to cover the action and posted this PHOTO GALLERY with 73 images.


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Close to a decade removed from the end of his run as frontman for hardworking, DIY punk band Avail, Tim Barry has made a pretty nice second career for himself as a hardworking, DIY acoustic solo artist. For whatever reason, it took nearly ten years of refining his stand-alone live set to make his performing debut in the great State of New Hampshire. Despite not having a local railyard, the blue-collar, 'Live Free Or Die' ethos of the Manchester, the Granite State's largest city, would seem the perfect marriage partner for a Tim Barry performance. The time was finally right last Saturday for Barry to make his New Hampshire debut at the Queen City's Shaskeen Pub, and the result was every bit as good as was expected.
Local support on the evening came from Down To The Well, a New Hampshire-based drunken folk singalong style three piece. While they may not have a large following outside the area yet, the trio (banjo, acoustic guitar and standup bass, in case you were wondering and didn't feel like clicking through to the pictures) were the embodiment of a perfect local opener, as they drew a strong, supportive contingent of fans who remained vocal throughout their 45 minute set.
Beloved Boston punk scene veteran Lenny Lashley provided direct support for Barry, albeit in a bit of a curiously abbreviated set. Lashley's Gang of One project has taken numerous forms over the years and appeared as a four-piece on this particular night, with frequent collaborators Mackie LaChance (which, seriously, has to be the most perfect mob name ever) on stand-up bass and Corey King on acoustic guitar rounded out by Joe Macharet on fiddle. Macharet added a new, welcome layer to Lashley's sound, and it'll be interesting to see this sort of arrangement worked out going forward. Lashley's set consisted of songs from his Darkbuster and Lenny and The Piss Poor Boys days as well as highlighting a few tracks from his recent (and incredibly stellar) full-length, Illuminator, though some of the latter album's more inspired, uptempo tracks were left out due to the acoustic nature of this particular evening.
'Acoustic' does not have to equate with 'subdued,' however, as Tim Barry made readily apparent from the first notes of the set opener "Dog Bumped." Lashley concluded his set by commenting that Barry was going to "blow the roof off" the Shaskeen, and anyone that has borne witness to a Tim Barry live show can attest to the fact that it feels, at times, as though that's exactly what's going to happen. There's obviously a certain visceral connection that great live acts are able to make with their audiences, and in the case of Barry's set, it is very much a symbiotic relationship. Plagued in part by what seemed to be an ongoing issue with the mix in the stage monitors (not noticeable to this particular writer), Barry brought his acoustic and his mic stand off the stage and into the crowd to perform on at least three separate occasions during his 75 minute set. Obvious musical differences aside, the feel was very much like that of a night when Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band are firing on all cylinders, except that instead of playing the role of de facto preacher to the working man, Barry seems to be speaking not to or for, but in unison with, the common man. And though it was his first appearance in the Granite State, one left with the feeling that Barry would, no doubt, be back.
Click here to check out our photo gallery from the evening. Kudos to Mrs. "jaystone" for the assist on some of the photos.
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Here's a romantic wedding for you! Kristin and Rob just oozed love - their joy was infectious, which made them ridiculously fun to photograph all day long!
Ceremony: St. Vartanantz Armenian Church
Makeup Artist: Dollface Boston
Florist: Petals, Inc.
Gown Boutique: Cristina's Bridal
Reception: Hotel Marlowe
Cake: The Icing on the Cake
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Donald Trump Jr., the president's most outspokenly stupid adult son, loves social media just like his dad. And, thanks to his dad's toxic fanbase, he thinks he's pretty good at it! He's not. In fact, his rampant social media use might have been one of the factors that contributed to his divorce. The only upside to Don Jr.'s Twitter & Instagram addiction is that he regularly makes a complete fool out of himself, like when he posted a clearly doctored picture touting a fake approval rating for daddy dearest.
Recently, news broke that Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault in high school. His accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, wrote a letter to Senator Diane Feinstein last July outlining the assault. In it, she claims to have received therapy for the incident, a fact which reporters have corroborated with notes from her therapists.
But Don Jr.—a man who thinks reposting MAGA memes is a decent substitute for political argument—thinks he's finally found a way to knock down the accusations. He posted an image mocking the alleged assault to his Instagram account over the weekend and unlike the fake approval rating for his father, this one's still up.
The caption reads, "Oh boy… the Dems and their usual nonsense games really have him on the ropes now. Finestein [sic] had the letter in July and saved it for the eve of his vote… honorable as always. I believe this is a copy for full transparency."
In non-MAGA land (AKA the real world) Don Jr.'s little rape joke didn't go over so well.
Rather than being a harmless childlike overture as Junior's post suggests, Kavanaugh's alleged crime was a physical sexual assault. In her letter to Sen. Feinstein, Ford wrote,
"Kavanaugh physically pushed me into a bedroom as I was headed for a bathroom up a short stair well from the living room. They locked the door and played loud music precluding any successful attempt to yell for help.
Kavanaugh was on top of me while laughing with [REDACTED], who periodically jumped onto Kavanaugh. They both laughed as Kavanaugh tried to disrobe me in their highly inebriated state. With Kavanaugh's hand over my mouth I feared he may inadvertently kill me."
Ford provided more details to The Washington Post in an interview,
"While his friend watched, she said, Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed on her back and groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it. When she tried to scream, she said, he put his hand over her mouth.
'I thought he might inadvertently kill me,' said Ford, now a 51-year-old research psychologist in northern California. 'He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.'"
While this should go without saying, locking a woman in a room, nearly suffocating her, and grinding your body against hers while attempting to strip her naked is not just a harmless childhood prank. Thinking otherwise says more about Don Jr. and the morally rotten GOP than it does about anyone else.
Kavanaugh said he's willing to testify again under oath and at least one Republican on the Judiciary Committee, Jeff Flake, has said the committee vote should be delayed (it's currently scheduled for this Thursday). Key swing votes in the Senate, Sens. Collins and Murkowski, have said they need more information to evaluate the new accusations.
Any two of those Senators could prevent Kavanaugh from being confimed, should his nomination reach the floor. If they don't then we'll have an accused sexual assaulter appointed to a lifetime position by a confessed (serial) sexual assaulter who will limit women's rights and reproductive freedom for generations.
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REED R6018 Dual Moisture Meter, Pin/Pinless
Model: R6018
REED R6018 Offers
This dual function moisture meter is capable of detecting moisture in wood and building materials by pin or by running the instrument over the surface area (non-destructive method). The R6018 displays icons to indicate low, medium or high levels of moisture and an audible alert that increases in frequency as detected moisture level rises.
- Pin and Pinless functions detect moisture in wood and building materials (sheet rock, cardboard, plaster, concrete and mortar)
- Pinless measurement depth up to 1" (25mm)
- Classifies moisture status as: low, medium and high
- Audible alert and Data Hold functions
- Built-in measurement verification and battery check
- Low battery indicator and auto shut-off
- Replaceable pins
REED R6018 Specifications
|Measuring Ranges
|Pin Mode: 5 to 50% (wood); 1.5-33% (building materials)
Pinless Mode: 0 to 99.9% (wood and building materials)
|Depth Detection
|Pin mode: 0.3" (8mm)
Pinless mode: up to 1" (25mm)
|Pin Mode: ±(3% + 5 dgt.)
|Sensor Type
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PLC payments are simple to calculate; multiply the farm's PLC program yield by the difference between the national average farm price and $16.10. For every $0.01 the NAFP goes below $16.10, the payment rate/cwt goes up by $0.01.
ARC-CO payments are more difficult to calculate. First, you have to look at the county's Olympic average yield. Then the California medium/short grain Olympic average yield is computed. These two averages are multiplied to get the Benchmark Revenue. The Benchmark Revenue is then multiplied by a factor of 86 percent. In other words, there's a 14% deductible that cannot be recovered. The 86 percent product is the Agricultural Risk Coverage Guarantee. This amount is compared to the product of the current year's county average yield times the current year's NAMP. The payment will be the difference between the Benchmark Revenue and the current year's calculated revenue (average county revenue, NOT the producer's revenue). This amount, however, cannot exceed 10 percent of the Benchmark Revenue.
The attached table shows payments under these two programs at the current low prices, starting at $13.00 and increasing to $16.30, the point at which payments under both programs go away. The assumptions for these calculations are a PLC program yield of 80 cwt, a current year's county average yield of 92 cwt., and the Butte County Olympic Average Yields.


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The 4A's Face of Talent connects more than 750 advertising and marketing talent leaders with the next generation of the marketing workforce with a concentration on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Now in its ninth year, this week-long calendar of events celebrates more than 200 college students in the Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (maip) and Foundation Scholars. All proceeds from the Face of Talent will benefit the 4A's Foundation.
The 4A's Foundation exists to advocate for and connect diverse talent to the marketing industry. We celebrate a community that fosters a culture of curiosity, creativity, and craft to fuel a more equitable future. By investing in and developing talent, we believe possibilities are endless.
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In 2018, the 4A's Foundation included support for two New York City public high schools, the Manhattan Early College for Education (MECA) and the High School for Innovation in Advertising (IAM), which are dedicated to preparing more than 1,000 diverse high school students for careers in advertising and media.
The Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (maip) has connected more than 3,000 diverse individuals at all professional levels with agencies for more than 46 years.


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Imparfaites démocraties
Frustrations populaires et vagues populistes
Imperfect democracies
frustrations of the people and the tide of populism
« Democracy is an open book whose pages are not yet written. Democracies are invented, modified, adapted, and are far from having exhausted the resources of imagination and experimentation. If a revolution is needed, it is there ».
Imperfect by nature, democracy provokes both criticism and disillusionment. This permanent state of crisis and questioning is its Achilles heel, but also its greatness.
Today, nothing seems to be able to stem the wave of populism that has swept over the world. Ideals of freedom, equality, and fraternity are receding everywhere, while people fall prey to the temptation of the strong leader.
But are we really on the eve of the collapse of democracy? In view of the economic and political changes underway in countries like Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, the author argues that democracies will reinvent themselves. As they have always done over the last 200 years, by incorporating outside elements, such as the rule of law, political liberalism, or the welfare state.


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Cast iron has been the material of choice for tree grates and manhole covers longer than any of us can remember. Designed to protect the tree's apron of roots while allowing light and water to enter, tree grates also add an undeniable visual appeal to sidewalks—far more so than the abomination of plastic tree grates.
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Here at GetOn Marketing, Inc., we have combined our skills and powers to redesign GetOn.com and we think you will love it. We think it is fun and informative, and we love the outcome.
We understand that not everyone who wants a website understands exactly how a website and an improved Internet Marketing plan can improve their business, and as our own clients will attest to, that's one of our favorite parts of the business: educating and consulting to improve our clients' results! Since we KNOW that people turn to the Internet to research and learn more about what they are looking for, we wanted to be sure that our website had an educational component. Throughout the website you will see the 'Related Blog Post' section that allows visitors to dig a little deeper on the topic at hand.
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"Can we go back to the Disney House now?"
My grandson Connor asked this question quite frequently last week when we were in Disney World to celebrate his fourth birthday, usually after an hour or two away from our Vacation Club resort at Old Key West. The two-bedroom apartment did seem like home, with it's spacious living area, fully equipped kitchen, and covered balcony overlooking a quiet lagoon with ducks and herons paddling happily along its banks. Disney encourages that feeling with a large "Welcome Home" sign at the entrance and by training it's staff to greet you with a cherrful "Welcome Home" each time you enter.
Connor is a homebody, like the rest of his family. At age four his favorite things to do are play with magnetic letters, draw speedometers, take walks, read books, and build with Lego's. That's basically my list of favorite activities too, (perhaps minus the speedometers and Legos, but those choices can be attributed to his grandfather). The first couple of days of the trip, we didn't even enter a Park. Instead, we took a boat ride to the shopping area, had lunch and played around in the huge Lego store.
"Let's go back to the Disney House now!" he chirped excitedly after a couple of hours. We left his mom and dad behind to continue shopping and exploring, and boarded the slow boat back to the resort. When we arrived at our room, he raced in to grab his favorite book of the trip (The Berenstain Bears, Too Much Birthday).
"I love Disney World," he sighed happily, as we snuggled onto the couch together to read. He had no concept of the "wonders" awaiting him at Magic Kingdom or Epcot. The Disney House was all the excitement he needed.
Once we did make it to a Park, we were all overwhelmed with the scores and scores of people, vying for space to even walk. Lines were horrendously long, attractions and resturants were booked, children were screaming and crying, parents were tugging and scolding. We consider ourselves Disney World veterans, having been there countless times since our first family trip in 1989. But it didn't take long before we all yearned for the sanctuary of our Disney House.
"Am I getting old, or is this just really not the same as it used to be?" asked my 35-year old son, who probably has more Disney experience than just about anyone in his age group.
"Wait until you're 60," I replied ruefully.
"That's VERY old!" Connor offered helpfully.
As we wended our way through the multitudes, I almost laughed at the absurdity. Here were all these thousands of people, spending thousands of dollars, trying to give their families a meaningful experience. When often the most meaningful experience of all– especially to little children - is simply spending time together, feeling the loving attention of their parents and grandparents.
Not that Connor didn't enjoy seeing Mickey and Minnie in the Main Street parade, riding the Speedway cars, and (especially!) meeting Winnie the Pooh and Tigger in person. But I suspect some of his favorite and most long-lasting memories will be of the time we spent together at our Disney home, talking, laughing, sitting on the porch watching for boats to come by.
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We can't begin to imagine what has transpired in your life to make our paths cross. But it has brought us to this point and we are forever grateful. Thank you for being so courageous and selfless. We pray that you will consider us for your wonderful gift. We have so much love to share and can't wait to start our family! Please know that your child will be raised in a loving home and will always know how much their birthparent/s love them. We are excited to share with you pictures, letters, updates and even visits if you so desire. We want to honor your wishes and have contact with you at your level of comfort.
We are Brooks and Holly. We live on a farm, in a rural community. We both attended the same high school and even went to homecoming together when Brooks was a junior and Holly was a freshman. Life took us in different directions and our paths crossed after college and we began dating. We got married in Las Vegas in 2007 and life has been an adventure ever since. We moved to our farm about 7 years ago. We have a spacious, ranch-style home with a large deck that allows us to enjoy evenings watching out over our farm. We share our home with our Mini golden doodle, Mable, our Australian Shepard, Meadow, and house-cat, Olive.
Brooks is very busy on our sheep farm (yes, sheep farm!) We raise and feed over 2,000 head of sheep a year. His days are spent feeding and caring for livestock on our farm. We love living on a farm! We have lots of space that allows for us have many dogs, cats, and chickens. We also have several goats, pigs and a couple of cows. Brooks is very hardworking, but manages to find some spare time to play cards, watch sports and perfect his grilling of meats as he loves to BBQ.
Holly has been a nurse for over 15 years. She currently is the Director of Resident Care and Director of Nursing at the local Assisted Living were she has worked for the last several years. This job allows her to flex her hours as needed and to have weekends off to spend time with family and friends. Holly has a passion for her career in nursing working with the elderly, but knows that her true calling is to be a mother! Holly enjoys going to concerts, playing cards, eating Brooks' BBQ and spending time with friends and family.
We enjoy traveling when time allows. We drive to all of our vacation destinations, as Brooks is insistent on seeing the countryside. Often times we just enjoy being able to work together, sorting sheep, vaccinating and weaning them. Our farm is a favorite of our niece and cousins, as there are always baby animals that need feeding or caring for. We enjoy sharing our time with the little people in our family; teaching them about our animals, building forts, reading stories and just hanging out.
We have tried for many years to have children and have suffered many heartaches along the way. A baby through adoption would be such a blessing for us! We long for a child to hold and shower with our love. Be assured that your child will be loved not only by us but from our extended family as well. Both sides of our family remain in our community so family is always close by. Our family is so excited for us and this journey of adoption. We have great support from our family and close friends.
Thanks for considering us as potential adoptive parents. Your gift of life is so precious and such a selfless thing to do. Again thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not take Korlym (mifepristone), as this drug can harm a developing fetus. If taken during pregnancy, this medication will cause the lining of the uterus to break down, ending the pregnancy. Women must have a negative pregnancy test before starting Korlym treatment, and must use an effective, nonhormonal birth control method.
Can Pregnant Women Take Korlym?Korlym™ (mifepristone) is a prescription medicine used in certain people with Cushing's syndrome. This medicine must not be used in women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, as it will cause the pregnancy to end.
What Is Pregnancy Category X?The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses a category system to classify the possible risks to a fetus when a specific medicine is taken during pregnancy. Korlym is classified as a pregnancy Category X medication.
Pregnancy Category X is given to medicines that show problems to the fetus in animal studies or in human use of the drug. With this category, the potential risks clearly outweigh the possible benefits.
In animal studies, Korlym increased the risk for miscarriages when given in low doses to pregnant mice, rats, and rabbits. The drug also increased the risk for skull deformities in the offspring of the pregnant rabbits. It did not appear to cause birth defects in pregnant mice, rats, or monkeys.
More importantly, Korlym blocks the action of progesterone, a hormone in the body that is necessary for pregnancy to continue. By blocking progesterone, Korlym causes the lining of the uterus to break down, ending the pregnancy. A different medication (Mifeprex®), which contains the same active ingredient as Korlym, is used to terminate early pregnancies (to cause abortions).
If you are a woman of childbearing potential, your healthcare provider will make sure you are not pregnant before prescribing Korlym. You will also need to have a negative pregnancy test before restarting the medicine if you stop taking it for more than 14 days.
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Cantine offers a relaxed vibe with top-notch ingredients. To keep things fresh and interesting for our chef and customers, we have daily specials and weekly suggestions next to our set menu.
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Somehow Puerto de Mogan has escaped the ravages of developers that have spoiled the majority of Spanish resorts. Surrounded by two storey apartments which are full of flowers and colours, the harbour is a pleasure to stroll through with its mix of shops, restaurants, and bars accompanied by flowering arches over the narrow pedestrianized streets. The houses are immaculate, covered with bursting gardens with bougainvillea, hibiscus, palm-trees, bird-of-paradise flowers and other stunningly colourful plant. With a holiday to Mogan you will also be blessed with interesting views from the channels between the marina and the fishing harbour which pass under archers in buildings and between the port and the beach. The small marina is full of boats and very interesting to stroll around. The scenery is also spectacular with towering sea cliffs and tiny rocky coves - really beautiful. Could stay in your memory for long...
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Playa de Mogan is smaller than most of the other beaches located on this miniature continent, but it's relaxed. Due to the microclimate in the south-west we always have sunny and windless weather, this is good news to all the sun worshipers, a beautiful sandy beach is a real sun trap. The promenade has a range of restaurants, bars and shops which offers friendly staff and good atmosphere from all the relaxed travellers. If you feel more adventures you can swim on the other side of the bay which has very clear water which is perfect if you want to snorkel. Diving is also an amazing experience here which we really recommend you to do especially because we know how great the diving centre is. Additionally there is a lot of activity on the water everyday, ranging from sailing to parasailing amongst other fun activities.
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If the current 40 is not completed by the time we open our doors we will move it to our shop, complete the vessel and put her into service. If she is then we will move the molds and all parts associated with her and begin construction on the second vessel.
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Following Luton Culture Trust's successful funding bids to bring over £6million of new investment to Luton, work has recently begun to transform three former hat factories into 25,000 sq. ft. of new workspaces for creative industries enabling 133 additional jobs and providing a vibrant district that will attract 135,000 new visitors by 2022.
The Hat District development comprises three key buildings: the formerly derelict Hat House at 32 Guildford Street, Hat Works at 47 Guildford Street and the existing Hat Factory Arts Centre situated in the Plaiters Lea Conservation area. The vision of the project is to create more work opportunities, amplify cultural vibrancy, preserve important heritage buildings and breathe new life into the heart of the town, by creating a bustling neighbourhood where artists, makers, students, producers, audiences, visitors, learners and creative businesses can share their knowledge and skills. The creative ecosystem created by the Trust will allow for nurturing and development of the work of startups and entrepreneurs, whilst also providing small to mid-sized creative companies with an environment in which to grow and thrive.
The Creative Ecosystem
The journey begins at Hat Works which will house workshop and co-working spaces ideal for start- ups and entrepreneurs who want to develop their creative ideas, services or designed products. The building will also provide a reception area for all Hat District visitors, bookable meeting rooms, and a made in Luton showcase area. As successful start-ups grow, they'll step up to the Hat Factory, a regional arts and cultural venue with opportunities to collaborate with other like-minded creative practitioners and SMEs. The Hat Factory also offers a theatre, comedy bar, café, workshops and learning spaces, start-up retail units, and a diverse and stimulating year-round arts programme.
At Hat House, more established creative businesses can lease professional workspace in the light, bright and inspiring former factory building. Here, whilst businesses will be independent, they are serviced by the Hat District cluster and conditions are designed for growth. At Hat House, creative businesses will offer their professional experience and insight to help start-ups, and in turn, draw upon the energy and ideas of fresh talent based in the other factories.
Luton Culture Trust is a charity so all rental income will be re-invested back into arts activity, events and promotions to support and grow the District's offer in the future.
Design & Architecture
A dynamic team of cutting edge and experienced designers, architects and consultants have been brought together to deliver the Hat District project, focusing on celebrating the heritage of the old buildings whilst creating inspiring, fit-for-purpose workspaces and facilities.
The Hat Factory
Design development is already underway at the Hat Factory Arts Centre with appointed architects Fabric Space bringing their expertise in architecture, interior design, urbanism and research to re- design an imaginative arts centre that will offer an enriched experience for both audiences and artists.
The arts centre will be partially refurbished to transform public spaces and improve visitor experience. Works will start at the Hat Factory on 1st April 2018, re-opening again in Spring 2019 with a new entrance, reception, theatre foyer and skills and learning spaces.
During closure, Luton Culture is committed to continuing to deliver its outstanding artistic programme in offsite locations across its other sites including Wardown House, Museum and Gallery, Stockwood Discovery Centre and the Central Library.
Hat House
Award-winning architects Fleet have been appointed with project partners Y O U & M E to breathe new life into this abandoned hat factory. They are working closely with Luton Culture as a collaborative design team to refurbish Hat House. The team has extensive expertise in public realm, heritage-led regeneration, arts and community projects. They also have a shared interest in creating unique spaces and transforming urban environments for new and contemporary uses.
At Hat House, the team will deliver a varied offer for the site with three upper floors of individual studios and workspaces ranging in size. These will house established creative, design, tech and digital businesses. Completing the offer will be a ground floor cultural retail space and a vibrant basement area providing a contemporary food and beverage destination for tenants, visitors, Hat District members and the general public. In November 2017, Luton firm Neville Construction Group began the strip out of the interior of Hat House including removing asbestos from the building in preparation for the planned works.
Parent company T & E Neville Ltd has established a reputation for quality and service with a track record of 140 years in the construction industry, across a wide range of building and maintenance works.
Hat Works
Work has started on Hat Works at 47 Guildford Street, the oldest listed hat factory in Luton, to deliver much needed emergency repairs to protect its fragile fabric. In November 2017, the windows of this historic property opened for the first time in more than ten years as part of the treatment of infestation and severe damp, which was supported by Historic England. This work is to ensure that no further deterioration occurs prior to the planned redevelopment works starting in late 2018.
Hat District Management
Consultants Hewitt Freeborn have been appointed to project manage the delivery of the Hat District and provide quantity surveying services, and are working closely with the Trust and all key partners to ensure the successful completion of all works.
The Hat District Brand
In addition, graphic design and brand specialists, Them have worked with Luton Culture to develop a dynamic and progressive brand for the Hat District and its various buildings, based on a geometric grid which takes inspiration from the traditional hat-making processes of straw plaiting and stitching that are a key part of Luton's rich hat-making heritage. At the core of the brand identity is the idea of various elements coming together to create a finished piece. The individual building logos are layered up in the chronological order in which each hat factory was originally built to create the Hat District logo and represent the journey through the Hat District from 'start up' to established business.
Major funding for the Hat District has come from the SEMLEP local growth fund, National Lottery players through the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Arts Council England. This adds to project capital funding from Luton Borough Council and grant funding from Historic England and The Architectural Heritage Fund.
Marie Kirbyshaw, Chief Executive of Luton Culture and Hat District Project Lead, said of the vision for the Hat District:
"I look at this stunning straw hatters clock in my office every day - it is broken and doesn't tick so I have set it to 20:22 which is when the Hat District creative workspace project will be delivered. By then we will have achieved 158 new jobs, 25,000sqft of new creative workspace, a sustainable financial model for the Trust, 193,000 new visitors and we will have regenerated an incredibly important area of Luton. I am determined to transform these empty and broken resources into vibrant and culturally relevant assets once more."
With a history of delivering large public and private sector construction projects in the UK, Hewitt Freeborn help assess, procure, deliver and manage complex projects, setting them in great stead to deliver this key programme of developments for Luton.


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