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Severely damaged or missing teeth cause a great deal of pain and stress for patients, but Dr. Filip Orban and his Coeur d'Alene dental team offer dental crowns and fixed bridges to restore or replace teeth, completing smiles. We welcome patients from Post Falls and other nearby communities to visit our state-of-the-art practice for a restorative dentistry consultation. During a consultation, we examine damaged dental structures and provide recommendations for the proper treatment and restoration. Whether we're able to restore a damaged tooth with a dental crown or replace the tooth with a fixed bridge, our team provides the skilled care patients need to relieve pain and complete smiles.
Dental Crowns
Patients who experience tooth decay or damage that's too advanced to be corrected with dental fillings may require the more advanced dental crown restoration. As the name suggests, a dental crown fits over the top of a damaged tooth and provides renewed strength and stability. The process typically takes two visits over the course of two or more weeks to complete. During the initial visit, patients' teeth are prepared. Decayed dental structure is removed and damaged areas are smoothed in preparation for the crown. We take dental impressions and X-rays that are used by a lab to create custom restorations. While the dental crown is crafted, patients wear a temporary restoration crafted in our office. Once the custom restoration is completed, patients return to our practice to receive their permanent solution. The crown is fused with remaining healthy tooth structure using dental cement.
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Crown and bridge (or fixed bridge tooth replacements) utilize healthy surrounding teeth to support a replacement tooth or teeth. Fixed bridges are adequate to replace one to three consecutive missing teeth. The process is similar to that of dental crown placement, but it requires the preparation of at least two healthy teeth to receive a crown. The entire restoration is crafted as a single prosthetic with two dental crowns connected to the replacement tooth or teeth. At an initial visit, patients' teeth are prepared for the restoration and impressions are taken to be used by a ceramics lab to create their fixed bridge. Like a dental crown, patients need to wear a temporary restoration while the custom solution is made. They'll then return to our office for a visit to exchange the temporary for a final solution.
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ADDU, Maldives - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that India and Pakistan needed to stop wasting time trading barbs and open a new chapter in their relationship.
Singh's comments came amid signs of warming ties between the two neighbors, which have fought three wars since gaining independence from Britain.
The two nations decided earlier this year to restart wide-ranging peace talks. Last month, Pakistan quickly returned an Indian helicopter and its crew that had strayed across the tense border, and last week Pakistan announced it would normalize trade with India.
Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met for about an hour on Thursday on the sidelines of South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit to further discuss how to ease tensions between their nations.
Singh praised Gilani as a man of peace and said the two neighbors needed to understand that their destinies are interlinked.
"The time has come to write a new chapter in the history of our relationship," he said, standing beside Gilani.
In their meeting, Singh and Gilani discussed border disagreements, terrorism, trade and the divided territory of Kashmir, Gilani said.
It's 11-11-11: a big day to wed

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Link Pan Card To Aadhaar Card
As per the recent government directive it has become mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with permanent account number (PAN). government of India aims to keep a check on tax evasion through use of multiple use of PAN cards.
you can link pan card to aadhaar in three ways
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2) Pan Aadhaar link through SMS
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link PAN with Aadhaar Without Login to incometaxindiaefiling Site:
Step 1 : Visit incometaxindiaefiling website –> www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
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Step 3 : Fill your PAN and Aadhaar number and name as per aadhaar fields. Enter your name exactly as given in the Aadhaar card, avoiding any spelling mistakes
Step 4 : If you have only year of birth in aadhaar then tick the option (i have only year of birth in aadhaar card now tick the option i agree to validate my aadhaar details with UIDAI
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Send SMS to 567678 or 56161 from your registered mobile number in following format:
UIDPAN<12 digit Aadhaar><10 digit PAN>
Example: UIDPAN 123456789987 ABCDE3214F
link PAN with Aadhaar by login with your user id and password to incometaxindiaefiling Site:
Step 1 : Visit incometaxindiaefiling website –> www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in
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Without shackles: the Ethiopian couple who rejected FGM/
Just over 13 years ago, two young Ethiopians took the brave decision to challenge FGM by becoming the first couple in their community to openly marry without the wife undergoing the practice. Kiram from Youth For Change Ethiopia met with them to hear their story.
Addise, 20, and Genet, 18, were both Grade 7 students from ordinary Kembata families who declared their plan to start a family – a family somehow different from others in the neighborhood.
It was 13 years ago in Kembata, in Ethiopia's Southern Region, some 361 km away from the capital Addis Ababa. Female genital mutilation (FGM) was widespread - there was a door-to-door promotion against the practice carried out by the Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center, a local non-governmental organization (NGO).
Genet was the lone unmutilated girl in the neighborhood. She was lucky, for her parents had some clue about the bad impacts of the practice.
"At that time all the girls experienced mutilation…but my parents had consciousness about the issue and hence I was able to be freed from the practice"
The first FGM-free marriage
The couple made a decision to start a family publicly known as the first FGM-free marriage in the community - the local NGO stepped in to promote her husband's initiative to take her as a wife, and forerunner on issue.
There was mass gathering on their wedding date - rumors of their deeds had already spread in the neighborhood. Following their church blessing, their wedding ceremony was set to be held at the school compound, for the crowd was uncontrollable. However, there were some individuals even from the church community who weren't happy about their union.
Community backlash & Changing attitudes
"It was never easy for me to take an unmutilated girl as a wife at that time, when community members were speaking out against me" says Addise. Their choice was also not welcomed by their parents, and they were forced to move away from where they used to live - due to pressure they decided not to visit their parents for some time.
Despite the challenges, Addise says he wouldn't change his decision. "I defend my stand of marrying an unmutilated girl. When it comes to the life over the past 13 years with my wife, I've learned a lot about the issue" said Addise.
Genet says that her friends used to challenge her for she was not mutilated like them. Nevertheless Genet was happier than any of them. Now, the attitudes of some have changed "…over time they have come to understand the conditions and experience the health issues. Now my friends are humbled by what they used to say."
"I had a very normal and healthy labor while I gave birth to our two kids which is simply because I am not mutilated. I am so happy and proud of that. I also become an example for the community - more and more couples are deciding not to mutilate their youngsters, at least in more urban areas" says Genet.
A local and international example
Because the couples pioneering story motivated steps towards abandoning the practice, some months after their wedding, the NGO provided them a chance to visit the United States for a month.
"The social pressure I faced from my parents were challenging…it was difficult time for me, but things start to change as we were both invited to visit America," says Addise.
Addise and Gernet joined a speaking tour organized by Equality Now, which highlighted young people from Africa who has rejected FGM, and who are working to tackle the practice in their communities.
Today, their story has become a major exemplary tool in serving the Kembata community to abandon FGM as a harmful traditional practice. A week ago they were recognized in a public gathering, organized in Durame town, as the first couple to form an FGM-free family in the community.
The couples now run a happy family with their two – 12 and 7 years old - children. The elder daughter, Wima, wants to become a medical doctor. "…because I want to treat people." she says. These days most of her school friends are not mutilated. We can only hope that more inspirational stories like these emerge, which help to show communities that harmful traditional practices like FGM can, and should, be bought to an end.
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Internet Connectivity
Business grade internet connectivity allows your business to operate effectively.
At Acronyms, we supply businesses with reliable internet connections.
A reliable internet connection is a now a common requirement for many businesses, despite a surprising number still relying on slow speeds and unreliable access.
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Stacey Berry
Associate Professor of English for New Media
Ph.D., English, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2007
M.A., English, Northern Illinois University, 2002
B.A., English, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1996
Dr. Stacey Berry teaches English, new media, literature and writing classes. Her research and areas of interest include post-1945 American literature--especially marginalized voices and violence in literature and film--textual editing, computational textual analysis, and digital collections. She serves on the General Beadle Honors Program Committee, the Graduate Faculty, and advises the student group The Alliance.
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Certina DS Podium Precidrive Chronograph Men's Watch
£ 415.00
A sporty watch inside and out, this Certina DS Podium Precidrive™ Chronograph men's watch is the epitome of Swiss craftsmanship and technical expertise. Since their inception in 1888, Certina have been creating watches with the highest level of precision. The DS or 'Double Security' concept means the watches are incredibly robust, with scratch resistant crystal, a complicated system of seals and a reinforced caseback. The Precidrive™ name refers to an innovative technology which ensures the utmost accuracy with a variation in timekeeping of just +/- 10 seconds per year. Fastened with a stainless steel bracelet, this handsome watch features a 41mm stainless steel case with a tachymeter bezel. Protected by the scratch resistant sapphire crystal, the dial is adorned with three chronograph subdials, luminescent baton hour markers and numerals at 3, 9 and 12 o'clock and a date window at 4.30pm. Powered by the Precidrive™ movement for real chronometer precision and water resistant to 100m, this Certina DS Podium Precidrive™ watch is filled with Swiss style and sporty sophistication. C0344171105700


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Forever Hart Fit will be at the Mercer County Health & Wellness Expo September 8, 9, & 10! We'll have demos, class schedules, and other info about Forever Hart Fit. Can't wait to see you there!
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Earlier Event: September 4FHF Sweepstakes!
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Welcome to the new "What's Happening At Advent Series! We want to take the time, each Sunday for the next several weeks, to present and communicate with our Church Family about all the wonderful ministries, opportunities, and blessings we have in our Church. Please join us in the St. Nicholas room during the formation/sunday school time 9:15-10:05. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided in the room for everyone's comfort and enjoyment!
Week Three's Topic: Presentation By our Missional Ministry Team


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Grignoter & Cochonnerie: What it really means when your family says, "There's nothing to eat in this fridge!"
Friday, July 27, 2018
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Today's Word: cochonnerie
: junk food
: mess, crap, rubbish, junk
Click here to listen to Jean-Marc pronounce these French words:Les bonbons, les restaurants de nourriture rapide, les boissons sucrées sont souvent des cochonneries.
Candy, fast-food restaurants, soda pop...are often junk food.
by Kristi Espinasse
The fishmonger listens. She will come out from behind her stand and, before a table of 100 glazed-over eyes as our witness (fresh-caught sea bass, langoustines...), she will listen to your heart, your troubles big and small.
"Mom, look! There's a roasted chicken. And there, over there--an omelet I made for you earlier today... And there is some mozzarella. You could slice it to go with the giant heirloom tomatoes right there on the counter... And I see three yogurts, two packages of Emmental, some jambon de Parme (admittedly a bit dubious in appearance...how many weeks old could it be? But then dried ham is immortel, isn't it?)
"Honey, I can't see very well..."
"Still, I just don't understand," I said to the fishmonger, "why, after I've brought home 150 worth of groceries does my family still insist, "Il n'y a rien à manger"?
Post Note: As I read the rough draft of this story to Mom, she wanted to clarify something: "You know that "mozzarella"? Well, I didn't know what it was. When I picked up that package it felt really really creepy--like a body part, a breast or something!
I think Mom is referring to the way the ball of mozza floats in a sack of water. They don't sell it that way back in Mexico.... I leave you with a video of my Mom. (click on the arrow in the Instagram photo, below) You'll see some more news....
le frigo = fridge
rien à manger = nothing to eat
grignoter = to snack
le garde-manger = pantry
jambon de Parme = Parma ham, dried ham
immortel = eternal, undying
cochonneries = junk food
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Imprint: Vintage Digital
Published: 23/12/2010
Length: 144 Pages
Marcovaldo is an enchanting collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce and fantasy. Calvino charts the struggles of an Italian peasant to reconcile country habits with urban life, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider. As always with Calvino, nothing is quite as it seems.
Imprint: Vintage Digital
Published: 23/12/2010
Length: 144 Pages
"Calvino is surely among the handful of living writers that can be called, without hesitation, great. Each book by Calvino is a completely original conception. Marcovaldo is one of the best works of fiction published"
"The greatest Italian writer of the twentieth century"
"It is the refinement, the oddness and the humour of the thoughts he gets which make Calvino a rare pleasure to read; he is a match for Borges as he stealthily patrols the limits of the unthinkable"
"He will continue to glitter, this strange, lonely prospector in the universe of words, well into the next millennium and after, a master in the empire of the imagination"


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It's weird.
I try to be low key
Keep my new excitements at bay
But it doesn't make any sense either
Because, isn't he better off?!
But we are not. I am not.
It's bitter sweet.
But mostly bitter.
In this course of life since Tuesday,
I find myself thinking,
What he would do/think in my position
I pretty much try to emulate him.
If I don't, I feel like such a waste…
…Of friendship.
And now, without him,
Even the Internet is different.
It is sadder, meaner, and less sane.
I'm sorry I keep writing about him. And reading his eulogies.
Nev, I thank you for your well of life i drew from. ❤
Me. Again.
Vis ses senere. ✌


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I bought a rather expensive microphone for doing voice work. I haven't actually gotten around to doing a whole lot, but whatever I do I think will be with the LibriVox community.
This will become a project unto itself, and I will be editing this page in the future.
- Open a project and get help for non-voicework: Listenings, etc.
- Create a fixed schedule and deadline.
Set long-term goals.
Based on how this goes, I may be able to continue working on projects indefinitely and not as a project that's part of a quarterly-immersion.
audacity is recommended.


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Microsoft is running a sweet deal for those who have active Xbox Music subscriptions and reside in the US. The company is giving away 100 albums by a variety of popular artists for free. That is, you'll be able to download and keep said content as if you purchased them all at once.
Albums in the collection include From Under The Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy, American Idiot by Green Day, A Day Without Rain by Enya, and more. Check out the Music Deals app, available on both Windows Phone and Windows, for more info (note that this app is region restricted, as is the deal).
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The Sandpiper model is manufactured here in the UK and is of the highest quality, the high back sofa has fibre filled back cushions offering luxurious comfort and support whilst the arms and seats are made with high resilience foam for durability and comfort.
All bases are made from Beech wood, Available in five finishes - Blonde, Mahogany, Light Oak, Walnut & Maple
It is also available in a fully upholstered frame which is the same price and is named the Swift (See picture of fully upholstered suite)
It also comes in a huge choice of fabrics from the Yeoman swatch.
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We're so excited to have you join us for this awesome weekend of fun and fellowship learning about our identity in Christ and growing together!
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Why GameStop, Plug Power, and Construction Partners Jumped Today
These stocks managed to overcome Fed volatility.
The Company is a retailer of video game products and PC entertainment software.
These stocks managed to overcome Fed volatility.
GameStop is using up its extra lives.
The retailer made some concrete predictions about improving operating trends after reporting surprisingly weak second-quarter sales.
The end of the current video game console cycle is weighing on sales and earnings at GameStop. But the company remains quite profitable, and management is moving quickly to cut costs.
The retailer needs to boost the profitability of its stores, so the closures it has already telegraphed for this year will only be the beginning.
The struggling video game retailer's "Reboot" plans are filled with vague promises and unrealistic expectations.
One was hurt by its own guidance, another by weak earnings, and the third by fear of new regulations.
A buoyant market wasn't enough to fend off steep declines for a video game retailer and a restaurant chain.
Here are the second-quarter figures investors need to know and what GameStop's strategy is now.
The retailer is aiming for better earnings -- but likely not until 2021.


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Summary of Federal Laws
Compliance Partners
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Miscellaneous Employment Laws
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
22 U.S.C. § 2451 et seq.; 22 C.F.R. § 62.1 et seq.
Regulates foreign exchange students and scholars, who are in the United States on J visas. See also the summary of this law under the section on Students.
Final Rule on Exchange Visitor Program, 79 Fed. Reg. 60294, October 6, 2014: This rule amends process that governs designation of sponsors and overall administration of the Program. There are significant changes:
More specific filing requirements for entities seeking to become designated sponsors and for sponsors seeking to renew their designation, including requiring current Responsible Officials and Alternate Responsible Officials to undergo background check, along with proposed ROs and AROs. If the University already has a process in place, as long as it meets the requirements of Subpart A, then staying with current provider is fine.
There will be a 10 day window for replacing departing ROs and AROs. Access to SEVIS for a departing RO must end within 10 days. In addition, although a new hire need not be made in 10 days, someone at the organization must be placed in the position on a temporary basis. In some instances, the Dept. of State may authorize an individual who is not an employee or officer to serve in the role of ARO. Requests to replace the Responsible Officer or add an Alternate Responsible Officer must be submitted in SEVIS, and a signed Form DS–3037 must be either mailed or emailed to the Department of State with the required completed Citizenship Certification, along with certification (by the President or CEO or equivalent) that the individual has undergone a criminal background check conducted at the time of such Certification.
The new rule expands the universe of laws and policies the ROs and AROs must be familiar with, to include not just Exchange Visitor Program regulations, but also relevant immigration laws, and all federal and state regulations and laws pertaining to administration of the program, including Department of State and DHS manuals, policies, instructions and guidance on SEVIS and all other operations relevant to the EVP. If ROs and AROs work with programs regarding employment, knowledge on those laws is required as well.
There are also new rules on English language proficiency. The standard now requires an objective measurement of proficiency and specifies three methods by which this can be determined. There are also new data collection and reporting requirements, especially for J-2 dependents.
Responsible Officers: Section 22 C.F.R. § 62.9 contains a general requirement that a university administering a program must ensure that the employees involved in the administration of the program are adequately qualified, appropriately trained, and comply with the Exchange Visitor Program regulations. A person who is serving as a responsible officer or an alternate responsible officer must certify that he or she is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. In addition, pursuant to 22 C.F.R. § 62.13, the university must notify the Department of State within 10 days of any change in the responsible officer. A variety of sanctions apply for failure to comply with the requirements listed above.
Recordkeeping: Federal regulations require a three-year retention period for all records pertaining to exchange visitors under a J-1 visa. See 22 C.F.R. § 62.10(h).
Reporting: Report due annually to the Department of State. All J-1 sponsors must submit an annual report generated from SEVIS and a narrative report. Sponsors must submit an annual report to the Department of State. The report must be filed on an academic, calendar, or fiscal year basis, as stipulated on the program's designation or re-designation letter. The due dates are:
For Academic Year end designees (June 30th): report due to the Department of State July 31st.
For Calendar Year end designees (December 31st): report due to the Department of State January 31st. For Fiscal Year end designees (September 30th): report due to Department of State October 31st.
Pa yment to J-1 Visiting Professor
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Information on occasional lectures or consultations given by J-1 visa holders and the requirements to be able to compensate them is found at 22 C.F.R. § 62.20(g).
Information on occasional lectures or consultations given by J-1 visa holders and the requirements to be able to compensate them is found at 22 C.F.R. § 62.20(g).
Regulations and Compliance Administration J-1 Visa (Dept. of State)
J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program
American Immigration Council Fact Sheet on J-1 Visas
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Our culture places a premium on knowledge. We often measure ourselves (and each other) by what we know or don't know. We live in a society that thrives on information, facts, and trivia. From stock strategies to world history, the topics are unlimited.
But what information will make your life better?
I have friends who can tell you anything you want to know about any Disney or Pixar movie ever made. Others know the batting averages of everyone who played for the Baltimore Orioles since 1970. Then there's the guy who knows the genus and species of every variety of plant life in Florida.
Is that interesting? Maybe. Helpful for living a meaningful life? That's debatable.
What Information Will Actually Benefit You?
I'm a pragmatist, so I like to know stuff I can use to serve my patients, make more money, or make my life better in some real way – not just conversation stuffers.
As humans, we like to know stuff, but we also like to measure and compare ourselves. Our IQ (intelligence quotient) is a measurement of what we know, so naturally, we like to use it to measure and compare ourselves. My question is always: are we measuring the right knowledge?
On this week's "Wellness Wednesday," I want to give you an IQ test – not to measure and compare yourself against others, but to see where you are and where you might need to grow. I'm always growing my knowledge base, so I can live better and so I can serve you better. I also find that the smartest people I know are the ones who know they don't know everything, so they are always learning and investing in themselves.
So I developed my very own Wellness IQ Test. Let's get into it and see where we are.
Wellness IQ Test
Give Yourself One Point For Each Time This Week:
- You had a serving of fresh vegetables this week.
- You walked around your neighborhood this week.
- You drank an 8-ounce glass of filtered water this week.
- You spent 10 minutes out in fresh air and direct sunshine.
- You did one of the "Move Right Monday" exercises.
- You swam a lap in a cold pool.
- You took a probiotic in capsule form.
- You had a healthy bowel movement.
- You took a B-complex vitamin, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, or Magnesium in capsule form.
- You spoke kind words to a loved one.
- You had a piece of grilled lean chicken or wild-sourced salmon.
- You chose organic over conventional fruits and vegetables.
- You went to work and gave your best effort.
- You read something that increased your knowledge.
- You got up from your desk and walked somewhere at work.
- You shut off your electronic devices at least one hour before you went to bed.
- You did something creative (played an instrument, wrote a poem, solved a problem, planned a vacation, etc.).
- You attended a church or faith-based group meeting.
- You did something to serve the needs of another person.
Give Yourself Five Points For Each Time This Week:
- You had a salad with romaine, kale, swiss chard, or spinach along with other vegetables.
- You did a round of high-intensity interval training.
- You ran up and down stairs a few times.
- You ate a serving of probiotic food (kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, yogurt, etc.).
- You forgave someone who hurt or offended you (add a bonus point if it is an offense that still hurts from your childhood).
- You spoke kind words to someone who has been mean to you.
- You drank half your body weight in ounces of filtered water.
- You slept at least 7 hours in a row, uninterrupted.
- You took a course or watched a tutorial that taught you something you can use.
- You spent at least 15 minutes in prayer and/or meditation.
Give Yourself Zero Points For Each Time This Week:
- You ate a hamburger or steak.
- You had a glass of wine.
- You watched an hour of TV or a movie.
- You spent an hour on Facebook.
- You commuted to work in silence.
- You had pasta or bread.
Take Away One Point For Each Time This Week:
- You felt yourself get angry watching the news.
- You got angry at traffic.
- You responded harshly to a co-worker or an e-mail.
- You had a food for which you have a food allergy (bread, gluten, corn, potatoes, peppers, etc.)
- You spent an hour on the couch.
- You ate packaged, processed meats (hot dogs, bacon, sausage, bologna, salami, etc.)
- You read your smartphone or tablet in bed.
- You ignored someone you are currently mad at.
- You slept less than four hours in a row.
- You ate junk food (chips, cookies, ice cream, candy, processed meats, etc.)
- You drank yourself to a hangover.
- You worked in a windowless workspace with processed air all day.
- You criticized a loved one without asking forgiveness or speaking life to them.
- You complained about anything.
- You went all day without a bowel movement.
- You ate a sugary snack after 8:00 p.m.
- You took an antibiotic without following it with a probiotic.
- You used a harsh cleaning chemical.
Take Away Five Points For Each Time This Week:
- You drank a carbonated soft drink.
- You went two days in a row without drinking water.
- You consumed anything with aspartame/Nutrasweet in it.
- Anger kept you awake.
- Worry or anxiety kept you awake.
- You refused to forgive someone for any reason.
- You screamed at a loved one.
- You ate food fried in vegetable, corn, or canola oil.
- You sat at a desk all day.
- You did something you would not want your spouse or boss to see you doing.
- You used a controlled substance to "take the edge off" your pain.
- You did something intentionally to hurt someone.
I could go on with this, but I think you get the idea. The point is not to put you under condemnation for your choices, but to show you two things:
- Wellness is not just a matter of diet and exercise. It includes every part of your life, including emotional, relational, and spiritual. You need sleep and clean water. You need fresh air and sunshine.
- Some behaviors that don't seem to have anything to do with your health have a tremendous negative effect on your health. Unforgiveness is linked to heart disease, inflammation, and cancer. Alcoholism will burn out your liver. Anger ruins relationships, kills vision, and burns out your endocrine system.
How Did You Score?
You're probably looking for a score sheet to see if you earned enough points to consider yourself healthy or sick. Honestly, it's so individual, I couldn't possibly set a grading scale for it. That score, the higher your score, the healthier you probably are. And no one takes the entire test without having some positive scores and some negatives.
I want you to be healthy, to walk in total wellness, and to have an amazing life. If you saw someone you cared about doing things that you knew would cause them harm, wouldn't you urge them to stop? I don't want to talk all the fun and joy out of your life, but I urge you to think about how your choices can affect your life.
If you love bacon and you don't care what it does to your body, then God bless you. I won't take away your fun. The same is true of alcohol, drugs, unforgiveness, sedentary lifestyle, or eating bread when you have a gluten intolerance. If you understand the possible consequences of your favorite lifestyle choices and you are willing to accept that risk, then go with my blessing.
Again, my purpose is not to judge you, condemn you, or take away the pleasure from your life. I enjoy Coca-Cola, even though I know what it does to my body. It hurt me to give it up, but there came a point in my life when I recognized that my life had a purpose that I wanted to fulfill more than I wanted to enjoy that Coke.
What Did You Learn?
Now that we're past the shock of the questionnaire, let me ask you: did you learn anything from this? If so, take a few seconds to share this on social media. No matter how much we spend to promote these articles, nothing has more impact than when you share it. We're growing this online community every week because readers like you think of someone they care about who would benefit from the wellness information we share here. And if you live in the Naples area, I hope you'll visit our office behind the YMCA on Pine Ridge Road. It would be great to meet you and to discover how I can help you achieve your healthiest life.
"At the end of your feelings is NOTHING; at the end of your principles is a PROMISE." — Eric Thomas


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I have uploaded all the files to my site. Changed Chmod on the relevent files. Loaded and ran the setup.php file but all i keep getting is errors. such as
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May graduates getting prepped on their big day
A pre-graduation information session at the Santa Clarita campus kicked off Brandman University's commencement season. Norma Contreras, campus director for Santa Clarita and the Antelope Valley campuses, and her staff reviewed the commencement website, highlighting the Southern Commencement taking place at Chapman University on May 22.
The session was repeated Wednesday at the Antelope Valley campus. Brandman staff members reminded the rooms filled with graduates-to-be about morning and afternoon ceremonies; ordering their cap, gown and hood; parking procedures; boarding passes and how to check in and line up; and how to join the Alumni Association.
They celebrated with a cake and a raffle of Alumni Association baseball caps, graduation tassels and more. See a slideshow from both campuses below:
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Nominations are OPEN for our Student Elections 2019!
We met up with Adam James Johnston, this year's President (Education & Welfare) to find out about his role and how he helps our Class Reps, School Officers, Equality Champions and more. If you think you could be one of our next Student Presidents or Vice Presidents, all you need to do is pick up an Election Pack from the Union office on Union Way, or download a copy from www.rguunion.co.uk/elections, and submit your nomination before the deadline of February 28th.
To find out more, email email@example.com or drop by the Union office and speak to a member of our team.
A couple weeks ago, Special Counsel Robert Mueller finished his report on President Trump's ties with Russia and obstruction of justice.
NASA confirmed plans for the first all-female spacewalk in history was thrown out due to sizing issues of a second space suit.
In school Jasmine used art as a form of escapism. In order to avoid the thrashings from her toxic girlfriend. Jasmine says: "She wasn't allowed in the art department because she didn't take the subject. She couldn't stop me from going there, it was about all she couldn't stop me from doing."
Following recent news, Clueless, a 90s high school chick flick classic, box office smash and cult classic, has been set for a modern remake and the fans of the original movie have shared mixed feelings.


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Why should you consider acupuncture for your horse?/
1. Drug-Free Pain Management
Acupuncture is very effective at relieving pain caused by arthritis, laminitis, tendon/ligament injuries, sore muscles and other causes of lameness. Acupuncture treatment causes a release of beta-endorphins and other neurotransmitters that can decrease pain and regulate inflammation. In a study of chronic back pain in horses, acupuncture provided significantly greater relief than bute (phenylbutazone)!
2. Calming Effect for Anxious Horses
Trailering and showing can be very stressful events for our equine companions. Whether your horse internalizes this stress, or is the type that wants to jump out of his skin in a new situation, acupuncture can help to calm your horses mind. Happy, relaxed horses perform better and develop fewer gastric ulcers!
3. Immune Function Boosting
Acupuncture helps restore the body to optimal function. Whether recovering from an acute respiratory infection or managing a chronic medical condition such as heaves, acupuncture can be used along side Western medical treatment to speed recovery and improve life quality.
4. The Power of Prevention
By scanning reactive acupuncture points, a veterinarian can help identify subtle issues before they develop into clinical lameness or other serious problems. Regular acupuncture exams and treatment help keep your horse's physiologic systems running smoothly. For example, if your horse suffers from frequent colic episodes, acupuncture provides a tool for preventing the next episode, rather than waiting to treat it when it occurs.
If you are curious how acupuncture could help your horse with a specific problem, Dr. Taryn Rathbone would be happy to provide a free consultation by phone or email to answer your questions.


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It looks like an open-air rooftop greenhouse. Or perhaps a manicured mini park in the sky.
Green roofs – these secret islands of bucolic beauty that are rarely seen and never heard on the ground – are quietly moving in, blanketing buildings across the country in muted greens and pinks. They're taking over the tops of structures big and small, from the narrow green terraces of the Empire State Building to the country's most massive green roof installation, which sits atop a sprawling Ford truck plant in Michigan.
The Environmental Protection Agency defines a green roof as any "vegetative layer grown on a rooftop." And while pitching a layer of protective sod on top of buildings and homes is nothing new (the vikings did this, too), what's happening now is a bit more high tech.
The modern 'green roof' concept was introduced in Germany about 40 years ago where more than 10 percent of the country's roofs have gone green. Unlike early Norse techniques, modern green roofing relies more on savvy materials science than grass seed or sod. There is a bed of hearty vegetation on the tippy top of the green roof - but below the green shrubs sits a multi-layered lightweight wind and rain-friendly contraption:
The succulent leafy sedum plants on this green roof are born thirsty. When the rains come, water soaks in to the plants, trickling slowly down to the lightweight mats and fibers below, instead of running directly into gushing storm drains.


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End of licensing deal spells the end of the EA Mythic MMO.
EA's licensing deal with Games Workshop has come to an end, meaning that the MMORPG Warhammer Online must now be shuttered too.
In a statement, EA said: "We wish to thank all the loyal players throughout the years for their patronage."
Warhammer Online had been struggling for a while now- the game launched to glowing reviews from the press, but lost over half its userbase by 2009. Earlier this year, however, EA issued a lengthy statement, thanking Games Workshop for their support:
"Games Workshop has cultivated a world class IP. We were lucky enough to play in their universe for nearly a decade, with five great long years live. However, like all things – our contract has come to an end.
"Both Games Workshop and Mythic agreed to part ways, despite how hard it is emotionally on us to let the game go. It has been a tremendous honor to work with Games Workshop and even though we may be parting ways, our relationship with them remains strong."
The Warhammer IP now rests with Sega. The Creative Assembly, developers of the Total War games, are now working on a new game in the franchise.
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I worked with the Young Athletes Brand team, as well as the Global Young Athletes team, to pull together various elements into a cohesive voice and concise vision for all Swoosh Saturday events.
This visual center serves as a guide directing partner agencies in their development of collateral pieces throughout all build outs.
Role: Lead Design
For: Nike North America Brand Design
Design Director: Jason Murphy
Art Director: Shelby Tiffany
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Gleaming chrome and high gloss white come together in the White Crescent to create a smart looking bar stool with an attractive design.
The circular shape of the seat and the fluid lines of the backrest give a sense of motion which is matched by its ability to swivel through a full 360 degrees.
The seat itself is ergonomically moulded and is amazingly comfortable. It is made from one piece of ABS plastic which is durable and easy to maintain. A gas pump system allows the seat height to be adjusted within a range of 20cm.
The under section of the bar stool is all chrome plated and comprises a central column with an integrated footrest and a circular base plate which reflects the circular seat, and is fitted with floor protection.
For a more energetic ambience, consider a mix and match of the different colours in the Crescent range.
Crescent Bar Stool White.
Price: 39.99
- In stock
Sold by Lakeland Furniture
- Brand: Vissanta
- Color: White
- Sku: BS1105
Product Materials & Fabrics
Covering Material: ABS Plastic
Padding: None
Base Unit: Chrome
Floor Protector: Rubber
Product Features
Anti Scratch Base
The stools have a plastic ring inserted into the bottom of the stool to protect your floor from being damaged. This protection is suitable for all floor surfaces.
Crescent Seat
The backrest of the Bar stool has a cut out, with the top backrest this created a stunning crescent shape.
ABS Plastic
ABS plastic is used to form the seat of this item. ABS plastic has a strong impact resistance and is also scratch resistant.
Dimensions All dimensions are approximate
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Welcome to the movement of people seeking to Know God, Love Others, and Serve the World!
You're invited to take a step towards Christ and experience His love for you this coming Sunday!
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We Meet @ St. James Academy School
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Why we listen.
"Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart."
-Tich Nhat Hanh
Beginning in 2010, Chab Dai's Butterfly Longitudinal Re/integration Research (BLR) team has been journeying with 128 survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and/or abuse. They're in year 9 and I'm in year 3; sitting at a desk as a toddler among a team who have dedicated this decade to engage with people and share their stories. As I look up from my computer screen, I see: Phallen & Chimey with headphones on, transcribing dozens of hours of interviews from the last round of data collection; Theary & Channtha swimming through the thousands of files collected over the years, analyzing its themes for our upcoming papers; and Phaly & Pheara on the phone with a respondent in crisis, referring him to services around the country. It's a humbling room to be in. All of this reading, typing, and engaging has one thing in common, however: Listening—the charge of the Butterfly team. A crew established to be a conduit for Cambodian survivors of human trafficking to produce a narrative so that they may see their words heal others.
"There are many children who like this [participating in the BLR interviews] besides even me. Personally, I like it very much because we have a lot of chances to say/share what we never tell others. But when I meet with you, I can tell you and you not only listen to me, but you also bring my idea to practice. That is what I think and I am really thankful for this."
(Dary*, female, 2016)
Dary is supporting Tich Nhat Hanh's words at the top of the page, "You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart." It's a theme heard time-and-time again throughout the pages of the interviews, one that has allowed a deepening authenticity between the participants and the team. Touched on by the authors of The Forgotten Cohort a report about the lives of the male participants of the study, this profound commitment and calling to active listening to the survivors of human trafficking and exploitation of Cambodia also reflects a larger global conversation about gender, security, and healthy emotional release:
"During regular interviews, the BLR team conducts individualized and confidential meeting, with active and attentive listening as the primary goal. The research team strives to provide a safe space, in which the boy's thoughts and emotions can be validated as real and important. This kind of space seems to be starkly contrasted to the king of environment that many of the male cohort live in from day-to-day. For a number of respondents, their interviews seem to be a much-needed space where they are able to express pent-up emotions—something that seems to be especially true as time progresses through the re/integration process [and beyond]."
The Forgotten Cohort. 2016. p25.
And it hasn't gone unnoticed:
"I just want to say thank to your team for sharing and visiting me, as well as the other children. To be honest, since we left from shelter, staff rarely visit us."
(Phary, female, 2015)
"I am happy to see and talk to you because even [NGO] who works based in my community, they had never come to visit and ask me like you do."
(Chivy, female, 2016)
Thus, I am honored to sing the praises of this team of Illuminators day-after-day. However, the courage and strength within the Butterfly project is actually a shared spirit.
Anti-trafficking research focuses much on the victims of this modern atrocity, rather than the survivors— where troubling information is shared and resilience, an afterthought. It's a paradigm in need of a change. Give the practitioner, the politician, the law enforcer the rally cries of the survivors from their own voice because it is they who have gone through the tunnels and come out the other side.
On top of the qualitative reporting of the cohort's experiences, into, through & out of, shelter-based aftercare in Butterfly's newest paper, "Experiences in Shelter Care", authors Dr. Laura Cordisco Tsai, Lim Vanntheary, and Nhanh Channtha, were able to identify and compile 20 specific recommendations directly from the participants. These are some of the most important findings and action items from the BLR so far because of their direct survivor-to-service nature, victim-to-intervener; the sheep to the shepherd.
"I still feel that sometimes I am lacking warmth. I still need your encouragement/warm heart from the NGO. Although I have my husband now, it does not mean I am completely strong because of him. I used to see the other children. I think that I should not cut my relationship with the NGO/shelter."
(Dara, female, 2016)
Dara spent over a third of her young life (6+ years) in 3 different shelters for abused girls. A profound amount of time for anyone let alone a (now) 20 years-old woman that seemingly has been cut-off since she left the organization.
Moreover, this paper has disclosed that Dara's abuse and exploitation history may have been falsified by service-providers working her case (please refer to pg. 66 of the Shelter Report). Shocking to say the least, it may be indicative that not all services have a client's family's best interest at heart due to the stigma placed onto a raped individual and their families here. Either way, though it appears that this discrepancy about her history was later corrected, her mother still ended-up begging another shelter to take Dara and her sister ("Archariya") because of the family's poverty (for more info about this theme, please see finding #8 of Butterfly's, "Top 10 Findings…So Far…"). Archariya described to the researchers how she wished NGOs would just support her family as well:
"I used to ask for money when my mother was sick, but they said they cannot give unless I am sick."
(Achariya, female, 2014)
Repetitive throughout the cohort's words, it appears that they are calling on aftercare centers to, 'take more responsibility' throughout a survivor's life, if the shelters' goals truly are to intervene, heal, and sustain protection. So much so that the Butterfly team created a thematic group of the recommendations within the shelter paper entitled, "Strengthen re/integration support and community-based services." This group begins with, "Recommendation #16: Provide support and services to family members" (pg. 178). All of these recommendations are not to say that the services shelters have been providing are bad or even sub-par. Rather, it is survivors recognizing the capacity for all involved in the anti-trafficking movement to grow. Below, Chuoma articulated what the aftercare shelter was trying to accomplish with their clientele— giving appreciation for what has been done for survivors, coupled with a call for programmatic alteration.
"Some children requested not only to help them, but to help their families as well, but the organization can't help their family. The organization can help girls who were victims. The organization helps victims to get skills training, for example sewing, so that victims can help their families later when they have. However, the girls need equal support from them and their families."
(Chouma, female, 2016)
Research has a reputation of being pages of black and white words, charts, and tables— which isn't far from the truth in many ways. It is forgotten however, that research is actually storytelling—only with epics & characters a little closer to home than J.R.R. Tolkein's. Just as Butterfly is here for our participants, it is also here to give you, our readers, what has been given freely to us— multi-dimensional ethical stories that are organic, organized, and investigated. Serving one party as a sustained access point to social services, listening ears, and trusted fingers to type; and the other as a persistent source of a survivor's insight. So as always, we continue to invite you to listen with us because our survivors' minds & mouths aren't stopping, and neither are we.
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
Bilbo Baggins,
The Fellowship of the Ring
James Havey
Butterfly Research Project Advisor
*All names of participants have been changed in line with the Butterfly Project's code of ethics
The Butterfly Longitudinal Re/integration Research Project: Ethically & Actively Listening, Documenting, and Sharing the lives of 128 survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and/or abuse over a 10-year period. All reports and more can be found HERE


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The Moplas were suddenly carried off their feet by this agitation. The outbreak was essentially a rebellion against the British Government The aim was to establish the kingdom of Islam by overthrowing the British Government. Knives, swords and spears were secretly manufactured, bands of desperadoes collected for an attack on British authority. On 20th August a severe encounter took place between the Moplas and the British forces at Thirurangadi. Roads were blocked, telegraph lines cut, and the railway destroyed in a number of places. As soon as the administration had been paralyzed, the Moplas declared that Swaraj had been established. A certain Ali Musaliar was proclaimed Raja, Khilafat flags were flown, and Ernad and Walluvanad were declared Khilafat Kingdoms.
As a rebellion against the British Government it was quite understandable. But what baffled most was the treatment accorded by the Moplas to the Hindus of Malabar. The Hindus were visited by a dire fate at the hands of the Moplas. Massacres, forcible conversions, desecration of temples, foul outrages upon women, such as ripping open pregnant women, pillage, arson and destruction- in short, all the accompaniments of brutal and unrestrained barbarism, were perpetrated freely by the Moplas upon the Hindus until such time as troops could be hurried to the task of restoring order through a difficult and extensive tract of the country. The number of Hindus who were killed, wounded or converted, is not known. But the number must have been enormous
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MICHEL MARTIN, host:
I'm Michel Martin, and this is Tell Me More from NPR News. It's time for our weekly visit to the Barbershop, where the guys talk about what's in the news and what's on their minds. Sitting in the chairs for a shape-up this week are freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil-rights attorney and editor Arsalan Iftikhar; and I'd also like to welcome to the Shop producer-director Reginald Hudlin. I may jump in here or there but for now, take it away, Jimi.
JIMI IZRAEL: Thanks, Michel. Hey, yo, hey, fellows, how're we doing? Welcome to the Shop.
ARSALAN IFTIKHAR: Hey, hey, hey.
RUBEN NAVARRETTE: Thank you. I'm feeling good, man.
IZRAEL: Hud, in the first chair, welcome, man. Well, yo, check this out. You know, we're all kind of decompressing from the campaign. Now, we've got Obama overload. We're just trying to recover from it. Now, you know, we all had Obama products out the yang. We had Obama music. I'm waiting for the backlash to start. Hud, what do you think?
REGINALD HUDLIN: I don't think there's going to be any backlash. I've got to tell you, I was at the inauguration, literally, 2 million people of a single mind, euphoria. I'm back in L.A. People are ecstatic. I think the media is looking for a problem because there is none, and they can't stand it. But it's just all love, and we're not used to it.
MARTIN: Hm.
IZRAEL: I don't know about that. Why...
MARTIN: There's no problem. Media has no problem.
HUDLIN: There's no problem.
IZRAEL: I don't know about that.
MARTIN: Jimi, hello.
NAVARRETTE: There's no problem.
HUDLIN: There's problems, but what I'm saying is, comedians are complaining, we can't make fun of Obama. You know, the media's like, where's the Obama backlash? I'm just saying that we're not used to having a president we can like, having a president we can support, that people don't know what to do with themselves, and they keep trying to fall into old patterns as opposed to accepting the reality of the fact that so far, dude is putting foot to ass in an extraordinary way.
NAVARRETTE: This is Ruben. Listen, I understand that comedians have a tough time making fun of Obama. That is why God created Joe Biden. So, it's all good.
(Soundbite of laughter)
IFTIKHAR: Ouch, ouch.
(Soundbite of laughter)
MARTIN: And let's just get real about the real issues. Jimi is upset because nobody has put his face on a plate.
IZRAEL: Oh!
(Soundbite of laughter)
IZRAEL: It's like that. You know, my thing is, that, you know, for awhile, he was kind of like Beanie Babies or Milli Vanilli, and you know, I mean, there's just an inevitable backlash. Now, what I think is happening is that kind of in towns and hamlets all across America, we're starting to see, like, a little race hate jumping off. A-train?
IFTIKHAR: Well, let's put this into proper context. You want to talk about Obama fatigue? How about the last, you know, last eight years of Bush fatigue that this country has had? I mean, give me a break. I think that, you know, obviously, now that he is the commander-in-chief, we're going to put him to the same standards and look for those mistakes, but you know, obviously, George Bush provided more comedy material for late-night comics than the last 13 presidents combined. So, I'm still reeling from the Bush fatigue. Don't talk about Obama fatigue.
NAVARRETTE: I'm not - and Jimi, this is Ruben. I'm not with you. I'm with Arsalan on this. I don't think there is any fatigue here, but we do have this sort of interesting backlash on the part of many white males who - and I just wrote my column about this very subject. You know, all of a sudden, you've had 200 years of white, male presidents, 43 of them. We've had about 10 days now of one African-American president. Already, some white males are freaking out...
IZRAEL: Right...
NAVARRETTE: And talking about how, you know, the Robert Reich comments, perfect example, you know, the former Labor secretary makes a comment about how the stimulus money shouldn't just go to white, male construction workers. I heard that comment on about a dozen different radio talk-show hosts' shows, all of them white males, and this sort of notion that somehow the world had turned upside down, and all of a sudden white males are going to be victimized. It only took 10 days, brother. I expected this down the way, but this is soon for that.
IZRAEL: I hear you, man.
MARTIN: Can I just throw in a thought there? I think one of the things that they're reacting to is the fact that a lot of the women's groups and some of the progressive, I don't know how you want to call it, sort of, economic observers are saying that a stimulus package can't just go to the traditional bricks-and-mortar jobs, that there has to be some thought about the kinds of employment that are, frankly, more dominant in the economy now, where women are more present - like education, for example, and like health care. And so what they're saying is that as part of the conversation, there needs to be some thought about that. But speaking of that, I do have to wonder whether some of this backlash - and it is - exists, and the fact it has been documented that there's been an increase in some of the sort of a hate chatter on the usual sites - and so far, this doesn't have to do with the fact that the economy is such a mess. I mean, every single day you pick up the papers these days, there's been news about layoffs at companies that we all considered to be blue-chip at some point.
IFTIKHAR: Right.
MARTIN: And I just have to ask whether you all think that - is that part of it, that people are scared, and when people are scared, sometimes they get hateful?
HUDLIN: Yeah, people are scared. And here's the reality: They don't have the affirmative action of white privilege - I mean, well, they do, but the point is, they feel the affirmative action of white privilege being threatened because now you have a black commander-in-chief. So, if there's an actual even playing field, they know that, you know, some of them cannot compete. You know, if the world turns into a basketball team, they may ride the bench.
IZRAEL: Thanks, Hud.
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IZRAEL: Yo, how do we think the layoffs are affecting men of color? The R, jump in here.
NAVARRETTE: I mean, across the board, Michel hit on it, the fact that you had something like 70,000, more than 70,000 layoffs in a single day this week; you had figures that go up to 500,000, 700,000 jobs lost in a month. Here's the problem, though. I think we - there are so many great things about Americans and about what's in our DNA, but there's one thing that always sort of gets in the way, and that's our tendency to look for quick fixes and simple solutions. And I think in this case, people are getting very impatient with Obama because, oh, my goodness, look, it's been 10 days; you know, why do we still have an economic crisis? So, I'm with him in the sense that this is going to take a long time to get out of. But again, I think he's going to run head up against this impatience on the part of some of his supporters. Some of his supporters are going to be upset and impatient because they want a quick fix, and there isn't one.
MARTIN: Could I ask a question, though? And forgive me if this is too personal, but I couldn't help but notice this week that there are two stories this week in two parts of the country, where two men wiped out their families and killed themselves because they had both been laid off.
NAVARRETTE: Right.
MARTIN: Now, we can assume that perhaps there is a mental-illness component that we are perhaps unaware of. I think that's not an unreasonable thing to think. But I do think about the strain of this economic situation on the country. And you all are men; you're all heads of households. And I just - I don't know, forgive me if it's too personal - but I just wondered, do you ever feel this? Not to taking such extreme steps, but do you feel this? Do you feel it?
IZRAEL: Well, I think, first of all, I think it might be worth noting that the family on the West Coast - there were some other elements there to why he committed suicide. He was being investigated for fraud or something like that, and...
MARTIN: That's true.
IZRAEL: So, there were some other elements to that. But me personally...
MARTIN: But it is a pretty amazing thing to wipe out your whole family because of that. I mean, come on.
IZRAEL: Oh, man. It's awful. It's awful. And me personally, I mean, people that know me know I stay hustling, you know? And it doesn't matter the times are good or the times are bad, you know, always tell these kids that are coming out of J-school think they're going to, you know, walk out of J-school, off the stage and into the New York Times, it's like, yo! You better have your hustle together because you'll walk into the New York Times, and be walking out the back door with a pink slip later on that same day.
IFTIKHAR: Right.
IZRAEL: I mean, it's real serious out there, especially in journalism. So, me personally, I always try to keep a few hustles.
IFTIKHAR: This is Arsalan again. I think that the sort of depths that we've reached as an American economy, it really shows us for the first time, at least in my lifetime, that no one is immune, that it could be any one of us, you know, that loses, you know, a job or a gig here and there. And I believe that might be one of the motivating factors that helps give it sort of a sense of collective urgency. I mean, President Obama's been in office 10 days. He's sent, you know, Senator George Mitchell to the Middle East. He's hit the ground running doing practical things, whereas, you know, we gave President Bush eight years to do a whole lot of nothing and create this economic mess. And so, you know, we have to look at things in context. Look at what he's done for the first 10 days, and let's hope that, you know, the administration continues to move forward to help remedy this for all of us.
HUDLIN: Hi, it's Reggie. Yeah, I mean, it's interesting. Even in Beverly Hills, where Ferraris still sell at a furious clip, I mean, the reality is, like, cheap is the new cool. People are unashamedly cutting back expenses...
IFTIKHAR: Right.
HUDLIN: Trying to lower overhead where they can. So, the idea that, yes, these are hurts that are being felt across all economic classes is absolutely true. I think for working-class black folk, it's always been tight, so we've always had a wide range of survival skills to pull upon. And it's just a matter of holding on, hoping that this stimulus stuff kicks in. But it's going to be a brutal year for folks.
MARTIN: I just have to say, though, that times like this - and I'm not giving any disrespect to all the single women out there who are heading up households and working very hard to take care of their families - and give them my respect. But I also have a lot of sympathy for men at a time like this, because I think the cultural expectations are still that, you know, the guy - if there is a guy - is the provider. And when you can't fulfill that role in the way that you expect, I just think that, you know...
IFTIKHAR: Right.
MARTIN: Because, you know, for me, I mean, yeah, if I were, you know, to get fired or laid off, I'd be sad about it, but I wouldn't feel like, you know, as a woman, I had failed. Anyway, if you're just joining us, you're listening to Tell Me More from NPR News. I'm speaking with Jimi Izrael, Reginald Hudlin, Ruben Navarrette and Arsalan Iftikhar in the Barbershop. Back to you, Jimi.
IZRAEL: Thanks, Michel. Now, fellas, it's Oscar season, and there are few breakouts in contention now. A lot of the chatter seems to be around "Slumdog Millionaire." Now, strangely, my bootleg dude cannot seem to get a hold of a copy, so...
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IFTIKHAR: Yeah.
NAVARRETTE: It's so hard to get good help. I just - it's crazy.
(Soundbite of laughter)
IZRAEL: And the thing is, you know...
MARTIN: It's so hard to get $8 to go.
IZRAEL: But see, in Cleveland - you know, I don't want to dis Cleveland - but I don't know anywhere that it's playing. You know, it's like that. It's like "Notorious" is playing eight different places. "Slumdog Millionaire," I can't find. But this to say it's getting a lot of chatter, but you know, it's taken the critics by storm, on the one hand, but there's been some backlash from people that call it poverty porn. We've got some tape of it, right?
MARTIN: Yeah, we do. This is the lead character, Jamal Malik, is playing the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" And here it is.
(Soundbite of movie "Slumdog Millionaire")
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Mr. DEV PATEL: (As Jamal Malik) I'll go for D, London.
Mr. ANIL KAPOOR: (As Prem Kumar) (Hindi and English spoken) Computer-ji, D, lock kiya jaye.
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Mr. KAPOOR: (As Prem Kumar) Jamal Malik, you're absolutely right.
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Mr. KAPOOR: (As Prem Kumar) A few hours ago, you were giving chai for the phone walahs, and now you're richer than they will ever be. What a player...
MARTIN: What's the story is that this young guy wins at this game...
IFTIKHAR: Right.
MARTIN: But of course, people don't want to believe that he actually could know the answers. And so, they accuse him of cheating.
IFTIKHAR: Right.
MARTIN: Arsalan, what did you think of it?
IFTIKHAR: Honestly, I think "Slumdog Millionaire" will be known as one of the best films ever to play anywhere in a theater.
IZRAEL: Well, there's no hyperbole there. Hud?
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HUDLIN: Yeah. Hey, it's Reggie. Yeah, I think one of the reasons why the movie has really caught afire is because Hollywood seems to have lost the ability to make films about working-class people. You know, there was an era when we - when Hollywood made movies like "Grapes of Wrath" or "Norma Rae," but they don't do that when it's Oscar time. They make movies about mental illness or, you know, they take some other kind of approach. So, to make a movie about people's real-life struggle and to tell a story of triumph that is actually earned, that's not contrived, it's a wonderful thing.
MARTIN: But what about Jimi's point, though, that notwithstanding the fact that maybe his Google was down that day and didn't have time to go, you know, check out where the movie was playing, is that it just seems as though we put these films in the - this film has universal themes.
IFTIKHAR: It does.
MARTIN: It really does. It's just that, you know - it's like people take you for granted. You are invisible. Because you are poor, people think you couldn't possibly know anything. Why wouldn't this film be considered something that everybody would be interested in? Why - it seems like these things are treated as like art-house objects...
NAVARRETTE: Right.
MARTIN: Just for certain people. I don't know.
HUDLIN: Well, I mean, it's very hard to get people to go to the movies. I mean, it just is. And there's a lot of talk within Hollywood about, why do we keep nominating movies like this, because the Oscar telecast gets low ratings because it's celebrating movies that the general public hasn't seen. The ideal version is a movie like "Lord of the Rings," which was vastly popular and was a great piece of filmmaking. But usually people - things tend to fall in one category or the other. Often, some of the best-made films are films that do not necessarily have a wide appeal.
IFTIKHAR: And I think another thing that makes this movie transcend, you know, all these barriers is the fact that it truly was a global movie. You know, whether you are in a theater in Cape Town or in Brussels or in Australia or in Brooklyn, this is something that, I think, our global community, our shrinking global community, can sort of tap into this instantaneous communication, this, you know, multilingual, multiethnic, multi-religious sort of transcendental, you know, experience. I think, you know, that's another reason I said that it's going to be one of those greatest global movies ever, because I think that people from around the world, regardless of your background, will be able to appreciate the message that this movie sends.
MARTIN: But I mean...
HUDLIN: But a lot of movies are global. I mean, "The Dark Knight" is a global movie, too. It's just that, you know, we don't think of it in those terms because it looks like a traditional Hollywood film. But for me, a well-told story resonates globally, whether it's from Japan or what - I grew up watching international cinema...
IFTIKHAR: Sure.
HUDLIN: And I appreciate that, but I also have a deep appreciation for great Hollywood product, too.
NAVARRETTE: This is Ruben, real quick. Arsalan keeps talking about the word global, and I'm glad he does because I think this is the flipside - this movie is the flipside of the globalization coin, because we have for so long been sending jobs to various countries; companies have been sending jobs to various countries. But to the minds of many Americans, we put those countries out of mind; we don't think about those places. And this is an instance where the story comes to us from another place, made in another country, telling us about people of another country, and a country that we're sort of familiar with but only tangentially so. So, I think it's a trend. It's part of, as Arsalan said, this global trend, where even if you don't get out to the world, don't worry, the world is coming to a theater near you.
IZRAEL: All right. Well, it's football season, and it's the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals. Now, gentlemen, who's going to take home the glory, and who's just going home with the story? A-Train, you always seem to have the line. Go ahead, man. What's the over/under?
IFTIKHAR: Well, first of all, it's because I get the picks right. So, I mean, to most football fans out there, we're wondering why the Arizona Cardinals are even going to show up in Tampa. But it's going to be a good game. I think that on the Cardinals' side, you've got to look to their star wide receiver, Larry "No Relation to F. Scott" Fitzgerald.
(Soundbite of laughter)
IFTIKHAR: But on the Steelers' side, it's still going to be Big Ben "Put Some Extra Mustard on My" Roethlisberger, who is going to get his second Super Bowl victory 27-10.
(Soundbite of laughter)
IFTIKHAR: And you can join - bring in your March Madness brackets in March to the Barbershop.
IZRAEL: Wow. That's redunculous(ph), bro.
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IZRAEL: Hud, what do you think, man?
HUDLIN: Hey, man. Once the Cardinals moved from St. Louis to Arizona, I checked out. I'm from East Boogie...
IFTIKHAR: Nice.
HUDLIN: And you know, I'm not checking for that.
IZRAEL: All right. He's spoken. The R, my man.
NAVARRETTE: Oh, anything could happen. I don't know. The Steelers look good, but likewise, you know, when the San Diego Chargers fell off, went by the wayside, I sort of checked out myself, you know? Heart's just not in it, just not there.
IZRAEL: Michel, what about you?
MARTIN: Well, you know my husband's from Pittsburgh, right? So...
IFTIKHAR: Uh-huh, Billy.
IZRAEL: Billy, what's up, man?
MARTIN: Who's heading to Tampa tomorrow...
IFTIKHAR: Nice, nice, right.
MARTIN: Leaving me with the kids.
NAVARRETTE: And the Giants are not going to Tampa.
MARTIN: And the Giants are not going, nor the Jets. So, I think you can understand where I'm coming from.
IFTIKHAR: Mm-hmm.
IZRAEL: Yeah. I hear you. Well, I'm going with the Steelers...
MARTIN: There's some haterade, there's some haterade, yes, mm-hmm.
IZRAEL: I'm going with the Steelers. You know, the Browns aren't there, but you know, the Midwest is repping, so what can I say? I'm taking the ball. I'm throwing long. And I think that's a wrap, everybody. I've got to thank you for coming to the Shop, and I've got to hike the ball over to the lady of the house, Michel Martin.
MARTIN: Thank you, Jimi. Jimi Izrael is a freelance journalist who writes for TheRoot.com and TV ONE online. He joined us from member station WCPN in Cleveland. Ruben Navarrette writes for the San Diego Union Tribune and CNN.com, and he joined us from San Diego. Reginald Hudlin is a producer, writer and director. He joined us from our NPR West bureau. And Arsalan Iftikhar is the founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and a civil-rights attorney, and he was here in our Washington, D.C., studio. Gentlemen, thank you.
IFTIKHAR: Peace.
HUDLIN: Thank you.
NAVARRETTE: Hey.
IZRAEL: Yep, yep.
(Soundbite of music)
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Sound of the Wild
Ever since I was little girl I have been in love with onomatopoeia, though I didn't know to call it that back then. Words like splash, splodge, and cock-a-doodle-doo filled me with fierce joy. I would yell them out loud when jumping in muddy puddles or tumbling down a grassy knoll. They were my battle cry.
Robust words have a physicality to them. At times, feeling like the clip-clop of horseshoes on cobblestones. At others, like a broom swished across the floor. Sometimes they snap like twigs.
To read the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins out loud is to give voice to language in love with movement, nature. His is an animate language--full of breath and bravery.
Glory be to God for dappled things –
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches' wings;
Landscape plotted and pieced – fold, fallow, and plough;
And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
Praise him.
I recited the poem at the Conference of World Affairs last year while a musician accompanied me on guitar. Poetry is song.
When I began to study as a poetry therapist almost fifteen years ago, a deep love for language welled up in me again. I saw how poems unlocked energy, lit fires, called someone back from despair.
It is not enough to read a poem on the page, to yourself. Poetry needs to be spoken out loud; it is part of an oral tradition that draws all living things together. Writes David Abram in Becoming Animal, "Entranced by the denotative power of words to define, to order, to represent the things around us, we've overlooked the songful dimension of language so obvious to our oral [storytelling] ancestors. We've lost our ear for the music of language -- for the rhythmic, melodic layer of speech by which earthly things overhear us."
My life is poetry now. The poetry of Earth... language with the roots left on. This is what Linda Hogan tells us in her essay, Walking, "Sometimes I hear it talking. The light of the sunflower was one language, but there are others, more audible. Once, in the redwood forest, I heard a beat, something like a drum or heart coming from the ground and trees and wind. That underground current stirred a kind of knowing inside me, a kinship and longing, a dream barely remembered that disappeared back to the body."
This is what calls to my wild soul: language that cannot be easily contained--but must be taken outdoors and read to the trees, stars, and all that is swift, slow, sweet, sour, adazzle dim.
What is your favorite poem to read out loud? Please share it with us.
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Taipei, Jan. 31 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) called on the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday to grant the country full participation, saying it should operate without political interference.MOFA made the appeal while expressing gratitude toward its diplomatic ally Honduras for voicing support for Taiwan's participation at the WHO Executive Board meeting Wednesday.The WHO's executive board is meeting for its 144th session in Geneva Jan. 24-Feb. 1.As a responsible stakeholder in the international community, Taiwan adheres to the principle of mutual benefit and has long been willing to share its medical and health care achievements with countries in need, said the ministry.Taiwan is fully prepared to work with all countries to promote wellbeing for all, it added.Representatives from nine countries spoke out against Taiwan's exclusion at the executive board meeting -- the United States, Japan, Haiti, Paraguay, eSwatini, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Solomon Islands -- according to MOFA.Taiwan attended the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the WHO, as an observer under the name Chinese Taipei from 2009 to 2016.Since 2017, however, China has blocked the WHO from inviting Taiwan to attend, in line with its hardline stance on cross-strait relations adopted following the President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) administration took office in May 2016.Despite being excluded from the WHA sessions in 2017 and 2018, Taiwan sent delegations to Geneva in both of those years to meet on the sidelines with officials from countries participating in the WHA and to protest Taiwan's exclusion.The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill unanimously Jan. 22 that directs the U.S. secretary of state to help Taiwan regain observer status at the WHA.The bill needs to be passed by the Senate and signed by U.S. President Donald Trump before becoming law.U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, pledged to support Taiwan's efforts to participate in the WHA last year, said it was disappointing Taiwan had not been invited as an observer this year.This year's WHA will be held May 20-28 in Geneva. (By Elaine Hou and Chung Yu-chen)Enditem/J
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Arnold and Ingrid opened Nesvog Meats and Sausage Co. in 2005, and Since then, they have built the company to 2 locations, winning multiple local awards for the quality. The couple strongly believes in the value of working hard, but also know its important to share laughter, be adventurous, and have fun.
Arnold and Ingrid started Nesvog Meats and Sausage Co. in 2005 and they built the company from the ground up. Together with their 3 boys, Arnold and Ingrid are always working to expand their company and have recently opened a second location. The two have been married for over 25 years and truly live out the family-business style of relationship based customer service. When the new location opened in 2015, Arnold transitioned over to manage it and has guided his team through a transitionary expansion period.
Josh Nesvog is the oldest of the 3 boys and manages the flagship store in Nanaimo, B.C., while also taking on responsibilities of being one of the meat cutters. 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree' because Josh has inherited the same hard work, determination, and customer service as his parents have and he has helped lead the Nesvog Team as the company grows and expands, continuing to provide premium quality product.
The middle of the Nesvog children, Cameron Nesvog, works alongside Josh at the flagship store to help lead the team. Cameron is also one of the Managers and Meat Cutters at the store and has emulated his parents work ethic and will always be available to help the team thrive when needed. If you've met Cameron, you know he is a hard working man with a heart of gold, always willing to go the extra mile.
The youngest of the three boys, Connor Nesvog, also working and contributing at the store it truly makes the shop a family shop. Connor works as a sales associate and helps in any way he can, cleaning, cutting, food prep, front till, etc. Where ever Connor can help, he will.


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The group, which calls itself the "United Loan Gunmen," posted an obviously false story on the site for a short amount of time under the headline, "United Loan Gunmen take control of Nasdaq stock market."
Despite claims in the story that the cybergang had "uprooted" the Web site, the only effects of the intrusion seemed to be defacing of the home page.
The Nasdaq site offers financial news and quotes.
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The phony page stayed up only a few minutes before Nasdaq's Web servers automatically detected and removed it, said B. K. DeLong, a staff member with security Web site Attrition.org. Reports of the defacement initially appeared on Attrition.org, which obtained a screenshot of the modified site before Nasdaq's automatic measures cut in.
Nasdaq officials could not confirm the intrusion at press time.
"Our sites are working perfectly," said Scott Peterson, a spokesman for Nasdaq. "We have no evidence of intrusion at this time. However, we take all such allegations very seriously and we are investigating at this time."
The United Loan Gunmen is a new group that has made a name for itself in recent weeks by defacing major sites, and leaking word of the defacements to Attrition.org. The same group has claimed responsibility for hacks on sites including ABC.com, C-SPAN and -- just this last Monday -- the Drudge Report.
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Glass Piano Concerto (world-premiere co-commission)
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Simone Dinnerstein returns to the Warner Theatre to perform a keyboard concerto by J. S. Bach paired with a brand new work, co-commissioned by the Erie Philharmonic, composed by American icon Philip Glass. His new Piano Concerto No. 3 is destined to become an important contribution to the genre. Our season comes to a stunning close with two suites from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé ballet. Ravel chose the most sumptuous and sensuous music from his iconic ballet to feature the sheer power and sweep of an orchestra in full bloom.


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