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C. Karen Covey Moore
Spiritual Director. Elder in The United Methodist Church
Join us in these activities...
Woodland Worship
Be Still and Know that I am God
You are invited to spend time drawing close to the Holy One
WHEN: The 4th Saturday of the month, at 10am.
WHERE: In a quiet wooded setting across Sharpley Road from Mt. Lebanon UMC
Parking provided in the church parking lot
850 Mt. Lebanon Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803
Enter at trailhead opening and follow path to worship area
WHAT: A time to Be Still and Know God
Meditative Music
Scripture Reading
Closing Gathering with Holy Communion
So please join us for this time of quiet worship.
Dress appropriately for being in the woods
Bring your family and your friends.
Bring chairs or blankets to sit on and bug repellent.
Bible Study
Deepen your faith
Keeping In Step With The Spirit A 6 Week Study Beginning September 10, 2019.
Discuss insights, questions and possible interpretations from our reading and study of the book of Galatians in the Bible. Meeting at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2313 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Delaware 19803, on Tuesday mornings from 10 to 11:30am.
Keeping In Step With The Spirit.
Silent Retreat
Save the date: February 16 - 21, 2020
Twice a year we have a silent retreat at the Riverside Retreat Center at Pecometh in Centreville, Maryland. Come experience a daily rhythm of prayer, simple meals, communing with God in nature, communion, and spiritual direction. .Come for the day, stay a few days, or stay all week! Go to https://www.pecometh.org/winter-silent-retreat for more information and to register.
Spiritual Direction
Where have you experienced the Divine in your life?
As a spiritual director, I meet with individuals about once a month and listen with the Holy One as they explore their relationship to God. Contact me at email@example.com to schedule a time to meet.
Statement of Faith
I Believe ….
I believe in God, Creator of all that is,
Generous Giver of life and love
Who loves unconditionally and delights in all of Creation.
I believe in the Mystery of Incarnation –
That in Immense and Extraordinary Love,
The Creator came to dwell among us in human form
To experience all that humanity experiences –
Including suffering, ridicule, betrayal, and persecution –
So that we could know that in good and bad, life and death,
We are not alone because
The Incredible Love that is God is always with us
And knows intimately what we are experiencing.
I believe Creator Love is eternally with us,
Saturating all of Creation with beauty
Inviting all living souls to abide
in that Immense and Incredible Love
and in loving community with one another.
I believe that nothing can separate us from the power of Creator's Love even when we choose to ignore and reject all that Creator Love is and freely offers.
I believe in the Holy Mystery of eternity; Creator Love; and Life everlasting.
As an Ordained United Methodist Minister in the Peninsula-Delaware Conference of The United Methodist Church, I have served under appointment since 1985 as a pastor, chaplain and now founder and spiritual director of Chabereth Ministries. I am particularly interested in spiritual formation and direction ministries. As a spiritual director, I meet with individuals about once a month and listen with the Holy One as they explore their relationship to God. And I enjoy leading retreats - especially at the Riverside Retreat Center at Pecometh. I have also developed a secondary ministry as a bereavement specialist. I also founded and facilitate Whispering Woods Native American Flute Ministry and Circle
Organizations, and Interests
I am the co-founder and former chair of the Board of Directors of Hearts On Fire: Fellowship of United Methodist Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders. Hearts on Fire has a deep desire to advance the goals of spiritual formation: the transformation of lives and the deepening of discipleship. Our goal is to provide formational leaders with opportunities for connection, networking, resourcing and support. We work to advocate for and educate about the ministries of spiritual direction and retreat leadership at every level of the United Methodist Church. Every year Hearts On Fire gathers for lunch at Spiritual Directors International and we have a national retreat every other year at different locations across the country.
Photography is a contemplative practice for me as it helps me to notice the beauty of my environment and draws me into the Presence of the Holy. You can see some of my pictures at ViewBug.org.
I enjoy volunteering as a crew member on the Kalmar Nyckel, Delaware's tall ship. There is something magical and spiritual about sailing on this beautiful ship!
Playing my Native American Flutes is a prayer practice for me. It connects me to the Creator and creation. I particularly enjoy playing my flutes for patients of Delaware Hospice, Inc. as a volunteer.
I truly enjoy delivering Meals On Wheels to senior citizens in our area.
Chabereth Ministries, Inc.
Spiritual Director
Jul 2004 – Present
As a Spiritual Director, I meet with individuals usually once a month for about an hour to accompany them as they explore, and develop a closer walk with God. I also lead retreats and workshops about spiritual formation.
United Methodist Church
Jun 1985 – Present
I was ordained in the Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference in 1985 and have served under appointment as a pastor of churches throughout the Conference, as Pediatric Chaplain at the Medical Center of Delaware (now Christiana Health Care) for two years. Although, I am officially retired from the Conference now, I continue the ministry of my last appointment to Chabereth Ministries, as a spiritual director.

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text: Bro Garry is a native of Dallas, Texas. He has served churches in Texas and Alabama for more than 30 years. He joined the WBC family in June 2006. His primary responsibilities are the areas of caring for our new members, senior adults and facilities. He's married to Jeanne and they have three children and four granddaughters.


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STUDIO SIMPLE is a 'studioandersom.be' initiative, by Ann Vereecken and Jeroen Worst.
The basis of the "Studio Simple" objects is simplicity, both in materials as in aesthetics and function.
They consider themselves as composers and they look for a practical need and shape it into an object.
Actually, the project 'Studio Simple' demonstrates their philosophy about the simplicity of designing.


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Henry Cowell: Autodidact, Innovator, Impresario
"Music is my weapon. I believe in music, in its spirituality, its exaltation, its ecstatic nobility, its humor, its power to penetrate to the basic fineness of every human being."
—Henry Cowell
We are thrilled to announce that in April 2018 we will be back with our second season, "The World of Henry Cowell."
Growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown, Henry Cowell was a prolific composer who wrote nearly 1,000 compositions over his lifetime. As a child, he absorbed music from around the globe, hearing Chinese opera before he ever heard Puccini, as well as Tahitian and Japanese traditional music, and he became one of the earliest proponents of studying music of non-Western cultures. He was a lifelong autodidact and invented compositional techniques still in wide use today, including the cluster chord, "string" piano, and his "rhythm-harmony" system for correlating rhythm with the mathematical ratios of the overtone series. A natural connector and impresario, Cowell edited books, founded musical organizations, and promoted the work of other composers, building the image of what the world would come to understand as "American music."


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The concept of penetration value (PV), used with SD weapons should extend to mega-damage (MD) weapons. These incredibly focused weapons are far more likely to penetrate armor than are their less powerful SD counterparts. To begin this process, I'll make an analog to the SD concept of damage rating; damage rating will serve as the base value of PV.
Damage Rating
Damage Done by MD Weapon
Different weapon types cause inherently different levels of penetrative damage. In my opinion, the most important factor to consider is how focused the energy is. A better focused weapon will burn through less material when passing through a surface, and thus will have a higher PV than a less focused weapon with the same damage rating. These modifiers are the same as those used for SD attacks; the main difference between SD and MD is found in the damage rating. A sample of PV modifiers likely to be found in MDC settings, by weapon type, are as follows:
MD Weapon Type
Physical Projectile (single round)
Psionic: Force/TK
PV Modifier
Some attacks and weapons warrant additional bonuses or penalties before determining a PV. Perhaps adult dragons, through their incredible mystic power, have inherently penetrating breath weapons; their attacks should probably have an additional PV bonus. Highly advanced or alien weapons may be more intense than those available as normal equipment, and should also have a PV bonus. The values I present here are meant as a guide, representing the technology available on RIFTs earth circa the Main Book. Gamemasters can use the value of PV to customize new weapons, modify existing weapons, or penalize malfunctioning weapons. This system is a framework, allowing greater flexibility in describing weaponsthan currently exists in the standard rules.
To determine the PV of a given MD weapon, add the MD Damage Rating to that weapon type's PV Modifier.
For example, a Wilk's 320 Laser Pistol does 1D6 MD giving it a damage rating of 21. Added to the modifier for laser weapons, 0, this weapon has a PV of 21. Using the chart of material thickness vs Penetration Resistance, this weapon will burn through about 253 mm of SDC steel armor plate, or 25.3 mm (about an inch) of MDC material. This relatively weak MD weapon will easily penetrate modern SDC body armor, as it should, but will not penetrate typical MDC body armor (PR between 22 and 25).
As a comparison, the NG-P7 Particle Beam Rifle does 1D4x10 MD, giving it a PV of 28. It will burn holes almost 4 inches deep in MDC armor, making it appropriate for use as a heavy support weapon. A sample of some common MD weapons from the RIFTs setting follows:
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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has revealed on her Instagram account last night that she's begun her research for her film adaptation of Jack Kirby's DC Comics title "The New Gods" with the project having also landed a screenwriter.
DuVernay, who teased her involvement with the project before she was officially confirmed to direct, posted a shot of a page from The New Gods #1, first published in 1971 on her social media account.
The project was announced this past weekend with DuVernay, coming off "A Wrinkle In Time," helming the film for Warner Bros. Pictures. At the time no writer had been attached but now one has – Kario Salem ("The Score," "Chasing Mavericks").
Along with the potential cinematic introduction of Darkseid, the film opens up a bunch of new stories for any future potential DC features. At present, there is also no indication yet as to what characters may be featured including the likes of Big Barda, Forager, Heggra, Powerboy, Metron and Mister Miracle.
The DC Films division is coming off the disappointment of "Justice League" which quietly ended its domestic box office run with a total domestic gross of a little over $229 million – the lowest-grossing film in the new DC Universe. Its global total sits at $658 million.


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Psoriatic Arthritis: An Inflammatory Autoimmune Disease
Psoriatic arthritis is a type of arthritis associated with psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder marked by scaly red skin lesions. While psoriatic arthritis causes joint problems like those associated with other types of arthritis, it also can affect other parts of the body. Because of its autoimmune origin, psoriatic arthritis may be treated with drugs targeting the immune system. Here is more about this condition and its treatments.
Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis
Joint symptoms are typical of psoriatic arthritis and often occur in the hands, feet, ankles and knees. In many cases, the inflammation affects only some joints rather than all at once. Pairs of joints are often affected, joint stiffness is commonly worst in the morning, and some patients have severe joint damage at their extremities.
Other parts of the body frequently affected by psoriatic arthritis include tendons, eyes and nails. Tendon inflammation can make walking painful. With eye inflammation, light exposure can worsen pain. Pitting and ridge formation on the nails of the hands and feet is common.
In rare cases, patients with psoriatic arthritis experience symptoms in their heart, lungs and chest. Heart problems, breathing difficulty and general chest pain, respectively, can occur as a result.
Psoriatic Arthritis Causes and Risk Factors
Of all risk factors for psoriatic arthritis, active psoriasis is the most significant. Many patients also have family members who are affected by psoriatic arthritis. In most individuals, the condition develops when they are between 30 and 50 years old.
As an autoimmune condition, psoriatic arthritis has uncertain origins as scientists still do not fully understand exactly why the body attacks its own tissues. Besides heredity, scientists have found that exposure to certain environmental factors may be involved. Furthermore, researchers have noted that infections and physical trauma can trigger the condition in people who are already inclined to develop it because of heredity.
Diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis
Being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis requires a physical assessment, medical history analysis and lab tests. Signs of psoriasis, such as the red skin lesions characteristic of the disease, will be considered if found. The findings of X-rays and any changes between current X-rays and previous ones may also be assessed. Because psoriatic arthritis shares a number of symptoms with rheumatoid arthritis, specific tests may be ordered to differentiate between the two conditions.
Psoriatic Arthritis Treatments
There is not currently a cure for psoriatic arthritis, but treatment for the condition may include a combination of home and clinical treatments. At home, patients may find that certain lifestyle changes, such as exercising to maintain joint mobility and reducing weight to ease joint strain, may be helpful in reducing symptoms.
Several different types of medications can be used to treat psoriatic arthritis. These include:
- NSAIDs: Aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen sodium are effective at reducing pain and improving joint mobility for many patients.
- DMARDs: Short for disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, these can be used to keep psoriatic arthritis from progressing as quickly.
- Immunosuppressants: These work on the autoimmune aspect of psoriatic arthritis to reduce the damage caused by the immune system.
- TNF-alpha inhibitors: These block production of TNF-alpha, an inflammatory substance, within the body.
Other clinical treatments for psoriatic arthritis include steroid injections and surgery. With injections of corticosteroids directly into affected joints, patients experience very fast relief of inflammation. Surgery often involves replacing damaged joints with artificial ones.
Psoriatic arthritis can cause serious health problems and reduced quality of life for sufferers. Fortunately, the condition can often be slowed and its symptoms can be treated with lifestyle adjustments and clinical treatments. As research on autoimmune conditions evolves, new and better treatments for this condition are likely to emerge.


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Waiting and Savoring
My second grader came home from school on Friday and he was so excited. The kids at school are trading/playing Pokemon cards. This was new to him, and me too. The problem? He didn't have any cards of his own. So a couple of friends each gave him few cards. These are now his proudest possession. He sat both me and his father down separately to explain every little detail of the cards, the characters, their value, etc. Then he asked, with intension, "When do I get my report card?" We currently don't do allowance around here, but we do have a few chores for each of the bigger kids to do (make beds in the morning and one evening chore each week, and it rotates). We have decided to begin giving money for good grades at school. Well, at least we are trying it this year as second grade is when they begin getting letter grades.
He was fairly matter-of-fact about not having any cards, but there was a tinge of longing and disappointment in his voice. Like he is one of the few kids without the cool things to have, and he knew it, and was trying to process this fact. My mama heart wanted to jump in the car and drive to a store to buy the kid a pack. It is so joyous when your kid finds friends and activities they like, even if it just Pokemon cards. But instead, after a long pause I said, "You get your report card in two weeks. Buying Pokemon cards would be a fun thing to buy with that money!" He looked longingly at the cards and sighed, not a frustrated sigh, but one of yearning and hope. It was kind of adorable and kind of heartbreaking.
I know two weeks is not long to me, but will feel like an eternity to him. I also know that requiring him to wait for the earned money from work done well at school will make him a better person in the long run. He had a great preschool teacher who always defined patience as "waiting with a happy heart." We still use that in our household. (I think I will be using it even more often in the coming two weeks.) I know that earning and waiting in little things as a child is more likely to yield a teenager and an adult who can wait for things, and this notion of being able to delay gratification is one which scientists have identified with adults who are well-adjusted in life. Willpower and self-control are something to be practiced, like exercising a muscle. It's like when I taught him to savor those stupidly expensive packets of organic gummies I get Whole Foods every once in a while. They only have ten packs per bag and ten gummies per pack. So one bag lasts a week with two kids who each get one bag of gummies in the car afterschool. The first time he tossed them all back and asked for more. I explained the concept of savoring and we tried it the next day. That was four years ago. He still knows now when he gets little treats or candies to eat them slowly and carefully and enjoy each piece or bite. Oh, there are times when he doesn't savor, but more times than not, he does. And now his sister savors too.
And while he's trying to wait with a happy heart, I'll be savoring these next two weeks before my house becomes covered in Pokemon cards for the next 7-10 years.


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Future Appointments and a Medication Issue
Medication coverage complication with Xifaxan
A little background about why I need Xifaxan: I have an overgrowth of bacteria in my intestines that causes chronic constipation, gas, and bloating. The Xifaxan made me 'regular' for the first time in my life and the effects lasted over a month and a half :D Usually 1 dose is enough for most patients, but my specialist thinks because I wasn't on the full dose he wanted - that a second round of Xifaxan should helpfully correct it. They offered to prescribe me a different antibiotic but it's a systemic one and my body is incredibly sensitive to changes like that. I don't want to deal with the after effects :/
As I'm writing this, I'm on hold with my insurance company to figure out the appeals process for getting a medication approved (insurance denied it even after my gastroenterologist sent a prior authorization form). Xifaxan is an incredibly specific antibiotic that only targets the gut/intestines/stomach rather than one that affects the entire body. There isn't another drug like it or a generic form of it yet. Making it incredibly expensive if my insurance won't cover it.
The first time my insurance denied the claim (a couple months ago), my specialist happened to have enough samples for me to get through a 10 day regimen (but with 1 less pill per day than he would have prescribed). Without insurance, this medication will cost me over $1600 for the 10 day regimen. Nope, not doing that.
23 minutes to get a human being on the phone at my insurance company...to have a 45 second conversation that I need to do a Medication Appeal. What is that process? Well, my doctor's office has to send a fax to my insurance company and then I have to wait for another denial or an approval. If I'm denied, then I'd have to pay the $1600 out-of-pocket for the medication. Eek.
I called my gastroenterologist's office and gave them the fax number they need. Now I'll have to wait and see what happens.
Previous appointment- Occupational Therapist
Silver Ring Splint Fitting
The OT was great at hand exercise recommendations and deciding which joints need splinting. But we only managed to get measured for 1 of the splints (my right thumb) in the hour that I was there because she had never sized silver ring splints for a thumb before. She didn't charge me for the visit because she told me that she was going to refer my care over to another OT hand specialist in their clinic to figure out the best route for splinting my fingers-and that they'd work together as a team to come up with different ideas. They'll call me to schedule a visit when the thumb brace comes in and we'll find out if my insurance covers it. If it does, AWESOME! If not, this one thumb brace is over $200...and I have 9 other fingers that need bracing (the other fingers are cheaper, but still around $50-$80 per finger...and I have 2 thumbs...so we're talking at least $800 total if my insurance won't cover them).
Other things coming up - In order of appointment
Appt Friday May 12th - Sleep Study
Finally got in touch with the Sleep Study team; we had been playing phone tag since last week. They said my insurance WILL cover it :) and they had an opening for this coming Friday (2 days away). My idea of a 'happening' Friday night - show up to a sleep study at 8pm and be woken up by the team at 6am Saturday morning...Woo! Party *please note the sarcasm* But I'm hoping they'll have some answer for me about why I'm so tired during the day, regardless of the amount of sleep I get. Secretly hoping it's not sleep apnea (I've seen quite a few EDSers post about sleep apnea being common for us)...plllleassseeee no mask, pretty please?
Appt Tuesday May 30th - Otolaryngologist (ENT)
This visit will be an initial consult, not sure what the game plan will be after that. My ears have bothered me forever. Water gets stuck in them every time I shower and it slowly works its way out a day or two later. Sometimes it hurts, every time it tickles/itches/or is frustrating/uncomfortable. I avoid swimming due to the discomfort I'll feel in my ears the day after. I went to an ENT about 5 years ago, her only solution was to wear swimming ear plugs EVERY TIME I shower because she said I have "deep eustachion tubes". I tried this for about 4 months and found that: they'd fall off my ear as I was washing my hair or I'd forget them until I started washing my hair and water was slowly trickling in...and that they lost their stickiness after only a few showers. I was a poor college student at the time, I couldn't afford to be replacing them all the time and they're not as cheap as the ones that go inside your ear (because the ENT told me specifically that I should not buy those because they can cause further problems).
I'm also being seen about a frenulectomy (I had seen the previous ENT about that too and she agreed I needed one but I had time constraints and she couldn't fit me into her schedule). I'm tongue-tied so I can't stick my tongue straight out of my mouth or touch the roof of my mouth while my mouth is open. When I do stick my tongue out my frenulum (the little thingy on the bottom) gets stuck between my teeth and can be incredibly painful...Being a lesbian, this is a quality of life issue and needs to be remedied. It's a fairly simple procedure with a quick recovery time.
Appt Friday June 2nd - OB/GYN Nurse Visit
Just need my Depo shot. This will be a quick visit and my periods should go away/mostly go away again :D Going from using Super Plus tampons that have to be changed ever hour/hour & a half to only needing a liner or a regular tampon ... is HEAVEN! I used to get pain and symptom flares around 'that time' of the month. Now, with Depo, they've lessened a lot :) Definitely beneficial.
Appt Monday June 5th - Cardiologist (Specializes in Dysautonomia)
Super nervous for this one. If you haven't read my previous entry - I have a lot of questions for him but I'll just list the 2 important ones.
- My dad had to have a pacemaker implanted in his early 30s because when he passes out, his heart completely stops (my dad was clinically dead for over a minute). I didn't pass out completely during my tilt table test, will I need to redo it?
- If I have what my dad has, will I need a pacemaker or has treatment changed (new medications) since my dad was diagnosed?
So big things...will I need to redo my Tilt Table Test and will I need a pacemaker. Two things I'd rather have the answer to than sit wondering. I'll be fine either way, I just don't like the 'not-knowing' part...the 'waiting' game. Definitely not a fan.
Things to look into that I keep forgetting
I need to remember to talk to my Neurologist about the 'heat circles' I see on bright or warm days and the 'bubbles' I see in the sky that seem to fall. I used to see the heat circles a lot when I was playing fastpitch softball (I was a catcher). I would see these rings around my pitcher and the only way I can describe it is - do you know what heat looks like coming off a grill? It's kinda like that but with a slightly black outline and it's in a big circle and looks almost like it's pulsating around what I'm focusing on. I don't have a headache with it or any pain.
Reason I'm concerned: My biggest fear is losing my sight. You know that question: "Would you rather lose your sight or your hearing?" -- I would rather lose all of my hearing than lose any of my sight.
From the research I've done and the support group threads I've read, I may have ocular migraines (they can happen with or without pain)- which can indicate the need to look more deeply into the structures of the eyes to make sure things are where they should be or it can mean nothing and all and that things are fine. Again, it's the 'not-knowing' that makes me uncomfortable. If there is a problem, there are ways to help it. If it isn't a problem, awesome!


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Referring to item #2 in "Table 2-6. Power and decouple recommendations" in the iMX6 hardware development guide:
"When VDD_HIGH_IN > VDD_SNVS_IN, VDD_HIGH_IN supplies all SNVS domain current and current flows into VDD_SNVS_IN to charge a coin cell battery"
In case of not using a coin-cell and supplying VDD_SNVS_IN pins in IMX6 only from PMIC PMPF0100 VSNVS 3.0V regulator, is it allowed for VDD_HIGH_IN to be fed from a different power supply greater than VDD_SNVS_IN?
In case it is allowed but not recommended can you please explain why?
Thanks for your support,


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It seems an understatement to say BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) shareholders have endured one heck of a roller-coaster ride this week.
First, shortly before the market close on Wednesday, shares of the jumped nearly 30% after Reuters reported Samsung (OTC:SSNLF) had made an offer to buy the beleaguered smartphone maker.
What goes up ...
Specifically, Reuters cited a "person familiar with the situation" as saying executives from both companies met last week. Reuters also said it has seen documents outlining Samsung's proposal with an initial per share offer in the range of $13.35 to $15.49, the high end of which indicated an enterprise value of roughly $7.5 billion for BlackBerry -- representing a 60% premium over the company's trading price earlier in the day.
At first, the offer seemed to make sense. While BlackBerry is obviously struggling to sell its handsets -- with its share of the U.S. smartphone market, for example, effectively falling to zero early last year as Samsung and Apple continued to dominate -- the two companies announced a new partnership almost exactly two months ago to integrate BlackBerry's market-leading BES12 software into Samsung's KNOX security system on Android. If Samsung could acquire BlackBerry's patents and enterprise software expertise, it could go a long way toward helping the South Korean conglomerate seize the enormous market for mobile business solutions.
... must come down?
On Thursday, however, BlackBerry's stock plunged 20% after the company issued a press release insisting "BlackBerry has not engaged in discussions with Samsung with respect to any possible offer to purchase BlackBerry." Then, in a likely attempt to circumvent further media inquiries, it added that "BlackBerry's policy is not to comment on rumors or speculation, and accordingly it does not intend to comment further."http://press.blackberry.com/press/2015/blackberry-responds-to-media-report.html
Samsung, for its part, called the Reuters report "groundless" in an email to Bloomberg.
End of story, right?
Not so fast
The latest action begs this question: Why didn't BlackBerry stock immediately give up all of its newfound gains in Thursday's trading? As of this writing, BlackBerry stock is hovering around 5% higher than it stood just prior to the Reuters report -- and that's despite the broader Nasdaq Composite index falling more than 1% today.
First, note that Reuters is sticking by its original report despite the denials from both companies. And Reuters isn't exactly known for haphazardly jumping to conclusions, especially when they involve actual documents the news service claims to have seen.
Next, while Samsung's message to Bloomberg was pretty succinct, the vague verbiage in BlackBerry's response does not deny such an offer exists. Rather, BlackBerry simply claims it hasn't "engaged in discussions with Samsung" regarding "any possible offer."
BlackBerry stock's recently elevated state could also be a byproduct of drawing attention to management's initiatives to create even greater shareholder value through services. Shortly after Reuters' first report, for example, The Globe and Mail newspaper published a separate piece citing "sources close to the company" who say BlackBerry has "shunned a handful of potential buyers in recent months, [...] some of which value the company at more than $7 billion." To explain its stance, The Globe and Mail said, BlackBerry's board believes the prospective bids fall short of the company's potential value.
That said, BlackBerry shareholders should not bet on an acquisition as a serious part of their investment thesis. To the contrary, if an acquisition does happen, it will likely occur after BlackBerry shows more tangible progress toward achieving its goals and penetrating its target markets. And make no mistake: that could be a tall order with the likes of Apple and IBM chasing the same customers.
But if BlackBerry has indeed shunned a number of suitors, and if its technology truly does have the potential to dominate the fast-growing enterprise mobility market -- which market researcher Radicati Group recently estimated will grow at an annualized rate north of 40% for the next several years -- I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if at least one of those potential acquirers eventually makes an offer BlackBerry deems worthy of its value.


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Mora Attilio Srl, established in 1900, has been in the leather field for four generations, producing leather for upholstery, garment and shoes.
In the last years, the company has been concentrated mostly in tanning bovine hides of different origins and producing a wide range of upholstery solutions.
The warehouse of selected Crust of Arzignano, manages to satisfy the different clients' requests and it guarantees a continuative, fast and mostly qualitatively homogeneous production.
Differently, in Parma, a vast warehouse of "Ready for delivery" articles is operating: 164 colours always available for the clients who want to buy unsold leftover at a convenient price.


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Q. When I was a kid, New York Fire Department ladder trucks had a firefighter at a steering wheel in the back and a firefighter at another one in the front, too. What happened to these trucks?
A. Those trucks, known as "tillers" around New York's firehouses, are actually still in use. Just not as much as when you were a child, according to Jim Long, a spokesman for the department.
"There are 13 of them left: five in Manhattan, six in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx and one in Queens," Mr. Long said. "And they still respond to emergencies."
Tillers are trucks in which a firefighter at the back is able to steer the rear wheels, enabling the vehicle to make a sharper turn than it would otherwise be able to navigate.
For a period, tillers were the main fire trucks in town.
"We have 143 ladder companies, and at one point in time there was a tiller in every one," Mr. Long said.
That time would have been the late 1960s.
The 13 tillers still in use are for areas that have corners with very tight turns.
The most typical type of fire truck that you will find whizzing through New York streets these days is known as a rear mount, so called because it offers ladder access from the rear. The only driver is in the front.
"They're more common for us today because they tend to be shorter — as much as 15 feet shorter," Mr. Long said. "That means they take up less room in a firehouse than tillers. Which is important, because firehouses don't grow."
Q. I read that something called the Harlem Hit Parade was an early arbiter of the best of black music in the 1940s, in an era in which a lot of songs by white singers were merely repackaged versions of songs performed by black artists. How long did the Hit Parade last?
A. It is actually still going, said Fred Bronson, a longtime reporter for Billboard magazine and author of "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits."
Mr. Bronson said the Hit Parade was a chart within the magazine that had simply changed its name a few times.
"What we today call the Hot R&B and Hip-Hop Songs chart started out as the Harlem Hit Parade," he said.
"It was a Top 10 chart, and the first one was published on Oct. 24, 1942.
"It was based on six music stores that sold R&B music, at least two of them in New York, but the term 'rhythm and blues' didn't even exist then."
"Billboard would call these stores every week to get information on their sales. And that's how the chart was compiled."
On Feb. 1, 1945, the Harlem Hit Parade changed names to Most-Played Jukebox Race Records, Mr. Bronson said.
"And then the name kept changing through the decades, until you get to the current name," he said. "You can trace the evolution."


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Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber
Death Troopers is a horror based Star Wars novel written by Joe Schreiber and published Del Rey. While the idea of horror based Star Wars may not appeal to everyone, the thought of zombie storm troopers hunting down Rebel scum just seems to resonate with my inner geek. Putting the fanboy bias aside, this is a well thought out story that does a good job of bringing the undead into the Star Wars universe without coming off as cheesy or contrived.
The story is set just prior to the events from "A New Hope" and follows the crew of an Imperial prison barge who become stranded when the barge breaks down on route to a prison colony. As they drift through empty space, they come across a derelict Star Destroyer from which they hope to salvage enough parts to repair the barge. A boarding party is sent to retrieve the parts from the Star Destroyer but when they come back they bring with them a deadly virus that kills the living and reanimates the dead. For the half dozen survivors immune to the virus, they quickly become locked in a desperate fight for survival against hordes of undead looking for fresh meat to eat.
Death Troopers is not the type of story that is going to grip you with fear like some other horror stories, however, there is a nice balance between the action and suspense sequences that can really keep you on edge. The pacing and the dialogue feel quite natural and really help to build and maintain the suspense for most of the book. That said, the writing contains some pretty big flaws with Schreiber guilty of using a lot of language that I feel does not belong in the Star Wars universe (for instance "ditto"), and of using way to much Star Wars imagery which often adds very little to the story while simultaneously killing the suspense for me. Yeah, I get it, this is a Star Wars book, but you don't need to keep on reminding me of that fact every couple of pages.
The Star Wars universe offers rich source of material for any author willing to use it, and Schreiber has shown with Death Troopers that you do not need to be limited to the traditional Sci-Fi / Fantasy guidelines in order to make a Star Wars novel really work. While there are some big flaws, they are for the most part cosmetic and are overshadowed by some brilliant action scenes towards the end of the book. While this is a must read for all Star Wars fans, it can also be enjoyable for anyone who likes their horror set to moderate.
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Cavendish Update 7/21/17 Property Protection/Job/Tag/News/
7/21/17 Cavendish Update
1. Cavendish Robbery / Protect your property
2. Cavendish Related News
3. Concert Series-Alison Turner
4. Town Wide Tag Sale-One Week Away
5. Job Opening-Will Train
6. Events
1. CAVENDISH ROBBERY/PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY: According to a press release from the VT State Police, on July 16th, 2017 at approximately 2:00 pm the Vermont State Police responded to the report of a burglary in the town of Cavendish. The investigation determined that the burglary occurred sometime between July 14th and July 16th, firearms were among other missing items. If you have any information in regards to this burglary please contact the Vermont State Police at 802-722-4600. This incident took place on Rt 131, and according to additional information posted to the Cavendish VT Facebook page, the robber(s) broke the locked gun case, destroying it in the process. A second person commented that their basement door was tampered with and someone tried to take their tractor.
Speaking with Lt. French at the VT State Police (VSP) Westminster Barracks, we learned that there have been four reported robberies in Cavendish since April. Like other towns, a large number of burglaries are drug related.
As far as protecting your property, French stated that one of the best deterrents is an alarm system that sounds when someone tries to break-in. Some people are using game cameras for surveillance, which are often destroyed by the robber. It is better to use Wi-Fi cameras, where data is stored in the Cloud and will be there even if the camera is damaged.
In the event of a theft, for property valued at $500 or more, if you can provide make, model and serial number, VSP will register it with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), which can aid in recovery. Note that for college students, many campuses offer a personal property registry.
French noted that while there are a number of Home Security Systems on the market-check PC's The Best Smart Home Security Systems of 2017 - the best security system is a good neighbor who will keep an eye on your property if you are away.
Other ways to protect your property:
The digital age benefits robbers. They know where you live, what you have, where you are, and how long you might be away, Reduce the risk by:
• Not posting plans for vacation, business trips etc. to social media sites (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, FourSquare)
• Not sharing your address
• Only sharing with friends
• Refraining from posting pictures, or "we're here" identifiers while you are away.
• Evaluating your profile data
For more tips check out How Burglars are Using Social Media
Keep firearms in a safe: Store them in gun safes, which are bolted in place and out of view. Safes from manufacturers such as Cannon, Fort Knox and Liberty Safe, serve multi purposes-including theft protection as well as protection against flooding, fires and other disasters. They will also protect the finish of the guns.
Do not leave keys in cars, tractors or any other equipment that is stored outside.
Prevent tool theft by:
• Painting tools a bright color
• Putting your name on tools using a Dremel tool that will engrave your name
• Locking up tools
• Adding a siren alarm padlock to chained tools
• Writing down the serial number for all tools
• Not buying stolen tools
Additional tips Protect Yourself Against Home Break Ins from State Farm
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3. CONCERT SERIES 7/26/17: ALISON TURNER: The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association on behalf of the Town of Cavendish invites everyone to the Cavendish Music Series on Wednesday, July 26th at 6:00 p.m. when Alison Turner takes the stage on the Proctorsville Green. This will be the fourth of the 2017 concerts that are held on consecutive Wednesday evenings in July and August.
Returning for the second year in Proctorsville, the American singer-songwriter hails from the small town of Royalton, Vermont. As a self-managed songstress, she records and performs a "heartfelt" and unique style of alternative indie pop. Having started writing songs at the age of seven, Turner has developed over the years into the introspective, creative songwriter she is today.
The concert is free and open to everyone, not just Cavendish residents, so join your friends and neighbors in front of the gazebo on the green. Bring a blanket or a comfortable chair, have a picnic, or just lie back and relax on the grass. It's a fun way to enjoy the summer weather and either reconnect with old friends or make new ones.
For more information please call Robin at 226-7736. In the event of rain, postponement information will be reflected on the Cavendish Facebook page.
4. TOWN WIDE TAG SALE: Just one week until the Annual Town Wide Tag Sale on July 29 (Saturday) from 9-2. Sponsored by Cavendish Connects, if you wish to register for space at either of theVillage Greens, or have your site listed, send an e-mail to email@example.com or call 802-226-7807. Please note that the more information on sale items you provide, the more shoppers you will attract.
We are accepting photographs of items vendors have for sale, which will be turned into Facebook albums and posted to the Cavendish VT Facebook page. We will only post one album per vendor. Pictures should be e-mailed to email@example.com
For more information and to see who has already registered, go to 7th Annual Town Wide Tag Sale page of The Dish.
5. JOB OPENING-WILL TRAIN: Interested in getting your commercial driver's license (CDL)? Cavendish Town Elementary School is desperate for a bus driver for the 2017-2018 school year and are willing to pay for CDL training and bus license certification. The job entails four - six hours per day plus field trips for the school and After School Program. Good opportunity for someone who has taken early retirement. If you are interested in this opportunity, please George O Thomson, Principal 802-226-7758 or Email: email@example.com
JULY 19 (WEDNESDAY): Summer Concert on the Proctorsville Green begins at 6 pm. This week features Alison Turner
For information on upcoming events, go to the Cavendish Connects Calendar. For area events, check the Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce calendar.


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There are times in one's life when wine tasting just has to wait. Take today, for example. I was on my way out the door to attend a wine-tasting event when the phone rang. I let the machine answer to see who it was. When I heard my dad's voice, I picked up the receiver in the event that it was an emergency.
An emergency it turned out to be. "Hey Cindy," my dad said excitedly. "You've got to come over and see what I have in the backyard underneath your Pippin tree!" He'd come across an injured hawk and wanted me to come rescue it. He knew I used to volunteer at a local wildlife rehab center and figured I'd take the hawk there—if I could catch him.
I grabbed my cat carrier, some gardening gloves and a towel and raced over to my parent's house. There it was, a red-tailed hawk in all of its feathered beauty, just beneath my Pippin tree like my dad said. My father, who's 90 keep in mind, said he tried to catch the hawk but couldn't because it kept skirting away.
I tentatively approached the bird of prey, but it stumbled backward, flapping its wings. It obviously was in some sort of distress, but its wings did not seem broken. And, its legs looked fine. Just as I was about to throw a towel over the hawk, it flew up and rest upon the top of the fence. I tried to coax it down so that it wouldn't go over the fence and into the neighbor's backyard where a couple of dogs lived. The hawk allowed me to get close enough to touch it, but before I could grab the bird, it flew on top of my father's shed, and from there launched into a tall pine tree in an adjacent backyard.
While resting on a limb, a number of adult mockingbirds began dive-bombing the hawk. I assumed that the hawk was near a nest of baby mockingbirds. The adults pecked at the hawk's wings until it flew from the tree and out of sight. I went to the house where the tree resided and asked the homeowner if I could check her backyard. She said she had seen the hawk earlier that day and had called animal control, which came out but failed to retrieve the bird. According to the homeowner, the hawk had been in the neighborhood for a couple of days.
We searched her yard some more but found nothing. So I walked down the street hoping to find that the hawk had landed somewhere in plain view—still nothing. As I searched, I noticed a black crow hobbling on the grass. Its left leg was broken, and it was having difficulty getting flight. I slowly approached the bird and threw the towel over it. I gently lay the crow in the cat carrier, and as I removed my hands, our eyes met. The crow's eyes were black as coal as it stared at me, quiet as could be. I can't imagine how frightened it must have been, not knowing what its fate would be. But, I spoke softly to the beautiful creature, reassuring him (or her) that everything would be okay and he'd be up and around in no time. Hopefully, he sensed reassurance in the soft sound of my voice. The crow lay quiet until we reached the wildlife center, where I knew he'd be in good hands.
While I may not have saved the hawk—hopefully it's not injured and was just having an "off" morning—I did rescue another keystone species. So, all in all it was a good start to my day. I think a glass of wine is now in order.


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Venice is possibly you see, the most romantic city you can actually ever visit. It is almost redundant to identify the charms of distinct fabulous floating city, encapsulated by hundreds of tiny canals. While wandering through the maze of footpaths or sitting back through a gondola and browsing the city by water, be sure to cease and visit San Marco Square, the famous Rialto Bridge, the elegant Doge's Palace, the Bridge with Sighs and the Community center of San Giorgio Maggiore. Venice is truly any kind of place like no other, with its quaint alleyways, waterways and way at life. wisata italia
The first debt settlements in Venice jour back to the 5th century, when the mainland we came to venice to escape i would say the invasions that adhered to the fall at the Roman Empire, fighting just to make sure you survive, overtime these great small pieces most typically associated with land surrounded to water took referring to the semblance a real the town. A very completely unique and special shop that became i would say the only one for example it in our own world.
Gondolas, are specific of venice's most famous symbols globally. This venetian boat is extremely fabled and was the specific result of delicate techniques. The frequent gondola is thirteen meters long and in addition weighs 600 kgs. Considering its weight and size it also is very easy to maneuver from one person.
Places to see in Venice
St. Mark's Square-is really the body of Venice, mostly because of the product's location on an banks of i would say the grand canal, and as well because of usually the great number within beautiful, historical ancient monuments located there. Politically and culturally, Street. Mark's Square is complete with always been a trustworthy very important as well as the strategical area wearing Venice.
The Rialto Bridge's-24-foot arch was built to allow comment of galleys, and as well the massive organize was built on some 12,000 wooden pilings that still support the reconnect more than 700 years later. The most important architect, Antonio nrrr Ponte, competed to such eminent makers as Michelangelo while Palladio for you see, the contract.
The bridge delivers three walkways: some along the external balustrades, and your wider central path leading between not one but two rows of low shops that market place jewelry, linens, Murano glass, and a few other items for some sort of tourist trade.
The Bridge akin to Sighs-received its appoint in the 17 century, because all of the prisoners who passed through it on your their way to be able to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of the lagoon and the island off S.Giorgio and freedom for the remain time. However, this item was only found in the 19th millennium that it came along to be dubbed the 'Bridge attached to Sighs' after Lord Byron's famous useful resource in his poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage "I stood on the inside Venice on each Bridge of Sighs, a palace plus prison on every hand".
Jewish Ghetto-When with regards to March 29th, 1516 the Government relating to the Serenissima Repubblica issued special laws, the first Ghetto of Europe was initially instituted. It is an area even Jews were obligated to live together with which they may possibly not leave from the sunset to morning. The area had to be closed by checkpoints watched by security and up until finally finally now the symbolizes of the depends are visible there.
St. Mark's Basilica-majestically symbolizes the lagoon and enshrines the municipality's history. Wardrobe of most of the saint's relics enabled one particular Republic to establish like authority, from 828 onward, over Grado and Aquileia. In 1063, under Doge Domenico Contarini, it was decided – rebuild this church about the same thing Greek cross plan while the ex- one. Using 1096 of which was finished, but specific decorative career continued appropriate up until the creation of the 19th 100 years. The variety had really been furnished basically by the Church of often the Holy Apostles in Constantinople (536-46); 7 domes window covering the spanning and simultaneously of any arms, supported by large piers joined by arches. The light was to be a result directed at the facility of my basilica, generating the bad aisles by comparative darkness.


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We've all experienced the instant and profound effect that music can have on our emotions.
However, music's effects are not just emotional, but also physical. Music has long been used in healing rituals around the world, and science suggests there's a good reason that's been the case.
The human heartbeat is particularly attuned to music.
Our heart rate responds to musical variables such as frequency, tempo, and volume and tends to speed up or slow down to match the rhythm of a sound. The faster the music, the faster the heart will beat; the slower the music, the slower the heart beats, which creates less physical tension and stress, calms the mind, and helps the body relax.
The effects of music start as early as life in the womb. Research conducted by the Institute of Behavioural Sciences at the University of Helsinki, showed the longer a fetus is exposed to certain sounds, the more positively its development is affected. They studied pregnant females that listened to music five times per week from 29 weeks of pregnancy. After birth, scientists found that the babies reacted to the same sounds and showed a significant event-related potential when they were exposed to the music again. This shows that continually exposing a fetus to the same sounds may be beneficial to the development of its auditory and brain functions.
This can also have an impact on the pregnant mother. In a study of expectant mothers conducted by the College of Nursing at Haohsiung Medical University in Taiwan, it was found that after just two weeks of listening to CDs of Brahms lullaby, music by Beethoven and Debussy, nature sounds and traditional Chinese children's songs, the pregnant mothers showed significant reductions in stress, anxiety, and depression.
When music enters the ear, it's converted to electrical signals. The signals travel up the auditory nerve to the brain's auditory cortex, which processes sound. From there, the brain's responses to music become much more complex.
One brain area that's drawn interest in recent years is the medial prefrontal cortex, located just behind the eyes. The medial prefrontal cortex is a central hub linking music, memories and emotion. Activation in this area of the brain is strongest when listening to music that evokes a specific memory or emotion.
Music can not only improve your overall health and wellbeing, but it can also help you lose weight!
In a study conducted at Fairleigh Dickinson University's School of Psychology, 41 overweight to moderately obese women followed a 24-week programme that consisted of dieting, walking and participating in weekly group meetings. The women were assigned to one of two groups. The first group of women were given CD players and told to listen to the music of their choice while they walked. The other group also walked, but without the music.
When the 24 weeks were over, results showed that the music-walkers did a better job of sticking to their walking programme (98% adherent) than the non-music-walkers (only 68% adherent). Even more impressive than that, the women in the music group lost an average of 16 pounds and 5% of their body fat, while the non-music women lost an average of only 8 pounds and 2% of their body fat.
Every genre of music has its benefits. So make the most of them by mixing up your playlists every once in a while and see what physical and psychological effect it has on your health and wellbeing.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are 3Com, Walgreen, and Tiffany. The Nasdaq and NYSE markets are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.
3Com Corp. COMS, which saw its merger deal with an affiliate of Bain Capital collapse, is projected to report earnings of 3 cents a share in the third quarter, according to analysts polled by FactSet Research.
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Tiffany & Co. TIF, -1.93%, the operator of jewelry and specialty retail stores, is expected to report earnings of $1.21 a share in the fourth quarter.
Phillips-Van Heusen, PVH, +0.64%, which owns and markets brands such as Calvin Klein and Izod, is forecast to post fourth-quarter earnings of 53 cents a share.
Sonic Corp. SONC, +0.16%, the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, is estimated to post second-quarter earnings of 15 cents a share.
After Thursday's closing bell, Palm Inc. PALM, -1.75% said it swung to a third-quarter net loss of $31.5 million, or 30 cents a share, compared to earnings of $11.8 million, or 11 cents a share, for the same period last year. Excluding certain charges, the company said net losses would have come in at $17 million, or 16 cents a share. Revenue fell 24% to $312.1 million. Analysts were expecting a loss of 14 cents a share on revenue of $315.7 million. See full story
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On July 30 2018, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders made the following claims on his Twitter account; his tweet has been liked by almost 8,000 and retweeted by over 3,600 persons.
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40 million Americans still live in poverty -30 million have no health insurance -Half of older workers have no retirement savings And what does Trump's tax plan accomplish? Make the very, very rich much richer. What a disgrace. https://t.co/cBJn9Lqbb0
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40 million Americans still live in poverty
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True. According to a 2018 report from the United Nations Human Rights Council, approximately 40 million Americans live in poverty, with about 13.5 million of those living in extreme poverty and approximately 5.3 million poor Americans living in "Third World conditions of absolute poverty".
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30 million have no health insurance
Fact Check 2:
Mostly True. According to 2017 data released this year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 29.3 million Americans reported that they lacked health insurance. Which puts Sanders' number at about 700,000 over the mark.
Claim 3:
Half of older workers have no retirement savings
Mostly True. The trouble comes in defining what "older workers" means. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) determined it to be 55 years. Using 2013 data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, GAO found that 52 percent of Americans over the age of 55 had no retirement money except social security. Though 23 percent of this group have some sort of defined benefit pension plan, including work sponsored IRAs.
These two charts are excerpted from the GAO report, both show different details about various ways of income for different age groups.
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Reasons to Take Ballroom Dancing
September 21, 2018 Dancing Arts
With the popularity of television shows like So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars, ballroom dancing is becoming more popular than it has been in years. However, there are more reasons to take up this hobby than the fact that it is on television. Perfect Social Skills through Ballroom Dancing While some of the older generations were taught how to behave politely in society—saying please and thank you, opening doors for ladies and so on—this isRead More


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Physical Therapy for Injured Workers
Experiencing an injury at work can be a significant life stress and result in pain that affects your ability to perform simple tasks and provide adequate income for you and your family.
At Pinnacle Physical Therapy, our top priority for you as an injured worker is to ensure your pain is relieved quickly so you can safely return to work as soon as possible. Our team has advanced training in work injury management and understands the complexities of the workers compensation system. We work closely with Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington physicians to communicate fully; comprehensively handing your injury and recovery therefore producing the best results for all parties involved.
We emphasize the following when it comes to your recovery after a work-related injury:
Relieving your pain quickly and identifying the source of the symptoms
Restoring normal range of motion to the affected joints
Enhancing strength, flexibility, and endurance to the injured area of the body
Ensuring a complete recovery after surgical procedures and working closely with your surgeon
Providing education regarding the appropriate ergonomic, postural, and work method modifications to safely manage your injury and the return to work process
Prevention actions to prevent future occurrences
We will communicate with your employer, safety coordinator, HR representative, or case manager regularly to discover how we can help you recover quickly from your injury and get back to work safely!
We provide specialized services for injured workers that include:
Work Conditioning
Work conditioning is performed during the course of post-injury therapy and focuses on incorporating the complete resolution of your specific orthopedic injury or post-surgical rehabilitation in combination with general physical conditioning, spinal and core stabilization, functional extremity stabilization, and specific functional work task simulation as part of routine therapy treatment. Work Conditioning programs typically mandate 3-5 days per week at 1-2 hours of treatment and exercise per session.
We regularly communicate with vocational rehabilitation counselors and other members of your work injury process during your Work Conditioning program to achieve successful return to work outcomes. Our goal is to physically match injured workers to future work demands emphasizing the need for future injury prevention.
Work Conditioning is an ideal way to get a recovered patient back to work while minimizing the risk of re-injury.
Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE's)
This is a highly specialized service performed by our WorkWell Certified FCE evaluators. FCE's encompass an extensive, subjective, musculo-skeletal examination and physical capacity testing to answer the following questions:
Can this person return to work safely?
How functionally limiting are the worker's injuries ?
What type of job can this person physically perform safely in the future?
What are this person's safe lifting, material handling, and functional activity tolerances?
What are this person's tolerances for standing, sitting, and walking and other posturally challenging activities seen in work situations?
What accommodations need to be made to allow this person to return to work?
What ergonomic workplace modifications are needed to ensure safe and productive return to work?
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What are this person's tolerances for standing, sitting, and walking and other posturally challenging activities seen in work situations?
We can typically get FCE's scheduled within 1-2 weeks and complete comprehensive reports in 48-72 hours. Contact us to schedule today.
Case Managers, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultants, Employers, and HR Representatives:
We offer a variety of comprehensive ancillary programs for injured workers to help them recover quickly and safely. Once a worker has been injured, it is our goal to restore him/her to optimal function for safe and efficient job performance in a timely manner. We provide effective case management, detailed and timely reports, and positive communication between health care providers, workers, and case managers for the worker's compensation case.
We assess the worker's current functional abilities and gather information regarding his or her job requirements. Treatment is both evaluative and restorative. Therapy utilizes a combination of manual therapy techniques, therapeutic exercises, functional stabilization, strengthening, body mechanics/posture training, modalities, patient education, and home exercise program participation.
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For the month of March, the staff and students at Nanyang Model Private High School will be participating in a yoga challenge!
Hosted by the Meditation & Yoga Club, this yoga challenge was created to motivate our staff and students to exercise at least once a day. Yoga is a relatively new activity here in Shanghai, which makes it very expensive if you are looking to practice here in the big city.
I started the Meditation & Yoga club for the purpose of improving the physical and mental well-being of my students, as well as myself.
The yoga challenge is open to anyone, so I highly encourage you to participate and help support our students!
More information: Each day for the month of March I (with the help of our sponsors and donators) will pick one posture for our staff and students to practice. Staff and students will document their progress by taking a picture of each posture that they try daily, and by sharing their photo on our Yoga Club WeChat group and/or on Instagram.
If YOU would like to participate, you can post each daily posture to your own Instagram account, with the appropriate hashtags (see picture above – #nanmoyogachallenge). Students and teachers who complete the challenge will receive prizes as well as an opportunity to win incredible donations from our sponsors, such as monthly memberships to Body & Soul Yoga Studio!
Stay tuned for more details mid-February, and Happy New Year!
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Hyderabad: Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) has announced the dates for the online web counseling for admissions into PG (degree and diploma) courses in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States.
The web counseling will be done after the certificate verification of eligible candidates from April 22 to 24 and April 24 to 26 respectively, said university registrar G Anuradha.
Also read: Telangana Junior Doctors Association protest over web based counseling
Dedicated helpline centres have been started for the purpose at NTR UHS in Vijayawada, AU School of Distance Education in Visakhapatnam, SV University campus in Tirupati, JNTU campus in Hyderabad for AP students. These centres will help the candidates get their certificates verified.
For the same procedure for Telangana students, verification centres is the JNTU, Hyderabad and Warangal (Kakatiya University campus).
As quoted by TOI, the registrar also said candidates can exercise their options for the courses from April 23 to 26 in the case of AP colleges and from April 25 to 28 for Telangana colleges. The candidates will be intimated through SMS on April 27 for AP candidates and April 29 for Telangana candidates on the allotment of seats. "Selected candidates have to join the colleges allotted to them by May 2," Anuradha said.
To participate in the web counselling and details, candidates can visit university's website http://ntruhs.ap.nic.in, http://appgmed.apsche.ac.in for AP students and http://tspgmed.apsche.ac.in for Telangana students, the registrar said.


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Fifteen years ago, Swedish citizens were asked if they wanted to join the eurozone. Of the more than 80 % of registered voters participating in the referendum close to 57 % said NO.
Yours truly — unlike the 'usual suspects' among establishment economists — participated actively in the fight against the euro — and it's still something I'm immensely proud of....Lars P. Syll's Blog
My finest hour
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British ska heroes The Specials return to Auckland in April 2012.
"It floated on a tide of what was going on in society. If you think of songs that are expressly political like Robert Wyatt's Shipbuilding, did its political content keep it from getting to the top of the charts and did Ghost Town sneak up there because it wasn't overtly political? What's being expressed in that song? Nothing's happening, everything's going down the pan, it's that classic no future, nihilistic punk thing. Ghost Town might well have been the only punk number one." - Billy Bragg on The Specials' Ghost Town
In 1981, Britain was in a state of crisis; unemployment was rife and the racially diverse inner cities were revolting against systematic ghettoisation at the hands of a Tory government. It was into this arena that The Specials released their doom-laden single, Ghost Town. A song that resonated so acutely with the youth of the day that it became the anthem of urban decay and a future lost under Thatcher's rule.
Thirty years later, with Thatcher on her deathbed and the inner cites of England once more ablaze, The Specials' music has never sounded more vital.
Returning to New Zealand in April 2012, The Specials play a run of festival and headline theatre shows in Australia before finishing up in New Zealand on Tuesday 10th April at Shed 10, Queens Wharf in Auckland.
Forming in Coventry, on the outskirts of Birmingham, these ska revivalists took their danceable rocksteady beats with the energy and attitude of the punk era of the late 1970s in which they began, and combined them with an informed political and social stance. It was this genius juxtaposition of feverish ska rhythms and downtrodden melancholic melodies and lyrics that told a story of a generation who had been deemed surplus to requirements by their government.
Three decades on, in April 2009, when The Specials kicked off their sold out 30th Anniversary tour in the UK, nobody could have realised just how incredible these live shows would be, and the utterly amazing reaction of fans around the world. The audiences were packed with music lovers who had waited since 1981 to revisit this stunning band alongside Specials 'virgins' who had never had the chance to see them live. When the curtains dropped and Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Horace Panter and John Bradbury exploded on stage to 'Do The Dog,' dancehalls across the country erupted with new and old stomping as if their lives depended on it. 2012 sees a new show from the band, but expect all the classics we know and love.
Don't miss The Specials' return to Australasia this April.
Tickets on sale Wednesday 7th March!


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SeaShells Series for Audubon Collection
Watercolor and Pastel
Phyllis O'Shields Seashell Artist
Contemporary Impressionism
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My Third Audubon Seashell Collection
These card size paintings in pastel and watercolour are being used as a card series for Audubon Stores, this is the third series I have created for them. The backs of the cards have a complete description of the shell and its habitat.
My sea shell cards are in book stores, gift shops and stores through the South East, Caribbean and Hawaii.
Many people frame the cards as they are on a very heavy gloss paper stock, archival, suitable for framing.
Most of these shells in the collection are found in the Caribbean, Florida & East Coast, California and Hawaii.
A wonderful place to look up your favorite beautiful shell http://www.blogger.com/goog_1499547105
Everyone loves sea shells and has special memories of a vacation spent at the beach. I look forward to hearing from all seashell collectors. Please drop me an email and share with me your collection.
These are available in cards for sell and small glicee prints on my web store.
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There's something about summertime that absolutely calls out to us to relax in the heat with a drink in our hands. But what if you want to have a drink and still lose weight this summer? When we're trying to lose weight, one of the first things we learn is to put that drink down and step away from it.
However, recent research on the best and worst beverage options has shown that there are actually some drinks that are better than others. If you choose the right options, you can still relax with a drink by the pool without having to feel guilty about what you're doing to your waistline. The key is to pick the right one and be reasonable about how many you consume.
The first thing you need to do is keep in mind which mixer you're planning to have with your alcoholic drink. After all, if you choose the best possible alcohol, only to add it to a high calorie, high sugar beverage, then you may as well give up trying to make the right drink choices. The mixers can often be deceptively problematic, so pay attention to what you're having if you want to drink and still lose weight.
If you are taking a diet pills or weight loss supplements, also be sure to consider whether it is safe to drink alcohol alongside these pills. It is always best to run it by your doctor before you make a decision that could impact your health.
When it comes to choosing the alcohol itself, pretty much every shot will contain the same nutritional content – or lack thereof. So there isn't too much of a difference between your choice of gin or vodka. Interestingly, there is some research to suggest that tequila may be among the least impactful on a person's waistline. So if you already happen to like the taste of tequila, you can enjoy the fact that you might be choosing one of the most diet-friendly options, too.
Beyond those considerations, keep the three basic rules of drink choosing in mind when you head to the bar to have a drink and still lose weight:
• Keep it simple – The less you add to your drink, the better. Take your drink neat with a squeeze of citrus instead of mixing it with a soft drink (which includes tonic water), juice or syrup.
• Limit your drinks to one alcohol – Many cocktails combine more than one type of alcohol. Steer clear of those options as they are massive calorie traps. You'll often double your calorie count per drink by combining different alcohols.
• Dodge the frozen drinks – It may be a lot of fun to opt for frozen drinks like daiquiris or pina coladas, but those drinks are spiked with syrups that are nothing more than sugar water with various flavorings.
It's definitely possible to enjoy an occasional drink and still lose weight in the summertime as long as you know what you're doing. Take the time to relax and have fun, too!


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3821 134th Avenue NE | Bellevue 98005
MN Custom Homes unveils the latest Stately colonial on a gated estate in Bridle Trails
Prominently displayed on 40k+ SF lot with expansive backyard this home is perfect for entertaining. Outdoor covered living room is appointed with fireplace, BBQ station & overhead heaters. Expansive 1000+ SF rec room includes entertainment kitchen & projection theatre. Kitchen accommodations include Wolf and Subzero appliances throughout & an adjacent dining area ideal for hosting large parties. TWO Master Suites - both with five piece spa inspired baths & giant walk-in closets. Smart home and green devices, highlighted by Solar Works 2.32kW solar panel electrical system. Nationally Ranked Bellevue Schools.
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 5
- Home SF: 6,604
- Lot SF: 40,510
Easy access to downtown Bellevue, Kirkland and I-520/405.
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Spacious 3-car garage.
Expansive covered outdoor living room with fireplace & BBQ.
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Smart/Green Home features including lighting, garage doors, Nest, solar panels & more.
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Rotten Tomatoes named the best romantic films of all time. To draw up the rating, experts compared the number of positive reviews which formed a percentage of "freshness" for each movie. The first place went to 'Before Sunrise,' and the second spot was taken by 'Singin' in the Rain.' The bronze went to 'The Philadelphia Story.' Here are Top-10 best romantic movies according to Rotten Tomatoes.
- Before Sunrise
Jesse, a young American man, meets Celine, a pretty girl from France, on a train. They both seem like pleasant companions to each other, and Jesse persuades Celine to disembark with him in Vienna to spend an evening and a night together, since the next morning he has to fly home to the States.
- Singin' in the rain
The basis of this legendary film is a dozen old songs written for various Broadway shows. Don Lockwood, a popular silent movie star, recalls his path to fame. But suddenly happiness leaves him once the era of sound cinema comes. He begins to explore new horizons.
- The Philadelphia Story
The cold beauty Mrs. Tracy is divorced and preparing to marry George, the manager of her father's oil company. You'd think that there are no doubts left in her head, but suddenly, her ex-husband, Dexter, unexpectedly appears on the eve of the celebration, accompanied by two journalists, a pretty young man named Connor and Miss Imbrie, who will cover this high-society event.
- The African Queen
1914, East Africa. Captain Charlie Allnut takes his steamer to the village, where the Christian mission of the Reverend Samuel and his unmarried sister Rosa is located. Among the wild African jungles, both are acting as if they're still in good The African Queenold England. But the war is finally coming to Africa.
- A Room with a View
The year 1907. Lucy, a young, well-bred English lady, travels around Italy accompanied by Aunt Charlotte, whose upbringing is impeccable. They stop at a pensione in Florence where Lucy meets a simple guy George, eventually falling in love with him.
- Letter from an Unknown Woman
The year 1900. A rainy Vienna night, successful pianist Stefan Brand returns home to pack his bags and leave the city. This way he wants to avoid the morning duel. Stefan's servant John hands him an envelope, brought by the postman the day before. The first line, written by a woman's hand, reads: "By the time you read this letter, I may be dead. I have so much to tell you, but I have so little time..."
- Cyrano de Bergerac
A brilliant Guards officer and the famous poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxanne, and she doesn't even suspect it. Unfortunately, Cyrano's bravery on the battlefield is as strong as his shyness in love. Because of his unreasonably long nose, he's quite sure that Roxanne will reject his courtship. Therefore, Cyrano writes her love letters and beautiful poems using the name of his comrade Christian.
- The Shop Around the Corner
The film follows the story of Alfred Kralik, an employee of the "Matuschek and Co" gift shop. Alfred is a handsome young man who's in love with a girl he never saw, and he doesn't even know her name.
- Wuthering Heights
This gothic drama that appeared on the big screen several times tells the story of two generations of Earnshaw and Linton family clans, events that make their paths cross again and again, and the fateful curse of two lovers - Heathcliff and Cathy.
- Sense and Sensibility
It's a story about two sisters - sensual Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose happiness and future are overshadowed by the death of the father and the loss of the immense family fortune.


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Acceptance. Collection – West-Running Brook. 1928
When the spent sun throws up its rays on cloud
Acceptance begins and ends with acceptance. The poet observes that when the sun sets and darkness falls, nothing in Nature seems to protest. There is absolute acceptance in Nature for the inevitable.
The setting sun is 'spent' – tired and energy less, it like all other living beings is retiring for the night. The change from the brightness of the day to the darkness that is falling, is so visible, yet there is no resistance from anyone in Nature. Nature is used to this cycle. The natural beings accept that darkness after sunlight is inevitable. Instead of 'crying aloud' or protesting, they reconcile themselves and do what must be done.
The poet wonders that the birds who fly in the sky 'at least' must be able to feel this difference. But they too start settling down for the night – flying back to their nests and going off to sleep.
Let what will be, be
Men must learn from Nature to accept their fate. What will happen will happen and it cannot be controlled. Just as the sun leaves up to darkness, our future is in darkness – the darkness is not that of pessimism but stand for the inability to see.
We must learn to live in the moment. Do what must be done at that moment instead of worrying about the future.
Home is safe
Just as the safety of their nests is sought by the birds at the end of the day, men must have an anchor in life. We may soar – explore the world and take risks in life but we must be able to return to the safety of a home, family, love or career. We may not know what the future holds for us but we must be assured of the sense of security that comes from having a home to go back to – in a larger sense, also relationships and purpose in life.
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.
– The Death of the Hired Man
Read the poem Reluctance (1915) about man's unwillingness to accept destiny. The poem, as opposed to this one, is melancholy.
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