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November 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day to commemorate and honor the lives lost to violence and oppression against the trans community and to recognize the severity and pervasiveness of transphobia in our society. Trans people, trans women of color in particular, experience extremely high rates of violence. Studies have found that 66% of transgender individuals have experienced sexual assault 1. 30-50% of transgender people experience intimate partner violence 2. 23 trans women of color have been murdered in just 2017 alone 3. Looking at these statistics and hearing about crimes that have been committed in our city just this year, such as the violence committed against Desiree Copeland who suffered life altering injuries after a man shot fireworks at her and then beat her with a metal bat 4, pains me and forces me to reflect on what we are doing to create a society where these kind of things can happen. How many lives would be saved if trans survivors of crime were believed when they came forward about violence committed against them? Or if they were treated with respect by agencies and organizations that are supposed to support survivors? Or if trans survivors engaged in sex work didn't have to fear being criminalized themselves for reporting a crime? Or if trans women weren't ridiculed or turned away from shelter programs when they are escaping domestic violence?
As a case manager and survivor advocate I know how important it is to make sure survivors of violence are getting support as early and as often as possible. I have seen firsthand how critical it can be to have an advocate walking with you through accessing support, care, and legal guidance. I have helped people make it through the intimidating and often retraumatizing process of a sexual assault forensic exam, find the mental health care that they need to work through their trauma, and access basic needs like clothing and food after leaving an abusive relationship. I have supported them by providing them with information to make an informed and empowered decision about what legal options they want to take, and talked through and counteracted the pain and self-blame that is deeply rooted in a victim-blaming culture. Knowing that there are many, many, trans survivors of violence in the District who aren't accessing these services because of a long history of not being believed, respected, or supported by systems that are supposed to support survivors and victims of crime is devastating.
Instead of having to remember those we have lost, I want to create a city and a society where trans survivors can confidently access resources and support when they need it, starting with the work that we do here at NVRDC. I want to ensure that if a trans man survives a hate crime, he knows he can come to NVRDC to find out more about his rights and access legal representation if he wants to. Or if a trans woman is experiencing domestic violence, she can be partnered with a case manager who can help safety plan with her, find partner organizations that are trans-inclusive that can house her, and support and empower her in finding what options are right for her. And if a non-binary survivor of sexual assault comes to the hospital for a forensic exam and medical care, there will be an advocate there who won't assume their pronouns without asking, will make sure the staff doesn't misgender them, ensure that they are treated with respect, and be able to provide them with trans-inclusive sources of support and healing. Experiencing violence, whether it's sexual assault, a hate crime, bodily injury, or domestic violence in itself can be terrifying and disempowering. If the people and systems that are supposed to support survivors aren't respecting their identity, use the the wrong pronouns, are asking invasive questions, or disbelieving them, that can be incredibly re-traumatizing and isolating. It's no wonder that trans survivors who meet these kinds of reactions are less likely to trust or feel comfortable accessing supportive services when they face violence. And our job at NVRDC is to make sure survivors' healing and justice processes are as empowering as possible, and that includes making sure we are informed, vocal, and steadfast in supporting the trans survivors we work with.
Stopping violence against the trans community starts with all of us. I encourage people reading this to look inward at their lives and see what they can do to increase trans inclusion and combat transphobia. Whether it's not assuming peoples' pronouns without asking, talking to friends or family about trans rights, or educating yourselves on the trans rights movement. Or whether that's having your workplace attend a trans-inclusivity training or showing up with us to the Trans Day of Remembrance event being put on at the Metropolitan Church of Washington, DC. We can all do something.
(1) https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/sexual_numbers.html
(2) http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Intimate-Partner-Violence-and-Sexual-Abuse-among-LGBT-People.pdf
(3) https://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-calls-increased-and-accurate-media-coverage-transgender-murders
(4) http://dcist.com/2017/07/after_trans_woman_attacked_in_sw_wi.php


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NEWINGTON – The Chamber of Commerce is an organization that brings together local business people, entrepreneurs and community groups to promote the town's economic growth and civic responsibility.
Comprised of about 300 active members, the Chamber has been in existence for 60 years.
According to its website, the Chamber was founded in 1945 with 153 individuals and businesses dedicated to improve the business climate in town.
Unable to be maintained by its all volunteer staff, the group disbanded in 1960 when there was insufficient support to affiliate with the Hartford Chamber of Commerce. In January 1967, a group of business and professional people formed the present day Chamber of Commerce and it began as an affiliate of the Greater Hartford Chamber.
In April 1993, the first Newington Business Showcase sponsored by the Newington Chamber of Commerce was held at the Sphinx Temple on the Berlin Turnpike. The following year it was moved to Newington High School and, in conjunction with the high school, started Career Day as part of the Showcase.
Expanding and growing the Chamber operating as an affiliate of Greater Hartford in 1998, the Chamber chose to make a presence on Main Street by opening a small 250 square foot office. This office was staffed by volunteers. In November of 2000 a staff of one was hired to manage and run the office. On June 1, 2004 the Newington Chamber of Commerce became independent of the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce and built a new office two doors down from the former location and four times as large, the website indicates.
Always seeking to grow its membership, today's Chamber boasts many benefits of joining the business-oriented group including weekly networking meetings, a newsletter, a mobile app and a network of other businesses owners seeking to support small, medium and large business ventures in town.
The Chamber also offers a member discount program that offers a discount to fellow members and their employees. This provides a value added component for Chamber members, a discount to their employees and can help increase sale revenue.
Community involvement and civic engagement is also a mainstay of the Chamber. For example, the Chamber is preparing for its annual Cruising Newington Classic Car Show. The event will take place on June 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. in Market Square. The entry fee is $10 per car.
For more information on the upcoming car show or membership information call 860-666-2089 or visit picturethiswebdesign.com/newingtonchamber/index.php.

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Amazon Prime Comes to the Rescue of Adorable Miniature Horse
Another Charming Ad by Joint London
Editor's Pick
Amazon Prime's recent ads U.K. ads have been really heartwarming -- featuring a dog with a broken leg, or a shy little boy at nursery school -- both who find solutions to their woes via the e-commerce service. In the latest ad, the online retailer cranks up the cuteness an extra notch.
This time, the creature that needs help is a comically adorable miniature horse, whose riding-boot clad female owner (somewhat naively, we think) lets him loose in a field filled with snooty-looking glossy black thoroughbreds. They're icy to him, shunning him and fleeing as he makes an eager approach for friendship. However, our heroine soon takes pity on him and (as in the previous ads) finds a solution to his woes using Amazon Prime's next day shipping service. It'll make you giggle -- and probably say "Awww" too.
The ad is once again by Joint London and directed by Kevin Thomas at Thomas Thomas Films.
- Date
- Nov 17, 2015
- Brand:
- Amazon Prime
- Client:
- Amazon Prime
- Agency:
- Joint-London
- Agency Producer:
- Claudio Gorini
- Agency Team:
- Damon Collins
- Agency Team:
- Richard Exon
- Agency Team:
- Lori Meakin
- Agency Team:
- Algy Sharman
- Agency Team:
- Claudio Gorini
- Agency Team:
- Josh Harris
- Agency Team:
- Toni Barker
- Client Representative:
- Simon Morris
- Client Representative:
- Laura Stead
- Production Company:
- Thomas Thomas
- Director:
- Kevin Thomas
- Producer:
- Trent Simpson
- Recording Studio:
- Factory
- Editor:
- Scott Crane @ The Quarry
- Facility House:
- The Mill
- Recording Engineer:
- Neil @ The Factory
- Composer/Arranger:
- Sonny & Cher
- Track Title:
- "Little Horse"
- Camera Operator:
- Bob Pendar-Hughes
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B & M Tire & Muffler was founded in 1973. For 40 years, we have been a locally owned and operated automotive repair and tire center. Handed down from father to son, B & M Tire & Muffler has been built on delivering thorough auto repairs to a loyal base of customers who value superior service standards. B & M Tire & Muffler is located at 2682 W State Highway 76 in Anderson, MO and serves customers from Anderson, MO, and the surrounding cities of Neosho, MO and Grove, OK. Browse a full online list of automotive services and tire brands available at our location, or schedule your next appointment with us. We are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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text: Baystreet Staff - Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Petroteq Energy Shows Off New Oil Extraction Facility in Utah Two years of hard work has paid off for the team at Petroteq Energy Inc. (OTCPK:PQEFF) (TSX-V:PQE), as the company on Tuesday unveiled its all-new environmentally friendly heavy oil processing and extraction plant located at the Asphalt Ridge in Uintah Basin, near Vernal, Utah. The facility was relocated and upgraded to employ Petroteq's proprietary technology to extract nearly 100% of hydrocarbons without using water, high temperature or high pressure, all the while generating zero greenhouse gases from a small geographic footprint.The patented technology is safe and sustainable for use extracting heavy oils from oil sands, shale deposits and shallow oil deposits. The plan is to produce 1,000 barrels of oil per day initially from the facility and to increase that to 2,000 barrels per day in 2019 and 5,000 barrels per day in 2020, capital permitting."We now have a plant that has the level of scale that allows us to be self sufficient and generate cash flow to add value to our shareholders," said Petroteq Chairman Alex Blyumkin in today's news release.Petroteq gave local and national media a peek at the new plant, using the demonstration as a milestone to kick-off production at Asphalt Ridge as management explained how the process works to create clean energy with no waste. A formal grand opening is planned for September.U.S.-listed shares of PQEFF have edged ahead 1.97%, or two cents, to 84 cents a little over an hour into Tuesday's trading session. Canadian listed shares of PQE are up three cents, or 2.87%, to $1.11.


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Did you know that over 33 million Americans suffer with some degree of hearing loss? The three Doctors of Audiology at Plymouth ENT are highly trained in recommending and programming appropriate hearing devices for patients with hearing loss. The hearing aids we offer at our clinic are the newest digital technology and include all major international amplification manufacturers.
If you or someone you know has difficulty hearing, please feel free to schedule an appointment with one of our audiologists today. We look forward to discussing your hearing needs and learn if hearing aids may help you communicate with your loved ones better and hear more easily throughout everyday life.
Choosing a hearing aid that is appropriate for your hearing loss and for your lifestyle can seem like an overwhelming process. At Plymouth Ears, Nose & Throat our Audiologists can assist you in the selection process, the fitting process, and the ongoing servicing of the hearing aid while making the entire experience as simple and as enjoyable as we can for you. After all, making the decision to wear a hearing aid should be an exciting step for you, and the benefits that you see should ultimately help to improve the quality of your life.


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Best and Worst Dressed: 2018 VMA's
The VMA's have rolled around once again. Stars and celebrities alike came together for this momentous music occasion. Star-crossed femme fatales Nicki Minaj and Cardi B stunned in sensual gowns while Stranger Things star Millie Bobbie Brown wowed in a minimalist chic getup. Read on to discuss my favorite (and least favorite looks of the night).
My Favorite Looks
Amara La Negra wowed in an elegant green gown. I cannot believe someone once told her she does not look elegant with a fro. She looked so regal.
Cardi B's various VMA's looks stunned in every way but my favorite was the red asymmetrical gown. It was playful, fun, and sexy all at the same time.
My Least Favorite Looks
SZA showed up in a Rodarte dress that looks like your grandma's outdated shag carpeting. I wanted more of her look but I was sadly disappointed.
Deena from Jersey Shore showed up in an extremely cheap looking romper/jumpsuit/dress combo. I am just not understanding why she didn't have a stylist dress her.


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US News: More active-duty soldiers killed themselves than died in combat. After a decade of deployments to war zones, the Pentagon is bracing for things to get much worse http://is.gd/I5XpS0 PTSD Resolution counsels UK veterans to prevent these tragedies in the UK.
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Just realized that I haven't posted any image inspiration for quite a while. But as I was doing image research for a new project today, I stumbled across the first image below and it send me down a wonderful beach wormhole. All I can think is that it means, I really need to unearth my bathing suit and get to a beach :)
FilmGrab - the best image references resource
FilmGrab - A growing archive of stills from the best films ever.
If you are sourcing image references from famous films for your mood boards, investor decks, or anything else, FilmGrab is the best place to find stills from the best and most famous films ever made. The archive is ever growing and very extensive. This is a must resource for any filmmaker.


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On January 20, 2011, seven McGill research teams received a total grant of $3 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's Strategic Project Grants program, which will be used over the next three years to "develop and enhance tools, models and mechanisms in fields of engineering and the environment." These projects include the building of all-fibre infrared lasers and components for chemical detection application, improvement of ecosystem services, biodiversity, and landscape connectivity, quality-driven integrated system design, design of horizontal single-belt casting for the competitive manufacturing of ferrous and light metal alloy sheet material, engineering of nanostructured titania thin film electrodes for highly efficient solar energy conversion and storage systems, the study of post-earthquake functionality of schools and hospitals in Eastern Canada, and new approaches to detect and characterize environmental risks through the study of toxicity, transformations and transport of engineered nanoparticles in soils.
This grant will help the leaders of each project deal with financial and practical issues and focus on successfully reaching their goals. Professor Elena Bennett of the McGill School of Environment, emphasized that the hardest part about applying for this grant is not so much the writing, but rather finding a substantial goal that will benefit the world. While some researchers may find this process frustrating, she finds it fun, "because you get to interact with different people on things that matter."
The grants are not awarded until October, so there remains much to prepare for. Still, despite this gradual process, the projects all seem to be well on their way. McGill researchers are honoured to have earned such national recognition.
"As ever, we are proud that McGill researchers can make such broad and important contributions to the development of knowledge in Canada as well as the economic development that flows from moving this knowledge from the laboratory to industry and to society at large," said Rose Goldstein, McGill's Vice-Principal (Research and International Relations).


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After years of my website being on a somewhat hiatus, mostly because I stay so busy, but also because I was having issues with my previous website deciding to slow things up and I couldn't pinpoint what was causing it... with my annual plan being up, I decided to just start anew.
So here I am. Front-facing portfolios set up, but everything else still under perpetual construction, just like life. Please bear with me.
But hey! On the bright side, everything should be loading much faster now and work on mobile 24/7 - Hurray!


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There are many energy suppliers. However, PST Purenergy is unique: personal, reliable and transparent – backed up with the stability and financial strength of a Europe-wide group.
Our roots date back to the 19th century. Today we are part of a pan-European group of companies based in Warsaw with offices in major cities such as Munich, London, Brussels and Amsterdam. PST Purenergy is a wholly owned subsidiary of PGNiG Supply & Trading. This belongs to the Polish parent company PGNiG (Polish Oil and Gas Company), the largest gas supplier in Poland.
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Encircled and Embraced
Trinity Sunday is one of those days in the liturgical year that we don't quite know what to do with. On Trinity Sunday this year, we tackled the question of "What does this doctrine and the celebration of it mean to us, here and today?"
Encircled and Embraced
Trinity A - June 13, 2014
Rev. Leanne Masters
Southern Heights Presbyterian Church
This morning, we celebrate Trinity Sunday, an odd and wonderful special day within the liturgical calendar when we set aside time during the year to truly celebrate the gift of the Trinity in our theological life.
Generally speaking, Trinity Sunday is a chance for Christians, who believe both in the idea of One God and the Triune nature of that one God to reflect on the tension that we live in when we hold both of those things to be true. God is One. But God is Three. God is One in Three and Three in One.
It's a tension that we don't really explore or think deeply about today. We just accept that it is what it is and we move on. Too often, when we do talk about that triune nature of God, we tend to elaborate on it too much and get a little too insistent on our understandings of what it means, (the Trinity defines three distinct identities of God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), that are separate and apart from each other, etc. etc.), and define sharp boundaries of orthodoxy based on these thoughts.
In fact, one of the earliest big schisms of the Church had to do with just these questions. Known as the filoque controversy, the question arose surrounding the Nicene Creed, as to whether it should read:
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified
Huge Fight. Seriously.
On the flipside of that, we also have the tendency to minimize the concept and focus only one one identity of God (worshiping, at times, the Father or the Son or the Holy Spirit, but rarely all three together). We witness this second tendency in talking about the Trinity each year on this Sunday as the lectionary tends to focus on a different member of the Trinity in each of the three years of the lectionary cycle, this year being the year that the lectionary focuses on God as creator, with the Old Testament and Psalm readings (both of which we didn't read this morning...) both being about the way that God acted in creation.
For me, I believe that the reality of the Triune nature of God is found somewhere in the midst of all of that, the three manifestations or identities of God living in community within each other, co-mingling identity and work throughout the history of God's action in the world.
The reality for us is that in our finite nature, the infinite nature of God can't really be defined or even described.
And yet, throughout history, we have tried, coming up with a myriad of names and descriptions for various aspects of God. Rock, Salvation, Mother Hen, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. All of these terms describe a way that we have experienced and witnessed God working in our world and in our lives and yet they only describe a brief glimpse into how and who we understand God to be...
And so we have the Trinity, which boils down all of those understandings into three basic forms: The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit. God who created and birthed the world and all of us into being, who nurtured us and guided us along the way. God who came and lived among us, to show us and teach us God's way, who worked to redeem us from our brokenness and sinfulness. God who gives us strength and guidance still, sustains us when we are weak, and gives us inspiration and hope as we continue to seek God's will for us in our lives and in the world. These three basic forms are how we understand and experience God through the revelation of scripture and through the ways that God and God's work is revealed in and around us...as God indeed does encircle and embrace us, through all the work that God has done, in times past, present, and in times to come.
In my mind, it is as simple and as complex as that...
Now before I get too deep into all of that, and join the legions who have spilled much ink on the theology of the Trinity, I just want to say that it is tempting to use this Sunday as an opportunity to get deeply into the theological arguments surrounding the nature of the Trinity and just how intertwined and how separated the members of the Trinity are, and how we understand them working together, and the details of what we understand the natures of those forms or manifestations or revelations of God to be. It is tempting to use this Sunday as a chance to make sure that we all have correct doctrine and correct words and wording taught to and embedded in us about the theology of the Trinity. And while I believe that it's important to talk about those things, I also feel like this day kind of like I do about Valentines Day: You shouldn't do something to tell your loved one that you love them only once a year, but you should be living in such a way as to make that known every day...Same thing with the concept of the Trinity. We shouldn't only talk about it and teach it once a day, but should be living our communal life in such a way as to demonstrate our belief and our trust in the Triune God every day.
What does that look like? What does it look like to live our lives in such a way?
In his final instruction to his disciples, Jesus commanded them, saying "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and remember I am with you, always, even until the end of the age."
Friends, we are called to share what we know about what we have experienced in God...just like we talked about last week. But not just share, help others to understand what they are witnessing God doing in their lives.
To Encircle and Embrace others, enfold them in God, by being God's hands and feet in this world. To let them know, through our words and our actions, what we have experienced and known to be true in God.
To live in faith and trust and confidence that God is encircling us, too, as we seek the courage and the strength to go and do as God has called us.
This, and so much more is what it means to live a life in such a way as to demonstrate our belief and our trust in the Triune God every day. May we do so, always, filled with the love of God, the grace of Christ, and the leading of the Holy Spirit...sharing, showing, living and doing as we are led and called.


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Who Do You Say That Jesus Is?
Sermon on Matthew 16: 13-23
By Eric Hollas, OSB
Delivered at Saint John's Abbey, 7 August 2014
The crucifixion had to be a shock to the apostles, and Matthew sets us up for that shock in today's gospel. To a man the apostles must have expected great things of Jesus; otherwise they never would have followed him. That's enough to explain why Peter recoils in horror at the mere hint that Jesus must suffer and die. "Not on my watch," Peter seems to be saying.
We all have our individualized image of Jesus, and like Peter we sometimes domesticate Jesus. We turn him into someone who's easy for us to live with. We make him our grandparent, who can't possibly see any faults in us. He's someone who always agrees with us and blesses all of our actions — even our sinful ones.
But that brings us round to the question that Jesus poses at the start of this gospel passage. Who do we say that Jesus is? To the extent that we domesticate Jesus and make him our friendly next-door-neighbor, we're just a little wide of the mark. To the extent that we make him the focal point of our lives and the voice that recalls us from our wanderings, we get a glimpse of who he really is: the Son of the living God.
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Study: Herceptin May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Returning
(NEW YORK) -- A new study suggests the cancer drug Herceptin reduces risk of breast cancer reappearing, according to HealthDay.
The four-year study, which was conducted in Milan, studied over 5,000 women with early-stage breast cancer from nearly 40 countries. The statistics show Herceptin reduced recurrence by 24 percent, HealthDay reports.
The patients took Herceptin after chemotherapy treatment for a year. Doctors are still not sure what the most effective period for Herceptin is in cancer treatment.
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After winning yet another prize at a school event, I headed to Aritzia, with leggings in mind. Lately it seems I have been winning everything! It is so amazing, and this time it was a 50$ Aritzia Store gift-card. I stopped by their Fifth Avenue location ad was pleasantly surprised.Walking into a fairly open space the entry level floor is very zen and open. Clothes are easy to find and very comfy looking. Warm sweaters and cashmere scarves line the racks and shelves, inviting the cold on looker in to make their winter purchases. Behind the staircase leading down a level there are giant wooden mushrooms adding some Wonderland character to the store. The lower level is still in time with the stores mood. The staff was very helpful and i was able to pick out two very warm sets of leggings, one black and one grey. I will definitely be back soon for some much needed sweaters.
Aritzia Experience
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One great aspect of FIT are the endless networking opportunities they give to their students. Wednesday was the annual AMC career expo. There in the great hall were dozens of companies looking to hire and offering internships. The expo held a twitter contest and I won! The prize was a real mink headband. Although the mink is amazing, it was even better to be able to network this early in my career. xoxo
Sometimes, in the most unexpected places, there can be great (and fashionable) opportunities. Today while walking up 6th Avenue with my dad, hunting for volleyball shaped beads, I came across a store front that said "free bags". Well of coarse I had to go check it out! Turns out the brand Kipling was having a little pop up promotion! When you walk in there is a chic little desk. Upon checking in you receive a purple small bag, which you can get monogramed for free in any color. They also have makeup stations set up for little touch ups and the new products are on colorful display. It was a very fun room with the DJ spinning upbeat tracks. A very nice pit stop out of the cold and windy Manhattan weather. Who doesn't love little surprises? xoxo


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I've chosen to curate The Hunter by sculptor Andrew Thorne because I believe it's his most impressive animal sculpture to date. This stunning bronze Bobcat sets atop a rich wooden base and is the perfect size for displaying on a side table or book shelf. We proudly display ours in the McNemar House library aptly aside my West Virginia Wesleyan College degree. Go Bobcats!
Bronze on Wooden Base | 5″w x 4″d x 8″t


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Poems Composed
for by the Left Hand
by Mary Molinary, from Beloit Poetry Journal, Winter 2010
to keep dementia away
most of the doctors say
use the opposite hand --
force new learning on the mind
my left hand laughs
says it's all silly,
doesn't buy the split-
brain theory
but being a good sport, plays
along--works hard against being
it's my right that slays
me--sulking and skulking
at the margins--curled
up like a forgotten turnip
Using Your Nondominant Hand
Excerpt from How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness by Jan Chozen Bays
The Exercise
Use your nondominant hand for some ordinary task each day. These could include brushing your teeth, combing your hair, or eating with the nondominant hand for at least part of each meal. If you're up for a big challenge, try using the nondominant hand when writing or when eating with chopsticks.
This experiment always evokes laughter. We discover that the nondominant hand is quite clumsy. Using it brings us back to what Zen teachers call "beginner's mind." Our dominant hand might be forty years old, but the nondominant hand is much younger, perhaps about two or three years old. We have to learn all over again how to hold a fork and how to get it into our mouths without stabbing ourselves. We might begin to brush our teeth very awkwardly with the nondominant hand, and when we aren't looking our dominant hand will reach out and take the toothbrush or fork away! It is like a bossy older sister who says, "Hey, you little klutz, let me do it for you!"
Struggling to use the nondominant hand can awaken our compassion for anyone who is clumsy or unskilled, such as a person who has had disabilities, injuries, or a stroke. We briefly see how much we take for granted scores of simple movements that many people cannot make...
Deeper Lessons
This task illustrates how strong and unconscious our habits are and how difficult they are to change without awareness and determination. This task helps us bring beginner's mind to any activity--such as eating--that we do several times a day, often with only partial awareness.
See also: "Each Flick of a Digit Is a Job for All 5," by Natalie Angier, The New York Times, Feb. 27, 2012


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Sunday School met in the chapel for much of Lent into Easter, and the chapel was like a secret, hidden little mini-church in which kids ruled.
In many ways, my childhood died then and I spent far too much time trying to claw it back later.
The not-quite departed don't want to haunt our houses so much as our thoughts.
Truth be told, haunting is a pretty compelling explanation for the Easter story. If you're so inclined, of course. You have the prerequisite geology angle with the stone tomb, the fear and guilt Jesus' followers felt making them more receptive to spectral influence, the conflicting stories, the violations of the laws of physics. Throw in some dreams, visions and fantasies and you can wrap that thing up with a bow.
But again, that's not the selling point here. Because the pitch was that if you believed this story, your dead sons would one day return to you too. And for most of human history pretty much every family in Christendom - the world- were pining for a dead son.
I think this is a self-correcting dilemma. Trauma will inevitably lead people away from secularism- to religion, to magic, the New Age, whatever. This in turn will have a knock-on effect for the rest of the culture.


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Yakult Danone India has announced that it has appointed Bollywood personality and businesswoman Shilpa Shetty Kundra as its brand ambassador.
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Let me preface this by saying that I have nothing against Denzel Washington or Forest Whitaker, having no evidence that either has willfully set himself against Jesus Christ and His work. Oprah Winfrey, however, is another matter.
Did you know that Denzel Washington's wife drops by Trinity Broadcasting Network's "Praise The Lord" show for an appearance every now and then? Recall that when Denzel Washington said "God is great, God is good" in his Oscar acceptance speech that honored his playing an adulterous drug dealing murdering corrupt police officer so depraved that he was willing to exchange the life of his son for his own.
Remember the Denzel Washinton – Whitney Houston film of a few years back "The Preacher's Wife", a remake of "The Bishop's Wife"? Over two hours long without a single mention of Jesus Christ (not surprising since it was directed by liberal Jew Penny Marsall of Laverne and Shirley) and had nothing whatsoever to do with Christianity in any fashion, unless your image of Christianity is an angel of God lusting after a married woman (who herself was more than willing to commit adultery with him if given the opportunity) and the ridiculous notion that it is perfectly fine for a minister's wife and choir director of a church to sing in nightclubs (without bothering to evangelize anyone while there). Oh, but all was not lost … the movie DID take great pains to make a powerful brave spiritual moral stand against the great evil posed to mankind's fallen nature by … smoking tobacco. Hollywood. You have to love it!
Anyway, I was already predisposed to oppose "The Great Debaters" because of its marketing campaign. The movie opens on Christmas Day, has a black gospel choir singing in the background, and the voice – over goes "come see a movie about the triumph of the human spirit." Excellent way of using Christian traditions and elements to promote a movie that has nothing to do with Jesus Christ.
Still, I decided that it would be worthwhile to track the reviews of this film and see how they deal with the subject matter. That led me to Rupert Murdoch's racist trash sheet the New York Post (speaking of Rupert Murdoch trash, Fox News had an hourlong "Christmas with Rick Warren" special on the other day), who tends to praise worthy black projects and people as some sort of superficial cover to the fact that they regularly bait the passions of the very sort of racists that kept late – term abortion supporting fascist (and leading Republican presidential contender) Rudy Giuliani in power for eight years to inflict the sort of brutal terror tactics on poor black neighborhoods that would have never been tolerated for five minutes in, say, the upscale party districts known for their wild parties where the cocaine and ecstasy flow freely.
This is what the New York Post has to say about the central character played by Denzel Washington in Oprah Winfrey's "triumph of the human spirit":
The vaguely roguish Melvin Tolson, who is very possibly a Communist, is also trying to organize migrant farm workers into a union. It's this activity – which gets short shrift in an overlong movie – that's actually more interesting than the rather dry debating sequences.
Tolson's organizing gets him thrown into cracker sheriff John Heard's jail at one point, and the atheist scholar is freed through a demonstration organized by soft-spoken but powerful theologian James B. Farmer Sr., played by Forest Whitaker in his best performance in many years.
So we have now reached the point where we open movies celebrating God – hating atheist communists on Christmas Day. So now you see precisely what "human spirit" the commercial of this movie was speaking of while the black gospel choir was providing the background accompaniment. Whatever this "human spirit" might be, it certainly is not the Holy Spirit, and as such those who go after it and deal with it can keep it to themselves.
As to whether one should go see this movie, which if the information that I have read about it can be trusted seems to have legitimate entertainment value and contains useful information (such as the black college debate team in 1935 Texas encountering a lynching on the way to a competition) I will leave that to people more qualified than myself (starting with those that have actually seen the movie) to judge and comment on.


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Minor Softball Registration time
If I have missed any, let me know.
West Carleton Minor Softball Association (home of Fitzroy Junior and the Caveman!)
Stittsville Minor Softball Association
Richmond / Munster Minor Softball Association
Orleans Amateur Fastball Association
Athens Minor Softball
Augusta Minor Softball
Barrhaven Children's Softball
Cornwall Kinsmen Minor Girls Recreational Softball
Gloucester South Youth Softball Association
Kenmore Softball Association
Rideau Osgoode Minor Softball Association
Greely Softball Association
Vars Softball
There are some other organizations (McNab/Braeside Minor Ball, Upper Ottawa Valley Minor Softball) for which I can't find websites.
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Mediastinal cyst as a cause of severe airway compression and dysphonia
Cisto mediastinal como causa de grave compressão da via aérea central e disfonia
Vanessa Costa Menezes; Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso; Hélio Minamoto; Márcia Jacomelli; Paulo Sampaio Gutierrez; Fabio Biscegli Jatene
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Extrinsic compression of the central airway is usually related to the presence of adjacent solid lesions, the most common being primary or secondary mediastinal tumors. Cystic lesions account for 12-30% of mediastinal masses and are usually benign and asymptomatic. Obstructive or compressive symptoms are extremely uncommon.(1)
Here, we describe the case of a 56-year-old man with a 6-week history of progressive dyspnea who presented with dry cough and hoarseness. He had no fever, dysphagia, or weight loss. He was a former smoker (20 pack-years) and reported no history of surgical intervention or tracheal intubation. Physical examination revealed that the patient's blood pressure was 165 × 95 mmHg, he had tachydyspnea at rest, dysphonia, and noisy respiration, and he was unable to tolerate the supine position; there was a hard, painless, smooth-surfaced swelling at the left supraclavicular fossa, the thyroid gland was not palpable, and there was no lymphadenopathy in the neck. Heart and lung auscultation was normal.
A chest X-ray revealed mediastinal widening and tracheal deviation to the right. A chest CT scan revealed a cystic lesion without capsular calcification, measuring 12.1 × 7.3 × 7.2 cm. The lesion was located in the middle mediastinum and caused compression of the mediastinal trachea, deviating it to the right and reducing its caliber. The unilocular cystic lesion extended to the superior mediastinal aperture, adjacently to the left lobe of the thyroid gland, displacing the esophagus to the left (Figure 1). The results of laboratory and thyroid function testing, as well as the marker levels, were within the normal range. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which was performed with the patient in a semi-sitting position because of severe dyspnea, revealed distal erosive esophagitis, severe erosive antral gastritis, and no compression or deviation of the esophagus.
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Could a Four Way Race Change the Outcome in the Governor's Race?
Earlier this week, former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced plans to run for New York Governor as an independent. Assuming that Cynthia Nixon stays on the ballot on the Working Families Party (WFP) line and assuming that Miner qualifies for the ballot, this sets up a four-way race in November of Cuomo as the Democratic nominee, Nixon on the WFP line, Miner as an independent, and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro as the Republican nominee.
Could that somehow result in Cuomo losing the election? It seems very unlikely, especially if the following six things don't happen:
(1). Nixon has to get her mojo back. Six weeks ago, Nixon was well on her way to 40%+ of the primary vote. That's still achievable, but the Eric Schneiderman scandal knocked her off the front pages and she's never really recovered. Nixon needs to at least beat Zephyr Teachout's 2014 primary result (34%) to maintain any real support in November. While this week's Siena poll showing Cuomo up by 35 points may not be that accurate of a measurement of where things will ultimately end up, it does show that Nixon has lost momentum. For a four way general election to be even remotely competitive, that has to change.
(2). The WFP would have to definitely run Nixon in November and really try to elect her. It seems like the WFP leadership is aggrieved enough with Cuomo to keep Nixon on the ballot and maybe even run a real campaign for her. But remember, this is New York politics – deals can always be cut and self-interest can always be preserved, no matter how unseemly.
(3). Miner has to generate some traction, which is very hard for a quixotic bid. If there are independents and moderate Democrats who don't like Cuomo or Nixon or Molinaro, Miner could (theoretically) be a landing place for them. But people usually don't like wasting their vote and it's hard to see Miner having a hard core, built-in base the way Nixon does. But for sake of argument, if Miner could get 5% of the vote that would have otherwise gone to Cuomo, that matters.
(4). Molinaro has to be an exceptional candidate. It's entirely unclear whether Molinaro is capable of that. He has to raise a ton of money (tens of millions of dollars), which is very difficult to do. And the Republican Governors Association (RGA) would have to play very heavily in the race, since there's zero statewide infrastructure for Republicans to turn out votes (if Molinaro's not ahead by 3-5 points going into election day, he's not going to win). Given that there are 36 Governor's races this fall, it's unclear why the RGA would prioritize New York. Maybe the symbolism of winning New York is enough to matter, but it's still hard to see our Governor's race ever being a national GOP priority.
(5). Cuomo has to immolate. The corruption trial of Alain Kaloyeros could help push an anti-Cuomo narrative along, but ultimately, Cuomo would have to do something so public and so odious that enough voters decide they just can't live with him anymore. Given the vindictiveness of the Cuomo culture, a Bridgegate scandal would be the best bet here, but team Cuomo is likely smart enough to avoid that. So what else could do it? It's unlikely anything happens in Albany between now and November that's meaningful enough to move the needle. Cuomo could flub a crisis (a terrorist attack, a natural disaster), but he's usually pretty good in those situations. His biggest vulnerability, as always, is his own personality. The minute he feels truly threatened by Nixon, he's going to want to go hard negative on her. That might work but it could also really backfire (being seen as a bully in the age of #metoo). That's why Nixon getting her momentum back is so critical – if she doesn't, the odds of Cuomo blowing himself up are pretty low.
(6). The national trend has to not result in a blue wave. In a year where Democrats may win big everywhere, it's unlikely that a Republican somehow bucks that trend here in New York. The detainee crisis suggests that maybe the White House doesn't see the economy alone as enough of a basis to help them in November, but of course, whatever helps with the GOP base nationally only hurts with undecided voters here. With all that said, we live in a super weird, super unpredictable world so assuming that whatever's the case today will be the case in a few months is always a dangerous assumption.
In other words, Miner's entry makes an already fun and already interesting election a little more fun and a little more interesting. But absent a string of unlikely events all occurring at roughly the same time, the odds of seeing a different resident in the Governor's mansion next year are still pretty low.


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Happy Saturday! Just popping in to say that somehow I survived a 7.4 mile run this morning in the heat. I knew it was going to be a scorcher, so my friend Vera and I decided to meet up with a running group in my area and that turned out to be an awesome decision. But let's rewind a bit…
The morning started with a 5am wake-up call… ouch. I actually woke up just before my alarm and started getting myself together pretty quickly. For pre-run fuel, I ate a banana with 2 tbsp of reduced fat chunky peanut butter.
I also drank an entire coconut water that I hadn't gotten for free after a race a while ago.
The flavor was good, and even though I know a lot of people drink coconut water AFTER runs to rehydrate, I wanted to make sure I was going into the run super hydrated because it was so hot out. Plus, I saw it in the fridge and I wanted it.
For fuel during the run, I brought two options with me:
Watermelon Sports Bean and a Gu. I've never tried that flavor of sports beans, but I love most of the other flavors of them, and the vanilla bean is hands down my favorite flavor of GU. It tastes like vanilla frosting to me. Yum!
And then, with a forced smile on my face, I headed out!
It was a little surreal to be in my car before 6am, not gonna lie.
But once I got to the site where we were all going to meet, it was refreshing to see so many other runners!
The group leader first led the runners through some warm up stretches, including running in place, butt kicks, high knees, and this move to stretch out the calves:
Then he walked us through the running route and where the water stops would be in case we got separated from the group.
And then, we were off! Vera and I left with the 10+ minute crowd, and it started out OK. Even at 6am when the run began, it was already 85 degrees, hot, and humid.
Physically I actually felt pretty good for most of the run, but mentally it was extremely challenging. It was just so hot and I was sweating profusely even before we began. I kept telling myself just to focus on the mile at hand, which always helps when I break the run down into segments. I ran for almost the entire time, but then walked up the last hill of the course which was a little evil. Here's the breakdown:
- Mile 1: 10:01
- Mile 2: 10:11
- Mile 3: 10:22
- Mile 4: 10:38
- Mile 5: 10:38 (ate the GU right after this)
- Mile 6: 10:59
- Mile 7: 10:48
- Last .37: 12:03 pace (walking up the hill)
I seriously looked like I had jumped in a pool in my running clothes when we were done. I thought I would feel like I wanted to die when it was over, but I actually felt awesome and stretched a bit with the group afterwards before heading back to my car, where I promptly removed my soaked through shirt and drove home in my sports bra.
So even though waking up at 5am was not ideal, its only 9:30 and I've already run 7.37 miles, cleaned my whole apartment, and now blogged! It feels like it should be 3pm…
What are you doing to stay cool in the heat today?
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catcher plays three and a half innings can he pitch
#1 Guest_mike_*
Posted 22 March 2014 - 07:04 PM
Posted 22 March 2014 - 07:23 PM
When he catches a pitch in an innning, that's an inning. Defensive innings only. So... if he starts the game as the catcher, continues there the first three innings, the first pitch he catches in the fourth disqualifies him from pitching.
If he catches the first, goes to shortstop in the second, catches the third and fourth... the first pitch he catches in the fifth or sixth makes him ineligible.
If he catches the first, starts the second inning at short but then has to move back to catcher in the middle of the inning and then catches the third... the first pitch he catches in the fourth, fifth or sixth makes him ineligible.
Posted 22 March 2014 - 08:48 PM
Mike has it right.....
Posted 22 March 2014 - 09:50 PM
On the other hand, if the team played a double header a player could catch 3 full innings in game one and another 3 full innings in game two and could still pitch!
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Posted 22 March 2014 - 11:43 PM
Posted 23 March 2014 - 01:35 AM
For it to be a legal protest it needs to be made prior to the umpires leaving the field.
If it's made after that (a few hours after the game, the next day, ...) sorry, too late.
The team manager has to keep track of this kind of stuff so that it gets protested when it occurs.
If it's protested when the catcher moves to pitcher it's a "fix it".
Don't let the player pitch.
Depending on the division and whether the previous pitcher remained in the game he may or may not be able to go back on the mound to pitch.
If it's protested after the catcher went in and pitched then when it's protested you record it in the scorebook, take the pitcher off the mound and finish the game.
After that it's up to the protest committee.
Even in Inter-League play you should have a Protest Committee, it should be part of you Inter-League Rules.
Posted 23 March 2014 - 02:13 AM
Rules say four or more innings. What about 3 1/2 innings not complete 4?
The rule says "in four or more innings" not "for four or more innings". As soon as he catches in a fourth inning he cannot move to pitcher.
Posted 23 March 2014 - 12:28 PM
If it's protested after the catcher went in and pitched then when it's protested you record it in the scorebook, take the pitcher off the mound and finish the game.
After that it's up to the protest committee.
Even in Inter-League play you should have a Protest Committee, it should be part of you Inter-League Rules.
Question on the above?
Why remove him after he has thrown a pitch? If its going to protest, then its going to be upheld as ineligible from that point on.. or if its not upheld, then the kid should be able to P as much as he can.. removing him from a protest not upheld would take away from him (and his team) unnecessarily?
Posted 23 March 2014 - 03:11 PM
You remove him because you know he's ineligible. You were there the whole game. You know he's ineligible. The protest committee just decides the remedy.
Posted 23 March 2014 - 03:23 PM
You remove him at the point you know he's ineligible (at the time of the protest) because that's the Rule (4.19(d)).
If the kid pitches one pitch or if the kid pitches two innings can be a big difference to the Protest Committee.
Kid throws one pitch and is removed - probably doesn't affect the game so the protest is upheld but the game results stand.
Kid pitches two scoreless innnings, game most likely resumes from the point the kid started pitching.
It's up to the protest committee to decide what to do.
Posted 24 March 2014 - 12:26 PM
Maybe this is for a different committee, and would certainly be different in regular season vs tournament play, but could one or both coaches be subject to discipline if an ineligible pitcher throws a pitch or more? I have heard of situations where a protest was denied and the game result upheld but the coach of the ineligible pitcher was suspended for the next game. The decision made clear that it did not matter whether they knowingly used the ineligible pitcher or not, they should have known. I have not heard of a case where the protesting coach could be disciplined but as the rule book constantly urges that all involved should do their best to avoid protests, if an opposing coaches knowingly allows an ineligible pitcher to take the mound and pitch just so they can protest, could they be disciplined as well?
Posted 24 March 2014 - 12:52 PM
Regular Season - up to the League Protest Committee.
Tournament - up to Williamsport.
Game Stands, Game needs to re-start at the point of the Protest, manager suspension(s), whatever, it's all up to the Protest Committee.
It's all decided on a case by case basis and the decision is final.
Posted 16 April 2014 - 06:00 PM
As unlikely as it is to occur, a catcher could catch one pitch in four different innings in a game and that would make him ineligible to catch for the remainder of that day.
On the other hand, if the team played a double header a player could catch 3 full innings in game one and another 3 full innings in game two and could still pitch!
That is not the way that I have seen this interpreted. Since the rule states that "any player, who has played the position of catcher in four or more innings of a game, is not eligible to pitch on that calendar day", most umpires and administrators I know have eliminated the catcher from eligibility in game 2 if he caught 3 in game one and catches a pitch in Game 2. I realize it says "game" but would like some verifcation... anyone?
Posted 17 April 2014 - 11:29 AM
The rule states: "has played the position of catcher in four or more innings of a game".
If the team is playing a doubleheader and a catcher catches 3 innings in game one and three innings in game two has he caught in 4 or more innings "in a game" - NO.
This rule is the same for Regular Season as it is for Tournament Play.
You want some "verification" - take a look at the Tournament FAQs and you will find this:
10. My baseball team has a double-header scheduled. I have a player who catches and pitches. If he does not pitch in the first game can he catch in three innings in the first game and three more in the second game and then be moved from catcher to pitcher?
A. Yes, the restriction on moving from catcher to pitcher is if the catcher catches in four or more innings in a game, which did not happen here. As such, the player would be eligible to pitch in the second game after catching three innings in both the first and second game.
Maybe you should show the Tournament FAQ to the administrators and umpires so they "get it right" the next time!
Posted 17 April 2014 - 02:27 PM
Lou is right... and the reason it is in the FAQ is because we all questioned it when it came out. It created a lot of confusion and still does for those that haven't read the FAQ document.
Posted 17 April 2014 - 02:58 PM
Example: a game is suspended in the bottom of the 3rd and is resumed two weeks later when the same two teams are scheduled to play against each other.
Jimmy caught in all 3 innings in the game before it was suspended.
Now, in the resumed game, he catches in the 4th inning.
Can he go in to pitch in the resumed game OR can he pitch in the regularly scheduled game?
Technically, he has caught "in 4 innings in that game" even though he only caught in 1 inning on that day.
So, is it legal for him to pitch that day?
What I would like to see is something "official" from LL that says pitcher to catcher and catcher to pitcher limitations "start over" in a resumed game.
Of course, I'm not holding my breath waiting for it !!! ;o)
Posted 17 April 2014 - 05:27 PM
My understanding is that they carry over, Lou. I think we checked on that for the regional once.
Posted 17 April 2014 - 05:43 PM
That said, that position is, in my opinion, idiotic.
Pitcher to catcher and catcher to pitcher limits are for "player safety".
How does catching in 3 innings today and then catching 1 inning "in the same game" a week from now matter a week fom now, safety wise?
Once again, throw out common sense rather than revise a rule.
I'll give you another crazy scenario for a suspended/resumed game:
Team has a game on Monday, Able and Baker (twins) are not there because they are not yet back from attending a family funeral.
Team still has 10 players so no problem.
Game get's suspended (rain) at the end of 5 with the score tied 3-3.
Game is resumed on Saturday.
On Saturday Able and Baker are there but Daniel and Frank don't show up.
Team is now down to 8 of the players from the first part of the game.
So, you need to put in Able or Baker to field 9 players.
You put in either Able or Baker or maybe even both of them.
The other team scores a run and the game ends at the end of 6 with a score of 4-3.
Wait a minute, Able and/or Baker were put in the game by the manager but did NOT meet MPR!
The game was not "shortened for any reason" so the Manager Penalty can not be Waived by the BOD.
Because of the MPR Violation the manager could end up getting suspended, is that crazy or what!
The MPR Regulation says it applies to all rostered players "present at the start of the game".
So, how can LL say that it applies to rostered players who were "NOT present at the start of the game"?
For players who arrive late or who were not at the first part of a resumed game, let the manager decide if/when to put them in the game.
So what if they only get an at-bat or one inning in the field, it's better than the manager not playing the kid at all?
Posted 17 April 2014 - 07:44 PM
In the above, then wouldn't or shouldn't a Manager say I can't play (not enough kids) for the resumption game and reschedule for next time or a day when Daniel and Frank are available and at least 7 of the others?
Posted 17 April 2014 - 07:52 PM
Who knows, if the other manager complained that the manager had 9 or more eligible players there refusing to play might get the game forfeited !!!
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Hi, there! I need some help right now… The thing is I was diagnosed with a bad ovarian reserve nearly a year ago. I tried to take some herbal medicines and do some acupuncture, but I didn't manage to conceive. I also tried to keep to a healthier diet and work out, but again, my result was a zero one. My doc says that we should try DE IVF. It can really help me to become pregnant. Is DE IVF my only chance to conceive?
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Hi, OP! Firstly, I should say that I feel really sorry about your health issue. However, you shouldn't give up by any means. If DE IVF is your only chance to become pregnant, you should use it. I know some ladies may think it to be a hard decision, because the baby is conceived with the help of a donor egg. However, I don't think it will pay attention to it when you feel a baby inside you. I did a DE IVF as I couldn't get pregnant because both of my ovaries were extracted. This was my only chance to become pregnant.
I cant begin to imagine how are you feeling. Im not in the same situation you are even when Im also struggling to get pregnant although im only been trying for six months. Im my humbly opinion It mostly depends how much your trust your medic, if you had been working with him for quite a while and he has a good reputation I think you should follow his advice. In case is not like that I recommend you to seek a second opinion. IVF does implies some risks but is quite a nice and viable option which would allow you to conceive in case your condition doesnt allow you. I wish you all the best :3 Good luck.
Hi, everyone. I think you shouldn't think of DE IVF as something awful or scary. It's only a kind of fertility treatment that may help you to conceive. Of course, it will challenge your body, but the result may be quite awesome. I was diagnosed with an early menopause in my early 30s (it was a big shock for me). We tried an IVF with my eggs, but I simply didn't respond to the meds. My doc advised us to try DE IVF, and I managed to conceive after the first shot. I think you shouldn't be afraid of struggling for your happiness. Good luck, hun! Xxx
I am in a similar situation to you. Me and my husband had been in quite a hard journey in this last 3 years. I was also diagnosticated with low ovarian reserve. I recommend you to ask your doctor to realize an ovarian reserve test before trying to go for IVF. In those test they tell you how unlikely you are to become pregnant prior IVF. Depending on those results you may wanna pursue another treatments. In my case my chances were slim but not zero and so we decided to two with two IVF cycles which ended in failure…
I feel like I have the responsibility to tell you because the failures did strike me and my husband really bad and we were quite close of having a fallout. The disappointment is quite a hard blow so I recommend you to do quite the research about it before give it a try. Nevertheless Im not telling you to give up nor anything of the sort. I havent give up nor should you, as you may know for some of us getting pregnant is quite a hard journey but I want yo belive all of it will be worth it at the end of it. When I have a small baby on my arms. But IVF is not you your only choice, you could try for an egg donor or try surrogacy.
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Counter Culture: Catch lunch on Union Square at the holiday season
Recently, we journeyed to San Francisco to partake in what has long been a holiday tradition for generations of Sacramentans – dining, sightseeing and shopping, mostly around 2.6-acre Union Square, "the heartbeat of San Francisco" (partly undergoing a years-long construction project).
We camped at the amusingly quirky Hotel G in a building that went up in 1908. The owners made a point of maintaining the property's retro charm and original aesthetic, polishing the original cracked-concrete floors in many of the rooms and refinishing the wood floors in others, instead of smothering everything in carpeting. The tiles in the lobby are original, but modern designer touches are everywhere. ($150-$350; 386 Geary St., 415-986-2000; www.hotelgsanfrancisco.com).
Given that San Francisco is a global destination that hosts 17 million visitors a year, it's remarkable that one of the hottest dining spots in town is a restaurant in a department store – the elegant Rotunda restaurant on the fourth floor of the ultra-ritzy Neiman Marcus. It gets jammed, but management encourages customers to walk in and take their chances (the best time to snag a table is 11 a.m., when it opens). Sometimes you can get lucky, but first check availability at www.opentable.com.
The food, service and views are attractions, but the star is the 80-foot-tall Christmas tree with a top that rises above the diners in the Rotunda. The oval-shaped rotunda itself is a dome created from more than 2,500 sections of colored glass. It's the 1909 artwork that once graced the City of Paris department store, where Neiman Marcus now stands (the building is a California Historical Landmark).
We started lunch with the two house openers: an amuse-bouche ("mouth amuser") of intense chicken stock, and the signature four-star popovers, hollow rolls made from egg batter and served with strawberry-infused butter. Don't be shy about asking for seconds.
Along the way we enjoyed crisp lobster egg rolls, a two-handed chicken Parmesan sandwich, and a stunning Dungeness crab and giant prawn Louie with romaine and iceberg lettuces, boiled egg, avocado, tomato, cucumber and tangy dressing. The classic salad dates to 1914 in San Francisco, and had its heyday in the 1950s. You won't find a better one, if you can find one at all.
Other dining options abound around the Union Square area. For instance, Lefty O'Doul's is known for its hand-carved heavyweight sandwiches (corned beef, pastrami, turkey, roast beef), boisterous bar scene and baseball memorabilia (333 Geary St., 415-982-8900, www.leftysf.com).
The Oak Room at the grande dame St. Francis Hotel serves an elegant lunch, with spicy pork cheeks and crab chowder good choices. On display in the Landmark Lobby is the 1,300-pound, 12-foot-tall Enchanted Castle. Nearby is the pop-up Sweet Shoppe, selling house-made gingerbread people, orange shortbread, macarons and hot chocolate (335 Powell St., 800-937-8461, www.westinstfrancis.com).
Emporio Rulli, near the ice-skating rink and across the plaza from the 80-foot-tall Christmas tree, is a respite with a bonus: Italian pastries, panettone, panini and cups of steaming cappuccino (333 Post St., 415-433-1122, www.rulli.com.
The ahi tuna wrap or the hand-formed half-pound Angus burger are solid choices at the handsomely appointed Daily Grill, but the main attraction is the display of 150 vintage black-and-white photos. Most were sourced from the San Francisco Library archives, and are restaurant-centric (347 Geary St., 415-616-5000, wwww.dailygrill.com).
In a more casual vein, grab a steamed frank at one of the hot dog carts along the square. That's a tradition, too.
For more on Union Square during the holidays, visit www.visitunionsquaresf.com.
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Marlene M. Meyer, 87, of Beloit, WI, died Friday, February 1, 2019 at Riverside Terrace.
She was born July 25, 1931, in Milwaukee, WI, the daughter of William and Violet (Urban) Blue. For a part of her childhood she lived on the Canadian Plains (waving to Queen Elizabeth from a Saskatchewan train platform during the 1939 Royal Tour) with the balance on the East Side of Milwaukee. Marlene was a 1949 graduate of Riverside High School, Milwaukee, WI. She married Clayton R. Meyer in Milwaukee, WI. He predeceased her on March 31, 1998.
After graduating from High School, Marlene worked in the movie industry at 20th Century Fox where she met Marilyn Monroe. She also worked as a legal and later school secretary. After marrying Clayton in 1963 and moving to Beloit, she worked in the family company, Meyer Inc., handling the financial side of the Meyer construction business.
Marlene's faith and spirit of service were a central part of her life. She was a longtime member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church serving on Council, as a Sunday school teacher and a member of Women's Circle. Marlene was also a Cub Scout, Girl Scout and Brownie Troop leader, volunteer in Beloit schools, PTA member, YMCA Boys Choir and most recently volunteered at the Beloit Memorial Hospital Gift Shop.
Marlene had a positive attitude, infectious smile, and deep love for her family and friends. She had a great passion for travel, including trips to India, Thailand, Europe, the Holy Land and vacations with her SNS girlfriends. Marlene loved to entertain and host friends that included interfaith Bible Study, Bridge Club and the occasional pig roast and themed party. She and Clayton enjoyed many adventures in their motor home (UW football tailgating, attending a polka mass, cross-country skiing in Door County, and trips to Colorado). She cooked many a "shore lunch" on trips with family fishing at Eva Lake in Ontario.
Survivors include her children, David (Dawn) Meyer, Kevin Meyer both of Beloit, WI, Steven Meyer of Colorado Springs, CO, and Linda (David) Criswell of Portland, OR; grandchildren, Erin (Mark) Bockoven-Troll, Patrick Meyer, Ivy Meyer, Krystal Meyer, Morgan Meyer, Matthew (Rosa) Meyer, Benjamin Criswell and Elizabeth Criswell; great grandson, Clayton Bockoven.
She was predeceased by her parents, sister, Hazel (Stewart) Fonda, and brother, George.
Visitation of remembrance will be on Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 749 Bluff Street, Beloit, WI. Funeral Service will follow immediately after at 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with Pastor Tony Dusso officiating. Burial will be in Baldwin Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in her name to Beloit Regional Hospice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.daleymurphywisch.com


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Craigslist Vancouver Ad Offers Failed Vertical Greenhouse For $1.5M
Craigslist Vancouver Ad Offers Failed Vertical Greenhouse For $1.5M
The Alterrus 'vertical farm' was supported by Mayor Gregor Robertson
CBC News Posted: Jul 23, 2015 12:10 PM PT
North America's first VertiCrop farm was built on the roof of a parkade in downtown Vancouver in November 2013. (Alterrus)
An innovative vertical farming system that Mayor Gregor Robertson once warmly endorsed has been listed on Craigslist Vancouver for $1.5 million.
The high tech greenhouse is situated on top of a parking lot in the downtown core and was originally conceived as an urban farming innovation that would grow 200 kilograms of fresh organic leafy green vegetables daily.
The produce would then be sold direct to local restaurants and through the produce delivery service SPUD.ca.
But the dream soon faded, with Alterrus Systems Inc. filing for bankcruptcy in January 2014, just a year after setting up, with debts of $3.4 million — despite a cut-rate rent deal from the City of just $4,800 per month.
A view through a window, with some reflection, of the former Alterrus parkade greenhouse. (Jason Proctor/CBC)
There is an ongoing lawsuit between the City, EasyPark (managers of the parkade) and Clay Haeber (a former board member of Alterrus and the current owner of the farm) over a deal that would have seen the business taken over by Affinor.


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Weeks: 32 weeks
Cravings: Anything. Oink oink. I think it's easier for me to list foods I want to avoid. Hubby says I eat everything put in front of my face these days.
Baby size: Celery stick. Approx. 44cm from head to heel.
Best thing about Pregnancy this month: Slowing down. Giving into my food cravings. Feeling her responsive kick when I touch my belly. Buying huge Nana underwear. What? Wait?
Thinking about: Delivering earlier than anticipated. Ways to increase my iron. Ways to stop my penguin waddle.
Feeling: T-ired. All. The. Time. My energy is zapped but this could be my low iron levels.
What I learned this month: Pants are now optional. If I drop something on the floor, it stays there. Eating cupcakes can improve your mood immensely. Watching friends get drunk is quite entertaining when you're sober. Benji (my pooch) gets stressed out by babies crying. Husbands really need a say in choosing the right nappy bag.
I always thought that me and sleep were like besties. Actually more like lovers. We'd meet in a dark room, shed our clothes, embrace one another and inhale the sweet slumber scent. We'd spend hours and hours together, nestled in the comfort of our love. It appears Sleep and I are on a break, and I didn't get the memo. Boo hoo. Sleeping is becoming more difficult because there are only two positions – right side and left side. CUE stiff hips and dead arms. And if I do drift off to sleep, I'm having these bloody crazy vivid dreams. I wake up remembering every little detail. Or I get woken up by Mr Lover's elbow connecting with my nose, Sonny barking at something or Benji racing outside to attack the possums.
Working from home has it's benefits, so I now sleep whenever the mood strikes. I wish there was such a thing as a sleep bank – sleep as much as you can now, store up sleep points so you can cash in on them once bub arrives. If only.
Week 29: We attended a Caesarean and Parenting Class at the hospital with 10 other first-time parents. The midwife was so helpful and answered all of our silly billy questions without judgement. There was one couple in our class (there's always one, right?) that asked some super ridiculous questions which made my eyeballs roll. Don't worry, I Tsk Tsk myself and sent myself to the naughty corner for some time-out. HOWEVER, asking if the placenta can be left in so you can birth it naturally afterwards, I just couldn't help but lift my eyeballs to the roof and down to the floor. I should also mention that during the class video, Mr Lover totally shed tears when we watched the baby take it's first breath and start crying. Looks like my baby daddy is going to need some tissues for Little Miss' delivery.
Week 30: One hot mess. My emotions were fully charged and my motivation to do anything had vanished. I pretty much spent the entire week house bound, eating cupcakes (thanks JJ!) and wondering why my friend Kim had to leave this life so early, so suddenly.
Week 31: Bestie to the rescue. We went shopping and stocked up Little Miss Lover's room with some missing bits and pieces. It was so nice to finally go shopping with someone and make OMG noises every 5 seconds when we spotted something teeny tiny and pink.
My OBGYN has put me on iron tablets. The side effects are so gross. Like really really gross. However, I'm happy to do whatever it takes to avoid an IV Iron infusion.
Week 32: Thank fook the Rugby World Cup is over. Sure, it was sad to watch Mr Lover cry his little eyes out over the Wallabies loss at 5am on Sunday morning, but this preggo lady would prefer sleep over a rugby match.
Thanks for reading peeps. This is my 2nd last update – can you believe it? Next update at 36 weeks will be my last. While you contemplate that, I'll go eat my 3rd breakfast for today which will no doubt be an orange.
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No one wants to see their heroes fall from grace. But with the intensity of competition growing so is performance enhancing drug use (PED).
Recently the world of tennis was shocked to find out that. Maria Sharapova admitted to using PED's for the last 10 years (Kelland, 2016) Sharapova stated that she was taking Meldonium for a heart condition and has already lost her endorsements because if it. The medication she was given by her doctor was banned in some countries but not in Russia.
What are PED's?
PED's are an umbrella term that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) uses to describe any substance they believe will enhance an athletes performance. But the problem is that some of these substances are used for legitimate health conditions. The other issue is the publics image of a PED, is an athlete sticking a steroid needle somewhere it doesn't belong. This is far from what many athletes are being pegged for.
Former UFC Middle Weight Champion Anderson Silva also had a similar situation. He was given a prescription medication for a leg injury he sustained after breaking his leg in a mixed martial arts (MMA) fight. Later after recovering, the medication brought the Nevada athletic commission down on him as well. By the time the mess was cleared up (maybe in time similar to Sharapova) his image was tarnished, and he lost a large amount money.
Are these anti-doping agencies going to far?
Some would say so. There's money to be made and worse of all when the government gets involved, it comes out of taxpayer's pockets. That means every time you see an athlete in the U.S. get nailed for PED use, you as a taxpayer are paying for their drug testing and litigation (Stevens, 2014).
In Sharapova's case she has a legitimate heart condition. It also important to note that cases like Sharpova are not uncommon. So each time this occurs in the U.S. it not only wastes money, but it also doesn't actually pan out to catchingathletes using PED's.
Cheating is wrong, but should an athlete lose everything over a technicality?
Also should this be coming out of your tax dollars?
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Kelland K. ( 2016, March 9). Experts perplexed over why Sharapova was taking banned heart drug. Retrieved from Routers.
Stevens S. (2014, May 2). Are athletes using your tax dollars to juice?Retrieved from The Daily Beast.


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Happy 5th Birthday Maisie!/
Maisie turned FIVE up at the ranch Friday April 18! We had a great day celebrating as a family. She's such a sweet girl and doesn't need much to make her happy.
presents and breakfast in the morning then hanging outside all day - sweet little five year old
snacks on the four wheeler headed out to the fields
and team work to get it done - Maisie on the wheel line with dad
they love their dad
making lunch- egg salad of course!
and a surprise for parade in the middle of the day!!
and this was her present waiting for her from uncle jerry her godfather when we got home from the ranch. Good picks Jer!
happy birthday sweet Maisie. We all love you!
especially your sisters. You are always so kind to each one and thinking if them and their feelings. We are lucky to have you as a part of our family that's for sure!!


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Seventy-five percent of telecom carriers have already deployed or intend to deploy software defined networking (SDN) technology in 2016, according to a new survey conducted by research company IHS Markit.
The report indicates that all service providers intend to deploy SDN in the future and that most of them are already moving from SDN proof-of-concept (PoC) evaluations to commercial deployments.
"The figures are in line with what we have witnessed on the ground," said Ariel Efrati, Telco Systems CEO. "As we predicted at the end of last year, 2016 is a transition year in which carriers are moving from PoCs to first live commercial SDN deployment."
The top drivers for SDN investments and deployments are simplification and automation of network and service provisioning, as well as service automation.
According to Michael Howard, senior research director at IHS Markit, service providers invest in SDN as part of a larger move to automate their networks and transform their networks, internal processes, operations and service offerings.
"SDN is widely believed to fundamentally change telecom network architecture and deliver benefits in service agility, time to revenue, operational efficiency and capex savings," said Howard.
"Momentum is strong, but it will be many years before larger parts of networks or entire networks are controlled by SDN, although a few operators are leading the way, including AT&T, Level 3, Colt, Orange Business Systems, SK Telecom and Telefónica, among others," he added.
The report is based on interviews with purchase-decision makers at 28 international service providers. Most respondents stated that they had identified the lack of carrier-grade products and integration of virtual networking into their existing physical networks as the top barriers to deployment. At the same time, the carriers rated virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) managed services as the top SDN and network functions virtualization (NFV) application for producing new sources of revenue.
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Have you been wondering how much you have to produce to acquire a 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Facelift? Wonder no more, as Mercedes-Benz has already divulged the pricing – at least in Germany -- of the latest iteration of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which underwent a mid-cycle facelift for the 2018 model year.
Mercedes-Benz has now opened its order books for the new 2018 S-Class. Interested customers could choose from four versions: S350d, S400d, S560, and S63. All of these versions are 4Matic models, which mean that they are all-wheel drive premium vehicles.
According to Mercedes-Benz, the 2018 S-Class Facelift could be purchased for a little as EUR88,446.75 in Germany, and that goes for the Mercedes-Benz S 350 d 4Matic, which is powered by a 2,925-cc inline-six diesel engine that develops 286 hp (210 kW) of max output and 600 Nm of peak torque. For those who wanted to avail of the long-wheelbase version, they need to cough out EUR91,719.25. All are recommended retail prices in Germany and include 19-percent VAT.
Customers who want a more dynamic model of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Facelift could opt for the Mercedes-Benz S 400 d 4Matic, which is powered by the same engine as the Mercedes-Benz S 350 d 4Matic, but is more powerful. The inline-six engine in the Mercedes-Benz S 400 d 4Matic delivers 340 hp (250 kW) of max output and 700 Nm of peak torque. This model has a starting price of EUR93,206.75 for the short-wheelbase version and EUR96,479.25 for the long-wheelbase unit.
Petrol-powered models are available for the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Facelift. The Mercedes-Benz S 560 4Matic is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 engine that delivers 469 hp (345 kW) of max output and 700 Nm of peak torque. It is available in three versions – short wheelbase, long wheelbase and Maybach. The short-wheelbase and long-wheelbase S 560 4Matic versions have starting prices of EUR113,960.35 and EUR116,994.85, respectively. The Maybach model, meanwhile, is offered at a starting price of EUR143,508.05.
Topping the range is the 2018 Mercedes-AMG S 63 4Matic+. It is available is only one version – the long-wheelbase unit. It is also powered by a 4.0-liter V8 engine that provides more power output and torque than the one in the Mercedes-Benz S 560 4Matic. The V8 mill in the AMG S 63 4Matic+ is able to deliver 612 hp (450 kW) of max output and 900 Nm of peak torque. The AMG S 63 4Matic+ has a starting price of EUR160,293 in Germany.
Of course, the new 2018 S-Class could be specified with a number of optional features like the extended LED ambient lighting (with 64 selectable colors) that is available at EUR476. Other available features include the Remote Parking Assistant (EUR4,343), Driving Assistance package (EUR2,737) and the Ultra Range Highbeam feature for the LED headlights (standard on the S63 and S560 but is an EUR1,999 option for other versions).
As per Mercedes-Benz, the first models of the new S‑Class will arrive in European dealerships in July. It also confirmed that additional new engines – as well as groundbreaking technologies like an integral 48-volt starter-alternator -- are already on the way.