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Herrera to boycott HRC dinner
by Zak Szymanski
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has confirmed that he will boycott the Human Rights Campaign's gala dinner scheduled for July 26.
Activists are organizing an HRC dinner boycott in response to the Washington, D.C.-based group's position on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act; last year, HRC made the decision to support a bill that included sexual orientation – but not gender identity – protections.
A post at the blog Left in SF announced Herrera's position last Wednesday, July 2.
"City Attorney Dennis Herrera just contacted Pride at Work to say that he will not be attending the HRC dinner," the post read. "This is particularly good news since HRC promised to award him for his work on marriage equality."
HRC is advertising the San Francisco dinner as a way to defend marriage equality for same-sex couples in California, since guests can stipulate that their ticket purchase go instead to defeat Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage amendment on the November ballot. Herrera filed suit on behalf of the city of San Francisco in 2004, seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples. His suit and others resulted in the now-historic marriage equality victory.
On Monday, July 7, Herrera's office told the Bay Area Reporter that the city attorney had already decided not to attend the dinner a while ago, and that he was not aware of any potential award from HRC. Herrera received an award from HRC several years ago, organization spokesman Brad Luna said.
"City Attorney Dennis Herrera has said previously he would not attend the HRC event, and his decision to skip the gala is an expression of his support for the transgender community, which he believes should not be excluded from the provisions of ENDA," spokesman Matt Dorsey said. "I think he is hopeful he will be able to attend the 'Left Out' party – and I will be there as well."
The Left Out protest party will take place outside the HRC dinner at the Westin St. Francis.
Robert Haaland, an organizer at Pride at Work San Francisco, said Herrera did inform him a few weeks ago that he would not attend the HRC dinner, but the difference is Herrera's position against HRC's handling of ENDA is now public.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will also not be in attendance at the gala. Last fall Pelosi faced criticism for her handling of the ENDA debate and acceptance of HRC's national Equality Award at its dinner in Washington, D.C.
A spokesman for Pelosi told the B.A.R. this week that the speaker "regrets she can't attend due to a prior commi
She is scheduled to be in Missoula, Montana the afternoon of the San Francisco event, and is expected to attend the wedding that night of Mayor Gavin Newsom to his fiancee Jennifer Siebel at her family's Bitterroot River valley ranch.
Right now, said Haaland, every LGBT politician from San Francisco is refusing to attend this year's HRC dinner, along with many allies, including Herrera and several city supervisors.
"We are reaching out to all elected officials and asking them not to attend," said Haaland, who agreed that marriage equality should be defended. "Many marriage activists are doing significant work, and many of them are transgender. We get that there are connections between all of our issues."
Luna, who worked the HRC booth over San Francisco Pride weekend, said the boycott has not hurt the organization in the Bay Area.
"It was striking to me, the overwhelming support we received [at San Francisco Pride]. There were hundreds of people coming up to the booth to say 'Thank you for being there for us; you're our organization,'" Luna told the B.A.R., adding that HRC exceeded its membership goals, enrolling 700 new members that weekend, who were "overwhelmingly" from the Bay Area. The San Francisco HRC store also broke all sales records over the Pride and Fourth of July weekends, for every store HRC has ever had, he said.
"You hear quite often from a very vocal minority of people who do everything from hold rallies in front of our store to writing us letters saying they're boycotting this and boycotting that," said Luna, emphasizing that HRC's Pride and July 4 achievements are indicative of community support. "You don't hear a lot from the people who say quietly, 'Here's my $40,' but they're out there."
While exact figures were not available, ticket sales to the 2008 HRC dinner are "on par" with other years, said Luna. The organization expects more than 900 people to attend.
The Left Out protest also promises to be large in number, said Haaland, adding that activists are emphasizing its "party" appeal.
"We're telling people to come to the more fun, more interesting, more inclusive party. It's not just a picket," said Haaland.


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'Psychological health is deeply affected by physiological choices - one more reason to "think before you eat." Could the bout of the blues you're dealing with possibly be linked to the pasta you had for last night's dinner?
According to new research, absolutely. While the importance of consuming wholesome, unprocessed foods has almost become common knowledge in recent years, the average American's diet is still predominantly (70%) made up of processed junk.
A number of factors are to blame for this (finances, emotional cravings, physiological addiction, etc…), but it's a less-than-stellar habit that needs to be curbed, for the SAD diet is contributing to a number of diseases of affluence.'
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I hadn't gotten to the Attribute Use Correct constraint yet, so now that you've pointed that out, everything makes a bit more sense. So just to verify, it now appears to me that XML Spy does indeed have a problem in that it allows you to both change the fixed value specified in a global declaration to another value, and it also allows you to specify a default value in a "use" when the declaration contains a fixed value. Does this sound correct? John P. A. Verhaeg email@example.com MetaMatrix, Inc. 11477 Olde Cabin Road Suite 400 Creve Coeur, MO 63141 (314) 739-3190 x150 -----Original Message----- From: Jeni Tennison [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 5:31 AM To: email@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com Cc: John Verhaeg Subject: Re: Attribute Uses Henry wrote: > Misunderstanding: In the interesting case, i.e. where there is a local use > with a ref to a global attr decl: > > 1) If the global has a fixed value, the local must have the same fixed > value, or no fixed or default at all. In either case the fixed > value will be enforced. > > 2) When restrictions are checked, the same fallback is applied to > ensure that no change of fixed value occurs Ah, right, thanks. I'd missed the fact that in Validation Rule: Attribute Locally Valid (http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#cvc-attribute), the attribute is being checked against the {value constraint} of the attribute *declaration*, and that there is a separate check against the {value constraint} of the attribute *use* in Validation Rule: Attribute Locally Valid (Use) (http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#cvc-au). I'd also missed the Schema Component Constraint: Attribute Use Correct (http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#au-props-correct) which states that the attribute use must have the same value for its value constraint it the attribute declaration's value constraint is fixed. Cheers, Jeni --- Jeni Tennison http://www.jenitennison.com/Received on Friday, 7 June 2002 10:55:04 UTC
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Local musical talent will be to the fore this weekend when Kirriemuir's free annual music festival returns.
Live in the Den will take place this Saturday, beginning at noon, when there will be a full day of free live music as well as stalls, bouncy castle and barbecue.
A fantastic selection of local bands will take centre stage in Kirrie Den, kicking off with some music from the talented youngsters who help run the local DD8 Music project.
Also playing on the day are young up-and-coming bands Quiet no Longer and The Blend, as well as established local favourites Restless Natives and Headroom.Organisers DD8 Music have also arranged for the tunes of New Zealand DJ Forge, who moved to the area recently, between sets to keep the crowd going.
The event is made possible by DD8 Music's fund-raising activities throughout the year, including money made at the annual Bonfest. The group is always looking for new volunteers, and will have a stall on the day if anyone is interested in helping out with events and activities. Visitors from outwith Kirriemuir are encouraged to park at the public car park on Bellies Brae, as the one opposite the Den on Tannage Brae is likely to be very busy.


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A lazy cat sleeps in the sun.
- The definition of lazy is slow or sluggish behavior.
- An example of lazy is an athlete who is not training well.
- An example of lazy is an afternoon where there is not much action going on.
- Lazy is defined as feeling like resting instead of working or moving around.
An example of lazy is a cat in the sun.
adjective-·zi·er, -·zi·est
- not eager or willing to work or exert oneself; indolent; slothful
- slow and heavy; sluggish: a lazy river
- characterized by idleness, relaxation, etc.: a lazy day
- designating or of a letter or figure placed on its side in a livestock brand
Origin of lazyEarly ModE, probably from Middle Low German or MDu, as in Middle Low German lasich, slack, loose from Indo-European an unverified form les-, slack, tired, akin to base an unverified form l?i-: see late
intransitive verb
transitive verb-·zied, -·zy·ing
adjectivela·zi·er, la·zi·est
- Not willing to work or be energetic.
- Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river.
- Conducive to inactivity or indolence: a lazy summer day.
- Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.
Origin of lazyProbably of Low German origin
Related Forms:
- la′zi·ly
- la′zi·ness
(comparative lazier, superlative laziest)
- Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
- Get out of bed, you lazy lout!
- Requiring little or no effort.
- Relaxed or leisurely.
- I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.
- We strolled along beside a lazy stream.
- (optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
- (cattle branding) Turned so that the letter is horizontal instead of vertical.
- (computing theory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
- a lazy algorithm
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "lazy" is often applied: person, man, woman, bastard, morning, day, time, way.
1540, origin uncertain, but probably from Middle Low German lasich ("slack, feeble, lazy"), from las, from Proto-Germanic *lasiwaz, *laskaz ("feeble, weak"), from Proto-Indo-European *las- ("weak"). Akin to Dutch leuzig "lazy", Old Norse lasinn "limpy, tired, weak", Old English lesu, lysu "false, evil, base". More at lush.
Alternate etymology traces lazy to Early Modern English laysy, a derivative of lay (plural lays + -y) in the same way that tipsy is derived from tip. See lay.


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How is Eltrombopag Administered?
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- Take this medication on an empty stomach. Take it 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
- Swallow the tablets whole. Do not chew, crush, or break them.
Why am I Taking Eltrombopag?
This medication increases the platelet count in patients with chronic ITP (immune thrombocytopenic purpura). It may also be used to raise the platelet count for those with other diagnoses (off-label use) such as aplastic anemia or, in a clinical trial of leukemia patients who have had high dose chemotherapy.
How Does it Work?
Eltrombopag is in a class of medications called thrombopoietin receptor agonists. Thrombopoietin is a protein that is made in the liver. It plays an important role in maturing platelet precursor cells into platelets.
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Asia-Pacific should have own vaccines stockpiles
The threat to global health and security posed by Indonesia's refusal to share samples of H5N1 virus with the WHO could be countered by establishing a strategic vaccine stockpile by member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, say Laurie Garrett and David P. Fidler in PLoS Medicine.
Indonesia's stand is based on a lack of reciprocity: the country wants greater access to vaccine derived from samples shared with the WHO.
Failure to settle the dispute, say the authors, could threaten international cooperation against infectious diseases and splinter global health governance, pitting industrialised and developing countries against each other on issues ranging from surveillance to intellectual property rights for pharmaceutical products.
Countries threatened by the withholding of virus samples might also pursue high-stakes strategies to break the deadlock, including seeking United Nations Security Council intervention.
Garrett and Fidler say establishing a strategic stockpile in Hong Kong, composed of annually-updated supplies of 500 million doses of highly specific influenza vaccine plus antiviral medicines, is one way to construct a "valid and politically sensible path" for ensuring that preparedness for pandemic influenza — and the next emerging virus — does not disintegrate, leaving everyone at risk.


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Master creator of realms beyond imagination, Stephen Lawhead, re-opens the door into the fantastical reality of Albion - a world intricately entwined with our own yet separate, pulsing with the raw energy and vivid colour of Celtic myth come to life.
Enter Lewis Gillies, an Oxford student whose search for a missing friend leads him through into this other world and unimagined discoveries about life, good and evil, and his own identity and destiny. Here, the words of the prophetess: "Before Albion is one, the Hero Feat must be performed and Silver Hand must reign." foretell a coming king.
But Lewis, now Albion's renowned champion, Llew, has a more immediate concern: retrieving the treacherous Siawn-Hy who has eluded him in the doorway between worlds and who now, lusting for power, has allied himself with the usurper Meldron.
Forced to flee for their lives, Llew and the bard, Tegid, both horribly wounded, find refuge deep in Albion's heartland. Under their leadership, a wilderness citadel arises. In the heat of battle, the miraculous reign of Silver Hand begins.
If you like Tolkien, Celtic mythology, high fantasy, believable fiction written in poetic and gritty prose - or any other fantasy/fiction for that matter - you will definitely love the Albion series.
The Silver Hand by Stephen R. Lawhead was published by Lion Hudson in July 2013 and is our 24147th best seller. The ISBN for The Silver Hand is 9781782640493.
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The great king, Meldryn Mawr, is dead and his kingdom lies in ruins. Treachery and brutality stalk the land. Prince Meldron, prompted by the cunning and grasping Siawn Hy, now claims the throne. But Tegid the bard holds the kingship - and his choice falls on another. The Day of Strife begins.
Herein lie passion and power, heartbreak and hope - the fate of Albion and the destiny of the long-awaited champion: Silver Hand. 'To set foot in Albion is to enter a rich world of fantasy, rooted in Celtic mythology. An astonishingly imaginative story sequence' - Books Magazine 'An epic struggle between Light and Darkness - well paced, exciting and very well researched' - Forbidden Planet
"Stephen Lawhead's books in general, and this trilogy in particular, satisfy me in every detail. The plots are original and very well researched, and the writing is excellent, with inspiring but not over-used metaphors and subtle alliteration. The characterization is excellent! I could not believe when reading some of these reviews that the reviewer had read the same books that I did. I can truly say that I have never read books in which the characters are better developed than in these." - Other Retailer's Reviewer.
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Ashley Tisdale High School Musical Quotes
I'm a total romantic, I loved watching romantic comedies growing up like My Best Friend's Wedding and so obviously, like, I just love watching Zac and Vanessa because it is such a sweet and romantic relationship.
He's so funny, and you can just chill and hang out with him. We met years ago through a mutual friend, so we were friends for a long time before HSM.Ashley Tisdale [on Zac Efron]
I have to be with someone who's not going to get jealous about any of that, or when I'm kissing somebody in a scene.
We've been through so much together in this phenomenon. It's pretty amazing to be a part of something so big.Ashley Tisdale [on High School Musical]


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Explaining Energetic Alignment (Neutrality)
We are holding a tele-training right now about 'Increasing Your Money Flow' and one of the participants made the statement," Doc's philosophy goes against everything I learned growing up (and the way most people think) but that is what I need because what I learned growing up does not work and I'm tired of not getting what I want." This article is in response to her comment.
In the process of being, doing and having what it is you want in your life (happiness, health, wealth, relationships) the quickest way that I know of is to get energy alignment with everything. And everything means EVERYTHING; it even includes 'not everything' as well. (I'll explain that later.)
This can be a difficult understanding to grasp or put into practice, especially for the western mind. The western mindset is based on true or false, right or wrong and the concept of true and false, right and wrong occupying the same space at the same time, is a foreign concept to most people's thinking therefore, it is not a part of their everyday experience. You are aware that your thinking determines your experience, right?
However, with a little practice it can be your experience and when it becomes a part of your experience and you can align, be neutral (also called strong which is a calibration term) to both true/false, right/wrong, yes/no and 'not true'/'not false', 'not right'/'not wrong', 'not yes/'not no' you get access to absolute freedom and from there, with very little to 'no effort' on your part, except for the occasional inspired action, , get more of what you want to start showing up in your life.
(A Side Note about Neutrality) Most people who think of being neutral have a sense that it is boring, nothing to do, apathy, etc. This is totally of the mark. Neutrality allows you to FEEL the full range of emotions, from the worst to the best, and not be hooked (have an emotional reaction). Neutrality allows you to feel anger, depression, sadness, peace that passes all understanding, joy, and bliss, and ecstasy, unconditional love… all without being hooked by them or any other emotion (energy in motion).
When you are able to align with everything, less and less judgment show up in your experience and judgments are what keeps you from being, doing and having what it is you really want, all the while telling you that by making the judgment(s) you will get what you want. (It is the way your head space makes itself important.)
What being energetically aligned or neutral or strong means is the energy, all of it flows through you and doesn't get hooked, restricted, constricted or stopped. The 3rd Forgotten Fundamental of Life is that "Individuals are not container, they are conduits." Containers restrict, constrict, stop and hold things. Energy isn't designed to be held, it is designed to flow and that is what a conduit does, it flows that which goes through it. That is how you are designed.
What stops energy? How does it get a charge that hooks you? By adding something to it and that something is a meaning of good/bad, right/wrong or true/false (in other words by adding a judgment) instead of adding the meaning of both good and bad, right and wrong, and, true and false all at the same time. When you move from 'either/or' to 'and' you move from judgment to calibration and you lose all kinds of charge that hooks, restricts, constricts or stops what you want from happening and makes it way more likely you will get what you want with, way less effort.
Being aligned or neutral or strong to everything means that your energy does not drop when you think of something. If your energy drops, it means you are having an emotional reaction which means the item has a charge that hooks you and when you have a charge that hooks you (emotional reaction) you do not have the choice on how to respond and the energy is restricted, constricted or stopped from getting you what you want.
There are many ways to go about reducing or managing your emotional reactions, many of them I teach students in our Enlightenment Mentoring Program.


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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Jay Cutler began nodding his head before the question was finished, knowing where it was headed because he's been there before.
How are the communication and connection progressing between the Chicago Bears' enigmatic quarterback and the latest coach tasked with coaxing out his undeniable talent?
BEARS: Chicago has sense of urgency
QBS: Rex Ryan names Jets' starter for preseason opener
"We're getting more and more comfortable with each other, trusting each other more and more," Cutler said on Tuesday, after the most challenging practice session yet in new Bears coach Marc Trestman's up-tempo brand of West Coast offense.
"We're in close quarters right now. See him every day. Talk to him every day. It's going well. It's one of those things that's an evolving process each and every day of just learning about each other and what he likes and what I like and dislike. There's been no real, serious bumps in the road yet."
When it comes to Cutler and his coaches, of course, "yet" has had a way of arriving.
In May 2010, Cutler told a Chicago radio station he and new coordinator Mike Martz felt "really comfortable with each other. I think we're definitely on the same page on everything." Cutler later complained of inflexibility and the Bears fired Martz after two seasons, months after a TV microphone caught Cutler yelling, "Tell Martz I say (bleep) him" on the field during a game.
Last July, Cutler said he was "the most comfortable I've been" working under new coordinator Mike Tice. By October, Cutler was blowing off Tice on the sideline and the Bears were headed for a No. 28 ranking in offense, five spots below their best finish since Cutler arrived in 2009.
Now Trestman is in for Lovie Smith and Aaron Kromer for Tice – Cutler's fifth coordinator in six years dating to his final season with the Denver Broncos. It also could be Cutler's last with the Bears if his contract year follows a familiar script.
"The criteria going in," Bears general manager Phil Emery told USA TODAY Sports of the coaching search, "is we really wanted somebody -- regardless if it was an offensive or defensive coach – that could really connect with our quarterback, really see the head coach and his ability to communicate with the quarterback and build our team from there, from the message through the quarterback.
"There's no more central figure or position player on your team than the quarterback. That communication gets carried over in so many ways in terms of coaches' philosophy with the team and how we conduct ourselves on the field and how we tune in. The attention to detail comes through the quarterback. It was really important to find somebody that had success in that area."
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Emery settled on Trestman, a former college quarterback who coached the position and/or coordinated offenses for seven NFL teams before getting his first head coaching job with the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes and winning two Grey Cups in five seasons.
Trestman, 57, is most noted for his work with quarterbacks Bernie Kosar, Steve Young, Jake Plummer and Rich Gannon, among others. But his most challenging project yet may be Cutler, 30, whose elite arm, mobility and football IQ have often been overshadowed by bad body language, run-ins with coaches and teammates and a propensity to take too many chances with the ball.
"I feel there's a comfortability, but a sense of urgency with both of us," Trestman said when asked the same question posed to Cutler about communication and connection.
"You'd have to ask him the rest. But I feel like it's open and honest. It continues to grow. We've only laid a foundation here over the last six months, and what's ahead will really allow us to grow and test us and I'm excited about that. I think he is as well."
Will those tests bring Cutler and Trestman together or drive them apart?
That's what Emery likely wants to find out before deciding whether to extend Cutler's contract, which is scheduled to pay him $8.97 million in salary and bonuses this year.
"I don't see a scheme he can't fit into," Emery said. "The important quality of that relationship is communicating and helping Jay reach his full potential as a quarterback."
Cutler praised Emory for surrounding him with more talent – specifically, tight end Martellus Bennett, who figures to be a prominent complement in an offense that put a heavy load last season on top receiver Brandon Marshall.
And Cutler was largely complimentary of Trestman, whose scheme "still has some limitations on what we can do audible-wise and those type of things. Whatever it takes to get us in the best play – that's his thing. If we're in a bad play and get to a better play, that's all for the better of the team."
It's a team that is going through training camp in an urgent manner, with Cutler among numerous veteran starters who are unsigned beyond the season.
In Trestman's mind, that's one area where he and his quarterback are on the same page each time they walk onto the practice field -- even days such as Tuesday, when the Bears tested new plays and snap counts and Cutler threw four interceptions.
"We don't have to do any more than that," Trestman said. "Just do our jobs, be efficient at doing our jobs and carry ourselves – whether we have a good day or a bad day – the same way and just continue to press on to help our football team get better. I think we've kept it very simple."
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Posted by jahdoug
At first i thought it was ridiculous to punish for weed, or to overturn a fight like diaz's. However, i guess the argument could be made that you can train harder then use the ganja to relax and recover from the bumps and bruises and be able to get right back at it even harder the next day. Its a stretch though. Given that it hurts your cardio and pacifies a fighters aggressiveness its actually detrimental to training/fighting, and should not be cause to overturn a decision. California says they are introducing a rule next year to overturn decisions based on drug test violations, i hope it only applies to true performance enhancers and not marijuana.
Posted by MisFiT
Bud's a plant, just a ****** tree. And it shouldnt count, its a personal choice and has nothing to do with fighting, not a performance enhancer.


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It has been one year since I joined The Checking Line-Isles Edition. I wanted to take a trip down memory lane as I present my Top 10 TCL Highlights from the past year writing for this website.
Today we look back at an individual who had some firsts in Islanders franchise history and someone who has been around the organization for a very long time.
This week we look back at another member of the 2001-2002 Islanders #17 Shawn Bates. Fans will remember Bates for one memorable goal in the 2002 playoffs against Toronto in Game 4 at Nassau Coliseum.
Many young sports fans dream of one day playing for their favorite team while other sports fans have the dream of covering their favorite team on television or the radio.
The Islanders find themselves eight points out of the playoffs again after losing to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. The loss, combined with almost every other team the Isles are fighting with having gained two points in the same night, put them back to the eight point differential. Just another dagger in the heart of Islanders fans that are hopeful of a late season push into the playoffs.
Although there is plenty of time between now and the end of the season, each win is crucial and each loss can be detrimental to their chances of capturing the eighth seed in the East. As I look at the standings and contemplate who needs to win and who needs to lose (just for fun, because my original prediction of the Isles falling to 10th or 11th in the East still stands), I can't help but think back to Easter of 2007.


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Planning for Presence Workshop
What do busy mothers want more than anything? Quality Time. Learn to Plan for Presence & Boost the Quality of your Time.
Time is Finite. Plan for Presence.
As a busy Mom it is super easy to get carried away into the deep dark stream defined by the demands and needs and requests of others.
Swept away by this stream, we find ourselves at risk of waking up and realizing that time has passed and we haven't done what was most important to us, or spent quality time with those we love most, or simply stopped to stretch and breath and check in with our self.
Making sure we make time for the daily quality connections, the memory-making moments can feel like an impossible challenge…
But I assure you that it is totally do-able.
I've been carried away into that fast moving stream so I know it well.
I also know how to get out of it and how to stay out of it.
Please join me to learn how to do the same. Please join me in taking a few deep breaths and creating a mindful weekly planning ritual that will invite more balance and presence in your life.
The 75-minute Planning for Presence Masterclass teaches mothers how to integrate more quality time into your busy schedule.
You will learn how to set yourself up for days/ weeks/ months where your energy and time is guided by personal values and clear intention.
I will share 5 basic steps that you can personalize, take away and repeat regularly to support yourself and your family forever more.
You will walk away with a schedule that is intentional and aligned with your priorities, that is half-glass full, self-loving and light-feeling.
When you sign up for this Masterclass, you will also receive a step-by-step guide to help you repeat this Planning for Presence Ritual at your own convenience.


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Choosing Wisely
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
For pharmacological treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), long-term acid suppression therapy (proton pump inhibitors or histamine2 receptor antagonists) should be titrated to the lowest effective dose needed to achieve therapeutic goals.
Do not repeat colorectal cancer screening (by any method) for 10 years after a high-quality colonoscopy is negative in average-risk individuals.
Do not repeat colonoscopy for at least five years for patients who have one or two small (< 1 cm) adenomatous polyps, without high-grade dysplasia, completely removed via a high-quality colonoscopy.
For a patient who is diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus, who has undergone a second endoscopy that confirms the absence of dysplasia on biopsy, a follow-up surveillance examination should not be performed in less than three years as per published guidelines.
For a patient with functional abdominal pain syndrome (as per ROME III criteria) computed tomography (CT) scans should not be repeated unless there is a major change in clinical findings or symptoms.\
Download the full list, accompanying evidentiary statements and sources.
Video Modules
The AGA has coordinated with the ABIM Foundation, Drexel University College of Medicine and, in the instance of section five on functional abdominal pain DrossmanCare, to develop video modules to present evidence-based, efficient communication strategies for you, a busy practitioner, to support your implementation of the Choosing Wisely recommendations in your practice. These treatment decisions may be different from what some patients have come to expect, or even demand. We offer this module, which includes evidence based text and video examples, as an approach to explain these choices to patients in a way that is time efficient and creates greater, mutual satisfaction.


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September 24, 2009
Sleep medicine service providers Sleep Health Centers LLC and REM Medical Corporation have merged, according to a recent press release from the companies. "The REM Medical and Sleep Health Centers merger is the beginning of a focused strategy to provide a national network of high-quality, comprehensive sleep medicine centers," said Paul Valentine, who serves on the National Sleep Foundation's Development Committee and is chief executive officer for Sleep Health Centers. The press release notes Sleep Health Centers is the largest provider of sleep medicine services in New England, and REM Medical operates primarily in the Arizona and Washington state.


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There are few comedy shows that deserve a standing ovation, but this one does for keeping its audience in stitches of laughter, from start to finish. In fact, I would be lying if I said that I didn't want to see it again, to experience the same emotions of excitement and anticipation, when the talented comedians take to the stage.
Not being a fan of stand up comedy myself, I wanted to find out the hype behind the Real Deal Comedy Jam, which is being hosted at various locations around the UK this month. And after just ten minutes into the show, I found the answers I had been looking for.
It's not everyday that you are graced with the likes of Richard Blackwood and Glenda Jaxson on stage, not to mention the new kid on the block 'Littleman', providing the freshest stand up comedy, is it? The line up is pure genius to say the least.
Playing host for the night is entertainer Kat B, who spoon feeds his spectators with enough jokes, until he is ready and willing to be upstaged by the comedians. But even so, each act is unique and in a league of its own, taking black comedy to new heights.
While Kat manages to exert his fun and energy by physically involving the audience, the comedians do it through anecdotes, recapturing moments of their childhood and past experiences with ex partners, friends and family members, which viewers can't help but relate to, no matter how shocking and embarrassing these may be.
Blackwood by far delivered the best performance in the second half of the show, proving he was still one of the best British black comedians on the scene. He displayed experience and a true flair for the game, living up to all expectations.
Without any doubt, the tour is guaranteed to make a massive impact, and raise the profiles of some of our finest black entertainers in the industry.
Afridiziak Theatre News interview with Kat


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Valentines Day is right around the corner, and nothing gets me more excited than decorating for holidays! I especially love Valentines Day because it means my birthday is not far behind. Like…the day after! And this is a special birthday! The big 30!! I'm not sure if I should be excited about it, or depressed. But for now, I'll be excited because that means I get gifts. And what girl doesn't love gifts?
Back to Valentines Day.. I've rounded up some affordable, cute Valentines Day home decor to get you feeling in the loving spirit. Even though I love decorating for Valentines Day, I don't like to spend a lot of money doing it. I often shop at the dollar tree, the dollar section at Target and attempt some easy DIY's. I also love finding Valentines home decor that can be used year around.
8 Valentines Home Decor Ideas
1 Love Rug: This is such a cute rug! I love the colors and the material looks decent so you could probably use this for several years!
2 Kitchen Towels I love using decorative kitchen towels to decorate for specific holidays. It's such an inexpensive, easy way to decorate for holidays. Plus, you can never have enough hand towels!
3 Valentines Banner I love hanging banners on our fireplace. Holiday banners, birthday banners, floral and greenery banners. They add so much character and can really spruce up a boring fireplace.
4 Heart Tray This is such a cute tray. I can think of so many ways to use this. You could use it for your jewelry, a spoon rest on your stove top, hold small office supplies like paperclips, or even put a candle on it. Another great thing about this adorable tray is it could be used all year long. This would be perfect sitting bedside to hold rings and bracelets or on a vanity to hold your favorite lip gloss.
5 Heart Wreath Wreaths are another great way to decorate for specific holidays. I love putting then on random doors, shutters, and old decorative windows in our house.
6 All You Need Is Love Sign This is another item that could potentially be used year around. This would be cute sitting on your mantle or hanging in your bedroom above a nightstand. It's Valentines enough to use as Valentines home decor, but neutral enough that if you left it up year around no one would ever think it was for Valentines Day.
7 Heart Throw Such a cozy looking throw. I don't know how your kids are, but mine are lovers of blankets. My son sleeps with his "blankie" and a penguin Christmas blanket every night. So there would be no harm in using this in a little girls room after Valentines Day. Blankets… another thing you can never have too much of!
8 Home Outdoor Mat I actually just bought this mat! I love it sitting on our front porch in front of our red door. This could definitely be used as Valentines home decor, but I will say, I will be leaving this sucker out till it's faded! Which will hopefully be a few months after Valentines Day!


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Kangana Ranaut's lawyer: No police officer can summon my client
In reaction to mid-day's story about Hrithik Roshan naming Kangana Ranaut in fake email ID case FIR, actress says she'll cooperate with police; reserves her right to file criminal complaint against Hrithik
Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee in reply to the summons states that "No Police Officer can summon my client Ms. Kangana Ranaut or her sister Ms. Rangoli to any police station to record their statement as a witness under Section 160 of CRPC. The Witness summons sent to my client and her sister by the Police Officer is patently illegal, as no woman can ever be called to the police station to record their statements as per the provisions of law."
Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut
"Nonetheless my client who is shown to be a victim as per the claims of Mr. Hrithik Roshan has herself willingly expressed her desire to co-operate with the officers in accordance to the provisions of law, as well as in her reply to the Summons she has duly reserved her rights to file an appropriate criminal complaint against Mr. Hrithik Roshan and his associates for hacking two of her email accounts, which includes the email from which Mr. Hrithik Roshan admittedly claims to have personally received about 1439 emails from my client on his correct email id as well the email from which my client was communicating with the alleged imposter.
Hrithik Roshan breaks 'dignified silence', names Kangana Ranaut in FIR against impostor
The Crux of the matter is simple Mr. Hrithik Roshan had admittedly full knowledge of the so-called imposter in the month of May 2014. However, he did not wish to take any action against the so-called imposter for good seven months nor did he as a responsible citizen, then bother to take the required details of the imposter from my client during those seven months.
Thereafter sometime in December 2014 Mr. Hrithik Roshan filed an informal complaint with the cyber cell, with full knowledge that no investigation shall be carried out by the Police on an informal complaint. During this time Mr. Hrithik Roshan admittedly started receiving mails from my client on his correct email id for more than a year, however he did not block them for reasons best known to him. Mr. Hrithik Roshan then thereafter sent a defamation Notice to my client stating my client defamed him because "Silly-Ex" referred to by my client in one of her interviews was him.
Watch: Here's what Kangana Ranaut said when quizzed about Hrithik Roshan
In his Notice, he claimed that he did not know my client socially at all. He also interalia claimed that he was receiving 50 emails a day from my client. He further specifically claimed that my client was using his name to gain publicity. In reply to his Advocate's notice, I on behalf of my client proved the extent of blatant lies that his notice contained and questioned him as to how was he attending my client's private birthday party with his entire family and my client was attending his party besides his sister's and his father's birthday party as well, if he did not know my client socially at all. Besides I questioned him on his exaggerated claims of receiving 50 emails from my client ever day and why did he prudently not block my client if it was one-way communication. The basis of sending a defamation notice was also questioned as no case for defamation was made out in the Notice. Mr. Hrithik Roshan was also prudently questioned as to why no case was registered against an imposter at the right time when it was required. He was required to act on my Notice within 7 days.
However thereafter he cleverly chose to maintain a 'dignified silence' as there could not have been any good reply to my notice where his statements were proved to be blatant lies. Subsequent to this he conveniently chose to divert all media attention to a so-called imposter to deviate from the main subject of having criminally threatened my client and having intimidated her, without any provocation or good reason at all. As a matter of fact it is my client who has actually suffered and has yet maintained a dignified silence so far. These acts of deviating media attention is another unintelligent attempt. Things were started by Mr. Hrithik Roshan and he should come forward and end it in a proper manner."
When it all started
According to the FIR registered by Hrithik, the matter unfolded on May 24, 2014 at the birthday party of director Karan Johar. Kangana approached Hrithik and thanked him for praising her work in the movie Queen. However, Hrithik said he had not watched the film and had never conversed with her over e-mails.
In December that same year, Hrithik filed a written application to the cyber police station. mid-day had reported on the matter. He claimed he has a personal e-mail ID, which is firstname.lastname@example.com and he usually interacts with his friends and fans on this, while Kangana was having a conversation on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Kangana claims it was Hrithik speaking to her on the e-mail ID.
Hrithik breaks silence over tussle
Roshan later released a statement on the matter, which said, "Out of respect for everyone involved, I followed the legal path to resolve the matter in question so as to keep it private. It was a breach of ethics to reveal the contents of a private legal notice. Dignified silence is dignified up to a point, but there comes a time when the silence needs to be broken to protect one's name, family and image."
"The crux of the matter is that the mail id email@example.com does NOT belong to me. I had filed a complaint in this regard with Mumbai cyber crime cell on 12th December 2014 when I learnt of this impersonator communicating with the said person. I have absolutely NO CONNECTION with this ID."
The first complaint
Hrithik files a complaint, accusing an unknown person of using an e-mail address similar to his. The actor had asked the police to get the account terminated and also trace its owner. In the complaint, Hrithik mentioned the case of a young girl, who has sent many of her photographs and video clips to the impostor's account, thinking she was sending it to Hrithik.
Legal tussle ensues
Earlier this month, Hrithik sent a legal notice to Kangana demanding a public apology for defaming him. Kangana responded with a 22-page missive. Hrithik's notice, however, seems to have referred to an interview where Kangana said, "I don't know why exes do silly things to get your attention." Hrithik has apparently claimed that even after he had clarified he had never conversed with Kangana, she began sending emails to his original e-mail ID. Sources alleged Kangana had sent "titillating, absurd and senseless photographs and videos to Hrithik's original email ID."
FIR registered against impostor
Hrithik approaches the cyber police station at BKC to register an FIR in his complaint on an unknown person impersonating him and allegedly speaking to Kangana on his behalf from the e-mail address. Sources said that after the FIR, police have approached a few people associated with the actor to get details on the suspicious e-mail ID and the communications made from it.


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The members of Septeto Santiaguero returned to Cuba with their luggage full of applause and accolades, after a successful tour through Italy, Germany, Algeria, France, England, Slovenia and Spain, countries where they got the audience to stand up on their seats with dancers showing off their new and authentic repertoire filled with Cuban rhythms.
Fernando Dewar, Director of the Septeto Santiaguero, praised the response to their fifth CD entitled Los Mangos Bajitos, which includes 14 Sones and Guarachas, Boleros, and was recorded by the label DISC NUBE NEGRA, of Spain. Compositions whose authors are the musicians of the Orchestra are: "Vaya el Niño Serafín," "Barriga Lisa," "Diciendo Mentiras," "El Burrito Inteligente" and "El Moño de Maribel."
On the recent tour he said: "Provided to the Group greater strength not only from the musical point, but also a consolidation in the international music market segment and that shows it to have been named as the best talent of traditional music from Cuba, and new contracts to act abroad in the remainder of the year 2006."
Con un equipaje repleto de aplausos y reconocimientos regresaron a Cuba los integrantes del Septeto Santiaguero, luego de una exitosa gira artística por los escenarios en Italia, Alemania, Argelia, Francia, Inglaterra, Eslovenia y España, países donde pusieron de pie en los asientos a los bailadores con lo más novedoso y autentico de su repertorio colmado de ritmos cubanos.
The Septeto Santiaguero is one of seven groups under the umbrella Agency SON DE CUBA and is categoriezed as Excellent because of its relevant level of research and interpretation of traditional Cuban music in eleven years of success.
Between sips of the Santiago cocktail, the artists interpreted songs with the public and friends from their last record.
The old House of the Trova "Pepe Sánchez," in Santiago de Cuba opened their doors to us on a sunny morning, and there we found friends, along with leaders of the Trade Union of workers of Culture and managers of the Municipal offices as well as lic. Dania Mesa, Provincial Director of Culture.
At the gate, we were welcomed by Santiago, Director of the Casa de la Trova, and Simón Balsintes, representative of the distinguished group sonera, dressed to the max with a friendly smile and a look of surprise.
El Septeto Santiaguero es una de las siete agrupaciones de la Agencia de Promociones SON DE CUBA y ostenta la categoría de Excelencia por su relevante nivel de investigación e interpretación de la música tradicional cubana en once años de éxitos.Entre sorbos del cóctel Santiago, los artistas compartieron con el público y los amigos, al tiempo que interpretaron títulos de su ultimo volumen discográfico.
We were honored with the presence the Cuban Promotions Agency SON DE CUBA and its director Candido, and ARTEX SA, with its manager Arturo Aguilera.
Honraron con su presencia la Agencia de Promociones SON DE CUBA; con su director Cándido y de ARTEX SA, con su gerente Arturo Aguilera.
Photos / Fotos: José Antonio Prades Hung


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The Right Man for the Job?
Bottom of the table, zero points taken from the twelve available and the all-important question has to be asked.
Is Felix Magath the man for the job?
Well Felix seems to think so because when he was asked that exact question after Fulham were stuffed 5-1 at Pride Park yesterday, his reply was,
'Yes, for sure.'
But what do you think?
Is Magath the right man for the Fulham managerial role?


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All you ladies who don't love the sights of yourselves in your birthday suits?
I hear you.
You chickies who feel fairly confident most of the time, but cringe under harsh overhead lights?
Been there, too.
And those of you who feel good about yourselves, but just crave something a little more romantic and mysterious?
Amen, sisters. Amen.
Still, I must confess a little sympathy for the fellows. Honestly, I think it's flat awesome how much less critical they are of our bodies than we are. I think it's simply stupendous that they want to see them.
All that does not make me love the overhead light on the ceiling fan, however.
I think it's important to find compromise. That can include anything from agreeing to sometimes have the lights and sometimes not, to using candles or twinkly fairy lights to make it special. Ideally, I think having lots of tricks up your sleeve is the best move!
Here's a brand new one to add to your arsenal:
The lightstick.
Or perhaps glow bracelet is more accurate.
Here's the deal:
Go buy a glow bracelet (or several.) I recommend looking for pink or orange or a "warmer" tone.
When things have moved to the boudoir, have your MAN don the bracelet.
{no, I am really NOT kidding– wrap it around his wrist}
If he balks, assure him that there's a good reason for this.
And here it is:
Though the room may be totally dark, he will be able to see– very well– wherever his hand may wander.
You, however, don't have to be on display in bright, harsh lights.
Win-win, I think we call that.
***As I mentioned earlier, I think that warmer tones are more flattering than, say, green, but go with whatever floats your boat!***


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In 2006, Joanna Moncrieff asked why it was so difficult to stop psychiatric drug treatment? Received wisdom had answered that the difficulty arises from the underlying illness manifesting itself as the therapeutic effects of the medication becomes weaker. This presumes that the medications have disease-specific actions; that there is a disease-centered model of psychotropic drug action. But what if it had nothing to do with the original problem? Moncrieff suggested that problems experienced after psychiatric drug withdrawal were often related to the withdrawal process rather than the underlying condition. "If this is the case, then the recurrent nature of psychiatric disorders may be partially attributable to the iatrogenic effects of psychiatric drugs."
She reviewed several case study examples to illustrate this concern and then indicated there were two possible mechanisms for withdrawal related disorders from this evidence. First, there were pharmacodynamic adaptations that took place. Long-term use of drugs that suppresses particular neurotransmitters (like serotonin in SSRIs) seems to cause an increase in number or a supersensitivity of the relevant receptors. When the receptors are no longer influenced by the drug, there is an over-activation of the neurotransmitter system—a rebound effect.
This may result in the characteristic discontinuation syndromes, may cause rapid onset psychosis and may act a source of ''pharmacodynamic stress,'' which increases vulnerability to relapse.
A psychological reaction to the medication withdrawal, either by others or the patient, can also trigger symptoms or increase the patient's vulnerability to relapse. Moncrieff said: "In my experience, psychological reactions by patients, staff and carers are important determinants of the success or failure of drug discontinuation, a proposition that is open to empirical testing."
Moncrieff seems to be suggesting two things here. First, the importance of recognizing that post withdrawal symptoms will occur when a drug is tapered or stopped. Second, the importance of a system of support to the person seeking to successfully taper or stop their medications. Both of these factors are well known to anyone attempting to establish and maintain abstinence from addictive substances.
Along with David Cohen, Jonna Moncrieff suggested that we rethink our models of psychotropic drug action in their 2005 article. They noted the predominant "disease-centered model" of drug action that presumed psychiatric medications worked by acting on a specific disease process. In contrast, they suggested a "drug-centered model" that focused on the physiological, behavioral and subjective effects of the drug. Here, the therapeutic value of a drug stemmed from the usefulness of its effects in clinical situations. There is no presumption that it corrects some biological abnormality.
Moncrieff has also presented the differences between the disease-centered and the drug-centered models of drug action in her book, The Myth of the Chemical Cure. Moncrieff and Cohen used the distinction in a 2006 article, "Do Antidepressants Cure or Create Abnormal Brain States?" Applying the disease-centered model to antidepressants, they said:
Modelled on paradigmatic situations in general medicine—such as the use of insulin in diabetes, antibiotics in infectious disease, chemotherapy in cancer—the disease-centred model suggests that antidepressants help restore normal functioning by acting on the neuropathology of depression or of depressive symptoms.
Instead they proposed the drug-centered model was a better explanation for the observed drug effects in psychiatric conditions. "Instead of relieving a hypothetical biochemical abnormality, drugs themselves cause abnormal states, which may coincidentally relieve psychiatric symptoms." After completing their analysis, they suggested that the term "antidepressant" should be abandoned, as the drugs were not treating a specific disease state.
Our analysis indicates that there are no specific antidepressant drugs, that most of the short-term effects of antidepressants are shared by many other drugs, and that long-term drug treatment with antidepressants or any other drugs has not been shown to lead to long-term elevation of mood.
This then brings us to "the elephant in the room": a frank discussion on "The Psychoactive Effects of Psychiatric Medication" by Moncrieff, Cohen and Porter. They said when viewing the influence of psychiatric medications through the disease-centered model of action, their psychoactive effects have been obscured. "Despite six decades of intensive research in neuropharmacology … there is a lack of evidence that psychiatric drugs have a disease-specific action independent of their demonstrable psychoactive effects." Approaching psychotropics as drugs that produce immediate and delayed psychoactive effects, with tolerance and dependence suggests that a radical change of thinking is needed.
Lessons from the use and misuse of other psychoactive substances can help to enlighten us about the broad range of behavioral effects that different psychiatric medications are likely to exert, and how these effects might interact with the psychological, behavioral, and other problems we call mental disorders.
Individuals who are prescribed psychiatric medications in this manner should be treated as consumers, "rather than passive recipients of diagnosis-driven prescribing." The subjective experience of the individual would guide the use of psychiatric medications in a "collaborative dialogue" with the prescriber—rather than changes in symptoms or clusters of symptoms. "Only when we appreciate the nature of psychiatric drugs as psychoactive substances can we start to accumulate the knowledge necessary to enable prescribers and consumers to use these drugs safely and effectively."
I heartily agree that we need to promote a drug-centered model of psychiatric drug action. However, additional changes will need to be made. Otherwise, the consumer-driven marketing model—"Ask your doctor if "X" is right for you"—will continue largely unchanged. Direct to the consumer advertising by Pharma will have to stop. Changes in how pharmaceuticals are approved though the FDA will have to occur. Better methodologies need to be developed for the approval process.
Transparency in pharmaceutical research needs to become the norm. Closer scrutiny into the potential harm and negative side effects has to occur, including long-term negative side effects. The psychoactive effect of drugs and its potential as negative side effect in all pharmacological products has to be weighed equally with the potential therapeutic benefit.


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For Crying Out loud!
By Deanne Ruedemann
Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.'
Jeremiah 33:3 NASB
I grew up in a denomination where congregational prayers were lead by one person, usually the preacher or a deacon, and where the members of the congregation simply bowed their heads in silent reverence. My first memory of a prayer that touched my heart came from my own grandfather, in his home during family devotionals. Grandpa was a man who believed in crying out to the Lord in a loud voice, and was never ashamed or timid to do so in front of anybody. His face was wet with his tears and his voice always trembled from his crying during these prayers. I could feel his passion, and knew even as a young child that these prayers were meaningful.
When I moved to Romania in 2001, I did not know any Romanian language, but I soon discovered how little this mattered for understanding their prayers. I will never forget the first service I attended, and how shocked I was when the congregation had begun to cry out to God in prayer, together, not in some unison memorized prayer from scripture or a prayer book, but together in one spirit, with everyone praying out loud at the same time. And I do mean loudly! My tears flowed freely as I was amazed at their passion, especially knowing how many of them had suffered for their faith during the years of communism (1945-1989), and who now prayed so earnestly, thanking the Lord for things that I often take so shamefully for granted. I am referring to things like the privilege to congregate in a church building to worship the Lord, good health, and sufficient food. And when they prayed for some current problem such as sickness, it seemed that they doubled the volume of their requests to God.
While I was in Romania during the winter of 2004, I was suddenly called back to the United States to take care of my mother who had broken her hip. And not only had she broken her hip, but she had also suffered a great loss in mental capability due to mental illness, and later on, due to strokes and her multiple sclerosis. In other words, my mother had become quite a handful to care for during this time, and for nine weeks I helped my stepfather with her constant care.
As my mother�s mental and physical status deteriorated to the point that she required further hospitalization, I felt uncertain and frustrated from not knowing exactly how long God wanted me to stay in Alabama with my mother. I had been involved in several mission projects in Romania before I had left, and knew that if I did not return there, that some of them might not be completed. These missions included a weekly Bible study with a group of young Christian Romanian Gypsy women, the upcoming vacation Bible school at our Romanian Baptist church, and a ten day long evangelism outreach campaign into the surrounding villages of Sibiu, where we had lived for the nearly two and a half years of our time in Romania. We had already been scheduled to return to the States in July, so if I went back to Romania in April, I would be able to spend the last three months in Sibiu, completing these projects.
But I just was not sure of what God wanted me to do. Sometimes I wish that God would just hand me a handwritten schedule every morning, telling me exactly what he wants me to do that day, hour by hour, but of course I am sure that if he did that it would probably scare me so badly that I would just opt to stay in the bed! During this time with my mother, the more uncertain I became, the more time I spent in prayer and Bible reading. I began reading a book by Bill Gothard, The Power of Crying Out, that encouraged me to not just pray silently, but to literally use my voice to God in the same manner that Paul encourages us to cry out �Abba, Father!� in Galatians 4:6 and Romans 8:15, or as the Psalmist does in Psalm 88:1-2 (NASB):
O LORD, the God of my salvation,
I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
Let my prayer come before You;
Incline Your ear to my cry!
How could crying out to God in an audible voice help me? I have to admit that at first I felt self conscious and silly for even trying. It had been difficult for me to get alone, so I would go to �my room� and turn on music while I began to cry out. Other times I would cry out to the Lord while driving in the car (with my eyes open, of course!). But an amazing thing happened soon after I started doing this. I began to feel a certain relief and peace come over me, and I began to really believe the verses that attest to God�s help when we cry out to Him, including the ones quoted below:
I love the LORD, because He hears my voice and my supplications. Psalm 116:1 NASB
The LORD hears when I call to Him. Psalm 4:3b NASB
Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter; I moan like a dove;
My eyes look wistfully to the heights;O Lord, I am oppressed, be my security. Isaiah 38:14 NASB
The children and I had been attending a church in Alabama that really believed in the power of prayer. The pastor there one Sunday encouraged the congregation to pray out loud to the Lord during the service for God to reveal His will for specific problems. This had been during the same time that my mother was quite literally �out of her mind� in the mental ward of the hospital, and also when I had been struggling to figure out if and when I should return to Romania or just to stay in Alabama with my mother. So during that service I cried out to the Lord for answers to two things: 1) that my mother�s mind would clear and 2) that I would hear a clear answer about the decision to stay or go.
After the service, I drove directly to the hospital to visit with my mother, and when I walked in the ward, the nurse told me that my mother�s mind was much clearer. Sure enough, when I entered her room, she was sitting up and smiling and making good sense when we talked. She was happy to see me and wanted to be rolled in her wheelchair to another room so that we could talk in the �day room�. After I took her there and sat down across from her, it was not long before she very plainly said that she was glad I had come to help her, and that she could not have done it without me, but that now she was looking forward to when things would return to normal and it would just be her and my stepfather living together without us being there. I could hardly believe that God had brought me such a specific answer to my prayers, and so quickly! I really felt like the Psalmist who said that the Lord hears when he calls to Him (Psalm 4:3b).
With such a direct answer that came to me from the Lord, I was back in Romania within a couple of weeks, able to finish the projects that had been planned. And on the day that I left my mother, who at the time had improved to the point of being able to use a walker and go back home, she hugged me tighter than I can ever remember her doing, and said that I would never know how much she really loved me. I will never forget that encounter, as it was less than a month after I left that she had several more strokes, and became paralyzed to the point of being totally immobile and bedridden in a nursing home. Now when I visit her, she can�t hug me or kiss me, or even have a meaningful conversation with me, so I know without a doubt that those last few weeks that I did spend with her before she totally lost her abilities to move and speak sensibly, were ordained by the Lord, and that during the difficult times God taught me how to really cry out to Him for specific answers to prayer. I encourage you to do the same, to cry out to God about whatever circumstances are in your life that need specific answers, and for the peace of God to comfort your heart and soothe any pain you might be feeling.
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Lena Horne
- Birthday
- 1950-06-30
- Nickname
- The Horne
- Birthname
- Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
- Sign
- Cancer
- Hometown
- Brooklyn NY
- Country
- United States
- Ethnicity
- Black
- Height
- 5'7"
- Weight
- 125
- Job
- Actress Singer
- Hobbies
- Pure Beauty
- Assets
- The ORIGINAL Beyonce Lovely Face And Hot Figure Aged Gracefully If At All Talented Actress And SInger
- Vices
- Moonshine and white boys with hard cock
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917), is an iconic American singer and actress. She has recorded and performed extensively, independently and with other jazz notables, including Artie Shaw, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Barnet. She currently lives in New York City and no longer makes public appearances.
Lena Horne Biography
Early life
Lena Horne was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. Both sides of her family claim a mixture of African American, Native American, and Caucasian descent. Both were part of what black leader W.E.B. DuBois called "the talented tenth," the upper stratum of the American black population made up of middle-class, well-educated African Americans. [2][3] She grew up in an upper middle class black community. Her father, Edwin "Teddy" Horne, who worked in the gambling trade, left the family when she was three. Her mother, Edna Scottron, was the daughter of inventor Samuel R. Scottron; she was an actress with an African American theater troupe and traveled extensively. Horne was mainly raised by her grandparents, Cora Calhoun and Edwin Horne. Her uncle, Frank S. Horne, was an adviser to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.[4] She is a reported descendant of the John C. Calhoun family.
Lena first made her film debut starring as "the Bronze Venus" in The Duke is Tops, a 1938 musical.
In the fall of 1933, Lena Horne joined the chorus line of the Cotton Club in New York City. In the spring of 1934, she had a featured role in the Cotton Club Parade. A few years later she joined Noble Sissle's Orchestra and toured with this orchestra. After she separated from her first husband, Lena Horne toured with bandleader Charlie Barnet in 1940-41, but disliked the travel and left the band to work at the Cafe Society in New York. She replaced Dinah Shore as the featured vocalist on NBC's popular jazz series The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. The show's resident maestros, Henry Levine and Paul Laval, recorded with Horne in June 1941 for RCA Victor. Horne left the show after only six months to headline a nightclub revue on the west coast; she was replaced by Linda Keene.
Lena already had two low-budget movies to her credit: a 1938 musical feature film version of The Duke is Tops (later reissued with Horne's name above the title as The Bronze Venus); and a 1941 two-reel short subject, Boogie Woogie Dream, featuring pianists Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons. Horne's songs from Boogie Woogie Dream were later released individually as Soundies. Horne was primarily a nightclub performer during this period, and it was during a 1942 club engagement in Hollywood that talent scouts approached Horne to work in pictures. She chose Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the most prestigious studio in the world, and became the first African American performer to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio.
MGM contract years 1942-1951
She made her debut with MGM in 1942's Panama Hattie and became famous in 1943 for her rendition of "Stormy Weather" in the movie of the same name (which she made at 20th Century Fox, on loan from MGM). She appeared in a number of MGM musicals, most notably Cabin in the Sky (also 1943), but was never featured in a leading role due to her race and the fact that films featuring her had to be reedited for showing in states where theaters could not show films with African American performers. As a result, most of Horne's film appearances were stand-alone sequences that had no bearing on the rest of the film, so editing caused no disruption to the storyline; a notable exception was the all-black musical Cabin in the Sky, though even then one of her numbers had to be cut because it was considered too suggestive by the censors. "Ain't it the Truth" was the song (and scene) cut before the release of the film Cabin in the Sky. It featured Lena Horne singing "Ain't it the Truth," while taking a bubble bath (considered too "risque" by the film's executives). This scene and song are featured in the film "That's Entertainment III", which also features commentary from Lena Horne on why the scene was deleted prior to the film's release.
In Ziegfeld Follies (1946) she performs "Love" by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane.
She was originally considered for the role of Julie LaVerne in MGM's 1951 version of Show Boat (having already played the role when a segment of Show Boat was performed in Till the Clouds Roll By) but Ava Gardner was given the role instead (the production code office had banned interracial relationships in films). In the documentary That's Entertainment! III, Horne stated that MGM executives required Gardner to practice her singing using recordings of Horne performing the songs, which offended both actresses (ultimately, Gardner ended up having her singing voice overdubbed by another actress (Annette Warren (Smith)) for the theatrical release, though her own voice was heard on the soundtrack album).
Change of career direction
By the mid-1950s, Horne was disenchanted with Hollywood and increasingly focused on her nightclub career. She only made two major appearances in MGM films during the decade, 1950's Duchess of Idaho (which was also Eleanor Powell's film swan song), and the 1956 musical Meet Me in Las Vegas. She was blacklisted during the 1950s for her political views. She returned to the screen three more times, playing chanteuse Claire Quintana in the 1969 film Death of a Gunfighter, Glinda in The Wiz (1978), and co-hosting the 1994 MGM retrospective That's Entertainment! III, in which she was candid about her treatment by the studio.
After leaving Hollywood, Lena Horne established herself as one of the premiere nightclub performers of the post-war era. She headlined at clubs and hotels throughout the US, Canada and Europe, including the Sands in Las Vegas, the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles and the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. In 1957, a live album entitled, "Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria," became the largest selling record by a female artist in the history of the RCA-Victor label.
From the late 1950s through the 1960s, Horne was a staple of the TV variety shows, appearing multiple times on Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, Ed Sullivan, the Dean Martin Show and The Bell Telephone Hour. Other programs she performed on include the Judy Garland Show, The Hollywood Palace and the Andy Williams Show. Besides two television specials for the BBC (later syndicated in the US), Horne starred in her own US television special in 1969, Monsanto Night Presents Lena Horne. In 1970, she co-starred with Harry Belafonte in the hour long "Harry & Lena" for ABC; in 1973, she co-starred with Tony Bennett in "Tony and Lena". Horne and Bennett subsequently toured the US and UK in a show together. Another very memorable appearance was in the 1976 program "America Salutes Richard Rodgers", where she sang a lengthy medley of Rodgers songs with Peggy Lee and Vic Damone.
Horne also made occasional television appearances - generally as herself - on such programs as The Muppet Show (where she sang with Kermit the Frog) and Sanford and Son in the 1970s, as well as a 1985 performance on The Cosby Show and a 1993 appearance on A Different World.
1980s-2000s: Later career works
In the summer of 1980, Lena Horne, 63 years old and intent on retiring from show business, embarked on a two month series of benefit concerts sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta. These concerts were represented as Horne's farewell tour, yet her retirement lasted less than a year.
In May 1981, The Nederlander Organization booked Lena Horne for a four week engagement at the newly named Nederlander Theatre (formerly the Trafalgar, the Billy Rose and the National) on West 41st Street in New York City. The show was an instant success and was extended to a full year run, garnering Horne a special Tony award, and two Grammy Awards for the cast recording of her show Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. The 333 performance Broadway run closed on Horne's 65 birthday, June 30, 1982. Later that same week, the entire show was performed again and video taped for television broadcast and home video release. The tour began a few days later at Tanglewood (MA) during the 1982 July 4th weekend. "The Lady and Her Music" toured 41 cities in the U.S and Canada through June 17, 1984. It played in London for a month in August and ended it's run in Stockholm, Sweden, September 14, 1984.
Horne appeared in Broadway musicals several times and in 1958 was nominated for the Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical" (for her part in the "Calypso" musical Jamaica) In 1981 she received a Special Tony Award for her one-woman show, Lena Horne: "The Lady and Her Music". Despite the show's considerable success (Horne still holds the record for the longest-running solo performance in Broadway history), she was not inclined to capitalize on the renewed interest in her career by undertaking many new musical projects. A proposed 1983 joint recording project between Horne and Frank Sinatra (to be produced by Quincy Jones) was ultimately abandoned, and her sole studio recording of the decade was 1988's The Men In My Life, featuring duets with Sammy Davis, Jr. and Joe Williams. In 1989, she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 1990s found Horne considerably more active in the recording studio - all the more remarkable considering she was approaching her 80th year. Following her 1993 performance at a tribute to the musical legacy of her good friend Billy Strayhorn (Duke Ellington's longtime pianist and arranger), she decided to record an album largely comprised of Strayhorn's and Ellington's songs the following year, We'll Be Together Again. To coincide with the release of the album, Horne made what would be her final concert performances at New York's Supper Club and Carnegie Hall. That same year, Horne also lent her vocals to a recording of "Embraceable You" on Sinatra's "Duets II" album. Though the album was largely derided by critics, the Sinatra-Horne pairing was generally regarded as its highlight. In 1995, a "live" album capturing her Supper Club performance was released (subsequently winning a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album). In 1998, at the age of 81, Horne released another studio album, entitled Being Myself. Thereafter, Horne essentially retired from performing and largely retreated from public view, though she did return to the recording studio in 2000 to contribute vocal tracks on Simon Rattle's Classic Ellington album.
Civil rights activism
Horne also is noteworthy for her contributions to the Civil Rights movement. In 1941, she sang at Cafe Society and worked with Paul Robeson, a singer who also combated American racial discrimination. During World War II, when entertaining the troops for the USO, she refused to perform "for segregated audiences or to groups in which German POWs were seated in front of African American servicemen" [7], according to her Kennedy Center biography. She was at an NAACP rally with Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi the weekend before Evers was assassinated. She was at the March on Washington and spoke and performed in behalf of the NAACP, SNCC and the National Council for Negro Women. She also worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to pass anti-lynching laws.
Lena's Death, Tributes and rereleases
In 2003, ABC announced that Janet Jackson would star as Horne in a television biopic (after it was rumored for years that Whitney Houston would take the job). In the weeks following Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" debacle during the 2004 Super Bowl, however, Variety reported that Horne demanded Jackson be dropped from the project. "ABC executives resisted Horne's demand," according to the Associated Press report, "but Jackson representatives told the trade newspaper that she left willingly after Horne and her daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley, asked that she not take part." Oprah Winfrey stated to Alicia Keys during a 2005 interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show that she might possibly consider producing the biopic herself, casting Keys as Horne.
In January 2005, Blue Note Records, her label for more than a decade, announced that "the finishing touches have been put on a collection of rare and unreleased recordings by the legendary Horne made during her time on Blue Note. Remixed by her longtime producer Rodney Jones, the recordings featured Horne in remarkably secure voice for a woman of her years, and include versions of such signature songs as 'Something To Live For', 'Chelsea Bridge' and 'Stormy Weather'." The album, originally titled Soul but renamed Seasons of a Life, was released on January 24, 2006.
In 2007, Horne was portrayed by Leslie Uggams in the stage musical, "Stormy Weather," which will play at the Pasadena Playhouse in California in January and February of 2009.
Lena died on Mothers Day, May 9, 2010, in New York City of heart failure. Horne's funeral took place at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on Park Avenue in New York City. Thousands gathered to mourn her, including Leontyne Price, Dionne Warwick, Jessye Norman, Chita Rivera, Cicely Tyson, Diahann Carroll, Leslie Uggams, Lauren Bacall, Audra McDonald, Vanessa L. Williams.
Lena Horne Personal life
Horne married Louis Jordan Jones in January 1937 and they lived in Pittsburgh. In December 1937 they had a daughter, Gail and in February 1940, a son, Edwin. Horne and Jones separated in 1940 and they divorced in 1944.
Lena's second marriage was to Lennie Hayton, a Jewish American, from December 1947 until his death in 1971. Hayton was one of the premier musical conductors and arrangers at MGM. In her as-told-to autobiography Lena by Richard Schickel, Horne recounts the enormous pressures she and her husband faced as an interracial married couple. However, she later admitted (Ebony, May 1980) that she really married Hayton to advance her career and cross the "color-line" in show business.
Horne was a member of DELTA SIGMA THETA Sorority, Incorporated.
Lena Horne Albums
"Moanin' Low" (1948 Victor Musical Smart Set) Little Girl Blue (1947; Black & White) Classics in Blue (1947; Black & White) It's Love (1955; RCA) Stormy Weather (1956; RCA) At the Waldorf Astoria (1957; RCA) Jamaica [Original Cast Recording] (1957; RCA) Give the Lady What She Wants (1958; RCA) I Feel So Smoochie (1958; Lion [songs Horne recorded for MGM records in the late 1940s]) Porgy & Bess (1959; RCA) - with Harry Belafonte Songs by Burke and Van Heusen (1960; RCA) At the Sands (1961; RCA) Lena on the Blue Side (1962; RCA) Lovely & Alive (1963; RCA) Sings Your Requests (1963; Charter) Lena Like Latin [later retitled Lena Goes Latin] (1963; Charter) Here's Lena Now! (1964; 20th Century) Feelin' Good (1965; UA) Lena in Hollywood (1966; UA) Merry from Lena (1966; UA) Soul (1966; UA) Lena and Gabor (1970; Skye) Harry & Lena (1970; RCA) - with Harry Belafonte Nature's Baby (1971; Buddah) Lena & Michel (1975; RCA) Lena: A New Album (1976; RCA) Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music (1981; Qwest) - Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance The Men in My Life (1988; Three Cherries) We'll Be Together Again (1994; Blue Note) An Evening with Lena Horne (1995; Blue Note) - Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album Being Myself (1998; Blue Note) Seasons of a Life (2005; Blue Note; recorded 1999)
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by McKayla Hoffman
When I went to the 2011 NEAA Conference as a freshman, I was able to become a part of a larger community of Anthropology students and professionals that inspired me to push myself as a student and as a future archaeologist. Now, I can't wait for what 2012's conference has to offer!
The Anthropology program at Bridgewater State University is incredible, but is made up of very few students and faculty compared to other programs at the university. While this makes me feel like I'm a part of a fun, supportive family, going to the 2011 NEAA conference made me feel like this family expanded to include the many undergraduates and professionals who attended from all over the Northeast. Each person I met inspired me to excel, and they challenged me to consider Anthropological issues that I never would have considered before. Meeting so many knowledgeable, friendly individuals made me feel immediately accepted and hopeful about being successful in my field of study. I met Anthropology students who shared the same hopes—and questions—that I did about my future, especially when it came to graduate schools and career options, and there were many professionals who represented most, if not all, sub-disciplines of Anthropology who were willing to share their own experiences and give helpful advice. It was exciting to be able to network with such a wide variety of professors, archaeologists, and others. It's impossible to connect with this many people on this level in the classroom!
The 2011 NEAA conference also really put my major into perspective for me. I believe that even the best professors simply cannot teach and demonstrate to students the variety of opinions and ideas out there, but going to conferences—especially the NEAA conference—can.
The wide variety of presentations at the conference showed me the range of possible research in Anthropology. Before, I felt incredibly limited and daunted by the task of picking topics that did not interest me very much, but after seeing other students and professionals present their work, I became excited to discover more and start thinking of research topics that are unique and thought-provoking.
This year's NEAA conference promises to be just as awesome! It will be held at Bridgewater State University on March 9th and 10th, in Boyden Hall. During the day on Friday and Saturday, there will be presentations, papers, and poster sessions. The deadline for paper and presentation submissions is on February 16th, 2012, and while presentations can be on any topic related to Anthropology, you are invited to also write about and research this year's theme: "Anthropological Constructions of Time", which focuses on how time is constructed in the different sub-disciplines of Anthropology. Being able to present your work at this conference is a fantastic way to receive friendly and thoughtful criticism that can help you move forward with your research, and it will look great on your resumé! Who knows—it might even help you expand on your topic!
There will be exciting events to attend, too! There will be an open house at the Robbins Museum of Archaeology in Middleboro the first night, and they will be showing the film We Are Still Here, which discusses the Wampanoag Language Project. On the second night, there will be a banquet at Bridgewater State University in the Campus Center Ballroom, during which keynote speaker Dr. John Carlson will give a talk entitled: "The Maya Calendar and the 2012 Event". These events are sure to be spectacular, and will give students an opportunity to network with professionals and meet other like-minded students!
With this said, I know that your experience at the 2012 NEAA conference will be just as fruitful as mine was!


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DCC puts focus on technical programs
By Jason Stuart
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
Dawson Community College is working to enhance its technical programs to help ease its students' transition into the workforce.
The college is in the process of utilizing the $562,587 grant it received last fall from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training program to beef up its technical programs.
According to DCC Vice President of Instruction and Student Services Dr. Ted Phillips, the college's welding program will be the first beneficiary.
He said DCC's welding instructors have been sent to several different trainings recently to enhance what the program can offer students.
"One of the big pieces that's here that's not been before is (instructors) are going through this program to ensure our standards are ready for the National Career Readiness Certificate," Phillips said.
According to Phillips, the National Career Readiness Certificate "is like a transportable certificate" that welding students will be able to complete in a single semester.
The certificate is provided through collegiate testing company ACT. According to the ACT website, the certificate "is a portable credential that demonstrates achievement and a certain level of workplace employability skills."
"This is something that's recognized in those trades," Phillips said. "It's just getting (students) in the workforce quicker, with a consistent curriculum."
Building a consistent curriculum across Montana's colleges that offer technical programs has been an important part of the process, according to Phillips.
"It's always been a struggle with the technical programs to make sure that the curriculum from one college meets the one from another college," he said. "I think that's a step in the right direction."
While DCC is looking to enhance its existing programs, Phillips said the college is open to the possibility of starting new programs based on community demand.
"I think we'll probably be talking to some folks in the community," he said. "We'll start having some conversations about some of the things that have been mentioned just to see what the need is."
Phillips said he is still "kind of intrigued" by the long gestating idea of starting a culinary program at DCC, though possibly not as a for credit program and almost certainly not a program that trains chefs.
"I think some of the things we look at, non-credit may work out better," he said.
Phillips added that DCC's summer paleontology course will be offered this year as a not for credit course in the hopes that it will generate more interest from community members who aren't necessarily interested in earning college credits.
DCC needs to think outside the box when it comes to offering new programs, according to Phillips, and try to do more things that appeal to the community and aren't tied to college credits.
"We're hoping if we use this new model, it may kick some things off," he said. "What we need to do is get the community excited about things that we can do up here for them."
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