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Experimental Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes
Experimental IMF Reports on Observance of Standards and Codes
Overview And Invitation to Comment
Reports on the Observance of Standards
and Codes (ROSCs): An Update
Prepared by the Staffs of
March 30, 2000
TablesFigure 1. Tentative Framework for Assessing Observance of International Standards
I. Background
1. When discussing International Standards and Fund Surveillance--Progress and Issues (EBS/99/158, hereafter, Progress and Issues) in September 1999, the IMF Executive Board requested the preparation of a third round of experimental case studies on members' observance of international standards.1 It was agreed that these studies, Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSCs), should be conducted over a longer time period than the previous two rounds. Fund staff will report to the Board on the experience with the three rounds of ROSCs before the 2000 Annual Meetings. The Board also sought a short report on progress with the third round of studies before the spring meeting of the International Financial and Monetary Committee. This paper responds to that request.
2. During the September 1999 discussion, the Fund Executive Directors indicated a preference for a shared ownership approach to preparing ROSCs and invited the World Bank to experiment in preparing particular modules.2 The Bank has welcomed this invitation, given its focus on assisting countries in strengthening the underpinnings for successful financial integration, and intends to experiment with undertaking assessments of standards in the areas of corporate governance and accounting.
3. Reflecting the cooperation between the Bank and Fund on the preparation of ROSCs, this update has been prepared jointly by Fund and Bank staff. The structure of the paper is as follows. Section II describes progress in involving the wider international community in assessing the observance of standards. Section III indicates areas in which the Fund and Bank are conducting assessments, touching briefly on some of the modalities adopted in conducting the assessments. Section IV reports on the countries that have volunteered for the third round.
II. Collaborative Arrangements
4. In recent years it has become increasingly clear that economic and financial stability can be affected by developments in a range of areas. In this light, the international community has emphasized the development and implementation of international standards as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the architecture of the international financial system. In that regard, it has also called for experimentation with the preparation of "transparency reports"--assessments of the degree to which an economy observes international standards. Assessments of the extent to which standards are observed can help identify weaknesses that may contribute to economic and financial vulnerability. They can provide a guide to help countries determine reform and development priorities. In addition, they can provide further impetus for improved transparency and disclosure and help create incentives to adhere to standards.
5. In previous discussions, the Fund's Executive Board indicated that staff needed to have an understanding of issues arising in non-traditional areas3 in order to conduct effective surveillance. The Fund's Board made clear, though, that the knowledge required to provide independent assessments of whether standards are actually observed was likely to be different from that required for effective surveillance. To undertake assessments requires detailed knowledge of the relevant standards and the expertise to use this information to benchmark individual country practices. The use of assessments involves an appreciation of how country practices could impact on macro-economic and financial stability. At the same time, the Bank's Executive Board and the Development Committee have stressed that the Bank's focus should be to assist countries strengthen their domestic financial and economic systems. In that regard, they welcomed the progress in the joint Bank/Fund program of financial sector assessments as well as the proposed enhanced collaboration with the IMF in assisting interested countries to assess their progress in implementing a range of international norms and good practices. The Fund and the Bank are cooperating in assessing the observance of standards, whereby each institution takes primary responsibility for preparing assessments in various areas consistent with their respective mandates and expertise.
6. While Fund surveillance can provide the basis and organizing framework for assessments, and overall observance of a wide range of standards can be reviewed and discussed with national authorities in the context of Article IV surveillance, assessing a comprehensive range of standards requires involving other international financial organizations and standard-setting bodies, as well as national authorities. It is recognized that the standard-setting bodies are unlikely to be able, in the very near term, to take responsibility for assessments in their areas of expertise due to limits to their resources and the priority they are placing on further developing standards and assessment methodologies.
7. In the case of the financial sector, the joint Bank-Fund Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) has proven effective for bringing the expertise of members of the standard-setting bodies to the assessment process. The FSAP is a collaborative effort involving expert support provided by a range of national and standard setting bodies (including the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)). While the primary focus of the FSAP exercise is to assess financial sector vulnerabilities and identify developmental priorities, one element of this work is an assessment of observance of various financial sector standards.
8. Assessments of standards will have to be complemented by the provision of technical assistance in some member countries. Assessments will identify where institutional change is needed and will thus provide a key input to programs of technical assistance to improve observance of standards and codes. The technical assistance programs of IFIs involved in specific standards and codes can respond to needs in these areas, but support from other agencies will also be needed. The dissemination of information on priorities to improve standards in individual countries will contribute to the mobilization of support.
9. Successful assessments also require a close working relationship between staff and the national authorities, and efforts to improve the observance of standards will be most successful if the authorities feel sufficient ownership of the process to address the issues raised. Self-assessments of the observance of standards can play a role in helping to foster ownership although, in isolation, they are likely to lack credibility. Accordingly, external assessments should be seen as a necessary complement to any self-assessment exercises. Successful implementation may also require significant technical assistance, including in areas beyond the capacity of the Bank and Fund.
III. Areas Subject to Assessment
10. The preparation of summary assessments of the observance of standards is proceeding on a modular basis. It is intended that all ROSC modules would be collected into a ROSC "binder" which is presented to the Boards of the Bank and the Fund. In the Bank's case, the binder will form background to the Executive Board's discussion of country assistance strategies and lending operations. In the Fund's case, it comprises part of the accompanying documentation to Article IV consultations.4 The modular approach has the advantage of staggering the workload for participating national authorities and staff. Over time, it is also likely to facilitate coordination between the various organizations that it is hoped will join the Bank and Fund in working with national authorities to identify the extent to which standards are observed. It is already apparent that the modular approach provides needed flexibility in approach across the various areas subject to summary assessment, while also allowing the exploitation of synergies with other initiatives underway in the Fund and Bank.
11. In addition to assessments of financial sector standards, Fund staff are preparing ROSC modules assessing observance of standards in the areas of data dissemination and fiscal transparency. These assessments are being done in the context of existing technical assistance activities and in stand-alone exercises in the context of surveillance and program reviews. In the case of the data dissemination modules, assessments have generally been carried out in the context of multi-topic statistical assessment missions or GDDS/SDDS technical assistance activities.5 Many of the initial ROSC modules on fiscal transparency were substantially carried out with assistance from resident experts working in member countries. However, few of the countries in the current round of fiscal ROSC modules have resident fiscal advisors and so stand-alone missions are increasingly needed. Such missions are proving necessary where the issues are complex or specific transparency-related concerns need to be addressed.
12. ROSC modules for the financial sector are being derived from the FSAP process as a byproduct. The FSAP teams prepare a series of detailed assessments of selected financial sector standards in the broader context of assessing financial sector vulnerabilities and developmental priorities. Along with the approach adopted for the data and fiscal assessments, this helps to avoid a simple pass/fail approach to standards assessments. The choice of standards is determined by the FSAP team in conjunction with the national authorities and after consultation with the Fund area department and Bank region. To date assessments have covered areas such as: monetary and financial policy transparency,6 banking supervision, securities and insurance regulation, payments systems and deposit insurance. Staff anticipate producing between 2 and 5 ROSC modules from each FSAP currently underway.7
13. Bank staff have identified three areas in which they plan to experiment with standards assessments and contribute to ROSC modules.
IV. Assessments Underway
14. Table 1 indicates those economies for which ROSC modules have now been published. It also indicates which areas had been subject to assessment. The Table also indicates that most assessments of financial sector standards were prepared separately from an FSAP during the first two rounds of case studies as the FSAP pilot had not yet commenced. While seeking to maintain flexibility in approach, Fund and Bank staff now believe that considerable synergies arise from producing financial sector ROSC modules in the context of an FSAP.9 While an examination of financial sector standards in isolation may be appropriate at times, too narrow a focus could mean that vulnerabilities are overlooked--there are benefits from assessing standards in the broader context of an assessment of strengths, risks and vulnerabilities. Accordingly, in the third round studies, staff have indicated that it would be desirable for financial sector ROSC modules to be derived from work undertaken in the context of an FSAP.
15. After detailed discussions between national authorities and Fund staff, around 50 modules for 24 countries are currently underway. These cover both modules prepared in the context of technical assistance and stand-alone exercises as well as those to be derived from the FSAP. While not all modules are likely to be completed by mid-2000, Fund staff believe that they will be able to draw sufficient lessons to effectively inform the preparation of the pre-Annual Meeting policy paper.
16. The Bank is also undertaking a set of pilot studies. As noted, Bank staff propose to produce six corporate governance modules by mid-summer and discussions are currently underway to identify volunteers for this exercise, and it is also proposed to produce a series of accounting and auditing modules by September 2000.
17. There has been more interest among Fund members in having assessments prepared than there are resources available to undertake assessments. Consequently, a number of members have agreed to wait until the second half of 2000 and beyond before assessments commence. It is also worth noting that, in December 1999, G-20 members agreed "to undertake the completion of Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes ("Transparency Reports") and Financial Sector Assessments within the context of continuing efforts by the IMF and World Bank to improve these mechanisms." Since then, Korea has indicated its intention to participate in this exercise with the preparation of a full suite of ROSC modules over the next year and a half.10 A number of other G-20 members have sought information about the FSAP and ROSC procedures.
18. Figure 1 provides a schematic (and tentative) stylization of the standards assessment process. It starts with the partnership between authorities and IFIs/standard-setters which delivers detailed assessments of standards in a range of areas. For the financial sector, the FSAP provides an assessment of vulnerabilities and development priorities which incorporates assessments of financial sector standards. The ROSC binder focuses on standards assessments, but covers a broader range of areas. In the Fund, the FSSA and the ROSC binder form part of the input into the Article IV consultation discussions. In the Bank the FSA and the ROSC binder are to be used as inputs to overall policy and diagnostic work, including Social and Structural Reviews, and as an underpinning for Country Assistance Strategies. The output of these processes flows back to the national authorities as policy dialogue and possibly technical and/or financial assistance.
1Further background is available in Progress in Assessing Observance of Standards and Codes (SM/99/274), November 15, 1999 available on the IMF website.
2In addition, the Bank and Fund are already partners in the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) from which summary assessments of selected financial sector standards are being derived--these assessments become ROSC modules for the financial sector.
3Non-traditional areas for the IMF include, for example, accounting, auditing, insolvency regimes, corporate governance, and so on. In contrast, traditional or core areas include data dissemination, transparency in fiscal, monetary and financial policies, and banking supervision.
4During the first stages of the pilot, ROSC modules and binders were presented to the IMF Executive Board as supplements to policy papers discussing possible modalities for the IMF's involvement in ROSCs. The first binder circulated as an accompanying document to the staff report has been that for Bulgaria on March 15, 2000. Summary assessments of financial sector standards will also be presented simultaneously as part of the Fund's Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) and the Bank's Financial Sector Assessment (FSA).
5For additional information see IMF Board paper Review of the Fund's Data Standards Initiatives (SM/00/55), March 15, 2000.
6When undertaken in the context of the FSAP, assessments in this area have remained the responsibility of Fund staff. When undertaken outside of FSAPs, assessments have been conducted by Fund staff except in Tunisia, where the assessment was undertaken by Bank staff..
7Each FSAP will allow assessments to be derived for, at least, the Code of Good Practices on Transparency in Monetary and Financial Policies and the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. Depending on the country circumstances, assessments may also be conducted that relate to the IOSCO, IAIS and Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems core principles and other standards as appropriate.
8This builds on work presented in the Fund paper Orderly and Effective Insolvency Procedures--Key Issues and the conference organized by the Bank in September 1999 on effective insolvency systems.
9In some cases, it may be appropriate for the first stage of the FSAP to focus on standards assessments.
10Among G-20 members, Argentina, the United Kingdom and Australia have already had ROSC modules prepared; Russia and Turkey had modules underway at the time of the G-20 meeting and France had indicated its intention to participate prior to the September 1999 Fund Board meeting. Canada and South Africa have already completed FSAPs and India has agreed to an FSAP mission which will commence shortly.


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**The fund is now closed. Our great thanks to everyone who donated for your support, your help was invaluable, or as described by Nadya, "a miracle." We are thrilled that the women came through this ordeal safe and strong. Thank you for your support.**
We are managing the international support fund for Pussy Riot to aid with legal efforts to secure the freedom of the imprisoned members of the group, to meet the security, care and support needs of Nadya and Masha while they are incarcerated in the labor camps as well as care for their young children. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have been convicted and sent to two of Russia's most notorious labor camps for two year sentences as punishment for a peaceful protest that the all-girl group staged in Moscow's Orthodox church last February. Amnesty International has recognized the women as official "Prisoners of Conscience."
We are working directly with Pussy Riot and their international support teams. The Voice Project works to utilize the power of music to affect positive social change, alleviate suffering and promote human rights around the world and in keeping with that mission join us in helping to provide for the ongoing support for Nadya and Masha. The Pussy Riot Support Fund is used to keep Nadya and Masha clothed, supplied, visited and monitored in the labor camps (this is critical for their ongoing safety), and for their legal expenses and children's care. Two years in a Russian labor camp for a 30 second protest song performance has to be unacceptable to us all as a global community. Regular updates on the funds distributions are published here for full transparency.
From Pussy Riot:
Thank you very much for your support during these months – while we're sitting down here, in Mordovia, in a weird region of Russia with lots of swamps that is mostly famous for its prison camps, it's very strange and wonderful to realize that there are people who do things to support you on the other side of the planet. At New Year's eve me and the other girls locked up in prison camp no.14 built a huge snake from snow with lots of eggs and small baby snakes and then turned these snow sculptures into green, blue and yellow with water colors – that was a very rare splash of color that this place sees. And the other colorful splash, I'll repeat, does happen in your mind when you think about the people who worry about you and try to support you. That is very cool and thank you.
— Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, Prison camp no.14, Mordovia
The Voice Project has been the most helpful, transparent and trusted guardian for the funds collected to support the imprisoned members of Pussy Riot. With the departure of the original legal defense team, we are thankful that The Voice Project has been able to accept the role of administrator for the the Pussy Riot Support Fund. Currently the fund is being distributed to the families of Masha and Nadia to support all needs for the women directly through work by Hunter Heaney, CEO of The Voice Project. Given that most of the new lawyers are working without fee, we are lucky that the funds can be used primarily for their children's needs and all the many expenses associated with being in a remote prison labor camp, and for that all of you in the Voice Project and international support communities who have so generously given help, thank you.
— Pussy Riot
Funding Needs
Nadya and Masha are facing their second year in very cold, remote, and dangerous Russian labor camps (Gulags, yes, they still exist, the official term being "corrective labor camp"), away from their families and young children.
There are critical monthly expenses faced by each of the women and their families including monitoring and visitation by local attorneys and family members (crucial for their safety as unmonitored dissidents have died mysteriously in these camps), warm clothes, food, medicine and care for their two young children, Phillip and Gera. Please consider contributing the following:
$10 – provides phone and video call access
$25 – provides food packages
$50 – provides medicine
$100 – provides warm clothes
$150 – provides for family visitation costs
$300 – provides childcare for their children Phillip and Gera
$500 – provides monitoring by local lawyers
$2,500 – provides for one full month of their care and safety support efforts for each
For more background please see:
TIME: Russia's Pussy Riot Trial: A Kangaroo Court Goes on a Witch Hunt
FOREIGN POLICY: Making Punk a Threat Again. Is Pussy Riot already the most politically influential punk rock group ever?

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SCENT OF BUTTERFLIES: A novel of betrayal ~Dora Levy MossanenMonday, February 16th, 2015
"This is all a butterfly's life amounts to. Evolving from egg to worm to adult, with nothing better to do than obsess over a quick sip of nectar so as to get on with the senseless frenzy of mating." (Page 59)
SCENT OF BUTTERFLIES was just the perfect read for a rainy day, knowing that the camellias were blooming and the bulbs pushing upward out of the ground. Mossanen has written quite a story that includes the garden and the fragrances surrounding not only the flowers but the people as well. The nose knows and having a very sensitive smelling instrument it was lovely to identify with this trait.
Soraya is a woman of Iran and she was in school during the revolution and the rise of the Mullah controlled society. She is a tall, blond Jewish woman, the only child of a very, very wealthy family. Her life includes a father, mother, and a wise old Grandmother – Emerald, who was the jeweler to the Shah and his family. Her life is as she wishes and includes a best friend who she protects because this friend lost her family and is being cared for by an abusive aunt. Soraya's father covers her Parvaneh's expenses including the private school they both attend. At age 13-14 Soraya falls in love with Aziz and they are married when she is 15 and of age. The story begins when they have been married for 20 years and do not have children. Soraya is a photographer, limited by the mullah's rules for women in Iran.
With a warning from her Grandmother, Soraya discovers how she has been betrayed and with her safety net in place she leaves Iran for the United States to plan her revenge. She purchases a mansion in Los Angeles and develops a butterfly garden and a trap for those who betrayed her. She is aware that she can never go back to Iran and although this upsets her she forges ahead in preparation.
Lots and lots of secrets in this story and Soraya is so in love with Aziz she does not see as clearly what is happening nor that her obsession and perception is controlling an extremely limited view of relationship and adoration. She is changing to be like the butterfly as she lives in her anger.
The writing was the true gem of this story. The author states that this story took her years to write, is written and re-written, and is her most personal. It was just a pure pleasure to read this story and about a different culture. It had enough fantasy with the incredible wealth involved and yet the fine details were not to be missed. The political nuances were very descriptive and assisted the reader in finding a way to identify with the characters and understand how the situation created change and new coping skills. It is valuable to know the story behind the world news headlines.
I say thank you to TLC BOOK TOURS for sending this book to me for review and to the author for creating a story that I am able to highly recommend.
About the Author (from the book cover)
Dora Levy Mossanen was born in Israel and moved to Iran when she was nine. At the onset of the Islamic revolution, she and her family were forced to leave Iran and settle in Los Angeles. She has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of California-Los Angeles and a master's in professional writing from the University of Southern CA.
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She blogs for the HUFFINGTON POST and reviews fiction for the JEWISH JOURNAL. She is working on THE VISIONARY, her fifth novel.
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Autumn is full of so many gorgeous beauty looks! For this week's edition of Latina Style Wars we asked you to show us your makeup inspired by the colors of fall! This season there are endless ways to do your makeup. You can choose a dark or a nude lip and look fabulous either way. There were so many Latinas to choose from for this week's edition, we wish we could have chosen all of you beautiful ladies!
This week's winner is the stunning Drea (nurse_drea on Instagram) who flaunted a flawless fall color inspired beauty look! Fall has some of the best colors for makeup. We love Drea's berry lip and cat eye in this look, they're absolutely elegant. This beauty look is finished fabulously by her soft, celebrity-quality curls. We're loving the hair color, too!
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1967 – B.F. Goodrich "Rubber Muscle" – John S. England (American)
A Slightly different tack was taken by B. F. Goodrich in a "rubber muscle" project. If a straight piece of rubber hose with specially wound reinforcing cord is pressurized with a liquid or gas it will bend to form an arc; if more pressure is applied, the curvature increases until the hose becomes a ring. Goodrich made a six-finger "hand" from this special hose that had some prehensile properties.
The below patent is most likely the patent related to the Goodrich "Rubber Muscle".
ACTUATOR John S. England et al
Patent number: 3924519
Filing date: Aug 21, 1968
Issue date: 1975
See full patent details here.
Tags: "Rubber Muscle", 1967, Air Muscle, American, John S. England, Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM), pneumatic end-effector, Pneumatic gripper, pneumatic muscle


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You may also be interested in my Ash Ketchum tutorial!
Want to know how to draw Pikachu? You've come to the right place!
I must admit I have never played any of the Pokémon games but I can definitely respect the massive empire of games and television that it has spawned. The sheer devotion of the fan base is amazing to say the least.
Pokémon is of course the successful Nintendo franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri. the games originally appeared on the Game Boy console but then spread to trading cases, movies and TV, toys, and ever other type of merchandising you can think of.
Today it is one of the most successful video game franchises ever to exist. One of the most recognizable characters from Pokémon is the little yellow creature known as Pikachu. Today I will walk you through how to draw him.
Step 1
Draw Pikachu's head.
For now we just want to draw the outline then add all the facial details later. His head will be a wider at the bottom than it is at the top. The middle of it should be squeezed in a little.
Draw crosshairs horizontally and vertically so we you can properly place his mouth and eyes.
Step 2
The bod is an unusual shape. It expands from the head (with no neck) and is wider at the bottom than the top.
Step 3
I have always thought of Pikachu as a odd cross between a rabbit and a cat. One of the things that is distinctly rabbit-like is his ears. Draw Pikachu's ears on both sides of his head. They have darks ends that can be colored in black.
Step 4
The arms are very simple. Forget everything you know about anatomy here. I decided to draw his arm waving but you can change this for your own drawing if you like. His hand is drawn very simply as paws with little jagged bumps at the ends for fingers.
Step 5
His eyes are simple black circles. Draw a little a white spot in the upper left of each eye. This shows light reflecting off his eyes and makes his look cuter.
His noes is a simple rounded triangular shape. Kind of like what you would find on a cat or a rabbit.
Draw his smiling mouth and the tongue on the inside.
His cheeks have red circles on them. Draw them on the far ends of his face.
Step 6
Draw Pikachu's tail. It's a very odd jagged shape that gets much wider at the end. It's alms like a flag and is one of the characters most distinguishing features.
Draw his feat at the bottom of his body. No need to draw any legs.
Step 7
If you want you can draw a Pokéball beside Pikachu. Not entirely necessary but I just thought it looked cool. 😀
Step 8
Clean up your drawing. Erase the cross hair lines at this face and lines that separate this body from his arms. One thing I noticed when researching this drawing is that few artists draw Pikachu with a chin. So I chose to erase his chin here. It better shows that his head is connected directly to his body.
Step 9
If you did this drawing in pencil you may want to use an ink pen to make it look a little more professional.
Color your drawing using your favorite medium.
Congratulations on drawing Pikachu! I always love to see the drawings of my readers.


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What does vagueness mean?
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unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
"the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"; "these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"
indistinctness of shape or character
"the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"
The condition of being unclear; vague.
Something which is vague, or an instance or example of vagueness.
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the quality or state of being vague
The term vagueness denotes a property of concepts. A concept is vague: ⁕if the concept's extension is unclear; ⁕if there are objects which one cannot say with certainty whether belong to a group of objects which are identified with this concept or which exhibit characteristics that have this predicate; ⁕if the Sorites paradox applies to the concept or predicate. In everyday speech, vagueness is an inevitable, often even desired effect of language usage. However, in most specialized texts, vagueness is distracting and should be avoided whenever possible.
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The numerical value of vagueness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of vagueness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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Ask a man which way he is going to vote, and he will probably tell you. Ask him, however, why, and vagueness is all.
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How to Survive Surgery
Since my surgery my life has been somewhat of a balancing act. Everyday my foot feels a little stronger and is slightly less swollen. I am therefore more and more tempted to try to jump back into my normal daily activities. However, whenever I try doing too much, my foot protests by puffing back up and hurting like crazy. Pushing myself to be active again seems to be detrimental to the healing process, but if I just lie around the house being useless it's very hard on me mentally. I start feeling restless, confined, and antsy. Though I continue to struggle to find a good balance between letting my body heal and going absolutely crazy, I have discovered that some activities appease both my mind and body.
Since most of the people that undergo tendon repair surgery are physically active, like me, the balancing act I am currently undertaking is probably a common dilemma. So for the benefit of any of you who will be having a similar surgery, I will divulge what I have learned in the last month. Also, while I am on the subject of physical comfort, I have come up with a list of items that can significantly improve your physical wellbeing during the surgical recovery period.
If you are getting surgery to repair a tendon in your foot here are a few things that you may want to have on hand to help you through the rough days of your recovery:
- Cough Drops or Hard Candies: Your throat will be very dry the day of surgery because of the breathing tube they use when you're under. Candy or cough drops can offer some relief.
- Night Lights: Finding your way to and from the bathroom in the middle of the night is much more difficult and dangerous on crutches.
- A Few Cheap Pillows, Pillowcases, and Sheets: You will need a few pillows to elevate your foot. Casts and boots can tear up your pillowcases and sheets, so I recommend not risking ruining your nice bedding. Wal-Mart carries inexpensive bedding; it's a good option to use for your foot in the months following surgery.
- The Crutch Pal: It's an ingenious little pouch that attaches to your crutches and allows you to carry your keys, cell phone, etc. It takes a little bit of the frustration out of crutches. The Crutch Pal can be purchased at: www.crutchbuddies.com.
- Flat Footwear: Most of you men probably have plenty of flat soled shoes (And you only need one pair of shoes anyway, right?) but many of us girls don't have a whole lot of shoes without some sort of heel. After surgery flat or platform shoes are a must-don't worry, it's a good excuse for some guilt free shoe shopping. Also, putting on shoes is a very tricky operation these days so I would recommend snug fitting slip-ons.
- Ice Pack: Icing isn't recommended while in a cast because of the risk of getting it wet. But with a boot, ice feels great! There are few joys that equal the sublime delight of putting your foot up after a long day at work and sticking some ice on it.
- Shower Chair: At first I was dead-set against getting one of these. The thought of using a shower chair made me feel a million years old. But, I've been using one for the last couple weeks, and it's a lifesaver. I don't recommend taking a shower until your cast is off; a bath is a much better option for the casted. But once your cast has been removed, the doctor will advocate taking showers instead of baths, to prevent your incision from getting too wet. This is when your shower chair will become one of your best friends. I purchased mine at Walgreens, but most drug stores probably carry them.
- Chenille Socks: These may be too girly for you men, but ladies, they feel fabulous inside your boot. I tried using an Ace bandage and I tried a regular sock, but I had problems with both. The Ace bandage would slide around sometimes during wear and bunch up uncomfortably, and normal socks were too tight and painful to put on. Since I already had some fluffy chenille socks I thought I would give them a try and it turns out that they are perfect for the boot. They are extremely soft, comfortable, non-constricting, and have a loose band. Perfect! That's all I wear with my boot now.
- A Temporary Handicapped Parking Permit: These are easy to get. Just tell your doctor you would like one. He will fill out a form, you take it to the DMV, and voila, you have a parking permit. In the first few weeks after your surgery, when you will definitely be feeling lousy, the parking permit makes life much easier.
- A Good Engrossing Book or Book Series: Having a book you just can't put down is perfect for your post-operative recovery period. It helps you forget that you really haven't left your bed much in days. I have been reading the Twilight series and have quite enjoyed it.
Even with all these items to help make the recovery process as comfortable as possible, if you are an active person like me, the inactivity will probably start wearing on you.
Here are a couple things that I have found help work out the jitters while still allowing your body to rest and heal:
- Going for a ride. When I start feeling antsy or just sick of being in the house I get my sweet husband to take me for a ride. My favorite place to go is up in the mountains. Although I prefer to see our lovely Utah mountains from the seat of a mountain bike, since that isn't possible at the moment, I'll take what I can get.
- Reading a book in the back yard: just going out in the sun and fresh air does wonders. The reclining, lounge-style, patio chairs work fabulously for this. If you put your foot up on a pillow, while chilling in one of these chairs, it's elevated nicely and you can enjoy some sweet sunshine.
I found out, unfortunately, that my claustrophobic tendencies were aggravated by my cast. Those of you that are claustrophobic understand, without any explanation, why a confining, tight, uncomfortable cast, which can't be removed, would make me crazy. Those that don't suffer from claustrophobia are probably thinking that only a weirdo would have panic attacks from wearing a cast-I can accept that. I wasn't expecting this side-effect from cast wearing so I wasn't prepared to deal with it. In the weeks I wore my cast I found, through experience, that the best defense against claustrophobic cast attacks was just spending as much time outside as possible during the day. And if a panic attack did occur, going for a ride somewhere seemed to alleviate it. All you cast totting claustrophobics have my deepest sympathy though, the weeks I was in a cast were definitely rough for me!
I hope this information will be useful to those of you getting ready for surgery. You'll need all the help you can get!
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I'm glad you're feeling somewhat better! I can empathize with your claustrophobia…holy cow, when I have a cast I freak out!!! You look lovely and healthy, I especially love the pic of you in the canyon 🙂
Are you sunbathing in your swamp? I take it you got the problem fixed?
I just wanted to thank you for this post. I recently broke my arm, and it is in a cast. After being taken completely by surprise with my ongoing anxiety attacks and intense feelings of claustophobia, I turned to the internet for a little input. I found this post. You have no idea how comforting it is to know I'm not the ony one feeling this way!
I love seeing that you guys are having such a good time three years later!
best regards…


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A FIRE started by vandals outside a Mirfield Deli has left its owners with a £5,000 bill. And it could have wrecked expansion plans for the thriving Brook's Delicatessen.
Owner Amanda Brook discovered the damage when she got to work on Tuesday morning.
"The fire brigade and police think it was caused by someone being mischievous," she said."It's annoying that this is fun to someone – it's mindless."
The fire at the deli in Huddersfield Road broke out at around 2am on Tuesday.
A firefighter who lives nearby tried to put it out before the fire brigade and police arrived. "We're very lucky it was put out when it was," Miss Brook said.
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Though it may come as a surprise to many iPod fans, vinyl albums are still culturally relevant—even online merchants like Amazon.com host vinyl stores. Yet for every turntable still spinning, there are piles of abandoned 8-track players choking landfills. "Sometimes Always," an exhibition of 10 artists at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (co-curated by Robert Zingone of the AGNS and John Mathews of the Centre for Art Tapes), is a clever, playful examination of our preoccupation with audio technologies and our insatiable lust for the latest electronic devices.
A faintly musty pawnshop odour emanates from Eleanor King's room of sculptures, Obso-less-sense. In this crazed, post-apocalyptic bunker, stacks of VCRs, tuners, televisions and monitors beg for human intervention; a child-sized record player spins unattended while CD-player trays hungrily lie open. King's work frequently deals with the environmental consequences of mundane decisions; here, she includes an older installation, Cuppa Cups Collection, which consists of discarded Tim Hortons cups. Here, they snake up a wall and over the ceiling, almost touching a stack of VHS movie boxes.
Like King, Halifax's Artifact Institute (Tim Dallett and Adam Kelly) recognizes that artists can be consuming gearheads as much as computer nerds. For their performative installation, Artifact Institute is mining new value from old machines. During the exhibition, the gallery is housing Dallett and Kelly's relocated lab and warehouse, where they've methodically catalogued and, ideally, repurposed outdated technology discarded by various Halifax cultural institutions. Essentially, they've developed a working museum of electronic components. If only that clunky old CBC video camera could talk.
Other artists focus more on the possibility and performative nature of content than on its delivery, such as German Dadaist and electronic musician Felix Kubin's absurdly delightful lo-fi, low-budget videos and record-playing zoetrope. Craig Leonard knows that the DJ is the most powerful person at the party: with his addictive Adventures on the Wheels of Steel, Leonard encourages visitors to control sound with hand-built turntables. A series of bicycle wheels, patterned with duct tape, sit on a wall like a record collection. Pick one, pop it on the plywood box and "play," varying unmarked knobs that control pitch, tone and volume.
New York's Clive Murphy searches for abandoned audio cassettes—which oddly still linger on urban fences and bushes—and patiently extracts portions of the audio. This he digitally transfers and re-records onto fresh tape. The new tape (here, a bouncing techno track) is stretched and played out over the wall through a landscape-like audio-kinetic drawing. Murphy recalls a nostalgic history of DIY mix tapes (more recently finding form in mash-ups) where anyone could take pre-recorded music, customize and share it with the world—or perhaps just a single special someone.
The inclusion of analog enthusiast Russ Forster's zine 8-Track Mind and Factotum's newspaper The Vacuum suggests that the "Sometimes Always" curators' next project could well explore the looming obsolescence of print. (1723 Hollis St, Halifax NS)


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- 1. Changing my light bulbs from incandescent to LED bulbs.
- 2. Running my clothes and dish washers only when full, my clothes washer on cold, and my dish washer on "air dry."
- 3. Installing a programmable thermostat for heating and cooling.
- 4. Lowering my hot water heater to 120 degrees.
- 5. Unplugging and powering down all electronic devices that are not in use, especially my cable boxes.
- 6. Sealing air leaks and insulating where needed throughout my house.
If all Americans take these six small steps, together we can close 30 power plants, improving health, wellbeing and air quality for all.
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With a stay at Days Inn New Florence in New Florence, you'll be close to New Florence United Methodist Church and Stone Hill Winery. This hotel is within the region of Graham Cave State Park and Endless Summer Winery.
Make yourself at home in one of the 46 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 26-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
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I despise George Lucas as much as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader despises Obi-Wan Kenobi for causing him to have a crispy fried lava crotch in "Revenge of the Sith." No amount of Viagra or cybernetic devices can ever take the depression of destroyed loins away. And as we know, depression hurts everybody. Hence Vader's choking of minions, and his eventual killings of Kenobi and Palpetine. But I digress. Let's get back to George.
Here's my beef: The Prequels are crap. I know, get over it, right? I am over it, but until they are remade or Captain Meatneck Flannelshirt somehow redeems himself, I will feel a little slighted. In fact, the reason I'm riled up is because of the trailer for the video game "Star Wars: The Old Republic." I saw it over at John Campea's Movie Blog today and it's fantastic. Yes, it's just a trailer and it's for a video game, but it's engrossing, fresh and exciting. Exactly what the prequels aren't. And I suppose that's what leaves a hole in my Star Wars heart. The prequels had so much potential, but they failed, because of George Lucas, to live up or even touch the heights they could have and should have.
So, for now, I'll marvel at the trailer below and laugh at mine and Dan's masterpiece, "Revenge of the Scharting Emperor," and Dan's fantastic creation, "Where in the World is Baron Papanoida."


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March 13
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SURC Pit
The CWU Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) will host Tea at 3, an afternoon speaker series featuring Central faculty and staff and community members. Join Mindie Dieu as she shares her story March 13 at 3 p.m. in the CWU Student Union and Recreation Center (SURC) Pit. Warm beverages and treats will be available for attendees to enjoy while the speakers give their talks.
Tea at 3 provides the opportunity to learn from the personal experiences of prominent members of the Central and Ellensburg communities as they share their personal stories and their journeys to their current places in life. Attending this speaker series is sure to provide insight and offer guidance, all while providing a cozy teatime atmosphere.
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Thanks to my good friend, Jay, for sending these exclusive smoking pictures from his labor of love, Alta Smoking. If you're the kind of guy who gets off watching gorgeous, sexy women smoking, then you simply must check out Alta Smoking, where Jay does what he does best. Which happens to be providing his members with always exclusive, always original and always very hot content. A nice FREE sampling of what's inside is available, including a very sexy video of a naughty girl lighting up. (Gotta love those naughty girls!)
Another good thing about Jay is that he updates often–there is always something new. You may recall my interview with Jay and its companion piece, Look Out Leg Show, in which I review his other site, Alta Heels. Both are required reading if you want to know where he finds all those lovely girls and why his members are so loyal.
Obviously, I'm a fan. I don't have to tell you about the overabundance of sleazy operators out there. So is it any wonder I find it refreshing to see sexy content provided by an ethical business man who believes the customer deserves a lot of bang (plus a whole lot of snap, crackle and pop) for his buck?
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I see where you're coming from here, but I respectfully disagree with you. Yes, revolution is a big deal and people will die, but I think Jason's posts are a far cry from "insighting revolution". The protesters over there in Iran and the government that may have rigged an election and the police that are shooting people are the ones insighting revolution. Jason made his twitter world aware of what is actually going on over there and showed the reality of the situation to an audience of 70,000 potentially web savvy followers that might be able to draw more attention to a situation that could affect us all.
It is when light is NOT shed on these types of situations and the world does NOT find out about them that we end up with oppressive regimes that just kill people for acts of dissension, or worse, just for having a different religious belief or skin color.
So I think the consequences are worse when these videos are NOT shared and we are NOT drawing attention to a volatile situation that has the potential to impact lives & political interests throughout most of the world.
strongly disagree… the barbaric actions of this evil regime should be EXPOSED, high and low. We shouldn't cooperate with Ayatullah Khameinei in supressing the evidence.
Change will never come if the fight goes on silently within the borders of nations on the other side of the planet. Bearing witness to such heinous acts and doing nothing is no different than directly condoning the acts of the Iranian government against its citizens.
Every revolution needs a voice. Turning a blind eye and not sharing the evidence of crimes against humanity is what allows the perpetrators to continue on indefinitely. Never before has the world at large had the opportunity to share the perspective of the people living out the drama as it unfolds. This is the power of the social web to change the world. There is a purpose to the social web that is greater than just sharing dick jokes and videos of douchebags lighting their farts on fire.
This is not sensationalism. This is life. This is death. This is a defining moment for Iran. This is a chance for the rest of the world to let the people fighting for freedom in Iran know that they are not alone, they are not being ignored and that this battle is not going on in secret.
Your opinion is that sharing these videos will lead to more deaths. I don't believe that is true. If people around the world continue sharing these videos and carrying on these conversations online perhaps it will dawn on Iran that the entire world is watching. Perhaps that realization will lessen the ferocity of their attacks against their own citizens and reduce the number of lives lost.
The fact is that doing nothing has never changed the world. Turning our backs on the brave people standing up and fighting for their rights isn't the right thing to do. Revolution doesn't come easy. And it doesn't come cheap. The price of freedom is high. The citizens of Iran are willing to pay that price. The least we can do is be willing to witness it.
We can't forget that these videos and this information is being shared by the citizens of Iran. They want the story told. They want the world to know what's going on. It would be a slap in the face to those risking their lives to get this story out to not share their contributions so that those who lay down their lives in the fight for change may not be lost in vain.
Joe- Great video, but I must respectfully disagree. Do you think for 2 seconds the repressive regime in Tehran would permit these gatherings with or without media coverage? Without the social media content, much of what WAS revealed during the Tweets will put the victims in the annals of history rather than a faceless number like so many others in neighboring countries. I absolutely understand what you are saying, and I agree the person doing the "reporting" should exercise some judgement, but in the end, these folks who were killed for demonstrating were destined to be murdered by their own government whether we had received a public record of the event or not.


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NASA's Glenn Research Center will host an event on March 2 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital flight, the first by an American.
"Celebrating John Glenn's Legacy: 50 Years of Americans in Orbit" will be held at 1 p.m. EST at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave., in Cleveland. More than 800 complimentary tickets are being distributed to the general public for this event through a lottery by Cleveland State University in partnership with NASA Glenn.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Glenn Director Ramon "Ray" Lugo will provide remarks during the one-hour program, which will include a welcome from Cleveland State University President Dr. Ronald Berkman. Space shuttle mission STS-95 pilot Steve Lindsey will pay tribute from the astronaut corps to Glenn. The program will culminate with a keynote address by the guest of honor Sen. John H. Glenn Jr.
Musical performances will be provided by the Cleveland Institute of Music, The Singing Angels and a soloist from Cleveland State University's music program. Doors open at noon and a special pre-program musical performance by the Cleveland Institute of Music will begin at 12:15 p.m., followed by a video tribute to Glenn.
"This is a great opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate the achievements of John Glenn," Lugo said. "We are delighted to combine the 50th anniversary celebration with the anniversary of the center renaming. The inspiration that John Glenn gives to millions of people along with the pioneering spirit that lives in the hearts of all who work at the center will continue to keep our nation on the path of exploration and discovery."
On March 1, 1999, the Lewis Research Center was officially renamed the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in recognition of Glenn's contributions to science, space and the state of Ohio. As one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, Glenn trained in 1960 at Lewis in the Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility.
Others attending the tribute event include agency officials, Ohio astronauts, NASA employees and contractors, elected officials, several hundred high school students throughout northeast Ohio, and 100 Twitter followers selected to participate in a day-long Tweetup event that includes tours of NASA Glenn and its visitor center at the Great Lakes Science Center.
Following the program, Glenn, Bolden and Lugo will participate in a news media opportunity and question and answer session with the Tweetup participants. Reporters interested in covering the program and media availability should contact Lori Rachul at 216-433-8806 by noon on Thursday, March 1.
The program and media opportunity will be carried live on NASA Television and streamed online at:
An interactive online feature about the Mercury program and Glenn's flight is available at:
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New York (24-35) is trying to join Atlanta (34-26) in playoff position in the Eastern Conference, but games such as Saturday night's 120-115 loss to Miami won't help.
The Knicks had a 103-88 lead when forward Danilo Gallinari popped Heat star Dwyane Wade in the face with an elbow. No foul was called and it angered Wade, who had 15 points during the Heat's 19-0 run in the final nine minutes.
"A punch in the stomach," New York coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Just gut wrenching."
The Hawks had to overcome some annoyance prior to a 98-89 win over Washington on Monday night. Atlanta's plane to the nation's capital was some four or five hours late after waiting in a long line to be de-iced because of an East Coast storm.
The Hawks didn't check into their hotel until 6 a.m. the day of the game.
"We really had to create our own energy," Atlanta center Al Horford said. "It showed toughness from our guys."
Horford had 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help the Hawks bounce back from an 88-87 loss to Cleveland on Sunday night, a game decided on a free throw by LeBron James with 1.6 seconds left. Horford, the third overall pick in the 2007 draft, is averaging 16.4 points and 11.4 rebounds in his last five games.
Atlanta has won all five games it has played against New York with Horford in the lineup. He's averaging 15.8 points and 10.8 rebounds in those contests.
Horford missed the Hawks' last matchup with the Knicks due to a bone bruise in his right knee, and Atlanta lost 112-104 at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28.
Hawks forward Marvin Williams had a game-high 28 points in that contest. He's averaging 29.5 points in his last two road games.
Nate Robinson has been on a surge for the Knicks, averaging 27.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in his last 10 games. Robinson led the Knicks with 29 points off the bench against Miami, but missed a 3-pointer that would have tied it in the final seconds and was held to four points in the second half after twisting his ankle.
The fourth-year guard is listed as day-to-day.
Robinson helped New York reach triple figures in scoring for the 20th straight game. He's the main reason the Knicks have gotten at least 39 points from their bench in 13 of the last 18 games.
Robinson had 24 points in New York's last matchup with Atlanta. He was held to four points in the teams' only other meeting this season, a 98-95 Hawks win on Dec. 5.
Led by Williams' 18 points, Atlanta had seven players reach double figures in that game.
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Faurecia, which is Europe's largest producer of car interiors announced its second-half earnings went up 34% thanks to growing sales in Asia and a welcomed recovery start in the home region.
According to a statement form Nanterre, France-based Faurecia, the company's operating profit went up to 282 million euros ($384 million) from 211 million euros a year earlier, while revenue surged 1.9 % to 8.76 billion euros.
The manufacturer, 52 % owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen has outlined its expansion plans for Asia and North America, aimed at lowering their dependence on the European market and said it has an operating profit target of 4.5 to 5 % of sales by 2016.
"The main positive surprise comes on the cash front, with net debt reduction higher than what consensus had forecast," said Thomas Besson, a Paris-based analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux who recommends buying the shares. "The stock should react positively."
PSA, Europe's second-biggest carmaker, has the Faurecia holding now as its only big remaining asset – which could be easily sold because of its good performance, aiding the ailing carmaker in securing the cash it needs to restructure.
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Fox News sues Fairfield firm over copyrights
Published 9:06 pm, Monday, August 5, 2013
Fox News Network has sued a Fairfield-based television subscription service for copyright infringement.
According to the complaint filed July 29 in federal court in New York, TVEyes is accused of copying the network's proprietary programming and making it available for a fee to Internet users.
TVEyes' Media Monitoring Suit service is sold in a subscription basis, according to court papers. This is the service that Fox claims is giving Internet users unlicensed access to its news programming.
The news service claims that it was contacted by TVEyes seeking a license for Fox content. After Fox News Network refused to grant the license, TVEyes used the content without permission, the company said in its pleadings.
Because Fox has demanded "on multiple occasions" that TVEyes cease its unauthorized use of the programming, the news network says the alleged infringement is knowing, intentional and willful.
In court papers, Fox listed the outlets to which it does offer limited access to some of its programming, including Hulu, Google's YouTube, and ITN Source. The news network says it receives revenue from each authorized website.
Fox claims TVEyes "is engaged in the parasitic business of offering and providing to the public for a fee copies of television programming and content created by others" for a subcription fee of $500 per month per user.
The network also objects to the downloading of its content TVEyes permits, and the service's "clip editor that allows users to create derivative works" based on the unauthorized content.
TVEyes did not respond to an emailed request seeking comment.
Fox asked the court to bar TVEyes' unauthorized use of the news network's content, and for awards of money damages, including extra damages to punish the Connecticut-based company for its actions, and for attorney fees and litigation costs.


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Interaction and the buildings of tomorrow
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Two articles on how interaction may shape the buildings, work places and urban spaces of tomorrow: Design Week's Study takes sensory approach to improve office of the future [which mentions Duncan Wilson, who works with and blogs about this stuff]; and City of Sound's The Personal Well-Tempered Environment.
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The Sheptytsky Institute Organizes a Conference on
How Christians Can Read the Bible Faithfully
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – July 4, 2012
This is how some participants answered the question "What did you like most about Study Days?"
The combination of prayer, presentations and workshops – another wonderful. Spirit filled experience. – Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic
Some of the laity have gotten an amazing spiritual boost from having attended these Study Days for the past years. This is a very important vehicle for their growth. – Ukrainian Catholic
A truly Christian and ecumenical atmosphere! – Greek Orthodox
The wonderful sense of God's presence and love in the spiritual ambience of Study Days, and the fellowship of God's community. – member of the Presbyterian Church of Canada
Study Days expanded my need to pray the psalms and not to fear reading the Book of Revelations. I can read the Old Testament with more understanding. – Eastern Orthodox
I especially enjoyed the plenary sessions and liturgical services. – Roman Catholic
Father's workshop was excellent. I hope to see him at next year's MASI Days. – Romanian Orthodox
Our children look forward to the youth program and really enjoyed it! They always have positive memories! – Eastern Catholic
For the fifth consecutive year, the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies (MASI) hosted its annual Study Days, held from Friday, June 30 to Monday, July 2. As a family event, with approximately 125 adult participants and 25 young people (aged 5 to 12) in the youth program, MASI reached out to Eastern and Western Christians in offering an academic and spiritual event to enlighten and deepen their faith. The participants of various Christian communities (Anglican, Eastern Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Roman Catholic) came from many parts of the United States (Arizona, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York) and Canada (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northern and Southern Ontario, and Quebec).
This year's theme was The Bible – A Timeless Text for Today? Celebrating … Understanding … Living … the Word of God.
The conference began with a plenary address by the Very Rev. Dr. Andrew Onuferko (Wynnyckyj Teaching and Research Fellow, Sheptytsky Institute) who discussed the topic The Timeless Truth of the Written Word of God. his session examined questions such as: how do we discern between what is timeless and true and what may be the product of dated and limited human knowledge; what can contemporary literary theory teach us about Scripture and what are the limits of academic study in a Christian's search for the meaning of Scripture; what can we learn from our own experience as Eastern Christians, as we celebrate, study and are transformed by the living Word of God? In all, it was an excellent "setting of the scene" for the rest of the conference.
The Very Rev. Dr. Andrea Spatafora (Dean, Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University) focused on the Good News According to the Apocalypse. Father Andrea acknowledged that for most readers, the Apocalypse, also known as the Book of Revelation, is filled with fearsome images that speak of judgment and punishment. Although there are some disconcerting images in the book, he assured us that the Apocalypse is in fact a proclamation of the Good News that God has triumphed over evil and has accomplished his plan of salvation for his people – a message of hope and affirmation.
On the closing day, Dr. Edith Humphrey (Professor, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) tackled the Old Testament with the caution, Dare We Ignore the Scriptures of the Apostolic Church? While Eastern and Orthodox Christians honour the Old Testament, she said, it is also the case that the collection is not well known among many, especially in our day when weekly services, Orthros (Matins), and Vespers are not as well attended as the Divine Liturgy, where there is no Old Testament reading. No doubt many Christians feel that there is much that is "distorted" about the canon of the Old Testament, which is much longer than the New Testament, composed of very different kinds of literature, and covers a vast period of time. While highlighting the unique value of the Old Testament, Dr. Humphrey took on some of its most difficult passages, and showed that even in these places (indeed, perhaps especially here) we are drawn into the mystery of the Triune God.
The plenary sessions we re augmented by workshops offered by a variety of Eastern Catholic, Roman Catholic and Orthodox presenters. These were of a practical nature integrating theological insight with opportunities to apply this knowledge to one's family circle, community and particular circumstances. We covered the following areas: Healing Memories Among the Churches (SbDcn. Dr. Adam DeVille); Dealing with the Times when We Feel the Absence of God (Rev. Dr. Roman Rytsar); Christian Parenting – Raising "C" rated Kids in an "S" rated World (Rev LCol Terry Cherwick and Presvitera Lada Tesla Cherwick); the Byzantine Liturgical Year (SbDcn. Dr. Brian A. Butcher); Theosis: Eastern Christian Teaching on the Nature of the Human Person (Rt. Rev. Dr. Andriy Chirovsky); Seeing Scripture in Icons (Presvitera Olenka Hanushevska Galadza); Praying the Psalms (Very Rev. Dr. John Jillions); Saint Gregory Palamas on the Feast of Transfiguration (Very Rev. Maxym Lysack); Counselling from a Christian Anthropology: How Do We Heal the Human Heart? (Dr. Mary Marrocco). Advanced and beginner cantor training were also taught by Melita Mudri-Zubacz and Yuriy Derkach respectively.
Study Days included Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy, a youth program (led by Justine Kruz), a community supper and the chance for participants to interact in a truly and positive Christian environment.
Following Study Days, two summer courses are offered at the Sheptytsky Institute for those who wish to continue their academic and spiritual growth. This year's summer courses are taught by Rt. Rev. Dr. Andriy Chirovsky (Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Thought II: Theosis [Deification]) and Rev. Dr. Roman Rytsar (Selected Topics in Eastern Christian Thought I: Metropolitan Anthony Bloom and Kenotic Theology).
The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies is encouraged by the positive feedback received this year at Study Days and is planning future conference(s). The last word goes to one of our Ukrainian Catholic participants:
Excellent week-end! It's like a reunion each year with some of my favourite people and also a retreat … Real food for the soul!
Please consider joining us next time. Our doors (and our hearts) are open!


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Greek gov't insists it will handle privatizations
09/01/2013 3:37pmGreece's prime minister and finance minister have both insisted any sale of state assets will be handled by the agency set up for this purpose and not by any firm based abroad and run by foreign management.
Where's Rudy? Giuliani is scarce in mayor's race
09/01/2013 9:11pmRudolph Giuliani, whose endorsement of Michael Bloomberg after the Sept. 11 attacks is viewed as a key factor in the political novice's eventual upset victory in the New York City mayor's race, has been used sparingly on this year's campaign trail even though he has endorsed a former aide.


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In understanding society and social life sociologists develop and work with theories and undertake empirical research, including surveys, interviews, and observations. Specific topics of study in sociology are diverse and can include: culture, deviance and crime, family life, health and illness, gender and sexuality, media, nature and the environment, popular culture, race and ethnic relations, social and sociological theory, social control, social problems, work and occupations, youth and identity. The Australian Sociological Association provides information on the wide range of areas studied by sociologists in Australia.
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Education builds your brain
I struggled writing the title for this blog because it's so obvious isn't it? Of course education makes us cleverer, for many that's the whole point. I suspect that many people, like me, have assumed that it's about 'filling' our heads with knowledge but learning offers much more than that – it's not just about making the most of the cognitive ability we have, the process of developing skills (mental, affective and physical) actually improves the brain itself.
According to the Brainwaves 2 report from the Royal Society this month (summarised earlier), education is "the most broadly and consistently successful cognitive enhancer of all." It recognises that in popular understanding, cognitive enhancement is more usually associated with drugs, vitamins or sophisticated technologies so it's nice to be reassured that that fundamental part of our lives, learning, is the most effective neurological exercise we can enjoy.
It's reinforced by a study published in Bio-med Central by researchers looking at the Framingham Offspring Study. Analysis of nearly 4000 participants indicates that better education leads to lower blood pressure, lower body mass index (BMI), less smoking and less drinking (although educated women drink more than their less educated sisters, apparently).
It's an important message to send to those who think the purpose of school is merely to find a job and that learning ends at the school gate.


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A news story Sunday on the race for the congressional seat held by Rep. Ander Crenshaw highlighted the fact that his Republican opponent, Ryman Shoaf, does not even live in the district.
The story said that there is no requirement that Shoaf live in the district.
A reader complained that the residency issue was overplayed, noting that the Times-Union had endorsed Crenshaw.
So this is a good time to remind readers of the church-state separation between news and opinion at the Times-Union and other mainstream newspapers.
It's an understatement to say that we journalists take our independence seriously. It's in our DNA.
We also take the separation between news and opinion seriously.
In reality, here is what that means:
In our endorsement of Crenshaw, we didn't even mention where Shoaf lives.
That was not relevant to our decision.
But in a news story, it is a different matter. Readers need that information so they can decide for themselves if it's relevant.
In addition, we don't know when the news section will publish their stories.
And the news section doesn't know when we will publish our endorsements.
We would never try to tell the news staff how to cover the news.
And they wouldn't tell us whom to endorse.
There is a good reason for this separation.
It's called credibility.
The news staff does its job to the best of its ability without any outside influences.
And we deliver our opinions to the best of our ability based on discussions by our editorial board.
We seek to describe how we arrived at our opinions, so that readers can decide for themselves.
Those opinions do not include a byline because they reflect the institutional view of the newspaper. However, the members of the editorial board are listed every day on the top of the editorial page.
Meanwhile, we have collected extensive bios, questionnaires and videos on jacksonville.com that include information straight from the candidates.
If you are uncertain about a candidate, this might help. Go to this website: tinyurl.com/l4cnrh2.


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One of our greatest joys in producing Horror Movie Podcast is providing quality viewing recommendations for our listeners and every so often a listener has a recommendation request that we think the whole community may benefit from participating in.
This one comes from listener Dino from Cleveland (by way of New York). Dino tweeted:
With Universal now in production on remakes of their classic films (the teaser and poster for The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, was released just today), we thought this was a great time to explore the beloved originals and determine which might be essential viewing before the remakes come out.
Here's you chance to get involved. You can select up to 10 essential Universal Monsters movies of your choosing. Please only vote once and only select a max of 10 films when you vote. You are not required to select 10 in order to vote.
Additionally, if you'd like to leave us (and Dino) some wise words about your top pick, please do so below in the comments and we'll read the best responses on the show when we reveal the poll results. If we left any of your favorites off, please select "other" and tell us what we missed—and why it's so great—in the comments below.
Polls close Wednesday December 7th 2016 at 8pm PST.
Of course, you can hear us discuss some of these classics in our Frankenstein Versus (Ep 83) discussion, our Dracula Versus (Ep 85) discussion, Dr. Shock's tributes to Bela Lugosi (Ep 33) and Lionel Atwill (ep 49) , our Horror Comedy (Ep 87) discussion, our Horror for Kids (Ep 97) discussion, and all the way back to the very beginning with Dr. Shock's Top 10 Horror Movies (on Ep 02) list.
Thanks to listener Dino for getting this ball rolling. You can follow Dino on Twitter: @dinoticinelli
Snazzy Universal Monsters artwork above by the great Tom Whalen. Check out Tom's entire (and very cool) Universal Monsters collection at his website: Strong Stuff


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