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1. Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb.
2. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, because an angel of the Lord came down from Heaven and rolled aside the stone and sat on it.
3. His face shone like lightening, and his clothing was as white as snow.
4. The guards shook for fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.
5. Then the angel spoke to the women. "Don't be afraid!" He said. "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6. He isn't here! He has been raised from the dead, just as he said it would happen. Come, see where His body was lying.
7. And now, go quickly and tell His disciples He has been raised from the dead, and He is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see Him there. Remember, I have told you."
Matt 28:1-7 (NLT)
This is the Resurrection story! This is the time of year when we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Easter season is one of the most joyous of all festivals that the Church celebrates.
Last week we discussed the second blessing the Resurrection brought, and that is, "Peace" Today we will speak of the third Blessing the Resurrection brought which is "Purity" of life.
The person who had received pardon from sin by accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior now needs to live a life of Purity. Through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, (His death, burial, and resurrection) the first blessing we received was the pardon for our past. According to 2 Corinthians 5: 17 it says "Therefore if nay man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new."
The first thing Jesus told His disciple after His glorious Resurrection was "Peace be unto you!" That peace is for today. Then of course the third Blessing the Resurrection brought is Purity of life for the future.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Because of the purity that was imparted to us in Christ Jesus, we can live a life free from sin with fruit unto holiness. The fruit of holiness is Purity. The Apostle Paul exhorted Timothy on this point in his first letter to him, it says, "Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself PURE." (1 Tim. 4:22).
Regardless of your past, when you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, you were pardoned and your sins were wiped out. Once you were pardoned, you were given the peace of God. So don't let your past hinder you anymore.
When you were pardoned by God through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, you were also given Purity. Don't ever say that you are unholy. Instead, say, "I am PURE because of the blood of Jesus Christ."
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Word for Today: "Word of Life"
Words have power. In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus said, "We are justified by our words, or, we are condemned by our words." They can bring either happiness or deepest despair; they can transfer knowledge from teacher to student. The Bible describes the power of words more succinctly when it says, "The power of life and death are in the tongue." Our words impact everyone. Question, "Are you maximizing the effectiveness as a leader by choosing words of life?"

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Dr. Oz recruited some of his favorite experts to share how they like to prepare his favorite grain: quinoa! Nutritionist Lauren Slayton loves quinoa because it is packed with satiating protein! Get your daily dose with her recipe for quinoa salad and miso broccoli.
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp white miso
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 3 cups broccoli florets, steamed
- 2 cups baby arugula
- 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
- 1/4 tsp salt
To make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, miso and rice vinegar. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the quinoa, broccoli, arugula and sunflower seeds. Add the dressing and the salt. Toss gently until combined.
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SAReads Launches New Parent Workshops & Summer Reading Program/
For the first time in SAReads history, we're taking our reading program beyond the school year and into the summer! We'll kick off our expanded program this spring with two parent workshops focusing on developing strong and enthusiastic readers and strategizing ways to avoid the 'summer slide'. These workshops will be open to all SWISD family members, including grandparents and caregivers.
SAReads students will also be invited to participate in our Summer Reading Program, featuring a mid-summer party and a back-to-school bash. Students who've met their reading goals can earn cool prizes, select new books to take home and be recognized for their accomplishments.
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MCCORMICK, FRENCHY (ca. 1852–1941). Frenchy McCormick, a subject of Texas folklore whose real name was probably Elizabeth McGraw, was born about 1852 in the vicinity of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She refused to disclose any information on her background, intending that no one would ever know who she was, but was well-educated and apparently of Irish descent. As a teenager she ran away from home to perform on the burlesque stage in St. Louis and in the dance halls and saloons of Dodge City. According to tradition a cowboy gave her the nickname Frenchy because of her Louisiana background and ability to speak French. Around 1880 she met Mickey McCormick, an Irish gambler and livery-stable operator from Tascosa, Texas, at the gaming tables in Mobeetie. Mickey claimed that he always won when Frenchy was beside him, and she accompanied him to Tascosa. This town was in its heyday as the cowboy capital of the Panhandle, and there Frenchy became the reigning belle. She dealt monte in the gambling rooms that Mickey operated behind a saloon and entertained the colorful personalities who passed through. She and Mickey were married in 1881.
After the railroad bypassed Tascosa in 1887 the town declined steadily, and the McCormicks lost their business. They continued to live in a small adobe house on Atascosa Creek, and their devotion to each other acquired an aura of romantic legend. Mickey died in 1912 and was buried in the Casimero Romero Cemetery half a mile east of the cabin. Tascosa was deserted when Vega became the county seat in 1915, but Frenchy refused to leave her husband's graveside. She lived alone in the ghost town for twenty-seven years, without electricity or running water, steadfastly insisting that the town would come back some day. With her health failing and her house crumbling into ruin, she allowed herself to be removed to Channing in 1939, on the condition that she be brought back to join her husband after death. She died on January 12, 1941, and was buried beside Mickey in Tascosa. Frenchy McCormick was romanticized in the Panhandle as the last of the girls of the Golden West. Years later the residents of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, which took over the old townsite, erected a headstone for her grave.
The graves of Frenchy McCormick and her husband. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
John L. McCarty, Maverick Town: The Story of Old Tascosa (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1946; enlarged ed. 1968). "Texas Women: A Celebration of History" Archives, Texas Woman's University, Denton.
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Creating a new gospel and justifying killing
Over the years I have made some Muslim friends.
Some of them like spicy food. Some don't. Some of them listen to rap, others to classical music. Some of them are good at the times tables. Some of them suck. Some of them are skinny, others are a bit meatier. Some of them cover their heads, others don't. Some are well educated; some don't know how to read. Some sing in a choir, others play soccer.
The Muslim friends I have are as different as wild flowers in a field during summer.
Of course they have some things in common as well: They feel hunger. They get cold. They can feel lonely. They are afraid. Many laugh when they get tickled. They want to live in peace. They are happy when people say nice things to them.
There are exceptions to this rule. A few people in the world don't appreciate it when they are complemented. But that is usually not because of their religion, but because of some issue in the past that they haven't dealt with. There are some that don't desire peace. But I haven't met any of them. I have, however, met Muslims who have had to flee from the kind of people who desire to hurt and destroy.
Some Muslims decapitate their so-called enemies. Some practice other brutal forms of punishments for minor or major offenses. Some treat women despicably. They have no respect for human rights. The blow themselves and others up. These people are not my friends. I don't know anybody who would want to be the friends of people who commit such monstrous acts.
Over the years, so-called Christians have also committed atrocities too terrible for words. I don't consider these people followers of Christ, and their actions are as deplorable as crimes committed by other criminals.
Some times I have talked to my Muslim friends about my faith. And they have shared about theirs. Mostly I have found it interesting and stimulating. They have never rejected me because of my faith. I have never rejected them because of theirs.
I am a Christian and I have no intentions of changing my religion. I believe in Jesus and I believe in His teachings. I have found that what Jesus taught was the most radical, most life-changing, most peace-making teachings there ever was. Jesus will forever be my example and my hero. He did for example say:
Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the children of God. (Mt.5:9)
I have quoted Mark Twain many times, and I gladly do it again. He said: It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me. It is the parts that I do understand.
Many Christians should be concerned these days. I see a lot of them creating a new gospel. A gospel where it is allowed to pick and choose who we decide to love. A gospel where it is OK to be racist. A gospel where killing is allowed. A gospel where hate is preached loudly and clearly.
I am not sure if these people, calling themselves followers of Jesus, have spent much time reading what he actually taught. How is it possible to love your neighbor like yourself and still endorse people who call for the killing and destruction of families who follow a different faith than ours? How is it that vomiting hate is an OK thing to do when it is aimed at people who follow a different faith, come from different cultures and speak a different language? When, exactly, did Jesus teach that this was all right?
In my Bible, it is recorded that Jesus said this: For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
Isn't it interesting that Jesus didn't say: I was a hungry Christian, and you gave me something to eat. He didn't say: I was a Christian, not Muslim, stranger and you invited me in. No, it appears that in Jesus' eyes, people have equal value, no matter where they are from, no matter what they believe, no matter what skin color or first name they have. It is high time we start to follow his example.
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A hate and gospel are an oxymoron. You state it clearly. Great reflection and challenge to be god news, not bad.
That's exactly right, the point of the Gospel. Hate is never good news. May we remember that even in our private thoughts toward those who we see as 'different'. Thank you for this reminder.
Thank you, Jennifer. I think we all need a reminder.
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With temperatures dropping outside, it's time to fit your fashion to the colder climate. When you're searching for some sartorial inspiration, look no further than celebrity street style. Elizabeth Hurley was recently spotted looking fierce despite the weather as she strolled around London in a cosy parka and all-black ensemble.
The actress and model added a bit of extra height to her long legs with a pair of stylish ankle boots, finishing this classy look with a loose and flowing hairdo and glamorous oversized sunnies. Charitable as well as chic, Liz has been busy promoting Breast Cancer Awareness for Estée Lauder, a cause that she's supported for almost 20 years. Seems her heart's as warm as her outfit, so channel her style and don't forget to join in with the campaign.
Gilet joy
Warm, wearable and edgy, it's no wonder the gilet has transitioned from the slopes to the streets. Wear over long-sleeved jumpers for a cosy look that works well in the transitional weather, when everyone is looking for warm winter coats to keep out the chills. Choose understated khaki or neutral black, or go brighter with a bold blue number or a pattern. Quilted fabric makes these a great insulating layer while a hood is certainly handy for those surprise showers. Alternatively, opt for a padded design that's less bulky but still toasty, like this Freda Parka gilet.
In the jeans
When you're pulling together a casual outfit, black is a simple and sophisticated shade to start with. Slimming, versatile and always in style, it's no wonder everyone keeps coming back to this fabulous colour. Although Liz is known to be a fan of white jeans in summer, a darker denim is more appropriate for winter. You can recreate her look with these flattering Next skinny jeans and add a slim-fit jumper.
Booted up
Liz's understated boots add a touch of class to her casual combo of jeans and gilet. Ankle styles work well in autumn, as they'll keep your feet high and dry and work with a range of outfits. Team with your favourite floral dress for a pretty, feminine look that's also weatherproof. For practical weekend wear, channel Liz and tuck skinny jeans into your boots, or go for classic bootcuts to make legs look longer.
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Get that final touch of celebrity glamour with your hair and make-up. Before Kate Middleton sashayed onto the scene with her spotlight-stealing locks, Elizabeth Hurley was setting the standard for glossy and immaculate hair. The gentle waves create a refined but laid-back look that's carried on with the understated jewellery and nude pink lipstick. It's no surprise that Liz opts for those large sunglasses as a defense against the photographer's flashbulbs, so grab a pair of your own to carry off her celebrity swagger.


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Over the years, RWAPA has been a reasonable but persistent advocate for the economic, environmental and recreational interests of the Roaring Fork, Fryingpan and Crystal Rivers. RWAPA consults regularly with the Colorado River Water Conservation District, the Bureau of Reclamation and other agencies on local and regional water policy. RWAPA is a partner in local, regional and national water management studies and planning efforts. RWAPA participates in discussions regarding Ruedi management, trans-mountain diversion operations and local water developments. Since its founding, RWAPA's interests have expanded to include water quality and quantity issues, including the 208 Water Quality Plan, riverbank and riverbed stability, flood management and hydroelectric power development. Other current RWAPA projects and interests include the following:


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Another Sony cell phone - charged to be the Xperia C6 - has released on the web. The spilled pictures demonstrate a handset with vast showcase (said to be 6-inch), slim side bezels, and an extensive front shooter with flash light.
The telephone being referred to - which is likewise supposed to offer double SIM card backing and highlight a MediaTek chipset - is right now said to be in the testing stage, in spite of the fact that there's no affirmation or regardless of whether it will ever see the light of day.
For the individuals who missed, back in February, there were gossipy tidbits that Sony will reveal a telephone named Xperia C6 Ultra at the current year's Mobile World Congress. That, in any case, didn't happen, with the Japanese organization reporting a fresh out of the plastic new Xperia X arrangement.


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The Face of a Winner/
Remember my blog's 3rd anniversary contest?
I know I already announced the winners in an earlier post, but I'm writing this post to put a face to the name.
Winners were chosen using an online randomizer and here they are in order:
Chat received a Tillandsia harrisii which is featured in "Fire in the Sky" .
Here is Baby with her clump of Tillandsia ionantha var. vanhyningii. This species is from the limestone cliffs of the Rio Grijalva canyon in the state of Chiapas in southeastern Mexico. Its leaves are a pale green but blush peach to pink when it blooms.
The lone male winner is Voltaire who also got the lone Agave prize - an Agave lopantha. More specifically known as Agave lopantha Schiede, because it is synonymous to A. univittata Haworth and A. heteracantha Zuccarini among others. This species is from the sandy hills of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and extending to Veracruz in Mexico.
Take care of the plants, green thumb or otherwise. Congratulations again and I hope to still see you in my futre contests.


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All eyes are on how Hyundai's Equus sedan fares in the luxury car segment and how it compares to the launching of the Toyota's Lexus LS 400 in 1989 and Volkswagen's Phaeton experiment in 2003. The Equus sedan, which is priced below $60,000 in the US, is being matched up against the models produced by these volume brands that were considered risky at the time.
On many accounts, the Equus sedan appears to be better groomed than these two models. Hyundai's volume goals for the Equus are modest. The company plans on boosting promotion at its mass-market dealerships for the big luxury sedan.
Notably, there isn't as much of a gap between the Equus and Hyundai's Genesis (which has soaring sales) than the Phaeton and the VW Passat or between the LS 400 and Toyota's range-topping Cressida sedan back in 1989.
The Equus sedan is meant to rival the Lexus, Mercedes and BMW flagships. The Equus is powered by a 4.6-liter V8 engine and it offers a splendid ride and precise steering in "sport" mode. Handling the interior controls is a delight with its soft-touch tactile response and if that still doesn't sway the luxury-car customer, it's likely that its interior's generous amount of hides would. There's no doubt that the model is meant to impress.
But what analysts and potential customers alike are saying is that the success of this model depends mainly on whether the US market is willing to look beyond its reputation of having sold low-quality cheap cars only a decade ago. Jack Fitzgerald, a multiline dealer in Rockville, Md., is convinced that the brand is in itself a disadvantage, explaining that it isn't fashionable to drive a Hyundai, "but it's getting there."
Fitzgerald has personally witnessed how the Phaeton failed at his VW store but he is poised to sel the Equus at his Hyundai outlet. Insiders from Hyundai admit that they are worried that offering a $60,000 car may be too much of a gamble and that they shouldn't have rushed it.
Sources say that Hyundai considered creating a separate luxury channel for the car and that there were some within the US sales arm who opposed the release of the Equus. It can be recalled though that a group within Toyota wasn't optimistic about the Lexus either, and it's now a tremendous success. [via autonews - sub. required]


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Join Lisa Bock for an in-depth discussion in this video Adhering to the principle of least privilege, part of IT Security Foundations: Core Concepts.
- The Principle of Least Privilege states, "Assign only the privileges needed to a program, "process, or privileged user of a system "for the shortest time necessary, "and in as small a domain as possible "to complete a task without hindrance." Permissions are given in order to perform certain duties, complete operations, or access applications and files, and correlates to the military need-to-know rule. Everyone plays a role in keeping an organization's informations and systems safe and secure.
However, different groups and individuals within the organization makes the job of managing permissions difficult. Even if permissions are carefully given, removing the privilege isn't always a trivial task. Over time, individuals in an organization are granted extra rights as their roles and responsibilities change. Permitting permissions beyond minimal rights increases the risk that privileges will be abused, and that can result in a condition known as "permission creep." An example of least privilege is properly using the administrator's role.
In any organization, it is best practice to issue an administrator two accounts, one for regular work, and an administrator account for administrative work only. When not doing administrative tasks, he or she should be logged in as a regular user. An application should execute with the least privilege needed in order to complete a job. If administrative privileges are unnecessary when running applications, log in as a general user instead of administrator.
This will reduce the risk of malware escalating privileges to the administrator level. The 'whoami' command is used at times when you are not sure how you are logged in to the system. In active directory, security groups can be used to assign role-based permissions to all members of the group according to what is needed to perform its functions, which makes managing permissions easier as you apply permissions only once for the entire group of users. If someone leaves the group, their permissions are no longer valid.
Today's complex multi-user environments make it challenging to successfully implement the principle. However, effort should be made to adhere to this rule.
Note: This course maps to a number of the exam topics on the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Security Fundamentals 98-367 certification exam and is recommended test prep viewing.
- Differentiate between risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
- Explain how to avoid worms and viruses.
- Define cookies, and explain how they preserve user information.
- Describe the WPA2 wireless security method.
- Cite the differences between public and private key encryption.
- Summarize how to use a virtual private network.
- Identify ways to minimize the attack surface.


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Formation Of Thurmond Lake Sail & Power Squadron
Frank and Verna Clayton transferred their membership to Savannah River Power Squadron during summer of 1998. Frank taught three Boat Smart courses in the fall of 1998, spring and fall of 1999. Eighteen people joined the Savannah River Squadron during that period. The 18 of us traveled the 40 to 60 miles to functions of the Savannah River Squadron in Augusta, GA and Aiken, SC. We discussed on our long rides what would it take to start a new squadron. We learned that there was a new way to do it.
On 17 Jan 2000, 15 of the 18 of us met for 5 hours to plan the start of a provisional squadron. After lots of brainstorming, we selected a name for the squadron, selected a name for our newsletter, scheduled 18 boating activities, scheduled 10 dinner meetings, and selected officers and committee chairmen for this new squadron.
The Clayton's, Daly's, Haffeman's and Powers' agreed to go to the USPS Annual Meeting in Orlando. None of the eight had ever been to a national meeting. We studied the agenda and each person was assigned meetings to attend so that we could bring back as much information as we could. The first meeting we all attended was the one on "Building New Squadrons". V/C Lance Jensen, SN, told us he would authorize the formation of Thurmond Lake Provisional Squadron.
We received approval of the provisional squadron and bylaws on 22 Feb 2000. We had enough members at that time to request approval for a charter kit from V/C Ted Smith, SN, the National Executive Officer. He approved and headquarters sent us the charter kit. A special Organization Meeting was called for 21 Mar 2000 and by then we had 53 Members and 9 Family Members. We adopted the name of the squadron, adopted the bylaws, elected the bridge officers and committees, and approved the design of the squadron burgee.
The 30th of March, 2000 Thurmond Lake Sail & Power Squadron was informed our charter was approved. The formal approval was June 10th at USPS Governing Board Meeting in Grand Rapids. At the time of Charter our squadron had 91 Members and 13 Family Members.


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The first digital book based on the Hostile Realms™ universe.
Trapped in a dead-end existence after being throw out of the Terran Tactical Force, 34 year-old ex-military Junior Grade Lieutenant Kath'ryn Kass now finds herself the Captain of a decrepit interstellar freighter – The Intrepid Star. Working for the Raven Ore Corporation on Mars, she shuttles a rare crystalline ore back to Earth from the distant edge of human space. Corismite crystals are needed for the design of deep space vessels and have driven mankind to the far-flung reaches of our solar system and beyond.
This is an ePUB digital download format for your Android or compatible eBook device.
~223 pages.
- A Kindle version is now available from Amazon directly in the Kindle Store
- An iOS version is available directly from the Apple Store
- If you want the Printed version – you can order it here


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The Social Policy Research Centre offers you a unique opportunity to explore and extend the theory and practice of social policy, both locally and globally, and to make a very real difference to people's lives.
At the Centre, you'll enjoy a rich, collegial culture in a stimulating and supportive environment, and the benefit of studying with a research centre internationally recognised for its excellence in social policy research and its engagement with other academics, policymakers, service providers and communities, forging effective partnerships and networks.
Our researchers are nationally and internationally recognised as the best in their field and supervise postgraduate students in a range of disciplines such as:
You can choose to complete a Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) or Masters by Research.
Doctor of Philosophy Produce a high quality thesis in your field of interest throughout your 3 to 4 year candidature.
Masters by Research Combine coursework with the development of a research thesis as part of this 2 to 4 year program.
If you are interested in studying social policy at SPRC, you will need to firstly submit an expression of interest. This allows us to complete a preliminary assessment of your application and to identify whether an appropriate supervisor and resources are available.
Ensure you satisfy the admission criteria (find out if you're eligible).
Email our Postgraduate Coordinator with the following information:
1. A research proposal of approx. 1000 words (excluding references) which includes all of the following:
2. A detailed CV which pays particular attention to your academic qualifications and whether there were any substantial independent research components in your undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Your CV should also outline your record of employment.
3. Evidence that you can meet the minimum requirements for admission, including transcripts that detail your qualifications and their grades (including the research or thesis/dissertation component), as well as information on grading systems at the awarding institutions, and evidence of your English language eligibility if relevant.
4. Sample of your written work. If you have completed a thesis/dissertation, please include this. If not, please provide copies of a published research article or long-form research essay.
5. Statement about why you wish to undertake your studies at SPRC, and to which members of staff you see your research field being most closely related.
6. Complete the Expression of Interest in Research form (PDF) [309 Kb]. Note, you can send your research proposal in a separate document if it doesn't fit in the form.
Being granted entry into the SPRC Postgraduate program does not automatically imply that you will be eligible for a competitive scholarship. For more information on fees and scholarships, see the information on the Graduate Research School website. In particular, there is a self-assessment tool which can be used to evaluate your likelihood of obtaining a scholarship.
If we are satisfied that all of the requirements have been met, and supervision and resources are available, you will be invited to submit a formal application to the UNSW Graduate Research School.
It is important to note that an invitation to apply does not constitute an offer for admission to study at UNSW.
Please note that late applications may be accepted.
Choosing a supervisor is an important decision.
The ideal supervisor is knowledgeable of the topic on which you plan to undertake your research, has good research skills and experience and is someone you feel you can work with.
Dr Elizabeth Adamson: early childhood education and care; the social and political economy of formal and informal care; gender, migration and care.
Dr Megan Blaxland: Australian and comparative family policy analysis.
Dr Hazel Blunden: Housing policy, housing affordability, homelessness, inequality, the economy and treatment of real estate ownership, alternative housing forms and tenures.
Associate Professor Bruce Bradbury: measurement of living standards; child poverty and wellbeing; income support and labour market policies; consumer equivalence scales.
Dr Natasha Cortis: organisation, delivery and evaluation of human services; social and community services sector; not-for-profit organisations; women's economic security.
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Dr Myra Hamilton: retirement incomes policy; welfare reform; the service needs and experiences of people with caring responsibilities; the perceptions and management of social risks over the lifecourse.
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HST Quilt Top
I recently had an inkling to try to spell something using half-square triangles in a quilt. So here you have it. The HST quilt. It will be a wall hanging, measuring about 40″ x 20″. For now, it's just a quilt top waiting to be professionally quilted by an uber-talented longarm quilter later this year 🙂
This is the first quilt I've designed. I used graph paper, a mechanical pencil, and filled in with some colored pencils. I initially designed it to contain some squares, but I ended up changing it so that it's made completely of half-square triangles (HST). Appropriate, huh?
It's made entirely of 5″ fabric squares, mostly Robert Kaufman Kona Solids quilting cotton. I already had some charm squares in white, cream, and gray, and then cut up some black and some hot pink that I happened to have.
Then I started chain piecing…
and cutting…
and trimming. At this point I thought to myself "Mother trucker. What have I gotten myself into?"
But then I arranged the pieces on my design wall, and it all came together. So worth all the steps. And those steps are therapeutic anyway, really.
I stitched into columns, keeping them labeled as I went along. Sticky notes and pins worked well, but next time I'll use painters tape.
Once it's quilted later this year, I'll share the final product!


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Yesterday's question was better answered than I'd anticipated. Yes, I annoy some people (not surprised) but mostly the answers I got were an extremely pleasant affirmation, so thank you. That's not why I did it, of course, it was purely and simply an exercise in honesty.
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"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there one day."
- A.A. Milne, Winnie-The-Pooh
She's a high-energy gal. Always up. Always ready for the next adventure. And there's absolutely no pretence. Not a hint of self-importance to her persona... she knows exactly who she is. As for her engagement with life... hmm, how could I put this? Whether she's helping a client develop a hot, new radio ad for her employer Mountain FM or entertaining us onstage or on-film with her comic genius, Whistler's Tara O'Doherty is fearless. She embraces life like a mama bear embraces her cubs. Ferociously. But she does it with such an infectious sense of humour that you can't help but be swept along in her happy wake...
Alas, it wasn't always this way. Not so long ago, Tara was a prisoner of a living nightmare.
Imagine waking up in the morning and not recognizing the face peering back at you in the mirror. Imagine being forced to spend endless hours lying in a dark room — day after day, week after week — searching in vain for the person you once were. Wondering what happened. Where did the positive energy go? How did all the happiness disappear?
It seemed so inconsequential at the time. When Tara slipped on some ice and banged her head on her Whistler driveway in December of 2008, she had no idea how much that innocent fall would change her life. But wait. I'm getting ahead of myself again. Let's go back to the beginning.
"I grew up in the east end of Toronto — in the Beaches area," she starts. A now oh-so-gentrified part of the city, the late-1970s Beaches neighbourhood of Tara's memory was still a multi-cultural, multi-class kind of place. "It was such a great environment to grow up in — you know, very social: block parties and lemonade stands and water-balloon fights." Mom was an administrator and dad was a firefighter. Sports played a big part in family life. "I was a tomboy from the get-go," she says. "And very competitive." She laughs. "I was the middle child between two brothers. What else can you expect?"
Sports like t-ball and soccer and running — those were the things that really turned her on in life. "I could run fast, you know, really fast. And I knew that from a pretty young age. So I just ran and ran and ran." She became a sprinter — won silver at the Colgate Women's Games as a 12-year-old — and was quickly scooped up by the coaches of a junior development program at the University of Toronto.
"So off I'd go every day after school," she recounts. "Elite track and field training five days a week." Meanwhile she was also playing rep soccer, training and attending tournaments around Southern Ontario just about every weekend. It was a crazy schedule, and the workload soon began to exact a toll on her body.


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|Re-Routed Remixes Pt.1 12"
|Just released and available at your favorite DJ vinyl shop comes this single, released on Q-Burns' own Eighth Dimension label. On this slab, two songs - "Innocent" and "Differently" - get the remix treatment from Lovesky, King Britt, Funky Transport, and Neon Heights, four hot up-and-comers on the global DJ scene. You can hear all four mixes by launching the Rerouted listening party.
Side A
1. "Innocent" (Lovesky's Confuse Me With Fear Mix)
2. "Innocent" (King Britt's Scuba Mix)
Side B
1. "Differently" (Funky Transport Mix)
2. "Differently" (Neon Heights Ruffer Than Ruff Mix)


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Middletown — If you drum, African musician Biboti Ouikahilo and his wife, Jill, will come.
Middletown — If you drum, African musician Biboti Ouikahilo and his wife, Jill, will come.
The husband-and-wife team performed for Chorley Elementary School kindergartners and first-graders yesterday. The performance, combined with the chance to play the goat-skin drums Biboti Ouikahilo brought from his homeland on the Ivory Coast, kept the kids right in tune with the presentation
"Drumming, singing and dancing are the best ways for me to express myself," Biboti Ouikahilo said. "Drumming is a gift that I got from my ancestors when I was very young, and I want to share it with others in a cross-cultural approach."
The drumming duo's visit to Chorley was possible because of two grants the school district received to promote literacy, student achievement and character development — the federal Arts in Education program and The Ophelia Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about healthy peer relationships.
"We wanted the drummers to interact with our children so that the students could shine in a different venue," Chorley Principal Frederick Griffin said. The interaction would promote the children's self-esteem and teach them about other cultures at the same time, Griffin said.
"We have a diverse population here at Chorley," Assistant Principal Ivette Figueroa said. "We want to promote programs that reflect our multicultural identity."
The Ouikahilos — dressed in authentic African garb — showed students how to play small "djembe" drums and taught them some dance moves.
"I liked the dancing," said 5-year-old Nyzel Muller, a student in Donna Levien's kindergarten class. "The drums were very loud, but I liked banging on them."
Jill Ouikahilo met Biboti Ouikahilo when he was teaching a drum class in Manhattan shortly after he arrived in the United States in 1997. The couple live in Syracuse, where they have their own drum ensemble and teach African dance classes.
After yesterday's drum demonstrations and activities were done, Biboti had time for questions from the students.
"Are there elephants and zebras in Africa?"
"Yes," Biboti responded.
"Do the children in Africa play video games?"
Biboti smiled. "Yes, some children play video games, just as some children do here."


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[UPDATE] Austin missed the cut by a single stroke, finishing 4-over, tied for 75th. Only the top 70 golfers and ties at the PGA Championship made the cut. The cut line this year was 3-over.
[EARLIER] Woody Austin was given a 4-stroke penalty for having too many clubs in his bag during the second round of the PGA Championship. The penalty could be huge for Austin, who is now in danger of missing the cut.
On the third hole of today's second round, Austin discovered he had 15 clubs, one more than the maximum allowable. He reported the infraction to a rules official and was given a 2-stroke penalty for both the first and second hole.
With the penalty, Austin is now 4-over with six holes to play. The projected cut line is 2-over par.
While Austin holds some responsibility for knowing how many clubs are in his bag, it is typically the caddy's responsibility to count the clubs before the round starts.
This is not the first time a player was hurt at a major for carrying too many clubs. In 2001, Ian Woosnam finished third, four strokes behind the winner, after he was given a 2-stroke penalty at the start of the final round.


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Three prefaces here:
- If you haven't seen the Mad Men series finale, spoilers follow.
- If you haven't seen Adam Curtis' Century of Self, you really should. A lot of the ideas in this post are borrowed from there.
- This post isn't strictly about advertising. It's more of a musing on the relationship between advertising and psychology. It's a part of a series I'm working on that looks at advertising/marketing as a kind of applied psychology.
Like stock trading, advertising involves an understanding of group psychology. It differs in that where trading is about predicting behaviour, advertising is about influencing it. Mad Men has always been a study of a small set of characters. A control-group of sorts, through which the period-piece expressed the mass behavioural shifts occurring in culture at large. The series finale makes the connection between psychology and advertising totally literal and explicit, especially through its observations of protagonist Don Draper.
The Sun Sets on the 1960s
The series ends at the beginning of the 1970s. And through its principal characters, it narrates the mass-psychological shift that occurred in the transition between those two eras. The 1960s were about changing the world from without, positioning the individual as a part of a larger whole. The 1970s became about changing the world from within; to change the world you must first change yourself. Where the 60s focused on purging desire from the self, the 70s became about expressing and exploring desire.
There's a famous section of Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas where he laments the end of the 60s. It's a beautiful passage:
And that, I think, was the handle—that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting—on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.…
So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.
He's hinting at a kind of cultural fatigue. A sense that the collective project to change the world failed, what with the continued engagement in Vietnam, the assassination of Martin Luther King and the election of Richard Nixon. It's in this context that the social energy of the 60s turned inwards.
In it's own way, Mad Men ends with its principal characters (aside from Don) leaving their collective project, their commune as it were; SC&P. Pete goes client side. he's on easy street from here on. Living the dream in middle America. Joan starts her own production company. Lean and mean and heavily focused on relationships. She's her own boss now. She got sick of fighting for a place in the misogynist culture of the industry, so she made her own place. She represents entrepreneurship. Peggy is still in it, but for the first time since the series began, she's discovered happiness beyond her professional victories. She's found strength in herself, falling in love, and no longer clamours for approval. Roger seems to be easing into retirement with a woman his own age, outgrowing his need to keep up the appearance of youthful virility as expressed through his sexual exploits.
Then there's Don, who shucked off the shackles of the business mid-season on a journey of self-destruction, discovery and ultimately recovery. We'll get back to him in a second.
The Century of the Self
In The Century of the Self, Adam Curtis proposes that Freudian psychoanalysis was used by elites to repress what they perceived as the dangerous animal instincts the masses. He even proposes that Freud's nephew and the "father of public relations" Edward Bernays, applied Freud's theories to tame dissent on a cultural scale.
Then came the 1960s. Civil Rights. Rock n' Roll. The sexual revolution and the explosion of personal expression in art, music and literature. The 1970s formalized the explorations of the 1960s, as seen in the popularization of Gestalt Therapy, which put the emphasis on presence, process and feeling rather than content, context and interpretation (things typically privileged by Freudian psychoanalysis). Contemporary mindfulness practices also trace their lineage from Gestalt Therapy, but we'll get to that in a bit.
The Beginnings of Buying a Better World
So, Mad Men ends with Don, sitting cross-legged in a meditation retreat, eyes closed, chanting "om" as a smile creeps across his face. Then we cut, to what is perhaps the world's most iconic television commercial. This one:
It's an exquisite piece of advertising. And Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has gone on record saying he meant to use it wholly earnestly; void of any satire. He says "to me, it's the best ad ever made, and it comes from a very good place".
It is a really good ad, and it's also quintessentially 70s. Listen to the words. It's all about the self, the I. It's about social change starting with the individual. It also proposes that peace, love and harmony can be bought; they are tangible commodities. Prior to I Want To Teach The World To Sing, it wasn't all that common to explicitly use the word "buy" in your award-winning advertisement. Obviously, "buying" is implied in any commercial, but there was a sense of vulgarity about using it, especially if tying it to notions of peace & love & multiculturalism. This direct invocation of consumerism kind of sets the stage for the 80s, when advertising decided that the only way to get happy was to buy your way to it. In The Century of The Self, Curtis quotes Paul Mazur, a leading Wall Street banker working for Lehman Brothers, who in 1927, fearful of popular uprising famously said "We must shift America from a needs-to-a-desires-culture. People must be trained to desire, to want new things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. […] Man's desires must overshadow his needs."
What's implied in the final scene of Mad Men is that Don finds the inspiration for this ad whilst in a tranquil, meditative state. In finding his own inner peace, Don channels the zeitgeist of the times. He spent the 60s in a state of constant struggle, wrestling with the false identity imposed on him by the culture around him (and himself). His struggle is an analogue to the collective struggle of the 60s, and his breakthrough occurs when he learns to settle himself. I Want To Teach The World To Sing is perfectly symbolic of where Don ends up; healed, recovered, literally atop a hill, extending his newfound love for himself into a compassion for others; using all his acquired mastery of advertising for (what he believes) is the greater good. It's perfectly Gestalt.
A quick jaunt through the 80s, 90s and 2000s
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was to the 1980s and 90s as Gestalt Therapy was to 1970s. It privileges changing behaviour to improve the self. Where Gestalt asked folks to look inwards to find their inner goodness, CBT assumes it's already there, and the way to access it is to just change the bad things you're doing. It's practical, and it fits very nicely with the consumerism of the 1980s and the commodified anti-consumerism (hipsterism) of the 1990s. The whole discipline of social marketing (not social media marketing – but rather the practice of using advertising to improve social outcomes) is pretty firmly rooted in CBT.
Then came the naughts, and the Internet, and a whole explosion of new thinking in psychology and advertising. Advances in neuroscience allowed us to understand a lot of behaviour at the physical level. The emergence of social media and analytics allowed us to understand behaviour at the collective level. The transmission of ideas through the Internet (memes) mimicked the transmission of viruses in populations. Everything became quantifiable. Everything became science. The purchase funnel got broken open and ads started being designed to catch people wherever they were. Permission Marketing surged as advertisers' ability to predict and measure what content would resonate with people improved.
Flash Present: Wild Guesses about the Future of Advertising with the rise of Somatic Therapy
Mindfulness, first popularized with Gestalt therapy, the idea of experiencing the moment to find strength, calm, and truth, to gain greater awareness by observing one's own thoughts and feelings, is back. Resilience is also exploding as a therapeutic practice. Resilience is a skill, centred on being able to properly handle stress and adversity. It borrows from the practical elements of CBT and the mindful elements of Gestalt. The influence of neuroscience is also pretty evident in contemporary therapy; the brain is increasingly being respected as a physical organ and not distinct from the rest of the body, giving rise to holistic approaches where diet, exercise and general physical wellness are all understood to contribute to mental health. Long forgotten Jungian approaches to integrating the unconscious mind are also resurfacing in contemporary practice.
These and many other practices comprise what's being called somatic therapy, and I think it's about helping people navigate an increasingly complex world bursting with incalculable amounts of information, opportunities and unpredictability. In looking inward mindfully, one is better equipped to prioritize what's important to oneself, and discard the rest. In cultivating resilience, one is better prepared to actualize those priorities especially when hit with stressors.
In many ways, somatic therapy is about being able to chart a simple path through a complex world. I think part of its rapid adoption relates to the immense decision fatigue that has emerged as a consequence of constant connectedness to the news, opinions, our peers and information in general. The simple question of "what should I eat for dinner" becomes a research topic, which factors in considerations about health, diet, cost, time, desire, emotion, sustainability, ecology, convenience, need and more. And there's only so many decisions one can make in a day. If we sweat the small stuff, we're drawing from a finite resource. This is called decision-fatigue. In fact, according to David Eagleman's Incognito or Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow, many of the decisions we think we're making consciously (and burning mental energy on) are being made unconsciously anyway. What's worse, the consequences of each of these minor decisions is amplified by social media, where some people share every minute detail of their lives. The Instagram-aesthetics and Facebook-peer-politics of a dinner out now factor into the experience of eating.
Somatic therapy is about letting go of the small stuff, and focusing on what really matters. By better actualizing yourself, a lot of the perceived decisions we make can be relegated back to the unconscious mind, clearing the clutter off the conscious mind so it can focus on bigger, better things.
Permission Purchasing: I don't want to buy a thing, I want to buy my way out of making decisions.
It's no coincidence that it's in this climate advertisers and marketers are rapidly moving to more personalized, curated experiences that take the decisions out of purchasing. Big data already helps advertisers put promotions in front of the right audiences. Websites and social networks are increasingly moving towards personalized experiences; where only a few user-inputs are required to curate an experience in which the user can naturally see their path, thus limiting decisions. This emerging school of design is about removing as many decisions from the experience as possible, while still maintaining interactivity.
But I think it will go a step further. I think Permission Marketing is going to become (what I'm calling) Permission Purchasing. At our house, we get one of those organic fruit and vegetable boxes delivered weekly from a company called Mama Earth Organics. It's curated. I don't have to expend mental energy sifting through the supermarket. I get a box, with good stuff in it. Yes, I can make changes and sometimes do, but I've put my trust in that brand to mostly take my food choices off my plate (punny!). Just like Permission Marketing, Permission Purchasing relies on establishing trust with the consumer. And maintaining the integrity of that experience becomes paramount.
This doesn't just apply to groceries. Look at Loot Crate, a company that ships its users a box of miscellaneous geek-paraphernalia on a monthly basis. Of all things, you'd think that comic books, DVDs, games and ironic T-Shirts would be highly personal, case-by-case purchase decisions, but no! Loot Crate works. They assemble and ship subscribers a bunch of stuff grouped loosely under themes like "fantasy" or "covert" or "play" or "rewind". The list of examples of this model of curated goods is a mile long today; Blue Apron for dinner ingredients delivered weekly (not only the groceries but the recipe selection is done too); Naturebox for snacks; Birchbox for makeup and beauty products; The Honest Co. for organic baby and cleaning supplies (trust the company first – buying their products will follow almost unconsciously); Trunk Club for men's clothing selections; and a million others.
They all work because they understand their audience and have established trust with them, and people are happy to release themselves from the purchase decision.
So they can focus on what really matters (which I hope is peace, love and harmony).


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The Athletics Academy offers full-time training with high-level coaches for athletes at all levels across the range of sporting disciplines in track and field.Read More
Student athletes regularly compete at events throughout the academic year including the South England Student Sports Association (SESSA) meet in Lee Valley, the South West Colleges Cross-Country Championship, the Cardiff Open Grand Prix, the Avon Schools Championship and the South-West Championships.Read More
Academy students are rostered to supervised gym sessions so they can complete a fully personalised strength and conditioning programme. There is also onsite access to physiotherapists to help with the avoidance of injuries.
We run a Junior Programme on Monday nights where academy students experience coaching younger athletes and we also offer access to coaching qualifications. We also host local clubs nights twice a week.Read More
Former SGS Athletics Academy graduate Leon Reid progressed to medal at the Youth Olympics before he competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2014.Read More
The Athletics Academy has grown from strength to strength since it was founded in 2010. There are currently 25 student athletes in the academy, which prides itself on developing competitors from beginners up to national and international standards across all track and field events under the tutelage of Head of Academy, Andrea Garcia-Lock and Assistant Athletics Coach Joy Bray.
For prospective students, having a high level of commitment to the Athletics Academy is expected from all the coaches.
All student athletes are brought together in a team environment and students bond and reach higher levels through in-house competition and having access to high-level coaching across all track and field disciplines.
The Athletics Academy allows students to reach optimum performance levels through a full-time training programme that combines track sessions with fully personalised training programmes that are specifically tailored for each student.
Academy students are rostered to supervised gym sessions so they can complete a fully personalised strength and conditioning programme. There is also on-site access to sports injury staff which helps with the avoidance of injuries.
Student athletes get regular workshops on psychology, nutrition, goal-setting and dealing with performance anxiety. They also regularly get master workshop coaching for specific events and we also provide access to club training nights hosted at SGS twice a week.
We have Grade A track and field facilities at our WISE campus, where we proudly hosted the Kenyan Olympic and Paralympic training camps before the London Olympics and Paralympics in 2012.
We boast an eight-lane floodlit competition track that is equipped with double long jump pits.
Additionally, we have a state-of-the-art gym, weights room and human performance laboratory in addition to an indoor 3G AstroTurf training facility and a sports halls for classes. We also have a hammer, discus and shot putt cage, a double-ended javelin and a pole vault area.
The Athletics Academy sports include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, hammer , javelin, shot-putt, discus, hurdling, sprints from 60m to 400 m, middle distance running from 800 to 1500 and long distance races including 3000, 5000 and 10,000m in addition to cross country competition during the winter season.
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"I would never be the athlete I am without the support from SGS College. They opened my eyes to perform to my fullest potential, from every long gym session, cold rainy track sessions to studying in class. The support was always there and I would recommend any athletes with big dreams to join SGS College."


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Marvel Studios, Marvel Entertainment | Sci-Fi, Fantasy | in Theater
Runtime: 115 min
Release date: November 4, 2016 (China)
DVD Release date:February, 2018
Debut Weekend: $ 100 million (NO.1 no iron man)
Directors: Scott Derrickson
Writers: C. Robert Cargill, Scot Derrickson
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, C. Robert Cargill
IMDb Rating: 8.0
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If you are a parent, you will definitely relate to this. If you aren't yet, keep this bookmarked as a guide of what to really expect when your time comes.
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There are times when I can't remember what it was like before fibromuscular dysplasia invaded our lives. It's only been a little over 18 months since Matt's stroke and diagnosis, but some days it seems so much longer. If his FMD was a child it would now be a chubby toddler careening through the house and bringing joy. Instead it's a disease sucking the life from Matt's limbs and stealthily leaving a trail of heartache.
One of the frustrating aspects of FMD is that its victims often look completely healthy. If you don't know Matt, or see him on a daily basis, you wouldn't know that the basic acts of daily living leave him exhausted and in constant pain. Rarely will he express his physical symptoms and so it is easy to forget his limitations and expect life to be normal. His stroke left him with few obvious injuries. No limp, no paralysis. The tendency to forget his impairments and envision a normal life pace is one I fall into again and again, only to rub up against the wall of this damn disease and realize that there is no longer the possibility of normal.
FMD also seems to have an ebb and a flow. There are the good days when Matt has enough energy to share with us all and there are the other days when simply getting out of bed seems to be a cruelty. Today is one of those days, except I didn't realize this because there are no post-it notes or schedules to announce these days. I thought he was being a cranky bastard and so I was doing my typical freeze-out bitch tactic because I couldn't understand his grumpiness. He finally confided in me that the constant pain is so exhausting. That he is so damn tired of hurting. That although he doesn't walk around the house moaning, he wants to. And just like that the FMD swooped in, stole my breath and left me in a pile of humility. That's the kicker with this disease, it leaves no prisoners.
FMD isn't about me, but there are times I wish it was. I wish I could take days of Matt's pain so he could ride his mountain bike and then go out with his friends. So he wouldn't have to pick and choose his limited range of activities and try to leave some energy to spend time with the kids. So he wouldn't have to wake up and face a day of pain only to lie awake at night because he still hurts. I hate this disease.
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a complex disease that is most commonly seen in women, with systemic presentation that may include stenosis, aneurysm or dissection most commonly in the renal and carotid arteries, migraine-like headaches, dizziness, and tinnitus or a swooshing sound in the ears. Low bone density, joint laxity and degenerative disease in the spine also have been linked to the disease. FMD is considered a rare disease; however, it is also believed to be underdiagnosed.
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