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Origin of Lazarus
Related Words for lazarussupplicant, down-and-out, bankrupt, beggar, dependent, have-not, mendicant, bum, insolvent, destitute, indigent, down-and-outer
Examples from the Web for lazarus
Contemporary Examples of lazarus
In 1993 a doctor described the Lazarus phenomenon in a seventy-five-year-old man with a lung hemorrhage.
In medicine, Lazarus is the patient who, believed dead, spontaneously starts to circulate blood.
In medicine, a 'Lazarus patient' is one who spontaneously starts circulating blood.
Like Lazarus, Thad Cochran rose from the dead on Tuesday in Mississippi.Thad Cochran Escapes Bitter Tea Party in Mississippi
Ben Jacobs
June 25, 2014
The raising of Lazarus from the dead is particularly important.Vatican Science on Christmas and Creationism
Christopher Dickey
December 22, 2013
Historical Examples of lazarus
Though we are not told the age of Lazarus we judge that he was at most no more than in man's maturity.The Conquest of Fear
Basil King
The sepulchre of Lazarus was a cave, with a large stone upon its mouth.Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
Were not those words he had just heard the despairing imprecations of Lazarus?The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Better still, Lazarus, regenerated, is about to burst from the tomb.
You are one of those who suffer more because of the sores of Lazarus than Lazarus himself.Murder Point
Coningsby Dawson
noun New Testament
Biblical character (Luke xvi:20), the poor man covered in sores; his name was extended in medieval usage to "any poor and visibly diseased person" (cf. lazar, mid-14c., "one deformed and nauseous with filthy and pestilential diseases" [Johnson]). The name is from a Greek rendition of Hebrew El'azar, literally "God has helped."
A man brought back to life by Jesus after being in the tomb for four days. The incident is recorded in the Gospel of John. The raising of Lazarus is considered the crowning miracle or sign revealing Jesus as the giver of life. It also is the act that caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put Jesus to death. (See Crucifixion.)


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I never take my referrals for granted. It is always an honor when I receive them from my past clients. Having said that, I need to keep reminding them this is how my mortgage practice works.
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There have been some great questions lately around this idea of existence. We might as well talk about the Vedanta concepts of Mithya and Satyam. These concepts have the capacity to cut away the delusion of separate "thing"- ness.
We have a paper cup. We all know what that is. It is identifiable. We may use one every day for our coffee or tea, for our water at the cooler. But what IS that "thing"?
If we look at the concept "paper cup" - we might ask a question. Cup is the noun - the "thing". Paper is the adjective - it describes the "thing". So from our common language, we have the "cup" as the thing itself and paper describes the cup. But "cup" isn't really a "thing" - it's a function - a purpose - a utility - a way to hold liquid. Paper is actually what it IS. So at this point, the "thing" is Paper in a particular shape "cup", yes? We might now call it, instead of "paper cup," "cup-py paper." Paper, in the shape, form, and function we call "cup".
So the "thing" is paper. But is paper really what it is? Well no, actually. "Paper" is a word we use to talk about the stuff created when we take organic material - trees - grasses - and manipulate them so that they become "paper". So "paper" really is that organic material we know in trees, and grass, and paper. But what is that organic material?
A tree is basically a big plant - a plant that has a trunk and some branches - it might blossom flowers, oranges, apples, leaves, acorns, etc. It is organic - that means basically that it is living material. To say it is living material means - it is cellular - it is composed of various cells that give it the ability to interact with it's environment - to grow, etc. But what is a "cell"?
A cell is the basic component of any organism. It is a mass of molecules - the chemistry of which - the electrical charge of which - enables this cell to grow - to reproduce - to interact with the surrounding cells. These molecules are masses of two or more atoms - bound together by chemical and reactions. And atoms are even more refined "things" - they are protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electrical charge - electrons - mostly empty space - yet the unique makeup of each "atom" - the unique formation of the protons, neutrons and number of electrons, make one atom distinct from another. The atomic "weight" or makeup is the difference between a puff of helium and a gram of iron.
So let's step back and restate this. There is some "substance" of which the atom is made - the proton of the helium and the proton of the iron are not really different - it is instead the unique configuration of these pieces, and the number of electrons (or electrical charge) that creates the difference "helium" or "iron". Yes? If I take the proton out of the helium atom and the proton out of the iron atom, what is the difference? If I compare the electron of the helium atom to the electron of the iron atom, what is the difference? It's really the number of electrons, the behavior and how all those pieces interact, which makes the eventual form "helium" and "iron". At that level of experience, they are vastly different - yet at the level of the atom they are really quite the same. In fact, at this point, we might wonder what is the "substance" of the atomic pieces?
We are really, in this exercise, trying to find where is the distinct existences in these "things" - at what point did they come into existence? We can now rightly say - atom IS helium - atom IS iron - atom IS tree - atom IS paper - atom IS cup. At the same time we see "cup" we are seeing "atom". We don't have "atom" then that disappears once "cup" arrives. The "cup" is simultaneously atom and paper.
So along the way - we had some carbon elements - some hydrogen - some nitrogen - all these were there - and STILL ARE - when it was tree and now while it is "paper cup". The same "stuff" is there - only that "stuff" is shaped differently - formed differently. It's still the same "thing", in essence.
So what is that "substance" - from the atom we must go to the sub-atomic level - the level of quantum physics. Physics basically describes the way things behave. We can't really "see" what the atom is, at that level, yet. We can only derive theories around the behavior, then give those hypothetical sub-components a name - quarks - strings - etc. We suppose that what the atom IS, is a series of quarks and strings - what those quarks and strings are we aren't sure, but at this point we must stop and ask - each time we dive into WHAT that "thing" is - we find a way to give it's components some names. Yet the quantum string and the paper cup are one and the same - it isn't a quark now and then later becomes a cup. It is simultaneously quark and cup - we see the cup - a quantum microscope might see the quark, when it looks at the cup. So what that thing "IS" is NOT DEPENDENT on it's form or shape or function - it is NOT DEPENDENT on the present experience OF THAT THING. In other words, WHAT that "thing" is, to someone looking with eyes, is "cup". WHAT that "thing" is, to someone with a quantum microscope, is a "quark" - or a mass of quarks and strings, which are ALSO atoms, neutrons and electrons, which are ALSO molecules, ALSO cells, ALSO trees, ALSO paper.
When you're looking at the world, you can only see what your senses have the capacity to see. Your eyes are not quantum lenses - therefore you don't see the quarks - yet right in front of you is a trillion-trillion-trillion quarks. You just see what those quarks are, on the level of eyes, on the level of consciousness. So in a way, our senses fool us - we take the world at surface - we take that pencil as something separate from the chair - we take the cheeseburger as separate from your watch. What we BELIEVE - our IDEA of reality - is that it is made up of an infinite number of "things" - watches and cheeseburgers and chairs and pencils and cups and trees. We forget that those things are ONLY watches and cheeseburgers and chairs and pencils and cups and trees FROM the perspective of our experience - our sensory capacity. They are also, simultaneously, cells - molecules - atoms - quarks - strings...
But what ARE those things, in essence? We have broken down every "thing" in the universe, basically, to the quantum level - to quarks and strings - but even a quark and string must BE SOMETHING - if our analysis holds true - a quark or string must really just be another level of experience - another form-ation of "something" - something which we have yet to discover through science yet we really can't deny at this point that "something" smaller must be there - the quantum material must have those components - WHAT the quark and string really ARE, in essence.
Let's say in 10 years we discover that the quark is made up of jibjabs and knickerdoodles. So is that it? Are we done? Jibjabs and knickerdoodles must be the source of existence, right? No - because once again we must find out what a "jibjab" and a knickerdoodle" really IS, in essence. Because now we KNOW that a "thing" is just an appearance or expression based on the level of the ability to experience. A jibjab is also a cup, yes?
We can continue like this forever. At some point we run out of experience-able "things" - we basically have this empty space which is behaving in ways that we can later identify as some "thing" - electron moves slow and we have iron - electron moves fast and we have helium. But electron is basically space with an electric charge. So that eventual "thing"-ness is REALLY just the way "space" is behaving.
Can we say that again? Isn't that "thing" - the cup or tree or pencil or ham sandwich - isn't that "thing", in essence, just there due to the way "space" is behaving?
Once again, let's step back. Look around you - look at all the "things" in your experience. There is a cup - a pencil - a computer screen - a chair - a wall. That wall is space - behaving in a way that appears solid - that appears a certain color - shape - size. Yet "wall" is molecules - atoms - quarks - "jibjabs" - whatever else we might conceive to describe all the subsequent ways that space is behaving, yet we must consider that we have falsely applied separate "thing"-ness to that wall, as if that wall was born - AS IF that wall came about independently. AS IF that wall has some separate EXISTENCE somewhere. From this analysis, can you identify WHERE that separate existence IS? At what level would it be?
Really the "existence" of wall is what that wall really "IS" - when we boil it down this way, we must say that "wall" really is space-behaving-in-a-particular-way-as-to-appear-as-wall-to-our-present-ability-to-experience-it. Well that would be very difficult to use in a sentence, yet isn't that really what that "thing" is? Isn't that what the pencil is? The paper? The tree? The ham sandwich?
This is a long way to go to talk about Mithya. So Mithya says that any "thing" we can know does not exist on it's own but has "dependent existence." "Wall" doesn't exist by itself - molecule doesn't exist by itself - it IS atom/proton/neutron/electron. Atom doesn't exist by itself - it IS quark/string - and so on. Quarks and strings are really the way "space" is behaving - the way space and the "energy" of that "space" is moving or behaving. There isn't one "thing" here acting upon another "thing" - each having it's own existence. It is one "thing" - in expression - those expressions are quarks - those quarks are atoms - those atoms are molecules - those molecules are cells - those cells are cups and pencils and everything else.
Cup is Mithya. Pencil is Mithya. That which has no existence of its own -that which has "dependent" existence. Satyam is what-IS - well we never really could define WHAT that root essence IS - yet we might say that any identifiable "thing" in our analysis can't be it. We can use the concept of space in expression, maybe - limitless space or no-thing-ness - whatever THAT IS which exists.
Once again - we must step back. Existence is both the limitless and the pencil -because they are really the same "thing". Existence is both the limitless AND the ham sandwich - why? Because they both are present right now - only available to us through our particular means of knowledge - eyes, ears, taste - or through an atomic or quantum microscope. Vedanta calls spirituality that other means of knowledge - really to know WHAT those "things" ARE, in essence, because we don't have a scientific means of knowledge. We can only measure what appears to our ability to see it. Yet all the while, we are looking right in the face of that essence - we are seeing that limitless-ness in expression - right now. Pick up the pencil - you are looking at existence, in expression.
We know Satyam - what-IS - in any "thing" - why? Because any "thing" IS THAT, whatever THAT IS. To say pencil is a separate thing, to believe that pencil is a new existence, a separate existence, something that is subject to birth and death, is to overlook this sort of analysis, to be caught by our particular means of knowledge, to live, really, in an illusion where "things" have existence of their own, where all "things" are separate. It is to be caught by Mithya.
Realization is simply to see through Mithya - to see the simple truth that "things" have no real existence, no birth or death, of their own. Realization is to see that our experience of a world of things is really an experience of one "thing" - one "Essence" - one "existence". It is an experience of one essence, expressing as every - "thing".
Where does that leave you? You are aware of these things? So WHAT is aware? WHO is aware? If all things are that one essence - then you must BE THAT - you must be that one essence, expressing in a very complex way, so as to be aware. That means that essence is, through this mechanism, aware of itself. We might say that the universe has become self-aware - maybe we might say the universe has evolved so that it can look upon itself - it can know itself. You are THAT.


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Event Date: 1st June 2018- 3rd June 2018
Steam Gala and Real Ale Festival 1st - 3rd June 2018
Our annual Steam Gala has moved to the early Summer this year and we are planning one of our most intensive steam timetables of recent years with 17 departures from Bodmin General to choose from on Friday and Saturday. We are planning an industrial saddle tank / freight train theme for the event with one of our largest freight trains in recent years being pulled by 4247 and also we are planning to have in steam Judy (who's boiler ticket expires this September), our recently outshopped Austerity 0-6-0 (which is likely to go our on hire next year). Sadly our original plans to welcome 'Portbury' as a visiting locomotive from the Bristol Harbour railway will no longer be possible but we are very pleased to have secured as a visitor 'L92' from the South Devon Railway. This is currently painted in London Transport livery which will provide a nice and unusual spash of colour.
PLEASE NOTE that we are very sorry to have to announce that the Beattie Well Tank will not be able to be used on Saturday as hoped due to a mechanical fault that became apparent during the course of Friday. 6435 will be used in its place.
Full timetables are shown below.
*All locomotives appearing subject to availability.
Real Ale Festival
Steamers Real Ale Bar will be open, with a platform ticket for entry with a selection of real ales from across Cornwall and further afield, plus ciders, apple juices and real lemonade. The Old Booking Hall cafe on the platform at Bodmin General will be serving refreshments for at least as long as trains are running.
Steam, Beer & Jazz
Book tickets for our popular Steam, Beer & Jazz train on the Saturday night. Tickets for this special train must be booked in advance. Your ticket includes an evening of live music from acclaimed Cornish group the Pennyroyal Jazz Band, plus fish and chips - the perfect musical and culinary accompaniment to a few pints of real ale! Call 01208 73555 or book online here.
No need to book, just come along and buy your tickets at Bodmin General Station. Pay once, stay and travel all day!
Adult tickets are £15, seniors (65+) and concessions £14, children (3-16yrs) £7 and under 3s go free.
This family-friendly outing is even open to your four-legged family members. Dogs are welcome, so Rover can come too with a £1 ticket (just keep those paws on the floors please!).
Money-saving family tickets for one adult and two children are £25, or £38 for two adults and up to four children.
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A city-based private hospital and three of its doctors have been ordered to pay Rs 64 lakh to a woman by the apex consumer forum for their negligence in giving requisite treatment to her premature baby resulting in the infant becoming blind for life.
Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Delhi and three of its doctors have been ordered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to pay the amount as compensation to the mother of the child for the medical practitioners' negligence in screening the infant's eyes, which is the practice in the case of premature babies.
According to the complaint of the child's mother, Pooja Sharma, the baby was in the hospital for nearly five weeks, but during this period the doctors did not carry out the screening and as a result no one noticed that the infant's retina was displaced.
It was much later when she noticed the baby's abnormal visual response that a eye-check up was done which showed total retinal detachment.
The hospital and its doctors had denied the allegation of negligence and had contended that the screening was carried out and it had not revealed any problems. They also said that the mother was advised to come again for follow up checks. After perusal of the medical records, the court said, "We are not convinced whether the Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening was done".
ROP screening is carried out of premature babies to see if there is any abnormal blood vessel development in the retina of the eye.
"The progress sheet is devoid of details about ROP examination viz. who performed it, the method, instruments used and drugs (midrates/ tropicamide)/anaesthesia used during ROP testing. The doctor has not mentioned any details of dilation of pupil and findings of indirect ophthalmoscope findings, the intra ocular or extra retinal findings.
"Thus, it was a casual approach of opposite parties towards the premature baby. The opposite party 5 (senior consultant opthalmologist) has not followed standard ROP screening protocol. Thus 'no record means, it was not done'. Even the nurses' daily record does not show any ROP examination was done," the forum said in its order.
"The patient visited hospital for follow up, but nothing is in record about ROP testing. It is not a standard of practice or due care of the patient. Thus, a medical negligence," it added.
The apex consumer forum has directed the private hospital and three doctors to pay Rs 64 lakh as compensation, including the cost of litigation, to the child and his mother.


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|Juan of the Dead
|Season #
|Episode #
|Directed by:
|Lev L. Spiro
|Writen by:
|Kat Likkel & John Hoberg
|Original Air Date:
|December 12, 2012
|U.S. Viewers (millions)
|Publication Order
| Preceded by-
"Merry Crap-mas"
| Followed by-
"The Gingerbread Man"
"Juan of the Dead" is the 10th episode of Season 1 in The Neighbors.
Juan, the Hidden Hills community's beloved gardener, has passed away. It's a sad fact of life -- one that the Zabvronians totally do not seem to understand. Marty and Debbie are worried because Max loved Juan and Max hasn't ever really had to deal with death. But certainly he'll take it better than the Zabvronians, who pretty much lose their minds over hearing the concept of death.
Larry sets out to "solve" the problem of death. Using the only dose of a medicine his father gave him before, he brings Juan back from the dead…kinda. He's sorta zombie-fied, and he can't talk, but he's technically alive. That really confuses Max, who's just learning about death. After a nice long talk, Max is fine, but Larry needs a nice chat from Marty as well. He's not thrilled about death, but he accepts it.
Guest StarsEdit
- Bert Rosario as Juan
- Laura Dash as Man-Woman Alien
- Nick Eldredge as High Pants Alien
- Kiersten Lyons as Billie Jean King
- Karan Soni as Indian Alien
- David St. James as Minister
- "Hey Na Na" by Katie Herzig
- "Cellar Door" by Galanis
Zabvronian RevelationsEdit
- According to Larry Zabvronians have very sensitive stomachs.
Cultural ReferencesEdit
The image gallery for Juan of the Dead may be viewed here.


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On Friday you can shop HOAC's Black Friday sale and receive discounts of up to 45% off HOAC products.
Then on Saturday, which has been named Smalled Business Saturday you can receive a fabulous discount on their Super Memberships.
But that is not all, on Monday, Cyber Monday, they are also giving a discount on all in stock non-HOAC merchandise which they carry.
I love the Project Packs from In the Hands of a Child. I really can't tell you how many of them my children have completed or want to do. They have project packs available on many, many topics that it would be hard not to find something which a child (or Mom) is interested in.
A lapbook project would even be a great break activity for non homeschooled children. HOAC has many holiday and seasonally themed project packs to would fit the bill. Many of them are so fun its hard to believe you are learning at the same time. Also there are not many supplies needed either. Just a printer, paper, scissors, glue, pencils or pens, and a couple file folders or similar weight paper. If you want to get fancy you can use colored paper or crayons as well.
If this sounds remotely intriguing, head over to In the Hands of a Child and check out all the awesome topics and products they have available.


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Fatty Liver Pain
Fatty liver, often medically referred to as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is a painful liver condition characterized by liver inflammation and formation of scar tissue, which has many possible causes, including obesity, poor nutrition and certain medications, among many others.
Fatty liver is referred to as such because it is a condition of excess fat stored in the liver (and other tissues thereafter). A normal liver metabolizes fat, but a fatty liver malfunctions, leading to fat accumulation, which causes inflammation and an increase in liver enzymes and inflammation.
The first symptom of a fatty liver is abdominal pain, though this progressive condition will take a while to exhibit this symptom, since the fat in the liver builds up slowly over time, according to the California Pacific Medical Center. Other symptoms include fatigue and immune system weakness.
Cause of Pain
The pain of a fatty liver is caused by the expansion of the liver. As it expands, its membrane stretches, the organ becomes heavier, and the result is abdominal pain, particularly in the upper right abdominal area. This pain intensifies if the condition is left untreated, and gallstones form, composed of cholesterol and bile salts.
Treatment depends on the cause of the fatty liver disease, but may involve the removal of the chemical compound or drug that is causing fatty liver, altering fat and nutrition intake with carbohydrates and proteins, or taking supplements and medications as prescribed by your doctor.
Pain Medications
Pain will decrease as the fat in the liver decreases and the condition becomes manageable, and therefore the typical approach is not "masking" the pain, but addressing its cause. Pain medications risk aggravating the existing liver condition.
A healthy low-fat diet and exercise are the best preventative methods. Avoid or minimize alcohol intake, and be certain your medications are not hepatoxic (meaning toxic to the liver). Have your doctor check your blood sugar, triglyceride and cholesterol levels regularly.
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Statistically Speaking
This past week, Syrians were cut off from phone and internet access as a result of outages allegedly orchestrated by the government to control rebel forces. Here are some facts on the incident and Syrian conflict:
2: The number of days Syrian citizens were without internet access.
1982: The year in which the Syrian government's attack on the city of Hamas was preceded by internet outages.
0: The level to which traffic from Akamai Technologies Inc., an internet content distributor to Syrian users, dropped on Thursday.
15: The number of people killed on Thursday after heavy fighting between rebels and regime troops in the northern Idlib province and in Aleppo.
40,000: The estimated number of people killed since the start of the conflict in Syria.
Sources: [SLANT12]usatoday.com[SLANT12] and [SLANT12]news.cnet.com[SLANT12]


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Flower Ark
The Flowers of Babylon Will Bloom Again Someday
On this night, the villagers - and tourists - stroll up to the shrine at Mt. Isat, carrying candles in the night. Though there's always a big group that go up together, protecting the children, you'll be heading up as a smaller group, prepared to protect yourself. Maybe you're locals - or well, maybe you used to be, before you left to study magic in the city. Maybe you're soldiers, on the way to the front - it'll be while before you'll get another chance.
On this night, Mt. Isat's fires are shining, and the beasts are on edge.
On this night…
Current Rules: paper seed
Current PC Creation: Doll Generation
Characters! Bring a starting Seed 3 playtest character. Anyone in the world who has a reason to go up the mountain.
Since beasts are all over the world, most people get a little bit of training in combat, so you don't need to be too heroic.
The basic character concepts I'm imagining are "local", "someone returning home", or "someone from a mercenary company, stopping by". Talk to me about it!
If any of you are aliens, time travelers, or ESPers, please come see me!
I'm planning to run this game WITH A FEW PARTIES, so make lots of characters and I'll stitch things together.
I wonder if I can get Ice to run one…?
Ice Group: Friday at like 7~8 ESTish
FA-Chrysanthemum-Thirteen - Teakwood
FA-Alder - Hachi
FA-Lyra - Julian
FA-Soahc - Lolcrazy
FA-Rudri -ilru
Peter Group: Sunday at 6 EST, can go up or down an hour on player preference
FA-Padam - Celes
FA-Fausta - Doman
FA-Bella - Mokura
??? - Mouse
FA-Falgi - Callyn
FA-Felicia - Mokura
FA-Lili - Celes


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Prop Tested For F-82 Restorations
The ambitious restoration to flight status of two F-82 Twin Mustangs is getting closer to reality with the recent announcement that German propeller manufacturer MT has successfully flight-tested scratch-built replacement props for the extraordinarily rare warbirds. What's more, the props are made from composites and, based on the tests done on a P-51, should give the already-peppy Twin Mustang even better climb and cruise performance. The prop project was spearheaded by Flight Resource, the U.S. distributor for MT props. "The development of this propeller for such a rare aircraft has been one of the most fun projects we have undertaken," said Flight Resource spokesman John Neilson. "With this successful design, MT-Propeller has proven they are now able to supply new generation propellers for V-12 powered vintage aircraft."


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Posted: Monday, August 28, 2017. 8:28 a.m. CST.
By BBN Staff: Dion Leslie is the United Democratic Party's (UDP) new Belize City Mayoral candidate after defeating Philip Willoughby at yesterday's municipal convention held at the ITVET campus.
Leslie beat Willoughby with 3,073 to 2,388 votes, winning by a total of 685 votes. Hyacinth Latchman-Cuellar, Alifa Elrington, Bernard Q. Pitts Jr., Dean Samuels, Alain Gonzalez, Judith Enriquez, Kevin Singh, Jason Edwards, Noreen Martinez, and Willoughby make up the rest of the UDP's slate for councilors.
A total of 5,589 delegates reportedly took part in the convention.
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Do you find yourself forgetting a lot of things? Wish there was some way to help improve your memory? Well look no farther than what you're putting in your mouth! Studies have shown that a heart-healthy diet is crucial to the health of your memory, and have pinpointed specific foods to help you in this endeavor.
These foods contain chemical compounds called flavanoids. Flavanoids are what gives fruits and leafy vegetables their color, and there are two of them that go as far as supporting memory function— anthocyanins and quercetin. These two flavanoids can be found in blueberries, apples, and red onions, among many other foods. Folate and omega-3 fatty acids are also amongst the nutrients that have been found in helping improve your memory.
- Berries provide some of the highest concentrations of antioxidants amongst fruits. One study shows that eating blueberries helps spatial memory and learning.
- Fatty fish provide a huge amount of omega-3's. A study at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago shows that those who ate fish at least once a week had a 10 percent slower memory decline than those who did not eat fish, a difference that gave them the memory and thinking ability of a person three years younger.
- You will find that leafy greens, such as spinach and collard greens, have copious amounts of folate. A study done at Tufts University in Boston shows that folate provides a protective effect against memory decline.
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Hello! I hope you had a great Tuesday!
I am working on a piece for a publication called The Radish. It is a healthy living magazine that encourages people to lead healthy lives. The piece focuses on a holistic treatment called Reiki.
On Monday evening, I had the pleasure of meeting two women who are Reiki practioners. Diane Anderson and Amy Sapola met me at a place called Hermitage Farm in Rochester, Minnesota. Anderson is a Reiki master and wellness coach who assists people who have chronic stress or illnesses like cancer. And, Sapola is currently attending Reiki classes to become a certified Reiki master.
The publication is coming out in November and I will be sure to share it right here on The Whispering Pen. On to the haiku challenge…
Day 23: Haiku Challenge
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I was first introduced to author Catherine West when I reviewed her novel The Things We Knew last year. Because it was not my preferred genre of Christian fiction, I was reluctant to read it. I discovered however, a new-to-me author to the contemporary Christian fiction world who wasn't afraid to dive into deeper topics so relevant in today's world--her characters had baggage that far too many can relate to. Things that some authors choose not to incorporate in their stories in the Christian fiction genre--parents with dementia, divorce/separated characters, anxiety, and abuse to name a few. The book ended up being one of my top reads for the year--something that surprised me. I was recently sent her next novel The Memory of You to review for The Fiction Guild, and this time I was eager to see if she would continue in the style she wrote previously.
About The Memory of You
The Memory of You by Catherine West is a contemporary story set in the famous Sonoma Valley, CA, at a family owned winery. Natalie Mitchell is a top executive at her father's firm in NYC, but feels
like she is drowning under the pressure put on her by her father. Discovering that her beloved grandfather has had a heart attack, she returns to their family-owned winery--something she never ever intended to do. She's avoided the home and all its memories since the summer her sister died 13 years ago---the summer her nightmares began. She's going because of an ultimatum from her father--shut the struggling winery down! She's a majority shareholder and has the power to do so--and she never says no to her father...
Upon arrival, she discovers a boy from her past--Tanner Collins, who is now the vintner on Maoilios (the family winery) and he's determined to get the winery back up and running, even though they had a bad season. Natalie's arrival threatens his future and he's determined to convince her to do NOT close the business--but Natalie isn't the same girl he remembers. She wears a haunted look hinting at secrets he's ready to discover. All too soon, he discovers that the night her sister died, the real Natalie died too. Can he resurrect the real Natalie? Will Natalie drown in her secrets? Or can they find freedom in facing the past and save the winery too?
My Thoughts on this Book
Let me start by saying this is the FIRST time that I have read a book where the lead character has serious depression and anxiety requiring her to have therapy and medication. The author NORMALIZES it as being a legitimate health issue--something many in society today do NOT do. She really captures the depth of what depression can do to someone and I was holding my breath so many times as the waves of anxiety debilitated Natalie. Like many sufferers, she keeps her depression, therapy, and medication a secret for everyone sure that it will deem her weak or a failure. On top of the depression, the author captured the pressure that too many face from trying to please their parents at all costs and the final freedom they face when they are able to let go.
In the same book, the author deals with the illness of being bipolar as well and how it affects the family of the sufferer. We just don't see enough of this kind of topic being covered in entertainment and I appreciate the way the author tackles it--she doesn't whitewash it. Just faces it practically and head on showing all the nuances that are part of the mental illness.
Watching Natalie and Tanner navigate through their work and personal relationship was very believable. Each had personal doubts that prevented them from truly communicating with each other. The book really focuses on the themes of grace and forgiveness as each character finds their freedom from their burdens in the Lord.
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To fully enjoy this Asian dish, be sure to give the sugar plenty of time to caramelize; it will take on a dark, intense color and flavor that pull the sauce together. The pickled bean sprouts add a pleasurable tang.
How to Make It
To prepare sprouts, combine first 3 ingredients. Add sprouts and onions; toss well. Cover and refrigerate 90 minutes. Drain well. Toss with cilantro and oil.
Immerse top and bottom of a 3-quart clay cooking pot in water for 10 minutes. Empty and drain well.
To prepare pork, trim fat from pork; cut into 1/2-inch slices. Set aside. Place the sugar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed to dissolve the sugar evenly. Cook until golden and foamy (for about 5 minutes). Remove from heat; carefully stir in fish sauce (mixture will splatter). Stir in the shallots and pepper. Place pan over low heat; cook 5 minutes or until shallots are soft.
Pour into a large bowl. Add the pork, broth, ginger, and garlic, tossing to coat. Place pork mixture in prepared clay pot. Place clay pot in cold oven, and set to 450°. Bake 1 hour. Carefully remove clay pot from oven; remove top. Stir the pork mixture. Cover, return to oven, and bake an additional 30 minutes. Place pork on a serving platter; drizzle caramel sauce over pork. Serve with sprouts and rice.


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By BVAA Director Rob Bartlett
Making a Contribution?
We all know the type. First out the taxi, last in the pub. The person who manages to reap all the benefits of our friendship group, but makes a rare and negligible contribution. But still, theyre our friend, right?
How would it be though if they moved into your house? A few days on the sofa, maybe the spare room. We tolerate that, because theyre part of our group.
What about if they came back and forth. As suits their fancy. Beginning to rankle?
Imagine then, that they camped out permanently. They might buy their own food, and argue you had the house anyway so your costs are not increased. But there is a cost involved in providing their lodging nevertheless. Not just the household water, heating and lighting, but also the rates, or the local precept for the upkeep of the roads, police, indeed the fabric of society that makes us civilized. Is the word unfair coming to mind?
In trade association circles, we have something of an analogous problem. Booting someone out of an association is traumatic enough, and most usually for non-payment of subs (i.e .not paying their share). But you cant boot someone out of an entire industry!
A fact of life is that an industry association supports a great many more companies besides those that subscribe. Those outside may argue that they are not directly buying the services, so have no obligation to contribute. But is that strictly true? Are they not benefitting anyway?
Lets take a fundamental thing like skilled staff. Who bore the costs of training them in the first place? What was it that allowed their lecturers / teachers to gain their own knowledge and experience? And what courses were they on? Who paid for their development? The supporting materials? The equipment, the building they learned in? Starting to rack up, isnt it?
Then there are standards. Dimensional. Materials. Testing. Services. Ancillary products.
Every business is affected by them. But someone had to come together to identify the need for those. To develop and draft them, etc. To go to BSI in London, CEN in Europe, perhaps further flung corners of the world to develop ISO or API standards. Occasionally all of them over many years. Then maintain them afterwards, forever. Who does that? Who coordinates it, pays an expert to lead it, pays to assist with travel costs, keeps the industry informed of commencement, publication, any changes, etc. Again, the Association.
Who steps up when Government agencies, the HSE, professional bodies and industry customers, etc., need help with industry-related problems? Who is the authority on behalf of the industry, not just the association members?
Who is it that keeps British products in the limelight? Develops and publishes magazines like this one - at some considerable cost - to showcase British valve products around the world? Who broadcasts and maintains that British reputation? Who liaises over export events with DIT? Travels the world to exhibit at expos. Sponsors the development of professional industry Market Forecasts reports, develops text books for the industry, guidance and interpretation on legislation? Keeps industry informed on all manner of developments?
And who is it that keeps up a pretence of BVAA Membership long after theyve left? And why? Could it be that it brings them credibility and respect? We know so. We know they know so too.
BVAA and its members invested in the past, present and for the future for the British valve industry. We think it is incumbent on all to play a part in the industry body that supports their businesses and their families.
Any Association is of course devalued by the absence of key players - but those players are benefitting from its activities just the same.
Published in Valve User Magazine Issue 45
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Guy is a Partner in our Corporate team, dealing with banking for both corporate clients and those in health care. he is based in our Reading office.
Harriet is a Solicitor in our Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group.
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Attended the Anime Matsuri event held last Saturday at Funan Mall with Minichaos. Selicia wasn't able to jon us as she had a shoot that same day :(
The event was small, tiny to be honest but at least I was able to catch up with some friends and I finally got to use this costume of mine, that had been stuffed in a corner for the longest time. I was cosplaying Nanami Haruka from Uta Prince once again, this time in the S.A.S uniform, though technically she doesn't have an official version of the costume, just inspired versions from the guys.
The event was small, tiny to be honest but at least I was able to catch up with some friends and I finally got to use this costume of mine, that had been stuffed in a corner for the longest time. I was cosplaying Nanami Haruka from Uta Prince once again, this time in the S.A.S uniform, though technically she doesn't have an official version of the costume, just inspired versions from the guys.
Mini cosplaying as Cecil, I think she looks adorable as him! Being an unofficial uniform has its perks, I decided to use the sailor hat as part of my costume as I felt it looked cuter then a rigid, formal hat. Mini also kindly helped make for me the shoulder details and the rope decoration around my arm
Met up with Kitska (the one in the blue wig) and Tessie (in orange wig), they were also cosplaying characters from Uta Prince, but the casual outfits version. I also met Milodrums aka Janice for the first time, she was cosplaying Zuko from the Avatar Last Airbender series and it's such a small, small world. Janice has been friends with Steph for quite a few years now, LOL so I was really surprised by our connection
Met up with Akairi, her wig suits her so so well!! Doesn't she look just adorable? The dude photobombing us is Vaxzone, the amazing photographer
With Kazu, if you find him familiar, that's because he cosplayed as my butler, Claude Faustus when I was cosplaying Alois trancy
With pretty pretty Lawliet, love her amazing cosplays, she does both guys and girls equally well
A full length shot of Mini & my costumes. Mini's smile in this shot really cracks me up
Wandering around the event, MIni and I encountered a couple of amazing surprises!
We met celebrity Japanese cosplayer, Kaname, by total chance as he was wandering around and checking out the booths at the event! He was cosplaying as the character Kurosaki Ichigo from the series, Bleach. Unfortunately, his bodyguards refused to let us take pictures together with him, but they at least allowed us to take pictures of him.
I also managed to track down this cosplayer I had heard was going to the event. He's actually cosplaying King Isley from Claymore. I managed to have a chat with him and convinced him to jon my team for a shoot, it's gonna be so epic!!
At the event, there were a few booths, including one selling raffle tickets to win products from different series, I've never had much luck with these kinds of things, but I figured why not?
I had asked for the Evangelion raffle ticket, but the guy misheard me and gave me the Hello Kitty X Evangelion ticket instead. So I got this pair of socks, was quite miffed at the mistake but luckily the guy was nice enough to swap for me after I told him the mistake.
My eventual buys:Asuka Maid figurine from the raffle (I have her now at my office) and Monster Hunter cat for the bf (tried to get the meat toy but my luck failed me)
I also scored super amazing deals with these figurines!! First was the Penguindrum pair, can you imagine, I got the both of them for only $35!!! I had mistakenly seen the price as $85, but Mini double-checked for me and after realising my mistake I grabbed it instantly!!! The Princess of the Crystal figurine is worth at least $75 on her own, so this was a major score!! The other great bargain I had was an Origami Cyclone figurine from the series Tiger & Bunny, I got him for only $20! He's super fun to maneouver and play with so he entertains me at work right now.
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"It's only words, and words are all I have, to take your heart away." —Bee Gees
The last part of this book was rather off-putting for me. Up until part 2 it was around 3 to 3.5 star material for me but by the time I got to the end I could barely even give it 2 stars. I have to give props for the language though, I think it was simple but flowing. I was interested enough to follow through to the end, but part 3 basically killed it for me.
At first the premise of this book reminded me of another book, The Thirteenth Tale -- there are twins, mysteries, an old house, England setting. Now I think they're totally different, and HFS paled in comparison. While The Thirteenth Tale uncovers its layers of secrets little by little, HFS just throws out everything in your face at the end, and not in a satisfying way either.


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No Depression/By Plain Sense/June 2017 – Having experienced numerous Alejandro Escovedo shows dating back to a show at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis a couple decades ago, and countless other local venues including 7th Street Entry, Turf Club, Fine Line, MN Zoo and at least 4 times at the Dakota Jazz Bar as well as traveling to the High Noon Saloon in Madison I have witnessed many great shows. Why else would I keep going? I certainly am not rich and shows at the Dakota aren't exactly moderately priced for the working class, but with Alejandro you always get what you paid for and some nights, like last Saturday's show at the Dakota, you get more. Much more.
Fresh off the European leg of the "Burn Something Beautiful" tour where they played something like 35 shows in 42 days, the latest incarnation of the Alejandro Escovedo Band was in peak form. One of the reasons I find Escovedo so compelling is he always has the best musicians supporting him and with Austin Texas as your farm team league, to use a baseball analogy, it is not surprising. However, as fond as I am of Hector, Bobby, David and all of the other great players I have been privileged to witness over the years, there is something about last Saturday night's performance that makes the current cast of, Scott Laningham: on drums, Nick Diaz: on guitar and Aaron McClellan: on bass, stand out. Not to take anything away from Scott and Aaron who were excellent, but Diaz's guitar work blew me away with his tone, precision and economy of notes all with the ease and grace of say a Denny Freeman. Full Article


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IM Pei, Louvre Pyramid
IM Pei is a Chinese/American Architect who is an advocate of contextual development and variation in style. He is known for combining traditional architectural elements with modern designs based on simple geometric shapes. Pei went on secretive trips to the Louvre Museum to get a better understanding of the space he was being asked to manipulate. He thought that a complete overhaul was not only possible, but that it was necessary for the survival of the museum. The Louvre Pyramid was part of the "Grand Louvre" project that involved expanding and modernizing the Louvre Museum. The Museum had entrances that were too small, and the layout was thought to be too confusing. IM Pei's idea involved taking advantage of the central courtyard and making a subterranean entrance to the museum. Pei was looking for a form that would attract visitors, and at the same time have a unique design to it. He designed the pyramid with glass cladding so that it would not hinder views, and would also allow light to enter the open space below the pyramid. There was opposition to this design by the public, but now it is one of the cities most beloved landmarks. The most obvious design element is the main pyramid, but there are 3 smaller pyramids and an inverted pyramid that were placed as part of the museum renovation. The Pyramid is enclosed by 3 smaller pyramids, and reflection pools surround the shape, which reflect the glass paneling of the pyramid and surrounding buildings in the plaza, which make for an exciting and colorful composition at night.


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Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D. leads and directs the Consumer Safety and Sustainability Group for Consumer Reports. She is responsible for managing risk analysis, policy assessments, label evaluations and consumer advice for tests, reports, and related advocacy work. Urvashi joined Consumers Union in 1999 and developed the ratings system, database, and Web site, Eco-labels.org for evaluating environmental and food labels. In 2005, she managed the launch of GreenerChoices,org, which covers green aspects over a wide range of products and services.
Dr. Rangan serves as a primary, national spokesperson for Consumer Reports in the areas of sustainable practices and safety issues. She advocates for credible labeling in the marketplace, and has successfully publicized the benefits of organic production. She was also involved in the Sigma Delta Chi award winning food and supplement magazine reports which highlighted public health concerns. Dr. Rangan received her Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins University and was a National Institute of Health fellow from 1990-97.


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Stoney Nakoda Knowledge Holders, student knowledge builders, and expert artists, ranchers, environmentalists, and others have collaborated to bring Alberta's wild horses online. The result is this website that investigates the history and importance of Southern Alberta's wild horses. Knowledge from First Nations elders, students, artists, ranchers and wildlife experts are featured on the website, in the form of video stories, artwork, computer animations and interviews. The site also includes never-before seen footage of wild horses in their natural environment as well as, over 140 digitized books and other Aboriginal and environmental resources in a fully text searchable database.
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Congratulations to Jacob! Exciting times… enjoy seeing your videos Mark.
Prom Night
My wife and I hit another milestone Saturday night. It was Senior Prom for our second son, Jacob.
Like a proud parent, I took more than a few pictures of the kids before they went to dinner and dance. Here's a quick video:
And here's a slideshow of the photos:
Two Senior Proms down… one to go!
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Loved this Mark!!! Thanks again for always opening your home to all these seniors as the "go to" place after such occassions! Lots and Lots of Memories!!!
Great video, Mark. We really enjoyed it!
Love it! So wished we could always be there with you to celebrate the milestones. Thx for always sharing the videos!


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Section 6 of the U.S. Flag Code addresses the Time and Occasions for Display. In this section the Flag Code names the particular days the flag is to be flown—New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, and others. I wrote about that in Designated Flag Flying Day from the US Flag Code.
It also gives details on other locations that should display the United States flag daily. Sub-sections (e), (f), and (g) tell us the flag is to appear at public institutions, polling places, and schools.
(e) The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main
administration building of every public institution.
(f) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on
election days.
(g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every
On or near the main administration building would include City, County, and State offices, as well as the administrative offices for school districts. This includes all tax funded facilities, and in Texas, the flag is always flying at these buildings.
Every polling place on election days is easy in Texas. I don't know about other states, but elections are almost always conducted in offices that fit the above description. Elementary schools are very popular because of their locations in neighborhoods.
In my experience every school, in our state, flies the American and Texas flag. Most have fantastic flag poles soaring above the entrances with flags flying as the students arrive for the day.


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Back To CourseHomeschooling Facts for Parents
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The state of Iowa offers several different options for homeschooling, allowing you to select the level of independence you'd like to achieve. All options keep you in compliance with Iowa's school attendance laws, which require students to attend school from the ages of 6-16. You can choose from:
The Independent Private Instruction (IPI) method of homeschooling allows you to teach up to 4 unrelated students. You don't have to file any forms to report your child's participation in this program, though the state does advise that you let your local school district know of your intentions to homeschool. Additionally, school districts may request information about the names of students and instructors participating in this form of school. You will need to provide instruction in:
You are not required to provide standardized tests scores every year if you choose this option. However, this option does not offer students the ability to take advantage of activities offered by public schools, except for driver's education.
You will need to file a Form A with the school district in order to make use of a supervising teacher in the home instruction of your children. You can find this form on the Iowa Department of Education Website (www.educateiowa.gov).
If you use this option, you will need to provide your children with instruction for 148 days over the course of a school year. The teacher who is assisting you will also need to monitor your students' progress as they work on their studies. This option gives you the ability to duel-enroll your children, giving them greater access to classes and various activities at public schools as well as special options for enrollment at community colleges.
This option allows you to teach your children without the oversight of a licensed teacher. Your children will still need to be taught for at least 148 days in a school year. There are annual assessment options with this form of homeschooling. You can opt to have your children complete standardized tests, submit a portfolio of their schoolwork or submit report cards related to the work they've accomplished throughout the year.
If you choose to submit student assessments on an annual basis, your children will be eligible for dual enrollment. You will need to complete a Form A if you intend to take advantage of dual enrollment.
The Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) was set up by the state of Iowa to give students access to public school resources even though they are homeschooled. This program is available to students who take part in competent private instruction. Children enrolled in this program are able to access text books or take advantage of services offered by licensed teachers in their local school district.
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The is how the front and the back of the box looks like!
The box comes with the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8
A strap where you can wrap your wrist around it
Two double AA batteries!
Instruction Manual
This gift was something I thought I would never get but my wonderful mom surprised me and bought it.


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Born Free | Hindi Short Film | Sumeet Vyas, Mukti Mohan
Meet Samarth, the Type-A personality, focused and successful in the corporate world whose universe revolves around his work. And he's about to go on a trip that is going to change his life forever!
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Without specific permission from the person into which it applies, anyone involved shall not:
Reveal the identity, transgendered status, or interest in transgendered issues of any member or guest. Reveal any information about another person's association with other members or guests of the Gender Identity Center (GIC). Reveal any information about another person's interest or involvement with other transgender organizations.
Openly indicate in public any familiarity with a person recognized from association with the GIC. The above rules also apply to any type of correspondence, written or verbal.
Personal Information
No one is required to convey any information about themselves. Anyone can reveal as little or as much as they choose.
The GIC is a safe environment in which crossdressing is always embraced, but never required.
Any form of disrespect towards others in the group will not be tolerated. This includes aggressive, abusive, or offensive actions, regardless of what anyone else may do or say. Interrupting or distracting from another person while they are speaking is also unacceptable.
Keep your cell phones or pagers set to silent or vibrate. If you must take a call, please quietly excuse yourself to take the call outside.
Sexual Harassment
While on the GIC premises sexual advances or activities of any sort, by members or guests, will not be tolerated. Sexual harassment or sexually explicit language whether directed at a guest, friend or staff member, regardless of intent, will not be tolerated.
Profane language of any sort from anyone is discouraged and excessive profanity is not tolerated. This standard will evolve based on those present; if anyone in the group takes offense, it will be considered excessive.
Anyone who comes to the GIC under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs will be asked to leave immediately. Alcohol and illegal drugs are never allowed on GIC premises.
Failure to observe these rules can result in your being asked to leave immediately and/or having your membership revoked by the Gender Identity Center's Board of Directors. Whether or not the violation is sufficiently serious for immediate dismissal of the offending party will be at the discretion of the Group Leader. Authority to make that judgment and to act on that basis is derived from the Board of Directors. Group Leaders also have the authority to cause the offender to be removed by local police should the offender refuse to leave voluntarily.
During meetings, any complaints about a violation of the rules should first be brought to the attention of the Group Leader, particularly if immediate action is required. Otherwise, it can be filed with any available Officer or Board Member, who will refer it to the Board of Directors for review at the next Board Meeting. In the meantime, the Officer, Board Member or Group Leader with whom the complaint has been filed also has the authority to suspend the privileges of the person charged in the complaint. Any formal complaints, as well as any resulting loss of privileges, will be reviewed by the Board of Directors. The complainant and the respondent will be given the opportunity to present their case at that time. Once the evidence has been reviewed by the Board, the resulting decision will be final.


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What I'm Watching: October, 2009
This is a regular feature I plan to do on occasion. Since not every horror movie deserves a spot on this site, and I do watch a lot of them, I'd like to at least highlight some other movies that cross my desk from time to time, things that might be of interest to the readers.
I'm currently watching (Literally, I paused the DVD to type this up) Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell. Raimi is a veteran of the horror genre, one of the great old ones, and this is a true return to form after getting distracted with the Spider-Man movies for awhile. Alison Lohman is so likable and gorgeous in this movie, that you can't help but root for her. The movie has some classic scares, both the genuinely frightening kind, the ickily disguting kind, and the loud noise making you jump out of your seat kind. Raimi is a master at these films, and he knows exactly how to draw out tension and the perfect moment to spirng his trap. The audience can see these moments coming, and Sam can pace out that scare at the precise right time that it still gets you. You know it's coming, and just when you can't take the wait anymore, it hits you. The movie is far from perfect though, and some of the scares come off really cheesy, rather than scary. Usually when CGI enters into the mix. The CGI looking out of place and fake doesn't help any. However, this is a Sam Raimi film, and you almost expect a little cheese, and that's ok. It just felt so out of place, both in the look of the effects and the overall tone of the film, that there were moments where I was pulled out of the movie. Overall, an enjoyable gem that harkens back to older times and is one of the better horror movies of the past decade, even if it is flawed. The DVD is a bit light, sadly. Oh, and this movie really gets to me because it plays with the simplest thing that is the easiest way to freak me out; creeping shadows. *shudder* Raimi knows just how to play with half-seen imagery, just the right sounds (or lack thereof), to really draw a person to the edge of their seat.
Also, earlier this week I watched Trick 'R Treat, which I've made mention to a few times. I really enjoyed this one, too. Like Drag, it harkens back to an earlier style of movie. Whereas that film was shooting more for classic horror stylings, this one goes more for the anthology genre from such films as Creepshow, and Tales from the Darkside. The film is a bit uneven, and I wish it had been longer to give characters more time to develop and shine, but on the whole, it's pretty good. It has a few creepy moments, and nothing that's outright scary, but it's a solid anthology movie with Halloween themes, telling stories around the traditions and tropes of the holiday. While I would have liked some more real scares packed in, I can't complain about what I got. It's a shame this movie took so long to come out, since the two years of anticipation may have built up unreachable expectations, as well. I'm sure this film will grow on me over time. The cast was good almost all around, giving solid performances, and the writing was pretty sharp, and delivered a number of laughs keeping the tone light. It's an intricate movie, with every segment weaving in and out of every other one, and each one unfolded a wider picture of Halloween in this sleepy midwestern town. A great way to tell all these stories and still have it seem like a cohesive whole. Sadly, if the Drag Me to Hell DVD was light? This one is practically floating. I would have loved some bonus features beyond the short that was included, especially with all the time the movie took to come out. It practically screams 'special edition coming soon!' to me. However, since the movie probably needs support, because it struggled so long to even get this out the gate, I'll more than happily pay now to encourage a better version down the line.
Later today, I'll be catching the sixth of the Saw films, which started off brilliantly with an amazing little independent film that has a lot of flaws but deserves some slack for being a first time film from it's creators. Sadly, the more recent ones have not lived up to that greatness, but the overall tapestry of the story still intrigues me, and I go to each one every premiere. My local theatre recently shut down, but I'm not letting that stop me. Even though they've tended to be disappointing lately, I still enjoy my yearly Saw tradition.
That's about all on the slate for the moment. The next full review should be done soon, so keep your eyes peeled to the reviews section of the site, and right here for my usual ramblings.


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On the weekend, Emily and I went to Hong Kong Park, and the weather was absolutely perfect. I had been wanting to go here for ages and it was the perfect afternoon to go and visit the park. I did't realise how big the place was. It reminded me a little bit of Central Park in New York with its location in the middle of the city with all the skyscrapers around it. So we walked around there and we also visited the aviary and I will post more pictures of that later.
There were so many people at the park, we got to see all the waterfalls, which I am obsessed with!! And we also got to see lots of turtles, the nature and lots of pretty flowers and gardens. It is just such a nice place to go and relax and unwind. We also saw some mini markets at the end, where they had someone teaching people how to write Mandarin. And since we already do Mandarin at uni and know some we decided to try it out and it was so much fun. We had to use a paintbrush with water and the paper would transform with the syllables we wrote over it with the brush. It was pretty impressive!
After that we also went to a tea museum, but I didn't take any pictures in there but that was pretty cool too. All the different tea pots and tea cups were different themed. Like pineapple tea pots, or skulled tea pots and all this other crazy stuff. It was a really great day. Hope you enjoy the pictures


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We have all these different fabrics, just waiting to be used,
so I suggested to my daughter I make small gift bags for her birthday party a couple of weeks ago
and she was thrilled at the idea.
I made one each for the guests, all in a different fabric.
I wanted to give them a rough look; I sewed with a very visible seam and a flashy colour thread.
Finally a bit of a ribbon was fastened between the layers to tie around the bag.
All very simple and quick to make.
The party bags were a huge hit with the young guests.
Not that they commented on the bags as such,
- they were all concerned with the content!
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Farmed Rainbow Trout Escape in NS
Rainbow Trout escape from fish farm in Port Mouton BayBrittany W. VergePublished on April 11, 2014Ocean Trout Farms in Port Mouton bay lost fish after experiencing damages during the March 26 storm.Bruce Hancock, Director of Aquaculture, could not comment on how many fish were lost as a result of the storm but said that the loss should not have negative effects on the environment."In terms of any negative impact on the environment, there really should be none," says Hancock. "It would actually be good fishing for the people that are into recreational fishing."Hancock says once the fish leave the farm they are now part of the public domain and all the normal fishing rules apply.Ocean Trout Farms in Port Mouton stock rainbow trout that come from the same stock as what is placed in rivers throughout Nova Scotia for recreational fishing.Hancock believes most of the fish were only about four to six inches in size. Because of their size, they most likely will not live very long in the wild as they're easy prey."Rainbow Trout are not indigenous to the waters of Nova Scotia, they were first introduced back in 1899 and brought in for sport fishery," says Hancock.Hancock says the majority of rainbow trout do not spawn and return to rivers they have been stocked in and have to be restocked every year.Ocean Trout Farms could not be reached for comment at this time.http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2014-04-11/article-3685582/Fish-escape-from-fish-farm-in-Port-Mouton-Bay/1


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Deliberate lies spread about ALS for financial gain
"Lyme disease does not cause ALS"
Jeffrey D. Rothstein, "ALS is its own disease" stakeholder/gatekeeper told this lie in the Washington Post, during the 2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In the article he lied several times. He lied about neurologists using Lyme tests to rule out Lyme. As documented in our free ebook, neurologists admitted that in 4 out of 5 cases, they never do a test to rule out Lyme. Some neurologists always refuse a Lyme test our of (ideological) "principle". Others deliberately use a test with a 60% or higher false negative outcome, such as the ELISA. Mr. Rothstein also claimed that there is no such thing as chronic Lyme disease, because "ALS comes out of the blue", implying that Lyme Neuroborreliosis is not something that comes out of the blue, which is a preposterous assertion. And of course, we have overwhelmingly documented that Lyme can and does cause ALS at least in many dozens of cases. So he lied three times.
Rothstein likes to present himself as a "World Leading Expert" and a "Thought Leader" and he certainly is a powerful figure in the political arena denying a cure for ALS patients and benefiting from the research grants. He's a modern-day quack, one that got rich over the bodies of Lyme patients. He and others found a way to make money denying treatment to Lyme patients: Just call their symptoms ALS or MS or Alzheimer or Parkinsons and make money on symptom relievers, research grants, consultations, tests etc. Lyme has become a cottage industry of "ALS experts", "MS experts" and other "world leading experts in thought leading".
Rothstein, when confronted with the for him uncomfortable fact that IV Rocephin helps ALS patients (not spectacularly though, because it only penetrates the blood-brain barrier in the presence of acute inflammation which it cures in days, making it useless to treat the brain parenchyma) made up the story that Rocephin helps because "it protects the nerves against glutamate". Of 1000+ compounds tested, the only ones that have any efficacy against ALS are antibiotics, but he spins this to keep ALS "it's own disease" so he can keep being a "world thought leader" and draw a nice paycheck and avoid a class action lawsuit for malpractice. Mr. Rothstein's objective is that a cure for ALS arrive after he's retired, because he likes money. Dr. Rothstein is a world leader in exactly nothing. Dr. Rothstein has not contributed to a single extra day in the life of a single ALS patient, whereas we have saved the lives of an increasing number of ALS-misdiagnosed Lyme patients by proving that they may very well have Lyme instead of "ALS".
"Not everyone who contracts Lyme disease develops ALS, in fact not very many. Not very many PALS have Lyme disease. My husband did not have Lyme disease, not by any symptoms, and all blood work for Lyme was negative.
So, whilst your suspicions may be correct, and the Lyme infection may have triggered ALS in your brother, it can't be taken for a leap across the chasm to then state that Lyme causes ALS."
"Neurologists keep believing that Lyme has nothing to do with ALS, and I keep believing those neurologists because I agree with the neurologists that a test that has 60% false negative results is accurate and I also agree that when an ALS patient has both ALS and Lyme, that the Lyme is irrelevant to the ALS. Also, the realization that a little due dilligence might have been able to save my husband is too much to bear so I choose to disbelieve the facts and rather believe an authority figure."
"I choose to ignore the fact that Lyme tests are extremely unreliable with a huge percentage of false negatives, and I choose to ignore the research that shows that Lyme bacteria have been found in (human as well as animal) saliva, tears, semen and even mosquitoes and that the majority of people bitten by ticks never notice the bite because their nymphs are hardly visible with the naked eye and the majority of bites do not produce an EM rash."
"It is unlikely that shooting bullets at a person can cause this person to die, because there are lots of people that got hit by a bullet and they survived".
"Lots of people with ALS took antibiotics for ear infections etc. and they neither improved nor got worse, so antibiotics have no effect."
"I am the biggest pharmacology- and biology expert in the world and medical science got it all wrong. All those ALS patients that improved on antibiotics are delusional liars. I can tell you that there is no such thing as a blood-brain barrier and a difference between antibiotics that pass it and those that do not. Neither is treatment dose or duration relevant. Trust me."
Note how even Mr. Rothstein, the self-declared "worldwide thought leader and ALS expert" concedes that antibiotics work against ALS.


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M. Triestino планирует провести 4 занятия.
Что такое группа? Алгебраисты учат, будто это множество с двумя операциями, удовлетворяющими куче легко забываемых аксиом. Это определение вызывает естественный протест: зачем разумному человеку такие пары операций? «Да пропади она пропадом, эта математика» — заключает студент (делающийся в будущем, возможно, министром науки).
This is by far my favourite description of a group! In the following paragraph, Arnold argues that a group exists — in the «ontological» sense — if we can think of it acting on some space. Such space could be the group itself, however the relevant point is that this immediately leads to consider some relevant additional structure, some geometry.
In this series of lectures, we will discover groups through their actions on graphs and in particular on trees, with the help of the very elegant theory developed by Bass and Serre. The leading idea will be that some mild geometrical property can determine a very rigid algebraic structure in the group.
Considering one possible example, to a group one can associate its ends — the «points at infinity» of its graph. For instance, $\mathbb Z$ has two ends (plus and minus infinity), $\mathbb Z^2$ has one (infinity), free group with two generators has infinitely many. A renown theorem by Stallings proposes an algebraic description for groups with infinitely many ends.
A nice proof of this theorem passes through the Bass-Serre theory, describing, how groups can act on trees. We will explain this theory, and, if the time permits, will say a few words on what is left to prove the Stallings theorem, how a group with infinitely many ends can be forced to act on a tree.
Prerequisites: group and graph theory.