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Cannabinol (CBN) results from the break down of THC after its long exposure to oxygen and heat. CBN is mildly psychoactive, but not like its predecessor THC. CBN's anti-inflammatory properties make it a potential therapeutic agent for multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, allergic asthma, and Crohn's disease. By stimulating appetite, it can help treat cachexia, anorexia, and help those suffering from cancer or HIV/AIDS. CBN is also antibacterial, and when applied topically, it is effective in combatting MRSA. The topical application of CBN lowers ocular tension so it can reduce the risk and progression of glaucoma.
Out of all other cannabinoids, CBN is the most sedative, making it the most powerful cannabinoid for those who suffer from insomnia, sleep apnea, or other sleep disorders. CBN releases calcitonin and gene-related peptides from sensory nerves without impacting the CB1 or CB2 receptors. This means that it can reduce sensitivity to pain on its own, but that it can also work alongside CBD for enhanced pain relief. Research has shown CBN prolongs seizure latency in mice, making it a potential treatment for epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Lastly, CBN is an agonist of CB1 and CB2 receptors, so it is among the cannabinoids that stimulate bone growth, promote bone health, and help patients with bone diseases like osteoporosis.
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Erratum to: Understanding the role of contrasting urban contexts in healthy aging: an international cohort study using wearable sensor devices (the CURHA study protocol)
- Yan Kestens1, 2Email author,
- Basile Chaix3,
- Philippe Gerber4,
- Michel Desprès5,
- Lise Gauvin1, 2,
- Olivier Klein4,
- Sylvain Klein4,
- Bernhard Köppen4,
- Sébastien Lord5,
- Alexandre Naud1, 2,
- Marion Patte4, 6,
- Hélène Payette7,
- Lucie Richard8,
- Pierre Rondier1,
- Martine Shareck9,
- Cédric Sueur10,
- Benoit Thierry1,
- Julie Vallée6 and
- Rania Wasfi1, 2
© The Author(s). 2016
- Received: 13 June 2016
- Accepted: 13 June 2016
- Published: 5 July 2016
The original article was published in BMC Geriatrics 2016 16:96
After publication of this work [1], we noted that we inadvertently failed to include the complete list of all coauthors: co-author Marion Patte was missed. In addition, the affiliations for Cédric Sueur and Julie Vallée were mistakably reversed. The full list of authors, corrected author affiliations and the updated Authors Contributions section are reported here, and have also been corrected in the original article. We apologize for any inconvenience this oversight may have caused.
Authors' contributions
YK, BC and PG are the principal investigators of the CURHA study. Together with LG, SL, HP, MP, LR, OK, CS, BT, AN, JV, RW they conceived and designed the study. BK, MS and PR have/are coordinating the data collection campaigns in Canada and Luxembourg. All authors revised and approved the submitted manuscript.
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- Kestens Y, Chaix B, Gerber P, Desprès M, Gauvin L, Klein O, et al. Understanding the role of contrasting urban contexts in healthy aging: an international cohort study using wearable sensor devices (the CURHA study protocol). BMC Geriatrics. 2016;16:96. doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0273-7.View ArticlePubMedPubMed CentralGoogle Scholar


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Philip Goldberg – The Life of Yogananda
The word guru is used frequently in modern vernacular to imply an expert or master in a field. We hear about financial gurus, tech gurus and fashion gurus. The word guru comes from Sanskrit and translates as "spiritual teacher" and literally, a dispeller of darkness. When we think of modern gurus, perhaps Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Satya Sai Baba and Swami Satchidananda come to mind, but the first modern "superstar guru" was Yogananda. Ninety-seven years after his arrival in the United States and 65 years after his transition, Paramahansa Yogananda remains the best known and most beloved of all the Indian spiritual teachers who came to the west. This is because of the durability of his teachings and the institutions he created and inspired, including more than 600 centers worldwide, and his landmark memoir, Autobiography of a Yogi. The book has sold millions of copies since its publication in 1946, but there are huge gaps in the story it tells. Yoganada spent more than 39 of his 59 years in America, yet that period takes up less than 10 percent of his book. Major events in his life, including challenges, controversies, relationships, formative experiences, are still unknown even to the most ardent of his devotees.
My guest this week on Destination Unlimited, Philip Goldberg, has meticulously researched the life of Yoganada to share the rest of his story. Philip grew up in Brooklyn, New York and now lives in Los Angeles. A professional writer for more than forty years, he is author and co-author of some 25 books published in more than a dozen languages. He is also a skilled public speaker, workshop leader, spiritual counselor and the co-host of the popular podcast, Spirit Matters. He blogs at Huffington Post and Spirituality and Health, and contributes to other publications. His previous book, American Veda, chronicled the impact of India's spiritual teachings on the West and was named one of the top ten Religion Books of 2010. His website is philipgoldberg.com and he joins me this week to discuss his just published book, The Life of Yogananda – The Story of the Yogi Who Became the First Modern Guru.


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|Pay Us Our Trainee Allowances ; Nursing Student Writes Ghanaian Gov't by katty : April 28, 2018, 05:44:21 PM
A level 300 student of the Tamale Nursing and Midwifery Training College has conveyed a message of flashback to the government , citing reasons for what he call a political mischief by the current government during their time in opposition. His statements goes like this
"It was was barely a year and a half ago , when we the Nurses trainees fell flat to what I call the mischiefs of the present day government over issues surrounding the nursing profession.
Little did the good people of Ghana ,most specially our nurses under training knew that , this government was using them to capture power and dump them like how they did to the recently suspended deputy sports minister.
The fabricated lies of the current government overshadowed the good sentiments of the erstwhile administration ( NDC ) . Little did our colleague nurses know that , the NPP government was using them to achieve their political agenda called 'political power' other than a 'visionary power ' .
The current government branded the nurse trainees as 'nurses for change' amongst other names , and even to the extent of using the smaller-sized kalypo to confuse and mislead their states of mind .
Today , who knew nurses trainee allowances would still not have been paid after launching it in September last year....???
Who knew our would-be nurses would still not have been posted despite the nurse - patient ratio the nation presently face....???
Which of these nurses trainees knew that after the kalypo season , the government would have been treating them this way ........????
Have we ever thought of those predicaments ........????
Today , our colleagues who hold in high integrity , the health status of mother Ghana are being treated as antagonists to the sector .
Today , our colleagues from the nursing fraternity could not be given financial clearance but 110 ministers can be paid billions of Ghana cedis . ministers can be paid over ghc20m annually minus allowances, perks etc".
The govt claimed it had a flagship programme called planting for food abd jobs, what happened to it? Last year when army worms invaded Ghana, a whooping ghc16m was spent by govt to purchase what was described as "fake pesticides, today we are told by the ministry of food and agriculture that, the army worms have come to stay.
"The former president John Dramani Mahama and his appointees , in every month , sacrificed ten percent (10 %) of their salaries to establish CHPPS compounds across the length and breadth of mother Ghana , just for nurses to be employed into such structures .
The previous government did much investments to support the health sector just because of days like this .
Today , how many of us can attest to the fact that , this government has paid the allowances up-to-date, as promised our colleagues....??? Even the four months paid as in last year are being demanded for by the government , through the ministry of health. I dare this government never to temper with our results as purported in an audio recording that went viral .
How many of us can boldly say that our colleague nurses trainees are being treated fairly .....???
The popular saying 'Had I known always comes at last' , is indifferent from the current plights of our colleague nurses trainees.
I feel very sad for my colleague nurses but nothing could I do than to empower them never to stop opting for postings as preached by the current government .
I don't want to believe the Ewe saying which has its special meaning other than the surface meaning and which says 'they have shaken hands with a monkey' , was the actions of my colleague nurses way back in 2016. But I believe nurses may not commit the special meaning of my aforementioned quote should they be given the second chance .
I pen down my feelings NEVER to make mockery of my colleagues of the aforementioned profession , but to rather bring to bare , our good old days of Kalypo and our present days of demonstration" .
Long Live Ghana ,
Long live nurses .
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Registered General Nursing (RGN)
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Motrin, Motrin, Motrin – what were you thinking?! This is one of
Motrin, Motrin, Motrin – what were you thinking?!
This is one of the Social Media campaigns that we talked about many times over the last 2 days at the Open Dialogue conference entitled " Marketing to Digital Moms – Interacting & Engaging Today's Techmamas".
This appears to be destined to be a "classic" blunder!
The Motrin commercial is more of a classic "not understanding" of who your target market is and how they will react! Most likely an example of "men" writing ads that are be marketed to women and / or Mom's.
It showed J&J, and many others, the speed that today's consumers have when it comes to talking about their displeasure with Brands and Ad Campaigns. It also showed that if you do not monitor the "Social Media World" on a regular basis and talk to, and engage your consumers, you can get into BIG trouble!
This ad was launched on a Friday in November of 2008 and was pulled on the following Monday in 2008 after many Mom's got really, really, really upset and angry with the way J&J described Mom's carrying their babies. Mom's went viral on that weekend to the point where mainstream media published the activity in the newspapers that Monday.
It was only released only for online use, it was not intended for TV nor Print.
I guess we just say – "Lesson learned" – we hope!
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Living in the Rocket City has its perks: great views, cold brews and fun adventures, just to name a few, and, if you ask any millennial, you know a place is one the rise when even Buzzfeed can't ignore it. Whether you're a millennial who wants to keep every experience Instagram worthy or you're one that likes to pretend you're a tourist for a day, here are a few spaces and places that are sure to make you fall in love with the Rocket City all over again.
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Experts advise how best to deal with coyotes
By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
Eliminating access to food, water and shelter are key to discouraging coyotes from Rancho Bernardo neighborhoods, according to wildlife officials.
To do this, do not leave pet food outside, remove bird feeders, pick up fruit from the ground, empty pet water bowls and cover other water sources since coyotes will even drink chlorinated water. Also, thin shrubbery and landscaping so they cannot create dens, seal off access under patios and porches, secure trash cans to fences so they cannot be tipped over and install motion lights.
If an encounter occurs, blow on a metal or brass whistle — but not a plastic whistle, blow a party horn, clap hands, shout loudly, throw a can containing marbles in the coyote's direction or squirt it in the chest with a Super Soaker-style water gun filled with a half-cup of ammonia — but not bleach, said Kim Maskalenko, a natural resource volunteer with the California Department of Fish and Game.
Maskalenko, CDFG Warden Lance Weihe and Natural Resource Volunteer Ro Rozinka plus USDA Wildlife Service Specialist Terry Cox told more than 100 Rancho Bernardans how they can coexist with coyotes during the Aug. 22 Rancho Bernardo Community Council meeting.
The speakers were invited in response to some residents' growing concerns about dangers posed to their pets by coyotes. An increasing number of sightings and encounters have occurred in recent months, according to some residents.
Weihe said if a coyote is encountered while walking a small dog, pick the dog up and "take a stand. Don't just walk away." He said people must break the coyote's focus, since it will be zeroed in the pet.
He said leashes should not be long enough to allow dogs to walk several feet ahead and advised carrying a long flashlight that if needed can be used as a weapon if the coyote attacks.
"We are taking over their territory, they are not taking over ours," Rozinka said before explaining the physical traits of a coyote that help it be among the most adaptable and smartest wild animals.
"They will push the envelope to see what they can get away with and have been conditioned to not fear you," Cox said.
Outrunning a coyote is not likely Rozinka said since they can run at 25 miles per hour all day while hunting and at 45 miles per hour in short spurts if being hunted due to their long, spindly, very fast legs.
Rozinka said Native Americans called coyotes "the most confident walker in the wilderness" for good reason. Unlike other animals that primarily count on one sense, he said coyotes can hear, see and smell everything. "They are the smartest animal you will meet because they think, reason and figure things out."
Urban coyotes have successfully adapted to residential life, unlike their kin in the wild that run if they encounter a human, Cox said. "The coyote in town is nothing like those out at a ranch, who want no part of us," he said. "But you can change that behavior by letting them know they are not welcome here."
Rozinka said coyotes hunt to eat, and if only partially eaten remains are found the culprit is more likely a male dog than a coyote that leaves nothing of its prey behind, with the exception of a pet's collar.
With an estimated 250,000 to 750,000 coyotes in California, Rozinka said there is no way to eliminate them and it is illegal for individuals to kill via poison or other method. Wildlife officials can eliminate a coyote that has attacked. In addition, coyotes serve a purpose in the ecosystem since they eat rats, mice, squirrels, rabbits and skunks — keeping these populations under control. Coyotes also eat insects, amphibians, reptiles, berries and small domestic pets.
"They are everywhere in this county," Rozinka said. "If you got rid of every one, coyotes from other states would come in to fill their place."
For more tips, go to www.keepmewild.org. If a coyote is encountered or there is an attack, call 858-467-4257.
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The raising of the Torah Scroll for reading (chanting) in the synagogue. Used by permission under a GNU Free Documentation License.
Reading Notes
Revised Common Lectionary Readings
Leccionario en Español, Leccionario Común Revisado: Consulta Sobre Textos Comunes.
Lectionnaire en français, Le Lectionnaire Œcuménique Révisé
Lecionário em português, Lecionário comum revisado
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra, Nehemiah, and a group of Levites read aloud from Torah, interpret the reading, and call the gathered people to a day of celebration. The celebration includes sharing with those who have no one to prepare a celebratory meal.
Psalm response — Psalm 19 (UMH 750) A hymn in praise of Torah, joined by all creation. If you sing the Psalm, consider these options: Response 1 with Tone 5 in D minor or Response 2 with Tone 1 in D major.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Paul reminds a divided community that the differences in the ways the Spirit's gifts operate in each one are intended to sustain the community's functioning as one body.
Luke 4:14-21 Jesus reads and interprets from the scroll of Isaiah, announcing that the words he has read are now fulfilled: "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor…"
Worship Planning Notes
Today is the third Sunday after the Epiphany.
You should have chosen the track for your After Epiphany series—either OT/Gospel (see Getting Ready to Get Ready) or Epistle (the life of the church in the Holy Spirit)—and now be into the midpoint of your series.
The OT/Gospel track focuses on firsts in the early ministry of Jesus and his calling of disciples as guides for "first things" we need to pay attention to as we call folks to discipleship and get ready to prepare them for living the baptismal covenant through Lent. Today in particular we hear the first part of the first sermon of Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth.
The Epistle track focuses on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christians and the life of the church, the body of Christ. Last week called us to celebrate the deep and varied giftedness of each of the baptized. This week the focus shifts to how these gifts are used to build up the common life and mission of the church as a local, regional, and worldwide community, the body of Christ.
Stay with your series from now through Transfiguration Sunday to maintain momentum from week to week leading into Lent.
Today is also Ecumenical Sunday, the Sunday in the worldwide and ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25). Consider how collaboration with other churches in your area may strengthen worship today, and particularly the series you've chosen to pursue for this season.
Ash Wednesday in 2016 is February 10. The color for that day and the Season of Lent is purple. For a light-hearted (and accurate!) take on the colors of the liturgical year, see and share "Chuck Knows Church," Episode 1.
Scouting Ministries Sunday is February 14, which is also the First Sunday in Lent on the Christian calendar. United Methodist denominational scouting leaders prefer that both Boy and Girl Scouts, as well as other scouting groups, be recognized on a day that does not interfere with Lent. Girl Scout Sunday is an alternate scouting Sunday on March 13, the fifth Sunday in Lent. Since both fall in Lent this year, you may wish to observe a Scouting Sunday at a different time, either during Ordinary Time (before Transfiguration) or during Easter Season (after Easter Day, before Pentecost). A Litany on the Scout/Guide Promise is also available.
Resources for Planning Upcoming Seasons
The Season after Epiphany (introductory article from the Book of Worship)
Getting Ready to Get Ready: Planning for the Season after Epiphany 2016
Resources for the Season after Epiphany
Planning Lent and Easter as Seasons for Discipling 2016 (Webinar with links to handouts)
Resources for Lent
Resources for Holy Week
Resources for Easter Season
Upcoming Sundays and Special Days
January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 24 Ecumenical Sunday
All Month Black History Month
February 7 Transfiguration of the Lord
February 10 Ash Wednesday, and Lent Begins
February 14 Scouting Ministries Sunday (or observe after Lent)
February 15 Presidents Day (USA)
All Month Women's History Month
March 4 World Day of Prayer / (Discipleship Ministries Resources)
March 6 One Great Hour of Sharing (with Offering)
March 13 Daylight Saving Time Begins (Time Change Song)
March 20 Passion/Palm Sunday
March 20-26 Holy Week
March 24 Maundy Thursday
March 25 Good Friday
March 26 Holy Saturday (morning) Great Vigil (after sunset); Brief Version
March 27 Easter Sunday
"Getting Ready to Get Ready:" Old Testament and Gospel Track
First Words at Home, Part 1: Great News!
There are two elements of this week's OT/Gospel texts to call to your attention.
One is the emphasis on hearing the Word of God proclaimed in public worship. The narratives of both Nehemiah and Luke slow down to make particular effort to call attention to the details about how Scripture was read and heard, including the reverence shown for it by its hearers. Both the reading and the hearing of Scripture matter, a lot. See more on the implications of this for worship today in the notes for your planning team below.
The second is the core message of the gospel, that the glorious things prophesied long ago were, as Jesus said, being fulfilled that very day in the hearing of the people.
Jesus reads from Isaiah 61:1-2a. This is the oracle from "Third Isaiah" just before the passage we read last week. Luke cuts verse 2 short. The next line of the verse in Isaiah speaks of God's coming vengeance against enemies. Jesus here focuses solely on the first signs, without the element of vengeance: the poor ("oppressed" in Hebrew, "poor" in LXX) get good news, captives get word of their release, blinded folks have their eyes opened, "beaten down" folks are set free, and Jubilee (the end of debts and slavery) happens for all.
After Jesus finished reading, he said "These things have been fulfilled (perfect tense) in your hearing." They're here, now, faits accomplis.
On this Ecumenical Sunday, it is good to remember and call attention to the fact that Pope Francis has declared 2016 to be a Year of Jubilee with a focus on God's mercy and the church as a community of mercy. His call is grounded in the very gospel we read today.
These prophetic words and Jesus' declaration they were being fulfilled here and now were charged with hope for folks in his hometown who believed themselves to be among the most likely recipients of all the good things proclaimed here. Jesus has their rapt attention. They're expecting to hear him say this good news is primarily or even exclusively for them. This is his hometown, after all!
Added to their hope for themselves was the reputation that preceded Jesus. It was already known how he had brought good news, healed the sick, cured the blind, cast out demons and raised the dead.
What greater wonders would he speak and do here, now?
In Your Planning Team
This week's gospel reading ends on bated breath. While next week's reading brings us to a nearly literal cliffhanger (the mob seeks to throw Jesus off a cliff!), this week we get a figurative one.
We know who Jesus is. We hear words of deep hope and blessing from him. We're told this is all happening, now.
What greater announcement will come now?
This is a week to live into this bated breath moment. This is a week for wonder, for marveling. This is a week for remembering and giving thanks all the ways we can already see this particular good news happening "in our hearing" because God's kingdom has broken in and is already at work.
So this is also a week for making sure the Scripture is read as Nehemiah and Luke describe—in a way that enables the Spirit to move others to powerful response. If you do not already have an active lector/reader training process, determine how you will start one—and get one in place (or at least have a few readers trained and ready!) for this service. Some suggestions for reader training are listed below.
But don't lose the forest for these trees. Great reading matters. But it matters to help the written word become the living Word, to enable the heart of what God speaks through Scripture speak deeply into our own hearts.
So in your planning team, start naming the wonders in each category Jesus lists from Isaiah—the poor getting good news, the captives getting word of their release, the blinded being able to see, the oppressed set free, Jubilee happening—in your hearing, where you are. Start a thread on social media to collect more from your congregation and wider social networks. Compile these into a list you can draw on for preaching, for intercession and for thanksgiving in song and word and ritual throughout this Sunday's service. And give the congregation on Sunday the opportunity to add more—and to leave the service on bated breath themselves, ready to wonder and give thanks at what will happen next.
This is also a week in which the Great Thanksgiving from Word and Table I is especially apropos. And you may find "From the Table into the World" a helpful resource for youth and adult formation classes to consider today, or later this week, or in the lead up to this Sunday's celebration at the Lord's Table.
Life in the Spirit: Epistle Track
Last week's reading from I Corinthians focused on three ways the Holy Spirit acts sovereignly in and through the body of Christ and each of its members: spiritual gifts, forms of service, and empowered actions.
This week's reading, picking up where we stopped last week, focuses on the nature of the body, and what it means to understand and behave as those who are part of the body rather than merely as individuals.
Paul underscores this body, the body of Christ, is not like other religious or political bodies in the world. Nearly all of these identify themselves only by their ethnicity, tribal allegiances, or socio-economic status. But the Spirit has baptized Christians into a body of people who are, individually, Jewish or gentile, slave or free (verse 13). In short, whatever status one has in other systems, in the body of Christ, by the sovereign action of the Holy Spirit in baptism, we are made into nothing less than the living, enfleshed manifestation of the Son of God, in whom the fullness of Deity dwells (Colossians 1:15-23).
So this little parenthetical phrase is not a throw-away line. It would have stood out dramatically to Paul's first readers and hearers.
And it should do so for us as well.
Especially in an age where we have a leading candidate for President of the United States who is calling for this nation to segregate and discriminate against people of other nations, ethnicities, or religions. And where we have governors, several of whom actively portray themselves as Christians, who have called for their states not to receive refugees from Syria.
We are the church. We are the body of Christ. Our mission to welcome the stranger is a global mission that cannot discriminate against anyone of any nationality, just as we, as a body, worldwide, comprise people from every nation. To say or act as if we could so discriminate or refuse welcome on such grounds as are proposed by candidates and governors in this nation is to deny what the Spirit has made and called us to be. It is to break allegiance to Jesus Christ. It is to deny the baptism by which we have been baptized by the one Spirit. I am grateful for the witness of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis who has openly defied the governor's ban on resettling Syrian refugees in the state. Our Social Principles, as well as our baptismal vows, as United Methodists call us to a similar commitment.
Every part matters—every person of every ethnic and socio-economic background matters—individually because every part is linked to the whole. The body works optimally only as all parts do their own functions well while in constant and organic connection to the whole, or, as Paul puts it, "as all members exercise the same care for one another" (verse 25).
If we were to take this metaphor and apply it to how neuroscience talks about the functioning of the brain, we might say that each of us is a neuron, and the synaptic connections that form our sense of "us" are our mutual interactions with and care for one another. Elsewhere, Paul, and perhaps in our tradition, more famously John Wesley, speak of this as "watching over one another in love."
If worship around the epistle track last week focused on claiming and celebrating the manifestations of the Spirit in your midst, perhaps the focus this week might be on "celebrating the synapses," or "celebrating the body," those places where you can already discern that these manifestations of the Spirit are indeed acting in synergy in your midst and generating a more genuine sense of "connectedness" or "body-feeling" or "one-bodyness."
And a one-bodyness that embraces "people of all ages, nations, and races"—and denominations!
What an appropriate theme for this Ecumenical Sunday!
In Your Planning Team
Questions for Discussion
Where and how do people in your team and your congregation sense your "one-bodyness" as a congregation most concretely? How does that "one-body-feeling" relate to the mission of the church—to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world—and the mission of this season—to evangelize and call people to discipleship to Jesus Christ and prepare the church to prepare those who respond to the call for baptism during the upcoming season of Lent?
Now, take it one step further—how is this one-bodyness expressed not just within your congregation, but across Christian congregations and denominations where you are? Focus on the positive here—and use that positive focus to help you identify places where you can work together on places where you all need to improve.
Now go even further—beyond your local area—to the worldwide United Methodist Church and the worldwide body of Christ within and beyond the United Methodist Church. The question is the same. How can we live more fully into the one-bodyness the Spirit both intends and empowers with Christians around the world?
And for the point of this season, how will you be making sure the process you use to prepare candidates for baptism or professing membership will cultivate them as "longing listeners" and "ready participants" in the Spirit's anointed work in the world?
Resources in The United Methodist Book of Worship (BOW) with links and other suggestions
Call to Worship: BOW 456 (1 Corinthians),
BOW 199, "Come! Come! Everybody Worship!" (1 Corinthians)
Greeting: BOW 303 (Nehemiah)
Opening Prayer: BOW 463 (Ecumenical Sunday)
Prayer: UMH 594, "Come, Divine Interpreter" (Nehemiah, Psalm). This could be used in place of a prayer for illumination on this day.
Prayer: UMH 602, "Concerning the Scriptures" (Nehemiah, Psalm)
Poem: UMH 595 "Whether the Word Be Preached or Read"" (Nehemiah, Psalm)
Prayer: BOW 315 (1 Corinthians, Ecumenical Sunday; O God, you made of one blood")
Prayers for the Church: BOW 502, 505, 506 (Ecumenical Sunday)
Ecumenical Prayer Cycle: Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia
Great Thanksgiving (Communion): BOW 36-39
Hymn: BOW 223 "O Holy Spirit" (1 Corinthians)
Blessing: BOW 566 (Sarum Blessing)
Suggestions for Training Lectors/Readers and Reading Today
- Train and rehearse readers in your worship space. (They may read well in other places, but how well can they be heard in the particular acoustics of your worship space and whatever voice amplification systems you have in place there?).
- Great readers speak slowly enough, with excellent enunciation, and the right pitch and volume for all who can hear to hear them. Great readers also bring the text alive with the melody and rhythm of their voices.
- If you don't have such trained readers yet, train some, or borrow one or two from another congregation that does until you do! You may especially wish to consider seeking readers from our closest ecumenical partners outside the Methodist family, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Episcopal Church, both of which have long and strong traditions of training readers for worship.
- Encourage the congregation to listen, and NOT to look at screens, Bibles, bulletins or other text-based visual aids during the reading of Scripture, but to focus on the person reading and what that person is saying (or signing, if you offer that service for the deaf, deaf-blind or hearing-impaired).
If some people are too far away to see the reader, and if you have video screens, then use cameras to project the image of the reader (not the text) on the screen for those persons. Otherwise, encourage those who do not need the screen to see the reader not to use it.
Why? Brain research over the past decade has confirmed that we actually do not hear as well when our focus is on printed texts as when our focus is on the person reading and what the person is saying.
- In keeping with this emphasis on the reading of the Scriptures, this might be a Sunday to affirm and install those who will function as readers in your worshiping community.


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Bosai Minerals Group Expands its Production of Brown Fused Alumina
14 March 2011
The Bosai Minerals Group of Chongqing, south west China has acquired the Guizhou Kaifeng Mining Co., Ltd a brown fused alumina plant, in Guizhou Province.The plant can produce 60,000 tons per year. In addition, Bosai is also upgrading the production line at its Pingguo Jinshan Fused Alumina Co., Ltd in Guangxi Province.The upgrading is planned to be completed by April and it will be able to increase its production by 10,000 tons annually. Both the plant acquisition and the plant expansion will increase the Bosai Minerals Group total production of brown fused alumina / corundum to 230,000 tons a year. In total, the Bosai Minerals Group now owns four BFA plants in China, with one located in Guangxi Province and three in Guizhou Province and the latest investments make the company the largest producer of brown fused alumina in China.
Bosai Minerals Group Co., Ltd. is a privately-owned comprehensive group of companies having businesses covering industrial minerals mining, fusion manufacturing,international trade and real estate. The main products are Aluminum metal, metallurgical grade Alumina, Brown Fused Alumina, Calcined Bauxite, Coke and Coal.
Bosai Minerals Group was established in 1994, and by the end of 2009,it had total assets of over RMB4.0 billion and more than 6,000 employees, including 800 foreign employees. The Group comprises more than 12 plants, subsidiary companies and branch offices, which are located in Chongqing, Tianjin, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Guangxi, Jiangsu Province and in the Co-Republic of Guyana as well as in Ghana. Bosai products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions in the world, such as Europe, America, Japan and India. Among these products, the output volume of both Calcined Bauxite and Brown Fused Alumina are ranked No. 1 in the world.
Bosai Minerals Group is listed in the "Top 500 Privately Owned Enterprises in China", the "Top 50 Industrial Companies in Chongqing", the "Top 10 Exporting Companies in Chongqing" and the "Top 5 Privately Owned Enterprises in Chongqing"
Today, Bosai Minerals Group has an annual capacity of 600,000 tons of Calcined Bauxite, 200,000 tons of Brown Fused Alumina, and 300,000 tons of Coke. After expansion in 2009, the group has an annual capacity of 600,000 tons of Metallurgical Alumina, 200,000 tons of Aluminum Metal, and 500,000 tons of coal.
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text: September 14, 2017 is Portsmouth annual Fashion Night Out. Sol Sunwear will be open late for you to experience the finest sunglasses shopping experience in the Seacoast. This night only, all shoppers will receive $25.00 off one pair of sunglasses. Can't decide between two styles? Take them both home and enjoy a $65.00 savings! The fun starts at 5:00 PM and continues until 8:00 PM!


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Some exciting things happened around our region this week, so check it out in our Charleville Regional Report below! We were there for the Showgirl Dinner, we speak to the new Wild Dog Fencing Commissioner, we checked out the the craft school...plus so much more! Showgirl Presentation … [Read more...]
All things Junior and Senior Miss Showgirl
The show season is well and truly upon us, with the Charleville Show just over a month away our Junior and Senior Miss Showgirl entrants have been flat out raising money. The Showgirls have been busy organising a bunch of events for our locals to get involved in, and they vary to suit everyones … [Read more...]
Community project funding for our local towns
Charleville, Augathella and Cunnamulla were three of the lucky fifteen communities to receive community project funding under the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. Member for Warrego, Ann Leahy, announced that $91,805 out of the $339,385 would be split between the three communities. The … [Read more...]


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Chuck Fashion: Sarah's Lingerie
In honor of tonight's rerun of "Chuck vs. the Honeymooners", and because we've had several requests for brand information, this week's Chuck fashion column is all about lingerie. Fortunately, Sarah is the character who wears these costumes the most, so I don't have to subject you to, say, images of Jeff in a negligee.
In "Chuck vs. the Masquerade", Sarah surprises Chuck with an "angelic" look for Valentine's Day, only to be interrupted by Casey with a new mission. Sarah's red chemise is the "Bolero" from Jonquil's "In Bloom" line. (Angel wings sold separately.) Robin Lewis-West picked it up at Nordstrom's in Los Angeles, but it's available online from Bloomingdale's.
Sarah's intimates from the train trip through Europe in "Chuck vs. the Honeymooners" were from Betsey Johnson but sadly none of these specific designs are available now, more than a year after filming that episode. If you want a similar look, option 1 is a black tie-front camisole with pink lace trim, pink panties, and a black short robe. Ability to fake a Texas accent not included. Option 2 is a nude (or peach) chemise with black lace trim.
A tip from Robin if you're in the Los Angeles area: Risque in Pasadena is her preferred place to find lingerie. They don't have a website, but the reviews on Yelp and Citysearch are terrific.
Got a burning fashion question? First, peruse the fashion archives and see if we've already answered it (yes, Chuck's jacket is in there!). If you don't see your question answered, drop us a line and we'll do our best to track it down for you.
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Limpopo Mirror
Ma Archbisho Mmabatho Rabali (front), Vhembe Executive Mayor Mavhungu Lerule Ramakhanya (third from right,) Cllr Thina Mbedzi (next to Lerule Ramakhanya) and Phalaphala acting station manager Ms Sharon Ravele (right) join the congregation in song and dance during the conference.
The leader of the New African Apostolic Church, Archbishop Peter Rabali, has warned women not to be deceived by fake prophets who masquerade as men of God.
His call came about after Pastor Alph Lukau of the Alleluia International Ministries caused a stir when he claimed to have resurrected a man who was brought to his service in a coffin.
Many other strange things such as the eating of snakes, drinking of petrol and eating of grass are happening in churches, bringing the church into disrepute.
Rabali addressed women during the church's annual national women's conference held at Tshisahulu.
The conference, under the leadership of Ma Archbishop Mmabatho Rabali, started on Friday and the highlight was on Sunday when the local traditional leader, Thovhele Thivhulawi Makumbane, acting Phalaphala station manager Sharon Ravele and Vhembe's executive mayor, Mavhungu Lerule, attended the closing session.
Women's leader Ma Archbishop Mmabatho Rabali said it was their fifth annual conference where women from all over the country came together and talked about issues affecting them and how to improve their lives. She said they had roped in different speakers to come and speak to the women.
Speaking during the conference, Rabali warned the congregation to be cautious about fake prophesies and prophets who he said were bringing the church into disrepute. "So many bad things are being said about the church. We hear of so many unusual things happening like rapes and abuse of women in the church. To you I say do not be party to that. Please love one another and give all the glory to God," he said.
Executive Mayor Mavhungu Lerule advised women to do introspection and change themselves if they were to realize change in the world. The host, Thovhele Thivhulawi Makumbane, urged the church to continue praying for peace during the forthcoming elections.
Vhembe Executive Mayor Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya (second from left) congratulates the president of the women, Ma Archbishop Mmabatho Rabali (fourth from left), while Thovhele Thivhulawi Makumbane (left), church leader Archishop Peter Rabali (third from left), Cllr Thina Mbedzi (fifth from left ) and Phalaphala acting station manager Ms Sharon Ravele (right) look on.
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Date:11 March 2019 - By: Elmon Tshikhudo
Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and has since been a familiar name among the newspaper's readers.


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What is Auto Enrolment? A workplace Pensions
But we are finding many who can't live completely after retirement. Because state pension is not enough to live easily; you need to keep working.
A workplace Pension is Solution of all Problems:
How can you auto enroll your pension? There are some guidelines written and you need to follow these guidelines.
- If you earn more than 10000 euro (in case you earn less than 10000 euro or more than 6500 you are eligible for pension)
- If you are over 22 years old but under state pension age
- If you need to be employ in UK
In the case if you do not meet in these criteria. Your employer would not automatically enroll you. No need to be panic you can join people pensions and ask your employer if you wish.
Payments to your Pensions:
The good about workplace pension is that the payments which are paying to pension are not depending on you. Your employer also contribute and government as well as. Your employer and government will rise 2% of your qualifying earning this year and after 2019 it will be 8% onwards.
Minimum Pension:
Minimum contribution is based on qualifying income. These incomes are a section of workers' pay. For the tax year 2018/19 this is everything over 6032 euro to 46350.
Scheme Management System:
This is for employer that it is important for them to understand and well know their roll in good running pension scheme. There are many areas and duties are focused. The role of government is also important in relief of taxation to the employer and employ. The gov.co.uk website published all guidelines about auto enrolment and workplace pension. You need to just visit government website and read all instruction applies for workplace pensions.
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Inducted 2006
We are proud to announce the induction of Candy Bell into the IGRA Hall of Fame in 2006. When informed of her selection, Candy replied, "I am honored to be selected for the Hall of Fame. During my 10 years of rodeo, I met a lot of very interesting and special people. It is true that rodeo is one big family. I competed in both IGRA and PWRA and the IGRA family was always helpful and supportive to everyone. It was an experience that I will never forget. Plus I have made several life time friends."
Candy grew up in the small community of Boulder, Montana and participated in 4-H as a youngster. She remembers competing in barrel racing, pole bending and goat tying at the 4-H rodeos. Following high school, she received a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health and willingly admits that doesn't quite fit with riding bulls, steers and broncs.
In 1985 Candy moved to Arizona. Her grandmother was a "snow bird" and the thought of escaping those Montana winters was very appealing. It didn't take her long to find the rodeo family. When AGRA held its second rodeo in 1987, Candy attended the dance and thus began many years of involvement. The next couple of years she was a spectator and video taped friends from the stands. She then helped Jodi Hines with her craft booth in the vendor area until she began competing in 1991.
At the first rodeo she competed in steer decorating, wild drag, goat dressing and won her first buckle in steer riding. Candy attempted barrel racing in Tucson one year and says friends still chuckle about her horse doing the pattern backward. The first time she rode bulls was November of 1991 in Dallas. Candy says her most memorable bull ride came after her dear friend, Bret Bateman, passed away. Bret was a fellow rough stock contestant and had been her buddy in the chutes. For this ride, Candy drew "Partner", Bret's favorite bull from Clarence Bates' stock, and the rodeo clown/bullfighter, David Pizzuti, sprinkled some of Bret's ashes on the bull. Candy had an amazing ride that scored 78 points and earned her the championship buckle.
Candy also competed in PWRA rodeos and had the opportunity to meet Jan "Granny" Youren, a world champion and National Cowgirl Hall of Fame rough stock rider. Candy met her at a PWRA rodeo in Ogden, Utah and was invited to her home in Idaho, where "Granny" put her on a bronc for the first time and taught her how to ride bareback.
Everyone agrees that riding bulls, broncs and steers is dangerous and Candy believes she was fortunate when it came to injuries. She had her share of bumps, bruises, cracked ribs and stitches but her only serious injury came at a PWRA rodeo in Tyler, Texas, when a bull stepped on her and caused bruising of her heart muscle. Once she recovered, Candy returned to competition and readily admits to being an adrenaline junkie.
Candy participated in rodeos for 10 years and won over 100 buckles, including 13 international championships. She finished her competitive career in 2001 in the same way she had started, by winning the steer riding buckle at the Phoenix rodeo. In summing up her rodeo experience, Candy said, "People are closer behind the chutes because they don't want to see anyone get hurt. Lots of people have helped me and I am grateful for the volunteers in the arena and behind the chutes that help keep the contestants safe. There is an amazing diversity of people in IGRA and I have met some really special people. They become a second family and like a typical family, there are times when you may be discouraged by their actions, but you still love them." Her advice to contestants is to always return borrowed equipment to its rightful owner in as good condition as you received it and offer to help whenever possible. For Candy, rodeo has never been about whether you win or lose, but about how much fun you have. She says, "If you're not having fun, don't do it."
After working 19 years as the environmental-quality specialist for the Gila River Reservation, in 2006 Candy decided it was time to move closer to her family. So she loaded up her four horses, four cats, two goats and dog along with her belongings and moved back to Montana. The move went well, but winter is a lot different there than it is in Arizona. It seems the goats were having the hardest time adjusting, so she had to build a "goat house" for them. Candy hopes to come back to Phoenix now and then to visit. Her home there is rented out and when she needs to check up on things, perhaps she could schedule it to coincide with the Phoenix rodeos. She also says Calgary isn't that far away from her new home, but if she attends you might not find her in the stands. After years of involvement, being a spectator is hard to do, so look for her behind the chutes, helping contestants stay calm, focused and safe.


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Shiatsu is a form of hands-on therapy that originated in Japan. It is based on the traditional oriental theory that our energy (known as 'ki' in Japan, or 'chi' in China) runs through a system of channels (meridians) that are distributed throughout the body.
The meridians are linked so that ki can flow continuously, nourishing and vitalising us. When we are tired, stressed or ill, this is interpreted as an imbalance in ki. Shiatsu uses the power of touch to restore balance, relieve symptoms and increase our sense of wellbeing by strengthening the body's own ability to heal itself.
Shiatsu aims to treat the health of each person as a whole, rather than simply focusing on symptoms. It can help you to reach a deep level of relaxation, leaving you feeling calmer and less tense. Having a regular treatment can help to prevent and relieve the effects of stress.
Specific physical and emotional symptoms may also be eased as an outcome of this holistic approach, including headaches, insomnia, anxiety, back pain, digestive disorders and gynaecological problems.
Before having a shiatsu session you will be asked some questions to ensure that the treatment is appropriate for you. It is a safe, non-invasive form of therapy when given by a qualified practitioner.
When you receive shiatsu there is no need to remove your clothes, which many people find reassuring. The treatment is given with you lying at floor level, on a futon mat. Shiatsu can also be given on a stool or chair, which makes it a suitable therapy to receive in the workplace. Attention is paid to the whole body using a combination of pressure on specific areas, and stretching and rotation of the limbs. A session normally lasts from 45 minutes to an hour.


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Cuisine in the Country
Posted 6/14/2010
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is proud to present
Dining on the Farm in Rural Nevada
Saturday, July 17, 2010 6:00 p.m. Buckhorn Ranch, Alamo, Nevada.
Bring your family to a working ranch where you can relax, play, explore and eat locally produced food cooked by five-star, Mario Batali chefs. Kids can participate in some good, old fashioned fun and games while adults relax and enjoy an evening of great food and entertainment under the star-filled clear nights of rural Nevada. This dinner event is family priced and on course to be the dining event of the year.
Batali Chefs will feature a casual dinner of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as, locally produced meat in a variety of salads and pastas topped off with tarts, sorbet, gelato and more.
To purchase tickets or more information www.lincolncountynevada.com or call 1-877-870-3003.
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Come early to explore Alamo. At an elevation of 3500 feet, Alamo lies 900 miles north of Las Vegas in the beautiful Pahranagat Valley, home of the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, a refuge and sanctuary for migratory birds. The lakes in Pahranagat provide a place for residents to hunt, fish and camp all within a short distance of Alamo. Come and meet your neighboors in Lincoln County who grew and raised the fabulous ingredients for this dinner event.
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Since starting the 2018 Series Enders Reading Challenge, neither Holly nor Sandy have finished any series enders.
Which series enders did you finish? Link up below. Don't forget to include the title, your name, & your blog name (Ex: Requiem - Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know) Also, the January giveaway runs from January 25th - February 25th. On February 25th we will use random.org and the linky entries to pull a winner.


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September 29, 2018 @ 6:30PM — 11:30PM
An unforgettable wine dinner helping us transform lives through literacy
For availability, contact:
Kim Lanman
Making It Better along with Gala Chairs, Anna and Fred Charlton, are thrilled to bring you Magnums Make a Difference, our 10th annual unique wine event that will bring wine lovers together to help transform the lives of children through literacy. The evening will also honor AnnaLee and Andy Waite with the Excellence in Education Award.
Exemplifying compassion and unwavering dedication, AnnaLee and Andy Waite are quite simply champions to the children and families Making It Better serves. Their generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure have been an integral part of Making It Better for the past 8 years and we are fortunate to have them as supporters and blessed to call them friends.
Magnums Make a Difference features a multi-course gourmet meal paired with large format bottles to foster an atmosphere of sharing. Enjoy a fun night of fine dining and the opportunity to bid on great silent and live auction items as we raise funds to battle the literacy crisis faced by the children in our great city. We invite YOU to make a difference in the lives of our children by partnering with us as an Underwriter and/or Sponsor for our 10th Annual Magnums Make a Difference.
Since 2007, Making It Better has made great strides in narrowing the literacy gap for some of Houston's most vulnerable children. Coupled with leadership, life skills, and parent-specific programming, early intervention programs offered by Making It Better provide opportunities to lift children up from their low socio-economic status and are a core tool for improving school readiness and social skills for at-risk children.
You can support us by making a donation!
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Dear reader I am going to Wales for a few days to attend a family retreat of some kind. Basically its my Mum's side of the family, all together in a big rented house of some kind, celebrating all the 0 birthdays that are happening this year (there's lots). This will be my first time at a family retreat, so I don't know what to expect. I shall fill you in upon my return. Have you ever been to one of these? What happens? Should I take arms?
It is possible that will be sharing some of my experience via Twitter, so you can check in periodically there if you're bored. Otherwise go have a look in the Blob Blog, that's always full of fun.
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Comtech Telecommunication has announced that they have received a $1.0 million order for solid-state, high-power RF control components from a major domestic prime contractor.
Comtech PST is an independent supplier of broadband, high-power, high performance RF microwave amplifiers and control components for use in a broad spectrum of applications including defense, medical, satellite communications systems and instrumentation.
Comtech Telecommunications designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. It sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets.


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Following the establishment of Regency Entertainment Distribution Services (REDS) in Kings Park, Sydney, we are now able to offer a retail distribution service to our valued entertainment clients.
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Cafe Melbourne is a small and simply designed coffee shop located in the Plateau. Opened by expats from Melbourne, the coffee shop is perfect for those who wish to catch a glimpse of the source of 'third wave' coffee culture. Australia is the only country among many that managed to drive off Starbucks and instead thrive on small independent coffee shops. Since it is made up of originally Italian and Greek immigrants, espresso culture and appreciation existed long before Starbucks. This made it so that the average Australian knew a lot more about coffee than maybe even the Starbucks barista themselves. Add that to the fact that Australians have a relaxed lifestyle and you get the birth of down to earth coffee shops with quality espresso based drinks. Their culture is very much to socialize around food and coffee, where the latter is not a pretentious commodity but one for simple enjoyment. I found this same vibe being echoed at Cafe Melbourne.If you like stronger lattes and cappuccinos, make sure to mention that to the owners ( Angus and Xavier) when they're making your coffee. As they explained to me, Montreal's taste for coffee strength is a lot stronger than what most Australians drink. The added mocha powder on top of the latte art is also different from most other shops. I believe that too stems from the European influence to Australian coffee where they would often add chocolate powder or cinnamon on top of the milk based espresso drinks. Lastly, the shop has recently introduced their new coffee roast called the Melbourne Blend to replace the roast they used before, which was Montreal's Kittel. Also from a local roaster and consisting of a Brazilian and Ethiopian blend, the roast was picked by the owners to achieve a signature taste for their coffee.
So try a jaffle or vegemite (wonderful comfort food), pair it up with a cup of coffee and relax. It's just coffee.
Food and Amenities
Coffee Roast: Melbourne
Foods: Homemade:Jaffle (australian grilled cheese), vegemite scrolls,
muffins, biscuits and banana chocolate cake
Sitting Space: about 30 spots
Electrical Outlets: yes
Wifi: yes
Points Cards: no
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Candida Tear Pad
Teach others about the use of Essential Oils that help fight Candida overgrowth. This Tear Pad is a great way to educate others about Candida and why it is important to understand Candida.
This Tear Pad Discusses
- What is Candida?
- What Causes Candida Overgrowth?
- Are You Affected by Candida?
- What Are The Symptoms of Candida?
- How to Control Candida?


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Tobacco smoking - Smoking is by far the most important risk factor for lung cancer. At the beginning of the 20th century, lung cancer was rare. The introduction of manufactured cigarettes, which made them readily available, changed this. About 87% of lung cancers are thought to result from smoking or passive exposure to tobacco smoke. The N-nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are the two major classes of tobacco-related inhaled carcinogens. N-Nitrosamines are formed during tobacco processing and pyrosynthesis. They originate from nicotine and the alkaloid arecoline. People who breathe the smoke of others (for example, the families of smokers) also have an increased risk of developing the disease. People who quit smoking before developing lung cancer can significantly decrease their risk.
Marijuana - Marijuana contains more tar than cigarettes. Marijuana is also inhaled very deeply and the smoke is held in the lungs for a long time. Marijuana is smoked all the way to the end where tar content is the highest. Many of the cancer-causing substances in tobacco are also found in marijuana. Because marijuana is an illegal substance, it is not possible to control whether it contains fungi, pesticides, and other additives. Medical reports suggest marijuana may cause cancers of the mouth and throat.
Asbestos - Exposure to asbestos is a significant risk factor for a particular type of lung cancer called mesothelioma, which starts in the pleura (or lining) of the lung. Asbestos exists in many natural forms. The silicate fiber has been implicated in carcinogenesis, is chemically inert, and can remain in a person's lungs for a lifetime. Asbestos workers who smoke increase their risk of getting lung cancer by 50-100 times. Besides asbestos, mining industry workers who are exposed to coal products or radioactive substances such as uranium, and workers exposed to chemicals such as arsenic, vinyl chloride, mustard gas, and other carcinogens also have a higher than average risk of contracting lung cancer.
Radon - Radon is a naturally occurring, chemically inert gas that is a decay product of uranium. Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that occurs naturally in the soil. Because radon may be present in some homes, it is a good idea to have a radon test performed on a home before purchasing it. Radon test kits are available at many hardware stores. Once a radon problem has been corrected in the home, the hazard from radon is gone. Radon exposure also can occur in the workplace, especially to those individuals who work in mines. Radon decays to products that emit heavy ionizing alpha particles. Radon exposure increases the risk of developing lung cancer as much as 10 times, and lung cancer caused by radon exposure is usually the small-cell type.
Lung diseases - Some lung diseases, like tuberculosis, increase the likelihood of developing lung cancer, especially in regions of the lung that are already scarred. A person who already has been treated for lung cancer is more likely to develop a second lung tumor than someone who has never had lung cancer. Inflammation and scar tissue are sometimes produced in the lung by diseases such as silicosis and berylliosis, which are caused by inhalation of certain minerals; tuberculosis; and certain types of pneumonia.
Radiation therapy to the lung - People who have had radiation therapy to the chest for cancer are at higher risk for lung cancer, particularly if they smoke. The most typical patients are those treated for Hodgkin disease or women who receive radiation to the chest after a mastectomy for breast cancer. Women who receive radiation therapy to the breast after a lumpectomy do not have a higher than expected risk of lung cancer. But if they smoke, their chance of lung cancer goes up markedly.
Work-related exposure to substances - Substances associated with lung cancer include uranium, arsenic, vinyl chloride, nickel chromates, coal products, mustard gas, chloromethyl ethers, gasoline, diesel exhaust and high levels of talc dust.
Diet - Diet may also be a risk factor for lung cancer. Some reports have indicated that a diet low in fruits and vegetables may increase the chances of getting cancer if you are exposed to tobacco smoke. Evidence is growing that fruits and vegetables may protect you against lung cancer.
Genetic factors - Although the exact cause of lung cancer is not known, people with a family history of lung cancer appear to have a slightly higher risk of contracting the disease. The risk of lung cancer appears to be increased in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even when the degree of cigarette consumption is taken into account. Increased metabolism of the antihypertensive drug debrisoquine has been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.


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Remember the baby food apothecary jars I made a while back? Well, I found some glittered green shamrocks at Joann's and switched out the red glittered hearts. I love how they look. Now I need to get the little robins eggs done so I can put them in for Easter. Stay tuned in for that one.
Here is the project I have been wanting to do since seeing it on Shanty2Chic. I just fell in lurve with their wreath stand and knew I needed one for myself (So I am a copy cat, got a problem with that?) I just love it. Now to make the wreath to hang on it. I have a few ideas spinning in my head. You will just have to wait and see.


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Just a small update with a few figures that I painted a while ago. These are by copplestone. I believe they are from his gangster range. I originally purchased these to use as orderlies in an asylum and I suspect I will be buying another blister to paint in white.
Pink Shoes Malloy and his trainer Smokes
Eisen Fist and his trainer Yoge Berner
A quick snapshot taken by hidden journalist covering the illegal boxing matches that occur every day on the hundreds of tramp steamers transporting good around the world.
Categories: Uncategorized 28mm, Boxers, Copplestone, Pulp
September 22, 2009 at 5:16 AM
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AAMI News October 2018
AAMI Opens Nominations for Annual Awards
Who are your outstanding peers? Now's the time to give them a chance to stand in the limelight.
Nominations for AAMI's annual awards are open now. Each year, the healthcare technology community recognizes leaders and innovators who are moving the industry forward. AAMI needs your help! Nominate yourself or other leaders in the industry. Award winners will receive monetary prizes and a plaque commemorating their achievements. Best of all, there will be a celebration at the 2019 AAMI Exchange, the name for the reimagined annual conference, in Cleveland, OH, next June.
There are several types of awards:
- AAMI Awards recognize achievement inpatient safety and healthcare technology management (HTM) leadership and recognition for biomedical equipment technician (BMET) of the Year, Young Professional, Spirit of AAMI volunteer, and HTM Association of the Year.
- AAMI Foundation Awards recognize an individual or group for a unique significant contribution to the advancement of healthcare technology and systems, service, patient care, or patient safety; humanitarian efforts to improve global human conditions with healthcare technology; or applied clinical engineering practices or principles to solve patient care problems or challenges.
- Standards Awards honor major contribution(s) to the development or revision of a standard and to a technical committee.
"We encourage you to nominate all who are working to advance the profession," said MaryJane Thomas, AAMI director of membership development.
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Call for applications for new projects using CIRC research platform in Abisko 2015
The Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC, www.emg.umu.se/forskning/circ) is situated at the Abisko Scientific Research Station (ANS) in subarctic northern Sweden. The main focus of the research is to get a better understanding of the structure and functioning of northern ecosystems, and especially how climate and environmental change will affect terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. CIRC has own office space and laboratories (including climate chambers and analytical capacity) as well as established field sites across climate gradients for comparative and experimental work. We invite researchers to use the research platform.
Call for new research
CIRC will support establishment of new research using the CIRC research platform in 2015. The research could be a significant development of an existing project or it could be a totally new project, including pilot studies that could serve as basis for grant or post doc applications. Applications could include costs for accommodation, equipment and analysis, and field and lab assistance.
Criteria for applying for support:
- The main applicant should be employed or affiliated at EMG. We encourage applications including young researchers and collaborators outside EMG (national and international).
- The proposed research should be for new projects without full funding.
Applications should include:
- Research plan (max one A4 page) including time plan, budget, role of participating researchers, and existing (if any) funding for the project.
- CV (max one A4 page per applicant) providing information on current position of applicant(s) and current funding.
The total budget for the call is 300 kkr and the intention is to fund up to five projects. We will reserve one grant to early carrier scientist (PhD stud., post doc, ass. prof.) and one grant to project involving researchers outside EMG. Evaluation and ranking of applications will be made by the CIRC director and a panel of 2-3 senior researchers.
The application deadline is 1pm Friday, 10 April, 2015. Applications are to be sent as one complete file via e-mail to Jan Karlsson, email@example.com.
All users of the CIRC research platform are invited for the CIRC spring meeting, held in Abisko 23-24 April, where ongoing projects will be presented and summer activities coordinated. Contact Keith Larson (email@example.com) if you want to join the meeting.


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Care for older LGBT folk
Discussion has emerged regarding Tonic Housing's plan to build a care home for older LGBT folk; is it necessary? Is it not?
It's great that Tonic has addressed the need for safe spaces for older LGBT people and is actively focusing on providing 'a fresh approach to LGBT older living'.
While we hope that older LGBT people wouldn't need segregated spaces, we know from our 2011 study with Co-Operative Funeral Care that older LGB people disproportionately suffer from loneliness and isolation and that half of LGB people over 55 would feel uncomfortable coming out in a mainstream care home.
Our recent health report Unhealthy Attitudes (2015) also shows that a large proportion of healthcare staff are not confidently equipped with the necessary skills to provide thorough care for LGBT people, elderly or otherwise.
With this in mind, it's crucial to provide solutions while simultaneously tackling the problem. Tonic Housing appear to be considering potential deficits in mainstream care homes and ensuring they are catered for by providing a safe and inclusive social space as well as a residential one. Tonic has also suggested that their caring staff will also receive training on the specific needs of LGBT people.
Residency in an LGBT-specific care home won't be a reality for all LGBT people, and it's important to remember that there's a lot to do in mainstream facilities.
We want to see improvements to the current care provided in care homes for LGBT people.
We hope that our continued work with health and social care providers will ensure that there will soon be no need for older people living in mainstream care homes to feel that they are obliged to hide who they are, or to feel that they aren't being their authentic selves.
Our goal is that LGBT folk of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, economic circumstances, and faiths regardless of where they live, are safe, cared for and accepted without exception.


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Thanks for the info Pete.
Dave KI6BHB
Thanks for the info Pete.
Dave KI6BHB
"gofundme.com repeater-infrastructure-repair"
Link can be found on kpra red eye net face book page
Keller sub stained electrical component damage November 29th due to the first rain and snow of the year. Anyone wanting to contribute a monetary donation can follow the link above to help repair and secure and better improve Keller Peak kpra repeater. A post can be found on the kpra net Facebook page.
Thank you
Pete Damron
Thanks for the info, Matthew. I have updated the page; please let me know if I got anything wrong. Also, if you have web page links or net manager info for any of the nets, I can add that info if desired.
Dave KI6BHB
NJPN Phone runs at 1800 ET every day on 3950 kHz.
2RN Phone runs at 1830 ET every day on 3925 kHz.
NJN CW net runs at 1900 ET every day on 3544 kHz.
2RN CW runs at 1945 ET every day on 3565 kHz.
EAN 2030 ET is now on 3570 kHz.
Thanks for the updates, Steve. Please check my edits and let me know if I missed anything.
Dave KI6BHB
Some corrections:
Northwest Ohio ARES traffic net is at 147.375 MHz FM, PL 103.5, at 1830 ET daily. Net Manager is N8TNV. I am a net member and frequent rep to OSSBN and Buckeye Net.
The Buckeye Net early session is at 3580.0 KHz, CW, at 1845 ET daily. I, WB8YLO, am the net Manager for the early session. The Buckeye Net late session is at 3590.0 KHz, CW, at 2200 ET daily. Net manager is WB9LBI. I also frequent this session.
The Eighth Region CW net is on 3533.0 KHZ. Net manager is WB9LBI. I am a frequent NCS and rep to EAN on the 8RN.
The Eastern Area Net, CW, is at 3575.0 KHz. I am 8RN rep to EAN frequently.
On sharing trivia traffic: Here's an idea that I've been trying out — post a trivia traffic question at your workplace, a different one at random each week; coworkers can put their answers into an envelope. The trivia posting makes it clear that the answers will be sent to the trivia originator via amateur radio and includes info about NTS. Once a week, the answers are sent to the question originator. A point system and leaderboard can be set up and posted for the players, to add a competitive dimension. Actually it might be necessary to limit the number of players so not too much traffic is generated. Replies from the trivia originator are given to the players on Radiogram forms. Done in this way, trivia traffic can spread awareness of amateur radio and NTS in the public.
73 - Eric KB1WXC
Folks: I learned today that Roy "Hoppie" Hopkins W3TWV of Clarks Summit PA is retiring from NTS. Hoppie is 87 years old and has decided to slow down somewhat from his previous undertakings. Hoppie has been a mainstay on NTS circuits in Cycle 2 for a great many years and I doubt there are very many of you who have not had at least one message from him with either ARL Sixty Seven - No Outlet or ARL Forty Seven in the text.
Hoppie picked up his last message today, ironically from me destined for KB3BAA and then informed the net that he would be relinquishing the reins. Hoppie was also a regular on the 3RN.
My suggestion is for each and everyone of us to either draft an NTS message and/or send a card to this gentleman. He has been a tremendous asset to NTS for a long time and will be sorely missed. His unique voice on SSB was instantly recognizable.
As an aside, when I passed the message to him today, it was obvious to me that he was very emotional. he required 3 repeats of the text of an 8-word message, which normally would be gotten on the first try. It goes without saying that it is difficult to write when your glasses are fogged up.
Talk it up among your friends and acquaintances as well, and let the entire amateur NTS community tell Mr Hopkins how valuable he has been to the system.
Currently I have the description for the "General" list as:
"Join this list if you would like to be a general recipient of radiograms. When receiving a radiogram you would simply log it and if receiving HXC handling instructions send a radiogram back reporting the date and time delivered."
I'm not sure if there is a better way for this list to work or if something like this should be sufficient. I'm also not sure if the person delivering the radiogram to it's final destination would respond to a HXC request or the amateur receiving it (as long as it wasn't a third-party non-amateur). Maybe this could be worked out between the last station relaying the message and the recipient when received.
Thanks for the info, Bob. Can you confirm that these nets meet daily and that the net managers are WD9FLJ (BEN) and KB9KEG (WSN). There is conflicting info on various web pages.
Dave KI6BHB
Two Wisconsin traffic nets to add are;
Badger Emergency Net 1200 Central Time 3985Kc LSB
WI SSB Net 1700 Central Time 3985 Kc LSB
I submitted the same "Radiogram QSO" proposal on this site as an article on eHam.net about a month ago before I started to develop the Radiogram CQ website. I just got an e-mail yesterday on Friday (8/10/2012) saying that the article was approved and is now on the front page of the eHam.net website. I sent an e-mail to the articles manager to see if they could add an editor's note mentioning the radiogramcq.com website that had been created after the article had been submitted, but haven't heard anything back yet. I did add a comment to the article mentioning the website so it would at least be there.
(Sorry I can't add a link. When posting it says I don't have permissions to publish links on this site.)
Since submitting this proposal about a month ago, I decided to go ahead and create a website that does what this proposal describes. The website is called Radiogram CQ and can be found at www.radiogramcq.com if you would like to look at it or sign up. Other features of the site are currently under development, but the CQ lists are functional at a basic level.
Seth, KD8RBP
For now I have enabled account activation by an administrator to make the site open to all amateurs to register. New users will just have to click a link in an e-mail to confirm their e-mail address and then they will receive an e-mail once their account is reviewed and activated.
I think waiting on a radiogram as a default verification takes too much time, though it prompts the idea of a radiogram interface to the system :^). So I think administrator approval is best. If the registered email address is verifiable (on qrz.com or if its a ten.lrra|llac#ten.lrra|llac address), then that should be good enough. If not, then additional manual steps to confirm.
Dave KI6BHB
I have been considering a few different possibilities for activating user accounts.
One is to give new users access only to a special "Activation CQ List" and their account would be activated once someone on that list receives a radiogram from them and then activates their account. The list would be made up of trusted amateurs that have been given special roles on the site to do this.
The other is just to have an administrator approve new accounts (after perhaps checking to make sure basic things like their name and callsign match-up). This would make it easier for people to sign up, but wouldn't be as good at preventing fake accounts.
I didn't know if anyone had any other suggestions, or if one of these two seemed the better approach.
A new list "General" has been added to RadiogramCQ.com to be a general recipient of radiograms. I thought it would be good to have a generic list for if you just want to receive radiograms in general.
Thanks for the information. I didn't know that Yahoo group existed. I will check it out once my membership is approved there to look at some more ideas. I will also have to see how your database works there. I do have some experience programming with Ruby on Rails which makes it easy to develop a database driven website.
Thanks for posting your thoughts on NTS Talk. As Kate mentioned, there is a database of operators interested in receiving radiograms on the Radiograms Yahoo group. The group has had discussions on various topics touching on several points in your proposal, such as international radiograms and contesting using the radiogram service. Scanning through the posting might be helpful for you.
On maintaining a point system, I had some experience with this for Trivia Traffic. Originally, the plan was to track sending and receiving of the radiograms and score them for accuracy. I wrote a simple system to enter and score things. But the scoring was too much to bother with. We went to tracking activity for a while, but just ended up listing the Trivia messages to promote traffic without the scoring or tracking aspect.. Perhaps an award system would work well for Radiogram QSOs.
Dave KI6BHB
There already is such a site. It is moc.oohay.spuorg|smargoidar#moc.oohay.spuorg|smargoidar.
Join the group, then look in the Database section. You will find a Radiograms recipients data base. These are people looking for all sorts of contacts by radiogram - chess games, responses from grid squares, trivia questions, etc.
Kate K6HTN