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Her apartment always smelled like orange, not the fruit but the color. I think it was the spray she used. She said she made it, but I doubt it. Every time I opened her door I would be surprised by the smell because right in the middle of her living room was a box overflowing with trash. She affectionately (creatively) called it her trash box. I always felt bad throwing in my empty beer bottles and mac and cheese bowls, because they'd still be there the next time I visited. Every time I made an item into the box she would scream 'GOAL!' Her place should have smelt like a college dorm room; rot and shame.
I met Leah through a friend of mine from college. I had just moved to Portland so she invited me to a night on the town. When I got to her apartment to pregame, her roommate, Leah, opened the door. She was slightly shorter than me and was wearing a onesie. It looked good on her. Instead of going out she and I stayed in and smoked American Spirits on her balcony and made up life stories for the people walking below.
"That guy was raised by a single father… And is a struggling bass player and a part time student. His band just kicked him out, but they will soon realize he was the glue that held their group together all along and beg for him back," Leah said about a young man with purple shorts.
"And his dad is requiring him to finish college. He thinks it's because his dad doesn't believe he can make it as a musician, but it's actually just because his dad knows it's the right thing to do." Leah looked excited with my addition.
"And he will find out his girlfriend is with child TONIGHT!" I added. Leah didn't agree with the child part because she later added that he was "obviously gay."
She told me about her brother who was in jail, and still is, and I told her about my dad. He lives in an assisted living home in Philadelphia. I told her how he calls me whenever he's lucid. She told me her favorite beer was Red Stripe and how she liked it because it wasn't the masses popular choice.
"Are you going to come in or let all the AC out?" she said without a smile.
"Oh shit sorry," Of course I'm coming in.
"So what did you bring me today?"
"Okay…" I said opening my shoulder bag "We have Iron man, the new Willy Wonka, or the Two Towers lord of the rings one. What will you eliminate first?"
We had a movie choosing system. She still didn't have an xbox and despised Netflix, so I always had to scavenge to find new dvd's. Our system was, I would bring three movies and she would eliminate one leaving me with the deciding choice. I would pick one without telling her and pop it in. And she would provide the weed.
"Okay, what do you think?" She said as she proudly shoved a beautifully rolled joint in my face.
"It's pretty good, but the one you rolled for Mama Mia was better." It actually was.
"Fuck you. This is gorgeous…oh nice, I was hoping you were going to put in Iron man. Robert Downey Jr is my soul mate, he just doesn't know it yet."
"Yeah, I know," I said curling up on the couch. Leah lit the joint and smoked the beginning of it like a cigarette, forgetting to share.
"Hey, share the love." I did the same just to piss her off.
"I could totally live in a cave and make something cool like that…" She said putting her arm out toward the tv.
"I don't think so. Do you think they were given warm socks? No."
"No," She said, lowering her hand.
Just like me, comfort was a necessity at all times. Leah was obsessed with socks. She would go through phases of patterns and lengths. The current craze was mid calf argyle. At the moment she was wearing fuzzy socks with traction dots on the bottom, feet propped up on the coffee table. The coffee table used to be at my apartment. I bought it with my mom at a yard sale in Philly; we got a pretty good price. I wasn't that good at bargaining, so my mom was the one to haggle the price down to $25.
"Oh shit," I said looking down at my phone. It was my dad. His lucid moments were becoming rare.
"I have to answer, I think I have to…" I said. Leah nodded, not really paying attention. I walked over to her room so she could fully enjoy the movie.
"Hey Dad!"
"Claire, how are ya doing?"
"I'm doing pretty well, how are you?"
"Well, I'm in Philly. Still in this place. Is this a good time to talk?"
"Dad anytime is a good time to talk. Is everything good over there?"
"Everything here is fine. I have been watching this show with vampires that live in a town and go to high school, I don't know. I can't work this remote."
"Ha, dad you can ask your nurse to help you with that!"
"No, I don't want to do that."
"Come on, I'm sure they know-"
"No, I don't want to have to!"
"Okay. Well…"
"I'm sorry. This is just frustrating." He sounded defeated.
"Yeah, I know."
"God where is Maria, she usually is good with these things."
"Dad… Mom isn't going to help you with that," I said, hoping to trigger his memory.
"Why not? Let me call her to see where she's gone. I'll call you right back."
"No, don't call her-" My phone went back to the home screen, he hung up. The phone was cold and slippery in my hand. My hand kind of smelt like cheese. Why did it smell like cheese? I walked to the back of the couch, only looking at the phone.
"Hey! Did he ask about your mom again?" Leah yelled, not knowing my proximity.
"Yeah. He said he's going to call her then call me back," I replied with similar volume.
"Do you think I should text her to give her a heads up? Or what?" I asked as I slumped back on the couch.
"No, she can go fuck herself," Leah said. She scooted back, avoiding my slap.
"Yeah." At that moment Robert Downey Jr's Iron man mask made a dramatic clink sound, bringing us back into the movie.
Leah and I were smoking cigarettes after Iron Man and coming up with what our lives would be like if we were in a polyandrous relationship with Robert Downey Jr. We would all share one large house and each have our own tree house. It all seemed doable. She and I had tried following through on our ideas for a relationship in the past. We had contacted Pierce Brosnan once, but got no reply. Leah and I tried fooling around by ourselves a few months ago. We decided it wasn't fun without a third. There was a guy at a Starbucks I was working at, but I didn't want to share him, then.
Leah's balcony had two wire chairs and a small table. We kept an ashtray on the table at all times. I always had American Spirits, but she had ventured to Parliaments because they were the "underdog of cigarettes," which is total bullshit.
"Whoa, Claire… Your mom is calling you," She said, handing me my phone.
"What is she doing? Fuck no." I put the phone down a little too hard and it bounced off the table onto the ground. It wasn't a hard fall, but it sounded bad. I picked it up and the whole right corner was cracked. Leah made a sharp sipping sound. I didn't care that much. My dad wasn't going to call me back anyway, so I didn't need to use it.
"Have you met David? I don't remember," I asked after a long pause.
"They came to Portland like one time, but I avoided them with you," Leah said while tapping her cigarette ash off with her nail.
"Yeah, that was weird. She's only visited me a few times since I moved here," I said, trying to elicit some reaction out of Leah. Pity, maybe.
My mom had visited Portland since I moved there, but didn't always tell me when she was coming. Last year she ran into me and Leah at a Starbucks I was working at. I wrote her name wrong on the cup. She told me she was in town to visit a doctor, that was while she was still with my dad. She never apologized to me when she left my dad. She apologized to him for a while and then gave up. She told me to remind him, when I felt like it. A few months later she was with David. I bet she was with David then too. Fucking David. My mom had met him at the grocery store, apparently. She and David live in my old house in Philly now. I don't know what they use my room for.
"I like your mom better with him though. When she was with your dad she was such a bitch to you." Leah added, taking me out of my thoughts. She had no intonation in her voice.
"Knock Knock!" Holy shit. My mom is here. And why she likes to narrate what she's doing, I will never understand. Leah's red eyes and red mouth widened.
"This is the second time she has done this. Do you think David is here too?" I asked as I sat up, then back down.
"Yeah I don't know, just stay quiet and pretend we aren't home," Leah whispered. My phone rang. It was my mom. She heard the ring through the door.
"She's a tricksy woman," Leah said, slightly admiringly.
"Hey Maria!" I said as I opened the door. I stood with my shoulders square in the door frame.
"Hello monkey!" My mom said, embracing me with one arm and the side of her body.
"So I actually am about to go to dinner, so this is just the worst timing. I really wish you had called before," I said. I couldn't help it, but my mouth curved up on the right with a smile. Dupers Delight.
"Well I tried to, but it doesn't matter," She matched my grin with her own.
"Yeah. Next time you're in town though we'll plan something."
"Mmm, we should. Who are you going to dinner with?"
"Anyone else, just you two?"
"Yeah, I think we might meet some friends. You could come, but I don't know how many the reservation is for," I said, edging her out of my breathing space.
"That's great! You all will have a good time. David is waiting for me downstairs in the car, he's keeping the AC on." Well done David. Well done.
"I actually just came to drop this off," My mother said, handing me a small bag.
"Thanks, you didn't have to do that," I said, meaning it.
"I know. It's just something fun. Now I have to make a dinner reservation with David."
"Oh, great. Where are you guys going?" She didn't ask where I was going.
"We are going to this place called 'Le Pigeon,' it's supposed to be good. Anyway, sorry to run, but we are already late! Love you so much!" My mother yelled as she rounded the hallway toward the elevator. Le Pigeon was my dream restaurant, I had wanted to eat there since its opening. She will love it. And I will tell her I loved my night.
I didn't pause as I dropped the gift onto the coffee table and headed back for the balcony. I opened it later; it was filled with trinkets from my bedside table drawer back in Philly. She even included my favorite childhood bandana. It was orange, but had turned chalky over years of use. It used to double as a sweatband and an emergency tourniquet in my childhood playground battles. I had left it behind when I came to Portland as a reminder of my time in that house. But now that it was in Portland, it held less appeal. I think Leah still has it in her costume box.
"So what is the situation with your mom's hair?" Leah asked as I folded myself back into the wire chair.
"Yeah. Actually I don't need to think about this right now. Do you have another joint?" I asked, knowing she did.
"Yup, you want to start it?"
"Yeah," I said, taking a lighter out of my pocket. I lit the joint and smoked the entire thing like a cigarette. Leah didn't say anything about it and we watched the people walking below and gave them all fucked up life stories.
"She was a porn star, back when she was pretty," I started about a middle-aged woman with a low cut top.
"Then she did a line of coke off some guy's dick during a video and was fired." That line made me smile.
"In her late 20's she had a kid, doesn't know where he is now. She doesn't have his number in her phone," I added.
"Yeah, and right now she's thinking about which guy it was in that Motel way back when that knocked her up. It doesn't matter to her, but she still tries to guess," Leah said, finishing her story. I could hear the click of the woman's heels for minutes after.


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LG Lore
Great Canadian Books of the Century.
by Jeffrey Canton
Jeffrey Canton is the Children's Book Review Editor at Books in Canada and a freelance writer and reviewer whose work appears in newspapers and magazines across Canada.
Staff at Vancouver Public Library were inspired by The New York Public Library's
Books of the Century, edited by Elizabeth Diefendorf (Oxford University Press,
1996) to create their own list of great Canadian books. Great Canadian Books of
the Century: Vancouver Public Library books that shaped a nation is an eclectic
mix of 133 books, one for each year from 1867 to 2000. "An unconventional and
fascinating collation", notes Bill Richardson in his foreword. "It's a safe
bet," he adds, "that this is the only list of its kind to include The Paper Bag
Princess by Robert Munsch cheek by jowl with Jane Jacob's The Death and Life of
Great American Cities."
Great Canadian Books includes a fair selection of children's books. Twenty-two titles including picture books, young adult novels, fiction for younger readers and a lone nonfiction book made it on to the list. And who is ever truly satisfied by a great books list? VPL Director Madeleine Aalto notes in an afterword that one of her kidlit favourites, Ian Wallace's Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance, didn't make it. But what is most interesting is what did. Divided thematically into five groupings, it's also fascinating to see which children's books are placed where.
Each book features an erudite annotation that is at once critical and informative and makes for great reading. On occasion, readers are pointed to works by authors and illustrators not on the list, such as Sarah Ellis's 1991 Governor General's Award- winning Pick-Up Sticks and Paul Yee's 1996 GG winner, Ghost Train. The guide selects The Keeper of the Isis Light (1980), the first volume of Monica Hughes' Isis trilogy, but also mentions the next two books, Guardian of Isis and The Isis Pedlar.
What's on the list? In "The Land", we find the picture book classic, Mary of Mile 18 (1971), written and illustrated by Ann Blades. Blades is credited with being one of the first children's writers to focus on multicultural experience in a recognizable Canadian landscape: Mary belongs to a close-knit Mennonite family in northern British Columbia. Farley Mowat's Owls in the Family (1961), which was the subject of an earlier Looking Glass Lore column, (vol.1.1) is set in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Mowat animates the prairie landscape for young readers as he relates the story of owls Wol and Weeps. Northern Ontario is superbly conjured up in Tim Wynne-Jones' provocative The Maestro (1995). Burl Crow's encounter with Nathaniel Gow, the maestro of the title, an eccentric pianist, changes his life forever.
"Nation in the Making" contains the list's only nonfiction title. (I'm not including the wonderful anthologies, Sally Go Round the Sun or The Wind Has Wings, as nonfiction.) Bringing together the talents of novelist Janet Lunn, historian Christopher Moore and artist Alan Daniel, The Story of Canada (1992) is a remarkable achievement. It's a delight to read, with in-depth glimpses into great moments in our history and chock-full of the most wonderful anecdotes. (Lunn's research led her to the story of Charlotte Haines and her most recent picture book, Charlotte.) Tales of Gold Mountain: Stories of the Chinese in the New World by Paul Yee, with evocative paintings by Simon Ng (1989), provides extraordinary insight into the history of the Chinese in Canada, and especially their role in the development of the railways. These stories are simply breathtaking.
Moving on to "Portraits of a People", we find IBBY-Canada's most recent author nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award, Roch Carrier, with his ebullient autobiographical story, The Hockey Sweater (1984). It's the winter of 1946 in the small town in rural Quebec where Carrier grew up. When his old hockey sweater wears out, young Roch waits with anticipation for its mail-order replacement but is appalled to receive a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater instead of the Montreal Canadiens sweater he expects. This book, beautifully illustrated by Sheldon Cohen, reaches across borders to kids everywhere with its warmth and humour. Baseball Bats for Christmas by Michael Kusugak and illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka (1990) is also based on a true story. Kusugak, one of the pre-eminent Inuit writers for children, whisks us back to Repulse Bay in the Northwest Territories to the winter that the local kids used Christmas trees to make baseball bats! Vladyana Krykorka's stunning watercolour illustrations evoke the cold and the beauty of the northern landscape.
Brian Doyle's award-winning novel Up to Low (1982), like so much of his fiction, touches readers young and old. (Doyle, too, was the subject of another column - vol. 3.2) Up to Low is certainly one of Doyle's most poignant novels; as the annotation notes, "Rarely is a story of healing and redemption found within the framework of a zany tall tale." Kevin Major's moving first novel, Hold Fast (1978) is praised especially for his ability to write in a "strong, authentic Newfoundland voice." This groundbreaking YA novel focuses on a teenager's struggle to find his own place in the world after the tragic death of his parents in an car accident. Kit Pearson's The Guests of War Trilogy: The Sky is Falling (1989), Looking At the Moon (1991) and The Lights Go On Again (1993) is lauded for emotional intensity as Pearson recreates Canada during World War II. Readers are caught up in the lives of Norah and Gavin, "war guests" from England whose lives are changed forever by the Toronto family that takes them for the duration of the war.
"New Perspectives" looks at Canadian books that lead readers on journeys of exploration. Some of the journeys are interior ones, like Sarah Ellis' The Baby Project (1986), published in the United States as A Family Project. The excitement and anticipation of a new baby in the Robertson family change to disbelief when the infant succumbs to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It's a remarkable fiction - funny, moving and intelligently written. Monica Hughes leads readers on imaginative journeys of a more fantastic nature. The Keeper of the Isis Light (1980) is just one of Hughes' many fabulous science fiction and fantasy novels to challenge and enthrall young readers. From Anna by Jean Little (1972) depicts a very different kind of journey. It's an historical and partly autobiographical novel, set in the years just before the onset of World War II. It's also a story about coping with change as a German family emigrates to a new life in Canada. And it's about Anna, who discovers that not only is she different, but being different is special too. Being different is also the note that Robert Munsch sounds in his delightful The Paper Bag Princess, illustrated by Michael Martchenko (1980). Munsch turns the traditional fairy tale on its head as he introduces us to the feisty Princess Elizabeth and her insipid prince, Ronald. It's Elizabeth who goes out to fight the dragon and when she's not satisfied with her prince, she's quite content to leave him behind. This was the first of Munsch and Martchenko's many collaborations.
Great Canadian Books finishes with "Some Treasures" which include Sheila Burnford's memorable tale, The Incredible Journey (1960), which follows a young Labrador retriever, an old pitbull terrier and a Siamese cat on a journey across 250 miles of the Canadian shield. The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada compiled by Mary Alice Downie and Barbara Robertson, illustrated by Elizabeth Cleaver (1968; revised as The New Wind Has Wings, 1984) and Sally Go Round the Sun: 300 Songs, Rhymes and Games of Canadian Children compiled by Edith Fowke with musical arrangements by Kenneth Macmillan and illustrations by Carlos Marchiori (1969) are remarkable anthologies that changed the lives of Canadian children. So did Dennis Lee's groundbreaking Alligator Pie, illustrated by Frank Newfeld (1974). Young readers have been delighted since its publication by Lee's irrepressible good humour in this "fun-filled, jumbled collage that parallels the Canadian mosaic from a child's point of view." More than two decades later, kids still want some alligator pie! Jacob Two-Two and the Hooded Fang by Mordecai Richler, illustrated by Fritz Wegner (1975) is also a perennial favourite. Kid power rules as Jacob is pitted against Louis Loser, Mistress Fowl, Master Flesh and the infamous Hooded Fang himself. What started as a bedtime story for Richler's youngest son will soon reach millions of kids as a major motion picture.
And what would a great Canadian booklist be without at least one book by the venerable L.M. Montgomery? Anne of Green Gables (1908) still weaves a certain magic over young Canadian readers as they follow the adventures of the redheaded heroine through the fictional town of Avonlea.
Great Canadian Books is a good place to start your reading for the next millenium. But it's only a start. Looking Glass Lore would like to compile a list of your Canadian favourites. Send us your picks, and we'll post them at the end of the next column in the April 2000 issue!
Bibliographic Information:
Blades, Ann. Mary of Mile 18. Illus. by the author. Montreal: Tundra Books, 1971. ISBN 0887760155 hc; 0887760597 pb.
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey. Illus. by Carl Burger. [London]: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961, c1960. ISBN 0340010916.
Carrier, Roch. The Hockey Sweater. Illus. by Sheldon Cohen. Trans. from the French by Sheila Fischman. Montreal: Tundra, 1984. ISBN 0887761690.
Doyle, Brian. Up to Low. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1982. ISBN 0888990170.
Ellis, Sarah. The Baby Project. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1986. ISBN 0888990472. Published in the United States as: A Family Project. New York: McElderry, 1988, c1986. ISBN 0689504446.
Ellis, Sarah. Pick-up Sticks. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 1991. ISBN 0888991460.
Great Canadian Books of the Century: Vancouver Public Library books that shaped a nation. Foreword by Bill Richardson. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1999. ISBN 1550547364.
Hughes, Monica. The Keeper of the Isis Light. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. ISBN 024110405X.
Kusugak, Michael. Baseball Bats for Christmas. Illus. by Vladyana Krykorka. Toronto: Annick, 1990. ISBN 1550371452 hc; 1550371444 pb.
Lee, Dennis. Alligator Pie. Illus. by Frank Newfeld. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1974. ISBN 0770511937; 0771595913; 0771595662 pb.
Little, Jean. From Anna. Illus. by Joan Sandin. New York: Harper and Row, 1972. ISBN 0060239115.
Lunn, Janet. Charlotte. Illus. by Brian Deines. Toronto: Tundra, 1998. ISBN 0887763839.
Lunn, Janet and Christopher Moore. The Story of Canada. Illus. by Alan Daniel. Toronto: Lester/Key Porter, 1992. ISBN 1895555329 hc; 1895555884 pb.
Major, Kevin. Hold Fast. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1978. ISBN 0772011753.
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables. Illus. by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1908. ISBN 0553028170.
Mowat, Farley. Owls in the Family. Illus. by Robert Frankenberg. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1961. ISBN 0771066473.
Munsch, Robert. The Paper Bag Princess. Illus. by Michael Martchenko. Toronto: Annick, 1980. ISBN 0920236820.
The New Wind Has Wings. Compiled by Mary Alice Downie and Barbara Robertson. Illus. by Elizabeth Cleaver. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1984. ISBN 0195404319.
Pearson, Kit. The Guests of War Trilogy: The Sky is Falling; Looking at the Moon; The Lights Go On Again. Toronto: Puffin, 1998. ISBN 0140388419.
Richler, Mordecai. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. Illus. by Fritz Wegner. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1975. ISBN 0771074824.
Sally Go Round the Sun: 300 songs, rhymes and games of Canadian children. [Collected and edited] by Edith Fowke. Musical arrangements by Keith MacMillan. Illus. by Carlos Marchiori. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. No ISBN.
The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada. Compiled by Mary Alice Downie and Barbara Robertson. Illus. by Elizabeth Cleaver. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1968. ISBN 0195402871.
Wynne-Jones, Tim. The Maestro. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1995. ISBN 0888992424.
Yee, Paul. Ghost Train. Illus. by Harvey Chan. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1996. ISBN 0888992572.
Yee, Paul. Tales from Gold Mountain: Stories of the Chinese in the New World. Illus. by Simon Ng. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1989. ISBN 0888990987.
Jeffrey Canton
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Fabryka Malych Cudow
Tangerine plain cotton sweatshirting (by the half metre)
We currently have 4 in stock.
This snuggly fabric is a blend of 95% cotton and 5% elastane in a massive width of 170cm, with a hefty (but not bulky!) weight of 240 gsm. The fabric is smooth on the top side and soft looped-back on the underside. Perfect for children's clothes and nursery sundries like blankets and bedding, and particularly good for tight fitting styles like t-shirts, dresses and leggings due to excellent stretch recovery.
Please note this listing is for a half metre, longer lengths should be ordered by increasing the number of units. Longer lengths will be sent as a continuous cut.


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As the days get shorter, colder and wetter, we are less likely to venture into our gardens. We will only view our gardens from the comfort of our warm homes.
Plants which are evergreen or attractive foliage will keep our gardens looking good during winter. Plants which have berries and ornamental fruits are interesting and provide foodfor the wild birds.
Some of these which are readily available are cotoneaster, pyracantha, pernettya, holly, skimmia, gaultheria, cornus, malus and sorbus. Most of these can be seen in the garden centre.
Bird feeders can also be used in the garden over the winter period to compliment the berries and fruits already provided by nature.
For more information on plants that attract birds in the garden, contact Inver Garden Centre.


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I thought I would try and take some photos on a bright moonlit night. Very difficult as I could not t see any image in my camera and just had to point and hope for the best. The body of the egret was the petrol tank of motorbike.
Monday, 12 December 2011
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10 Reasons to See a Gynaecologist
Why regular routine check-ups are vital
ROHINI RAJESH, a 37-year-old Cochin housewife and mother of two, read about a Kerala government cancer detection programme last October and went to see a gynaecologist.
"Actually, I feel perfectly okay," Rohini* told Dr Jaya Lalmohan, medical superintendent of the Tripunithura Government Hospital. However, examination revealed a small growth, known as a polyp, in Rohini's cervix. "Such growths sometimes lead to life-threatening cervical cancer," explains Dr Lalmohan, "so I had Rohini's polyp surgically removed the following week. Rohini was indeed wise to come for that check-up."
Unfortunately, what Rohini did was unusual. "Most Indian women are not aware of gynaecological matters and come for consultation only when they have problems," says Dr Nutan Agarwal, a gynaecologist at New Delhi's all India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). "In fact many are reluctant to come for routine check-ups for fear of discovering they may have cancer."
A woman should visit a gynaecologist, especially for screening for cervical and breast cancer, ideally every one to three years, asserts Dr Agarwal. This can go a long way in preventing these cancers as well as other problems affecting the female reproductive system. Not taking tests at a gynaecologist's clinic at least once in five years after age 40 can be extremely risky.
* Patients' name changed to protect privacy.
Senior Bangalore GP, Dr K. Soorya, also stresses the importance of routine gynaecological consultation. "Cost is often a problem that keeps women from seeing a specialist," says Dr.Soorya, "but a gynaecologist is best trained to detect women's diseases early and greatly improve the chances of a cure."
Another problem is that many women find it difficult to talk about intimate matters or to be examined. If so, a woman should ask her GP or a friend to recommend a gynaecologist with whom She could feel at ease and have confidence in.
Here's why regular gynaecological consultations are important:
1 Cervical and uterine cancers
Taking a Pap smear test at lest once in three years permits the detection of abnormal cells and polyps which can degenerate into cancer of the uterus and cervix. It's a simple surgical procedure which does not require anaesthesia" it involves scraping off some mucus and cells from a precise area in the sponge-like cervix-the neck of the womb. This test is recommended for all women from the time they start sexual relations or from age 35, even if they do not have an active sex life.
"Early pointers to cervical cancer are hard to detect," says Dr Amish Dalal, who treats gynaecological cancers at the Jaslok and Bhatia hospitals are the best way to discover cervical cancer or pre-cancerous growths before it's too late," says Dr Dalal. "Indeed this common cancer is easy to avoid or treat if caught early, but it can cost a woman her life if discovered late."
"A perfectly healthy lady used to come to me every year for a smear test," recalls Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Ashok Bhat who runs his Excel Nursing Home. "She was fine the first five years but, suddenly, in the sixth year, we detected severe dysplasia, a condition of cells which often leads to malignancy." A timely hysterectomy saved the 42-year-old woman from cancer of the uterus.
2 Breast pathologies.
Although a woman can learn to examine her own breasts, it is important that a gynaecologist does so too. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in urban India.
"The earlier breast cancer is diagnosed, the better the chances of a cure," says Dr Amish Dalal, "and the best way to detect it is an X ray of the breast, known as a mammogram." If you're approaching 35 and there have been cases of breast cancer in your family, Dr Dalal recommends annual clinical examination. And, after the age of 50, he suggests that mammograms be taken along with a breast sonography, a technique that uses sound to create images of the interior of the breasts.
3 Menstrual Problems.
Tell a gynaecologist about menstruation cramps, or an increase or decrease in menstrual frequency, since they may be caused by an inflammation of the uterine walls or a vaginal infection. In addition, many patients suffer haemorrhages – bleeding – between menstruation. This may be a symptom of cervical cancer. And too much bleeding during menstruation is a leading cause of anaemia.
In 1996, when she was 33, Calcutta housewife and mother Rejeshwari Sinha experienced excessive menstrual bleeding that caused severe anaemia. Her haemoglobin count hovered around 8, well below the normal of 12. She also experienced swollen feet, palpitations, breathlessness even on slight exertion, and was constantly tired. Suspecting a hormonal imbalance, Rejeshwari's GP put her on medication. That reduced the bleeding – and her anaemia – for a while.
Then in late 1999, when her menstrual bleeding got very heavy again with haemorrhages between cycles, an ultra-sonography showed the presence of several tumours and she was advised surgery. Yet Rajeshwari decided to wait.
She went to a gynaecologist, Dr Basudeb Mukherjee of the Calcutta Medical Research Institute, only in June 2000 with her haemoglobin count now at just 7. "A hysterectomy was done," recalls Dr Mukherjee, "and since then Rajeshwari has been enjoying better health and is no longer anaemic."
4. Menopause & HRT
Due to a decline in the levels of the female hormone oestrogen, menopause is associated with various physical and psychological disturbances such as hot flushes, depression and osteoporosis – a debilitating disorder, seen mainly in older women, where the bones become porous and brittle.* Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help women overcome these problems. HRT not only prevents osteoporosis but can also treat the condition. "Many Indian women are reluctant to take HRT for fear of getting breast or uterine cancer," says Dr Nutan Agarwal. "But, when it's done under supervision of an experienced gynaecologist, HRT is perfectly safe."
Oestrogen is given in the form of oral pills, skin patches or vaginal creams. If the woman hasn't had her uterus removed, another hormone progesterone – is added with oestrogen to prevent uterine cancer. HRT can be started after menopause, if a woman shows symptoms like hot flushes or depression. Two to five years of HRT is usually sufficient to get over the symptoms, but a longer term may be required to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Under expert supervision, HRT can certainly improve the quality of life for women after menopause," says Dr Agarwal.
Noted Mumbai gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Adi Dastur agrees. "Many natural foods also combat hormonal imbalances," he adds, "for instance, soyabean and chick peas."
5 Knowledge of the body
Regular consultations help a woman get to know her own body better and to clear up many doubts. A gynaecologist is the confidant who can help a women through the various stages of her life. Routine consultations help detect certain vaginal and uterine problems which sometimes go unnoticed, among them are fibromyomas – benign tumours – and ovarian cysts.
Alice George, 28, was about to be married when she suffered severe abdominal pains and went to see Dr Ashok Bhat – the first time Alice had ever consulted a gynaecologist. Examination revealed a large ovarian cyst that required to be surgically removed. "Had Alice come for a routine annual check-up after age 25, we'd have discovered the cyst and saved her all the pain," says Dr Bhat. There are also unfounded fears that such an operation means you can't have children. " Alice's finance had such a fear," recalls Dr Bhat., "But they got married and now have two healthy children."
6 Family planning
There are many methos of contraception, but each woman has her own sex-life patterns, physical characteristics and preferences. The gynaecologist is the best adviser in what concerns maternity control, adjusting contraceptive methods to individual needs and controlling their effects. "Though the pill, which is taken by lakhs of Indian women, can be bought without a doctor's prescription, it's best taken under the supervision of a gynaecologist,"says the Cochin gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Jaya Lalmohan, who was until recently head of the Health and Family Welfare Training Centre in Trivandrum. "It is also important for a young woman to visit a gynaecologist before marriage, and before deciding to have a child. This can prevent many problems for the foetus as well."
7 Infections.
Many complications can be avoided by seeing a gynaecologist as soon as there is the slightest symptom of infection.
Dr Agarwal of AIIMS says : "Many patients come with complaints of pelvic pain and discharge due to gynaecological infections. These cases can be treated with antibiotics, although the chances of reinfection are high if a woman has an untreated partner. Sometimes symptoms may be mild, but if left untreaed, a young woman is likely to develop other problems including infertility on account of damage to the Fallopian tubes."
8 Infertility.
Regular checkups can prevent a young woman from becoming infertile. It can even reverse her infertility. Medically assisted reproduction techniques, like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) remain very expensive in India. "Depending on the exprpertise and skill of the gynaecologist," explains Dr Adi Dastur, "the success rate of assisted reproduction techniques in the best centers here and abroad is between 30 and 35 percent," Yet there is no one better than a gynaecologit to determine the cause of the infertility and help the patient seek a solution.
Some times infertility itself may be due to a more serious condition that can be detected and treated. Dr Dastur relates the case of one of his infertile patients who, he discovered, had cancer of the uterus. "We quickly performed hysterectomy," he says, "we removed her ovaries and Fallopian tubes and saved her life."
9 Sexual dysfunction
Although this should be treated by a sexologist – a some what rare specialty in India – it's a good idea to consult a gynaecologist first in order to determine any causes that might have a physical origin (men should consult a GP or urologist). "Innumerable cases of female and male sexual problems, referred to me by gynaecologists everywhere have been successfully solved," says Dr Prakash Kothari, Professor and head, department of sexual medicine at Mumbai's KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical college.
10 Sexually transmitted diseases.
Unprotected sex with several partners facilitate the transmission of germs that cause infections, at times without symptoms at first, as in the case of AIDS, gonorrhoea and chlamydia. Gynaecological examinations, followed by lab tests, can tell if an STD is present. If not treated adequately, any STD can lead to sexual inadequacy and infertility.
AS THE saying goes, forewarned is forearmed. Going for a routine gynaec check can provide just that.


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Vertebral Artery Loop Causing Radiculopathy: Important Implications 2008
General Spine
Jonelle Petscavage, MD,
Huey-Jen Lee, MD, ASSR Member
Waseem Bhatti, MD, Non ASSR Member
Excerpta Extraordinaire
Vertebral artery loop formation has been described on conventional, CT, or MR angiography. Initial diagnosis by non-contrast MRI of the cervical spine secondary to radiculopathy has not been reported to our knowledge.
Methods & Materials
A 52 year old female with a history of generalized neck pain, presented with 1 year of increasing right sided radiculopathy in the C4-5 and C5-6 nerve root distributions. MRI of the cervical spine from a local hospital reported a left cervical rib contacting the left C8 nerve root and a herniated disc and osteophyte complex at C4-5 on the right resulting in moderate neural foraminal stenosis. The patient was scheduled for an anterior discectomy, plating, and fusion procedure.
Non contrast MRI of the cervical spine was performed at our institution for pre-operative planning. The repeat MRI demonstrated that elongation of the right vertebral artery from a loop entering the right neural foramen at C4-5 with indentation of the thecal sac and deformity of the lateral recess. The right C4-C5 neural foramen was mildly enlarged. There was compression of the right C5 nerve root. CT angiogram of the neck showed looping of the right vertebral artery and bilateral internal carotid arteries. Neurosurgery was consulted and the surgical procedure was cancelled.
Vertebral artery loop formation in the neural foramen or spinal canal is rare, with an incidence of approximately 2.7% in cadaveric specimens. The majority of cases are asymptomatic. Symptomatic patients usually present with radicular pain and palsy in the C3 to C6 range, more commonly on the left side. The underlying mechanism of loop formation is unclear. We postulate that it is most likely due to elongation of the artery.
Radiculopathy is common secondary to disc herniation or osteophyte complex causing foraminal stenosis. Vertebral artery loop may mimic a lateral disc herniation on plain CT of the cervical spine and Flow void vertebral artery on MRI may mimic a calcified disc or osteophyte. However, a tubular hypointense structure and neural foraminal enlargement due to pulsatile arterial pressure are important clues to indicate an arterial loop. Contrast study would also be helpful for confirmation.
Although rare, vertebral artery loop formation can cause cervical radiculopathy. Our case demonstrates that the diagnosis of an arterial loop can be made by the distinguishing imaging feature of an enlarged neural foramina containing a vascular structure.


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Landscape photography episode 17
In this episode I get defeated by the sky which only shows a solid flat gray color.
First and foremost I must plug my trip to Norway 12-16 May. If you would like to see what is hopefully going to be 5 awesome episodes make sure to subscribe at youtube.jorgenfelt.com
I didn't really have to high hopes when I got out this time. The sky was looking bland and it had been looking bland for the whole day. But I had to go out and shoot at this very day so I took it as a challenge and really tried to make some thing of it.
The location I went to had quite a lot of running water, so my first thought was to capture that. So I started to look for a suitable way to photograph it. Going downstream in order to find something I actually found a small house instead. But with the way the sky looked it didn't work out to good. Neither did I find any good locations to photograph the water downstream.
I decided to go back upstream again so that I could get a better overview of what was there. On my way back I found a way to capture the water pretty good. But the sky was still holding me back.
Back at the beginning I saw a bridge and the possibility of getting under it. I got a bit excited when I saw this. I love bridges you see, man conquering water, valleys and other dangers. From underneath I was able to capture a few shots that also was held back by the sky, but with quite a lot of post-processing it turned out pretty good.
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Monday, Jun 17, 2019 | Last Update : 10:28 AM IST
ICC CWC'19: Durex India teases Pakistan before India Pakistan match
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's birthday to be declared as 'National Students Day'
This summer get ready to taste new variety of mango named after Amit Shah
PM Modi's animated avatar demonstrates Bhujangasana ahead of Yoga day
Baseus Encok S17 review: Tune in, zone out and get lost in the music
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The problem with this demand is that it is the craving of the injured ego as well as injured bodies of the doctors on strike.
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BJP rebel Shatrughan Sinha, who joined the Congress shortly before the Lok Sabha elections, is said to be miffed with his new party.
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Hey everyone, I'm Blake
I joined these forums about.. 2 minutes ago. Been on PreludePower for a while but their community wasn't as active in the 3rd gen area as here seems to be and I am an Australian in Sydney after all.
For those curious: I have a 1988 Prelude Si (4WS) Automatic.
I am not new to the Honda world as Ive seen many here, I am new to the automotive world. This Prelude is my first ever car and it needs HEAPS of work.
Short story behind my car is.. It was once a wreck car, was then a trying to be sold as the whole thing (What was left) and was apparently not running and no good. An older guy bought that car and had been trying to restore it and fix it back up as his personal street car but simply no longer had the time for it with his others. Because of the car's condition he was going to send it off as scrap metal but ended up listing it online for only $50. Thinking this would make a great project and fun way to spend my time. I decided to buy the car (Which was in Canberra); $200 dollars later he brings it up here for me on a trailor.
So the car's total cost was only $250!
A pack of fuses, new battery cables and a new battery later - .. And the car runs.
That's my story, and I hope to have this car running on the road one day.


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This programme comes from the Tractor World Show at Malvern, where we find out about the Ferguson Club Build Challenge and take a look at the collection on display. S1 Ep 12.
The National Finals Rodeo provides an opportunity to watch the best cowboys in action. Featuring Bareback, Saddle Bronc, Steer Wrestling, Rope & Tie, Barrel Race, Team Roping and more.
Mark Leishman presents the latest in farming headlines, commodities and saleyards reports, alongside an exclusive 10 day long range, in-depth weather forecast with Philip Duncan.
Brothers Brian & Darren Hefty host a show full of unbiased information for farmers, helping them to produce better and more profitable crops. S14.
In today's episode of America's Heartland, saving Kansas grasslands. Californian Mustang Ranch. Winter wheat harvest, and a Winemaker has water saving steps. S11 Ep 12.


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Here I am! Starting my very first blog about scrapbooking and actually, my very first blog, period. My scrapbook journey has been a long one, so how did I start scrapbooking?
When I was around four-years-old, my first scrapbook appeared in front of me, a blank canvas given to me by my mother who saw a creative spark. I filled it with the pictures I cut out of magazines and store sale ads. There were pages and pages of babies, babies with their mommies, bunnies, Easter candy, bunnies with Easter candy (obviously it was around the time of Easter, which often falls near my April birthday).
Then I moved onto making scrapbooks of various keepsakes like movie tickets and celebrity autographs. Once I reached middle school and had an abundance of cheerleading pictures (Go Streetsboro Rockets!) I truely discovered my love of mixing photos with paper, creating handmade embellishments, and even pop-up pages...and I had a lot of fun scrapbooking with a my best friend too (Hi Polly!). My scrapbooking hobby continued throughout my high school and college years (Go Toledo Rockets!) and helped me to design eye-pleasing layouts for newspapers and newsletters.
Once I was married and had my first child, I became the crazy lady with the camera, constantly taking photos of my beautiful baby girl. Then I received the phone call that changed my scrapbooking life. Read more about that call and my first crop party here. Now I was the crazy scrapbook lady with the camera, constantly scrappin' photos of my daughter.
In 2007, I launched Scrappin' Memories 4U, my scrapbook design business and started making scrapbooks for people who don't have time to do it themselves. I also became a Memory Works Consultant so I could have access to great scrapbooking products. Then I took a long scrapbook break to have another beautiful baby girl in 2008. Today, I'm back in the swing of things--scrappin', picture-taking, writing and blogging about scrapbooking.


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A business coach is just like a sporting coach.
A sporting coach pushes an athlete to achieve optimum performance, provides support when they are exhausted and teaches the athlete to execute plays that their competition does not anticipate.
A sporting coach will make you run more laps than you feel like. A sporting coach will tell it like it is. And a sporting coach will listen.
The role of a business coach is to coach business owners, like you, to improve your business through guidance, support and encouragement. Just like a sporting coach, a business coach will make you focus on the game.
As the owner of an SME, you'll find it hard enough to keep up the pace with all of the changes and innovations going on in today's modern world, let alone to find the time to devote to sales, marketing, systems, planning and team management. Oh, and then running your businesses as well!
As the world of business moves faster and becomes more competitive, having a business coach is no longer a luxury; it has become a necessity. Based on the sales, marketing and business management systems created by ActionCOACH we'll work together to increase your business revenues and profits and also look to develop your business so that you can work less and relax more. Sound good? Then get in touch.
Why do I need a business coach?
Simply put, if you want your business to perform at a high level then you need a coach. You'll probably agree that you're unlikely to find any performer in the sporting world who doesn't have a coach. But it's different in the business world isn't it?
...or is it?
"You'll never achieve your full potential without the help of a coach"
Bill Gates of Microsoft and Eric Schmit of Google
Let's be frank. There's no quick route to success but with a coach, the ride is shorter, more enjoyable and the returns from your business significantly better than trying to plot your own path on your own!
Your business is simply a way to get you the life you want. Don't you want to achieve this as quickly and enjoyably as possible?
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Maine's Standard Offer
Requests for Bids
for Service March, 1999 - February, 2000
Last revised: August 16, 2002
Commission Decisions
Order Authorizing Bangor Hydro-Electric Company to Contract for Wholesale Power Supply and Establishing Standard Offer Prices (February 29, 2000)
Order Directing Central Maine Power Company to Contract for Wholesale Power Supply and Establishing Standard Offer Prices (February 11, 2000)
Summary of Standard Offer Bids for CMP, BHE and MPS (February 1, 2000)
Designating Standard Offer Provider and Rejecting Certain Bids (CMP)
(December 3, 1999)
Provisionally Designating Standard Offer Providers and Rejecting
Certain Bids (October 25, 1999)
Designating Standard Offer Providers for MPS Service Territory
(November 18, 1999)
Order, Standard Offer Bidding Procedure and Selection (Bangor Hydro-Electric Company) (December 3, 1999)
* Commission's decision regarding opt-out provision for groups of residential customers
Key Dates
August 2, 1999 MPUC Issues Requests for Bids
August 25, 1999 Bidders' Conference
October 1, 1999 Bids Due
November 5, 1999 Comments Due
November 8, 1999 Bids Due
December 1, 1999 Standard Offer Providers Chosen
March 1, 2000 Retail Access Begins For All Customers
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PARIS — An large explosion tore through a bakery in central Paris on Saturday morning, leaving smoke and flames and scattered debris in its wake, the authorities said.
There were reports of multiple injuries after the blast, which the authorities said was believed to have been an accident tied to a gas leak.
The Paris police prefecture said on Twitter that a shop on Rue de Trévise had been hit by a "strong explosion" and that the number of injured was not yet clear.
Pictures on social media from witnesses at the scene showed a blackened store front at the corner of Rue Trévise and Rue Sainte Sécile, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, with windows blown out, debris strewn around the street and fires still burning.
Other images showed damaged buildings and broken windows stretching for several blocks.
Sylvain Maillard, a lawmaker who represents the area of Paris where the explosion occurred, told the BFM TV news channel that the blast at a bakery had been "accidental" and that there were "probably wounded."
One person wrote on Twitter: "Woke up to the apartment building shaking as if I had never left California … not an earthquake, but an explosion on Rue de Trévise not even a mile from me."
Another person wrote of hearing the sound of screaming. Photos showed firefighters helping people down a ladder after the blast.
Paris and other cities around France were bracing on Saturday for a ninth week of protests by the "Yellow Vests" movement. The demonstrations have repeatedly turned violent, but there was no immediate sign that the explosion was in any way related to the protests.
The Yellow Vests are protesting against the social and economic policies of President Emmanuel Macron, who they perceive as out-of-touch with their everyday needs, but the demonstrations have morphed into wider discontent with the political and media elites.


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Plate Boundary ProcessesTectonic plate boundary processes including subduction zones, rifted margins, ocean spreading centers, and transform faults.
Faculty & Research Scientists
|James A Austin
Stratigraphic evolution of a wide range of marine and lacustrine environments around the world
|Jaime D Barnes
Stable isotope geochemistry, metamorphism and volatile transport in subduction zones, fluid-rock interaction and metasomatism, geochemical cycling, stable chlorine isotopes
|Thorsten Becker
mantle dynamics; fault system dynamics; structural seismology; numerical modeling
|Elizabeth J Catlos
My primary research focus is [bold]geochemistry[/bold], and how the fundamentals of chemistry (mineral reactions, radiogenic and stable isotopes, major and trace elements) can be and are used to understand what the Earth was like in the past. In this, I have interests that span a broad range of range of plate boundary processes and laboratory approaches. Many ancient fault systems are clues to determine the evolution and migration of Earth's continents in the ...
|Gail L Christeson
Marine seismology, mid-ocean ridge structure and emplacement processes, oceanic crustal structure, ocean-bottom seismology, seismic refraction
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sedimentology, stratigraphy, marine geology
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Topics: subduction tectonic and morphological evolution of convergent margin, evolution of orogenic belt and exhumation of deep metamorphic rocks, dynamic topography, trench migration and back-arc deformation, mantle convection, volcanism and fluid circulation in the crust. Tools: Structural geology and geomorphology, experimental / numerical geodynamic modelling, paleomagnetism, seismic lines interpretation. Field sites: Tethyan belt: Mediterranean to the Middle East (Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Iran), Himalaya (Pakistan), Andes (Argentina-Colombia), Antarctica.
|Peter B Flemings
Stratigraphy, basin analysis, basin-scale fluid flow, pore pressures in seafloor sediments, submarine landslides, oil and gas migration, methane hydrates, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
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Seismology, deep earthquakes, Texas earthquakes, moonquakes, statistical analysis of earthquake catalogs
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Marine geology, sedimentary geology, seismic stratigraphy and sedimentary architecture of continental margins, sequence stratigraphy and sea-level variation.
|Omar Ghattas
Computational geoscience and engineering, simulation and optimization of complex solid, fluid, and biomechanical systems, inverse problems, optimal design, and optimal control
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Tectonic processes, tectonic-climate interactions and geohazards of convergent margins and transitional tectonic environments Role of catastrophism in the geologic record including impact cratering, hurricanes, and tectonic events Marine geophysical imaging at nested resolutions and ground truth through drilling, coring, logging, and submersibles
|Brian K Horton
Tectonics of sedimentary basins, evolution of orogenic systems, sediment provenance and routing systems, nonmarine depositional processes.
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Quantitative stratigraphy, Shoreline dynamics, Morphodynamcis, Sediment transport, Deltaic sedimentation, River delta restoration, Coupled mathematical modeling and experimental stratigraphy, Planetary surface processes.
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Earth's origin and evolution, isotope and trace element geochemistry, the role of crust and lithospheric mantle recycling in the generation of mantle chemical heterogeneity, the origin and distribution of water and other volatile elements in the Earth's interior, and the thermal and chemical evolution of the Earth's core and core/mantle boundary
|Luc L Lavier
Tectonics; the structural and geodynamical evolution of continental and oceanic rifts, as well as collisional environments; numerical techniques to model tectonic processes on crustal and lithospheric scales; deformation; subduction
|Kitty L Milliken
Petrography and geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks; diagenesis; electron microbeam methods: X-ray mapping, cathodoluminescence imaging; micro-scale reservoir characterization
|David Mohrig
Sedimentary Geology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Geomorphology, Rivers, Deltas, Coastlines, Submarine Channels, Geohazards, Sediment-Gravity Currents, Sediment Transport, Seismic Interpretation, Basin Analysis
|Sharon Mosher
Structural petrology, field-oriented structural geology, the evolution of complexly deformed terranes, strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, the interaction between chemical and physical processes during deformation
|Ronald J Steel
Dr. Steel's research is aimed at using clastic sedimentology to address problems in basin analysis, dynamic stratigraphy and clastic reservoirs. I am particularly interested to decipher the signatures of tectonics, climate, sea level change and sediment supply in stratigraphic successions.
|Daniel Stockli
Thermo-/Geochronology, Tectonics and Structural Geology, Isotopic Provenance Analysis, Archeometry, Geothermal Exploration, and Thermal Maturation
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Tectonic geomorphology, stratigraphy, and paleogeodesy/paleoseismology at convergent plate margins Paleoclimate, fossil corals as a proxy for past sea-surface temperatures. Corals as recorders of relative sea level for vertical tectonics and sea-level history.
|Estibalitz Ukar
Fracture analysis and structural diagenesis Brittle structural petrology Fractured carbonate rocks Tectonics and metamorphism of subduction zones
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Van Avendonk is an active-source seismologist who specializes in the acquisition and inversion of seismic refraction data on land and at sea. Often these seismic refraction data are used for a tomographic inversion. The resultant seismic velocity models help us to interpret the composition of the Earth�s crust and mantle, the geometry of sedimentary basins, and the structure of plate boundaries.
|Laura Wallace
Crustal deformation, GPS/Geodesy, active plate boundary processes, subduction tectonics, geohazards
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Research Staff
|Whitney Behr
Mechanics and kinematics of deformation in continental lithosphere, rheology of the crust and upper mantle, mechanisms of strain localization, experimental rock mechanics, tectonic geomorphology and long term slip rates and hazard on large-scale strike-slip faults.
|Richard J Chuchla
Graduate studies were focused on igneous processes, magmatism and related formation of ore deposits. Professional career included exploration for base and precious metal ore deposits, coal assessment and development, and research, exploration and development in the upstream sector of the oil and gas business. Managerial positions led to development of skills in commercial analysis, strategic planning and valuation. Concurrently, led numerous teams negotiating new contracts which led to a strong grounding in analysis of fiscal ...
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Plate tectonics, structural evolution of continental margins, reconciliation of observations from structural geology with regional tectonics
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Research on mantle evolution using tools of mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry.


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Watch Kanye West and Charlie Wilson Perform "Bound 2" on "Jools Holland"
Tonight, Kanye West reprised his "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" performance of "Bound 2" on the BBC's "Later... With Jools Holland". Once again, he brought along Uncle Charlie Wilson to perform his verse on the Yeezus closing track. This time, they used the original sample instead of a live choir.


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Washington, June 26, 2017 — Today, the Supreme Court narrowed the injunction prohibiting implementation of President Trump's travel ban and agreed to review cases challenging the ban in the fall. The high court's order continues to inject uncertainty into the scope of the travel ban and has added a new distinction between those who have ties to the United States and those who have none. The following is a statement by Dr. Esther D. Brimmer, Executive Director and CEO of NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
"International educators are relieved to be able to tell our international students and scholars that they should not be afraid to come to our campuses to study, work and exchange ideas. We are pleased the court acknowledged that students and scholars and others with connections to the United States could not be barred from our country simply because of their nationality or religion, at least while the underlying litigation continues.
"Unfortunately, individuals from the affected countries with no ties to the United States will be subject to the ban on the grounds that a lack of connection to the United States somehow provides evidence of a national security threat. If that is the case, then we should be making every effort to create connections and ties through robust international exchange and travel, and we call on the administration to make clear in its guidance that prospective students and scholars should not be afraid to seek admission to the United States regardless of their current ties.
"For refugees, however, this requirement of a prior connection to the United States is a devastating and unfair limitation on the very reason that countries provide refuge. Those who need our assistance should be protected irrespective of nationality or creed. The administration must commit to the protection of individuals in need and to clear guidance regarding the application of the Supreme Court's order while the litigation continues."
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Valerie O'Connor goes for tried and tested treatments for her tresses.
As my bathroom clutter continues to decrease, there is no doubt that a few products are hard to replace when it comes to getting chemical-free options.
As a woman, my hair is a source of natural obsession and I now have a 'system' which involves the usual shampoo and conditioner, a magic €2 Boots own brand 'Curl Creme', and a sea salt spray which saves me driving to Lahinch and going for a walk in the wind and rain every time I want to get that 'natural' look.
So, in keeping with the importance of having your hair looking great and not loading up on chemicals, here are a few ways to help yourself and the earth at the same time.
Myself and fellow real-food lover and fermentalist Lizzy O'Connell from 'With a Glowing Heart' are pooling resources to buy all the ingredients we need to make a few face creams and bathroom treats.
As the initial outlay can be expensive, it's a good idea to partner up with a pal and buy the basics together as essential oils and things like beeswax can be pricey.
Meanwhile, save up those nice glass jars from your usual face creams, lotions, and potions.
Lizzy generously gave me a jar of her hair conditioning oil which she made to combat the nasty hair business that happens after a swim in a chlorinated pool.
Having coloured hair myself (another chemical thing I'm not ready to let go of), I need to mask my hair from the nastiness of chlorine and find this does a fantastic job.
So here are two recipes for hair treats that you won't want to be without.
Hair serums and hairspray — I don't do them.
Conditioning oil:
Lizzy recommends that you use this before you put your swimming cap on to get in the pool, or as a regular hair treatment at home.
The oils will act as a mask for your hair.
Going into the steam room or sauna will give it a double whammy of nourishment and then just shampoo it our afterwards.
I also use this in small amounts to rub into the ends of my unruly locks.
This makes a quantity that will fill up a standard jam jar.
You can get good quality coconut oil in Dunnes and Aldi. I get sweet almond oil from Asian food shops.
You will need:
1cup of coconut oil ( melted )
1 tbsp sweet almond oil
2 tbsp olive oil
10 drops rosemary oil
Mix everything well, allow to set at room temperature to a creamy texture.
If you're not happy with the consistency then melt and add a little more almond oil.
Beach Head Sea Salt Spray:
Everyone wants mad curly hair now, it's easier to look after than ironed straight hair and this home-made spray costs very little, especially if you have Epsom salts already.
1 cup of hot water (not boiling)
2 tablespoons epsom salts
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
1/2 tsp of your regular hair conditioner
A few drops of essential oils like lavender or something sweet like bergamot
1 tsp vodka act as a preservative
1 tsp lemon juice if you have light coloured hair
A 250ml spray bottle, ideally use one from a shop-bought sea salt spray or similar product. You can adjust the quantities if your bottle is bigger or smaller.
Put the hot water in the spray bottle and add the epsom salts, sea salt , aloe vera, conditioner, scent, and lemon juice/vodka (if using).
Put the cap on the bottle and shake for 1-2 minutes or until epsom salts and sea salt are dissolved.
Store in the fridge if using lemon juice base, or at room temperature if you aren't.
Will last 3-4 months or longer.
Dry Shampoo Recipe
1/4 cup cornflour OR
2 tablespoons arrowroot/cornflour and 2tblsps of cocoa powder
A few drops of essential oil of choice
An old make-up brush to apply
Put the drops of essential oil into the arrowroot or cornflour and mix with a spoon.
Store the mix in a small jar or old powder container.
Apply with an old make-up brush to the roots or oily parts of your hair.
As I have wild and pretty dry hair, I would only need to apply this to the roots.
Leave the 'shampoo' for a few minutes, during this time it will absorb excess oils and dirt, you can then brush it out or just run your fingers through your hair and shake your head like mad.
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|Thekkeveetil, T
|Hobbs, H
|Wang, Y
|Kridelbaugh, D
|Donnelly, J
|Hartman, Glen
|Domier, Leslie
Submitted to: Plant Disease
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/28/2007
Publication Date: 12/30/2007
Citation: Thekkeveetil, T., Hobbs, H.A., Wang, Y., Kridelbaugh, D., Donnelly, J., Hartman, G.L., Domier, L.L. 2007. First report of Soybean dwarf virus in soybean in Northern Illinois. Plant Disease. 91(12):1686.
Interpretive Summary: Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) causes widespread economic losses on soybean in Japan. Even though SbDV is common in clovers growing next to soybean fields in the US, SbDV rarely infects soybean plants in the US. The inability of the SbDV to move from clovers to soybeans has been attributed to the absence of aphid vectors that colonize soybeans and have the ability to transmit the virus. In 2000, the Asian soybean aphid, which colonizes soybean plants and transmits SbDV was discovered in North America for the first time. In 2006, soybean fields and sentinel plots for Asian soybean rust were surveyed for SbDV. SbDV was detected in both soybean production fields and sentinel plots at an incidence of about 0.3%. The viruses detected in Illinois were closely related to SbDVs from Japan that cause severe dwarfing of soybean plants. The importance of the Asian soybean aphid in the epidemiology of SbDV remains to be determined. The information in this paper should be useful to other scientists who are studying the epidemiology and distribution of SbDV.
Technical Abstract: Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) is transmitted persistently by colonizing aphids and causes significant yield losses in soybean in Japan. In the United States, SbDV is endemic in red and white clover, but has been detected in soybean only in Virginia and Wisconsin. During August 2006, two surveys for virus diseases in soybean were conducted in Illinois. In the first, 30 soybean leaf samples were collected without regard for symptoms from each of 10 fields in each of five northern Illinois counties. In the second survey, 20 soybean leaf samples were collected from each of 30 soybean rust sentinel plots spread throughout Illinois. Total RNA was extracted from pools of 90-100 plants and analyzed by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. From the first survey, pools from three counties were positive for SbDV. Analysis of individual leaf samples from positive pools showed that one sample in each county was positive for SbDV, which indicated that about 0.3% of sampled plants were infected with SbDV. In the second survey, SbDV was detected in one sentinel plot. Sequence analysis of the combined coat protein and read through domain encoding regions of Illinois SbDV isolates showed that their predicted amino acid sequences were greater than 95% identical to a Japanese dwarfing isolate of SbDV. This is the first report of infection of soybean plants in Illinois with SbDV.


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Emotional overwhelm, or a state of being beset by intense emotion that is difficult to manage, can often affect a person's ability to think and act rationally or perform in an efficient and functional manner. A state of emotional overwhelm may be caused by stress at home or work, traumatic life experiences, relationship issues, and much more. If a state of emotional overwhelm persists for an extended period of time, the services of a mental health professional may help one cope.
- Causes of Emotional Overwhelm
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Causes of Emotional Overwhelm
Many people will experience a state of emotional overwhelm at some point in their lives. When multiple challenges occur in rapid succession or when coping skills are insufficient, an individual may end up feeling overwhelmed. The level of stress and the amount of support a person has are often significant factors in whether or not a person feels overwhelmed by emotions. Factors that may help protect against feelings of overwhelm include supportive friends and family, rewarding hobbies, adequate self-care, and stress management skills such as meditation.
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The causes of emotional overwhelm vary. After a fight with a friend, for example, one person may not worry over the matter at all, believing that the issue will resolve itself eventually. Another person may experience significant sadness and anxiety, fear the friendship is over, and worry that he or she was the one at fault. Experiencing these emotions all at once may lead to overwhelm.
Common causes of issues that may lead to emotional overwhelm include:
- Relationship problems.
- Underlying physical or mental health conditions.
- Career demands.
- Financial difficulties.
- Life transitions, such as buying a house or having a baby.
- The death of a loved one.
- Insufficient time to complete tasks or rest.
- Sleep deprivation.
- Poor diet.
- Traumas such as rape and abuse.
Although any single issue may be enough to overload a person's emotions, emotional overwhelm can often occur when a person experiences multiple stressors and conflicting emotions at one time.
Symptoms of Emotional Overwhelm
A person is most likely to be overwhelmed by negative emotions, such as extreme sadness, persistent anger, fear, anxiety, or guilt. Emotional overwhelm may also be an extension of psychological concerns such as anxiety or depression.
A person who is emotionally overwhelmed may become irritable or depressed, experience significant anxiety and panic, stress over things that may be of little significance, or have an inability to distinguish thoughts or beliefs from reality. Some people may feel physically ill or fatigued as a result, and others may withdraw and isolate themselves. One's ability to act rationally and complete tasks may be affected by one's emotions.
When a person is experiencing emotional overwhelm, it may be difficult to verbalize exactly what the source of the overwhelm may be, because it is often the compounding of multiple stressful events and emotions that lead to feeling overwhelmed. Behavioral changes may be an indicator of significant stress or emotional overwhelm, and a person's daily routine and relationships may falter under the stress of emotional overwhelm.
How Therapy Can Help with Emotional Overwhelm
Therapy can often be a helpful way for a person to sort through difficult emotions, especially those that occur as a result of stress or trauma. In therapy, a person may be able to work through key issues, discover and understand the roots of the overwhelming emotions, explore ways to prevent emotions from becoming overwhelming, and learn coping skills to deal with potential emotional stressors that cannot be prevented. When emotional overwhelm occurs as a result of life stressors, therapy may also help one gain a better perspective on situations that lead to this state of overwhelm, and address recurring issues.
Certain types of therapy may also integrate practices such as meditation, self-hypnosis, focusing, and centering. These techniques may help individuals be better able to self-soothe and relax in times of stress, which may reduce the emotional impact. Journal therapy and exercise have also been shown to have a beneficial effect on emotional overwhelm. In some cases psychiatrists may prescribe psychotropic medications to help treat the psychiatric causes of emotional overwhelm.
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Emotional overwhelm may lead to physical health problems. As worry, anxiety, and other negative emotions increase, the body's ability to fight off infection may decrease, and the body can suffer from fatigue, which may occur as a result of poor or insufficient sleep. Medication and/or hospitalization may sometimes be necessary for the body to rejuvenate and rebuild strength and immunity.
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- Emotional overwhelm after car accident: Raquel, 48, seeks out a therapist to help her sort through and cope with the significant stress, anxiety, and worry she is experiencing. Raquel explains that her husband was recently involved in a serious car accident. She at first felt extreme relief that he survived, but his recovery was slow, and she slowly began to feel stressed and worried. As more time passed, she began to be concerned about financial issues as well, and after a few weeks, the intensity of her emotions began to prevent her from focusing on other things. Raquel tells the therapist that now she cannot seem to concentrate on even simple tasks, that she spends evenings and weekends in the hospital with her husband, and that when she is not there, she cannot help but worry about him. Her coworkers have begun to point out many small mistakes she makes throughout the day, and she knows she has to improve or risk losing her job. She has not turned to her friends for support, she tells the therapist, because she feels as if she does not have the energy to deal with their concern. Raquel also admits that her physical health has suffered: She does not feel like preparing meals without her husband and rarely sits down to eat, and she often only gets four or five hours of sleep each night, which leaves her exhausted. The therapist begins to work with her, first helping her to see that when she is overwhelmed by her emotions, she cannot be a source of support for her husband. She acknowledges that Raquel is likely unable to prevent herself from worrying about her husband's recovery but helps her to see that she needs to develop effective coping strategies so that she does not completely withdraw from life. Raquel's therapist encourages her to spend time with her friends and turn to family for help and to take some time each day for herself. Raquel also begins to keep a daily journal and finds that writing down her thoughts and feelings helps to eliminate some of her stress: After verbalizing her emotions, she is less overwhelmed by them. Raquel's husband's recovery remains slow, but the coping methods she has learned helps Raquel remain positive, and both her health and performance at work begin to improve.
Bersell, M. (n.d.). Empowering Emotionally Overwhelmed Kids. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/parents/experts/archive/2014/08/empowering-emotionally-overwhe.html.
Feeling Overwhelmed is a Common Anxiety Symptom. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/feeling-overwhelmed.
Identifying Signs of Stress in Your Children and Teens. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-children.aspx.


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Creators Larry Page and Sergey Brin met while at Stanford University and collaborated on a web search engine called "BackRub." Over time, the engine became too large for the university's servers and the pair decided it was time for a name change. They eventually came up with the name "Google," which was based on the word "googol" – a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros! They believed this word encapsulated their goal of organizing the limitless amounts of information stored across the World Wide Web.
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Libya has one of the worst press freedom records in the Arab world. Reporters without Borders classifies the press situation in Libya country as a "very serious situation" – the bleakest category in their classification. It occupies rank 152 out of 168 in their Index of Press Freedom. A Reporters without Borders delegation visited Libya in 2006 for the first time after a 20 year absence. In November, the organization took the country off its list of "enemies of the Internet." Several journalists have served prison sentences for publishing critical articles on the Internet. The World Press Freedom Review by the International Press Institute notes that Libya is "home to one of the world's worst human rights regimes and, wholly devoid of any independent media; indeed, it is consistently referred to as having one of the worst press freedom environments." Furthermore, the report states that "journalists are not free to express criticism of the state, the political system or the country's leader and many sensitive topics, such as the plight of the Berber minority or high-level corruption are considered off-limits." According to the Committee to Protect Journalists Libya belongs to the ten most censored countries in the world. The Freedom House report on Freedom of the Press states that "Libyan journalists continue to operate under some of the most restrictive laws in the world and in an extremely repressive climate. Press freedom, like all other public political activity, is illegal, and harsh laws impose life imprisonment and even death sentences on those who dare cross the regime. A public opponent can face a firing squad if he commits vaguely defined violations such as tarnishing Libya's image abroad or disseminating information that opposes the principles of the constitution."
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I know, O LORD, that a man's life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23 You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:19b-20
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Summer Sun
Yesterday when John came home for lunch, he found us outside. Thomas was enjoying just sitting under a tree. As I couldn't decide which pictures to show, I decided to use them all. It's amazing all the different expressions Thomas can make in just a few minutes as well as how many different ways he sucks his thumb and fingers!
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- Victoria Anne said...
Thanks for the pix ! I have never seen your hair so long! It's pretty that way:)
The thing I enjoy about hanging clothes outside is how fresh they smell--no dryer sheets needed--especially for sheets, towels, and p.j.s
How I praise The Lord for the fun you are having with Thomas. Love, Grandma L.
- August 10, 2010 at 11:47 PM
- Maria Coble said...
Thanks for the update. These days will pass fast, soon he'll be walking and crawling.
Often they get less fussy once they are more mobile.
Love you!
Your sister,
- August 11, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Almost 90? Hot?
Just be glad you don't live here in Texas. Lately it's been so hot it's almost too dangerous to spend much time outside. Temperatures have been in the 100s!
But I'm glad you have been able to enjoy the warm weather. Thomas is so cute, and he's getting so big!
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Classic, irreverent, incisive, evocative – here are the most remarkable transformations of 2014
Taylor Swift – 2014 was a banner year for the "1989" creator – Swift officially shook off both country music and her reputation as a lovelorn early-twentysomething, and embraced pop super-stardom, simultaneously cultivating a self-possessed, mature image: terrific interactions with fans, and cheerful peeks into her weekends with girlfriends, gourmet meals, jetsetting adventures, and her new cat, via Instagram. Womanhood is a wonderful look for Swift.
Lady Gaga – For the second year in a row Lady Gaga has bowled the public over. Once a self-styled Monster Mother and multidimensional performance artist, who rode white stallions and wore meat dresses to awards shows, Gaga has toned her image down considerably. Now she is donning slinky black dresses and appearing with legendary Tony Bennett to promote their collaborative album full of old jazz standards, "Cheek to Cheek." Like her natural predecessor Madonna, Lady Gaga never stays in an incarnation long enough to truly become a brand. Instead, her changeability has become her signature style.
Elizabeth Warren – When she defeated incumbent Scott Brown in 2012, Warren became the first female senator from Massachusetts. However, her real work has been in the past year, successfully igniting the public's outrage over fiscal irresponsibility of private enterprise and lack of government oversight, in a series of dramatic congressional hearings and taped speeches that went viral in days, to the tune of over 1 million views in 24 hours. Though champions of the left hoped she might make a run in 2016, Warren is more interested in the work she's doing for the people of Massachusetts.
Amy Poehler – Never one to sit on her laurels, hosting the Golden Globes and winning an Emmy for her portrayal of the relentlessly cheerful Leslie Knope on Parks and Rec in this year's first two months was not nearly satisfactory to Poehler. Not only was her web series "Smart Girls at the Party" acquired by Legendary Entertainment, where it will continue to generate female-centric entertainment in new formats and across a variety of viewing platforms. "Broad City", Poehler's passion project, enjoyed critical and popular success in its first season – and she managed to find the time to publish her first memoir and record it as an audiobook. From funny lady to Captain of the Entertainment Industry, Poehler is blazing trails wherever she goes.
This American Life – Possibly the rebrand of all rebrands, This American Life (TAL) editor Sarah Koenig pitched, produced and starred in TAL's straight-to-podcast spinoff, Serial. The Dickensian true-crime drama, delivered at weekly intervals and exhaustively analyzed and spoofed by the media, was a runaway hit—the most downloaded podcast of all time. It's officially detached from the TAL brand now, but has cast a sparkly new sheen over its parent show and made public radio relevant and interesting to listeners in new and exciting ways.
Stephen Colbert – At the end of 2014, Stephen Colbert left his Empire of Truthiness – complete with companion books, live events and Holiday Specials, to name a few – and the identity of combative and perfectly-groomed conservative ideologue, created for the Daily Show over a decade ago. In a few short months, he'll have to reinvent himself into a charming, witty, diplomatic late night personality able to succeed David Letterman. Keep an eye on this transformation artist.
Matthew McConaghuey – arguably the most dramatic of the year's reinventions, McConaghuey evolved from a hunky leading man, easily deployed in almost any romantic comedy, to a substantive character actor. The Dallas Buyer's Club, True Detective and even his small juicy role in The Wolf of Wall Street, punctuated by an audacious and memorable Oscars acceptance speech, made a confection of an actor into a true enigma.
George Clooney – Clooney never goes out of style. In some ways, this makes a radical reinvention even more interesting. This year the playboy left off the short-term dalliances with younger women and married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin, a match that aligns beautifully with his values of humanitarianism and justice.
Mary Barra – the first female CEO of a Big-8 Automaker, Barra took the helm of GM in January, just in time to weather a large wave of recalls that rocked the industry and necessitated her appearance before Congress. Though she came from humble origins (her father worked the assembly line at one of GM's plants), she was named one Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in April. Under her guidance, GM has updated its brand to classic and contemporary, a reflection, undoubtedly, of Barra's unflagging poise and confidence – and an updated management style that might just salvage GM's brand.


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It wasn't easy to accept. As thousands of people partied, willing to wade into Wyoming traffic jams that went well into the hours, my full-on solar eclipse took an unexpected turn. Not that there wasn't excitement, wonder and heart-stopping awe. Daughter Hope flew up from New Mexico. We spread our blanket and placed our chairs on a ridge that faced the powerful monolith, Mato Tipila, known in the common lexicon as Devils Tower. (Mato Tipila is Lakota for Bear Lodge, the name given the rock formation by the Indians who lived at its base for ten thousand years. How it changed to Devils Tower is a question I answered dozens of times a day in my summer stint as a park ranger.)
I should have known I was in for an extraordinary experience. I had queried several Natives about the upcoming eclipse and received similar responses. Cheyenne, Lakota, Kiowa ... all spoke of great tension building with earth's new birth, heralded by the eclipse. And as we know, birth can be a perilous time. Natives hung prayer bundles at her base every day. They repeatedly mentioned that Mato Tipila was a portal to other dimensions. Spielburg wasn't too far afield when he chose this location for Close Encounters of a Third Kind. Her power was palpable.
We chose a knoll where we would be alone and positioned ourselves an hour before the eclipse, predicted to be at 98%. Climbers were already on Mato Tipila's top, having crack-climbed the 867-foot vertical face in the average four to six hours. We put on our glasses as the light began to dim. Nature was quick to respond. The drone of cicadas was replaced by the nighttime song of crickets. Two Peregrines sailed from the cliffs and landed in a nearby ponderosa pine. Nuthatches' incessant calls ceased. The warm wind that enveloped us turned cooled. So far so good. Exciting and fascinating as darkness swelled. Then ...
And just like that, light returned and birds began to sing. Ala Disney; the Peregrine Falcons lifted off.
Hope and I hugged but stayed silent. Something monumental had happened at the base of the nation's first national monument. A warning given as the earth birthed anew. This, as I birthed Wild Road Home. This, as the Comanche man requested I hang his prayer bundles. This, as a native woman spoke of "special energy" and placed a white beaded pouch with sage in my hand.
Soon the hurricanes hit. Forest fires burned Montana alive. Nuclear war was threatened against North Korea.
The soul-crushing news does not stop but hope must prevail. The earth is on life support; in the midst of the next mass extinction. If one is to trust the unfolding I point to the miracle genesis of a people who changed course on the threshold of nuclear winter, real or metaphor.
I didn't name my daughter Hope for naught.
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