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-- Japanese stocks continue to rise as yen weakens.
-- China HSBC manufacturing PMI rises to 24-month high.
-- Markets looking ahead to earnings season in Japan and Korea for cues.
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Asian markets were mixed Thursday after the release of Chinese manufacturing data, while regional technology companies fell following Apple's disappointing earnings results.
The biggest move on Thursday was in Japan, where the Nikkei resumed its ascent after losing 3.9% over the last three sessions as the Bank of Japan's latest policy meeting failed to meet expectations.
The Nikkei climbed 0.9%, as the yen started to go back to a weakening trajectory. The dollar was last at Y89.18, compared to Y88.70 late Wednesday in New York.
Exporters benefited from the weaker yen. Honda Motor was up 1.7% and electronics company Kyocera Corp. added 2.9%.
The main Asian economic event on Thursday, HSBC's preliminary Chinese purchasing managers index for January, made little impact on Chinese stocks, despite rising to a 24-month high of 51.9 from a final reading of 51.5 in December. A score above 50 indicates an expansion in manufacturing activity.
The Shanghai Composite in mainland China received an initial boost after the data was released, but soon moderated to a 0.1% decline, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.2%. The data did have an effect further afield, pushing up Australia's S&P ASX 200 by 0.4%.
Several major Asian markets have posted only small movements in recent sessions, suggesting that investors are looking for new catalysts to perpetuate the regional rally that started in September.
"For markets to continue rising, investors are going to need to see an improvement in the earnings outlook," said Matthew Sherwood, head of investment market research at Perpetual Investments in Sydney. At the moment, Mr. Sherwood added, the market "wants to go higher, but it just doesn't know how to do it."
The earnings season is about to come into full swing in South Korea and Japan, which will give investors the chance to see how the stronger Korean won and the weaker Japanese yen have affected corporate earnings.
Hyundai Motor, South Korea's largest automaker, is scheduled to report its earnings results later Thursday, followed by local tech giant Samsung Electronics on Friday. In Japan, reporting season starts in earnest next Wednesday, when Canon Corp. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announce their earnings results.
Apple suppliers were in focus Thursday after the company posted flat quarterly earnings for the first time in years, with iPhone sales coming in below some analysts' expectations. LG Display dropped 1.9% in Seoul, and Hon Hai Precision Industry dropped 2.7% in Taiwan.
South Korea's Kospi was down 0.6%, while Taiwan's Taiex fell 0.4%.
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Religious leader is Saudi Arabia want to restrict how much women can pray at the Grand Mosque in Makka. Women activist have vowed to fight any such attempts.
At present, women can pray in the immediate vicinity of the Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure inside the mosque, believed to have been built by Ibrahim (Abraham) – seen by Muslims as a prophet – and his son.
Osama al-Bar, head of the Institute for Haj Research, said: "The area is very small and so crowded. So we decided to get women out of the sahn [Kaaba area] to a better place where they can see the Kaaba and have more space.
"Some women thought it wasn't good, but from our point of view it will be better for them … We can sit with them and explain to them what the decision is."
Uh, it was too crowded so we told the women to leave? That doesn't sound like a good enough reason.
Suhaila Hammad, a Saudi woman member of a body of world Muslim scholars, said: "Both men and women have the right to pray in the House of God. Men have no right to take it away.
"Men and women mix when they circumambulate the Kaaba, so do they want to make us do that somewhere else too?
"This is discrimination against women."
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ADAMS COUNTY, Wash. -- A 70-year-old man was shot and killed near Washtucna late Tuesday night.
Deputies responded to a call of a shooting on Austin Road, two miles north of Washtucna, around 11:30 p.m. according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office. When deputies arrived, they said they found a man identified as Ronnie Dick, 70, dead at the scene from what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators said the shooting suspect, Larry Turner, 60, was taken into custody at the scene after a short stand-off.
Members of the Washington State Crime Lab joined the sheriff's office and spent hours investigating the crime scene Wednesday. The sheriff's office and prosecutor did not release many details about the shooting.
A farmer who worked nearby said the shooting was unusual for the community.
"It's quite a shock for these small communities to hear that you have gunshots and you've got a fatality due to guns," said farmer Brian Dainty. "In these small towns that doesn't happen very often."
Dainty said the suspected shooter and victim were neighbors of his who had known each other.
"I didn't know either of them had any major issues with each other," he said. "They deal with each other frequently."
Dainty wondered what led to the shooting in the first place.
"We don't know what to think," he said. "We don't want to assume. We just know that we lost one of our members in the community and that alone is hard to swallow."
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So along with this page of epicky wonder (the next to last panel at the bottom is my favorite! ::nod nod::) we have decided to include a small definitions glossary that shall reside on the World page for all those pesky terms that might seem a little too slippery to remember. >.>
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In my mind, Nashua was hit with that branch he pushed aside the moment he let go. Just say'in.
Oh~ Forbidden magics. Never a good thing. Always an interesting thing – but not always good. XD
….that next-to-last-panel is kinda' cute. I think it's his happy face. :D
Souls are tasty! :P
He could do commercials…
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14 A list of more than 150 potential examples was compiled objectives as the process continues, help build a clear link by a review of transportation agency websites, a review of between the vision and the specific plans and projects that academic literature addressing visioning processes and public it is intended to guide. involvement techniques, and discussion with national experts � Engage stakeholders. Visioning efforts are intended to enable who have had experience and involvement in a variety of trans- participants to understand the future impacts of today's portation planning projects. The project team then reviewed decisions. This goal is represented through scenario-based and categorized candidate projects based on the five typology planning in which trend patterns are extended or alternative filters. The team then compared each on the basis of how futures created, often with accompanying visualizations to closely the visioning process was related to transportation help participants understand the outcomes and trade-offs considerations, particularly issues of transportation capacity, involved. and whether the visioning process yielded outcomes that � Leverage existing efforts. Reviewing prior work of partners influenced transportation projects or policies. and even previous visioning efforts may help establish the Approximately 70 candidate case studies emerged from this support of partners, roles and responsibilities, and how initial screening and were reviewed more thoroughly. The a new vision fits into partner planning efforts. Leveraging project team reviewed materials including websites, final existing plans also may help generate support from local reports, presentations, and news articles for each project to elected officials with a stake in the development of those assess availability of information and fit with the research plans. objectives of this project. Twenty examples were chosen that � Collaborate with partners. Regardless of whether a public best met criteria and provided a representative sample using agency or civic organization leads a visioning effort, partner the five typology filters. organizations are a major factor in any effort to reach con- The research team reviewed each of the selected visioning sensus and in implementation. When the vision advances processes in detail and developed a case study summary for to policy and action recommendations, a lack of collabora- each. Research was conducted using online information, tion can impair momentum and weaken links between the academic publications, and peer reviews. Telephone inter- principles developed in the visioning process and application views also were conducted with key representatives from the to the plans and processes of partners. lead organization and related transportation partners in DOTs, � Demonstrate effective leadership. Strong and effective leader MPOs, and other transportation agencies. The case studies were ship is crucial at many levels, from the project convener, to developed consistently by employing a detailed question- elected officials, partners, and stakeholders, and within the naire and survey form. The summaries were peer reviewed by community itself. 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FUUCK I NEED TO GO BACK TO MAMMOTH @alexrapada soaking up the last of winter. #laswim #mammoth
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I should stay off social media during mother's day.
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The thailandais, magnificent and so splendidly colored elephants, of the artist Kris Surajaroenjai
noam chomsky on social cleansing, population control, the 'war' on drugs and prohibition
a 12 year old kid picked up of the street by police and sent to prison with murderers to live for the rest of his life. He said that happened.
"We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but an infinitesimal hairline between an all-powerfully causative past and an absorbingly important future.
We have no Present. Our consciousness is almost completely preoccupied with memory and expectation. We do not realize that there never was, is, nor will be any other experience than present experience.
We are therefore out of touch with reality. We confuse the world as talked about, described, and measured with the world which actually is. We are sick with a fascination for the useful tools of names and numbers, of symbols, signs, conceptions and ideas."
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so i blame this town, this job, these friends
the truth is it's myself
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Wittle babybear!
Romantic matzo ball soup idea
Make the matzo dumplings like little hearts.. And maybe the carrots too. Cook dumplings for a shorter amount of time.
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The best way to experience a new place is to sleep outside under the stars.
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Is the Private Sector "The Problem"?
The news about the H1N1 flu pandemic is turning out to be very interesting in unexpected ways.
It is critical to understand that, starting in 1980 with Pres. Reagan, our public health infrastructure has been eviscerated. After all, if the government can do no good and is by definition "the problem", why pay for a public health infrastructure?
The real problem is that now we are facing a sharp peak, an exponential rate of growth, in the H1N1 pandemic. This peak will range from about October 15 – November 21. A consequence of Pres. Reagan's political philosophy, and resultant under-funding of public health, is that, now that we need all of the benefits of a public health infrastructure to inform, guide and help us weather this storm, we have to ask if we actually have what we need. Do we know what is happening in enough detail in time to make the best decisions in a timely and effective manner?
H1N1 may yet again prove the fallacy of the the notion that only the private sector can solve our problems and the public sector can never be the answer. The spike in absenteeism caused by H1N1, for example, is apt to have a measurable impact on 4th quarter GDP. Will this have political consequences in the mid-term elections? Will the fruits of the Reagan era, and all of their unintended negative consequences, be blamed on the current Administration?
A key test is whether the government, despite the Reagan/Bush heritage, will have enough information to be able to offer sufficiently accurate information and appropriate timely responses to maintain public trust. This remains to be seen. There is already evidence of institutions in Washington sending employees home when a co-worker develops H1N1 but swearing the employees to secrecy. This intellectually dishonest 'cover up' denies the public health services the very data they must have to maintain the public's trust. How long will this be tolerated?
So far we have seen the disastrous results of the Reagan/Bush philosophy of the government and its regulations as always being the problem, and never right, in the current economic and housing turmoil we are suffering through. We are seeing the same terrible consequences of the view that the private sector is the only and best answer when it comes to the bloated cost of our fragmented healthcare system that still leaves 10s of millions of American uninsured or under-insured. H1N1 may show us another tragic consequence of the blighted and simplistically one sided views of the market fundamentalist.
The question everyone should be asking is: What can the private sector in the US get right at all? Not Wall Street. Not automobiles. Not healthcare for all. Not secure home ownership you can believe in. Not a stable and secure environment that gets better from generation to generation. Not soils that have increasing carbon content and biological vitality. Not a diet that does not promote diabetes and other costly health problems. Not secure employment with a retirement plan to you can trust to be there when you need it. And the list goes on. Not even a job for everyone who wants one.
The answer is simply that neither the private sector nor the public sector is sufficient. Both are limited by imperfect knowledge and constrained by the seven deadly sins, human nature. It is clearly necessary for both the private and public sectors to work together to overcome these endless limitations as best they can.
America will not regain its vitality until the private and public sectors, working together, instead of against one another, form a synergy that is greater than the sum of the parts. This will require the re-establishment of the separation of State, Church, and the Private Sector. This would truly be Change We Can Believe In.
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there are a few things not clear on this.
its not just private ownership of productive assets that are the problem. while state ownership is better at building up industries it does nothing intrinsically to advance the democracy of society or the liberation of the working class.
private enterprise's problem is not just that it is inefficient, but that it is exploitative. as is true for market allocation. markets are inefficient and exploitative and those who live in market systems are more than wage slaves, theyre market slaves. what determines whether agriculture is used for food, feed or fuel? markets. whether we grow tobacco or food? markets? whether we have singlepayer or mass public transportation? markets and they are geared towards private consumption and away from public and certainly away from democratic decision-making.
we dont need "separation" from the private sector. we need it and markets abolished. society should own and democratically manage productive assets via workers and consumers councils/assemblies.
this also requires us to address how labor is divided and structured? we could abolish private enterprises and market allocation and keep corporate divisions of labor but that will make our progress a sham since a minority will monopolize the skills and information needed to make sound decisions. as is, 20% dominate skills and information needed to coordinate the economy. that means 80% of us just obey orders and are too tired at the end of the day to participate in making decisions. we need to balance out workplace tasks to equitably distribute them on the basis of what one wants to do, is qualified to do and is available to do. this may require putting extra attention on training and education but if we want to have a formal and functioning democracy then people must have the skills and information needed to participate in formulating options and choosing what they feel is the best solution.


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TEXAS ---- The UIL has announced the reclassification and realignments for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 football seasons.
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District 3-4A (Division II):
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Urine might be the next fuel to get NASA to Mars – well, sort of. Used for years by the Russians, Oxygen Generation Systems, or OGS, uses electrolysis to turn pee into oxygen. The addition of an OGS system to the current space shuttle should allow for a 3 crew increase, bringing crew capacity to a total of 6. The current NASA shuttle is carrying the OGS, but won't be usable until a urine-water recovery system is added. This system will use "a vacuum-distillation system to remove the dissolved solids in urine" and presumably harness the water to add to the OGS. Right now the question isn't 'if' NASA will implement these systems and reach mars, its just a question of 'when'.
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Researchers analyzed data from about 82,000 women who
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Four low-risk lifestyle factors were significantly and
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92 percent lower risk of SCD than those who didn't have any of the
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Posted on Sunday, July 24 @ 16:56:35 Eastern by Daniel BischoffYou know, I've practically had my fill of Gears of War 3's multiplayer mode. Epic Games and Microsoft packed plenty of content into their highly publicized beta earlier this year, leaving gamers to wonder what the game's Single and Horde modes would bring. I mean seriously, how many people can I possibly chainsaw to death? I think I've had my fi---
HAHAHA, who am I kidding? I'm always ready to toss a smoke bomb into the fray and come out with gory bits left sticking to my chainsaw blades. Let's watch this single-player trailer from Epic Games at Comic-Con together:
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Everything around you feels beautiful when you are comfortable and content. Who does not want to enjoy the beauty this world has to offer but alas for many it isn't so.
This 24 years old is a Rheumatoid Arthritis patient and was wheel chair bound and could not move around without it. This was due her deformed knee joints which resulted in her complete immobility.
Her treatment required complete replacement of her knees, which was impossible due to the costs incurred. Coming from a very impoverished background where her parents worked hard to make ends meet, an operation like this was out of the question.
She was finally brought to Fatima Memorial Hospital where the Arthritis Care Foundation (ACF) sponsored the replacement of both her knees which costs Rs.400, 000.
The operation was successful and today she is completely free from all the crutches and wheelchairs that held her back giving her a new lease to life. ACF is treating many patients daily at Fatima Memorial Hospital and to continue with our purpose of healthier community we need your kind support. Our mission is to make Pakistan an arthritis free nation.
The disease can strike at any time and without proper care can lead to severe disabilities affecting patients for a lifetime. However, today through early diagnosis and extensive treatment rheumatologists can significantly help prevent disability and death in patients suffering from rheumatic diseases.
Rheumatic Diseases are the most common cause of physical disability all over the world
These stories give us hope and the strength to continue with our mission.
Please donate today and change lives.
Muhammad is a young man from Kabirwala from the province of Punjab; the 25 year old was diagnosed with Behcets disease. This is an autoimmune rheumatic disease which may lead to blindness and the blockage of veins and arteries. Apart from losing sight it may also cause heart attacks and strokes and mostly affects the young.
Making ends meet was a problem for Muhammad and add to that the expensive treatment required to ensure that the disease remains stable and does not deteriorate further was simply not possible.
Thankfully the disease was diagnosed in time and the ACF was able to fund his medication which costs around PKR 5000 a month. Arthritis Care Foundation (ACF) was established in 2001 in collaboration with Fatima Memorial Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan which provides Physiotherapy and Diagnostic support to deserving patients.
The story of Najma is a heart wrenching one; a 26 year old married woman from a village near the city of Sargodha in the Punjab province. For the past two years she has been bed ridden as she was in severe pain due to damaged joints. She had been suffering from joint pains for many years but due to the lack of proper care the situation aggravated to such a degree that couldn't even walk.
Her husband teaches the Holy Quran in the area and earns a meager 15,000 rupees a month (around 140 US Dollars) and proper medical care was just out of reach. Najma had tried local quacks, healers and anybody who she thought will be the answer to her pain but to no avail.
The ACF funded her right hip replacement last year, after which she was able to walk with some support. Arthritis Care Foundation (ACF) was established in 2001 in collaboration with Fatima Memorial Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan provides Physiotherapy and Diagnostic support to deserving patients.
The ACF than also funded her left hip replacement at a cost PKR 200,000 foundation and today by the grace of God she is able to able without any support and is able to live life to the fullest.
Rawa Ikhlaq is ten years old and the first thing you notice when you meet her is herbright endearing eyes which shine despite her pain. She was diagnosed withJuvenile Dermatomyositis which is the inflammation of the muscles and was notable to walk. Today with specialist treatment at Fatima Memorial Hospital withthe support of Arthritis Care Foundation is now able to attend school again.These stories give us hope and the strength to continue with our mission.
Arthritis Care Foundation established in 2001 in collaboration with Fatima MemorialHospital in Lahore, Pakistanprovides Physiotherapy and Diagnostic supports to deserving patients.
The disease can strike at any time and without proper care can lead to severedisabilities affecting patients for a lifetime. However, today through earlydiagnosis and extensive treatment rheumatologists can significantly helpprevent disability and death in patients suffering from rheumatic diseases.
The challenges faced in Pakistan are the expensive treatments and acute shortage ofRheumatologists in the country. Currently there are about 30 qualifiedRheumatologists for a population of almost 180 million whereas theinternational requirement is 1 Rheumatologists for 80,000 people. Thestaggering figures means that early detection does not take place which furtherhinders helping patients with treatment. The Arthritis Foundation with itslimited financial and human resources try to meet the challenges faced in thesector in our country.
From July 2012 to March 2013, the foundation treated 3804 patients with cost ofalmost 4 million rupees (40,000 USD). This was only possible with the supportof countless who have been kind enough to be a part of this mission inwhichever they can.
With your support there will be many happy Uzmas whose future can be changed permanently for generations to come.
It is not just girls like Uzma who have benefitted from our Center but a countless stream of people from all walks of life and sections of society.
Our Mission Continues
Figure 3- attached illustrates the numbers of various types and volumes of patient flow from 2011 to 2012. It is clear from the diagram below that 'free outdoor patients general' are leading with nearly 4,500 treated. This is indeed a monumental achievement!
So we request you to come forward and become a part of this humanitarian movement to work towards theshared goal of reducing this global silent killer known as Arthritis. Your donations will go a long way towards the fulfillment of our collective mission. We need all the help we can get from socially responsible individuals like you.Your contributions will mean a lot to us and even more to the poor Arthritis patients whose lives will be positively changed forever by your gift.
[[II]]Arthritis Care Foundation, Project Report, http://www.arthritiscare.org.pk/index.php?menuid=14&pageid=12,accessed on March 2013.
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The Double Fine Kickstarter to Rule Them All (and partially the reason why you now see a new game to Kickstart every other day) finally has a name: Broken Age. It also has a site and a lovely new trailer.
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Another shot of the amazing, enchanting Beatrix Ost. I'd love to think I might have a chance of looking this good when I'm 71, but I haven't been that skinny since I was about eleven years old; once again, big boobs ruin everything. :(
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I was trying to type in the name of the dish I ate tonight, spezzatino, and my phone decided I meant to type "apex stink." Is that something a lot of people are are writing about these days, so that phones have it pre-programmed as a recommendation?
"Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right." -- Igor Stravinsky
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Auto-correct is a pain in the butt. There are plenty of sites on the internet (lamebook, uberhumour, and the like) that show this same dynamic, just funnier.ReplyDelete
You must remember, your phone is always updating, even when it is turned off. Who knows what new phrases are added to auto-correct?
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The police chief and District Attorney were reportedly on the scene of the fire. At this point, State Fire Marshall Ed Paulk believes someone left food unattended, while cooking on the stove.
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Accountability run a muck
Who are you accountable to? Accountability is one of the foundation stones of success. When one rises through the ranks of a company they are accountable to their direct management. The higher you go up the ladder, you become more and more accountable to the customer. At every level we are accountable to the customer, but of all that you are accountable to, which is most important? In my life I am accountable to my wife and my son over all else. As I work towards success, however, they are not undermining and plotting against it. Instead they support and encourage and so momentum toward the goal happens.
Dangerous Beauty ~ by R. Mordant Mahon
Be careful that you do not miss what lies beyond the horizon because you choose to play it safe in your life.
Last year around Christmastime I read the book A Complaint Free World: How To Stop Complaining And Start Enjoying The Life You Always Wanted by Will Bowen.
It's a sweet book written by a minister who realized that by not complaining his entire world shifted, and so too did the lives of his congregation. (Law of Attraction, anyone? :)
Confucius said, "When you meet a noble person, emulate them. When you meet an evil person, look within." But why? Because you only ever do unto others what you've done to yourself already. Conversely, you do to yourself what you've done to others. Both are equally true, as well as equally telling.
Grand Slam Healing ~ by Sandi Evans
The thing about the chaos of healing is how tricky it is. It masquerades as real stuff. I think of myself as pretty savvy and sophisticated when it comes to the crisis of "healing", "growing", learning", whatever word you want to use to describe that really uncomfortable and painful jump into the unknown of being a better person. So I was pretty surprised when after four days of looking at the facts and considering all aspects ….."I got nuthin". "Maybe this time all the ground clutter is real?!" That aforementioned thought led me to reconsider some of my core beliefs. Maybe I needed to change some things…..
Personal Year #1 ~ by Patti Dooms
To arrive at your "Personal Year Number", or an explanation of what you might be able to expect in the upcoming year, take the sum of your birth month and day, and add it to the "World Number" which is the sum of the digits of the year (in other words, 2012 would add up to 5). You then reduce this sum to a single digit. The resulting number tells you--in a cycle of nine years--where exactly you are in your life cycle, and what you might anticipate as a result.
A mantra is a sound, syllable, or group of words which, when recited, are regarded as capable of producing spiritual transformation (or so says Wiki). Actually, mantra is a word common in the eastern world and is itself made up of two words: man meaning "mind," and tra meaning "instrument." So, a mantra is "an instrument of the mind."
The New Year is a time when many of us decide things need to change. As you reflect on the year just passed, step onto the scale, pull on a tight pair of jeans or set goals for your career or business, it becomes obvious that doing what you've done in the past probably won't result in the dreams you have for a better future. Change, nevertheless is the hardest thing for most of us to truly embrace. It requires paying attention, letting go of old habits, losing the comfort of the past while stepping into new behaviors that do not yet feel normal.


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Overwhelming Sadness: Teen Depression
Here are the warning signs.
More details are emerging about the boy who committed suicide yesterday at The Dalton School in NYC. Some students said Theodore (Teddy) Graubard had been noticeably depressed recently.
"He has been very depressed. People were talking about him having a breakdown last week," said one student, who asked not to be identified.
According to the World Health Organization:
• Depression is the second most common childhood mental health problem.
• One in 33 kids is depressed.
• The number of kids diagnosed with the disorder could double by the year 2020.
Scary, huh?
Even scarier is that less than a quarter of the 12 million kids in the United States who suffer from mental disorders receive treatment, which makes them more prone to lower grades, drug and alcohol abuse and criminal behavior. Kids with untreated depression are also 12 times more likely to commit suicide.
Many parents don't seek help because they fear their kids will be stamped with the "mentally ill" label, while other parents dismiss their child's behavior as a phase.
How can you tell the difference between a kid who's moody and one with a mental disorder?
We called Dr. Miriam Kaufman, the mother of two teenagers and the author of Overcoming Teen Depression, for guidance.
Dr. Kaufman says the signs of teen depression can be particularly confusing for parents, because depressed teens can display opposite symptoms. For instance, both increased and decreased appetite are signs of depression, as are not sleeping enough and sleeping too much. "Some depressed teens display signs of psychomotor retardation, and appear as if they're moving through molasses, while other kids seem jumpy and agitated," Dr. Kaufman continues. "Some depressed teens cry all the time, while many never cry at all."
Other signs of teen depression include:
• Lack of attention to personal hygiene
• A change in social behavior, such as not hanging out with friends as much (if at all)
• Decreasing grades at school
• Poor concentration
• Talking about death or suicide
"Parents should be on the lookout for a real constellation of these symptoms -- a lot of things going on at once -- that's lasted for a while," Dr. Kaufman advises (at least a few weeks).
If you notice your teenager slams doors and seems very upset around you, but then hear him laughing and being his usual self with his friends on the phone, he's probably okay, Dr. Kaufman says. "What you're looking for is overall behavorial changes at home, at school, and with friends, across the board," she adds.
If you suspect your teen is depressed, Dr. Kaufman says it's important to see your child's pediatrician or primary care physician. "A lot of other things could be causing the symptoms -- such as hyperthyroidism and substance abuse -- so you don't want to take him straight to a psychiatrist without looking at the whole picture and ruling those things out first," she concludes. If your child is suffering from depression, your primary care doctor will likely refer him to a psychologist, family counselor, or psychiatrist to provide the help he needs.
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the Dalton School tragedy. We hope that this will serve as a wake-up call to other mothers whose kids are battling depression. Cases like these are a terrifying reminder that depression kills.
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No words, no ceremony can provide full tribute for the sacrifices that have brought this day to pass.Defense Secretary Leon Panetta • U.S. Officially Ends Iraq War (via nationaljournal)
A war is ending. A new day is upon us. And let us never forget those who gave us this chance: the untold number of Iraqis who've given their lives; more than 1 million Americans, military and civilian, who have served in Iraq; nearly 4,500 fallen Americans who gave their last full measure of devotion; tens of thousands of wounded warriors and so many inspiring military families. They are the reason that we can stand here today. And we owe it to every single one of them, we have a moral obligation to all of them to build a future worthy of their sacrifice.President Obama • In remarks to the press pool, joined by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Obama has pledged that U.S. forces will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year, saying in October that "our troops in Iraq will definitely be home for the holidays." The U.S. presence in Iraq is not, however, going away completely — while some 8,000 active duty military personnel are returning home, along with nearly 5,000 private military contractors, the U.S. embassy in Iraq still boasts a personnel staff of 15,000, making it the largest U.S. embassy in the world. Obama has said he intends to cut that number substantially, but that given Iraq's situation immediately following the war, the embassy's security staff will by necessity remain higher than most. source (via • follow)
Nothing has changed with the withdrawal of the American forces from Iraq on the security level because basically it has been in our hands.Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki • Emphasizing that the country can handle the forthcoming departure of U.S. troops, as an eight-year war dies down. Al-Maliki says he has "no concerns whatsoever" about the ability of his troops to maintain security in the region, and says the sectarian violence that broke out immediately in the wake of the downfall of the Saddam Hussein government is a thing of the past. "I assure the world that the Iraqi forces and the general situation in the country hasn't changed and will not change," he emphasizes. source (via • follow)
As promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year. After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over.Barack Obama • Discussing his decision to completely end the war in Iraq, a war that has cost the U.S. more than $800 billion dollars and led to the death of thousands of servicemen and thousands more Iraqis. (Combat troops left last year, but thousands of support troops stayed behind.) While Obama had considered leaving a handful of troops in the country to help the Iraqis, the debate ends with this definitive statement. What do you all think? Did it take too long to make an exit? Or did we do it at the right pace?
» Going on a diet: With over half a million soldiers, the U.S. Army isn't lacking in warm bodies, but those numbers went way up in recent years, in part due to the troop surge in Afghanistan. With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, the Army is ready to move on. "We feel that with the demand going down in Iraq and Afghanistan, and given the time to conduct a reasonable drawdown, we can manage (the force reduction) just as we have managed drawdowns in the past," noted Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick. Is this nearly enough?


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This looked promising but turned out just ok. The watercress didn't really contribute much as opposed to other greens, and the egg needed more than 5 minutes to cook the white. I cracked open an egg and found that it was still almost completely liquid, but by then it was too late to cook it further. I certainly wasn't going to waste a free-range egg so I ate quite possibly the rawest egg of my life. And 28g of fat? I fixed that by using plain yogurt instead of creme fraiche - which worked fine as no boiling was required. The highlight was the mushrooms, which made the dish worthwhile, but other recipes feature gourmet mushrooms just as well or better. I might make this again but with less "specialized" greens and a more-cooked egg.
Mushroom and Soft-Cooked Egg Salad with Hollandaise
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Karen Shinto
We think this spin on classic hollandaise sauce—made with crème fraîche rather than cooked over a double boiler—is brilliant. When drizzled over the warm mushrooms, it melts just enough that you'll wonder if it's the real thing.
Yield: 4 servings
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 326
- Calories from fat: 77%
- Protein: 11g
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated fat: 15g
- Carbohydrate: 9.3g
- Fiber: 2.4g
- Sodium: 494mg
- Cholesterol: 263mg
- 4 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons melted butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, stems removed and quartered
- 4 ounces chanterelle mushrooms, cut into 1-in. pieces
- 4 ounces oyster mushrooms, cut into 1-in. pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup crème fraîche
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- About 6 cups watercress with tough stems removed
- Pepper
- 1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Using a slotted spoon, gently submerge eggs into water. Simmer 5 minutes, then carefully immerse in cool water.
- 2. Heat 1 tbsp. butter with the oil in a 12-in. frying pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until browned, about 8 minutes, then season with salt.
- 3. Whisk together crème fraîche, mustard, and lemon juice and zest in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in remaining 2 tbsp. butter to make hollandaise sauce.
- 4. Divide watercress among plates. Top with warm mushrooms, then drizzle with hollandaise. Crack an end of each egg and peel a quarter of shell. Using a spoon, carefully loosen eggs from their shells and scoop onto salads. Add a few turns of pepper on top.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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Stanley (WQOW) - An area restaurant is raising money for local fire departments, one
pizza at a time.
Martino's restaurant in Stanley donated all their profits Saturday to the Stanley and Boyd-Edson-Delmar
fire departments. More than $7,000 was raised. Firefighters and EMT's even
helped out, making the pizzas and serving customers.
"This is just
unbelievable that somebody would do a whole day of proceeds and give everything
including their labor. The electric bill and everything I'm sure is a big
amount," says Chief Ron Patten, with the Boyd-Edson-Delmar Fire Department.
"They do so much
for us, they jump out of bed on a notice and put their life on the line
everyday. It's all volunteer so they're not paid and it's just something I can
do for them. I'm happy to do it for them," says Ron Haas, the owner of
This is actually the second time Martino's
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My top 1000 list started not showing any results. I am trying to figure out where I am in the mix. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there a fix?
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It's not loading for me anymore either. This problem started for me when the server became slow a few days ago. I emailed G5 support about the server but haven't gotten a reply.
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I have the same problem. Also, prior to this crashing, my stats were not being updated regularly.
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I have had the same problem for at least a week now. I've started playing much less because of the many problems that keep popping up and not getting resolved or take a long time. Sometimes work arounds are the alternative solution: Such as the ability to retrieve the special "talisman" for completed collections and tools for an artifact which has not been working for some time now. Thanks to Jojoloco for providing a workaround!
Answer from Jojoloco to ldh: "clicked on the combine BOX (not just on the COMBINE button). The "Shop" window came up. I closed it and went back to the artefacts then pressed the COMBINE button and suddenly they all worked!" 06BHFF (not sure if first is letter "O" or number "0". Thanks
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Thank you for the suggestion to upgrade to ios7. Either that did the trick or it was coincidence, but as soon as I did my game started working again!
I downloaded it about 1am and it took about 45 mins vs the hours I heard complaints about (and I have a iPad 2 that is on the slow side).
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Pablo Hernandez was washing his hummer at a car wash in the Greenspoint area of north Houston when he was approached by two men with a gun. Surveillance video shows Hernandez wasn't shot during the robbery, but was pistol whipped so badly he later died from the blows.
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3.8 Room cleanliness
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Handy for metro line and nearby attractions.Posted Aug 20, 2014
No complaints, you get what you pay for. Room not large but very clean, with comfortable bed and double glazed windows. The canal lock area very nearby was certainly worth a visit and a stroll along. A few decent breakfast and evening meal options 5 mins walk away... Would stay again on a 3 star budget.
by Claire from Peterborough
Clean and Earthquakey!Posted Jun 4, 2014
My children loved the hotel room. Thankfully that means they can sleep through earthquakes and tremors with ease, which is what it felt like with every metro train that passed under the hotel! On the plus side the room was very clean (bathrooms spotless), comfy beds, decent tvs and quite querky (we were up in the eaves of the building). The staff were all friendly, but none spoke more than a few words of English. We loved the residential location as we experienced 'real Paris' with boulangeries and cafés everywhere, play parks, supermarkets and locals playing pétanque in the evenings.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Easy access to metro and main railway station.Posted Jun 2, 2014
We had a very good experience staying at the hotel. Room was very small but clean, bed comfy and modern bathroom. Only down side was the underground metro rumbling through our bedroom, on the first floor, every 3 minutes. Only a few minutes walk to metro station and the canal for relaxing. Bakery to the left (for fresh bread for breakfast in the morning) and a cheap supermarket to the right for anything else. We enjoyed our stay.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
clean hotel with particularly comfortable bedPosted Mar 13, 2014
Pros: clean linen comfortable bed
comfortable if basic accommodation within easy reach of the metro. very satisfying for a short break.
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Nice enoughPosted Feb 17, 2014
Great location and close to Gare du Nord but nothing luxurious about this hotel. Nice if you just want a bed at the end of a long day of sightseeing.
by Lily from London
Hotel in ParisPosted Feb 14, 2014
Pros: Its location near the metro, the canal St Martin, commodities and shops
Cons: Noise isolation and quality of the room.
Location: The hotel is very near The Sacre Coeur and the canal St Martin, which is a great place to relax by the Seine, especially in spring or summer time.
Although the room was cleaned on a daily basis, there was dust all over the wall next to the air conditioner. The room was sober but functional, although the wardrobe was broken and did not lock. Unfortunately the room wasn't well isolated against noise, as a result we found ourselves awakened throughout the night with noise coming from guests and lift area. No heating in the bathroom, so very short trips to the shower when we stayed over in winter (February). We had to leave the water running for a while to get hot water. The settings on the tv were locked; so we hardly enjoyed French tv programmes showing on tiny screen covered by French subtitles (for all channels)... The staff was polite and helpful, however the only lift is shared by the cleaning staff, therefore we had to wait a while sometimes for the lift to be free as it was blocked by staff cleaning rooms...
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Comfortable, very small + stealingPosted Feb 7, 2014
I stayed in this hotel at the end of January. Paid for a superior super king room. I got a double room. They stated that it was a superior. Bed was very comfortable, en suit was big enough and room was very clean. On the last night came back to hotel to find a lot of people very upset. While they were off enjoying Paris one couple had €200 stole from their room and another couple had €600 stole from there room. Although I had no money stole, my partners bag had been looked threw as his suitcase was not as he had left it. I found that when talking to other residents of the hotel who did have money taken the hotel staff were not at all helpful. They refused to help or explain to how the Money had went missing. The hotel was taken no responsibility. And would not ring the police. I did have a nice stay but I was very happy checking out the next day. Did not feel safe in this hotel. Breakfast was extremely poor. And there is no restaurants near by. Had to get metro just to get some food. Would not recommend this hotel to anyone
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by John from Amberg, Germany
I'd Comparison Shop MorePosted Dec 30, 2013
Pros: Staff were friendly.
Cons: Maintenance, breakfast, cleanliness.
Location: No sites close by but VERY easy to get places on the Metro.
OK. Just OK. Not a great neighborhood, but it didn't feel dangerous. One block to the Metro. Easy to get around. 1st Room: one of the shower doors was missing: water all over the floor. Next day I asked about it. Their initial response was, "It will be fixed after the holiday. Huh? I asked for a room with two shower doors and they immediately gave me a new room, in better shape. Had to compete with housekeeping for the elevator. Got in elevator one day and there was sticky liquid all over the floor. Went to the front desk and told them, then went out. About 6 hours later, came back and now the sticky stuff was all dry! Breakfast, which was really minimal was 9 Euros. Not worth it.


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I like a restaurant with a good vista, especially one of the Thames.
With that in mind it would be very easy for the Design Museum's Blueprint Cafe to rely on its stunning views of the river from Canary Wharf to Tower Bridge and beyond to get punters through the door.
They are pretty special. But so is the food and that's what will make me come back.
Blue binoculars on the tables allow diners to zoom in on the world as it drifts by below and gazing out of the floor to ceiling windows could easily detract your attention from head chef Mark Jarvis's food - if it wasn't so good.
Confit wood pigeon breast with peach purée and micro leaf salad was dainty but full of flavour and smoked haddock risotto with saffron and parmesan was a hearty portion of velvety, flavourful rice.
A main course of Elwy Valley lamb saddle with peas and barley, almonds and roast aubergine was pink and tender and beautifully cooked while the new season grouse with heritage carrots, brioche foam and blackberry sauce was delicious.
Desserts of sticky toffee pudding with muscovado sauce and crème fraîche was sticky and sweet but also light and the Spanish figs, with particularly pungent Stinking Bishop and oat biscuits was a half-cheese-course-half-pudding stroke of genius.
Wines were delicious, particularly the Bacchus Reserve from Chapel Down in Kent.
The Blueprint Cafe is serving its game menu all this month.
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loved pizza and sandwich's, you can buy a slice or whole pizza love the cheese it is nice and thick good pizza good price
I love the ample pizzas...they're good and plenty. You get a whole lot of bang for your buck. No atmosphere and maybe a bit tired, but you're there for great pizza and not the ambiance!
You can buy it by the slice, which I think is relatively unusual around here. Nice dough that is hand tossed, not too thick, not too thin, good topping selection, great to take home and eat in front of the TV.
If you don't know the difference stop reading. YES they cook on stone. YES it makes a huge difference. YES it takes longer and YES it is worth the wait. It is my NEW favorite.
Fantastic lunch specials, (TWO slices and a drink?! SCORE!!) and it's nice that I can purchase a couple of slices instead of an entire pizza for lunch.
Super fresh ingredients, fantastic Mozzarella, and a great pizza sauce base that makes their NY, hand tossed pizzas my very favorite in all of St. Louis county. Plus, the service is brilliants, and...
This hole-in-the-wall joint has been around for years. I discovered it many years back because of my endless search for a pizza without provel. Well, these guys know good tomatoes and good mozzerella, the later being Grande, a Wisconsin award winner! I've never asked but I'll bet 'dollars to donuts' that their sausage is from the Hill, a knockout. Carry...
If you are not a fan of st. Louis style pizza, this is great pizza. Good value too. One of the best pizza places in west county
Being a girl who loves St. Louis style pizza, I must admit, I do enjoy a slice of New York style every now and then and this is always my top pick. The crust is delicious and I love their BBQ chicken pizza. Sign up for their email club and you can get some great coupons.
This place serves the best pizza in West County. The sauce is perfect and the crust is to die for. Located in the Clarkson / Manchester strip mall (next to Frailey's) it's easy to get in and out for your pick-up. Try it, you'll see what I'm talking about. You can eat in, but it's really set-up for take-out.
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