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Presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival at Museum of Fine Arts Boston
November 13, 2011
Yoni is studying for his bar mitzvah with an overbearing teacher, while dealing with a dysfunctional family. Life changes even more when autistic, older brother, Tomer, comes home. In Hebrew with subtitles, 101 minutes. Actor Michael Moshonov will be at the screening for a Q&A.
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When Andrew Henderson videotaped police frisking a man about to be transported by ambulance in suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul, an officer confiscated his handheld videocamera, allegedly for evidence: "If I end up on YouTube, I'm gonna be upset." Later, when Henderson sought to get his camera back, the sheriff's office refused and instead charged him with misdemeanors. Among the notes on the citation: "Data privacy HIPAA violation." A Stanford law professor says it would be nonsense to regard HIPAA, the federal health privacy law, as constraining the activity of bystanders like Henderson who are not legally defined as health providers. [St. Paul Pioneer Press]
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- Linda Hesthag Ellwein
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Have you believed something - or the idea of something - and discovered you were mistaken, or wrong? What's your story & what did you learn?
Our world view often conjures up ideas or beliefs that seem to 'fit' within it. We often cluster beliefs with ideas or behaviors that 'sound' right to us. Every now and then, the ideas we hold are simply wrong, or at least need to be questioned. I'd like to hear examples of paradigm shifts that changed your world view or point of view. When have you been mistaken?
These experiences, or paradigm shifts, often surface through cultural beliefs, politics, in beliefs relating to sustainability and environmental preservation, or human behavior/relationships - but are certainly not limited to these. What have you assumed to be true or right, and suddenly found yourself doubting your certainty?
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Aug 8 2011: I was finding myself making a lot of mistakes psychologically and felt a lot guilty about it. One day I told this matter to my spiritual Teacher and he instantly told me, that whenever you do anything, it is perfect, if you do not find is perfect for you to do, your will not allow you to do it, but the good or bad happens in the eyes of the onloker, some people wil find your act goo and some will find if bad, it all depends on the perception of onlooker that determines good and bad. It has nothing to do with your act. just do it. He told me. Do not be judge of your act.
From that moment I always try to make sure that I do not judge my act. I simply do it.
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Aug 8 2011: I like what your spiritual teacher told you. It sounds like deep wisdom - the kind that builds an internal confidence and strength, reminding you to trust yourself, and your inner knowing.
Your story reminds me of a saying we have: "What you think of me is none of my business." Those few words have freed me from needless anxiety on many an occasion. And, Thomas, a friend and I often say to one another, 'Could be good, Could be bad." I know this comes from a spiritual teacher, but not sure who. Perhaps it was Gurumayi. It has brought me peace often, as well.
What a powerful lesson that is. So much energy is wasted on judging ourselves, which could be much better used towards our goals. Great wisdom...that I can't hear enough of. Thank you.
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One of my favorite chili recipes.
Chunky Two-Bean and Beef Chili
Becky Luigart-Stayner
Garnish with Monterey Jack cheese, chopped onion, chopped cilantro, and chopped tomato.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 390
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 11.4g
- Saturated fat: 3.2g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.1g
- Protein: 31.3g
- Carbohydrate: 37.5g
- Fiber: 10.1g
- Cholesterol: 71mg
- Iron: 5mg
- Sodium: 825mg
- Calcium: 94mg
- 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
- Cooking spray
- 1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped jalapeño pepper
- 2/3 cup Cabernet Sauvignon or dry red wine
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
- 1 (15-ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can hot chili beans
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with salt. Place half of beef in pan; sauté 8 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining beef; remove from pan.
- Add 2 teaspoons oil, onion, and bell pepper to pan, and sauté for 3 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeño; sauté for 1 minute. Add wine, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Return beef to pan.
- Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until beef is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Wine note: Hearty, spicy dishes like this chili need a wine that's gutsy enough to stand up not just to the chili pepper, chile powder, cumin, and other spices, but also to the beans and beef. My top pick: a juicy Australian shiraz. Its mouth-filling, plush, almost syrupy softness is a great contrast to the beef and beans, and the wine's rich fruitiness cushions all that spice. There are loads of terrific Australian shirazes on the market at all price levels. The affordable Yalumba Shiraz 2003 (South Australia, $10) is priced right for chili. -Karen MacNeil
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Neil Murray received the B.S. in engineering physics from
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For Immediate Release
Kate Windle, Director of Programs
Tel. 216-566-1088
Maura Shelden
Open World Leadership Center
Tel. 202-707-6197
[Cleveland, Ohio] — Five Ukrainian educators participating in the Open World Program will arrive in Cleveland on Friday, October 14th to begin a week long informational program focusing on best practices in secondary schools and non-profit organizations. The delegation, consisting of middle and high school teachers (many of which also work in the non-profit sector) will meet with various educational and non-profit leaders in the Cleveland area and visit various area innovative schools and organizations.
The Council of International Programs USA (CIPUSA) a 56-year-old international exchange program based in Cleveland will host the delegation. Managed by the independent Open World Leadership Center at the Library of Congress, Open World is designed to enhance understanding and capabilities for cooperation between the United States and the countries of Eurasia and the Baltic States by developing a network of leaders in the region who have gained significant, firsthand exposure to America's democratic, accountable government and free-market system.
The visiting delegates are:
o Ms. Valentyna Balbekova is an English & German Teacher at Magnet School 45, a secondary school. She also serves as Project Manager for,"The Unity for the Future", a non-profit organization focusing on gender policy and women's rights.
o Ms. Lesya Chepka is the Deputy Director for Instruction & Character Education at the Smila Job Training Center for High School Students.
o Ms. Olena Melnyk is an English Language Teacher at Lutsk School #5, a secondary school. She also serves as the Head of the Oblast NGO of Parents of Children with Down Syndrome & Other Disabilities.
o Ms. Oksana Moshenets is an English & French Teacher at Poltava Specialized School #3, a secondary school.
o Ms. Lesya Pasichnyk is an English & Ukrainian Teacher at Cherkasy School, #8, a secondary school. She also serves as the Project Coordinator for "Young Cherkashchyna, an advocacy group focused on gender equality and women's rights.
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o Ms. Natalya Uchen is the Open World Facilitator that will be traveling with the delegation to Cleveland.
The Open World delegation is scheduled to visit a variety of sites and organizations including:
• Avon Lake City Schools
• Citizens Leadership Academy
• Cuyahoga Community College
• Hard Hatted Women
• Montessori High School at University Circle
• New Tech West High School (Cleveland Metropolitan School District)
• Senator Sherrod Brown's Office
• Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) Program at Bellefaire JCB
• Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies
• TRECA Digital Academy
• Ukraine Museum-Archives
• Welcome House
Home stays in Bay Village, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights & Lakewood will allow the Open World delegates to experience American family life. They will also take part in several cultural and community activities during their time in Cleveland.
The Open World Leadership Center has awarded a grant to CIPUSA to administer this and similar exchanges in 2011. CIPUSA affiliate offices in Chicago, Columbus and Kalamazoo are also hosting Open World programs this year in collaboration with CIPUSA.
The U.S. Congress established Open World in 1999 to enhance understanding and capabilities for cooperation between the United States and Russia. In 2003, Congress made all post-Soviet states eligible for the program. Thanks to Open World, some 16,500 current and future Eurasian leaders have experienced American civil society and have been exposed to new ideas and practices that they can adapt for use in their own work. Open World also promotes partnerships and continued communications between delegates and their American hosts and professional counterparts. Open World currently operates exchanges for political and civic leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
For more information, please contact Kate Windle of CIPUSA at 216-566-1088 or Maura Shelden, Open World Public Affairs Officer at 202-707-6197. For more information on CIPUSA visit http://www.cipusa.org. For more information on Open World, please visit http://www.openworld.gov.
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- Patrick King
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I propose that teachers from all over the world be allowed to upload videos on to Khan academy in a controlled fashion.
I've been using Khan academy since I watched this talk, videos ranging from how to acquire money for a startup to how stars are born, told in a clear and engaging fashion. However I feel like there could be so much more if people were encouraged to contribute content. Of course it would have to be regulated so that the user wouldn't be flooded with thousands of often subpar videos, but consider the possibilities. New teachers competing to create videos judged on accuracy and popularity would definitely bring new tools to the table, and the efficacy of different videos could easily be monitored by looking at the exercise performance of students watching them.
Once teachers from around the world are brought in on the project they would bring their content, their ideas and their students. The possibilities are immense, but one thing is for certain, despite his wide ranging intelligence, his goodwill and his magnificent teaching skills, Khan cannot build the global classroom alone.
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The Guanajuato Mummies are considered to be amongst the strangest and most horrifying in the world. Contorted faces on some of the mummies give credence to the belief that some of them were buried alive. That makes sense since there was a huge break of Cholera in Guanjuato, Mexico (1833). It led to rapid dehydration, no retention of fluids, and ultimately, some of them were burried alive and left to starve. In some rare cases, the person's heart would thought to have stopped for a day and their family would decide to bury them, not knowing that they were still alive. That too explains some of the looks on these mummies.
You can go check them out at El Museo De Las Momias (The Mummies' Museum)
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So, this weekend was Derby's Second Annual Mercian Cup, and despite the fact that I have currently lost the use of my thumb, I maintain this was one of the strangest and best tournaments I've ever been to, and this is including a tournament in which I dressed up as Black Widow going to prom and played on the same team as Spiderman, the Joker, Bane, and Captain America, among others. (That one was still really good, though, SHSU!)
As usual, I feel I must begin with some disclaimers, so that you know exactly where I'm coming from and better understand why my commentary is the way it is.
Full Disclaimer: I did not play any sports before quidditch. I have been playing quidditch for three years, two of which were spent in the American Southwest (SW) region and one here in the UK. I am not a bad player (though I certainly have my off days), but I am not the sort of player that will make a US national team any time soon. All of my American tournaments save World Cup VI took place in the SW, and I have only played one full tournament in the UK, which was the Northern Cup. I have been lucky enough to play with Derby and Loughborough during practices and things, though, so I've gotten some more games in since Northern Cup.
tl;dr: I am not an IQA Analyst, nor am I some sort a quidditch deity. However, I'd like to think I'm not entirely incompetent.
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This weekend was my first UK tournament, which I attended with my new team, and while I ended up having to do an all-nighter a few days later, I maintain that going to this tournament was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Because I'd like to update my American quidditch friends and don't feel like repeating myself over and over again, here you are, a post about the Northern Squirrel Cup.Read more
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Quotable Arts by Evan Robertson / Obvious State
High quality giclée prints available at etsy. Distilling literary quotes from a handful of the masters down to a single graphic representation, Evan captures the raw concept of the sentence and makes it damn purty to look at as well.
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I love these. But it would be nice to hear some quotes from women. Because, I'm told, we write things too.
(so these are not nearly as nice but whatevs)
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"Who's your best friend?"
"This guy!"
and James is pretty much just spying on Evans.
hehe I intend to finish this one.. and..well, I normally don't fangirl over my own drawings, but. Sirius. *_*


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His efforts to wade into the chaos of Somalia appears to be Mr. Prince's latest endeavor to remain at the center of a campaign against Islamic radicalism in some of the world's most war ravaged corners. Mr. Prince moved to the United Arab Emirates late last year.
According to a report by the African Union, an organization of African states, Mr. Prince provided initial funding for a project by Saracen International to win contracts with Somalia's embattled government. The Somali government has been cornered into a small patch of Mogadishu by the Shabab, a Somali militant group with ties to Al Qaeda."
"Undercover agents in a sting operation stopped a Somali-born teenager from blowing up a van full of explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Portland, federal authorities said.
The bomb was a dud supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said.
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested at 5:40 p.m. Friday just after he dialed a cell phone that he thought would set off the blast but instead brought federal agents and police swooping down on him.
The Associated Press and the Oregonian newspaper that show the sting operation began in June after an undercover agent learned that Mohamud had been in regular e-mail contact with an 'unindicted associate' in Pakistan's northwest, a frontier region where Al Qaida and Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents are strong."
"In a bold move that reveals his strong political will and willingness to affect change, the new Somali prime minister has appointed 18 ministers to his cabinet. The appointees are predominantly competent technocrats with a few selected on the basis of political and tribal considerations - making the cabinet the strongest Somalia has ever had.
Through this initiative, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed 'Farmajo', the Somali-American prime minister, is taking the international community to task, while offering up an excellent opportunity, upon which Somalis and the international community must capitalise."
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"The minister of information for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia said Sunday that his government would most likely sever its relationship with Saracen International, a private security company in which South African mercenaries and the founder of Blackwater Worldwide are said to be involved."
"'It is arguable how much of a deterrent effect counter-piracy forces are having,' Thomas Ernst from the EU's anti-piracy task force Navfor said."
"Pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker almost 900 nautical miles (1,600km) off the Horn of Africa, in waters closer to India than to Somalia."
"Over the years since Mr. Salat arrived here — an arid patch of Kenya roughly 50 miles from the Somali border — the refugee population at Dadaab has swelled to nearly 300,000, virtually all Somali, making it the largest refugee complex in the world, United Nations officials here say, and one of Kenya's largest cities, dusty and spread out.
Next year, Dadaab will celebrate its 20th birthday. But as Somalia's conflicts rage on, Kenyan attitudes toward them have grown icy, and this collection of refugee camps has become a nettlesome political problem and, some contend, a source of insecurity itself.
Intense fighting in Somalia in recent months has sent new floods of refugees across the border, which Kenya officially closed in 2007. Last week, the United Nations accused Kenyan soldiers of forcing thousands of Somalis who had fled to Kenya back across the border."
Next year, Dadaab will celebrate its 20th birthday. But as Somalia's conflicts rage on, Kenyan attitudes toward them have grown icy, and this collection of refugee camps has become a nettlesome political problem and, some contend, a source of insecurity itself.
Intense fighting in Somalia in recent months has sent new floods of refugees across the border, which Kenya officially closed in 2007. Last week, the United Nations accused Kenyan soldiers of forcing thousands of Somalis who had fled to Kenya back across the border."
"Authorities in the self-declared separatist region in northwestern Somalia called "Somaliland" have intensified security operations in search of a suspected terrorist leader wanted in neighboring Puntland region of Somalia a day after Somali news agency Garowe Online reported the terrorist is hiding in parts of Somaliland, Radio Garowe reports."
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Employment growth patterns in South Asia : some evidence from interim enterprise survey data
AbstractThis paper analyzes firm growth patterns in South Asia, using establishment level data from an Interim Enterprise Survey. The survey was conducted by the World Bank in 2009 and 2010 and covers seven countries in the region. The first finding suggests that size in the base year gains importance for employment growth and firm age is statistically insignificant for growth. This contradicts the thought that young and small firms are the bearers of growth. Second, establishments in larger localities expanded faster, confirming the observation of urban centers as growth poles. Third, establishments in areas of severe conflict performed worse than establishments in other areas. Interestingly, the distribution of growth rates shows that both firm growth and fast-growing firms exist in conflict regions.
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|A very-front-end electronics dedicated to high granularity calorimeters has been designed and its performance measured. This electronics performs the amplification of the charge delivered by the detector thanks to a low-noise Charge Sensitive Amplifier. The dynamic range is improved using a bandpass filter based on a gated integrator. Studying its weighting function, we show that this filter is more efficient than standard CRRC shaper, thanks to the time of integration which can be expand near the bunch interval time, whereas the peaking time of the CRRC shaper is limited to pile-up consideration. Moreover, the gated integrator performs intrinsically the analog memorization of the signal before its delayed digital conversion. The analog-to-digital conversion is performed through a 12-bit cyclic ADC specifically developed for this application. The very-front-end channel has been fabricated using a 0.35 μm CMOS technology. Measurements show a global non-linearity better than 0.1 %. The Equivalent Noise Charge at the input of the channel is evaluated to 1.8 fC, compare to the maximum input charge of 10 pC. The power consumption of the complete channel is limited to 6.5mW.
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When an individual in Charlotte with a drug or alcohol addiction problem makes the decision to stop abusing the drugs or alcohol they have been using or are addicted to, but have been fruitless in all efforts to do so by themselves it is time to seek the help of a Charlotte alcohol abuse rehab facility specialist. The significance of entering treatment and deciding on the right type of rehabilitation for the individual shouldn't be under estimated.
Step one of choosing a drug treatment program in Charlotte is to decide the right treatment technique which best fits the person's specific rehab needs and demands.
A drug abuse rehab program in Charlotte needs to have a rehab strategy to handle the distinct problems of each particular person. There are various stages of drug use and dependence. Some men and women may have a background of numerous previous endeavors to stop their substance use routines and were unsuccessful. For individuals who fall into this category, a long term inpatient alcohol rehab facility in Charlotte might produce the greatest resolution for their problem. Research studies show that long term inpatient rehabilitation is the most successful rehab option for individuals with several failed efforts at sobriety through outpatient rehab centers.
Alternatively, an individual may only have a brief background of alcohol or drug use and while trying to become sober they may have a hard time doing so by themselves. For such a person, an outpatient drug abuse rehab facility might be the right first approach in this circumstance.
There are numerous alcohol abuse rehab options accessible to individuals living in the Charlotte region. It is essential to be familiar with each of the styles of rehabilitation choices that are offered in Charlotte in order to choose the right treatment method for you or someone you love. Picking the appropriate drug abuse rehabilitation program in Charlotte is the most important aspect in the rehabilitation of drug or alcohol abuse, alcohol or drug addiction and alcohol addiction. The following details will assist you to fully grasp your different treatment choices so that you or your loved one has the best chance of a an effective outcome.
Let us have a look at the various drug abuse treatment in Charlotte choices that match up with the situation of the person looking for rehabilitation.
Inpatient drug addiction treatment in Charlotte is a rehab possibility best for addicts with considerable substance abuse histories. Anyone can build physical and mental dependence to substances even after a short time; Charlotte inpatient drug abuse rehab facilities are regarded as the best rehab choice in the majority of instances. Due to addiction and dependence, men and women will often not effectively end their addiction with the minimal services provided by outpatient treatment centers in Charlotte where alcohol and drugs remain easily available when the addict departs the outpatient center. Also, persons in an outpatient treatment center rather than inpatient drug treatment centers in Charlotte are still vulnerable to bad influences and circumstances which may deter their rehabilitation method. If an individual resides with an abusive person or decides to sustain associations which involve drug abuse, any recovery efforts in outpatient rehabilitation will be ineffective. Because of this an inpatient drug abuse treatment facility in Charlotte has a higher possibility of generating more tangible and long-term outcomes when compared to an outpatient treatment facility.
Short-term drug addiction rehabilitation programs principal goals are to focus on health-related stabilization, living in a drug-free state, and also a change in lifestyle.
Short-term substance abuse treatment programs are normally suggested for individuals who are struggling with substance addiction seriously enough to require displacement from their everyday habits where they are besieged by relapse pressures. Charlotte short term alcohol addiction treatment programs principal objectives are to pay attention to medical stabilization, drug-free living, and changes in lifestyle. This kind of rehabilitation is optimal for addicts with a short time period of drug or alcohol abuse as opposed to a person that has had an addiction issue for a longer period of time.
A long-term drug rehab program in Charlotte generally lasts 90-120 days or longer, contingent on the extent of the dependence issue. This is the best setting for program participants since it is a secure drug free atmosphere where they can recover both mentally and physically devoid of interruption. Preferably, the addict will make use of the chance to transform his or her life by staying the full duration of the long-term drug addiction rehabilitation center in the Charlotte area. This makes certain they figure out how to deal with potentially hard circumstances which may have otherwise circumvented their treatment when they go back home to everyday life.
With regards to location, there are lots of disadvantages to picking a drug addiction rehabilitation facility close to home; specifically in the initial phases of rehabilitation. This is a time when individuals start to have doubts about remaining in rehab because of cravings and compulsions to use again. The ideal scenario is for the program participant getting rehabilitation to be far from Charlotte and their family. It is crucial for the recovering person's sobriety that the spouse and children stay strong on their resolution that the loved one cannot come home until they have finished their rehab program and made a successful recovery.
Should you be concerned that the addict might depart the rehabilitation facility against recommendation, choosing a program near to where they live is not a good choice. This is because, it does not involve much effort to depart and resume using substances once more. In contrast, when the drug abuse treatment program is far from Charlotte, the recovering person will have an arduous time determining the way to get back home to abuse drugs or alcohol again. They'll also have to figure out the logistics of going back home with no place to stay if the friends and family keeps to their resolution of their loved one recovering. The long distance element gives the family members and rehab programs staff members influence to handle these issues so that the person will continue on with their treatment program and recovery.
Research has shown that the longer a person stays in alcohol rehab program, the better their likelihood for a successful long-term recovery when heading back home.
While it is common for a program participant in recovery to worry during the 1st phases of rehab, having the choice to act on this anxiety by heading back home can destroy any opportunity of genuine rehabilitation and recovery.
Environmental surroundings of the drug rehab center you choose is also a key point. Several drug abuse rehabilitation centers in Charlotte are in pleasant settings; this can be a essential element in attaining the willingness of the addicted person to enroll and remain in rehab. Men and women experiencing addiction have caused great discomfort in their life and the lives of the people they care about. This makes the recovery setting that much more important due to the sense of guilt and disgrace the program participant should and does feel when they start rehab. These feelings surface when the recovering program participant stops using the substances that have for so long shut them off from their feelings.
The most important element if you or someone you care about has a substance use or dependency problem is to do something about it. Make phone calls and seek advice from skilled experts for an assessment and info on rehab centers. This will provide the greatest opportunity for a successful sober lifestyle.


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The HIV Housing Committee serves as an advisory body to the County of San Diego Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The Committee is the primary means of community participation in the planning and decision making process of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. HOPWA Program funds are allocated annually to the San Diego region by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for HIV/AIDS housing and related services. The Committee also provides guidance on unmet needs, and recommendations for improving the efficiency of service delivery. Committee business is conducted at bi-monthly public meetings held in central San Diego.
The Committee consists of persons representing diverse professional, community and consumer interests in HIV/AIDS housing. The Committee includes a minimum of four persons living with HIV/AIDS. Other interests represented on the Committee include housing finance, non-profit housing development, public housing agencies, housing for the homeless, post-incarcerated persons, communities of color, gays and lesbians, women, families and children, hemophilia, tuberculosis, alcohol and drug abuse, developmentally and physically disabled, and others. All of the meetings are held at 3851 Rosecrans, San Diego, on the first Wednesday of every other month at 10 a.m.
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I quite like it, the pose is very dynamic and dramatic. Apart from a few anatomical errors (don't worry, i make the same mistakes). I think the shoulder blades could be shaped slightly better and i don't know what the material on the trousers is but they seem wrong to me.
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These awards are available only to full-time students. Students in receipt of PhD studentships will be required to undertake some teaching duties.
New applicants should apply using the normal procedure via the university's Postgraduate Office. To ensure that you are considered, you should send a separate email to the postgraduate admissions secretary in the department to which you are applying stating that you wish to be considered for a studentship. To be considered, your application needs to be received by 24th March 2007. Students who have already applied will be considered automatically.
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Families throughout Iowa are suffering from flaws in the state's mental health system. It's why lawmakers voted earlier this year to redesign Iowa's mental health and disability services system.
Change, however, doesn't come quickly.
Todd Lange is the director of the office of consumer affairs, which plays a role in the redesign. He said there is a statewide shortage of treatment facilities as well as mental health professionals such as psychiatrists. That problem is especially pronounced, he said, in rural areas.
One eastern Iowa family discovered this firsthand.
Two years ago, a doctor diagnosed Garnavillo teenager Justice Crambeer with four mental illnesses, including severe depression.
"He's not a typical teenager," his mother Chris Schramel said Friday afternoon. "I wish he was and he wishes he was. You know, it would make life so much easier for all of us."
Last month, just days after his 18th birthday, Crambeer took himself to a hospital emergency room because he felt suicidal.
"These people have disabilities just like somebody with cerebral palsy or in a wheelchair. It's just not apparent, physically," Schramel said.
After going in and out of two central Iowa facilities that weren't right for his needs, Crambeer ended up a little closer to home. To Schramel, however, her son felt as far away as ever.
Crambeer, who has no criminal charges against him, spent nearly three weeks in the Clayton County jail, while officials tried to find a treatment facility with room for him.
"It's absolutely wrong and it's cruel to be treated that way, and it's cruel to see your loved one being treated that way," Schramel said emotionally.
A magistrate did find Crambeer in contempt of court in late September, after the 18-year-old left a court-ordered treatment facility in Ft. Dodge. That's what prompted the arrest and subsequent transportation to the Clayton County jail. The magistrate, however, did not pursue charges.
"We have to absolutely stop using jails as holding cells. Jails are not for mental health patients," Schramel said. "Mental health patients...need therapy, they need counseling, they need nursing staff 24/7."
Clayton County sheriff Mike Tschirgi said he agrees that a jail is no place for a person with a mental illness who has not committed a crime.
"He's supposed to be at a hospital, and we're not a hospital," Tschirgi said Friday afternoon.
In his more than 20 years on the job, Tschirgi said, he has seen an increasing burden placed on counties for mental health issues and not on the state.
Crambeer's situation isn't a regular occurrence, Tschirgi said, but the jail sees it occasionally.
While people like Crambeer wait for a facility, people like Schramel have their hands tied.
"He's trying real hard to be strong, but, like I said...he's been suicidal many times," Schramel said, wiping away a tear. "It's too much. You know, it's not what we as people should be doing to our mental health patients whatsoever."
All she is seeking is Justice.
Some good news finally came for the family. Friday afternoon, the Clayton County sheriff's office transported Crambeer to a residential treatment facility in Fayette, which had room for him.
His story, unfortunately, is not unique.
Lange said a work group will examine the shortage of mental health facilities and professionals in parts of Iowa. Members are expected to present their initial recommendations to the Iowa Department of Human Services in December.


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i'm practically vibrating off my chair with excitment here: chelsea wolfe is doing an intimate, acoustic club tour in support of her album unknown rooms starting early next month. with her, she'll have multi-instrumentalist ben chisholm and violinist andrea calderon, as well as neo-folk songwriter king dude. check out all the dates after the jump.
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The liberal-left's extraordinary capacity for cognitive dissonance
James Delingpole examines "the liberal-left's extraordinary capacity for cognitive dissonance" at Breitbart.
You may ask why is this relevant, but it most certainly is. We can learn a great deal by watching politics in other countries. Nothing Labour or the Greens are doing here is unique or groundbreaking, they simply follow trends overseas.
And so we can learn about the inherited cognitive dissonance of the leftwing.
On this week's Radio Free Delingpole podcast I discuss with Peter Foster of Canada's Financial Post an issue which has long puzzled me: the liberal-left's extraordinary capacity for cognitive dissonance. Or, if you want to put it more bluntly, for epic self-delusion.
I'm thinking, for example, of Ed Miliband's proposals to introduce rent controls, despite copious historical evidence that this measure always and inevitably has exactly the opposite effect of the one intended: creating more housing scarcity; hurting the poor.
I would include in the same category several of the measures introduced by the Cameron administration: the 0.7 per cent of GDP ring-fenced for foreign aid, despite all the evidence that the billions of dollars bombarded on Africa have had the unintended consequence of leaving some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa as poor (sometimes poorer) than they were 50 years ago; the minimum wage which – as any sane economist can tell you – is a tax on jobs and therefore a disincentive to employers to hire labour; the "green jobs" the Coalition's drive for renewables has allegedly created, even though they are in fact nothing more than Potemkin jobs, entirely dependent on taxpayer subsidy, and therefore a grotesque misallocation of scare resources which would otherwise by directed towards real, lasting jobs in areas of the economy which create genuine value.
All this, as Thomas Sowell would put it, is Basic Economics. So why do so many politicians – from the Obama left to the Cameron faux-right – not get it? And why, for that matter, do all those voters who applaud their statist measures and urge still more government intervention not get it either?
This is the question asked by Foster in his superb new book Why We Bite The Invisible Hand: The Psychology of Anti-Capitalism (Pleasaunce Press). And he comes up with some fascinating answers.
My favourite is his suggestion – though he puts more politely than I do – that people on the liberal-left are insufficiently evolved; they are too much in thrall to their "monkey brains" – monkey brains which of course those of us on the right possess too but with one crucial difference: we're clever enough and advanced enough to allow the logical part of our brains override them.


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Barry has tied the arms of the economy tightly, while proclaiming that it''s free to grow. If left to free enterprise, The US economy is used to righting itself from liberal dictators and has done so many times throughout history, but not this time. This time the economy is not being allowed to right itself no matter how much Barry and his MSM cohorts tell you it is, because our country is now ideology and agenda driven by a sick. American-hating, sociopath being aided and abetted by almost half the American population. Just because they smile while they're torturing you doesn't mean they care.


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Is Kelly Preston Too Old to Have a Baby?
Dr. Wendy Walsh: When I heard Kelly Preston and John Travolta's pregnancy announcement, my heart leapt with joy for this family that has endured so much tragedy. Almost two years ago, their 16-year-old son, Jett, died of a seizure -- and this week, both family dogs were killed in an airport accident.
Add to that empathy my personal pleasure at seeing a "chronological peer" of mine carrying a baby. Yippee! There might be hope for me, should I ever entertain such a goal. So, when I saw the 47-year-old expectant mom beaming on the cover of Star Magazine with her pregnancy news, I was -- and still am -- thrilled for them.
Then I had dinner last night with two families. The parents were also in their forties, and we started to do the math: By the time this baby graduates from college, Kelly will be 70 years old. The opinion camps at my dinner party were divided. Some people thought she was too old to have a baby, and that it's not fair to make someone in their twenties plan a funeral or deal with aging parents. I argued that in my twenties, I'd dealt with long-term parental illness and death -- not because of my parents' ages, but because of bad luck. While it would be great to have my parents alive today, I sure don't regret being born, or feel that I missed out on anything because I dealt with family health obligations in my twenties.
A friend brought up Carmela Bousada -- the Spanish woman who, at 66, was the oldest woman ever to give birth. Sadly, Carmela died of cancer two years later. Since she was single, the twins are reportedly being raised by
their godfather, who is also their first cousin. That's a sad case, but Kelly is almost twenty years younger than Carmela was. Let's not forget that.
Bottom line: New life is a joyous thing. It takes a village to raise a child anyway, so this kid will undoubtedly have many attachments in the form of family and friends. He/she surely won't feel alone in the world with a sister 10 years older. Who cares if this child has parents who are older than his/her friend's parents? No one knows how long they have. The average life expectancy in America is 78.4 right now. That's the average, which means that much of the population lives longer than that. Who knows? Kelly and John might live to be 100!
Do YOU think Kelly is too old to have a baby?
no she isn't too old! i am extemely happy for them and their family!!!
I think arguments like this should apply to men as well!! I don't think parents should plan on having kids if they can't reasonably expect to raise them. So if you expect to live to the average age of 74, you shouldn't try to have kids after about age 52.
Kelly Preston is rich enough that this may not be relevant. She can buy the village.
On the other hand, I wouldn't want to put my body through pregnancy that late in life. And I don't think it works to have a baby to fill the hole left my another child's death. If that's what they're doing anyway.
It's her call, not ours. Every woman has the right to motherhood regardless of what others think. Just bc you don't think its right or smart doesn't mean you can impose that on others. Mothers die at all ages.
be real people! don't mean to sound harsh, but Kelly is to old to be having babies! The risks are to high for her and the baby
There are no "shoulds" involved. This is only the business of Kelly and John.
If they are delighted at the news (as they seem to be), then blessings upon them; we should be happy for them as well.
The life this child will lead and things he will be able to accomplish far outweigh any challenges he will face later in life because of his "aging" parents.
As others have stated, it is their call.
Would I have a baby at 47? Absolutely not. I feel I'm too old to do so at 36.
Who am I to say. For me I wouldn't want to go through it at that age. I am 29 and pregnant with my last baby. Kelly looks like she could handle it and is in great health. I am sure it is hard to lose a child. I have had 2 miscarriages so I have felt a little of what it is like.
Yes! I feel bad for that child, not to mention the complications that may surface because of her age. But hey if she feels good and if her body is strong have at it! But I venture to say it just might take a toll on both of them
Yes! She waaaayyy tooo old to have a child, I feel so sorry for that child. I know she's a movie star and all, they have nanny's but it's kinda selfish. Hey who knows maybe she'll do o.k. but i'd venture to say that it will take a toll on everone involved!
I'm so happy for them!
It's their business, not mine.
If you think she's too old, you should ask yourself just how many years on earth any of us is guaranteed.
Also, older parents may not be as active, but they often have wisdom and emotional maturity that younger parents lack.
Yes kelly Preston is way too old, everyone is thinking about her. How great it is for her, but no one is thinking about how the health of the child. She could bring two more retards into our society!!, I think that is irresponsible.
Commen sence will tell anyone that Kelly is too old to have a baby. Come on she will be a senior citizen by the time the child gradutate from school. Oh and I think its crazy how celebrities act as if they are the ones really taking care of their families when they have 4 nannies(lol).
JOE take the cotten out of your ears, if a person has a child later in life than they do have a higher chance of not seeing their children become adults. And beside Joe worry about your own death before you concern yourself with another person death, who knows how much time YOU have left.
God created our bodies. He knows if we are too old to conceive. And when we are he won't let it happen. In the olden days (1800s) before toxic waste dumps and pollution, women would have babies up to 55 years of age. I respect younger mothers for making child birthing and child rearing a priority most of them out of wedlock but I also respect women who defy falling into the baby trap at a young age. I wish all women would respect each others choices and show some support.
So let me get this straight, to have a baby in your 20's is a "trap" but to put yourself through treatments post menopause to get pregnant with a borrowed egg is liberation? As a working class person who would never have the hope of being able to afford such ART, I see this as a form of class warfare. This is the trap of regular women who get convinced they have control of when they have kids.
How long before movie stars go get IVF as a fad like Botox or breast implants just to prove they can still do it? I mean if a person is going to be selfish why should they have to live with the results of there choices, such as a disabled child? You know they will just send the baby to some LRon school to be brought up by there cult so this is just a stunt.
For the women like myself who are over 35 you need to ask yourself some hard questions. Why are you getting pregnant when the wold is overcrowded as it is? how trapped will your 14 year old be when she has to go into foster care because you had a stroke? Please do not say it could also happen to a young person too because only 10% of strokes happen in people under age 40. most of those are in disabled people BTW.
It's one thing if you get pregnant as a fluke in Peri but I doubt that this is what happens with most stars. Some 20 year old likely sold her egg to get the money for school. She took drugs to make her overproduce risking future cancer so some 48 year old could have her face on the cover of a rag at the market.
I predict an upsurge in scrips for ART drugs followed by millions for Prozac when women my age and older discover they are not so lucky. All this hope because a celeb has a baby bump will turn into hard feelings and poor self image for natural women. It's only in the movies for those of us who are not wealthy and married to dreamboats like Travolta.
Why shouldn't we discuss it? Women's reproductive rights need to be discussed! Nobody has the right to tell her what to do with her body,
Period. It's her body, her choice if she wants to be an older mother and jeopardize her health to do so. To me, it seems extremely selfish. She has been married for many years, why didn't they have more kids before now? My husband's parents were 40 & 45 when he was born, his sister was 10. They were tired, couldn't keep up, and by the time he was a teenager were clueless to his shenanigans! There was also an attitude of treating him like a saint because he was such a "miracle". ALL babies are miracles! We forget as adults that a ten year difference in age among kids is huge. My husband barely knew his sister growing up because she was off dating, at college and married when he was young..if, god
forbid, something happened to either of the Travolta's, it would be unfair to expect their oldest child to stop her life to care for the younger one. Not that the mega-rich do that, ever.
Less than two years ago a woman in India gave birth to twins while she was in her 70s. One of the babies didn't make it. The M.D. who did her IVF said noone was too old. Apparently there are no ethics review boards there.
At this point, I wish for Kelly Preston and her family a healthy baby and lots of help.
I am very happy for Kelly and John. Yeah, she's 47, but just look at her! She's in fantastic shape and looks better than most 20-somethings and obviously takes care of herself. This is truly inspiring to all women who are having a baby or are trying to get pregnant at an older age. For those that are using the argument of "who wants to be a fifty year old with a teenager", I say, as long as the person is in good shape, then why not? Have you looked around at all of the overweight and out of shape twenty-somethings out there. This age argument is getting really tired. So many women out there have proved that successful pregnancies can happen at older ages and I say go for it! I for one, and very happy for Kelly and John and wish them every blessing. What a great blessing this must be after all of the tragedy they have seen in the past couple of years.
Personally I think, yes, 47 is too old to have a baby, but I think that more in relation to myself. I'm 38 and have been unable to have one of my own, 40 is my cut off.
But Kelly may feel and certainly be different. The more advanced the maternal age the higher the risks of complications or tragedy, for both mom and baby.
I really feel that this is an egg donor pregnancy, so the risks for the baby are minimal, in as far as defects.
While I disagree with them having a baby at this rather late stage, I have to say good on 'em. It's not as if they won't have a whole team of nannies and the best of everything that money can buy……
My husband is 56 I am 43 and almost 2 years ago I had a misc. at 11 weeks it was very difficult. We have a large blended family of nine four mine and five his. WE love all our children, my husband has no biological children his children were adopted in a previous marriage. This is not about loving a bio or adopted child diffently it is about my husband always wanting to exspreience the joy of pregnancy and two peoples love making a child. I have been avoiding trying agian for two years. I am not looking for a lecutre here just wonder if I am being selfish in not trying again or using "too old" as my excuse! I am a stay at home mom and our kids are ages 8-22 and both my husband and I are healthy.


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As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in this park.
It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. As a starting point, please visit our state's website at www.sled.sc.gov/SCStateGunLaws1.aspx?MenuID=CWP to become familiar with the state gun laws in South Carolina.
Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are marked with signs at all public entrances.
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I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving. November has been probably the craziest month for writing I've ever had. My first attempt at NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month – goal 50,000 word first draft written in one month) is successful! I officially submitted my terrible draft (it really is, but don't worry – come January, I get to fix it!), and now I get a break.
I was truly stretched in my writing. There were days when I looked at the screen and said no way. 2,000 words today? 20,000 to go? With work going on or Thanksgiving around the corner? But amazingly, new ideas came and the words were added.
On top of that, I completed a revision of my work in progress, The Breakout, which won the speculative fiction category contest for Novel Rocket last month. I'll find out in a couple of weeks if it wins the overall. Fingers crossed! But whatever happens, it's a much stronger manuscript and I'm excited about that.
And I have to give a shout out to my awesome husband who put up with my crazy writing overload – thanks, Matt! He even made some amazing Star Wars pies for Thanksgiving – they were soooo good!
So, now for a break and to enjoy the holidays. I need to find some coffee. And back to blogging next month!
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- A Lexington man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the rape and death of a 2-year-old girl.
Brian Crabtree, 21, pleaded guilty in September in the 2008 death of Katelynn Stinnett, who was left in his care with the child's father was at work. Stinnett and the children's mother, Angela Johns, were estranged at the time. A judge sentenced Crabtree on Friday, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
A Lexington police sergeant testified at a hearing that Crabtree, after giving Katelynn a bath, dropped the girl, and her head struck the floor. The officer testified that Crabtree then raped her.
Prosecutor Ray Larson said previously that he did not seek the death penalty because Crabtree has a low IQ.
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'Love, generally… is that principle which leads one moral being to desire and delight in another, and reaches its highest form in that personal fellowship in which each lives in the life of the other, and finds his joy in imparting himself to the other, and in receiving back the outflow of that other's affection unto himself' (Hastings Dictionary of the Bible, III, 153). Such is the love of God.
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Police have released new details in the overnight shooting that led to a police chase through Lubbock Sunday. They say it was no random act. Police say all the parties knew each other.
Jorge Herrera, 28, was recovering at UMC Monday night, while three men are behind bars in connection with the crime. Julian Castaneda, 22; Antonio Enriquez, 29; and Jesus Alvarado, 22 are charged with aggravated assault, and a variety of other charges.
Police tell us Herrera invited the three suspects over to the house on the 1900 block of 71st for a party. That's when, police say, a fight ensued. Herrera asked the men to leave, and they did.
A neighbor who did not wish to be identified tells us he witnessed it all. "The kid that lives there asked the guy next door for a gun for self protection, because that guy may come back."
The three suspects did return. They came back with three handguns and started shooting.
"When they entered the residence, they began firing rounds," Lubbock Police Sgt. Jonathan Stewart said.
Police say several children were in the back room at the time. Officers arrived on the scene around 4 a.m. Stewart says witnesses led authorities to one of the suspects, Antonio Enriquez.
"About 4:45 in the morning, officers in the area of Enriquez's home observed a vehicle matching the description of a suspect vehicle in the area 1st and Flint. They tried to stop the vehicle at 1st and University, but the driver, who was identified as Julian Castaneda, refused to pull the vehicle over," Stewart said.
30 minutes later, the police chase ended at the South Loop and Quaker. Police recovered one gun in the car.
"Enriquez and Jesus Alvarado exited the vehicle and fled on foot. They were quickly taken into custody. The other three in the vehicle were taken into custody without incident," Stewart said.
Police say family members safely removed the children in the home.
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The Rideau Canal (French: Canal Rideau), also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its original structures intact. The canal system uses sections of major rivers, including the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as some lakes. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is operated today by Parks Canada as a recreational waterway. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.
The construction of the Rideau Canal was proposed shortly after the War of 1812, when there remained a persistent threat of attack by the United States on the British colony of Upper Canada. In this period, the British built a number of other canals (Grenville, Chute-à-Blondeau and Carillon Canals, all along the Ottawa River), as well as a number of forts (Citadel Hill, La Citadelle, and Fort Henry) to impede and deter any future American invasions of Canadian territory.
The initial purpose of the Rideau Canal was military, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communications route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston, Ontario. Westward from Montreal, travel would proceed along the Ottawa River to Bytown (now Ottawa), then southwest via the canal to Kingston and out into Lake Ontario. The objective was to bypass the stretch of the St. Lawrence River bordering New York State; a route which would have left British supply ships vulnerable to an attack, or a blockade of the St. Lawrence.
The canal also served a commercial purpose. The Rideau Canal was easier to navigate than the St. Lawrence River, due to the series of rapids between Montreal and Kingston. As a result, the Rideau Canal became a busy commercial...
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We just got back from what might be our most favroite on-location photo shoot to date, and we could not wait to show you the amazing images! So here's a sneak peek of our major Fall collection photo session at Big Sur (also known as a slice of heaven on earth), through the lense of our handy-dandy Polaroid camera.
Enjoy! And stay tuned for the final feature, coming soon to REVOLVE!
Xenia looking like a lady in Ladakh top
Free People embellished jacket is a fave!
Our 'lady of the canyon' in Clover Canyon
View from the top of the world
Airstream on site
Art Director, Lindsay, will teach you how to stunt
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Xenia trying to pull the tree down
Sara, Revolve Creative Director, taking care of business
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Have you finished your shopping for that special gift for Mom on Mother's Day? Mother's Day is all about telling your Mother how much you love her and appreciate her, for all the wonderful things she has always done for you! What type of Mother do you have? Does she love to cook? Is she into healthy cooking? Well, then I have the perfect gift for her!
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Folks in Clear Lake dressed up in red, white and blue and waved flags during their Fourth of July parade through the Bay Oaks neighborhood.
Lots of children rode their bikes in the parade that was escorted by Harris County Precinct 8 deputy constables as well as Houston firefighters who delighted the crowd with their big red shiny fire truck.
One lady participating in the festivities played patriotic songs during the parade which made you want to march with your shoulders and back, just a little bit straighter.
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