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Conservatism, if it means anything, is a resistance to ideology and the world of ideas ideology represents, whether that ideology is a function of the left or the right.
It seems as if modern conservative thinking is rooted in fighting an unending war based upon ideological grounds. Every thought, impulse, and action is coated in conservative paint, making any and all thoughts remotely outside that veneer the enemy. Of course it shouldn't be this way. There should be forums for differing opinion and thought, because our nation is comprised of them. Change is not the enemy. Change is as American as individual thought. Here's Ta-Nehisi Coates' take on conservatives and change:
Moreover they have used a skepticism of change, to mask a defense of institutional evil. In the South in 1860, the conservative position was to defend slavery. It was, after all, an ancient institution, with seemingly Biblical sanction. It was the "Radical" Republicans who gave the franchise to black people, while conservatives embraced phrenology and racist psuedo-science.
A harsh interpretation, but one rooted in truth. Conservatives back then relied more on hokey genetic fables about skin tones and blood drops– anything to justify their control and power. While conservatism today has changed substantially, it has developed a similarly linear edge. Modern conservatism today seems unprincipled and focused on hokey arguments. It's a wild mash-up of chaotic thoughts, impulses and reactionary indifference. I find the argument about patriotism and democrats laughable, but in most conservative circles, it's a lauded practice to label liberals "un-American."
What have conservatives done to advance the issue of civil rights and freedom today? They often talk of individualism, and freedom from government intervention, What's the use talking about freedom and American individualism, if you don't practice it and apply it to all Americans? trample a man's right to love whom he chooses to love? More Coates:
There is a fundamental problem here, one that can't be elided by pointing out the differences between "true" conservatism and Republicans. A bias toward time-tested, societal institutions almost necessarily means a bias toward institutional evil. Likewise, a skepticism of change almost necessarily means a skepticism of those who seek to expand democracy beyond property-owning white men. Taken in sum you have an ideology, whatever its laudable merits, that will almost always, necessarily, look charitably upon those with power, or those who control the institutions, and skeptically upon those without power, or those who seek to change those institutions.
While I agree in part with this assessment, it also seems too simple an explanation. Let's use the example of civil rights and racial discrimination. Liberal thinking lends itself to empowering the aggrieved through the societal apparatus– which points out clearly the harm done by individual citizens, and government. Conservatives place less emphasis on the actual claims, and more on the means by which the aggrieved parties move beyond them. The hope is then for those suffering from oppression to not be dominated by it. This is not a completely empty argument, because it does allow for those victimized in society to claim more power from their circumstances, something I am a proponent of. But it also lends credence to the counter argument– that conservatives either disregard discriminatory practices– or they don't care that they take place.
So where does that leave us? Is it the climate in which we find ourselves to blame for our broken dialogue? Andrew Sullivan points to a "politics aiming to win" as opposed to succeed, as being a flash point for failure and discord. Win at any costs, even at the expense of fraying the fragile binds that hold American civility together. We seem to be precipitously close to losing control of real debate. And soon, it won't be the country's political direction we'll be concerned about. It will be it our civility toward one another–especially in times of crisis.


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It doesn't get any simpler than a traditional smartphone calendar, but the Peek Minimal Calendar App claims to have reinvented it. Designed with a minimal interface, Peek aims to add a human touch to the calendar experience. All about eliminating overwhelming features of mobile calendar, Peek is designed to be the right resolution for the context it's being used it. The app is made to provide all the necessary info you need in an easy-to-understand manner so that you're not overwhelmed with the data you don't need for an on-the-go experience. Along with its fresh look that's intuitive, the app offers a fluid, fast and fun way to look at your day.
It also introduces new behaviors for interaction so to make the experience more delightful. Gestures include the app's shading gesture (cup your hand over the top half of the screen) to see the time in a black layer over the calendar or shake the phone to see Peek's life events. There's also sound and vibration feedback with alarms integrated into the app. It's currently 50% in the iTunes store for $0.99.

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Donati has also made one of her event's signature exercises available as a standalone game that can be played in schools or as a family. The Money Game takes participants through the process of setting budgets, developing earning power, and reacting to budget-busting life events.
The move to marketing her teaching as an educational game has given Donati the ability to scale her work beyond local events, while reaching larger audiences across the country. Parents and educators can order The Money Game directly from Donati's website, in a ready-to-play version or in a series of downloadable, printable game templates. A network of certified coaches can help adults learn the game and facilitate games at schools, in churches, or at home.
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Joyce DeWitt
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Joyce DeWitt Biography
Born Joyce Anne DeWitt to Paul and Shirley Dewitt, Joyce is most famous for playing girl next door type "Janet Wood" on the ABC-TV sitcom "Three's Company". Joyce, who grew up in the Indianapolis suburb of Speedway, Indiana, competed in speech and debate through the Indiana High School Forensic Association. After she received a bachelor's degree in theater from Ball State University, she moved to California to earn her master's degree from UCLA.
Joyce DeWitt Early career
Joyce was still a student at UCLA when she took up an interest in acting. She began with asmall appearance as "Jill" on the series "Baretta" opposite actor Robert Blake in 1975, and soon foun, that same year, she had herself offered the choice of auditioning for one of two different comedy pilots. The one she chose was Three's Company, and as fate would have it, after appearing in what had been the second pilot shoot for the show, the sitcom was picked up by ABC. It premiered in January 1976 and became a huge hit, running until 1984. During the run of "Three's Company", Joyce still made cameo appearances on other ABC-TV shows such as "Fantasy Island", and "The Love Boat", and also served as a pitchperson on the "Leggs" pantyhose TV commercials. She also appeared in the 1980 film comedy "Airplane" opposite actor Robert Hays, and "Peter Graves" of CBS's "Mission: Impossible" TV show fame.
Joyce DeWitt Present career
After her run as "Janet Wood" on "Three's Company", Joyce largely had all but disappeared from the public spotlight until she appeared as both executive producer and consutant for the 2003 NBC-TV film comedy/docudrama "Behind The Scenes:The Unauthorized Story Of Three's Company", a semi-biographcal synopsis of the goings on both on and off set of the popular ABC-TV sitcom. Her appearances in the films "Failing Better Now" and "Call of The Wild" in 2009, got her back into the show business spotlight. She still continues to make public appearances as well as parts in TV shows and films.
Joyce DeWitt Relationships
Joyce once dated actor Ray Butenicka from 1979-1986. The couple had for a time lived together. There had been rumors in the tabloid press about DeWitt being linked to actor LeVar Burton (of the classic ABC-TV minseries Roots and TV series Star Trek-The Next Generation fame) in the late 1980's; it was never substaniated, and the two have denied the rumors, which claimed that Joyce's parents did not approve of the supposed interracial relationship.
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It was something the Nuggets haven't had to worry about in a very long time. With the ball, shot clock turned off and one bucket away from winning the game. If it wasn't a straight up inbounds to Melo in isolation, it was a failed high pick and roll with Chauncey and Nene, the ball ending up in Melo's hands anyway. Just as the Nuggets adapt their style of play to an overhauled roster, the coaches are in uncharted territory trying to re-learn how they are going to close games.
There was confusion, miscommunication, a few quizzical glances and some ugly shooting. There was also effort, passion and a Nuggets team who clearly cared more about winning than anything else. For years the Nuggets have been all about whether their talent can outweigh that of the opposition. Now after two games without an All-Star on the roster Denver does not lack talent, but we may be seeing a situation where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Hello fellow Nuggets fans across the world, my name is Kalen as you can see above. I'm proud to announce that I'll be working with Charlie and Jeremy from here on out to try and dissect our favorite professional sports team, as well as give you the most up-to date information in the process. I'm truly honored to be a part of this blog going forward and feel I couldn't have joined at a better time given how great our front office did with quite possibly the most difficult scenario ever handed down to a rookie GM and new owner in NBA history. The Nuggets, as I'm sure is the case with many of you, are my life and being able to write about them on a platform like this is a privilege. That's why I promise that as long as I'm a part of the Roundball family, I'll give everything I have to the loyal Denver Nuggets community in the most honest and thoughtful manner. I hope you all will enjoy having me on as I try and guide you through what looks to be a very bright future for our team!
Being that the biggest trade in Nuggets history just went down not too long ago, now is an exciting time to be a fan. Of course, it always hurts to say good-bye to a franchise player that brings you out of the depths of NBA irrelevancy and into playoff contention year after year — and seeing a class-act like Chauncey leave doesn't ease the pain — but we knew this day was coming for long time. With just a few clings of some champagne glasses last summer it seems our destiny was set in motion. But now is not the time to sulk over the past, because the glory days of Denver Nuggets basketball are just getting started as far as I can see. This message was clearly sent by Masai Ujiri and Josh Kroenke withing a few days span when they somehow managed to rob the New York Knicks of Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov and an abundance of picks and other assets. On top of what great, young players we already have on our roster the new guys create a Denver Nuggets team that is even more young, athletic and most of all extremely talented. It's yet to be seen how each man will fit into his separate role, but the sum of the parts appears beyond promising.
Once again, I just want to reiterate how excited I am to be a Nuggets fan at this moment. With all that's gone on this year, to finally meet a conclusion and come out the other side looking as good as we do is exhilarating. For once, watching Nuggets basketball in the year of 2011 is going to be all about winning basketball games with teamwork. That's something anyone from the highest person up in the Nuggets organization to the most average fan can be really thrilled about. So, here's to a great second half of basketball filled with tons of heart, soul and determination! And here's to the future of Roundball Mining Company!
"We'll move the earth for a title."
Charlie did a fantastic job of capturing the mood of Denver's first game sans Carmelo Anthony. It felt like the first outing since the season opening win over the Jazz, after which Melo said if he did not make a change now he never would, that felt meaningful. I also expect to see the Nuggets maintain their high level of performance on offense through teamwork and depth.
Defensively, Denver did not have a particularly good game. Memphis had a true shooting percentage of 58.6%, which was considerably higher than opponents have averaged this season, 54.9%. Plus Memphis scored 52 points in the paint, which you might expect with Zach Randolph roaming the paint, the kicker is Randolph only scored 12 points. It did seem the Nuggets displayed more effort and intensity on defense; even so they gave up a lot of easy shots at the rim. What Denver did best was what they used to do best, steal the basketball racking up 13 thefts as well as forcing 21 total turnovers. If you cannot keep the other team from making their shots, you better prevent them from even taking one.
The day after trading away their two best players, the Denver Nuggets officially begin the post-Melo era with a walkover victory against the Memphis Grizzlies. They led by double digits throughout most of the game while handily outplaying the Grizz. I wanted to get that out of the way because while the win is an important one – I'm going to discuss why on a personal level as a fan, this is a game I've been waiting for that meant so much more to me than any in recent memory.
We were fortunate enough to exchange questions and answers with Mike from the tremendous New York Knicks blog KnickerBlogger. I asked him some specific questions about the abilities of the four Knicks that came to Denver in the Carmelo Anthony Trade and he provided some great insights.
Almost exactly eleven months ago I wrote the following:
Frankly, the chances of us seeing Melo take Manhattan are quite slim. Even so, if you're a Nuggets booster, you might want to pray that a couple of big names take the Knicks' money this year, just to be safe.
Fast forward to February 21, 2011 and the rumor that I could not believe I was asked to write about at the time has come to fruition. After all the rumors and hearsay we have arrived at the outcome most experts and fans alike expected. Carmelo Anthony is now a New York Knickerbocker and is free to sign his coveted extension before the current CBA expires. He found his way to the market and is going to get all the money.
Nuggets fans have had several months to come to grips with Carmelo's departure. Even the most hardcore fans saw the writing on the wall weeks ago. As hardened to the reports as many fans became, the final news that Denver has traded away quite possibly the most talented player in franchise history brought a flood of emotion.
Updated: Benjamin Hochman of the Denver Post has broken the story. A trade involving the Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves has finally been completed.
It is a done deal in principle, with minor details to be worked out following a conference call with NBA offices tomorrow. Details are known, but minor parameters such as draft pick protections could be subject to change by then.
The Nuggets have traded Melo, Chauncey, Shelden Williams, Renaldo Balkman, and Anthony Carter to New York. They will receive Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, and Timofey Mozgoz in exchange plus draft picks. Of the included picks are New Yorks 2014 first rounder, which pending lottery protections could go to Houston in multiple scenarios, which means this pick could turn into the "first available" number one pick that New York can send out if not conveyed to Houston by 2014. Via New York, Denver also receives second round picks in 2012 and 2013 from the Golden State Warriors. The Nuggets also receive $3 million in cash considerations from the Knicks.
As part of the trade, the Knicks and Timberwolves exchange Eddy Curry and Anthony Randolph for Corey Brewer. Denver facilitates the transfer of Eddy Curry to Minnesota, allowing the Nuggets to shed some $17.7 million in salary. This is more than enough to bring them below the luxury tax threshold immediately.
The deal is done. Of note is the murky status of the 2014 first rounder Denver receives from New York, the details and protections of which will not be known until the trade is approved by league officials. Anthony Carter is also slated to be traded to the Knicks despite them having two point guards ahead of him – Chauncey Billups and Toney Douglas. Anthony Carter surrenders his bird rights due to being on a minimum one year salary and he can exercise veto power on any trade, similiar to Matt Geiger and Devean George in the past. If Carter indeed invokes his power to block a trade out of Denver, the deal will still be completed with minor changes. It's likely Melvin Ely would be exchanged instead. For now, expect AC to go to New York.
It's an incredibly sad ending to the second Chauncey Billups era in Denver. Thank you so much for your hard work, dedication, and loyalty Chauncey.
Reaction, analysis and more to come from your RMC staff as the dust settles. Share your thoughts and memories here.
I do not know who made the call, but I am supremely impressed with someone. Whoever came up with the idea of trading Timofey Mozgov along with another Knick teammate, according to SI.com it would be Danilo Gallinari, from Denver to New Jersey may have ensured a deal will be completed and will be responsible for putting an end to all this Melo hysteria.
According to reports that are reportedly verified by actual reporters Carmelo Anthony has met with groups from the New York Knickerbockers and New Jersey Nets and both teams have submitted their "best" offers and that brings us to what will undoubtedly be the climax of this side show that has kept players, fans and front offices alike entrapped for months.
Denver has three options at this point:
With Carmelo Anthony's eventual departure looming over the entire season, Nuggets fans have had nothing but time to point their fingers in dismay. Exactly where did we go wrong with Carmelo and whose fault is it? Despite a payroll annually among the most expensive in the league, many are placing the blame on Stan Kroenke's plan for a new era of far less extravagant spending. While there is some merit to the idea that Stan's influence could have planted the seeds of doubt in Melo's mind, to charge Stan's frugality as the grave injustice that's ran poor Melo out of town is little more than crying over spilt milk.
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Sigh of relief. That's about all I can say as the Nuggets notch a nice win as a much needed break from the season starts now. I discussed earlier the implications and vastly different scenarios that could come into play over the critical stretch next week when no games will be played. For now, I'm grateful for this team and the fact they were able win an ugly game in a gritty and unconventional fashion. Throughout the maddening highs and lows of the game, the Nuggets reminded me once more how the sweet taste of victory is ultimately worth all the frustrations.
When the Denver Nuggets take the floor against Milwaukee tonight, there will be more at stake than a regular season win. For one, depending on the outcome the Nuggets could end up anywhere from sixth to ninth place in the Western Conference standings. But more than that, it's a time to reflect as all the drama and absurdity of a truly bizarre season reaches a tipping point. The games stop, and only the future of the franchise beckons. The Melo trade saga has been going on so long I almost stopped believing a deadline for a resolution could still be real. Yet here it is nearer than ever. Serenity now!
By the time you read this we are going to be less than 200 hours away from the 2011 trade deadline and with all the information that has been spewed out between the start of training camp and today it is time to take a step back and reanalyze the lay of the land.
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This was a game and effort simply not worth the time it would take you to read about. Long story short, the Nuggets move to 0-2 on their three game road trip in demoralizing fashion at Houston. Since more important matters like the trade deadline loom, I'll limit this exercise to some story-telling and general commentary while I watch this latest loss wind down.
The game started off very strange, with the Nuggets hitting shots and the Rockets throwing a very early zone at Denver in response. At first, it didn't seem to matter as Houston struggled to convert stops into points at the other end. The Rockets offense looked lifeless and Denver took control quickly. It was almost as if Houston was offering up the game at that moment, saying "just be patient, play some defense and you guys can go ahead and have this one." At one point, the Nuggets lead reached 15 in the first quarter. Then…


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And You Thought Jesse Jackson, Jr. Was Crazy!
Chip, block; apple, tree: you know what I mean:
Deceased Republican President Ronald Reagan sought to to permanently ban African Americans from playing college and professional football in the South with white people, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. alleged in a speech at Furman University on Wednesday evening.
In the same speech he also alleged that the modern Tea Party was born from efforts to sustain segregation.
"Michael Jordan couldn't have gone to UNC… [inaudible] it would have been ineligible for him to play at UNC," he continued. "You couldn't have had the Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. You couldn't have had the Dallas Cowboys in Houston, Texas, you couldn't have had the Super Bowl in New Orleans or in Atlanta or in Jacksonville or Miami."
But Dallas isn't in Houston; it's in Dallas!… Isn't it? What's he talking about?
He's just getting started:
"How about pictures we see of Indians stabbing the cowboys," he asked. "In reality what happened was if If you killed an Indian… [inaudible]…finally you got paid for the scalps of the red skins of the Indians…and that's how we got the Washington Redskins football league."
He repeatedly calling the United States south "the land of the free, the home of genocide," and suggested that the modern day Tea Party was born from efforts to maintain "the walls" of slavery and segregation.
"The Union, those in the Confederacy sought to maintain the walls [of slavery and segregation of races] and secede from the country, the shots fired at Fort Sumter, the beginning of the Tea Party, the 'Fort Sumter' Tea Party, who sought to secede from the union, set their own government, their own currency, sought to ally with France and Britain, to form their own country," he said.
It sounds like he's stringing random words together. There's no meaning.
But there is a joke:
In the speech, held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at McAlister Auditorium on Furman's Greenville, S.C. campus, Jackson was introduced as an "international peacemaker" and was well received by the audience.
If you listened hard enough, you could hear a dissenting voice:
"It's a shame that Furman decided to celebrate such a historical event with such a divisive individual such as Rev. Jackson," student Lauren Cooley, who organized that protest, told Campus Reform.
"He's been stirring up division for years through outlandish anti-Semitic, anti-white, and anti-conservative statements," Cooley added.
Meanwhile, on Monday Jackson's son, Jesse Jackson Jr., a former Democratic congressmen from Chicago, reported to the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in nearby Raleigh, N.C., for a 30-month stretch for misusing $750,000 in campaign funds.
Did you have to bring that up? Though maybe it explains things. I, too, might be raving like a lunatic on the late night bus if my son had just been sent up the river for two and a half years.
As there was no coherent argument made, I can offer no refutation. Jesse Jackson, Sr. was off his meds. That's nothing to applaud, boys and girls.


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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has challenged President Barack Obama's Christian beliefs, saying White House policies were motivated by a "different theology." A devout Roman Catholic who has risen to the top of Republican polls in recent days, Santorum said the Obama administration had failed to prevent gas prices rising and was using "political science" in the debate about climate change.
Obama's agenda is "not about you. It's not about your quality of life. It's not about your jobs. It's about some phony ideal. Some phony theology. Oh, not a theology based on the Bible. A different theology," Santorum told supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement at a Columbus hotel on Saturday.
When asked about the statement at a news conference later, Santorum said, "If the president says he's a Christian, he's a Christian." But he did not back down from the assertion that Obama's values run against those of Christianity. "He is imposing his values on the Christian church. He can categorize those values anyway he wants. I'm not going to," Santorum told reporters.
A social conservative, Santorum is increasingly seen as a champion for evangelical Christians in fights with Democrats over contraception and gay marriage.


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The skies are clearing for air shows in Florida for the upcoming year and beyond with the Air Force Thunderbirds and Navy Blue Angels nailing down dates, and the Sunshine State has a lot of stops on their tours.
Both military performance teams will make five Florida appearances in 2014, and the Blue Angels have added their 2015 dates as well, with four Florida stops planned.
One big winner in the announced dates is the Melbourne Air & Space Show, which held its inaugural event this year, despite the grounding of both headliners in 2013.
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The beachside show has nailed down the Thunderbirds in October 2014 and Blue Angels in March 2015. Part of the success is due to landing Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems as a title partner of the show.
"We are pleased to have such a leading global aerospace company as our partner," said Bryan Lilley, Chairman of the National Air, Sea and Space Foundation, who organizes the event. "With the support of Northrop Grumman and commitments from both of our nation's military jet demonstration teams in 2014 and 2015, the Melbourne Air & Space Show is poised to become one of the top aerospace shows in the nation."
The county is home to Patrick Air Force Base and is traditionally a draw for the Air Force team. The Blue Angels have not performed in Brevard since 2008 when the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex was hosting an air show.
Central Florida will get its fill of air shows in 2014 with the Thunderbirds also returning to Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base for AirFest in March and to the Wings & Waves Air Show in Daytona Beach in October. The Blue Angels will be the headliner at the massive Sun 'n Fun air show in Lakeland in April as well.
The Blue Angels will make their normal air show stops in Pensacola Beach in July, Jacksonville in October and then their homecoming finale in Pensacola come November.
Other cities getting shows this year include Punta Gorda and Vero Beach. Notably missing from this year is the Fort Lauderdale air show, canceled for 2013 because of expansion at the international airport there.
Both military teams had not performed since April after sequestration forced budget cuts on the military. In October, though, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined a plan for a return to the skies.
"Community and public outreach is a crucial Departmental activity that reinforces trust and confidence in the United States Military and in its most important asset -- people," Hagel wrote in a memorandum. "It is our obligation to sustain that trust well into the future."
Here's the full lineup:
2014 Thunderbirds
Feb. 23: Flyover at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500
March 22-23: AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa
March 29-30: Florida International Air Show, Punta Gorda
Oct. 4-5: Melbourne Air & Space Show
Oct. 11-12: Wings & Waves Air Show, Daytona Beach
2014 Blue Angels
April 5-6: Sun 'n Fun air show, Lakeland
May 10-11: Vero Beach Airshow
July 12: Pensacola Beach Air Show
Oct. 25-26: Sea & Sky Spectacular, Jacksonville Beach
Nov. 7-8: Homecoming Air Show at Pensacola Naval Air Station
2015 Blue Angels
March 21-22: Melbourne Air & Space Show
July 11: Pensacola Beach Air Show
Oct. 24-25: Sea & Sky Spectacular, Jacksonville Beach
Nov. 6-7: Homecoming Air Show at Pensacola Naval Air Station


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• Parking is available in front of the studio and side streets
• Yoga is not only about flexibility. Yoga is proven to improve your posture, decrease stress levels, strengthen your body, and increase your overall sense of well-being
• We have a wide variety of class choices. Try them all to find what you like the best. Help yourself learn more by taking workshops.
• To get the most out of your yoga practice, plan to practice at least 2 times a week
• Our teachers sometimes play music in their classes. Sometimes it's popular top 40 stuff, other times it's quieter background music. It all depends on the teacher and the class style.
• Most classes are 60 minutes but we have a several 75 minute classes
• If it's your first time to Bindu try to arrive 15 minutes early to sign a waiver, meet the teacher and get comfortable.
• Please stay for the entire class. This includes Savasana. Trust us, it will change your experience!
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Bindu Yoga Studio is a community yoga studio in coastal San Diego near Carmel Valley, Del Mar, and Solana Beach. Bindu is dedicated to inspiring individuals to embrace their potential, reach their dreams, and experience the joy that is discovered through living passionately on and off the mat. Bindu is committed to guide individuals to embody the philosophy of personal and physical development using the tools of a yoga practice. We have a wide variety of yoga classes, from vinyasa flow to restorative yoga. Our studio is non-heated, intimate, and offers an authentic yoga experience.


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Orthorhombic Crystal Structure of Human Saposin C Dimer in Open Conformation
Human saposins are essential proteins required for degradation of sphingolipids and lipid antigen presentation. Despite the conserved structural organization of saposins, their distinct modes of interaction with biological membranes are not fully understood. We describe two crystal structures of human saposin C in an "open" configuration with unusual domain swapped homodimers. This form of SapC dimer supports the "clip-on" model for SapC-induced vesicle fusion. In addition, we present the crystal structure of SapD in two crystal forms. They reveal the monomer-monomer interface for the SapD dimer, which was confirmed in solution by analytical ultracentrifugation. The crystal structure of SapD suggests that side chains of Lys10 and Arg17 are involved in initial association with the preferred anionic biological membranes by forming salt bridges with sulfate or phosphate lipid headgroups.
Crystal structures of human saposins C andD: implications for lipid recognition and membrane interactions., Rossmann M, Schultz-Heienbrok R, Behlke J, Remmel N, Alings C, Sandhoff K, Saenger W, Maier T, Structure. 2008 May;16(5):809-17. PMID:18462685
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[SAP_HUMAN] Defects in PSAP are the cause of combined saposin deficiency (CSAPD) [MIM:611721]; also known as prosaposin deficiency. CSAPD is due to absence of all saposins, leading to a fatal storage disorder with hepatosplenomegaly and severe neurological involvement.[1][2] Defects in PSAP saposin-B region are the cause of leukodystrophy metachromatic due to saposin-B deficiency (MLD-SAPB) [MIM:249900]. MLD-SAPB is an atypical form of metachromatic leukodystrophy. It is characterized by tissue accumulation of cerebroside-3-sulfate, demyelination, periventricular white matter abnormalities, peripheral neuropathy. Additional neurological features include dysarthria, ataxic gait, psychomotr regression, seizures, cognitive decline and spastic quadriparesis. Defects in PSAP saposin-C region are the cause of atypical Gaucher disease (AGD) [MIM:610539]. Affected individuals have marked glucosylceramide accumulation in the spleen without having a deficiency of glucosylceramide-beta glucosidase characteristic of classic Gaucher disease, a lysosomal storage disorder.[3][4] Defects in PSAP saposin-A region are the cause of atypical Krabbe disease (AKRD) [MIM:611722]. AKRD is a disorder of galactosylceramide metabolism. AKRD features include progressive encephalopathy and abnormal myelination in the cerebral white matter resembling Krabbe disease.[5] Note=Defects in PSAP saposin-D region are found in a variant of Tay-Sachs disease (GM2-gangliosidosis).
[SAP_HUMAN] The lysosomal degradation of sphingolipids takes place by the sequential action of specific hydrolases. Some of these enzymes require specific low-molecular mass, non-enzymic proteins: the sphingolipids activator proteins (coproteins). Saposin-A and saposin-C stimulate the hydrolysis of glucosylceramide by beta-glucosylceramidase (EC 18.104.22.168) and galactosylceramide by beta-galactosylceramidase (EC 18.104.22.168). Saposin-C apparently acts by combining with the enzyme and acidic lipid to form an activated complex, rather than by solubilizing the substrate. Saposin-B stimulates the hydrolysis of galacto-cerebroside sulfate by arylsulfatase A (EC 184.108.40.206), GM1 gangliosides by beta-galactosidase (EC 22.214.171.124) and globotriaosylceramide by alpha-galactosidase A (EC 22.214.171.124). Saposin-B forms a solubilizing complex with the substrates of the sphingolipid hydrolases. Saposin-D is a specific sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase activator (EC 188.8.131.52).
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- Rossmann M, Schultz-Heienbrok R, Behlke J, Remmel N, Alings C, Sandhoff K, Saenger W, Maier T. Crystal structures of human saposins C andD: implications for lipid recognition and membrane interactions. Structure. 2008 May;16(5):809-17. PMID:18462685 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2008.02.016
- ↑ Schnabel D, Schroder M, Furst W, Klein A, Hurwitz R, Zenk T, Weber J, Harzer K, Paton BC, Poulos A, et al.. Simultaneous deficiency of sphingolipid activator proteins 1 and 2 is caused by a mutation in the initiation codon of their common gene. J Biol Chem. 1992 Feb 15;267(5):3312-5. PMID:1371116
- ↑ Hulkova H, Cervenkova M, Ledvinova J, Tochackova M, Hrebicek M, Poupetova H, Befekadu A, Berna L, Paton BC, Harzer K, Boor A, Smid F, Elleder M. A novel mutation in the coding region of the prosaposin gene leads to a complete deficiency of prosaposin and saposins, and is associated with a complex sphingolipidosis dominated by lactosylceramide accumulation. Hum Mol Genet. 2001 Apr 15;10(9):927-40. PMID:11309366
- ↑ Schnabel D, Schroder M, Sandhoff K. Mutation in the sphingolipid activator protein 2 in a patient with a variant of Gaucher disease. FEBS Lett. 1991 Jun 17;284(1):57-9. PMID:2060627
- ↑ Tylki-Szymanska A, Czartoryska B, Vanier MT, Poorthuis BJ, Groener JA, Lugowska A, Millat G, Vaccaro AM, Jurkiewicz E. Non-neuronopathic Gaucher disease due to saposin C deficiency. Clin Genet. 2007 Dec;72(6):538-42. Epub 2007 Oct 7. PMID:17919309 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00899.x
- ↑ Spiegel R, Bach G, Sury V, Mengistu G, Meidan B, Shalev S, Shneor Y, Mandel H, Zeigler M. A mutation in the saposin A coding region of the prosaposin gene in an infant presenting as Krabbe disease: first report of saposin A deficiency in humans. Mol Genet Metab. 2005 Feb;84(2):160-6. PMID:15773042


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How are students educated in schools in YOUR country, where you came from?
Each country has a different education system. In most of the Eastern countries, students are only forced to go to great universities, in spite of their careers and what they want to do in the future. Since I am a student in South Korea, I am forced to only get good scores on exams and surrounded with full of excessive competitions among students. The whole society forces us to go to a famous college and just to gain reputations.
However, many people detect that the current education system is on the wrong track; and although a lot of people stood up in order to reform it, not many significant changes have happened. So I am willing to make an organization to change the current education system and lead the students into the right way of future. Before I actually put it into practice, I really want to hear from all of you about what your countries' real purpose of education is and how students are educated in schools. It would help me learn about education systems from all around the world, from diversity of countries. I would certainly appreciate your participation!
When I was researching for education around the world, I came to a conclusion that every nation's education is deeply connected with different cultures and historical backgrounds. So if you know anything about your country's history or cultures related to education, I would greatly appreciate it.
P.S Since I am a middle school student and have assignments to complete, it would take sone time for me to answer your comments. If you don't mind, I might write you back little later.
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Dan HegerichSep 1 2013: Judy,
I grew up in the USA and went to the standard schools...grammar school for 6 years, middle school for 3 years and high school for 3 years, and finally on to University for 5 years obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. For 17 years of academic schooling, I didn't know a single thing about what I am in spirit or inspired to be and to do, nothing about who I am in personality and character nor the power of choice, and certainly nothing about what I love to do for the sake of doing it. I believe strongly that education would benefit from teaching how to live authentically and offer more on the spiritual aspects of life and love, such as how to relax in stressful situations, how to honor, respect and love the human body, and the importance of happiness and free will to make choices.
Judy LeeSep 3 2013: I appreciate your response, Dan Hegerich! Problem you had suffered during early years is the same thing currently happening among the students in South Korea. What you said about teaching students how to live authentically and how to live with others is exactly what I am focusing on right now. What I think is that school should be like a "miniature" of a society. We are supposed to be developing our opinions everyday, cooperating in order to solve difficult problems, and dealing with conflicts we have with friends and teachers. However, most schools are not in this way at all. They only focus on memorizing stuff like new math formula, frankly speaking, obsessed with it.
United States as well as South Korea needs to adapt Northern Europe's school system as soon as possible. By adapting I don't mean accomodating everything in Northern Europe, I mean learning lots of things from it. Since all nations have different historical backgrounds and cultural differences, I believe we also need to change some parts and merge with own cultures, although still Northern Europe's education system is great.
What is Barach Obama saying about nation's education? Or is he at least mentioning the problem? I heard that Obama mentioned education systems in South Korea and even complimented it, which I as a student in South Korea never understand.
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Spending 15 years as a San Diego Charger, Fouts amassed an 86-84 career record as a starter, went to six Pro Bowls, threw for 43,040 passing yards and 254 touchdowns, had a 4.3 INT %, added 13 career rushing touchdowns, and an 80.2 % Career passer rating. He was enshrined to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Despite a Hall of Fame career, Fouts never made an appearance in a Super Bowl
During his 17 year career with four different teams (Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs) Warren Moon produced a 102-101 record as a starter, went to nine Pro Bowls, threw for 49,325 passing yards along with 291 touchdowns. He had a 3.4 INT % with 22 career rushing touchdowns, 80.9 % career passer rating. Moon was enshrined to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. He never played in a Super Bowl, nor did he lead his team to a Conference Championship.
Tarkenton enjoyed an 18 year career with two teams (Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants) , his record was 124-109-6 as starter, went to nine Pro Bowls, threw for 47,003 passing yards and 342 touchdowns. He had a 4.1 INT % and ran for 32 touchdowns while ending his career with an 80.4 % passer rating. He was enshrined to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. In his three Super Bowl appearances the Dolphins, Steelers and Raiders crushed his dreams.
Dan Marino played 17 years with the Miami Dolphins while going 147-93 as a starter, played in nine Pro Bowls, threw for 61,361 passing yards and 420 touchdowns. He finished his career with a 3.0 INT %, Ran for nine touchdowns, and had an 86.4 % career passer rating. He was enshrined to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. In his only super bowl appearance he threw one TD, two INT's plus threw for 318 yards, But it wasn't enough to get past the Joe Montana led 49ers in 1985.
Kelly played ten years with the Buffalo Bills,produced a record of 101-59 as a starter, went to two Pro Bowls, put up 35,467 passing yards and 237 touchdowns, a 3.7 INT %, ran for seven touchdowns and an 84.4 % career passer rating. He was enshrined to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
I know I'll get a lot of heat for putting Kelly over Marino, but in this league winning is everything. Marino racked up more wins as a starter than Kelly did overall. However, Kelly only played in the league for 10 years – seven less than Marino. Kelly's Bills beat Marino's Dolphins three times in the postseason to send the Fins' packing. One of those wins being the AFC Championship game. The Bills went to the Super Bowl four years in a row, count'em 22.214.171.124, and couldn't walk away with one of them. If it wasn't for Scott Norwood's 47-yard field goal attempt that sailed "Wide Right" in Super Bowl XXV than Marino would be in my number one spot.
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What?! Dan the man is at 2? Great list!
Marino is a loser and always will be!
I remember the year that Pittsburgh was undefeated and playing underdog Penn St. Pitt took a 14-0 lead in the ist quarter and seemed to be on course to go to the National title game. Then Marino did something stupid. He cam up behind center and put his fingers up to say "We are #1″ in your face Penn St. Penn St scored 40 some points and shut Pitt and Marino down.. AWESOME!
Dan Marino was an incredible quarterback. No one could stop him, but the best defenses could slow him. I bet if the Dolphins used more of a running game he would have won a couple Super Bowls. It seems like 9 out of 10 times he would throw the ball. None of the other quarterbacks were close to Dan Marino in dominating games.
UMMMMM how bout Tony Romo? I love the cowboys but damn he needs to step it up or they need to get rid of him.
Tony Romo? He is not considered a great QB, average at best. He needs to win a few more playoff games before he could even be considered for this list. How about Mcnabb or Rich Gannon?
It's sad that certain QB's aren't looked at as favorably as QB's that won a Super Bowl. Last I knew, it was a team game? If you have a crappy running game, defense or special teams that can be all it takes to keep you from winning a single game in the playoffs. For example. put Marino on the Cowboys teams in the early 90's. Do they win a Superbowl? I bet they do. Now put Aikman on those Dolphin teams and I bet they don't do as well. Take Terrell Davis off the Broncos and Elway is here as well. IMO, guys like Elway, Marino and Kelly are as good as they get at the position. Football is a team game. I suppose Trent Dilfer is really good because he won a Super Bowl? Put Dan Fouts on that Raven team and I bet they do even better.
Johnny Unitas was still playing when the Super Bowl started. He even played in one.
Didn't Warren Moon lead the Vikings to the NFC Championship Game against the Falcons or was that a semi-final game? I remember the Vikings had a huge lead until Warren Moon got fumbleitis and they lost. Broke my heart.


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Florida Power and Light contracted tree crews are back on Longboat Key this spring, cutting trees away from power lines.
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In their crusade to modernise public services, New Labour are giving vast amounts of taxpayers' money to management and IT systems consultants. They are everywhere - the Inland Revenue, MoD, Education Department, NHS and Downing Street. But are these management wizards giving us schools and hospitals that will be the envy of the world, or are they just siphoning off billions that should have been spent on the frontline services? And the biggest and most expensive consulting catastrophe of them all may still be yet to come - up to GBP 30 billion taken out of patient care to pay for the new NHS computer system. Isn't it time to ask how our money is really being spent?
David Craig spent most of his career working for some of the world's best and worst management consultancies. After writing two whistleblowing books, "Rip-Off" and "Plundering the Public Sector", about how consultants take millions from businesses and government departments while delivering little of value, he was blacklisted and so left the profession.
Since then, he has written several books about government corruption, incompetence and waste, including "Squandered: How Gordon Brown is wasting over one trillion pounds of our money" and "Fleeced: How we've been betrayed by politicians, bureaucrats and bankers", both of which won the Hammond Whiteley journalism award. He is also the author of "The Great European Rip-Off" and "Pillaged! How they're looting £413 million a day from your savings and pensions".
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Sweet-Potato Fries
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This recipe goes with Cilantro-Lime Aioli
Yield: Serves 6
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Recipe Time
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 211
- Calories from fat: 39%
- Protein: 2.4g
- Fat: 9.2g
- Saturated fat: 1.2g
- Carbohydrate: 30g
- Fiber: 4.5g
- Sodium: 207mg
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- 2 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (often mislabeled "yams"), cut into 1/2-in.-thick sticks
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Fine sea salt
- 1. Boil potatoes in water until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
- 2. Heat 2 to 3 in. oil in a large saucepan until oil registers 350° on a deep-fry thermometer. Fry potatoes in batches until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle immediately with salt.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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The age of the trade publisher is over.
So, hot on the news that 15% of the ebook bestseller lists are self published authors comes this piece about Touching the Void author Joe Simpson leaving his publisher (and agent) over the issue of e-book royalty rates.
I have spent years warning publishers that they are doing a brilliant job of conspiring with themselves to fail by pursuing the short term maintenance of margins in a period of transition over and above longer term repositioning of their business for the future.
Of course if publishers are in trouble then so are agents, or at least the ones that don't adapt their business model.
I know an agent with a client who has written a novel in a highly commercial sector in the market which has been self published in the US and where it has established itself in the top five hundred kindle bestseller list and is in the top twenty of its genre – that's in the region of one to two hundred copies a day and rising.
It is priced in the $3-4 dollar bracket. That means the author is earning rather more than a pound a book and has been doing so for several months. There will be a sequel shortly. And another after that. This is how publishers used to make money.
Not any more. Out of politeness the agent had discussions with the author's UK publisher about a deal. It was a pointless discussion: the gulf between them was immeasurable and in the end it came down to this: why on earth should an author sacrifice a vast proportion of their earnings in order to have a publisher's colophon on the spine of their books?
Not only were they not adding value,but it was impossible for the agent to make any kind of convincing case to his author that the publisher was not in fact removing value and yet they showed no awareness of this at all. Their attitude was essentially that author and agent should be grateful for having had an offer in the first place.
This isn't about any particular publisher; it is about a seemingly endemic desire to alienate authors, damage the publishing brand and do as much as is possible to create the impression that they just don't get it.
All of the predictions about further consolidation after last year's news about the Random Penguin merger are confirmation of this.
On the face of it how do you fight a titanic enemy like Amazon? You mass your forces right? No, not if you are still heavily outnumbered, that way you merely present a bigger target. The classic answer is to take a leaf out of the Vietcong's book – split into small units and snipe from the hills: tie the enemy down in a protracted battle they ultimately cannot win because it is not their territory and they do not understand it or care about it as much as you do.
The age of the general trade publisher is over. It made sense to publish into every area of a book shop when book shops were the only game in town and were the principle marketing tool: you only had to understand one thing, how bookshops worked, to be a master of the game.
For much of the market bookshops are now irrelevant – they will continue to exist and for the upper ends of the market will remain important, but they are no longer the commercial motor of publishing. Online is. And online is a marketing black hole: it will eat everything you throw at it and come back for more.
The only way to make that work in the resource shy cottage industry that is publishing is to be an expert. Know your market sector. And the simple fact of the matter is that publishers do not because publishers still expect to shift between celeb auto's, swords and sandals, chick lit, reading group fiction etc. etc. in any given month. A few averagely paid marketing people cannot possibly make that work.
Publishers need to become experts again and to do that they need to specialise. That and to understand that if they want to be doing business with the most commercially minded authors, the one's who make the serious money and who are not afraid to go it alone, then they need to offer deals that make sense to both parties.
The debate continues....
First I think it's worth acknowledging that the successful self-publishers are well and truly in the minority. If you looked at the amount of commercial success achieved relatively by books that are self-published and books that are published by publishing houses, there would be massive variance. The question is ultimately one of quality and the situation publishing is in mirrors that of film, music and games.
In each of those product categories 'self-publishing' exists. From amateur film-makers, amateur musicians and amateur game-developers. In each case you could list examples where people have achieved success, but it isn't the rule, it's the exception. For every successful amateur musician, there are 1000 who can't master their tracks properly, don't know how to distribute music or market themselves. For every successful amateur film, there are 1000 that never get seen, are poorly edited and have badly mixed soundtracks. For every successful amateur game, there are 1000 with bad collision detection, ropey music and crappy graphics. But in each of those fields, 'publishers' exist to add a level of quality assurance, professionalism, investment, marketing support and experience to ensure the consumer has an excellent experience and that the product is successful. They also act as gatekeepers with some degree of responsibility to the market, to ensure that the consumer is not overwhelmed with crap - failure to achieve this ultimately leads to consumer dissatisfaction with the entire market.
Yes, people like Joe Simpson could become a self-published author, but unless he decides to Touch the Void again, I'm not sure what the benefit is going to be. His book will definitely sell for a long time in small quantities and he might make a little bit extra per unit sold. BUT, he'll lose out on the opportunity to be included in range promotions, backlist promotions and other activity that the publisher gets exposed to.
The role of the publisher is important and only needs to be re-justified to people who don't understand that the collective efforts of groups of well-trained, professional people to deliver a quality customer experience are highly important to preserving the stature that books have always been held in.
The discussion on royalty rates is valid and won't cease, but for every Joe Simpson that leaves a publisher, there are 10 more people with commercial stories to tell.
For anyone who doesn't agree with my points. Look at this link and tell me that there isn't a role for the publisher. This is what the majority of self-publishing is like:
My final comment is that as a digital native, I am all for innovation and I'd like to support this comment by adding that I also believe the publishing industry does need to keep innovating to grow and survive. BUT, whatever the delivery and marketing mechanisms of the present and future, the fundamental skills and QA that our industry provides, from the smallest publisher to the biggest, and the collective responsibility to publish quality that all industry professionals take very seriously, whether they are publishing a celeb bio or literary fiction, are important and of real value.
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Officials from Washington, Oregon and Idaho announced a campaign Monday to fend off a new threat to the region: Feral pigs.
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Feral pigs are defined as an invasive species, having damaged crops, rangelands and fish and wildlife habitat. One estimate put the economic damage caused by feral swine at $1.5 billion annually in the United States.
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|Tue, 10-18-2011 - 7:33am
Hopefully I'll get some quick advice today.
|Tue, 10-18-2011 - 8:42am
I'm sorry, conmama. There's places online that can help you identify the pills - drugs.com is one - but you'd probably need an imprint of some type. I think a pharmacist may be able to identify the pills, but possibly only if they are prescription pills. It would be worth a shot. FWIW I think you're doing the right thing in not letting him drive, period, since you don't know when and if he may be under the influence. When
|Tue, 10-18-2011 - 1:34pm
ou know you have ADD when...you sit down to pee and twenty minutes later, have dog-eared all the pages in your catalog and are wondering why your legs have fallen asleep.
You know you have ADD when... you go to take out the trash and actually throw your i-pod away because you had it in the same hand as the trash. Even though you reminded yourself to put your i-pod in the other hand because you would forget and throw it away (TRUE STORY!!)
You know you have ADD when...you can't tell the difference between not wanting to do something because it's boring and not wanting to do it because it's too much work. The second one is depression, hun.
You know you have ADD when...some days you just want to frickin' scream!!!! because you are who you are... and other folks just refuse to accept it. "If you'd only try harder" GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
You know you have ADD when...you decide to stop taking your Adderall during your last semester of college because you wanted to finish on your own. It is now a year later and you are in your 3rd "last" semester of college. Everyone else thinks you just don't want to graduate_ but really you're just too stubborn to take your meds again.
You know you have ADD when...You are supposed to be writing a paper at this moment but you can't find the notes you think you took on what to write about. They went over it in class again a week ago but you were too busy trying to balance a sheet of paper on a pencil and the pencil on the notebook you were supposed to be writing this stuff down on. You try to call a classmate, but have very few classmate's numbers. you end up calling some random person who's number is in the notebook where the notes should have been, but when he answers you have no idea who it is, even when he tells you his name. So instead of writing the paper you decide to go ride your bike but end up on this site instead.
You know you have ADD when...You get a call from someone and you take a very important message for them. When you hang up the phone you forget who the person was and what the message was about. The only thing you remember is that it was important. So I end up telling my boss I had a very important message but I dont know what it was about or who it was from. I thought he might be able to narrow it down some
You know you have ADD when...You only read as far as "cold" in the ingredients for jello pudding and proceed to use cold water instead of cold milk... Then get pissed and throw the whole mess away and start over, only to read only as far as "cold" and use cold water once again... luckily I got it right on the 3rd try...
You know you have ADD when...You've taken a med for 4 years, yet simply stop taking it for 3 weeks because you completely forgot you were on it. (true!)
ou know you have ADD when...act like u r on speed but u r not but should be and if u were u wouldnt act like it
You know you have ADD when...you're referred to as being "quirky"
You know you have ADD when...pot and alcohol are the only things that will turn off the chatter in your head
You know you have ADD when...you start to read all of these, show you parents because they don't belive you have ADD, then they yell at you because you were supposed to be cleaning your room!
You know you have ADD when...you drink the Pespi Max with double the caffeine of normal Pepsi and realize that rather than making you more hyper you actually become more focused on what you are doing be it homework or deciphering the pictures on the walls
You know you have ADD when...You go to be diagnosed for ADD; you go to fill out the medical forms and ask the doctor where's the pen? He says "at the top of the clipboard". You ask again, "where's the pen", and he replies with the same answer, at this point, you realize it's AT THE TOP OF THE CLIPBOARD!!! true story
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You know you have ADD when...You sneak out of work a couple of hours early because you got more done today than everyone else did in three days, then you go out in the yard even though you know it is a bad idea because you have Kung Fu class in an hour, you can't make yourself stop weeding (I swear I will only weed what I can reach but I keep taking one more step and then there are all the other weeds I can reach again) and come in the house 15 minutes before class (which is 20 minutes away)and you run around like crazy trying to get the clothes both for class and for meeting your friend after class for coffee and you realize you are not going to make it because you haven't done the wash and don't have enough clean underwear (but you do have 42 pairs of really cute shoes with matching hand bags) so you sign on line to send an email to your Kung Fu teacher, find an email from your friend canceling the coffee date, get really annoyed because you could have made it if you hadn't had to get two sets of clothes and if only you would have signed on line instead of weeding you would have known that. Then an hour later you remember that the coffee date was for tomorrow night and not tonight. How do we live through this day after day?????
|Tue, 10-18-2011 - 2:45pm
I can't think of any prescription pills I've ever seen with no identifying marks at all. I think the pharmacist is your best bet- keep in mind he likely won't let you have them back and if it's something homemade you could get reported and get a visit.
|Wed, 10-19-2011 - 4:41pm
here's what I'd do for real.
I would wait till he goes to school tomorrow and then I'd strip his room of practically everything.
|Sat, 10-22-2011 - 12:51am
Because I can see Con's son in each and every statement these people have made about their themselves, their lives, and how they are treated, & hoped she might be able to also.
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Ethiopia is home to the largest population of cattle in Africa, an estimated 48 million head (2007). Cattle are maintained by smallholder, commercial and pastoral farmers. Seventy-five percent of the cattle population is located in the high- and mid-altitude areas, while the remaining 25 percent are in lowland and pastoral areas. Demand for milk is expected to grow as Ethiopia's population of 74 million (2007) expands and demographic changes result in an increasingly urbanized population. Ethiopia, the fastest-urbanizing country in Africa with 4.3 percent growth per year, has unmet demand for milk and milk products.
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Land O'Lakes, Inc., implements the Ethiopia Dairy Development Project (EDDP). It provides enhanced income opportunities for smallholder dairy producers, including people living with HIV (PLHIV), promotes investment in milk processing and marketing capacity, and expands the availability of nutritious dairy-based foods for Ethiopia's growing urban population. Land O'Lakes works with farmers, processors, and others in the dairy sector. EDDP is working in the Greater Addis and Lake Tana milk sheds and also in Mekele and Humera. To the extent practicable, the program supports women dairy producers and women processors and marketers of dairy products. Also, in promoting the increased use of dairy products, women are given special attention since they have greater influence on decisions affecting family nutrition.
World Wide Sires (WWS), Ltd, our partner, aims to improve the breeding and herd management practices of smallholder farmers and dairy businesses. WWS is also introducing best management practices and quality artificial insemination as an efficient management tool in the dairy business industry.HUNDEE is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in the Addis Ababa milk shed. HUNDEE works with us to practice a traditional support system for heifer programs. Women are the most marginalized groups in the social, economic and political life of HUNDEE's target communities and special emphasis is given to them.
The Ethiopia Dairy Development Project contains four main components:• Milk shed development• Growing markets for Ethiopian milk and dairy products• Support for continued development of the dairy sector• Support for PLHIV
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In order to achieve the project goals and implement activities for the above components successfully, the project addresses the following key implementation strategies:
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c) Strengthen market linkages; link value chain actors to work together to promote the sector.
d) Advance industry organization: promote the formation of skillful and strong dairy cooperatives and groups for collective marketing and use of economies of scale
e) Work with government, NGOs and faith-based groups to identify PLHIV beneficiaries and care and support associations; train them in business development skills, animal husbandry and milk production; facilitate access to credit and purchase inputs; and link them to local dairy cooperatives where they can sell their surplus milk
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Project Success Stories• Ethiopian PLHIV Associations Expanding Livelihoods Through Dairy• Empowering PLHIV Through Dairy Business Training in Ethiopia• Ethiopian PLHIV Generate Income, Generate Pride• Environmentally Harmonized Dairy Farming Benefits Ethiopian FarmersFor a fact sheet with a description of this project, click here.


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