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Private GamesLarge Print - 2012
Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.
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The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.
Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed. Immediately, Karen hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won't stop until he's completely destroyed the modern games. "America's #1 storyteller" ( Forbes ) delivers an exhilarating, action-packed thriller that brings the splendor and emotion of the Olympics to a wildly powerful climax.
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Really enjoying Private series.
Patterson has not written anything memorable in years but he still manages to churn out books like a machine, most of them just average. This one missed the mark completely, though. It has some very clunky dialogue, the plot is nowhere near believable, and the final confrontation is laughable
Throughout the entire book, I could hardly put it down. A few little details did bother me that shouldn't. Just little things like protagonist pointing out that his daughter can't have milk and then giving her milk later on. And the ending was so cheesy and disappointing. The end grew very predictable. I feel like he just got tired of writing so threw everything together at the end.
WORST ENDING EVER! Great book but the ending "battle" was one of the cheesiest things I've ever read in my life. Something that I would have expected from a high school level writer.
Other than that, I enjoyed the book.
I love this book and all the other James Patterson's book, very hair raising, suspense and twisted plot and beautifully done, I never get bored. It reminds me of anther author James Hadley Chase ( British author), that was long ago, I don't see those books anymore. This book teach a lot of lesson, about been aware of your enemy maybe your trusted friend is ur enemy, like the villain in this book
Amazing story, suprise ending, definetly did not think the bad guy would be that person. So far one of my fav of the Private series.
Sadly, a complete disappointment. Normally Patterson is one of my favorite authors but this predictable, cliche ridden and rather simplistic book looked to me like he used a boiler plate template and just plugged in different names. I could not recommend to any of my friends.
This only made more fun to read because the Olympics are going on right now. Good job on almost predicting the Opening, too!
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Thomas Wyndham purchased the estate from the Fellbrigg family in the 17th century. The current house was probably built by his son John Wyndham.
It was extensively remodeled by his son William Wyndham II in the 18th century. Finally it passed into the hands of Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer, who was the last owner of the hall and who gave it to the National Trust in 1969. As with Blickling Hall, the last owner never married and had no heirs.

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DURHAM, N.C. – As the Nets finished up their opening practice of the 2013-14 season Tuesday morning inside the gleaming men's basketball practice facility at Duke University, there was a non-stop string of chatter coming from the court.
There was the expected stream of consciousness pouring out of the mouth of Kevin Garnett, who already has become the team's vocal leader 24 hours into the new season. There was plenty of chatter from other players, too, including fellow newcomers Paul Pierce and Jason Terry, and from the team's two lead assistants John Welch and Lawrence Frank – the de facto offensive and defensive coordinator, respectively – as they led drills.
One voice that wasn't often heard was Jason Kidd's. He would step in and make a point when he saw the need, or chat with a player on the side when he felt he needed a word. It was a setup that seemed to perfectly fit Kidd's low-key personality, and the players seemed to buy into it as well.
"It looked good," said Terry, who spent several years playing alongside Kidd in Dallas, including winning the 2011 title together, before adding with a smile, "It almost looked like they already rehearsed it."
"It just looks genuine, it looks second-hand, second nature. Again, [Frank] is out there leading the drills and Jason comes in and makes his points and, boom, we break and get it done."
Kidd's first official practice as the team's head coach was deemed a success by everyone involved, as you would expect on the opening day of training camp for any team, let alone one with the talent and expectations this Nets team carries. What stood out was the intensity and energy in the gym, a marked change for a team that last season often seemed to lack that kind of spark, to the point that Kidd called it a "vanilla" group after being hired this offseason.
"The energy was great today during practice," said Deron Williams, who was limited in practice as he continues to recover from a sprained right ankle. "I don't want to say it was night and day from last year, but it was just a different feeling.
"The energy was better, it was more intense … it's just a better feeling."
Tuesday's practice came on the heels of a team dinner after the team arrived in Durham on Monday night following media day in Brooklyn. After dinner, the players and coaches gathered in a room and had a discussion about their goals for the coming season, a session in which Kidd said the players did most of the talking – and, not surprisingly, Garnett had one of the most powerful voices.
"Really, it was kind of a role reversal, where most of the players did the talking," Kidd said. "I think just talking about what we want to achieve as a team. A lot of times coaches will talk, but this was a time for the coaches to listen and hear what the players have to say."
With yet another milestone – his first practice – out of the way, Kidd was ready to get to work trying to mold the Nets into the potential championship contender he and his players aren't shy of saying they expect it to be.
"It's just about me being able to help the guys," Kidd said. "When I see something as a coach, good or bad, I let the guys know, and today we were going in the right direction."


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Created as an assignment for my Typography II class in the Grad ComD program at Pratt Institute, the challenge of this project was to produce a multi-page editorial project in the form of a book about a specific theme relating to New York City. The topic of this editorial project is based on the movement of urban farming in New York City. Urban Farm, is a 100-page, print publication, which highlights and explores many of the alternative food systems taking root in neighborhoods of New York City.


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Midland Country Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Midland, Michigan. This short layout has adequate length for a regulation course. Some holes are quite challenging and interesting, but overall it can be somewhat forgiving. Online tee times may be available at Midland Country Club or at nearby golf courses, often at a substantial discount from the going green fees rate.
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Bellport began as an outpost of farmers and seafarers. Many of the homes on Bellport Lane were built by sea captains. The village was named for two of them - The Bell brothers. Thomas and John Bell, who arrived in the early 1800s, built a dock into the bay and a shipyard -- and then carved out cross streets and thoroughfares. In 1834, when the Post Office was established, the community was named Bellport. The 19th century was also a time when Bellport was one of Long Island's most popular summer resorts, attracting statesmen, financiers, actors, writers, journalists and artists -- as it does today.
Proud of its history and intent on preserving it, the Village of Bellport has officially designated a number of historic districts. The village, which has a mayor and four trustees, offers a four-week summer Kids camp and provides some senior programs. We also have the Gateway Playhouse, a 500-seat theater in its 60th year for summer stock. There is also the Bellport Yacht Club and the Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society.
Beach lovers enjoy Ho-Hum Beach (called Bellport Beach by most residents) which is the jewel of the Village and is located on Fire Island between Smith Point County Park and Watch Hill / Fire Island National Seashore on the ocean. It is serviced by the village-owned 42-passenger ferry, the Whale House Point or by private boat. The Beach is rarely crowded, with 65 or 70 visitors considered unusual. Following local custom, residents and guests line up their sandals and sneakers at the head of the stairs that lead down to the beach. There is a beach concession for food and snacks and lifeguards are on duty when the ferry is in operation. Mother's Beach , located on the bay, offers a closer alternative and is often filled with families, just a quick walk from the center of town.
As one of only a handful of golf courses in America that dates back to the 19th Century, Bellport's pristine 18-hole layout provides a compelling golf experience. Originally designed by golf architect Seth Raynor a nd modified by Robert Trent Jones and Bill Love, the golf course borders on the Great South Bay. The Country Club offers great golf, fine dining, and an excellent tennis facility.
Situated on South Country Road in the Village of Bellport , the course measures 6,329 yards from the black tees; 6,011 yards from the blue tees; white tees measure 5,539 yards and ladies red tees measure 5,078. This Seth Raynor gem is a par 71 that is enjoyable to play for both high and low handicapped golfers. The average play time is 4 hours.
*Start times may vary depending on the time of year.
Food and beverage services are provided. The Grill Room is available for golf and tennis members, and food and beverage carts are dispatched on the golf course. The Irish Coffee Pub Restaurant at the Bellport Country Club is open on the second floor of the Clubhouse, providing a panoramic view of the course and the Great South Bay.
The Facility
The Tennis Center is located at the Bellport Country Club just south of South Country Road on the north side of the Golf Course. The facility is managed by Bob Costanzo who sees to it that our five Har-Tru Courts are well maintained at all times. Bob, who is a PTR professional provides tennis instruction and runs a very successful Junior Development Program. In addition, he coordinates a full schedule of events throughout the summer for the benefit of the membership, including special events, men's and ladies' doubles round robins, singles and doubles ladders, interclub matches as well as weekend member tournaments.
Full season memberships are available at the Village Hall for both village residents and non-residents.
The Facility
Located at the end of Bellport Lane, the Bellport Village Marina is busy all year round. During the warmer months, sailboat races happen every week and residents gather to socialize while children play on the newly refurbished playground.
When the bay freezes solid during the colder months, hockey games, skating and sledding are just a few of the numerous activities happening while ice scooters race across the bay as fast as the wind will carry them.
The Marina offers a spectacular view of the Great South Bay and Fire Island. It is surrounded by lush park grounds, a playground, and a band shell. There are over 150 berths in the Marina along with a launching ramp and preference is given to village residents. Transient slips are available on a first come, first served basis. Fishing and crabbing from the dock is a must.
Bellport has an annual outdoor art fair and a summer concert series at the village bandshell at the Bellport Marina. This is on Friday evenings throughout the summer months.
BROOKHAVEN HAMLET and POST-MORROW
Created in 1969 the Post-Morrow Foundation procures undeveloped land as well as properties and buildings of regional significance. Acres surrounding wetlands, creeks and other river areas have been protected by the Foundation. The Foundation also conducts a boat-building school in the Hamlet
When the temperature hovers below 20 degrees and the chill winds blow hard, most people avoid going near the beach. Not here in Bellport. That's when members of the South Bay Scooter Club pull out their ice scooters and gather in force along the Bellport shore.
Ice scooters, which are indigenous to Bellport, have been sailing Great South Bay for more than 100 years. At first, locals used them to bring supplies across the icy bay to the US Lifesaving Station on FIre Island. With runners attached to their wooden hulls, the craft could both skim over the ice and scoot over open water. The scooter is typically 14 to 16 feet long with a bowsprit, called a horn, and carry two sails. The rig is rudderless so the skipper steers with the sail. The scooter can travel to speeds of 50 to 60 mph when the winds are strong. This is not laid back. You take a few friends out and you quickly learn there are two kinds of people: Those who want to get off!! and those want to stay on. Most will make up their minds in one ride. The scooter was the influence for the Old Purchase Properties logo in the early days of our business.
The South Bay Scooter Club meets at the Bellport Yacht Club at the Bellport Marina and is open to anyone interested in ice scooters during the winter.
Bellport is home to some of the most beautiful estate homes on Long Island, and to some of the finest restaurants on the south shore.
Avino's on South Country Road is a culinary gem tucked away in the small hamlet town. Oysters, chilean sea bass, and award winning pates are just a few of the delightful menu choices. Ask for Meredith, and tell them OPP sent you.
Old Purchase Properties Real Estate is a full service independent real estate agency located in the heart of Bellport Village. Established in 1979, Old Purchase continues to be the leader in home sales in the Bellport, Brookhaven Hamlet and East Patchogue area. Our real estate agents are all longtime local residents with over 100 years of combined experience. Whether buying or selling on the South Shore of Long Island, Old Purchase Properties Real Estate is at your service.
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Santos Enterprise Food is specialized in tropical fruits, supplying concentrates, purees and powders. As end-consumers demanding more and more social responsibility, also Santos Enterprise Food is integrated in the chain of biological product supplies. We, as a wholesaler of raw and semi-finished materials including single strength and concentrated fruit juices, are SKAL certified (023271) guanteeing that we import/export organic-certified foods throughout the world from our office in the Netherlands (Rotterdam; fruitport of Europe). SKAL is commissioned by the ministry of economic affairs. The certificate is issued by the European Council of regulations.
It's our duly responsibility to state that several terms within bio-industry must be distinguished in order to create transparency. Within the comprehensive ecosystem, terms like biodynamic, organic, ecologic and biologic are commonly used interchangeably, but cover different practices. The bio-certificate to which the SKAL certificate is related, proves that the products have been produced according legal prescriptions in order to be called 'biological' or 'organic'., Despite other terms, 'biological' is the only term that covers international recorded laws and regulations throughout the whole chain. The certification means that throughout the whole product chain, the 'biological' or 'organic' product was not aggregated nor manipulated by genetic modification, chemical pesticides, synthetic adjuvants and/or antibiotics.
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A few funny things I encountered today whilst playing
OK. Maybe not so funny, but they made me smile. The first one comes from todays online game.
After everyone folded I raised from the cutoff with 55. And the big blind - super tight nit with stats about 5/0 called. "Wow!", I thought.
The flop came Kxx and villain checked. As K was most definetly in his range, I just checked behind [cause, yes, I am nit, too] and thought "Five". Turn brought another K. Another check and check behind. River brings me nice boat with third 5. And guess what - that rock decides to bet half the pot. That was just like a big poster - "I have a King!!!". I 3-bet him and villain goes all-in with the rest of the stack. I call and take the chips.
"What the fuck is funny there?!?", you might ask. The phrase he said after the hand:
"What a luck!!! Fish!!!"
The second comes from TV. Was watching EPT 3rd season's London event at there was some IT specialist just busted out. With all seriousness in his face he said:
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James Arnold Taylor's one-man show
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- My name is Wayne Chamberlain and I'm a geek daddy who is into Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, books, movies, video games and talking to creative people about their work in these mediums. And that's what you'll find here, along with news, previews and reviews. I'm a journalist, an editor and co-host of the Star Wars Book Report podcast. So come on in and feel free to geek out in a fun, friendly environment.
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I was always under the impression that when a press release or news piece gets submitted, the facts are checked before anyone prints it.
Well, I guess that is not the case, at least in the adult industry. I was talking to a social media representative; he told me they don't check facts. So, basically I could write a press release that I was marrying the Prince of Dubai and it would get printed, without checking anything.
First off, why would someone write a press release or news piece full of lies? I mean sooner or later people are going to get that its bullshit? Like my press release about marrying the Prince. If I never got married, I would look like a liar and a publicity whore. When I say something I do it. I guess there will always be people out there that will say anything to get attention. They jerk off seeing their name and face in print.
Is it irresponsible of the media outlets to not fact check? Was there ever fact checking in the adult industry? I wonder if TMZ fact checks, or follows up on any stories. Does the mainstream media fact check before they release a press release?
With the age of social media, there is just so much stuff coming in to them. Do they need content more then they need integrity? With all the internet news sites, it must be about content.
It is so easy these days to create a fake life. Twitter and Facebook are great outlets for that. Why does someone need or want to create a fake life? I don't understand it! Well, I do understand it, but I just can't wrap my mind around it. If I wasn't a public figure (for lack of a better word), I wouldn't even have a Twitter or Facebook account.
Social media is a great way to promote projects, besides its internet fan mail. Does anyone write letters anymore? It's all about instant gratification these days, and snail mail is not instant. Way to slow to get the fix that is needed NOW. I guess it could be like an addiction, especially if you are unhappy with your life, and want to be someone else.
Sure, when I was young and just starting my career in adult, I loved seeing myself in magazines (remember those). It was a thrill for a young shy girl from PA to see herself in print. These days the less I see myself in print the better. The next time I want to see myself in print is on the cover of my Comedy Central Show DVD.


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THE IRISH TIMES 7th April 0033
The self-styled "Rabbi" Jesus Christ was executed yesterday afternoon in Jerusalem after a short trial that ended with a unanimous verdict of guilty. International jurists at the trial have described the proceedings as "probably the one of the fairest trials we ever witnessed and a true sign that Israel is at last one of the most just nations on the earth today".
The Christ story has preoccupied Israeli and international new media for over three decades. It began shortly before the birth of Jesus Christ himself when the village authorities were made aware that his mother Mary Joachim was pregnant at sixteen – two years before the age of consent. The sixteen year old had been seen frequenting the home of suspected paedophile Joseph David. David was arrested but DNA evidence was inconclusive and charges had to be dropped.
However some month's later neighbours noticed that David's family donkey was missing from his driveway and Mary Joachim was also missing. It later emerged that the couple had fled to the village of Bethlehem, north of Jerusalem. When Bethlehem police later searched a remote outbuilding in which the teenager and suspected paedophile had hidden they found evidence that a birth had taken place. Herodian police questioned local shepherds and it was reported some type of "rave" had taken place in the vicinity of the outbuilding at the time of the birth with loud music, flashing lights and strangely dressed people coming and going on camels. Police discovered the remains of strangely smelling substances and some foreign gold coins.
On the same night a number of young male children in the district were mysteriously murdered in their beds. The fact that David and Joachim fled to Egypt leads police to believe that they were involved in these crimes. However Israel and Egypt do not have an extradition agreement in place and the prospect of bringing the couple and their accomplices to justice in the short term is not good. King Herod spoke of the tragic events from his summer palace outside of Jesusalem saying: "I am devastated that so many of our beautiful children were slain in this cold blooded manner. My heart goes out to their parents and family. We in the government will be doing everything we can to bring the perpetrators to justice. We will not rest until the blood of our innocent children is avenged". King Herod has received messages of support from world leaders. Pope Caiphias today asked pilgrims in Jerusalem to observe a minutes silence at 3 pm in honour of the deceased and bereaved.
After Herod's death, a change of government and a general amnesty the Joachim-Davids were said to have made their way back to the obscure village of Nazareth. David set up business as a carpenter making furniture and other items for locals.
They disappeared from the headlines for twelve years and only came to public attention again when their son Jesus was reported missing at a Jerusalem festival. After three days Jerusalem Social Services found the child in the presbytery in the temple in the company of a number of middle and older aged priests. The presbytery housekeeper reported to Social Services and police that she had overheard the child and priests talking about things that a child of that age should not know about. She had also heard the child telling the priests that his Father had asked him to do things for him.
After an investigation and lack of evidence no action was taken against the priests and the child's father but the Jerusalem Social Services passed a file to Children's Services at Capernaum Borough Council in North Galilee. The Archbishop of Jerusalem Dermud Maritan said that a full internal Temple investigation would be carried out and that Temple child protection measures were more stringent than ever.
For the following eighteen years the Joachim Davids seem to fade into the woodwork and the authorities had no reason to have any concerns about any activity at Nazareth. However the local Rabbi at Nazareth, Abraham Cohen, said that he thought that it was very unusual and unhealthy for a Jewish male to be still living at home at the age of thirty and never having a girlfriend. Some neighbours commented on the amount of time Jesus spent alone with his father in the carpentry workshop at the back of the family home.
However all that was to change dramatically just three years ago. Inexplicably Jesus Christ suddenly left his Nazareth home and became overnight a homeless nomadic. He began posing as a "rabbi" and a "messiah" and visiting fishing villages along the Galilee shoreline encouraging other young men to abandon their families and jobs and embrace his own irresponsible "new age" lifestyle. He seemed to target youths from poor fishing backgrounds and the children of unpopular tax officials. He fooled some naïve comfortably off women to travel with his gang and use their inheritance for the group's upkeep. By all accounts he had a hypnotising effect on apparently feeble-minded people and within a very short time he was the leader of what can only be described as a dangerous cult. At the village of Bethany just outside Jerusalem he persuaded three members of a local family to make their home a base for him and his followers. The family – two sisters and their brother – provided him with food and lodgings and a local shopkeeper at Bethany reported that one of the sisters, Mary, was besotted with him while the other sister Martha spent all her time and money on cooking for him and looking after his material needs. The sisters even believed that Jesus had brought their brother Lazarus back from the dead after he had been unconscious and in a fever for several days!
Another well-known associate of Christ was the keeper of a brothel at Magdala just outside of Jerusalem. He was also seen by several witnesses lying intimately on a couch beside a former young fisherman.
Matters came to a head just 6 days ago last Sunday when one of his gang stole a colt from outside a house on the outskirts of Jerusalem and Jesus rode into Jerusalem on it claiming to be the King of the Jews. For a few days hysteria spread among the city's population and for some inexplicable reason many believed his claims to be a king and the son of God.
However on Thursday evening sense prevailed and one of his followers Judas went to the authorities and gave them the evidence they needed to finally take action against him. Apparently early on Thursday evening he had brought his followers together in a private dining room in the city and convinced them to eat human flesh and drink human blood. He was arrested later that evening in the Gethsemane district and brought for questioning. He was first arraigned before the Herodian Magistrate's Court and committed to trial before the superior Governor's Court. Police reported that he obstinately pleaded his innocence even in the face of intense interrogation under the Special Power's Act. However at one point he did arrogantly proclaim himself to be the nation's king.
He was sentenced to die by crucifixion and insisted on making his own way on foot from the prison to the place of execution at Golgatha just outside the city. On his last journey he once again played on the emotions of gathered women, including his mother. He convinced one woman locally named as Veronica to wipe his face with a towel and spoke briefly to a group of other women who became hysterical at whatever he had said to them.
He was crucified on Golgotha with two other criminals and died about 3 pm after mumbling something incomprehensible. It was interesting that most of his cultic followers had abandoned him. The only ones near him at the time of his death were the aforementioned prostitute from Magdala, the young fisherman he had been seeing lying with, his long suffering mother and his mother's cousin.
According to government sources last night permission had been given to some of his followers to remove the body to a secret place of burial. Before his arrest he had told his followers that he would rise again after his death. It is suspected in the coming days that a small number of cult members may spread a rumour that he has indeed risen from the dead. However the same government source said that his execution will bring an end to a thirty three year saga of propaganda and scandal.
In Jerusalem today there will be great relief that the last has been seen and heard of the trouble maker from Galilee whose short life was surrounded with accusations of murder, corruption, homosexuality, paedophilia, sexual scandal, alcohol abuse and political rabble rousing. The residents of Jerusalem and Galilee can now, once again, return to the simple, respectable and quite lifestyles as God's chosen people.


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José González
- The List
- 18 October 2007
Natural mystic
His haunting music made him a huge star, yet José González is unlikely to shout about it. He whispers a word or two in Jonathan Wingate's ear
He's responsible for one of the biggest albums of last year, yet nobody seems to recognise José González as he sits sipping his beer in the corner of a hip London hotel bar. In fact, the Swedish singer-songwriter is so softly spoken that it is almost impossible to actually hear what he's saying over the barman's cocktail shaker.
'People often expect me to be very serious, but it's not like my record company told me not to smile in photographs, because I was like that anyway,' González giggles. 'I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews.'
After earning rave reviews for his strikingly original debut in 2005, González' music received mass exposure through the Sony Bravia TV ad featuring his version of 'Heartbeats' (a song written by Swedish electro-pop duo, The Knife) and 250,000 multicoloured balls bouncing through the streets of San Francisco.
'I was very concerned about cheapening my music by allowing it to be used in a commercial, so it felt like a big compromise,' he admits. 'Looking back, I don't feel bad about it – it's not like they're selling machine guns to kids. Although the exposure was good, I wouldn't do it again as long as I can pay the rent.'
Having sold millions of albums worldwide, José González is unlikely to be worrying about keeping a roof over his head ever again: 'Originally we were aiming at selling 2000 albums. I was astonished that people liked it in almost every country that I went to, but it's enough to know that some people really like what I do. It's not about the numbers for me.'
His second album, In Our Nature, is a haunting collection that brings to mind everything from Nick Drake to the bossa nova records González' Argentinean father played when he was growing up in Gothenburg.
'A lot of the first album was about love and personal struggles, but these songs are mainly about the universal primitive aspects of human beings,' González explains. 'I've always thought about these things, but recently I became more interested after I read a book called The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, which is very much a critique on religion in general.
'If you're not critical about your history, that can be a problem because there are religious leaders, politicians and all kinds of powerful people who can take advantage of a population that isn't really thinking. Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, but the lyrics are far from biological. I like playing with symbolism.'
Although it may sound strange to hear a pop star talking about such lofty topics, it all makes perfect sense when you discover that González was studying for a PhD in biochemistry at the University of Gothenburg months before his first album was released.
'In a way I'm just putting down words that sound good, and although the songs are influenced by these subjects, it's not exactly like writing a paper. Before this I planned to become a biochemist; I can still read books and get inspired by that stuff, but this way I get to travel the world and play music. But just because I've read a few books, it doesn't make me an expert,' González grins. 'I just know how to play guitar.'
ABC, Glasgow, Sun 28 Oct. In Our Nature is out now on Peacefrog.


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DAVID PRINGLE and EVAN
Reporters of THE WALL STREET
March 18, 2004; Page B1
Tom Montalbano seems like an ideal customer for
wireless Internet "hot
spots" in hotels, restaurants and airports. The 41-year-old insurance
investigator travels four days a week, compiling reports from jewelry
robberies on his laptop computer.
But Mr. Montalbano, of Syosset, N.Y., bristles
at paying $6 an hour, or
$10 a day, to log on using the technology known as Wi-Fi. Monthly
available for $25 to $30, are little help, because no one service
access in enough places, so he'd have to pay multiple monthly fees. And
clients won't pick up the tab. "They say, 'We'll wait the extra day' "
for Mr. Montalbano to e-mail his reports from slower, wired Internet
Mr. Montalbano's experience helps explain why
fee-based Wi-Fi hot spots
have failed, so far, to become tech's next big thing. Connection
are high. Services don't offer ubiquitous coverage. There are a growing
number of free wireless connections, so many users don't feel any need
pay for access. And some laptop users connect to their cellphone or
cellphone network to go online.
Market researcher In-Stat/MDR, Scottsdale,
Ariz., estimates that service
providers world-wide will generate $80 million this year from Wi-Fi
In the U.S., In-Stat estimates that Wi-Fi providers will take in about
million -- roughly as much revenue as Verizon Wireless Inc., the
largest cellphone company, generates in 12 hours. Senior analyst Amy
Cravens says In-Stat recently lowered its revenue projection to reflect
sluggish use.
No Wi-Fi provider "will make any money before
the end of 2005," says
William Clark, an analyst for market researcher Gartner Inc., Stamford,
It's a far cry from a year ago, when Wi-Fi burst
on the scene with a
$300 million marketing campaign from chip titan Intel Corp.,
which makes chips for
wireless connections.
Of course, public hot spots are only a small
part of the Wi-Fi market --
3% of Wi-Fi equipment sales this year, according to
market-researcher ABI
Research, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Most Wi-Fi equipment is used to extend
high-speed Internet access wirelessly inside homes and businesses, and
market remains strong. But hot spots took on outsize importance as
cellphone service providers and well-financed start-ups promised
Wi-Fi access from every airport and coffee shop in the country.
Many of those plans have been scaled back
drastically. Cometa Networks
Inc., a start-up backed by Intel, AT&T
Corp., and International Business Machines
Corp., among others, once boasted of building 20,000 hot spots. Today,
has roughly 220. Chief Executive Gary Weis talks about "rightsizing the
network" and declines to estimate how many hot spots Cometa eventually
deploy. Like most other major Wi-Fi providers, Cometa also won't
how many users it has. "We're all learning as we go how to build a
profitable service," Mr. Weis says.
One lesson from around the world: To attract
users, lower the price. In
Europe, where access charges are higher than in the U.S., Wi-Fi use is
lower. But Asian operators that offer cheap Wi-Fi service have
attracted a
In South Korea, for example, KT Corp.
charges less than $13 a month for unlimited access to its 12,000 hot
Subscribers to KT's residential high-speed Internet service can add
access for less than $1 a month. Through January, KT reported about
Wi-Fi subscribers, two-thirds of whom are also Internet subscribers. In
Hong Kong, PCCW Ltd. has attracted 40,000
Wi-Fi users with similar deals, at even lower prices.
"The uptake in Korea has been dramatic," Mr.
Weis says. But he questions
whether that experience translates to the U.S., because so many of KT's
Wi-Fi subscribers are taking the service along with regular Internet
By contrast, BT Group PLC, the leading
operator in the U.K., charges nearly $11 an hour, or $153 a month, for
Wi-Fi access. European providers believe that "Wi-Fi is really about
high-end business travelers who are price insensitive," says Matt
Lewis, a
senior analyst in London with ARCchart Ltd., a research firm. European
systems say their prices are justified because they include security
European service providers, like their U.S.
counterparts, decline to
provide customer numbers. But market researchers say usage lags behind
the U.S. and Asia. Gartner estimates that just 1.7 million
Europeans tapped
a free or fee-based Wi-Fi hot spot last year, compared with 4.7 million
Americans and 2.7 million Asians.
In both Asia and Europe, Wi-Fi services must
compete with advanced
cellphones, which allow users to exchange e-mail or short text messages
without computers, although at connection speeds slower than Wi-Fi. Vodafone
Group PLC of the U.K. and
some other cellphone operators also are targeting computer users by
data cards that plug into laptops and can be used to surf the Web
wirelessly via cellphone networks. In fact, though European cellphone
companies also frequently are big Wi-Fi providers, they are reluctant
push Wi-Fi too hard, for fear of jeopardizing their investments in
cellphone-based Internet service.
The upshot: As Robert Cameron sipped his coffee
in a London Starbucks
one recent morning, he wirelessly downloaded his e-mail to his laptop
through his cellphone, rather than the available Wi-Fi connection. The
Wi-Fi price of $9.90 an hour is "too dear," the 28-year-old theater
director says.
A year or two ago, pundits viewed Wi-Fi as a
threat to advanced cellular
networks because it offers faster connections and is much cheaper to
deploy. Now, Wi-Fi's limited range from a transmitter -- roughly 300
-- and the crazy-quilt of network operators appear to be bigger
liabilities. As a result, some analysts think Wi-Fi will merely whet
appetites for more ubiquitous cellular-data networks. "Once you get
used to
checking e-mail at Starbucks, you want to check it on the bus," says
Rerisi, vice president for research at ABI.
Backers say Wi-Fi hot spots are in their
infancy, similar to the
high-price, brick-size cellphones of two decades ago. Coverage will
improve, and more laptops and hand-held computers will come equipped
Wi-Fi capability, eliminating the need for special adapter cards.
U.S. carriers are beginning to share hot spots, offering more coverage
a single subscription.
But carriers still must contend with sites that
offer Wi-Fi free of
charge. Tom Keller, general manager of the Hampton Inn in Auburn Hills,
Mich., installed Wi-Fi in the hotel's 124 rooms early last year. He
charge for the service, but views it as a way to compete with the 12
hotels within five miles. Mr. Keller figures he needs to book 10 extra
rooms a night, at an average of $100, to defray the $30,000
cost and $1,000 monthly fees to provide Wi-Fi. By now, he says, he's
recouped the cost "many times over."
Every hotel offering free Wi-Fi makes it less
likely that John Dean will
pay for the service. Mr. Dean, a 36-year-old technology manager for a
high-tech manufacturing company in Milwaukee, is a big Wi-Fi fan. But
hasn't subscribed to a service because he's accustomed to logging on
at restaurants and cafés around town, or at hotels on an occasional
business trip.
"There's no question that it's useful," he says.
"The big question is at
what price does it become useful enough to pay for."
Write to Scott Thurm at
David Pringle at
and Evan Ramstad at


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Texas A&M downs Baylor 8-5
HOUSTON, Texas - The Texas A&M Aggies scored five runs in the sixth inning to erase a 4-2 deficit en route to an 8-5 victory over the Baylor Bears in the first game of the NCAA Division I Championship Houston Regional Friday at Schroeder Park.
Nick Choruby paced the Aggies at the plate, batting 4-for-5 with two doubles, one run and two RBI. Braden Shewmake batted 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI on a game-tying home run.
Texas A&M (37-21) pounced on the Bears for two runs in the top of the first inning. Choruby poked the second pitch of the game into rightfield for a leadoff single. After Jorge Gutierrez looked at strike three for the first out of the inning, Shewmake drove a single up the middle. Centerfielder Richard Cunningham's throw to third sailed into an out-of-play photographer area, allowing Choruby to score. The error also put Shewmake on third from where he would score on Hunter Coleman's sacrifice fly, staking the Aggies to a 2-0 margin.
Baylor (34-22) claimed the lead with four runs in the bottom of the third inning. With one out, Cunningham singled through the right side of the infield. Brigham Hill fanned Shea Langeliers for the second out of the inning, but he loaded the bases by walking Kameron Esthay and hitting Matt Menard with a pitch. Aaron Dodson made him pay by hitting a 2-1 offering over the leftfield fence for a grand slam and the 4-2 edge.
The Aggies wrangled the lead back from the Bears with five runs in the sixth. Gutierrez started the rally with a four-pitch walk and Shewmake drove the seventh pitch of his at-bat off the scoreboard in rightfield for a game-tying two-run home run. After Coleman drew a five-pitch walk, Baylor starter Montana Parsons was relieved on the mound.
Tied 4-4 with a runner on first and no outs in the sixth, Blake Kopetsky greeted reliever Kyle Hill with a sacrifice bunt back to the mound. Hill's throw sailed wide of first, putting both runners in scoring position with his error. Hill then uncorked a wild pitch allowing Coleman to score the go-ahead run. Cole Bedford plated Kopetsky with a sacrifice bunt. Cam Blake, George Janca and Austin Homan were all issued a base on balls to fill the bags with Ags and Choruby singled to left field, scoring Pennington as A&M's lead ballooned to 7-4.
Baylor shaved a run off the lead in the home half of the sixth. Menard bounced a single up the middle to start the frame and Dotson followed with a six-pitch walk. Aaron Wendzel threaded a single through the left side to put three Bears on the pond. A fielder's choice grounder by third scored Menard as Wendzel was retired at second. The Aggies made the call to the bullpen and Kaylor Chafin responded by inducing a 4-6-3 double play to limit the damage.
The Aggies tacked on an insurance run in the top of the eighth. With two outs, Austin Homan reached when third baseman Wendzel was unable to make the throw after make a tough play to gather a chopper at the bag. Choruby followed with a gapper to right-center, plating Homan with the double and inflating Texas A&M's cushion to 8-5.
Hill (8-3) worked in traffic much of his outing, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out six in 5.1 innings to pick up the win. Chafin picked up his first career save, allowing just one if the 11 players he faced to reach base in 3.2 innings.
Parsons (5-4) worked 5.0 innings, plus three batters in the sixth, allowing five runs, four earned on five hits and three walks while striking out four.
The start of the game was delayed nine minutes and after the second inning, they sat through 42 minute delay.
The Aggies return to action Saturday when they face the Iowa Hawkeyes in a winner's bracket game at 7 pm at Schroeder Park.


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Big Announcement
CRMC is proud to be working in collaboration with Dallas Children's Hospital to harness technology and bring advanced specialty newborn care to rural Texas. Through our partnership and implementation of telemedicine technology, we have connected CRMC's Labor and Delivery unit to a group of more than 50 neonatologists and pediatric subspecialty physicians at Children's Hospital who have made themselves available at a moment's notice. This has provided our physicians and patients an extra layer of support – 24/7 examination and monitoring for your baby in the moments that matter most. UT Southwestern is the tertiary birthing location for high risk mothers for Children's Hospital. Special thanks to UTSW for making this great educational resource available to CRMC patients:
About Us
Everyone at CRMC loves babies! And it shows in the way we help welcome them into the world.
The LDRP center at Childress Regional features family oriented care in a private, specially designed hospital unit. There's room for Mom, Dad, big brothers and sisters, close friends, and even grandparents to be part of the celebration.
- 6 large, comfortably furnished suites allow mothers to labor, deliver and recover in the same room
- LDRP rooms are adjacent to the surgery suite in the event a cesarean section delivery is required.
- A professional nursing staff is readily available to help in every way they can.
- The latest in medical technology, equipment and knowledge is included.
- Epidural obstetrical anesthesia is available 24/7
- An advanced security system to ensure the safety of newborns
- Little things that make the hospital room seem more like home
Mothers are encouraged to keep their newborns in a bassinet next to her bed throughout their stay but when Mom needs to rest or baby needs special attention, there is a fully equipped nursery in the unit, and nurses standing by to help. New babies are never far away. All our LDRP nurses are trained to help new mothers learn all about caring for a newborn, from feeding to bathing and everything in between.
We know having a baby is one of life's most special, wonderful and cherished moments. We want to help your family make it everything it is meant to be.
For more information, contact Stephanie Ferguson, RN, at 940-937-6371. Or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
At CRMC, We Deliver.


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1936 Böhmerland 600cc
Reading time: about 1 minute.
If you've ever wanted to be that guy who everyone at the motorcycle rally walks over to and says "what the hell is that?", this may just be your ride. Built by Böhmerland in 1936 this very rare and decidedly odd looking bike has a 600cc single cylinder engine, I'm assuming an engine like that means that it's a bit of a rattler but it's actually very hard to find information on this model and on the marque as a whole.
The Böhmerland Motorcycle Company was established in 1924 in Czechoslovakia and produced a series of rather oddball machines (including the longest-wheelbase production-motorcycle ever, at 10.5 foot) up until the Germans invaded at the beginning of World War II.
This bike is up for sale via the vintage motorcycle site Yesterdays.nl, click here to view the directory listing.


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The Marriot Hotel, Cedar Rapids, IA
August 2-4th 2018
Health Professional Workshop & Exam, August 4th
The Marriot Hotel, Cedar Rapids, IA
August 2-4th 2018
Health Professional Workshop & Exam, August 4th
Registration Opens at 6:00 pm followed by the Welcome Wednesday Event at 7:00
Join us Wednesday, August 1, 7-9 pm at this kick-off event where we hear fellow Wahls Warriors share their stories of inspiration and hope. Connect with your peers, re-connect with old friends and gear up for a life-changing weekend!
No individualized medical advice will be given, all questions will be answered in a generalized format. Dr. Wahls will answer the most commonly asked question.
Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com for customer service. Please direct all hotel questions to hotel hospitality before emailing our customer service team.
Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials. She graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Iowa and is board certified in internal medicine and is also a certified Institute for Functional Medicine Practitioner. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles (paperback), and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions.
She conducts clinical trials that test the effect of nutrition and lifestyle interventions to treat MS and other progressive health problems. She also teaches the public and medical community about the healing power of the Paleo diet and therapeutic lifestyle changes that restore health and vitality to our citizens.
Resiliency and Vitality
There is increased awareness that the mental, emotional, and spiritual components of a patient's life are major determinants of the quality of life, health outcomes, and economic outcomes for that individual and their family. Unfortunately, many people have been taught by their medical team or others in their life that there is nothing they can do about the challenges they face. However, there are many individuals with "grit" who have achieved the impossible, overcoming critical hardships, severe health challenges, or disability. It is possible to improve one's grit and have much greater resilience in the face of major health or other life challenges.
Timeline Review
Today we have a deeper understanding of how the health of your parents and grandparents influences your health today. This lecture will help attendees complete their health timeline, starting with the health of their parents before they were conceived. Attendees will be guided through documenting their major health factors, including personal exposures that may have contributed to their unique birth and early childhood stress, disruptions of the microbiome, toxin exposures, stress, trauma, mitochondrial strain, hormonal imbalance, and genetic risk factors. The insights gained from completing this timeline as a group can provide significant insight into the diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors that may play a significant role in the current health challenges each attendee faces.
Creating Resiliency, Part 2 and Basic Detox (Essentials Track)
This a continuation of the Resiliency and Vitality lecture. It presents additional strategies for improving grit and resilience in the face of severe challenges and explores how to detox. Exposures to heavy metals, pesticides, insecticides, plastics, and solvents are associated with higher rates of mental health problems, neurological problems, autoimmune problems, and cancers. In this lecture, attendees will be guided through strategies to reduce exposure and improve the body's ability to process and safely excrete more of these compounds.
Creating Resiliency, Part 3
This is a continuation of the Resilience and Vitality lecture. In this lecture participants are guided through the creation of a specific plan to address their diet, lifestyle, and environmental exposures. It also includes a discussion of how to assess when further evaluation or referrals are required.
Diet Plans (Essentials track), Elimination Diet, and Question and Answer (Essentials track)
The Wahls™ Diet plans are designed to improve nutrient density, reduce inflammation, and provide nutrients needed by mitochondria and brain cells to function optimally. The introductory Wahls™ Diet, Wahls Paleo™, and Wahls Paleo Plus™ (the ketogenic diet) are all reviewed. There will also be guidance for vegetarian and vegans who wish to follow the Wahls™ diet plans and those who need an elimination diet.
Research Update, Parts 1 and 2
This reviews the research on food-based dietary research in the setting of autoimmunity and the latest from Dr. Wahls' research lab. The second lecture discusses traumatic brain injury and neurodegeneration.
MS Research Update (Advanced)
This reviews the latest research on non-pharmacologic approaches to managing MS-related fatigue and pain, vitamin D, brain volume changes in the setting of MS (and how to reduce brain volume loss), and how to improve the brain's ability to repair myelin.
The first time the words, "You have multiple sclerosis" is heard by anyone must be devastating news. Perhaps second to hearing the diagnosis is the difficult to accept idea that conventional treatment means a life sentence of medications that are costly and can have serious, life-threatening, side effects.
Until recently, there has not been an examination of when disease-modifying therapy can be stopped. Our presentation will explore the latest information on this subject, including a discussion of how The Wahls Protocol® offers a strategy to MS sufferers to take control, and increase the likelihood that they can stop their medication.
Ken Sharlin, M.D., M.P.H., IFMCP, is a board-certified neurologist and functional medicine practitioner. He received his medical degrees from Emory University, and functional medicine education through The Institute for Functional Medicine. He was the first physician to be recognized as a Wahls Protocol® Certified Health Professional. In addition, Dr. Sharlin has trained in the Bredesen Protocol for Reversal of Cognitive Decline (ReCODE) in Alzheimer's disease.
He practices general neurology, conducts clinical research in multiple sclerosis, and directs his functional medicine program, Brain Tune Up!, through his clinic, Sharlin Health and Neurology, located in Ozark, MO.
Learn more at http://functionalmedicine.doctor
Filmmaker Mathew Embry's documentary Living Proof premiered to sold-out crowds at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Living Proof follows Mathew around the world looking for information to help patients with autoimmune diseases.
It was Mathew's MS diagnosis that inspired his father, Dr. Ashton Embry, to research likely causes of MS and treatment options. The Embry family established Direct-MS, a charity that has helped fund studies by researchers such as Dr. Terry Wahls and Dr. George Ebers.
Today, Mathew is one of the most prolific producer/directors in Canada with credits for PBS, HBO Ca
What if everything messy and dirty in the world, the very things we thought we needed to control or eliminate to stay alive, are actually the very elements necessary for robust health? More people are chronically sick and medicated than ever before, suffering from conditions like ADHD, autism, food allergies, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, and more. Yet the very things we are doing to keep them healthy may be contributing or even causing them to become sick. We've accepted chronic illness as the new normal. In her book The Dirt Cure, integrative pediatric neurologist and herbalist Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein illustrates that we naturally have the capacity to be healthy and heal, and that our problem is that we have lost faith in the body's own intelligence. Much of what we do to stay "healthy"—from medications like Tylenol and antibiotics, the bleach and Purell we use to sanitize, processed foods, to all the time spent trapped in offices or classrooms instead of exploring outdoors— are the very things that are making us sick. Yet it's possible to reverse this process. The health of our inner terrain–our bodies– is a reflection of the health of our outer terrain, the world around us. In other words, our bodies and brains are only as healthy as the microbes we're exposed to, our food and the soil in which our food is grows, and the parks, forests, and streams that surround us.
Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child (Simon and Schuster, 2016), which has been translated into ten languages. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches Terrain Medicine™, earth-based programs for transformational healing. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers in Ecuador, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred.
Dr. Tami is a double board certified physician in Aesthetic Medicine, and Integrative & Natural Medicine. She is passionate about creating natural aesthetic results in her patients. Additionally, she can help discover and correct any medical conditions, hormonal deficiencies, or hormonal imbalances that help people feel and look more beautiful and energetic.
Dr. Tami is a national trainer for Medicis and has trained physicians in advanced injection techniques across North America. Dr. Tami is also on the faculty of the American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine, and lectures around the world on Aesthetics and Bio-identical hormones for men and women.
She is featured as the Health and Beauty Expert for King 5 Health Link regularly, has been the health expert for articles for Shape magazine and has hosted two radio shows about Aesthetic Medicine and cutting edge natural medicine.
Modern medicine has made great strides in improving patient symptoms and outcomes across numerous acute and chronic conditions. One contributor to these improvements is advancements in the understanding of disease mechanisms, allowing more informed and targeted biomedical interventions. Despite medical advances, countless patients continue to suffer greatly, with considerably decreased quality of life when traditional medicine does not work, perhaps even worsening symptoms. This shortcoming of some biological approaches, in addition to the undesirable side effects of biomedical treatments (e.g., medications, surgery), led to increased use of nonpharmacologic (not medicine) approaches to complement existing pharmacologic interventions. Empirical evidence indicates that nonpharmacologic approaches (e.g., physical activity, diet, acupuncture, TENS) benefit a number of health conditions, even some diseases that are difficult to understand and/or traditionally do not respond well to pharmacologic therapies. Thus, the goal of this presentation is to review my recent empirical demonstrating the impact of nonpharmacologic approaches on pain, fatigue, function, and quality of life in patients with cancer, chronic pain, Multiple Sclerosis.
Dr. Lee received her Ph.D. in Behavioral Medicine from Iowa, then completed an NIH postdoc in Nursing/Anesthesia/Oncology. She is now an Associate Professor of Psychology at Mount Mercy, and Nursing at Iowa. Her research at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics examines the psychology of health and illness. Specifically, she investigates non-pharmacologic approaches for pain, fatigue, function and quality of life in patients with cancer and chronic pain, particularly underserved and/or palliative patients. Her newest research studies the effects of physical activity and nutrition on physical and emotional well-being in people with Multiple Sclerosis, and lung and breast cancer.
In this heartfelt presentation, Jen Kardos shares her journey of healing through functional medicine, gardening and faith in the Universe. As a mother of three young children, Jen experienced a major health crisis as her body struggled to keep up with what she demanded of it. Symptoms manifested as chronic pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety. Things became much worse as she navigated the maze of traditional psychiatric medicine. Though conventional doctors told her she would be on drugs for life, her heart led her a difference direction.
Jen Kardos is a health coach for EPIC Functional Medicine Center and co-director for Backyard Abundance, an educational nonprofit.
Her passion is enhancing individual wellness by reconnecting people to healing food and the restorative power of nature. Jen healed herself through functional medicine and by growing and cooking healthy food. She enjoys passing that knowledge to others through fun, hands-on activities.
Jen holds BS in Chemical Engineering and a MA in Education. She has an accredited certificate in horticultural therapy and is pursuing a health coach certification through the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy.
I started my career as every other new dentist did. I was writing prescriptions for fluoride, I was placing mercury silver fillings, I was treating oral disease using pesticides we call oral hygiene products. I knew nothing of nutrition or the implications of oral disease on our health. I will explain how there were certain things that happen early in my career that challenged my thinking and what I was taught. I now look at dentistry in a whole different light or through different lens, perhaps a functional perspective. I now search for the root cause of disease and understand the use of a slash and burn philosophy is incorrect. I am no longer using pesticides to treat disease. I now understand that there are over 700 species of bacteria in our mouth that need to live in a symbiotic relationship beneficial with us. That those bacteria in our mouth and our gut protect, feed us, and even control our cognition. Please join me for an informative talk as well as an interactive conversation on oral health and systemic disease.
Dr. Ronald Girard began career in dentistry with the United States Army in the late 80s. He then completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with the University of Buffalo graduating with thesis honors. He obtained these Honors with his pioneering research on diabetes and its effect on bone loss of the jaw.
His work was instrumental as he was able to reproduce such pathology in the mouse model. During such time he continued to be active with the VA hospital and the Army Reserves and continued research in the field of dental implantology.
While continuing his surgical training as chief resident he mentored hospital residents. He continued his implant surgery training with the Medical College of Georgia.
He is a founding member with the Advanced Dental Implant Center for Advanced Implant Studies, in Atlanta of which he lectures regularly. He has completed his written board exam for the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He has held staff physician privileges with North Shore University Hospital, Roberrt Packer Hospital and St. Francis Hospital. He also holds a associate researcher position with New York University and well an editorial reviewer for the Academy of General Dentistry.
The term 'bioidentical hormone' often confuses patients and providers, and thus it is essential everyone has a clear understanding of what bioidentical hormones are and the many differences they play in our bodies, especially for those with an autoimmune disease. In her presentation, Dr. Stephanie Gray will help clearly define hormones and their various roles including: pregnenolone, DHEA, estrogens, progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol. She will explain hormone influences in autoimmune disease and the testing options for obtaining hormone baseline evaluations, in addition to monitoring hormone replacement therapy. Furthermore, she will analyze hormone metabolism and it's integral relationship with autoimmunity. With so many available types of hormones and treatment options, this presentation will ultimately help providers gain an insight into how to obtain a firm assessment of hormone imbalances in order to help stabilize and improve their autoimmune patients through hormone optimization.
Stephanie Gray, DNP, MS, ARNP, ANP-C, GNP-C, ABAAHP, FAARFM, has been working as a nurse practitioner since 2009. She completed her doctorate focusing on estrogen metabolism from the University of Iowa in 2011. Additionally, she has a Masters in Metabolic Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida's Medical School. Her expertise lies within integrative, anti-aging, and functional medicine. She is arguably one of the midwest's' most credentialed female healthcare providers combining many certifications and trainings. She was the first nurse practitioner in the state of Iowa certified through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine's Board of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners (ABAAHP). She completed their advanced fellowship in Anti-Aging Regenerative and Functional medicine in 2013. She became the first BioTe certified provider in Iowa to administer hormone pellets also in 2013. She continues to stay progressive with the study of natural hormone replacement therapy and nutrigenomic continuing to pursue her extensive education while she practices. This training allows her to provide her patients the most comprehensive care. She is the author of the FNP Mastery App and an Amazon best selling author of her bookYour Longevity Blueprint. She is co-founder of Your Longevity Blueprint nutraceuticals with her husband, Eric. They own the Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
We are currently experiencing skyrocketing rates of allergies, cancer, autoimmunity, and stress related illnesses. While Western Medicine has done a fantastic job diagnosing and treating acute illness and injury, it has fallen short for those individuals with complex and chronic medical conditions. As a holistic Medical Doctor, Dr. Roy Steinbock frequently encounters patients who are told that there is nothing more conventional medicine can do for their chronic illness or unusual symptoms. In his presentation, he will show that not only is there hope, but also a solution is often very simple and attainable. The key lies in maximizing and integrating the basic fundamental principles for optimal health. Dr. Steinbock will walk through several patients' stories of hope and healing that highlight his approach, sending attendees home with practical tools and strategies.
Mindfulness is an art of living. It is a systematic approach to attaining harmony and peace within ourselves and within the world in which we live. The simple practice of mindfulness allows us to pay attention to the present moment objectively and without judgment, to see and accept things as they actually are. For thousands of years, humans have been exploring the mind-body connection through various mindfulness practices. Anyone who has dedicated themselves to a mediation or mindfulness practice can attest to the physical and psychological benefits. In this lecture, Dr. Roy Steinbock, MD will present attendees with the overwhelming science supporting the power of the mind to heal. He will share some simple techniques and resources to help set you on your path to healing.
Dr. Roy Steinbock is a Board Certified Pediatrician, practicing Pediatrics since 1999. In 2006 he founded Mindful Pediatrics in Boulder Colorado, where he practices evidence-based Western Medicine with a holistic and mindful approach. Dr. Roy believes that each child is unique and deserves to be understood from a biological, psychological, spiritual and social perspective. He uses his knowledge of general pediatrics, nutrition, mindfulness, and holistic medicine to guide his patients and their families in both well care and illness.
Learn more at www.MindfulPediatrics.com and www.MindfulPediatrics.com/blog
Large microbial communities residing within or on the human body (microbiome) play an important role in keeping us healthy by influencing nutrient uptake, food metabolism, energy homeostasis and immune response. A diverse gut microbiota help in development of well-balanced immune system similar to Goldie lock system and a significant pertubation of this homeostasis might lead to increased inflammation and subsequent precipitation of disease.
I will discuss our recent studies showing the gut microbiota play a major role in MS and might offer an excellent source for developing next generation of brug (bacteria as drug) to treat or even cure MS.
Dr. Mangalam's research program is focused on investigating role of gut microbiota in the health and diseases and use a bedside to bench to bedside approach to identify novel human gut derived commensal which can be used to treat patients with MS. We have shown that MS patients have gut dysbiosis and certain human gut bacteria has ability to modulate disease in a preclinical model (experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis-EAE) of MS. Current research in our lab is focused on understanding how certain bacteria can predispose to- or protect from disease. We have established all the tool and techniques required to successfully execute Human microbiome studies (sample collections, DNA extraction, library preparation, sequencing, and data analysis). Besides human microbiome analysis our laboratory is also utilizing Germ-free mice and conventional mice to determine the mechanism through which microbiome modulate host physiology especially immune response.
Abstract: It is estimated that 75-90% of visits to a primary care doctor are for stress related complaints and people who are unable to manage stress have a 40% high death rate than non-stressed individuals. The magnetic field of the heart is 5000 times more powerful than the field produced by the brain. The heart uses this bio-electromagnetic field, hormones and the nervous system to communicate with the brain and body.
Our emotions can impact the heart's coherence and learning to regulate our emotions can reduce stress and improve hormones and our health.
Sherry Brewer MD earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. She earned her Doctorate of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Kentucky. Additionally, she completed an integrative medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona. She is board certified in Internal and Integrative medicine. She is a certified practitioner with The Institute for Functional Medicine. She has completed additional training in HeartMath, Battlefield Acupuncture, the Bredesen Protocol and the Adapt Training through the Kresser Institute. She's worked at the VA for 20 years and owns her own functional medicine practice.
Growing some of your food can be healing in many ways. Through this inspiring presentation, Fred Meyer and Jen Kardos will share garden designs and growing tips for the Wahls Protocol Garden, helping take guesswork out of deciding which greens, sulfurs and colors are worth growing in your yard.
Fred and Jen have been gardening for years and both found themselves on an autoimmune healing journey that used food as medicine. Combining horticultural therapy, garden design and the healing connection to nature, they designed a vegetable and fruit garden that maximizes nutrient yields while saving money at the store.
Fred Meyer founded and co-directs Backyard Abundance, combining his enthusiasm for growing food, his fascination with the natural world, and his sincere desire to help people live fulfilling lives. He has organized dozens of engaging, experiential events demonstrating how to use nature's principles to design resilient landscapes in residences, parks, schools, and businesses. He is a certified Permaculture Designer, certified Teacher of Permaculture, Master Gardener, Master Conservationist, and Toastmaster.
Everyone knows we should eat healthily, but in the case where our medical issues stem from food allergies or intolerances, we must adhere to a strict diet – mostly for the rest of our lives. The importance of using food as medicine means starting to and sticking with a new way of life.
As an infant and toddler, Keirstan was a very sick young girl. She had multiple food issues, many allergies, active asthma, horrible GI issues, and developmental delays. At the age of two years old, she was put on a strict gluten and dairy free diet and, over time, her issues resolved.
Today, at 15 years old, Keirstan is an active and healthy young lady. She has stuck to her diet for the last 13 years in order to maintain her lifestyle. Keirstan tells her story and how she "survives" eating school lunches, restaurants and friend's parties. She will discuss and answer your questions about how she stays the course every day including helpful tips and tricks. She knows if she can do it, so can you!
Keirstan Capurso is 15 years old and a sophomore at Roswell High School in Georgia. She is going on her 13th year of being on a gluten and dairy free diet. When she was an infant and toddler, she was very sick with many autoimmune issues that seriously affected her health and development. Once she was started on a gluten and dairy free diet at age 2, her very serious medical issues resolved. She is now a healthy and thriving teenager. Though eating "healthy" is not easy, Keirstan has taken her eating restrictions in stride, firmly believing that her ongoing diet keeps her immune system quiet and allows her to live a normal, happy and healthy life.
Keirstan loves musical theater and has already performed in 20 on-stage productions. She also had the leading role in a short movie called "A Memory Jar". Though the work is hard, Keirstan enjoys everything about high school. She is the student council secretary for the sophomore class and president of the Roswell United club. She also loves spending time with her friends and family, especially all her family pets.
You can check out Amy's MS and Hooping story on her Blog www.AmysHoopCircle.com.
Amy first started hula hooping to get stronger when she was diagnosed 5 years ago with MS and walking with a cane. Amy has been teaching Hoola-Fit, hoop fitness classes for two years and strives to share hooping happiness wherever she goes. Amy teaches classes in her Florida community most of the year. When hanging out with family in Indiana in the summer, Amy teaches hoop classes there too! Amy is passionate about getting people moving and having fun doing it. Arm hooping or waist hooping – moving is moving!
Self proclaimed Foodie, Amy's food choices changed from the standard American Diet to the Wahls' Protocol at about the same time she was diagnosed and started hooping. A TedTalk by Dr. Terry Wahls' is what am credits are being her food inspiration.
She lives in Nokomis, FL with her husband and their youngest daughter. In Florida Amy loves sunsets at the beach, walking with her family, toes in the sand and hooping at the local beach drum circle!
In May of 2008, Bridgid sustained life altering experiences which emerged in lieu of her previous life's vision. Bridgid unfortunately endured severe traumatic brain injury, following a bicycle accident. As she awoke from a coma, she reversed in time, as if she was three years old again, re-learning basic life skills.
Frustratingly, due to her disabilities, she had to let go of her meaningful career as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. Despite the odds, Bridgid ventured forward through exploring and redefining herself in ways that provided her healing from suffering. In defiance of health care professionals and families shock, she began publicly sharing her miraculous story.
Bridgid has successfully presented nationally and internationally and appeared on TV, radio and published in both articles and books. Her new book, Discovering My Life's Purpose: From Tragedy to Triumph has received outstanding feedback. As Bridgid shares her life's experience, attendees are amazed, uplifted, inspired, educated and surrounded with hope, reassurance and healing.
Bridgid's life's purpose didn't leave her; it merely merged to a higher realm.
Dr. Ronald Girard began career in dentistry with the United States Army in the late 80s. He then completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree with the University of Buffalo graduating with thesis honors. He obtained these Honors with his pioneering research on diabetes and its effect on bone loss of the jaw.
His work was instrumental as he was able to reproduce such pathology in the mouse model. During such time he continued to be active with the VA hospital and the Army Reserves and continued research in the field of dental implantology.
While continuing his surgical training as chief resident he mentored hospital residents. He continued his implant surgery training with the Medical College of Georgia.
He is a founding member with the Advanced Dental Implant Center for Advanced Implant Studies, in Atlanta of which he lectures regularly. He has completed his written board exam for the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He has held staff physician privileges with North Shore University Hospital, Roberrt Packer Hospital and St. Francis Hospital. He also holds a associate researcher position with New York University and well an editorial reviewer for the Academy of General Dentistry.
Mark Abt is a Relationship Banker from Flushing NY.
10 years ago, Mark started displaying weakness and foot drop on his left side, which led to his diagnosis of PPMS 6 years ago. When Mark was diagnosed his diet was the S.A.D. During the 6 years Mark saw his body steadily decline and went from walking unassisted to using a cane a 4-prong cane and eventually purchased a rollator.
Getting frustrated with his body always being sick and tired Mark did my own research, thankfully Mark found the Wahls Protocol® and stated his road to recovery.
By the time Robin was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001, she was already having difficulty walking. She discovered Dr. Wahls book, Minding My Mitochondria, in December 2010, attended the first Wahls Protocol Seminar, and has returned every year since to hold herself accountable, hear the latest research, and learn about tools and resources from the Wahls Warrior community.
She lives in Seattle with husband and three black cats, where she leads the National MS Society sponsored Greater Seattle Support Group that meets each month at the Swedish Multiple Sclerosis Center.
Age: 57 years young
Married to Larry Larry Jewell 31 years!
Mother of three wonderful young men aged 26, 23, and 21
Graduate of the University of Iowa
Currently working part-time at the University of Iowa School of Medicine as a Physical Exam Skills teaching Assistant and Standardized Patient.
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking has always been something I've greatly enjoyed. When our boys were young, I enjoyed having nightly sit-down dinners with the family. I'm thrilled that all three of our sons have likewise developed a passion for cooking. Other things I enjoy are hiking, biking, camping, crafting and painting (walls).
During Larry's cancer treatment I enjoyed the challenge of preparing nutritious food that tasted good to Larry (or as good as things can taste with little tastebuds!), that also met the Wahls Paleo Plus guidelines. After his treatment, I've explored cooking more ethnic foods because I like the additional spices that aren't typically found in Midwestern menus. I especially enjoy Indian cooking.
For Tony Ferro, symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis began sometime in 2008, officially diagnosed with MS in 2012. In 2014 Tony founded the Buffalo, NY based non-profit Change MS.
Change MS was created to help people with Multiple Sclerosis feel better physically, mentally and emotionally. To also empower, provide support, education and advocate the benefits of being pro-active toward symptom management. Because of the power of the protocol Tony is healing his body through food, movement and mindfulness.
Not only has it been beneficial for MS and symptom management but weight management as well. With over 100 lbs lost and still counting!
The Seminar & Retreat has reserved a block of rooms at a discounted rate.
Book your room through this link: The Marriot Hotel, Cedar Rapids, IA
The hotel is located at 1200 Collins Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
The Eastern Iowa Regional Airport is the local airport (Airport code CID)
Both the hotel and the airport can arrange travel shuttles for convenient transport.
If you need further assistance with your travel arrangements,
please contact Annette Reed at Hawkeye World Travel (319) 351-0300.
The 2018 Wahls Protocol® Seminar & Retreat is scheduled for August 2-4th, 2018 at The Marriot Hotel in Cedar Rapids, IA.
The optional 2018 Wahls Protocol® Health Professional Workshop is scheduled for August 4th, 2018 at from 2-6pm at The Marriot Hotel in Cedar Rapids, IA. In previous years, we added on an extra day to the seminar, but this year we are offering this optional workshop and the Certification Exam* after the seminar on the third day to accommodate tight travel.
*The Wahls Protocol® Health Professional Certification will begin at 6pm. The general public will be asked to leave and the exam will take place until 7:30pm. To learn more about applying to become a Wahls Protocol® Certified Health Professional click this link.
We have a block of rooms reserved for Wahls Seminar participants at the Marriott. For ease and convenience, we suggest you stay at The Marriott, but encourage you reserve your rooms as soon as possible as they do book up quickly! Use this link to book with the group.
If you'd like to have a room closer to the elevator or a wheelchair-accessible room, please directly call the hotel to arrange that. Please be aware here is a very limited amount of handicap-accessible rooms.
You also call the reservation hotline at 1-800-396-2153. You will need to inform the reservation agent they are with the Wahls Protocol Seminar to receive discounted rates.
If you have any problems making reservations please contact Annette Reed at 319-321-0842.
We are still locking in our speakers and seminar topics for the 2018 seminar. While a tentative schedule can be found here, it times and topics are subject to change. Your flexibility and understanding are appreciated.
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Join Dr. Terry Wahls, her wife Jackie, and fellow Wahls Warriors with their families, medical professionals, and holistic-minded health practitioners.
Three days of in-depth discovery on the role that nutrition plays in our wellness and recovery, the most updated research from Dr. Wahls' clinical trials, a chance to create your own personalized functional medicine worksheet, the fun of experiencing new wellness and stress-reduction methods like tai chi and meditation, and the chance to meet and connect with fellow Wahls Warriors from around the world.
The hotel is located in the northern part of Cedar Rapids, about a 20 minute drive north of the Cedar Rapids airport, and just a few miles off of interstate 380. If you're flying in, we suggest either taking the complimentary hotel shuttle, hiring a taxi (estimated at $42 each way), or renting a car if you'd like to do some sightseeing on your own! The Marriott offers complimentary parking for guests if you bring a car. To reserve the complimentary Marriott shuttle pick up for your stay, you must book it in advance: Marriott Shuttle Phone: 1-319-393-6600 If you do choose to rent a car from the Eastern Iowa/Cedar Rapids airport, a full listing of car rental agencies can be found by clicking here.
The Marriott hotel ballroom can sometimes be chilly, so we suggest you dress in layers during the day sessions. August in Iowa is pretty hot and humid, so if you go outside, you might want to consider bringing a cooling vest or head wrap if you are heat-sensitive. For those with sensitivity to light, we suggest bringing sunglasses with you that you can wear inside during the day-sessions, as the meeting room lights can be bright.
The hotel will have Wahls Compliant menu options, there are grocery stores near by including New Pioneer Co-op and a Natural Food Store.
We are always looking to connect with companies driven to promote health and wellness. Please contact our sponsorship manager here for more information.