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5 Ways to Really Honor Our Soldiers This Memorial Day
Photo by Josh LeClair via Flickr
It's so hard to write about Memorial Day and other celebrations. Either you sound like everybody else or you seem like you're trying to exploit something for your own gain. Hopefully this blog doesn't do either.
For me this holiday brings five reflections.
1. Gratitude for the self-sacrifice involved in military service and to the full spectrum of self-sacrificing patriots - including women and homosexuals
2. Anger that there is not justice for soldiers who are sexually assaulted - something that happens to men and women alike
3. Appreciation for our military families, whose sacrifice is quieter but no less real. The wish that men could be given more permission to be "soft," fair and human rather than always "macho" without being stigmatized. Especially because when they come home, the post-traumatic disorder leads often to family turbulence and domestic violence.
4. Resist the temptation to stifle those who disagree with you - freedom of speech is hard-won and one of the first things to go in a dictatorship
5. Don't be all superior-like if you are anti-war. Thank the anonymous soldier who either got killed or has killed someone else so that you may live free: "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." (George Orwell)


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Primarily influenced by Rock n Roll and Blues, the Joey Winslett Band is a group that is hard to slap a genre on. They are based out of Chattanooga, TN and they include a group of very different musicians with very different genre styles. Together, they create a style of music that is very original and unique.
The truth is we're not like everybody else. We break a lot of rules and do things our own way.
The loving tribute to one of the greatest rock stars of all time by a group of all-star musicians who came together to cover all of Bowie's hits from "Space Oddity" to "Let's Dance" and even an ample portion of deep cuts.
Gaslight Street melds pure Southern rock with charismatic vocals, traipsing the boundaries of blues and funk.
Band from Chattanooga, TN. Alternative Rock/Pop.

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Cnoc Mhuire, Granard suffer unfortunate exit
Leinster Vocational Schools Senior 'A' Football Championship Quarter-Final
Maynooth Post-Primary . . . . . 3-10 Cnoc Mhuire, Granard . . . . . 2-12
Cnoc Mhuire, Granard suffered a most unfortunate exit from the Leinster Vocational Schools Senior 'A' Football Championship when they lost out by a single point against Maynooth Post-Primary in a cracking quarter-final clash at the NUI Maynooth Campus on Tuesday.
Cnoc Mhuire got off to a terrible start to trail by 3-2 to 0-2 midway through the first half but got right back into contention with goals from Michael Cullen (24 mins) and Aidan McElligott (26 mins) and were behind by just two points at the break, 3-5 to 2-6.
While Cnoc Mhuire ended up with 12 players on the pitch after Ryan McGahern (41 mins), David McGivney (58 mins) and Liam Sullivan (stoppage time) were all sent-off during the course of a tough second half, the Granard school showed great character to keep their title hopes alive and just failed to avoid defeat with the minimum of margins separating the sides at the final whistle.
Read the full report in next week's Longford Leader.


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The guys gather to have some drinks and go through some old porn that Doc brought over. In Science Sodomy Doc tells us where babies come from. A local bar has it's 30th anniversary. Doc gives the News and there are shots and plenty of conversation. Call the comment line at (206) 309-7308. Visit insignificast.com. Skype Insignificast between 9:00pm and 2:00am central Saturday's. Thanks for listening.
Alex, related to Ern or Dan the nerd?
Glad to have you around, Dane.
Hey Sam,
Can you please give the little dude with the \'tude a message for me?
2. Quit being a little dick.
3. Learn to respect your elders and women.
4. Expand your vocabulary...there are more adjectives and adverbs in the English language than the F-bomb. Your generation is ruining the value of the word because you can\'t complete a sentence without it.
Thanks Sam! Have a great show! (Hope I wasn\'t too rough on the little guy.)
Dane, Great guest. No complaints.


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August 23rd, 2010 → 8:52 pm @ Jim Kukral // 0 Comments
I've had a pretty decent track record of getting local media to pay attention to me. If you've read the book you know about the story where I went from a simple idea to getting on the evening news in 8-hours. It's a great story, get a copy of the book and check it out. I know a little bit about pitching as my second book coming out in Spring 2011 is called The Ultimate Pitch!
I've been on local radio shows, in local magazines, in the local newspaper, on TV and more. Today I did Cleveland's biggest morning show called Good Company on WKYC. Here's the video from the show.
So how did I get on that show? Here's the process…
You Gotta Have A Story!
I have a book I want to promote, sure, but you can't just contact local media and say, "Can we talk about my book?" It won't work. Here's what I did. On my book launch day last week I kept track of how low my book reached on the Amazon ranking list. At one point I got to #586 in sales of millions and millions of books on the site. I also got to the #1 category for "hot new releases". See images below.
So how many local Cleveland boys do you think have done that? It's a story! Here's the pitch I wrote to send to the local media a week before my launch as a teaser.
Hi there,
I'm like Drew Carey. Well, I look like him sorta. I'm a regular Cleveland guy, but I'm also Cleveland's biggest Web geek. My name is Jim Kukral. I'm writing you today because I have a new book coming out next week called "Attention! This Book Will Make You Money". More at www.attentionthebook.com.
As part of the Cleveland media, I was hoping you'd give a local-boy the opportunity to tell you and your audience more about the book. Who am I? Here's my short bio:
For over 15-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like Fedex, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how find success on the Web. He is an award-winning blogger, professional speaker, sought-after speaker and Web business consultant.
I can tell many stories and give tips to your audience about how to:
*Use social media to get a job
*Increase your sales with attention-getting marketing ideas
*Learn how to start your own business online and make money from home
Thank you for your consideration. You can contact me direct at 555-555-5555 or via email here.
P.S. Here's a private PDF of some excerpts from the book for you to check out now to get a feel for the content.
I sent that to all the contacts at the local level I could find. More on that below. Here's the follow up pitch I used the day after my launch to those same contacts.
I'm about to hit #1 on Amazon today for my book. Can we book me for your show? By tomorrow I'll have a #1 Amazon best selling book.
Jim Kukral
Then I followed up with each of them with a phone call. This is what got me booked on the show. The whole thing took me a few hours of my time to do. Now, you're saying that "big deal Jim, getting on a local show isn't that hard." You're right, it's not THAT hard. But the rewards from it are great. I have seen thousands and thousands of dollars of consulting work come in from my local speaking and media appearances. I've also begun to build my reputation as a good guest. Not to mention, having video as you see above is a great audition for national shows. Remember, they need to see you're going to be good on camera and have something good to say. They're taking a big risk bringing you in and then you may suck and the segment is blown. They're in business to engage viewers/listeners/readers, remember.
So How Did I Find The Contacts To Pitch?
It's really so easy you'll kick yourself for not doing it. Just go to the website for each channel/station/publication and find the contact information and email them. Most TV stations have a newsdesk. You can email your pitch to them directly. The show producers are the ones who pick the stories to run. However results may vary with this approach. I've found that going direct to the personalities works best.
Figure out which person on the show that you want to target and go to them direct. If your pitch is good, they'll pass it on to the producer. Most all of them have emails nowadays. Resist the urge to send it to every person or email on the site. That will only make them mad. Pick a person that you think your pitch will resonate with. For me, I chose Andrea Vecchio from the Good Company show.
Now follow up as I said above. Just because you don't hear back doesn't mean it's dead in the water. These are busy people and they get pitched all day long.
Remember! It's Not About You
My big thing was to help them help their readers find a job. I offered five tips. They love tips. Stuff like that. Stuff that can fill a segment. As I mentioned above, you don't want to talk about your book or your product or your service. You want to to talk about something that their audience needs/wants. Then they'll inject your book or whatever into the message.
Now… go do it. It's not that hard.


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In response to the President's question, General Taylor said that SAC is still on DEFCON 2. Other forces have been reduced to DEFCON 3. The President suggested that the level of alert might be reduced toward the end of the week, but he did not wish to make a decision now.
Secretary McNamara said any reduction in the state of readiness of U.S. forces would be a sign to the Soviet Union. The Russians would know immediately if our state of alert was reduced. He suggested that no reduction be made today. However, SAC should stand down as soon as possible because the present alert involves burning out large amounts of spare parts. The air defense units should also stand down, but this could not be done without giving a signal to the Russians. Secretary McNamara said he would recommend later this week when the reserve air defense units called up last month should be returned to civilian life.
Director McCone summarized current intelligence.(1) He called attention to NIE 84-4-62 [SNIE 85-4-62] which summarizes Castro's capability for subversion in Latin America and lists military equipment which the Russians have given to Castro.(2) The President commented that we should watch very carefully the use of Cuban arms to promote subversion in the hemisphere.
Secretary Rusk reported there had been no change over the week end on the political side. We had received no reply from the Russians on the withdrawal of the IL-28 bombers from Cuba. We had heard nothing about the Castro/Mikoyan negotiations in Havana.
Ambassador Stevenson reviewed the deadlocked negotiations with the Russians in New York. His talking paper is attached.(3) It contains the specifics of a package to be presented to the Russians in an effort to end the New York negotiations and to seek a solution by negotiating with the Cubans directly or through the OAS. He commented that no proposals were being made in New York and the momentum of the negotiations there was slowing down. U Thant's proposal to name five Latin American Ambassadors as inspectors has encountered Cuban objections. An effort is being made to sell the idea of choosing any five Ambassadors agreeable to the parties concerned. The Soviets are refusing to give in on the withdrawal of the IL-28 bombers and are insisting on the five points which Castro put forward some time ago.
Ambassador Stevenson said his proposal was aimed at ending the negotiations. He felt that the Russians would probably reject his package. Before presenting it to the Russians we would consult the major Latin American states to see if it was acceptable to them. If the Russians accepted, the transaction would be ended. If they came back with counterproposals, we might have to add to the package such things as an agreement to allow inspection of Cuban camps in the U.S. If it is rejected, we should avoid unilateral action as is proposed in the State Department papers.(4) We should make every effort to go with the Latin American states and keep them unified with us.
Secretary Rusk said he agreed we should continue to follow a policy of seeking multilateral actions. He urged that we stay on our original course until we get a reply from Khrushchev. He preferred this course to Stevenson's suggestion of putting forward a new proposal now.
The President asked whether we should give a guarantee against invading Cuba if the Russians refused to withdraw the IL-28 bombers. Ambassador Stevenson replied that we should not. If the Soviets refused to withdraw the bombers, we should make a full statement in the UN Security Council.
Mr. McCloy, who has been taking an active part in the negotiations, recommended that we make the following offer to Kuznetsov. If the Russians would agree to take out the IL-28 bombers by fixed future date, we would lift our quarantine at once. He asked whether we should give a guarantee covering only invasion. He said he believed Khrushchev was under real pressure and urged that we deal with the Cuban problem from a world point of view and with regard to U.S./USSR relations rather than as a U.S./Cuba problem. He believed we should make the Russians an offer covering Cuba. Khrushchev then might be easier to deal with on Berlin. He suggested that we talk about normalization in the Caribbean and offer to talk to the Russians about other problems. Khrushchev needs a facesaving device. He can't back down again. We should make an informal approach to him now before he comes down very hard in opposition to further measures necessary to resolve the Cuban crisis.
The President commented that the quarantine was losing credibility. He added that in all papers discussing a no-invasion pledge the word "assurances" be used rather than the word "guarantee."
Ambassador Stevenson again urged that we put our final position to the Russians before they put their final position to us.
Secretary Dillon asked how the U.S. could give an assurance not to invade Cuba without some safeguard covering the reintroduction of strategic missiles to Cuba. Ambassador Stevenson replied that we could rely on aerial reconnaissance plus promises from the Cubans and the Russians.
Secretary Rusk asked whether we should lift the quarantine if the Russians promised to withdraw the IL-28 bombers. He felt we should maintain our insistence on aerial surveillance and on on-site inspection but lift the quarantine if the Russians promise to take out the IL-28s.
Mr. McCloy suggested that we tell the Russians we would give a guarantee if they took certain actions.
The President said he did not want any assurances we might give to be included in any document more formal than a letter.
In response to the President's comment that the ideal arrangement would be a monthly on-site inspection, Ambassador Stevenson said we can't get on-site inspection. Our only hope is to reach some mutual understanding about inspection, such as counting the missiles as they go out on Soviet ships. He doubted we could get approval for a Latin American atom-free zone.
Secretary Rusk said we must have some way in which to answer the waves of reports that offensive missiles are still being put into Cuba by the Russians. Mr. McCloy suggested that we could hold the Russians to the commitment made in the October 26th Khrushchev letter,(5) i.e., that the Russians would not bring in any weapons.
The Attorney General raised again the question of how we could prove that the Russians are not delivering new arms to Cuba.
Referring to the TV Today show,(6) the President asked that within twenty-four hours our officials interrogate every Cuban refugee who was making statements about arms going to Cuba. The refugees are naturally trying to build up their story in an effort to get us to invade. We must get to the people the fact that the refugees have no evidence which we do not have. Such refugee statements, if they continue, could make the problem almost unmanageable. He suggested again that we arrange to check every press, radio and TV report made by a refugee and promptly report back to the media involved if there was no evidence behind the refugee allegations.
General Taylor raised the question of how we ensure the continuation of necessary aerial reconnaissance in the long range. Mr. McCone pointed out that if the SAM sites are operational, we cannot ensure the continuance of aerial reconnaissance with U-2s.
The President said we should conduct the aerial reconnaissance we consider necessary. We must continue to do this because a UN system has not been created. He asked whether we should tell the Cubans we are continuing reconnaissance or just go ahead and do it. Ambassador Stevenson replied that we cannot tell the Cubans because they would oppose our reconnaissance. The President said our reconnaissance can be based on the OAS resolution(7) if no other position is acceptable to the Russians. The question is whether we surface our current aerial surveillance.
Secretary Rusk commented that no secrecy is possible in this hemisphere. Our air reconnaissance does not come under the OAS resolution.
Under Secretary Ball cautioned against building up Castro as being able to defy both the U.S. and the USSR. He felt such an impression would have a bad effect in Latin America.
Ambassador Stevenson said ex post facto verification of the removal of the Soviet missiles is one problem. Such verification we cannot get. Continuing verification that missiles are not being reintroduced is another problem.
The Attorney General pointed out that these two problems were not separable. He wanted to know what we tell the American people we are doing to prevent the reintroduction into Cuba of Soviet strategic missiles. Khrushchev lied once and he could lie again. We must have an acceptable guarantee that there will be no reintroduction of missiles. We can't live without taking some action which ensures us that we know whether or not he is complying with a statement on non-reintroduction of missiles.
The President suggested that we say we are taking every means to ensure that there is no reintroduction of missiles. These actions were taken under the OAS resolution. We would not need to say we were overflying Cuba.
Ambassador Stevenson agreed that we should just overfly Cuba and not say we were doing so. We should get the OAS to say that this hemisphere cannot live with a Cuba which is promoting subversion and action will be taken, if necessary, to prevent Cuban subversion.
The President commented that an assurance covering invasion does not ban covert actions or an economic blockade or tie our hands completely. We can't give the impression that Castro is home free.
Secretary Rusk said we cannot unilaterally amend the Rio Treaty.(8) Any assurance which we would give does not affect the provision in the Rio Treaty which allows invasion under certain circumstances.
Ambassador Stevenson said we had to decide whether to give the Soviets a package proposal before hearing from Khrushchev or hold off until we had the Russian reply. If we decide on making a package proposal we must decide whether it is a full package or a partial package.
The President read the proposed wording of an assurance we would give against invasion. He suggested that any assurance which is made should appear as a restatement of undertakings in the UN Charter and the Rio Treaty rather than as a new commitment.
Secretary Rusk suggested that no formal statement be given to the press today.
The President asked that a short statement be prepared for him to look at at a 4:00 meeting which would say we are waiting for a Russian reply to our demand that they remove the IL-28 bombers.
Bromley Smith(9)
1 In McCone's memorandum of this meeting, which was mistakenly thought to have taken place at 4 p.m., the Director of Central Intelligence described his intelligence briefing. McCone noted that assembly of IL-28s was continuing, that the Soviet Union had given Cuba $550 million in military equipment and spare parts since August 1, 1962, and therefore Castro had the ability to support subversion all over Central America and the Caribbean as well as in the northern tier of South American countries. (Central Intelligence Agency, DCI/McCone Files, Job 80-B01285A, DCI Meetings with the President) Back
2 The conclusions of this SNIE, November 9, are summarized in footnote 1 above. (Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79-R01012A, ODDI Registry) For text of SNIE 85-4-62, see vol. XII, pp. 234-235. Back
3 See the attachment to Document 167. Back
6 On the Today show on NBC, a Cuban refugee stated that he knew positively there were 82 missiles in Cuba. As only 42 were removed, 40 remained hidden in caves. Back
7 The resolution of October 23; for text, see American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1962, pp. 408-410. Back
8 The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocity Assistance of 1947; for text, see ibid., Basic Documents, 1950-1955, pp. 789-796. Back
9 Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature. Back
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting lasted until 12:24 p.m. (Ibid., President's Appointment Book) McGeorge Bundy's record of action of this meeting is ibid., National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Executive Committee, Vol. II, Meetings, 17-24. See the Supplement.


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Piano: A cumbersome piece of furniture found in many homes, where playing it ensures the early departure of unwanted guests.
Piano. n. A parlour utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
Piano tuner: A person employed to come into the home, rearrange the furniture, and annoy the cat. The tuner's chief purpose is to ascertain the breaking point of the piano's strings.
"I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play." -- Artur Schnabel, Australian pianist, asked the secret of piano playing.
"Nothing soothes me more after a long and maddening course of pianoforte recitals than to sit and have my teeth drilled." -- George Bernard Shaw
"When she started to play, Steinway himself came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano." -- Bob Hope on comedian Phyllis Diller.
What do you get when you drop a piano down a mine shaft? -- A flat minor.
What do you get when you drop a piano on an army base? -- A flat major.
Why is an 11-foot concert grand better than a studio upright? -- Because it makes a much bigger kaboom when dropped over a cliff.
Why was the piano invented? -- So the musician would have a place to put his beer.
The audience at a piano recital were appalled when a telephone rang just off stage. Without missing a note the soloist glanced toward the wings and called, "If that's my agent, tell him I'm working!"
Why did they say that the pianist had fingers like lightning? -- They never struck the same place twice.
Tonight's page turner, Ruth Spelke, studied under Ivan Schmertnick at the Boris Nitsky School of Page Turning in Philadelphia. She has been turning pages here and abroad for many years for some of the world's leading pianists. In 1988, Ms. Spelke won the Wilson Page Turning Scholarship, which sent her to Israel to study page turning from left to right. She is winner of the 1984 Rimsky Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee Prestissimo Medal, having turned 47 pages in an unprecedented 32 seconds. She was also a 1983 silver medallist at the Klutz Musical Page Pickup Competition: contestants retrieve and rearrange a musical score dropped from a Yamaha. Ms. Spelke excelled in "grace, swiftness, and especially poise. For techniques, Ms. Spelke performs both the finger-licking and the bent-page corner methods. She works from a standard left bench position, and is the originator of the dipped-elbow page snatch, a style used to avoid obscuring the pianist's view of the music. She is page turner in residence in Fairfield Iowa, where she occupies the coveted Alfred Hitchcock Chair at the Fairfield Page Turning Institute. Ms. Spelke is married, and has a nice house on a lake.
There are as many constellations in the sky as there are keys on the piano
In the 18th century (around Mozart's time), some pianos had a knee pedal that has the same function as today's pedal but were operated with the knees.
The great pianist Anton Rubinstein has trouble getting up in the morning. Every morning Mrs.Rubinstein would wake him up by playing a discord on the piano. Not being able to stand the sound, Rubinstein would run to the piano and resolve the chord properly, while Mrs.Rubinstein run to the bedroom and take all the sheets and blankets off the bed. That's how the day of the great Rubinstein gets started.
The average medium sized piano has about 230 strings, each string having about 165 pounds of tension, with the combined pull of all strings equalling approximately eighteen tons.
The oldest piano still in existence was built in 1720.
No one knows where Mozart is buried.
Each American president has had a personal piano -- with the exception of Gerald Ford and George Bush.
Mozart once composed a piano piece that required a player to use two hands and a nose in order to hit all the correct notes.
When Beethoven was writing his 9th symphony he requested a piano that had a percussion pedal on it.
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text: I have a lefty fender jazz bass and was wanting to modify the parts. I was thinking about pickups and a bridge. I've heard that string through body was a better setup than through the bridge. I was looking into a hipshot bridge. Is it possible to make my jazz a string though body and is it worth it? I don't trust myself to do it so im going to have it done.


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For years, Ben and Sarah routinely said a prayer they hoped would not come true for any of their four children. They knew how kids could be. They knew how the culture pulls good kids from good homes to make not-so-good decisions. My friend Ben is especially aware because he was more than a bit rebellious in his younger days. Looking at him, you wouldn't know it today, but Ben was deep into narcotics in his early twenties.
So, Ben and Sarah prayed specifically that if and when their children did something illegal or immoral or simply made a really bad choice, that they would get caught.
That's the exact words they used. And not long ago their prayer was answered. It was a holiday weekend with lots of activity in the house, and Sarah needed something that was last seen in their teenage daughter's closet. Looking there, she found a bottle of rum and some fruit-mixer concoction.
The Christmas celebration took a sharp, unpleasant, yet necessary turn. With sincere apologies, some of the guests were asked to leave. The festivities were postponed. The family huddled and their daughter was confronted.
I wasn't there, so I don't know exactly what was said. But the core message was very personal and very compelling. Up until that day, Ben's four children only had an inkling of their father's drug addiction from two decades earlier. How far he'd fallen. And how God had rescued him. It wasn't a pleasant story. And it's not a story you should tell to small children. After all, when kids are young and impressionable, they need to see dad as a hero. Invincible. A solid rock they can count on.
Ben had been that dependable dad for their entire lives. Which is a great thing. And which made his testimony to his children even more powerful. Over the years, Ben had shared his story with men's groups and other individuals who were struggling with addiction. He talked about Satan's power, hitting bottom, and finding hope only after turning his life over to Christ. But his kids only knew small bits and pieces of the story.
That evening they heard something they didn't want to hear, but needed to hear. However, they were old enough to listen, understand, and learn from their father's mistakes. The teenager who was hiding the liquor really didn't receive a severe punishment. Listening to her dad open up about his personal battle — the stumbling, helplessness, surrender, and recovery — had more than enough impact. In a sense, the family was broken that night. But they soon healed stronger than ever.
Thinking about Ben and Sarah, the word that comes to mind is courage. Courage to overcome. Courage to trust. Courage to pray the way they did for their kids. And courage to see the big picture. They weren't just dealing with a bottle of rum found in a teenager's closet. They were standing up against Satan who had chosen that Christmas season to seize a new foothold in their family. But the father of lies and deceit didn't have a chance. Instead of sweeping it under the rug or delaying any repercussions until after the family event, that mom and dad addressed the situation firmly, efficiently, and without hesitation. How did they know what to do and what to say? Only because that's what they had been praying for.
Your past may be different than Ben's. But your children are facing the same cultural challenges. Do you have the courage to pray for your children to get caught? Will you have the courage to confront your children's unhealthy choices at the top of the slippery slope?
Heavenly Father. We pray that our kids make choices that honor you. But we also know that our kids have sinned and will sin. In their humanness, they will fall short of your glory. In humility and brokenness, Lord, we ask that you open our eyes to those times when we need to intervene. We pray they get caught. In those difficult moments, we pray that we have the courage and wisdom to respond with love and truth. And, thank you Lord for preparing our heart and minds to be the parents our children need in every situation. In times of joy. And in times when the world seems to be crumbling around us. Thank you for being our rock. We love and trust you. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:2-3 NIV
Jay Payleitner is a national speaker on parenting and marriage and best-selling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? His latest book is 52 Ways to Connect as a Couple. For more, go to www.jaypayleitner.com.


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With all that in mind, I got in an early morning session of:
Leg Curls - To work those hamstrings and glutes (your butt)
Squat Press - On a Free Motion machine where I could load on some weight and work outer thigh
Standing Calf Raises - On Smith Machine instead of those pads digging into your shoulders on a machine
After that I followed up with 3 circuits of Weight Sled, Jump Rope, Rowing and Battling Ropes to give myself a quick upper body and cardio pump.
I felt extremely refreshed afterwards and went on to have a fantastically productive day. Thanks, legs!


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Speaking of reading - books first! What I've finished and then a brief mention of currently reading.
Reading: (finished this week and actively currently-reading)
Kaptara #5 by Chip Zdarsky, Kagan McLeod (5/5)
I just love this series and it's ridiculous sense of humor and the art. It's just all great.
Wayward #11 by Jim Zub, Steven Cummings (5/5)
Been with this series since the beginning, loving it. And looking forward to the next arc next year. Also, as always, highly recommend the single issues because of the essays about Japanese culture, normally related to what happened in the issue, in the back.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (5/5)
I just have loved everything this author has written that I've read so far and this was no exception - I really loved that their lives are happening just kind of around what would normally be the focus of some Chosen One story (which I love, don't get me wrong, but I've wondered about how the other kids survive/think about it since the prom scene in Buffy).
Doll Bones by Holly Black (4.5/5)
I mostly listened to this through audible - while making things, more on that in the stuff section - but about this one. This is narrated by one of my favorite narrators who, actually, I just recently put together as this. I think the first audiobook I really fell in love with was The Name of the Wind - I really loved his narration of The Knife of Never Letting Go, though, as well. Which is related to how I rediscovered him - about this, though - Fantastic read. Adorable, middle grade adventure, with hints of magic you can really take as real or not (I'm going to take it as real because magic).
And, on that note, I'm currently reading - listening to in this case - Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness. I've been putting off reading it because I know it's going to hurt, but I decided I finally needed to just do it. It's been long enough.
I'm also currently reading The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan - some reason I can't get into this, I don't know why but I'm going to keep trying, only 16% through. And 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater - which I'm enjoying, I saw a few snippets of it posted somewhere and I really loved them. So far so good, about 18% through and taking my time.
The stuff part I've been talking about.
I started this like intense crocheting period from the last few days of November, starting the 29th, to well it hadn't stopped as of writing this - yesterday, Sunday. And I made a bunch of stuff and not a lot of reading was done during that time, but more reading then I'd been getting done, which I was more then okay with.
During the about eight days I made - a throw blanket (thick yarn, crocheted 3x5feet), 6 various types of hats (trying to figure out what pattern I like best, because hats), 1 thick yarn crochet scarf, 1 loom double knitted scarf (technically I think it's called the crossed stockinette stitch, but - double knitted, both sides). And that's only the stuff I've finished, there's quite a few things I've started (including the main body of teddy bear before realizing I had no stuffing, which I'll get soon hopefully).
I've been posting pictures, I'll link them at the bottom so I can list what they're of, but it's been a whirlwind, I'm not sure how this happened. I started crocheting about two months ago, September 22nd. I'd knitted before and such, but had never gotten into crocheting - and that was apparently a good thing. Because now I can't start. Also loom knitting, that's fast and a lot of fun, how I made most of the hats (5/6), and the double scarf.
Anyway, everyone who doesn't care probably skimmed that, which I completely understand, I also accidentally marathoned the whole first season of the Flash and the first two seasons of Arrow.(stalled in the beginning of s3 of Arrow, so just switched, meant to just watch a few episodes of the Flash. Oh well, I'll get back to arrow, if just for the badass ladies and Olicity).
What are you up to? I've been so out of loop, hopefully I can slowly get back into it, though I have a busy week head, more chiropractor stuff and probably more crocheting, hopefully reading.
I hope you've had a great week, and let me know what you've been up to or drop your own weekly wrap up link in the comments so I can see!
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Pictures of the things I made -
Almost everything together (sans 2 hats, because they weren't made yet)
Almost everything together (sans 2 hats, because they weren't made yet)


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At a time of heightened awareness—and with U.S. and South Korean militaries in the middle of war games—North Korea has apparently decided that now would be the perfect time to start testing missiles. Good thing no one's taking them that seriously.
South Korean military sources say the North launched several short-range missiles into their East Sea (or the Sea of Japan) on Friday, less than a week after declaring that their armistice with the South is over. Just a day earlier they the North conducted live-fire artillery drills near the Yellow Sea border with the South.
While the launch is not an actual attack, there was always the possibility that it could have been mistaken for one, or at least the preparation stage of one. After all, bigger wars have started over a lot less. Especially when of the parties has been shouting all week about "retaliatory strikes" and "flames of justice." (That's why you need to pick up the phone when the other side calls.)
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DAY 1-2 And so it began… The long, arduous journey from there to here. There? Miami Here? Nairobi And everything else in between requires a little more than short answer… It's been 4 flights, 2 crazy commutes to and from the airport, and 1 nearly lost baggage to get here. With that, add 5 heaping tablespoons of wailing … Continue reading "Out of Africa | Are You Kidding Me?"
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Follow me to a tropical paradise known as Los Roques… As Lonely Planet puts it, "Proclaimed a national park in 1972, this idyllic collection of small coral islands harbors rich coral reefs and comes virtually unspoilt." A few hours after flying from Miami to Caracas, my best friend & I boarded another smaller flight via … Continue reading "Los Roques | A Slice of Heaven Almost Too Good to Be True"


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When I read about a group called The Compact, I knew immediately I wanted to join. Sunset magazine did a profile of a family who lived the group's non-materialistic worldview during a Christmas season. Even with two young sons, they created a meaningful holiday without spending any money on brand-new toys or gadgets.
The San Francisco-based group was started in 2004 by a group of friends who believed that recycling could only go so far to halt the overwhelming commercialism of our modern culture. The group now has almost 10,000 members from all over the world. On their Yahoo Group home page, they list the following aims:
1. To go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposable consumer culture and to support local businesses, farms, etc.
2. To reduce clutter and waste in our homes, and
3. To simplify our lives.
When you join the group, you agree not to buy new products of any kind, and to borrow, barter, or buy used instead. This sounded like the perfect philosophy for me at this point in my life and I had a feeling that not buying anything new would let me focus more on things like reading and writing and spending time with friends.
I was thrilled about the money I would save, and even more thrilled about having more time to do the things I loved. But my elation was short-lived and followed almost immediately by the realization that I couldn't go another year wearing my ratty old jeans. And so my resolve to join the Compact paradoxically set off a panicked shopping spree. Truthfully, I didn't end up buying more than a few much-needed pillows, but the seed was planted, and became an obsession.
And now on Christmas Day 2008, the clock is ticking. I have less than a week to find the perfect pair of jeans.
December 25, 2008
Less than a week until I take the Oath...
Posted by Angela at 10:00 AM
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3 comments:
- Ernest Marrero said...
I love the concept, love the blog! Keep up the good work.
- January 03, 2009
- Lala, Non Consumer Girl said...
Hi Angela,
I just came across your blog. I am also underdaking a Year of Buy Nothing New and I started on January 1 2009! I'll follow your blog to keep up with your challenges.
Non Consumer Girl
- February 06, 2009
- Ellen said...
In addition to the Compact Yahoo group, a great explanation about the meaning and terms of the Compact is the first post on the original San Francisco group's blog. Find it here:
- April 09, 2009
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Neural Functioning Underlying Anxiety and Its Treatment (The INSULA Study)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00947570
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 28, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 31, 2012
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|Condition or disease
|Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder Anxiety Disorders
|Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety
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Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive and irrational fears of common situations that impair normal functioning. Neuroimaging allows researchers to examine brain functioning as people are presented with tasks that provoke or model anxiety. Neuroimaging research suggests that anxiety is moderated by a neural circuit involving three parts of the brain: the amygdala, the insula, and the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Increased activation of the amygdala and insula is associated with high anxiety, although activation of the PFC is thought to reduce anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the only type of psychotherapy with strong evidence for effectively treating panic disorder (PD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), but it only works about half the time. This study will use neuroimaging to examine when and how CBT affects brain functioning in people with PD and GAD. The long-term goals of the research are to develop neuroimaging as a diagnostic tool, to use neuroimaging to predict treatment response, and to understand which changes in brain functioning are related to successful treatment.
Participation in this study will last approximately 3 months. Four groups of participants will be recruited: healthy controls and people with PD, GAD, or social phobia (SP). All participants will undergo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning—a measure of brain functioning—at the first visit. During the fMRI scan, participants will be asked to perform computerized tasks that involve responding to images. This will be the only visit that the healthy controls and people with SP complete; their inclusion in the study establishes a comparison point for the brain scans of the other participants. People with PD and GAD will then be asked to complete 10 sessions of CBT over a 10- to 14-week period. After 3 months, these participants will again undergo fMRI scanning. At 3 and 6 months after the completion of CBT, these participants will be asked to complete follow-up questionnaires about their anxiety.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|60 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Neural Substrates of Anticipation and Interoception in Anxiety Disorders
|Study Start Date :
|October 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2012
Experimental: Cognitive behavioral therapy
Participants with panic disorder or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) will receive a course of individual cognitive behavioral therapy targeted at their principal disorder.
Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety
10 sessions delivered over the course of 14 weeks and aimed at reducing pathological behaviors and patterns of thought
Other Names:
- Blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response in amygdala, insula, and medial prefrontal cortex, as measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) [ Time Frame: Measured at baseline and after 10 to 14 weeks of treatment ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- High school or higher education
- DSM-IV diagnosis of panic disorder (with ongoing symptoms), generalized anxiety disorder, or both
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lifetime diagnosis of psychotic disorder, organic mental disorder, or bipolar I disorder
- Substance dependence within the last 12 months or diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse within the past month
- Use of psychotropic or anti-epileptic medications within the past 6 weeks
- Heavy caffeine use, defined as drinking more than 6 caffeinated beverages per day
- Current smoker
- Possibility of pregnancy
- History of claustrophobia or difficulty lying flat for long periods
- Ferrous metal in the body
Exclusion Criteria for Healthy Controls only:
- Lifetime diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar I or II disorder, panic disorder (PD), agoraphobia without panic, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia (SP), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or an eating disorder
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00947570
|Principal Investigator:
|Murray B. Stein, MD, MPH
|University of California, San Diego
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Murray B. Stein, Professor, University of California, San Diego
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00947570 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01MH065413 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R01MH065413 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|July 28, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 31, 2012
|Last Verified:
|December 2012
Keywords provided by Murray B. Stein, University of California, San Diego:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Functional Brain Imaging
Brain Imaging
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anxiety Disorders
Panic Disorder
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Teacher Josette Nicolas read the preschool class a story at the Castle Square School. New materials, including books, were bought with additional state funding for the school. (Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
State slow to raise preschool access
Study cites funding, shift in priority
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Baltimore study links rats to depression
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analyzed interviews regarding depressive symptoms conducted with 448 residents – 87.3 percent of whom were African American – from 2010 and 2011. The interviewees were mostly low-income, and just over half were male.
Around half of the interviewees reported seeing rats on their block at least once a week, and 35 percent reported seeing them daily. Thirteen percent said they had seen rats inside their homes at least once, while 5 percent reported daily rat sightings.
Baltimoreans who considered rat infestations in their neighborhood or home as a major problem were 72 percent more likely to experience symptoms of depression compared to those living in similar neighborhoods where rats were not considered as much of a problem, according to the study – called 'Exposure to Urban Rats as a Community Stressor Among Low-Income Urban Residents' – published in the Journal of Community Psychology.
"Nobody likes living around rats. This study provides very strong evidence that rats are an underappreciated stressor that affects how people feel about their lives in low-income neighborhoods," said Danielle German, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Bloomberg School and leader of the study.
"The good news is it's modifiable. If we can do something to reduce the number of rats in these neighborhoods, we can improve people's well-being," German added.
The interviews showed that residents of low-income areas would consistently report rats and trash as big problems near their residences, German said, even as they faced many other issues in their neighborhoods, such as drugs, violence, vacant housing and more. She said the study might indicate that rats should be considered a link to depression more than just a nuisance or disease source.
Conventional thinking about rats "misses what it feels like to be a resident of a neighborhood where you see rats every day," she said. "There is no reason why rats should be inherent to areas of poverty."
Municipal Trash Cans help keep rats away, and are making Baltimore residents feel better. https://t.co/NfA8T9F17A— BaltimoreDPW (@BaltimoreDPW) March 18, 2016
In recent weeks, the city of Baltimore has instituted a $10 million plan to distribute trash cans with lids to help eliminate rats, according to the Baltimore Sun. For fiscal year 2016, the city has allocated $1.1 million and 16 workers to fight rats.
"Yes, eradicating rats from Baltimore City is a hard goal, but making it so no neighborhood has to see rats every day is a goal we can strive for," said German.
"It would go a long way toward improving the outlook of people who live in poor neighborhoods and may be a starting point for conversations about other community health priorities. These data suggest that we need to work together with community members to achieve these goals."


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MUST SEE: We Buy Golf Clubs At Mike's Golf Shop [VIDEO]
It's funny what you stumble upon when you at looking around the internet. You find a lot of things from strange to crazy. You can also find things that are real, even though you think to yourself there is no way it possibly is.
Which brings me to the video below. Mike's Golf Shop is a real place in Chattanooga, Tennessee and this has to be the funniest video going right now.
Did you know that Mike's Golf Shop buys golf clubs?


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Dressing the Mill Stones
On a bright, cold March morning in 2011 our miller, John Liles, and Jon Sass, Chairman of the Lincolnshire Mills Group, dressed the stones at the mill. John prepared the mill and both men set up the block and tackle (1) to raise the runner stone by means of chains and then Jon wrapped sacking around the runner stone (2) after inserting a wedge between it and the bedstone.
The next picture shows the name of the maker of the runner stone, Stapelton of Hull, and the millstone balances (3). It is also possible to see the trough where the ground flour exits to the next stage of the process (meal floor).
Protected by its sacking, the runner stone was carefully winched up away from the bedstone (3a) revealing the furrows of both stones (4).
It was then placed on some planking (5) to be moved out of the way against the mill wall.
The next photograph (6) shows the runner stone neatly parked near the window.
When we looked at the bedstone we were pleased to see that there were no signs of pollutants or any other problems just old flour and grain to be disposed of (7).
John set to with Henry the vacuum cleaner (8), and Jon brushed away the old flour.
When the bedstone was totally clean, Jon gave a demonstration of stone dressing (9 and 10) to our miller. A tungsten toughened mill bill inserted into a wooden thrift was used for the operation.
The tool has to be used at the correct angle to be effective. Jon prefers to use traditional methods rather than an angle grinder.
When itinerant stone dressers were applying for a job they used to spread out their hands for inspection. This was to show the flecks of metal that had got embedded in the skin from their work. It was possible to tell from this how much experience a man had of millstone dressing, thus the expression "Show me your metal".
Our miller learned at what angle he should insert the mill bill and how much pressure to exert (11).
The next two pictures show thrifts and mill bills on a rack (12), and Jon and John's caps, gloves and tools (13).
The runner stone was gently and carefully lowered onto the bedstone (14) before the final job in the process, relocating the quant. Dr Pip Carter, our Chairman, was responsible for pulling the chains, while John and Jon replaced the quant (15).
This was not an easy task but we got there in the end. Now the millstones are ready for a season's milling, and we await some strong winds!
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BARRO COLORADO ISLAND, Panama — Here in the exuberantly dour understory of the Panamanian rain forest, the best way to find the elusive and evolutionarily revealing spotted antbird is to stare at your boots.
For one thing, if you don't tuck in your pant legs to protect against chiggers and ticks, you will end up a color plate in "Rook's Textbook of Dermatology." For another, sooner or later — O.K., much later, many, many hiking hours later — you will finally step into a swarm of army ants boiling out across the forest floor.
At that point you should step right back out of the swarm and start looking for the characteristic flitting and hopping of the thrush-size antbird, listening for its vibrato "peee-ti peee-it" call. Because wherever there are army ants out on a hunting raid, peckish antbirds are almost sure to follow.
The birds are not foolish enough to try to eat them: Army ants are fiercely mandibled and militantly cohesive. Instead, they hope to skim off a percentage of the ants' labor, by snatching up any grasshoppers, beetles, spiders or small lizards that may jump to the side in a frantic attempt to elude the oncoming avalanche of predatory ants.
It's a gleeful reversal of the conventional notion of parasites as little, ticky things that plague large, poorly dressed hosts. Here the big vertebrates are the parasites, freeloading off insects a fraction of their size.Continue reading the main story
And the parasitic strategy is so irresistible that according to recent research in the journal Ecology, the spotted antbirds on Barro Colorado Island just may be taking it professional. Whereas the species has traditionally opted for a mixed approach — filching from ant swarms but also finding food on its own — the island-bound antbirds appear to increasingly depend on army ants to scare up their every meal.
Janeene M. Touchton a researcher associated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Princeton, and the principal author of the report, is now trying to identify the personality traits that may facilitate a spotted antbird's leap from amateur to polished parasite. Is it boldness, aggressiveness, a love of novelty? Or maybe a lack of aggressiveness, a nonchalance about territory and a refusal to pick a fight? She is collaborating on the project with Martin Wikelski of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.
Dr. Touchton, who is 37, looks as if she could be Keira Knightley's sister and has the field-hardiness of a Dr. Livingstone. In her view, studying spotted antbirds offers an extraordinary opportunity to catch evolution on the wing, to identify the precise steps behind the great mystery of how new species arise from old ones.
"If spotted antbirds on the island are losing some of their plasticity, if they're trading in the life of a generalist for that of a specialist, I want to know what that process is," Dr. Touchton said. "I want to see it happen."
Michaela Hau of the Max Planck Institute and the University of Konstanz, who has studied breeding patterns among antbirds, said Dr. Touchton was "getting fantastic data out of the system — and she's gathered the data through heroic fieldwork, through crazy, really hard work."
The antbird story also demonstrates the vividly baklavaian nature of parasitism in a tropical rain forest. Researchers have identified three species of butterfly that specialize in following antbirds. The reason? The butterflies feed on bird droppings, and though guano is a notoriously unpredictable resource in a rain forest, these butterflies know where their suppliers are likely to be found.
"I always end my talks by showing a slide of this complex, quadruple-tiered relationship," said Joseph Tobias of the University of Oxford, who studies antbird song and has worked with Dr. Touchton. "You have the ants themselves, followed by a gaggle of antbirds, and behind the antbirds are the butterflies, and behind them are a couple of bird watchers."
Antbirds belong to a large, old and almost purely tropical avian family of some 200 species, only a fraction of which have anything to do with ants. The new research looked at three swarm-stalking species that live in the same region of Panama: the spotted antbird, the slightly larger bicolored antbird and the even larger ocellated antbird. All three adhere to the basic script of tropical birds, living much longer than the two or three years of the average chickadee or sparrow up north but brooding significantly smaller clutches per year, and with males and females singing jointly to prove to the world that they're a formidable team.
"We call them mutually vocally ornamented," Dr. Tobias said. "It's a very egalitarian setup."
All three types of antbirds are adapted to the clotted, shadowy conditions of the understory, which means they flit more than they fly and they avoid open, sunny places. Fields, rivers and hills are essentially impassable barriers.
The birds also have features designed for the ant-following trade — big, strong legs and long claws for gripping onto vertical stems and branches as they lean sideways to scan the forest floor for ants, and pie-plate eyes to spot minor movements in very low lighting. They look for the earliest possible signs of approaching Eciton burchelli, the most formidable species of army ant in the neotropics.
"Eciton are like lions," said Michael Kaspari, an ant expert at the University of Oklahoma. "They're the top predators of the tropical forest."
Their armies are shape-shifting nation-states built of hundreds of thousands of ants — bridges of ants, spiraling staircases of ants. Army ants don't dig nests, as most ants do; they become nests. When it's time for the queen to fatten up and lay a new round of eggs, the worker ants find a nice hollow log, link themselves together like Lego pieces, and form a bivouac, a vast, quivering, climate-controlled haven for the colony's crown jewel. Most bivouacs are the size of a basketball, Dr. Kaspari said, "but I've seen ones as big as a couch."
When the eggs hatch and there are multitudes of young mouths to feed, the workers light out in search of prey. The ants are savage, relentless, capturing as many as 30,000 prey items in a single day. They scale trees to pull down giant scorpions, raid wasps' nests and overwhelm the defenses of even the most violent Africanized bees. Any life form lying in the ants' path knows its only chance is to try to leap away — and the antbirds know it, too.
The birds swoop down and pick off as many of the harrowed menu items as they can get away with, a kleptoparasitism that ends up reducing the ants' hunting success by one-sixth. Each of the three types of antbird makes its grab from a particular position around the swarm.
As the biggest, most dominant member of the antbird guild and an "obligate" parasite — one that cannot find food on its own — the ocellated antbird monopolizes the leading edge and snaps up the meatiest prey. The bicolored antbird, also an obligate parasite, occupies the side position and takes in the second-order invertebrates. Spotted antbirds content themselves with the dregs at the rear. After all, they're only discretionary parasites and can compensate later with independent foraging.
In the new work, the researchers compared the standard three-part scrimmaging of antbirds seen on the Panamanian mainland with the situation on Barro Colorado Island, where the ocellated antbird recently went extinct. They expected that the bicolored antbirds on the island, as the beta birds of the pecking order and obligate parasites besides, would be the biggest beneficiaries of the loss of competition.
Instead, it seems that the spotted antbirds are the ones making the most of the newly opened niche. For one thing, while the island's population of bicoloreds has stagnated and may even be shrinking, the number of spotted antbirds is on the rise. Moreover, some spotted antbirds on the island are clearly losing interest in maintaining and defending specific territories, as spotted antbirds on the mainland vigorously do.
In tricky field experiments just now under way, Dr. Touchton is using checkered flags and other novelty objects to determine whether antbirds that score low in neophobia — fear of the new — are the ones most likely to roam. As she explained, obligate parasites can't be tethered to static real estate. If ants are always on the move, their true moochers must follow. Home, for them, must be where the swarm is.Continue reading the main story


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Fujitsu Siemens Computers says small and medium enterprises need help in realising that networked storage can be easier to manage and cheaper to own than servers each with their own storage island.
It is training up its channel partners to better sell networked storage products launched six months or so ago.
Marcus Schneider, FSC's EMEA infrastructure products director, said FSC was running Fibre Days for storage education across Europe. FSC is giving its channel a high fibre diet and enabling it to better deal with customer problems over compliance, unstructured data growth and server virtualisation.
The latter is key as server virtualisation almost mandates server consolidation, from direct-attach storage (DAS) to networked storage. FSC is pushing its FibreCAT storage area network (SAN) products through its resellers.The aim is to have dedicated storage people and the Fibre Days are a quick fix for sales people, a kind of pre-sales familiarity raiser.
Schneider said: "We want to make it very easy to deploy our solutions (products). Setting up a SAN shouldn't be rocket science." Ditto backup. The 3-generation backup idea is not complex but complexity is added with backing up virtual servers. Replication is also a relatively new idea. "We want to make replication simpler and more affordable. We give the DuplexDataManager software away for free," he added. Its use is almost mandated if customers are running a Microsoft cluster environment.
He is convinced that this tactic should have a strong appeal to customers on cost grounds: "EMC's Clariion synchronous replication is dramatically more expensive." However, he added that the SME market needs informing about the features, possibilities and advantages of replication. "Most of our SME channel partners need education about this. It's a step on from tape and backup."
He talked about a combined server and storage course, additional training for pre- and post-sales support people, and it becomes clear that FSC is making a sustained push into the SME storage market. Why is this?
The FSC storage products are not new, most being just a few months old. What FSC has realised is that, in my view, a more consultative selling style is needed, one which looks behind server purchase enquiries from SME customers and tries to find out if there is a storage consolidation opportunity behind them.
SMEs need help
Sean Haffey, a storage product manager at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, said a typical small to medium enterprise (SME) could be his local council, Hart in Hampshire, with around 60 separate servers, each with its own storage, and no SAN. "It started off with a few servers and just added more and more. Now it's ready for the big step and maybe could use help."
Haffey says that, just as large enterprises have already experienced, SMEs are encountering significant growth in unstructured data and increasingly burdensome data management. Storage networking is the answer but: "High-end datacentres have teams of people to do that. SMEs don't. So the channel needs educated people."
What happens, he says, is that an SME will face a lack of server or storage resource and buy another server to solve both problems. It's been the easy option for a reseller to simply sell another server as a default response. FSC is now training its UK channel partners to have sales people find out the background to such a server purchase and detect networked storage opportunities.
Haffey said: "The point of the training is to make resellers aware that they can ask a couple of questions and tease out a consolidated storage/consolidated servers opening." Some three hundred FSC partner sales staff in the UK are being trained with associated pre- and post-sales staff training as well.
The products FSC is offering include My Very First SAN, launched six months ago, FibreCAT network-attached storage (NAS) and tape devices, and DuplexDataManager replication software.
The SAN product is a Fibre Channel (FC) one. Answering a suggestion that Ethernet iSCSI SANs could be easier to implement, Schneider responded: "We worked very closely with Brocade and Emulex. The new FC SAN is very easy to deploy." He added: "For most of our server partners storage is something new."
Schneider added: "We believe in iSCSI. It can be well suited to an SME customer lacking Fibre Channel skills. But we don't see our role as one of making markets. The requirements we hear from customers are for Fibre Channel. Fibre Channel growth is faster than NAS. We listen to market requirements. We support what the market wants. We are not missionaries."
Haffey says we can expect to see a wave of server virtualisation and storage networking wash over the SME market. Other vendors are also focusing on channel partners. EMC, for example, has just enhanced its Velocity partner programme. NetApp has launched its StoreVault product line. HP has its All-in-One products for this market.
FSC seems to be going further, and perceiving that SMEs on their own won't choose storage networking without a persuasive push from SAN-aware and replication-aware resellers, is training its channel partners to sell storage in a new way. When a customer says 'can I have a new server please' an FSC reseller will ask 'what is your storage situation?' It's all about networking now.


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Everyone wants happiness.
We chase after it daily.
We look for it in relationships, in careers, in financial security, in good health . . .
In other people—a lover, a spouse, a friend, or our own children.
In the world around us—elected leaders, clean environment, world peace.
It depends on so many circumstances and people . . .
Over which we have no control.
No wonder that Lasting Happiness . . .
Has always eluded us.
There were a way to be happy ALL THE TIME . . .
A way to experience JOY . . . WITHOUT CONDITIONS.
No matter what takes place around us
Or what happens to us . . .
What if we could remain even-minded, calm, and peaceful
Happy . . .
In all circumstances . . .
Because deep within us
There is a place
Untouched by external events
Where JOY resides.
Not a fleeting, ephemeral, conditional joy . . .
But rather . . .
Joy that needs no causes . . .
Joy that just IS.
Touch of Joy: A Yogi's Guide to Lasting Happiness shows us the secret to finding that JOY.
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"Gem after gem. Touch of Joy is full of day-to-day, practical spirituality, hard-won wisdom, loving compassion, gentle humor, and soaring joyous inspiration."Joseph Selbie, author of The Yugas and The Physics of God
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"Touch of Joy brings Yogananda's remarkable legacy to everyday life. Jyotish and Devi Novak offer us fresh stories, shiny pearls of wisdom, and practical applications for spiritual living in today's world."
—Philip Goldberg, author of American Veda and The Real Life of Yogananda
"One of the most important scientific discoveries of the twentieth century is that consciousness defined as—existence, awareness, and joy—is the ground of all being. Touch of Joy is designed to take you to the joy of unity consciousness. I strongly recommend it."
—Amit Goswami, Ph. D., Quantum Physicist and author of The Self-Aware Universe and The Everything Answer Book
"I literally felt 'touched with joy' while reading this book by Jyotish and Devi Novak—a collection of the most amazing articles, which will bring inspiration and satisfaction to any spiritual seeker. I would recommend it to everyone interested in improving the quality of their lives."
—Vanamali Devi, author of The Song of God and The Play of Rama
"A treasure trove of inspiration and guidance for every possible situation—an outstanding achievement!"
—Naidhruva Rush, author of Change Your Magnetism, Change Your Life
"Jyotish and Devi's deep humility, profound wisdom, and universal love for all enable them to transmit the highest teachings of yoga through Touch of Joy."
—Joseph Bharat Cornell, author of Sharing Nature and Deep Nature Play
"Gem after gem. Touch of Joy is full of day-to-day, practical spirituality, hard-won wisdom, loving compassion, gentle humor, and soaring joyous inspiration."
—Joseph Selbie, author of The Yugas and The Physics of God
"I so enjoy the pearls of wisdom from Devi and Jyotish. I find them to be very deep, yet useful and applicable to everyday life."
—Diksha McCord, author of Healing Kitchen and Vegetarian Cooking for Starters
"Each 'touch' of joy can guide you to a life of joy!"
—Kraig Brockschmidt, author of Solving Stress: The Power to Remain Cool and Calm Amidst Chaos
"I recommend you keep this book close at all times. A dip into any of its articles of spiritual encouragement is like stepping into a refreshingly clear and cool river on a hot day."
—Savitri Simpson, teacher, and author of The Meaning of Dreaming, Chakras for Starters, and other spiritually uplifting books
"This book touches on compact gems of wisdom that are instructive, insightful, and entertaining. I often find they address issues I'm currently working to resolve, showing me their universal nature and helping me to live the spiritual path as a great adventure."
—Lila Devi, founder of Spirit-in-Nature Essences and author of From Bagels to Curry
"Full of rare insights for everyone interested in yoga, meditation, and joy."
—Nischala Cryer, co-Founder of Ananda University, and author of The Four Stages of Yoga: How to Lead a Fulfilling Life
About the Authors
Jyotish and Devi Novak are dynamic emissaries of Yogananda. They travel the world sharing Yogananda's teachings and blessing people with the pratical and heart-opening path of Kriya Yoga. Jyotish and Devi trained with Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda, for nearly 50 years. They are the Spiritual Directors of Ananda, a global movement of 140,000 people living the change we all want to see in the world.
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We also know that there are stem cells that persist in our bodies as we grow and which are able to build new tissue, though for the most part these are only able to form one type of tissue and not a whole body. The 'Holy Grail' is a stem cell that can be stimulated into growing into any tissue type and thus potentially be able to grow into any organ - we could replace whole organs as they become defective for example - so if someone is in need of a new pair of lungs or a new heart we could use their cells to grow them a replacement with no risk of tissue rejection!!
Stem cells have proven very difficult to find. The Nobel Prize was awarded in 2012 to two scientists who were able to generate stem cells from mature cells (i.e. the cells that make up our bodies) by introducing four genes into the cells - a major breakthrough in its day. But there were doubts that that technique could be used to treat people for fear of causing cancer.
However the astonishing possibility that replacement organs could be a reality has just come a step closer. Published tomorrow in the journal Nature is a paper by Charles Vacanti (Harvard University, USA) and Haruko Obokata at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan, and colleagues. In it they describe the conversion of ordinary mature spleen cells into stem cells by the disarmingly simple method of incubating them in slightly acid growth conditions for 30 mins. No genes, no chemicals, no manipulation therefore no risk of causing cancer. These cells can form every type of tissue in a body.
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Only de Blob can flip, bounce and paint his way past the all-powerful I.N.K.T. Corporation to launch a color revolution and save Chroma City from a future without color. Battle against massive tank battalions, speedy I.N.K.T. racers and elite Inky soldiers on your quest to free the citizens of Chroma City. Avoid hot plates, electric shocks and inky turrets to create your own path to the impenetrable I.N.K.T. Fortress. Just remember that the struggle to reclaim Chroma City is to be fought on your terms. Remix the city in your own image using custom paints, patterns and soundtracks. Super-size your blob to attack larger and stronger enemies. Join the Color Revolutionaries to refine your skills while making a mess. The race to rescue Chroma City has just begun, and only de Blob can save the world from a black-and-white future.
This vivid and colorful title is a satisfying romp for nearly any Wii owner. Read More »
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that de Blob, the award-winning Wii game from internal studio Blue Tongue Entertainment, is now shipping to retail outlets worldwide. Utilizing Wii's innovative motion-sensing controller, de Blob invites players to launch a color revolution by bouncing, smashing and painting Chroma City back to life through their creative use of color and music. de Blob is available for a suggested retail price of $49.99. Read More »
It's a good thing the jazzy tunes are so relaxing, because the gameplay certainly is not. Read More »
de Blob will bring color to a black-and-white world, blending artistic expression with wall-bouncing gameplay. Read More »
This wacky Wii game adds a splash of unique gameplay to the system. Read More »
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|Years ago! Talking to Jason last night who didn't remember it!
Btw, Neder as good as ever. Usual crew of strange customers but they were joined by a party (10?) of respectable looking ladies and gents who brought in baskets of grub and settled down to a feast! Never seen anything like it.
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- In a large skillet combine the sausage, chicken, onion, garlic and celery. Saute over medium heat until sausage and chicken are browned and vegetables are tender. Crumble sausage, drain fat from skillet and return sausage to skillet.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Stir in the chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, mushrooms and rice. Mix well and spoon mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds.
- Cover dish and bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until cooked through.
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I've cooked this dish twice and I also doubled the rice each time. The first time I cooked it, my family liked it but I thought it needed more flavor. The second time I cooked it, it was Christ...
This was not a casserole. It was more of a rich, soup consistancy. Although my son liked it, the rest of us thought it should be renamed "Chicken Sausage Barforama"!
I've cooked this dish twice and I also doubled the rice each time. The first time I cooked it, my family liked it but I thought it needed more flavor. The second time I cooked it, it was Christ...
After reading one of the other reviews I decided to double the rice which did give it more of a casserole consistancy. I also tripled the chicken. There is no way these perportions yield 8 serv...
Fantastic Recipe! After reading the reviews I will double the rice next time... very quick & easy to prepare and presentation is outstanding. A definite favorite!
so easy and comforting. Used 2 cups of the rice and 900ml of chicken stock, and no soup. Added black pepper, paprika and thyme. Added carrots, mushrooms and spinach - would definately add lots o...
This was very good with a lot of flavor and easy to make...wouldn't change a thing.
I made this years ago for our family reunion and forgot to review it. It was delicious, made just as stated.
i left out the mushrooms and celery and let this bake uncovered the last few minutes to thicken, but it had a really good taste. different and easy.
This was good. I added some pork lion in mines also, only because I thought it was chicken I was thawing out. So I had chicken, sausage, and pork lion. I also added seasons. Was very imperessed.
love it. left out the mushrooms. doubled the rice and I think I could add a third box, minus the seasoning pkg. left out the chicken, and doubled the sausage.


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In nature carbon capture and storage is provided by plants and trees: they take CO2 from the air in order to grow! This way carbon dioxide is stored in their leaves and other parts of the plant
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Our carbon footprint is defined as the impact of our lifestyle on the environment by emitting greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide (CO2). The size of this metaphorical footprint is determined by the amount of carbon dioxide that is emitted by burning fossil fuels. This concept shows an image of a genuine carbon footprint made of burning wood.
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Results To 5/30/09 Relay For Life Free Feature
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Special thanks to all who made it out to the special FREE Feature Event held by CLASH Wrestling in conjunction with the Relay For Life at Heritage Park this past Saturday! YOU and CLASH Wrestling were able to raise over $2600 for the American Cancer Society and will continue to raise the bar each year as CLASH will continue the tradition! We would like to remind you to join us this SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH as CLASH returns to its home base in TAYLOR, MI at the TaylorTown Trade Center for FTW: For The Win!
* THE FRIENDS (GQ/RAVE K) def. JACK NIGHT & JASON COLLINS via pinfall in a non-title bout.
* J. MILLER def. TYLER ELKINS via pinfall.
* DRAGON KREED (c) def. CAMERON SKYY & TOMMY TYDIE in Triple Threat Match to retain the CLASH Championship. Kreed pinned Skyy.
***Unnannounced, B (the one with all the Swagg) challenged JEREMY JONES to get 4 men to challenge his 4 men in a wild 8-Man Tag Environment to begin right away!
* Team Jones: DRAGON KREED, THE FRIENDS (GQ / RAVE K), & J. MILLER def. Team B: TOMMY TYDIE, JASON COLLINS, JACK NIGHT, & TYLER ELKINS.