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History of Ayurveda
India is a land of mystery and magic both. Known for its rich diversity and culture, various colors and aromas that fill the mind and soul with utmost calm and peace, India is a place that can live up to your expectations.
Indians have known to be intelligent and have contributed their knowledge in various fields like medicine, aeronautics, mathematics, music, language etc. which is worldwide appreciated.
In the field of medicine, Ayurveda is still considered to be the oldest and respected form of practice. It is considered to be the gift of ancient world to the modern world.
Origin of Ayurveda dates back to about 5000 yrs, when Vedas (Holy Books) had come into existence. One of the four Vedas; atharvaveda; described the principles of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is formed from the word "Ayur" which means life in Sanskrit. The basic fact of Ayurveda lays on the fact that mind, body and spirit should exist in the equilibrium. It always brings forward the philosophy of life. Traditional methods of healing from around the world like Tibetan, Chinese and Greek medicine have been influenced by Ayurveda only.
Due to invasion of foreign cultures and natural human calamities, ayurveda has suffered a lot. Sometimes, the text or Vedas have got stolen as well. But, thanks to some Indian Doctors or Vaidyas, who revived the ancient knowledge and put into the practice.
Scholars from places like Tibet, China, Greek, Roman, Egypt, and Afghanistan used to travel to India to learn more about the Ayurveda practices and the religious Vedas that gave rise to it.
Ayurvedic concepts have been translated into many languages such as Arabic and European as well that is used by the practitioners in the respective countries.
Father of modern Western Medicine, Paracelsus from Europe, in the era of 16th century formulated a system of medicine derived from ayurveda as well.
Charak and Sushrut are considered to be the two main persons who revived the work of Ayurveda and their works are still in use. One of the earliest surviving written material on ayurveda has been excavated around 6th century AD, named as Bower Manuscript, and is based on the work of Sushruta. Ashtanga Hridaya is the compilation of works of charak and sushruta in a concise manner. So, in this way, 3 main books of Ayurveda are considered to be Charak Samhita, Sushrut Samhita and Ashtangha Hridaya Samhita. These books have been believed to be written about 1,200 years ago.
How Ayurveda Works?
Ayurveda has been based on the basic 5 elements of the universe and the physics related to it. They are Prthvi (earth), Jala (fire), Vayu (air) and Akasa (sky). Plasma, Blood, Flesh, Fat, Bone, Marrow, Semen are known to be the seven basic elements of the body and Ayurveda works on this. The main dynamics of Ayurveda comes from the principle of maintaining equilibrium between 3 elemental energies: Vayu vata (Air and Space), Pitta (fire and water- bile) and Kapha (water and earth- phlegm). If any disturbances arise in between them, then it leads to genesis of various diseases and ailments.
Ayurvedic theory is based on the assumption that each human comprise of his own set combination of doshas that tells about the person's temperament and characteristics.
Ayurveda focus on yoga, exercise and meditation too.
The most fascinating thing about Ayurveda is that it uses herbs, aromas, food, colors, gems, mantras, lifestyle and surgery to heal people. In India, 2 main schools of Ayurveda had emerged during the ancient times – Atreya- the school of physicians, and Dhanvantari - the school of surgeons. These schools gave a rational approach to Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is basically divided into eight sections which are collectively called as 'Astanga Ayurveda'. These include Internal medicine, organic medicine, surgery, toxicology, pediatrics, rejuvenating remedy, aphrodisiac remedies and spiritual healing.
Tenfold examination of the patient has been recommended in Charaka Samhita such as abnormality, essence, stability, constitution, body measurements, diet suitability, digestive capacity, psychic strength, physical fitness, age.
Five factors that leads to diagnosis have been mentioned by Chopra (2003) namely origin of the disease, precursory symptoms, the pathological process, typical symptoms of the fully developed disease, observing the effect of therapeutic procedures.
Diseases like fever, cough, consumption, seizures, diarrhea, skin diseases and tumors have been cured with the help of ayurveda in earlier times. In fact complex situations like hypertension, angina pectoris, stones, plastic and cataract surgeries, fractures etc. has also been taken care of with the help of ayurveda.
Widespread of Ayurveda
There are 100 of colleges in India that teach about ayurveda. The Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha carries out the research work in the field of ayurveda in India.
WHO also regulates the policies and standards related to Ayurveda and is being taught to the practitioners. The European Federation for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and The European Ayurveda Association are the two bodies that look to the ayurveda medicine.
Journals like Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (JAIM),andThe International Journal for Ayurveda Research emphasis on the findings of Ayurveda.
With so much of ancient treasure earlier physicians has provided to us, we should thanks our ancestors so that we can live a life with full zeal, without any fear of ailments.

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Tuesday = Dance Flick + burgers + office banter:
Until Thursday (out of the office tomorrow)…
Monday Monday, as someone once sang…
TV On The Radio @ Brixton Academy now…toodlepip.
Maybe it's the sunshine, maybe the thought of the weekend but the office is BANTERFUL today:
Right, time to come out of Friday night retirement…for a while…
Nearly the end of the long and dragging week, banterful office:
Off to the ballet. Tally ho!
PS You can now read these, and other bits and bobs I hear, at randomsnippetsofconversation.com
Middle-of-the-week quotations from a camera crew-filled office:
Nearly hometime.
…dedicated to my random snippets of conversation posts because they are the posts that people most love.
I'm also going to blog not only stuff I hear in work, but things I hear all around me. If I remember.
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The very best place to turn when we need help is to the support and encouragement of others who have been down the road we have found ourselves on. From, Overcomers Outreach, our flagship recovery series, to support groups like GriefShare and DivorceCare; we have a place for you to find the strength you need.
- Registration is not required for Support & Recovery Groups.
- For additional information on all Support & Recovery Groups, call 440-236-8282, ext 203, email
- Meeting Locations: Columbia Station Campus, Elyria Campus, Old Brooklyn Campus
Through the truth of Scripture, the Twelve Steps and sharing in fellowship with other overcomers, participants let go of past hurts, triumph over current problems and learn to depend on God. For those suffering from alcohol, drug, gambling or eating disorders.
Where & When:
Columbia Station Campus – Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.
Elyria Campus – Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
We reach out to the families of those who struggle with addictions. Through use of the Twelve Steps and Scripture, we offer tools and support to overcome life's greatest problems.
Where & When:
Columbia Station Campus – Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.
Elyria Campus – Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
A support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one. This group is offered by those who understand your grief and can provide comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.
GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. You don't have to go through the grieving process alone.
GriefShare support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You'll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.
Where & When:
Columbia Station Campus – Current Schedule
The Hope Connection
The Hope Connection is a support group for those who face physical challenges on a daily basis; ie., MS, arthritis, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, etc. We believe that there's Hope! Together we can find courage to face each day and find joy in the adventure of faith . . "And this HOPE will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love." Romans 5:5
Our Old Brooklyn Campus has an accessible entrance on the south side (Memphis Road) of the building. There is a sidewalk from the parking lot that goes around the building to this entrance.
More Info: Contact Connie King at firstname.lastname@example.com
Where & When:
Old Brooklyn Campus – first Tuesday of each month, 12:00 – 2:00 pm.
Old Brooklyn Campus – 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (chair yoga)
Jehovah Rapha – The God Who Heals
"Rapha" is a support group for women looking for a safe, confidential & compassionate environment to find healing & hope for their wounded soul. Whether that brokenness comes from abuse, betrayal, personal destructive choices or a medical condition, Christ is trustworthy and able to heal and restore us. For more information, please contact the church office at 440-236-8282.
Where & When:
Columbia Station Campus – third Tuesday of each month, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Divorced? Separated? You don't have to go it alone!
Where & When:
Columbia Station Campus – Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
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TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
This ministry offers support to caregivers of loved ones with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and stroke. Join us for information, encouragement and support from a perspective of faith and hope.
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Columbia Station Campus – last Sunday of each month, 5:00 p.m.
Design for Living – Big Book Study
12 Step Open Discussion Meeting
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AA – Alcoholics Anonymous – Big Book Study
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Australia is leading the effort to identify debris in the southern Indian Ocean to determine if it is from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott (pictured in file photo) told his Parliament Thursday that it is unclear if the debris, spotted by satellite, is part of the flight that disappeared March 8 while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.
Also read: 5 Latest Developments on Missing Malaysia Flight: From Deleted Flight Data to Potential Fire Aboard (Video)
The Wall Street Journal reported that a Norwegian ship enlisted to assist in the search, the St. Petersburg, has reached the area southwest of Australia where the debris was sighted. Four military search planes were also dispatched Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a news conference that the satellite images, "while credible, still must be confirmed," according to the AP.
Also read: 6 Craziest Malaysia Flight Conspiracy Theories – From Alien Abductions to Courtney Love's Reasoning (Video)
One aviation analyst told the AP that the debris is likely not from the flight.
"The chances of it being debris from the airplane are probably small, and the chances of it being debris from other shipping are probably large," said Jason Middleton, an aviation professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
The search was called off Thursday after the sun set and was expected to resume Friday morning local time.
The mystery of what happened to the flight has dominated news coverage around the globe, including in the U.S., where it has transfixed cable news networks. The most frequent theories range from hijacking to terrorists downing the plane, though many wilder ones have surfaced.


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In 2014, The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value (The Florida Alliance) partnered together to develop, implement, and evaluate a project to increase inclusion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program as a covered benefit for employees in the State of Florida.
Diabetes and prediabetes are serious health problems that adversely affect our state's economy and workforce. By offering and incentivizing employees to participate in a Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program, employers prevent or delay diabetes and the co-morbid conditions and health care costs associated with it.
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was a major clinical research study led by the CDC. The DPP proved that weight loss of 5-7% through dietary changes and increased physical activity could prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people with or at risk for prediabetes. Participants who lost a modest amount of weight through dietary changes and increased physical activity sharply reduced their chances of developing diabetes.
The Diabetes Prevention Lifestyle Change Program (DPLCP) is a 16-week program for people with prediabetes (NIH). Trained lifestyle coaches assist participants in reaching their goal of losing 5 to 7 percent of their weight and reducing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Crossover Porsche Macan 2014-2015 year officially presented as a production vehicle in two parts of the world. Double world premiere of the premium SUV Porsche Macan 2014-2015 was held at the Tokyo Motor Show and Auto Show in Los Angeles November 20, 2013.
The new mid-size crossover premium Porsche Macan April 5, 2014 will be the German dealers. Price new Porsche Macan will be between 57,930 euros for version Macan S and Macan S Diesel, powerful Macan Turbo version can be bought for 79,826 euros.
Carefully studying the photo and video materials with the image of a new crossover and honestly say, admiring body design premium Porsche Macan can not believe that new car of the year 2014-2015 is based on the platform of Audi Q5. So bright, sports, branded sports car Porsche tradition looks new premium car. It is necessary to immediately clarify that the company's engineers have significantly changed and improved donor chassis for its new SUV. Rather, the newly created nearly three different chassis options.
Manufacturer specifies parameters and geometric cross body of its new crossover, capable of confidently move not only on the asphalt, but also outside of paved roads. This is possible thanks to the standard set by the all-wheel drive, supplemented by Porsche Traction Management, seven-speed robotized PDK (offroad mode and Hill Descent Control system with bias). The geometry of the cross-body Porsche Macan suspension springs (with air suspension set mode High Level I) is as follows: the approach angle – 24.8 (26.6) degrees, ramp angle – 17.1 (19.0) degrees, the angle Congress – 23.6 (25.5) degrees.
There were fears that looks Porsche Macan will look like a miniature copy of his older brother Porsche Cayenne. This is partly true, but … Looking into the face of a novelty easily find related similarities in the design of the headlamp, false radiator grilles, front fairing and even the exterior mirrors. But the farther along the surfaces of the body slides view, the faster dissipate fears. Graceful dome roof, original stylistic decision aft and incredibly huge radius of the wheel arches easily accommodated in their vast expanses of even the greatest possible to install wheels with forged disks R21 and different sizes of rubber for the front and rear axle. Front – 265/40 R21, and behind – 295/40 R21.
Completes the portrait of the Porsche Macan crossover stylish, beautiful and full of LED lights marker light with 3D-effect, structurally similar to the taillights sports car Porsche 918 Spyder. So we can say with confidence that the similarity Macan and Cayenne are minimal. With a more compact size, body and unusual stern Makan looks like a real athlete.
Just opening the door Porsche Macan realize that now you will feel quality, high-tech and functional interior, assembled one of the best car manufacturers of the world with quality materials (natural and artificial leather, Alcantara and carpeting). Simple in form, but convenient multifunction steering wheel with gearshift paddles, highly informative instrument panel with 4.8-inch screen on the right well, the traditional Porsche inclined surface transition center console in the tunnel with incredible and frightening first few buttons, color touch screen with a diagonal 7 inches in the multimedia industry.
Front seats, depending on the wishes of the customer, are the basic electric in 8 directions or sports with a bright lateral support and the depth profile, supplemented electroresettings 18 settings and memory function (for Macan Turbo standard). The driver and passengers in the front row seats enough can not be said about the inhabitants of the second row. Legroom with minimum margin, almost in contact with the top vault ceiling, and sitting in the center of the passenger is given half location, and even in addition prevents feet tall transmission tunnel.
Porsche Macan trunk because the original form of the stern, a compact size with the ability to accommodate 500litrov cargo with passengers in the rear seats up to 1500 liters with the rear row of folding condition.
Several of the standard and additional options new premium crossover Porsche Macan: the crossover will be present dual-zone climate control, an advanced sound system from Burmester, touch screen, comfortable interior key less access and engine start button, power tailgate and front seats, leather upholstery, monitoring blind spots and lane departure, rear view camera and parking sensors, adaptive cruise control with speed limiter and many other modern equipment.
Specifications of the new Porsche Macan 2014-2015 year involve the use of three different versions of the suspension, which we described above, all-wheel drive, electromechanical power steering, disc brakes (for Macan Turbo 356 and 360mm respectively mm) complemented by various security systems and driver assistance automatic transmission 7 PDK. Now for the engines available for the new Mac.


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Quite Simply One Of The Best Lots In Royalwood!!!106 Edenwood Place -
Welcome to this stunning 2,306 sqft 4 BR, 3.5 bath two storey home on quiet cul de sac situated on a huge pie shaped lot over 200' deep, backing onto forest and greenspace-quite simply one of the best lots in Royalwood! This home has it all..spacious eat in kitchen with large island, maple cabinets, glass backsplash, pantry and stainless steel appliances. Great room with soaring 18' ceilings, built-in entertainment unit, gas FP and huge windows overlooking the west facing backyard. Formal dining room with wet bar is perfect for those large family gatherings. The second floor has large MBR with deluxe ensuite, jetted tub, glass shower, double sink and "His & Hers" walk-in closets. Two add'l BR's with "Jack & Jill" 4 piece bathroom. Fully finished basement with rec room, 4th BR, 3 piece bath and storage room. Add'l features inc: HWF's throughout main and 2nd flr, in-ceiling speakers, main flr bath, H/E furnace, HRV unit, C/A, C/Vac, alarm, 22'x22' garage and more! Do not miss your chance at this fabulous home and lot!
Property Details
- Year Built: 2008
- Status: Sold on 3/6/2016
- New Construction: No
- School District: W51
- Property ID: 101106587
- Beds: 4
- Total Rooms: 12
- Living Area: 2,306 Square Feet
- Style: 2-Storey
- Baths: 4 (Full: 3 3/4: 0 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
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Elijah James was born on July 4 at 2:24 am, already with the Lord.
I am keenly aware right now that my belly should be very big in the third trimester. I would be exhausted, washing baby clothes and counting down the weeks.
You can read part 1 here. I'm sharing his story because it's a story of how God works and cares for us in grief. He is so good. I also hope that this will help out other women in similar situations, since losing a baby in the second trimester is extremely rare. Stillbirth (loss after 20 weeks) happens in only 1 of 160 pregnancies. And yet I'm finding so many of us are in the club that no one wants to be a part of.
It seemed like we had to face a million decisions after we found out our baby had died at 20 weeks in the womb. For anyone facing these same decisions, I hope it helps to know all the various options you have and the reasons we made our choices. But please know that our decisions won't necessarily be best for you. There's no one right way to deliver a stillborn baby.
When to start?
We chose to labor sooner rather than later. This would be my first time in labor and it would be a VBAC after having 3 c-sections. It would take a long time. Ideally, it would've been nice to have lots of time to process it and maybe get some rest before delivery, but that didn't seem realistic to me. I knew I couldn't sleep that night, so I might as well be sleepless in labor.
We also wanted to start induction soon so that we could have more time together after delivering over the long 4th of July weekend. The sooner we started, the better. We picked up a nice fajita dinner from a local restaurant and ate at home. Then we went to the hospital at 8 pm on the night we found out our baby was gone.
My doctor called ahead to arrange a room in the L&D Unit, a room far from other laboring moms and far from those newborn cries. The nurses placed a card on my door to notify anyone walking in that this was a place of bereavement instead of joy.
Even though I've had 3 c-sections, a c-section wasn't their first choice. It would involve a long recovery time, something you really don't want when there's no baby to make recovery easier and full of joy. Something more invasive like a D&E would mean I wouldn't get to hold my baby. Labor & Delivery is the healthiest thing for a mom who has a lost a baby, for both physical and emotional recovery.
My doctor and a high risk OB she consulted with recommended going slowly. Slow pitocin doses. They even used a Foley catheter in an attempt to manually start labor, but it didn't work well. Neither did the pitocin. After a day and a half of pitocin, the doctor started cytotec. Because it can be pretty strong, it was a last resort for a 3 time c-section mom. We wanted to avoid the risk of uterine rupture and maintain my overall reproductive health. Less than 12 hours after starting cytotec, I was having strong contractions that left me speechless.
I thought the labor process would be long and torturous, but it was long and healing. It gave us time to process, to talk through all of the decisions, and to rally our support system.
Visits from Family & Friends
These visits were actually very healing for us. Our pastor and his wife came to pray with us. We also had family who wanted to support us and we had no desire to turn them away. In fact, we even let our kids come up to visit (they were 2, 4, & 6).
Visits were a beautiful distraction and a way to bring others into our grief. I felt like it was really important for even our extended families to visit us so that they would know what we were going through. By being apart of the process of loss, they would better understand how to support us in the future.
Our family and friends also helped support us in many tangible ways, through helping with our kids, bringing meals during and afterwards, picking up miscellaneous items we needed at the hospital, and even making arrangements for our baby.
Burial or Cremation
Again, there's no right answer for this one, but we chose burial. It's what everyone does in our family, and our daughter was already asking if she could visit her baby brother's grave. We had a hard time picking a cemetery. Part of me wanted our baby buried near his grandfather, in a lovely rural cemetery near my brother's home and cow pasture, but we knew it was too far away for frequent visits. I was completely overwhelmed with this decision and couldn't make up my mind on anything, so my husband's cousin and aunt did the hard work for us. They stepped out into the hallway and made many phone calls to funeral homes and cemeteries. They would report back, but we never had to overhear those painful conversations.
Most local cemeteries near my home are Catholic, and I'm not, so some of the funeral homes that offered free services and burials weren't a real option if we couldn't find a cemetery for the baby. Eventually, we chose a pricier cemetery because it's near our home and also has a baby section. A local organization called Maddie's Footprints paid $500 towards the burial of our son, a huge blessing.
We chose to have only a burial service for our son. It was hard enough for me to grieve publicly, so to me, keeping it short but being surrounded by family was all that we needed. Our pastor performed the service. We didn't announce it publicly; we wanted to be more private in our grief. But if anyone outside of family heard about it and wanted to come, we definitely wanted their support as well.
Many people are surprised to hear that we had anything at all done for our baby. For one, it felt only right to celebrate his precious little life. But he was also stillborn. The US has a 20 week definition of stillbirth (some countries have 24 weeks). This requires the baby to be released to a funeral home after death. Taking him home and burying him privately wasn't an option, though it is what many families do in the case of 1st and 2nd trimester miscarriages before the 20 week mark. I'm sure it's very healing to care for your baby's body rather than letting a hospital tend to it.
The 20 week rule seems so arbitrary to me. Had we discovered I had lost the baby just a week earlier, the definition would have changed completely. Yet like any woman who suffers a miscarriage, my grief still would have been deep. Losing a baby is hard, whether it happens at 8 weeks, 18 weeks, or 28 weeks.
We ordered a beautiful little Amish-made wooden casket from Heaven's Gain. I still wonder what my mail lady thought when she delivered that to my house. She calls me sweetie now, and she never did that before.
No pregnant woman knows where to find baby caskets or how to make arrangements, and yet we're faced with all of these decisions for something we never dreamed would happen to us. This is where beautiful community comes into play. From the moment people heard our news, I was receiving phone calls and text messages from friends who have been through this. They told me about caskets and so many other choices I would have to make. People love to talk about the mommy wars, but I'd rather talk about mommy support. That's what I'm experiencing.
I called a local flower shop to order an arrangement for our baby's casket. I was overwhelmed when they asked me about colors and size of arrangement. I stuttered and muttered and couldn't say anything intelligible. And then they asked if I was Elijah's mom. When I said yes, I heard a man in the background declare "No charge. Tell her I'll take care of the details." Like any sane woman who just lost a baby, I promptly burst into tears on the phone, muttered thank you, and hung up.
Pain Meds
I got an epidural. I didn't even have to think twice about it.
Several years ago, I sat with a friend at the hospital and watched her labor to deliver her precious baby Jack. For so long, she refused the epidural. Watching her go through the pain of laboring for days with a baby who was already in heaven, I mentally decided that if I was ever in her shoes, all of my ideas of natural labor would go out the window. In fact, after we found out our baby had died, this same friend said "Gabby, please get the epidural."
Lab Work & Testing
At the suggestion of a friend, a L&D nurse, we opted out of the autopsy but agreed to chromosomal testing, with the hopes of learning what happened to our baby. The lab will use the placenta and a portion of his achilles tendon to find out what happened to our son. It has been over two months now and we still don't have lab work back. We're at peace knowing that we may never know. Elijah had no visible deformities, no spina bifida, no cord complications. He was perfect.
So many people have told me their regrets when they lost their baby. I should've held him, I should've taken pictures, I should've looked at him longer. After hearing all of these regrets, I decided to say yes to anything that was offered me. Outfits, photographs, footprints…these are the tiny momentos that will be all we ever have of our baby. In this situation, part of you feels that keepsakes are morbid. And the other part? It says I don't care. This is my grief, my life, my child. We will not have diplomas or photos of first days of school. This is all I can have, so I want all of it, please and thank you.
Elijah was buried in a sweet piece of a wedding gown that was turned into a little baby outfit of sorts. We let the nurses take photos of him but we also requested a photographer from Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. She took beautiful photos, and I would share some of them with you but their policies state they are for private, non-commercial use only, and technically, this blog makes money, so I won't share them. These photos are a treasure for us, and we framed one for each set of grandparents. One is framed in our living room. The nurses took photos too, which aren't as professional and polished, but since the baby was newly born when these were taken, they are treasures to us as well.
The nurses gave me a beautifully painted box to put all of Elijah's keepsakes into. It broke my heart when my husband informed me that this is actually the box that many moms take their babies home in if they have a miscarriage prior to that magical 20 week stillbirth point.
We have blankets that we held our little baby boy in, including one tiny one that my husband's aunt sewed for him after learning he was gone. These things are kept in his box, where my kids and I can touch them anytime we like. I used some of his items, like a little gown he wore, to make a sweet little shadow box for his graveside service. I'm working on shadow boxes for all of my kids and I'll hang all of them in our home.
Elijah wore this beautiful white gown after he was born, though it was far too big for him. The tiny white cap fit him perfectly, and this is a duplicate of the one he wore. He would have fit well in the knitted outfit (center), but we wanted to keep it for our memory box.
Letting Our Children See
We chose not to let our other children see their baby brother. His skin couldn't be cleaned properly; it was too delicate. The coloring was such that we knew it would be hard for our kids to look at.
Our baby was beautiful. I can't tell you how much I loved Elijah's little feet and hands with their sweet prints, or the faint outline of tiny hairs on his eyebrows. But we really didn't want our kids to see anything that might disturb them, so we only show them photos where his little white cap is all that is visible. When my kids ask me what he looked like, I remind him that all of our Daigle babies look alike–brown hair, brown eyes, similar features. This is what he looked like as well. My mom swears he had the Daigle mouth.
Naming Our Baby
All of the grief books will tell you to use the name you planned on giving your child, had it been born alive. This helps with the grief process and maintains your idea of your baby's identity. But we had no boy name picked out. Our last two children were boys and quite frankly, we were out of ideas. We decided we would choose a boy name once we found out the gender. It was at the gender sonogram that we learned our baby was gone, and he wasn't in a position to view if he was a boy or a girl. We wouldn't learn gender until his birth.
About two weeks before Elijah was born, I heard the Rich Mullins song "Elijah" for the millionth time. And I made a mental note to tell my husband that Elijah would be a beautiful name for a baby boy. But I forgot to tell him.
When I leave I want to go out like Elijah…
The night we checked into the hospital, my husband sat on the couch in my hospital room, scouring the internet on his phone for baby names. His suggestion? Elijah. What a great Biblical figure and a great name! We gave him the middle name James after my stepdad who passed away three years ago.
No one will ask you about your stillborn baby's name–where it comes from or who he is named after. It's one of those things people don't talk about.
Elijah's Birth
I talked to one of my nurses the night before my baby was born. I asked her if she had any advice for me. She said "you just have to walk through it." There's no avoiding it. People who try to avoid grief and walk around it eventually find themselves face to face with grief years later. Instead, just walk through the fire.
I don't know how to explain what it feels like to know that you could ask for anything in the world and people around you would do it immediately, but that's how I felt at the hospital. It felt terrible.
I remember asking for something to get me to sleep the first night in the hospital. I'm thinking Benadryl and they're offering me heavy sedatives. We ended up finding something that would help me sleep without numbing me emotionally.
More than anything, I did not want to be emotionally numb. I knew I needed to feel it, to let the sadness wash over me whenever it would. I didn't want anything to stop the tears or the emotions, I just wanted to sleep when it was time to sleep and be awake during the rest of the process.
I fell asleep late on a Friday night. The painful contractions were numbed by that lovely epidural.
At 2 am, a nurse woke me up, telling me it was time. My body was ready. We just needed to wait on the doctor.
My husband opened up his playlist on his phone and began playing hymns to comfort us. Twenty minutes later, the doctor was there and I felt pressure. One push and our little Elijah was born. Everything came out at once in the amniotic sac, which was a huge answer to our prayers for a healthy delivery. It really doesn't get healthier than that, since everything, placenta and all, came out together.
I had already decided that we would not tell our baby good-bye. Our cousin lost her sweet baby Oliver, full-term, a year ago, and it was she who suggested that this would not be good-bye, but goodnight until we meet again.
As he was born, "Goodnight" by Matthew Smith was playing. It was completely unintentional and completely perfect.
"I journey forth rejoicing
From this dark vale of tears,
To heavenly joy and freedom,
From earthly bonds and fears;
Where Christ our Lord shall gather
All His redeemed again,
His kingdom to inherit.
Goodnight, goodnight till then!"
We held our baby that night, weeping at his absolute perfection. We slept, woke up, and held him more. We had a photo session with our Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep photographer, and we let any family take photos with him who wanted to do it. It was their grief too. And finally, we were told it was time to go.
I lost it completely. How in the world could I walk out of here without my baby boy? Somehow, we worked up enough strength to leave, and the nurse was crying as she left our room with our baby.
We told Elijah goodnight, gave him a kiss, and we look forward to the day when we will meet again.
"I hear the Saviour calling,
The joyful hour has come:
The angel guards are ready
To guide me to our home,
Where Christ our Lord shall gather
All His redeemed again,
His kingdom to inherit.
Goodnight, goodnight till then!"


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Various types of familial goitre have been identified:
1. Iodide transport defect, in which the gland is unable to concentrate iodide.
2. Organification defect, in which the iodination of tyrosine is defective.
4. Coupling defect, in which cretinism results from defective coupling of iodotyrosines to form iodothyronines.
5. Iodotyrosine deiodinase defect, in which deiodination of iodotyrosine is defective, considerable glandular loss of these hormonal precursors occurs, and cretinism may be present.
6. Plasma iodoprotein disorder, in which an abnormal iodinated serum protein that is insoluble in acidic butanol is present.
7. Hereditary hyperthyroidism.
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Jules Bergman, science editor for ABC News, whom the nation came to know through his coverage of the early space launches, was found dead today in a bathtub at his Manhattan home, apparently of natural causes, police said. He was 57.
Bergman was known to suffer from "numerous brain tumors and seizures" and took medicine for epilepsy, said Police Sgt. Norris Holloman.
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Toby Gale "3 Up (Maxo Cuttermix)"
In a few short days, Slugabed's Activia Benz label will drop The Good of the Night EP, a six-track effort from London producer Toby Gale. Included on the record is this remix from PC Music affiliate Maxo, whose rework of "3 Up" adds quite a bit of sonic activity to the track. Originally a somewhat mellow affair—one flushed with thick chords and jazzy piano—Maxo infuses "3 Up" with a bevy of twists and turns, miniature sound bites, fast-morphing melodies, and even a touch of G-funk, ultimately reshaping Gale's beat into an enjoyably unpredictable endeavor. Both Maxo's remix and the original "3 Up" will be joined by four other Toby Gale productions when the UK artist's The Good of the Night EP sees its official release on November 10.
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Under Twelve Division Four
Wexford Youths 0 Aughrim Rangers 2
Divisional champions Aughrim Rangers travelled to second placed Wexford Youths on Wednesday evening and rounded off their perfect season with their fourteenth win from fourteen games. Abigail Whitney and Ciara Connolly scored both goals in the second half for the Wicklow side
Under Fourteen Premier Division
Ballindaggin AFC 0 Courtown Hibs 0
These two sides are deadlocked at the top of the table and nothing could separate them when they met on Wednesday night with defences dominating in this highly entertaining scoreless draw. The Hibs keeper pulled off an excellent save from Niamh McHugh while at the other end Hannah Redmond saw her shot rocket back off the cross bar
Under Fourteen Premier Division
Curracloe United 1 Courtown Hibs 2
Hibs travelled to Curracloe on Saturday afternoon and after a dogged battle, they secured the three points to bring this division to a play off between themselves and Ballindaggin. Amy Robertson put the visitors in front but Rebecca Fanning quickly had the home side back on level terms before Hannah Redmond scored the winner for Courtown with fifteen minutes to go
Under Fourteen Division One
All Blacks 6 St Leonards 3
The home side have joined Forth Celtic at the top of the table after this win over St Leonards but they had to work very hard to overcome a determined visiting side. Goals from Eve and Aoife Cullen had St Leonards 2-0 ahead before Niamh Reese scored twice to bring the sides level before Jennah Molloy restored St Leonards lead just before the break. All Blacks were much better in the second half and goals from Emma Carr, Seren Ward, Aoife Houghton and a third from Niamh Reese gave All Blacks the three points they needed to finish level with Forth Celtic
Under Eighteen Sevens Play Off Final
Tombrack United 1 Bree United 1 aet
(Tombrack won 4-2 on penalties)
With three games to go, Tombrack looked to be out of the running for honours in this division but some excellent performances in the run in saw them force their way into a three way play off where they overcame St Leonards in the semi final and in torrential rain on Saturday, lifted the title after a penalty shoot out win over Bree United. After a scoreless first half, Becky Connaughton eventually broke the deadlock with a penalty early in the second half but the lead was shortlived as Amy Long quickly had Bree back on level terms. No further goals saw the game go to extra time and then penalties where Tombrack held their nerve to win 4-2. Aoife Codd and Louise Butler were on target for Bree in the shoot out while Becky Connaughton, Breda Cushen, Amie Dreelan and Nicola Ryan were all on target for Tombrack. League Vice Chairman Barry Dempsey was on hand to present the soaked but delighted home side with their league trophy
Under Fourteen Play Offs
All four divisions in the Under Fourteen league have all, or will, require play offs to decide the destination of the league titles. Seaview overcame North End on penalties in Division Two A while Adamstown beat Aughrim 2-1 to lift the Division Two B title. All Blacks and Forth will meet on June 10th in Kilmore to decide the destination of the Division One title while next Saturday Courtown Hibs and Ballindaggin will meet to decide who will be crowned Premier champions


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Linemen are showing off their catching skills in Week 13.
Two linemen are showing off their wide receiver skills in Week 13.
In Sunday's game between the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills, Kendall Lamm, a 6'6", 305-pound offensive lineman, made a nice grab for the Texans in the first quarter. The eight-yard catch by Lamm was also clutch, helping Houston secure a first down on the play.
Lamm had some competition though, as Tyson Alualu was another lineman who became a sudden offensive threat on Sunday.
In the Jaguars' game against the Tennessee Titans, quarterback Blake Bortles found defensive end Alualu wide open for a 16-yard catch.
Keep up the work, big guys.
**BIG MAN CATCHING FOOTBALL ALERT**— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2015
OL Kendall Lamm is 6'6'' and weighs 305 lbs and his catch was glorious https://t.co/kUg9E7D6j1
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Milestones of Our Journey
By WINSTON CHURCHILL, Prime Minister of Great Britain
Delivered at the Lord Mayor's Luncheon in London, November 9, 1943
Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. X, pp. 103-105.
MY Lord Mayor, Your Grace, ladies and gentlemen. I thank you whole-heartedly for your kindness, for the warmth of your welcome and for the all too complimentary terms in which you, my Lord Mayor, have commended His Majesty's Government, expressing the good-will of the city of London.
This is the fourth of your annual festivals which I have attended since the war began, and I confess that it seems to me they have all been milestones of our journey.
In November, 1940, when we were quite alone in the midst of the blitz, I took occasion to repeat to all the nations that were overrun by the Germans our honest pledge and guarantee that we would never abandon the struggle until every one of them had been liberated from the Nazi yoke. I see no reason to modify that statement today.
Recalls Warning to Japan
When I came here in 1941 I gave a solemn warning to the Japanese Government that if they went to war with the United States we should immediately declare war on them. Well, there's nothing wrong with that.
Last year, in 1942, I thought it right to say that I did not consider it any part of my duty to liquidate the British Empire. I do not conceal from you that I hold the same opinion today.
My Lord Mayor, since we were last gathered here we and our allies have had a year of almost unbroken victory in every theatre and on every front. British, Dominion and United States armies have cleared Africa of the enemy. Together the British and United States forces have conquered Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and one-third of Italy.
We have broken the back of the U-boat war, which at one time seemed our greatest peril. We have inflicted shattering damage, and we are inflicting shattering damage, upon the German cities which are the centers of munitions production. And this has caused an injury to the German war effort and to German morale, which, combined with other blows, may well be the precursor of decisive events in the European struggle.
In all these operations, on land, on sea and in the air, Great Britain has had the honor to bear the largest part and to pay the heaviest price. In the Pacific, where the main forces of the United States have been deployed and where Australians and New Zealanders are fighting together under the inspiring leadership of General MacArthur, many brilliant actions have been recorded and the strength of Japan has been steadily and remorselessly worn down.
Acclaims Soviet Successes
But I gladly admit, and indeed proclaim, that the outstanding event of this famous year has been the victorious advance of the Russian Armies from the Volga westward across the Dnieper, thus liberating, as Marshal Stalin has told us, two-thirds of the occupied Russian soil from the foul invader.
In this process the Russian Soviet armies have inflicted deep and dire injury upon the whole life structure of the German military power. That monstrous juggernaut engine of German might and tyranny has been beaten and broken, outfought and out-maneuvered by Russian valor, generalship and science. And it has been beaten to an extent which may well prove mortal.
We and our American allies have done and are doing our best to bring our forces across the seas and oceans into action against the enemy. And I rate the Anglo-American air attack on Germany as one of the prime forces of the impending ruin of the Hitlerite regime.
But it must never be forgotten that there was nothing in the whole world, nor could there have been created for several years, any military organism which could either have given the blows which Russia has given or survive the losses which Russia has borne.
Here from this city of London at our time-honored gathering we salute the Soviet armies and Marshal Stalin.
My Lord Mayor, we have all been cheered by the results of the Moscow conference to which you referred in your speech, and we look forward to welcoming back in the next week or so our Foreign Secretary from his most successful mission.
He Sees Russia Assured
There is no doubt that the full and frank discussions between the three Foreign Ministers, Mr. Molotov, Mr. Eden and that gallant old eagle, Mr. Hull, who flew far on a strong wing, has had the effect of making our Russian friends feel, as they have never felt before, that it is the heartfelt wish of the British and American nations to fight the war out with them in loyal alliance, and afterward to work with them on the basis of mutual respect and faithfulcomradeship in the resettlement and rebuilding of this distracted, tormented world.
I have not abandoned the hope that sometime, however, it may be possible for the heads of the three governments to meet together, because all my experience in this war shows that friendly and trustful personal contacts between the responsible leaders are the best foundations for all plans, whether for war or for peace.
In our grand alliance of thirty-three states or governments constituting the United Nations, we try all we can by correspondence and consultation to preserve harmony and intimacy and to secure concerted action. As you may well imagine, it is not possible to consult with every member about the details of all military movements or plans. These must be confined to as few circles or persons as possible.
The high aims we set before ourselves were first outlined in the Atlantic Charter. And now we have published in Moscow the all important four-power agreement which looks to the future foundations of world peace after these storms are over.
Voices Hope for France
There are many nations in our thoughts today. We hope that France will rise again to her true greatness and will play a worthy part in shaping the progress of Europe and the world.
I rejoice with every increase of unity and consolidation that I notice in the French National Committee at Algiers. And I also rejoice at the growing power of the French armies, which are being re-created and rearmed in North Africa and which will presently take their share in the liberation of the soil of France irom the most hateful form of human bondage.
The French National Committee are not the owners but the trustees of the title deeds of France. These must be "restored to the French nation when freedom is achieved, for it is only upon the will of the people, freely expressed in conditions of reasonable tranquillity, that in France, as in other enslaved countries, any permanent structure can be raised.
My Lord Mayor, a great many people speak as if the end of the war in Europe were near. I hope indeed they may prove right for certainly every month that this devastating struggle continues carries human society into deeper depths and adds to the toil, the length and the burden of recovery. We should, however, be foolish and blameworthy if we allowed our plans of action to be based upon the prospects of an early collapse in Germany. There is danger in anything which diverts the thoughts and efforts of any of the Allied nations from the supreme task which lies before them—namely that of beating down into dust and ruins the deadly foes and tyrants who so nearly subjugated the entire world to their domination.
Says Hitler Has 400 Divisions
I am myself proceeding on the assumption that the campaign of 1944 in Europe will be the most severe and to the Western Allies the most costly in life of any we have yet fought. And we must all brace ourselves for that task and strain every nerve for its successful accomplishment.
This is no time for relaxation or soft thoughts on the joys of peace and victory.
Hitler still has 400 divisions under his command or control; he has a police force, a party police force which gives him a grip upon the agonized hut regimented people of Germany, incomparably stronger than anything which was at the disposal of the late Kaiser. Under this odious Nazi system the children still betray to their teachers and thus to the police any incautious remarks that their fathers and mothers may have used in their presence.
For Herr Hitler and his guilty confederates know that their lives are at stake and that they at any rate run no extra risk in making other people fight on to the bitter end. The German troops, wherever we meet them, have been found fighting with their veteran skill. The hazards of great battles lie before us.
We cannot, moreover, exclude the possibility of new forms of attack upon this island. We have been vigilantly watching for. many months past every sign of preparation for such attacks. Whatever happens, they will not be of a nature to affect the final course of the war.
Warns Against Relaxation
But should they come, they will certainly call for the utmost efficiency and devotion in our fire watchers and Home Guards and also for a further display of the firmness and fortitude for which the British nation has won renown.
This is no time to relax any of our precautions or discourage our splendid auxiliary services. This is no time to divide the unity of the nation by raising fierce party political issues. It is no time for persons who have practical war work to do to dream easy dreams of brave new worlds.
We must keep our sense of proportion even when discussing the incidents of procedure in some of our juvenile courts. We must not, My Lord Mayor, lose for a moment the sense and consciousness of urgency and crisis which must continue to drive us, even though we are in the fifth year of the war, forward with unrelenting vigor and unwearying effort through every living minute that is granted to us.
I am the head of a national coalition of all the three British parties whose leaders are represented here today at your board. This Government came together with the sole policy of making war until victory was won.
We cannot today exclude from our minds, nor need we do so, the conviction that victory will certainly be won, and that not only Germany but Japan, with whom the British Commonwealth and Empire have an inexpiable quarrel, will be forced into unconditional surrender. We have no need to exclude that from our minds. But that does not mean that our war task is done. Another tremendous and practical duty is involved in what is called winning the war.
Cites Post-War Planning
Just as in time of peace, plans for war and measures for defense ought to be at readiness in every prudent state for a sudden emergency, so in time of war we must make sure that confusion and chaos do not follow the victories of the armies or stultify the surrender, unexpectedly early, by the enemy.
I regard it as a definite part of the duty and responsibility of this national government to have its plans perfected in a vast and practical scheme to make sure that in the years immediately following the war, food, work and homes are found for all.
No airy visions, no party doctrines, or party prejudices, no political appetites or vested interests must stand in the way of the simple duty of providing before the end of the war for food, work and homes. They must be prepared now, during the war. These plans must be prepared, and they must come into action just like, when war breaks out, general mobilization is declared. They must come into action as soon as the victory is won.
On this far-reaching work, His Majesty's Government are now concentrating all energies that can be spared from the actual struggle with the enemy. The policy of waging war till victory would be incomplete and, indeed, spoiled if it were not accompanied by a policy of food, work and homes in the period following the victory for the men and the women who fought and won.
My Lord Mayor, I regard this hour as at once more hopeful and more stern than any through which we have passed. It is a reasonable assumption that unless we make some grave mistake in strategy the year 1944 will see the climax of the European war.
Foresees Costly Battles
Unless some happy events occur, on which we have no right to count, unless the hand of Providence is stretched forth by some crowning mercy, 1944 will see the greatest sacrifice of life by the British and American armies. Battles far larger and more costly than Waterloo or Gettysburg will be fought. Sorrow will come to many homes in the United Kingdom and throughout the great republic of the United States; British and American manhood, striving in generous emulation, true brothers in arms, will attack and grapple with the deadly foe.
This year, 1944, is also election year in the United States. It is a strange coincidence, but I am sure I speak for all those on both sides of the Atlantic who mean the same thing, and they are numbered by scores of millions, when I say that our supreme duty—all of us, British and American alike—is to preserve that good-will which now exists throughout the English-speaking world and thus aid our armies in their grim and heavy task.
Even if things are said in one country or the other which are provocative, which are clumsy, which are indiscreet or even malicious and untrue, there should be no angry rejoinder. If facts have to be stated, let them be stated without heat or bitterness.
We have to give our men in the field the best chance. That is the thought which must dominate all speech and action. Not only the fortunes of this fearful war, but all the happiness of future generations, depend upon the fraternal association of Great Britain and the United States within, and without prejudice to the larger world structure that will be erected to secure the peace and freedom of mankind.
Russia's War Achievements
THE TASK OF RESTORATION AND ORGANIZATION AHEAD By JOSEPH STALIN, Premier of U.S.S.R. Delivered before a meeting of Moscow workers on the eve of the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Socialist revolution.
COMRADES, today the People's Soviet Union is celebrating its twenty-sixth anniversary of the great Socialist revolution, celebrating for the third time under war conditions.
In the first year our troops had to retreat. It took the entire effort of the army and nation to stop the enemy and impose fierce blows against him. In October, 1942, the position improved.
Soon after October of last year our troops went over to the offensive and inflicted against the Germans new and heavy blows, first at Stalingrad and the middle bend of the Don and then at the beginning of 1943 at the approaches to Leningrad and the area of Lgov and beyond.
After this the Red Army never let the initiative go from her hands. In the summer of this year the Red Army blows increased in power all the time. Steadily every month the strength of the Red Army grew. The Germans suffered one defeat after another and however much they tried they could not achieve any serious success.
In the present year the Red Army, between the twentyfifth and twenty-sixth anniversary of the revolution, experienced a state of alert. In the summer the offensive was iully implemented and the enemy was compelled to leave territory he had occupied. The Germans had only one recourse, fleeing and abandoning huge quantities of equipment, wounded and stores on the field of battle.
The success of the second campaign this year—the summer campaign—-was only a continuation and implementation of the winter offensive that preceded it. This explodes, once and for all, the theory and superstition that the Red Army is unable to carry out an offensive in the summer. The Red Army^ proved it can launch successful summer and winter offensives, and in the central areas of the front the enemy was thrown back for 600 kilometers and 1,300 kilometers in the south.
Vast Territory Liberated
Our troops liberated almost two-thirds of the territory previously occupied by the enemy. Enemy troops were thrown back from Vladikavkaz to Kherson, from Stalingrad to Kiev, from Voronezh to Gomel, from Viazma and Rhzev to the approaches to Orsha and Vitebsk.
The enemy constructed important defense lines, especially along rivers. During the last half year the Red Army destroyed many of these defense points and forced four very important water barriers.
These water barriers were the northern Donets, the Desna, the Sozh and the Dnieper.
The enemy also made important defense bases west of Rostov and near Melitopol on the Molochnaya River which were destroyed by the Red Army. Now the Red Army is successfully routing the enemy in the Dnieper bend.
During the first year it was considered that the Red Army could not prevail for long against the excellent cadres of the German Fascist troops.
The German Fascist cadres fighting on the Eastern Front lost more than 4,000,000,000 officers and men during the last year. Of these four million 1800,000 were killed. Additionally more than 14,000 aircraft, more than 25,000 tanks and not less than 40,000 guns were destroyed.
In this way the best German cadres have been destroyed and they cannot get indispensable reserves. Red Army cadres, on the contrary, are growing and will continue to grow. Indispensable reserves are at hand and it is the task of military authorities to recognize promising candidates and bring them forward to responsible positions.
Instead of 240 divisions standing on our front last year, of which 179 divisions were German and the other vassal States, there now stand 257. The Germans had a complement of deteriorated quality troops at the front to keep up their effective numbers. However, the defeat of German


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Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the Bioecological Model
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Mahoney, J. W, Gucciardi, D. F, Mallett, C. J & Ntoumanis, N. (2014). Adolescent performers' perspectives on mental toughness and its development: The utility of the Bioecological Model. Sport Psychologist,28(3), 233-244. America: Human Kinetics. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1123/tsp.2013-0050
In light of the extant literature, the aim of the current study was to compare adolescents' perspectives on mental toughness and its development across performance contexts, and to explore if such perspectives align with Bronfenbrenner's (2001) bioecological model. Eighteen mentally tough adolescents (9 boys, 9 girls, Mage = 15.6 years) from three performance contexts (i.e., sport, academia, and music) participated in focus groups, 7 of whom also participated in follow-up one-to-one interviews. Inductive analyses revealed that mental toughness was conceptualized by 9 personal characteristics, and that while similar across performance contexts, some difference between previous mental toughness conceptualization and the current study existed. Analyses also revealed that mental toughness development was predicated on significant others, supportive social processes, critical incidents, and curiosity. These findings resonated with the properties of the bioecological model. Future research into how bioecological factors combine to facilitate mental toughness development during critical stages of life was suggested.
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Roasted tomato soup with bread rolls
One of my favourite soup recipes ever. Picked up a couple of years back from Gordon Ramsays understudy Angela Harnett, the soup is simple to make yet massive on flavour, accompanied by a soft, crusty roll it doesn't really get much better..
Serves 6-8
450g Strong white bread flour, sieved
1 tsp Caster sugar
2 tsp Fine salt
7g Dried yeast
2 Tablespoon's olive oil
250ml Warm water
6-8 Large vine tomatoes
1 Large bulb of garlic, split horizontally
Small jar antipasti sun-dried tomatoes, drained of their oil
Handful fresh basil (stalks included) or 2 tsp dried
Handful fresh parsley, or 2 tsp dried
Few springs fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried
1 Large white onion, sliced
750ml Vegetable stock
1. For the rolls, mix the water and sugar together in a jug and add the yeast while stirring gently. Leave in a warm place for 10 minutes until a beige foam rises to the top. Set the oven to 220C.
2. Place the flour and salt into a bowl and mix well, make a well in the centre of the flour and gradually add the yeast mixture, mixing well with your hands this will form a dry dough. Once thoroughly combined, add the olive oil and turn the dough out onto a work surface. Add a sprinkling of flour if the dough is a little sticky but not too much as it will dry the dough out. Knead for around 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elasticated. Lightly oil the bottom of the bowl and place the dough back in to prove in a warm place, cover with lightly oiled clingfilm at the dough will double in size. Leave for around an hour.
3. Add all the Soup ingredients apart from the vegetable stock into a roasting tray and mix well with a pinch of salt and pepper, roast in the oven for 30-40 minutes turning the mixture every 10 mins to prevent burning. Once the tomatoes are blistered and the onions and garlic browned, remove and cover the tray with tin foil and leave for around an hour to marinade.
4. Once the dough has risen, divide into 8 small balls around the size of a tennis ball. Place on a lightly oiled tray and make two slits in the top of each ball. Cover with lightly greased cling film and set aside in a warm place for 45mins to rise. Once the dough is risen, remove the cling film and place the roll's in the oven for 15-20 minutes. The roll's should be golden brown with a hollow sound when tapped on the base. Place the roll's on a wire rack to cool.
5. Remove the tin foil from the tomato mixture, discard the vines and gently release the garlic cloves from their skins. Pour half the mixture into a blender with half the stock and blitz until smooth, pass through a sieve and into a clean pan, repeat this step with the second half of the mixture. If your soup is too thick simply add more stock to the blitzed mixture or a little water.
6. Heat through on a low heat until the soup is hot and serve with the bread rolls.
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