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My Partner Is Deployed, But I Will *Never* Call Myself A Single Mom
Parenting during a military deployment is something you can't truly understand unless you've experienced it. I imagine it's the same for single parenting. They're both such unique experiences that, in my opinion, comparisons are unfair. I was raised by a single mother, and I think that equating the two is inappropriate at best and offensive at worst. I don't want to diminish the struggles of childrearing through a deployment. I'm a proud Army spouse, but I won't call myself a single mom.
My parents were separated before I was born and divorced shortly after. As a result, caring for my sister and me fell exclusively on my mom. The three of us moved in with my grandparents, and in exchange for room and board, my mom took on all the household maintenance duties. During those early years she also did administrative work for the local teachers' union and, in addition to her job and household responsibilities, took community college classes. When mom started working as a secretary for a Certified Public Accountant, we were able to secure our own apartment. My sister and I wore secondhand clothes, had one pair of shoes each, and the one time my sister dropped the gallon of milk as a joke? Well, we didn't have milk that week. Nevertheless, I recall my childhood with great fondness. We were poor, sure, but we were also incredibly happy, and I give my mom all the credit.
My experience with motherhood has been wholly different from my mom's. I married an officer in the U.S. Army, and when I had our daughter nine months later, my husband's salary and benefits allowed me to leave my full-time teaching job to be a stay-at-home mom. When my daughter was 15-months-old, my husband left for a 12-month deployment in Afghanistan. It was an incredibly challenging time for our family. I learned a great deal of self-reliance, as I managed two new part-time jobs, childcare, and my role as Household 6. Shortly upon his return, I found out I was pregnant and he took command of a large company. With him working 12 or more hours a day, I find myself in the trenches of solo parenting, yet again. Still, I won't refer to myself as a single mom.
But when drawing comparisons becomes anything more than an exercise in empathy, it's problematic, because the differences are significant.
It's not that parenting during deployment and single motherhood don't have their similarities. In both situations, we're familiar with the loneliness of raising children on our own while simultaneously enjoying their undivided attention and the special bond that develops. We know how to handle literally everything, including finances, household and car maintenance, and, you know, nurturing tiny humans. We'll open our own peanut butter jars, thank you very much. But when drawing comparisons becomes anything more than an exercise in empathy, it's problematic, because the differences are significant.
I believe that the greatest disparity is income. Although some single moms receive child support, many are the sole providers for their family. Acccording to the National Women's Law Center, 41 percent of single moms live below the poverty line. Exclusive financial responsibility for a family is a tremendous burden, and single moms have to familiarize themselves with how to pay down debt, develop and follow a budget, manage credit, and take advantage of tax breaks. I'm lucky in that my husband makes enough that my supplemental income is just that — a bonus. It's important to note that not all soldiers' wages are enough to support a family, but family separation and combat pay do make a difference.
Single moms have to make choices I can't possibly imagine, like risking job security to take care of a sick child.
Benefits are another perk guaranteed to military moms but not single parents. The ease with which we access healthcare is something military spouses often take for granted. I complain about Tricare, sure. Nobody likes being on the phone with an insurance company, but the fact remains that my child and I can be seen for routine and emergency care and get testing and medications at little to no cost to us. When I received my bill from the hospital after the birth of my child, my balance was zero. At one point, I looked at what it would cost to add my child to my insurance plan as a teacher, and it was literally the balance of my paycheck. I honestly don't know how single moms have money left for rent or house payment, utilities, and groceries.
Single moms don't have the option of staying home with their children, either. Lots of military moms navigate full- and part-time jobs, side hustles, and childcare outside the home. For some families, it's a necessity, but for many, like mine, it's a choice. I don't know that I would call it a luxury, but I do have the ability to stay at home with my kids. I can take my daughter to parent and child swimming lessons or dance classes, story time at the library, and playdates at the park... and I don't have to work horrendous hours or sacrifice my own health to do so. Single moms have to make choices I can't possibly imagine, like risking job security to take care of a sick child.
When people found out my husband was deployed, they not only thanked him for his service, they thanked me for mine.
Although I assume most single mothers can't understand the stress of constant worry over a partner's safety (my husband was at Bagram Air Force Base when a bombing killed five people), we milspouses do have a reasonable expectation that our solo situation will end in six, nine, or 12 months. For me, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Single moms are in it for the long haul, unless they find a long-term parenting partner and/or get married again (assuming that's something they even want and they meet someone who's compatible and likes children).
Finally, there's a stigma around single motherhood that military moms just don't experience. On the contrary, we're widely respected for our sacrifices in a way that single moms aren't. When people found out my husband was deployed, they not only thanked him for his service, they thanked me for mine. As a spouse of a deployed soldier, you have access to free hourly childcare, a stipend for kids' activities like swimming, and counseling and support services. I mean, how many single moms can say that a national organization hosts baby showers in their honor?
At the end of the day, it's not about who has it harder than who (although I expect it's pretty clear how I feel about that). What's most important is that we recognize and appreciate each other's respective journeys. Your battle may be co-parenting while mine is reintegration, but we moms need to stick together. Whatever your situation, I won't pretend I understand what you're going through, but I will have your back.
Check out Romper's new video series, Bearing The Motherload, where disagreeing parents from different sides of an issue sit down with a mediator and talk about how to support (and not judge) each other's parenting perspectives. New episodes air Mondays on Facebook.


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Motu proprio came into effect on June 1st Pope's new motu proprio on reporting sex abuse has the 'fatal flaw' of clericalism: theologian!
Carlo Vigano, Catholic, Homosexuality, Pope Francis, Sex Abuse Crisis In Catholic Church, Sex Abuse Scandals, Theodore Mccarrick, Vatican Cover-Up
Dorothy Cummings McLean
in LifeSite
May 24, 2019
The most important development of late is the Pope's "Motu Proprio" or Order named: "You are the light of the World" dated May 9th which comes into effect from this June 1st. It deals with action to be taken against bishops and top prelates who cover-up "Clerical Sex abuse", mainly 'Homosexual' or even refuse to obey orders from the Vatican.
Watch Indian bishops!
Now it is time to watch out and see if any bishop or archbishop in India comes forward to report any sexual abuse cover-up. Every one is aware that any number of Clerical sex abuse is happening in India. Will any Indian bishop dare to open his mouth, to report clerical sex-abuse?
Francis is caught in his own policy of Seeing God as embodiment of "Mercy" which demands pardon, and one who enforces "Punishment" strictly, projecting cruelty, which is a conflict and contradiction to start with. The principle is:"Hoc opportet facere, illud non omittere." One thing must be done and its opposite cannot or should not be omitted." In India there is no lack of rules, but rarely enforced. In Gulf countries, just the opposite, the hand of the thief is cut off – instant enforcement. That makes the whole difference.
Homosexuality – Vague
Secondly the theological opinion on 'Homosexuality' is very vague. For some it is naturally inbuilt, in which case it has to be overlooked or even allowed; for others homosexuals should not be permitted to become priests; for a third group "if it is consensual, it is not sin". So the whole area is in utter confusion. In our view 'homosexuality, is not to be encouraged.
Abolish priesthood?
A power structure that is accountable only to itself will always end up abusing the powerless….Gay or straight. Today the cassock-ridden power structure is the Church; it should not be. Church is the people of God where there is only equality, each competing with the other to serve, not to rule or lord over. To reach that ideal we should abolish priesthood, argues Fr. JAMES CARROLL author of 20 books, including his memoir, An American Requiem, which won the National Book Award; Constantine's Sword etc. We plan to publish at least some excerpts from his article which is rather long.
Cattle Class!
This is precisely what we have been calling the company of Jesus, or the CATTLE CLASS where hierarchical divisions have no role to play and therefore must be destroyed as they create divisions, like the Indian caste system. What is important is to focus fully on the life of Jesus for close imitation in one's own life. That will also put an end to the multiplication of ever so many Churches. james kottoor, editor CCV.
Read below LifeSite article on Fatal Flaws
May 24, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis' new guidelines on clerical sex abuse and episcopal accountability have not been met with universal acclaim.
Called "Vos estis lux mundi," the new motu proprio was promulgated on May 9 and comes into effect on June 1. Many commentators note that it leaves bishops accountable only to other bishops. Writing in First Things, Phil Lawler says that "Vos estis lux mundi" is an inadequate response "to a burgeoning scandal."
He does praise its strengths, however, saying that its insistence that every Catholic diocese and eparchy in the world have a reporting system for abuse complaints is a "major advance." The new motu proprio also decrees that victims are to be treated with respect and compassion and given both material and spiritual support. Above all, cover-up of abuse is now itself a canonical crime.
However, Lawler, too, doubts the document deals adequately with the problem of holding bishops accountable. He points out that, under the new rule, complaints about a bishop should be sent to the metropolitan archbishop of a region, but that the former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was himself a metropolitan archbishop. Complaints about metropolitan archbishops are to be sent to the Holy See, but complaints about McCarrick sent to the Vatican went unanswered.
"The sad history of the McCarrick scandal demonstrates that policies are only as reliable as the officials who enforce them," Lawler wrote. "If Catholics have lost confidence in their bishops, the procedures set forth in Vos Estis will not reassure them."
In his opinion, other weaknesses in the new law include a lack of specified penalties."Vos Estis requires that abuse charges must be investigated thoroughly," Lawler wrote.
"But the document does not say what penalties should be imposed if the charges are confirmed. Notice that when Pope Benedict XVI finally took disciplinary action against McCarrick, the penalty was mild; already retired, McCarrick was asked to withdraw from public life public profile, and by his friends at the Vatican—and event. More to the point, the ecclesiastical sanction was generally ignored — both by McCarrick, who continued to maintain a high ually overturned by Pope Francis," he continued.
"Moreover, the penalty was imposed secretly, so that McCarrick's punishment (such as it was) could not have deterred other prelates from misconduct. Were it not for the dramatic testimony of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal representative in Washington, we would not know that any sanction had ever been imposed."
Lawler noted also that there was no condemnation of consensual homosexual relationships conducted by clergy. The editor and author believes that the latter are examples of "grave misconduct" and give scandal to the faithful."In short, the motu proprio institutes different procedures, but does not guarantee different results," Lawler stated.
"To restore confidence, the Vatican must show a willingness to identify not only the prelates who have sinned, but also the officials who have protected them," he continued. "Once again it is significant that Vos Estis, written in response to the McCarrick scandal, says not a word in response to the clamoring for an account of how a corrupt prelate advanced through the hierarchy and prospered despite his known misconduct."
Lawler finishes his article with a knock-out punch, pointing out that under the provisions of the new law, all the Vatican officials who knew about the charges against McCarrick and yet did nothing would be "subject to investigation" ― including Pope Francis.
"But if any such investigation has been made, we have not heard about it. So the crisis of credibility continues," he wrote. Should the laity have a role in Church governance?
Theologian Adam A.J. DeVille, writing for Catholic World Report, believes that the Pope's new directives enable clericalism."This is their fatal flaw," DeVille wrote. "As the document's third paragraph says, 'this responsibility falls, above all, on the successors of the Apostles,' because, it claims, bishops are apparently the only ones to 'govern the particular churches entrusted to them by their counsel, exhortations, example, and even by their authority and sacred power,'" he continued, and called this claim "dodgy":
"Given this dodgy claim, the provisions unfolded in the rest of the text rely on the local 'ordinary' (a bishop) to receive and transmit reports, usually to the relevant metropolitan (a bishop) or patriarch (a bishop); some reports can be sent to the papal nuncio (a bishop), or to Roman dicasteries headed by (you guessed it) a bishop—who operates on the authority of, and reports to, the bishop of Rome."
DeVille believes that Catholics no longer trust bishops "as a body" and, since Francis' process completely relies on them, his "entire proposal must be regarded as dead in the water." The professor argued that there is no reason why bishops should have a monopoly over the governance of the Church and declares that "nobody, in any organization, above all the Church, should be entrusted with a monopoly on power in any context for any reason."
He suggested that the Church should be governed by bishops, clerics, and the laity ― or "laics," to use his preferred term. There is much "theological justification" and "historical precedent" for this "tripartite" form of Church governance, he argued, and if adopted, it would be impossible for bishops to cover up for abusers.
This is radical departure from traditional Catholic ecclesiology, that holds that bishops are the appropriate governors of the Church. Although historically Catholic kings, queens, and landed gentry exerted influence over the governance of the Church at a local level, the tripartite form of Church government proposed by DeVille more resembles that currently used by the Anglican communion.
Dr. Alan Fimister, Assistant Professor of Theology at the St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado, believes that the laity should not be saddled with the responsibility of clerical administration. "Monarchical episcopacy is the system of government instituted by Christ," he told LifeSiteNews.
"The ancient system whereby bishops are elected by the clergy and laity of the local church is certainly ideal but in order to restore it one would have to restore the routine excommunication of notorious public sinners and heretics which it assumes (and I am all in favour of that)," he continued.
"On the other hand, the function of the laity is to conform the temporal order to Christ[,] not to supervise the minutiae of clerical administration. To assign them this role is the last word in clericalism."
Fimister quoted Vatican II in saying: "the effort to infuse a Christian spirit into the mentality, customs, laws, and structures of the community in which one lives, is so much the duty and responsibility of the laity that it can never be performed properly by others."
"The attempt to turn the laity into little clerics is often associated by those who have so utterly abandoned the social Kingship of Christ that they can't think of anything else for the laity to do than be extraordinary ministers or sit on committees with the clergy," Fimister concluded.'Pope Francis has given the Church a tool for investigating and disciplining clerics that is very much to be wielded by other clerics'
Journalist Christopher Altieri, also writing for Catholic World Report, wondered if the new law will work. He noted that the "old law" for judging and removing bishops, called "As a Loving Mother" and established by Pope Francis in 2016 to cut through a lengthy juridical process, hasn't been used very often. Altieri was perturbed by the pontiff's claim that "rather many bishops have been judged," as he can think of only two.
"Without meaningful transparency in these and other regards, it is difficult to imagine any paper guarantee capable of restoring confidence in the Church's ability to administer justice," Altieri wrote."One wonders, as well, why Church leaders should be more eager to use a new law providing a framework for criminal investigation, when they were apparently so reticent to use the law that made it possible to deal with wayward bishops without having to try them."
Altieri notes that, although Buffalo diocese whistleblower Siobhan O'Connor is out of a job, Bishop Malone and his auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz are still in office and, despite their mishandling of the Buffalo sex abuse crisis, there seems to be no ecclesiastical will to oust them.
Like DeVille, Altieri is concerned by the lack of lay involvement in decision-making. Although the new motu proprio allows for "willing and qualified lay" assistance, it does not require lay involvement in reporting cases, investigating them, and disclosing the findings to the public. The journalist suggested that this is a form of clericalism.
"For all his talk of clericalism being the root of the crisis in the Church — he's not wrong — and his constant reminders that we're all in this together, Pope Francis has given the Church a tool for investigating and disciplining clerics that is very much to be wielded by other clerics," Altieri wrote.

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Different Perspectives Serve You ∞The 9th Dimensional Arcturian Council
"Greetings. We are the Arcturian Council. We are pleased to connect with all of you.
This is a time for all of you to relinquish your attachments to one particular perspective of reality. Any time you find yourself clinging to something, as though it were the only truth, you are not giving yourself the opportunity to see a bigger picture. No matter what your truth is right now, we invite you to consider that it is only a perspective.
We invite you to loosen your grip on your tightly held perspective on anything so that you can give yourself the opportunity to experience what it is like to have an open mind. We invite you to hold different perspectives and to see how they feel. You may be so ingrained in your particular perspective that you stopped questioning long ago whether it actually resonated with you.
Perhaps others have taught you to believe that this perspective is the one right and true perspective that everyone should hold. Just imagine how limiting that would be for humanity if you were all to hold the same perspective. It may sound like a utopian society, but to us it sounds more like boredom.
We invite you to see how perspectives that are different from your own serve you. They give you something to compare your perspective to. They allow you to feel things. They give you the opportunity to experience acceptance, compassion, and unconditional love. If you can hold unconditional love in your heart for someone whose perspective is diametrically opposed to your own, imagine how powerful you could be and how easily you could unite people.
Unity doesn't mean that you're all thinking the same thoughts, or holding the same perspective, or having the exact same beliefs. Unity means loving each other even though those others exist with their differing perspectives. If you can spend some time imagining what it might be like to exist in someone else's reality, you may find that compassion.
We are not saying that you have to adopt any one perspective at all. We are not saying that you have to swap your perspective for one that is better or different. We are merely suggesting that you try other perspectives on for size to see how they feel, to see how they can evoke compassion and unconditional love within you.
When you do, you will notice how much easier it is for you to get along with people. And when you do, you will notice that other people are getting along with each other. And then you will notice that other countries are getting along with each other, and then you will notice the peace and harmony on planet Earth that you all want to experience.
We are the Arcturian Council, and we have enjoyed connecting with you."
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Health and Medicine
Diseases, Disorders, and Other Health Problems
What are some sleep disorders?
The most common sleep disorder is insomnia. Insomnia is ongoing difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep, or restless sleep. Technically, insomnia is a symptom of other sleep disorders. Consequently, treatment for insomnia depends on the primary cause of insomnia, which may be stress, depression, or too much caffeine or alcohol.
Hypersomnia is extreme sleepiness during the day even with adequate sleep the night before. Hypersomnia has been mistakenly blamed on depression, laziness, boredom, or other negative personality traits.
Narcolepsy is characterized by falling asleep at inappropriate times. The sleep may last only a few minutes and is often preceded by a period of muscular weakness. Emotional events may trigger an episode of narcolepsy. Some individuals with narcolepsy experience a state called sleep paralysis. They wake up to find their body is paralyzed except for breathing and eye movement. In other words, the brain is awake but the body is still asleep.
Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder in which an individual briefly wakes up because breathing has been interrupted and may even stop for a brief period of time. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep apnea. It occurs when air cannot flow into or out of the person's nose or mouth as they breathe.


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Check out this LG V30 vs. 8K RED Weapon camera comparison
Yesterday HBO's Director of Photography to take the LG V30 for a spin and today we get a comparison between the smartphone and the 8K RED Weapon movie camera.Shot on LG V30
Youtuber Parker Walbeck decided to recreate the Walter Mitty Longboard Scene by taping the phone right next to the RED Weapon and shooting simultaneously.
The whole setup is mounted on a drone and all sorts of professional camera equipment come into play, as we see from the behind the scenes shots. There is also a $150 gimbal stabilizer used for panoramic shots, so not everything is strictly professional.
Behind the scenes • Actual LG V30 footage
Of course, this is not done in Auto mode. Slight adjustments like post-editing and color correction are easily made with additional software like Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, but LG also deserves credit for making such actions available to the end user via the LG Cine LOG feature in the camera app settings.
Check out the actual video below.
Reader comments
- BalaHBK
- 09 Oct 2017
Same. I had a G4 previously. I have an s7 edge now. I gave the G4 to my brother. In every aspect, LG camera is better. The G4 auto mode itself better than iPhones and galaxies. Compared the G4 with every smartphone except pixel. It beats everything. ...
- Hudinited
- 06 Oct 2017
- LHg
6s? 7? what you talking about? i have LG V20, my friend Huawei P10 lite, and another friend iphone 6s... P10 lite is better than 6s by far and its cheaper,better low light shots, macro shots, zoom and so on , maybe only thing where 6s wins is accurat...
- AnonD-703786
- 01 Oct 2017
- pRH
That's cool, but it's a bit funny that I used the same USB Stick/MicroSD card with Huawei Tablet and my Samsung phones, absolutely no issues and quite fast. I will definitely try V30 out as well. :)


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Seminar IV: Annals and Chronicles—Origins and Early Development
One of the most widely produced forms of history in the Middle Ages was the 'annalistic chronicle'. This is a form of historical writing in which events are simply listed under the name of the year in which they took place. Such works usually provide ample chronological orientation, but they rarely attempt to link events together into an explicit narrative—note the emphasis. Since history as practiced in the modern academic context puts a premium on wide perspectives and a desire to explain and verify, most modern scholars do not regard annalistic chronicles as genuine 'history'. But these texts cannot be so easily dismissed. One reason why not is that we are indebted to the brief records found in these texts for much of our knowledge of the general narrative of medieval history, even in the case of crucial events such as the coronation of Charlemagne in 800.
These texts have also acquired much importance as a symbol of the 'otherness' of the medieval world. They are often cited as evidence in debates about the 'medieval mentalité', since their format and a-historical character (in the eyes of many modern observers) seems to provide significant evidence for pre-modern attitudes to causation and time. This view tends to depend, however, doubtful assumptions about how and why these texts were compiled, and other interpretations are possible. In this seminar we will look at a several 'sub-types' of annalistic chronicle which speak to these issues.
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Regulators listen to community banks, change residential mortgage rules
Thanks to an outcry from 2,500 community banks and trade associations across the nation, regulators – in a rare move – agreed to change the rules that will ultimately impact the type of residential mortgages banks are able to offer, their capital levels and how they weigh the risk of the assets on their books.
David Schroeder, vice president of federal governmental relations at the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, says it was highly unusual to see the feds – the Boards of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency – react to public input in this way. In addition, early last month, the three agencies granted a one-year reprieve on two key rules that would have otherwise taken effect Jan. 1, 2014.
"I am delighted to say the regulators changed and we got an additional year on these two rules," said Schroeder. "The banking industry put forth an unprecedented response. Basel III and the Standardized Approach NPR (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) will not become effective for banks until Jan. 1, 2015."
Regulators changing the proposed rules regarding balloon mortgages was a sigh of relief for community banks, particularly those serving rural communities, whose residential mortgage loan product mainstay has long been the balloon note. This longstanding, stable lending product differs from a traditional residential mortgage in that it is not resold on the secondary market. The bank keeps the note on its books, issuing the debt for a shorter period such as five years on a 20-year adjustable term.
Regulators had originally proposed big increases in risk weights (banks' off-balance-sheet exposures) for balloons and other residential mortgage loans, in some cases from 50 to 150 percent. Schroeder says the original proposal discounted the community bank business model of fair dealing and soundly underwriting these types of loans. Fortunately, he says, this proposal did not survive. The final NPR includes retaining the existing risk weight of 50 percent for high-quality, seasoned residential mortgage loans and 100 percent for all other residential mortgage loans.
Banks with customers who live in rural communities have relied greatly upon balloon mortgages – as have their lenders, for years, says Brad Rench, regional president at First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust. "A balloon mortgage, by its very nature, is typically a community bank product," said Rench. "If we all had our choice, we'd put 30-year secondary market loans out. But they don't fit everyone, and that's why this alternative exists in the product mix. If you're selling into the secondary market and you're in small-town USA, those (balloon) loans may not qualify. So you typically do a balloon note. When regulators initially announced this rule last fall, it was a huge issue for banks serving rural communities across the country, because balloon notes – which they'd been making for decades and more – could have had to be phased out by the end of this year. Now we've gotten a reprieve on balloons."
As regulators continue to tweak the two rules that have been delayed until the start of 2015 which directly affect community banks, Rench says First Mid is continuing to keep balloon notes in its product offerings but preparing to embark upon additional training as to more residential loan opportunities for its clients.
"We are preparing for a change," he said. "The easiest way to adapt is to add adjustables to our product mix. We know that some change is coming, and that it is going to affect our overall loan portfolio."
Dennis Terry, president and chief executive officer of First Clover Leaf Bank, says the financial institution also still offers balloon mortgages and "probably always will," although for many of FCLB's clientele, still-low interest rates make the bank's conventional residential mortgage products – both the in-house and external options – a better fit.
"In a more normalized rate environment, there are situations where a balloon would make sense," Terry said. "It's traditionally priced a little lower than a fixed-term rate. For someone whose career is in the military or is such where they know they're going to be transferred every five years, it often makes a lot of sense. Also, there are situations – particularly so in small towns – where factors exist that could cause it to be completely out of the norm of a 15 or 30-year realm."
One such example, says Terry, is if the properties are each served by their own well; the inspections and standards required to get a residential loan may necessitate going the route of a non-traditional mortgage such as a balloon note. Another example might be if a rural property is unusual enough that comparables cannot be found.
Of the four rules initially proposed by regulators back in June 2012, two of the four that will indeed have an impact on community banks, according to Schroeder, are Basel III and the Standardized Approach rule. Basel III applies to strengthening capital and increasing capital levels; the Standardized Approach rule deals with the risk weights or different categories of assets on a bank's books.
As the CBAI's federal lobbyist, Schroeder spent a great deal of time studying the interconnectivity of both of these rules.
"The difficulty in trying to get our arms around these two rules was that they have a certain amount of interplay," he said. "If you make a change on the risk weight side, then on the Basel III side it's really a double impact."
Regulators had given banks an initial expiration date of Sept. 7, 2012, which only allowed for a 90-day comment period on the new rules. The first thing banks did, says Schroeder, was to ask regulators for an extension to give them time to digest the massive amount of information presented. As a result, they received an extension until October 22. Now, bankers have been given until Jan. 1, 2015 to continue grappling with interpreting and planning for the impact, he adds.
"All in all, it was a great victory for community banks," said Schroeder. "It really proved that community bank involvement in the rulemaking process is important. It's very unusual, based on our experience, for the regulators to make these types of concessions. But then again, it's unusual for them to propose these kind of misguided rules."
While many business owners were already confused by ACA requirements and deadlines, the U.S. Treasury Dept. muddied the waters even further last month when it announced a one-year moratorium on the 50+ employer-provided healthcare mandate.
Patrick McKeehan, SBDC director for Southwestern Illinois says despite the mandate delay, business owners of all sizes need a working knowledge of the ACA and its unprecedented impact on the nation's healthcare system. "It is important to understand federal health care reform and how it will produce long-term costs and benefits for businesses," McKeehan said. "This workshop will provide the latest details on the ACA along with tools and key resources to better inform and assist business decision-makers."
One of the local resources available at the workshop will be experienced staff members from Mensing Consulting Solutions, a health care and human resource services provider located in Mascoutah. Company president Kandi Mensing says small business owners will leave this workshop "with a greater understanding of the law and a more confident feeling about their decision-making in regard to their employees, themselves and future compliance."
Workshop organizers said that while the new ACA regulations directly affect companies with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees, it will also impact smaller ones as well. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey stated that only 59 percent of small firms (fewer than 10 workers) offer health benefits, compared to 76 percent of companies with 10-24 workers, and 92 percent of companies with 25-50 workers. But Mensing says businesses already providing coverage will see just as many changes as will those who have not previously provided insurance.
"This is a very compelling reason why our August workshop is important for all small businesses in our region, even for those already providing healthcare coverage," she said.
Registration and networking will begin at 8 a.m., followed by a keynote presentation by an ACA expert at 9 a.m. After a short break, attendees will be able to move into one of three breakout sessions focusing on tax credits, reporting requirements and healthcare plan design. Because each session will be repeated, attendees will be able to participate in all three breakouts. The workshop will conclude before noon.
The registration fee is $25 per attendee and $20 for members of sponsoring chambers of commerce. Chamber sponsors include: Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of Commerce of Southwestern Madison County; Collinsville Chamber of Commerce; Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce; Mascoutah Chamber of Commerce; O'Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce; and RiverBend Growth Association.
Additional workshop supporters include Rickhoff & Associates and the Illinois Business Journal. For more information and to register for the Aug. 21 workshop, go to: www.MensingConsultingSolutions.com.


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Augusta Cyclocross Series
Race #2
9 November 2003
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the protest period for this event has expired and no changes can or will be made
to these results.
Promoter: Skylands Cycling
The temperature at start time for this weeks Augusta Cyclo-cross race was close to forty degrees
colder than last week, but the sun was shining brightly and it turned out to be a beautiful day
for the second event in the series. Once again it was a truly interstate contest, with riders
showing up in Augusta from New York's nearby Hudson Valley, New York City and Connecticut to
compete with New Jersey 'cross racers. The fast and scenic 1.75 mile course at the Sussex
County Fairgrounds was a little muddy, and frozen at the start, but race organizers worked hard
during the week to eliminate some trouble spots and create a new, twisting and banked section
over several piles of gravel.
In the women's open race, Tara Parsons of New York City beat Katherine Lambden of Fort Lee, NJ.
Twenty seven riders battled in the Men's B race. The Verge/Test Pilot team, of Cornwall, New York
dominated the contest, taking the top three spots and four of the first five places. Jan Wiejak,
last week's winner, was first, outsprinting teammate Mike Magur.. Ed Burgess, last year's series
champ, was third. Kevin Kielty, riding for Skylands Cycling was the first New Jersey finisher for
the second week, crossing the line in sixth position.
In the men's A race, Christian Favata of Kerhonkson, NY won handily for Table Rock Tours, beating
teammate Myron Baker by over a minute. Kissena rider Eric Ragot, of Brooklyn, NY worked his way
up from fourth to third in the latter half of the race. Brian Lariviere of Team Bulldog was the
first New Jersey finisher in fifth place.
This was another great race and we hope to see you at the upcoming races: November 16, 22, and 30.
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First Name Last Name Club City, State Place Time �
Tara Parsons CRCA/EAS New York City, NY 1 57:57:00 �
Katherine Lambden CRCA/Gotham Ft. Lee, N.J. 2 50:35:00 (down 1)
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First Name Last Name Club City, State Place Time �
Jan Wiejak Verge Test Pilot New Windsor, NY 1
Mike Magur Verge Test Pilot Cornwall, NY 2
Ed Burgess Verge Test Pilot Newburgh, NY 3
Frank Doty Bicycle Docter Otisville, NY 4
John Fox Verge Test Pilot Hyde Park, NY 5
Kevin Kielty Skylands Cycling Franklin, NJ 6
Greg Corel Somerset Wheelmen Neshanic Station, NJ 7
Rich Hofbrauer Westwood Velo Weehawkin, NJ 8
Greg Martin Bethel Cycle New Milford, CT 9
Braulio Jerez Kissena Flushing, NY 10
Joe Saling Somerset Wheelmen Somerset, NJ 11
T.C.Noah Perkins Table Rock Highland, NY 12
Patrick Reimer CRCA New York, NY 13
Dusan Strika Kissena Parlin, NJ 14
Bob Cary Skylands Cycling Sussex, NJ 15
Clif Saper CRCA New York, NY 16
Travis Barnes unattached Newtown, CT 17
David Greenberg CRCA/Renaissance New York, NY 18
Todd Peterson Team Bulldog Manville, NJ 19
Jason White Table Rock New Paltz, NY 20
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Men's A
First Name Last Name Club City, State Place Time �
Christian Favata Table Rock Kerhonkson, NY 1 71:17:00 �
Myron Baker Table Rock Accord, NY 2 72:58:00 �
Eric Ragot Kissena Brooklyn, NY 3 74:32:00 �
Donald Snoop, Jr Hudson Valley Velo Monroe, NY 4 75:17:00 �
Brian Lariviere Team Bulldog Rockaway, NJ 5 77:49:00 �
Insen Wood CRCA New York, NY 6 71:17:00 (down 1)
Patrick Kennedy Liberty Cycle Denville, NJ 7 71:57:00 (down 1)
Ian Strover Cycle Fitness New Milford, CT 8 74:08:00 (down 1)
Charles LaPunzina Kissena Brooklyn, NY 9 74:32:00 (down 1)
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Leading Consolidator Leads CSNews' 2018 Top 20 Growth Chains
February 27, 2018
By Linda Lisanti – 02/27/2018
NATIONAL REPORT — Holiday Stationstores, Western Refining, Roadrunner Markets, PDQ Food Stores, Jet-Pep, Honey Farms, Flyers Energy, Pic Quik, Jiffy Stop, Sav-O-Mat, Wes-T-Go.
These are just some of the midsize convenience store chains that were sold and acquired in the past year, gobbled up by the 2018 Convenience Store News Top 20 Growth Chains.
Led by Laval, Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. — which alone grew its U.S. store count by 23.4 percent between January 2017 and January 2018 — this year's top growth chains combined added 2,573 stores, equating to an 11.5-percent increase. What's more, they added nearly 1,200 more stores year over year than 2017's top growers. The 2017 Top 20 Growth Chains added 1,396 stores combined, equating to a 5.9-percent increase.
Couche-Tard is no stranger to the annual CSNews Top 20 Growth Chains ranking. In the seven years that this report has been published, the Circle K operator has earned a spot on the list six times — and each time, within the top six.
Couche-Tard is also no stranger to finding itself at No. 1 on the ranking. The first time was in 2016, when it acquired The Pantry Inc. and added 1,510 net new stores, growing its U.S. footprint by 39.4 percent. This past year, it acquired CST Brands Inc. and added 1,253 net new stores.
The 2018 Top 20 Growth Chains full roster includes:
- Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Tempe, Ariz. (U.S. headquarters)
- Andeavor Corp., San Antonio
- GPM Investments LLC, Richmond, Va.
- Kwik Trip Inc., La Crosse, Wis.
- Casey's General Stores Inc., Ankeny, Iowa
- CrossAmerica Partners LP, Allentown, Pa.
- Yesway, Des Moines, Iowa
- Stinker Stores, Boise, Idaho
- Sunoco LP, Dallas
- Exxon Mobil Corp., Irving, Texas
- Wawa Inc., Media, Pa.
- Reid Petroleum, Lockport, N.Y.
- Global Partners LP/Alliance Energy LLC, Waltham, Mass.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc., Oklahoma City
- Murphy USA Inc., El Dorado, Ark.
- Enmarket Stations Inc., Savannah, Ga.
- Marathon Petroleum Corp., Findlay, Ohio
- QuikTrip Corp., Tulsa, Okla.
- Sheetz Inc., Altoona, Pa.
- Maverik Inc., Salt Lake City
The exclusive CSNews Top 20 Growth Chains report is based on store count figures provided by TDLinx, a service of Nielsen. This is the seventh year that CSNews has partnered with TDLinx to identify the c-store retailers that added the most convenience stores in the past year. A convenience store is defined as a store that includes a broad merchandising mix, extended hours of operation and a minimum of 500 SKUs. Fueling stations with small kiosk stores do not meet the official definition and thus are not reflected in TDLinx's store count figures.
Stay tuned to CSNews.com for more in-depth coverage of this year's Top 20 Growth Chains.


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Many thanks to John Hinton for the story about Border-Ball: a 40-day pilgrimage along the U.S. – Mexico border in the Winston-Salem Journal. The story, "WFU artist to 'play ball' on U.S. border", came out on November 2, as part of the Journal's Higher Education Notebook, and can be read here.
Many thanks as well to Rosanna Albertini for her post about Border-Ball in her blog, The Kite: about thinking as the art of desire, and art as the desire of thinking fresh. Check out the post, "Border Ball : THE ROUTE e auguri di buon viaggio" here. And stay tuned for future posts about Border-Ball in The Kite as well.


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Painful Birth of Trade Under Classical Monopolistic Competition
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Date Written: April 6, 2016
In the standard Krugman (1979) non-CES trade model, several asymmetric countries typically lose from increasing trade costs. However, all countries transiently benefit from such increase at the moment of closing trade, under almost-prohibitive trade costs (i.e., near autarky, which is possible only under non-CES preferences). In other words, during trade liberalization the first step from autarky to trade is necessarily harmful. Our explanation rests on market distortion and business destruction effects.
Keywords: Trade gains, monopolistic competition, variable elasticity of substitution, free trade, autarky
JEL Classification: F12, L13, D43
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Chattanooga Restaurants - Where to eat in Chattanooga
Check out the diverse Chattanooga restaurants and local watering holes that will tempt you with delectable delights of every food origin - from BBQ to Mexican street food to an old-fashioned hamburger to fried chicken to many more. Satisfy your appetite in fine dining, casual dining or kid-friendly Chattanooga restaurants. In the evening, there are a variety of venues that provide entertainment and live music . No matter what you're looking for, we can help you find where to eat in Chattanooga .
Over the past couple of years, the number of Chattanooga restaurants have exploded. There is a variety of fine-dining establishments including Alleia , Public House , and TerraMae and so much more. But don't forget the tried-and-true favorites like Big River Grille , Easy Bistro , Boathouse , Taco Mamacita , 212 Market and our Four Star restaurant, St. John's - to name a few.
Check out our list of local restaurants that you can only find in Chattanooga. Or locally sourced restaurants that provide local fruits, vegetables, meats, milk, eggs, cheeses, breads and more.
Try something new with Eat.Sip.Walk an easy 0.7 mile walking tour of 5-6 restaurants in Chattanooga's Southside, or pedal around to some of the city's best spots with Chattanooga Pints and Pedals or Chattanooga Brew Choo .
Chattanooga has come a long way since its days as America's dirtiest city. But there's a certain kind of smoke we welcome on our horizon…the hickory smoke rising from our local barbecue pits. Chattanooga 'Q comes in many shapes and sizes, a veritable melting pot of barbecue styles.
Generally speaking we like slaw on our pulled pork sandwiches and our sauces are a cross between Kansas City style (sweet and thick) and Piedmont (tangy with a bit of zip), often spiked with Tennessee whiskey. But the beauty of Scenic City barbecue is you can get just about any style you please, from Texas beef brisket to North Carolina's trademark vinegar sauce. Here are some highlights.
Sugar's Ribs
Sugar's signature ribs – which are crunchy outside and fall-of-the-bone inside – are the result of the restaurant's patented wood-fired grill, an invention of owner Lawton Haygood. But the secret just might be in the sauce. Just for good measure they offer six, ranging from a vinegary Carolina Red to a thicker Tennessee Sweet & Goopy. But the brave will want to try Hot Lips, a sauce with a slow, lingering burn from jalapenos, habaneros, garlic and onions roasted on aforementioned grill. Another highlight is its beautiful views and quirky décor, including a multi-level deck overlooking the restaurant's pet goats.
Sticky Fingers Smokehouse
Sticky Fingers technically isn't local, but we claim it since the downtown location was one of the first outside of Charleston and the original owners have Chattanooga ties. After 20 years and 16 locations, you know Sticky Fingers is doing something right. Perhaps it's the fall-off-the-bone delicious ribs, the smoked chicken wings or the classic pulled pork. Or maybe it's the five house-made sauces: Memphis Original, Carolina Classic, Tennessee Whiskey, Carolina Sweet and Habanero hot. Either way you can get your Sticky Fingers fix either downtown or out by Hamilton Place Mall. Should you fall in love with one of their specialty sauces, don't despair. They're sold online and grocery or specialty stores across the country.
Shuford's Smokehouse Barbecue and Catering
Housed in a converted gas station, Shuford's is a bona fide Southern BBQ experience. Inside the gray board-and-batten building, Roll Tide paraphernalia covers the wooden walls mixed with a few of Chattanooga's famous faces like Dennis Haskins. The mismatched tables and chairs in the 500-square-foot dining room are always chock-full thanks to hand-pulled pork and a top secret house-made sauce. But the pork, chicken, turkey and ribs are smoked without rub or sauce, allowing the hickory smoke to cure it for a rich, earthy flavor. If you're headed to Signal Mountain, stop by Shuford's for a taste of authentic Chattanooga 'Q.
Rib & Loin
For more than 25 years, Rib and Loin has been serving up some of Chattanooga's best BBQ, earning "Best of the Best" awards from the Chattanooga Times Free Press many years in a row. Locals Paul Plumlee and Yogi Center started Rib and Loin in 1989, transitioning from the deli business to smoking mouthwatering chicken, ribs, pork and beef seven days a week for up to 14 hours. Feel free to pig out at either location – Brainerd or Hixson – and expect traditional trimmings and desserts like fried okra, green beans, coleslaw and trademark banana pudding. Insider tip: try the baked potato stuffed with your choice of barbecue pork, chicken or beef.
Famous Dave's
Okay, so we can't claim Famous Dave's. But after 685 barbecue awards, we welcomed him to town. After all, each cut of meat is smoked in house starting around 4am every day. And his wide variety of barbecue specialties were developed from Dave's unending passion for smoked meat, taking him on a cross country quest to barbecue meccas like Memphis, St. Louis and Kansas City. The first Famous Dave's opened in Wisconsin in 1995 and people have been licking their fingers ever since. Some sides to try are the Wilbur baked beans and firecracker green beans. And save room for dessert, which runs the gamut from banana pudding to a hot fudge Kahlua brownie sundae.
JC's Family BBQ
Located just three miles north of Harrison Bay State Park, JC's has a little something for everyone, from a grilled chicken salad to hickory smoked, hand-cut ribeye steak. Of course barbecue is their specialty with fall-off-the-bone ribs, generous portions of pulled pork and smoky BBQ chicken. Their daily specials are not to be missed, including all you can eat hand-breaded catfish and ribs (on Fridays and Saturdays respectively. Like any great Southern BBQ joint, the food is served in a cozy log cabin atmosphere and there's plenty of homemade cobbler to top off your meal.
Moe's Original BBQ
Moe's Original BBQ was founded by three Alabama boys: Mike Fernandez from Tuscaloosa, Ben Gilbert from Athens, and Jeff Kennedy from Huntsville. After meeting at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, they instantly became friends and had a mutual interest in all things Southern: BBQ, blues, college football, and whisky.In 1988, Mike hooked up with Moses Day in Tuscaloosa and began learning to fire roast meats. When Moses fired up his backyard barrel pit, everyone in T-Town knew where to go. The boys were lucky to learn from Moses and his distinct style makes up Moe's original flavor of BBQ.
Big River Grille & Brewing Works/Downtown
- 222 Broad Street
- Chattanooga, TN 37402
Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar
- 1459 Riverside Drive
- Chattanooga, TN 37406
Come for the View! Come back for the food! The vista is provided by the Signal and Lookout Mountains, reflecting off the Tennessee River. The Boathouse features a perfect environment and a well rounded menu with interesting fresh ideas from the raw bar, the oyster pots and the wood fired rotisserie. Enjoy the view on the spectacular 2000 square foot deck with misters to escape the heat and heaters for wintertime comfort. The "foods from the Gulf" menu includes made to order Guacamole, El Scorcho Seafood Stew, Po-Boy sandwiches made with huge Shrimp, Rotisserie Chicken, and "you don't have to go to Texas" Brisket. The locals know the best way to wash it all down is with a Lawton Rita - a simple combination of premium Blanco Tequila, triple sec, and a squeeze of lime. Beer aficionados also clamor for the artful beer cooling system, delivering golden brews at 32 degrees.


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SBCC Executive Director, Rhonda Morrison, MSW, and Program Manager, Diane Burns, joined medical and research staff from Cincinnati Children's in Chicago this past weekend at the first annual Spina Bifida Clinical Care Conference, hosted by the Spina Bifida Association in partnership with Lurie Children's Hospital. Approximately 150 health care providers and spina bifida support organization staff from across the US learned about the Spina Bifida Association's Collaborative Care Network, the new Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida, the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry, and other current research in spina bifida as we shared resources and information about our programs with each other.
Summary of Topics Covered
- The national spina bifida patient registry at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is now in its tenth year of data collection. This registry tracks the health of nearly 10,000 patients with spina bifida from 24 clinics across the country, including those enrolled here in Cincinnati. Accordingly, much of the current research and data published about spina bifida is pulled from, and inspired by, the data from this registry to improve best practice in specialty areas such as urologic function, wound care, and mobility.
- A poster and brochure entitled, "Did You Look" are now available for use in clinics and by people with spina bifida that strive to decrease instances of pressure sores and skin ulcers.
- In 2012, the CDC convened a task force from nine hospitals to study renal function and urinary tract infections in newborns and young children. They found that newborns with spina bifida have normal kidneys and renal function. They developed a protocol for the timing of visits, testing procedures, and related interventions in the first 5 years of life to sustain this function, called the Urologic Management to Preserve Initial Renal Function Protocol for Young Children with Spina Bifida (UMPIRE). The research team meets quarterly to review the protocol and make necessary updates, as indicated by the data collected.
- Kimberly Newsome, the Spina Bifida Program Lead at the CDC, reported the Spina Bifida Program has generated 14 manuscripts and 32 approved research projects to improve the quality of care of people with spina bifida. In addition to this program is the CDC work on folic acid and prevention of spina bifida and lifespan health which also benefits our community. The CDC will be studying which clinics are reporting the best patient outcomes to determine what tests and treatments should be matched by all clinics and considered best practice in medical care for patients with spina bifida.
- A survey of people with spina bifida and their parents conducted by the Spina Bifida Association identified nine new priorities for future research and study, including: self-management, sleep disorders, and nutrition and obesity.
- The Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida created by the Spina Bifida Collaborative Care Network was released in 2018. This resource is primarily for the education of health care providers, from primary care physicians to specialists, to educate about best practices in the care of patients with spina bifida. In order to share this information in a more accessible format, an app is currently in development for release later this year and a consumer-friendly version of the guidelines is scheduled for release in 2020.
- In May, the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services Education (Labor HSS) funding bill. The Bill includes a $2 million increase for the National Spina Bifida Program housed at the CDC, bringing the total to $8 million annually. The program had previously been funded at $6 million. This funding supports the Spina Bifida Registry, UMPIRE, and the Clinical Care Network through the Spina Bifida Association, as well as research on a newly identified phenomenon of sudden unexplained deaths in adults with spina bifida.
- Care coordination (defined as the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants [including the patient] involved in a patient's care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services) is an essential part of the multi-disciplinary spina bifida care team and is vital to improving the health care and wellness outcomes for individuals with spina bifida. The goals of care coordination are to gain access to and integrate services and resources, link service systems with family, avoid duplication and unnecessary cost, and advocate for improved individual outcomes.
- Betsy Hopson, MSHA from Children's of Alabama, shared her comprehensive lifespan approach to caring for patients with spina bifida. She finds that with care across the lifespan, care coordination is still needed in adulthood. She also includes transition plans in the medical record with concrete goals and positive reinforcement at regular intervals (tracked at visits throughout the year) as patients begin self-management. It may be more effective and efficient to track progress through telemedicine in the future. Betsy has found that we need to do a better job of educating young people with spina bifida about their diagnosis and teach problem-solving skills for common spina bifida-related challenges to maximize independence.
- When looking at transition and adult independence, education, bowel continence, and depression emerge as top predictors of success and employ-ability and consequently, should be areas of priority.
- Women with spina bifida and other physical disabilities are 4 times more likely to be sexually abused. Therefore, teaching people with spina bifida about their bodies and sexual health is important not only for their safety, but it also sets them up for a healthy self-image and sexual development. It is important to note that most women with spina bifida are fertile and able to become pregnant and yet many are not aware of this fact. Young women should be given information about family planning to make appropriate decisions. Additionally, many men with spina bifida can also become fathers, often with some reproductive interventions, and should be educated about their options. Adaptive equipment, medication, and other aids are available to assist adults who desire physical relationships and should be discussed candidly with health care providers. Confidence, open communication with a partner, a network of friends, and knowledge about their reproductive health were reported as the necessary components to successful relationships by a panel of adults with spina bifida who are married or in committed relationships.
- The Spina Bifida Clinic Care Standards are another effort driven by the SB Collaborative Care Network (SBCCN) who works to improve the health and outcomes of people living with SB so that they may realize their full potential and live long and well. As evidenced by their development of the Guidelines for the Care of People with Spina Bifida, the SBCCN identify the practices and programs that yield the best outcomes. To this end, they have initiated the Clinic Care Partner Standards. To qualify as a partner, spina bifida clinics will need to meet the standards that have shown to enhance health and outcomes for people living with SB. The goal is to ensure that all spina bifida clinics are providing optimal care, support, information and resources to families to improve quality of life and wellness for all patients. Clinics will have their first opportunity to submit applications with supporting documentation to become a Spina Bifida Clinic Care Partner this fall.


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In the thirties of the 20th century Central Europa came increasingly under influence of Germany. The Anschluss was realized and also the Sudetenland was annexed. The other powers in Europe let Germany get away with this. This however didnt happen when Germany invaded Poland on September 1st 1939. Two days later France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. World War Two had started. Belgium also was involved: on May 10th 1940 Belgiums neutrality was violated. The Belgian army wasnt a match against the German onslaught and received one hammer blow after the other. After an 18 day campaign the Belgian king Leopold decided to lay down arms.
When the Germans invaded Belgium thousands of Belgians were caught by deadly fear. The dark and scaring memories of the German atrocities in the Great War came to life again. Interestingly enough this fear quickly subsided when the people were confronted with a very disciplined and even affable German army. Except for the killings in Vinkt during the actual fighting there was no trace of terror or outrages.
Paul Struye, publisher of the clandestine La Libre Belgique wrote in his diary that was later published: "During the first months there really was no enmity to be detected between the population and the army. It was a pleasant surprise for the Belgians to see the German soldiers, correct in their attitude and other behaviour. They had nothing in common with the imperial troops of 1914-1918. Belgium was occupied by an army in which order and discipline reigned without outrages. "
Besides that it seemed the war was won by the Germans. Almost everyone, including king and government, thought that Great Britain would go down quickly and would be obliged to accept a compromise peace. Who would risk ones life for a seemingly lost cause? After the capitulation there followed no deluge of anti- German actions. When these occurred on a small scale the perpetrators couldnt count on sympathy or support from the population who feared German reprisals. Resistance in the first few months really was almost not existent. The occupying regime grew harder and slowly a pro-British attitude submerged. The succession of decrees, like among others the suspension of municipal and provincial councils and the implementation of a curfew led to resentment among the population. The problems with the supply of food turned public opinion wholly against the Germans.
On top of that Germany suffered her first major setback in World War Two: She lost the Battle of Britain. Germany turned out not to be invincible. All this brought a change in the mood of the population and offered the resistance a fertile ground. The resistance spread slowly and started to become a menace for the occupying military administration.
Intelligence services comprised all networks that collected information that could be useful for the allied war effort and managed to pass this information through an organised network to these allies. This definition is important in order to discriminate between other organisations of resistance that also had an intelligence branch but only used this for their own benefit.
The most important intelligence service in Belgium was active under the name Clarence and was commanded by Walthère Dewé. During the Great War he commanded the network La Dame Blanche in service of the British Intelligence Service. Because of the magnificent results that he had got Dewé was called upon again in 1939. He didnt hesitate for a second. Next to Clarence two other prominent intelligence services came into being: Zero under command of Frans Kerkhofs en Luc (from 1942 on Marc), the largest in number of agents under command of Georges Leclercq.
Onward from 1941 a permanent connection was established between Belgium and London. The intelligence services informed the allied supreme command about almost everything which went on in Belgium: The German defensive system on the Belgian and Northern French shore, everything concerning airports, AAA and coastal batteries, stockpiles, traffic, communication and German orders with Belgian companies. The internal organisation of such an intelligence network can best be compared to a large pyramid of which the basis is formed by thousands of observers that looked at their immediate surroundings. Divided into sectors they were coordinated by the top of the chain of command. In order to guarantee as much safety as possible the network was divided into many smaller cells that comprised just a few agents and that had no contact with other cells, unless through one contact person. In this way it was difficult for the Germans to eliminate the whole network. The intelligence services led a life completely separated from the other resistance organisations.
The collected intelligence was mostly put on micro film and transported to London. Sometimes carrier- pigeons were used, but this method proved to be unreliable. Another option was to bring the intelligence to unoccupied France where there was less control and contacts with the British could be made. Spain and Portugal also became important gateways to London. Finally there were wireless operators that sent coded messages to the other side of the North Sea. They were the most vulnerable because the Germans made great progress in localizing the transmitters.
All these intelligence services quickly received a reputation. In a report from the Abwehr, the German counter espionage service, literally it was written that from all intelligence services the Belgian were the most dangerous.
The most important goal of the lines of escape was to transport to Great Britain downed allied pilots, Belgian military personnel that would join the armed forces in Great Britain and Belgian resistance fighters that had to disappear because they were "burned" (known to the Germans). Besides that Jews, Dutch resistance personnel and POWs that had escaped from Germany were transported. The Komeet line, founded by Andrée de Jongh was the most famous but by far not the only line of escape. The Komeet was the only line that had a fully own infrastructure from Belgium to Spain. The work of running such a line needed a vast number of operatives (around 2,000) that had to take care of shelter, food, clothing, false papers and guides. The pilots, called "colli" ( packages), "klanten" (customers) or "enfants"(children) in the escape business, departed by train from Brussels to Quiévrain, where the border was crossed on foot. From there the trip continued to Paris, now with a French identity card and on to Bayonne from which they travelled to Anglet. Then the journey was started over the Pyrenees where the pilot was brought to the British consul. In total Komeet which was known as a safe escape line transported over 700 allied military personnel.
For the agents themselves the work was fraught with danger. Because of the length of the line and the nature of the work escape lines were very sensitive to infiltration or German counterespionage. No less than 800 from the operatives of Komeet were arrested from which at least 155 perished in camps in Germany or were executed in occupied territories.
These resistance groups came about spontaneously even more so than other resistance groups. We can distinguish three large groups: "Groep G" as an example from an organisation which was stimulated by the British sabotage service; "De Partizanen" as the armed branch from the Kommunistische Partij van België (KPB), the communist party and the "Geheime Leger" or secret army as exponent from resistance led by former Belgian military personnel.
Groep G (Groupe Général de Sabotage) was actively supported by the SOE, the Special Operations Executive, the British sabotage service. One SOE agent, André Wendelen, was dropped in January 1942 into Belgium with orders to establish a new sabotage group or make contact with an existing group. He laid contact with Jean Burgers, Robert Leclercq, Henri Neuman and Richard Altenhof, the four founders of Group G. From the spring of 1943 the structure of this organisation was established and she was capable of starting coordinated actions to inflict as much damage as possible to the occupying forces, without destroying needlessly or to provoke reprisals. The sabotaging was very simple: cutting of brake circuits, unscrewing of rail bolts, adding sugar to petrol tanks etc. Also railway tunnels, pillars of bridges, sluices and the like were destroyed. The most spectacular action from Group G took place in January 1944 and is known as the "grande coupure" or "great interruption". The electrical high tension network over almost the entire Belgian area was knocked out of work in one go through a series of coordinated actions. Despite the relative limited number of active members (approximately 4,000) Group G had the highest number of sabotage actions on its account.
De Partizanen were the armed branch of the KPB, the Belgian communist party, the only political party as such that chose for resistance. She was affiliated closely to the Onafhankelijkheidsfront or Independence Front, a broad Belgian-patriotic front that came into existence by a communist impulse. First the actions of the Partizanen remained limited to relatively simple acts of sabotage. From the summer of 1942 onwards the actions got tougher and they started to target quite literally collaborators, informers and even German soldiers. By these assaults the Partizanen wanted to let the occupier feel that he wasnt the sole master in Belgium. They committed hundreds of assaults and acts of sabotage, most of which in 1943 and 1944. No exact figures are known about the number of Partizanen. After the war more than 11,000 were acknowledged, but this number is probably a lot higher than reality.
Het Geheime Leger or the Secret Army was a merger of various small groups of military personnel that didnt want to accept the defeat of May 1940. This merger only occurred after lots of problems and internal conflicts in which even the Belgian exiled government played an active part. Since 1943 the relations between London and the secret troops had been regularised. It was decided that the secret troops would only become active when the allied invasion would start. Since 1943 sabotage actions were perpetrated. Especially since June 1944 the Secret Army got into action. She started with interfering the railroad traffic and bridges and sabotaging the German lines of communication. Among others 95 railway bridges,15 sluices and 17 tunnels were destroyed. Due to a lack of explosives the Secret Army didnt succeed in blocking the German transports and lines of communication totally. In the same time she had an anti-destruction assignment which consisted of trying to keep the Germans from destroying strategic points and major crossroads when they retreated. In this context it is worthwhile mentioning the capture of the intact harbour of Antwerp which greatly helped resolve the logistical problems for the allies. From the end of August 1944 the government ordered the Secret Army to attack the enemy through guerrilla actions. Because of geographical reasons these were only conducted on a limited scale in the Ardennes. After the liberation 54,311 members of the Secret Army were acknowledged as armed resistance fighters, from whom 4,000 were killed during the war.


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Sarah and Jason love a good Rhode Island clambake. Who doesn't?! Running with that relaxed summery vibe, they choose Kempenaar's Clambake Club for their venue. Long necks and brown bread were a first for most of their guests which made it unique for everyone involved.
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Molly and Nick's Regatta Place Wedding
As the fall weather gets colder, we're thinking back to summer sunshine and days by the sea, specifically Molly and Nick's July 11th wedding. This adorable couple is full of laughter and smiles. The pictures make their wedding day look like a dream come true. Scroll down and look at their gorgeous photography by Melissa Stimpson Photography and think back to warmer weather and perfect summer weddings.
When you're done with this BEAUTIFUL summer wedding on the water, find more Newport wedding inspiration on our Pinterest board! Continue reading
Lilly Pulitzer Styled Shoot at The Westmoor Club
While we think Lilly is acceptable year round, the bright colors and bold patterns definitely have a summery flair. A few weeks ago we took a trip over to Newport's unofficial sister city, Nantucket Massachusetts and shot a Lilly Pulitzer themed styled shoot. The beautiful Westmoor Club was gracious enough to invite us in for a day of shooting amidst the craziness of the annual Nantucket Wine Festival and let me tell you, the result is stunning!
First Day of Summer + Lilly Pulitzer Inspiration
Happy first day of Summer! It's time to put away the winter wools and bring out the summer favorites like Lilly Pulitzer. Possibly more important than the first day of summer, today is national wear your Lilly day! In honor of this joyous occasion, we thought we'd put together a few ideas for a Lilly Pulitzer wedding. Plus, as an extra bonus, coming soon you'll get to see our Lilly Pulitzer styled shoot from our recent trip to Nantucket!
The Perfect Summer Sandal
Summer is just around the corner. It's time for pool parties, days at the beach, and all the sandals a girl could ever want. Why should brides miss out on the flip-floppin fun? Designers are making more than pumps for brides, they're making amazing jewel encrusted sandals, summer white wedges, and even elegant flip flops. If you're having a summer wedding, consider ditching the heels for a pair of stylish summer shoes.
12 Ways to Keep Guests Cool and Comfortable
Summer is just around the corner. With the sun comes soft breezes and bright rays. Perfect for tanning and beach days, but it can make for a pretty toasty ceremony or reception. Making sure guests are cool and comfortable is a priority for many couples. Our favorite ideas for keeping guests happy include ice cream, personalized fans, and so much more. Check out #11…. such a great idea!
Fresh Fruit Decor – Sweet All Around
Fruit isn't just for desserts and drinks, fresh fruit can be incorporated into every aspects of a wedding from food to decor. If you're planning a summer affair with fruit to spare, throw in a fresh orange or lime, and add a taste of summer to your special day.
Fruit can be used in centerpieces,
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Kids of the Gulf
"I may be a kid, but I still have a voice." – Devon Haas, Age 7
'I hope that soon we can start focusing on making our planet a better place. That should always be what comes first. Our planet, Earth.' – Devin Beach, Age 14
4.9 million barrels of oil erupted into the Gulf of Mexico during the BP oil spill of 2010, and problems like that don't disappear overnight. Now, two highly-engaged kids and a professional documentary film crew are heading down to the Gulf coast to shed some light on the devastating impact on kids and families in the area, and they need your help to do it.
Kids of the Gulf is a documentary film featuring 2 kids that are determined to have a positive impact in the Gulf coast region in the aftermath of the BP oil spill. Through the sharing of stories from the perspective of kids, the initiative empowers other kids from around the world to speak out and make a difference on issues that are important to them in their own communities.
This film provides a way to affect real change in the world by connecting kids and youth with the tools to make a difference. Become a part of it, and join our movement to empower kids and youth across the globe!


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This was shared with me years ago, and I cannot remember who. However I thought I'd share the information…..
The Kindle has a new competitor….a BOOK…Here is the Media Release.
Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade-named BOOK.
BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no >>electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it.
Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere — even sitting in an armchair by the fire — yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc.
Here's how it works: BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence.
Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet.
BOOK never crashes or requires rebooting, though, like other devices, it can become damaged if coffee is spilled on it. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which pin-points the exact location of any selected
information for instant retrieval.
An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session — even if the BOOK has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus, a single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers.
Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor of a new entertainment wave. BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking to invest. Look for a flood of new titles soon.


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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19
Jun 20, 2022, 10:15 AM | Updated: 10:34 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to work from home while experiencing mild symptoms.
Cooper's office released a statement saying that he has begun taking the antiviral pill Paxlovid to treat the virus. The statement said that he has been vaccinated and has had two booster shots. The governor said that he believes the shots helped ensure he's only having mild symptoms.
The governor plans to work from home and follow the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for isolating.
"I'm feeling fine. Thanks to vaccinations and boosters, my symptoms are very mild," Cooper said in the news release. "I'm eager to get to work this week and I'm already doing it from home through phone calls and video conferencing."
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A third TV spot for Lionsgate's Punisher: War Zone has come online and can be watched below. Hitting theaters on December 5, the Lexi Alexander-directed film stars Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchinson, Colin Salmon, Wayne Knight, Dash Mihok and Julie Benz.
The previous two TV spots can still be watched via this link. The gallery at the official website has also been updated with a few new pics and a mash-up contest has started at Break.com in which you can win a Xbox Arcade and "Gears of War 2."
Source: GammaBob, Marvel.com


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SOAR - São Paulo Chapter
São Paulo joined the SOAR family in September 2014. Armenian immigrants in Brazil gather mostly in and around the city of São Paulo, where there are churches, cultural centers, and even a metro station named "Armênia." The Armenian community maintains a strong presence in the city, albeit not in the country as a whole. Armenians in Latin America arranged a demonstration in São Paulo at the Armenian Genocide monument on April 24,1965, of the 50th Anniversary of putting into force the Law of Relocation, and a play titled "The Adventures of Armenians 1915" was written and performed by Armenians of Brazil at a theater in São Paulo.
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Written by: Volt Thrower
Being born into a bible bashing religious cult/family is a traumatizing experience for a curious child. Something I've only started to fully grasp after countless hours and thousands of dollars in therapy. So when I saw the press release for a Bible Basher record featuring Tich of Temple of Coke, Joe E. Allen of Kurokuma and the doom doc featuring the UK underground, plus members of Archelon and Spaztik Munke, I knew I had to have it. I purchased a cassette copy instantly, I don't even own a tape player but I guess I'm on the lookout for one now.
Scathing, sacrilegious, supergroup sludge from Sheffield, UK, is exactly what the doctor ordered for this 2020 hellscape. "Words from the bible, riffs from hell."
That tagline is proven magnificently true with the opening of lead single "So Samson Sang." With a sample from some inheritance thieving evangelist, I mean, why look after your family when you could help buy Kenneth Copeland an extra private jet right? "...Hell is real!" Yes it is, THIS is the bad place! An absolutely thunderous, glacier melting riff provides the backdrop for the tale of the Nazirite serial killer judge and executioner folk hero. So, basically a cop. Hammering one riff, and growling pretty much one vocal line to perfection for five minutes about how he slaughtered thousands of people with the jawbone of a donkey. Nice. Real nice guy. Really good song though. Some dissonant sounding strings segue into the slamming death-doom of "Plagued."
Some of my earliest, most vivid memories are the nightmares brought forth by the ten plagues of Egypt in the book of Exodus. As the first born son for one side of the family, I wasn't allowed to play Pokemon, but graphic re-tellings of mass infanticide of kids like myself was a-ok! Those feelings are represented with a devastating sonic beauty in "Plagued." From the scorching listing of said plagues to the titular line of loud wailing across Egypt *Leo pointing with beer and dart.gif*, this is a death-sludge masterpiece that could've--and, I'll even say--should've been dragged out a bit longer it's so good. Some middle eastern vibes are introduced through what I'm assuming is a Pungi or something similar, to allow a second to breathe, before slamming into the next track.
One of the most fucked up fables of the famous book is the twisted tale of Job, who I have to assume is the inspiration for the track "Burning and Blackened." Imagine gaslighting and mentally and physically torturing your best and most loyal friend to prove a point to some dickhead. Couldn't be me. This is an absolutely cavernous track, with smatterings of those middle eastern vibes to bring some light to the otherwise suffocating doom and bellows. The way they tie everything back together with the riddles Samson uses at his wedding as the lyrics in closer "Sodom and Gomorrah," is just perfection. Those two wicked cities, where homosexuals were accepted, and the people had free choice over their religion and bodies. Nope, can't have that, kill it with fire. The band kills it here with fiery sludge indeed.
Bible Basher leave a trail of scorched earth and souls in under twenty minutes. I wish it were longer, but it might just be capped at the perfect length of assault for the average listener. I'm obviously completely biased, and practically their ideal target listener, but the combination of sonic heft and lyrical mockery of an underrated underminer of our society makes Loud Wailing the top EP of 2020 so far.
Bible Basher - Loud Wailing will be released this Friday, June 26th, from Sludgelord Records. Get yer tapeshere!
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Administrative Assistant needed
The New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill the position of administrative assistant due to the departure of Ann Folk, who resigned due to illness. We will miss you Ann! If you know of anyone looking for a part-time job to staff the Chamber office, provide administrative support, assist with Chamber events, provide support to our membership, and assist the Board of Directors in running the New Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce, please contact the Chamber office at 717-624-2800 or email Board President Lorraine Nagy at firstname.lastname@example.com. We are looking for a commitment of 20 hours per week, but the scheduling of those hours can be flexible.
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