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First Impressions: Indian cuisine at Taj a welcome addition
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Above the buffet table inside the month-old Taj Indian restaurant is a mural depicting a traditional Sikh ceremony of costumed dancers and musicians. In the background is the Harmandir Sahib Golden Temple – for Sikhs, an iconic place of worship – built in the 1500s of white marble overlaid with gold leaf, and rebuilt in 1764. It's in the town of Amritsar, the spiritual center of the Sikh religion, in the Punjab region of India.
It's indicative of the heritage of Taj co-owners Bobby Singh and his cousin, Jay Masuta. It also speaks to a characteristic of the cuisine, which is specific to the Punjab – "spicy." Some would say "hot."
Singh owned Raj Indian Cuisine in Berkeley from 1993 to 2003 before moving to Sacramento to open a clothing business and grocery store.
How did he get back into the biz? "A really good cook I've known for a while called and said he was free, and I decided to look up (a space for) a restaurant," Singh said. "One day my wife and I came here for dinner when it was the Sher-e-Punjab restaurant. After dinner, we were driving out of the parking lot when the cook phoned to say there was a restaurant at Fair Oaks and Marconi for sale – the Sher-e-Punjab. I made a U-turn, came back and talked with the owner."
If Taj is successful, the plan is to "open a second restaurant downtown," Singh said. Business has been good so far, in part because of an increasing number of catering jobs.
Menu: What imbues Indian cooking with such an array of distinctive flavors are the sauces and the combinations of spices, both much in evidence here. The standards – chicken and fish curries, lamb vindaloo, chicken and vegetable pakora, lentil soup – are well-organized on the 84-item menu, with 11 specific vegetarian entries. House specialties include chicken tikka masala, tandoori salmon and lamb korma (coconut-cashew sauce).
Price point: Lunch and dinner are at bargain prices, from $3 to $15 for well-handled, freshly prepared dishes in big portions, using all organic vegetables. A bowl of tasty saag paneer (creamed spinach with homemade cheese, $10) served five diners nicely. Bowls of basmati rice were seemingly self-replenishing ($2.50).
Ambiance: For now, there isn't much, though Singh said more artwork and decorations are coming to supplement the mural and a painting of the Taj Mahal. High ceilings and massive windows help, but still the place has a retro feel (could it be the gigantic booths with pendant lamps?) despite an extensive remodel. The ghost of the Lyons restaurant – the tenant before Sher-e-Punjab – seems to linger.
Drinks: A beer-wine license should be in place in two months, Singh said. Meanwhile, mango juice, Asian chai with seven herbs, and mango lassi (mango and rosewater blended into a yogurt drink) are fine choices.
Service: Fast, professional and attentive without being intrusive.
First impressions: Taj is a welcome addition to the restaurant-hungry Carmichael-Fair Oaks area. Flavors were abundant and spicing was relatively mild (though the heat can be cranked up), but we kept looking for a "wow!" factor.
We tasted a medley of items, including vegetable pakora (cauliflower and other veggies dipped in garbanzo-bean batter and fried), lamb curry (with surprisingly chewy meat), and chicken tikka masala (tender fowl in a soothing sauce). No Indian meal is complete without naan, leavened flatbread traditionally cooked in a tandoor oven. Choose from 10, including one stuffed with minced lamb. A basket of oven-war assorted naan (plain, garlic and onion) was $6.50.
We used the excellent dipping sauces liberally – yogurt-mint, cucumber-yogurt, mango chutney and spicy tamarind. The fiery onion relish was followed by many glasses of iced water. "I keep that one for customers who like really spicy food," Singh said. Two ice creams – mango and "Indian spices" with a blizzard of coconut powder – were cooling cappers.
Try it if: Indian food is on your list of go-to cuisines, and if you enjoy experimenting at ethnic restaurants.
Forget it if: Spicy food is not your thing, or if your appetite isn't ready for a spread.


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Ray holds a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from Dalhousie University, a Bachelor of Science in Forest Engineering from University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science in Management from Boston University, and is currently in the final stages of thesis review for his Doctor of Business Administration degree. Ray has been registered as a Professional Engineer in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick.
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Zillah High School - Fine Arts and Science Lab Addition
Zillah School District | Zillah, WA
Project Type: Modernization / Addition
Occupancy Date: August 2007
Grade Configuration: Grade 9-12
Student Capacity: 80
Facility Size: New: 3,265 SF / Mod.: 9,300 SF
Number of Stories: 1 Story
Est. Construction Cost: $1,800,000
Actual Construction Cost: $1,650,000
Change Orders: $183,000
Contact: Doug Burge
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Zillah High School - Performing Arts & Science Lab
Zillah Middle School is a Public school located in Moxee, Washington. The Performing Arts and Science Lab Addition includes modernization of the approximately 10,000 square foot existing Auditorium and a New 3,000 square foot Science Lab Addition.


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Developer DEVGRU-P and Nutaku have announced that their adult-themed, uncensored visual novel centered around traveling to North Korea and going on vacation while attempting to bang as many military tour guides as possible has officially launched and is now available for purchase on the Nutaku store for $10.
Yes, the game is about traveling to North Korea to bang military chicks.
You play as a soldier who is vacation after a tour in Afghanistan in the year 2021. The soldier actually has pen-pals in the DPRK, leading him to meeting up with the officers and attempting to get under their skirts while hitting all the tourist spots in one of the world's most notorious dictatorships.
Stay! Stay! Democratic People's Republic Of Korea isn't shy about the comedy, though. While you're trying to get close to the officers accompanying you throughout the North Korea tourist locales, you'll also have to make sure you don't trip over one of the many North Korean laws that will net you a black-bagged trip to a prison, or a lifetime of hard labor working off the grid.
Unlike a lot of other visual novels, Stay! Stay! DPRK features fully uncensored and uncut sexual encounters for players to experience. The scenes can also be replayed once they've been unlocked.
Of course, the quality of the experience may vary based on how you feel about Stay! Stay! DPRK's story and the game's artwork. You might want to check out some user reviews before biting the bullet and spending $10.00 on the game.
If you've been starved for some adult-themed visual novels, you could check the game out over on the Nutaku store.
At least you won't have to worry about parent groups and Social Justice Warriors getting the game pulled from Steam like what happened to House Party.


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It would seem that Equality NC is kissing Pam Spaulding ass this week, by making her the Bob Page Equality Champion for the Triangle Region..
from the email,
Pam Spaulding is the editor and publisher of Pam's House Blend at pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com, honored as "Best LGBT Blog" in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards. It was launched in July 2004 as a personal response to the anti-gay state of the political landscape. Her advocacy extends to social media as well with over 11,000 Twitter followers, 6,200 Facebook friends and subscribers, and more than 7,000 on Google Plus+.
Pam has guest posted/contributed to Americablog, Glenn Greenwald's column on Salon, Pandagon, The Bilerico Project, and The Independent Weekly. She also wrote a monthly column for the Raleigh News & Observer's The Durham News, the first out lesbian columnist for this major newspaper.
Pam was featured as one of the OUT 100 in 2009 and named one of Huffington Post's Ultimate Game Changers in Politics, and landed on Politics Daily's Top 25 Progressive Twitterers list. She received the Women's Media Center Award for Online Journalism and she is nominated for its Social Media Award this year.
With roots in North Carolina and New York City, Pam considers herself to have "dual citizenship" status as a Southerner and a Yankee—and brings this perspective and voice to her blog, which focuses on current political events, LGBT and women's rights, the influence of the far Right, and race relations.
We love Pam for many reasons, not the least for her eloquent and sustained support of our work. During the Amendment One campaign, she kept the spotlight on the shenanigans of the other side, and also worked in concert with other noted LGBT bloggers across the country to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through a "moneybomb" for our side. In so doing, she not only elevated the conversation, but also helped build our supporter base, not to mention a new and more sophisticated LGBT rights movement in North Carolina.
Pam lives in Durham with her wife Kate—they legally married in Vancouver in 2004—and their two dogs.
Wow like she was the only one keeping an eye of those fundies.. but since she is national known and help to make sure Equality got more funds via a moneybomb blog event-- they have to give it to her..
They forgot to mention that her blog have other writers and she blog about every ache and pain she feels or have, but always able to make to a fucking concert after a spinal injection..
However on a different notes I wonder who's ideal they are stealing this year for their events..


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Melanie Moravski Dechnicz
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Melanie Moravski Dechnicz
Merited (Performing) Artist Of Ukraine | Заслужений Діяч Мистецтв України
Graduate of a Bachelor of Performing Arts, (Monash University) Melanie danced and trained with Virsky, Ukraine's most prestigious dance company in Kyiv in 2001. She has also trained under many renowned Ukrainian choreographers including Mykola Kanevets, Sergei Zubatov, Sergei Makarov and Valery Debelyy.
In 2009 Melanie was awarded with the title Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine by the Ukrainian President.
Artistic Director of Lehenda Ukrainian Dance Company and The Lehenda School. Melanie is also the Character Lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatoire of Ballet. She has taught at dance ensembles and schools nationally and internationally, including The Australian Ballet School Summer School (annually) and The Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Workshop.
Melanie is trained to deliver the 'Ballet Conservatoire' training syllabus developed by Christine Walsh, former Principal Artist of the Australia Ballet Company, based of the Vaganova method.
Alex Dechnicz
Performing Ukrainian Cossack dancing since the age of 3, taught by his grandmother, Australian Ukrainian Dance pioneer Natalia Tyrawski, Alex has been teaching Ukrainian Dance for over 15 years. Alex is one of the famous Cossack Brothers of Melbourne and has performed and toured with various Australian Ukrainian Dance Companies over the years. From the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony, AFL Footy Show, Folklorama Festival (Canada) to countless festivals, weddings and corporate shows, Alex is a great asset to the team, inspiring boys of all ages with his experience and extensive range of solos.
Peggy's dance experience includes Classical ballet at the Geelong Ballet School with Mr. Dickerson. Highton Ballet School with Adrianne Leitch. In Melbourne she studied Jazz and Ballet at the Dance Factory with Dolce Lee. She also had many years of Classical ballet training with Miss Lyn Golding. During this time, Peggy obtained a Diploma in Movement and Dance at the Early Institute of Childhood Development.
Peggy's Character dance experience began in Geelong with a small group of enthusiastic young Ukrainian dancers who needed her help with their artistry and choreography. After this she joined Bayda Cossacks ensemble under the artistic directorship Valentin Wasilenko. Bayda Cossacks was a semi-professional Ukrainian dance troop which gave her the opportunity to experience teachers from overseas such as Lev Golovanov, and Melbourne's most experienced character teacher Madame Marina Berezowksy who became a permanent teacher and choreographer for Bayda Cossacks. During her time with Bayda the ensemble entertained audiences locally in Melbourne as well as in many regional festivals, and interstate shows. It also included a professional tour in the U.S.A from California to Florida.
Peggy began teaching at the Noble Park Ukrainian Language School. It was at this time she wanted to extend her knowledge in Ukrainian dance method and choreography through exposure to international professional choreographers and teachers. Peggy travelled on two occasions to Canada to attend Ukranian dance workshops under the direction of Serguei Makarow, Artistic Director of Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. She worked extensively with Mykola kanevets, Artistic Director of Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company Edmonton. In Melbourne Peggy also attended extensive Melbourne workshops in Ukrainian dance with Sergei Zubatov, a renowned teacher and lecturer of Ukrainian Folk dance. Over many years Peggy's affiliation with Mykola Kanevets was of great influence on her as a dancer and teacher.
It was at this time Peggy opened my own Ukrainian dance ensemble and school "Taisa" for approximately nine years. 'Taisa' frequently performed locally and interstate. During this time, Peggy attended Virsky Ukrainian summer school every year for five years.
Peggy's travels to Ukraine have greatly enhanced her love for Ukrainian dance. The countryside, people and culture will always be in her heart.
Katie Cook
Katie Cook was born in Sydney and began her dance training in ballet at the age of 5 before moving to Melbourne to study at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet under Christine Walsh. In 2014 she graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Dance and a qualification to teach the Ballet Conservatoire syllabus. After spending a year teaching ballet and experimenting with circus arts and contemporary dance, Katie decided to broaden her artistic interests at the Victorian College of the Arts, graduating in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance). Katie has performed in full-length ballets with the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet and contemporary works at the Victorian College of the Arts working with choreographers including Gideon Obarzanek, Lee Serle and Ayman Harper. Katie has also performed in various small arts endeavours including film productions, modelling shoots and short dance works and had her choreographic debut with her work Dual Process as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2018.
Performed with Lastivka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Taiisa Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Verchovyna Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Cathy has been dancing for 32 years and choreographing and teaching Ukrainian Dance for 15 years. She is an experienced performer having toured and performed nationally around Australia and Internationally to Thailand, Ukraine and North America.
Simon's background is as a dancer, training at the Royal Ballet in London and working with the Bejart Ballet company in Europe. He later studied physical theater and acrobatics with the late Johnny Hutch (A British legend in circus and acrobatics) and with Niall Grifiths sports acrobatic club and Spellbound, their elite display squad.
Simon's accolades include training and performing in London's West End as an acrobat/dancer/singer and actor. He has featured in nearly fifty Television commercials as well as a few short films. Simon fell in love with Australia while working for the renown Australian company, Global Creatures, performing in 'How to train your Dragon' and has been here ever since.
Simon also teachers at Limber Sports Performance, Patrick Studios Australia and The Space Dance & Arts School.
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It may still feel like the dead of winter but the spring season publishing season is upon us with new books coming in the door each day, new hardcover releases and paperback releases of novels previously in hardcover.
Some of the most notable in the past few weeks are
New in hardcover
Mightier Than The Sword by Jeffrey Archer, the 5th in the very popular Clifton Chronicles.
A Sudden Light by Garth Stein, the author of The Art of Racing in the Rain, presents a magnificent and haunting new novel.
Too Bad To Die by Francine Mathews weaves fact and fiction into a novel about Ian Fleming's exploits during the Second World War- as fascinating a topic as her book Jack 1939 about John Fitzgerald Kennedy's adventures in Europe in the late 1930s.
The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen, who has made his name as a Scandinavian mystery writer, brings us a stand alone novel, a spy thriller set in World War II Germany and England.
New in paperback
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
The Ever After of Ashwin Rao by Padma Viswanathan, a finalist for the Giller Prize, is the story of those affected by the Air India tragedy.
All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Towes.
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nicholas Butler, one of my very favourite books published last year, about a group of friends and the way their lives have intersected from their teenage years to their middle age. One of those rare books that work for both men and women.


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This post provided the foundation for the four-part "Unfortunate staff report" series of posts. I have now added a new page in the Digging Deep series, "14. Plot Thickens," to serve the purpose better.
I encourage you to read how the plot thickens. It includes a recap of the Garden City Lands story and builds into representative examples of the outrageous advice that Richmond council is being pressured to implement at this time, December 2008.


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Jose Mourinho has cut an increasingly frustrated figure of late, the Manchester United manager has taken aim at the club's supporters accusing them of failing to get behind the team.
Meanwhile, a growing element of the fanbase have become dissatisfied with negative tactics employed by the Portuguese in recent weeks.
Mourinho won two major trophies in his first season in charge and United started this season in fine form as well.
The 1-0 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge has left them eight points off leaders Manchester City though.
Mourinho has previously spent an average of three seasons at most clubs but had indicated that he wished to spend a more significant amount of time at Old Trafford.
This may no longer be the case as he was linked with PSG a few weeks ago and made very little effort to quash the rumours.
At the time he admitted he wouldn't finish his career with United, adding: "The other day, my son who lives in London went to Paris and not to Manchester to watch the match.
"Because at the moment in Paris there is something special. Magic, quality, youth, it's fantastic."
Now Mourinho's representatives have met with PSG, according to The Sun.
While the fact that Mourinho won't finish up his career in Manchester came as no surprise to most, his apparent frustration at the fans and Ed Woodward, who has yet to offer him a contract extension, could make the PSG talk more credible.
Jorge Mendes, the 'super agent' who represents Mourinho along with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa, was present at the talks with the French giants.
PSG bosses have fallen out with current manager Unai Emery and the dispute has worsened following his falling out with Neymar, who has complained about Emery.
The Brazillian holds a ridiculous amount of sway at the club following his world record €222 million transfer and they're said to be terrified at the prospect of losing him to Real Madrid.
Real are reportedly interested in the prospect of bringing him back to Spain.
Mourinho would be given an unparalleled war chest at PSG, but if he leaves United without a Premier League his time at the club will be regarded as a failure.
This definitely wouldn't sit well with the 54-year-old.


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Melinda + Etienne | Castello Dei Baroni
These lovely people, Melinda & Etienne, got married at the beautiful Castello Dei Baroni in May. It was beautiful and crazy fun.
So much happiness, love, and dancing made for a fantastic day to shoot.
Here are some of my favourites from their day...
Ceremony: Burmarrad Parish Church | Reception: Castello Dei Baroni | Cinematography: Paul Parker


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Week in Review
Stocks climbed in the U.S., Asia and Europe as the U.S. government averted a shut down and the jobs report reinforced optimism. The U.S. added 228,000 jobs in the month of November, higher than the expected addition of 195,000 jobs, due to an accelerating hiring trend which economists expect to continue into the next year. The S&P 500 hit new highs today, trading above 2,650. 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yields remained mostly unchanged from last Friday, yielding around 2.37 percent. Next week will be a busy financial news week, with Fed policy makers projected to raise the Federal Funds Rate as well as consumer inflation and retail reports that are scheduled to be released.
Tax Reform and the Muni Market
Tax reform is making headlines, but questions abound. What will the new individual and corporate rates be? Will individuals be able to deduct state and local taxes from their federal taxes? How will the new standard deduction play out? The stock market continues to advance, despite this policy uncertainty. However, the uncertainty is creating extreme volatility in the municipal bond market.
The municipal bond market was surprised by the proposed tax reform bills from both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Each bill contained repeals that create sweeping changes for the ways that state and local government finance capital projects.
If Congress were to pass the House bill, it would repeal advance refundings of municipal bonds and private activity bonds. Advance refunding of municipal bonds is a process similar to refinancing your mortgage: if a municipality can refinance an existing loan for a lower rate, it can issue new bonds for the same project and refund the old bonds with the new proceeds. Private activity bonds are tax-exempt municipal bonds issued for projects that are believed to advance the public good. These include hospitals, higher education, student loans, veterans housing, airports and other such entities. The Senate bill contains only the provision to repeal advance refundings. These repeals are proposed to help Congress pay for the corporate and individual tax relief.
How are these proposed changes affecting the municipal market today? Municipalities fear that tax reform will remove some of the relatively inexpensive means to finance capital projects. If the final reform package disallowed the issuance of advanced refundings and private activity bonds, overall municipal bond issuance would drop by 30-40 percent. This has motivated many municipalities to move planned advance refundings and private activity bond sales forward from January and February, while these bonds are still federally tax-exempt. The large, unexpected additional supply has had the impact of lowering prices and increasing yields. This will be followed by significantly decreased issuance in January and February, which generally results in higher prices/lower yields. Some investors are actively investing in municipal bonds to take advantage of this supply disruption.
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- November's job report numbers were stronger than expected
- The S&P 500 hits new highs, again
- Tax reform creates volatility for the municipal bond market


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Finished but unreleased book by Bill Drummond. Small bits of information about the book could be found on the Penkiln Burn website.
This book was written in late September 2015.
It was to be published in an edition of 100 copies.
These copies were to be left on top of the mountain Cairnsmore of Fleet in Galloway in the Spring of 2016. Due to family commitments this will/did not happen. It may happen in the Spring of 2017.Bill Drummond, Penkiln Burn


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So when a state legalizes marijuana, do more people start using it? Do kids start using it more? These are real concerns. Fortunately, data is starting to come in and it looks really reassuring. No, more people don't start using it and no, more kids don't start using it. Here's an article that links to a survey from CO, AK, OR, and WA.
It's probable that more use leads to legalization, not the other way around. So we can relax.


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Painkillers for Gout - Achilles TendonitisThe Achilles tendon is the single strongest muscle in the human body. The primary function from the Achilles muscle is to transmit the power of the calf to the foot resulting in the ability to move us all forward, allow us to jump, dance; you name it. If it has to do with movement, the Achilles tendon is a part of that activity. Occasionally the particular Achilles tendon looses the ability to keep up with us and the tendon will become inflammed resulting in Achilles tendonitis. This article discusses the onset, symptoms and treatment of Achilles tendonitis. Achilles tendon ruptures are also discussed. .
- Biomechanics: Equinus will be the most common contributing factor to Achilles tendonitis.
- Equinus, derived from the word equine or equine, refers to one that walks on their toes.
- Equinus can determined by measuring the range of motion of the ankle with the knee flexed and extended.
- Once the knee is flexed, the amount of equinus of the soleus muscle is measured.
- With the knee extended, the soleus and gastrocnemius muscle tissue are measured.
- Imaginary lines tend to be set up on the long axis of the leg and the foot.
- By dorsiflexing the foot (toward the body) an angular dimension will be established between both of these lines.
- Normal range of motion of the ankle, to finish a normal gait cycle, is 10 to 15 degrees beyond 90 degrees.
- This means that the normal range requires the ankle to dorsiflex to 90 degrees plus an additional to 15 degrees.
- An failure to complete this range of motion is named equinus.
Cases of chronic Achilles tendonitis it is critical to differentiate between discomfort just due to the Achilles tendon or from the enlargement of the heel rubbing against the shoe. The difference between Achilles tendonitis and a pump bump can easily be understood by evaluating the pain while barefoot suggestive of Achilles tendonitis) compared to pain while wearing shoes with an enclosed heel (pump bump). It's not unusual to find both conditions simultaneously. It is not always that we just turn on the computer, and there is a page about Gout. We have written this article to let others know more about Gout through our resources.
Differential Diagnosis:When considering the diagnosis of Achilles tendonitis as a differential prognosis consider; Now while preventing gout Gout, don't you feel that you never knew so much existed about Gout? So much matter you never knew existed.
Sever's DiseaseAn inflammatory disease of the growth plate of the rear heel found in young boys. Usually seen in boys grow older to 13 years old and throughout increased activities such as beginning football or soccer practice. Pain with side to side compression of the heel.
Additional References Include;Hattrup, S., Johnson, K.A., A review of ruptures of the Achilles tendon. Foot and Ankle 6:34, 1985 Fierro, N., Sallis, R., Achilles tendon rupture, is casting enough?. Post. Grad. Med. 98:145, 1995 Writing about Gout is an interesting writing assignment. There is no end to it, as there is so much to write about it! .
Treatment of Acute and Chronic Achilles TendonitisKnowing that the single greatest cause of acute and chronic Achilles tendonitis is equinus (see the biomechanics section below for more information on equinus), we know that we need to weaken the calf muscle to allow the Achilles tendon an opportunity to heal. You can do this by raising the heel with heel lifts or by high heel shoes. Inflammation of the tendon can be calmed by ice, both before and after activities. Anti-inflammatory medications, casting or ultrasound treatment can also be used. Alvernia university are typically not used to deal with Achilles tendonitis since injecting the tendon has a tendency to weaken the tendon resulting in a possible rupture. Keep your mind open to anything when reading about Gout. Opinions may differ, but it is the base of Gout that is important.
O'Brien, T. the filling device test for complete rupture of the Achilles tendon. J. of Bone and Joint Surg. 66-A( :1099-1101, Bradley, J., Tibone, J., Percutaneus and also open uric acid metabolism of Achilles tendon ruptures, a comparative study. Am. J. Sports Mediterranean sea. 18:188, 1990 Accept the way things are in life. Only then will you be able to accept these points on Gout. Gout can be considered to be part and parcel of life.
Tendonitis - refers to a group of disorders that have to do with inflammation surrounding or within the structure of a tendon. May or may not exhibit swelling. Ignorance is bliss they say. However, do you find this practical when you read a quick look at gout?
Tarsal Tunnel SyndromeAlso known as posterior tibial nerve neuralgia. Tarsal Tunnel Syn. characteristically has pain that does not lower with rest. Also has numbness or 'tingling' of the toes Make the best use of life by learning and reading as much as possible. read about things unknown, and more about things known, like about Gout.
Next, with the patient sitting and the hip and knee extended straight) place traction on the feet with the ankle slightly plantar flexed (toes pointing down and away from the leg). Continue traction for 30-45 seconds. Then dorsiflex the ankle move the foot/toes on the shin). Complete a series of range of motion of the ankle with the patient.


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About HYP.
Holland/Zeeland Young Professionals (HYP) was the first YP organization in West Michigan, sparking a trend that continues to grow and evolve. The organization was formed in light of Richard Florida's book "Rise of the Creative Class" and the organized discussions held by the former Holland Area Chamber of Commerce (now the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce) and the City of Holland on how to make Holland "cool".
The founders of HYP, Barry Rice, Mat Nguyen and Robyn Wennersten had been actively involved in the creative class initiatives and saw an opportunity for the young professionals along the lakeshore to form a group and start working together. HYP kicked-off with its first event on December 2, 2003. The group has steadily grown since that time, and now has a network of over 1,000 members.
Our Goals:
Provide opportunities for young professionals in greater Holland/Zeeland area to meet and interact
Cultivate and nurture emerging leaders
Attract and retain young talent in the greater Holland/Zeeland area
Organize and encourage community involvement
Work with existing organizations
Our Mission:
The Mission of Holland/Zeeland Young Professionals is to lead the effort to develop, establish and promote opportunities for young professionals in West Michigan and enhance the region's ability to attract and retain young professionals.


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bunny2BEAR was created to help you become a Top Performer and sustain that performance over a long period of time.
We were all meant for a greater purpose. Now is your time to unleash your full potential and start performing at a higher level so you can start living your ideal life.
When we think about Top Performance, we usually correlate that with our productivity at work. Are we hitting quota, what did our annual review look like, did we complete the project on time, did we get the raise or promotion we wanted, etc.? While being a Top Performer at work is important, you can also be a Top Performing stay-at-home mom, entrepreneur, mechanic, spouse, friend, philanthropist, neighbor, etc. For instance, you could go to work for 8 hours a day as an average employee, then come home and are a Top Performing parent, meaning you are completely engaged at home and as a result your kids are excelling. The difference is in the definition of a Top Performer: you are more Passionate about being a parent, so you put in the dedicated Time and elevated Energy required to perform at a high level. You are completely Focused and Committed to Mastering parenthood. This may mean that you are reading articles on parenting blogs and in magazines. You are planning vacations and always participating in your kid's activities. You are doing everything required to become a Top Performer and thus, you are reaping what you sow.
You have the power and ingredients inside you to be a person of influence, who serves others and builds an outstanding life for yourself and those you care about. We all have our own areas of passion where we wish we could perform at a higher level. bunny2BEAR and Dwight Braswell will help you identify your Direction and increase your effectiveness, so you are performing at your peak.
Jim Rohn (personal development expert) said it best; "in order to get more, you must become more!" LOVE THAT!! @bunny2BEAR <<– tweet this! (we call it a BEAR tweet)
So bunny2BEAR was created to help you break down the barriers in your path and go from your current self (uncertainty and in survival mode – characterized as a bunny) to your higher self (filled with conviction and thriving – the BEAR inside that takes charge and drives you to become a Top Performer)!
The bunny2BEAR Story!
The BEAR Necessities – The Birth of bunny2BEAR
About a year ago, I was in a coaching session with a gentleman who was performing at or below the line and we knew he was meant for so much more. I asked him to get out a piece of paper and divide it into two columns: bunny and BEAR.
I asked him, "when you come across top performers, what do you hear?" I instructed him to write down their personality traits and characteristics under the BEAR heading. He wrote words like Direct, Confident, Passionate, Clarity, and Conviction.
Then I asked (and this was necessary), "when people come across you, or when you listen to yourself, what do you hear?" Under the bunny heading he wrote words like Indirect, Suggestive, Passive, Fear, and Wavering.
Then I asked him the type of results he was getting and he said "not good enough." I asked, "what kind of results do you want to get?" He said, "I want Top Performer results." I simply said, "then the answer is clear, you have to go from bunny2BEAR." It clicked with him immediately and bunny2BEAR was born.
This incredibly simple exercise allowed him to identify his opportunities instantly. For the first time, he saw where he was and where he needed to be to start performing at a higher level. Today, he is performing well above the line and is happier than ever.
Join the VIB List and be part of the community of BEARS looking to become Top Performers in life and business and sustain that performance over a long period of time. Together we can grow and conquer anything! Get on the VIB List now and start your Free Top Performer Training.
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A Study on Anger – Part I
(Sorry this blog is in three parts - it would be a very long blog if I put it together as one!)
"But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips "
Corinthians New International Version
Why I am looking at anger
So my challenge from my Aunt this week was to think about anger and yes I wrote two poems on this. Two for the price of one! I found this exercise fascinating and therapeutic and actually thinking about and facing up to the anger inside of me quite cleansing, but did it cleanse all the deep-rooted anger I have brooding inside? Probably not but has made me realise it's still there under the surface and does colour many parts of my life.
I don't think that I am naturally an angry person and some people say I am quite a calming person (I am not sure they knew me before I had cancer!), but in some ways I am an angry person – I am still angry about many things and for many different reasons. Some of the anger is just a dull ache now in my heart while other kinds of anger rears its head now and again and can put me in a bad mood, or complicates relationships I have with other people, and then there is also the anger that I brood upon and is constantly in my thoughts because this anger is still unresolved.
For the first time in the last five years I feel as if only now I have time to stop still a little during my week and able to reflect on all sorts of things in a less emotive way. I have the freedom to explore my emotional intelligence, to reflect on my faith, my believe in the relative goodness of human nature, and more importantly to find time to relax and be calm.
There is the anger because of having cancer and all the consequences of this particularly the why me question, but there is also the anger that is more deep-rooted, the anger against myself where I have put myself in vulnerable situations and set myself up to be hurt, and hurt others - not only in my recent past but looking much further back at my volatile marriage and experiences in childhood.
Having experienced anger against myself in many forms (including violence) and having written my two poems and explored my own anger (although my main poem is one of poetic license – see Part II and Part III of this study) – I thought it would also be a good topic for my blog.
The word anger comes from Middle English, from and Old Norse angr, meaning sorrow/grief; (and also related to Latin angere meaning to strangle!). I do think that the anger is very much akin to grief because it makes us sad, over time it lessens but still now and again has the power to overwhelm us with unwelcome emotions, but yet most of us learned to manage it.
"For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness." Unknown
What I am angry about
Having had some really bad experiences with my ex-husband which led to the fog of depression and although I did get help through counselling, faced up to that anger both against the perpetrator and the victim being myself, accepted it and then forgave, I still have found it difficult to move forward.
As I have mentioned previously in other blogs it was really having the cancer that took me out of the depression perhaps because rather than looking back at the past and all the hurt associated with doing that, I had to focus on the here and now, live day by day and became angry at something that was beyond my control. And yes I did have quite a few days when I was so angry at having cancer – my hormones were haywire (still are) and I had mood swings and very confused emotions - include somewhere in that scenario also the stresses and pressure of day to day life as well.
Looking back I felt angry when people didn't come to visit me, that sometimes life seemed to demand that I be more reasonable than those who were healthy, I felt anger with myself for needing help and having to ask directly for help. I felt angry that I couldn't do the things that I wanted to do for myself or my son, the loss of some relationships and the loss of my self-image. Basically I felt angry with myself just for being so ill and vulnerable and said to myself things like "I don't deserve this." and "Why don't they understand I am ill? " "Don't they know how ill I feel?" - "Don't they know how hard I try? "
I also realised that others were angry with me for being ill as well. That there was an intolerance and irritation around that I was so weak, stuck, sometimes helpless, sometimes complaining, and unavailable and even angry at the times when I was positive, but in a way I know it's more the circumstances people become angry about and not necessarily with the actual person.
I'm sick;
But I don't give a rubber duck.
Why me -
How did I come so unstuck?
The mirror of myself
Why me –
Going to be left on the shelf?
Feeling alone in misery
Why me –
Because my heath has flown?
Life shouldn't be like this
Why me -
Is the real me missed?
Pissed off;
I don't want to be seen
Why me -
Am I allowed to shout and scream?
At the unfairness
Why me -
Struggling to find happiness?
But why not me
Not anyone else I know
Why me
Because I can go with the flow
I am strong, I am positive
Chasing away the negative
Full of hope, love and grace
And I will win life's race
When I sent this poem to my dad he didn't like the swear the word I put in instead of "rubber duck", particularly as I am not a person who swears that much (unless I am extremely angry), but that's why I put it in as an expression of my anger and for the shock value of the people who know me. This is very much a poem looking at how I felt at the time after my first operation and through my chemotherapy - its retrospective and explores the days I wallowed in my anger needing some way to release it, but I would pull myself quickly out of this kind of mood knowing that it is just not worth getting angry over something I couldn't control and use and filter those angry feelings into something positive.
" Give us the courage to change what needs to be changed, the strength to bear what cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference"
The above could be re-translated to "Give us the courage to be angry at the things that matter, the strength not to be angry at what is beyond our control and the wisdom to know the difference"
Cancer has taught me is let go of the small things in life that put pressure on us and make us irritable and angry – I needed all my energy to fight cancer not anything else and now I am in recovery I just think back about how I felt then as a recent memory and am now in a completely different place emotionally. It takes a lot to get me angry these days but there are still times when I wake up angry and it effects my whole day in a negative way.
"if you get angry when the toaster catches on fire, what are you going to do when the house burns down"! - Unknown
Finally, there is the justifiable anger I feel when I watch the news and see the terrible things that happen around the world, the injustice and the sadness although there is some comfort in that my anger joins everyone's indignant anger in the world and hopefully it its the kind of anger that changes injustice to something better.
(Part II on my Study of Anger asks the question of whether anger is healthy and looks at the different kinds of anger. )


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How to Pack Your Lingerie With Brakitty
If you are anything like me you throw down some serious cash on your unmentionables and don't want them to suffer any unnecessary casualties. In a prior post I covered how to wash and store your bras and panties, but the question has definitely come up about how best to travel with your lingerie. I'll share a few of my secrets with you to make sure packing for your next getaway is flawless:
Outfits First, Lingerie Second:
I find that laying out my outfits so I can pair them with the necessary undergarments works best. That way I'm less likely to forget my strapless or laser cut seamless undies if I need them. You can also see where you might be able to consolidate to save space by swapping out multiple bras for a convertible option or being realistic with how many undie options you actually need.
Bring Nipple Covers & Travel Sized Soap:
If you haven't invested in a pair of silicone nipple covers you should, truly a life saver when it comes to preventing show through or a last minute solution for a backless top. The lingerie soap may sound a bit goofy but washing your lingerie can help it last longer plus it keeps things fresh.
Try Using a Bra Travel Case
Spending $60-$150 on some of my bras incentivizes me to take added precautions in making sure nothing bad happens to them. There are best practices such as not folding cups into one another, stacking bras behind one another, stuffing cups with socks etc. but if you are looking for something fool proof, water resistant, and brilliant I recommend trying out the Brakitty bra travel case. While there are other protective bra travel cases and women travel accessories out there I found this one to be particularly stylish, eco-friendly and affordable.
Why Should I Invest in a Travel Case for my Bras?
You may be skeptical, (if I'm being honest I was a bit at first as well) but the more I thought about it, the more it makes sense. You are basically ensuring that nothing happens to the most delicate articles of clothing you own. If your lotion explodes or that bottle of wine you purchased begins to leak, Brakitty comes to the rescue! In addition to spill protection this bra travel case helps lengthen the life of your lingerie by protecting the materials from bumps, dents, scratches, and snags. The case is lightweight and comes with luxe pre-washed velvet lining so there is really no added weight but rather just another layer of protection.
While the case is modest in size it does take up a portion of your suitcase, however you can put more than just bras in there. Some other uses to consider while using the Brakitty include:
Protecting jewelry
Storing undies and bikinis
Safe place for chargers
I liked that it was easy to locate my undies instead of having them scattered about. And to be honest, it made me more mindful about what I was packing. I was able to store about 3-4 bras, 4 pairs of underwear and a few jewelry items. I think I might have been able to squeeze in 1 more bra without the undies in there.
The Brakitty travel case has a variety of shapes, patterns and colors to appeal to your style. Pictured at the left is the Vintage Florals Cube case. Take a peek to find one that is a match for you and test it out on your next trip. As is the Brakitty motto "Pack well, Travel well".


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North Carolina
Man went into coma with Legionnaires' disease after NC fair. His family wants answers
The family of one of the dozens of people who contracted Legionnaires' disease after attending a fair in Western North Carolina is demanding answers.
Michael Petrey's attorneys spoke out about the incident and his condition in a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Fletcher, where the North Carolina Mountain State Fair was held last month.
Petrey and his family went to the fair on Sept. 15, which was the last day it was open, according to a release from one of his attorneys.
Petrey got sick soon after he attended the fair, his attorneys said in a news release. He was diagnosed with the lung disease eight days later, went into a coma and was put on dialysis Oct. 2.
He remains hospitalized in intensive care, where he is "weak, extremely fatigued and having serious issues with his kidneys," the attorneys said.
Now his attorneys are encouraging people who attended the fair to get tested for the disease and are calling on the state for more information, they said in the press conference broadcast live over Facebook by WLOS.
Petrey is one of 87 people who have been hospitalized with the disease since attending the fair, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
There have been 132 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' as of Wednesday, and one person has died, according to the department.
Last week, health officials linked the outbreak to a hot tub display at the fair, The Charlotte Observer reported.
NCDHHS findings showed that those who attended the fair and contracted the disease were much more likely to have reported walking by the hot tub display than those who were not diagnosed, and testing found Legionella bacteria in water samples.
Petrey and his family hired attorneys L. Chris Stewart, Matt Wetherington and Lindsey Curcio to assist in "getting additional information about exactly what occurred," the release said.
Wehterington and Stewart are representing several other families who have symptoms of the disease in the Asheville area and emphasized the danger of the disease in the press conference.
"We are here today to call on the state agencies to provide additional information related to their testing, what they know and who knows" Matt Wetherington said at the press conference. "Because this is not just about stopping the disease this is about holding the people responsible accountable."
He said Petrey shouldn't have contracted the disease.
"This isn't an unfortunate accident," he said. "This is an extreme negligence."
He said that every hot tub vendor and manufacturer knows Legionella is a "risk in all water supplies"
"To allow Legionella to grow to the level that it did at this fair is unconscionable," he said.
Chris Stewart said at the press conference that this isn't about lawsuits yet but about telling people to get tested for the disease.
"We're worried that a lot of people may just think they have pneumonia or the flu and are at home or in a rural area and trying to be tough as many of us try and be when we get sick and not knowing that they are fighting this disease," he said. So people out there if you were at this fair during that time period please get tested."


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Free Download: Low-Effort Guide to Embracing Healthy Eating
Just added this new download to my site, for all my food lovers...it's a mini illustrated cookbook! Check it out here. :)
I've struggled with my relationship with food for basically my entire life, and it wasn't until the past couple of years that I realized I was making things WAY more stressful than they needed to be.
Eating healthy (and that's nutritionally AND emotionally healthy) can start with making really simple habit shifts. Which, yes, is always easier said than done...so I'm explaining exactly how it worked for me.
SPOILER ALERT: it wasn't by spending a million dollars on fancy food items or suffering through juice cleanses.
This book contains my 5 favorite kitchen staples (the things I always have in my fridge that serve as a foundation for many meals), recipes for making them (with some variations), my grocery shopping list, and a grocery shopping template for you to use.
I'm obviously far from a nutritionist; these are just the simple habits I've incorporated into my life that have made food easier and more enjoyable than ever...so I wanted to share them with you too! 💕
Download for free here. Let me know what you think!


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Come join Matt Price for a morning of learning to boulder. He will walk you through how to read routes, use body positioning and train to take your bouldering to the next level.
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Every day I stumble across articles, pictures, blogs, videos, facts, songs, websites and other snippets of the wold wide web which make me think and smile. So I have decided to share them with you. Read them over your coffee, tea or orange juice and do the same, because smiling is good for you.
Today's is a quote from Roald Dahl, The Twits. It's a bit cheesy, like a lot of things on here… but I think it stands for a lot.
Roald Dahl is one of my favourite children's authors, and while I love "The Twits" my favourite books is 'Esio trot', a story about a Tortoise!


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Frog Invasion
May 26, 2010 - On this day, a massive migration of frogs closed off a major Greek highway. The odd "hoppenings" occurred near the town of Langadas where Police Chief Giorgos Thanoglou confirmed that "millions" of the amphibians were massing on the roadway.
Three cars skidded off the road while attempting to avoid the frogs, but no injuries were reported.


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Deer seized at rehab center won't be euthanized
Eleven fawns taken from a Thurston County wildlife rehabilitation center will not be euthanized, KING-5 News reported.
State wildlife officials were concered that they had become habituated to humans. The state euthanized an elk calf and three fawns from the center last week.
Claudia and David Supensky, who have been licensed to run the Rochester facility since 2010, could not be reached on Thursday. A voicemail message said they are "not taking any new animals at this time."
The problem was discovered in September when two wildlife officials, operating on a tip, showed up unannounced at the Rochester location and "found significant problems with human habituation."
On Sept. 28, For Heaven's Sake was told they would not be permitted to take deer and elk again until the matter is resolved.
Wildlife officials visited the site again on Nov. 9 and discovered that the elk and three fawns "had lost their fear of humans." Those animals were tranquilized on site and euthanized at a separate location, according to Eric Gardner, with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
KING-5 reports that Claudia Supensky refuted the state's claims, and called the situation falsified and traumatic.


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August 26, 2010
New Math Activity Calendar: September is Self Improvement Month
Though the sun is still shining, the start of the school year has begun. Balance the start of homework with fun and educational activities from DreamBox! September is Self Improvement month, and students can work on improving their math skills, and themselves, with our new September Math Activity Calendar.
Activity Calendar Highlights:
- Skyscraper Day! Figure out what the tallest building in your city is on September 3rd
- Celebrate Autumn Equinox on September 23rd, when the entire world will experience 12 hours of sunlight. Figure out what time the sun will be the highest!
- Anniversary of Babe Ruth's 60th Home Run on September 30th
Tell DreamBox How You Inspire Self Improvement
We love hearing self improvement stories, especially when it comes to learning math! Share your stories on how you encourage kids to take on a self improvement project and develop their math skills. Just leave us a comment below or post on our DreamBox Learning page on Facebook. We hope you and your kids enjoy our September Math Activity Calendar!
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It's my third day in London town and I am having so much fun. I DJed a fun party for my friends Last Night in Paris Friday night and have been hanging out with my girlfriends. Yesterday Fanny and I went to Camden Town to site see and check out some showrooms and eat some mexican food. Here are some snaps!
hoodie: maharishi
snapback: maharishi
boots: nelly
sandie roy paris
all photos by fanny cortade
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Wand Singulation 2016-AT Press
Wand Singulation 2016-AT Press:
The Wand Singulation 2016-AT Press is a patended punch and die system designed exclusively to safely and accurately depanel populated printed circuit board assemblies with minial stress. The press is extremely reliable and accurate and is ideal for medium to high volume, low-mix environments.
Operational Sequence:
An operator places the populated panel array onto the dedicated die. Once the panel is staged, the operator activates the shuttle by the anti-repeate, anti-tie-down palm buttons. The shuttle transports the tool into the enclosed cutting area for singulation. The bottom tool returns to the operator load/unload area - completeing the cycle in less than 12 seconds.
For in-line processing, a robot can be incorporated to the press and configured with custom designed end-effectors to pick up the assemblies from the upstream conveyor and drop off the singulated assemblies to a preprogrammed down-stream location.
Singulation Die:
The 2016-AT Press uses a two-stage power package, which allows the tool to shear through the tab to completely remove it. The
tool uses a perforator / punch and die to remove the tabs from the array. The power package uses pneumatic pressure to approach
the PCB. Once resistance is detected, the power package switches over to hydraulic pressure and the perforator gently shears
Tooling weighs less than 90lbs., and with the buil-in quick-change design, product changeover can be completed in less than three minutes.
We offer the broadcast range of singulation solutions, from tabletop and stand-alone routers to stand-alone and in-line punching systems. We have combined industry experience and proven technology to supply cost effective PCB singulation equipment and custom designed tooling in the electronics industry.
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This recipe uses Chicken Italia chipolatas, but works equally well with our other Chicken sausages! Spring, Simply, Naked, Smoky Paprika, Zesty or Spring. You could also try it with out Thai-Style Turkey chipolatas!
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text: Zumax is one of the worldwide leaders in dental operating microscope. Since a number of years, Zumax OMS dental microscope has been available in Switzerland and many other markets, appreciated by dental institutions and clinicians alike. Zumax OMS offers excellent magnification, light, and many excellent options such as balance arm and variable optics. FTC Dental offers exceptional service to assure perfect installation, training and consulting - practically every OMS is different and adapted to the needs of the clinician.


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Spirit Voyage's next 40 Day Global Sadhana was personally chosen and will be taught by Snatam Kaur and her husband Sopurkh Singh. You can also join Ramdesh Kaur on Facebook for daily motivation and a large global sadhana community!
We will begin on February 28th and will continue for 40 days ending on April 8th with a Live Webcast of Snatam Kaur leading us all from her Sacred Chant Retreat in Costa Rica.
The sadhana will include 11 minutes of a pranayama called "Burn Inner Anger" (from page 147 of Praana Praanee Praanayam) and then finish with 11 minutes of chanting "Guru Guru Waheguru Guru Ram Das Guru" (from Snatam Kaur's album Shanti.)
This powerful combination was chosen by Snatam to help us burn out our anger and then cool off and find peace with the sweet energy of Guru Ram Das.
We will have videos from Snatam and Sopurkh teaching us all exactly how to do this sadhana and we are blessed to be able to share the powerful and transformational practice of Kundalini Yoga.
Of this powerful pranayama, Yogi Bhajan said, "In eleven minutes time, if you get into the correct posture, breathing and angle of the hand, it will re-build within you a very powerful immune system. If you do it every day, after forty days you will be a different person."
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What is DINPUT.DLL, and how do you fix the problem?
We recently moved. When I setup my computer again, I went to re-load some of my games. A trial version of "Spider-Man" from the DVD, "Deer Hunter 4", "Wild Wings Bird Hunter", "Quake II", "MS Golf", etc. With every single game, when I go to startup, I get the error message, "A required .DLL file, DINPUT.DLL, was not found." Nothing else is affected on my system that I can see, just when I'm trying to start these particular kind of games. By the way, "Quake", the first version, works just fine. HELP!!
Thank you,
This question was answered on September 3, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.DirectInput is a part of DirectX and is used by games and multimedia applications to support mouse, keyboard, joystick and other input devices.
Most common on screen error messages are: File Not Found, Missing File, Exception Errors.
Solution: download the file from a web site such as dll-files.com.
Instructions: download the file to your desktop If its zipped unzip it Navigate to your widows system folder (my computer>c drive>windows>system) and drop it in, or copy and paste.
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The 2010 discovery of the Stuxnet worm was one of the truly seminal moments in the world of cybersecurity. The world saw firsthand how malicious code could cause crippling damage to physical assets. Virtually every industry had to stop and take notice, and none more so than the energy sector.
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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become an essential building block of security policy and practice, and likewise has taken on an increasingly important role in regulatory standards such as the PCI-DSS. Specifically, PCI Requirement 8.3 calls out how MFA should be used to secure both the cardholder data environment (CDE) as well as any networks connected to the CDE. And while protecting your most valuable assets with MFA makes good intuitive sense, the details can get a little tricky if you don't have a flexible way of enforcing policy in your networks. Fortunately, Preempt's security platform makes it easy to extend MFA to any asset based on almost context you choose. So let's take a quick look at what PCI requires, and how you can turn a deceptively tricky requirement into a simple, automated process that you never have to think about.
Topics: Compliance, PCI
The RSA Conference is just around the corner, and with it, one of the true spectacles of the security industry. If you visit the show floor of exhibitors you will find a seemingly endless sea of security vendors and products stretching in all directions, each one promising to be the critical missing piece to save you from the next attack. It can be exciting, quasi-educational, and more than a little mind numbing all at once.
Topics: Adaptive Response, Incident Response, Threat Detection, Informaton Security
Attackers and their malware are increasingly relying on a handful of common tools such as Mimikatz, PsExec, and WMI to spread through a network and do damage. Some of these tools are very common and hard to blacklist in a network, and likewise make use of protocols such as NTLM and RPC, which are also historically difficult to control inside of most enterprises. Preempt has delivered industry-first functionality that allows organizations to directly analyze these protocols, detect and challenge abnormal behavior. This allows organizations to control some of the most persistent areas of risk in the network while simultaneously robbing attackers of their favorite tools. You can see it in action in the following video.
Dealing with account lockouts is one of the unhappy facts of life for many IT teams. And while resolving lockouts isn't particularly difficult, it is the sheer volume of incidents that often weighs down IT teams. In fact a recent survey found that ⅓ of IT and Support tickets are tied to password resets and account lockouts.
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In a very short period of time, machine learning (ML) has had a major impact on the field of cybersecurity. Machine learning has proven to be adept at finding threats in ways that traditional signatures never could, whether detecting malware, finding vulnerabilities, or recognizing when a trusted employee has been compromised by an attacker.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has recently enacted new cybersecurity regulation aimed at protecting financial services organizations and their data. The new regulation known as 23 NYCRR 500 actually went into effect earlier in the year, but the 180-day transition period ended on August 28th, meaning organizations now need to be officially in compliance. Of course financial services CISOs are no strangers to regulation, having to already comply with a dizzying array of control frameworks including NIST, COBIT, SSAE and specific regulations such as PCI-DSS and SEC OCIE just to name a few.
Topics: Risk, Compliance, continous monitoring
In a recent blog, we discussed how attackers typically follow the path of least resistance. In enterprises, this almost always involves seeking out weak passwords. Data from Verizon's Data Breach investigation Report certainly bears this out, where they found that nearly 2/3s of breaches involved the use of weak, default, or stolen credentials. As much as the industry likes to focus on nation-state attackers and obscure 0-days, the fact remains that most battles are lost due to a lack of basic password hygiene in the network.
Topics: Passwords, Compliance, NIST
Something is very wrong in the security industry and "security alert fatigue" is one of the most obvious symptoms. Most enterprises generate far more security alerts than their security staff can analyze. Typically it's not even close. The problem extends to all industries, but a recent survey of banking security leaders brought the issue into sharp focus. The study found that 61% of the organizations generate at least 100,000 events per day. 37% of organizations generated more than 200,000 events per day. That is simply too many events to process even for the largest of security teams. This shouldn't be the norm, but virtually anyone who works in security can attest that it is. So let's take a looks at why this is happening and what we can do to fix it.
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A Magical Holiday In Iceland/
Just back and unpacked, flicking through my holiday snaps with the sun shining in through the window - I'm already feeling the holiday blues. After a flying work visit back in January, I took the Easter holiday and flew back over to Reykjavik last week to spend an amazing 8 days with my boyfriend, seeing a bit more of this beautiful country.
We headed southwest on the Golden Circle and started out with a mesmerising drive out to the Geysir at Gullfoss. The view was mesmerising and I just wanted to stop every few minutes to take a picture, it was hard to take it all in. Wrapped in multiple layers, we slid around the paths leading up to Geysir and waited for an eruption of boiling water from the great Geysir which is over 10,000years old. The whole place was so picturesque and the anticipation of an eruption, which can reach a staggering 70m in the air (though we only saw a few mini eruptions), was pretty exciting. We then got back in the car, heated seats on, and drove out to the semi-frozen Gullfoss waterfalls which were just mesmerising and so powerful, but boy this was a cold spot!! Getting around can be difficult if you don't have a car but there are some tours on offer, check out Grey Line and Reykjavik Excursions.
Mid trip, we drove up north to the town of Blönduós and spent some time relaxing in the local hot baths before having a look around the bold but beautiful Church of Blonduoskirkja. Blönduós is a small town, where my boyfriends family is from but it offers some staggering scenery, especially when the sunbeams pierce through the clouds in between snow flurries and showers.
The last few days were spent in a beautiful cabin up in the woods near Borganes and on the edge of a freezing lake. We spent our days walking through the woods and down to the lake to take in the view across snow covered hills and the mini glaciers floating on the tide of the lake. The cabin was so cosy and we lit candles, chatted, cooked yummy food and warmed up in the hot tub under a starry sky as the snow came down and the sun set over the hills and lake - I kept hoping for just a small glimpse of the northern lights.
Easter Sunday was spent visiting relatives, eating treats including Icelandic Easter Skyr and walking around Reykjavik to visit the Hallgrimskirkja Church where we took the lift to the top and enjoyed fantastic panoramic views across the city from the top. We headed back to make our Easter meal - garlic bread and broccoli with BBQ lobster on the balcony (a first for me) - pretty delicious. A fantastic second visit to this beautiful country.


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NATPE to Give Out 'Tartikoff Legacy Awards'
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OSTRANDER, Ohio -- The Columbus State women's golf team pulled off a strong 9th place finish at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational on Sunday. A field of sixteen teams, Columbus State finished with a 370 (+82) at the annual tournament, held at the par-72 Mill Creek Golf Club. The tournament was shortened to one day after Saturday's adverse weather conditions.
Sophomore Sean Pusey led the way for the Cougars, tying for fifth in a field of 88 participants. Pusey shot a team-low 82 (+10). Ayla Bogie of Madonna University won the tournament shooting a 77.
Tying for 42nd overall, freshman Sydney Kelly carded a 92. Sophomores Claudia Podolski (57th) and Kellie Feehan (t-64th) finished with a 96 and 100 respectively.
Madonna University won the tournament with a 323 (+35), followed by the College of Wooster (338) and Davenport University (342). Complete results can be found here.
Up next, the Cougars compete in the Lourdes Invitational in Toledo April 12 at the Heatherdowns Country Club.