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Ken Williams
Ken Williams had always planned a career path with a socially beneficial trajectory, but he didn't expect entrepreneurship would be the vehicle. A Houston native who had recently finished his master's degree in religion, Williams was living in Austin, Texas and working at Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, where he led groups of people around the world to work with non-profits for developing countries.
The entrepreneurship bug bit Williams after he met local business owners in the Austin area that were launching startups with a social impact.
Fast forward to late November of 2010, and Williams, now a Terry College of Business MBA student with a concentration in entrepreneurship, earned top honors in a business plan competition between the University of Georgia and TI:GER—Georgia Tech and Emory's interdisciplinary entrepreneurship program—at the Atlanta Technology Development Center.
Williams, was one of several individuals and teams that presented three-minute pitches of their business plans to a panel of judges composed of six prominent entrepreneurs and angel investors in the Southeast. And as nice as it was to receive $700 in prize money for a winning plan, the fact that work could one day help save lives is the greatest value-add of all.
Williams' winning plan was for T-BIT, which stands for Traumatic Brain Injury Test, a hand-held device that determines whether an athlete has a concussion. It is a tool that University of Georgia kinesiology professors Michael Ferrara and Phillip Tomporowski developed as part of an ongoing research project.
The two professors initially contacted Georgia's business incubation program Venture Lab, which in turn reached out to Terry Entrepreneurship Program director Chris Hanks to assist with taking the professors' research tool and turning it into a viable business.
Hanks presented the idea as a potential project to the students in his business plan course where Williams jumped at the chance. He created a sound business plan, and ultimately crafted a winning pitch. He says that it is connections to social entrepreneurship opportunities that Hanks provides that that led him to pursue his MBA at Terry.
"He told me of connections with similar entrepreneurs in Atlanta called Gray Ghost Venture Capital. They make investments only in businesses that have a social benefit and that appealed to my interest," says Williams, who ultimately earned an internship at the firm last summer, thanks in part to Hanks.
In addition to his Terry MBA colleagues, Williams' competition for the top honors included teams from the TI:GER program. TI:GER, which stands for Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results, is a competitive interdisciplinary program that groups two Emory law students with two MBAs and a PhD student from Georgia Tech who form five-member teams with a two-year goal to commercialize the doctoral candidate's research.
Hanks explains that Williams' ability to vividly illustrate a problem and show how his product could potentially prevent it was an effective method to connect with the venture capitalists on the panel.
"The idea was very topical and that helped him," says Hanks, referring to Williams' pitch, which began with a compelling example of the effects of head injuries sustained in contact sports such as football. "He started the presentation with a reference to Nathan Stiles, a Kansas high school football star, 4.0 student and homecoming king who passed away hours after collapsing on the sidelines after a routine play. It was his first game back after spending a month recuperating from a concussion."
According to Hanks, it was one of many outstanding presentations from Terry, Georgia Tech and Emory students in an event that has tremendous value.
"People might say that it's just a business plan competition. But the experience of designing a compelling business model and presenting it to some of the most influential people in the startup community is irreplaceable," says Hanks, who noted that Terry's overall showing generated praise from the venture community in attendance.
Williams says the practical experience he's received from the Terry Entrepreneurship Program has given him the guidance to know how to look for help if he has an idea for a business.
"It is different from other programs where everything is theoretical and hypothetical because you're only looking at case studies," says Williams, who wants to work with entrepreneurs at an investment firm upon graduating. "You're able to sit in front of real investors and present ideas and hear real feedback. They treat you as a real person doing a real project and not just someone studying it. That's been fantastic for me."


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Health care, Iraq top issues at Oseh Shalom political debate
Event draws a crowd of several hundred
Kathy Affeldt drove 30 miles to Oseh Shalom synagogue Jan. 27, to show her support for her favorite presidential candidate, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
''It is time for a woman—but her in particular—to be president," said Affeldt, a member of the Howard County Democratic Club, at the synagogue located outside of Laurel city limits. ''I just wanted to show that I support her...because if you don't have the courage of your convictions, why bother?"
The event drew a crowd of several hundred rapt listeners, many of whom, like Affeldt and State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (D-Dist. 21) of College Park, affixed Clinton stickers to their lapels or wore T-shirts showing their support for the senator.
The event's six speakers were representatives from the top three Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns of the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. The Barack Obama, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Mike Huckabee camps had two minutes to answer questions on the Middle East, the economy and health care posed by the event's emcee, College Park City Councilman Mark Cook (Dist. 3).
The representatives from the Democratic campaigns reiterated their candidate's message of troop withdrawal from Iraq and diplomacy with Iran.
''Under Edwards' plan, he will immediately withdraw 40 to 50 troops," said Scott Sokol, co-chairman of the group Baltimore County⁄Baltimore City for Edwards.
Douglas F. Gansler, Maryland Attorney General and Maryland State co-chairman of Obama for President, said Obama believed the money spent on the Iraq war could be better used at home.
Republican candidate representatives played up the success of the recent troop surge.
''He supported the surge when no one else did," said Jim Shalleck, director of the Maryland McCain campaign, of his candidate. ''And it's working. When will we withdraw? When the war is won."
Louis Pope, co-chairman of Maryland Romney for President, said Romney did not agree with a timetable for troop pullout because it ''tells the enemy when you're leaving."
Asked what specific measures their candidates would take to bolster the economy, Republican representatives said their candidates favored tax cuts with an emphasis on businesses, while Democratic representatives said their candidates wanted to give tax cuts to working families.
Del. Tony McConkey (R-Dist. 33A) of Severna Park said Huckabee would reduce interest rates and wanted to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service.
All the representatives agreed health care was in crisis.
Though in the interest of time event attendees were not permitted to ask questions during the forum, some just came to hear what the campaign representatives had to say.
''I came here to listen, basically," said Phil Victor, an Oseh Shalom congregation member. ''It's still a toss-up between Obama and Clinton. I wouldn't have a problem with either one."
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Misread The Situation
(I work on the front end of a well-known pharmacy as a cashier. We have four registers at the front, and only one is active right now, #3. There are signs on the other registers directing the customer to #3, with a bell included on #3 that says 'please ring for service.' I'm stocking an aisle, when a woman walks up to register #1.)
Me: "Ma'am, I'll be right there to help you. Could you please go to register #3?"
Customer: "Sure, no problem."
(I walk up behind the counter, logging onto register #3, while the woman has her items set out on register #4.)
Me: "Ma'am, could I help you at this register, please?"
Customer: "Oh, right. I guess it would help if I could read."
Me: "Well, that's not really my judgment to make."
(The woman goes silent for the rest of the transaction. I ring her up, hand her her receipt, and ask if there's anything else I can help her with.)
Customer: "No, but I certainly hope you're nicer to your next customer!"


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Abuse against older adults remains an underreported and growing problem. People of all genders, ages, races, and income levels may become victims of abuse. Those who are abused may live at home or not, in a city, suburb or rural area. They may be abused by a relative or a stranger.
For lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered older adults (LGBT), who are more likely than the general population to live alone and without family support, there are compounded layers of vulnerability to abuse to consider.
According to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), up to two million Americans ages 65 and older have been injured, exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection. Further, NCEA reports that only one in 14 incidents are reported.
Articles in this Series
Rights and Resources for Preventing and Reporting LGBT Elder Abuse
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Transgender Elders: What Service Providers Need—and Don't Need—to Know (PDF)
Transgender Elders and Significant Others, Family Friends, and Allies: A Primer for Service Providers and Advocates
I Have a Transgender Client … Now What? (for aging services providers)
Abuse and Violence Directed at Transgender Elders
NCEA states that 1.5 million adults ages 65 and older identify as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. This number may be underreported by as much as 50 percent, because there are still many elders who do not openly identify as LGBT due to societal stigma and fear of discrimination.
For any older adult in an abusive situation, reporting abuse and accepting assistance can be a frightening process. For LGBT individuals, the problem may be exacerbated because the person may be terrified of revealing his or her sexual orientation to officials. Abusers could threaten to "out" the person seeking help.
Many older LGBT adults who came of age in more socially prohibitive eras felt they had no choice but to keep their sexual identities hidden from their family, church, employers and neighbors. They might have been labeled mentally ill, criminal or sick. They could have been fired, evicted, kicked out of the military, disowned by family members, harassed or discriminated against by medical practitioners or the community at large.
After living most of their lives within these societal constraints, many LGBT elders still may not feel comfortable being forthcoming with any component of their sexuality, even if the goal of intervention has nothing to do with sex. The person may fear hostility from the very people who are supposed to help.
According to Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE), 65 percent of older adults who identify as LGBT reported that they have been victimized due to their sexual orientation, and 29 percent have been physically attacked.
Of 3,500 LGBT older adults ages 55 and older, 8.3 percent reported being abused and neglected by a caretaker due to homophobia, and 8.9 percent reported they experienced blackmail or financial exploitation.
Besides fear of being "outed" or treated in a hostile manner, LGBT older adults may also be hindered from seeking help and support because they lack a traditional support network. Isolation is widely viewed as a primary risk factor for abuse and neglect. Limited support networks result in fewer resources for potential financial and emotional assistance. Most non-LGBT older adults rely on spouses and adult children to provide the care and support needed to age in their homes and communities.
LGBT older adults are less likely than heterosexuals to be parents and twice as likely to be single and living alone. If they have children from a heterosexual marriage, these children could be estranged. Their family of choice may be age contemporaries, and while that support can fill a great need, it can also dwindle as these individuals age at the same time.
Without children, grandchildren or other extended family looking out for them, there is a danger LGBT elders become "invisible," socially isolated and prone to self-neglect. Lacking active support systems, they can also be more vulnerable to neglect and mistreatment in long-term care facilities.
According to the American Psychological Association, LGBT older adults may also be disproportionately affected by poverty and physical and mental health conditions due to a lifetime of stressors associated with being a minority.
Research cited by NCEA when looking at mistreatment of LGBT elders indicates:
Professionals engaged with older people should work to promote awareness of the unique needs of older LGBT individuals and respond with a person-centered approach. There is an ever-expanding need for older adult service providers to become more welcoming to LGBT clients. Innovative organizations and entities are tailoring health, wellness and social programs to this segment of the community. The development of LGBT-friendly affordable housing is occurring in major cities across the country. The need for these programs will grow as the population continues to age.
Cultural competency training around LGBT aging issues should be provided for anyone working in the social service arena, along with information about available resources and supports. SAGE and other LGBT-focused organizations are engaged in training efforts throughout the country. The Administration on Aging has provided funding to create toolkits and other resources such as the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging to educate mainstream aging services organizations about the special needs of LGBT elders.
Recognizing the diversity of the communities we work in will go a long way toward creating respectful, inclusive and need-sensitive services for all those we are privileged and challenged to protect and assist.
Lois Moorman is the program administrator for the Adult Protective Services Program, formerly (Office of Elder Rights) at the Illinois Department on Aging.
This article is brought to you by the Editorial Committee of ASA's LGBT Aging Issues Network (LAIN).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are higher in midday trading as the market gets set to close out a turbulent week with solid gains.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose eight points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,880 as of midday Friday. If the gains hold the index will close at a record high, its first in two weeks.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 93 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,424. The Nasdaq composite slipped two points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,316.
All three major U.S. indexes are up about 2 percent for the week.
Nike fell 3 percent after the company said a stronger U.S. dollar will dampen its sales this quarter.
Bond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 2.77 percent.


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Earlier this week, a fan named Hannah reached out to the "22" singer via Instagram with a guy problem:
Hannah wrote, along with a selfie:
There's a guy Taylor, a guy who's sweet and charming and makes me laugh. A guy who said sorry for eating in front of me after finding out I had to skip breakfast. A guy who grew up across the street from me. A guy who plays guitar like me. A guy who was my first best friend. A guy who I met when I was seven and he was nine. A guy who this one time, when we were younger, said that I was 'like' his girlfriend because I was a girl and his friend. I wish. A guy who I have the biggest crush in the whole wide world on, and he'll never like me back. (And he has a girlfriend who he adores and she's pretty and has an amazing figure and is actually nice to me). A guy who will never like me back. @taylorswift can you give me some advice maybe. I love you. Hannah
Swift, who's had her fair share of boyfriends (and muses for her songs), replied with this lengthy comment:
Hannah. Eyes, eyes, eyes. Woah. You have the prettiest, widest, most child like eyes. (Composes herself) Okay. About this guy. I think we grow up thinking the only love that counts as true love is the kind that lasts forever or is fully realized. When you have a broken heart, the first thing a stranger will ask is 'how long were you two together?' As if your pain can be determined by how long you were with someone. Or if you were with them at all. I don't think that's how it works. I think unrequited love is just as valid as any other kind. It's just as crushing and just as thrilling. No matter what happens in this situation, I want you to remember that what you are doing is selfless and beautiful and kind. You are loving someone purely because you love them, not because you think you'll ever have your affections reciprocated. You are admiring something for its beauty, without needing to own it. Feel good about being the kind of person who loves selflessly. I think someday you'll find someone who loves you in that exact same way.
Here's a screenshot in case your mouse/trackpad is too far away:
So there you have it folks. Take it or leave it, TSwift wants you to know that love exists in many forms. Feel good about yourself. Your love is out there, somewhere. In the mean time, write a song or two about it (and feel free to express your feelings in Instagram comment form).
Launch the gallery, above, for photos of Taylor Swift in New York City.
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Moreover, we also deliver specific services to airports, airport authorities and handlers: we make precise meteorological observations and draw up meteorological forecasts and warnings.
We act as a meteorological surveillance centre for the FIR (territory of Belgium, Luxembourg and a part of the North Sea).
Our meteorological service not only issues messages that were created in-house, but also puts foreign meteorological information at the disposal of airspace users.
We also play an important role on the international stage, for we are one of three managers of a central European meteorological database (EUR OPMET database).
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Ever Wonder Why Marijuana Is Illegal? Joe Rogan Perfectly Summarizes…
The thing that eats away at most marijuana support seems to be the fact that, after decades of research, the ability of the active constituents found within cannabis (THC, Cannabinol) to completely destroy cancer cells in the lab is firmly established in scientific literature.
For example, here is a link to a molecular biologist explains how THC kills cancer cells. If you do a google search for scholarly peer-reviewed studies on cannabis and its ability to fight cancer, you will find hundreds of publications.
Not only does cannabis have the ability to destroy cancer cells (without heating the plant; when you do this you change its chemical composition and lose many of its medicinal benefits), it also has a wide array of other healing potentials that have been seen to treat epilepsy, depression, Chron's disease, Parkinson's disease, and many more.
Though it's clearly a medicinal substance, it can still be abused just like anything else. It makes absolutely no sense at all why cigarettes and alcohol remain legal, despite their clear detrimental impact on human health, but marijuana remains illegal, with absolutely no strong evidence proving that it can be as harmful as those other substances.
It's important to keep in mind that, although the fact that marijuana is illegal is, in my opinion, absolutely ridiculous and unjustifiable, there are still some concerns when it comes to smoking it that should be pointed out. With all of the support for the legalization of marijuana, we still can't assume that it's just safe for anybody to inhale via smoking. You can find out more in the article linked below:
6 Scientific Reasons Why You Should Consider Not Smoking Weed On A Regular Basis.
In the video below, the well-researched Joe Rogan shares a number of points as to why marijuana is and has been illegal for so long.
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To understand how cannabis became so stigmatized, you have to understand something about a plant that is very similar to cannabis, but different enough that making it illegal would be preposterous: hemp.
Hemp is a plant available to us today that could be grown in pretty much any soil, could thrive without the use of pesticides, and could be farmed with very little maintenance, and this magical plant could be used for a very large number of necessities and goods we use today, but we are doing nothing about it.
Hemp looks very much like marijuana and is technically in the same family of plants. But unlike modern maryjane, it does not contain anywhere near the amount of THC needed for someone to get high if they were to smoke it. The funny thing is, in the United States, hemp is just as illegal to grow as marijuana is. But how can this be? If we can't get high from it, then what's the problem?
In the past, hemp was used for many things: clothes, cars, plastics, building materials, rope, paper, linens, food, medicine, and so on. In fact, it used to be mandatory in the United States for farmers to grow hemp if they had the land. You can find out even more about hemp here.
The fact is, hemp was very popular throughout the 1800s and 1900s because it was incredibly useful and easy to grow, and its derived products were so long lasting. But one day that all changed: it became illegal and so did its friend cannabis (marijuana). How did this happen?
For more information on the history of hemp and why marijuana is illegal, you can read this article.
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Is Saudi Journalist's Disappearance & Allegations Of Murder A 'White' False Flag?
In Brief
- The Facts:
US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and never came out. Turkish sources claim to have audio and video evidence that Khashoggi was murdered, and Saudi officials deny the claim.
- Reflect On:
Can we start to see beyond the perceptions being created by players in the geopolitical arena? What will it take for deception to end and truth to reign in our world?
US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a well-known critic of Saudi Arabia and its leadership, went missing in Turkey on October 2. He entered Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul around 1 pm to obtain a document certifying he divorced his ex-wife. He has not been seen since.
The former editor of Saudi newspaper Al Watan fled the kingdom last year fearing for his safety amid a wide-scale crackdown on dissidents. He had become a frequent contributor to The Washington Post and continued to critique Saudi Arabia from the safety of the U.S., often raising concerns about the war in Yemen as well as diplomatic tensions with Qatar.
There is video evidence widely circulating that show Khashoggi entering the consulate in Istanbul. One would think that if it existed, video evidence showing him exiting the building would be just as accessible, but none has been forthcoming.
Claims Of Proof
US and Turkish officials have now been quoted as saying they have proof that Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in what Turkish sources describe as "premeditated murder".
Sources told Al Jazeera that a delegation of 15 Saudi officials arrived in Turkey the day Khashoggi, 59, disappeared. "The Saudi officials flew into Istanbul on two different flights on Tuesday," the sources said. There is video that has been put out in the public by Turkish officials piecing together the movement of this Saudi team while in Turkey that traces their involvement.
However, the most damaging evidence has not been released to the public. It allegedly consists of audio and video recordings from inside the embassy that implicate this Saudi team in Khashoggi's murder. As reported in this Washington Post article,
The recordings show that a Saudi security team detained Khashoggi in the consulate after he walked in Oct. 2 to obtain an official document before his upcoming wedding, then killed him and dismembered his body, the officials said. The audio recording in particular provides some of the most persuasive and gruesome evidence that the Saudi team is responsible for Khashoggi's death, the officials said.
"The voice recording from inside the embassy lays out what happened to Jamal after he entered," said one person with knowledge of the recording who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss highly sensitive intelligence. "You can hear his voice and the voices of men speaking Arabic," this person said. "You can hear how he was interrogated, tortured and then murdered." A second person briefed on the recording said men could be heard beating Khashoggi.
Why Is The Evidence Not Made Public?
Apparently, Turkish officials are wary of releasing the recordings, fearing they could divulge how the Turks spy on foreign entities in their country, according to those same officials. It's not clear that U.S. officials have seen the footage or listened to the audio, but Turkish officials have described their contents to their American counterparts.
Saudi officials have denied any involvement in the disappearance of Khashoggi, saying he left the consulate shortly after entering. Again, video evidence of him leaving the consulate should be as easy to obtain as the video of him entering, if this was true. This sentiment was echoed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier on. Certainly, video of Khashoggi's fiancee waiting outside the embassy for him, and her testimony that he never came out, doesn't help matters for the Saudis. This seems to be an iron-clad case.
Key word: seems.
Could This Be A False Flag?
Bear with me here, because this is just speculation. But I believe it is worth considering.
As in previous articles such as 'Russia Exposes Deep State Tactics Ahead Of Impending Syria False Flag Chemical Attack,' my instincts about false flags start with the question of the motivation for the act perpetrated:
When I do have conversations with people about Syria or other false flag scenarios, I don't get much into the hard evidence that makes me believe these chemical weapons attacks are staged events. I talk more about the motivation. I ask the question that if Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria and commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces since 2000, seems to be winning the battle against rebels in his country who seek to remove him from power, then what could possibly be his motivation for authorizing chemical weapons attacks against his citizens, which ends up harming and killing innocent children? Surely he realizes this would not only bring the wrath of the international community but also a complete breakdown in the support of his own people?
In the case of Khashoggi, we have to ask about the motivation that Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and the Saudi regime would have in killing the dissident journalist in the fashion they did. Yes, it could certainly be argued that the Saudi regime may have wanted him dead, and certainly Western media has been providing evidence to this effect. However, one has to ask if this powerful regime would ever want to do things in this way, in a way that CLEARLY implicates them directly in the disappearance of Khashoggi, and brings upon them a totality of unwanted scorn and contempt from the international community at large. Why unwanted? There are at least 3 reasons:
1. Image
Saudi Arabia under Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has at least been trying to present an image of a country in the process of implementing economic and human rights reforms. The idea that Saudi Arabia would go so far out of its way to kill a dissenting voice that was not even in the country tears this new image to shreds.
2. Business
Saudi Arabia has a lot riding on their growing business partnerships and the continued work through the upcoming 'Davos in the Desert' conference in Riyadh. British billionaire Richard Branson summed up the impact these murder allegations could have: "I had high hopes for the current government and its leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. What has reportedly happened in Turkey…if proved true, would clearly change the ability of any of us in the West to do business with the Saudi government."
3. Military Protection
Saudi Arabia wants to maintain good relations with the US, in order to continue the military protection they have enjoyed for the past several decades. Donald Trump has hinted that this arrangement could be severely impacted if it turns out that Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia.
Clearly, a plan as elaborate as this one to kill Jamal Khashoggi in an embassy in a foreign country would have required plenty of thought, and surely some of the thought would concern the impact of such a transparent plan on Saudi Arabia's standing with the rest of the world, an impact, as noted in the previous section, that would be wholly negative for the Saudi Kingdom. That's the part that doesn't make sense.
Motivation For The Other Side
And so let's consider the 'other' side of this situation, which I will define here as the Alliance affiliated with the Trump administration intent on taking down the Deep State, as discussed in the recent article 'Many Insiders Believe Military Tribunals For Deep State Will Happen Any Time Now.' If we could be so bold and presumptuous as to believe that this Alliance is as perfectly willing and able to commit false flag operations as the Deep State has done throughout history, the question of motivation starts to take shape.
Having no access to insider information this is broad speculation on my part, but given that Saudi Arabia is considered by many commentators to be one of the few remaining Deep-State controlled nations (along with Israel and a few others), then attempting to negatively impact the status, financial stability and military protection of Saudi Arabia would seem high on the Alliance wish list.
The bullet-proof narrative that has been created here, and the clear, conclusive evidence that is being put out to the public (or withheld, for strategic reasons) seems perfectly designed to cause a significant hit to the reputation of Saudi Arabia in all forums of world opinion. And Saudi Arabia clearly seems to have been caught off guard, unable to offer much resistance to the evidence other than complete denial of the prevailing narrative.
Could the Alliance have pulled this off in concert with newly-compliant ally Turkey and Khashoggi himself? Sure. Arrangements could have been made with allies planted inside the Saudi Embassy in Turkey to escort Khashoggi back out of the embassy clandestinely, into some witness-protection type arrangement; perhaps his fiancee is not his true fiancee, and participated in this in order for him to have a credible reason to enter the embassy–seeking divorce papers so he could then marry her. The video and audio 'evidence' that is being talked about could have been role-played and recorded in advance. Footage of the Saudi nationals flying into Turkey could also have been staged. No part of this kind of plan, which could have been hatched when Khashoggi became a US resident, would have been materially difficult to pull off.
If this was a false flag, Saudi Arabia would certainly know it. But in a way, it wouldn't matter. There would be no way for Saudi Arabia to change the perception that has been created, and politics is all about perception. The negative image that has been foisted upon Saudi Arabia gives the Alliance and the Trump administration leverage in dealing with Saudi Arabia politically, economically, and militarily. When Donald Trump talks about Saudi Arabia, his calm, slow-playing posture makes him appear to be a man who suddenly has a lot of leverage.
The Takeaway
What I have proposed here is just a theory, but at the very least it is an attempt to discern the hidden motivations behind an event that is playing out in the political arena. The very reason that geopolitical theatre continues to be acted out in front of us, featuring deception, lies, false flags, and so on, is that these tricks have worked for so long to create their desired perception.
Our collective discernment thus becomes very important here. The more we question and investigate stories that don't quite make sense, and the better we become at seeing through these schemes designed to get us to go along with certain political agendas, the less we will have to deal with it. Eventually, as our consciousness grows, all lies and deception will become transparent to us, and the truth will reign.
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Catholic Church Ignores Pedophilia, But Bishop Warns Reiki & Energy Healing Are Satanic
In Brief
- The Facts:
Catholic Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has said he is establishing a "delivery ministry" that will attempt to rid people of the devil and warned that using reiki or other new-age healing methods could open one up to demonic influence.
- Reflect On:
Can these types of fear-based attempts to retain power over people serve the greater awakening to our innate power and sovereignty?
It is wisely said that, 'you should clean up your own backyard first before you come running over to fix mine.' Obviously, this wisdom continues to be lost on the clergy of the Catholic Church.
According to this Irish News article, Catholic Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has said he is establishing a "delivery ministry" of people who will attempt to rid others of the devil and warned that using reiki or other new-age healing methods could open one up to the possibility of encountering malevolent spirits. He said he had received "several requests" from people to help deal with evil forces.
On the strength of what spellbinding evidence and research does the bishop rest his indictment against reiki healing treatments on? He said he was told by the brother of a reiki master that the man was "working on somebody one day when he actually says he saw a vision of Satan" and was "scared out of his wits, dropped the reiki and went back to the Church".
Gosh. Did Bishop Cullinan even go so far as to interview the reiki master himself, to verify the authenticity of the report, and perhaps inform himself just a touch more about the philosophy and practice of reiki, before giving it such firm identification with the dark side?
Heavens, no.
"This is something that has to be done in secret because you don't let these people's names out, and they are going to houses where people maybe have been involved in some kind of new-age thing or some kind of séance or that kind of thing, and unfortunately, they've opened up a door to an evil force, Satan." Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan
Absolving Personal Responsibility
Let's be clear on what the good bishop is saying here: he is worried about people getting influenced by Satan while engaging in 'new-age' healing practices. (In fact, he misidentifies reiki as a 'new age' practice when in fact it was developed in the early 1900's in Japan by Mikao Usui, who realized that healing energy can be transmitted between human beings via the hands and directed intention and visualization.) Does he say what the consequences might be if people fall deeply enough under Satan's spell under these conditions? Will they suddenly be tempted to steal an apple from the grocery store? Say a crossword to a neighbor? He doesn't know. And doesn't say. And probably hasn't even thought that far.
No, what it really looks like is that the good bishop would like to stop people who are taking personal responsibility for their own healing, and play the devil card to encourage such people to run back to the Catholic Church where members don't actually have to take responsibility for their own actions–they can simply believe the devil made them do it. This is a scenario in which the good bishop can feel useful in an advisory capacity because he has the God-given power to absolve participants of their sins with the recitation of a few 'Hail Mary's.
Why Not Address In-House Pedophilia?
You would think, if indeed you believe Cullinan is being sincere, that he would not be sticking his nose into something he knows little about, and instead bring his Satan-fighting attention to the actions of his Catholic brethren who are already known to be raping and torturing children. You would think it would be of the highest order to turn his exorcising powers to work on these contemporaries of his, if for nothing else than to try to resurrect the reputation of the Catholic Church which has fallen to unprecedented depths.
But you get the feeling that his attitude falls in line with the Church on the matter of pedophilia in the church. Their inaction seems to indicate that they feel not much can be done about it. It is not a question of personal responsibility, it is a question of demonic possession. In the article, Cullinan said he "absolutely" agreed with Pope Francis's view that child abuse is caused by Satan. Which means offenders themselves are not to 'blame' for their actions. The church's propensity to take offenders of these violent crimes and simply move them away from one outraged community to continue their criminal activity in another one is a clear sign of this.
The Takeaway
This bishop certainly has gall to act concerned about potential demonic influence coming from modern energy healing practices he knows nothing about. The good news is, the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church continues to reveal itself in these feeble attempts to retain power over people, and they could serve as a catalyst for more people who still give themselves over to these institutions to take their power back.
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After Social Media Purges Independent News Sites, Ben Swann Announces 'Isegoria'
In Brief
- The Facts:
October 11th, Facebook silently deleted dozens of independent media pages for what they claimed to be "inauthentic activity." That same day, ex-CBS anchor and "Reality Check" host, Ben Swann announced a new blockchain media platform called Isegoria.
- Reflect On:
What's the true reason behind this purge of independent media? Is this purge a violation of free speech and the Constitution of the United States itself? Is Isegoria laying the foundation for how independent media can survive this all out purge?
"When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say." ~ Tyrion Lannister
The media circus we've been witnessing lately has only exacerbated the political rabble-rousing and created an even larger divide between the right and left, leaving those in the middle wondering how we got into this mess in the first place.
For anyone who has watched any of Ben Swann's Reality Check episodes over the past few years, you know that his agenda is simple: present facts without any expression of his own views or opinions.
At the end of every Reality Check, Ben would always finish with a statement or question that encompasses the entire segment and would finish by saying "That's a reality check, let's talk about that right now on social media." He has a knack for allowing the free thought process to percolate in his viewers' minds and opens a platform for conscious debate instead of giving an opinion or pushing his own beliefs or an agenda on his viewers. It's no secret that most of the mainstream media has been lacking in this skill-set for quite some time, hence the inevitable rise of Isegoria.
What Exactly Is Isegoria?
Note: The below summary, mission and problem is taken directly from the website www.Isegoria.com
Spearheaded by multi-award winning investigative journalist Ben Swann, whose social following is nearing 1 million subscribers. Mr. Swann has created content that has reached hundreds of millions of viewers. Isegoria will be a collaboration of independent journalists and entertainers.
Isegoria will have two parts: Part 1 is the 24 hour streaming platform and Part 2 is the treasury that funds independent creators. There is an illusion of a free marketplace for ideas and debate in American and Global Media, when in fact powerful platforms are deciding which thoughts, ideas and messages the public will be allowed to hear, discuss and debate.
Isegoria's Mission: To create an uncensored, blockchain-based, decentralized news and entertainment platform with a funding mechanism for independent media.
The Problem: Independent media is being purged from social media platforms at an alarming rate. Facebook has been banning pages with millions of fans and followers for no stated reason. Twitter has already been shadow banning content creators for years but is now outright banning dissenting voices from its platform. YouTube is deleting channels without warning on a regular basis.
Meanwhile, mainstream media is becoming increasingly consolidated and centralized. In the 1990s, around 50 corporations owned all the media in the US, whereas now only 6 corporations control 90% of all media in the United States. There is an illusion of a free marketplace for ideas and debate in American and Global Media, when in fact powerful platforms are deciding which thoughts, ideas and messages the public will be allowed to hear, discuss and debate.
So, what do we need to prepare ourselves for the ongoing consciousness wars? We must be vigilant. We must have integrity. We must shine light on those who speak the truth. And we must never forget George Orwell's warning: Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
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It is a brand new day in the city and you are here, somewhere, with me... I live in Toronto, Canada. My reality unfolds in this modern city where technology and people are intertwined. Influenced by the immediate environment I tend to bring it's elements into my work. The image, the paint and the graffiti become combined in my painting in order to satisfy my search for the visual language reflective of the human condition. "and the city" is romantic, hopeful and poetic.


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For work/school:
dWb is an innovative product that combines the knapsack with the drawstring bag. But wait, it's not your typical school bag. Their bags are water-resistant, heavy-duty, and even slash-resistant, so no more worrying about your belongings while commuting in the city. Most slash-resistant bags like these may cost a lot more than you expect. However, dWb sells theirs for only P600 (and P800 for the leather ones). Unlike the usual drawstring or bucket bag, these bags have utility pockets for almost everything – your umbrella, water container, and some secret pockets too.
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Pillow Play stays true to its tagline – comfort and fun. They have macaron pillow sets, puzzle piece pillows that assemble into perfect shapes, and their popular hamburger set with complete ingredients. They make great conversation-starters too!
Warm compress pillows are great additions to the bedroom or living area since they almost mimic that cozy warm hug of a family member or friend. These pillow types can also alleviate muscle pain and those annoying menstural cramps. Amié's sleepy animal-themed pillows get their warmth from their removable heating pads.
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Link4 is a leading supplier of environmental control products for institutional and commercial applications. Its greenhouse control systems, hydroponic controllers, irrigation systems and supplementary products are recognized as among the best in the industry. But the company has not taken full advantage of opportunities to promote the superiority of its brand, or build relationships with customers, distributors and resellers.
For assistance in creating a comprehensive new marketing strategy, Link4 turned to 360 Business Consulting.
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360 developed a new website for the company, with more detailed product information and new warranty options that added value to the company's products. A weekly blog helped to position Link4 as a trusted authority in its industry.
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Perhaps you have heard about the 'Clever' concept before. If not, it's a co-operation between the University of Bath and BMW to produce a small fuel-efficient vehicle for city driving. The concept is now completed and you can read all about it over at Leftlane news.
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I didn't get the job at BCE. I'm very disappointed and sad but I did expect this -- I knew when I didn't hear anything by Friday that I hadn't gotten it. I am sure they hired a better teacher and the school will benefit from this but still . . . I'm very disappointed.
And, now I have so much work to do. I have to find someone to student teach with for the Fall and see if I can get the Math Coordinaton/Homework Club Coordinator position at BCE.
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Time: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Location: New Hampshire Institute of Art, French Building Rotunda, 148 Concord St, Manchester, NH
Darcie Dennigan was a 2007 Discovery/The Nation winner; her other awards include the Cecil Hemley Award from the Poetry Society of America and a Rhode Island State Council of the Arts Poetry Fellowship. She has been an assistant professor in residence at the University of Connecticut and is a co-founder of and teacher for Frequency Writers: A Writing Community for Providence & Beyond, based in Providence, Rhode Island, where she lives.
Franny Choi is a VONA Fellow, Project VOICE teaching artist, and member of the Dark Noise Collective. Her poems and stories have appeared in Poetry, PANK and many other publications. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she has been a finalist at the three largest adult poetry slams in the country.
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Existing Income-tax Act provides that income earned by a non resident by way of 'Royalty' or 'Fees for Technical Services' (FTS) shall be charged to income tax at 10 per cent. The rates of tax in most of the Tax Treaties are also 10 per cent in respect of income from Royalty or FTS. Recently, India has signed tax treaties with several countries, eg: Botswana, Iceland, Myanmar etc., Tax rate in these treaties as also in some other treaties like France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia etc. is only 10 per cent.
It appears that income from royalty / FTS is charged to tax at 10 per cent in most of the countries. Even in cases where the domestic tax rates are higher, the tax treaties normally provide a lower rate. In such a situation the rates prescribed in the tax treaty will prevail. (See Azadi Bachao Andolan 263 ITR 706).
Existing Income-tax Act is proposed to be substituted by new Direct Taxes Code. Rates for Royalty or FTS have been prescribed at 20 per cent. Thus, the rates proposed in the Code are two times of the existing rates.
The overall tax rate in the case of foreign company under the existing act is 40 per cent, whereas in new Code it is 25 per cent. However, for TDS, the rate prescribed is 35 per cent. The royalty / FTS is taxable at 20 per cent.
Since the tax at 20 per cent is applicable on the gross amount of royalty / FTS, the net profit margin which the new Code deems on royalty / FTS is very high compared to the margin deemed under the existing Act. To take an example: suppose a foreign company receives Rs 100 as royalty. Under the existing law it shall pay Rs 10 as income tax. It impliedly means that the profit which is expected out of Rs 100 is estimated at Rs 25, 40 per cent of which is 10. But, under the new Code, foreign company shall be required to pay Rs 20 as income tax. It implies that the profit which is estimated out of Rs 100 will be Rs 80, 25 per cent of which is Rs 20. Therefore, the net profit margin which the new Code expects from royalty / FTS receipt is 80 per cent as compared to 25 per cent expected earlier.
Further, to implement the high rate of tax, Section 258(6) of the new Code provides that "The provisions of this Code shall not be regarded as discriminatory against the foreign company merely on the consideration that the liability of the foreign company to pay tax is calculated at a rate higher than the rate at which the liability of domestic company is calculated".
Further, sub-section (8) of section 258 provides that neither the treaty nor the Code shall have a preferential status by reason of its being a treaty or law, and the provision which is later in time shall prevail. The effect of the new Code is that India's domestic laws will effectively override the tax treaty. This will be against the principles adopted in international practice. Recently, the Supreme Court has affirmed the internationally accepted view. The Apex Court rejected the SLP filed by the department against the order of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of CIT v Siemens Aktiongesellschaft, [310 ITR 320]. In the said case, the Hon'ble High Court held that by an unilateral amendment in the domestic law it is not possible for one nation which is a party to the tax treaty to tax income which otherwise was not subject to tax under the tax treaty.
It is therefore, recommended that while some provisions of Direct Taxes Code are being reportedly redrafted, the government should re-consider the provisions in respect of non residents. As discussed earlier, the tax rates on royalty and fees for technical services are not only excessively high but that they are highly discriminatory to foreign enterprises.


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A big thank you goes to all those who supported CSR day, making it another successful event.
Tumas Group CSR Day
27 Mar 2013
This year the Tumas Group has joined forces with another eight local companies, and participated in the Corporate Social Responsibility Day held on the 19th March.
Tumas Group participates in Corporate Social Responsibility Day
19 Mar 2012
This year the Tumas Group has joined forces with another six local companies, and participated in the 11th Corporate Social Responsibility Day held on the 19th March.
Make Them Smile Campaign
17 Dec 2011
Hilton Malta has once again organised the Christmas gift ' Can we make them smile campaign.'
The Presidents Charity Fun Run 2011
4 Dec 2011
A team of over 15 team members and guests from the Livingwell Health Club took up the challenge to join thousands in the street for the presidents charity fun run held on the 4th December.
Community Day
12 Nov 2011
On the 12th of November 2011, 18 Team members volunteered their free time and participated in the Community Day at Fatima House.
Waste Minimisation Award
10 Nov 2011
Hilton honoured for its efforts to minimise waste
Inspire- Its a knockout event
16 Oct 2011
The Hilton Malta once again this year participated in the fundraising activity organised by Inspire – It's a Knockout. Unfortunately, due to storm on Sunday 16th October, the activity was done on a smaller scale…but the Hilton Malta Blue Energy team enjoyed themselves in this team building activity.
Tree Planting & Guest Cocktail on the occasion of World Tourism Day
27 Sep 2011
On the occasion of world tourism day tree planting (in collaboration with MTA) and a guest cocktail was organised in Quarterdeck a few tables were set up to display local crafts including lace making and filigree, honey making, wine and olive oil, this was also an opportunity to enable networking with the management team.
Blood Drive
10 Sep 2011
The Hilton Malta in collaboration with the Malta National Blood Transfusion Unit organises a Blood Drives during the year for team members, families and friends. The last blood drive was held in September 2011.
Hilton Hearts Charity BBQ
17 Jul 2011
Over 250 Team members, family and friends attended the Hilton Hearts Charity Fundrasing BBQ organised by Hilton Hearts & the Social Committee in July 2011. A total of €3134.19 was collected during this event.
Dive For The Environment
15 Jun 2011
Hilton Malta together with other 5 star properties joined forces on the 15th of June in a dive clean up event cleaning the shoreline of St Julian's area A number of team members assisted in this dive as snorkelers and some helpers to assist the divers in collecting the rubbish collected from the sea bed.
Puttinu Cares Football challenge
10 May 2011
The Kitchen and Stewarding team participated in a Football challenge after work, at 01.00 hrs in the morning the team went to give a donation to Puttinu Cares and participate in a 72 hrs football challenge.
Figolla Donation
10 Apr 2011
Team members collected 17 figolli, 64 books and 50 soft toys during Easter time and were then presented to the Children at Angela House, G'Mangia
Substance Abuse-Free Employees Programme
14 Mar 2011
Information Sessions - S.A.F.E. - Substance Abuse-Free Employees Programme
Malta Marathon Challenge
27 Feb 2011
On the 27th February a number of team members took the challenge to walk or run 21.1 km (half marathon distance) – this was an opportunity to have fun, celebrate health and fitness, and prove that if you have a goal this can be achieved with persuasion.
Tumas group employees walk for Puttinu Cares.
5 Sep 2010
A charity walk was organised in aid of Puttinu Cares.
Hilton Hearts
10 May 2010
Hilton Malta has last year launched the "HILTON HEARTS" association. This is an organisation registered locally with the commission for voluntary organisations. This association collects money from Hilton Malta team members on a voluntary basis from salaries on a monthly basis. The collected money is used to assist Hilton Team members in need as well as other third party not for profit organisations in Malta.
Tumas Group joins CSR Day
19 Mar 2010
This year the Tumas Group has joined forces with another four local companies, and participated in the Corporate Social Responsibility Day held on the 19th March.
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A 5-4 win over Old Colony on Wednesday sends the Green Wave to a second straight Division 4 South Sectional championship game.
ROCKLAND – All season long, Abington High baseball coach Steve Perakslis has lamented his team's willingness to play in close games.
On Wednesday, all those tight games finally paid off for the Green Wave, as they bested Old Colony, 5-4, in the Division 4 South semifinals.
"We've been playing a lot of close, close one-run games all year round," said Perakslis. "Games that I wasn't happy that they were that close but (back then) I'm thinking in the long run it will probably help us come tournament time."
Boy did it ever, as No. 6 Abington (17-6) flirted with disaster in the final inning before securing its place in the final against either No. 1 Pope John Paul II (22-0) or No. 5 Archbishop Williams (15-5). Those teams play their semifinal today at 4 p.m. at Stonehill College.
No. 10 Old Colony (15-8) had the potential tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first in the top of the seventh with No. 3 hitter Jake Pringle at the plate. He had walked twice as the Green Wave had pitched around him all day.
"We didn't want him getting up and he did," said Perakslis. "We'd been pitching around him all game and then we said we're going to go right at him."
The strategy worked, as reliever Matt Whalen forced Pringle to hit a lazy groundball to second baseman Joe Marella for the final out.
"The adrenaline was pumping and you just want to get that kid out," Whalen said of the final at-bat. "I had confidence in myself and I had confidence in my defense behind me that we would make a play wherever he put it."
The Green Wave were able to pick themselves up off the mat after Old Colony belted them for four runs in the top of the fourth to take a 4-2 lead.
Things looked like they might get worse, as Old Colony had two runners in scoring position with one out in the fifth, but Whalen was able to get out of the jam unscathed, allowing the Abington bats to come to life in the bottom half of the inning.
"That was the key to the whole game right there," said Perakslis, "Matt Whalen getting out of that top of the fifth inning."
Vin Picardi led off the bottom of the fifth by reaching on a walk, and No. 9 hitter James Landers followed with a double. Bryan Dwyer, after striking out in his first two at-bats, laced a two-run single between the 5-6 hole to tie the game.
Dwyer, who advanced to second on his single, stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on a balk.
"We're resilient," said Whalen. "We play in a tough league (South Shore) where we had to battle back a lot."
The Green Wave had to adjust to Pringle, Old Colony's starting pitcher, who fanned 11 batters – eight in the first three innings – while allowing just three hits.
"Battled back against the best curveball I've seen pitched in probably three years," said Perakslis.
Despite graduating most of its lineup from last year's sectional finalist club, Abington is back in the title game.
"The same thing happened to us in football (Div. 5 state semifinalist) and we proved them wrong again," said Whalen. "A lot of people categorized this as a rebuilding year, but that's not what it was in our eyes. We always knew that we were going to be on top."
The Green Wave took a 2-0 lead in the second without the benefit of a hit. Aidan Cawley reached on a dropped third strike, stole second and scored a Scott Jansen chopper that Old Colony first baseman Tyler McAlpine couldn't handle.
Jansen stole third and scored when the catcher's throw was off target.
Jake Quinlan pitched for the first time all year and started the game by retiring the first nine batters he saw until running into trouble in the fourth inning, surrendering four runs.
Chris can be reached at email@example.com and followed on Twitter @ChrisMcDaniel88.


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English blues-rock guitarist Alvin Lee, who unexpectedly died on March 6, was an underappreciated artist in many ways. He became worldwide famous for his band's Ten Years After's performance at Woodstock in 1969 and subsequent hits followed… but Lee always lived in the shadow of what Ten Years After played at Woodstock, "I'm Going Home." Before, they were unknowns. After, Ten Years After were stars.
Lee was also unfortunate, perhaps, in having to follow in the footsteps of fellow Brit-blues legends Eric Clapton and Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green. Clapton, Green and Lee were all exceptional lead guitarists, all born 1944-'46, but Lee was the latest of the three to the British blues party.
Not that Lee was any less-dedicated. He started on clarinet, inspired by Benny Goodman. By his early teens, he had a guitar and made a career choice. "I decided at 13 or 14 I was going to be a musician and so school was just something to get out of the way, a waste of time and not to bother with it."
With Ten Years After, Lee upped the ante for Brit-blues guitar. He was not only a scholar of American blues pioneers, but also jazz. "Through my dad's record collection," Lee recalled. "I was brought up listening to chain gang songs, Muddy Waters and Big Bill Broonzy. That was always kind of just playing around the house. [But] my dad had a collection of the jazz stuff too, and the blusiest stuff I liked—Meade Lux Lewis, the boogie woogie piano and the stuff out of New Orleans."
With Ten Years After, Lee was soon dubbed "the fastest guitarist alive", but the tag sat uncomfortably with him. "I never really tried to play fast. It kind of developed from the adrenaline rush of the hundreds of gigs I did long before Woodstock. They called me 'Captain Speedfingers' and such, but I didn't take it seriously. There were many guitarists faster than me -- Django Reinhardt, Barney Kessel, John McLaughlin and Joe Pass to name a few."
With fame and money, Ten Years After sped into the '70s. Lee bought himself a mansion and installed a recording studio. But he started partying too hard. "We would be in the studio for three days at a time non-stop," he told the Nottingham Post, "and I don't think we recorded anything worth keeping that whole two years." By 1974, Ten Years After were worn out, and Lee - emerging from rehab – was ready to start again.
Although famous for his blues-rock licks, Lee was versatile. "I have tended to play a lot of styles through the years," he told Brutrarian Quarterly. "I did a solo album with Mylon LeFevre [1973] which was really quite country." Lee was not short of admirers. His On the Road to Freedom album with Levre included contributions from George Harrison, Ronnie Wood, Steve Winwood and Mick Fleetwood.
Lee played with the Earl Scruggs Revue in 1976. "They were kind," Lee recalled, "but you have to go in and fill your space carefully." Lee also played with Jerry Lee Lewis.
By the 1980s, Lee was searching for a place to fit his exceptional talent. He went to Spain, where he studied Flamenco guitar. He made solo albums beloved by his fans - one of his best later albums, Alvin Lee in Tennessee, featured two of his rock'n'roll heroes from the 1950s, Elvis Presley's original sidemen Scotty Moore and DJ Fontana. boogie pianist Willie Rainsford, also on the sessions, had to reign-in some of Lee's hard rock instincts. "He told me to take the funny, distorted sound off of my guitar, and not play so fast," Lee remembered. "He said, 'Alvin, you always play faster than I can listen.'"
In later years, Lee heeded Rainsford's words. "The passion is there but it takes different forms," he explained in the 2000s. "I used to kind of give 150% adrenaline and possibly lacked a bit of taste in my younger days. So, the difference now is that I'm probably more controlled, a little more in the groove."
Alvin Lee's "Big Red"
The guitar most-associated with Lee was his modified red Gibson ES-335. He had a single-coil pickup installed for extra tonal options, and it became his trademark. Gibson honoured his work on a 335 with a signature model, complete with "peace" stickers
Lee told Guitar World in 2012, "That all came about because of Pat Foley at Gibson. He asked me if I'd be interested, and I said of course, it's a great compliment. So he came over to England to photograph and measure Big Red, and Gibson pretty much took it from there. I had no involvement until I got the first prototype. Then I made a few changes, which resulted in my getting several more prototypes. Now I've got a whole bunch of them -- a gaggle of Gibsons."
Lee's Legacy
Lee played guitar to his premature end. He picked up a guitar "every day," he said in 2012, and was looking forward to new projects. He was due to play with Johnny Winter in March 2013.
For many, Lee always be defined by "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock in 1969, a bravura performance of boundary-pushing guitar. But Lee knew the cost of early fame, too.
"It wasn't until the Woodstock movie came out that it all changed for us. Some people say it was the start of Ten Years After, but in another way, it was the beginning of the end."
Alvin Lee remained a very talented player. Before Woodstock, here's Lee blazing on Ten Years After's version of "Spoonful."
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Founded to promote interdisciplinary research and education
The Huck Institutes were founded in 1996 as the Life Sciences Consortium to encourage greater coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration in the life sciences at Penn State.
From the outset, the consortium has aimed to promote interdisciplinary research, develop innovative graduate programs, enhance the quality and diversity of life sciences faculty, and improve shared technology resources.
The Huck Institutes are one of several interdisciplinary research units established and supported by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research. Interactions between units are actively explored. For instance, the Huck Institutes have links with the Materials Research Institute, the Social Science Research Institute, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment, and the Institute for CyberScience.
More about the founding of the Life Sciences Consortium, from the archives of Penn State Public Information.
Renamed in honor of the Hucks
In 2002, the Life Sciences Consortium was renamed as the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Institute for Life Sciences in recognition of the Hucks' leadership and generosity in support of the life sciences at Penn State University.
In 2007, the Hucks made a further $20 million commitment to teaching, research and other academic activities in the Huck Institutes. "They saw a potential for greatness in the work of the faculty and students," said Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, "We are deeply grateful for their generosity in transforming that potential into reality."
More about the Hucks and their generous commitment:
The current director of the Huck Institutes is Peter J. Hudson, Willaman Professor of Biology. Author of more than 200 scientific papers, Dr Hudson has an international reputation in the study of the dynamics of infectious diseases, particularly those that affect wildlife, and in population dynamics.
Dr Hudson received his DPhil in Zoology from the University of Oxford in 1979. He worked for the Game Conservancy Trust from 1979 to 1995, first as a Research Scientist, then as Upland Research Manager. In 1995, he moved to the University of Stirling as a Reader in Wildlife Epidemiology, and in 1998 was promoted to a Personal Chair in Animal Ecology. In 2002, he accepted the Willaman Chair in Biology at Penn State, where he established the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics.
C. Channa Reddy, Distinguished Professor, was director from 2002 to 2006. Dr Reddy has an international reputation in the field of molecular enzymology, particularly the enzymes associated with the prostaglandin and leukotriene biosynthesis. In 1992, Dr Reddy was elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr Reddy received his doctoral degree in biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in 1975. After completing his postdoctoral work in the Department of Chemistry at Penn State in 1979, he accepted a research associate position in the Center for Air Environment; he later joined the Department of Veterinary Science (now Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences), becoming distinguished professor in 1991, and Head of the department in 1999. He also has served as director of the Pathobiology Graduate Program, director of the Center for Molecular Toxicology and director of the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity Graduate Program.
Nina V. Fedoroff, Willaman Professor of Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor of Biology, was director at the Life Sciences Consortium's inception. Author of Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist's View of Genetically Modified Foods (2004), Dr Fedoroff is internationally renowned for her work in plant molecular biology and genetics.
Dr Fedoroff earned a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry, summa cum laude, at Syracuse University in 1966.


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- Created on Friday, 07 January 2011 07:50
- Written by Dr. Susan Tanner, M.D.
Southern Environmental Medicine Center is one of only a handful of clinics in Atlanta that offers a specialized test that detects a woman's risk for breast cancer. As explained by Dr. Susan Tanner on an episode of the Atlanta & Company show, breast cancer is preventable even in patients with a strong family history.
Breast cancer is often times the result of how a woman's body processes hormones....
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
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- Created on Thursday, 06 January 2011 00:00
- Written by Dr. Susan Tanner, M.D.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a syndrome defined as the inability to focus attention and having periods of hyperactivity. Attention Deficit Disorder is one of the most frequently diagnosed childhood psychiatric conditions. ADD is a term that has multiple labels, such as "hyperactivity" and "learning disability." ADD describes three different conditions: attention deficit disorder...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a chronic illness that has varied symptoms and is often brought on by a variety of problems, mainly viral infections including Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). The main symptom is debilitating fatigue. It feels like a flu that never heals. Women account for 70% of the cases of chronic fatigue or CFS. The typical profile of a CFS patient is a Caucasian women in...


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I finally finished the next YA…
Feb 15
I know, I know. It's been forever. And a day! There's been a lot going on, but I'll spare you the details. (It's been so long I don't remember how I do these. I could go back and reread old entries, but that would spoil the fun now wouldn't it?)
I picked up Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley because it was a recommendation from Bethany Mota and the author went to Mizzou. Turns out the plot moves slowly, but the language is witty and funny so it makes up for the little action. The story is simple: rich girl is living a charmed life until her parents send her away from her New York City life to a middle-of-nowhere place in Texas where she's originally from due to a recession. As I'm reading I know parts of it will be so predictable it gets boring, but there's something about Corrinne, our heroine, that keeps me turning the pages.
Corrinne is spoiled, yes, so much it's beyond most girls' comprehension, and childish as to be expected, but the whole time I wanted her to adapt to life in Texas and grow into a young lady who respects her elders. She accomplishes this in the end as predicted, of course, but what I didn't expect is how bold and free she is. She's not afraid to be herself the whole time, despite how out of place she felt. I always admire that quality in a person, especially in girls.
Things predictable:
-Tripp, Corrinne's younger brother, writes an essay all about how she's his hero
-Corrinne falls for a guy who turns out to be a jerk only using her to get ahead in his music career and she ends up with the guy who crushes on her, but she doesn't like back at first
-Corrinne hates Texas at first, but ends up not wanting to leave by the end of the book
-Corrinne gets into a fight with her old best friend Waverly because she's changed so much after moving, but they make up


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Soldiers disembark at Dong Tam river raider camp in Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Profile of a soldier looking on. Two UH-1D helicopters on the ground. Soldiers debark and carry luggage. CV-7 Caribou aircraft lands and soldiers debark with luggage. The ramp is paved with Marsden pierced steel matting. Sign at the camp reading 'Welcome to Dong Tam River Raider Camp.'
Hospital facilities at Camp Dong Tam. Typical outdoor covered walkway of a military hospital is seen at Camp Dong Tam, in Mekong Delta of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Sign above the walkway identifies it as the 3rd Surgical Hospital. Camera pans sandbagged quonset huts housing elements of the hospital. Outdoor cooling unit with pipes running to provide air conditioning to quonset huts. Closeup of areas between sand bagged quonset huts. The feet of a soldier seen as he raises dust while walking across the barren terrain in the area.
Special Service area in Dong Tam, Vietnam. Board of Reliable Academy. Entry gate of academy Head Quarters. Board of special services recreation Center. Special service area at Dong Tam. Boards of Special Services Library and Dong Tam Library.
A U.S. Navy Riverine Armored Troop Carrier "Tango" Boat (ATC) backing to a dock. It displays American flag. Letters "T-91-7" are stenciled on its stern. Crew members aft, ready to secure it. They secure lines to the dock. A sign on boat reads:"Casrep Seven." A dozen similar boats are tied up in a line at the dock. Camera shifts to a sign on shore reading:"Dong Tam Fleet Landing, Admin boats only." Image stops after TC:01:33 and wild sound only follows to end.
American soldiers nail siding boards into place on the exterior of their new mess hall at the Dong Tam Base Camp in South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Lots of hammering is heard from other workers (unseen). A wide strip, of what appears to be fine screening or plastic, has been fastened around the structure, above the top siding boards. Camera moves back revealing the wider construction site, with several men at work. One soldier stands near an M149 (400 gallon) Water Buffalo trailer. Other wooden buildings are seen at the camp.
Dredging operations at U.S. "Brown Water Navy" Base Camp, Dong Tam, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Mud and water flowing out the end of a dredge pipe. A man in shorts, wearing a combat helmet, is monitoring the operation in the background. Closeup of that man standing ankle-deep in mud. Closeup of the high-volume output at the end of the dredge pipe. A caterpillar tractor moves mud to form a berm. Closeup of the tractor blade moving mud. More views of the tractor at work. Closeup of a Vietnamese man at the tractor controls. View at some distance from the dredge pipe and berm.


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Any help would be appreciated, thanks!