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Early last summer, bizarre and disturbing things began happening during the night in the Silver Spring home of Ed and Nancy Weber.
One evening Ed Weber got up from a nap on the sofa, polished off a half-gallon of chocolate chip ice cream, then dozed off again. He woke up an hour later and went looking for the ice cream, summoning his wife to the kitchen and insisting, to her astonishment, that someone else must have eaten it.
Days earlier Nancy Weber had discovered peanut butter smeared on the refrigerator door and blobs of grape jelly under their kitchen table.
But what scared her most was walking into the kitchen one morning after the ice cream episode and realizing that her husband of 42 years had turned on a gas burner in the middle of the night and gone back to bed.
"It felt like I was living in the Twilight Zone," she said, remembering her husband's vehement denials. "I absolutely believed Ed didn't remember what he was doing."
Ed Weber, 66, said he had no memory of the incidents. "I thought she was trying to gaslight me," he recalled. "I really didn't believe I'd done these things."
It took neurologist John W. Cochran, armed with the results of a battery of tests, to convince him otherwise.
Cochran, who directs the sleep lab at Inova Alexandria Hospital, told the couple that Ed Weber's strange behavior was the result of a little-known problem called nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NSRED), a hybrid condition that bears the characteristics of an eating disorder and a sleep problem.
First officially described in 1991, NSRED, which is often referred to as sleep eating, is listed in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders as a parasomnia, a category of arousal disorders that includes sleepwalking.
An estimated 5 to 10 percent of Americans sleepwalk, but there are no reliable estimates of how many people get up and eat in the middle of the night when they are neither hungry nor fully awake. The majority of sleep eaters, experts say, do not have a daytime eating disorder such as bulimia or binge eating, nor was their problem triggered by rigid dieting. Nearly three-quarters have a history of sleepwalking.
Some, Ed Weber among them, have narcolepsy, a rare condition characterized by abrupt, uncontrollable episodes of sleep. And while most sleep eaters are slightly overweight -- as are most American adults -- sleep eaters are no more likely to be obese than the general population.
The cause of the disorder remains a mystery, although recent studies have linked it to other medical problems including sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome as well as to certain medications, including sleeping pills. Some tests of physiological activity during sleep suggest the disorder might be primarily neurologic.
There is no diagnostic test for sleep eating, and little consensus on treatment other than that some medications are effective, while psychotherapy rarely is.
Nearly all sleep eaters show a preference for food high in carbohydrates and sugar that is sometimes consumed in a sloppy frenzy. (Doctors say they have never heard of anyone making a beeline for salad in the middle of the night.) And there's no explanation why some patients try to cook, while others concoct bizarre creations like salt sandwiches or buttered cigarettes.
The disorder isn't new, said neurologist Helene Emsellem, a neurologist who is medical director of a sleep disorders clinic in Chevy Chase. "What is new is that for the past 10 or 15 years, we've started paying more attention to everything going on with sleep."
Forget It
Two years ago during a program on forms of sleepwalking, television talk show host Montel Williams revealed that he had gotten up every night to eat for several years, incidents he didn't remember but discovered the following morning.
Williams told viewers he had removed raw foods from his refrigerator because "I wake up in the morning and there's a pack of chicken and there's a bite missing out of it. . . . I can take a whole pound of ham or bologna . . . and then wake up in the morning and not realize that I had ate [sic] it and ask, 'Who ate my lunch meat?' "
Williams's gustatory amnesia sounds familiar to Mark W. Mahowald, a professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota. Some patients, said Mahowald, report a hazy recollection of their nighttime foraging. Others have no memory of it.
"There's a continuum of awareness," said Mahowald, medical director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center in Minneapolis. "People often look awake and appear to be awake but aren't really awake."
While sleep eating sounds incredible, Mahowald said, it shares many characteristics of other, more common actions people perform when not fully awake. These include turning off an alarm clock, going back to sleep and not remembering doing so or being awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call, carrying on a brief conversation, then having no memory of it in the morning.
Many sleep eaters realize what they have done, Mahowald said, after they wake up and find cereal boxes in their beds, frosting in their hair or debris strewn around their kitchen.
"It's quite disturbing for patients to think they have performed some complex behavior in their sleep and don't remember it," said Emsellem, former acting chairman of neurology at George Washington University School of Medicine, who has treated about two dozen sleep eaters. "It's also quite embarrassing, which is one reason patients don't even tell their doctors about it."
Carla Boynton, a 45-year-old Montessori teacher, struggled with the problem for nearly 25 years.
"One morning I woke up and looked in the mirror and thought my face was bleeding, and then I realized it was smeared with chocolate," recalled Boynton, who recently moved from Montgomery County to Delaware. "For years I thought I was just weak-willed. I had a lot of shame around it. I thought I was the only person who did this and I really, really wanted to stop."
After gaining 30 pounds over a year, Boynton said, she found that she'd started to use her toaster oven and a blender during these episodes. Worried she might start a fire, Boynton confided in a doctor, who referred her to Emsellem six months ago. Since she started taking clonazepam, a potent drug used to control seizures and anxiety, she said that the episodes have virtually stopped.
Another of Emsellem's patients, a 50-year-old former foreign service officer who continues to work for the State Department, reported that she felt intense feelings of shame.
"I cannot tell you the self-loathing I felt when I woke up every morning feeling sick to my stomach with an absolutely horrible taste in my mouth realizing I had done it again," she said the woman. (She refused to be identified for this article, citing concerns about how her colleagues at State might react.)
None of the people she told about her problem -- her psychiatrist, nutritionists, her internist -- was familiar with it, she added.
"Most of the people I see have had this problem for a minimum of 10 years and have been in therapy for years without success in changing this behavior," said psychiatrist John W. Winkelman, medical director of the Sleep Health Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Patients sometimes resort to desperate selp-help measures, noted Winkelman, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, who estimates that he has treated 100 sleep eaters. Some barricade themselves in their bedrooms, install alarms in their homes, lock food in the trunks of their cars or pay friends or relatives to guard their refrigerators.
Most sleep eaters find ways to subvert these strategies, doctors say, because the compulsion to eat is so powerful.
Let's Eat
Sleep eaters typically have little difficulty falling asleep, said David Neubauer, associate director of the Sleep Disorder Center at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, but their rest is disturbed by repeated arousals.
Eating episodes tend to occur within 60 to 90 minutes after falling asleep, during the shift from deep sleep to a lighter stage, Neubauer said. "At this point they fall into this kind of limbo state," he noted.
Most sleep eating episodes last about 10 to 15 minutes, he added, and eating is usually the sole focus of activity. But experts don't know what causes the awakenings or the drive to eat.
"We don't know what the underlying physiology of the disorder is," said Harvard's Winkelman. Some scientists have suggested that levels of leptin, a hormone that regulates metabolism, and ghrelin, a hormone that triggers eating may be involved.
Neubauer and others note that sleep eating, like sleepwalking, may be familial. The former diplomat -- who ate in her sleep every night for 30 years -- said she learned only recently that her late mother had suffered with the same problem for decades.
"She told me it started to recede when she got into her seventies," the woman said of her mother. "I was kind of relieved to learn she'd done it, too, because then it seemed like maybe I'd inherited some kind of genetic link."
Friends or relatives who encounter sleep eaters describe their glassy-eyed look and mumbling speech and say most are intent on getting to the kitchen as quickly as possible.
"People can become quite irritable and sometimes belligerent if they're interrupted," Winkelman said.
Neubauer said that one of his patients broke the doorframe getting out of her bedroom; her mother had locked the door at her request.
For most, the behavior continues when they are away from home
"I got a huge knot in my head once from ramming into a door because I was in such a hurry," said the former diplomat. She said she routinely asked her husband to hide food they brought into their hotel room when they traveled. He told her he often awoke in the middle of the night to find her frantically searching for it.
Because there is no diagnostic test for sleep eating, experts who treat it say they usually rely on the results of a complete medical and psychiatric history as well as a sleep study and the results of a sleep log and food diary compiled by the patient.
Sometimes treatment is relatively simple, according to Emsellem. Some people who starved themselves during the day to compensate for their nightly episodes found that if they ate a balanced daytime diet the problem abated.
Minnesota's Mahowald said that in about 50 percent of cases, medications will reduce or eliminate sleep eating episodes, particularly if another medical problem such as apnea or narcolepsy is uncovered and treated. But in some cases, the problem proves to be more intractable and drugs don't work.
In these situations, said Hopkins's Neubauer, doctors sometimes experiment with behavioral strategies, with varying degrees of success.
One sleep eater who was afraid of snakes put a large rubber one on her kitchen table every night, which usually sent her straight back to bed. A patient of Neubauer's said she now eats cottage cheese and pineapple when she gets up rather than the high-calorie foods she used to gobble, and has lost 20 pounds in the past two years.Neubauer has on occasion suggested a novel form of aversive conditioning: telling patients to mail a small cash donation to a cause they passionately oppose the morning after an episode.
Ed and Nancy Weber appear to have found a successful treatment.
For the past six weeks Weber has been taking Provigil, a drug to regulate sleep that was prescribed by his neurologist. He said he feels better, the narcolepsy is under control and his sleep eating has stopped.
Nancy Weber said she believes the quality of her husband's formerly restless sleep also has improved. Now that she no longer worries that he might burn down their house, domestic tranquility has been restored.
"I'm just so relieved it's not happening anymore," she said.


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- In a large skillet, heat olive oil. Add onion, garlic and let cook for 1-2 minutes. Add artichokes and salt and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in cherry tomatoes. Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Add cooked lentils and cook for another minute, adding some of the reserved cooking water if sauce appears too dry.
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A Sheffield primary school is 'failing to give pupils an acceptable standard of education', inspectors have ruled.
Ofsted inspectors said Acres Hill Community Primary School, on Mather Road, Darnall, needs to be put in special measures.
The school has been found to be inadequate – with low attendance records, poor maths teaching and failures to spend extra funding for disadvantaged students effectively being singled out as areas for criticism.
A report said: "This school requires special measures because it is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the persons responsible for leading, managing or governing the school are not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement."
But the newly-published report does state that new interim headteacher Catherine Whittingham 'is moving swiftly to improve the quality of teaching and get the school back on track'.
The school, which has 349 pupils, was visited by an inspection team in November.
The report said: "Achievement throughout the school is inadequate. All pupils, including disabled pupils and those with special educational needs do not make the progress they should.
"Mathematics is not taught well. Pupils' understanding of how to apply mathematical skills is muddled.
"Expectations of what pupils can achieve are not high enough. Untidy work is often accepted by teachers and pupils do not always know how to improve their work.
"Leaders, including governors, have not made effective use of the pupil premium funding to ensure that the progress of disadvantaged pupils improves.
"Attendance, although improving slightly, is low."
The report has called for an external review of the school's use of the pupil premium.
But inspectors added: "The new interim headteacher has a clear vision and is moving swiftly to improve the quality of teaching and get the school back on track.
"Staff have responded positively to the very recent changes and are determined to improve their practice.
"In a short time, the newly-appointed interim headteacher has moved swiftly to identify the key issues in the school.
"She has started to address the legacy of poor progress, weak teaching and a lack of robust systems to check how well pupils are doing.
"She has already gained the confidence of staff, parents and pupils."
Cath Whittingham, who has now been appointed as the headteacher on a permanent basis, said: "Although we are disappointed by the judgements, we accept Ofsted's findings and are already working to address the issues raised.
"It is my priority to make sure that the concerns raised by Ofsted are met head on and dealt with properly so that the school quickly gets back on track.
"There is clearly a lot that needs to change at the school in order for things to improve and we have already started to make changes in the right direction, as noted by the inspectors. I look forward to continuing this good work and working closely with staff and parents as we carry on creating a school where each child has every opportunity to do their very best."


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text: I caught a programme on the UK Digital TV channel "Artsworld" the other day, which had some footage of Herbie Hancock playing "New Standards" - they were doing a Sade song. But I noticed Dave Holland in the "all-star" band, playing an acoustic bass guitar, which was amplified and sounded very nice and very much like a high-end solid body. I thought that he only played double bass these days and wondered if anybody knew any more about this bass and what albums he used it on?


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December 1943. "Traveling servicemen may take a shower, shave, and wash and iron clothes at the United Nations service center in Washington, D.C." View full size. Photo by the unstoppable Esther Bubley. (Showering and shaving we've seen. Are there photos of clothes-washing? Yes indeed. Ironing? Yew betcha.)


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those living and working in Yorkshire's rural communities should face "no discrimination," it was claimed yesterday after it emerged superfast broadband will not be automatically delivered to tens of thousands of remote homes.
A Government consultation document says it is likely that many people in such areas would not want to be connected and that extending it to them would not represent value for money.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport rejected suggestions that rural areas were being left behind, insisting that under current plans superfast broadband - defined as 25 megabits per second (Mbps) - would reach 95 per cent of the UK.
However rural campaigners expressed concern that businesses will move away and jobs will be lost unless they are included in the roll-out.
Dorothy Fairburn, regional director for the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) said yesterday: "The Prime Minister has committed to achieving universal coverage of at least 10 Mbps for all homes and businesses by 2020.
"That commitment must be met and we believe this means that everyone that wants broadband must have access to it and face no discrimination because they live or work in a rural area.
"However this does not mean we expect every home and business to get connected in the same way and we accept that for the hardest to reach the right approach is to make a connection on request.
"We expect Government to work with the technologies that are available now, and are emerging, to make sure that the remotest homes and businesses can connect to superfast internet."
She added: "Reassurance is required that every effort will be made to avoid rural people facing disproportionate connection costs.
"The Government is on the right track but there is still a long way to go before the promises they have made will be delivered and we will continue to fight for rural communities to get the connections they need."
Ministers have repeatedly extolled the economic benefits of extending access to superfast broadband across the country.
However a recent consultation document, highlighted in the press, on the Government's promised Universal Service Obligation - which guarantees broadband speeds 10 Mbps - says the full roll-out of superfast broadband would not make sense.
"It is unlikely that everyone will want to be connected, even if that option is made available to them, and so we do not believe that an additional broadband roll-out programme at this time is proportionate or would represent value for money," it says.
Graham Long, chairman of Broadband for Rural Devon and Somerset, told The Times: "Businesses are moving out of rural areas here because they cannot keep their website - their shop window - up to date.
"It will be even worse if they only have 10Mbps in 2020, because the need for better bandwidth will have grown by then, now that we have cloud computing and other shared applications."
A spokesman for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said yesterday: "It's absolute nonsense to suggest we're leaving rural areas behind in our roll-out of broadband.
"Our current plans will reach at least 95% of the UK, but we want everyone to have fast broadband so we are introducing a Universal Service Obligation to help make sure no-one is left behind."
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Inside sbt-web: Part I – Using sbt-web
sbt-web is an sbt-based web infrastructure for handling client-side files. It serves as the new foundation for the Playframework and potentially any other sbt-based web project. sbt-web defines a basic directory structure (overriden in Play), and it offers an API for processing sources, static files, and reporting errors.
Why do we need a new web infrastructure, why was the old one not good enough?
When Play 2.0 was conceived in 2011, the developers chose to integrate several client-side technologies: CoffeeScript, LESS, Google Closure, and later RequireJS. These were tightly integrated into Play, so everyone who wanted to use something different (e.g. SASS or Dust) had to first learn sbt, write a plugin, and somehow deal with integrating that framework into Play's build mechanism. This obviously wasn't a flexible enough solution.
Additionally, no-one could foresee the activity and speed of innovation in the JavaScript world1. Every week there's a new framework coming out, and existing ones make steady progress. The Node.js community alone is around 10x bigger than the Play community, so keeping CoffeeScript and LESS inside Play up-to-date was a daunting task.
It became more and more difficult to catch up. At some point it wasn't even possible to update Twitter Bootstrap because of newer LESS features that weren't supported by Play. And the Play team simply didn't have the resources to update client-side dependencies every couple of weeks.
So with Play 2.3 the decision was made to factor out any client-side concerns into a new independent project called sbt-web. sbt-web introduces the notion of assets to sbt. Taken from the Rails world, assets are simply files that are served to and displayed or otherwise processed by the web browser.
sbt-web is organized via sbt plugins that use sbt-web's infrastructure to make integrating and updating the latest tools easier.
Project Layout
The basic project structure2 defined by sbt-web adapts to the standard sbt (or Maven) conventions and essentially adds the
assets folder to the mix.
The input folder is
src/main/assets for source files that are potentially converted (e.g. from CoffeeScript to JavaScript) or otherwise processed both while developing and in production.
src/main/public is for static assets. When preparing for production-readiness (staging), the two will be merged and processed.
Please note that the subfolder organization below
assets is only an example, sbt-web doesn't require you to use a specific naming scheme (or any subfolder at all for that matter).
There is also a
src/main/test/assets folder indicating that sbt-web also supports testing client-side code.
+ src --+ main ----+ assets ------+ js ----+ public ------+ css ------+ images ------+ js --+ test ----+ assets ------+ js ----+ public ------+ css ------+ images ------+ js


text: On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 11:59:10AM +0300, Viktar Palstsiuk wrote:> We are designing custom hardware board where processor is connected> with analog telephony> SLIC via TDM bus.> During investigation of Linux kernel we did not find any corresponding TDM code.> So decided to write a new TDM subsystem in drivers/tdm (like SPI).> The subsystem consists of tdm_core.c which implements TDM bus routines,> e.g. tdm_register_board_info(), tdm_add_device(),> tdm_controller_register() etc, and> someplatform_tdm.c which implements platform specific TDM contoller.> > Any suggestion if we have chosen right direction and our approach> conforms Linux kernel architecture?Disclaimer: not a telephony expert.From the information you've provided in this mail, it *sounds* like youprobably have the right approach. You've definitely done the rightthing by asking for architectural review sooner rather than later, andit sounds like you've created a nicely abstracted subsystem modeledafter existing Linux subsystems rather than building an entire stackdirectly into your driver, which would already put you well ahead ofmost hardware vendors. :)You should post your code to LKML so that developers can review it. Youshould also CC any potentially interested developers, so they actuallysee it. In addition to CCing anyone specifically interested intelephony, since you've developed a new subsystem I'd suggest CCing GregKroah-Hartman <firstname.lastname@example.com> as the maintainer of thedriver core.Also, I don't know whether the TDM bus allows device probing or whetheryou have to magically know in advance what devices you expect on aparticular platform. If the former, you probably want to make sure yousupport and use an appropriate MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE for your drivers, soyou can easily look up the right driver for any given device. If thelatter, you may potentially want to look into the "flattened devicetree" mechanism, which provides a standard means of providing"hardcoded" hardware configuration information to the kernel at boottime. If as the maker of the hardware you have any control over this,go with the former. :)> May be there were already some preliminary work for this?In-kernel, it looks like a "slicoss" driver exists in staging, anddrivers/isdn exists, but AFAICT neither one has had any non-bugfixdevelopment in a long time; the latter has some references to TDM,though I don't know to what extent it might prove relevant to you.Outside the kernel, you may want to look athttp://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/FreeTDM ; it currently seems to rely onvarious out-of-tree and proprietary drivers of dubious status, but youmight still want to look it over, to find out if it has useful ideas orif you might want to add support for your hardware.I don't know of any efforts specifically trying to provide astandardized interface for the TDM bus. I suspect you'll end up gettingto lead the way here.Hope that helps,Josh Triplett


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We were commissioned to create a typographic logo for Spoke & Stringer that was loyal to the origins of both custom motorcycle and surf culture.
After spending some time researching motorcycle and surfing paraphernalia we decided that we wanted to create an authentic logo with a handmade look and feel. We referenced hand painted biker graphics and experimented with different hand drawn typefaces in order to create a bespoke logo which was versatile enough to be printed onto vinyl, clothing or packaging.
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This semester I have been taking the Exceptional Students class as well. This has made me open my eyes and realize a lot of things in the classroom that is/can be accommodated to students with a disability, mental or physical. In the main classroom I have been observing in there has been a few students that leave certain subjects to go to the resource room. To be able to go into the resource room the student needs to have an IEP (individual education plan) done for them. This is done for them under the law Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The students are in the least restrictive environment by spending as much time in the general class room and going to the resource room for a special subject.
There are some students in the classroom that I have helped and graded tests for that I knew that they had lower reading levels. The teacher has reading groups that she would meet with each day to work on their reading. It was good to see that she puts the students that are all on the same level together so they can work together to become better. She has different level books as well for each level that the students are on so they can work their way up.
It is a great things that laws were passed for students so they cannot be left behind, and they have the best chance at an education that they can get. All students reserve the right to learn everything they can, and I can see that it is being enforced very well in the classroom I have been in.


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text: Colby & Partners Gets Spike TV Assignment Published on May 01, 2003. Santa Monica agency Colby & Partners' entertainment division has landed a branding assignment from Spike TV, the agency announced today. Spike TV, the newest new identity of TNN, will debut on June 16 with a lineup of testosterone-charged programming aimed at capturing the 18-49 male demo. Colby is pulling together a package promoting "The Strip," a weekly block of adult animation that will debut on June 26 and will be the first original programming to air under the Spike TV banner. The block will feature Stan Lee's Stripperella, featuring the voice of Pamela Anderson, Gary the Rat starring Kelsey Grammer, and the return of Ren and Stimpy in the Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon. Most Popular In this article: Creativity News


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Los Angeles, Jan 9 (IANS) Reality TV star Kris Jenner, 58, recently posted a picture of herself in a bikini to show off her well-toned body.
She flaunted a photograph of herself in a tiny black bikini on photosharing website Flipagram, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Jenner, a grandmother of three, is seen lounging on a tiled surface on the edge of a swimming pool in the picture. Her arms are stretched out and one leg is straight with the other knee bent up. She is arching her back provocatively to show off her flat belly.
Her daughter socialite Kim Kardashian also posted a picture showing off her impressive post-baby body recently.


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text: Duck Trek: Story Story Posted 11-07-2012 Wax On … Wax Off Giving ducks a hot-wax treatment pays off in smooth skin By: Steve Wright, OutdoorChannel.com ROANOKE, La. — If you've ever tried to pluck a duck, you know how maddening it can be. When you think you're finally finished, some of those tiny pinfeathers seem to magically reappear. That's why many of us opt to simply pull the breast skin apart and fillet the breast meat off the bone, or drop the ducks at a commercial picker's and pay to get a whole duck done right. But there is a better, less-expensive method. As Mr. Miyagi instructed in "The Karate Kid": "Wax on … wax off." Click image to see step-by-step process of waxing birds Dennis Tietje has long favored a hot-wax treatment for the hundreds of blue-winged teal that are killed on his family's rice and crawfish farm in southwest Louisiana. It provides a nice ending to a morning's hunt: tell a few stories while making quick work of cleaning the birds. "Crack it open like an egg," said Tietje, demonstrating the final process. "It's easy." As he stood there holding a feather-free teal, indeed it did seem easy. The bird looked like something you'd find in the poultry section of a supermarket, wrapped in cellophane. Here's the equipment you need: 1) a 10-gallon pot; 2) a propane burner that will hold the pot; 3) a No. 9 galvanized wash tub (or anything close); 4) enough wax to float about a one-inch layer in the heated pot. The wax is the key ingredient here. Tietje buys 10-pound blocks of paraffin wax at a local craft store for about $25, then breaks it into chunks and adds to the pot as needed. You can find specialty duck and poultry waxes on the Internet, as well. It's supposed to do a better job than the canning/candle-making paraffin, which did the job just fine on this day. Fill the pot two-thirds full of water and, as it warms, start adding the wax until a thick layer is floating on the water. While that's going on, clip the wings off the ducks and "rough pluck" them. With the easy-to-pull larger feathers off the ducks, the wax can get deeper into the pinfeathers. You want to keep the wax-and-water pot at a temperature past the melting point of the wax, but not so hot that it gets "thin" and fails to provide a thick coat of wax to each duck when it's gently dipped in and out of the mixture. From the hot wax pot, the ducks go into an ice-water bath in the washtub. This solidifies the wax. Don't get in a hurry. Let the wax "set up," and tell some hunting tales. Then, as Tietje said, you just crack open the now hard-coated teal, like an egg, and all the feathers come off in the two pieces of wax shell. With small ducks, like teal, Tietje uses poultry shears to makes two cuts along each side of the backbone – from bottom to top. Grab the backbone and entrails, then pull. Clip off the head and feet, and after a quick rinse under a faucet, these birds are ready for the kitchen. For bigger ducks, you can cut from the vent to the bottom of the breastbone and remove the entrails that way. It's all as easy as, "Wax on … wax off," like Mr. Miyagi said. Share This Story Next From Story Didn't Draw a Tag: 7 Tips for 'Plan C' Western Hunting Success Related Miss Homemade - Game and Meat Recipes : Posted 12-10-2012 Sweet Citrus Roast Duck Recipe View Duck Trek : Posted 10-30-2011 Preparing for the Duck Trek View Duck Trek : Posted 10-20-2011 A Balmy Beginning in Canada View Miss Homemade - Game and Meat Recipes : Posted 08-16-2010 Blackberry Duck Recipe View Comments Categories News Stories Recipes Tips Gear Videos Photo Galleries Viewer Photo Galleries Features Deer Season Outdoors 365 with Lynn Burkhead Everything Deer with Jeremy Flinn Short Stories by Larry Potterfield Opening Days Live Hunts Hunting Check Out All The Photos Explore the United States. Find information about and activities within your state. Get Started


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Our entire team has been hard at work getting all of the big and small details of our 2012 Update ready to ship this week.
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What is Gateway Kids?
Gateway Kids is a children's ministry uniquely designed with your child in mind! Kids (birth through 4th grade) experience safe, age-appropriate environments where the Bible is taught in a creative and relevant way. Join the fun and experience a world where kids meet Jesus on their level!
We desire for each child to experience a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. We also value children's relationships within the small group setting as they relate to their small group leader and other children within the group. As families commit to attending the same service each week, children are placed in a group of familiar faces where relationships can grow!
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We are passionate about children learning about Jesus in a way they understand. Our environments are divided by age and lesson materials are created based on the spiritual, physical, mental and emotional needs of each child.
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The Bible is the most amazing book ever written! We strive to bring its stories to life through activities and discussions that keep children engaged. We want all children to love God's word and understand the value of applying it to their lives.
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Bank of England Raises Interest Rates for First Time in a Decade
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The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate Thursday, a telegraphed move that represents the latest small but significant step by the world's major central banks to withdraw crisis-era stimulus.
The BOE lifted its policy rate to 0.5%, from 0.25% previously, and signaled two more increases are likely through the end of 2020.
The U.K. central bank's move comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that it is poised to raise short-term interest rates for the fifth time since 2015 next month, and a week after the European Central Bank confirmed that it will begin to dial back the pace of its bond-buying program in January.
The U.S. and eurozone economies are growing at their healthiest rates for years, part of a synchronized upswing that has taken hold for the first time since the global financial crisis.
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Facilitating sustainable ariculture research
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Translating Plant Science into Sustainable Development - An Educational Model for facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Research towards Transfer: (SMART Agriculture)
SMART Agriculture aims at the translation of plant science into sustainable development education (=ESD) in the agriculture context. It enabled students to put knowledge into action by applied case studies and mentoring. In two summer schools we explored the alleys of a sustainable agriculture - "Green Revolution Reloaded: Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production" was in September 2014 and "Agriculture in Transformation: New Concepts for an Agriculture Production that is Socially Fair, Environmentally Safe and Economi- cally Viable" was proposed in September 2016.
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SMART Agriculture brought together the outstanding expertise of researchers in our network at the forefront of development of emerging technologies, management practices, as well as fundamental understanding of agroecosystem processes with our established network of experts from different social actor groups, all with an important and necessary stake in the question how future sustainable agriculture should look like. Our program is brought them all together in a social learning environment – for the benefit of the students.
The program offers realms of experience from knowledge acquisition to reflection, and from social learning to hands-on training. Students in the program have developed a skill set for sustainable development through:
- reflecting on societal and personal values that influence own understanding of what sustainable agriculture is
- observing and valuing societal demands and perception as part of the dialogue
- communicating risks and uncertainties, and engaging with all involved social actor groups to seek for practical solutions for complex problems. This process is part of a participatory dimension in the role of new scientists. It is absolutely necessary for honest knowledge translation: knowledge must be managed and translated to key stakeholders.
- competency in foresighted thinking of how research, knowledge and decisions on how to implement this knowledge will affect environment and sustainable agriculture
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Dr. Melanie Paschke
University of Zurich
Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center
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University of Zurich
University of Basel
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01.07.2013 - 31.12.2016
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XTRAX STEMS, the worlds first fully-automatic stem creator, can easily separate any song into its drum, vocal and remaining music components. Created for DJs, music producers and remix artists, XTRAX STEMS allows users to create multi-track content to control during live sets, opening up possibilities for easy remixing, sampling and a cappella creation like never before!
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Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body, Aspen Green, Bigsby, Rosewood
The G5420T Electromatic® Hollow Body is a sharp new Gretsch guitar with a bound single-cutaway hollow body featuring sound-post bracing and elegant bound f holes.
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TWO men have been arrested after one of them allegedly had sex with cows while the other filmed his antics.
Reid Fontaine, 31, was allegedly caught on CCTV having sex with various cows while his friend Michael Jones, 35, stood on the sidelines with a video camera.
The pair were caught out after a farmer at a farm in Herkiner, New York, notcied that his cows were nervous whenever he got near them and were producing less milk.
He decided to set up a surveillance system to see if he could find out what the problem was, and was shocked at what he discovered.
The unnamed farmer told police that he saw Fontaine attempting to sexually abuse various cows in the barn while Jones videotaped the whole thing.
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The Beth-Wood Baseball League (BW), formerly named the Woodbridge Fathers Baseball League (founded in 1972) and Bethany Summer League, is affiliated with Babe Ruth League Inc. This is a Program of serving our Youth and is geared to provide an outlet of healthful activity and training under good leadership in the atmosphere of wholesome community participation in both the Towns of Woodbridge and Bethany.
The objective of the B-W is to provide a supervised program of Baseball (both learning and competitive) under the rules and policies of the Babe Ruth League. It is dedicated to implant in our children (ages 4-18) as of April 30th of that year. The ideals of good sportsmanship, loyalty, courage, sense of teamwork, honesty and the respect for authority so that they may be well adjusted, stronger, happier individuals who will grow to become good, decent, healthy and trustworthy citizens. This Program will strive to instill within the individual a goal thereby helping to enrich their lives toward the day when they must take their place in the world. Registration is held during the month of January - to learn more about Beth-Wood Baseball and the benefits it offers our children, please visit our new website for updates.
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The Bethwood Softball Little League consists of Bethany and Woodbridge girls, ages 6-14 years old who have an interest in playing softball. The objective of the league is to provide educational development of the girls through athletics, help our girls become good and decent citizens, and to help them establish a sense of teamwork and fair play. This is accomplished by maintaining the highest standard for softball coaching, providing continuous instruction for our girls, and encouraging the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship.
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As you may have read, in June we announced the definitive agreement under which DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) would merge with Digital Realty. I am pleased to report that our respective… Read more
September 14, 2017 | Written by William Stein, Chief Executive Officer
Digital Realty CEO, Bill Stein, appeared on CNBC's Mad Money program in an interview with host Jim Cramer on Tuesday, December 13th. They discussed what drives the growing demand for data centers, the… Read more
December 15, 2016 | Written by Roxy Gribben, Sr. Director of Marketing
Ashburn, (Loudoun County) Virginia is frequently referred to as "Data Center Alley." Soon, it may be need to take on a grander nickname as all of the world's leading data center providers have a… Read more
November 28, 2016 | Written by Donough Roche, VP, Sales Engineering
Over the summer, LinkedIn, the social network targeted towards professionals, was acquired by Microsoft. Now, in an effort to gain ground by way of technical insight, it is revamping its data center… Read more
November 9, 2016 | Written by Michael DeVito, SVP, Sales - Enterprise
Just over five weeks ago, Digital Realty's CTO, Chris Sharp, and Megaport's CEO, Denver Maddux, stood on stage together at MarketplaceLIVE to announce that a new offering called Service Exchange would… Read more
November 4, 2016 | Written by John Shultz, SVP of Product Management
The Internet grows larger every single day. When a new tablet is purchased, a new car rolls off the assembly line, a smart thermostat is installed in a home, or a DNA analysis device for pathogen… Read more
November 2, 2016 | Written by Don Schuett, VP of Commerical Management
Right now, we are in a fascinating time in the history of connectivity. New developments in technologies in both our personal and professional lives slightly alter our daily routines on a… Read more
October 25, 2016 | Written by Ben Gonyea, Vice President, Product Management
Earlier this week, we released a whitepaper by Frost & Sullivan titled, "Not Your Grandfather's Colo: Galvanize Your Hybrid IT Strategy With the Right Colocation Service Provider" which details why… Read more
October 24, 2016 | Written by Scott Sherwood, Director, Product Marketing
The debate over cloud within the enterprise community is over, and has been for some time now. It's no longer a question of if but of how to utilize it. Increasingly, IT leaders representing companies… Read more
October 21, 2016 | Written by Andrew Schaap, SVP of Sales
If you're developing enterprise apps, there's a lot you need to think about. Usability, how your app will work on desktop and mobile, and security are three major issues to address with your… Read more
October 20, 2016 | Written by Mitch Fonseca, Director of Colocation
Our world is becoming increasingly mobile and data driven. Both B2C and B2B business models are challenged to meet the demands of exponential growth or asked to drive it. Unfortunately, existing… Read more
October 19, 2016 | Written by Andrew Schaap, Sr. VP of Sales
As business functions across industries and geographies become more digitally demanding, enterprise IT leaders are seeking solutions that offer more responsiveness and agility. For the vast majority,… Read more
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Digital Realty has recently published a new white paper entitled, "The Three Critical Components of a Future-proof IT Strategy." It outlines how Digital Realty's "Connected Campus" can be a business… Read more
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Recently, a new mobile game took the U.S. (and several other countries) by storm. If you didn't notice groups of young people walking purposefully around your neighborhood with their phones in front… Read more
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Imposing sanctions on other countries will in the end help to end child labor. It will have the desired effect, especially on the nations taking part in child labor, but with every sanctions it will take time, effort and money. Over they years and pressure from other countries, countries that practice child labor will be forced not to partake in this heinous acts.
Child labor laws are important to inact to protect children's ability to enjoy their childhood and more importantly, live out that childhood, without factory conditions or having to work. I believe that child labor law sanctions are priceless and important to inact, however, depending on the country at hand, those sanctions will be overlooked and gone over by the government to create overhead and money for their country.


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Harlem: The Making of a New York Neighborhood, 1900-1930s
Tuesday, November 14
Harlem started opening up to New York's black population just after 1900. Controversial as it was, the African-American presence in Harlem by the 1910s would begin producing in music, the arts, the stage, and political philosophy, a "Renaissance" that would ultimately change American popular culture and also raise fundamental questions about the much used but much disabused term "equality for all" that we are still dealing with today.
Barry Lewis is an architectural historian who attended UC Berkeley, graduated from the New School in New York and focused on his interest in architectural history at the Sorbonne in Paris. Semi-retired, he currently teaches a course, "The City Transformed" on New York City's story in the Continuing Ed department of Cooper Union. He is proably best known for the series of video walks of the New York area he co-hosted with David Hartman, produced by WNET/THIRTEEN and aired between 1998 and 2009.
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Posted on 07/27/2004 2:09:23 PM PDT by Doctor Wu
42 Percent Of Americans Pee In The Shower - 7 Percent Never Bathe
PISCATAWAY, N.Y. (Wireless Flash) -- Urine trouble now. According to a new survey, at least four out of every 10 Americans pee while taking a shower.
According to a shower survey sponsored by VertiSpa, 42 percent urinate while bathing, certainly pissing off the 58 percent who don't.
That's not the only stat splashed from the shower study. The average shower is 101 degrees Fahrenheit and uses nearly 50 gallons of water.
-- 52 percent of Americans sing in the shower, with "Singin' In The Rain" being the top tune.
-- 53 percent of people shower in the morning, while 29 percent wait until evening.
-- Finally, the scariest stat of all: 7 percent of Americans claim they never bathe at all.
I guess your girlfriend got pissed off (which is better than getting pissed on)
Not many people admit to self gratification, but those that do are hardly a vast minority.
"They saw an orangutan stand on his head and pee in his own mouth"
LOL! The talent of some guys is just amazing!
Just leave your socks and underwear on ;-)
Pee has been used as antiseptic on wounds if I'm not mistaken.
Something is fishy here. Most have no idea of the temperature or number of gallons used and I really doubt that someone that doesn't shower would fill out the survey.
Well how do you think they got hot??
And I wonder how many people pee in the ocean [...]
You mean besides millions of whales and billions of fish?
>>Just because YOU pee in the shower does not mean that you are in the vast majority.<<
I believe that is a logical fallacy combo. It is a "red herring" coupled with a Straw man. The two ideas are not related (hence "red herring") and the logical conclusion you attribute was not what was said (straw man).
Let's have a show of hands... Er, wait, bad choice of words.
Uhhh, *ahem* I have no idea what you're talking about.
That reminds me.
Question: Why did the fly fall off the toilet??
It got pissed off.
I just found out the owner of the company got on him about it today. From what I gather, it is not the first time. The guy is not firing on all cylinders, to say the least.
It gets worse. My local YMCA took out their hot tub because the gays kept getting too "handy" with each other while soaking. Makes you think twice about even getting in a hot tub - friend of mine calls them "AIDS wells."
I would imagine it could be done, but not without soiling your garments.
Salute to a true American...
I don't pee in the shower ever :D
It's just urine, which is fairly harmless, and I'm standing right over the drain, so down it goes.
That pretty much sums it up...
Not to mention that there's all this shower water washing it all away...
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West Chester, PA – Rep. Ryan Costello (PA-06) and Rep. Patrick Meehan (PA-07) joined officials from the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday to celebrate the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act (DRBCA) being signed into law as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. Reps. Costello and Meehan helped introduce the DRBCA last Congress.
The legislation authorizes the Delaware River Basin Restoration Grant Program, which will support efforts to maintain the Basin. By forging public-private partnerships and bringing together local, state, and federal stakeholders, the program will provide matching grants to state and local governments, non-profits, higher education institutions, and other partners to perform restoration and protection activities along the Delaware River Basin.
"With the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act now signed into law, watershed and conservation organizations in Pennsylvania will be supported in continuing their important work in protecting and conserving the Basin," said Rep. Costello. "These activities are critical to our economy and to residents who receive drinking water from the Basin, as well as to the fish and wildlife who rely on the Basin."
"Millions of Americans rely on the Delaware River Basin for their drinking water, and it's a key driver of jobs and economic growth in our region," said Rep. Meehan. "Protecting the Basin is crucial for our area's continued prosperity, and enactment of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act will help us preserve it for future generations of Pennsylvania families to enjoy."
The Basin provides drinking water to over 15 million people, including in Pennsylvania, provides a safe habitat for over 200 species, and is a critical component of the local and regional economy, as it provides over $25 billion in economic activity across four states – including in Pennsylvania.
Reps. Costello and Meehan attended the event with Steve Tambini, Executive Director of the Delaware River Basin Commission; Michael Slattery with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Maddy Urbish, Director for the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, New Jersey Audubon; and a representative from Rep. Brendan Boyle's office.


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NEMA Welcomes federal transportation funding compromise.
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NEMA welcomed bipartisan approval by House and Senate of legislation to consolidate and reauthorize federal highway and transit programs. Package includes support for developing and deploying technology solutions to increase efficiency of U.S. roadways and make them safer and less congested. NEMA worked to include beneficial provisions in this new law, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), which sets funding levels and requirements through September 2014.
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NEMA Welcomes Federal Transportation Funding Compromise
ROSSLYN, Va.-National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today NEMA welcomed bipartisan approval by the House and Senate of legislation to consolidate and reauthorize federal highway and transit programs.
After several weeks of talks, negotiators struck a compromise over a two-year package that includes support for developing and deploying technology solutions to help make U.S. roadways more efficient, less congested and safer. NEMA represents in part manufacturers of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) and worked to include beneficial provisions in the new law.
"This new law will help our country deploy NEMA member companies' technologies needed not only to bring our roadways and bridges into good repair but also to enable further improvements to the movement of motorists and freight," said NEMA President and CEO Evan R. Gaddis.
The law, entitled Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), sets funding levels and requirements for federal transportation programs through September 2014.
Specifically of interest to ITS manufacturers are provisions in the law authorizing $100 million annually for the U.S. Department of Transportation's ITS program and explicitly allowing state transportation authorities' future spending on ITS equipment on highways to be paid for by federal funds.
Furthermore, MAP-21 declares it to be "in the national interest to promote the use of innovative technologies and practices that increase the efficiency of construction of, improve the safety of, and extend the service life of highways and bridges" and directs the federal ITS program to expedite deployment of ITS as part of regional transportation plans.
MAP-21 also makes states' EVSE deployment projects eligible for federal funding when they have a connection to interstates and highways. States may also use funds designated for maintenance of interstate highways to establish electric vehicle charging stations at any location within their state unless otherwise prohibited.
NEMA is the association of electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers, founded in 1926 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Its member companies manufacture a diverse set of products including power transmission and distribution equipment, lighting systems, factory automation and control systems, and medical diagnostic imaging systems. Worldwide annual sales of NEMA-scope products exceed $120 billion.


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Innovation Engineers at Lighting Science® Develop LED Lighting System for Astronauts
LED Lighting system proven to adjust circadian rhythms
Feb 27, 2013, 09:30 EST
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCQB: LSCG), one of the world's leading LED lighting technology manufacturers announced today it has been contracted by The Bionetics Corporation, a leader in space technology, to assist in the development of an LED lighting solution for the International Space Station (ISS). The Boeing Company, the primary contractor to NASA for the ISS, initiated the project with The Bionetics Corporation in order to develop a lighting system that will assist flight crews with circadian alignment while in residence on the International Space Station.
With the absence of a 24-hour cycle based on the sun, astronauts currently based on the ISS need a lighting solution to queue their body's natural order. The Bionetics Corporation turned to the innovators at Lighting Science to assist in the design of the progressive LED lighting system that could achieve these results.
Lighting Science's® research and innovation team is assisting in the development of a lighting system that will be used by astronauts to adjust their circadian rhythms and sync them to a 24-hour a day cycle. The team is working within NASA's project specifications which require the lighting system to be of certain color temperatures (CCT) and color appearances (CRI) at different intervals during the day. With an average life span of up to 50,000 hours, LED lighting is the optimal lighting source for this application. In addition, LEDs are easily controlled, providing smooth dimming and a constant color temperature throughout day and night.
"Because of their knowledge and experience in the lighting industry and their industry lead in the use of LED technology, we selected Lighting Science to provide technical guidance, feedback and testing resources for the development of the lighting system," said Bill Wells of The Bionetics Corporation.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to push LED technology forward," says Rob Soler, Director of Electrical Research at Lighting Science. "And in doing so, we are able to utilize these advances created for space exploration and turn them into earth-bound LED lighting applications."
About Lighting Science
Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCQB: LSCG) designs, develops, manufactures and markets LED lighting solutions that are environmentally friendlier and more energy efficient than traditional lighting products. Lighting Science offers retrofit LED lamps in form factors that match those of traditional lamps or bulbs and LED luminaires designed for a range of applications including public and private infrastructure for both indoor and outdoor use. Headquartered in Satellite Beach, Florida, the company employs approximately 800 people. Lighting Science is a Pegasus Capital Advisors portfolio company. More information about Lighting Science is available at: http://www.lsgc.com/
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I believe in the power of human expression to link people together in a network of truth and trust.
Individual expression is everyone's God given capacity, divinely intended to build a human family. It is an antidote to depression. It can soften the criminal, instill faith, and ignite the flames of love. It costs nothing and is always available.
True expression cuts through all barriers. Even infants respond to truthful communication. One newborn, who refused to eat after a difficult birth, listened attentively as I spoke to him about his struggle. He then proceeded to nurse, and continued to do so, gaining long awaited pounds over the next few days. I can only attribute this shift to the power of accurate mirroring, attunement, and the recognition of his suffeing. This was all it took to restore his impulse to live.
I believe in the outpouring of natural expression that I have seen shift the greatest sadness time and again. Openness evokes the oneness that is our truth and thereby draws the reward of recognition.
A series of poems that I wrote as a young adult spoke of my deep despair at that time because of the violence and incest in my family of origin. Writing the poems saved me from suicidal ideation and ongoing unhappiness. Then they won an award giving me the feeling of being seen and heard, and eager to make a contribution to society.
Honest expression promotes forgiveness. The heart opens to truth. A genuine gesture cuts through thick shields of defensiveness, erected against pain. Forgiveness flows from the roots of spirit and nourishes the heart. No matter the magnitude of affliction, loving communication is the most profound healer.
I believe we are all great artists and that the greatest art is loving expression. It can mend irreparable tears in the fabric of families A man who had been shut down, closed to warmth, and almost completely withdrawn realized that he was behaving precisely as his own father had behaved. Awakening to this, he apologized to his entire family, but especially to his eldest son who had spent so many years without his father's love. He begged for his son's compassion and while it was first refused, ultimately his son softened to the truth in his father's eyes, words and touch. The men embraced, ending generations of alienation.
As a psychologist who has spent many years witnessing the consequences of betrayal, abandonment and human cruelty, my faith in the power of genuine expression is unwavering. Expression that flows freely and authentically from the heart is like an endless well of hope. It is the most graceful, loving and artful reaching out to others that exists. It reveals faith in humanity and th essence of what it is to be human.
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Chickenfoot "Avenida Revolucion" @ Seattle's El Corazon 05-14-09
This was the moment I had waited for. The rumors had become true, the band finsihed the record, the excitement was building, the fan club launched, a test tour was scheduled, and it all came down to this moment. I was one of the lucky few to get tickets for this show and one of the very few to get VIPs. Aside from the staff and tour personnel, I was literally the first one in the building. I settled into my front row fanatic's spot that I had so missed and counted down the minutes to this song. I have to admit El Corazon was not anything I expected. It was dark and seedy, but what a cool opportunity for a fan to see this band. Seattle will always be "officially" where it all started. I am so thankful I got tickets...I mainly thank the Chickenfoot fan club. Without the site and that connection, I would have missed a great performance. The video is complete..whole song was captured and sounds pretty good. It is not perfect....or pro shot if you will...this is no reserved concert. This is shot from the very front in front of Sammy on the very first night of the test tour needless to say it got wild. The GA crowd was high with energy...so one hand was on the camera and the other on the barricade. It is a great keepsake for me as to the beginning of a great rock n roll night. I have seen all these guys before and it was a real thrill to see them all play together. Long live the FOOT. I am this band is around for quite some time. Already looking forward to what is next. Enjoy some great rock n roll history. Thanks to the band for a killer night...thanks Chad for the drum stick...you KILLED that drum set with it.
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