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I thought it was just me. But according to a study published this month in the British Journal of Urology International by a University of California San Francisco urology resident named Herman Singh Bagga, an estimated 17,616 people wound up in U.S. emergency rooms between 2002 and 2012 because they caught their genitals, almost always penises, in zippers.
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If you're giggling right now, you've never done it.
And you've probably done it. Zipper injuries are the single most common cause of penile injury in adult men reporting to emergency rooms, Bagga explained in an interview, followed by bicycles. (In small boys, the most common cause of penile injury is a toilet seat slamming down when the child is urinating – "you'd be surprised how many little boys rest their penises on the rim," Bagga said -- followed by zippers.)
OK, so it's a little funny in a Three Stooges kind of way, but a careless zip of the pants can be serious. While permanent damage is rare, Bagga said, zipper entrapment has led to surgical intervention such as undesired circumcision. A more common consequence is infection.
Lots of bacteria can be found in that area, and if the skin breaks, "it's important once you get it out from the zipper that it's washed well, and you use a little antibiotic ointment. Keep an eye on it. That's another reason to solicit medical attention." In his study, which used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, Bagga and his co-authors found 11 cases of penile cellulitis (a bacterial skin infection) or abscesses.
Mainly, he said, "this is a pain issue. It can completely ruin your night."
Bagga wanted to conduct the data analysis because, while there has been a developing body of literature on how to free a trapped penis – using everything from screw drivers to wire cutters -- many emergency department physicians don't expect these cases and so don't familiarize themselves with the techniques. Bagga confessed that he's experienced the penis-zipper interaction and he suspected many more men did than is commonly appreciated.
"Nobody ever looked at it," he said. "Our goal was to highlight the real incidence."
Preventing penile entrapment by a zipper wasn't an issue until 1913 when the modern zipper made trouser dentata common. Today, paying attention is the best way to prevent it. Wearing underwear helps, too.
In case of an unfortunate zip, Bagga advised, it's best to try to free oneself gently by backing the zipper down. If that doesn't work, don't struggle. Head for the ER. And don't be too embarrassed. You're not alone.
Brian Alexander is co-author, with Larry Young Ph.D., of "The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex and the Science of Attraction,"now on sale.
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I love this simple decoration idea I posted about {last year}
Here is a how-to from {All You}
Kinda liking this wreath I found on the same sight. I love how they look like fireworks! {here} is the tutorial.
This flag is a PB inspired craft - taken from this image:
{Moody Girl Projects} has the tutorial for this one.
Love these ideas I saw on {Joys of Home}. This first one is so cute and simple. White frame, with a flag in it, decorated with a single antique star. But, it's so cute!!
I REALLY love this idea. Write the Pledge of Allegiance on a flag and frame it...it might be desecrating the flag, but I think it's really powerful. I love it.
All together now...with this view, you can see how she decorated the pledge flag with a similar antique star - just to tie it all together. I really love the way this all looks, don't you?!
A few more flags painted on wood....
...It's a really easy way to create a Patriotic piece of art.
And this last one is just a board, painted blue with "freedom" written on it, decorated with stars, of course. I really like it, but especially where it's sitting with those candles behind and the old wood flag behind that.
Cute ideas!!

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Consensus Report
Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward (2013)Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
This report reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of free-ranging horses and burros on federal public lands in the western United States, concluding that constructive changes could be implemented. The Wild Horse and Burro Program has not used scientifically rigorous methods to estimate the population sizes of horses and burros, to model the effects of management actions on the animals, or to assess the availability and use of forage on rangelands. Evidence suggests that horse populations are growing by 15 to 20 percent each year, a level that is unsustainable for maintaining healthy horse populations as well as healthy ecosystems. However, promising fertility-control methods are available to help limit this population growth. In addition, science-based methods exist for improving population estimates and predicting the effects of management practices in order to maintain genetically diverse, healthy populations, and estimating the productivity of rangelands. Greater transparency in how science-based methods are used to inform management decisions may help increase public confidence in the Bureau of Land Management.
Webinar Materials
June 18: Playback
June 26: Playback
Additional materials are available online, including a FAQ, an interactive map, and the presentation given at the webinars.
Key Messages
- Management of free-ranging horses and burros is not based on rigorous population-monitoring procedures. At the time of the committee's review, most Herd Management Areas did not use inventory methods or statistical tools common to modern wildlife management. Survey methods used to count animals were often inconsistent and poorly documented and did not quantify the uncertainty attached to counts.
- On the basis of information provided to the committee, the statistics on the national population size cannot be considered scientifically rigorous. The links between BLM's estimates of the national population size and its actual population surveys – the data that underlie these estimates – are obscure. The procedures used to develop population estimates for the Herd Management Areas from counts of animals are not standardized and frequently not documented. It seems that the national statistics are the product of hundreds of subjective, probably independent judgments and assumptions by range personnel about the proportion of animals counted during surveys, population growth rates, and other factors. As a result BLM's reported annual population statistics, which are based on the assumption that all animals are detected and counted, probably underestimate the actual number of animals on the range.
- Developing and using a centralized relational database that captures all data on animal counts and removals generated by BLM's field offices and by animal processing and holding facilities would provide a clear connection between the actual data collected and the reported statistics. To improve transparency and public confidence, survey data at the Herd Management Area level, as well as procedures used to modify it to generate population estimates, and should be made available to the public.
- The majority of free-ranging horse populations on public rangelands in the western United States are growing 15 to 20 percent a year. The committee reviewed the ages of horses removed from the range during the years 1989 to 2011 and found that these data can provide a reasonable assessment of the general growth rate of the horse populations. That growth rate was supported by the published literature the committee reviewed.
- Management practices are facilitating high rates of population growth. Free-ranging horse populations are growing at high rates because BLM's removals hold populations below levels affected by food limits. If population density were to increase to the point that there was not enough forage available, it could result in fewer pregnancies and births and lower young-to-female ratios and survival rates. Decreased competition for forage through removals may instead allow population growth, which then drives the need to remove more animals.
- Predators will not typically control population growth rates of horses. Because predators like mountain lions and wolves are not abundant in Herd Management Areas, the potential for predators to affect free-ranging horse populations is limited. Mountain lions require habitats different from those favored by horses, and the committee was unable to find any examples of wolf predation on free-ranging horses in the United States.
- The most promising fertility-control methods for free-ranging horses or burros are porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccines and GonaConTM vaccine for females and chemical vasectomy for males. This conclusion is based on criteria such as delivery method, availability, efficacy, duration of effect, and potential for side effects. Although applying these methods usually requires gathering horses and burros, that process is no more disruptive than the current method of population control – gathering and removal -- without the further disruption of removing animals. Considering all the current options, these three methods, either alone or in combination, offer the most acceptable alternative to removing animals for managing population numbers.
- Management of horses and burros as metapopulations is necessary for their long-term genetic health. Genetic studies of horses on 102 Herd Management Areas show that the genetic diversity for most populations is similar to those of healthy mammal populations, although genetic diversity is not static and could change over time. Little is known about the genetic health of burros; the few studies that have been conducted reported low genetic diversity compared to domestic donkeys. To achieve an optimal level of genetic diversity, managers could consider the collective populations of several Herd Management Areas as a single population. Management options include intensively managing individuals according to their genetic makeup within Herd Management Areas, translocating horses and burros among these areas, or both.
- Recording the occurrence of diseases and clinical signs and the age and sex of the affected animals would allow BLM to monitor the distribution and prevalence of genetic conditions that affect population health. Such data have not been recorded and integrated to date. Some conditions that cause genetic mutations in horses are not lethal, so it is possible for the mutations to increase in frequency in Herd Management Areas, especially if inbreeding occurs. Surveillance of these mutations would be possible if blood or hair samples are collected from horses during gathers. Over time, regular sampling would reveal whether a particular Herd Management Area has a higher occurrence of a given mutation that might affect the fitness of the herd.
- It is unclear whether or how the results of the WinEquus model are used in management decisions, and the input parameters are not transparent. BLM currently includes the results of WinEquus, a program that simulates how horse populations would change with management actions, in its gather plans and environmental assessments. However, WinEquus results depend on the values of input parameters – for example, age-specific foaling rates or the sex and the age composition of a herd – and various management options selected by the user when setting up the simulations. These parameters were rarely provided in gather plans and environmental assessments. In addition, in most of the reviewed documents, there was no explanation or interpretation of WinEquus output, making it difficult to determine if results were used to make management decisions or were offered as justification for decisions that were made independently.
- The Wild Horses and Burros Management Handbook lacks specificity. Issued by BLM in 2010, the handbook provides some degree of consistency in goals, allocation of forage, and general habitat considerations. Currently the handbook lacks the specificity needed to adequately guide managers on establishing and adjusting Appropriate Management Levels – the number of horses and burros BLM deems appropriate for a given Herd Management Area . It does not provide sufficient detail on how to conduct various kinds of assessments. In addition, the handbook does not clarify the important legal definitions related to implementing and assessing management strategies for free-ranging horses and burros, leaving these concepts uninformed by science and open to multiple interpretations.
- How Appropriate Management Levels are established, monitored, and adjusted is not transparent to stakeholders, supported by scientific information, or amenable to adaptation with new information and environmental and social change. Appropriate Management Levels are a focal point of controversy between BLM and the public. Standards for transparency, quality, and equity are needed in establishing these levels, monitoring them, and adjusting them. The public should be able to understand the methods used and how they are implemented, and to access the data used to make decisions. In addition, data and methods used to inform decisions must be scientifically defensible. Appropriate Management Levels must be adaptable based on environmental change, changes in social values, or the discovery of new information.
- Resolving conflicts with polarized values and opinions regarding land management rests on principles of transparency and public participation in decision making. Participatory decision-making processes foster the development of a shared understanding of the ecosystem, an appreciation for others' viewpoints, and the development of good working relationships. Thus, BLM should develop an iterative process between public deliberation and scientific research and co-design the participatory process with representatives of the public.


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Embeddable clothing isn't a new concept, but the idea's been around long enough that we should start seeing more and more real-world applications, outside of the lab, right? Right. Enter the eT-Shirt.
Brought to us by the minds at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, this tech-savvy tank top has a bevy of health monitoring tools embedded in its fabric. What's there? A removable thermometer, accelerometer and a GPS chip (which is technically housed in a pocket but will be sewn in with later versions).
The creators also integrated the shirt into the Locating & Biomonitoring by means of Wireless Networks in Hospitals (LOBIN) to help reduce hospital stay time and provide SMS alerts to doctors related to the wearer's health. [Ecoterre via Engadget]


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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16 - The Irish Convention met soon after noon to-day. Several amendments to the constitution were offered, the most important of which was one to establish an emigration bureau in New-York with a branch in each State, the Secretary of the Union to reside in New-York and superintend the business of the bureau. After considerable discussion the matter was referred to the Committee on Immigration.
The Convention, this afternoon, went into Committee of the Whole on the immigration question, and there was a very general opinion expressed in ten-minute speeches. Mr. Hogan, of Missouri, believed the best way to inaugurate the movement for the benefit of Irish immigrants was through the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union, and that that Union should devise a plan of operation which would meet the great need they were considering. He vividly pictured the condition of the immigrant in New-York and other large cities in his struggle for a bare subsistence, and advocated the establishment of a bureau through wich the newly-arrived Irishmen, and also those who had been int he country some time, could be helped to cheap lands in the West, upon which they could make prosperous and happy homes for themselves and take and maintain rank among the best citizens of the nation.
Mr. Butler, of Kansas, proposed that information regarding the soil, climate, &c., of the Western States should be collated and printed for distribution to the Irish in Ireland, and to those already here, and that means be provided to assist them in obtaining lands and homes of their own.
Judge Dwyer, of Dayton, Ohio, proposed a standing committee of five on immigration, to whom all matters touching immigration shall be referred, and who shall have full control of the matter, obtain from all available sources in the Western States, particularly those through which great lines of railroads run, all information relating to the climate, productions, general resources of the country, price of land, &c., and publish it in available form for distribution. Also consult railroad and ocean steam-ship companies regarding passenger and freight rates; make best terms for transportation, &c. He further proposed that immigrants should be under the charge of the Union during transit from the sea-board to point of destination, and that the seal of protection of the Union should be placed around every person under its charge, and any imposition or ill-treatment practiced by any company upon immigrants should be followed by the instant withdrawal of patronage.
Mr. McDonough, of Missouri, said it was not the Irish in Ireland who most need the aid of this Union, but those already in America, living in the slums of the great cities; those who are employed on railroads, canals, public and private works, and who are abused, insulted, degraded, and, in many instances, treated like dogs by those over them. he favored some plan by which the condition of these people could be bettered, and by which they could be assisted in obtaining land, and placed in a position where they could become independent and useful citizens.
Judge Daly, of St. Louis, also pictured the sad condition of large numbers of the Irish in cities, and said the great need was some plan to provide means by which they could be induced to leave the great centres of the country and adopt agricultural pursuits. He favored the incorporation under the State law of Irish societies in different cities; raising funds by contribution or assessment for the purchase of cheap lands in the West; the building of houses and providing the necessary means to start the family in their efforts to make homes for themselves.
Mr. Haggerty, of Indiana, advocated the formation of stock companies on a plan similar to the building associations in different parts of the country, which would furnish money for the purchase of lands, building of houses, partially stocking farms, for which moderate interest would be charges, a mortgage on the land being taken for security.
Messrs. Whiting, of Philadelphia, Gleanan and O'Connor, of Virginia, and several others expressed views similar to those above mentioned.
After the consideration of several unimportant matters, a resolution was adopted for the committee to wait on his Grace Archbishop Kendrick, and Bishop Ryan, offering them the homage of the Convention, and asking their blessing upon the proceedings of the meeting, after which the Conventions adjourned."
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- 2004 27 Feb
If you're a fan of Relient K, Jennifer Knapp, GRITS, Sonicflood or The Katinas, then you owe Out of Eden more than a simple "thank you" card. Each of these artists were catapulted to success by Toby McKeehan's own Gotee Records — the label he launched solely to promote Out of Eden's music. And if you enjoy hearing the hip-hop savvy pop of artists such as Stacie Orrico, Mary Mary and ZOEgirl on Christian radio, then get in the growing line of gratitude — Out of Eden paved the way.
"I applaud these girls and respect the focus and courage it takes to do what they do every day — to be a black female group in the contemporary Christian music industry," says McKeehan (a.k.a. tobyMac). "They have been troopers, warriors and visionaries in a market that is not set up for them. They are underestimated and under-credited for being pioneers of urban pop music in the Christian music marketplace, and I think I can say that louder than anyone because I've walked with them from the beginning."
The three sisters, who comprise Out of Eden, are rare breeds, both personally and professionally. Though each is in her early to mid-20s, they are already industry veterans with a long career still ahead of them. While they each share characteristics such as kindheartedness, a friendly personality and clever wit, Lisa, Andrea and Danielle are definitely distinct.
The eldest of the three, Lisa is the musical leader of the group, responsible for penning most of Out of Eden's songs and often coming up with arrangements and involving herself in the production side of recording. Well-spoken and expressive, she is looked up to by her sisters but eagerly shares the spotlight with them. Andrea, the middle sister, is both thoughtful and insightful. The only married sister, she appears a source of quiet stability for Lisa and Danielle. And the youngest of the family, Danielle, with her tall, thin frame perfect for the stylish clothes she wears, has a huge drive for the ministry of Out of Eden.
Despite Out of Eden's unusual success – more than a million in career album sales (worldwide), 11 top 10 radio singles, numerous Dove Award nominations and tour dates with artists as diverse as Destiny's Child and Point of Grace – the trio has a history of perseverance in the face of dismissive stereotypes and industry passivity. Considering the girls' break into a market that didn't know what to do with female African-American R&B artists to obtaining mass commercial success, the industry honors lagged far behind. (Just this past year Out of Eden won its first Dove Award.).
"It's funny how you can start out with no expectations whatsoever, and then, as things begin to happen, you slowly find yourself thinking you deserve everything," Lisa says. "I think we would get a little frustrated at times because we'd see other artists come out with all kinds of success, while we were still struggling. We had to really go back to our roots and realize why we had decided to do this in the first place. When we first started, we just wanted to be used by God. We didn't care about anything else. But I think we had to go through that time of being prideful and having our 'pity parties' in order for God to remind us that the only reason we're doing this is because of our love for Him and our love for people."
"There was a time when I was just about ready to give it all up," Danielle adds. "In some ways, for me, we hadn't gotten certain things that others had gotten, and I felt I was sacrificing too much. I'd think, 'OK, God. Surely, You don't want me to suffer anymore.' But that's when we began to change our focus and change our hearts. We started pouring [our lives] into the lives of young girls here in Nashville and started getting really involved in ministries other than our own. All of a sudden God started to open our eyes and show us that we'd been focusing too much on the industry side of our career instead of the ministry. He showed us that He has so much more for us to do, and we're at the point where we want to say to Him, 'Whatever you need to do, do it in us.'"
First Things First
By the time the Kimmey sisters met McKeehan in 1992, his own group, dc talk, had begun to break down barriers in Christian radio with urban/hip-hop-flavored pop grooves. But no female artist or group had achieved anything similar. "The 'CCM' [contemporary Christian music] market thought we were too gospel, and the gospel market thought we were too 'CCM,'" says Lisa.
McKeehan and his then Gotee Bros. production partners – Todd Collins (producer of GRITS, KJ-52) and Joey Elwood (now president of Gotee Records) – thought differently. But the girls were just teenagers and weren't even sure they were really interested in a musical career.
"I was just 15 years old and attending public high school," Lisa remembers. "Joey would actually come and pick me up from school in the afternoons, and I'd go to Toby's house and work with the three of them in the basement. They exposed me to so much music. When my mom became a Christian, she threw away her albums by artists such as the Isley Brothers and Sly & the Family Stone, so I didn't grow up with any of that. Now, at 15, I was hearing Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder for the first time, and I just thought Toby, Joey and Todd were the coolest guys. They were giants to me, and we would all just hang out and sing. They were the ones who really began to believe in us."
The Gotee Bros. partners started going door to door with Out of Eden's music. When they discovered neither contemporary Christian nor gospel record labels knew how to respond to the trio, they were undeterred. They believed in Out of Eden so much, they formed Gotee Records simply as a launching pad for the girls' first album. It was a risky investment but one they felt compelled to make. "They stepped out on faith to start this label in order to get our music out there," Lisa recalls. "We weren't even old enough to really appreciate what was happening with that gesture."
It was 1994 when Out of Eden's debut album, "Lovin' the Day" (Gotee), introduced its urban pop to the Christian community with songs like "Come and Take My Hand" and the infectious cover of the classic Bill Withers hit "Lovely Day." "We've since applied the lessons we've learned," explains McKeehan. "And I think other labels and artists have (learned) — from the efforts of Out of Eden — how to be an African-American group making pop/R&B music for the gospel market, the Christian market and even the mainstream R&B market. I think they are a reference point for many conversations as people move forward in that genre.
"They've grown up, and I think they're feeling more of a privilege to be who they are called to be," he continues. "They've continued to push the limits and have felt the freedom to embrace their culture more and more with each record. And that's what 'bridge-builders' do. That's what people who make change in this industry do. They don't put up a wall and say, 'You're never going to like this.' They say, 'Let me build a bridge and invite these people into our world.'"
Unsung Heroes
Despite groundbreaking Christian radio airplay and successful album sales – its third release, "No Turning Back," sold more than 240,000 copies – Out of Eden went nine years without winning a single Dove Award. The Christian music industry's lack of attention was every bit as remarkable as the group's unpredictable popularity with fans. Out of Eden's next CD, 2002's "This Is Your Life," changed all that. The album garnered 2003 Dove Awards in two categories – "Urban Album of the Year" and "Urban Recorded Song of the Year" ("Meditate").
"I chose to never look at their previous nine years in the context of what they didn't receive as far as accolades," explains Gotee's Elwood. "I really tried to focus on what it is they achieved, in spite of a system that was not setup to readily accept what they do musically. They sold over a million records. In '94 no one would have believed that was possible. For 10 years we, as an industry, have gotten to enjoy the music they've created – a lot of which I know will stand the test of time. We have people working in our office today because of the effect "Lovin' the Day" had on them. Pro athletes, politicians, actors and actresses and pastors all call our office asking for boxes of their music. Working with Out of Eden taught us early that success comes in so many different forms: They sell their records quietly by industry standards, but their impact continues to be loud with consumers. The Doves were great, but how many artists can say they drove a record company into existence?"
On the Other Side
Those experiences brought a new perspective the trio had not considered before. Having come through the fires of doubt and uncertainty in their own careers and ministry, they felt they could support other young artists now experiencing the same challenges.
"When we started there weren't a lot of other younger artists," says Andrea, who is the most soft-spoken of the three. "But now we see so many really young ones coming into this industry and being thrown out there without having real discipleship and mentoring. They need to know to stay focused and humble and know that it's OK to keep their standards and stand up for what they believe."
"We want to be champions for change," Lisa says. "We want to tell young people, who are coming into this [industry], to just trust God. Don't be so concerned about what you can get. If this is what He's having you do, and you trust Him and lay down your life for Him, He'll put you where you need to be."
But Out of Eden hasn't just stopped at making friends with other young artists. The three members have thrown themselves into the ministry spotlight, partnering with World Vision (worldvision.org) to support child sponsorships and DATA (data.org) to champion the plight of HIV/AIDS and poverty victims in Africa, making appearances at Point of Grace's "Girls of Grace" teenage girl-focused conferences nationwide and developing Bible study curriculum for teenage girls with the youth organization Interlinc.
"We've seen so many people in the spotlight – singers of our day – say one thing and do the opposite," Andrea explains. "It seems that, as they get bigger and bigger, their standards get lower and lower. We just got tired of talking about our counterparts and decided to do something about it. It has become our vision to reach out to girls and show them there are other options."
Lisa adds, "We really want to champion these girls and say, 'You don't have to conform to the world's image of beauty. You don't have to be like this or act like this. Find out who God has called you to be.' We want them to know God has more for them than they can even imagine. God has a destiny and a purpose for their lives."
Lisa recounts a sobering story from a letter they received last year from a 15-year-old girl who had grown up in a Christian home but found herself in the middle of her third pregnancy. "Even though she grew up in church, she had never felt the love of God; and she was searching. When she heard a song called 'I'm the One' from our 'This Is Your Life' CD, she said that was when she really started to understand that God loves her regardless of her mistakes."
That story inspired a song ("I Know") on Out of Eden's newest CD, "Love, Peace and Happiness." As the album's title hints, it's what the girls like to refer to as their "party record." "The world is in such a state of uncertainty right now," Lisa offers. "Sometimes we're almost afraid to smile. But we have something to be thankful for; our happiness, joy and peace are not dictated by our circumstances. As Christians, we have a love, peace and happiness that never end, so we wanted to make a record that celebrates that. We wanted to rock the house with our music and record songs we love and can dance to."
Still retaining Out of Eden's signature R&B sounds, "Love, Peace and Happiness" surpasses its previous efforts with an energetic club feel that rivals any of the group's counterparts. It also happens to fit the unique touring event Out of Eden has planned for the spring. Inspired by the "Jump Off" post-Dove Awards party Out of Eden hosted for Gotee last year, the group is assembling its own version of a party to take on the road. The official "Jump Off" tour will feature Out of Eden and L.A. Symphony, along with a bevy of live DJs, break-dancers, freestyle rap contests and more.
"It's going to be a big traveling party," says Danielle, who was primarily responsible for the industry event last year. "We'll perform, but we're also going to just hang out, walk around and have fun with everybody. We're getting local youth pastors involved from both the suburbs and the inner cities, so we're really excited about how it's all going to come together."
"Right now, we just want to give people a breath of fresh air," Lisa says. "That's what this album and the tour are about. It's not about trying to escape reality; it's more about the fact that my reality is that I have the peace of God with me wherever I go. My reality is that God loves me, and His love never fails. My reality is that the joy of the Lord is my strength. We just want to be able to say that in everything we do."
Another major change for Out of Eden in 2003 was the new addition to the Kimmey fold. Andrea and her husband, Drew, welcomed the birth of their first child, Naia Joelle, in May. With Lisa and Danielle by her side in the delivery room, Andrea met her new daughter after 10 hours of labor. "She was a real trooper," Lisa recalls. "It was so painful to watch, but Andrea was her typical self and was so calm and collected."
"We were asleep in the room at one point," Danielle says, "and Andrea, right in the middle of her labor, is trying to be quiet so she doesn't wake us! Can you believe her?"
Lisa is quick to whip out her cell phone to show off a picture of baby Naia. The proud aunt programmed the photo into her phone so it pops up whenever Andrea calls. Lisa laughs about having passed the picture around to everyone at a booking agency meeting the day before.
While the ladies have had to make a few adjustments for travel and scheduling since Naia's arrival, they seem more than happy to do it. "My first job now is to be a mom and to make sure my daughter's taken care of," says Andrea. "It's neat to see my sisters as aunts and loving on her."
These three siblings have watched each other grow in faith, confidence, humility and, without a doubt, responsibility. Whether mentoring up-and-coming artists, teaching young ladies about integrity and modesty or helping to raise a child in their own family, the women of Out of Eden are leaders – leaders to whom the Christian music community and its fans are deeply indebted. Now about those "thank you" cards. …
1994 — First artist to sign with Gotee Records, group member Danielle is only 12 years old. Toured with dc talk; Debut, "Lovin' the Day," released.
1995 — Featured performers at the Gotee Block Party during Gospel Music Week.
1996 — Received first of 14 Dove Award Nominations for "Urban Recorded Song of the Year": "Good Thing" (from "Lovin' the Day"). "More Than You Know" released. Appeared on "Moesha" (The Mother's Day Special). First performance at Billy Graham Crusade.
1997 — "More Than You Know" and "Lovely Day" videos in regular rotation on BET.
1998 — "No Turning Back" Released. Lisa Kimmey records duet for Sonicflood's smash hit "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever." "Greater Love" featured in motion picture "Dr. Doolittle" starring Eddie Murphy.
1999 — Travels to Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia on a 10-day tour to perform for U.S. troops. Featured artist/co-host of BET's "Teen Summit." "River" spends 3 weeks at No. 1 on CCM's CHR airplay chart. "Window" also hits No. 1 on CCM's CHR airplay chart.
2000 — Hosted BET's "Lift Every Voice." Featured artist/co-host of BET's "Teen Summit" for the second time.
2001 — Brazil tour: performing in six cities in 10 days and singing to more than 750,000 people.
2002 — "This is Your Life" released. "Different Now" reaches No.1 on R&R's CHR airplay chart.
2003 — Nominated for Stellar Award. Won Dove Awards for "Urban Album of the Year" ("This is Your Life") and "Urban Recorded Song of the Year" ("Meditate"). Career album sales reach 1.5 million units (world wide). Group member Andrea becomes a mother.
2004 — "Love Peace and Happiness" releases. Scheduled to host BET's "Lift Every Voice" in February.
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Some major Broadway productions and downtown New York cultural venues remained closed Wednesday as the East Coast continues to get back on its feet following Sandy. Power outages have forced many institutions south of midtown to suspend operations.
On Broadway, five productions remained closed at least through Wednesday: evening performances of "The Lion King" and "Mary Poppins" as well as matinee performances of "Jersey Boys," "Evita" and "Scandalous." All other Broadway shows are set to resume regular performances on Wednesday, officials said.
Carnegie Hall said that all concerts scheduled for Wednesday have been canceled, including a performance by the Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev and a recital with harpist Suzanna Klintcharova.
Although the Metropolitan Opera is planning to return to the stage with "The Tempest" on Wednesday, the Met's neighbor at Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic, announced that its "Rush Hour" concert on Wednesday would be canceled.
In the downtown area, many museums and theaters remained closed due to the widespread power outages. The New Museum said on its website that it will remain closed "until conditions improve," although the New York Times reported that it will open on Wednesday. The Public Theater also appeared to be in a state of uncertainty, saying on its Twitter account that its box office remains closed until further notice.
The Public is staging the new musicals "Giant" and "Fun Home."
Classic Stage Company's production of "Ivanov," starring Ethan Hawke, was called off on Wednesday, while the Flea Theater's production of A.R. Gurney's "Heresy" was also canceled until further notice.
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Three million doses of the FluMist nasal spray vaccine are available this year. Experts hope that healthy people who aren't in a group considered high priority for getting the flu shot will consider this alternative.
Unfortunately, FluMist is not for everyone. The vaccine is recommended for healthy persons who are aged 5-49 years and are not pregnant. This includes health care workers (except those who care for patients with severely weakened immune systems in special care units) and persons caring for children less than 6 months old.
Certain children under 9 who meet the recommendations require two doses of flu vaccine if they have not previously been vaccinated.
Preventing the Flu Without Shots· Clean your hands for 15 seconds. Soap, warm water, and a period of vigorous rubbing will wash viruses down the drain. Do this every time you sneeze or cough and especially before meals. Those alcohol-based hand cleaners are also good to have around the house or in a pocket or purse.
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Immigration reformers have the wind at their backs this week, buoyed by support not just from Republican senators, but an array of conservative interest groups who have signed on to their cause.
But the reignited debate is also driving the opposition's hardliners out into the open, offering the clearest picture yet of the fault lines Congress must overcome to pass a bill.
Among lawmakers, most Republicans in Congress are taking a wait-and-see approach for now.
An exception in the Senate is David Vitter (R-LA), who ripped into Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Wednesday as "amazingly naive" and "nuts" for supporting the Senate's bipartisan plan.
In the House, a handful of Republican members made clear immediately that they were not on board for anything resembling the reforms under discussion in the Senate and White House.
And despite Republican efforts to neutralize attacks on a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants as "amnesty," the dreaded a-word was at the center of their attacks.
"By granting amnesty, the Senate proposal actually compounds the problem by encouraging more illegal immigration," Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) said in a statement.
"It's very difficult for me to support something that allows that type of amnesty," Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told Newsday.
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) has also taken on an early role as an outspoken critic of reform.
At least as troubling for national Republicans hoping to use immigration talks as a means to repair their political standing after 2012 is conservative media's reactions.
While some major TV personalities like Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly have voiced support for a comprehensive bill, other major outlets and commentators are preparing for war. And already the conversation is drifting to arguments that could further alienate Hispanic voters.
One emerging meme on the right, for example, is that Hispanics will never vote for Republicans because their community is inherently contemptuous of capitalism and family values. This was a key argument in the National Review's editorial condemning the Senate's immigration framework on Wednesday:
"[I]f we are to take Hispanics at their word, conservative attitudes toward illegal immigration are a minor reason for their voting preferences. While many are in business for themselves, they express hostile attitudes toward free enterprise in polls. They are disproportionately low-income and disproportionately likely to receive some form of government support. More than half of Hispanic births are out of wedlock. Take away the Spanish surname and Latino voters look a great deal like many other Democratic constituencies."
Rush Limbaugh, who recently declared that "it's up to me and FOX News" to stop a bill from passing, told Rubio in an interview this week that he believed immigrants no longer came to America because they wanted "to become citizens of the greatest country on earth."
"I've seen a number of research, scholarly research data, which says that a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and that's what they support," Limbaugh said.
As he did with Limbaugh, Rubio has been making the rounds with almost every major conservative media personality to pitch reform. But while they've offered him a respectful hearing and often praised him personally, many still appear skeptical of any legislation and could form the core of any organized opposition to a bill.
RedState's Erick Erickson, often a bellwether for the conservative grassroots, also opposed the Senate's plan, albeit for less conventionally partisan reasons than Limbaugh or the National Review.
According to Erickson, one of his chief concerns was that the bill doesn't expand legal immigration to low-skill workers enough to discourage people from entering the country illegally. Rubio wrote a lengthy point-by-point rebuttal on Erickson's site arguing that a temporary worker program included in the Senate plan would address the issue.


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Foreign phrases: Non obligat lex nisi promulgata.A law is not obligatory unless it is promulgated. Ejus est interpreeari cujus est condere. It is for him who enacts anything to give it interpretation.
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WEST OCEAN CITY — A vast West Ocean City multi-family rental complex and associated restaurant site known for decades as the Villanova community will be put up for sale next month with an Internet-only auction.
The somewhat historic mixed-use, income generating property will be sold via a one-day Internet-based auction by the Max Spann Real Estate and Auction Company beginning Wednesday, June 19 at 1 p.m. and concluding at the same time on the next day, Thursday, June 20. The entire auction will be conducted online and there will previews to provide potential buyers with a tour held on May 29, June 7 and June 14.
The property includes 27 year-round cottages along with eight apartment units and the large restaurant facility currently home to the Station 7 Bar and Grill. For decades, the site housed the old Villanova bar and for years hosted the 707 Bar and Grill. The new ownership opened Station 7 on the site last fall. The 27 year-round cottages, eight additional apartments and the restaurant were all completely renovated in recent years.
Max Spann officials said the property has a remarkable occupancy rate of 98 percent and there is space on the site for the construction of additional units. According to analysis, the annual net operating income for the entire property is in excess of $300,000 and its close proximity to all West Ocean City has to offer and Ocean City and the beaches and Boardwalk less than a mile away add to the property's value.
"For investors, the West Ocean City property is the definition of a rare opportunity," said Max Spann, Jr., president of the auction firm of the same name. "It's a proven income producer, in immaculate condition and a little more than a stone's throw away from one of the world's most beloved boardwalks. A complex like this one doesn't become available very often."
Also offered for sale by Max Spann during the same on-line auction on the same two days in June will be a retail pad along the ever-growing Route 50 commercial corridor in West Ocean City. The retail pad is located immediately adjacent to the Applebee's and Chick-Fil-A restaurants along the north side of Route 50 just across the bridge from Ocean City.
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The Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock makes it easy to connect an internal hard drive to a computer, which would otherwise require you to open the computer case and fumble with the cables inside. The device supports USB 3.0 and can handle both 2.5-inch (laptop) and 3.5-inch (desktop) SATA hard drives. Costing around just $40, the NexStar is well worth the investment, especially considering its fast performance with USB 3.0. It also works with USB 2.0 ports.
On the downside, the NexStar is a little bulky compared with other similar docking stations. It also doesn't support FireWire or eSATA connections and legacy IDE hard drives. Nonetheless, the device still makes a great hard drive docking station for anybody who works with internal hard drives. If you're looking for something similar that's a little more compact, we'd recommend the Ineo USB 3.0 HDD Docking Station. If you work with a lot of legacy IDE hard drives, the WebbieTech UltraDock V4 is a better choice.
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The Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock shares a similar design with the Ineo USB 3.0 HDD Docking station but is about twice the size, making it a little bulky; it measures 5.4 by 3.2 by 3.4 inches. However, the NexStar looks good and is more stable, especially when holding a full-size 3.5-inch hard drive, thanks to its added height and wider base.
It has a toaster-style design, with the hard-drive slot on top. You can insert an internal hard drive vertically into this slot, much like you would insert a piece of bread into a toaster. The opening of the slot features a spring-loaded latch that automatically secures the hard drive, regardless of its thickness. You won't be able to use legacy IDE hard drives with it, however.
On the front, the NexStar has a big, round power button with a blue LED light ring surrounding it. This light shows the power status of the unit and is rather bright, which is distracting if you want to keep the room dark. Underneath, you'll find another horizontal blue LED light, which is also very bright. This one blinks to show the hard drive's activities.
On the back, you'll find a regular USB 3.0 port. The device comes with a USB 3.0 cable and works with both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. It doesn't support any other connection types, such as eSATA or FireWire. However, we don't see this lack as a big shortcoming as USB 3.0 is by far the fastest peripheral connection to date. We do wish the device came with a USB 3.0 add-in PCI card, though, as most existing computers don't have support for USB 3.0.
Like most docking stations, the Vantec NexStar requires no setup and there's no software to install. All you need to do is connect it to a computer via a USB port (preferably a USB 3.0 port), insert a hard drive, and power it on. The computer will then recognize it and you can work with the hard drive as though it were connected to the computer internally. The device works with Windows XP or later and Mac OS 10.4 or later.
We were happy with the Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock's performance. We tested it with Windows 7 64-bit and a few different internal hard drives.
When tested with a USB 3.0 connection, the device registered sustained throughput speeds of 99.8MBps for the write test and 113.1MBps for the read test. When used with a USB 2.0 port, the NexStar also did well with 26.71 MBps (write) and 37.8MBps (read). These score were within the average of the fastest USB 2.0 external hard drives we've tested.


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I am linking up again with TTT for 'Monday Meet Up'. Today we are sharing 3 things that we are thankful for. Now, I think I could easily list a hundred or so, but I will narrow it down to just 3 for today.
1. My Childhood
Being a mother now, I often reflect on how my childhood compares with that of my daughter. Seriously, at the time, I thought I had it tough in the 'good old days'. I remember putting groceries back on the shelf at the supermarket, because my mother's purse would not quite stretch enough. I remember having dry cereal and a glass of water for my afternoon snack, when the pantry was almost empty. I remember having to make deals with my parents to snag a piece of paper to draw on. I had enough books to fill maybe half a small shelf in my bedroom.
Life was not filled with 'stuff' or loads of money. But it was grand. I had two parents that showed me how to work hard. I had a father that showed me how to make everything from almost nothing - to look after what you did have and make it amazing.
I had time. A lot of it. I got bored - frequently, and from that nurtured some creativity.
I worked my little tail off through high school and university with little more than a desk, notebook and a few pens. Proving to myself, that you don't need much more than determination and persistence to achieve.
I learnt that times of struggle can actually be your most treasured memories ever.
2. Now
As much as I often feel nostalgic for more simpler times, I have very thankful for the amazing world we currently like in. I love this crazy thing called the internet. I love that I can be sitting at home here in Australia and be chatting, connecting and collaborating with amazing friends and teachers all over the world.
I recently did a 'roll call' on my Facebook page to find out the location of some of my followers.
New York, to Columbia, to Australia, Japan, London, Hong Kong, Hawaii and everything in between and beyond. These places popped up within minutes of me posting.
I am so thankful that I have met amazing friends online that continue to support and encourage me - even though it seems that they are a million miles away!
3. My Family
I was going to do a lighthearted one, and say tea. Or chocolate. My box set of Friends DVDs or maybe sunshine....
But I cannot overlook my husband and 2 amazing children. I love them and am so thankful that I get to be a part of their life. They support me, understand me and it is just so amazingly cool to have such a peaceful happy life with them.
Thank you so much for visiting today - see, another one, this 'thankful' business is contagious!
- please head over to TTT to find some more 'Meet Me' posts!