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Revelation and Gift of Holy Ghost Fundamental to Missionary Work
Contributed By By Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News assistant editor
Article Highlights
- Speaking without a prepared text, Elder Oaks taught the new mission presidents the importance of revelation and the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- The most important function of the Holy Ghost is to testify of the Father and the Son.
- Elder Oaks said members and missionaries cannot take the gift of the Holy Ghost for granted.
"I testify of the fundamental nature of the Spirit of the Lord, … sent to be in fellowship [with] each one of us." —Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve
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Teaching by the Holy Spirit is fundamental to missionary work, said Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve during the 2013 seminar for new mission presidents on June 24.
"We teach as directed by the Spirit of the Lord," he said.
Speaking without a prepared text, Elder Oaks addressed the topic of revelation and the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Elder Oaks said that at the beginning of the conference for new mission presidents 27 years ago, President Ezra Taft Benson said: "I have said so many times to my brethren that the Spirit is the most important single element in this work. With the Spirit and magnifying your call, you can do miracles for the Lord in the mission field. Without the Spirit, you will never succeed, regardless of your talent and ability."
The Spirit referred to by President Benson is the Holy Ghost, Elder Oaks said. It is also referred to as the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of Truth, and the Comforter. Elder Oaks said President Wilford Woodruff called the gift of the Holy Ghost "the greatest gift that we can receive in mortality."
He also noted that Elder LeGrand Richards of the Quorum of the Twelve, in a talk in 1979, said the gift of the Holy Ghost is as important to man as sunshine and water are to plants.
The scriptures have great teachings about the mission of the Holy Ghost, Elder Oaks said. "The Savior told His early Apostles that the Comforter would teach you all things and guide you into all truth. In modern revelation we read that the Comforter knoweth all things and He showeth all things."
Elder Oaks said the most important function of the Holy Ghost, described again and again in the scriptures, is to testify of the Father and the Son.
Quoting President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve, Elder Oaks said the Holy Ghost will give Church members the words they should speak. "All of this underlines the importance of our acting under the influence of the Holy Ghost," he said.
Elder Oaks said members must constantly earn the companionship of the Holy Ghost through obedience and worthiness. "When we consciously and sincerely renew our baptismal covenants as we partake of the sacrament, we renew our qualification for the promise that we may always have His Spirit to be with us."
Any who think it is a small thing to partake of the sacrament are not conscious of the full significance of it, he said. Latter-day Saints should remember "the Lord's declaration that the foundation of a great work is laid upon small things, 'for out of small things proceedeth that which is great.'"
Elder Oaks said members and missionaries cannot take the gift of the Holy Ghost for granted. "The sacrament and the weekly partaking of it and the conscious renewal of our covenants by so doing is fundamental to the process of revelation, to the ability to teach by the Spirit."
Elder Oaks concluded with a scripture from Doctrine and Covenants 11, which was received in May 1829, a year before the Church was organized and at a time when the Lord was teaching Joseph Smith spiritual fundamentals. That passage prophesies that "a great and marvelous work is about to come forth" and contains the Lord's promise, "I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind" (see vv. 1–14).
Elder Oaks closed by saying, "I testify of the fundamental nature of the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, the third member of the Godhead, sent to be in fellowship [with] each one of us, to testify of the Father and of the Son, and in that revelatory function connect us to our Heavenly Father and to our Savior, to lead us into truth."


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Ten Things I Love From My Mother's Kitchen
Greetings from Los Angeles, where I'm entering my second week of a long visit to my hometown. Today's email is quick, just an offering of ten of my favorite things in my mother's kitchen. Being here reminds me that this is where I learned to cook, so it's a sanctuary of sorts to me. The kitchen has changed, but the spirit inside it has not.
I'd love to see snapshots of the things you love about your own kitchen, or the kitchen of someone you love. My shots, and details on what to send and how, below.
Scroll through the gallery to see these ten favorite things from my mom's kitchen:
1. Very well-used spoons. I think they pre-date me.
2. Almond extract. Mom puts it in coffee and French toast. Now I do, too.
3. Strawberry Jam ruler given to me in the fourth grade on Valentine's Day by a kid named Carl.
4. One of mom's watercolors.
5. The greatest bread knife, ever.
6. Coarse salt and pepper in clay herb pots from Pierre Lafond Market in Santa Barbara.
7. A lime-board — not just for margaritas — made by my brother around the time I was born.
8. Crazy turquoise tile.
9. Pie dishes and tart tins stacked in a way that, to me, is sculpture.
10. Compost bucket. Kitchen scraps and dryer lint feed the composter out back. A lizard visits often.
If you have some favorite things from a kitchen you know and you're up for taking some nice photos, give it a whirl this weekend. Send the images to us (no more than ten please) with "favorite things" in the subject line. We'll choose a few to post next week.
Last Week's Posted Email: In Praise of Raisins


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Irish derivation: Ó Raghallaigh.
Name meaning: "Descendant of Reilly (extroverted one)."
Counties associated with the name: Cavan, Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh, and Monaghan.
Coat of arms motto: "With fortitude and prudence."
Read more: What's your Irish clan?
Interesting fact:
- Increasingly becoming a popular first name in the US.
- The O'Reillys were the most powerful sept of the old Gaelic kingdom of Breffny (Cavan and the surrounding counties), and the family is still prominent in the area.
Some famous O'Reillys:
- Bill O'Reilly (b.1949, American commentator and television show host of "The O'Reilly Factor" on the Fox News Channel
- John O'Reilly (Leader of The Saint Patrick's Battalion of Mexico)
- Sidney Reilly (1874–1925, Russian-British spy)
- Tony O'Reilly (b.1936, Irish billionaire businessman)


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Zubayr Hamza is in line for his Test debut after being named in the South Africa squad to face Pakistan later this month.
The uncapped 23-year-old has been included in a 13-man Proteas group for the three-Test series which gets under way on December 26 in Centurion.
Duanne Olivier is also in the squad as Lungi Ngidi misses out with a knee injury, while Theunis de Bruyn is fit for selection despite a recent back ailment.
Tladi Bokako will gain experience in a non-playing role.
Cricket South Africa selector Linda Zondi said of Hamza: "His selection is part of our vision for the future as we start to feed new players into the system.
"It is inevitable that some of our senior players will start thinking of retiring in years to come and it is vital that we have a good succession plan in place."
He added: "We will continue to identify young players with the potential to become future Proteas."
South Africa squad for Pakistan Tests: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Duanne Olivier, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn.
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Group for vegan atheists, talk and discussions.
Members: 22
Latest Activity: Jul 15, 2016
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Up, Up, And Away To That Mystical, Mythical World of Wooby Gael R. MurphyWhere is this mythical land of woo, That my vegan friends keep inviting me to? I've searched everywhere, every river and…Continue
I've attended a few vegan meet-up groups in my area. *sigh* Gullible new-agey kind of folk. One woman was insiting homeopathy works...although she knows that none of the original chemical is still IN the "medicine". She got VERY angry at me for calling it a placebo effect. Another was confused that her cold hadn't magically gone away after she took some oregano oil. Another was a chiropractor handing out pamphlets for those ridiculous foot baths that drain your body of toxins. When I argued with him that the solutions could, at best, remove toxins from the skin in your feet he said "You just don't understand how the human body works". I just laughed and didn't bother to tell him about my educational background. *sigh* Even in a group of vegans I'm the freak.
The same friend who expressed his concern for water and carrots, today wanted to discuss the recent success with the development of cows' flesh from stem cells, 'raised' or 'produced' in the lab. I ask my colleagues here to think about this inevitable process. Consider the environmental, financial, physical, etc. costs. Think about the mind set which will develop when flesh is absolutely an "it" not a "who". Will 10 lbs. of vegetable based nutrients still be required to produce 1 lb. of meat? What about the real cows who the science articles state are used to collect bone marrow '"in the field"? The more I think about it, the more complexities I see. How about you, my friends?
Hi Pamela i didn't even notice.......so funny how the eyes reads something so quick like that and not even notice... lol
LOL I just noticed I wrote "can't feel brain" instead of "can't feel pain". I have to stop drinking wine while posting....
Hi Pamela and Des
I would for sure say that a lot of our species are not smart and that can be seen and everyday life. I mean people believe in a god in the sky. Also eating amazing animals that they shouldn't and if they had a cow alive in front of them i bet 99% of them couldn't kill it.They are crazy.It's so hard not to get mad when they try and defend eating other animals.They can't. It makes me so mad and hope more become vegan.I simply can not be reasonable when it comes to people defending them selfs in regards to supporting eating meat. I think we need to become stronger as vegans and make meat eaters feel sick when they eat meat.Sorry i get so carried away when it comes to animal that can't help themselves. I love talking to vegans.Thanks
Yes, the trick is not to rise to the bait and get mad - that is what they hope for, as they realise they have no reason on their side. Best to stay reasonable if you can. There is a great book called "But you kill ants" by John Waddell which lists many of the arguments we hear as vegans and the reasoned responses. For example, to paraphrase the book, he asks do you really believe plants feel pain, as I don't? But if you do, and if you really care about minimising pain, then you should be aware that most plants are eaten by animals for feed, and it takes around 10 kg of plant food to make a kg of animal flesh. So the best way to minimise plant "pain" is to get your food from vegetables rather than animals.
I know how tempting it is to add the alternative, that they could commit suicide and thus benefit the human gene pool, but I recommend against it!
Yeah, I worry for my species when I actually have to explain to someone that carrots don't have a central nervous system and can't feel brain. At that point I start wondering if people really ARE the smartest animals......
Hi dogly my husband and i have that same problem day in and day out but you just have to put it in perspective with your day to day life because at the end of the day you only have one life and you are doing all you can for the animals and yourself as well as the planet and do what you can when you can and when people start being unsympathetic with there bullshit and lets face it once they start with (plants and them living) you know they don't have a leg to stand on.That's when i would end the talk.I know it's hard but at the end of the day your time is best spent with like minded people.xx
Help! How can I keep my temper, and with calm reason discuss veganism with someone who says, "But plants are alive too", and then, "What about water? Is it OK to drink water from a river?" and "Maybe someday we will produce all our food from genetically from non-animal, non-plant, sources!" I admit I lost it. I said, "We are talking about ending cruelty to those who we know feel pain. You don't feel any sympathy, or empathy for carrots! You never drank a cup of water, and wondered, "Is this the moral thing to do?" He said, "Well, I was just thinking." I said, "Well, don't! That's just stupid!"
Now I'm the bully. He kills my friends and relatives every day, pretends to feel pity for WATER, and now I'M now the bad guy! Ignorance may be bliss, but dealing with it in others is torture!"
Hi Nikolai,
just joined the site recently, pleased to find a vegan/vegetarian presence.
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OK, just curious, but why the HELL is there not a forum for Doom and well, OK so I'm joking there but umm, I was just looking around online and.... SOMEONE BEAT DOOM 2 ON NIGHTMARE IN ONE RUN...... How in the **** do you get that????
And another one:
Doom and Doom 2 on Ultra Violence, both games, under 30 minutes??
I'm working on getting Doom to run on Linux. It's the only reason I have XP on my laptop right now.
Speedrunning competition
Main article: Doom speedrunning
"Devoted players have spent years creating speedruns for Doom, competing for the quickest completion times and sharing knowledge about routes through the levels and how to exploit bugs in the Doom engine for shortcuts. Achievements include the completion of both Doom and Doom II on the Ultra-Violence difficulty setting in less than 30 minutes each. In addition, a few players have also managed to complete Doom II in a single run on the Nightmare! difficulty setting, on which monsters are twice as fast and respawn some time after they have been killed (level designer John Romero characterized the idea of such a run with "it's just gotta be impossible!" [4] (http://www.doom2.net/compet-n/index....rs&page=panter)). Movies of most of these runs are available from the COMPET-N website."
So who here has done something awesome in Doom and thinks they have a chance at kicking MY ass in it? I can beat the first section of the original Doom, on Ultra Violence without ONE point of damage.
Doom links and screen shots welcome.
If you hate this game somehow and you're going to reply saying how shitty it was, don't you worry, I have my OWN BOFH BFG9000.


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Industry News
Along with nearly 900 Sexy Hair salons, hairdressers and distributor-partners, I attended the Sexy Hair International Conference held in Los Angeles, January 22-27. It was a celebration of the successes of 2012 and sharing the good news for 2013. Here's what people were saying:
"The theme for 2013 is Versatility. Each year, we try to identify a theme that will describe our direction and activities for the year. It came to me when I looked at my own personal style. The salon today can't afford to cater to just one kind of customer. With each hairdresser, comes a following of diverse clientele."
"Within the last four years, in the midst of a lackluster retail environment, we managed to grow. All our launches of 2012 over-achieved our projections. We're lucky to have added considerable talent, predominantly in education and sales."
--CEO and President, Karl Heinz Pitsch,
"Each year we introduce products, trends and our system of cutting (structure and motion) but why not have multiple sexy styled because we're not one-dimensional people. We want hairdressers to give their clients that little bit of a nudge and cast aside the mindset of fitting in. So, to all you stylists, I challenge you to embrace change because it's how we grow, discover and learn."
"No matter where you hang your shears, you're running a business and that business is you."
—Artistic Director, Rafe Hardy
"The media landscape is constantly changing so Sexy Hair has to be high tech and high touch. As much as you can "app" this or text that you really do want personal experiences. The new Sexy Hair App is true to the DNA of Sexy Hair—it's innovative, fun, edgy, fashionable but not too serious."
--Vice President of Sales and Education, Jennifer Wiederman
"I've been with Sexy Hair for 13 years and I never forgot where I started. I can put myself in the place of every young stylist, I don't talk down to them and I never see a separation between them and me. I tell them that we are so fortunate as hairdressers because we get to touch people and to change every person that comes to our chair for the better."
Sexy Hair Master Artist of the Year, Mary Ramsey from Angola, Indiana
"How many of you are textually active?"
--Sloane La Martina, Director of Corporate Communications
"Every year, there is so much to learn and so much to experience. This year, I'm so excited about the new Spray and Clay."
--Connie Sutherland from Teazers Salon in Vancouver, Washington
"We call them our road warriors. They fly from country to country. These artists are truly gifted. "
--Marlene Amezcua, Director of Education and Shows (on her international artists)
"Other than nature, everything on planet earth must be designed."
--Creative Director, Stephanie Gorenson
"Every four seconds, a can of Spray and Play is sold."
Cynthia Dart, Director of Trade Marketing and Karina Lutzy, Director of Branding and New Product Development


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Sheer striped design, rhinestone studded logo and ultra-soft fabric make this bebe tee an undeniably chic must-own. Try it leather pants or skirt for a quick update.
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- Center back to hem: 16" (41 cm)
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Dear Mary: I have many complete sets of McDonald's Happy Meal toys, all of them in their original sealed packaging. How do I value this collection to sell? — Stan, email
Dear Stan: Collecting vintage toys can be very lucrative. Happy Meal toys are a popular collector's item, but prices can fluctuate greatly depending on where you are selling the toys.
Start by following carefully the sale of items similar to yours on eBay. By tracking the price over time, you can get a sense of the range of value your pieces may have. You might want to attend a McDonald's Collectibles convention where you can have your collection valued, or search for an online merchant like Collector's Connection that will give you a good idea of the value of your toys. Another option is to purchase a price guide like McDonald's Happy Meal Toy Value Guide by Terry Losonsky.
Dear Mary: Please help me. I have known for some time that I have a shopping addiction. I have always spent money carelessly and recently had a job where I started paying some of my bills with their money. I confessed to my husband and need professional help. What should I do? — Kit, email
Dear Kit: I'm sure you realize this is serious, but I need to reiterate that fact. You have committed the crime of embezzlement. You must immediately go back to that place of employment and come clean with those who are in charge. Hold nothing back. Take your husband with you if he will agree. This may be the most difficult thing you will ever do, and you must.
Your confession must include the full extent of your actions with no excuses or justification — your heartfelt apology and regret together with a very clear-cut plan for restitution. If you can have every penny of the money you stole in your hand for them at this meeting, that would be ideal.
Just know that the company has no obligation to forgive or accept restitution. They have every right to file a police report and have you arrested. However, I believe that they will be so astonished by your heart of repentance that they will not do that. Just know that is the risk you take for doing the right thing. (Even if you do not confess, you can be sure they will find out eventually, and things will go far worse for you.)
As for getting professional help, I would highly recommend that you make an appointment with a good family therapist that specializes in addictions. I would also recommend that you get to the closest meeting of Debtors Anonymous (debtorsanonymous.org). This is a 12-Step program that follows the AA model.
I wish you well and I want to congratulate you for having taken the first and most important step, and that was confessing this terrible thing to your husband.
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Physics & Computer Science, minor in Mathematics
I'm from … Brooklyn, New York.
I chose Clarkson because … I wanted to go to a smaller college away from home but not too far. I loved the flexibility I had to take courses in topics I was interested in.
At Clarkson I have been involved in…Clarkson's chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers and Phalanx (served as president of both), Applied Computer Science Labs.
I've also been involved in … Pi Mu Epsilon (mathematics honor society), the International Students Organization, intramural soccer and volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club
I am also .... a piano player
I had a great experience … performing research on campus with professor Daniel Ben-Avraham and presenting it at a conference.
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By Monica Sims, iContact Senior Marketing Manager
The power of the "Thank you" email can't be denied. We've talked about it on this blog, and we'll continue to talk about it. But have you done it? Have you seen it done?
Here's a great example I received in my inbox after the holidays. And I love it.
Why do I love it? Let me count the ways…
- Subject line
All it says is "Thank You!"—short, sweet, and to the point. Subject lines don't need to be complicated, and they should be short enough to be seen in mobile devices.
- No hard sell
Yes, there are links to their site. Yes, there is a "shop" call to action. But these aren't part of the main message. They are there, but they're discreet.
- They don't claim to be perfect
The CEO thanks everyone for their feedback, both good and bad. He knows his company has areas to improve, and he acknowledges this publicly.
- How to reach them
You can call, you can email, you can like them on Facebook. The CEO isn't hiding ways for me or any other customer to get in touch.
- Simple
The design and the message are very simple. The design is in line with their site, and the message doesn't ramble.
Overall, the email is well done and was well received—at least by this customer. And you know what? I'll continue to buy from them because of this campaign.


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Coming Events...
Antique Shows
Old tractor display on Sept. 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tractors from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s at 259 Dayton Road, Montrose, PA. Signs off Rt. 706 E. of Lawton and N. of Lawton on Rt. 267. There will be homemade ice cream made with hit and miss engine power, Take-outs are available. Admission is free.
Spaghetti supper to be held on Sept. 14, beginning 4 p.m. at the Herrickville Fire Hall. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit fellow firemen Clinton Houghtaling who suffered multiple injuries on Aug. 10. A Chinese Auction will be held, beginning at 3 p.m. along with a 50/50 raffle. Admission,$8. For more information, call Bonny or Glenn at 570-746-3957. Also seeking Chinese auction donations.
American Cancer Society Bark for Life. A canine event to fight cancer on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Towanda Riverfront Park. Dog walk, prizes, canine demos, entertainment, food and more. Fundraiser to benefit the local American Cancer Society Relay for Life teams. Contact Roy Woodruff at 570-265-8497 for information.
Monthly Breakfast at the Herrickville Fire Hall, Sunday, Sept. 29, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. All you can eat: pancakes, French toast, ham, sausage, eggs, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits, coffee, orange juice, real maple syrup and sugar-free syrup. Adults, $7; children to 12 years, $3; preschool, free. Benefit: Herrick Twp. Vol. Fire Co. - Dept. 4.
Knights of Columbus Breakfast Buffet, Sept. 15, from 8 to 11 a.m. at St. Basil's Hall, Dushore. Scrambled eggs, pancakes, home fries, bacon, sausage links, chipped beef, toast, fruit cocktail, orange juice, coffee, tea, milk and water. Adults, $7; children, 12 to 6, $3; under six, eat free. Everyone welcome. Bowhunters welcome. Eat in or take out. Proceeds benefit local activities. Sponsored by K of C, Dushore, Wyalusing and Mildred Council 12406.
Bus Trips
The Lawton Senior Center is sponsoring a bus trip to NYC to see Jersey Boys. Anyone interested in going contact Martha at 570-833-4618 or Kelly at 570-934- 2725.
The sixth anniversary of the Sunday Vesper Service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, corner of Church and Chestnut Streets, Montrose, PA will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 8. A simple meal will be served in the Parish House.
Gospel Jamboree at Spencer's Gazebo in Transue on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. All are invited.
Camptown Community Church Sunday School will begin on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. for ages three and older. Everyone welcome.
The Master Gardeners' final public class for the 2013 growing season will be held at 6:15 on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the former Extension Garden, 701 S. 4th St., Towanda. To register, contact Cooperative Extension, 570-265- 2896 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair.
Round and Square Dance, Wysox Fire Hall Sat., Sept.. 21, 2013, 7 till 11 p.m. Music by Sara. Refreshments available. Benefit Wysox Fire Company.
Stag and Ham Bean Supper, Laceyville Goodwill Fire Company, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m.
Swiss Steak Supper, Sat., Sept. 7, 4-6 p.m. at the Rome Methodist Hall. Adults-$8; children 12 and under, $4; preschool free. Proceeds to benefit the Rome UMC.
The Wyalusing Senior Citizens will meet at the fire hall on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 11:30. Bring a dish to pass and place setting. All persons 55 and over are welcome.
Dupont Retirees' Luncheon will be held on Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at the Sullivan County Roadhouse.
The 47th Camptown Races will be held on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 10 a.m. For moreinformation, got to www.camptownraces.org.
Olde Time Cruise-in and Family Days at Warren Township Community Center, Warren Center, PA. Sunday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m. - ? On display will be a variety of cars for the car enthusiast: Antiques, Classic, Customs, Ratrods, Tractors and Bikes. A Chicken BBQ, Salt Potatoes, Steak Sandwiches, Hot Dogs and other refreshments available for purchase. Picnic pavilions available. There is a playground for the kids. Live music by Rich Wilson. For more information: Doug Wheaton 570-395-3172; Fred Wheaton 395-3221 or Jeff Treadwell: at the following address: email@example.com.
Dean Allis Memorial Horseshoe Tournament & Pig Roast on Sept. 14 at VFW Post 6824, Rome, PA. $20 per team, 100% payback. $10 per meal for all you can eat. Bring your own partner. For more information call Joe Johnston 570-722-1014 or Cathy Allis 607-205-7305.
Friends of Mt. Pisgah State Park will hold a movie night on Friday, Sept 6 at the Hilltop Pavilion. The movie is Over the Hedge.
PA Endless Mountains Fiber Festival will be held Sat., Sept. 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sun., Sept. 8, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Harford Fair grounds. Admission, adults $3, children under 12 free.
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Dr. Walter Brasch, author of "Fracking Pennsylvania," will discuss what fracking is and what it is not, as well as the economic, political, health, and environmental impacts on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. This event, sponsored by the Community Shale Network and the Carantouan Greenway will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Athens. Light refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public. Unitarian Universalist Church of Athens, 112 N. St., Athens. For more information, contact Martin Borko at 607-565- 2636 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The public is invited to attend the next Hill Country Artist meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., held at the Claverack Building on Rt. 706 East of Montrose. Montrose native Cheryl Coleman will present "Peace & Hope." Coleman used to teach art lessons in Montrose and is on a painting sabbatical, after teaching art for 20-years.
Yoga for Seniors' class. For area residents, age 60 or older. Class on every Monday from Sept. 9 to Oct. 14, at the Edge Fitness Center in North Towanda. The class is offered at no cost through the Area Agency on Aging's Prime Time Health program. Register by calling the Area Agency on Aging at 1-800- 982-4346.
The Sullivan County Arts Council is taking applications for Expanded Art Expo from now until Sept. 30 for jurying in its annual Fall Art Expo. The expo will be held at the Forksville Fairgrounds, Rt. 154, Forksville during the Fall Festival, Oct. 12 and 13. A PDF application and instructions available at the following: http://sullivanarts.org/upload/2013artsexpoapplication. pdf.
Meeting Notices
S.O.S. Al-Anon — Family Group will meet on Fridays at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopkins Street, Sayre.
Recovery House Meetings — AA Group of Towanda meets Mon.-Fri., noon; Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. NA meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Speaker meeting every first Sunday, 8 p.m. All meetings at 205 Main St., Towanda (please use rear, lower entrance).
Compassionate Friends — of the Endless Mountains will hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Endless Health Community Center, Montrose. TCF is open to all families who have lost a child from any cause at any age. There are no membership dues or fees of any kind. For more information, call 965-0901 (evenings) or 278- 1658 or e-mail email@example.com.
Al-Anon meetings in Tunkhannock: Endless Serenity Al-Anon Family Group on Monday, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., Saturday, noon. All meetings are held at the Tunkhannock UM Church Education Bldg., second floor.
Diabetes Support Group - meeting the first Thursday of every month at the Guthrie Clinic office in Towanda beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge and all diabetics and family members are welcome. For more information, call Dawn at Guthrie Clinic at 570- 265-6165 during regular business hours.
TOPS PA #1134 — Laceyville, meets each Tuesday evening at the Braintrim Baptist Church in Laceyville. Weigh-ins from 5:15 to 6 p.m., meeting from 6-7 p.m. For more information, call 965-2493 or 869-1834. Toll-free 1- 800-932-8677.
AA Meeting — Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the basement of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers meet every first and third Wed. of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., September through May. Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church, 5 Court St., Towanda. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome. Child care is provided for children, ages infant through five years old. For more information, contact the church at 570- 265-5575.
Towanda-Wysox Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Weigh Station Café at 7:30 a.m. in Towanda. They find ways to help the children in the community. Contact Eileen Sheets at 570-265-2350 for more information.
Addictions to Victory. Faithbased support for addictions. Program will be held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at New Generation Church, Milan, 570-888- 1967.
The Wyalusing Masonic Lodge No. 618 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Lodge Hall, 158 Church St., Wyalusing. For more information, call 570-721- 0008.
AA meeting, Friday evenings at 8 p.m. at the Standing Stone Vesper Church spiritual building, River Road, Standing Stone Township. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
Grief Support Group: Jan.- Dec. 2013. A bereavement support group meets monthly, the last Tuesday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. This group is open to those who have experienced loss and is facilitated by Trudy Ventello, LSW, a social worker with Memorial Hospital's Hospice program. The meetings are located in the library in the lower level of Memorial Hospital in Towanda. Any questions, call 570-268-2233.
Caregivers' Support Group sponsored by the Law Office of Leslie Wizelman and the B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Library at Memorial Hospital Personal Care Home in Towanda. Anyone taking care of a family member or loved one, be it at home or as a resident of a long term care facility welcome. For information, call Donna Benjamin at the Law Office of Leslie Wizelman, 570- 746-3844 or Carol Dieffenbach at Area Agency on Aging, 570-265- 6121. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept 10.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #534 — will hold a meeting on Thursday evening, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at the post home. Members are reminded that their 2014 are now due and payable.
The members' meeting for the Oldest House Historical Society will be Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the house. All members in good standing are welcome to attend.
Regular meeting of the Susquehanna Beekeeping Assoc. will be on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Claverack Building in Montrose. Topic: Wax processing method by Sue Garing. For more information, contact Jim at 570-934-1166.
The 15th District of the American Legion will meet Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Wyalusing American Legion. Sons of the American Legion will meet at 11 a.m. Lunch at noon and installation of Wyalusing Post 534 officers at 12:30, followed by the district meeting. All are urged to attend.
Fifth Annual Picnic with your Pooch from 12 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 7 at Grovedale Winery in Wyalusing. Pack up your pooch (leash required) and a picnic and head over to Grovedale. Bring a bag of cat or dog food to donate to the Bradford County Humane Society. Call Spencer at 570-888-2114 for more information.
The Tewksbury reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. sharp at the Elk Lake School pavilion. Bring a dish to share, beverage and your own table service.
WVHS Class of 1988 will hold their 25th reunion on Sept. 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce building. $25 per person payable to Class of 1988 and mailed to Sam Carr, 42 Learn Rd., Laceyville, PA 18623. For more information, call Tim Burke, 570-721-0078 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. S34- 3p/R34-3p
WVHS Class of 1968 Reunion will be held at the Towanda Gun Club on Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. There is still time to get your reservations in. Please respond with updated addresses and emails to PO Box 415, Wyalusing, PA 18853 or to email@example.com.
Wyalusing Valley High Class of 2003 reunion will be held Sat., Sept. 14 at Wyal. American Legion Post 534, 7 p.m.
47th Annual Running of the Camptown Races on Saturday, Sept. 14. Historic 10K cross country race, 8 to 9:30 a.m., registration; 10 a.m., foot race/ noon, awards. Chicken BBQ, 10 to ? Takeouts only. 9 a.m. to noon, Homemade pies. 8 a.m. to noon, Food concessions. Sponsored by the Camptown Civic Club.
Herrickville Water Run 5K on Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m. with a kids' free fun run following the race. Location is at the Herrickville Wesleyan Church. Registration fee is $25. Registration will be held the day of the event, 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. For more information or to register, go to http://www.facebook.com/herrickvillewaterrun. All proceeds benefit the Household Water Filter Project through Samaritanspurse.org.
YMCA Save the Field 50/50 Co-ed Softball Tournament Sept. 14 and 15 at Monroeton Ball Field. All proceeds will go toward the upkeep/upgrades to the field. Please contact Nicole at 570-506-4639 or Lisa at 607- 743-9179. $175 entry fee.
New two-day class: Hunter/ Trapper Education Class. To register for the class go to web site: www.pgc.state.pa.us and take the online study. You must complete the Today's Hunter & Trapper in PA. online course before attending the two-day class that will be held at the Tri County Sportsman Club on Sat. Sept. 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sun. Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A light lunch will be provided to all attendees. For more information call Pat Beebe at 570-746- 3869 or Carl Yurgatis at 570-869- 1706. If you do not have a computer call the game commission in Dallas, PA for a booklet. You must be at least 11 years old to partake.
Horseshoe Tournament, Sunday, Sept. 15. Sign up - 9 a.m., tourney begins - 10 a.m; $20 a team; $10 for singles (if time permits). The tournament is double elimination format with the top three winning teams receiving cash prizes of $100, $60 and $40, respectively, when the field consists of at least 15 teams. The event is in Troy. At the red light in troy take RT. 14 south approximately 2 miles on left. A Chinese Auction with over 30 items, many of them gift certificates, begins at 10 a.m. with the drawings taking place at noon. Hotdogs, water and soda will be available for purchase. All proceeds to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters. This agency provides local children with mentors throughout Bradford, Sullivan, & Tioga Counties in PA and Tioga County in NY.
Turkey Shoots
Fall Turkey Shoot schedule at the VFW Post 6824 (Potterville), 1468 Haighs Pond Road, Rome. Sunday, Sept. 15, 22 and 29; Oct. 6 and 13 Noon – 4 p.m., Lucky X Shotgun Shoot, Food, Showdown, 50 cent Bingo, pulltabs, raffles and gun/cross bow raffle. 570-744-2215.
Northern Tier Hardwood Assoc. will hold a seminar on establishing Golden-wing Warbler Habitat. Oct. 26, 2013, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Wayne Conservation District office, 648 Park St., Honesdale, PA. Free event. Space is limited so please register early. This event qualifies for SFI continuing education credit. Lunch provided. To registration write to: NTHA, 200 Lake Road, Suite C, Towanda, PA 18848. For questions, please contact Connie Ridall at 570-240-1436;or email at nthapa@fron tiernet.net.
Have you ever been told that your favorite homemade bread, or salsa, is "good enough to sell?" Penn State Extension's Food for Profit, is a one-day workshop to help you work through the maze of local and state regulations, food safety issues, and business management needed to setup a commercial food business. Held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the White Oak Restaurant, 416 S. Main St., Montrose. Tuition is $45 per person and includes all materials and lunch. Pre-registration is required by Sept. 24. Register on-line at the following: http://extension.psu.edu/foodsafety/ entrepreneurs. For further information contact Extension Educator in Susq. Co., Michelle Kowalewski at 570-278-1158. Pre-payment and registration are required.
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USC Upstate's women's basketball team held on for a 61-52 win on the road at Kennesaw State on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing-streak.
In Kennesaw, Ga., with just a one-point lead in the final 2:41, the USC Upstate women's basketball team (6-12, 2-5 A-Sun) played tough to hold on for a 61-52 win on the road at Kennesaw State on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing-streak.
Senior Tee'Ara Copney led all scorers, posting 21 points for the Spartans to go along with a team-high eight rebounds and swiped two steals.
Limestone 91, Converse 49: In Gaffney, senior guard Stephanie Hayes poured in a season-high 20 points while senior guard Tia Williams nearly finished with a triple-double, posting 14 points, nine steals and eight rebounds, to lead Limestone College (12-2, 9-1) to a win over Converse College (0-14, 0-10) at the Timken Center.
North Greenville 68, Erskine 54: In Due West, the Crusaders exploded for 46 points on 51.5 percent shooting and freshmen guard Tyler Powers scored a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers, as North Greenville (3-10, 1-8) cruised to a win past Erskine College.
Timisty Nelson and Alisha Hope were also in double figures for the Crusaders with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Erskine 79, North Greenville 70: In Due West, the Crusaders committed 18 turnovers as their two-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Erskine.
Tyshawn Patterson paved the way for North Greenville (6-7, 3-6 in Conference Carolinas) with 21 points and six assists.


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Read this in an article: " Syringomyelia is considered a terminal disease that causes a person to literally waste away. Ultimately, it is the complications that people eventually die from. Arms and legs become atrophied due to immobility; organs begin to fail because the body's dramatic deformity causes them to over work. Stroke and aneurysm is a common occurrence for people in the later stages of syringomyelia."
The arthur's view is that no data is kept regarding the relation of a death by stroke or aneurysm to SM or to anything else other than a stroke/aneurysm. I thought a lot about this and it makes sense I suppose. I've been spending my time waiting for something. I don't even know what that something is. The article did give me a new perspective. Pain or not...I must find peace and happiness now. It may be as good as it's going to get right now and time is wasting. Look out world (when I wake up from my nap) here I come!!


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19 April 2017
KUALA LUMPUR - The ongoing Super Six Schools Rugby Fifteens which has entered its fourth season, has expanded into 14 teams. The tournament, which kicked off on April 1, is expected to end by 29 April ahead of Malaysia Airports Chairman's Challenge Trophy semifinals.
The tournament has been expanded to14 teams, six teams from the preceding editions and the introduction of eight more new teams in Ragbi Perdana, another league under held under Super Six's auspices as part of the tournament's commitment in providing opportunities for schools to participate. Ragbi Perdana is Super Six's collaboration with Persatuan Penggerak and Pembangunan Alumni.
Tournament director, Noor Helmi Nong Hadzmi, said:"The tournament has become a well-established platform in the schools rugby calendar and we're excited to welcome players – both new and returning - to this year's edition. We are proud to have loyal teams that have been participating in the tournament since its inception in 2013, which is testament to its success."
The final of the tournament will be on May 13 and will be held at the International Islamic University in Gombak. The winner of the cup final will be crowned Malaysia Airports Chairman's Challenge trophy champions.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (Malaysia Airports) has returned as the main sponsor of the tournament.
Malaysia Airports, in its statement mentioned, "Over the years, we have always focused our CSR initiatives that promotes education for or leadership building in students as part of our contribution to the nation. Sports is one such area that inculcates values such as determination to succeed and effort in teamwork - values that essential to a good leader. This is why Malaysia Airports returns again as the main sponsor for the Super 6 Tournament."
"As a proud sponsor of the tournament, we are delighted that the tournament is now recognised and endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Malaysian Rugby Union."
"We are also happy with the significant impact it brings towards the overall tournament scene and the players involved. To date, approximately 50% of the players who played in Super 6 tournament over the course of three years have made it to the state and national level. In fact, Super 6 has produced one of the top 10 best rugby players in Malaysia who is currently playing for Malaysia's 7s team."
Super Six is aimed at supporting school rugby by organising a 15's tournament amongst the best rugby playing schools in Malaysia in view of the lack of such competition outside the biennial MSSM tournament.
All rugby tournaments currently being organised are for the 7's and 10's variant of the game.
The tournament is conducted over two stages, a round robin qualifying stage to establish the ranking of the six teams, and a playoff stage where the teams will play for Malaysia Airports Chairman's Challenge Trophy.
In the qualifying round of the Super Six, the teams will play each other once. Upon completion of all the fixtures, the teams will proceed to the playoff stage where the top three schools qualify for the cup playoff, while the champion of 'Ragbi Perdana' (the new league) will complete the semifinal list.
Super Six Schools Rugby:-
- Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Ipoh
- Kolej Melayu Kuala Kangsar
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor, Cheras
- Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah, Putrajaya
- Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak, Seremban
Ragbi Perdana:-
- SMK Sultan Yussuf, Batu Gajah
- SMK Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur
- Kolej Vokasional Batu Pahat
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Johor
- Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Pekan
- SMS Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Kuantan
- SMK Tinggi Klang
- Kolej Vokasional Shah Alam
For further enquiries, contact:
Noor Helmi Nong Hadzmi | 013 395 5524 |


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THE big global long-term financial threat: Asia's "flowering" welfare states
Excellent Economist piece.
Idea I've spoken about before: Asia has been the savings center of the global economy for a while. The West (outside the oddly still-young US) is slouching toward retirement, when traditionally a society needs capital because it's burning up its own. Meanwhile, the South is like a young couple that needs start-up capital.
Point is, we expect Asia to fund both - plus take care of its own continuing rise.
The good news: while China's demographic dividend shrinks from here on out, SE Asia's will be around for decades, as will that of the emerging demo-div King Kong - India.
But what happens if Asia adopts the West's cradle-to-grave welfare state model? Or what the Economist dubs "tigers turning marsupial"?
The Economist's point: forget Asian values. When societies reach a certain level of wealth, people expect the same things the world over.
It seems that every country that can afford to build a welfare state will come under mounting pressure to do so. And much of Asia has hit the relevant level of prosperity (see chart 1). Indonesia is now almost as developed as America was in 1935 when it passed the landmark Social Security Act, according to figures compiled by the late Angus Maddison, an economic historian. China is already richer than Britain was in 1948, when it inaugurated the National Health Service (NHS) which, to judge by political ructions—and Olympic opening ceremonies—has become crucial to its sense of national identity.
We are expecting a lot from Asia between now and 2050 . . ..


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Historically Bad Season Comes To A Close
After the biggest collapse by a team in September in major league history, who would have thought the Red Sox would follow it up with one of the worst full seasons in the history of its franchise?
At 90 losses and 3 games left, Boston can finish at worst with a 69-93 record. The last time the Red Sox lost 90 or more games was in 1966.
On a year where they celebrated 100 years of Fenway Park, the Red Sox have had one of the worst home records in franchise history at 34-47.
Looking for a small turnaround after the big trade with the Dodgers? Did not happen. The Red Sox finished the month of September with a 7-19 record and have lost 9 of their last 10 games.
That's a small sample of stats proving what our eyes have seen all season: a disaster.
The big problem too is the blame is so far spread there's not just one thing to pinpoint as to why the Red Sox are where they are. The ownership, the manager and the players are all at fault.
With the season ending Wednesday night, the first big decision, unless it's already made, is what to do with Bobby Valentine. In my opinion, you can't bring him back. Ironically, I put the blame on this season on the players and front office before Bobby V, but I think you have to start fresh after the trade was made with the Dodgers. Right or wrong, the players just did not take to Bobby from the start. Couple that with the on the field troubles and the weekly off the field drama all season, some fueled by Valentine himself.
I don't have the answer as who they should bring in just yet. Unlike last season though, I think the Red Sox front office needs to make a decision quickly one way or the other and get a manager in place for next year.
I'm interested for Red Sox fans to weigh in of if they should bring Bobby V back? Why or why not?
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Chicago on Friday surpassed 400 homicides for the year--the fastest the city has done so in nearly 10 years.
On Friday morning, two men were found beaten to death in the trunk of a vehicle in the 2400 block of West 45th Street in Brighton Park, officials said.
On Friday night, a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the 9200 block of South Chappel Avenue in Calumet Heights, police said. Later that evening, a 33-year-old man was shot to death in the 3800 block of West Congress Parkway in West Garfield Park, according to officials.
Chicago has not logged 400 homicides by October since 2003, when the city recorded 455 homicides in the first three quarters of the year, police data shows. Chicago logged 601 homicides in 2003.
In 2008, the city saw 398 homicides before October, police data shows. The city logged 513 homicides that year.
Homicides are up 25 percent year-to-date compared to the same period in 2011. The city saw 320 homicides last year before October, RedEye data shows.
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Yesterday I ran into the first artwork I've seen from the Italian Renaissance that didn't depict angels or Mary. Much of sculptor Tullio Lombardo's work still remains in churches and shrines around Italy, but his pieces at the National Gallery of Art here in Washington leave the viewer wondering about characters' identities and emotions.
The exhibit, opening to the public July 4, is small and includes mostly marble sculptures and busts. Lombardo's work is not the only art in the display; also included are a few pieces from those who worked closely with him or were influenced by him.
Even though the art was not what I expected, I found a different type of divine presence in some of Lombardo's work. There were two sculptures in particular in which the smooth marble made characters seem very present in form but their looks gaze up and away, indicating their focus is somewhere else.
Alison Luchs, the curator of early European sculpture at the National Gallery of Art, said by placing young beautiful nude characters close together and simultaneously having them look away from each other suggested to her the idea that physical beauty is not enough. She terms much of Lombardo's work in the exhibit as "physically present but spiritually distant."
In another one of Lombardo's sculptures, again a young man is looking up into the sky instead of out into the world around him. I found the sculptures description — "Relief bust of a male saint?" — to clearly encompass the mystery Lombardo left in his artwork.
While he did become a secular artist at a time when many artists were still primarily bound to the needs of the church, Lombardo's work still is too spiritual and too complex in composition to rule it out as strictly secular. Lombardo's work still makes me wonder at the shift in his subject matter. Was he privately commissioned to sculpt images that were not for the church? Unlike some privately commissioned Renaissance paintings, Lombardo's sculptures are not clear attempts at portraiture. Did some in Italy around the time of the Renaissance look past the art of the church and into more subjective art forms?
Although the gallery is displaying only about 10 pieces of Lombardo's artwork, the exhibit raises many questions. Gallery officials say they expect Lombardo's art to remain on display through the first of November.


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Glucose appears to temper brain activity in regions that regulate appetite and reward -- but fructose does not, researchers found.
In a brain imaging study, participants who had a drink sweetened with glucose had significant reductions in cerebral blood flow in the hypothalamus, while those who drank a fructose-sweetened drink saw a slight increase in activity (P=0.01), Robert Sherwin, MD, of Yale University, and colleagues reported in the Jan. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Glucose also reduced activation in the insula and striatum, other brain regions that regulate appetite, motivation, and reward processing, while fructose did not, the researchers wrote.
In an accompanying editorial, Jonathan Purnell, MD, and Damien Fair, PhD, of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, said the findings "support the conceptual framework that when the human brain is exposed to fructose, neurobiological pathways involved in appetite regulation are modulated, thereby promoting increased food intake."
As the obesity epidemic has grown, so too has consumption of fructose in the American diet, the researchers explained in their article. Fructose is found in both sucrose, or table sugar, and in high-fructose corn syrup, another common sweetener. It is valued because it's sweeter than glucose.
But studies show fructose may have different metabolic effects than glucose. For instance, fructose only weakly stimulates secretion of insulin, a hormone that can increase satiety, and attenuates levels of the satiety hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) -- so researchers are concerned that it could possibly increase food-seeking behavior and intake.
To assess those effects, Sherwin and colleagues conducted functional MRIs (fMRIs) in 20 normal-weight, healthy adults who were given 75 grams of either glucose or fructose in a cherry-flavored drink, and then crossed over to a drink with the other sweetener.
Participants rated their feelings of hunger, satiety, and fullness before and after the scan, and the researchers took blood to assess circulating hormone levels.
Overall, the researchers found that glucose significantly reduced cerebral blood flow in the hypothalamus, while fructose did not.
Specifically, blood flow fell 5.45 mL/g per minute from baseline with glucose, compared with an increase of 2.84 mL/g per minute with fructose, for a mean difference of 8.3 ml/g per minute, they reported (P=0.01).
They also found that glucose reduced cerebral blood flow in the thalamus, insula, anterior cingulate, and striatum -- "regions that act in concert to 'read' the metabolic state of an individual and drive motivation and reward" -- compared with baseline (P<0.05).
In contrast, fructose reduced blood flow in the hippocampus, posterior cingulate cortex, fusiform, and visual cortex -- but also in the thalamus (P<0.05).
In terms of connectivity between brain regions, glucose upped the links between the hypothalamus and the thalamus and striatum, while fructose only increased connectivity between the hypothalamus and thalamus, but not the striatum -- the latter of which also de-activates once a person is sated, the researchers said.
"These findings suggest that ingestion of glucose, but not fructose, initiates a coordinated response between the homeostatic-striatal network that regulates feeding behavior," they wrote.
They also found that glucose, but not fructose, had effects on circulating "hunger" hormone levels. Glucose elevated levels of insulin and GLP-1 compared with fructose (P<0.001 and P=0.01, respectively).
Leptin and ghrelin levels, however, weren't significantly different between the two sugars, the researchers found.
The differences in brain effects between glucose and fructose also appeared to coordinate with ratings of hunger, since there was a significant difference from baseline in terms of fullness and satiety when participants drank glucose, but not fructose (P=0.005 and P=0.03, respectively).
Sherwin and colleagues cautioned that the study was limited because fMRI doesn't provide a direct measure of neuronal activity, and thus any clinical implications can't yet be determined.
Editorialists Purnell and Fair noted that while some researchers and clinicians warn that the total amount of calories is more important than the type of food when it comes to losing weight, the "reality ... is that hunger and fullness are major determinants of how much humans eat, just as thirst determines how much humans drink. These sensations cannot simply be willed away or ignored."
"The remedy remains eating less," they wrote, "but the means involve reducing the food element, if possible."
The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation.
Neither the researchers nor the editorialists reported any conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Page KA, et al "Effects of fructose versus glucose on regional cerebral blood flow in brain regions involved with appetite and reward pathways" JAMA 2013; 309(1): 63-70.
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Purnell JQ, Fair DA "Fructose ingestion and cerebral, metabolic, and satiety responses" JAMA 2013; 309(1): 85-86.


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Spring in Ireland officially starts on St Brigid's Day which is February the 1st in our calendar? Which may not be accurate as this is a celebration that has its roots along way back in pre-Christian times, some 6,000 years ago actually when there was no written tradition.
Like many other cultures around the world female deities ruled supreme, the similarities between Egyptian mythology and Irish mythology being quite remarkable? For example most people will be familiar with Egyptian ritual from the Book of the Dead, of Isis breathing life into the mummified corpse, well not many know that the same scene is depicted in stone at the foot of a high cross in Ireland.
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Similarly our Goddess, had a sacred cow that suckled a king, the same as Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. Indian and many other cultures that revered the cow as a symbol of nurturing. In fact up until the 12th century children were baptised with milk in Ireland. Fascinating or obvious? these ancient races relied on the land so it is no wonder they revered the female Goddesses that embodied and symbolized mother earth for them. She had to be appeased and celebrated to insure the fertility of the land, animals and people. Celtic mythology holds that the chieftains slept with the goddesses in a mating ritual that crossed the boundaries of physical and metaphysical as these Goddesses could shape shift into birds and other mythical creatures. She could be 'an old hag' in human form standing at a crossroads, or the triple goddesses 'Moriggan' in the tale of the Tain or the 'banshee' in latter years foretelling death in a family.
Having infused tradition in Ireland with a mixture of reverence and fear, for thousands of years prior to Christianity creeping into Ireland, its highly understandable that our ancestors would have been a tad reluctant to banish her completely, which coincidentally is about the time she seems to have morphed into the Christian St Brigid we know about today? Although the signs were there from the start that this was no ordinary mortal woman?
Apparently or so the story goes and we Irish never let the truth get in the way of a good story, when St Brigid was trying to wrestle enough land on which to build her monastery in Kildare from the high king of Leinster, he said that she could have as much land as her cloak would cover. Where upon Brigid laid down her cloak and it magically spread out to cover several hundred acres....!
Beannachtai na Feile Bride by Susan Byron author of Irelands Hidden Gems.com
Originally published in 2010.


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Tracking shares of Marks and Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L), we have noted that Span A is presently above Span B. Traders following this signal will be looking for signs of a bullish stock price shift.
Investors paying close attention to the daily ebbs and flows of the stock market may be trying to guess which way momentum will swing into the next couple of months. Finding those stocks that are ready to ride the lightning may not be the easiest task with markets chugging along near all time highs. Investors may have to first figure out how much risk they want to take on when picking the next round of stocks. Once the risk appetite is determined, investors can start to decide whether they think it is best to go with the flow or buck the trend. Either way, paying attention to short-term and long-term price moves may help paint a clearer picture of what is happening with a particular stock. Maybe those stocks that were sure-fire winners a few months ago have lost some steam. Adjusting the portfolio may or may not be necessary, but knowing exactly what stocks are owned and how they are performing may help with additional decision making along the way. Of course nobody wants to be on the outside looking in as a stock is taking off, but there should be plenty of other opportunities in the future. Staying current with global economic conditions and keeping a finger on the pulse of the company during earnings season can help shed some light on where the stock may be headed next.
Active traders have a wide variety of technical indicators at their disposal for completing technical stock analysis. Presently, the 14-day ATR for Marks and Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L) is spotted at 8.76. First developed by J. Welles Wilder, the ATR may assist traders in determining if there is heightened interest in a trend, or if extreme levels may be signaling a reversal. Simply put, the ATR determines the volatility of a security over a given period of time, or the tendency of the security to move one direction or another.
Shifting gears to the Relative Strength Index, the 14-day RSI is currently sitting at 37.24, the 7-day is 22.93, and the 3-day is currently at 5.32 for Marks and Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a highly popular momentum indicator used for technical analysis. The RSI can help display whether the bulls or the bears are currently strongest in the market. The RSI may be used to help spot points of reversals more accurately. The RSI was developed by J. Welles Wilder. As a general rule, an RSI reading over 70 would signal overbought conditions. A reading under 30 would indicate oversold conditions. As always, the values may need to be adjusted based on the specific stock and market. RSI can also be a valuable tool for trying to spot larger market turns.
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Taking a peek at some Moving Averages, the 200-day is at 282.87, the 50-day is 289.66, and the 7-day is sitting at 289.51. The moving average is a popular tool among technical stock analysts. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators that simply take the average price of a stock over a specific period of time. Moving averages can be very useful for identifying peaks and troughs. They may also be used to help the trader figure out proper support and resistance levels for the stock.
Traders are keeping a keen eye on shares of Marks and Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L). The Average Directional Index or ADX may prove to be an important tool for trading and investing. The ADX is a technical indicator developed by J. Welles Wilder used to determine the strength of a trend. The ADX is often used along with the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI) to identify the direction of the trend. Presently, the 14-day ADX is resting at 21.09. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would indicate an extremely strong trend.
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Silicon Graphics Inc., the perma-struggling workstation-turned-server-maker, filed for bankruptcy protection today, and was immediately bought by Rackable Systems. Rackable has signed to take on all of SGI's liabilities. The deal is expected to complete in 60 days. The combined company will target the hyper-competitive market for x86 boxes for cluster and high performance computing, internet and cloud services. "This combination gives us the potential for significant operational synergies, a strong balance sheet, and positions the combined company for long-term growth and profitability," said Rackable CEO Mark Barrenechea.


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Netting first-place finishes, setting new records propel the trio
MACON, Ga. (May 1, 2013) – Sophomore Katerina Vodova (Humpolec, Czech Republic) and junior Tyler Stepp (Dandridge, Tenn.) were named the Atlantic Sun Conference Women's and Men's Field Athletes of the Week, while sophomore Karissa Bertling (New Port Richey, Fla.) was named the A-Sun Women's Track Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.
The aforementioned field athletes earned their honors by turning in record-breaking performances this past weekend at the Highlander Invitational on the Radford University campus. They each were able to set new Patrick D. Cupp Memorial Stadium records in the men's and women's long jump. Stepp registered a first-place mark of 7.47m, while Vodova also added a top finish and personal best leap of 5.92m.
The previously-stated marks were just the tip of the iceberg in ETSU's total domination in the long jump at Radford. Each was followed by their teammates in second and third place as the Buccaneers swept the podium in the event at the Highlander Invite.
On the final day of the Highlander Invite, Bertling followed with award-worthy performances as well. The sophomore was also part of a podium sweep for the Lady Bucs in the 200m where she came in first with a time of 24.60. In addition, the native Floridian was a member of ETSU's women's 4x100m relay team that took the top spot. The runner really shined though in the 400m where she recorded a personal best and first-place finish time of 56.22.
Vodova now ranks first in the A-Sun in the long jump and ranks No. 63 in the NCAA East Region in the event as well. The native Czech continues to inch closer to hitting a mark that will qualify her for the NCAA Championships. This award is her third career Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week Award and her first of this season
Stepp remains in first place in the event in the conference and also ranks No. 7 in the NCAA East Region in the long jump. The junior has already qualified to compete in the first round of the NCAA Championships. Today's honor is his second career Field Athlete of the Week Award, all of which have been this season.
Bertling currently ranks in the top six in the A-Sun in both the 200 and 400m and this award is her first career Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week Award.
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Oil prices sank on Friday and Brent futures finished their first negative week since mid-January after an unexpected dip in U.S. industrial production spurred concerns about lagging economic activity.
Industrial production dipped 0.1 percent last month after a revised 0.4 percent gain in December. Economists had been expecting a modest increase in industrial output in January.
U.S. crude prices also fell hard as traders sold positions ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend.
"We gave (U.S.) oil many chances to get above $98 and test $100 a barrel. And it becomes a situation where we can't rally, so we sell it,'' said Richard Ilczyszyn, chief market strategist at iitrader.com LLC in Chicago.
Brent crude futures tumbled to a low of $116.28 per barrel, down $1.72, before recovering to settle off 34 cents at $117.66. The contract ended the week down $1.24 or 1 percent, its first loss since the week ending Jan 13.
U.S. light, sweet crude shed $1.45 to settle at $95.86 per barrel.
For the week, U.S. crude managed a small gain of 14 cent a barrel.
Wednesday saw a record in open interest for West Texas Intermediate futures, as CME Group Inc said on Thursday it had reached 1,665,014 contracts.
Broader commodities markets were hit hard on Friday, as gold fell to a six-month low, with a slate of economic figures suggesting the world economy would not expand as rapidly as anticipated.
"All commodities are selling off hard," said Carsten Fritsch, senior oil and commodities analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt. "This data is worse than most economists had been expecting."
Not all U.S. economic signs were negative on Friday. U.S. consumer sentiment improved in February, buoyed by signs of increased hiring, though worries heightened about a decline in future income, a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey showed.
But global growth prospects were clouded by expected divisions at a meeting in Moscow of finance officials from the Group of 20 nations, 90 percent of the world's economy, over economic policy and its impact on currencies.
Economists are worried that competitive devaluations could lead to currency wars, impoverishing nations worldwide.
A floor under oil prices was maintained with supply concerns stemming from worries over Iran's nuclear program. Talks between Iran and the United Nations appear to have failed as inspectors returned from talks in Tehran with no deal on reviving a nuclear investigation and no date for a new meeting.
Reuters also reported on Friday that major powers plan to offer to ease sanctions barring trade in gold and other precious metals with Iran in return for Iranian steps to shut down a newly expanded uranium enrichment plan, Western officials said.
Concerns that the conflict could curb oil supply had eased slightly after the Middle Eastern nation appeared to be taking steps to slow the growth of stockpiles of nuclear materials that could be used to make a bomb.
A collision involving two barges late on Thursday resulted in a small oil spill of four to eight barrels near Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the Mississippi River, the United States Coast Guard said. Vessel traffic was unaffected.