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Deviation of the Spine, Study 8
Title: Deviation of the Spine, Study 8
Artist: Veronica Huacuja
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 2018
The titles I use in each painting seek–like the great master did, Francis Bacon–, to be referrals far away from the emotion they arouse in the observer. They are abstract names of tragedies.
"Deviation of the Spine, Study 8" shows the "desperate beauty"* of the inner structure of a sick human body.
*Ficacci, L. "Bacon", 2003. Taschen.
The canvas has the following technical characteristics:
-Wooden structure (pine).
-Staples in the back.
-Doubled clothed.
-The side views are gesso protected and painted black.
The artwork will be delivered in a crate, protected with a non-acid cloth and glassy paper, among other materials that guarantee a safe trip.
The artwork has its Certificate of Authenticity.
Veronicahuacuja, Pharmaceuticalcollections, Corporatecollections, Experienceart, Xraysart, Artransposition, FrancisBacon, Humanlandscape, Curator, Medicalart, Artexhibition, MexicanpainterDetails:
- Size: H: 39.37 inch W: 31.49 inch D: 0.59 inch
- Subject: Other
- Style: Fine Art
- Medium: Oil
$ 4,910.00

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Too often, we experience the end of life as stressful and hopeless. What if we could make the experience not only exceptional from the medical standpoint, but joyful and celebratory for the patient, caregivers and family?
(PRWEB) November 07, 2017
Integrated MD Care (IMDC), a concierge home palliative care medical practice providing traditional and holistic health care services in San Diego announced today that they have grown their team to address increased demand in their services including limited expansion in Orange County and Coachella Valley.
The addition of new team members broadens the physical and emotional support that Integrated MD Care is able to provide. As the only comprehensive, in-home palliative care program of its kind in the nation, serving those facing serious and terminal illnesses, IMDC provides professional services not traditionally paired with end-of-life care, including: physical therapy and exercise, massage therapy, music therapy, yoga and meditation, acupuncture, and a gourmet chef. The new team members include: Practice Director Neil Singh, Nursing Director Jen Durrant, Nurse Practitioner Julie Chrisco, Outreach Director Athena Toner, and Social Worker Elizabeth Seminova.
In addition to the Integrated MD Care core team, a number of additional integrative practitioners have been added, including expressive arts therapy, aromatherapy, exercise therapy, nutrition, cannabis medicine and physical therapy.
"I'm thrilled to be expanding our incredible team. We're attracting people who truly care about providing comprehensive support, with integrity, to the patients and families that need us during these difficult life challenges," said Dr. Bob Uslander, founder and medical director of Integrated MD Care. "When I envisioned this practice, I knew I'd be bringing something new to the world. Too often, we experience the end of life as stressful and hopeless. What if we could make the experience not only exceptional from the medical standpoint, but joyful and celebratory for the patient, caregivers and family?"
Dr. Uslander founded Integrated MD Care to fill the gaps in the health care system that most impact the aging, ill and dying, including establishing an integrated team approach to end-of-life care, and to lessen the confusion and overwhelm experienced by families and caregivers. Dr. Bob, as his patients call him, believes that there is no group of people more deserving of and desperate for truly personalized and holistic care than those facing complex medical challenges and the people who love and care for them most. Integrated MD Care services are paid for privately, and are not covered by insurance.
These expanded services are available now in San Diego. To learn more about Integrated MD Care and Dr. Bob Uslander, please visit http://www.integratedMDcare.com, or call to request a free phone consultation at (858) 925-7554.
About Integrated MD Care
Integrated MD Care is a team of doctors, nurses and integrative therapists providing concierge in-home palliative care. They are committed to enhancing quality of life and reducing the burden for patients and families who are immersed in the challenges of aging, illness, and the end of life. Started in 2015, this dedicated team provides a new model of care that replaces the confusion, frustration and overwhelm of complex medical illnesses with clarity, peace, joy and celebration, allowing patients to experience the rich sensations of life in the comfort of their homes as they face their challenging and heroic journeys. Integrated MD Care services are paid for privately, and are not covered by insurance. Integrated MD Care serves patients in all of San Diego County and with limited services in Orange County and Coachella Valley. For more information, or for a free consultation, please go to http://www.integratedmdcare.com.


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Montreal Pop-up Recap
This past week we took our first road trip to Montreal to host a pop-up featuring not only our brand, but a handful of other great brands! I've been to Montreal before since our production house is located there, but we've never ventured to host a pop-up! Cue myself plus four amazing women and the Ford Explorer for a long weekend of work - and fun.
We were able to find a great space using thisopenspace for the pop-up located right on Saint Laurent Blvd, the perfect shopping area with lots of foot traffic and great coffee shops nearby. The coffee shops definitely came in handy, our favourite was Dispatch Coffee, their almond/cashew blend milk was amazing in a latte!
One of the most entertaining parts of this adventure was the 5+ hour long drive to and from Montreal. And the packing that came along with that! Along with our brand we also brought seven other amazing Canadian brands to join the pop-up. So we had to pack fixtures and inventory for ourselves as well as Felony Case, High Noon, Quinsco, Sonya Lee, Leia Bryans, F. Miller, Easy and Eliza Faulkner. The Explorer was the perfect size for all of us, plus all of our inventory - can you say efficient? We ditched the third row seating for more storage space with the touch of a button - no lie. The Explorer features Third Row PowerFolding seats, which means no searching for that magical handle or manual lifting. Not only did it fit us comfortably, it handles like a gem. For those who know me well, know how much I love driving. I started driving four wheelers and skidoos at a young age, so being behind the wheel, has always been one of my favourite feelings.
Maneuvering the Explorer through Montreal was beyond easy, especially with all the construction, we glided through the streets without a concern. Parking in Montreal is one of my least favourite things, especially parallel parking, but with Ford's new Active Park Assist, I didn't even break a sweat. Literally with the click of a button the Explorer determines parking spots, both parallel and perpendicular, and with another touch, it automatically parks smoothly into the spot.
The drive proved to be longer than 5 hours on the way there with lots of traffic and construction, but thankfully Justin Bieber dropped his new song, Friends, just in time for us to play it on repeat and sing out hearts out.
Once we arrived to Montreal, work began. We set up most of the pop-up the evening before, organizing displays and placing window decals. The space was bigger, and better than expected, which was a lovely surprise!
The three days of the pop-up were a blur, so many great people coming in, both knowing the brands and meeting us for the first time. One of our favourite aspects of having a pop-up is meeting our community in real life! Since so much of our community is online and we interact through social media - which we love - it's rare to have those face to face conversations. Seeing the support from a new city was also super overwhelming and so heart warming. I can't thank everyone enough who came to support, say hi and dance to Friends with us!
Outside of the pop-up hours we did manage to take in a lot of food and drinks! It was also Pride in Montreal so we were able to explore the parade route and all the fun festivities going on. I highly recommend Mais for tacos and margaritas, Brooklyn for a slow morning coffee and SuWu for a delicious brunch, and maybe Mimosas by the pitcher! For light snacks and yummy drinks Bar Henrietta is a must! Aside from all the great places to eat, drink and explore, the murals and homes were so delightful to explore and take in!
Overall, Montreal was an amazing experience with the community being so supportive and welcoming to us, to the delicious food and drinks, we were able to enjoy. If you have any favourite spots we missed, let us know, because we'll definitely be going back!


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StoneyBrook Suites of Watertown
StoneyBrook Suites of Watertown is about giving our residents a warm, welcoming place to call home! Retain your sense of independence, dignity and well-being by all we have to offer you! Daily activities provide constant opportunities to interact and socialize with other residents and our wonderful staff. Our residents and their families love spending in the Coffee Shop, being rest-assured the coffee pot is always on and waiting for visitors! Watertown offers great education, shopping, rich history and an area favorite, our beautiful zoo! Explore the town and call StoneyBrook Suites your home!
Build Dakota Scholarship
StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living is proud to announce our involvement with Build Dakota Scholarship and Lake Area Technical Institute. We have awarded a local individual a scholarship towards her upcoming enrollment in the Practical Nursing program at Lake Area Technical Institute. Regan Schoon, from Great Plains Lutheran, has spent countless hours shadowing at Prairie Lakes Hospital that led her to her passion of pursuing the nursing field. Highway cleaning, prom committee and helping the disabled through Jesus Cares, are just a few of her involvements in high school. Regan embodies the passion, drive and commitment that mirrors the same attributes of the culture that is StoneyBrook Suites. With our five locations, we have full and part-time nursing that get to know our residents one-on-one. Our nurses are an integral part. Below are the pictures from the awards banquet at LATI with our VP: Beth Reynolds, Regan Schoon and our Administrator in Watertown: Casey Adolphsen
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Twenty Twelve is back!
Yep, that's right. Twenty Twelve is returning to our screens at 10pm on Friday 30th March on BBC Two.
This series the pressure mounts as the Olympic Deliverance team try to navigate their way through such delicate issues as how to handle the Algerian team's demand for a mosque in the Olympic village, and how to carry out a Legacy Audit on the rival bids for the Stadium when no one knows what a Legacy Audit is.
Here's a clip of Ian, Siobhan and the ever dedicated Sally, drafting a press release about the Deliverance teams commitment to 'multicuturality':
More from Twenty Twelve:
- Twenty Twelve on Twitter: They're in charge of the biggest show on earth - so how difficult can Twitter be?
- Watch interviews with Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes.
- Find out more about the characters from Twenty Twelve.
Comments Post your comment
Comment number 1.At 13:14 24th Mar 2012, Guv-nor wrote:
Of course many people will miss it since the Media Centre published the start time as
10 am rather than 10 pm.
Comment number 2.At 16:51 24th Mar 2012, asadul wrote:
This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
Comment number 3.At 19:36 27th Mar 2012, Guv-nor wrote:
Good to see that the am/pm situation has been sorted out. "So it's all good then."


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I rarely like to make thing complicated. I don't use make up artists or wardrobe specialists. Most of the time I don't even know what location I'm going to use until I get in the car and start heading toward it. I learned a long time ago that if I plan too much unforeseen obstacles will get in my way (rain, a crowd of people, an act of God...) leaving me frustrated and uncreative.
So why fight such things? The important act is to just simply say, "today I'm going to take my camera out and make something!" The rest will work itself out, usually in ways you do not expect. Those are the best moments really.
It was a cold and wintery day when I made this image. "Just lay to the side and stretch out your hand..." was the only instruction I gave to the model. A spontaneous thought in a spontaneous moment. She closed her eyes and obliged and I proceeded to take pictures of a hand for the next thirty minutes in every which way I knew how.
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There are two types of liquidations – Compulsory (by the court) and Voluntary.
Liquidation ensures that the company's affairs are closed down in an orderly manner.
Voluntary liquidation
Voluntary liquidation comprises of two distinct categories:
A Creditors Voluntary Liquidation ("CVL") is more common and occurs when a business is insolvent and has no viability. Directors should consider this option if they want to avoid the risk of wrongful trading.
A Members Voluntary Liquidation ("MVL") is appropriate when there are sufficient assets to cover all liabilities in full. An MVL involves the directors swearing a statement, known as a declaration of solvency, to say the company will be able to pay all its debts within a period not exceeding twelve months.
Compulsory liquidation
Compulsory liquidation is a court-directed method of winding up a company.
It is often the result of a creditor being unsuccessful in recovering their debts.
The court will issue a Winding Up Order if the company is unable to pay its debts because of one of the following:
- The value of total liabilities exceeds the value of total assets
- A statutory demand greater than £750 remains unpaid for 21 days
- The company has not satisfied a previous judgement
- The company has decided that it should be wound up by the Court
- That it is just and equitable to wind up the company
Getting in touch with an insolvency expert for free debt advice is as easy as picking up the phone. Call your nearest office for a free consultation on a confidential basis.


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Dear GAP-Forum
Alexander Konovalov wrote:
I need to calculate conjugacy classes of subgroups of order 16 (or of all
orders not greater then 16) in PcGroup of order 2^15.
In the manual there are two special methods for subgroup lattice
calculation which allows to state size of desired subgroups:
- LatticeByCyclicExtension
- SubgroupSolvableGroup (in combination with ExactSizeConsiderFunction)
which one could be more efficient in this case ?
LatticeByCyclicExtension works from the bottom up, SubgroupsSolvableGroup
from the top down. In general I would expect that
- The method in which subgroups are substantially ``closer'' will work
better. In this case this would be cyclic extension. Please note that you
can give a exclusion function to speed calculations up by eliminating
groups which are too big.
(In general SubgroupsSolvableGroup is more efficient than
LatticeByCyclicExtension if the group is solvable.)
Alexander Hulpke
-- Colorado State University, Department of Mathematics,
Weber Building, 1874 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1874, USA
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Yes You Can on WPVM FM
Every Tuesday from 5-6pm on WPVM FM 103.7 Ann-Lee Waite hosted live interviews
Hosted by Ann-Lee Waite, a self-proclaimed Goddess Trainer. She assists women on their journeys to self-empowerment. She believes "There is no story, no history you cannot transform for your highest good". Find her on Facebook.
At the age of forty Ann-Lee took a six-month pause after asking Spirit, "What is the work I will feel joy in doing so much that I would do it for free?" One day after completing her yoga video she noticed at the end there was a yoga teacher training offered. And thus began her journey in wellness practices. In one year she certified as a yoga teacher, a Thai yoga practitioner, foot fitness, body rolling teacher and personal trainer. A couple of years later she completed Level Two Usui Reiki. She was convinced if she could help people feel better in their bodies that could be a way for them to desire more wellbeing in their lives. That was 15 years ago.
Her energetic and spiritual connection has been a 30 year journey to answer the question "who am I?"
Yes You Can is a radio show discussing various topics on:
- The rising feminine, as witnessed by our society in the last decade (#metoo, Women's March, Eve Ensler's movement to end violence against women, and more)
- The mindset, habits, and practices of self-empowerment and transformational living
- Conversations about what women's empowerment means and what effect it will have on our society
- What does self-responsibility look like in an extended age of victim/perpetrator/rescuer culture
- Conversations that inspire, motivate and remind listeners they can be, do, and have in life whatever they desire
Show #39
On this last show I invited my friends Melody LeBaron and Millie America Parmer to share an hour conversation on Shamanic death, the shadow identity, radical forgiveness versus traditional forgiveness and what does it mean to be a Spirit being having a human experience. January 1, 2019
Over the course of this year long radio show experience, the topic of spirituality in our daily lives became the topic my intuition was guiding me to as the solution for our social ills. Our opinions, our experiences, our education, our intellect will always be in a state of flux, ever changing. The question that has become more intriguing than "who am I?" is "what is it that exists within all of us that remains constant?"
My feeling, my intuition said as humans evolve spiritually, becoming more aware and in connection with their Spirit essence, there would remain more understanding on the nature of our ego insanity; there would be less human and more spirit interaction between beings.
That's why the focus of the radio show became more spiritual in its topic. It was a result of my growing awareness that human personality to human personality conversation would require so much time to slog through the quicksand of resistance in letting go of the projections and conditionings to arrive at an understanding that would result in social change. We are so smart we are dumb with it. Our best intellect has brought us to creating the world we live in. Intellect on its own will not bring radical egalitarian social change.
Show #38
My guest today is Melody LeBaron, Professional Organizer, Space Clearing practitioner, Feng Shui consultant, and an empowerment facilitator December 18, 2018
Melody has authored the forthcoming book Creating Sacred Space for Conscious Death: Preparing the Environment and Yourself When a Loved One is Dying, based on her experience midwifing the deaths of 10 of her loved ones.
No stranger to grief, Melody is a living example of the power and vitality which can be restored when loss is fully experienced and integrated. Her website is www.transformingspace.com
Show #37
My guest today is Angelica Craig Pizano, Pendulist and Artist of Consciousness Light Photography. Her Facebook group is Dowse it December 4, 2018
Angelica has been practicing and at times, teaching the fine art of dowsing for 25 Years. She was a radio broadcaster for a major Spanish radio station in Charlotte NC for several years. Then she became a Global Executive Manager for a online media company for 10 years. In 2009 she finally began to listen to her internal guidance and slowly but surely understood why she is here on earth and jumped into a journey of self discovery via inquiry. She asked so many questions it made her feel crazy but she needed to know. She became part of a group to do research and after weeks of research the group made contact with a variety of non human entities within the invisible world. These entities shared large amounts of information with them. At the time they had a Metaphysical school and conducted experiments and practiced a technique called " inner journeys" which led right in to experimentation of consciousness with photography. She then began an exploration of consciousnesses and how it ebbs and flows, how it lowers and raises and how all this affects our reality and world. Now she does dowsing consultations to help others find peace of mind and clarity. Angelica will soon begin the Inner Journey sessions to explore the many facets of the soul.
Show #36
My guest today is Lauren Rosenfeld of www.lgrosenfeld.com November 27, 2018
Lauren Rosenfeld is a life coach, a teacher, a speaker and an author. She teaches individuals and groups about using mindfulness and spirituality as tools to help us live more meaningful and powerful lives. She holds graduate degrees in Judaic Studies and Education. She is the author of two books, Your To Be List: Turn Those Dreaded To-Do's into Meaningful Moments and Breathing Room: Open Your Heart by Decluttering Your Home. She is currently writing a third manuscript — Made of Starstuff and Kickass about what science and spirituality teaches us about who we
are and what we are made of.
Show #35
My guest today is Valerie Smith-Jackson. Valerie and I discuss her journey with cancer in 2011. November 20, 2018
Valerie Smith-Jackson is a local resident from Charleston, Sc. Known as SuperVixen Conversationalist, Valerie does blessings for specialty parties such as the Viking Parties hosted by "Curious Folk" at the Odditorium. She has facilitated workshops and rituals for self-love and inclusion at Asheville Raven and Crone. Her diverse spiritual disciplines and life experiences have transformed her as a motivator and personal empowerment director. She is also a cancer survivor, a born Priestess honoring Yemaya, sister of the moon, daughter of the sun and mother to many. With her healing witchy ways she makes the world a community.
Show #34
My guest today is Iva Veazey, a member of the World Association of Sex Coaches, a certified Performance Wellness Coach, a certified Transformation Meditation Instructor, a certified Sex Coach, as well as a professional musician. November 13, 2018
My dream and goal is to be a safe and healing force in the LGBTQ+ community as a Sex Coach, assisting others in finding their way into a new and more fulfilled life, without guilt or shame. My aim is to be a powerful resource for the ever-expanding world of gender/sexuality/relationship diversity.
Show #33
My guests today are Alyce Knaflich, Founder and Executive Director (ED) and Betty Sharpless, Board Member of Aura Home Women Vets, an organization that assists impoverished and homeless women veterans in WNC. November 6, 2018
Alyce Knaflich is Founder and Executive Director of Aura Home Women Vets, an organization that assists impoverished and homeless women veterans in WNC. Experiencing homelessness herself for nearly ten years, Alyce knows what homelessness is and understands the barriers to acquiring long term, stable, safe and secure housing. Alyce also volunteers at the VA Medical Center escorting Women Veterans to appointments and advocates for Veterans at numerous committee meetings and Town Halls. Her volunteerism earned two nationally recognized awards. Alyce served honorably in the US Army and Army Reserves from 1975-1995.
Betty Sharpless is a Board Member with volunteerism in her spirit. She has previously volunteered with Loving Food Resources and Western NC Aids Project.
Show #32
A conversation with my guests and friends Olympia Garrett and Valerie Smith Jackson October 30, 2018 (We had some audio issues at the beginning of the show, fast forward to 4:48 for our conversation to start)
Olympia Garrett is an Energy Shifter, reiki practitioner, energy body work, community leader, family advocate and creator of Blue Crystal Wellness. She is known as Mama G to the younger ones.
Valerie Smith-Jackson is a Charleston, South Carolinian who has walked the material and spiritual from the age of six. She was exposed to eclectic phenomenons since then and sporadically followed the guidance of Spirit through symbolisms, internal spirit – guided communication and "angels". She started channeling at the age of 20 and was overwhelmed with connections to disembodied "persons". She started to dampen her abilities to live her life easier. Her empathic abilities led her to facilitating workshops on personal love and inclusion. She is writing two fictional books and is head of race relations for Purpose Publishing, Inc. She also acts as a community liason whenever possible.
Show #31
My guest is Facebook and real friend Mindy Barrett. Last time she was on the show she had just returned from a five month global tour October 23, 2018
Mindy is coming back for another conversation. What I'm excited to talk about are women my age and Millie's age coming of age in these Wonder Woman times!! If you are a woman approaching or in her fifties you are getting one part of the magic; the other magical part is these times we are witnessing women standing up telling patriarchy its time is UP!! The two energies coinciding is truly special.
I was listening to Marianne Williamson and she said at the time of the publishing of her book Return to Love, other than Leo Buscaglia, love wasn't part of our societal dialogue. Now love is being discussed as a viable way to live in peace with oneself and others.
So I want to talk about being middled aged fabulous, energetic women. I want to talk about the practice of love. I want to talk about what still scares us and we're going for it anyway. I want to talk about our relationships with women, past, present and what we are holding in our hearts for our future with other rising women.
Show #30
Millie and I with yet another friend, Michael Thomas who is the bomb diggety and the first man on the show! October 9, 2018
Michael Thomas was blessed with the gift of empathy, insight and clairvoyance from an early age. At the age of 9, as a result of being hit by a car, he transitioned to a state of being a walk-in. A walk in is simply the process by which one soul has completed its journey on this plane and trades places with another.
Throughout his childhood he began to experience a more pronounced awakening and awareness of energy and vibrations beyond this earthly plane. While he knew the gifts to see beyond this plane were within him, it wasn't until his early 20's that the experiences of visions and out of body travel started to become more pronounced and prevalent. At the age of 25 he was given a reading and was told that if he did not start using his gifts, they would continue to poke and push him to do more and more.
He heeded that advice and the Universe swiftly put him in the path of a great teacher who became his mentor. She lovingly opened her arms and his mind to learn and refine the skills of Tarot, hypnosis for both past life and current life regression, clairaudience, psychometry, spiritual counselling, and healing.
For nearly 40 years he has used these gifts of spirit to help as many people as possible, as much as possible. Having come out of a professional background, he has been able to meld the gifts of spirit and the mundane world of business to not only assist people with matters of the heart, but with matters of how to improve their business acumen.
As with any being, the process of awakening and improving is ongoing. Being allowed the opportunity to help others with their life's issues and growth, allows him the opportunity to grow and refine his life's actions and decisions.
His goal is simple: to provide clients with the information and tools to bring peace, awareness and understanding into their lives. To help solve their most pressing problems, to give them hope in alleviating their fears, lack or limitation. To do so in a peaceful, loving, respectful manner. His wish is to be an instrument of peace for all who he comes in contact with and help light the way to understanding.
Show #29
Millie and I talk with my friend Labet Pritchard of www.ritesofrecoveryretreats.com October 2, 2018
LaBet Pritchard is a seasoned personal fitness trainer and yoga therapist with over 30 years of teaching experience in Asheville at the Grove Park Inn. Labet's energetic training style is uniquely geared toward motivational, yet empathetic wellness programming. Her passion in life is to help others achieve their "personal best" and live the healthiest, fullest lives possible. She has been called a change agent and a visionary by her clients and students. These days, instead of working out in the gym, LaBet walks pilgrimages in Europe and her latest passion is training other pilgrims to physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually take long walks which metamorphosize and alchemize!
Show #28
Conversation with Sarah Gettys, Outreach Counselor and Ginelle Krummey, Counseling Intern at Our Voice September 18, 2018
Sarah Gettys is the Outreach Counselor at Our Voice. She provides short term trauma focused individual counseling to primary and secondary survivors of sexual violence. She also facilitates support groups for survivors of sexual violence and provides outreach in the community.
Joining Sarah, is Ginelle Krummey is one of the Counseling Interns at OurVOICE. She is about to complete her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Ginelle has worked with survivors of sexual violence, foster
youth, adolescents, adults with chronic mental illness, and veterans experiencing homelessness– not in that order!
Show #27
Conversation with Vicki Meath, Executive Director at Just Economics September 11, 2018
Vicki Meath is the Executive Director of Just Economics, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, advocating and organizing for a more just and sustainable local economy that works for all in Western North Carolina. Vicki has over 15 years experience in community organizing, policy advocacy and organizational leadership. Vicki lives in West Asheville with her 17 year old daughter.
Show #26
Conversation with Mindy Barrett, joined by her mother Joni Parrish September 4, 2018
Mindy Barrett has lived in these mountains for 40 of her 50 years. She has been an empath and intuitive for as long as she can remember. She has found herself with the gift of connecting disparate people worldwide through what she calls "framing" or delivering messages and insight into situations that facilitates a shifting of perspective and healing. She has been likened to a virtual lemonade stand even though she has herself deeply wrestled with the demons of self doubt and fear.
In recent history, through a series of curveballs that included her daughter's traumatic brain injury and the mild dementia diagnosis of her mother, Mindy was led to the decision of whisking the three of them out to travel in a meandering way on a quest for healing and adventure. Cumulatively, these 3 generations of women have had quite the tour of cultural discovery. It was all served up with heaping portions of togetherness and for sanity's sake large side dishes of humor as well as shifts in perspective about themselves, life and each other. On the way they also found healing, a heightened spiritual awareness and repeated examples of the interconnectedness of humanity at its core.
What happened on these unexpected adventures that spanned not only the continental United States but big portions of the world, including 6 of the 7 continents, was obviously life changing. Join us to hear about how Mindy's adventures have allowed her to continue her ministry of lifting others up through connecting and nurturing hearts across cultures with humor, love and acknowledgement of the beautiful lessons that can be found in the suck factor.
Show #25
Conversation with Gwenevere Bridge (Gwenevere Durgadevi on Facebook) of Oracles, Spirituality and Sharing Facebook group August 28, 2018
Gwenevere has been a clairvoyant from childhood. As she grew she could hear the sacred sounds of the Earth and Nature and has dedicated her energy to be part of the change she wishes to see in the world. She speaks to spirits that range from ancient tree's to our dearly departed. Her personal mission is to guide people back to the power they have forgotten in themselves and their sacred mission.
Gwenevere has been a psychic reader for 31 years and her specialties are in reading soul contracts, past lives and how we are resolving unfinished business in our present life while bringing love of every form back into focus. She works avidly in earth ceremony, blessing sacred sights and doing river healing ceremonies to name a few. Through reading the Akashic Records she see's the path that can offer the greatest rewards for whomever has come for guidance or clarity.
In 2015 Gwenevere was ordained as a Minister through the Center for Sacred Studies, Walking Her Sacred Prayer, Earth Song Clan. She pursued the Ministry when inspired by the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and a vision she had of them in her youth about being part of the Sacred Hoop of Sisterhood and how this hoop would bring great healing. In all Gwenevere does she seeks to inspire the courage, revolutionary growth and at all times Love.
Show #24
Conversation with Anna Smith and Sarah Brown of Ontrack Financial Education & Counseling August 21, 2018
Sarah Brown joined OnTrack in 2007 and is the Associate Executive Director for OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling. She leads the Financial Capabilities Initiative; its goal is to affect behavior change in clients through financial education, counseling and coaching.
Anna Smith has been a certified financial and housing counselor and educator with OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling for three years. In her work, Anna helps clients understand the key steps to becoming financially capable, identify their personal money goals, and create personalized action plans that help empower them to change their money lives.
Show #23
Another funny, open, Spirit driven quarterly conversation with Julie Elizabeth Day of practicalmystics.com August 14, 2018
Today's conversation: Relationships as a Spiritual Practice. How can we know more of ourselves and our divine nature through our relationships? How can we use irritation and triggers as a way to know more of our hidden shadow parts, and eventually to return them back to love? How can we stop blaming and finger pointing, and instead use our relationships as powerful vehicles of transformation for ourselves, and our world, even?
We may not have gotten to all those questions but we sure did have fun!! And we talked about astrology, the concept of Oneness and Humanness and how it relates to our current cultural environment of intolerance of one another.
Show #22
A conversation with my friend, my Spirit sister and collaborator Millie America Parmer August 7, 2018
My woowoo sista Millie America Parmer of momentswithmillie.me is back for our monthly chat. Our conversation starts at the question "How many frogs do you get to kiss before you are considered a slut?" I share my one hand rule and how that went. I share a slut shaming moment I had in college that changed my perspective forever.
And we are going to talk about our past experiences with narcissistic men and how they almost did our heads in with self-doubt. This is our PG version. Stay tuned for information on our podcast Big Woman Talk with all the liberal language seasoning we normally use in our chats together.
Show #21
Conversation with myself! Ann-Lee Waite July 31, 2018
It's just moi for one whole hour!! So yeah!!! It's just me. This is the moment I have been afraid of since starting the show…not having a guest. But of course it's BECAUSE I was afraid of this moment that this moment is now here isn't it?
I had no idea what I was going to talk about but I knew it would be coming from the heart so I didn't have anything to worry about. I talk about my transparency, some might call it oversharing, and how even I have found myself wondering if I am too transparent. In meditation the day after the show my guides clarified the purpose of my transparency. I was shown my transparency, my willingness to share the most personal of details, on the human level, serves to assist women to release their personal and collective shame stories.
When my "friend" shouted slut down the dorm hallway in 1981 was the beginning of my training. It showed me the power secrets hold over us.
I would collect more shame labels and identities until I stopped giving them permission to define me personally. Shame around our bodies, our life history, our life choices weigh us down and keep us quiet and controllable. Accept and love all parts of your own individual expression of the divine or you will not experience the divine within. You won't be able to feel it until you believe it. There is no thing, no time to be forgiven for. You were made perfectly imperfect for the upliftment of others; how else could you experience compassion for others?
Show #20
Conversation with pelvic physiotherapist and co-founder of vinoandvulvas.com Heather Reich Edwards and Dr. Debora Meitz of tantradoctor.com on the topic of Tantra and Sacred Sexuality July 24, 2018
Debora D Meitz, MD, practiced Women's health and alternative medicine as a Family Physician. She has also studied meditation, Taoist Feminine Treasures, spirituality, sacred sexuality and tantra for many years with teachers from around the world.
Debora earned her medical degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine. After practicing medicine in Key West for many years, she relocated to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and currently lives in Asheville, NC.
Show #19
Conversation with LaBet Pritchard July 17, 2018
Once upon a time…
A southern girl from Mississippi ran away from home and has been finding her way home to herself ever since. Twice married and divorced; two daughters; school teacher for five years; aerobics teacher, personal trainer and yoga therapist over the past 30 years; sober for nine years; and home free for the past three years, LaBet is living a spontaneous and serendipitous dream today. Since her divorce in 2009, she has bought and sold three teardrop trailer homes to travel to the west coast and Canada four times, celebrated holidays in Bermuda and Kauai and Peru, walked three pilgrimages in Spain and Italy and Croatia, spent one winter in Bali and New Zealand, and found herself this past winter in Costa Rica on her ninth visit to this utopia she had planned to call home.
As a travel adventure addict, laBet has circled the globe to find that she never had to leave her meditation cushion to find shangrila. It took losing all of her identification in Costa Rica to wake LaBet. Today she realizes that her identity is not determined by what she does, who she knows, where or when she goes, but instead why and how her life has meaning.
Show #18
Conversation with Millie America Parmer of www.momentswithmillie.me is back!! July 10, 2018
Millie is going to be a monthly visitor to the studio. When you were little do you remember being shushed out of the room for big people talk?? Well this is two big women talking about life and what they are learning.
In this episode we talk about the role of children and how our attitudes nee to change regarding the preciousness of our young children. We talk about mothers and fathers and the importance of both masculine and feminine energies in bringing balance to our relationship with each other and the earth. And we are going to laugh our asses off in between these tough topics.
Conversation with Amma Tanya White of www.loveheals1.com July 3, 2018
Born and raised in Washington DC Amma Tanya White was not born into an ideal family or environment. An early childhood riddled with severe physical abuse led to her being placed in foster care at an early age. Subsequently, at the age of 8 she suffered the traumatic loss of her mother to suicide.
These early life traumas catalyzed a deep well of empathy and compassion within her heart to the suffering and struggles of others and started her on her spiritual journey which ultimately led her to a path of healer-ship.
She is a graduate of Howard University's school of nursing and also obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Temple University, with a specialization in somatic therapy for survivors of childhood abuse, and/or trauma. She is presently working on the completion of her PhD in Clinical Psychology.
She is also a graduate of the Full Spectrum School of Healing in Meadville, PA, founded by Shamanic healer Sandra Barnard. At Full Spectrum she studied energy healing and other alternative, mystical healing modalities and delved into deep self work to heal from the trauma of her past. Her website is www.loveheals1.com
Show #16
Conversation with Kasiva Mutua, percussionist from Nairobi, Kenya performing at the 5th Annual Asheville Percussion Festival June 26, 2018
Acclaimed percussionist, Kasiva Mutua, of Nairobi, Kenya, is working to elevate the place of the African woman in music. Her exuberant performances reflect a panoply of influences, including afrobeat, zouk, samba, reggae, and soul. Kasiva is a member of the internationally-touring East African music collective, The Nile Project, and has served as a Fellow of the US State Department's international music exchange project. In 2017, Kasiva Mutua was named a Global TED Fellow. She now tours the world both as a solo artist and in collaboration with leading talent in an array of genres.
Describing her beginnings as a drummer, Kasiva says: "I grew up a curious child. I listened to every sound. Bird calls, cricket chirps, cowbells, and traditional drums are embedded in my mind and now I chant them in my sleep." She was taught traditional drumming by her grandmother and continues to perpetuate her heritage and celebrate her community spirit.
Show #15
Conversation with Millie America Parmer of www.momentswithmillie.me blog June 19, 2018
Millie America Parmer is an ever evolving story. Some of them empowering. Many of them are not. She is a writer, an optimist, a mother, a grandmother, a wife, and a friend and messenger to everyone she meets.
Millie has been in touch with her spiritual energy since she was a child. She has allowed those gifts to enrich her life and others around her from having her own children to adopting orphans and helping others in the community. She believes we are all stories connecting through divine guidance. Her intuitive gifts move through her with love and lots of humor. Her life has been led by serendipitous moments and a true mystical journey. These have added to her passion for collecting and sharing stories from others.
Show #14
Conversation with Davyne Dial General Manager of WPVM FM June 12, 2018
Davyne Dial was a professional designer for 30 years. She began her professional career as a designer in New Orleans developing and operating a business in the French Quarter adjacent to Jackson Square. She re-located to Asheville in 1989 to further her studies in metal work at Penland School and John C. Campbell.
She has distributed her designs to exclusive retail shops and catalogs, nationwide. Her work has appeared in national magazines, and graced the display windows of Saks Fifth Ave flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. She has produced instructional lessons on the lost art of couture level millinery that are available on DVDs. Upon retiring from the design world, Davyne fulfilled a dream of attending Penland School of Craft to study fine metal work. She hopes to resume her metal work once the station is well established in the community.
She feels the opportunity to help develop WPVM from a dormant radio station is a thrilling challenge and an honor to be a part of developing the station to it's fullest potential for the community.
Show #13
Interview with Giannina Callejas of the YWCA and Caitlan Wyatt of Planned Parenthood "Millennials on Sexual Health Rights" June 5, 2018
Giannina Callejas is the Coordinator of the Women's Empowerment Department and started with the YWCA in August of 2017. She work's to achieve the mission of the YW to "empower women and eliminate racism" by facilitating Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin-By World. The program aims to uplift women by resource connection and education. Giannina also assists in providing case management for teen parents in the YWCA's MotherLove Program. Both programs focus on building safe and positive relationships. Giannina is a millennial who has decided to dedicate her life in supporting women towards finding their voice. Giannina is a community advocate and hopes to continue to become a prominent presence in the Asheville community.
Caitlan Wyatt is one of the lead educators at Planned Parenthood. She teaches young adults about contraceptive use, safe dating, and building healthy relationships. Caitlan dedicates her time to also teach MotherLove teens every May about their birth control options. Caitlan Wyatt will be joining Giannina Callejas as they talk about being Millennials educating generation Z.
Show #12
Interview with Melody LeBaron of www.transformingspace.com May 29, 2018
As a Professional Organizer, Space Clearing practitioner, Feng Shui consultant, and Success Coach, the question Melody LeBaron helps her clients answer is: In how many ways can the spaces you live and work in support your greater success?
For decades, Melody's clients have cleared their homes and lives of everything that isn't serving them and created order and beauty, so that they can experience the joy that is their birthright, do their legacy work, and become the leaders the world needs!
The oldest of 7 children, Melody has been creating order and beauty out of chaos since she was a little girl, and began organizing for others in her 20s. Clients call her the "House Whisperer" because she senses the subtle energies that need to be cleared, and how each space longs to support those who live and work there.
Melody's training in Feng Shui and Space Clearing have taught her what she always knew as an Organizer: when we partner mindfully with the spaces we live and work in, we increase the flow of abundance, health and joy in our lives. Her website is www.transformingspace.com
Show #11
Interview with Sharon Oxendine with Western Women's Business Center May 22, 2018
Sharon Oxendine has over twenty five years of non-profit and fifteen years of CDFI experience. Her education and experience includes business, financial and human services management. Sharon has worked in the Western North Carolina region for over fifteen years offering business training, lending and support for women entrepreneurs. She has a unique understanding of the needs of the under-served entrepreneurial community and has served over eleven years on the Minority Enterprise Development board. She is currently the Director at the Western Women's Business Center at Carolina Small Business Development.
Sharon received the 2008 SBA Women's Business Champion for the State of NC and the TWIN (Tribute to Women of Influence) award in 2006. Sharon was nominated for the nonprofit leader of the year in November 2017 by the Asheville Chamber Woman Up committee. Sharon recently received the SBA award – NC Women In Business Advocate of the Year.
As a First Nations woman hailing from the Lumbee Tribe of NC, Sharon serves in her community as a leader in bringing communities together to understand and participate in indigenous rituals and ceremonies. She spends time in her community as a mentor and an advocate for young women working to make positive changes in their lives.
Show #10
Interview with Heather Edwards of Vino and Vulvas May 15, 2018
Heather Edwards, PT, MPT has been a pelvic physical therapist for 15 years in western North Carolina. In this role, she helps people of all genders overcome their barriers to sexual health and intimacy as well as helping people heal their bodies and get back on with the important work of living their fullest lives. She has earned certificates in Sexuality Counseling and Sexuality Education from the University of Michigan School of Social Work and is in supervision for national certification.
In 2015 she founded Vino & Vulvas, an inclusive, public, monthly event that connects sexual health providers with community members through educational panel discussions about sexuality, relationships, and pelvic health. She teaches community classes such as "Field Guide to Your Crotch" and 'Talking to Your Doctor About Your Nonbinary Crotch." Heather created the Transgender Pelvic Health Survey (currently in progress) and teamed up with Nova Southeastern University and the Pelvic Health Research Initiative for its implementation and data analysis. She lives in Asheville, NC with her partner and two kids. VinoandVulvas.com
Show #9
Interview with Kimberly Hunter of Mountain BizWorks May 8, 2018
Kimberly Hunter is a former entrepreneur who formerly owned and operated various companies in western North Carolina. After three businesses and a couple of college teaching stints, Ms. Hunter now works for Mountain BizWorks as the entrepreneurship program manager. Kimberly oversees the work of many coaches and facilitators at Mountain BizWorks in providing small business owners access to many resources needed when starting, growing and exiting a business.
A Message from Kimberly Hunter.
I'm evolving. In love, purpose, strength, weakness, vision, thought and joy.
I'm evolving my feet, hands, breasts, heart, and muscles incapable of holding the weight of my short, round, and brown earth suit.
I'm evolving in laughter, tolerance, salty tear laughter longing to achieve a legacy to adore.
I'm evolving in how pain, grass, earth and work affect my vibrant spirit.
I'm evolving as Kimberly Hunter woman, full, having grieved a life I no longer hold.
I'm evolving in the next dimension of me, who I love to Be, Free as Me.
I Am Evolving
Show #8
Interview with Dr. Chelsea Rae Verslues of Nourish and Flourish May 1, 2018
Dr. Chelsea Rae Verslues is a native Missourian who grew up a hunter, water-skier, yogi, and tree-climber extraordinaire.
She was born with a deep love for Earth's flora, fauna, humanity, and the harmonious thriving of ALL.
She is devoted to humanity expressing vitality, wholeness, and the life they are born to live because THAT is the medicine for our world. She has traveled and worked and healed her way to Asheville and now delivers empowering, life-changing Network Care to her tribe at Nourish & Flourish! www.Nourishflourishnow.com
Show #7
Interview with Amanda Read and Giannina Callejas of the YWCA Empowerment Department April 24, 2018
Amanda Read and Giannina Callejas are from the Women's Empowerment Department at the YWCA of Asheville. Amanda Read is the Director of Women's Empowerment and has been with the YWCA of Asheville for two years. Giannina Callejas is the Coordinator of Women's Empowerment and started with the YWCA in August of 2016. Both women work to achieve the mission of the YW to empower women and eliminate racism by running two programs; MotherLove and Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin-By World. Both programs aim to uplift women by resource connection and education.
YWCA's MotherLove is a comprehensive program for pregnant and parenting teens. The goals of the MotherLove Program are that pregnant and parenting teens stay in school, access higher education and vocational training, develop the skills and knowledge needed to become strong parents and delay another teen pregnancy.
Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin-By World is a series of 16 sessions designed to co-investigate the causes of poverty, the hidden rules of class and the resources needed by all to get ahead. Getting ahead aims to empower women of all ages and backgrounds to make financial choices that positively impact themselves, their families and their communities.
Both programs work to ensure women and families have the tools they need to pursue their dreams.
Show #6
Interview with Julie Elizabeth Day April 17, 2018
Julie Elizabeth Day is so honored and giddy to be the Birth Mama of Practical Mystics TV.
Licensed as a Spiritual Practitioner through the Agape International Spiritual Center in 2010, she is happy to have played the following Earth roles: Spiritual Counselor, Teacher, Writer, Prayer Practitioner, Astro-nerd, and Mystical Adventurer. Through her spiritual travels, she has discovered Universal TRUTHS that transformed her being entirely, she has come to know and experience the Divine in a way that feels liberating, enlivening, and nourishing. Her EXPERIENCE of the Divine ultimately changed her life from one of fear and less-than-ness to one of joy, connection, MAGIC, and grace. And she wants that for you, too! In PMTV, Julie will be supporting you in numerous ways, from weekly Prayer Trips to playful interviews, to in-depth live counseling sessions, she's all-in for helping you explore mysticism in a way that lights you up and brings more of YOU to Life! She lives with her partner, Marco, and his three magical children. They love tacos. They laugh tons. Find more information on https://practicalmystics.tv/
Show #5
Interview with Dr. Lulu Hetzler Shimek April 10, 2018
As a naturopathic physician, my goal is to empower my patients to take charge of their own wellness by providing sustainable health plans. You can think of me as your personal detective finding out what is the root cause of the "dis-ease" by utilizing natural therapies and the body's own natural ability to heal itself. I also believe strongly in a doctor – patient relationship where we work together to achieve your health vision and your road to success.
My passion is rooted in whole foods and nutrition. I work with my patients to create new lifestyles and relationships with food by a thorough examination of the foundations of health. The healing journey can be compared to an onion with many, many layers. As we work together, these physical, emotional and energetic layers will begin to peel off. This work requires a commitment from the doctor and physician.
Find more information on Dr. Lulu and her practice at http://epioneintegratedclinic.com/drlulu
Show #4
Interview with Tina FireWolf April 3, 2018
Tina FireWolf has trained Middle School Science students, hordes of Scuba Diving Tourists and 2-toed sloths, but says training her mind was the most challenging of them all.
As an Author, a Singer, and a Facilitator of Remembering – Tina FireWolf, "The Cosmic Farm Girl" is igniting a "Remembering" of Sustainable Inner Peace. She combines her cosmic feral farm girl upbringing, her background in Science, Leadership, and Education with her multi-tonal Vocalizations to accelerate and simplify personal development. She shares a light-hearted, and simplified approach to the HOW of Self Leadership & Personal Healing by empowering folks to sing themselves into Sustainable Inner Peace.
She is dedicated to building a world where we communicate and experience productivity from a powerfully peaceful place. Purchase her book Beneath the Chatter: The Wise Self Awaits on her new CD "Medicine Within – Vocalizations to Free Your Soul." You can connect with Tina at TinaFireWolf.com.
Show #3
Interview with Danielle McClennan on March 27, 2018
Danielle McClennan isn't in the business of making videos; she's in the business of making conscious companies better off by delivering results that increase the value of their business. Danielle helps her clients do good AND do well by leveraging the power of story to build a connection with the right audience, at the right time. She has been helping clients achieve their goals with solid strategy and compelling videos for almost a decade. Danielle owns Scratch Made Media, a video marketing consultancy based in Asheville, NC. Find her online at Scratch Made Media.
In addition to making marketing videos, Danielle recently launched Scratch Made Family Legacy Films. These artful films offer her clients a way to build a bridge between the past and the future by connecting new generations with the family they love so much right now.
Show #2
Interview with Adora Winquist on March 20, 2018
Since 1998 Adora through her company Opus Gaia has supported clients in their quest for stress reduction, personal growth, and overall health and wellness with a vast selection of true aromatherapy products, working privately and in group sessions.
In practice as an energy healer and aromatherapist her training encompasses a diverse study in vibrational medicine, including Reiki, gem and flower essences, aromatherapy, and essential oils. Her essential oils studies led her from The School for Aromatic Studies to Rutgers University, where she completed Advanced Studies in the International Training Program for Essential Oils. She has studied and traveled through India and Egypt. She is also a graduate of the acclaimed Barbara Brennan School of Healing, a specialized four-year college for the study of vibrational healing with a focus in hands-on healing, the human energy field, and psychodynamics. Adora is a graduate of the Institute of Integrated Nutrition.
Show #1
Interview with Nasrin Safai March 13, 2018
Nasrin Safai is an internationally renowned visionary, author, and educator in holistic and behavioral health and personal growth. She is the author of several books in the field of self-help and spiritual growth and a popular life coach with all her students from around the globe.
Nasrin is the founder of the Foundation for the Attainment of Global Unity (FAGU). FAGU is the Mother organization for Nasrin's Waves of Bliss & Path to Enlightenment (PTE) Mystery School. PTE Mystery School provides an online educational resource offering over 300 classes and courses in Energy Healing, Meditation, Mindfulness, anxiety and stress release, as well as behavioral health and self-regulation. This body of material and several published books culminate Nasrin's personal experience of over 30 years in the field and allows for the dissemination of her teachings under one umbrella.
For more information Nasrin can be found online here or you may contact Nasrin directly via email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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How Long Does It Take To Get Approved For US Citizenship
Becoming a U.S. citizen is the ultimate destination for more permanent residents. It gives you more privileges in this country and protects you from deportation due to criminal convictions. So, in this post, we'll learn how long it takes to get approved for US citizenship.
Generally, applying for naturalization is on a first come first serve basis. This means that the sooner you submit your application the sooner you will get your approval.
Case Example:
Sophia entered the country on a spouse visa 4 years ago. Although she qualified to for naturalization after being a permanent resident for 3 years, she didn't have the money for the application fee at the time. She is still married to the U.S. citizen that petitioned for her spouse visa which allows her to apply before the 5 year mark of her green card.
Sophia submits form N-400 along with supporting evidence of her marriage and residence in the U.S. Now she wants to know how long it will take for her to be scheduled for her civics test and oath ceremony.
Do You Qualify For US Citizenship?
There are certain minimum requirements you must meet before you qualify to naturalize to become a U.S. citizen. Everyone needs to meet these requirements or must wait to apply until they do.
Time As A Permanent Resident
How long you've had your green card will determine when you can petition to be come a U.S. citizen. Take a look at the issue date on your green card to know when this time clock begins.
If you've been in the U.S. without status for a longer period of time, it won't count.
The time starts when you are issued a green card by USCIS. For those of you who are still married to your original petitioner, you'll only need to wait 3 years to naturalize.
If you've divorced before 3 years, then you'll need to wait the full 5 years like everyone else.
Continuous Residence In The U.S.
Continuous residence means that you have not left the United States for a long period of time. If you've been out of the country too long, you'll disrupt your continuous residency.
For example, if you left the U.S. for more than 6 months but less than 12 months there a good probability that you have broken the continuous residency unless you can prove otherwise.
Case Example:
Eddie entered the U.S. in 2004, he returned to France to visit family for 1 year and 3 months. He got a re-entry permit before leaving the U.S. so that he would keep his permanent residence status.
He then enter the U.S. on 2006. When is he eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship?
In the case above, Eddie would be eligible to naturalize in 4 years and 1 day. The last 364 days that he was out of the country would not count towards his continuous residency requirement.
Physical Presence In The U.S.
The physical presence requirement is similar to the continuous residency but not exactly. It means that you must be physically present in the United States for several months before applying for naturalization.
- Effect of removal proceedings:
- If you have been ordered removed from the United States, you are no longer eligible for naturalization. Also, if your naturalization application is still pending when the removal proceedings are in effect, it won't be approved. This restriction may not apply to those who are naturalizing based on their service in the armed forces.
Good Moral Character
To be eligible for naturalization and get approved for U.S. citizenship, you must be a person of good moral character. Even if you believe you are a good person, USCIS will make that determination based on the following:
- Any crime against a person with intent to harm.
- Any crime against property or the Government that involves "fraud" or evil intent.
- Two or more crimes for which the aggregate sentence was 5 years or more.
- Violating any controlled substance law of the United States, any State, or any foreign country.
- Habitual drunkenness.
- Illegal gambling.
- Prostitution.
- Polygamy (marriage to more than one person at the same time).
- Lying to gain immigration benefits.
- Failing to pay court-ordered child support or alimony payments.
- Confinement in jail, prison, or similar institution for which the total
- confinement was 180 days or more during the past 5 years (or 3 years if
- you are applying based on your marriage to a United States citizen).
- Failing to complete any probation, parole, or suspended sentence before you apply for naturalization.
- Terrorist acts.
- Persecution of anyone because of race, religion, national origin, political opinion, or social group.
Naturalization Process: Submitting Form N-400
The naturalization process can be complicated if you are unsure of what you are doing. It's best to understand what is required of you before submitting form N-400. Otherwise, you will waste time and money only to be denied.
- Determine if you are already a U.S. citizen.
- Before applying for naturalization, you should first find out if you are already a U.S. citizen or have other claims to it. This can mean either one of your parents is a U.S. citizen that you didn't know of or they naturalized while you were a child. If none of these apply to you, you can move on to the next step.
- Determine your eligibility to become a U.S. citizen.
- In general, you are eligible to naturalize if you are 18 years old and have been a permanent resident for 5 years (3 years if you're married to a U.S. citizen) and meet all other requirements.
- Prepare Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
- This is the part that takes the most time. You'll need to gather all the documents and evidence you'll be submitting to USCIS. Be sure to include as many of the required documents as possible. If you are applying in 3 years because you are married to a U.S. citizen, be sure to show proof of your current marriage.
- Submit Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
- Finally, it's time to send in your completed and signed form N-400, evidence and the application fee to USCIS. If you are low-income, you have the option to apply for the fee waiver.
- Go to the biometrics (fingerprinting) appointment, if applicable.
- Within a few months of sending in your N-400 application you will be required to attend the biometrics appointment. This is where you will be fingerprinted and photographed for the purpose of the FBI background check. All applicants must complete the background check before the interview is scheduled.
- Complete the interview.
- Once your case is processed and the background check is completed, you will be scheduled for the interview. You must show up at your appointment with the appointment letter in hand. You must also notify USCIS if you changed your address within 10 days after submitting the application.
- Receive a decision from USCIS.
- After your interview is complete, you will get a letter with the decision from USCIS.
- GRANTED – If you are approved, you will be scheduled for the oath of allegiance ceremony.
- CONTINUED – If a decision can't be made, then your case may continue and immigration officials may ask you to submit additional documents. You may also be asked to return for a second interview within 60-90 days.
- DENIED – Your N-400 application has been denied for lack of evidence or qualification. The denial notice you receive will have instructions on how to appeal this decision. You must respond by filing form N-336 with the correct fee within 30 days of the N-400 denial.
- After your interview is complete, you will get a letter with the decision from USCIS.
- Receive a notice to take the Oath of Allegiance.
- You may be able to take the oath of allegiance on the same day as your interview. If this option isn't available, USCIS will send you a letter letting you know when and where your oath ceremony will take place.
- Take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States.
- You can't become a U.S. citizen unless you take the oath of allegiance. When you show up for the oath ceremony, there are a few things that take place:
Complete the questionnaire Form N-445, Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony
Report for your oath ceremony.
Check-in with USCIS.
A USCIS officer will review your responses to Form N-445
Turn in your Permanent Resident Card.
Take the Oath of Allegiance to become a U.S. citizen.
Receive your Certificate of Naturalization and review it before leaving the ceremony site.
Notify USCIS of any corrections to your certificate at that time.
- You can't become a U.S. citizen unless you take the oath of allegiance. When you show up for the oath ceremony, there are a few things that take place:
- Understand your rights and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen.
- Now that you are a U.S. citizen, there are a few rights and responsibilities that you should be aware of:
- Rights
- Freedom to express yourself.
- Freedom to worship as you wish.
- Right to a prompt, fair trial by jury.Right to vote in elections for public officials.
- Right to apply for federal employment requiring
- U.S. citizenship.
- Right to run for elected office.
- Freedom to pursue "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
- Responsibilities
- Support and defend the U.S. Constitution.
- Stay informed of the issues affecting your community.
- Participate in the democratic process.
- Respect and obey federal, state, and local laws.
- Respect the rights, beliefs, and opinions of others.
- Participate in your local community.
- Pay income and other taxes honestly, and on time, to federal, state, and local authorities.
- Serve on a jury when called upon.
- Defend the country if the need should arise
How Long To Get Approved For US Citizenship
From start to finish the naturalization process can take 10 months to well over a year to complete. The good news is that it won't disrupt your life since you are a permanent resident and can work, travel and wait in the U.S. without problems.
The wait times are increasing because the number of green card holder that are applying for U.S. citizenship has increased since Trump came into office.
Some think that all the deportations and DACA issues have heightened fears among lawful permanent resident and prompted them to look into naturalization.
Many green card holder who didn't want to be come U.S. citizen due to the time it takes and the cost have now chosen to apply which has increased the wait times for all applicants.
Final Thoughts On US Citizenship Timeline
As you can see, the naturalization process is completed and long. But, it's the final step in the immigration process to get approved for U.S. citizenship. Then, you will never have to deal with USCIS again.
If this isn't motivation enough to apply for U.S. citizenship, I don't know what is.
There are many restrictions and requirements but if you qualify you shouldn't hesitate to submit form N-400. Remember, if you can't afford the application fee because you have low income, you can always apply for a waiver of the fee.
Ayan is the founder of the Migrant Academy community, the My Path To Citizenship Blog and Podcast.
After successfully navigating the hurdles of US immigration. She now dedicates her time to helping other couples achieve their goals of starting their new life together in the US.


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Food writer and journalist Megan Giller is the author of Bean-to-Bar Chocolate: America's Craft Chocolate Revolution. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Slate, Zagat, Food & Wine, and Modern Farmer, and her blog, Chocolate Noise, was a 2016 Saveur Food Blog Awards finalist. She offers private chocolate-tasting classes, hosts "Underground Chocolate Salons," teaches classes at shops across the United States, and judges at chocolate competitions. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.


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April 2, 2017 Free Lance Star Article – Ni River Middle School is Awarded Active Learning Center Grant
During the budget season, Spotsy schools seem to get an unfair level of criticism. I thought it would be important to highlight this positive news story. The Ni River Middle School staff and teachers were awarded a $65,000 grant to transform a classroom into an Active Learning Center. Ni River was one of 15 grant award recipients out of more than 960 nationally submitted applications.
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Bursting the Student Bubble
Thyne, 22, a transplant from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and new graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno, says many students live in their own bubble, unaware of some of the rapid transformations their host city is going through, including its traumatic lack of affordable housing.
"Like people who live in the Highlands (luxury student housing) will say 'oh my rent's going up for next year so I have to find somewhere else,' but it's not as dire as 'oh, I'm going to go live in the streets.' I think it really sucks a lot of these lower-income motels are being torn down to build more student housing. I mean I didn't even really understand it was such a big issue until we started talking to people about this," he said, looking back on the past semester during which he produced A Gentleman's Disagreement (watch below) with a team of classmates in a documentary class at the Reynolds School of Journalism.
A Story of Rapid Gentrification
Thyne himself has lived with several roommates as a student, meaning his rent has only been about $500 a month. He says he believes the Ponderosa hotel which goes for over $700 per month is overpriced. He sees no good sides in the ongoing battle between strip clubs and City Council, with vulnerable residents as "pawns."
"I think people always talk abstractly about gentrification, and I think that this is one of the most concrete storylines I've seen of that actually happening. It's sort of happens gradually over time and like suddenly Brooklyn is full of hipsters, but I feel like this City Council is trying to fast track Reno's gentrification," he said.
Changed Perceptions
Working on the film changed Thyne's own perceptions of Midtown Reno, the entrance of which is now occupied by the threatened Wild Orchid and the many residents clinging onto sheltered life at the Ponderosa Hotel.
"I used to think that the Midtown district was so cool," Thyne said. "I mean it is like hip, and they have all the nice shops and they have Junkee's (Clothing Exchange), and Sup and the place where you can get ice cream sandwiches (Simple Ice Cream Sandwiches). But I think through all this I've learned that there's something sinister underlying it, where a lot of stuff's getting torn down. A lot of people are being displaced in order to ... I think the City Council wants Reno to be like hip, like a Californian town, but it's at the expense of a lot of people and their well-being."
What Does the Future Hold?
While the film itself goes into detail of the see-saw multi-front battle between Reno's strip clubs and members of the City Council, with the future of the Wild Orchid's location hanging in the balance, and residents of the Ponderosa Hotel seemingly caught in the gentrification winds, Thyne believes the outcome is inevitable.
"I think that a lot of people want downtown Reno to just turn into one big UNR campus and I think it's sort of heading that way," he said. "I mean as it stands now, I guess they are still seemingly going to kick the strip clubs out. I guess the Ponderosa residents will probably all have to leave because they can't afford their rent and I'm sure the Ponderosa will get torn down and turned into like Whole Foods or something," he concluded.
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I sometimes need to make changes to an exercise, to the number of points awarded, or to the meeting appointments, so make sure that you check back regularly and read the course newsgroup.
To pass the course, you must achieve 50% or more of the total points for the course and also get at least two questions out of ten correct in the multiple choice test. I do not fix an exact points-to-grade mapping until we have finished marking everything.
You must take the multiple choice test and get at least two questions correct in order to pass the course. If you fail to take the multiple choice test or get only 0 or 1 questions correct, you will fail the entire course, regardless of your points for the other exercises. There is a second opportunity to take the multiple choice test (MC2). The results of the most recent test replace those of an earlier test.
Your group will play the role of user interface consultants who have been contracted to evaluate a web site. The idea is to identify as many potential usability problems as possible and feed this input into the next design phase.
During the practical exercises, your tutor will play the role of your client. Your client has heard about usability, but does not know exactly what heuristic evaluations and thinking aloud tests are.
You will present your work at each of three meetings with your client (tutor): M1, M2, and M3. You will hand in your work in advance of the meetings using our online submission system, Sapphire. Check the times of the meeting slots for your group by following the links in the table below.
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The number of points may change slightly here or there, but the rough proportions will stay the same.
The logistics of organising the rooms and meeting slots mean that it is impossible to start swapping slots with other groups and shifting things around. If you have a really good reason why most of the group cannot make it to your designated slot, please email me.
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Do not copy the above reports to use as templates. These are not perfect examples of what I want you to do this semester. The reports from previous years are included here largely "as is", i.e. as they were handed in. They contain mistakes and omissions and I have not edited them to be perfect examples. I also change and update my report templates every year.
User tests should generally be carried out in the native language of the test users (or at least a language they are proficient in). For this course, choose test users who speak either English or German and stick to one language for the tests.
You may write your reports either in English or in German. Even if you run your tests, say, in German, you may choose to write your report in English. If you do write your report in a different language to your user tests, then you will have to translate the corresponding interviews and quotations into the language of the report. Choose one language for all of your plans and reports and stick to it.
For German words with umlauts, use the UTF-8 Unicode character (ä, ö, ü) rather than than appending an e (ae, oe, ue).
For your presentations, it is OK to have slides in one language (English or German) and to talk in the other language (English or German).
The questions in the multiple choice test are in English only.
I ask you to place the reports which you produce and hand in as part of this course under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. The footer of the report templates contains the corresponding sentence "This work is placed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence."
If you do not wish to do so, then simply delete that sentence from the footer of the report.
You will hand in most of your work using our online submission and grading system called Sapphire.
The following policy applies to late submissions:
Upto 48 hours after the deadline, 50% of the points for that (part of the) exercise.
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Do not be late for your client meetings! Groups who are late make the tutors wait and cause knock-on effects for other groups. I reserve the right to deduct points from groups who are substantially late for appointments.
Should your group not turn up at the client meeting at all (unless you have a very good reason supported by appropriate documentation), you will be given 0 points for those exercises.
It is acceptable for one member of your group to be missing at each of your appointments, as long as the rest of the group is present and is willing to carry the missing group member.
It sometimes happens that one group member does not actively participate and most (or all) of the work is done by the other group members. If this happens in your group and you feel that you are carrying an inactive group member, let your tutor know and only write the names of the active group members on the reports you hand in.
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Look at the Lake: New Poems by Professor Kevin Brophy
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To be launched by Tony Birch.
These poems were written across one year, mostly at the rate of a poem a day. The year was 2016. Kevin Brophy spent most of that year in the remote Aboriginal Community of Mulan on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia as a volunteer at the local school, a newcomer to the Kimberley, and as a visitor to this community. Look at the Lake is a selection of those poems, some of them commissioned by locals, all of them discussed with the elders of the Mulan community.
Mulan is home to the traditional Walmajarri speaking custodians of the Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) around Lake Paruku (Lake Gregory or Gregory's Salt Sea on many maps). These people have known this land along with its stories, songs and rituals for more than 40,000 years. In the dry season they visit the many important traditional sites around the lake, and they fire the red sand spinifex country during their hunting time. They still make use of the seasonal fruits, plants and vegetables in this semiarid desert. Art is important to the community, as is Australian Rules Football, music, and the education of children in the local school. The poems are frank expressions of respect and affection towards the place, the traditions, and the people who welcomed Kevin Brophy into their lives for those two years.
Look at the Lake is published by Puncher & Wattmann.
Image by Professor Kevin Brophy.
Professor Tony Birch, Indigenous writer
Professor Tony Birch
Indigenous writer
Professor Tony Birch is the inaugural recipient of the Bruce McGuiness Fellowship at Victoria University. He is the author of two acclaimed novels, three remarkable collections of short stories and a book of poetry. In 2017 he became the first Indigenous writer to receive the prestigious Patrick White Award. His novel, *Blood*, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, and for *Ghost River* he won the Victorian Premiers Award for Indigenous writing in 2016. In his role at Victoria University Dr Birch is researching and writing on the implications of climate change for Indigenous communities.
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Professor Kevin Brophy
Professor in Creative Writing
University of Melbourne
Kevin Brophy is a Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne. He is a past winner of the Martha Richardson Medal for Poetry, the Calibre Prize for an outstanding essay, recipient of the Australia Council Rome residency, patron of the Melbourne Poets Union and a life member of Writers Victoria. He has published sixteen books of poetry, fiction and essays. Martin Duwell, in *Australian Poetry Review* has written of Brophy, that his "speculative, imaginative flights are anchored firmly in a place." This collection continues Brophy's responses to place, extending this into those stories that attach to place.


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The two-Bachelorette drama may be over (mostly -- we're expecting to see more of Britt and her new suitor Brady), but during Tuesday night's season highlights, ABC amped the anti-woman sentiment way up. Seems like the franchise's "weird sex issues" are here to stay.
Preview clips are always cut to misdirect, but it's clear that Kaitlyn has sex with one of the men and gets called out for her physical intimacy by some of her suitors. The preview (see below, starting at around 2:30) shows Kaitlyn sobbing, berating herself for making a "mistake," while bachelors accuse her of just going on TV to make out with a bunch of guys. The producers play this up even further by cutting in Kaitlyn saying that sexual chemistry is vital to a relationship.
The slut-shaming overtones of the preview alone were deeply disturbing. Here's hoping the actual arc of the season won't be all about raking Kaitlyn over the coals for engaging in normal adult behavior.
In case ABC needs a little reminder, here are some simple guidelines to help them portray Kaitlyn's search for love in a way that doesn't hearken back to the Victorian era:
1. Having consensual sex with another adult is not wrong.
2. You are not a broken woman just because you make out with men. (Or with women for that matter.)
3. A woman has no obligation to confess every detail of her sex life to men she's casually dating.
4. Sexual chemistry is totally a "right reason" to date someone.
5. Not having a physical spark with someone is a totally reasonable dealbreaker for any woman.
6. A woman should not feel ashamed for sleeping with someone.
7. Making out with people on television is essential to a dating show. Accept that and move on.
8. Everyone's sexual preferences are valid, whether it's Sean Lowe waiting until marriage or Kaitlyn not waiting very long at all.
9. Being sexual does not make you a bad person. Being sexual does not make you a bad person. Being sexual does not make you a bad person. (Repeat this again 100 times.)
For more on the most recent episode's "Bachelorette" fails, check out our new podcast, "Here To Make Friends":
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Anniversary Vacation Ideas
Are you about to celebrate a milestone wedding anniversary and are looking for anniversary vacation ideas?
If so, then you've come to the right place!
With over 30 wedding anniversaries 'under my belt', I have had the opportunity to experience a lot of different types of anniversary vacations.There is no better way to strengthen your relationship than by taking a romantic anniversary trip together.
This article provides lots of anniversary vacation ideas ranging from long-weekend romantic getaways, to package tours to some of the most exotic locations in the world!
If you're interested in finding other great destinations for your anniversary vacation, here are my favorite Romantic Getaway Ideas.
Anniversary Vacation Ideas
Here are some of my favorite anniversary vacation ideas to consider:
- Long Weekend Getaway
- Fly and Drive
- Cruise
- All-Inclusive Resort
- Package Tour
- Do-It-Yourself
- Fishing or Speciality Vacation
Long Weekend Getaway
Romantic long weekend getaways are a great way to strengthen your relationship. It is amazing how the stress melts away after only a few hours in different surroundings.
Our most recent long weekend getaway was to New York City. We stayed in a hotel near Central Park and spent our first day exploring and taking in a Broadway play. The next day we took a guided bus & boat tour of Manhattan, followed by a visit to the top of the Empire State Building. We spent the final day exploring Central Park, including Strawberry Fields dedicated to the memory of John Lennon, and finished off with another Broadway show! Highly recommended!
And, if cities are not your thing, consider a romantic getaway to a local National Park or tourist attraction, such as Niagara Falls. Enjoy a voyage on the Maid of the Mist past the American Falls to the heart of the Horseshoe Falls. A romantic (and wet) experience not to be missed!
Fly and Drive
Fly and drives allow you to select your preferred destination area and then rent a car to explore at your leisure. This is an ideal anniversary vacation idea because it lets you spend lots of time together exploring new surroundings.
One of our favorite fly and drives was to San Francisco where we hired a car and drove down the west coast to Monterey, Carmel and Big Sur – what a beautiful trip!
Cruises have become very popular for anniversary vacations. Once you've embarked, all of your worries disappear and you are treated to a constant stream of food and entertainment options. And the biggest benefit is that you arrive at exciting new destinations every day without ever having to repack your suitcase and leave your hotel room!
All-Inclusive Resorts
All-Inclusive Resorts provide unparalleled luxury at great value, with a wide-range of food, drink and entertainment usually at no additional cost!
Located mainly in sunny destinations, these resorts are particularly common in the Caribbean and Mexico.
Package Tours
Package Tours offer the opportunity to explore the world with the security of an exerienced tour guides who can provide a constant stream of information about your destination.
Our 25th anniversary trip to Hawaii was with Trafalgar Tours and we were very impressed and would not hesitate to use them again.
Do-It-Yourself anniversary vacations allow you the freedom to arrange your own itinerary. The large number of online websites has made it easier than ever to make your own travel arrangements.
To celebrate our 30th anniversary, we booked our own do-it-yourself anniversary vacation to Malaysia, Singapore and Bali. We were particularly impressed by the island of Bali in Indonesia which has many interesting attractions including spectacular beaches, surfing, Hindu temples, monkeys, volcanoes, motorbikes and more! Join us on our romantic 30th wedding Anniversary Getaway to Bali to see more photographs and stories from this incredible anniversary destination.
Fishing and Speciality Anniversary Vacations
Another type of anniversary vacation idea for couples is to turn your favorite hobby into a vacation, e.g. horse-riding or canoeing. In our case, we were lucky enough to win an all-expenses paid fishing vacation to Totem Resorts in Lake of the Woods, Canada.
We had a fantastic time, caught lots of fish, and enjoyed some wonderful meals. Check out our Lake of the Woods Fishing Report to see the fish that didn't get away!
Another really special anniversary vacation was centered around going swimming with dolphins in Florida. We spent two glorious weeks in Orlando where we had the chance to swim with dolphins at Discovery Cove.
Known as one of the most expensive theme parks in the U.S., it is actually great value if you factor in that, in addition to being all-inclusive for food and drink, it also includes unlimited access to one of three other theme parks, all of which are world-class: SeaWorld, Aquatica or Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay.
Bon Voyage!
I hope you've enjoyed reading this article on Anniversary Vacation Ideas. For more ideas on where to celebrate your next anniversary, here are my favorite Romantic Getaway ideas.
And here are some Wedding Anniversary Ideas that will help you to celebrate your wedding anniversary in style!
Happy Anniversary!
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