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As you step across the threshold into my home, make note of three very important details first:
#1. I am not a doctor. Read more about that here.
#2. That being said, I've spent the past 10 years studying acne, skin, holistic medicine, and the mind-body connection, ergo….
#3. …I'm obsessed with helping you find a natural, holistic plan to clear your acne. In a way that works for you and fits your unique lifestyle.
So what I will do is:
#1. Provide you with the best research, articles, programs, books and plans that possibly exist for acne clearing.
#2. Tell you about the results that other people have had- so that you can learn from their experiences and figure out the best plan for you.
#3. Give you as much information as possible (from the best sources) to help you finally clear your skin for good.
So right now, I have two things for you to do right now:
#1. Download one of these goodies to get you started on acne clearing.
#2. Read all of the studies below on what I like to call, The Science of Skin.
The Science of Skin
So, I'm kind of a super nerd. I love science, learning, all things books, etc. And as time has gone by, I inevitably encounter people who just, "don't believe" that food can help you clear your acne.
I ran into a (rather obnoxious) doctor one time who refused to believe that it was food that had cleared my acne clearing, so I've become quite obsessed with finding as many studies, scientific "back ups" and publications on the link between acne and diet. (Aside from clients that I've worked with who've had amazing results as well.)
Now, again, I'm not a doctor. I can't confirm that any particular therapy will have a specific type of effect on your skin.
BUT what I can do, is point you to some super awesome articles with their summaries to confirm what you may already suspect:
That as time goes on, doctors are finding more and more links between acne and diet.
So below, I start from the beginning. I give you a quick lesson on how acne forms "Why do I have this super annoying thing on my face" and then I link to 15 studies done that have found links between acne and diet (with links to their various sources included) to help you make your own conclusions.
If you want to understand why you have acne, keep reading.
If you want to just head to the studies, scroll down to "The Science."
So without further ado….
Why do I have this super annoying thing on my FACE?!
Before we go over the science, we're gonna go deep beneath the layers of your skin to get an idea of what we're really dealing with when we have a huge, crazy annoying, disgusting zit. (I only describe it this way because that's how I used to feel about it. It's the teenager in me who is still pissed, haha!)
Let's dive in.
When our skin is functioning "normally", i.e. no zits, it goes through a fairly consistent life/death cycle known as "desquamation".
Basically, it's the process your skin goes through to make new skin cells and get rid of the old ones.
Here are the steps:
1. Skin cells are made in your body.
2. They slowly make their way to the superficial layers of your skin, until they finally reach the top layer.
3. They then die (naturally, this is a good thing!), and are shed by your body for new cells to take over (think "exfoliation" here, it's good for you!).
4. The cycle begins again with new skin cells being made, etc.
This process, "desquamation", is totally normal and when it's in check, it's super healthy and natural.
Unfortunately, when you have acne, your cells go through a little bit of a different experience:
1. Instead of a normal, balanced growth of skin cells, there is an abnormally accelerated growth of the skin cells around the hair follicle (you have hair follicles allllll over your face, even in places you can't see it!).
2. Instead of staying steady and normal, oil production around this follicle speeds up, and there is more oil than usual.
3. Instead of dying and being shed, cells in the follicle stick together.
4. Now that this follicle has an excess of skin cells and oil hanging around, and because we all have bacteria on our faces all of the time (we do, it's gross, try not to think about it.) bacteria gets into the cells and becomes infected, causing a break-out to form.
This is, in essence, what acne is. (There are other details but for our purposes, this is a good overview.)
The key to addressing acne is addressing steps 1, 2 and 3 in the process listed above. And most specifically asking the questions:
#1. Why are there so many skin cells growing? (step 1)
#2. Why is there so much oil being produced? (step 2)
#3. Why aren't my cells being removed from my skin the way they should? (step 3)
After much research and experience (see below) I believe that acne is a systemic, inflammatory condition that can be controlled and even healed over time by addressing 7 key factors that contribute to your acne to help steps 1-3 above return to normal levels.
These 7 factors are:
- Hormonal imbalances
- Blood sugar maintenance issues
- Digestions problems
- Stress
- Food allergies
- Misuse of topical products
- Overall inflammation
Everything in my home/this blog/website will attempt to address at least one of those elements for you to help you manage and/or heal in a more holistic way.
OK, so now we can get to the STUDIES. #nerdalert.
The Science of Skin
Because I know that one of your biggest questions is: is my diet causing my acne? I wanted to give you examples of scientific studies that have proven that there is a link between acne and what you eat.
Studies from New York to Austrailia, Paraguay to New Guinua, London to Colorado; Doctors and health professionals are starting to finally see the link between the diet and skin.
Please click the links below to read the most important medical studies from around the world that I've found that directly link acne with diet.
1."Glycemic load diet and frequencies of milk and ice cream intake were positively associated with acne vulgaris." Translation: High sugar foods, including milk and ice cream, may really cause acne. Find the study here.
2. "The improvement in acne and insulin sensitivity after a low-glycemic-load diet suggests that nutrition-related lifestyle factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of acne". Translation: Eating less sugar meant less acne breakouts. Find the study here.
3. "Two large controlled trials found that cow's milk increased both the number of people who got acne and its severity." Translation: Milk = acne. Read more here.
4."This study suggests that diet, particularly dietary GI, saturated fat, trans fat, milk, and fish may influence or aggravate acne development." Translation: Digestion and diet impacts your acne. Read more here.
5. American Academy of Dermatology expert Whitney Bowe concludes that diet does play a huge role in your acne after doing a study on Austrailian men (ooh lala) and essentially removing sugar from their diets. (Australia)
6. One example of the link between acne and diet was the study conducted on the Kitavin Islanders, a population largely cut off from Western Society and who live largely as farmers. Their diet was composed of fruits, fish, vegetables and grains. They didn't eat sugar, dairy, processed meats, butter, coffee, alcohol. And guess what? Not a single zit was found in the entire population studied- over 1200 people. Out of the 300 people from age 15-25 not one single seen was apparent. Check out the medical journal here. (New Guinea)
7. Another population, the Ache from Paraguay had a diet composed of fruits, fish and veggies, studied here, and not one instance of acne was found in their tribe. (Paraguay)
8.There is some evidence that chocolate most likely does NOT cause acne. Check out the study here. (Upon first glance with this article, all I can think is- wait- what type of chocolate is it? Dark? What is the sugar content? Who is the manufacturer? Are there are a lot of preservatives and/or additives? Knowing whats in your food is highly, highly important, but this is to dispel the myth that just chocolate directly causes acne.)
9. "We found a positive association between intake of skim milk and acne. This finding suggests that skim milk contains hormonal constituents, or factors that influence endogenous hormones, in sufficient quantities to have biological effects in consumers" Translation: Milk may cause acne. Check out the study here.
10."The results of our study suggest that zinc levels may be related to the severity and type of acne lesions in patients with acne vulgaris. Relative decrease of serum zinc level in acne patients suggests a role for zinc in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris." Translation: Zinc can help your acne. Check out the study here.
11. "This article will provide a review of the currently available literature on the association between diet and acne vulgaris as well as a discussion of the physiologic principles that may underlie this association." Translation: We think acne may be influenced by diet. Check out the study here.
12. "This study also showed that a high glycemic load diet, dairy food intake, high fat diet, and iodine in Korean foods appear to play a role in acne exacerbation. In addition, irregular dietary patterns were found to aggravate acne." Translation: in a study done in Korea, diet was found to play a role in the development of acne. Find the study here.
13. "In addition, foods with significant sugar content and other carbohydrates yielding high glycemic loads affect serum insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels, both of which promote increased production of available androgens and the subsequent development of acne."Translation: dairy may affect acne breakouts. Check out the study here.
14. "Acne is a manifestation of hormonal overstimulation of the pilosebaceous units of genetically susceptible individuals. Endogenous reproductive and growth hormones, exogenous reproductive hormones, insulin and endogenous insulin-like growth hormone-1, sourced from and stimulated by dairy and high glycemic load foods, all appear to contribute to this overstimulation. A postulated molecular mechanism linking food and acne is reported and integrated into the clinical picture." Translation: overstimulated hormonal glands have been found to contribute to the formation of acne. Check out the study here.
15. "We can no longer look our patients in the eye and say that diet doesn't cause acne." One of my all time favorite #drcrushes, Dr. Whitney Bowe, discussing acne and diet. Check out her an article here and watch one of my favorite youtube videos here.
There you have it. Over 15 studies that are just the beginning in confirming what we already know to be true. Have I missed any? Send me an email at email@example.com and I will investigate!


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I used to regularly submit articles to blog carnivals with the hope that people would read my articles and become regular visitors to this site. While I did generate some meaningful traffic from my efforts, it took a lot of effort and time to track my submissions and follow up with the whole process. I actually went so far as to create an Excel spreadsheet to track my submissions, acceptance, posting dates, etc. Basically – it became a major headache for me and I decided to focus more on creating content and turning this site into a destination (and even a little SEO…but not much/enough…).
A few weeks ago my friend Arnel suggested I host my own carnival, as it is a good way to bring traffic to your website. He has been doing it for several months now and it has been very helpful (his site also has an Alexa ranking <100k as of today – so he knows what he is doing!) in driving quality traffic. I kept pushing the idea off until a couple of days ago when I was working on ideas for today's post – so I decided it was time to setup my own blog carnival and take you through the process! So if you've ever wanted to create your own blog carnival, follow along below!
How to Create a Successful Blog Carnival in 6 Easy Steps!
- Step 1 is to find a blog carnival submission service – this will streamline the process of gathering all the articles for your carnival. I've used BlogCarnival.com to submit articles in the past, so I'm going to show you how to create your carnival using this service.
- Once you've selected your service, sign up for an account – see how easy this is??
- Click on the "Organize new carnival" link
- On this page you'll fill out all the details about your carnival – what type of blog carnival you are creating, how often you will be publishing it, when your submission deadline is, etc. Be sure to fill this out as completely as possible. You may notice under the "Homepage URL" I've listed a new page – AspiringBlogger.com/blog-carnival – I created this page to ensure that I had a place to keep all the carnivals in one place. We'll come back to this in step 6, but just keep it in mind.
- Once your carnival has been created, you just need to schedule a new "edition" – so click on the link in the sidebar and get to work! Just select your submission deadline, posting date, and a couple of other details and you're finished!
- Complete the landing page on your blog. This is the AspiringBlogger.com/blog-carnival page we discussed in step 4 and your goal is to direct people to your BlogCarnival page to signup (like I just did with that link)! I included a handy little widget from the website so you can see the past/current/upcoming editions on this page.
You're Done!
That's all there is to it. Now you need to promote, promote, promote so that people submit posts for you to include in your first edition! One way to promote would be to write a blog post about how to create a blog carnival…wait – that's an awesome idea – glad I thought about it! I'm definitely a beginner at this, so let me know if you have any helpful tips or suggestions. Oh, and if you want to submit to the first issue of my blog carnival – you can do that HERE!!!

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Important Information Regarding Bussing 2016-2017
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To qualify for bussing, you must live more than 1.5 miles and no more than 6 miles from Decatur Classical School. You must also live North of Fullerton Avenue. This is determined by the Chicago Board of Education. If you have questions about bussing, please contact Mrs. Jockl in the main office at 773.534.2200.
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Schools close for Danny, no newspapers on MondayPOSTED: 08/24/15 11:53 AM
St. Maarten – The approach of Hurricane Danny has the island on high alert. Schools will be closed and the two local newspapers have suspended publication for Monday. Today will provide storm-related updates via its website todaysxm.com as long as internet-connections are functioning.
Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs addressed the nation in a radio speech yesterday around lunchtime, saying that based on Friday morning's forecast, the storm will pass through the area on Monday.
The government will provide information via the radio, the government's website and its Facebook page as the situation develops.
"Heavy rains can be expected with the passing of this weather system. It can lead to street flooding and mudslides," Gumbs said.
Schools will be closed as a precautionary measure on Monday. "Business closure will be decided upon over the weekend if this is necessary. We have to review the latest weather reports that come in over the weekend to determine further actions."
The PM said that trenches and drains have been cleared to allow the free flow of storm water and that all pumps are operational and on standby. The trench cleaning has been a hurried job during the last days of this week. Gumbs told a reporter of this newspaper this week that he had signed off on this project already on April 27, though the head of infrastructure management, Claudius Buncamper told others that the decision had been lying around for weeks on the prime minister's desk.
"In connection with the low lying areas around the ponds, the overflow system of the Fresh and Little Bay Pond will be prepared for a fast runoff of excess water," Gumbs said.
The Ministry of General Affairs has requested the assistance of the Royal Dutch Marines that are stationed on the island.
Nine hurricane shelters are on standby – four schools, two churches, two community centers and the building of the Salvation Army on Union road 59 in Cole Bay.
The other shelters are; New Testament Baptist Church (A.C. Cannegieter Street, Philipsburg), Sr. Marie-Laurence School (Ellis drive 1, Middle Region), St. Maarten Academy (Cupper drive, Cul de Sac), Milton Peters College (L.B. Scott, South Reward), Rupert I. Maynard Youth Community Centre (St. Peters Road, St. Peters), Leonard Connor School (Venus Drive, Cay Bay), Allan C. Halley Community Centre (Simpson Bay Road 27, Simpson Bay) and the Christian Fellowship Church (Welfare Road 95, Cole Bay).


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Question : Hey Beth, if you could do ANY kind of shoot you wanted, what would it be ?
Answer: A pop art shoot with my incredibly talented friend with loads of bright colors and hot fashion models.
Question: And what would make it EVEN better"
Answer : To be published in a magazine, Sacramento Bride and Groom magazine.
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ! The eagle has landed and our big POP ART shoot is published in Sacramento Bride and Groom Magazine TODAY. So now am I going to say how lucky and blessed I am to get to do fun stuff like this.. YES ! My uber talented friends made this shoot ROCK. Such a team effort, please check out all the incredibly talented and amazing ladies who made this shoot look like this listed below.
Check it out:
Now have a bit of protein and drink of water because here is the magazine spread ( sorry for the repeats ):
Stylish Stylist: Dacy Mcwhorter from POPPY Fashion Stylist
Paper Love and general creative genious: Stephanie J from Honey Paperie
Cake Artist and coolest couple on earth: Rebecca and Hector with Sweet Cakes by Rebecca
Flawless Hair and Make-up my home slice and loved one : Jenifer Haupt with I make beautiful
Oh so creative Hair and Make-up and brought such love and energy to the gig: The gals from All Dolled up Melissa Oretta and Ashley Ivovic.
And my generous friends at Cast Images who really made things look great with their stunning and TALENTED models.
Let we forget the Florists who all went out of the box for this shoot, Beautiful by Nature, Accents by Sage, Natural Flair and Verbena Flowers and Trimmings. Job well done !
AND our dresses from Sparkle , Haven Bridal Mart, The Bridal Box , Dreamnette Bridal and Its all about me Bridal Boutique, many thanks !
Whew was this a stunner ! Such a beautiful venue with so many cute details and the Cutest and Sweetest couple on earth. Cristy and Erik's love was in the details. Just beautiful touches everywhere. I really enjoyed seeing these two interact, so happy to be getting married. They were married at The White House off Jackson highway. Wisely they choose on of the best D.j's/ lighting companies in town. Larry from Extreme Productions tore it up. He is truly one of the best in the area. And my sweet tooth obsession, Sweet Cakes by Rebecca worked her usual magic. Not to forget my home slice Jenifer from I make Beautiful making the bride beauuuuuuu-te-ful and The talented team at Visual impact trying the whole vision together with their stunning flowers. A huge thanks for the team at Event Architects for doing such a great job running the show and feeding us all delish food. AND, my super valued second shooter Michelle Shiftlet for really doing a fantastic job on this event !
I am blowing up Cristy's facebook page and she is writing the nicest thing about me so I can not sit on the blog post one minute longer !
Please enjoy this extra fab wedding:
YES I DO take this photo often : )
If you got it flaunt it.
Cristy with my sweet former bride Courtney, this was actually right on her one year anniversary. So happy to see her and her super cute hubby.
YES ! They had a riding bull : )
MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE images in their slideshow, click HERE to see MORE : )
This baby is on ROCK AND ROLL BRIDE TODAY ! Triple WHOOT !!!! I LOVE getting on that blog, sort of on a mission to get published on Rock and Roll Bride's blog as many times as humanly possible.
So CIRUS FREAKS ! Talk about a collaboration ! So many super cool ladies worked on this shoot ! We had planned for an outdoor shoot with a very different vibe, but it rained buckets so we headed indoors. If I tell you one more time how blessed I felt to be doing something like this would you be inclined to punch me in the neck ? Sorry, I can not help myself. I have the most creative friends ! It all started with my friend Dacy McWhorter having the idea to do a vintage Circus styled shoot. It was off and running from there. Please note the list of people who made this look like this below : ) ONE MILLION THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED I I love you…I honestly LOVE YOU !
I heart :
Me, super cute photographer: True Love Photo/ Beth Baugher ( If giving myself a link is wrong I don' wanna be right )
Stylist: Dacy McWhorter ( She LOVES it when you call her Daisy )
Planner/Designer: 2CHIC Events ( The CHIC-est EVER )
Make Up : I Make Beautiful ( She really does make beautiful )
Hair: Tina Romo ( Tina, she's so hot right now )
Cakes: Sweet Cakes By Rebecca ( I want to go to there )
All things paper and graphic design: Honey Paperie ( Added a big splash of coolness to the day )
Rentals : The find and Celebrations ( Find a way to Celebrate people )
Floral Design: The Posh Posey ( Being posh 24/7/365 is not easy, but they manage )
Linens : La Tavola ( So glad you could come to the party )
Wedding Dresses : Miosa ( Sacramento's own High Fashion Gift to brides )
Jewellery : Classy or Sassy on Etsy, Untamed Menagerie on Etsy, and Stella and Dot. ( The cool beans of the jewelry world )
Super hot fashion models : Julianna Steel, Chelsea Dixon, and Amanda Pacheco ( Loving these gal is easy cause they are beautiful AND super cool )
WHO PUT THIS UP ? A Clip of us celebrating our being published on Rock and Roll Brides blog, NOT COOL:
Circus Freaks Celebration Dance ( I do look good in a red baseball cap though )
It is true, once you go Little Black Book there is no turning back. DOUBLE WHOOT. We are on Style me Pretty's Little Black Book ! This is such a thrill. Great job EVERYONE ! I Could post my usual 45 images and rave for a solid 45 minutes on how I love each vendor so deeply, but Style Me pretty already did the work for me and I have a shoot in 20 minutes and still need to eat lunch ( over sharing ? YES ! ) Plus there is a slideshow with TONS more images if you can not get enough of Lenora and Jim : )
So here is the link to our feature:
Style me Pretty
And My super cool Slideshow :
If I had nickle for every time a person said to Travis " you are so lucky to have a girl like Samara " I would have cleared 30 cents easy. I was included in the people saying how Lucky Travis was to have Samara. She was as beautiful inside as she was out. This couple was pure delight thought the entire wedding relationship. My fondest memories were during the ceremony, it so heartfelt and vivacious. Samara was also a smart cookie who choose some awesome vendors to make her day AWESOME. I LOVE working at the Hyatt Hotel , adore her talented make-up artist Christi Reynolds ( she is one of the best in the area ) and greatly admire her baker, the one and only Sweet Cakes by Rebecca. Also her D. J was INCREDIBLE. Super lighting as well as a unique wedding experience. Much thanks to Behind the Scene Sounds for making their evening so memorable. And lest we not forget who did her BEAUTIFUL flowers, one of my favorite florists Visual Impact. Life is good and so was this wedding !
Did I mention Samara was STUNNING ?
I heart Visual Imact !
I love this shot by my second shooter Michelle. Love you Shifty !
Priceless !
This photo as well as several others from this wedding are in this months OUR WEDDING magazine. This guy was so good, I thought it was a recording at first.
Dear Sweet Cakes by Rebecca, I love you ! Sincerely, Beth B.
There were several of the cake photos that were so funny, here is just one : )
Also soooooooooo many great dancing photos !
THIS FUN AND COLORFUL SHOOT ! What a lovely collaboration of vendors. Shot at one of my favorite venues,
David Girard Vineyards, I loved the way the ladies at Mimi & Co Luxurious Linens pulled this whole thing together. Their intention for the shoot was to show off their beautiful linens, mission accomplished. My beloved Beth Sogaard from Beth Sogaard's Catering created some incredible culinary delights, Super star cake artist Rebecca from Sweet Cakes by Rebecca made that fun cake, and the talented and effervescent Jajuan from Design with Florae' did the florals. Much thanks to Celebrations Party Rentals for lending us their goods. Girl power all the way. This felt like a great way to brighten this cold rainy winter day and give all of the spring and summer brides some great colorful ideas :
Beth Sogaard looking super cute !
What Rebecca and her team from Sweet Cakes by Rebecca can do with some white flour, butter, sugar and some color is AMAZING ! This gal is an artist. One can feel her deep passion for her work and love of her creations. And if that were not enough to sway you, Rebecca and her husband Hector and sisters are some of the best people you will ever meet. I was so touched by their love and support of each other when shooting her ' spring collection' in my studio. I am so happy for their success. Here are some of my favorite shots:
These were delish ! Under the art was an oreo !
SUCH CUTE DETAILS ! Amie and Johnny had such great style for their wedding at The Citizen Hotel. They had such great everything really, I LOVED their cute happy bridal party, SWEET CAKE and FUN reception. In addition to being incredibly beautiful, our Amie is also brainy, she just got her doctorate ! And Johnny was also deep and soulful as well as super cute and a great subject. Just a slam dunk all the way. I especially loved working with Tom Fretwell, he has such a unique way of making a party fun. And he lighting kicked butt. Man alive could I go on and on and on about how cool this couple was and how much I simply adored their wedding but as usual, me thinks you would love it if I shut up and showed you the $$$ ( aka photos )
Johnny was such a good subject right ? Move over Megan Fox !
Don't you just love her colors and bridesmaid dresses ? So cute !
Deeply in love with this SWEET cake by…wait for it….SWEET CAKES BY REBECCA. We are all a tiny bit obsessed with Rebecca and her artistic cake making abilities.
Such cute details !
I thought it was SO funny when I was having this groomsman do a photo with one of their lollipops and I heard someone say ' I think the photographer likes him'. He was adorable that is for sure.
I heart this photo !
The Big Bang did an exceptional job on her flowers.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the yellow up-lighting ! Great job Tom Fretwell !
DEEPLY in love with this photo !
photos with heart and soul


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I'm writing this during a panic attack.
It isn't exactly low grade, but I am functional during it. Normally I can't breathe and I curl up in my bed and shake violently.
But right now I can focus and I can write.
To describe what I am feeling, I would say that my chest is tight, I am breathing heavy liked I just got done squatting a very heavy set. But my breathing often switches to short quick breaths that are similar to hyper-ventilating, but not quite to that level.
Continue reading "This Is How It Goes"


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Hard time
There's a perception among a sizable portion of the public that prisoners are "coddled": that a prison sentence guarantees you not only three hots and a cot, but color TV, computers, conjugal visits, and all the amenities of home, except that somebody tells you when you have to eat, but hell, your wife does that anyway, right?
Reading the Supreme Court's decision last week in Brown v. Plata might disabuse people of that notion.
California's prison systems have been operating at 200% of capacity for over a decade. What that does for normal prisoners is bad enough: 200 living in a gymnasium, as many as 54 sharing a single toilet. (That presents some safety problems for the guards, too: those 200 prisoners in the gym are supervised by as few as 2 or 3 guards.) But what overcrowding does in terms of treatment for mentally or physically ill prisoners is simply appalling. Suicidal inmates are held for prolonged periods in telephone-booth sized cages without toilets, like those on the left; one psychiatrist reported seeing an inmate who'd been held in one of those cages for 24 hours, standing in a pool of his own urine, nearly catatonic. As a result, the suicide rate at California's prisons are about 80% higher than the national average for prison populations.
Physically ill inmates fare no better; because of a lack of treatment space, as many as 50 sick inmates can be held together in a 12-by-20 foot cage for up to five hours. Death is a frequent result of the delay in diagnosis: a 16 month delay in evaluating an abnormal liver mass; an 8 month delay in receiving regular chemotherapy; a 17 month delay in diagnosis of jaundice. One inmate with severe abdominal pain died after weeks without seeing a specialist; another with "constant and extreme" chest pain died after evaluation by a doctor was delayed for eight hours. One inmate died of testicular cancer; no work up for cancer was done during the 17 months he complained of testicular pain.
This is not a recent development. The first lawsuit complaining of these conditions was filed 21 years ago. Nor is California unique; while its problems are more extreme, most states have experienced overcrowding as a result of the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality which has driven criminal justice policy for most of the past forty years, and has resulted in America having the largest prison population in the world. That's not per capita; we lock up more people in this country than China does with a population more than four times larger than ours.
The question is what to do about it. There's an 8th Amendment issue here; as Kennedy, writing for the 5-member majority in Plata, put it, overcrowding
creates a certain and unacceptable risk of continuing violations of the rights of sick and mentally ill prisoners, with the result that many more will die or needlessly suffer. The Constitution does not permit this wrong.
That has been the basis for Federal court involvement in state prison management, which, in some cases, dates as far back as the 1970's. In the late 1980's, for example, a Federal judge in Pennsylvania imposed a stict population cap on Philadelphia's jails, forcing them to release several hundred inmates a week.
Then one of them went out and murdered a rookie police officer, and that prompted Congress to pass the 1995 Prison Litigation Reform Act. The Act greatly limited the authority of Federal judges to order the release of inmates: such orders had to be "truly necessary" to avoid violation of the inmates rights, had to be issued only as a last resort, and requires that state officials be given time to pursue alternatives to release.
Plata was the first case on the PLRA to reach the high court, and the questions boiled down to those framed by the Act: was the release of 36,000 inmates over the next two years, as proposed by the three-judge District Court panel overseeing the prisons, and and affirmed by the 9th Circuit, the only way of solving the problem? The battle lines were clearly, and predictably, drawn at oral argument last November. The four liberals -- or what passes for liberals on today's Court -- pummeled the State's attorney with questions as to how much more time would California need to rectify the problem. The attorney would not even commit to a five-year time frame. The conservatives, on the other hand, raised the safety issue. When the inmates' attorney tried to reassure the justices that the recidivism rate for those released would probably run closer to 17% than the customary 70%, Alito was not comforted; doing some quick calculations, he concluded that that meant that 3,000 were going to commit new crimes.
It was clear that the decision was going to come down to Kennedy, who spent the oral argument indicating that he felt the inmates' case had been clearly proven, but that he was concerned with the remedy. Whatever doubts he had as to the latter issue were dispelled by the time he wrote his opinion. After spending the bulk of thirty pages describing the deplorable conditions found by the District Court, he concluded that "the order's limited scope is necessary to remedy a constitutional violation." The conservative bloc was vehement in its dissent, with Scalia taking the unusual step of reading his from the bench, decrying "the inevitable murders, robberies, and rapes to be committed by the released inmates." Alito ended his with the prediction that the decision "will lead to a grim roster of victims."
As I mentioned, while California might lead in overcrowding, it's not the only contestant in that race. Last year, Ohio's prison population topped 51,000; the state's penitentiaries were designed to hold 38,665 inmates. And we're in good shape; in Alabama, the prisons are operating at 190% of capacity.
Economics has driven a lot of the recent effort by states to cut down on prison overcrowding. Just about every single state faces a budget crunch to some degree, and prisons are where the money is: in most states, only Medicaid costs have risen faster. After last week, Plata may have given some added impetus to that effort.


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The song In My Room by Utada has been playing IN MY ROOM. I set my media player on my laptop to keep playing that song. It IS stuck in my head. Until today, 2 April 2011, it's still playing.
Actually that song kinda make me realized what was happening....
I just went home from a friend's bday. We were partying, and took some shots. Most of people there were smoking, too. I didn't smoke. Never. Somehow, the smell of the smoke was too strong and rest in my hair and clothes.
...what happened before...
I got home and came into my room, with the song kept playing. When my mom opened the door for me, she looked at my face, all red. At first, I didn't realize it. After I put everything in my room and got to my bedroom, the mirror told me so well and clearly. How a mirror can be so honest? My #randomthoughts. Oaahh... My face was still so much red. I looked like a boiled shrimp! Complete red! On the same day, it was also the day of the Reds (Manchester United) match. Was there any correlation with those two premises?
I spent my time in my bedroom with tidying up. Just a moment after, I joined my mom and my sis who apparently hadn't gone to bed yet. I knew it.... "Were you out drinking?", my mom asked. "Yes," I replied. My mom kept silent. "Why? Just a little. Is that a problem?" My mom still didn't say a thing. I knew she was kinda shocked. but relieved as I was home already before midnight.
...what happened next...
I opened my bedroom door and the smell of smoke rose up to my nose. Oh jeez... it's smelled like a room of a smoker. And, I didn't smoke. NEVER. Not that I really love the environment...yes I do love the environment, but it's not why I didn't smoke. Well, we could talk about it later why. It's not a problem to me about smoker or smoking stuff. But my family! They really hate it. And my baby nephew likes to play in my room and it's not good for him to come in when it's so cigar smelly.
And, I was thinking, just to stay cool with this smell in my room. I didn't smoke anyway. If my mom found out and asked whether I smoked, I would tell her to find if there's a cigarette box in my bag, or anywhere in my room.
What Happened Five Minutes Later...
Stressed out! I was screaming in my mind, how to get rid of the smell! You had no idea how stupid I would become when I got panicked. It is obvious I can't get a healthy sleep with this smell so strong in my room.
Believe me... when I said that my first aid to this situation is to spray my Victoria's Secret Perfume every side in my room, my clothes that hung in display hangar, my blanket, my pillow and my animal stuffs!! So they got the same smell like I got when I left the room for the party. Exciting, isn't it?
... it didn't work!
Suddenly, I remember the Balinese aromatherapy I usually use. I got the lighter and burned on top of it, for the good smell of jasmine and musk spreading into my room and get rid of the cigarette smell.
... it got worse!
I ran out of idea. Seriously! I remember I have a bookshelf of good books and thinking whether I ever bought a book, entitled "To Get a Better Room for Geeky Idiots" with one of the chapters called "How to Have a Fresh and Good Smell for Your Room" I tried to think so hard, getting a better idea on anything in my room I could use to re-freshen up the air. But yes, I found it! My Japanese lotion! Am I looked even more stupid than ever now?
I poured down much of them onto my skin. Hoping it would work. spreading the Japanese Blossom Flower smell. Usually, the smell of the lotion spread when I use it, or when my baby nephew plays with it.
...it looked like nothing happened!
Argh! I wanna die. Could I sleep like this? And what about my baby nephew? Each morning, he would try to knock on my door, trying to get in. It would lead me to trouble if the smokey smell still stuck in here, just like the song I can't stop till now. The aromatherapy freshener spray!
It's Jasmine again. I sprayed it everywhere. The smell of the Jasmine was too weak and soft, just like the real flower. The cigar smells beat it. Can I just faint? Hard to breathe in here....
I have no fan. I only use Air Conditioner and I checked the settings on the remote control. The fan of the AC has worked. All of them. I can't get the fan in my living room to be in my room. So, I decided to make my own fan. How? With swinging my door! It was swinging and produces some air in my bedroom. I didn't open my window as it would lead me into another problem. Opening and closing my door, swinging it, would help the circulation of the air from inside to outside I thought.
... not so much helping, apparently!
There's no fan but I could make one myself. I got my big and thick... (and heavy) towel. I don't know how a towel could be a bit heavy by the way. So, What did I do? I fanned my room with my towel! Beating the air with it. If you think I was getting crazy, maybe you're right. That's why I would thank you for realizing it.
... still no miracle!
Will continue this... until I really got caught red-handed the next morning!
Bye.... - Bree-
...what happens in my bedroom, stays in my bedroom...


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Islam - Credit: jasejc, Flickr
Mahometan or Mohammedan was another word for Muslim, reflecting Islam's veneration of the prophet Mohammad.
Devout Muslims are expected to grow their beards as commanded in the Hadith:
The Prophet said, 'Do the opposite of what the pagans do. Keep the beards and cut the moustaches short.'
- Volume 7, Book 72, Number 780
Interestingly, the Turks on whom Crusoe models his facial hair have turned this edict on its head.


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We offer private tour with private English speaking guide. We can pick you up from your hotel at chosen time.
Tour lasts up to 7 hours.
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Tag Archives: Funeral Director Training
Funeral Business Content…Where Art Thou?
As a funeral business consultant, I scour internet articles and search for relevant business content that is industry specific. Interesting, but not surprising little fresh content is available for the masses regarding funeral or cemetery business. Try yourself; google funeral business news. The top of the page is none other than www.connectingdirectors.com which is no surprise. Frankly, that's the only accessible site for daily funeral and cemetery news at one location. Everyone else in the space demands payment or a subscription. I do believe the effort necessary to create and deliver in-depth content, a fee should be charged to access the information because of the expense to produce such work. Not everything you read should be free.
But from a different angle of "how to," let's dig a little deeper. What if you were a funeral home owner wanting information on particular subjects, let's say "how to reduce accounts receivable for funeral homes?" Go ahead, Google it. There are a few articles that pop up including yours truly Funeral Director Training: Failed Payment Policy is on the Owner's Shoulders and Funeral Director Training: When is the pain too much? . Still, there is no one easily accessible collection point for professionals to conduct research or "study up."
Wouldn't it be great to have volumes of relevant funeral and cemetery business content at your fingertips without having to subscribe or dig thorough printed magazines for articles? What if, and this is a big one, I hate to use Dan Isard's most hated F word, but let me state it here: THE CONTENT WAS FREE?
Of course, there is a point to this post. As a loyal follower of The Funeral Commander you know I have a purpose for my penetrating questions and provocative prose. Friends, there is good news and I'll give you a little whisper in this season of joy: there is new innovation on the horizon. It will offer a new way of sharing business content that can be implemented to make your business better.
Yep, it's a magical time of the year and The Funeral Commander is busy innovating and creating. Be on the lookout…more to come. From the Command Post (West) and yes, a thick fog of cigar smoke, Cheers Y'all! #thefuneralcommader
Funeral Director Training: Failed Payment Policy is on the Owner's Shoulders.
If your funeral home has accounts receivable, your payment policy is worthless. The funeral director in charge of arrangements perpetuates the problem and owners are guilty of holding anyone accountable with a lack of leadership. As a funeral business consultant, I can quickly diagnose the situation by studying the A/R and role playing as a family member in an arrangement session. Fortunately, I have the solution to fix the cash flow problem; however the decision lies squarely on the shoulders of funeral home ownership.
Why is the decision so difficult for funeral home owners to make a commitment to improve their cash flow and significantly reduce their accounts receivable? By doing so it's an admission that their arrangers care less and are unaccountable. Owners would rather scramble to make ends meet (because cash flow is suffering) than actually take charge of their business by changing behavior of funeral directors. Additionally, there is a cost for professionals to conduct adequate training. Professional training solves cash flow and other funeral home operations problems, yet owners rarely seek training as a source. Rather they create knee-jerk processes with no accountability or device to measure success or failure. Ultimately, the inmates are running the asylum.
A working payment policy is predicated on use of the GPL and offering payment options near the beginning of the arrangement session. "Talking about the money" should not be put off until the goods and services statement is provided at the end of the arrangements. Ever wonder why families must take a bathroom or smoke break when the goods and services statement comes out? It's because the funeral director failed to do his or her job by addressing the second most important issue for a family (right behind the death of a loved one); "How are we going to pay for this?"
If a funeral home has accounts receivable, the payment policy isn't working and neither are the funeral directors. Don't like it? Do something about it and make a damn decision, or just continue the failure to collect the funds needed to make payroll. Sooner or later, you'll need to email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Back and refreshed from cigars, libations, great food and time with my family at the Command Post (East), Cheers Y'all! #thefuneralcommander
#NFDA2016 After Action Report
Freshly returning to the Command Post (East) from #NFDA2016 in Philadelphia, I'm providing an After Action Review of what I saw, didn't see, and my experience perspective this year. From the logistical front, the NFDA team could not have selected a better venue that provided a huge Expo floor with easy access to educational seminars and walking distance to many hotels. Also, the NFDA app was a stroke of genius! I give the entire NFDA staff a salute for a well-executed and attended event.
From my perspective, the biggest influential segment of this year's event was Social Media and Technology. Facebook was on fire with posts, selfies, and live updates from attendees as well as vendors. Homesteaders Life and Disrupt Media sponsored a Social Media Lounge providing attendees a venue for all things social. Live feeds by Funeral Nation TV were given and frankly, the funeral world is turning a corner and starting to "get it." Technology abounded, with website developers adding new services and add-ons. Funeral home software continues to permeate the norms of doing business and my choice of the best was Passare with their collaboration platform connecting families to the arrangement process with their easy-to-use program. There also were some "newcomers," attempting to breach the market with very narrowly and poorly thought-out "new funeral apps;" however it's obvious they did not do their homework, as most redundant offerings have failed to gain any traction in the past.
From a product standpoint, there was noticeably larger presence of foreign casket providers than ever before. The Sich Casket booth was full continuously and I have to give them the "win" for marketing with their surprise "God Bless America" flash mob and free coffee stands. Urns were everywhere and I'll admit, I saw some unique designs that are "upping the game." What struck me was the flood of "same old stuff" in many booths. (Are consumers still buying these relics or are the vendors trying to dump inventory?) Outer burial containers didn't offer any new "wows." I have to say the most personable was the Darby Family at Trigard Vaults. You are always guaranteed hugs and hairdos with them! At the Pierce Chemical booth I watched (and took video of) an artist bringing life to the lifeless. The Pre-Need Builders after care program was also a breath of fresh air in the service market.
Speaking of the art of restoration/embalming, I heard some rumblings about the lack of embalming subject matter presented in seminars. However, this is indicative of the focus in perhaps the most important segment that needs to be addressed to funeral home owners/directors: financial health. Consumers are dictating the direction of our profession. Adapting to better business practices, understanding consumer needs, how to better communicate to and reach families, along with becoming profitable for the swelling tide of cremation, are topics that were at the forefront of the majority of seminars.
The Foresight Companies had a "free money grab" at their booth which again makes sense; if a funeral home is not making great profit at least you can have a chance to grab free cash. From the financial services segment I noticed the lack of new companies present. The representation of pre-need companies seems to have leveled as well as that of the insurance assignment firms. The largest footprint of assignment companies was from C&J Financial and American Funeral Financial (shout out to Jackie Williams and Chuck Gallagher for their new "live stardom").
I did not see companies like Save My Ink, Trey Ganem Designs, Qeepr, DNA Memorial, The Help Card, and many others. In the competitive funeral industry product/service marketplace and although they may still be operating, the lack of presence along with top-mind advertising is pretty much a kiss of death (no pun intended)…you have to BE there!
I posted It's about the relationships, not the productivity this week at the onset of the Convention. Truly, relationships are the defining factor of funeral business. Seeing longtime friends is a bonus for me personally at these events. Talking with clients and receiving accolades in person that our work makes a difference in their lives is irreplaceable. Conversations with prospective clients and listening to their situations of working in such a tough environment bring me excitement, because we have solutions. The bottom line is that we are all in the funeral business to serve families at one the most difficult events in life: death. How we as an industry intertwine our businesses, relationships, strengthen financial heath, and bring the most positive light to our profession is the key to long term victory.
The synopsis of #NFDA2016 is of a huge success from the many observations shared above. Watch Ryan and I next week on Funeral Nation TV for a full follow up of this year's event. Today is the "new funeral year," so it's time to get back to work. From the Command Post (East) with my comrade Rat Terrier at my side, Cheers Y'all! #thefuneralcommander
Funeral Director Training: It's not about the calls, it's about the profit.
I have funeral home owner clients that are astounded when the epiphany of the number of calls are irrelevant to their profit. In a few weeks, the Super Bowl of funeral service is in Philadelphia where the pontificating will be at extreme heights. One of the biggest of all is the "tale of calls" (not to be confused with the tail of a whale).
Allow me to explain. A firm touts they are having a great year tracking to conduct 250 death calls over the 225 last year. If the casketed calls this year are only 40% (100 of 250) of the total versus 50% (112 of 225) last year…is the firm really doing better? If the firm "picked up" 38 new calls this year which are non-casketed, did those calls even budge an increase to their profit margin, most likely not.
In a recent Funeral Boot Camp where attendees learn how to properly charge for goods and services as well as understand measurement of profitability, I saw something remarkable…or so it would seem. A 60 call firm had more cash in the bank and net profit than a 200 call firm. How is that possible? Revenue per call, proper pricing, and frankly they are a great client of ours (meaning this firm is making good decisions). Since the revelation or the before mentioned "epiphany," the 200 call firm has seen the light and now on their own path to profitability with our guidance.
So the next time you hear Foghorn Leghorn "crowing" about his call volume, ask 'ole blabby what his profit margin is…and listen for the crickets. The more you know, the smarter you are. Be smart and contact me email@example.com for your own epiphany.
From the Command Post (West), Cheers y'all! #thefuneralcommander
Funeral Director Training: It's not cremation that's killing our business…
As a funeral consultant, I interact with at least 25 funeral home owners on a typical week and through social media I'm in contact with hundreds of funeral directors. When I ask, "What's the biggest challenge you face in the funeral profession?" almost on key I hear, "cremation is killing us." Cremation is by no means the major challenge we are experiencing, it's our failure of "doing the business of the business."
Let me explain by asking questions.
- Cremation is a disposition. As such, funeral directors have the same opportunity to embalm as burial. Why doesn't that conversation take place during cremation arrangements?
- Why do burial families pay full price for basic service fee and cremation families get a discount on the exact services performed?
- Why doesn't every family receive a complete presentation for disposition of cremated remains including interment, scatter, keep, urn, and jewelry options?
- Why don't funeral homes get paid in full or secure payment prior to signing a goods and services contract?
- Why don't funeral directors train on their profession (not CEU) weekly to improve their skills (like the four questions above)?
- Why do funeral home owners pay accountants that give them a P&L statement and balance sheet but no advice on how to increase their profit?
Take a moment and answer these questions honestly. It's not cremation; put some mirrors up in the funeral home and you'll see the problem. Do you want solutions to these problems? Email firstname.lastname@example.com and let's schedule a time to chat.
From the Command Post (West), Cheer's Y'all! #thefuneralcommander
Funeral Director Training: When is the pain too much?
In my consulting practice, I spend quite a bit of time with funeral home owners and directors providing solutions to get paid for their goods and services. For the most part, when honest with themselves (and me), their payment policy is useless resulting in increasing accounts receivable as well as pressure on cash flow for the business. However, the acknowledgement doesn't always translate into corrective action. So my question is, "When is the pain of not getting paid for your work intense enough that you actually take action to correct the problem?"
If your firm does not secure payment prior to conducting the service, you have a problem. If you are not getting paid within 5 days on your insurance assignments, you have a problem. If you have accounts receivable over 30 days, you have a problem. If you knew you had cancer, what would you do? Wait until the pain becomes unbearable before seeking help? Or, would you immediately seek the finest specialists to eradicate the disease?
You know you have a problem, but is the pain great enough for you to take action or are you going to wait for the lump to grow completely out of control?
If you have one of the problems above, let's communicate. Yes, I am a specialist and I have the solution to your failed payment policy, lack of training, as well as accounts receivable problems. Email me firstname.lastname@example.com so we may initiate a cure.
From the Command Post (West), Cheers Y'all! #thefuneralcommander.


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John H. Routien(Routon) Lincoln KY
Our ancestor is John H.Routien (Routon)born 03-10-1843 in or near Frankfort, KY. Married Margaret Ends in Lincoln KY on Novemeber 12, 1867. Have found his name spelled both ways.All their children except one appear to have been born in KY. They migrated to Lawrence Co. Illinois where many of their descendants still live and continue to spell the name ROUTIEN. Anyone with a connection or seeking info on this branch, please feel free to e-mail me. A late family old-timer, Mae Irene Routien Foster b.1884 in Frankfort KY also tells of Cherokee ancestry in this family. Anyone know the story?


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At the Neo-futurist theatre, my guest and I were led through an alley, to the back entrance of the theatre for their production of "Trust Us/Screw You", a show largely about the history of Chicago and American con-men. We were told before we could even ask that the use of the atypical entrance was a way of creating ambience. Though a somewhat basic tactic, it was also fun and largely effective in a theatre whose idiosyncratic performance space makes traditional technical apparatus such as set and lighting so difficult that they are often underused to the point of being nearly non-existent.
The Neo-Futurist's write their own material and use their own names, and actors Phil Ridarelli and Dan Ker-Hobert have created and performed an interesting, highly intelligent, and entertaining piece about the history of conmen and con-games in America and Chicago which utilizes intense audience participation (although you are never quite sure what parts are real and which are staged); a live band, which appear one by one on the stage during the show; and a piece which lightly draws upon, and engages with, meta and invisible theatre (genres not always associated with the word "light"). We hear the story of the "Yellow Kid" who sold the "Cure of the Orient" in Chicago; "Soapy Smith," who, through the use of a shill, sold wrapped bars of soap that allegedly had money in them; Walter Freeman and James Watts, slightly less romantic figures who found ways to allow non-licensed surgeons to perform lobotomies; Pastor Peter Popoff, a televangelist who performed fraudulent faith healings; Charles Ponzi, who we are told "may "simply have been bad at math;" and Bernie Madoff: the real, low-life, criminal.
Early on, these stories are represented as romantic (with the help of the superb sound design by Jason Meyer whose ghostly sounds capture the past, nostalgia, and American fascination with crime as well as fun and convincing costumes by Meredith Miller). We hear stories of "the noble grafter," are told that the "American confidence game is an art form, not a crime," and are given a step by step lesson on how to execute it. But as the stories become more and more recent in time and space, they turn tragic, culminating in anecdotes about how Ridarelli and Ker-Hobert have been conned in their own lives. The scene in which Ridarelli is deposed over the circumstances under which he bought a condo that he did not know was in need of extremely expensive repairs is particularly heart-rending, and the suggestion that college tuition may be the ultimate fraud may have struck a note with the audience which was fairly young.
Nonetheless, the show is more light-hearted in tone than anything with witty dialogue and occasionally crude, but always very, funny humor. Audience members are invited down on stage where they see their wallets, phones, and money are taken from them, sometimes in the most elaborate ways (they are all returned at the end of the show). But all the while more serious questions are being posited about a possible analogy between performers and conmen. We are told that "it is impossible to con an honest man, but honest men don't go to the theatre,"so that unless "you've come to the theatre to be cheated, you've never been to a play before," and that "The brighter the lights and the bigger the set [not features of the Neo-futurists] the more you've been cheated."
That said, usually in a theatre, we know we are watching a performance—although during this play, the distinction between what being performed and what is being improvised with audience members, or even what was actually happening, could be hard to deduce, much like when you know you are watching a conman or magician, but cannot see the trick. Ultimately, the play raises the question of whether or not con-men are, or were in the past—when con artistry was less elaborate, more intimate, and direct—simply actors engaging in that most controversial of all genres "invisible theatre" in which the audience does not they are watching a performance, but doing it for a profit which is a crime.
Trust Us/Screw You runs at the Neo-Futurist Theatre located at 5153 N. Ashland Street through June 13, 2015 with performances Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm. Regular Tickets are between $20-25 dollars. Student and Senior Tickets are $10. Thursday is pay as you can. They can be purchased by calling 773-275-5255 or by visiting www.neofuturist.org
To see what others are saying, visit www.theatreinchicago.com, go to Review Round-up and click at "Trust Us/Screw You"


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|Reviews for Eclipse of Dusk
| PleiadesWolfe chapter 36 . 10/9/2013
I kept wondering when Heero would fully turn into a phoenix. I'm just glad that they get to be together.
| Anonymous123456787654321 chapter 7 . 8/16/2013
Im enjoying this story. Duo is cool of course. Quatre is a bit feminine for my taste but thats his misfortune through most fics.
| Anonymous123456787654321 chapter 1 . 8/16/2013
Your grammar is rough. "Neither of them not..". Is a double negative which basically makes it a positive statement. Something to think about,,.
| Sighcoe chapter 36 . 8/13/2013
I love your story. Read it at one go, for three hours straight, imagine what it did to my eyes. I knew Heero would be reborn though, cause phoenix rebirth is like that, from ashes comes a new life. :) Well done. (clap clap clap)
| SoShi Love x3 chapter 25 . 1/29/2013
I know this fic is old (like, really old XD), but I wanted to be the 400th review x3
Idk if you still use this account our anything, but I want you to know how much I love this story. Fantasy is my favorite genre, and this is definitely a fantasy story. And its gundam too! I could read nothing but this type of story for the rest of my life and be happy. The writing style really reminds me of another author, but I can't remember their name. I know I read a series of books by them, but its been a whole. It was a celtic fantasy story about druids and the trees and there was a clash between the kingdom and the druid community. It was really good. Anyway, thank you for writing this gem!
| lildeamon666 chapter 1 . 1/13/2013
I absolutely love this story. I just reread it and decided nows the time to enquire if you do plan to write the sequal or if you have more stories posted elseware. Happy writtings! lil D.
| Gabi1994 chapter 32 . 7/6/2012
unintelligent babbling of shock. DEAD! so abruptly! what! when! how!GALDSKJFS:AKLFJA
sorry I know there's chapters left and I don't have to be left in an agony of shock, but as a fellow writer I know how nice it is to know the impact of what you write... so here, I'll be the good reader. this fic has gotten progressively better and better and I'm not one to stick with long stories... now off to finish
| Donna chapter 36 . 2/2/2011
I don't know why, but the second I read about you asking for a name for tghe sequal, I got this: Dawn of Twilight. It would also give readers the suggestion that they are looking at the beginning of Ragnarok, you could say. What do you think? Eclipse of Dusk, Dawn of Twilight... hmm, I think I need another name... Then again, you could also keep it as Eclipse something, I've found it in various series I've read (not all of them fanfiction). Ooh, I got it! It could be a trilogy! Esclipse of Dusk, Eclipse of Twilight, and then Eclipse of Dawn. Good luck and keep writing!
| mandybljd chapter 36 . 3/10/2010
omg i loved this fic...cant wait for the sequel! maybe u should name it Everlasting Dawn...or something like that ) good job with the fic and thanks for the awesome read
| Dark Reborn chapter 36 . 4/26/2009
I'm not sure if I'll read the sequal...I might get to it, you never know. But thank you so much for reading and writing this story! I really enjoyed reading it! _~
| yaruna chapter 36 . 7/22/2008
this is quite seriously an awesome story and I'll be waiting for a sequel _
| Azamiko chapter 36 . 7/16/2008
Yay! Reading this took all day...
| Lance Duncan chapter 36 . 9/21/2007
Just finished reading your fanfic and I was thoroughly impressed. Well done with Eclipse of Dusk and also with any more you may do in the future.
best regards,
| Koshi Sekisen chapter 1 . 8/30/2007
Beautifully written, I'm saddened you didn't post the sequel!
I loved the story. I like adventure and fantasy, and this was a delightful read! Very good plot too.
I'd write a better review but heh, it's 4.38am here and I better catch some sleep.
I'm adding this to "Fav Stories" if you don't mind ;)
| lildeamon666 chapter 36 . 7/14/2007
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED ECLIPSE OF DUSK! It was such a mind and breath taking story. You are by far my favorite author of fanfiction. I can't wate to read your other stories to come let alone the sequil. I would love to help with names but sorry to say I am too horrible at naming stories. But it seems your title for EoD fit the story just perfactly. Once again I really enjoyed reading this story. Thanks for the great story! Good luck in your continuance of your writing!


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2.Tell a story through your videos:
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It is a good idea to spend some time planning your description and tags for the video you want to upload as it would help with the SEO for your video.
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It is adviced to acknowledge all the comments received for the video. Even if you get a comment you do not wish to be there, do not delete it but engage with the person and keep the conversation live.
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Since 1998, an increasing number of patents have been issued to software and Internet companies that have devised novel ways of doing business -- for example, new online ordering processes or a unique Internet advertising scheme. These patents, which usually combine software with business methodology, are commonly referred to as business method patents or Internet patents.
These patents are important because any company that develops or acquires such a patent can stop others from using the patented business method for approximately 17 years. And, of course, the owner of the patent can exploit it by licensing the method -- that is, charging a fee for others to use it.
For example, Amazon.com devised a method for expediting online orders, known as the "1-Click" system. The method allows a repeat customer to bypass address and credit card data entry forms, because Amazon can access that information directly from the customer's account. Amazon was granted a patent on this business method in September 1999 (U.S. Pat No. 5,960,411).
Business method patents are part of a larger family of patents known as utility patents, which protect inventions, chemical formulas, processes, and other discoveries. A business method is classified as a process, because it is not a physical object like a mechanical invention or chemical composition.
While the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) did not used to grant business method patents, claiming that a process could not be patented if it was simply an abstract idea, in 1998, a federal court ruled that patent laws were intended to protect any method, whether or not it required the aid of a computer, so long as it produced a "useful, concrete and tangible result." State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signal Financial Group, Inc. 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998) cert denied 119 S. Ct. 851 (1999). In the six months following the ruling, patent filings for software/Internet business methods increased by 40% and the USPTO created a new classification for applications: "Data processing: financial, business practice, management or cost/price determination."Prepare and file a provisional patent application online, with Nolo's easy-to-use Online Provisional Patent Application.
The cost of obtaining a business method patent depends on several factors, including the subject matter of the patent, the complexity of the examination process, and whether a lawyer's fees are involved. You can expect to pay between $3,000 and $15,000 to acquire a business method patent unless you do it yourself, in which case the costs are much reduced. After a patent is issued, the owner must pay maintenance fees to the USPTO after 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years. Of course, if the patent is challenged -- and many are -- the costs can skyrocket.
It usually takes two and a half to three years from the date of filing an application until a business method patent is issued. The period between filing and issuance is called the "pendency period." A patent owner cannot stop a competitor from using the process during the pendency period, regardless of whether the competitor purposefully copied the method or stumbled upon it independently. Only after a patent is actually issued can a company stop another from using making or selling the process. The patent is then valid for 20 years from the date of filing.
What happens if a competing business claims that it was already using the particular method that is the subject of a patent application? If Business A files for a business method patent, but Business B can show that it was using the method publicly more than a year prior to the filing, Business B can thwart the patent application or, if necessary, invalidate the patent later. The key is that Business B's use of the method must have been public. If Business B used the method confidentially, the patent will be issued to Business A. However, under a 1999 amendment to the patent law, if Business B used the method confidentially before Business A filed for a patent, it can continue using the method without liability for infringement.
If Company A had been using the method publicly for more than year before the patent application was filed, Company B's patent would be invalidated or, more likely, never would have been granted in the first place.
In order to qualify for patent protection, a business method or software must meet four requirements:
An Internet method will flunk the novelty test if it was put to public use -- or described in a published document -- before the patent application for the business method was filed. (If the method is exposed to the public in one of these ways, it loses its novelty.) The only exception is if the actual inventor-applicant created the publication and it was made up to one year before the filing date, it will not bar the application. For this reason, a business that is seeking to acquire a patent must research the "prior art" (previous inventions or methods) and promptly file its patent application or it risks losing valuable patent rights.
Meeting the nonobviousness test turns on whether the method provides a result that would be new or unexpected to someone with ordinary skill in the field of the business. Or put another way, if the differences between the business method and the prior art would not have been an obvious development to someone in the field, it is probably nonobvious.
To learn more about patent elements and requirements, see the Qualifying for a Patent FAQ.
The America Invents Act (also referred to as the "Patent Reform Act of 2011") was enacted September 16, 2011. It went into effect over a period of 18 months and affected business method patent applications in three ways:
For a thoroughly updated guide to patents, get Patent It Yourself, by David Pressman (Nolo). This book reflects the latest changes in intellectual property law, the latest rules for application and prosecution, and other changes to technical filing rules.


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|Ruth Johnson Collection
|Call Number
|1 box
|Dates of Creation
|Ruth Johnson (Collector)
|Scope & Content
|The Ruth Johnson Collection is a diverse set of materials that touches on the history of Moorhead High School through the donation of high school newspapers and some various correspondence received from the school, both the region six and state high school basketball tournaments through the addition of programs, and world events through the donation of a collection of World News from 1925-1926 to the collection which was a magazine used by History teachers in the classroom during that time period.
|Admin/Biographical History
|Ruth Johnson and her husband Bob were Moorhead residents. Bob Johnson was a graduate of Moorhead High School in 1934. Both were avid high school Basketball fans as is evidenced by their collection of programs from the State High School Tournament and the Region 6 basketball tournament.
Moorhead High School
High School Basketball (Minn.)
|Access Conditions
|There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.
|The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright of the state of Minnesota which may be involved in the use of this collection.
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|Donated by Ruth Johnson in 2007 (Accession 2007.29)
District 23 Basketball Tournament Programs, 1961-1976
Minnesota High School Basketball Programs, 1956-1971
Moorhead Brochure, [ca. 1945]
Moorhead High School Newspapers, 1966-1970
Moorhead High School Reunion, 1959
Moorhead School Letters, 1961, 1971
Region 6 Basketball Tournament Programs, 1959-1976
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The drop off the cliff exceeds 2,000 vertical feet. It'd be one thing if you were on foot, or even a bicycle, or ATV… But a bus? It's mindblowing.
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TEXAS CITY - A man was shot and killed while sitting inside his vehicle Thursday evening, according to police.
The 29-year-old victim, identified as Anthony Sonnier of La Marque, was inside a car with two other men when someone walked up and shot him.
He was taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch where he was pronounced dead.
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Appomattox Drive.
So far, there is no word on any suspects.
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Embedding Beautiful Maps on your Site or Blog Pages
Did you ever want to place one of those cool maps on your site or blog? Say for example if you have an event going on, or want to give directions to your house, or want to show where something happened that you are describing. Well, there are several really easy ways that you can use to give your pages that polished look. They use many of the popular internet mapping services along with varying degrees of know-how to get the maps from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft straight into your pages.
I'll take a look at a few.
Google Maps
Let's start at the top; the king of the heap, Google Maps. You know 'em, you love 'em. Speed, beauty, detail, elegance, it's all there. Well, the good news is, they provide the best combination of Ease of Use and Functionality of all the contenders when it comes to easily embedding a nice functional map on your site or blog.
Here is an embedded Google map:
This is quick, simple and nice. Once again, Google does it right.
The image below shows the steps to getting the "Embed" code for your map.
- Get your map set up
- Click the Embed link and copy the code from the field
- Paste this code into your page and you're done
Ask City Maps
Ask.com has a really nice mapping tool. I like their built in features for annotating the area that you have mapped. It also does a nice job of leveraging local business listing.
Here is an embedded Ask City Map:
Easy to embed, but it lacks the live in-line zooming and dragging that the Google map has. It's really just an image with a link that goes to the Ask map page. The obvious drawback is that it brings users away from your page.
The Ask maps have some really great features for annotating the maps, so when the user get's to the page, you can show them exactly what they need to see.
The image below shows the steps to getting the "Embed" code for your map.
- Get your map set up
- Click the Embed link and copy the code from the field
- Paste this code into your page and you're done
Microsoft Live Search Maps
The Microsoft Live Search Maps have some pretty cool features. Try the Birdseye view of your map (really cool). The maps do not come with a simple,convenient "Embed "option like Google or Ask.com, so you'll have to do a little work. I have been using Microsoft's Windows Live Writer tool to compose and upload my blog posts recently. It has a lot of nice features built in, including the ability to easily embed a Live Search Map into your posts. The tool is free and it works pretty well. Definitely a helpful tool for composing posts off line.
Here is an embedded Microsoft Live Map:
This process is flaky as you can see. Sometimes the maps appear, sometimes they don't.
Here are some instructions on using the Windows Live Writer tool to embed a Microsoft Live Search Map.
- Place the cursor at the location in your post where the map will be embedded
- Click the Insert Map link from the Inser tools area
- A pop-up window opens
- Configure your map
- Click the Insert button
Yahoo Maps
I absolutely love the Yahoo maps interface. The Flash interface has some really slick features that even outshine Google. Now for the bad news, Yahoo Maps are a little more complicated. They don't have any "Embed" option on the maps. You have to obtain and use an API key, paste javascript code and stylesheet code into your site, and then recite some magical incantations aloud before the maps will show up on your pages.
There are instructions for embedding a Yahoo map on Yahoo's developer site.
How is the defacto term for looking up directions on the internet still the worst possible way to actually do this? Can't I just say. "I'll Google Maps it"?
Mapquest Maps
Terrible Maps, No ability to embed, Disaterous interface. How is the defacto term for looking up directions on the internet still the worst possible way to actually do this? Can't I just say. "I'll Google Maps it"?
Please, just give up and go home!
Oh, did I forget to mention, They're an AOL property. No wonder they suck.
Solid Third Party Options
Wayfaring: You can use this site to create, customized Google Maps and embed them on your pages. They also allow others to contribute to the map. Pretty cool.
Map-Generator.net: Set up the Google Map and get the "Embed" code for your page.
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MyMapsPlus.com: Another Google Maps tool that lets you set up and grab the embed code.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Even generational talents see what the grind the NHL can be.
There have been wondrous moments where Jack Eichel has looked like the franchise player he is thought to be for the Buffalo Sabres and there are the times when he is another rookie dealing with the ups and downs of making his way in the league.
Just 33 games into his first season, the 19-year-old Eichel is eager for the upcoming Christmas holiday break to arrive so he can get a breather and take stock of what he has done to date – and how he can get better.
"I need the break," Eichel said. "Just mentally. Try to gauge where I'm at as a player and where our team is at. I think we have two games left. [See] if you can end the first quarter, first third of the season on the right note heading into the break feeling good about yourself."
Eichel is, of course, no ordinary rookie. The Sabres fell to the bottom of the league – or "tanked" their way there as many suspect – with the knowledge that they could get their rebuild in motion with the top pick in this year's NHL draft.
If they didn't win the lottery, the Sabres knew they would at least fall to no lower than the No. 2 pick. And there were two clear choices – Eichel and the other phenom Connor McDavid. Edmonton won it and grabbed McDavid, so Buffalo wound up with the nice consolation prize.
And while McDavid is sidelined due to his collarbone injury, Eichel is in contention for the Calder Trophy but isn't running away with the honor that'll go to the top rookie. His numbers are good – nine goals, 15 points – but not eye-popping.
And as he entered into Thursday's game against the Ducks, Eichel had not recorded a point in a season-high five straight contests. It has left him "a little frustrated" but the scoreless stretch ended with an assist on Evander Kane's second-period goal.
"You feel like you want to contribute more to the team," Eichel said. "You have expectations for yourself as a player and when you're not meeting them, you're never happy."
Still, Eichel has already established himself as the Sabres' most dangerous player because of his combination of size (6-2, 201), skating ability and tremendous shot. Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma sees a common thread with many of this season's top first-year players.
"There's a dynamic aspect to what they bring and what Jack brings," Bylsma said. "I'll say the same about Dylan Larkin. I haven't seen Connor McDavid play yet, minus the highlights. But the speed that they can play with is dynamic.
"Virtually every game there's a moment where they take you out of your seat. Hold your breath with that speed and that skill. That's what Jack has done."
The Ducks missed out on facing McDavid for the first time but center Shawn Horcoff said the current crop gets him energized to play against the newcomers.
"We got quite a few young rookies in the league and they're making an impact," Horcoff said. "And the future's bright for the league for sure. And obviously with Eichel, there's no secret to his game. He's obviously a highly skilled individual. He's got a long reach, he skates well. He's going to be handful."
Bylsma sees Eichel's recent struggles as part of a growth process where he said the NHL games are "coming at him fast and furious right now." It is a transition from college where Eichel won the Hobey Baker Award as the nation's top player but also played in no more than 40 games last season for Boston University, which got to the NCAA title game.
Eichel noted that he has played up to 80 games in a season when he was part of the United States National Team Development Program. But this trial by fire in the NHL is a much different experience from a year ago at this time, when he was preparing to play in the IIHF world junior tournament.
"Time's went by real quick," he said. "It seemed like yesterday we were at training camp and now we're 30-something games through our season. Things are going by quick."