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Using the Practitioner-Scholar model, the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology trains professionals to provide clinical services and to implement and evaluate innovative treatment programs. This program is normally accomplished in five years and requires the completion of at least 214 units in the School of Psychology, and, as part of our commitment to deep theological integration, at least 28 units in Fuller's School of Theology. In the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program, students are awarded a Master of Arts in Psychology after completing 88 selected units. Course work is divided into the following categories:
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All students who complete their doctoral training at the Fuller School of Psychology will develop certain competencies as part of their preparation for practice in health service psychology. However, the emphasis placed within each competency area will differ, depending upon whether one pursues a PsyD or a PhD. Students who complete the PsyD in Clinical Psychology will develop the following competencies:
Engage in scholarly activities (e.g., critical literature reviews, clinical case studies, theoretical papers, program evaluations, program development) to inform clinical practiceDisseminate the results of scholarly activities primarily to local and/or regional audiences
Recognize and respond appropriately to legal and ethical situations and dilemmas, with enhanced competency in knowing and applying legal and ethical statutes governing assessment and intervention
Understand how one's own individual, cultural, and religious history, attitudes, and biases affect one's work, with an enhanced understanding of the impact of those factors on clients and colleagues Demonstrate enhanced knowledge, application, and awareness of current theory and research as they apply to addressing diversity in the provision of clinical services
Engage in self-reflection, pursue self-improvement, and seek supervision to enable behavior that reflects the profession's values and attitudes (e.g., integrity, deportment, professional identity, accountability, lifelong learning, and compassion) Across training, grow in the ability to respond effectively and independently to increasingly complex professional challenges, with enhanced competence in the domain of clinical work
Develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of individuals and groups, including colleagues, organizations, communities, supervisors, supervisees, and clients Demonstrate excellent oral, nonverbal, and written receptive and expressive communication skills, with enhanced competence in clinical settings
Demonstrate an enhanced ability to use assessment tools to answer increasingly complex and varied clinical questions, interpret results to draw informed conclusions, and make treatment recommendations Communicate assessment findings and implications clearly, accurately, sensitively, and at an appropriate level to clients and colleagues
Demonstrate an enhanced ability to select and provide interventions informed by the current scientific literature, considering assessment findings, diversity characteristics, and contextual factors When the literature does not provide a clear evidence base, effectively modify and adapt evidence-based approaches, continually evaluating intervention effectiveness and making adaptations as indicated
Demonstrate knowledge of supervision models and practices
Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for the roles and perspectives of other professions, working effectively in interdisciplinary field training settings and consulting when appropriate
How do the PsyD in Clinical Psychology and PhD in Clinical Psychology programs differ? Download this chart detailing the differences in emphasis within each competency area.View the PhD in Clinical Psychology Program Page
Fuller places a high emphasis on field training. Eight local community programs are operated by Fuller's Psychological Center and students gain supervised training in these programs and through a variety of placements in the Greater Los Angeles area. Two years of practica, one year of clerkship (to develop assessment skills), and a final one-year internship are integral to the program.
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Our most popular means of travel is of by foot, trekking through a range of natural landscapes from mountain foothills to rainforests and bush trails. Along the way we may encounter remote communities, monasteries and ruins, as well as a range of flora and fauna endemic to the region.
We will observe delicate eco systems and interact with ethnically diverse cultures and come away with a sense of how to co-exist harmoniously in these environments.
If the activity chosen is trekking you will be expected to carry a daypack that holds your requirements for the day. Some challenging treks may require you to carry a full pack. Trekking days can range from easy 3 hour per day rambles to more rigorous 7 hour a day treks.
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WYA has an exemplary safety track record in the operation of small group adventures. Each trip is assessed for risks and follows a stringent risk minimisation plan. Our expert leaders and support crew undergo intensive first aid and leadership training each year to ensure a high level of competency. During the adventure they will provide participants with valuable insights into how to stay safe and healthy.
Knowing whom to trust when sending your teenager on an overseas adventure is an important consideration. You only have to look at the long list of schools across the globe that come back to us year after year to appreciate that the ingredients of our adventures are precise in respect of safety, enjoyment and experience. We are aware of the different parameters to be considered when dealing with youth groups and we will always go the extra mile.
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Projects can range from teaching English to students in Africa; to a full participation, hands-on project involving general maintenance and painting of a facility for a community in need. The benefits are many for all involved.
A meaningful and sustainable contribution is made to an underprivileged community, and participants are thoroughly immersed into the culture in a way that is not achievable when simply passing through as a regular traveller.
Prior to departure, students are given a per-student fund raising target that constitutes the funds required to complete the community project.
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|Utilization of entomopathogenic fungi as biological
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|Mango 'Carabao' ranks third next to banana and pineapple as top fruit export of the Philippines. An estimated 2.5 million farmers are directly or indirectly dependent on the mango industry. However, yield of mango in the Philippines is relatively low as compared to other mango producing countries. This low yield is usually attributed to the occurrence of insect pest and diseases. Fruit flies (Bactrocera philippinensis and Bactrocera occipitalis) and mango leafhopper (Idioscopus clypealis) are the common mango insect pests in the
Philippines. While these insect pests are commonly controlled with chemical pesticides, indiscriminate use has resulted in the development of insect resistance. Hence, Golez et al. (BPI-NMRDC) studied entomopathogenic fungi as an alternative biological control agents against major mango insect pests.
|1. Two fungal species, Hirsutella versicolor from mango leafhopper and Verticillium sp. from June beetle were recovered as a result of survey and collection of entomopathogenic fungi conducted in the provinces of Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental. Isolates of other entomopathogenic fungi were obtained from different sources including Sporothrix insectorum, Aphanocladium album from the Insect Pathology Research Center, Boyce Thompson Institute, New York (ARSEF); Metarhizium anisopliae (ARSEF, Leyte State University) and RCPC Cebu; and Beauveria bassiana and Verticillium lecanii (ARSEF and Leyte).
2. In general, rice either whole or broken in combination with water promoted conidial growth of the entomopathogenic fungi.
3. Beauveria bassiana at 1 x 108 and 1 x 1010 conidial/ml resulted in 100% mortality of mirid bugs at 2–4 days after treatment.
4. Mortality and mycosis of fruit flies differed significantly based on conidial concentrations of the four entomopathogenic fungi. Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae at 1 x 108 and 1 x 109 conidial/ml resulted in the highest mycosis that ranged
from 82% to 93% on Bactrocera philippinensis, and 88%–92% on Bactrocera occipitalis. Verticillium lecanii at 1 x 109 conidial/ml resulted in 57% and 68% mycosis on Bactrocera
philippinensis and Bactrocera occipitalis, respectively.
5. Mango leafhoppers treated with Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae obtained a cumulative mortality of 56.50% and 42.83%, respectively.
Entomopathogenic fungi have the capability to control insect pest of mango under laboratory condition. However, further studies are necessary to improve its effectiveness under field condition. Low-cost materials like rice, corn, water, and coconut milk could be
used for the mass production of the entomopathogenic fungi. Moreover, its integration with other insect control strategies may reduce the excessive reliance on chemical pesticides.


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Uttar Pradesh will be the place to be in on Monday and Tuesday with the country's top leadership simultaneously camping in the state during the two days.
On Monday, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will welcome Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani in Lucknow, his parliamentary constituency, and jointly address a public rally.
Vajpayee will leave for Delhi while Advani, who is on the final leg of his Bharat Uday Yatra, will proceed to Ayodhya. The Prime Minister will be back in Lucknow on April 13 to file his nomination papers.
In a rare coincidence, Leader of the Opposition and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, along with her son Rahul Gandhi, will be in UP to file their nominations for the Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul Gandhi is expected to file his nomination papers for the Amethi seat on Monday.
On Tuesday, Advani will address a political rally in Ayodhya while Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination papers for the Rae Bareli seat.
These events have prompted hectic political activity in both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. Senior leaders of the two parties arrived in Lucknow in advance to supervise preparations for their respective display of strength.
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Now leaders in Madhya Pradesh are resorting to parodies of films and television serials to woo the voters.
Taking off on the popular Hindi song Phoolon ki rani, baharon ki, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi sang at a rally: "O gaddon ke raja, o bijli ke dushman, tera muskurana gajab ho gaya. Na bus road par hai, na truck road par hai, kafilon ka yun rukna gajab ho gaya (King of potholes, enemy of power, your smile is indeed wonderful, for there are no buses or trucks on the road and traffic has come to a standstill)."
In Dhar, Modi recalled the name of a popular serial on freedom fighters Kahan Gaye Woh Log (Where have those people gone) and said, now when people talk about Madhya Pradesh, they ask "Kahan gaye woh road (Where have those roads gone)."
Pooh-poohing the Congress claims that it has fulfilled 97 per cent of promises made in its last poll manifesto, Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani sarcastically remarked at a public rally: "But it left out three per cent of important promises -- power, roads and water."
"It appears that in the 100 marks of the question paper, the government attempted only those questions which carried 30 marks but left the important questions carrying 70 marks," Advani said.
Hitting back, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi told a poll meeting at Khargone district: "Jai Shri Ram kehne wali party ke neta ab jai Shri bhrastachar ka nara lagate hai. (Victory to corruption is the new slogan of those who used to chant victory to Lord Ram)."
A Congress advertisement highlighting the recent sting operation in Chhattisgarh described the BJP as 'Bangaru Judeo Party'.
Similarly with a view to cash in on the power crisis the BJP has had put up large 'lanterns' at strategic points to 'warn people of the Congress attempt to take the state to the dark ages'.
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Public libraries have been the backbone of American democracy since the founding of the country, when they first began to develop and spread. By providing information access to all citizens, libraries help develop and maintain an informed public.
While some believe that the internet and technology have made libraries less important, the issue of information access is more important than ever. While the internet provides a wonderful source of information, access is far from equal creating a digital divide. The New Orleans Public Library and is the sole source of computer and internet access for many citizens. For those looking for work the library is especially vital. They can get help from trained staff with creating resumes and job searches. For others the library is a place to learn new technologies, whether through courses or hands-on learning.
The library offers useful technology for all citizens. The entire catalog can be searched online, and the library provides access to otherwise exclusive online databases and resources. E-books can be checked out online, making the library even more convenient.
Libraries are improved, not make replaced, by technology.
Libraries have something to offer everyone too. From architecture to genealogy records, the library has a wide array of cultural offerings. We are currently working hard to expand our services through partnerships with other local organizations such as the YMCA.
The library serves more people than any other education or cultural institution in the city.
But most of all the library is a center for continued education. Whether through courses or self-guided explorations, people come to the library to learn. The library's programming compliments and enhances the local schools. Our collections provides adults with information not available online. Our authors and speakers bring in a new perspective.
Although the library receives limited government funding, it relies the on the support of generous donors like you to ensure future success.
Literacy, whether adult, cultural, scientific, or financial, is absolutely necessary for everyone. Without it no one can make informed decisions or contribute to society. This is why the NOPLF has made literacy its top priority for the next 10 years.
Please help support the library by making a contribution today!
As of the last major literacy and academic surveys:
- 44% of New Orleans adults are functionally illiterate, compared to 23% nation-wide.
- 77% of 4th grade students in New Orleans had less than proficient reading skills.
- 66% of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare.
- Only 22% of these same children will be able to catch up.
- Investing in children is one of, if not the most cost effective ways to invest in human capital
I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.
- Carl Sagan
I grew up going to the New Orleans Public Library. It was my temple, my refuge, my university, my haven. From aged six to eighteen, I never saw or entered a bookstore, but the New Orleans Public Library brought the world to me and brought me into the wide world. I'd spend hours there after school and on weekends, browsing marvelous hardcover books on all topics including archeology, history, music, science, ghost stories, science fiction, current events. Looking it up in the library was a supreme pleasure, and I will never forget those tranquil hours in the sun drenched reading rooms, or in the dusty quiet of the stacks when I could sink into a book that fed my curiosity and my capacity to dream.
- Anne Rice
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
- Andrew Carnegie
When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
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Come, and take choice of all my library, and so beguile thy sorrow.
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The full form for BSSC is Bihar Staff Selection Commission. It is a government organization which is authorized by State Government. The primary objective of this Bihar Staff Selection Commission is to recruit the candidates for different posts in the various Ministries and Departments of Government of Bihar. BSSC is a state owned organization which works under the Bihar State. Each year it announces the notifications to hire the eligible candidates in the commission. The Bihar Staff Selection Commission follows the recruitment process of Mains, Preliminary and Interview. Recently this Bihar Staff Selection Commission has called the candidates through BSSC Sanitary Inspector Recruitment 2016 to fill 276 vacancies of Sanitary Inspector posts. Candidates can apply for this BSSC recruitment Notification 2016 by offline mode only. The Bihar SSC online application form is available on the official website which is bssc.bih.nic.in. Candidates can apply for the same from 13th May 2016 and the final date is 8th June 2016.
BSSC Sanitary Inspector Recruitment 2016 Vacancies
The educational qualification for the BSSC Sanitary Inspector Recruitment 2016 is, candidates need to have completed their intermediate/12th class in Physics, Chemistry and Biology with Diploma in Sanitary Inspector course. The age limit of the candidates need to be minimum 21 years and maximum 42 years as on 1st August 2015. The selection process of candidates is on the basis of the merit marks and interview for this latest BSSC recruitment Notification 2016. Candidates with diploma and experience are mostly preferred for Bihar SSC jobs.
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JERUSALEM (Nov. 3)
A small earthquake struck Israel today, registering light to moderate strength in this city. Tel Aviv and throughout Galilee. The 30-second tremor apparently centered in the Safad area.
In Galilee, the area closest to the shock, doors were knocked out of kilter, windows were smashed and lamps knocked over. In this city, where the Hebrew University's seismographs picked up readings of the quake, only windows were broken in various sections of the city.


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When NBA commissioner Adam Silver made those bold proclamations about the demise of Donald Sterling in a news conference last month, there was immediate skepticism. Surely the notoriously litigious Sterling could not be dispatched so soon. Today's news, however, makes it likely that the Los Angeles Clippers will indeed be sold in a timely manner.
According to an ESPN report, Sterling has agreed to allow his wife, Shelly, to negotiate a forced sale of the team. By all accounts, Donald Sterling had intended to fight the charges associated with his banishment from the league, but according to multiple sources, the NBA made it clear that he would take such a severe financial hit along the way, the process wouldn't be worth it.
Sterling has reportedly reconsidered his position and formally agreed to allow Shelly, an alternate governor of the team, to negotiate a sale. The key is whether she intends to sell the team in its entirety, having previously stated she would maintain her 50 percent interest. It has become quite evident, however, that the Sterlings are losing this battle. It's looking like an outright triumph for Silver. Once the team comes up for sale, the bids from powerhouse suitors — including Larry Ellison, David Geffen and the Magic Johnson/Guggenheim group — could approach $2 billion.


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Happy reading, and come back often!
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- Shooting Parrots said...
I found 38 Jerry Ragsdales on White Pages (is there a collective noun for Ragsdales?) and six of them were in Georgis, but I can't say I'm any wiser.
- April 21, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- rhymeswithplague said...
The one I meant was someone with whom I worked for about 15 years. He retired in 1995 or 1996, and he's probably still where he always was (Conyers, Georgia) but we have not kept in contact.
Interesting that you found 38 of them and six in Georgia.
The plural of Ragsdales would be Ragsdalesim, as in cherub/cherubim, seraph/seraphim, and so forth.
- April 21, 2012 at 1:19 PM
- Snowbrush said...
Wasn't he the banker in "The Beverly Hillbillies"?
- April 21, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- rhymeswithplague said...
Snow,, you're thinking of Mr. Drysdale (and, I'm sure, his lovely assistant, Miss Hathaway)....
- April 21, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- Shooting Parrots said...
There is a Jerry M Ragsdale in Conyers. Is his wife called Lillian?
- April 22, 2012 at 8:37 AM
- rhymeswithplague said...
I don't think my Jerry M. Ragsdale is married. Lillian may be his mother; it's an old-fashioned name.
- April 22, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Shooting Parrots said...
I can think of a couple of Lillian's who might take offence at being considered 'old-fashioned', although you're right.
Anyway, all I did was a Google search that led me to this Jerry Ragsdale on whitepages.com which gave an address and phone number that I won't repeat here, buit why not give him a call?
- April 22, 2012 at 6:05 PM


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No, the fact that it completely blows makes it completely blow. A blurry mess, devoid of any details. That you need to resort to name-calling only confirms me saying that you are the one with a bias.
I know that vp8 is royalty free and I know the web needs such a codec. The problem is that libvpx is *not* good enough. If Google was smart, they'd hire Dark Shikari to work on a high quality vp8 encoder. It's not the format that blows, it's libvpx, the currently only publicly available encoder for that format.
How was that 'fact' established? By you when you encoded your favourite Firefly episode and cried out, "dude, this completely blows"? Really...
The problem is that libvpx is *not* good enough.
Again, says you.
If Google was smart, they'd hire Dark Shikari to work on a high quality vp8 encoder.
I doubt that would be smart, due to having implemented h264 patented techniques into x264 he would likely be 'tainted' by that code (should anything he added to vp8 be similar to patented h264 techniques it's not as if he could ever feign ignorance). And it's very doubtful that he has any clue himself as to what is or isn't patented in the h264 specs since by his own admission he doesn't give a crap about software patents. I'm sure Google would love being able to say that aswell but with all their money and competitors they're a prime target for patent litigation.
The fact can be established by everyone doing a test. Have you done one? Two pass encodes targeting the same bitrate, one with x264, one with libvpx. Then compare the videos. As another commenter said, go ahead, disprove me.
I don't have videos from my test anymore, so I'm running a new one. Once it's done, I'll edit this post, adding commandlines used and a few screenshots.
What you write about 'tainting' is nonsense. If there's techniques in vp8 that are covered by h264 patents, they're already there, whether DS touches the code or not.
Alright, here we go. The source is Serenity, chapter 3, PAL DVD. The video has 7623 frames and is 5:04.88 long. Avisynth script is simple, it just crops away the black borders:
Encoding is done on a 32bit Linux installation on a Core i3-530 processor, using the performance CPU governor (which means the proc is running at a constant 2.93 GHz). The encoder versions, commandlines and encoding times (I ommited user and sys time, they're not important IMO):
x264 core:106 r1732 b20059a
encoded 7623 frames, 69.22 fps, 1031.23 kb/s
real 1m50.370s
encoded 7623 frames, 13.50 fps, 1050.72 kb/s
real 9m25.097s
WebM Project VP8 Encoder v0.9.2-75-gf143a81
Pass 1/2 frame 7623/7624 975872B 1024b/f 25603b/s 84996 ms (89.69 fps)
real 1m49.125s
Pass 2/2 frame 7623/8130 40026495B 42006b/f 1050150b/s 1083929 ms (7.03 fps)
real 18m31.322s
theora-ptalarbvorm SVN revision 17478
Scanning first pass....
0:05:04.88 audio: 0kbps video: 0kbps
real 3m33.261s
0:05:04.92 audio: 0kbps video: 1052kbps
real 3m28.738s
In case you're wondering about the vp8 settings, they're from here: http://www.webmproject.org/tools/encoder-parameters/ - "2-Pass Faster VBR Encoding"
Also note how x264 is acutally quite a bit faster than libvpx. It didn't used to be the case, v0.9.1 took about 10 minutes at the same settings, so the encoder got slower.
Now of course, the meat of this test - the screenshots:
For each of the five screenshots, the order is: original, x264, libvpx, theora-ptalarbvorm
In the first shot libvpx does very well actually, only theora really stands out. The third one though, libvpx completely fails, even theora manages a bit better. The fifth is almost transparent, except with theora. So there are moments livpx does well. Unfortunately there are other moments where it totally fails.


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Funny thing about this blog post from my phone, last week, because I noticed today that Wired magazine now has both an article about supposedly failed 3D technologies, and one about Björk's Wanderlust 3D video. In the pic I took I was watching that video using those old-school style glasses (someone rather suggested that I do so), and my reflection is visible in one of the mirrors that were there for a particular installation. Nothing special, but it was interesting to notice.
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Real Name: Marlena Danyele Childress
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Location: Union City, Tennessee
Date: April 16, 1987
Occupation: Minor
Date of Birth: February 17, 1983
Height: 4'0"
Weight: 38 pounds
Marital Status: Single
Characteristics: Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue/hazel eyes
Details: On April 16, 1987, four-year-old Marlena Childress vanished while playing in front of her Union City, Tennessee home. Two months after she vanished, her mother, Pamela Bailey, told police investigators that she had hit her and unintentionally killed her. She claimed that she later dumped her body into the Obion River. However, she recanted her confession a few weeks later. She was later charged with second degree murder in her daugher's case, but the charges were later dropped. Then, several reported sightings of Marlena began occuring throughout the United States. One sighting occured at a hair salon in which two women came in with a girl and boy. The girl continued to cry and say, "I want my mommy!", and the older woman then told her, "Be a good girl, Marlena, and we'll take you to the movies" and a few days later, one of the hair stylists saw her photo in the paper and recognized her as the one. In summer 1987, she was believed to be in Anniston, Alabama, with a family that harbored other people's children. One of them told a social worker that she was Marlena, and two days later they vanished. Two weeks later, they were located, but she was not with them. Several more sightings of a girl who may have been Marlena occured within the next three years, one of which was at a supermaket. A woman lost track of her son and later found him in the toy aisle, talking to a young girl, who was soon taken away with an unidentifed woman. They later identified her as Marlena. The latest sighting of her was in Nevada in the summer of 1990. However, none of these sightings have been confirmed and she still remains missing.
Suspects: Pamela Bailey is a suspect in her daugher's disappearance. The women with Marlena in the many sightings have never been idenified, but may be her abductors.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the September 5, 1990 episode.
Results: Unresolved. In 2002, Pamela Bailey was arrested for stabbing her twelve-year-old son in a cemetery. He survived, and she was charged with attempted murder. She pleaded no contest, and was sent to prison. Marlena's case was reopened after Pam's arrest. Police now believe that she was probably responsible for her daugher's disappearance, although she has never been charged, nor has Marlena ever been located.
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John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
Heb 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his POWERFUL WORD.
There is noting more powerful than the Word of God!
God created the world by His word. God sustains all things by His word. It is not impossible for God to do anything that He declares. He can speak and it will happen. And we find that He created man in His own image. We have the ability to operate in the same kind of faith.
What do we need to make this work. The knowledge of God. Which is the Word of God.
When we align ourselves up with the word of God We are bringing into our lives the power that Jesus meant for us to have. Look at this verse. Jesus is giving His word to us with all of His love and authority.
John 14:12-14 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions (evil spirits) and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
When we line our lives and our words up with Jesusâ words. WE HAVE VICTORY!
But look what James says:
James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Is it any wonder that we are sick. That we do not have the power that Jesus meant for us to have. James tell us that we are letting the devil control out tongue. We can not serve two masters - We have to kick the devil out of our lives.
How are we going to do this? By filling our heart with the Word. The word is our power. The word gives us the knowledge of God and when we stand in agreement with God, speaking His words, the victory is ours. The devil, and his demons who are destroying our lives with illness and disease, corruption and sin. Are cast out. Because we have filled our heart with good things. The words of God!
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Matt. 12:34 You will never get good things out of your mouth if you do not abundantly put good things in your heart. So we must spend time reading and listening to God's word.
How to speak.
Prov 18:21 The power of life and death are in the tongue.
So we speak life, health and joy! We speak positively not negatively. We speak hope not despair. We speak health not sickness. We speak good not evil. We build people up, not tear them down. We think before we open our mouth - What would Jesus say? Then we line up with His word!
How to Pray.
Prayer should always be spoken. Not thought. Our power comes by speaking God filled words. Words of faith. Faith filled words bring God on the scene.
Jesus said, John 16:23-24 In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
Mark 11:23-24 "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Ask, was used seven times in the verses above. Jesus wants us to ask for what we want not think about it.
What type of words should we be using when we pray? We should pray using God's promises and His words of wisdom. God has words to fit all of our situations. These are the words we should use when we pray. In other words we should be praying in agreement with God.
To be praying words of doubt, defeat, sickness, poverty. Would not line up with God's words. They would line up with the devil. So it would put the devil in control of your prayer.
Many people pray "Oh God, I am so sick. I think I might die. Please heal me. (And then because they fear that He might not and have no idea what He is going to do, they add, If it be your will.) Well they have just sided with the devil. The devil is controlling their life and they are agreeing with him. They did not come to God in faith. They just came hoping. They did not even take the time to find out what God's will was.
Their prayer should have been ... "The power of God is in me to put me over." "Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world" "I'm quickened according to the word of God. I thank God that the ability of God is released in me. I stand before demons, I stand before sickness and disease, and I have no fear, because the ability of God is released within me, by the words of my mouth and by THE WORDS OF GOD. "Praise the name of the Lord." Dear Father, I am claiming what is mine. 1 Peter 2:24, By His Strips I am Healed!! Thank YOU Jesus.
Jesus said, Matt 12:37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
Watch your confessions.
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. So keep positive confessions in your heart. Do not let your mouth nullify your prayers. You cannot get results if you are letting your mouth side with the devil!
James 3:3-5 says, Your mouth needs to be bridled. It is like a rudder ... It can change your whole life. So start turning your life around ...
Stop saying how bad you feel! Start speaking victory with the word of God.
"I am a conqueror! (Romans 8 : 37) "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" (Philippians 4 : 13) I don't have to bow down to the Devil again. I'm a child of the King ... I'll live like a King ... I'll look like a King ... And I'll act like a King. Praise God, my needs are met ... Praise God, I am healed ... Praise God I have divine health ... Praise God I will rule as a King in life ... I am quickened according to the word of God. 1 John 4:4 The power of God is released in me by the words of my mouth and by the word of God!
Rom 8:11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. Are you reading that?. Are you understanding that? The same Spirit that was in Jesus is living in you. It makes mortal bodies alive! Spirit words spoken by Jesus, ignites the faith that is residing in you! It causes an explosion of God's ability on your behalf when you speak these Spirit filled words!
Here is really what is happening.
Luke 17:6 Jesus said, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
A mustard seed has a husk. Inside there is a tiny seed. When planted that seed burst for and makes a mighty tree. You have a body, a husk. Inside you have a measure of faith, which God gave you. (Romans 12:3) That faith is held in your spirit which is joined with the Holy Spirit. (1 Cor. 6:17)
How do we activate this? Jesus says, when We Speak these forces come together and you have an explosion of God's power working for you. Add the name of Jesus to this mix and every knee will bow. Phil 2:10, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth. That is every evil spirit, every disease, everything in this universe. Praise you Jesus! And Jesus has given this name to us with the authority that goes with it. (Mark 16:17)(Luke 10:19)
What should we be doing with this power?
John 14:12-14 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Does that give you any idea how much Jesus loves you! To know how to use the power of the tongue perfectly let us look at how Jesus used it.
When Jesus prayed, He always prayed what God said the answer was.
His conversation always lined up with the word of God.
He never confessed the circumstances. Always the end results.
He used the written word to defeat Satan. Like it is written. You can too. Tell Satan that you do not have cancer for it is written by His strips I am healed.
Jesus always spoke directly to the problem. Wind be calm, trees, storms, Satan and demons all had to obey Him. Not as the Son of God. But as the Son of man. Because Jesus came here as a human. He was laying the ground work for us showing us that we could use this power. Jesus was operating under the power of the Father's word. You can do the same.
Say Aloud ...
The God kind of faith believes in the heart, that what it says with the mouth, will come to pass. And then dares to say it! Hallelujah!!!!!!
************ La Vern ************
I have seen cancers destroyed. Old diseased hearts made new. All of these were done inside the body. I knew they were real, but I did not get to see it happen. Well, one night while we were having a revival at my Church, a girl of about 22, with one leg 3" shorter than the other made her way down to the healing line. You can just imagine her coming down the isle, in the erratic walk. We sat her in a straight back chair and placed her feet out in another. You could plainly see how short the leg was. The church started praying. Myself, my Pastor, and a guest Pastor were right beside the girl. We held our hands over her, but did not touch her. I was at her feet, and could see her perfectly. We spoke the words of God over her body. As we prayed the leg got longer. We kept praying. And in about four minutes the leg was the same length as the other. I watched it move out inch at a time. Praise God. When they were the same we stopped praying and started praising.
Faith is governed by the pure Word of God ... And is nothing less than expecting God to do what He promises.
We hope for what may be possible.
But we have faith in and expect what God promises.
Because God Does Not Lie!
Take Jesus at His word. And speak His word boldly!
Ferd Sebastian ... 2jesus
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Goodman wants to spend more time with his family, including his mother, who has been in a hospital. "I've had virtually no time to go and visit her," Goodman said. "So, I just need a bit of time off to get on with a normal life."
The decision to leave DWTS came to Goodman after an examination of his life and deciding which of his various gigs he would have to give up. He's been a very busy man, working on the Strictly Come Dancing show and tour in the UK in addition to Dancing with the Stars.
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By George Brown
This is the story I set out to write last week before getting sidetracked and writing a nonsensical yarn about a British Duke named Georgie Porgie. I promise I'll stay on topic this week.
You remember the Little Rascals – Spanky, Buckwheat, Darla, Alfalfa, and the rest of the gang. I had the good fortune of growing up as a member of a gang of little rascals. Our gang included my older brother Tommy, my sister Kathy, and our three cousins Huey, Louie, and Dewey. Nah, I'm just kidding. Their names were Louie, Clovie, and Timmy, and when we were young they spent as much time at our house during the summer as they did their own. My earliest memories of our adventures date all the way back to the summer of 1949 when there were only five members of our gang because Timmy wasn't born until Christmas Day that year.
Most of our antics were innocent enough, like playing tent with a huge blanket draped over the clothes line, or walking down the road a quarter mile to Alex Lepley's house, a very nice old man who would give us apples and raisins every time we came to see him. It was safe for five little kids to walk that far without an adult because in 1949 you rarely saw a vehicle on Tobacco Road, the backcountry gravel road we lived on.
Speaking of tobacco, one of the mischievous acts that warranted the title little rascals was sneaking one of Mom's Chesterfield cigarettes or a pinch of Dad's Mail Pouch chewing tobacco to smoke and chew out behind the barn. Spitting was the most fun and always included a game of "who can spit highest on the side of the barn."
We boys also played a game called "who can pee highest on the side of the barn," which was usually played soon after having a big drink of water from the tin cup that hung on the pump in the backyard. Understandably, despite being a tomboy through and through, Kathy was not able to participate in this game, which she greatly resented.
Mom had strictly prohibited playing in the barn and for good reason. It was half falling down and groundhogs, raccoons, rats, and other critters had taken up residents where cows, hogs, and horses had once lived. For a long time we obeyed this prohibition, but one day after a chewing and spitting contest one of us, I don't remember who, said, "Let's look inside."
This immediately fostered a discussion (as much of a discussion as five little kids can seriously have) about how much trouble we would get in if we got caught. In the end adventure of exploring inside outweighed the fear of getting caught, so in we went through a little square door on the back of the barn that must have once been the entrance for sheep or hogs.
We soon found ourselves standing in front of a wooden ladder that led to the haymow. Cautiously we climbed the latter with the youngest going first so the older rascals could catch them if they fell. Luckily no one fell. A large pile of hay had survived in the empty barn, and we had a great time jumping in and throwing it at each other. In doing so Louie discovered the haymow trapdoor. We all stopped and watched as he raised the door and took turns peering over the edge of the opening. A beam of sunlight from an open window lit the stall enough to see a large pile of hay right below the trapdoor.
Someone suggested it would be fun to jump, or drop, through the trapdoor into the pile of hay instead of climbing back down the ladder. I liked the idea and volunteered to be first, if Tommy and Louie would lower me as far as they could through the trapdoor, then drop me to land in the hay. They each got a good grip on my wrists and slowly lowered me through the opening until I was dangling above the hay. Just as they were about to let go I looked down and right there in the middle of the pile of hay was a huge blacksnake soaking up the sun shining through the open window.
"There's a snake," I shouted. But it was too late because at that same instant they let go of my wrists and down I went landing smack dab on top of the snake. I rolled off the pile of hay then looked back at where I had fallen. The snake, which was black, long, and fat, hadn't moved. Apparently one of my feet had landed squarely on his head. Maybe he was dead.
Now I know this may seem hard to believe, being that I was such a little fellow at the time, but as the others members of the gang knelt in a circle around the trapdoor and peered down at the scene unfolding before them, I looked around for something to hit the snake with. There wasn't a single thing to use, but I spotted an old burlap sack in one corner of the stall so I grabbed it, crawled over to the snake, then grabbed him by the head and shoved him into the burlap sack.
The snake was safely in the sack, but now I could feel him wiggling around so I twisted the top of the sack and hung on tight. Meanwhile the other kids had climbed down the ladder to have a look. We remembered that Dad had told us, "Never kill a blacksnake," and since this one was black we decided the right thing to do would be to take it back in the woods and turn it loose. The sack was so heavy I could barely lift it so Tommy and Louie took turns carrying it until we were way back in the woods. They laid the sack down and we all stepped back and watched as the snake slithered out of the bag and under a nearby log.
We didn't tell Mom about the snake because that would have required telling her we had been in the barn, but it really didn't matter because after that we didn't have any interest in the barn except to use the back wall for our peeing and spitting contests.
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It was just at this time that his art underwent changes as sudden and far reaching as to deserve the term 'cataclysmic.' The serene works of the years devoted to concentration on plastic concerns and to spiritual control of figures and signs now gave way to a new outburst of subjectivism, to an expressionistic unleashing of instinctual forces. The volcano which for some years now had been quiescent suddenly erupted. The clear skies suddenly clouded over, and a violent storm proceeded to darken the peaceful artistic climate--indeed, to shake Miró's art to its foundation (in Joan Miró, Life and Work, London, 1962, p. 262).
Miró, from the early 1930s onward, went through a period of continuous experimentation in various techniques and materials: paintings and drawings on cardboard and sandpaper, drawings in India ink on white paper, paintings on uralita wood, tempera paintings on masonite, oil paintings on copper and experimental collage.
The present work belongs to this period of fervent experimentation and creativity. Haut is part of a series of both humorous and complex collage-drawings that differ from his previous works. Whereas the earlier collages were more rigorous in form and content, these new works were more haphazard and liberated, incorporating newspaper clippings, found objects and often banal materials. In the present composition, Miró, has attained a powerful duality of humor and horror. The collage forms a silly moustached figure (the inclusion of human hair was seen often in his contemporary Surrealist Salvador Dalí's work) with a colorful suit made of printed wallpaper. Upon closer inspection this chirpy character's attire is peppered with newspaper clippings that depict tragedies: an aerial explosion, a man being beaten while mounted to a cross, a house ravaged by a natural disaster. The fusion of printed materials both innocuous and provoking, the contrast of lavish color and black and white print, the imagery both playful and political--together create a hybrid that challenges and engages the viewer. While the randomness of the collage is very Dada in nature, there is immense depth and distress evident in the present work.
Dupin remarks of often complex and mysterious works, "It would seem that Miró could do anything he liked in this domain of organic metamorphosis into which he had penetrated, and to which he alone held the key. We shall see with what extraordinary formal richness he depicted this traumatized world" (in Miró, Paris, 2004, p. 194).
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A group of Utah high school students said they were stunned and upset to discover their school yearbook photos were digitally altered, with sleeves and higher necklines drawn on to cover up bare skin.
'I feel like they're trying to shame you of your body.' - Shelby Baum, Wasatch High School sophomore
Several students at Wasatch High School in Heber City say their outfits followed the public school's dress code and they've worn them on campus many times.
"I feel like they're trying to shame you of your body," said sophomore Shelby Baum, who discovered a high, square neckline was drawn on her black, V-neck T-shirt.
Baum told The Salt Lake Tribune she was upset to learn a tattoo on her collarbone was erased from her photo. She said she consulted the school dress code before getting the tattoo, a line of script that reads "I am enough the way I am."
"I was shocked," said Kimberly Montoya, a sophomore who found the sleeveless top she wore last fall was converted into a short-sleeved shirt.
Only certain students' photos altered
Editing photos to meet modesty standards is humiliating for girls, Montoya and other students said. The students also say the standards weren't uniformly applied.
The Wasatch County School District said in a statement Thursday that students were warned when yearbook photos were taken last fall that images might be altered if students violated dress standards.
"When the yearbook comes out in the spring, students are always excited to see their pictures and are concerned with how they look in the yearbook, so it is understandable that students in violation of the dress code could forget that they received warnings about inappropriate dress," the statement said.
District officials apologized about the alterations not being uniformly applied and said they were evaluating the policy of altering photos in the future.
Superintendent Terry Shoemaker declined to comment further.
Baum and Montoya said they knew of at least seven other students whose photos were altered.
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KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City first reported the altered photos Wednesday. The students live in Heber City, which is about 48 kilometres east Salt Lake City and has a population of 12,000.
An estimated two-thirds of Utah residents belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which encourages its members to practice modesty in how they dress. For women, that includes covering bare shoulders and avoiding low-cut shirts and short skirts and shorts. The church also teaches members not to "disfigure yourself" with tattoos or piercings.
The guidelines stem from a belief that bodies are sacred gifts from God, and that God commands people to be chaste. Mormons tend to be uncomfortable with clothing that promotes sexuality due to these beliefs.
Most of the eight high schools in the Granite School District, one of the largest in the state, also ban bare shoulders, district spokesman Ben Horsley said.
Holly Mullen, executive director of the Rape Recovery Center in Utah, slammed the altered photos.
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A specialized tool used to finish concrete slabs. A stiff, wooden or metal wedge or triangle, it is used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete.
transferred from the surname.
of modern usage, transferred from the surname.
Origin: Uncertain, possibly from the town of Derby.
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a plasterer's float, having two handles; -- used in smoothing ceilings, etc
Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Darby Creek 5 miles southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It has a public library founded in 1743 and a cemetery more than 300 years old. The Quakers lived there early in the colonial era. Darby was settled about 1654, and was incorporated on March 3, 1852. In 1900, 3,429 people made their homes there, in 1910, 6,305, and in 1940, 10,334 residents of Darby existed. The population was 10,687 at the 2010 census. There is speculation, according to local historians, that the name "Darby" is related to "Derby" derived from the English town of Derby, in the county of Derbyshire. One explanation states that the Darby Creek closely resembled the English River Derwent, the main body of water that flows through Derby. British immigrants named the town in the new world thus. Birthplace of comedian and actor, W.C. Fields, born in 1880 at the Arlington Hotel, then located at 832 Main Street. Darby is home to the 5th oldest all volunteer Fire Department and 2nd oldest Free Library in the United States. Darby Borough is a distinct municipality from the similarly named, nearby municipality of Darby Township.
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Santa Baby, Leave a BFP under the Tree for me <brook the Rat Smacketeers>(958 Posts)
Old Fred here
Here we go Brookers, it's been a long year with lots of BFPs and newborn snuggles for the Brookers. We're just a sleigh-ride away from 2013, when the rest of us will get our get our 12 week scans (because of course we will all have BFPs under the christmas tree this year!)
So come all ye brookers, it's tinsel and baubels all the way!
Umm did I spell baubels correctly? Or is it baubles?
[Marks place with a glittery bauble]
It's bauble - John Lewis says so
Oh cripes it's baubles. What a great start to a new fred <goes off to digest a dictionary and will never again admit in pubic she used to be a teacher>
Oh FFS public
Ooh <moves in to new thread, hangs tinsel and fairy lights>
I love it Geek arf @ pubics
Anyone for eggnog, mince pies and too much chocolate
<marks place, adding some candy canes to the Christmassy haul>
Love the typo there Geek!
<tries to brush over typo by pointing out that the financial director of the VERY LARGE charity that I work for made exactly the same typo in his opening address to the financial statement of 2006...>
<runs away to hide under a tinsel-covered christmas box>
Erm Geek are you a serial name changer? check out the last post do you want of to get 'em?
Nah, just preferred to put that one on the list <keeps me anonymous here LOL>
I am a very fickle girl and really can't make my mind up which way to sway (so to speak - don't want any rumours starting in that direction please!!) but as I am geek it makes sense to be geek here <if that makes any sense in my wine-addled state>
I thought for an awful moment we had an impostor, phew!!
<off to hang more decorations and mull some wine>
Lovely and festive ladies - perfect for a bunch of BFPs!
No, no imposter either here or on the comp post, just a very festively dressed
drunk geek
<decorating the tree with agreeable pee sticks>
<using ramekins as candle holders>
Tis looking lovely in here
I liked your other name too and I like drunk Geek <vaguely remembers drunk>
<is on third large glass of wine because I am going by the boo school of thought that if the pee sticks don't say I'm pregnant, I'm not>
woo hoo a christmas thread at last!!! Did we even get a BFP on the last one? I think sparks might have been the one before. Pesky autumn. Winter's where it's at for BFPs for the brookers!
scarlett great to see you again! My AF came last year on NYE and it was sucky. Somehow every month i dream about when i'll find out, who i can tell when etc. And that one was expesially bad as we were about 7/8 months in so i was still hopeful, and we were off on a long weekend where i'd hoped we'd be super excited. Anyway, that is all the more reason for us to UP THE BROOKING for you this month.
geek am so sorry that the NHS is being so wanky. But you are much better to try and sort it out now rather than assuming all is going on as it should, unfortunately. Just keep pestering them. Can you go through switch to get to the unit manager and say that you are wanting to make a complaint and leave it to him/her to chase things round for you? nice one solars on helping out.
solars boo to blooming AF. But i can't believe that your op is so soon, that's just brilliant! These antibodies are odd, maybe they're one of those unprovable/untreatable things...? In which case if it won't change the treatment plan then why go to all the hassle of the diagnosis.
I have an u/s booked for monday morning, and then they'll schedule the IUI, so earliest would be wednesday i think, but it'd depend how big and juicy my eggs are. Brooking for 2 or 3 good sized eggs, and a nice comfy lining ready to welcome my embies. At least DH is here to come with me for this, i suspect for the IUI he'll have gone back to work after doing his 'bit'.
Where's beedle and news of her JIAJ husband.
griff i'm so sorry to hear that you can't be referred to IVF for a while. I'm quite shocked at the waiting list, though. Two years?? WTF? Is there any chance of you going private in the meantime, it's expensive i know. How old are you? If not, or if so, stick with us and we'll brook you through to your ironic BFP. Unexplained is so hard. Other things you get whizzed into IVF, but just because the issues that we have are not easily found/known or tested for, we just get left to keep trying on our own. Sucky. So we have about 9 months to get you a BFP before you're on the waiting list. No problemo. I hope that you have some support in real life too? How is your DP finding it? Do you talk much about it? Is there anyone else you have told? My DH is great, eternally optimistic. He says we are just entering phase 2 (IUI), but there are plenty of phases and options for us, and the same is true for you.
Big hugs to everyone. A jug of christmas cheer all round, and here's to BFPs under the christmas tree or NYE disco ball.
ps sparks you said you felt bad as it was 'only' 12 months for you. Well, the difficulty is that you don't know when it might happen, or even if it will happen. So at month 12 you think there's no reason for things to change. If you knew at the start it'd take time, but you'd get there, then that would make a huge difference. It's the not knowing. And 12 months is not nothing either! Actually it is nice when it just happens naturally after some time for people as you start to feel that people either get diffed within 6 months, or it takes aaaaages.
Have you told people yet? That must be sooo exciting <wistful>
Sorry I've been AWOL its been very busy as work so no time for cheeky daytime posts. After much nagging arguing and crying MrB is going to book his JIAJ appointment today, w would probably have started IVF by now if he didn't have such a phobia about JIAJ . Hopefully he'll get an appointment before Xmas.
I'm having a symptom free 2ww this month, I probably ov'd a week ago but I have no sore boobs or anything, not that I'm complaining but how can I obsess over very little symptom if there aren't any
Anyway nuff about me, lovely new thread geek I won't mention the pubic typo, oops I just did, well it did make me laugh
biscuits I liked what you wrote about congratulations not being enough after all that time of trying
griff sorry you have to wait so long, it seems so cruel, almost as if they're saying well we can't find anything wrong with you (because we haven't looked very hard) so you must be doing something wrong I know some people do get pregnant without any help after that long, and I really hope you'll be one of them, but are they really saving that much money by not treating you earlier. I'm sure they just see it as a way to save money and it sucks.
Time to get ready for work, now its officially Christmas I'll leave some mulled wine
hmm that's a bit naughty of MrBeedle, he needs to get a move on! I can't believe you're already a week post ov, and i'm only cd 7 and last month we were synched up! my cycles are only 28-30 days... At least you get more throws of the dart, as it were. Don't fret about no symptoms - for one thing you are too early, and for another no symptoms=bfp, as we all know
it's weird how boobs are not sore some months and are from just after ov on others! i wonder if it shows anything about the egg, or if it's just random.
mulled wine for brekkie - we really are at christmas time.
I've always wondered that too keep, some months they're sore from about 2dpo, others not until about 7dpo (usually somewhere inbetween) and very rarely they don't hurt at all. I need some kind of report from my body each month stating:
Egg released cd xx
some kind of grading of the egg
Lining thickness
did any sperm get near
etc etc
So why don't we get that it would be so helpful
Yes please to the status printout from our bodies beedle !!! Well done on
finally getting MrB to book his JIAJ appointment. I know it's not easy on our chaps, but if the worst they have to do is JIAJ then they are getting away very lightly. Perhaps they would prefer to undergo dildocam a few times instead?
To add to the sore norkage debate, mine are normally sore from 1DPO but this time they were sore from -2DPO. Very bizarre. They normally stop being sore by a day or so before AF is due. Hormones are weird things!
Right, got to dash, hadn't intended to post and am now very late getting MrGeek up for work!
yes! that would be amazing! i wonder sometimes if i've ever had a little embryo in there, even for a short time, or if the sperms have ever even got anywhere near... Maybe i have a 'hostile environment'. Do you remember Monica and Chandler on Friends? Tried for a while, told he had sperm issues, she had a 'hostile environment', so without trying anything or much angst they decided to adopt and bingo found a lady carrying (unknown) twins.
The media doesn't exactly help those of us with issues does it...
i don't feel sorry for the boys at all, really. a sperm sample every few months... Although the other day i asked DH if he was nervous about having to produce his sample at the hosptial for IUI. He thought about it and then said 'well, i hadn't even thought about it until now. Now i am!'. Oops. but also - wtf how has he not even thought about it?!
maybe with such mammoth cycles geek you have a build up of hormones. When i was on the pill i used to get sore boobs about 3 days pre AF, but then it got earlier and earlier, so i stopped taking the pill as it was annoying me. I always felt it was a build up of hormones telling me it was time to
stop running the packets together and have AF.
I only used to get sore boobs about once a year whilst I was on the pill, so it seemed to be a definate symptom when we first started trying
Do you think our partners would think we are utterly obsessed with TTC if they knew how often we think about it I'm almost certain MrB only thinks about it
when I nag him about JIAJ when I tell him my period has arrived or if I tell him we need to have sex this week. So maximum twice a month, so if he's relaxed we should get pregnant shouldn't we? actually I think it would help if he was a bit less relaxed about it, then he might take his vitamins more regularly and get a move on with the JIAJ
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Daley Blind has spoken out on his imminent move to Manchester United.
Manchester United are on the verge of sealing their sixth signing of the summer as boss Louis Van Gaal revealed to the press that Daley Blind is to have a medical after agreeing on a £13.8 million fee.
The Dutch international has been heavily linked with a move to the Red Devils this summer amid United's need to add better quality players to their squad this summer.
Daley Blind has long been earmarked for a move due to his connections with Van Gaal, and with the move all-but sealed the 24-year-old finally spoke out on what it means to represent the Manchester club.
"I am very proud, it is one of the biggest clubs in the world," He said speaking to Fox Sports.
The big question on everyone's lips regarding his transfer is where Van Gaal intends to play him, given that the Ajax star is renowned for his versatility at the back and in a defensive midfield role.
When posed the question, Blind responded by suggesting he would be happy to help out in whichever position is required and asked of him by the boss. "Where do I play? That I do not care, I'm easy."
Blind's agent Rob Jansen, however, also spoke to Fox Sports last night and indulged further on Blind's possible role at Old Trafford by revealing to the Dutch press what position his client is likely to occupy in Van Gaal's renowned 3-5-2 formation.
Blind's agent Rob Jansen told Fox Sports that Louis van Gaal plans to use Blind in midfield, in a "controlling" role.— Dutch Football (@football_oranje) agosto 30, 2014
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Paradise straight from the movies Mar 16, 2009
We stayed for just two nights at Huvafen Fushi and it was everything you'd expect from the Maldives, although I've read some less than impressed people's reviews on tripadvisor. It was my first time in the Maldives and I was more than impressed, personally! I want to live there!! Our deluxe ocean bungalow room had a huge bed, a gorgeous outdoor area at the back with a plunge pool, shower, bath and his n hers sinks, plus robes. The beach at the front was quiet when we were there, apart from Adam the heron! The iPod, preloaded with some great tunes, was an excellent touch, although I wish my friend wouldn't have turned the TV onto the news at 8am in the morning. It would've been good to have had no TV to be honest (plasma or otherwise). It's nice to shut the world out sometimes.
The food in Celsius and Salt was excellent, as was the wine. Errrr... after the 2 for 1 cocktails and the wine tasting event before dinner i don't really remember dessert, oops. The stingray feeding is insane, this guy has been feeding them at the same time every day for 13 years and they act like puppy dogs around him, climbing all over him, and he's not afraid in spite of their barbed tails! Take the camera.
The snorkelling was tough on our trip as it was rainy season and the water was choppy, but we did find Nemo. A few of him actually. And we saw black tip sharks swimming really close to the shore in the waves (shudder).
Of course the place is expensive, but what do you expect from the Maldives? I'd have liked to have stayed longer. They treat you like royalty! My friend went off to the spa leaving me alone with my book, and the barman brought me over complimentary fruit smoothies, how nice! Tasty too. I'd definitely recommend Huvafen to friends - it's a smaller resort than some of the others but if you want to talk to other couples you still can. We had a few drinks with a couple who were on their honeymoon. It was good to share paradise for a little while with randoms!
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This Male accommodation, the Huvafen Fushi, is located on the North Male Atoll and is a unique island paradise. The hotel is the world's first fly and flop island resort which offers the only underwater spa. The spa itself is located 10 meters below sea level and something all guests must experience. The Huvafen Fushi is located approximately 16 kilometers from the Male International Airport. Transportation to the island takes approximately 20 minutes by speed boat.
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Boscobel, the elegant Federal-period house museum set on lovely landscaped grounds with breathtaking views of the Hudson River, has been welcoming visitors to explore its man-made and natural beauty for over half a century.
The House
The house, which originally stood fifteen miles down river, was built between 1804-1808 by States and Elizabeth Dyckman. The house was dramatically rescued from demolition in 1955 and opened to the public for the first time as a museum in 1961. Today, the house is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Federal architecture in the country.
The Collection
Boscobel contains an important collection of decorative arts from the Federal period, with high-style furniture by Duncan Phyfe, Michael Allison and other recognized New York cabinetmakers of the day. Pieces of States Dyckman's English china, silver, glass, and part of his library of books have also survived and are on exhibit. Collections are displayed in beautifully appointed period interiors with reproduction carpets, wallpaper, fabrics, and window treatments based on historical sources.
Gardens and Grounds
The 60 acres of grounds surrounding the mansion include a beautiful rose garden, orangery, herb garden, pond, and a pristine woodland trail complete with rustic gazebos from which visitor's can enjoy magnificent views of the Hudson River and its Highlands.
This combination of exceptional house, fine collections set in period rooms, beautiful gardens and grounds with stunning views and dramatic history make Boscobel one of the Hudson Valley's most popular and well-loved attractions.
The evocative name "Boscobel" means 'beautiful woods' in Italian, but the name has more significance than its literal translation.
A dedicated Loyalist during the American War of Independence, States Dyckman named his future estate after Boscobel Manor in Shropshire, which he had once visited while in England from 1800-1803 and which can still be visited today. It is here that the future Charles II sheltered for two nights in 1651 after the disastrous Battle of Worcester. The King hid in a massive oak tree and slept in a tiny 'scared hole'. The Royalist owners then guided him to Mosely Hall in Staffordshire, his next destination from which he made his eventual escape to the Continent.
After the Restoration, the story of the King's narrow escape passed into local legend and the Royal Oak became a popular symbol of the monarchy.
It is possible that States Dyckman also saw his planned Hudson Valley house as his own personal refuge from the years of legal battles to obtain moneys owed to him by the English generals he served during the war.
States acquired a piece of the original Royal Oak and had it made into two snuff boxes, one of which is prominently on display at Boscobel.


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