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I want to share my feelings with someone, as u know it would be rather uncomfortable to share with a known person.Really I want to share.
As I ve started knowing about the world I came to know the real meaning behind the teasers aimed at me.....Or I'm not sure...they meant im not normal...Im a well educated n matured 24 yrs old guy...From my childhood to now,I face the society for its typical teasers aimed at my girlish behaviour....well initially I used to disregard their point...thought as I would grow i would behave as any other normal kid.My destiny was something else.As i grew up, i had to confront more with the teasers, making me more and more aggressive n stubborn to the point that my intuition started telling me that I should not change and I have to face them for what I am.
I was not sure what made me so different form others...alienating from my peers.....leading to forcifully accept their point.I ve decided to face this and go ahead and try to be as successful as others towards winning a girls heart.At times Im passionate and loving. Many girls like me, consider me as their best ones,said you make a good husband to any other girl.
I have tried and tried to win girls heart but loosing every time.I meant for a soul-partner.Meanwhile I started doing experiments with my orientation.Fortunately or unfortunately the desire for others (most of the time men) ended with fruit ful endings.
Slowly I started to develop a yearning for men.Enjoyed doing it and landed in a relationship with a hot guy (who had affairs with many hot girls) end of the day begging me to enter him.As I started manifesting the bond into a more intimate one, this time my ethics confronted me with their harsh reality of questioning my lifestyle. Finally I had to accept leading me only to a more confusing situation.
Yes, Im different, probably. I always had a notion of asking God, why did you do this to me?....Not that You made me different but the way I was raised, my religion, my family and my entire belief system everyone tells me to do the other way. you made me or I ve acquired girlish traits, only I and you know that I'm a man, now that though I want to lead a normal family life I can't as I my body bugs me for the other.
I always cherished that I would have a really happy family with 3 r 4 kidswith loads of fun and intimacy.I always longed to start a family of mine like everyone else .But how can I?...Can I properly nurture my kids?...If so what I have to preach them?..Do I stand as a good example for them?....My beliefs and values are different to those for what I am....What is the next big thing in my life, if I go-on?.........Now You say me that family happens with Adam and Eve.God, whom am I, Adam or Eve?....If I am Adam where's my Eve?
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Accept that you are bisexual at the very least and it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks about that. You have to be at peace with who you are. I won't comment too much as to how you are supposed to work out what God thinks of that because I think religion is mostly a man-made crock. Who really knows if God exists and if It does, why would It create in us sexual feelings of all orientations only to claim to punish the "sinful" i.e. those who aren't strictly procreative heterosexuals? That would make God a sadistic a****** and I refuse to buy into that.

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks and the Australian dollar rose on Monday as upbeat news from China's factory sector and fresh highs on Wall Street fuelled appetites for riskier assets, while crude oil held near nine-month highs as fighting in Iraq intensified.
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Madison Jazz Jam sessions are held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month from 4-7 pm at North Street Cabaret, 610 North Street, Madison (608) 422-5646. A jazz quartet plays two sets: the 1st set is for newer improvisers, the 2nd set more experienced players join in. The jam is free. A hat is passed for donations.
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The 1st set
In advance of each session a selected song (and occasionally, learning materials) are published on the site. Musicians sign up at the jam and indicate what songs they wish to play with the band. They may choose to perform the song of the week or any song previously designated for the first set (see the list here). At times we may not be able to accommodate all who wish to play that week's song so it is a good idea to prepare one or two alternate tunes.
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The 2nd set
The 2nd set is run like a traditional jam session. Musicians are called up off the sign up sheet and name a tune they want to play. Usually that tune will be played, but occasionally the band leader may ask the musician to pick a different tune. There won't be any public comments after songs in the 2nd set.
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Something made me think of this old post I wrote in January 2009, so I am reposting it. Maybe every time I re-post it I will get a tiny bit closer to being over all of my educational-emo baggage. I do think this is one of the reasons why I like to teach, because I know so intimately what its like to hate school and I want to change that experience for others.
Since I am experimenting with being a scientist lately, I feel like I am on the verge of becoming square. Some people think that because I am getting my PhD that I must be a good student. But I am really not, and I never was. I burned my report card in our driveway once, I remember my heart sinking in fear and sadness when I saw the flame eat up my mediocrity. And I remember feeling even worse when the report card was a yellowy ashen pile, but I still felt like a loser. And another year I meticlously cut out all the C's, it created a swiss-cheese effect. I missed school many times—especially in 4th grade—due to "sickness", that was brought on by I-didnt-do-my-homework anxiety. And then of course there was the time I climbed the Japanese maple tree in our front yard to escape having to get on the school bus to kindergarden. I can still picture my mom and the bus driver standing at the base of the tree looking up at me and yelling. Incidentally, my escape was a total success. I didnt go to school that day and I got out of playing the deeply dreaded duck-duck-goose.
Highschool was just a mess, over-fucking-flowing with bad feelings about school. Kicked out of honors freshman year, never to live it down to this damn day. Harassing the nun who taught us French. Every time she turned her back to write on the board-we moved our desks up just a bit-every-time-she-turned-around until we were right up on her and she was freaking out. I never really cheated or did drugs or anything like that, but I acted like I was bad-ass and pissed off enough to do so. I think I drew on my sneakers once. I identified with Holden Caulfield, even though I probably never really finished reading the book.
And then of course there was Art School...
And now, by some strange fluke of adult-onset academic goodness, I am back in school. And I am feeling a bit like a Pollyanna, which I am not. I feel like I should get a tattoo or start smoking and wearing darker eyeliner and maybe become a self-loathing alcoholic. I think my voice should be raspier to reflect some kind of worldliness and experience in badness. I realized the other day that I still love the people who are super-smart, but who dont conform to what school has to give and who—because they have some kind of advanced crazy mind—are dark and brooding and screwed up. I still love people who are the most clever in a conversation but who got horrible grades. I like the tragedy of it and I love that song Little Miss Queen of Darkness because I imagine that they are talking about me, but I guess it will be Dr. Little Miss Queen of Darkness soon.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
My Great-Aunt died today. Below is a story that I once wrote about her, so I am reposting it. The story, called Cross to Wear, is sad but she lived a good life. Her name was Marie and she was from Algeria. She came to live in the United States when she was 39. We called her "Tata Marie"."Tata" was a term of endearment derived from the word aunt in French, which is "Tante". When I first knew her, she lived with my other great Aunt, her sister Rosette, in an apartment above my Grandmother. Tata Marie and Tata Rosette shuffled around in well-worn pink or blue slippers and flowered house-coats. They paid special attention to their hair; its color and the configuration of curls. They only cooked the freshest fish, only ate two cookies in one sitting, erroneously referred to the store P.C. Richard as "Richardsons", watched soap operas and had pristine, ornate couches, chairs and lamps around the apartment. They had Monet's "Rouen Cathedral, The Portal, Grey Weather" hanging in the living room. Tata Marie's personality could be prickly at times. And I remember her occasionally getting into riotous, cacophonous quarrels with my Grandmother, which were followed by days of uncompromising silence from both parties. Tata Marie and Tata Rosette were always old to me, even in pictures when they were young, they still looked old. Marie would often reminisce about her late husband, her white poodle named Mimich and the breathtaking landscape of Algiers. She would have turned 100 years old this coming February.
Cross to Wear
He wore the cross around his neck for 4 years in WWII. When he died, several years after the war, she wanted him to be buried with it. The funeral home did not allow anyone to be buried with jewelry on, so she took the gold cross that hung around her husband's neck and she put it on. She wore it proudly and sorrowfully for over 40 years.
Gold and gleaming and on a delicate chain, it always hung outside her shirt. It reminded her of him. He was a milliner and an Italian. And according to my Great-Aunt he was equally courageous and charismatic. She believed that his cross shielded her from harm.
My Great-Aunt broke her hip the other day and was rushed to the hospital and then subsequently shuffled from room to room and stripped of her clothes. She speaks with a charming French accent but her personality can be virulent. She is 96. I went to see her the other day in the hospital and she is in some pain physically, but not as much pain as she seems to be emotionally. Tears welled up in her already watery old gray eyes. The hospital staff lost her cross. It is nowhere.
This made me awfully sad. Now there is a blemish on the great orb of old romanticism that encircles our blue earth.
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The purpose of this post is to give you all some helpful tips and tricks for following up with residency programs after your interviews. Coming fresh off the interview trail, I thought I would share my experiences with you, especially the ones from which I received positive feedback.
Resources for Appropriate Opioid Prescribing
Ted O'Connell, MD
I serve as an Expert Witness and Medical Consultant for the Medical Board of California. There are many reasons why a physician may be reviewed by the Medical Board, and issues related to controlled substances are a common occurrence. Sometimes there is criminal intent involved, but more commonly the issues are related to inadequate documentation, excessive prescribing, potentially dangerous combinations of prescriptions, failure to appropriately monitor ongoing prescribing of controlled substances, inadequate knowledge on the topic, or even lack of familiarity with state laws and society guidelines.
The opioid epidemic in the United States has been well-chronicled by the media and is receiving heightened attention from health care professionals and organizations. This blog post is intended to provide resources to help physicians and physicians-in-training learn how to appropriately evaluate pain and how to prescribe and monitor opioids for noncancer pain when such a prescription is indicated. The links at the bottom of the post are excellent resources to help physicians manage patients using opioids or potentially needing opioids. Included in these resources are multimodal approaches to pain control and warning signs for abuse and diversion. Also included are elements of an appropriate evaluation, documentation guidelines, and ongoing monitoring which includes 4A Assessment, urine drug screening, Adult Outcome Questionnaire (AOQ), Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP-5), Opioid Medication Agreement Letters, and prescription drug monitoring programs.
Opioid pain medication use presents serious risks, including overdose and opioid use disorder. In the past decade, the death rate associated with opioid pain medication has increased markedly while the death rates for the top leading causes of death such as heart disease and cancer have decreased substantially. From 1999 to 2014, more than 165,000 persons died from overdose related to opioid pain medication in the United States. More than 50 people die of opioid overdoses each day in the U.S., a rate that surpasses overdose deaths from illicit drugs and motor vehicle accidents. Sales of opioid pain medication have increased in parallel with opioid-related overdose deaths. The Drug Abuse Warning Network estimated that >420,000 emergency department visits were related to the misuse or abuse of narcotic pain relievers in 2011, the most recent year for which data are available
Rates of opioid prescribing vary greatly across states in ways that cannot be explained by the underlying health status of the population, highlighting the lack of consensus among clinicians on how to use opioid pain medication. Prevention, assessment, and treatment of chronic pain are challenges for health providers and systems. Pain might go unrecognized, and patients, particularly members of racial and ethnic minority groups, women, the elderly, persons with cognitive impairment, and those with cancer and at the end of life, can be at risk for inadequate pain treatment. Given all these factors, physicians should be well-trained in evaluating pain and know how to appropriately prescribe and monitor opioid therapy when it is indicated. The resources below provide useful information and guidelines for evaluating pain, appropriately prescribing opioids, and monitoring patients who are on opioid therapy.
Useful Resources and Further Reading:
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016
How to Monitor Opioid Use for Your Patients with Chronic Pain
Physician Guide to Appropriate Opioid Prescribing for Noncancer Pain
Physical Exam Skills
Ted O'Connell, MD
Through this blog, I have been providing links to high-yield medical education resources. This one is particularly helpful and provides access to content to help with your physical examination skills, including videos and written information. This content is generously provided by Stanford University School of Medicine's Program for Bedside Medicine. The link is available here. I hope you find it useful.
Mastering Musculoskeletal Medicine
Ted O'Connell, MD
One of my goals in medicine has been to provide access to high-quality resources that are either free or low cost, with the mission of reducing the cost of medical education for medical students and residents while helping to identify high-yield content. This is why I write these blog posts, helped launch ExamCircle.com, and made USMLE Step 2 Secrets available as a podcast.
There is significant variability in how well medical schools teach musculoskeletal medicine, particularly in allopathic medical schools. Compounding this variability is the fact that many medical students do not have an opportunity to have a rotation in orthopedics or sports medicine. Yet musculoskeletal medicine is an important component of simulated patient encounters, Step 2 CS, and COMLEX Level 2-PE. Musculoskeletal complaints also constitute a significant percentage of the patient care visits you will see during primary care rotations.
This link to the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine provides a well-curated list of resources for learning musculoskeletal medicine. It includes videos, articles, and Powerpoints which can also be used for teaching purposes. I hope you find the resources helpful.
Personalizing Your Personal Statement
Medical Student Scholarships
The following is a list of scholarships available to medical students, with links to each. My intention is to continue to curate this list, so please contact me if you know of any scholarships that are not on this list, if any of the links are broken, or if any of the listings become outdated. Thank you!


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Daily Reading
Acts 9:19-31
19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. 20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. 21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? 22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. 23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. 26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. 28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. 29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him. 30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. 31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
John 15:17-16:2
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
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Troparion of the Holy Apostle Nathaniel Tone 4
With hymns let us the faithful honour Christ's Apostle Nathaniel,/ whose guileless heart sought out Christ the Light./ He was led to Christ by Philip his friend,/ and straightway rejoiced to recognize his God and Saviour./ Wherefore he is praised in company with the Twelve.
Troparion of St Theodore Tone 4
Sanctified from thy swaddling bands,/ thou wast full of the grace of God./ O Theodore, minister of the Sacred Mysteries,/ thou didst enlighten the world by thy miracles and dispel the demon hordes./ Pray for us to Christ our God.
Kontakion of St Theodore Tone 3
By thy virtues, O Godbearer, thou didst ascend to the dwelling-places of heaven/ as though by a fiery chariot./ Thou didst live like an angel among men,/ and though a man thou dost now dance with the Angels./ Therefore, O Theodore, thou wast revealed as a vessel of miracles.


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Saturday, December 31, 2011
My Babies/My Resolutions
We arrived safely home from Michigan last night.... and we were all happy to get home. The kids mostly because they hadn't yet had their "Christmas" with me... so they had presents waiting. The only present I had waiting was a bath and my bed- which was more than enough. :-)
One of the highlights of the trip was having my cousin Rhonda photograph the kids (and me). It was alot of fun and she did a great job. The pic above made us laugh.... and laughter is the best medicine. Okay, so I just thought I'd throw in a tired little cliche there. But frankly... it would be be hard to argue that it isn't true.
Though the last few years have been decidedly difficult in many ways... some how through all of it... I emerged again.... me.... Brenda. The girl I have missed SO much. I thought she was dead, to be honest. But she's very much alive! She laughs so hard she pees her pants (okay, that is a new development.... last time I saw her, she hadn't birthed three babies- ha ha). That's the part I like the most about her- she laughs alot.
What's awesome- and can only be the working of the Divine... is that she has actually emerged in a more beautiful form... like a butterfly (she loves tired cliches, too). :-) She is stronger, more hopeful, more sure of who she is. It's nice.
[I will now stop talking in third person]
So it's that time of the year when we kind-of look back and see where we've been and we look forward to a clean slate - this year we call it 2012- and we dream about where we will go. Here's some of my thoughts on this subject.
My New Years Resolutions:
-Have fun with my kids, laugh with them, turn their frowns upside down
-Use more cliches
-Seek ways to serve- anticipate an incredible opportunity from God this year
-Listen for God's voice EVERY day and go with Him wherever He goes
-Finally finish up my second journey through the bible
-Figure out a way to "off" the dog and make it look like an accident
-LOSE WEIGHT, EAT LESS, EXERCISE MORE (this is a mandatory resolution, but I really, really, really, really would like to end 2012 about 50 pounds lighter). If Brenda is back, she should have her old body back, as well. Just sayin'.
-Depend on God's amazing power (grace) to accomplish things I never thought possible
-Get out more (say "yes" to invites more often than I say "no")
-Make that pile of clothes at The Saving Way disappear... turn it into the cash it is waiting to be... to help a cause I believe in strongly.
I love God.... I just went to Biblegateway to find a verse to end on and their "verse of the day" is the verse God has been using to speak to me many, many times over the past 3-4 years. I could not accept it when he first spoke it to me... I did not want to forget the "former things", nor did I feel excited about anything new God might be doing. I wanted Egypt, frankly. And I actually thought it a little harsh for him to hit me with this when I had not yet had time to come to terms with what I had lost, much less grieve for it... so I wrote the verse down, added my commentary, which was "No, I do not perceive it!" and tucked it away, knowing God's voice when I hear it and figuring it would mean more to me later. Does it!!!! It means everything.
"This is what the LORD says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." Isaiah 43:16-19
Happy New Year!!
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wee Hours
It's the wee hours of the morning. I woke up coughing, which woke the dog, who decided he needed to go potty, which meant I had to get up and let him out, which didn't make me happy. The coughing is not good and I'm afraid I am allergic to my job. :-( I haven't coughed like this since last Spring during allergy season- and at that time, the doctor said I had bronchitis.
And then I went home, assuming I would pick up the prescriptions in an hour or so when I went back out. I was wrong about that. I spent the next couple hours in the laundry room with four kids and a dog (had an extra kid that day). Tornadoes devatated our area and left us all without power- and my pharmacy closed.
The next morning (Sarah's birthday!), I ventured out amidst the uprooted trees, damaged fences, and the roof of the Wendy's now in their parking lot.... and found a line at the pharmacy, so I got in it. They were allowing one customer at a time into the store. Bigger stores, like Publix, had already brought in generators, but the drug store I had chosen was completely without power. I waited about an hour, made friends with the others in line (I always find the comraderie in these situations to be something special) and then was only able to get a couple of my prescriptions because they could only accept cash, and with the banks and ATMs without power, that left only what I happened to have in my wallet before the tornadoes. I had to pick the ones that were most important... the antibiotic, the cough medicine perhaps. I don't remember.
It felt more like a third-world country than America. We don't wait in long lines to get our medicine and other necessities. And who keeps cash around these days? And who is as sick as I was and has to decide between their medicines? We have programs for this kind of thing. People don't go without needed medicines here.
So I sit here eight months later and wait for the cough medicine (i.e. codeine) to work its magic, and remember that day and the days that followed... we were without power for close to a week at my house. I took the kids and fled to Nashville first (was given a discount at the hotel because we were refugees) and then to Kentucky to the loving arms of my dear friends, Beth and Nancy (where we got to stay for free and they even fed us).
And all of these memories flood back just by seeing a date on a medicine bottle at 4:00 in the morning.
And I can only sleep another hour now (sleep, please come back to me) because I have an early appointment with Tammy to get my nails done. I've been missing my pretty nails and for some reason, this manual labor job I now have is making me want to find ways to feel feminine. I end up with dirt under my fingernails every day and with the acrylic nails, I won't get that. Plus, I can afford it again now that I'm working regular hours. :-)
And it strikes me just how very blessed we really are in America......
Merry Christmas if I don't get back on here to say so again before the big day! I hope Santa brings everyone plenty of goodies and that Jesus blesses everyone with love and peace and joy, which are much more valuable commodities than any goodies Santa will leave in your stocking.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
What is grace?
So we had this guest speaker at church this morning and I don't necessarily know if I agreed with everything he said (I'm not saying I disagreed- I just don't know if I agreed)... but I can't run away from his main point, even though I've been trying all day.
He quoted a poll where 5,000 American Christians were asked to give three one-word (or phrase) definitions of "grace" and the overwhelming majority of answers were things like
- a free gift
-forgiveness of sins
And he said that grace is certainly all of those things. But those things are not the primary definition of grace. Those things, he thought, reduce grace to a ticket into heaven. And he quoted Luke 2:40:
"And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him".
Why, he asked, did Jesus need grace if it was only a ticket into heaven?
Good question, I thought.
Grace is, he asserted, first and foremost God's empowerment in our lives.
And then he used a verse that got my attention because I just blogged about it last week and it has been rattling in my brain, repeating itself to me through the day and in the night.....
II Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
He had more verses, but I didn't need any more, really. Here are some if you want to look them up yourself:
II Peter 1:2-3
John 1:16
I John 4:17
Daniel 6:3
I John 2:6
Acts 4:33
Acts 6:8
I've been sitting here today looking at a 4 inch metal replica of a stake like the ones driven into Jesus' hands and feet (they gave them to us at church on Easter) and thinking about his horrific death so that I could live .... how he came so that I could have life and have it to the full!
And it nags at me.... Why do we settle for what we are able to do on our own ability (and speaking for myself, isn't a whole lot!) when we have God's supernatural ability available to us through his grace? What things could I do to make the world a better place if I really believed that through grace, I have access to God's amazing power? What could God do through me? How would my life look different than it does right now?
What stops me from being extraordinary? After all, I was created in the image of an extraordinary God.
Perhaps what this means to me specifically is best left for me to explore with God and not on my blog. But I just can't shake the realization that God wants so much more from me and for me than I have been allowing myself to believe.
The end for today.
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Friday, December 9, 2011
My Life Updated
|Hours and Hours of Puzzle Fun!
And finally, I'm sick of being fat. So I am working hard on eating more of this:
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Around the Room
|Libby decorated the mantel for Christmas
|Rufus has had a long day
|Writing God's words on my doorpost
|Random shot of the loveseat
|My end table next to my chair
|My laptop screen.... notice the green splotches where I stepped on it
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
My Sweet Niece
My sweet niece, Kelli, made this pillow and decided she wanted to give it to her Aunt Brenda when they were here for Thanksgiving! Thank you Kelli!!! I love you!
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Edinburg, Texas–The City of Edinburg and the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library invite the community to the 11th Annual Commemorative Memorial Day Ceremony scheduled for Friday, May 25, at 10:00 a.m.
The ceremony will include the reading of names of all service men from Edinburg who lost their lives in wars starting with World War I. Families of the most recent fallen heroes as well as of Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, Sgt. Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez and Pvt. Pedro Cano will be present. The melancholy sounds of "Taps" will be followed by the placement of a wreath in front of the library's "Forever in Our Hearts" Wall of Honor by America's Last Patrol.
Letty Leija, Director of Library and Cultural Arts, invites the community to this very moving ceremony. "It is important that we continue to remember and honor our Fallen Heroes and never forget their sacrifice for it is through their bravery that we continue to enjoy our freedom."
We would like to thank the families of our fallen heroes for their presence at our annual event and to HEB for their generous annual donation to this event.
So, please make sure to join us as we remember our fallen heroes and thank their families for their great sacrifice.
For more information about this event, call the Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library at 956-383-6246.


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There's nothing better than having complete confidence in the people you hire for your wedding. I can tell you I'm good, but nothing is more convincing than the power of word of mouth. So here are some raving reviews from some former clients. I've listed just a few here but you can find more on my Yelp page by clicking here.
If you're looking for a wedding DJ, stop looking and book JP immediately.
JP just did my wedding on 6/6 and it is no exaggeration to say that I will never look at wedding DJs the same ever again. JP plays a man's game and makes every other wedding DJ I've ever seen look like a drunk uncle shuffling through an Ipod.
There are so many buffoons in the wedding DJ industry, it seemed as though it would be an insurmountable task to find the perfect DJ. I did not want an out of touch goober wearing a fedora lugging around a music catalog populated with top-40 hits from three years ago. I also did not want a spray-tanned frat-boy in a snapback hat and oversized headphones telling me that everyone loves EDM. If these things sound horrible to you as well and you are looking for someone to make your wedding unforgettable, hire JP.
I could go on forever with reasons why you should hire JP but here are a few very important ones:
-Professionalism: I contacted a lot of wedding DJs during the planning phase of my wedding and one common thread between them all was a staggering lack of professionalism manifested through sluggish communication, unexplained price fluctuations, and a general unwillingness to take input on music. You will not find any of these things with JP. If you are planning a wedding and you go with JP, I promise you will not come across an easier person to work with.
-Musical Sensibility: I love music and it was very important to me to find a DJ that was going to create the musical experience I was looking for. JP took input and produced an evening of music that I can only describe as perfect. If you're looking for a sloppy, forty-year-old white dude that is going to play 'shout' and say something stupid into the microphone every third song, then JP is certainly not for you.
-Stress Reliever: In most wedding situations, you need your DJ to handle the flow of the wedding and make sure things happen when and how they are supposed to. From ceremony music, to introducing people and announcing housekeeping issues along the way. JP took care of everything for us and managed the flow of our wedding in a way that allowed us to step back and just have fun. JP has a great sense of how things are supposed to happen and a personal touch that you don't often see in the industry.
I could go on forever. JP is the man and I have no doubt he will be killing weddings for as long as he wishes to continue in the industry. The morning after our wedding, my wife and I were already trying to think of the next event that we could book JP for. Hire JP and you will not be disappointed.
OUTSTANDING! Five marks doesn't do JP justice - 10/10.
There are many superlatives to describe JP and his work. JP made our wedding spectacular! Hands down amazing. My new wife and I have really high standards and wanted someone to bring an experience that transcended the conventional. We were not disappointed. In fact, we were blessed with someone who connected with us and our guests in many levels, and someone who crafted an unforgettable experience.
I wouldn't even classify JP in the same league as other wedding or event entertainers. Many of the guests who are involved in managing and staging big events were equally impressed by his magical talents and his calm demeanor.
So if you have a special occasion coming up on the calendar, give JP a call.
We searched all over for a DJ that met all the qualities that we wanted in our modern wedding this past July 17th, 2014. We are very glad we found JP because he was everything that we were looking for. He took the time to wake up super early in Africa (where he was living at the time) and Skype chat for the first meeting. He was very kind, classy, and easy to work with. I don't think a single wedding guest left the celebration early; everyone happily danced and partied until the event shut down... what more could one possibly hope for during an extremely fun wedding? :) People of all ages had a wonderful time. JP did a fantastic job. Book him for your next event and you'll be so glad you did.


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Linda and Hesham (Wedding)
Christopher Dorsano and his staff were incredible to work with. You can easily tell he has a passion for what he does and really tries to make the whole experience very comfortable and fun for everyone involved. Chris took the time to hear about everything we wanted in our video and was sure to capture it all and much, much more. Due to his professionalism and overall great work ethic and personality, my wife and I were able to just sit back and really enjoy our day. I would definitely recommend Chris to anyone looking for a videographer. Christopher and his assistant were amazing to work with. We had quite a few changes in our plans leading up to the wedding and he was patient and adjusted well. He made sure to ask questions to get to know us as a couple so that he can use that when shooting our video. He was calm, cool and collected which made us feel the same exact way. You never know what to expect when you experience the day as a whole but when you get your video, you will be amazed. The quality of the work on our video through TruFocus was exactly what I was looking for. You will not regret using them for your special day! Thank you again for capturing our "Walk to Remember".
Randi and Tim (Wedding)
Really great experience! Very casually planning a very casual wedding at Brookfield Zoo. Cut to the wedding - Christopher and his team meets us there, on time (before I arrived), multiple cameras in hand and ready to shoot. He and his team were cool, calm, and friendly. They were very easy to work with and relaxing to be around, especially with my nervous pre wedding jitters. Our chemistry was good and Chris and his team knew every last detail of the zoo, making for intimate, beautiful photo/video ops. It was one of the busiest days, but they kept it together and most of my photos appear as if no one else was there. Great shot with the zebra and dolphins! They knew how much I wanted that special picture, and kept working with the zoo, until my husband and I got those great memories-thanks! Also, they blurred out the background noise in our send out thank you photo to our guests; truly beautiful! They captured the moment while letting us have fun, not taking away from festivities. To me that's very important. For this starting business I was truly impressed. They kept in touch throughout the planning via email and phone, and if I had any questions they responded in a timely manner; timelier than my review...And like any bride, I wanted my casual wedding to be perfect. TruFocus captured our own stories and the story of our wedding, complete w/ elegance & humor, definitely the humor! They took care of all communication with the zoo, planner, and were all prepared WITHOUT a rehearsal (my doing)! All photo and video highlights sent on CD's, all mine to keep! A perfect 10! :^) Thank you!
Rosa and James (Wedding)
On our wedding day we worked with Christopher. He was awesome and amazing. He caught so many memories on our wedding day that I did not even remember. Then putting it in a highlight video was amazing. He was on point with everyone. He captured all of our guests. I would recommend TruFocus to anyone looking for a wedding video.
Judiane and Angel (Wedding)
My husband and I hired TruFocus Productions as our wedding videographer back in July 2016 and we couldn't be more pleased. My must have for the wedding was a same day edit and TruFocus was able to make this happen for us. The video was AMAZING and covered every moment I had asked in the 5 minute video that was played during our reception. The video was also available shortly after on social media for other friends/family to view and not to mention our final video also came earlier than expected which was even better! Christopher was more than professional and was very responsive to any questions and requests we had. He worked with us to customize our wedding package deal and went above and beyond to accommodate our requests. I would highly recommend TruFocus Productions to other brides/grooms in search of a professional videographer to capture their special day!
Rachel and Connor (Wedding)
TruFocus was exactly what we were looking for out of a videographer on our wedding day. I could tell that Chris was so passionate about his profession from day one of contacting him. He was genuinely excited to work with us, and we instantly had a connection. Fast forward to the wedding day, and it didn't even feel like Chris and the crew were there (in a good way). Not only were Chris & the crew professional and shot amazing content, they had fun with us too. I am a very detail-oriented and scheduled person, so I naturally had many nervous thoughts about how the 'timeline' would sync up with all the events of the day and everything that needed to be photographed and videotaped. The minute Chris and his crew walked in on the morning of our wedding, there was no worrying to be had. He took over and the rest is history. After the wedding I received an incredible highlight trailer that makes me cry every time I watch it, hours of edited footage where we can relive our whole day, and all the raw footage where I can remember all the funny outtakes and laughs we had on our big day. I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that TruFocus is who you want to be your videographer for your wedding day!" "TruFocus Productions went above and beyond expectations. If you want your bride to have a stress free experience on your wedding day and walk away with hours of incredible video footage, then look no further. Stop your search now. You've found the perfect company for your wedding video.
Natalia and Eric (Wedding)
The TruFocus team is professional, easy to work with, and prompt. You have one opportunity to capture, on video, all the memories of your special day. TruFocus did a great job capturing our wedding day in a way where we will be able to cherish that day for years to come. Equally important, email responses/correspondence is prompt and the team is readily available to address questions and concerns along the way. Would highly recommend! Would highly recommend TruFocus to capture the moments of your special day. Professional, flexible, and thorough team.


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Late last Saturday evening, European leaders collectively rendered the European Union irrelevant to global affairs. Through their choice of nominees to two of the EU's top posts, and their decision to postpone sanctions on Russia even as its troops invaded Ukraine, they made it clear that they prefer a Europe that is internally incoherent and unable to defend its interests abroad. Whether the European heads of state and government acted out of ignorance or cowardice, the repercussions will be felt by ordinary citizens throughout the continent.
Indisputably, EU politics are more incoherent than ever before. The special EU summit appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the next president of the European Council, the body that convenes the leaders of EU member states to give policy direction. The president's ostensible purpose is to embrace the interests of the entire continent (as opposed to those of individual member states), and to forge consensus among the various national capitals through extensive bilateral communication. Tusk may be a talented politician: He is the only re-elected prime minister of post-communist Poland. He may also be a well-liked figure in Brussels -- he did, after all, revive Poland's standing within European circles after the tumultuous leadership of Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- Poland's former president and prime minister, respectively -- and is known as a tough negotiator in the European Council.
But Tusk is nevertheless an exceedingly unlikely architect of continental consensus. Unlike his predecessor, outgoing Council President Herman Van Rompuy, whose background in Belgium's federalized politics gave him decades of experience building bridges among many competing factions, Tusk is not known to be a skilled coalition-builder. Both of his governments in Poland relied on only one coalition partner in the lower house (and none in the Senate). Plus, Tusk speaks no French and has limited command of English. It is hard to believe that he could construct creative bargains among his former colleagues given all the trouble he'll have
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RWC Warranty
Kindred Homes has announced its approval for membership in the Residential Warranty Company, LLC (RWC) program. RWC provides extended insured written warranty protection on new homes nationwide.
To qualify for RWC membership a builder must have a successful track record in customer service and quality construction. Kindred Homes has met these qualifications and can now provide this new home warranty plan.
This added dimension of RWC protection is the buyer's assurance that they are receiving the best value for their investment.
Kindred Homes feels its buyers should expect the best in value and construction. That is why they have chosen to offer the RWC New Home Warranty providing peace of mind to their home buyers.


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01-22-2018: Welcome Back!
09-29-2014: Student Appreciation Week
09-19-2014: Public Notice
08-05-2014: Welcome Back!
What is Student Government?
Student Government is the representative voice of the student body at California University of Pennsylvania. The Student Senate, House of Representatives, and Student Cabinet are the three governing bodies of Cal U's Student Government.
Can I join Student Government?
YES! We want to hear your voice! All students at California University of Pennsylvania are invited to join Student Government as a senator. There are three steps to becoming a senator:
- Obtain fifty (50) signatures and email addresses from students at California University of Pennsylvania on a petition.
- Bring your completed petition to the Student Government office in person.
- Attend the following Student Government meeting (Monday at 4:15 p.m. in Natali 206/207)
Can I attend a Student Government meeting?
YES! All Student Government meetings are open to the public.
- Student Senate convenes every Monday evening at 4:15 p.m. during the academic semester (except University holidays) in the Natali Student Center Room 206/207
The House of Representatives convenes on the first Thursday of each month at 11:00 a.m. during the academic semester (except University holidays) in the Natali Student Center Vulcan Theatre.
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We had fallen together for many centuries before I finally spoke:
"You know what's funny? Well, what I think is funny at least. Most readers believe a story is built of nothing more than the words used to tell it, a common mistake. They follow their structure, plot and character, ignoring the ur-tale that looms beneath. Take, for example, the common parable of the scorpion and frog. I will recount it to you now; you tell me what the story is about:
"Once, many years ago, a scorpion tired of his mountain home. He began to travel down through the woods, to see what else his world contained. During his journey, he came to a stream he wished to cross. There, on the bank, played a frog. The scorpion approached the amphibian and asked to frog to carry him on his back to the other side.
"'How do I know you won't sting me?' The frog asked, naturally wary of the arachnid's venomous tail.
"The scorpion replied: 'Because if I do, I'll die too. I'll drown.'
"The frog, satisfied, allowed the scorpion to hop on, and began to travel through the current. It was the beginning of spring, and the melting snow had swelled the river's current to a torrent that almost dragged them both under. But the frog fought on, swam through it. A noble creature he held up his end of the bargain and made it through the worst of the flow.
"However, as they approached the other side, he felt a painful sting. Looking around, he saw that the scorpion had indeed stuck him. Paralysis rapidly setting in, he gurgled. 'Scorpion, why did you kill me? Now you have doomed us both.'
"The scorpion shrugged, or approximated a shrug as best as scorpions know how. 'I couldn't help it. You see, It's just my nature…'
"So, entangled together, they sank beneath the waves.
"Now, tell me, what is that story about? The impossibility of creatures to overcome their baser natures? How it is God's will that beasts do what they were created to do—the frog to swim, the scorpion to sting? Both to die? Or is it something else?"
I smile, tail swishing in the dark.
"Once, many years ago, I tired of my home. The sulfur, the burning heat, the emptiness. I climbed out of the void to see what else the universe contained. I came across many wonders, dying stars, thick clouds of nebulae, worlds containing nascent intelligent life slouching towards self-destruction. Looming over creation, I collected it all within me.
"Eventually I came to a barrier I could not pass, the end of this known demesne. A blank wall, a ferocious current of nothingness. And there you were, God, my nemesis, waiting to see what came next.
"'Why should I carry you across?' You asked when I approached. 'He who was banished, carried by I who banished you? Surely you jest. Will you not touch your anti-matter to my matter, thus cancelling out both our powers?'
"'But then we would both sink into nothing. I would also drown in the void between universes.'
"You nodded at the sense of that, and so we entered and, well, you know what came next. My sting. Here we are still falling. Even those creatures within me, ignorant of oblivion, tell this tale in their own way as we hurtle down through the black. On a molecular or spiritual level, they know what I have done, what this story is about: the consumption of their known universe. How it all will end, has ended, with we two creatures of the cosmos tumbling off the edge into nowhere.
"What? No smile, no comment? Not even a rebuke. You've said nothing since we entered this null-space. How many times can I apologize? How often must I explain?
"You see… it was just in my nature."


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Bonnie Culver, Ph. D., Program Co-Founder, Program Director
J. Michael Lennon, Ph. D., Program Co-Founder
Bill Schneider, Associate Director
Master of Arts in Creative Writing (low residency and weekender version)
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (low residency)
In October, 2004, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Schools and Universities approved the Wilkes proposal for the M.A. program. The University graduated its first class in June 2006. In September 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education approved the addition of the Master of Fine Arts to the graduate creative writing degree offerings at Wilkes University.
Students will be accepted into the Master of Arts in Creative Writing based almost entirely upon the required writing samples - the application essay and creative writing sample. Students applying to this program should hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. However, since the M.A. is a degree in creative writing and not an English degree, students without a bachelor's may apply. Such applicants must provide a very strong writing sample and writing history. No GREs are required. Applicants must submit the following for consideration:
- Completed Application.
- $45 non-refundable application fee.
- Official transcript of all college work, undergraduate and graduate.
- Two letters of recommendation, (optional, required only for students applying for graduate assistantships).
- Creative writing sample... A 15-25 page writing sample from any genre or genres of published/unpublished work that best demonstrates your creative ability.
- Essay response...A 5-10 page response to the following three questions:
- Where are you in time and how did you get there?
- What are you going to do in the program?
- What will you do with your program accomplishments following graduation?
- Resume, including creative citations.
Students may enter the program in either the January or June residency. Project terms begin following each residency and continue until the next residency (approximately 6 months). Students selecting the weekender version of the MA will meet 4 weekends over the 6 month term instead of attending the 8 day residency in June and January.
Students interested in the Master of Fine Arts must first complete the Master of Arts in Creative Writing. Students in the existing M.A. may apply for admission into the M.F.A. no earlier than the last term of the M.A.
Transfer Credits
The Master of Arts in Creative Writing addresses the life, craft, and business aspects of becoming and remaining a professional creative writer. Because much of the curriculum design is tailored to the individual student and his/her thesis project and because the program offers no electives, the M.A. in most tracks does not accept transfer credits from another institution. However the publishing M.A. and documentary film tracks will transfer up to nine credit hours from applicants who hold a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing, film, or theatre from another institution. Wilkes M.A. alums can take an additional 18 credit hours to earn a second degree in any track.
Degree Requirements
(30 credit hour minimum)
The Master of Arts in Creative Writing is a 30-credit, low-residency program in seven tracks, each of which will appear on the M.A. diploma: fiction / poetry / screenwriting / playwriting / creative nonfiction/publishing / documentary film. (48 credit hour minimum)
The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (48 credit hour minimum) (low residency M.F.A.)
Students complete the required 30 credit hour minimum and the Master of Arts in Creative Writing plus 18 additional credit hours to earn the Master of Fine Arts degree.
Certificate Option (15 credit hours )
A certificate in one genre is also available. Students complete the first 15 credits of the Masters program. This option is suited for:
- students who do not wish to pursue the master of arts, but wish to explore writing;
- students who do not possess a bachelor's degree, but demonstrate talent in writing;
- students who are conditionally admitted to the program.
After completing nine credits hours, students in the certificate program may apply for enrollment in the Masters program. The credits in the certificate program automatically transfer into the Masters program.
All graduate creative writing programs include two components, Residencies and Project Semesters — which are outlined below. Specific credit requirements for the degree and certificate follow this discussion.
- Residencies are eight-day-long on-campus courses that are usually-team taught and include required and faculty lectures, readings, performances, class discussions, and panel discussions as well as student readings. This is a time to plan project work and meet with instructors and the program director. The following courses are residencies: CW 501R, CW 510R, CW 516R, and the capstone, CW 525R. Minimum required: 4, including capstone. The M.F.A. requires one additional residency - CW 616R. Residencies are held the first full week of January and the third week of June each year.
- Weekender option: Students may opt to complete the 4 M.A. residencies by attending 4 weekends between the regular residencies. These students complete the same coursework as the residency students, but take it while taking the online courses in the project term.
- Project terms are writing and reading project work times, beginning with foundation courses in two genre areas and ending with the final project master thesis semester. The following courses are project courses: CW 502, CW 503, CW 504, CW 505, CW 506, CW 512, CW 514, and CW 520. Minimum foundations courses: 2; Minimum project terms: 3; Courses delivered online. The Master of Fine Arts requires the following additional online courses - CW 612, CW 614, and CW 620.


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Our politicians are not people we know. They're not from down the block, they don't go to your church or go to the same library. They don't know your mechanic. You will never be able to call them on the telephone unless you have a lot of money or are somehow initiated into that world. You'll not run into them at Baskin Robbins and you will not catch them at a bar getting loose lipped after a few shots of Jack.
You'll have these encounters with a boss, a teacher or professor, a pastor, a mailman or your doctor, but you will never have them with your politicians. If your boss or your pastor said that your workplace or congregation were going to war with another one, you'd leave, unless of course you really believed in that war.
Our politicians are media shills. Democracy is suited for media platforms. Once the laws are decided, you'll never be able to walk into the office and renegotiate the way you'd be able to walk into your boss's office and renegotiate your work schedule so you and your wife can get the extra day of vacation you'd planned for. Every so often, people you've never met and will likely never meet change the laws, automatically deduct money from your paychecks or ask for money at the end of the year, and wage war with people you'll never learn the names of.
Our politicians are celebrities with societal tenure.
If you're to have leadership, wouldn't you rather have leaders you knew? Wouldn't you rather know where they live and be able to have dinner with them to see what they're about? Would you rather vote on the things that mean the most to you in the entire world or would you rather discuss it with someone who can mediate and help you achieve your goals in a way that doesn't hinder or which could possibly help other people? And if you had a mediator, wouldn't you rather it be someone whose mediation you could cancel with a few minor adjustments? Perhaps you yourself are capable of mediation. Perhaps you see how things or people work and are willing to put the work in to do it best.
Perhaps you are someone people follow through sheer charisma. Perhaps there are people who you, in turn, look up to and who have a gift for leadership.
It is possible to know leaders, to have them directly accountable to you, and to have the safety of a community that is both personal with your needs and respectful of your privacy. We're a long way off from seeing this happen, but the west is seeing the very beginning of something like this potentially take place. It will require smaller communities. It will require patience and courage, because it will be very different. However this could happen in your lifetime.


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There's a story that would fit with a larger piece exploring which residents have a "Right To the City" throughout the U.S.
During the summer of 2016 a series of demonstrations organized by activists associated with the Black Lives Matter movement culminated in an attempt to disrupt the annual memorial vigil for Elvis Presley in front of his former home, Graceland, in Memphis. The overwhelming police presence which allowed Elvis fans, most of them white, and prevented demonstrators, most of them black, from walking along the public street, Elvis Presley Blvd., where the vigil occurs resulted in a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and Elvis Presley Enterprises.
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EdFence BV is a dynamic and innovative company, the product of a decision to develop a production process which guarantees a highly sustainable and economic production method for fencing.
The production process is very efficiënt due to the cost-effective aspects and speed at which the fence panels can be produced, according to customer coordinated design and with various materials, and very sustainable due the fact that we have developed a complete weldless production method. Our own in-house engineering enables us to design many types of fencing as well as the production machines.
EdFence has a network of several associated international fencing manufacturing companies which are today fully producing with the EdFence system.
'EdFence, Advance by Innovation'
The EdFence company is founded by a team of motivated, innovative and experienced entrepeneurs. Each member having their own unique contibution to the team, which made it a strong unit.
In the traditional way of manufacturing railing fences, several kinds of welding techniques are being used. Then, upon customer's request, the product will be finished by for example coating the product. This process brings along many logistics movements. This fairly long production process, relevantly large stock requirements, delivery lead times up to 5 weeks, especially for custom made orders, are aspects which considerably increase the costprice. In our ' Economic Design ' section you will find an overview of the advantages of the EdFence System !
Are you interested in the production technique of EdFence and do you think that we can contribute to you or your company ? Or are you looking for an innovative production process within your fence manufactoring company ?
Please contact us, and we are happy to make an appointment.


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Solar PV systems for farms and rural businesses
Solarsense design and install solar PV systems for a wide range of customers. From schools and Universities, to dairy farms, estates, food producers, retailers, factories and manufacturing companies.
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions also helps farm businesses with their environmental and brand credentials.
As an award-winning renewable energy installer, with experience working in the agricultural sector for the Duchy of Cornwall, Glastonbury, Riverford and other food brands, we would be delighted to talk through any customer requirements.
We can talk through the benefits for on roof systems and ground mounted PV arrays for rural businesses for on- site electricity generation as well as solar thermal, heat pumps and battery storage. Visit our website for more information, or order your free tickets and visit us at stand 673 at the Farm Business Innovation Show.


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Alphalab Gear is a hardware and robotic startup accelerator that provides physical product companies with investment, mentorship and connections.
The AlphaLab Gear National Hardware Cup application is open to early-stage startups that create at least one physical product. 6 teams will be selected in each city to give a 4-minute pitch to judging teams made up of local VCs and Hardware CEOs.


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The Charter for Compassion
Early this morning, I read a post by the lovely Karen Walrond that informed me of the Charter for Compassion launching today. This charter is part of the "One Wish to Change the World" articulated by a woman named Karen Armstrong when she was selected in 2008 as a TED Prize winner. (You can watch Ms. Armstrong's full 20-minute presentation at the TED conference by clicking here.)
Below, you can watch the 2-minute video that articulates the charter. You can also click here to affirm the charter yourself and read stories of compassion others are now beginning to share.
I first learned of Karen Armstrong's work in late 2007, when I stumbled upon her book The Spiral Staircase. It is a book that moved me deeply, mostly because of the deep honesty and humanity Ms. Armstrong evidenced in her ongoing interior reflections. Here's one small snippet of the review I wrote when I finished reading it:
Because Armstrong met with so much personal injustice in her own life, saw the effects of hard-heartedness and an unwillingness to listen and receive vulnerable pilgrims in their quests for love and understanding through the unfolding of her own story, the momentum of this theme builds through the book until it makes perfect sense that she ultimately embraces something which she calls the science of compassion: a so-high regard for the dignity of other human beings that it asks for our sincere attempt to get inside their skin, to see the world from their eyes so that we can truly understand and receive them where they are.
Over this past year, compassion and peace have become more central to my story than ever before. I hope to share more stories about this development soon. But for now, I'll simply affirm with Karen Armstrong and the thousands of others who are joining in to say, "Yes. This is right and good. This is what the human experience is meant to be. This is how we are meant to love one another."


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'Landmark Grand City'- the 1st Centralised AC Apt in the City
As demand rises, so do the buildings and apartments. Nothing could be truer for the new venture of Landmark Infratech Group's first of its kind residential extravaganza, fully centralised Air-Conditioned apartment-"Landmark Grand City" located in the heart of Mangaluru. Like all self-respecting apartments of the luxury set, the "Landmark Grand City" boasts an infinity edge swimming pool, a state-of-the-art gymnasium, Digital Gaming Club, Excellent view of city, sea and river from the comforts of home and bunch other facilities and amenities. Adding yet another feather to their cap, Landmark Infratech has launched this prestigious state-of-the-art central AC apartment to make it a 'Landmark' in the picturesque Coastal City-Mangaluru.
This unique structure of Landmark Infratech will surely complement your taste for the exclusive. Benchmark quality, robust engineering, research and a customer-centric approach with transparency in business conduct, is Landmark's trademark. It is the pride of owning one of the most premium properties. Every Landmark flat, apart from being located in prime areas of the city, is built with keeping your dream lifestyle in mind. So find your dream home in 'Landmark Grand City' the ultra-luxurious apartment project – the latest offering from Landmark Infratech and S S Reality. Its strategic location in Pandeshwar is one of the booming and preferred localities of Mangaluru, Opposite Geological Survey of India, just a stone's throw away from the prestigious ' Forum Fiza Mall', has added to its irresistible charisma. The area has excellent infrastructural facilities and good road connectivity across the city to prime destinations and to suit your daily necessities. Come live the Landmark Infratech dream!
"Grand City" which is located in the prime locality but shielded from the grind of daily life is the idyllic destination for the dream home you have been looking for. This 14 storeys residential project is setting new benchmarks as it comes with a centralized air-conditioning system, the first of its kind of facility in Mangaluru. A digital game club is another exclusive offer apart from a host of other luxuries on offer to give the owners a lavish and comfy lifestyle. With this new venture, the company has developed seat of luxury, which bypasses boundaries of aestheticism and engulfs its residents in a sea of comforts. While maintaining a commitment to delivering high-quality projects, Landmark's quality team has worked in close consultation with all their construction teams under a model of continuous improvement, by monitoring the progress of this project at each step.
With a gestation period of just over two years 'Grand City' is the ultimate destination for those who want luxury and are looking way beyond budgetary constraints. Spread over 52 cents of pristine land with 67 % open green area the residents of Grand City are assured of enough lung space. The basement and ground floor are earmarked for parking and the remaining 14 floors offer 41 units of 2 BHK homes ranging from 1270 to 1340 so feet and 28 units of 3 BHK homes ranging from 1750 sq ft to 1890 sq ft. With only 5 units per floor, it gives the inmates the much-needed privacy. Fitted with new age amenities your search for lavish and comfortable homes ends at "Landmark Grand City". Your search for a luxury living ends here at 'Landmark Grand City".
- – Centralized Air Conditioning facility – for the first time in Mangaluru
- – Digital gaming club
- – International standard lifestyle amenities
- – Terrace with activity centre and swimming pool
- – Fully equipped multi-purpose air-conditioned gymnasium
- – Excellent locality with easy connectivity to everyday and prime destinations
- – Foolproof security system
- – Landscaped garden
- – Multi-purpose Club House
- – Fully Equipped AC Health Club
- – Indoor Games With Table Tennis & Snooker pool
- – Kid's Play Area
- – Spacious Visitors Lounge
- -Round the clock surveillance Monitoring and Recording
- – Solar Water Heater Connection
- – Reticulated Gas Connection
- – 24X7 Generator Backup
- – 2 elevators 10 and 13 passenger capacity
- – Steam Bath
- – Excellent view of city, sea and river from the comforts of home
About Landmark Infratech:
Landmark Infratech promoted by S S Reality has succeeded in getting a firm foothold in the challenging real estate sector of Mangaluru. The company owes its origin to the visionary and dynamic personality of Mr G Shabeer, one of the Directors of Mangaluru's leading real estate firms Shalimar Builders and Promoters. Armed with a futuristic approach and with the rich experience spanning over 20 years in the construction industry of Mangaluru, he has succeeded laying a sturdy foundation for Landmark Infratech to grow and flourish. He drives the strategic growth and manages major investment activities of the Company. With in-depth knowledge of Real Estate market of Mangaluru, he continues to spearhead the overall business strategies of the Company. The aim is to be professional and responsive corporate entity, which positively transforms the quality of life of society at large.
Under his able and dynamic stewardship, the company has scaled new heights creating some of the iconic residential and commercial projects of Mangaluru such as-"Shalimar Heights", "Mangalore Gate" "Shalimar Complex" and some prestigious ongoing projects like "Green country" and "Falnir Health Centre". These projects showcase the company's panache to craft innovative and distinctive projects and these projects have been instrumental in Landmark Infratech's emergence as a leading and trusted player in Mangaluru's real estate sector.
What sets apart Landmark Infratech from the rest of the players in the field is its visionary approach to cater to customer needs on the basic foundation of trust, transparency and timely delivery. It has been able to fulfill these fundamentals by keeping abreast of the latest developments in the field and by incorporating innovate and modern designs, style, and amenities in its projects. The company is ably assisted by a team of dynamic and efficient staff which is striving hard to take the company to the summit of excellence.
One can commend the Landmark group because it follows fair and ethical business practices and delivers what it promises. Customer Trust is an important component in Landmark Infratech. Their motive to attain success is to make their clients happy and satisfied. They practice complete transparency in all their dealings by following well-documented processes, procedures, and guidelines, which has yield results through efficiency, integrity, and effectiveness.
Buying apartments from Landmark Infratech are surely worth your money. As leading real estate developers in Mangaluru, they will bring you the assurance of unmatched quality and state of the art construction. Committed to perfection and excellence in every project, they adhere to eco-friendly methodologies for the safe environment.The combination of Prime Location, Aesthetic Design, Optimum use of space and excellence of construction with an affordable Price is the hallmark of landmark Infratech Value for Money proposition. Some of their projects have changed Mangaluru's way of life. Coming to "Values", at Landmark Infratech, they strive to be first preferred builders for their clients by offering the best service standards and quality while buying flats in Mangaluru, by conducting their business fairly, with honesty and transparency.


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StruxureWare Building Operation WebStation is a web-based user interface for day-to-day operation in a SmartStruxure solution. WebStation comes built in with every Automation Server and Enterprise Server, and provides easy access to the software from anywhere in the world.
WebStation provides a portable, fully functioning user interface to access the SmartStruxure solution servers using a web browser. Users can view and manage graphics, alarms, schedules, trend logs, and reports. User accounts can be created, edited, or removed.


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People in the Hauraki District may notice a few changes from this week - including the way they're greeted and some new signs in te reo Māori too.
"It's Māori language week and we're using this as an opportunity to start practising and growing our te reo," senior strategic slanner Katherine Quinn said.
"It's just baby steps, learning simple phrases or kupu, and trying to apply that to everything we do."
Read more: Māori language students find learning te reo deeper journey than expected
Te reo Māori on the airwaves at Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School
Tauranga's going against the statistics with a resurgence in te reo
Hauraki District Council was slowly making the changes - signs at Ohinemuri Park, Karangahake, Ngatea and Waihi were now bilingual.
Over time, there were plans for two languages to be extended to other council signs throughout the district.
Council workers' email signatures would be changed to include te reo job titles, and staff encouraged and supported to practice speaking te reo with each other and with customers where they could.
"It's a really good opportunity for us take a lead as a council to get out there and normalise it," Mayor John Tregidga said.
"Gone are the days of thinking whether it's appropriate or not to speak te reo."
The new signs cost $140 and Tregidga said the council wouldn't be rushing out to change all signs at once into reo Māori.
"The more we use it, the more we will become proficient at it and the more it will just run through the community," Tregidga said.
From this week, the council would start at the bottom of the learning curve.
"We ask our customers to please bear with us and support us in our efforts," chief executive Langley Cavers said.
"We may not always get our pronunciation or wording 100 per cent right but we expect this will improve with practice and encouragement. Whakawhetai koe mo to tautoko – thank you for your support."
Other changes included a karakia at the beginning and end of council meetings and the addition of reo name badges for customer services and library teams.
The libraries would add more te reo into existing programmes such as "Toddler Time".
"It's great to be able to put in those basic words like colours and parts of the body," Toddler TIme co-ordinator Karen Wickliffe said.
"Using te reo is really just a starter as I see it."
Mayor Tregidga encouraged his community to give te reo a go, and while there was much to learn about pronunciation, locals were full of praise for this forward thinking council.
"I think it's good thing, council investing in multicultural New Zealand and a multicultural Paeroa!" resident, Darby Tuhaka said.
"It's an investment that has longevity, as well as an investment that is politically correct."


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Blog Your Way Into a Nursing Scholarship
Well, OK, Tom. All you had to do was ask. Can't say that I blame Tom for getting so fired up. Finding FREE money is exciting, especially when you are a nursing student.
I am very lucky to have great companies sponsoring Nurse Ratched's Place, and two of my sponsors are offering nursing scholarships to nurse bloggers. First up is Scrubs Gallery. They are offering $1000 to any nurse who writes about their life as a nurse. Really! There's no catch. All you need is a blog and a life. I read nursing blogs every day and you guys are writing great stuff. Check out the Scrubs Gallery website for all of the details. Next up is the Valuecare, Valuenurses scholarship. They want to find a superstar RN blogger to write about critically important nurse issues this election year. That superstar will receive a $1000 scholarship, and will be featured on the Valuecare, Valuenurses website. Everyone has an opinion during an election, so start writing. Valuecare, Valuenurses wants to hear from you.
Check these scholarships out before Tom starts jumping on the furniture again.