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by Laura Lucas, Fund Drive Co-Chair
As strong community partners, Chestnut Hill Hospital is excited to once again contribute to the Fund and the worthwhile programming in our neighborhood that it supports," says Dr. Cacciamani.
The Hospital has made two generous donations: a $10,000 donation for the CHCA Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series and a $10,000 donation to benefit other community groups and programs. The concert series, sponsored by Chestnut Hill Hospital, is in its 65th year and is also in need of volunteers. Please call the CHCA office at 215-248-8810 if you can lend a hand. There are a variety of tasks from working the concessions table, chair rentals, or donations, to event prep and tear down. Work one night or the series. It's a great chance to enjoy the music and get to know your neighbors and local musicians.
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Rickostergolf necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 76 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Oster Golf Houses
I create "purpose-built" vacation homes for groups of guys on golf trips with their buddies. The homes are upscale and loaded with amenities like; 4 master suites with two queen beds in each, plasma TV's, huge "great room", billiard room, fully equipped kitchen, large outdoor entertainment area with stainless steel grill and putting green! Beats the hell out of a hotel room! Everyone can hang out together and do what guys do, in a luxurious "home away from home". Check out http://www.BandonCottages.com for my first attempt at a website and logo. Show me how much better my image and logo can be!
Guys who travel with their buddies on trips to play golf. Most of my customers are male, 35 to 65 years old, upper income, managerial types. They like golf, wine, cigars, poker and probably hookers although I don't offer that!
I'm open to various interpretations. I sometimes get stuck on combining a golf symbol with a house symbol. In my mind that makes sense, but I'm open to other ideas. I like the power of the "O" in the name Oster. It makes me think of the hole or cup that you aim for, it is the shape of a golf club being swung and also the golf ball. I enjoy the green grass, trees and blue sky of golf, along with a beautifully designed home. Another theme would be the togetherness of the group, usually 8 guys that know each other really well and have a great time together. I don't want it too complicated, try for simplicity. Surprise me!
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mandys needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 85 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
We are small team who are passionate about online fashion (men's, woman's and children's). We think that fashion sites should be stylish, sexy, fresh and young. Visiting an online fashion store should feel like a little bit of luxury, it should be inspiring, sophisticated and a bit of fun.
We believe that internet fashion shopping should enable anyone to shop the globe for the best deals, the latest fashion or that one off designer piece that you have always wanted. A website that moves with the seasons around the world, enabling users to pick up Bikini bargains in Australia as the summer comes to an end, to wear in Ibiza as the European summer begins…..
We are in the know so you don't have to be, we have fashion journalists around the world bringing you the best fashion from the high street, what the local celebrities are wearing or what the magazines are talking about – all accessible and ready to purchase from ClubQT.com.
The site will be split into 'Men's fashion' & 'Women's Fashion' and although the site channels will be designed separately the branding and logo will be consistent across both. Aged 25 – 35, professional, stylish, time poor, parents.
Logo/Icon to be used online and in print.
Colours we are currently drawn to browns/tans/egg shell blues/vibrant pink (subtle usage) - we are not set on this and would consider any other suggestions.
Unisex, sophisticated, smart, distinctive - grown up and 'fashionable'
sites we like the colour schemes on - http://www.janenorman.co.uk/pws/Home.ice
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My guest today is author Cara Lynn James. Let's make her feel at home!
A: I've wanted to be a writer since I was 7 years old—quite a while ago! I wrote a 20 page 'book' for my parents' wedding anniversary. It was based on the Bobbsey Twins books, one of my favorite series at the time. Even though I didn't pursue my dream of writing until I was much, much older, the desire to write a novel stayed in the corner of my mind collecting cobwebs. Getting published seemed way out of my reach! But after I discovered writers' groups and other aspiring writers and even a few published ones, I decided to dust off my dream.
Q: How does your faith impact your writing?
A: My faith just like everyone else's is part of my worldview. It would influence my writing whether I wanted it to or not. Since I write inspirationals I include some aspect of my faith in a conscious way. Some books lend themselves to a faith thread more than others, but they all involve Christian principles to some degree. My faith also determines what I'll write about, the type of plot and the personalities of the characters. Even if I didn't write inspirational historical romance my faith would play a major role in the books I write.
Q: How do you deal with writer's block?
A: I've never really had to deal with writer's block for more than a short time. When I can't figure out where a scene should go or I run into a figurative brick wall I usually try to take a break. Reading either a research book or a novel takes my mind off the problem and really seems to help. Retail therapy helps, too! I think my mind is subconsciously working to solve the problem when I'm doing something unrelated. The best thing is probably to work out the plot first and definitely know your characters inside out.
Q: How long does it take you to complete a novel? How many drafts do you go through?
A: Love on a Dime and Love on Assignment took me forever to write because they were the first books I completed. Actually I finished a short novel between the two, but it's not salvageable so I usually forget I wrote it. Love on a Dime and Love on Assignment took years to finish because I was learning how to write a novel and build a story. My latest release and last in the Ladies of Summerhill series, Love by the Book, took me 4 ½ months from start to finish. I'm a slow writer and never would've believed I could write a long book in that short amount of time. But I had a deadline and I was determined to meet it on time. Nine months to a year would be much easier for me, but contracts tend to have tight deadlines.
I don't do a set number of drafts, but I practically have the chapters memorized by the time I send it into my editor so I guess I do many drafts. After a while I quit because I'm too familiar with the work to find additional mistakes or ways to improve. I imagine if I had another few months I could look through the manuscript again with a fresh perspective and find places to tweak.
Q: Do you plot out your story ahead of time, or do you think it up as you go?
A: Both. I write a fairly detailed synopsis and then follow that with a skeletal outline of the plot with all the major plot points. Since I'm a visual person I like seeing the entire story laid out in front of me. I can spot holes in the plot etc. that way. I fill in any scenes that pop into my head, but I don't try to conjure up scenes at this point. So I need to know where I'm going and I have some idea how I'm going to get there. I usually take one section of the story at a time and work at it. For example, I write down everything that needs to happen in the beginning, and then devise as many scenes as I can. Then I start writing. Actually working on the manuscript gets ideas flowing.
Q: Do you treat yourself to something special when a project is completed?
A: My husband and I go out to dinner. Maybe we should take a short vacation, too!
Q: Vacation sounds like fun! After becoming a published author, what surprised you the most?
A: The amount of promotion involved surprised me. I envisioned staying in my writer's cave without ever peeking out. I also didn't realized how satisfying it would be to hold my book in my hand!
Q: What's the most important piece of advice you would give to a fledgling writer?
A: If you're really serious about getting published then write, write, write. Also, join writer's groups both online and in person, join a critique group, enter contests and learn from the feedback. Don't quit! When you get discouraged—and you will from time to time—lick your wounds and then get back to your writing.
Q: What do you think about writing contests? Have you participated in any? What's the benefit to an unpublished writer?
A: As an unpublished writer I submitted to many contests and finaled in several. At first I didn't do so well, but I took the judges' advice, improved my writing and submitted again. If wasn't always a pleasant process, but it was beneficial. Eventually I received requests for full manuscripts from both editors and agents. In 2009 I finaled in the Golden Heart. Because of that final I received an offer from Thomas Nelson Publishers.
Q: If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing?
A: I'd be enjoying my husband's retirement and spending more time with my grandson. I wouldn't be cleaning the house more!
Q: What does your family think about your crazy career?
A: They think it's great and they're very supportive. They're really fantastic cheerleaders. After I sold they understood I now have deadlines to meet, so they've pitched in to help more.
Q: There's been a lot said about the future of publishing and the possible death of the print book. What's your take on eBooks, self-publishing, and such?
A: The Ladies of Summerhill series are all available as e-books as well as in print. Personally, I like both. The disadvantage I see in e-books--a writer of e-books usually gets paid through royalties, but not an advance. I think advances are important for any author who wants writing to provide an income, not just pin money. E-books are great because they won't go out of print. It seems as if the publishing industry is heading in that direction more and more.
Q: What's the one far out sci-fi technology you'd most like to see become a household item?
A: A robotic housekeeper.
Amen on that housekeeper. Thanks a bunch for visiting with us, Cara!
Cara Lynn James lives in northwest Florida with her husband, daughter, son, grandson, and Papillion, Sparky. She writes full time despite this crowd. She's lived in several states—Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Texas, California, Virginia and Vermont. During this time she's served as a Naval officer, bookshop owner, and stay-at-home, home-schooling mom.
ABOUT THE BOOK - Love by the Book
Savor this sweeping love story set in a lavish seaside mansion in 1901 Rhode Island.
Melinda Hollister is a society lady, intent on finding a rich husband before her peers discover her quickly diminishing wealth. Nick Bryson is all business, focused on making a name for himself in his father's steamship line. Despite the marriage of their siblings, they rarely gave each other a second glance—until a tragic accident results in Melinda and Nick being appointed as co-guardians of their three-year-old niece Nell.
In order to get better acquainted with Nell and one another, Melinda and Nick agree to spend the summer in their own private quarters of the Bryson family vacation home, Summerhill. As their love for Nell grows, so does their attraction to each other. And for the first time in their lives, they sense that God has a bigger plan in motion.
Yet old habits die hard – and Melinda and Nick each find it difficult to resist the pull of their former worlds.
When the unthinkable happens, they find themselves faced with seemingly impossible choices and a new understanding of God's true love.
If you'd like to be entered to win a copy of Love by the Book, just leave a comment on this blog. I'll pick a winner at random on Monday, July 25th. NOTE: This time round, North American addresses only. And we need to have at least 10 comments for the giveaway... so let us know you were here! Please leave an email address so I can contact you if you're the winner. (To prevent spammers from trolling for your email, please use this format with the brackets--you [at] yourmail [dot] com--or something similar.) Good luck!


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|Jack Schulze with parents
Years ago I asked my son's father to ask his mother about the Schulze family. Since she divorced Jack in the 50's we weren't sure how accurate or even truthful her answers would be, but it was better than nothing. Jack was long dead and there was no one else to ask. All she could remember was the surname Dewhurst and she wasn't sure if that was Harriet or someone else.
So my hunt began. We knew the family was from Germany originally but settled in Yorkshire England at some point. Searching the online records wasn't as simple as I thought it would be and I couldn't be sure if I had the right man since we weren't even sure if his name was Otto Oscar or Oscar Otto. The family lore was that Jack, whose name was Jack Otto, had been given the middle name Otto after his father's first name. And that this was a tradition in the family so if Jack's father's middle name was Oscar, that meant the next generation back was a man named Oscar (something) Schulze.
Then I remembered a small stationary box that my father-in-law Jack had in his possession when he died. We'd put it in the attic and of course forgot all about it. Inside I found the death certificate for his father. Question One answered - his father's name was Oscar Otto Schulze and he died in 1942 at the age of 58. Armed with an approximate birth year I was able to trace Oscar and find his parents, as well as his marriage to Harriet Dewhirst in 1908.
We've never connected with any other researchers. Oscar and Harriet had only one child - my father-in-law Jack. Oscar was one of nine siblings born to Henry George Schulze and his wife Mary, but I haven't found anyone else descended from any of them. So it was a thrill for my son to be given this photograph which shows Oscar Otto Schulze (1884-1942) and Harriet Dewhirst (1887-?) The families lived in Halifax, Yorkshire England and my next quest is to hopefully find Harriet's death and send for her certificate.
Slowly but surely we are putting together my son's paternal lineage for him and his children. Since his father died when my son was only 13, this is a very meaningful journey. And this photo brings his ancestors closer, giving a face to what was just a name and a few dates.


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Per DraftSharks.com:
Seahawks RG John Moffit went down last weekend with a season-ending knee injury. On Wednesday, RT James Carpenter tore his ACL during practice. The losses obviously aren't good news for the continuity of an offensive line that had paved the way for 2-straight 100-yard rushing days for RB Marshawn Lynch. But we should also point out that Pro Football Focus rates Moffit and Carpenter as Seattle's 2 worst run-blockers. It'll be a situation to monitor, but we're not expecting Lynch to be impacted much. He remains a quality fantasy option against the Rams this Sunday.
So why were our worst two run blockers starting? lol. I am benching Lynch(on my ff team) and worried for the offense as a fan. Who are the replacements?


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The record of the Jaredites, taken from the twenty-four plates found by the people of Limhi in the days of King Mosiah.
- Chapter 1
Moroni abridges the writings of Ether—Ether's genealogy is set forth—The language of the Jaredites is not confounded at the Tower of Babel—The Lord promises to lead them to a choice land and make them a great nation.
- Chapter 2
The Jaredites prepare for their journey to a promised land—It is a choice land whereon men must serve Christ or be swept off—The Lord talks to the brother of Jared for three hours—The Jaredites build barges—The Lord asks the brother of Jared to propose how the barges will be lighted.
- Chapter 3
The brother of Jared sees the finger of the Lord as He touches sixteen stones—Christ shows His spirit body to the brother of Jared—Those who have a perfect knowledge cannot be kept from within the veil—Interpreters are provided to bring the Jaredite record to light.
- Chapter 4
Moroni is commanded to seal up the writings of the brother of Jared—They will not be revealed until men have faith even as the brother of Jared—Christ commands men to believe His words and those of His disciples—Men are commanded to repent, believe the gospel, and be saved.
- Chapter 5
Three witnesses and the work itself will stand as a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.
- Chapter 6
The Jaredite barges are driven by the winds to the promised land—The people praise the Lord for His goodness—Orihah is appointed king over them—Jared and his brother die.
- Chapter 7
Orihah reigns in righteousness—Amid usurpation and strife, the rival kingdoms of Shule and Cohor are set up—Prophets condemn the wickedness and idolatry of the people, who then repent.
- Chapter 8
There is strife and contention over the kingdom—Akish forms an oath-bound secret combination to slay the king—Secret combinations are of the devil and result in the destruction of nations—Modern Gentiles are warned against the secret combination that will seek to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries.
- Chapter 9
The kingdom passes from one to another by descent, intrigue, and murder—Emer saw the Son of Righteousness—Many prophets cry repentance—A famine and poisonous serpents plague the people.
- Chapter 10
One king succeeds another—Some of the kings are righteous; others are wicked—When righteousness prevails, the people are blessed and prospered by the Lord.
- Chapter 11
Wars, dissensions, and wickedness dominate Jaredite life—Prophets predict the utter destruction of the Jaredites unless they repent—The people reject the words of the prophets.
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The prophet Ether exhorts the people to believe in God—Moroni recounts the wonders and marvels done by faith—Faith enabled the brother of Jared to see Christ—The Lord gives men weakness that they may be humble—The brother of Jared moved Mount Zerin by faith—Faith, hope, and charity are essential to salvation—Moroni saw Jesus face to face.
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Ether speaks of a New Jerusalem to be built in America by the seed of Joseph—He prophesies, is cast out, writes the Jaredite history, and foretells the destruction of the Jaredites—War rages over all the land.
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The iniquity of the people brings a curse upon the land—Coriantumr engages in warfare against Gilead, then Lib, and then Shiz—Blood and carnage cover the land.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:48 pm
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Hey All,
New member here. I will start with a little background. In the 80's early 90's I was completely fascinated with windsurfing. It combined 2 of my favorite sports, surfing and sailing. I also loved the low cost and portability of a windsurfer over a larger sailboat.
Well at the time I was in high school entering college. I had no money to spend on the sport. Finally after some years I bought me a used beginners board. I sailed it a few times and then decided it was too slow so I traded it for a shorter faster board. Only problem was that I did not have enough skill to sail the new board and as I was finishing college my time on the water was very limited (that old short board has been sitting in my sister's garage for some 20 years now!).
So anyway after graduation, I got new job, married, had kids and life went on. I always wanted to re-start in the sport but never really had the time or $ (my sister lives many miles away and I have not seen my old board in years!). Well as many of you may know the sport just kinda dwindled since it's hay days. Not sure why, but I still loved it!!
Fast forward some 20 years, now divorced, kids are older and I am discovering I want to re-kindle my desire to start windsurfing again. I feel I never did learn and only "tried" it a few times with my old boards. I live in central Texas where I have access to the Gulf Coast as well as many nice lakes in my area. While looking for a new board, I found that since the sport is not what it used to be, you can get an old rig for free or next to nothing!
So I am all in now (haven't actually got a rig yet, but working on some good leads for a cheap beginners board) and had a question. Is it reasonable that an out-of-shape guy in his mid 40's would be able to learn and sail again? Am I just going through the mid life crisis and hoping I can re-live my youth? Is it possible for me to really be able to sail regularly without putting myself in the hospital?
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:13 pm
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Hi UrbanFisher,
You are the perfect age to start windsurfing! Lots of people in their 50s and 60s windsurf, as well, so you'll have plenty of time ahead of you to continue to enjoy it.
There's kind of a misconception that little shortboards are faster than big longboards. Little boards can be faster in strong winds with a skilled rider, but they just don't work at all in light winds or with a less skilled rider.
My philosophy is that you should learn all the basics on a big longboard, including how to get it "planing" and how to use the harness, footstraps, etc. Because you can't really make any use of a small board until you have all those skills.
If there's a shop in your area, or a windsurfing club, that would be the first place to check out. There's also a lot of info online about modern windsurfing. I have a bunch on my blog, including the windsurfing equipment calculator in my signature, the poor person's guide to windsurfing-
and the top 18 windsurfing questions answered-
Welcome back to the sport!
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:26 pm
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If you think you can do it, you probably can.
If you have doubts, get in shape, which windsurfing does for you.
I started at 35, plenty of disposable income, all the time in the world, part timing at a windsurfing shop, no limits, except my desires, hopes, and dreams.
Now 63, sail 120+ days a year, given up on freestyle (that's for young bodies), but can do the rest at the highest levels.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:17 pm
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Great name, especially now that I've seen the video explaining it. I once drove 120 miles, then hiked back into the wilds of Wyoming for a few days of trout fishing, caught a few trout, lost a ton of sleep, had a great time, and renewed my long-lost joy of fishing. A few evenings after returning, I tried urban fishing in a little pond two blocks away I had driven past hundreds of times to and from the office. Tied into a school of hungry, naive, tasty smallmouth three minutes away. But you take that to new heights, and I had to laugh at the fun you are having right under your nose, probably on lunch breaks. Kudos for using your imagination to enjoy the flip side of living in a city. Last time I ate a meal on San Antonio's River Walk was in 1968, fresh out of USAF OTS. (I doubt much besides catfish could have lived in that water then.)
I began WSing in 1980 at 37. I still WS my ass off in high winds, alongside an older bud whose life was saved by quad bypass surgery 20 years ago. I've met very few very active WSers 1/3 my age who can put in anywhere near as many hours in near-gale-force winds in a day or a week as I can at 69, so you should have well over 30 years of fun ahead of you. Even if you're not aerobically fit, you're lean, so getting in shape will be fun. One recipe: drive to Bird Island Basin at Corpus, take some lessons from World Winds (contact them in advance regarding timing) at one the nation's finest beginner/intermediate venues, find a good longboard or more modern beginner/intermediate board (south central Texas should have one collecting dust in countless garages), and take your love of water and the outdoors into a whole 'nuther direction ... hell, dimension. Someone already acclimated to coastal TX weather is already a big step ahead of people who don't live in a steam bath.
Key word in this whole spiel: lessons. They will save you years of floundering.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:12 pm
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isobars wrote:
drive to Bird Island Basin at Corpus, take some lessons from World Winds
That's definitely a good suggestion. They have great teachers and gear there that can get you up to speed.
Even better, take an
ABK camp in Corpus
next week or in
South Padre Island
in 3 weeks - 4 days of ABK camp will get you off to a good (re-)start.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:11 pm
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Bird Island Basin is the perfect beginner/intermediate place to sail. It's the place where I did my first water start and my first planning jibe. Waist deep water as far as the eye can see. There are plenty of friendly people there more than willing to give advice and encouragement. I use to drive 21 hours to get there. Well worth the time and effort. Beware of the severe thunder storms that occasionally push through. Also the fishing can be killer. Welcome back to one of the greatest sports around!
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:20 am
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Here is a resource for you:
We have a very active club in Dallas, North Texas Windriders. Mariner Sails in Dallas hosts 3 "swap meets" a year in their shop, actually the gear is checked in at the store and volunteers match and sell the gear based on the buyers skill so no one gets ripped off (priced by the seller, with no negotiations). The next sale will be in the spring, just keep tabs on the web site and you can ask questions on the forum.
We just hosted our annual Pumpkin Cup Regatta at a sailing club on Lake Lewisville. We had 36 racers in 7 classes with nice winds both days in the 10-20 knot range.
Starting at your age is very common, so there is no reason to wait. One of our club members is a certified instructor and teaches in the spring, summer and fall. Our club also hosts 3 "learn to windsurf" days where anyone for a small fee can get a few hours of instruction on some good beginner gear. Lessons can save a ton of time at the beginner and novice levels.
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Just joined myself and am similar age. I used to do this all the time, but then like you life got in the way. Well a couple of weeks ago my son picked up an old begineers board for next to nothing (lots of that stuff out there like you have seen).
I set it up with my small sail from the late 80s and after he finally gave up I jumped on. Felt FANTASTIC being out on the water again even though the gear was not right for me at all. I can say that if you do start going it will definately get you in shape. I was only on for a few minutes and have been sore all week (and grinning every time I think about it). I have also stopped with the excuses and am running farther, faster, and more often so it will be more fun than work when we do get to go out.
Good luck......so far this is the best place I have found to get good info.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:26 am
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Thanks Everyone!
James, I read your suggested articles on your blog. Man that is some impressive stuff! There is a lot of wonderful material on your site and I plan on reading much more. When you closed with "Welcome back to the sport!" I literally got goose bumps and a big smile on my face!
Zirteb, thanks! You stated..."If you think you can do it, you probably can." Very well stated. And that is exactly how I feel. I am in decent shape 6' 200 lbs. and I still kayak on a regular basis. So I do believe I can do it and will only improve with practice!
Isobars, Yeah, fishing is another passion of mine. Not sure what you looked up, but I have written some articles about Urban Fishing (thus that is my standard forum name). I looked on Google for any clubs in the area where I live, and no luck yet. I am however, in the initial stages of planning a trip to Corpus, Thanks for the idea!
Boardsurfr & Uchida, Looks like Bird Island is a place I need to visit! Thanks for the links and description!
Techno900, Thanks for the info. I haven't been to the Dallas area in many years. I'm in San Antonio so it is quite a drive. But I know you guys have plenty of nice lakes in the area and hopefully I can plan a trip around one of the events.
CFLPaul...thanks for the encouragement!!! I knew there had to others that where similar to me. Back in the day, all the equipment was so new and expensive. Even used stuff wasn't that old and still commanded some good cash! Now that I am re-looking for a board, I almost feel bad for how much those old boards are pretty much worthless in many people's eyes. Good for us re-beginners though!! I know it will be tough on my body at first, but I figured the more I do it the easier it will get! I have no interest in freestyle or wave jumping (ok maybe wave hopping) so a big ole beginners board is exactly what I want. In fact I was hoping I could also try and use it as an SUP for fishing. Wind blowing mount sail, no wind, grab fishing rod and paddle!
Thanks again guys for the replies. I was seriously thinking that it's just a young man's sport and maybe I missed the boat (so to speak). But you gave me the encouragement and insight for me to want to take up windsurfing even just that much more!!!
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Another windsurfer re-born.
Indeed: Welcome back to the sport!
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The Menu: An award-winning West African sweet potato stew served over a perfectly fluffy bed of millet and absolutely delicious winter salad. The savory stew had tomatoes, swiss chard, peanut butter, and just a little kick of ginger. A slightly sweet salad of greens, persimmons, and dried cranberries dressed in a balsamic vinaigrette completed the yummy meal.
The Goods: Today's lunch was full of treats! First of all, it's not every day that we have a cookbook author come over and make lunch for us. Not only did we get the day off from cooking, but lunch was absolutely scrumptious. Jill also gave us her tips for perfect pressure-cooker meals, which sounded totally ideal for the coming winter nights. Here's the whole gang:
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Sounds like a fun day! So nice to see the sun was out as well.
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this looks really good! Jill has a great blog and i met her recently and definitely admire what she is up to!!
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The stew sounds great, and I've tried other dishes from Jill's cookbook, too. She has some fun stories in her book about her vegetable adventures. Does she write for VegNews, too?
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I dream about being a pilot of those ships in sci fi games. Maybe a fighter or a dropship, like the ones in Mass Effect or like that one girl in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say has nothing to do with the stories we run. That's why we have a forum on Kotaku called Speak Up. That's the place to post anecdotes, photos, game tips and hints, and anything you want to share with Kotaku at large. Every weekday we'll pull one of the best Speak Up posts we can find and highlight it here.


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His strategy: Curry favor with influential party stalwarts, demonstrate to voters in key Democratic strongholds that he has the answers for how to jump-start the economy and even show a little political leg with a pit stop in Iowa this November.
All this activity comes as Perry is weighing whether he should take another shot at the White House.
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It isn't a simple calculation. Not only would Perry have to win back the support of those who abandoned his disastrously unsuccessful 2012 run, but he would also have to contend with a new crop of party favorites, like Sens. Rand Paulof Kentucky, Marco Rubio of Florida and a fellow Texan, Sen. Ted Cruz, who are gaining a national following.
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"I think expectations would be low on his debate performances, and if he was able to get himself into a position where he was studied and ready to go, that would surprise a lot of people and enhance his chances," said Matt Schlapp of Cove Strategies, who served as political director to former President George W. Bush. "I think he would also benefit from the fact that there is no obvious front-runner in 2016, that he's not a creature of Washington, and obviously, he benefits from the fact that he's from one of the most important fundraising states that you need to conquer to get the nomination."
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"On March 18, 2010, the Commission issued the Penalty Guidelines to provide greater transparency as to how we make civil penalty determinations and to ensure consistency in our calculation of monetary penalties1. On April 15, 2010, we issued an order suspending the implementation of the Penalty Guidelines to allow for comments on the proposed Penalty Guidelines. We have completed our review of those comments and today we issue revised Penalty Guidelines.
The Commission's enforcement authority, including the imposition of penalties, is a component of the Commission's mission. However, our ultimate objective is to promote compliance with our rules, regulations and orders. We best achieve that objective by providing all entities subject to our enforcement authority with clarity as to how the Commission will apply its rules, regulations, and orders. We must make the rules of the road as clear as possible. My ultimate goal is compliance, not the imposition of monetary penalties.
Against this backdrop, I continue to believe that the Penalty Guidelines will provide additional transparency to the entities subject to our enforcement powers. Moreover, I believe that the Penalty Guidelines will provide greater consistency by assessing and imposing civil penalties based on objective characteristics and a uniform set of factors weighted similarly for similar violations and similar violators.
The Commission's use of Penalty Guidelines modeled after the United States Sentencing Guidelines does not evidence our intent to classify those entities subject to our enforcement powers as criminals. Rather, the Penalty Guidelines provide an analytical framework to develop a range of penalty values once the Commission has determined that a violation has occurred and has determined that a monetary penalty is warranted. Let me repeat, the Penalty Guidelines would only apply once the Commission has determined that a violation has occurred and has determined that a monetary penalty is warranted. Notably, nothing in the Penalty Guidelines changes our discretion to close an investigation without any sanction at all or impose no monetary penalty. This has been our practice for a large number of enforcement matters the Commission has processed since obtaining enhanced enforcement powers through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 2.
A large number of the comments the Commission received focused on the intersection of the Penalty Guidelines and NERC's existing Sanction Guidelines; therefore, I will briefly discuss my thoughts on this issue. I believe that NERC, the Regional Entities, the users, owners, operators and the Commission all have the same goal as to reliability: a safe and reliable national grid.
In light of the comments, the Commission will not apply the Penalty Guidelines when we review NERC's Notices of Penalty. The Commission will, however, apply the Penalty Guidelines to violations of the Reliability Standards when it has conducted an investigation under Part 1b of its regulations or initiated its own enforcement action against a user, owner, or operator. Further, we have modified the Penalty Guidelines to reduce the base violation for reliability matters from 16 to 6 and revised the risk of harm enhancements.
Consistent with the Commission's goal of promoting compliance, not the imposition of penalties, we were persuaded by comments on creating incentives for effective compliance programs by, among other things, allowing companies partial credit for a strong compliance program that meets most, but not all, of the requirements listed in section 1B2.1(b) of the Penalty Guidelines. Therefore, an organization can receive a three point credit for an effective compliance program and can earn partial credit for compliance programs that do not meet every requirement listed in section 1B2.1, but, nonetheless, are effective.
The Commission also modified the Penalty Guidelines to allow for partial credit where an organization's senior level personnel are involved in a violation. The Commission will not automatically eliminate all compliance credit but we will consider whether the senior-level personnel acted on his or her own or at the direction or supervision, or with tacit acquiescence of the organization's governing authority. Last, we modify the Penalty Guidelines so that the mitigation credits for self-reports, cooperation, avoidance of trial-type hearings, and acceptance of responsibility carry an independent value that can be credited accordingly.
Consistent with section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act3, when the Commission applies its Penalty Guidelines in individual matters, we will detail why it is appropriate to apply the Penalty Guidelines and will justify their application in the particular circumstances4. Moreover, where the Commission decides to depart from the Penalty Guidelines, it will support and justify that departure based upon the facts and circumstances of the specific case.
I support the Commission's Enforcement program and appreciate the hard work of our Enforcement leadership and staff to create a useful analytical tool that will further our goal of promoting clarity to best ensure compliance. Finally, I note that Enforcement staff will hold a technical conference one year from the issuance of the Penalty Guidelines to discuss how the Penalty Guidelines have worked and to permit comments and questions from the community subject to our enforcement authority.
For these reasons, I support the order."
1. Enforcement of Statutes, Orders, Rules, and Regulations, 130 FERC ¶ 61,220 (2010) (Policy Statement on Penalty Guidelines).
2. Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-58, 119 Stat. 594 (2005).
3. Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act requires an agency to promulgate rules through a particular rulemaking process, including publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Final Rule in the Federal Register (including the terms and substance of the proposed rule and the legal authority to promulgate the rule), and offering the opportunity for public participation in the proceeding. Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 553 (2010). However, section 553(b)(A) exempts from this process "general statements of policy," such as the Policy Statement on Penalty Guidelines.
4. See Pac. Gas & Elec. v. Fed. Power Comm'n, 506 F.2d 33, 38 (D.C. Cir. 1974)(an agency "cannot apply or rely upon [the policy] as law because a general statement of policy only announces what the agency seeks to establishing as policy."); Greater Boston Television Corp. v. FCC, 444 F.2d 841, 851 (D.C. Cir. 1970); and Am Trucking Ass'n v. U.S., 642 F.2d 916, 920 (5th Cir. 1981)(court looks to see that the agency considered the relevant facts, avoided clear error, and had a rational connection between the facts and conclusions).
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A product marrying artistic furniture design with high-tech multi-touch LCD platform resulting in an elegant piece of furniture (coffee table) for use in homes and in hotel lobbies, offices, etc...
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We are a small company that builds and sells houses. Our markets vary widely from neighborhood projects in Gillette, Wyoming to high end houses in the Aspen, Colorado area. We don't do the actual construction work (we contract that out) but rather find the project and finance it.
The target audience is primarily financial, banking and real estate professionals. We may or may not use this name and logo to market to the retail home buyer.
The logo needs to convey professionalism and substance without being heavy in its feel. We would like some kind of logo element along with the name -- in other words, not just a typeface-only logo. The typeface should not be especially blocky or heavy, but also not too "script-y".
The company is currently an LLC but may convert to a corporation (Inc.) later, so it would be great if the logo could be designed with an eye towards a possible eventual change from "Harpswell, LLC" to "Harpswell, Inc."
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Liberty News
Convocation takes on missions focus -- globally and here at home
At the Feb. 17 convocation, held during Liberty University's Missions Emphasis Week, Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore prayed, "Please use this morning's service in a way that will reshape history." What followed were exhortations and information about how Liberty students locally and globally impact communities.
|The Rev. Dr. Herman Robertson, pastor of Poplar Spring Baptist Church in nearby Bedford County, recently learned that Liberty is helping to revive a building project at his church.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. reminded students about the importance of Missions Emphasis Week: "During these special weeks we want to expose you to the needs of the world and ask you what are you going to do to help people who are hurting and spread the gospel in the process."
After listing the myriad of ways in which LU is serving throughout the world (see bottom of page), he said, "We're not done giving back — missions begins at home."
Specifically, Falwell was referring to Poplar Spring Baptist Church, which serves a congregation near his farm in Bedford County. The church had raised almost $100,000 — an amount that took 20 years to amass — to construct an addition to the building. Once the project began, it was discovered that a local accountant had stolen the funds and that there was no way of getting the money back, Falwell said.
The chancellor wanted LU to help, but did not know how it could afford to solve the problem. "The numbers were just too big," he said. After further research, however, Vice President of Field Operations Scott Starnes reported back to Falwell this week that nearly every contractor used by Liberty had agreed to donate the necessary labor and materials to revive the project.
Falwell said further contributions are coming in and that LU will be designating a day where students, faculty and staff can help.
"We just believe that this is our Jerusalem and this is where missions begins," said Falwell.
The Rev. Dr. Herman Robertson, pastor of Poplar Spring, was a guest at convocation. When Falwell announced the news, Robertson said, "One thing I say is that prayer works. When we found out about this situation that we're in, we started praying, and then last evening [when he received a call from Falwell] we were able to see some of the results." He personally thanked the chancellor and Liberty, and "my maker Jesus Christ, God and the Holy Spirit for making this possible."
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The main convocation speaker was Gary Haugen, president and CEO of International Justice Mission (IJM), a human rights agency that focuses on helping the oppressed people in the world.
One of the most challenging things to think about, he said, is if we are really interested in the things that Jesus is interested in.
Two interests, which he called "unfamiliar," are a passion for the world and a passion for justice. He asked listeners to "share in His love for the world."
With a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago, Haugen began dealing with both said passions in 1994 as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. He was part of a team that investigated the Rwandan genocide. This genocide, he said, saw 800,000 people murdered, and was like the 9/11 attacks happening "three times a day — every day — for eight weeks."
This chilling comparison brought him to what he believes to be the most difficult thing to believe about Christianity: "God is good."
Haugen went through a list of tragedies taking place throughout the world on a large and small scale. He punctuated his description of each by asking, "How can they believe that God is good?" Another question he asked, after recounting tales of rape, slavery and forced prostitution, was "What is God's plan for the suffering?" The answer: "We are the plan, and He doesn't have another one."
IJM has been able to help those suffering from injustice by not only removing them from an oppressive environment, but also by utilizing the freed to facilitate further liberation.
While many may feel powerless against such rampant injustice, Haugen reminded students that the disciples felt the same way, like with the feeding of the 5,000. Regardless of how ineffective we believe ourselves to be, he said Christ's response is always, "What do you have and will you give it to me?"
Haugen said his prayer is that, "in a world of so much suffering and hurt and need that God will ... rescue us from all things petty — rescue us from all things of fear and lead us out with courage into a world that is yearning to know the goodness of God through us."
Students can get involved with IJM by becoming a prayer partner, through donations or by joining LU's campus chapter. More information is available on IJM's website.
*A list of events and seminars for Missions Emphasis Week can be found here.*


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Most atheists are not white & other non-fairy tales
Over at Comment is Free Belief (where I am an occasional contributor) there is an interesting post up, The accidental exclusion of non-white atheists. Actually, I disagree with the thrust of the post pretty strongly. But here's the important section:
Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, PZ Myers, James Randi … if you're a regular Cif belief reader, you'll already have spotted the pattern – these are the names of arguably the most prominent, outspoken atheists and "sceptics" in the world. There's something else you should notice – they are all white men. The atheist and sceptic movements are dominated by white men and I think this is a problem.
I was involved in an atheist organization in my younger years. The president was a Eurasian woman, and I was the vice president. The treasurer had a Muslim Arab father, so I suppose we didn't fit this profile. But I think the generalization holds. But I don't think it's a problem really for the Richard Dawkins of the world. In fact, there isn't even that big of a deficit when it comes to non-whites if you look at it from a world wide perspective. The World Values Survey asks people if they fall into the categories "Religious Person", "Not a Religious Person", or "Convinced Atheist." Below are some bar plots from the 5th and 4th waves, take in the mid-2000s and around 2000 respectively.
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As you can see the most secular nations in the world are those of East Asia, in particular what are often termed "Confucian societies." It is likely therefore that the majority of the world's atheists are actually East Asian. So why no East Asian atheist movement? Because historically East Asian nations have not placed an exclusive institutional religious identity at the center of their elite political culture. This was one of the reasons that many 18th century Enlightenment philosophers exhibited a fair amount of Sinophilia.
Though I accept the arguments of scholars that Confucius would be defined as a theist today, the earliest teachings attributed to him tend to be strongly biased away from metaphysical speculation and toward a worldly consequentialism. The third great Confucian, after Mencius and Confucius himself, Xunzi, seems to have been a more explicitly materialist. Xunzi strikes me in some ways as the Thomas Hobbes of the classical Chinese sages.
In any case, the cultural and institutional Confucianism which was the dominant elite ideology in East Asia for nearly 2,000 years was not atheistic and secularist as such. Even Xunzi defended the necessity of rites and reverence for a well ordered society. The Chinese state subsidized and encouraged particular sects, and discouraged others. The key point is that religious movements were always subordinate to the elite culture, which itself tended to look more and more suspiciously upon manifestations of religious enthusiasm. With all due respect to Daoism the most prominent organized religion in East Asia has been Buddhism, and the suppression of the power of the Buddhist sangha in 9th century China, 14th century Korea, 16th Japan, and early modern Vietnam, all attest to the reality that when organized religion becomes, well, too organized, in Confucian societies it is brought to heel. In other words the process of the decoupling of church and state which arguably began in Protestant Europe with the secularization of church lands during the Reformation and came to fruition over the next few centuries has long been a feature of East Asian civilization in smaller less catastrophic doses. All the Emperors of China were their own Henry VIII, defenders and destroyers of the faith.*
With these facts under our belt, it is easier to understand that atheist propagandists from d'Holbach to Dawkins are products of a particular historical experience. The transformation of Christendom to the West, the counter-reaction on the part of organized Christianity, and the eruption of "New Atheism" in its own turn as a response to the rise of a muscular Christianity in a post-Christian age. Even those in the West who espouse multiculturalism and consider themselves identified with racial minority subcultures have a very difficult time conceptualizing any dynamic where the West is not the center or standard. Generally all conflicts and dynamics are assumed to be a combination of the West vs. something else.
To the left is data from the UK census on religion and ethnicity. Notice that the plural majority of Chinese in Britain have "No Religion." Blacks differ whether they are of direct African origin, or from the Diaspora in the West Indies. It is among South Asians you see a strong definite identification with religion. This pattern is repeated internationally. What you're seeing are deep rooted cultural patterns, a tendency to fuse religious and ethnic-national identities, in particular among South Asians. I will grant that there are differences of kind here. While it is common knowledge that Jawaharlal Nehru, the founder of modern India, was an agnostic, the personal lack of deep religious piety of the founder of modern Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is obfuscated by many modern Pakistanis (the fact even that he was from an Ismaili Shia background is also hidden).
All the Hemant Mehtas and Alorn Shahas will not change the structural parameters which make atheism, and irreligious attitudes in general, taboo, discouraged, or rare, among South Asians. India, unlike Pakistan or Bangladesh, has long had prominent irreligious politicians and movements, from the atheism of the Communist parties and the Dravidian movement, to individual politicians such as George Fernandes. And yet Indians remain a religious people by and large, with strong communal orientations.
I am not a role model!
In the near future British Asians (South Asians) seem likely to be insulating themselves from the broader dynamics in Western society toward secularization. They intermarry with other groups at very low rates, despite being less than 5% of the British population, and fragmented even amongst themselves. When aggressive secularists like Dawkins attack Islam in the same manner in which they attack Christianity, they're accused of Islamophobia. In the USA mainstream liberals like Josh Marshall look skeptically upon the 'odd confluence' between Christian religious fundamentalists and New Atheists in their attitudes toward Islam. And it isn't just Islam. In late 2004 a group of Sikhs in Britain rioted because of a blasphemous play. Here's what went down:
With its depiction of rape and murder within a Sikh temple, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's drama was bound to upset critics who felt that its title Behzti – Dishonour – encapsulated the slur it cast on their faith. But few anticipated that a small-scale production by a young playwright could spark the violent confrontation that this weekend resulted in thousands of pounds worth of damage and clashes with riot police at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
This is not an atypical expression of "communal" outrage which occasionally flairs up in South Asia. Though in this case the outrage was directed against a heterodox member of the community.
The overall point I'm making is that we need to take cultural difference seriously. Just as East Asians are relatively secular because of their particular distinctive history, so South Asian culture and society has been shaped by its religious commitments in a very deep manner. Of course this sort of reflexive and explicit confessional outlook does not have to necessarily persist. To be French was to be Catholic until the emergence of a public non-Catholic element within French society during and after the Revolution. The prominence of Buddhism in Korean culture under the Silla and Goryeo gave way to marginalization under the Joseon. But these changes did not happen through better role models, rather, they were the outcome of an uprooting of the basic cultural presuppositions of the defining elites. The sort of multiculturalism which is currently being promoted in Britain right now arguably serves as a check on these sorts of transformations. Amartya Sen has argued so. The problem lies not with atheist organizations and Richard Dawkins, but a national elite which crystallized and solidifies specific parameters which define a recognized subculture in a multicultural order. I would argue that this is a case where the American model, where there is less state guiding of cultural hybridization and coexistence, gives more leeway for individual personal self-exploration and definition.
* This is not to say that East Asia is necessarily a haven for a critical rationalist perspective, what with the prominence of Chinese medicine, geomancy, Korean shamanism, and New Religious Movements in Japan.
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by Matthew O'Donnell, D.O., Chestnut Hill Hospital
There are a lot of myths and misinformation surrounding colon cancer — the third most common cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. One of the most important facts is: colon cancer is preventable and treatable if caught early – and one of the easiest ways to detect it is a simple screening.
Fifty percent of colon cancer cases could be prevented by simple lifestyle changes and 95 percent of cases cured, if detected early, according to the Susan Cohen Colon Cancer Foundation. An estimated 150,000 men and women in the United States are diagnosed with colon cancer each year, and almost 50,000 die from the disease.
Myth: Colorectal cancer is a rapidly spreading, deadly disease
Fact: Most forms of colorectal cancer are slow growing, and as many as 95% of cases are curable if detected early.
Myth: Colon cancer affects mainly men.
Fact: Colon cancer affects men and women equally. While the risk level is the same, men and women do manifest colon cancer differently. Women usually develop the disease later in life, and the cancer affects different areas of the colon in men and women.
Myth: Colon cancer isn't preventable.
Fact: Colon cancer can be easily prevented with regular screening colonoscopies. Often, precancerous polyps can be found and removed during a colonoscopy.
Myth: You can get colon cancer at any age.
Fact: More than 90 percent of people diagnosed with colon cancer are age 50 and older.
Myth: Colon cancer is fatal, so screenings don't make a big difference.
Fact: Colon cancer is very treatable; in fact, if the cancer is found early, the five year survival rate is 90 percent.
Myth: Colon cancer isn't that common.
Fact: Colon cancer is the third-most common cancer in the United States, just behind prostate (men) and breast cancer (women) at number one, and lung cancer at number two.
Myth: Having a colonoscopy is painful and embarrassing.
Fact: Having a colonoscopy is not as unpleasant as most people expect. To prevent any discomfort, the patient is sedated for this outpatient procedure, which is usually completed in less than 30 minutes.
An important first step in colon cancer screening and prevention is a colonoscopy. During the procedures, the doctor uses a lighted flexible scope to examine the colon and rectum for abnormalities such as inflamed tissue or irregular growths, also known as polyps.
All adults should receive a screening colonoscopy by age 50, or earlier if you have any of the following risk factors: a personal or family history of polyps or colorectal cancer; inflammatory or intestinal conditions (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, etc.); a diet high in red meats, fats, and processed foods; or if you are inactive, overweight, smoke, or a heavy drinker.
Colorectal cancer can be present with no symptoms at all, which is why a screening is so important. However, see your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms:
• A change in bowel habits
• Blood (either bright red or very dark) in the stool
• Diarrhea, constipation, or feeling that the bowel does not empty completely
• Stools that are narrower than usual
• Frequent gas pains, bloating, fullness, or cramps
• Weight loss for no known reason
• Feeling very tired
Your doctor may refer you to a gastroenterologist, a surgeon or an internist who can perform the colonoscopy. Depending on what is found during the procedure, your doctor will recommend the right time for a follow-up colonoscopy. If cancer is discovered, you'll be referred to a surgeon or medical oncologist for treatment.
To learn more, visit www.chestnuthillhealth.com, choose the "Health Resources" tab and type "Colon Cancer" in the search box. You will find several videos and podcasts, health tips, a risk assessment – and more.
Sources: The American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org, The Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation, www.coloncancerfoundation.org.