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Karen M Williams RegBACP, RegCOSRT
A qualified Integrative Psychotherapist, with over 10 years experience counselling individuals and those in a relationship; responding to your needs and your individuality and uniqueness. I am a Relate trained Relationship & Psychosexual Therapist.
Peter Ramakers
I am a person-centred counsellor. I can help with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, personality disorders.
Rachel Richards
Hello If you've arrived at this page, perhaps you're feeling distressed, low, anxious or stuck; maybe you're looking for a positive change in your life, work, relationships or the way you see yourself. You may be hoping to make sense of your...
Pati Bielak-Smith, MA MBACP
At the heart of my counselling practice is compassionate communication. My Master's Degree in Philosophy, as well as Therapeutic Counselling training and years of practice, prepared me to walk alongside you in search for balance and meaning in life.
Debra Lui MSc CBP, Adv Dip Couns, MBACP
Are you having issues with food or worried about your eating habits? Are thoughts about food taking over your life and you feel every day is a constant struggle? Whether you are experiencing binge-eating disorder (BED), bulimia nervosa or anorexia...
Jan Jones, B.A. Registered MBACP. PG Diploma. PG Counselling Supervision
I am passionate about counselling,through my experience of being a client in a particularly challenging time in my life many years ago. I decided to train as a counsellor, I qualified in 2009. I remember how anxious I felt about starting my...
Gwen Ellis BA DipCounselling MBACP
Counselling offers a way to discuss issues that are worrying you, with someone who has been trained how to listen and who can help you come to terms with what is happening. And counselling helps you find ways to cope and to change. Counselling...
Ivama Zavina-Newman, Counselling & Supervision, PG Ad Prof Dip PC, MBACP
Offering structured yet creative approaches in guiding clients to help release and transcend painful subconscious programs by providing a safe space for deep self-exploration and development of emotional self-regulation and self-awareness.
Joan Brindle: BABCP Accredited CBT Psychotherapist
If you want to overcome anxiety, low mood, OCD or life stresses, contact me to discuss a way forward that is tailored to your needs. I offer 1:1 sessions that are aimed at finding solutions and building skills to manage difficult life events.
J. Sian Evans MBACP
I'm a experienced Integrative Counsellor. Located close to the A55. Life's challenges can be hard to bare at times.My role is to support you, to explore your thoughts and feelings, including anxiety, depression,relationship issues and family issues.
Kathryn Murray. Dip.Counselling (mbacp)
Depressed or anxious? Family or relationship difficulties? Overwhelmed by pressures of the present? Troubled by memories of the past? Or worried about fears for the future? Counselling could help make positive change in your life.
Julie Anne Hewson - UKCP Registered. MBACP. Snr. Accredited. EASC Accredited
I am an experienced, compassionate psychotherapist and counsellor, working with individuals & couples. I can help with a wide range of areas including anxiety, trauma, PTSD & depression. I love working in ways that are directly suited to the client.
Keith Scarlett
Hello, I offer counselling and psychotherapy to people experiencing personal distress, those seeking greater life direction and anyone who feels talking about a particular situation in a neutral and positive setting might be helpful. I work on the...
Pete Sims (BA Hons, MSc in Counselling - Distinction), MBACP
I have gained a MSc in Counselling with Distinction & undertaking a PhD in Psychology at Bangor University. I am working in my own private practice and I have also worked within the NHS. I offer a professional, yet warm, accepting & safe service.
Rosemary Menelaou MBACP (Accred)
My name is Rosemary, I work from a therapy centre in Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales. I have been practising as a counsellor since 1998. (19 years) My main priority is to show empathy to my client, to listen and to help my client fulfil their goal/s
Samantha Edwards, BSc, MA, PGDip, MBACP
I provide a safe and confidential environment for you to share what's on your mind and guidance on how to make things better. If you are unable to travel, I offer home visits across Conwy and Gwynedd as well as online and telephone therapy.
Helen Yates
Hi I'm Helen and I have been counselling since 1999. Many of us have times when we can't see our way through the difficulties we're having and we really need someone to talk to. Family and friends can be a great support but often we need to talk to...
ANITA TURNER Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
If you are experiencing stress, anxiety or depression and live on or near Anglesey, I can help you. Please call or email me to arrange your free, initial confidential telephone consultation.
Dr Jaime Horn Clinical Psychologist & Systemic Practitioner
Dr Jaime Horn (DClinPsy), Director at Cambrian Psychology. We offer full neuro and psychological assessments, psychological therapies including CBT and EMDR.
Elaine Owen
Talking about your problems helps. I am trained Counsellor working in Mid Wales area from Aberystwyth, Machynlleth and Blaenau Ffestiniog. I offer face to face, telephone or skype counselling sessions - phone for free assessment.
Linda Dodd
MBACP. Relate trained couples counsellor. Confidential appointments available outside of normal working hours. Counselling provided in your own home or at Ll71 8BL, LL18 3PL.
Karen Peters Registered MBACP
I'm so pleased you are considering counselling. When we feel stuck, confused, overwhelmed it can be a real help. I have been a person centred counsellor since 2009 and am also a clinical supervisor. Please get in touch to explore working together.
Kristine Jenkins BPC FPC MBACP
Psychodynamic counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice. Registered with British Psychoanalytic Council. 10 years+ experience working with individuals and couples.Day and evening.
Dale Marshall
I provide a safe confidential space through which we can work together towards understanding your problems and resolving them. I have 16 years of counselling experience within a primary care mental health service and a drug and alcohol agency.
Claire Brook BSc (Hons), PG Dip., MBACP Reg, ACC
When life hurts or you are troubled it can help to talk it through. Unlike well meaning friends and family, our counselling avoids giving advice but helps you towards finding your own answers in a completely relaxed, confidential and safe atmosphere.
Beverley Jones at West Shore Counselling. MBACP, MBPsS,
My approach to counselling is supportive and rational, combining the warmth of a trusting relationship, with the experience of a qualified counsellor. I work in a positive,non judgemental way with individuals seeking brief or longer term counselling.
Karen Aerts
Hello & welcome to my page! I believe in working with individuals in a holistic manner, and I aim to work along side you in finding solutions that work for you, in a tangible and understanding manner. No problem is too small, because if it is...
Bernadette Kelty - MBACP
Whether you are facing loss, bereavement, a relationship breakdown or simply feel broken I will listen and help you move forward. I have experience helping with physical, mental & spiritual issues. I warmly invite you to read my profile.
Victoria Martin MBACP (Accredited Register)
Experienced BACP Registered Counsellor offering professional, private counselling, with warmth, humour, non-judgemental acceptance, empathy and confidentiality assured. Free 30 minute Introduction Session and convenient online booking via my website.
Ann Day-Jones
I describe myself as an Integrative Therapist as I use a powerful blend of the most effective therapies to enable you to make the changes you want. In 2007 I started my training as an NLP consultant and a Clinical Hypnotherapist. This ignited a...
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Comfortably situated on a small pedestrian street corner between Hackescher Markt and Alexanderplatz, Citystay Hostel Berlin promises a peaceful and activity filled visit. Set in a building first constructed in 1896, this former merchant's home offers a unique historic flavor combined with our own modern touches. You can take our word for it when we tell you the charming Prussian vaulted ceilings of Citystay Hostel Berlin are worth a visit! Discover here in the heart of Berlin the city's most loved attractions on foot, or kick back here in Citystay Hostel Berlin with our outdoor café, bar, or picturesque courtyard. We look forward to your stay!

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William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) British
Dramatist and poet
The colossous who bestrode English literary scene with his immortal plays so diverse in subject, unrivalled in brilliance and depth, ironically remains still an enigma. Even its authorship has been doubted by scholars and critics who have analysed his plays – confronted with works of such grandeur can not attribute their authorship to who had such a humble beginnings.
It is true that all known facts of his life would fill only a page or two; He was born at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire in the year 1564, probably on April 23, the son of John Shakespeare, a yeoman who later became an alderman at Startford.
William courted Anne Hathaway (1582), daughter of a substantial yeoman, who was eight years older to him. At the age of eighteen he married her. Later we hear him making a name in London as a playwright and actor. In those days and times a playwright was a mere play – provider – a man of the theatre, a master of the company, whose sole duty was to provide text. It was unheard of printing a mere playwright's story, especially one who was not even of courtly status.
So little is known of his career in London. He appears to have been a handy man and a play provider rather than an actor at the Globe and other theatres. It was not until seven years after his death that two of his old friends and fellow actors saw to the production of the First Folio of his play. Similarly it was not until nearly a hundred years after Shakespeare's death that his first biography appeared. We may have to rest content for want of better proof in the adage, "the life of an artist survives not in his biography but in the products of his art."
But if his plays tell us little about himself, they reveal a mind rich in the knowledge of his fellow creatures with their greatness and their faults. He was a warm, pleasant and unassuming companion, the local boy who made good by his sharp business sense, was a boon companion as vouched by many of his contemporaries.
One day Burbage who played Richard III in the Bard's Company made a tryst for the night with a lady and the password for her chamber was Richard III. Overhearing this the Bard knocked at the lady's door and gained admission using the password. While they were making merry the actor knocked at the door. In response the Bard sent word to Burbage that William the Conqueror was before Richard the Third.


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Aug 22, 2019
Rockwall Independent School District and the Rockwall Aquatic Center of Excellence (RACE) Swim Team Rockwall, Texas (20 miles East of downtown Dallas) Position: Full-time Assistant Club Coach Overview The Rockwall ISD is seeking a qualified USA Swimming club coach as soon as possible. We are looking for a full-time assistant club swim coach that is willing and able to coach with the on-site club team and perform team and facility duties as necessary. The RISD Aquatic Center is a 56,000 sq.ft, 50 meter X 25 yard facility with 2 movable bulkheads, 2X1m and 2X3m diving boards and a 4-lane swim lesson pool. RACE is a year-round swim team with roughly 375 members that include 13 different levels (visit www.rockwallaquatics.com for more team information). RACE has achieved 3 Silver Level and 3 Bronze Level National Club Excellence Awards from USA Swimming over the last 6 years. Responsibilities and Expectations -Write, attend, actively coach and supervise all assigned club practices, including every weekday evening and at least 3 mornings per week. -Be willing and prepared to coach practice groups, and meets, on weekends and on/around holidays. -Work closely with RACE Head Coach and Head Age-Group coach in developing a comprehensive program to maximize performance potential. -Assist Head Coach and/or Head Age-Group Coach with all scheduled/assigned wet and dry duties. -Be willing and able to help organize and run swim meets (experience with Team Unify, Hy-Tek Team/Meet Manager and Daktronics preferred). -Attend all staff meetings and team functions -Prepare for, attend and actively coach meets, meet-related activities -Be willing to understand, adopt and incorporate Rockwall ISD policies and procedures into your daily work responsibilities. -Be willing to adopt and incorporate RACE team philosophies and goals into your coaching -Honor and promote RACE Swimming traditions and spirit -Demonstrate, teach and encourage good technique and sportsmanship -Communicate with swimmers, parents and other coaches in a productive and professional manner (in person or through email, phone, etc.) -Handle disciplinary/behavioral matters professionally Qualifications - Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills - Excellent organization skills - Minimum of 3 years of swim coaching experience (UIL and USA preferred) -ASCA Level 3 or higher (or equivalent experience) preferred - Background in competitive swimming (Collegiate experience preferred) - Proven ability to work in a team environment - Maintain current First-Aid, CPR, AED and lifeguard certification - Successfully complete USA Swimming background check, athlete protection training, and athlete safety training. -Successfully complete Rockwall ISD background check Compensation $40,000-$45,000 salary. Commensurable with Experience Please send a resume, cover letter, and list of three references to: Neil Walker email@example.com 469-698-7380
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Connor McCarthy and the Crimson welcome Princeton to Ohiri Field Saturday afternoon (Gil Talbot).
The Game:
The Crimson men's soccer team continues its stretch of four consecutive home games as Harvard hosts Princeton at Ohiri Field.
Harvard heads into the weekend 2-9-1 overall and 0-3-0 in league play, while Princeton stands at 3-8-1 on the season and 0-3-0 in conference action.
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Live statistics and mobile device live statistics will be available for Saturday's game.
The Matchup:
Harvard is looking to snap a two-game losing streak to the Tigers after falling the last two years by identical 2-1 scores. Overall, the Crimson owns a narrow 39-38-8 advantage in the all-time series which began in 1909. From 2002-2008, Harvard went 5-0-1 against Princeton.
About Harvard:
The Crimson is looking to get back to .500 at home after falling to Brown, 1-0, last weekend. Harvard has two victories on its home turf this fall, having downed Northeastern and Massachusetts.
Brian Rogers (two goals), Zack Wolfenzon (one), Scott Prozeller (one) and Obiajulu Charles Agha (one) have tallied scores for Harvard. Rogers paces the team with 26 shots, including 14 on net, while Wolfenzon (14), Michael Innocenzi (11) and Ben Tsuda (10) have the most other attempts on the team.
Austin Harms and Brett Conrad have both started multiple games in net for the Crimson. Harms is 2-6 with two clean sheets and a 1.29 goals-against average, to go along with 27 saves. Conrad has recorded one shutout and made 10 saves. Conrad also owns a 1.07 goals-against mark.
Harvard is outshooting teams, 132-129, while opponents have an edge in corner kicks, 51-40, and goals, 15-5.
About Princeton:
The Tigers are led offensively by Antoine Hoppenot (4-5-13) and Matt Sanner (6-0-12). Sanner has tallied three game-winning goals this fall, while Hoppenot has converted two penalty kicks. Cameron Porter has also contributed with three goals and one assist for seven points.
Max Gallin has started all 11 games he has appeared in and has earned one shutout. He also boasts a 1.90 goals-against mark and 34 saves.
Princeton has tallied 19 goals, while surrendering 25 on the season. The Tigers have an advantage in shots, 174-140, and corners by a wide margin, 81-52.
Grab An Eraser:
Austin Harms is now 11 saves away from tying fifth all-time in saves in program history. In front of him is Steve Kidder '74 with 177 saves. In addition, with 18 clean sheets in his career, the government concentration out of Corona del Mar, Calif., remains just one shutout away from tying Chris Johnson '06 (19) for the Harvard program record. Harms has two clean sheets this season after recording three as a junior, seven as a sophomore and six as a freshman.
Up Next:
Harvard will remain home to host Dartmouth Oct. 29 and Colgate Nov. 1. The Crimson will then go on the road to visit Columbia Nov. 5, before closing out the regular season at home against Penn Nov. 12.


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A brief history of Meteosat
When the European Space Agency was set up in 1975, it was the political will of its founders that ESA's research and development programmes should lead to a strong, independent European space sector and to tangible economic benefits. ESA met the initial objectives of bringing together the resources and skills required for developing an integrated space science programme backed up by the national agencies of certain Member States, operational bodies and space initiatives. The success of Meteosat, is a direct result of an R&D programme started by ESA in the early 1970s to serve the meteorological user community.
The first satellite
Meteosat-1 was launched in November 1977. Placed in geostationary orbit at 0 degrees longitude, it provided a permanent field of view over most of Europe, the whole of Africa, the Middle East and the eastern half of South America - in total over 100 countries.
During the first eight years, ESA's initial Meteosat system fulfilled its mission to the complete satisfaction of meteorologists and scientists working in climatology and atmospheric physics. However, the focus of ESA programmes was on exploring new space applications. Financing and running the operational systems that resulted from ESA experimental programmes had to be carried out by specialised operators, and, for this reason, an intergovernmental European conference in 1981 sought ways of financing an operational Meteosat programme. A dedicated organisation was set up for this purpose and Eumetsat's (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) convention came into force on 19 June 1986.
ESA & Eumetsat
ESA has been providing funding, manpower, technical support and the necessary infrastructure for the development of the Meteosat satellites. In addition to developing the space segment and procuring the satellites, ESA is in charge of scientific research activities, supports the commissioning phase and also performs the in-orbit functional verification.
In January 1987, five months after it entered into force, Eumetsat took over formal responsibility for the Meteosat system. On 1 December 1995, Eumetsat took over from ESA the operation of Meteosat satellites from its new dedicated Control Centre.
The last of the ESA-owned Meteosat satellites, Meteosat-3, was launched on 15 June 1988. The first operational satellite, Meteosat-4, was launched on 6 March 1989. On 14 June 2006, Eumetsat announced the termination of satellite image transmission from Meteosat-7 from 0 deg longitude as of 09:00 UTC. This represented the end of the first generation of Meteosat.
More than just one satellite
The two major components of the Meteosat system are two or more satellites in orbit and the ground segment. The operational Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites are located at 0 degrees longitude at 36 000 kilometers above the equator. Only one is the operational satellite, while the other is the in-orbit backup. The spacecraft can be moved above any point over the equator. In 1991, it was possible, for example, to shift one of the three Meteosat satellites in orbit (Meteosat-3) westwards over the Americas. From its new position, it supplied data to NOAA, the US weather service, which had only one satellite left in geostationary orbit.
Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)
A series of four Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites provide more comprehensive and more frequent data to meteorologists and climate-monitoring scientists. ESA was responsible for designing and developing the first MSG satellite, and for procuring the other three on behalf of Eumetsat. Meanwhile Eumetsat has responsibility for defining the payload based on user needs, procuring the ground segment and launchers, and operating the system.
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG)
Following the successful commissioning of the MSG series, Eumetsat and ESA are already actively planning the next European operational geostationary meteorological satellite system in the form of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) to enable Europe to meet its obligations to the Global Observing System. MTG will revolutionise weather forecasting and environmental monitoring as we now know them, by providing a very significant improvement over the capabilities of the current Meteosats.
Meteosat Chronology
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Cape Canaveral/Delta 2000
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 1
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 44LP
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 44LP
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 44LP
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 44LP
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 44LP
|MSG-1 (Meteosat-8)
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 5
|MSG-2 (Meteosat-9)
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 5
|MSG-3 (Meteosat-10)
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 5
|MSG-4 (Meteosat-11)
|Launch Site/Vehicle: Kourou/Ariane 5


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- November 25, 2019
- 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
- Beth Emet Synagogue, 1224 Dempster, Evanston, IL, 60201
- 847-716-2252
A free, confidential, peer-led support group for adults working on mental health recovery. By sharing experiences in a safe setting, gain hope and develop relationships. Develop insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others.
Ring bell at entrance to Education Building. Room 103, first floor.
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The following days are not happening due to holidays: Monday, Sept. 30, Oct. 14th, and Oct. 21.


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The New England Aquarium in Boston has released a 7-foot-long, 655-pound leatherback sea turtle back into waters off Cape Cod after it was treated for dehydration, trauma and shock.
The turtle was found stranded near the tip of the cape Thursday. Experts at the aquarium say the male turtle was underweight and lethargic, and a large portion of its left front flipper was missing because of some kind of trauma.
Aquarium officials say the turtle regained its strength, and they released it off Harwichport on Saturday.
Leatherback sea turtles are endangered and the largest reptile in the world. Experts treated the turtle using information obtained from research on leatherbacks that were briefly captured over the past few summers off Cape Cod.


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Massachusetts through Dupont and then Massachusetts again, this time to Thomas Circle and around that circle most of the way to M Street, where I rode behind a car that exhbited the three most dangerous words you could ever see on a DC street: BMW of Fairfax. I rode to 7th and then stopped in BicycleSpace to buy some new brake pads, which I did and they cost 14 cents more than the $20 commuter check I had.
7th to K Street to 6th to E Street and then around Columbus Circle and Massachusetts once more and around the last two parks before making my final leftish turn and riding the last few blocks home.
I endorse Matt Connolly for ANC 2F05. (I happen to know Matt from college. I didn't know he was an ANC commissioner until I saw one of his campaign signs on my ride today.) If you're an ANC candidate and you're interested in earning the coveted (?) TFTS endorsement, please either make an effort to invent a time machine to use to meet me when I attended college or feel free to send me an email that includes your policy proposals on active transportation, conveying those policies in limerick form. I plan on making other ANC endorsements as we get closer to the election, so don't tarry on your limericks!
The eastbound bike lane on Columbus Circle works. I think this is because the streets hat empty into this side of Columbus Circle are mostly not even streets, but glorified parking lots for congressional folks. So, bad urban policy makes for better biking. Yay?
I'm going to try to change my brake pads now. You may pre-LOL at how ineptly I will do this.


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FORT HOOD, Texas - A judge says she won't decide whether to delay the Fort Hood shooting suspect's trial until he provides evidence to support his defense strategy - and she might not accept it.
Maj. Nidal Hasan said Tuesday his defense will explain that he killed 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage because soldiers
were about to deploy to Afghanistan. He says he was trying to prevent the imminent death of Taliban fighters.
A "defense of others" strategy requires defendants to prove they killed a person or people to protect others from immediate danger or death.
Hasan, who's representing himself at his murder trial, is seeking a three-month delay. The judge may rule Wednesday, delaying jury selection until at least Monday.
He faces the death penalty or life without parole if convicted.


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Teen film fans have come to expect things to be more intense than in sci-fi adventure THE GIVER (12: Entertainment In Video).
Derived from a 20-year-old teen bestseller, it's certainly not the most original movie they'll ever see.
It's set in a boringly familiar dystopian future, where sameness is celebrated, emotions have been erased and a leaching-out of all colour has left – both literally and figuratively – a black-and-white world.
But rebel librarian Jeff Bridges (aka The Giver), the sole repository of mankind's feelings and frailties, is determined to put the 'real' back into real life.
And so, too, after some persuasion, is his teen protégé Brenton Thwaites. But Chief Elder and arch stick-in-the-mud Meryl Streep is having none of it, and conflict ensues.
Cutting between monochrome and colour according to whose world view we're privy to, The Giver has its moments, but generally fails to convince the viewer of the credibility of the world it inhabits. In fact, at times, it's plain nonsensical.
Bridges and Streep are OK, but Thwaites is a bland lead and embroiled in an undercooked love affair that won't cut much mustard with the audience it's aimed at.
> The sequel THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (12: Sony) feels like a waste of time.
It sees the original cast reunite in Las Vegas for a wedding. Both bachelor and bachelorette parties begin in style, but mishaps and relationship problems soon threaten to derail the nuptials.
Mixing comedy ideas that have either run their course or didn't work in the first place, the film settles for simply bringing the actors back together, ignoring the need for purpose. What transpires is a series of loose subplots scattered over the course of one night, with Kevin Hart doing a lot of shouting.
Ironically, it's the comedian's overbearing energy that keeps the film going, his rapid-fire jokes occasionally hitting the mark. The rest of the cast are likeable enough, and they gamely stretch their one-dimensional characters to the limit, but it's ultimately a redundant exercise.
> A stand-up comic brooding over a bad break-up has a drunken one-night stand and gets pregnant in OBVIOUS CHILD (15: Koch Media).
The film takes its name from the Paul Simon song and Jenny Slate plays the ethical-bookstore employee and amateur comedienne whose extraordinary run of bad luck sees her dumped and ousted from her job in quick succession.
She decides to have an abortion, but as she develops a relationship with the father of the baby, the fearless honesty she deploys on stage fails her, and she struggles to tell him the truth.
Writer/director Gillian Robespierre handles the weighty issues deftly, managing to be breezy and hilarious without sacrificing intelligence or empathy.
Romantic comedy clichés are avoided so that the largely bungled romance with Jake Lacy plays second fiddle to a robust, heartening friendship with Gaby Hoffmann, while the sharp script strikes an entertaining balance between candid confession and toilet humour.
How wonderful that a movie that is so unapologetically frank should simultaneously feel so warm and delightful.


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(NewsUSA) - "I drink a lot of liquids, and my mouth still feels dry." "Sometimes, chewing, swallowing and even talking can be challenging." "I brush, I floss and I still keep getting cavities." "I'm embarrassed to bring up these symptoms to my doctor. How serious could dry mouth really be?" If this sounds like you, talk to your doctor. While dry mouth may seem manageable on your own, it could be more serious than you think. In many instances, poor oral health can be an indication of a more serious medical condition.
"Any time you notice changes to your health or body, it's important to talk to your doctor because no symptom is insignificant," says Dr. Michael Brennan, DDS, MHS, Director of the Sj?gren's Syndrome and Salivary Disorders Center at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.
"Many patients ignore symptoms like dry mouth because they think they aren't important, but they could be critical in diagnosing a systemic condition. Some of my patients, for example, simply try to drink more water and don't talk about their dry mouth, which is a hallmark symptom of Sj?gren's syndrome," Dr. Brennan says.
Sj?gren's syndrome, a chronic autoimmune disorder where the immune cells attack and destroy moisture-producing glands, affects up to four million Americans -- but most people have never heard of it. In fact, the average time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis is almost seven years. One reason for the delay in diagnosis may be that patients wait months (and sometimes even years!) before discussing their symptoms with their doctors. A diagnosis can be challenging, too, because Sj?gren's symptoms may mimic those of other medical conditions and can vary from person to person. Additionally, patients may not connect their symptoms, like cavities or cracked lips, with feelings of dry mouth, which means they may not be describing their dry-mouth symptoms accurately or thoroughly when they finally do speak to a physician.
"If patients speak up sooner and give an accurate account of all of their symptoms, their doctors can address those symptoms and recommend a treatment plan earlier," Dr. Brennan adds.
To make the most of your conversations with your doctor, make sure you are prepared for each visit by using the following tips:
* Be prepared to explain your dry-mouth symptoms in detail, including how they affect your daily activities (e.g., eating at a restaurant, public speaking).
* Tell your doctor if you've been taking any over-the-counter products, lozenges, or other treatments. How you're managing your symptoms now can help your doctor determine a treatment plan that's right for you.
* Be honest! The more accurate information your doctor has, the more he or she can help you.
* Ask questions and take notes during the discussion.
* Leave with a plan of action to manage your symptoms, including follow-up appointments or additional tests.
If you are experiencing dry-mouth symptoms, talk to your health care professional. For more information on the symptoms, testing and diagnosis of Sj?gren's syndrome, visit www.livingwithdryness.com.


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India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, ca. 1800Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Mortality and divinity are joined in this figure of a yoga master attaining an equivalence with the cosmos.
With its origins in India about 2,500 years ago, yoga developed philosophical elements both spiritual and secular, with ties to Hindu, Jain, Sufi and Buddhist traditions, in its goal of leading to spiritual transformation.
"Yoga: The Art of Transformation," an exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., is the world's first exhibition devoted to the visual history of yoga.
By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan
Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Smithsonian Institution
The exhibition features 90 sculptures and paintings from 25 museums and private collections in India, Europe and the U.S., ranging in date from the second to 18th centuries, as well as early photographs and films depicting yogic practitioners in both positive and derogatory lights.
Curator Debra Diamond, who began working on the exhibition in 2009, told correspondent Rita Braver the various depictions of yoga masters, known as yogis and yoginis, show that there was never one set of tradition for yoga.
Credit: Smithsonian Institution
Folio 1 from the Nath Charit, by BulakiIndia, Rajasthan, Jodhpur, 1823Opaque watercolor, gold, and tin alloy on paper
This triptych image depicts creation as viewed by the Nath sect (associated with hatha yoga). A formless, transcendent Nath (far left square) gradually emanates more corporeal yogic creations.
Credit: Mehrangarh Museum Trust/Smithsonian Institution
India, Jammu and Kashmir, Harwan, 5th century Terracotta
The emaciated figures represent "renouncers" - yogic practitioners who aspired to an austere existence in their goal of transcending suffering. The figures in this terracotta tile may be members of the Ajivikas, early ascetics who unfortunately left no written texts.
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Smithsonian Institution
India, Uttar Pradesh, Kannauj, ca. 1000 Sandstone
Artworks demonstrate diversity in the social roles played by male (yogis) and female (yoginis) practitioners of yoga. This sandstone figure depicts both terrifying (riding a winged creature bearing weapons) and voluptuous attributes of a deity.
Credit: San Antonio Museum of Art/Smithsonian Institution
India, Karnataka, Mysore, 13th century Chloritic schist
Left: The Hindu deity Bhairava, a guru who through yogic practice became transcendent. Trantric yogis eager to emulate Bhairava would smear their bodies with ashes obtained at cremation grounds (which also provided the skull "cups" they carried).
Credit: The Cleveland Museum of Art/Smithsonian Institution
Folio from the Bahr al-Hayat (Ocean of Life) India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, 1600-1604 Opaque watercolor on paper
Asanas are bodily postures widely associated with yogic practice. The exhibition contains folios from the earliest-known illustrated treatise on yoga postures.
Credit: The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin/Smithsonian Institution
India, Tamil Nadu, c. 1250 Bronze
The depiction of sages during meditation is meant to convey spiritual attainment. This bronze figure includes a yoga band (or yogapatta) wrapped around his crossed legs.
Credit: Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski/Smithsonian Institution
Folio from "a Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)"Attributed to Dasavanta and Mithra India, Mughal dynasty, ca. 1570 Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on cotton
A sideline of wandering ascetics: spying for Indic rulers. This illustration of a Persian adventure features a yogi-spy, created for the Mughal emperor Akbar.
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund/Smithsonian Institution
India, Tamil Nadu, Kanchipuram or Kaveripakkam, ca. 900-975Metagabbro
A Yogini goddess.
Credit: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
India, Karnataka, Bijapur, ca. 1603 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
This elegant court painting shows a yogini, to which the Indo-Islamic rulers of Bijapur attributed otherworldly powers that could ensure victory in warfare.
India, Rajasthan (probably vicinity of Mount Abu), 1160 Marble
This meditative form shows a Jina (a liberated soul in the Jain religious tradition).
Credit: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond/Smithsonian Institution
Western India, dated 1333 Bronze
The spaces cut from a copper sheet represents the disembodied enlightenment achieved by an advanced Jain practitioner.
Credit: Freer Gallery of Art/Smithsonian Institution
Bifolio from the AkbarnamaComposed by Basawan; painted by Asi India, Mughal dynasty, 1590Opaque watercolor, gold and ink on paper
In this decidedly non-meditative artwork, armed yogis battle one another over bathing rights at a sacred river.
Folio 4 from the Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati By Bulaki India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur, 1824 Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
A meditative practitioner with eyes crossed.
India, 1903
An illustration from an early 20th century textbook which merged Western medicine with yogic physiognomy. At left: Anatomical figures with locations of chakras.
Credit: Wellcome Library, London, Asian Collections, P. B. Sanskrit/Smithsonian Institution
Albumen print, c. 1880s
In this 19th century photograph, props and makeup are extraneous to any yogic tradition - feeding popular Western perceptions of yogis or fakirs (Muslim Sufi ascetics) as exotic and confounding.
Stage magicians began to advertise having supernatural yogic powers, performing illusions like climbing suspended ropes and claiming to hypnotize wild animals.
Exhibition curator Debra Diamond said many Americans first came to know of yogis through the conjuring of exotic stereotypes about India that were rather dubious. "Yogis became an embarrassment for Indians as well as for the rest of the world," said Diamond.
Credit: Collection of Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck/Smithsonian Institution
Look Magazine, Sept. 28, 1937
Colorful, exotic stereotypes of India (such as snake charmers) were a powerful draw for theatrical audiences. Koringa, a magician and circus artist who toured Europe and the U.S. in the 1930s, referenced yogic mysticism in her act - walking on the heads of "hypnotized" crocodiles or dancing on the blades of swords.
Though she was billed as the "only female fakir in the world," Koringa had other talents: a member of the French Free Forces, she engaged in secret missions during World War II.
Copy of a lost black-and-white film, 1938
Yoga's image began to change when Americans saw a 1938 film that showed an athletic series of poses and postures to promote physical and mental fitness, developed by a 5-foot, 2-inch yogi named T. Krishnamacharya, the grandfather of modern yoga.
His top student, B.K.S. Iyengar, developed a whole brand of yoga called Iyengar, one of the many types found today.
Credit: Courtesy of Dan McGuire/Smithsonian Institution
By Ruknuddin India, Rajasthan, Bikaner, ca. 1690-95 Opague watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
An illustration of a classical Indian "raga" (melody) - two yogis under a peaceful, starry sky.
Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Smithsonian Institution
India, Mughal dynasty, 1Q 17th century Opague watercolor and gold on paper
Nath, Ramanandi and Sannyasi yogis are featured collectively in this jewel-like bifolio.
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"Yoga: The Art of Transformation" at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (through January 26, 2014) | Exhibition Catalogue
Credit: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin-Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Orientabteilung/Smithsonian Institution


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Imagine staring at a table full of great mouth watering produce, fresh oven baked bread, herbs a plenty, local farm raised beef, chicken or fish, the best cooking equipment possible and perhaps a great bottle of wine or two. Your culinary vision includes creating a lightly spiced, yet full flavored appetizer followed by an entrée basked in flavors and aromas from hours of tedious preparation and then completing this extravaganza with a delectable dessert that leaves one satiated, yet wanting more.
There is one small problem with this vision, you are an extremely successful entrepreneur, but a novice in the kitchen. How then do you create this meal? Where do you start? Do you try the recipes once before making them for friends and loved ones? Who will teach you basic knife skills, how to pick the best ingredients for each dish and how to nurture each ingredient to its fullest potential? These are just a few questions you are faced with in your quest to create the perfect meal.
You decide to venture into the culinary world on a solo journey. After a minor burn, a small cut and a poorly executed recipe, you decide to hire a Chef to train you. The Chef starts you off with basic knife skills, cooking techniques and food pairings that she has honed over countless hours in the kitchen while mastering her craft. You practice the menu with her until it is perfected and then off you go to create a sensational dining experience for your guests. In exchange for her services, the Chef asks you for help in starting her business.
She has seen so many success stories and seeks your advice to prevent the all to often restaurant failure. She has a vision of a restaurant filled with happy patrons who crave her food and desire the great service. They come back again and again, but how does she start this business?
She is staring at a desktop piled high with how to manuals, various business plans and countless business books. She doesn't have the first idea of where to start. What she needs is a recipe for success.
As the Chef walked you through the various challenges of preparing your glorious meal, you will guide her through the process of opening a business. This task may be daunting for some, yet it illuminates your strengths.
You and the Chef agree to a recipe, that when followed, should lead to a successful launch of her business. Here is your secret recipe:
1. Utilize resources that help get the idea onto paper. Plan, plan, plan. This is the most important, yet most frequently overlooked part of business creation. Can you ever remember hearing a successful business owner say, "I planned too much?" Countless resources are available which include business plan building software, free or paid for business counselors, business consultants, countless how to books and the often times underutilized mentor. It is vital for your success to have a clear and precise understanding of what your business will provide and who the target customer is. Have clearly stated operational objectives that include entrance into the business world and a clear exit strategy.
2. Create the entity. Decide on how to legally set up your business. Some choices included a sole proprietorship, a Limited Liability Company, a corporation, partnership or charity. Make certain to identify the pros and cons of each entity and all of the regulations associated with each including liability protection. Once the entity has been chosen, create the appropriate bank accounts prior to initiating any business transactions. Secure an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS for proper handling of all tax matters.
3. Determine the legal requirements. Check with local, regional and state entities and request information on the minimum expectations that are required of you to operate your business legally. Requirements may include registering with a department of revenue for tax collection agency, operating permits or licenses, health or fire inspections.
4. Build Business Infrastructure. Review your business plan and decide what type of support systems and materials you will need to build the business. Are you starting your business out of the garage, the back of your truck or with bricks and mortar? You should have a budget created from your business plan for support materials such as office supplies, computer equipment and software, internet access, credit card processing, membership fees and other support services you deem as an important part of running your business.
5. Create vital assets. Website design, trademarks, logos, intellectual capitol, copyrights and provisional patents are just a few things to consider. Often times employment contracts and confidentiality agreements are part of this process. Once created, ensure that you have policies and practices in place to protect and retain these assets.
6. Acquire financing. The financial overview and objectives should have been clearly defined as part of the business plan. It is now time to get the financing into place. It could be your savings, partnership cash or outsider investment dollars. If possible, seek counsel to review any and all financial agreements you may enter into. Each party involved must be absolutely clear as to the financial expectations of each other.
7. Establish operational logistics. Many start up companies have limited resources for accountants, lawyers and insurance needs. Additional considerations include Information Technology staff, banking, E-Commerce and website design personal. Training and Human Resources are two more areas that are often overlooked. There are countless tasks for any business owner to contend with and creating a support team is vital for their success.
8. Hire people. Acquire the very best human capitol and retain them. Outside of sole proprietors, businesses live and die by the quality of the operations team. Hiring and training are two very large investments of money and time. Establish consistent hiring and training methods that yield loyal and long- term employees who will aid in the growth of your organization. Forward thinking employers find ways to tie in employee compensation to company performance.
9. Get the message out. Market your business! There are a myriad of ways to accomplish this task and remember to stay focused on your plan. Make sure your brand's message is memorable, clear, precise and it differentiates you from your competition. Consider your web site design, mobile connectivity to supplemental sites and the numerous avenues to open communication channels with your potential customer.
10. Open the doors, execute and Sell! Market research has been completed and a research strategy has been implemented. You have identified your potential customer and their purchasing habits. Your goal now is to under promise and over deliver to ensure optimal customer satisfaction. Embrace feedback and create powerful recoveries as needed. Fabricate long lasting customer relationships through outstanding products and services; repeat.
Give five chefs the same ingredients and ask them to execute the same recipe. You will end up with five similar, yet very different dishes. The same would be true with five different entrepreneurs and these ten steps. There is not one sure-fire way to accomplish the arduous task of creating a business. However, just like a finely tuned gastronomic creation, plenty of planning, attention to detail, a lot of hard work, the right timing and a little luck go a long way towards the successful launch of a new venture.
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Doesn't this lamp make you want to pick it up and buy it....NO?....what?..When I saw this lamp I got all giddy and almost jumped up and down. I had seen a lamp redo on fleamarkettrixie's blog(over a year ago) and she made the most beautiful turquoise lamp. Every once in a while I see something that I just had to try and this was it.....I knew I would be keeping my eye out for a beautiful lamp with a glass ball in the middle so I could try one too. I finally found one...YEAH!!
I didn't know how I was going to get the red paint off until I scratched the price tag ($5) and it all started peeling off(not even paint!!). Sounds great until you realize that every little peice has EXTREME static cling!! I had to use water, rags and all sorts of extreme measures (magic erasers) to get it off. Looked easy at first but, when I noticed the little peices from my shirt were static clinging back on well, I had to take a break and take some cleansing breaths....just kidding...I had to go to my sons baseball game and I finished when I got back.
I started with the metal part of the lamp and painted it grey and then spritzed on some aluminum chrome to give it a pewter/metal finish.
I spritz chrome aluminum on the top lightly to give it a meal sheen.(Thanks Dana for giving me your spray paint stash when you moved...it has come in handy more than once).
I then painted pitch black glaze over the top and then wiped it off while it was still wet.
You can kinda see the difference between the top and the bottom. The top has the pitch black glaze and the bottom does not.
The glaze stays in the crevices.
I then added it to the bottom too. Now for the tuquoise glass.
I wanted to take it all the way apart but, apparently this lamp is wired specially to light up the globe ball so I couldn't get it entirely apart...just enough to pour in paint and roll it around to cover the inside of the glass globe.
I used pre-mixed aqua paint from my stash and added a small pour from my neighbors bench paint(darker aqua) to get my paint color. The paint got a little tricky trying to get it perfectly covered but, patience was the key to getting it entirely covered and not spilling out the end. This was the point where I REALLY wished that the lamp had come entirely apart (note to self: next time...don't buy a globe lamp that lights up...it won't come entirely apart)
You can see the christmas light bulb hole that the small light bulb lights up inside of the globe...that I won't be using because the paint is opaque.
You can even see the spill on the table that happened as I was checking out one end and forgot about the other... Oops!!
The turquoise color was beautiful!! SO happy with the results.
Once it was dry, I screwed it all back together and found a new lampshade at Walmart (my 3rd store I stopped by to find a drum lampshade. Target had some pretty ones but they didn't have the right hardware to fit this lamp...a top mount)
Such a fun color!! So pretty!!!
I am really happy with the results and even happier that I was finally able to try something that I had wanted to do for over a year! Thaks blogland for the idea! So, what do you think? Was it worth the year wait?....


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The minute Janeen Simon found her perfect wedding dress, she knew she had to get another one.
Her first dress — a Maggie Sottero diamond-white, sweetheart-style frock adorned in ruffles and anchored by an asymmetrical train — was stunning, but she imagined it was going to be difficult to maneuver in it on a hot August day. Plus, she wanted to dance and show off her rhinestone-encrusted Jimmy Choo heels.
"I knew it would be hard to balance the dress and shoes on the dance floor," the 26-year-old Owings Mills resident said. "Because the first one was very hot and heavy, I didn't think I was going to be able to dance and have fun. As much money as I spent, I wanted to have a good time. I didn't want to be hot, and sweat, and have to hold up my dress. I wanted something a lot cooler."
Shortly after her first dance, she slipped out of the reception — unbeknown to guests grooving along to her DJ's tunes — and returned 10 minutes later wearing an Ivy and Aster empire-waist, knee-length dress adorned with a Monique Lhuillier rhinestone-encrusted belt. She was showered with a new set of compliments because of her costume change, which also revealed those coveted 7-inch-high shoes.
"It was like cats staring at crystals," recalled her wedding planner, Drew Vanlandingham. "You would have thought that she walked in with a million dollars in her hands. It was a show-stopper. It really was."
More and more brides are saying yes to the second dress — and sometimes even a third. When Nicole Richie married Joel Madden in 2010, she wore three wedding gowns throughout the evening. Kim Kardashian might have spent more time changing into her three dresses at her 2011 wedding than she did being married.
"It's gotten more and more popular," said Vanlandingham, an Ellicott City-based wedding planner who started seeing the trend grow three years ago. "Having the second wedding dress gives you the opportunity to let your hair down. It allows you to really enjoy your reception and enjoy that first dress later on in life."
At Betsy Robinson's Bridal Collection in Pikesville, many brides have inquired about a second wedding dress, but owner Betsy Robinson has seen few follow through.
"They'll come in and talk about it, but then they wind up loving their first wedding dress. They don't want to wear another," she said. "We haven't seen a lot — a little. Not a major push."
Robinson, who sold Simon both of her wedding dresses, said it takes a certain type of woman to wear a second dress.
"It's the more fashion-forward bride," she said, adding that she has increased the number of "second" dresses in stock in order to prepare for what she believes will be an increase in sales.
Misty Williams, a 29-year-old bride-to-be from Silver Spring, just bought her second dress from Garnish Boutique in Ruxton Station. Williams, who is getting married in May, said that her second dress allowed her to better show off her personality.
"For my first dress, I wanted something more conservative that would look beautiful in photographs 10 years from now," she said. "My second dress is something more me — current and fashion forward."
Williams' second dress — an ombre, sweetheart-neckline, feather peplum number by Hayley Paige — will reflect her self-described fun and playful personality. It will also allow her to show off her high-end footwear—a recurring reason for a second dress, according to wedding insiders.
"I'm wearing a silver or gold sparkling pair of Christian Louboutin heels," she said. "The second dress gives me an amazing opportunity to show off those shoes. I want those moments. The second dress affords me more of those moments."
Second dresses don't always have to be short, sassy frocks. The second dress can be long, but it usually is designed to allow the bride more movement.
Robinson suggests that brides pair a ballgown skirt with a slimmer dress underneath. Once the bride has worn the fuller-appearing gown at the wedding, she can wear the slimmer dress at the reception.
Robinson also recommends that brides wear longer, simpler second dresses that will enable them to move and enjoy their reception.
Mia Antalics, owner of Garnish Boutique, began carrying more second wedding dresses in the spring to meet growing demand. She started to carry Nicole Miller gowns in part because they were "functional" but still allowed brides to "look like a bride." Most of the Nicole Miller gowns are full length.
Sara Mathes, co-owner of Jill Andrews Gowns LLC near Wyman Park, has had only a few brides request second dresses. But that stems more from the extra cost than a lack of interest, she said.
"It is quite expensive," Mathes said.
Instead, lead designer Jill Andrews will create one all-encompassing ensemble: a separate gown consisting of a lace corset top and an interchangeable skirt to allow the bride a second style.
"Brides like the idea of having two different looks so they have a ceremony look and a party outfit," Mathes said. "They can dance, have a great time and not have to worry about their skirt. They can also have a piece from their wedding that they can wear again."
The brides who have come to her requesting a second dress have done so for religious and cultural reasons, according to Mathes.
"They'll usually get married in a gown from their native country," said Mathes, who this month was in the process of meeting with an Indian bride who had hired her to make a second dress. "And for the reception, they want something that is more Western and traditional. In those cases they get a second white dress — but they don't get a shorter one."
Vanlandingham said that second dresses have made brides more fiscally savvy.
"It's all how you spend your money. People are just adjusting to the economy, the dress industry included," he said, adding that the wedding industry now produces a slew of more affordable dresses, with the second dress in mind. "Instead of paying $5,000 on a photographer, brides are spending $3,000 and using the additional $2,000 on getting a second dress."
Williams said her two dresses cost about the same as her first option for wearing one dress for the entire day.
"I decided not to get the first dress, which was more expensive," she explained. "I had enough money to get a second dress that better expressed my personality. To me, it was more economical."
Simon, the bride who dazzled guests with her sparkling Jimmy Choos, said her husband initially opposed a second dress because of the cost.
He had a change of heart at the wedding, she said.
"His [initial]
reaction was not as positive," she said with a laugh. "He couldn't believe I could spend more money on a second dress after the first one. But after he saw it, he changed his mind. He said, 'I can't complain about the money, because you look really nice in it.'"


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The mission of the Center is twofold:
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The District could soon be cracking down on parents whose kids are skipping school.
D.C. Council member David Catania announced a plan for tough new truancy laws during an interview on WAMU radio on Friday.
After a student misses more than 10 days of school, their parent or guardian would get a letter in the mail warning them they are violating the law. Missing 20 days of class would mean mandatory prosecution. The punishment would not mean jail time for parents.
"I'm talking about mandatory community service for the parent or guardian in the hours equivalent to the hours the child is in school," Catania clarified. "Someone from that family needs to be in school."
Catania is the chairman of D.C. Council's newly formed Education Committee.
The graduation rates in most D.C. schools appear to be on par with attendance rates, according to statistics listed by Catania. In some District schools, almost half of the students miss more than 20 days a year.
Catania also plans to get more D.C. schools in class by imposing a daytime curfew.
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Catania reveals plans to crack down on parents of kids who skip school
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The wrestling world is paying tribute to the real master of the suplex, Harley Race. The "King" will be inducted to both the WWE Hall of Fame and the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum this year. Race is excited about both honours.
"For someone to honour your career, it makes you feel good," he told SLAM! Wrestling. "I'm flattered they are honouring me."
Race will be joining other inductees Don Muraco, Tito Santana, Jesse Ventura, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Sgt. Slaughter, Superstar Billy Graham, Junkyard Dog, Big John Studd and baseball legend Pete Rose.
When asked about who he would like to have present him with the award Race was satisfied with what the WWE has in store for him.
"I don't think I can get better then what I've got. They told me Ric (Flair)
will be presenting it to me. That's awesome," he said.
As far as the controversial induction of Pete Rose goes, Race is not giving it a second thought.
"Pete deserves to be there. He's been in three manias. As far as his
baseball he had a phenomenal career," he said. "I'm very happy to see all of
them getting in there. I can't wait to see them all."
Race holds the WWE Hall of Fame in high esteem and see the likes of "Stone Cold Steve" Austin and The Rock as future inductees too.
"Bret's (Hart) another one they'll be inducting shortly too," he predicted.
Harley Race began training for his wrestling career when he was merely a
teenager. Ever since, he's set the standard for others to follow.
"Everybody that does the suplex left-handed, is because that's the only way
they saw it done when I invented those things," he said.
Race is probably most remembered for his rivalry with the Funk family and
his countless epic encounters with the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. However, after
his wrestling career came to a close he became a manager. After all these years, Race is still very much a part of the business. Along with Lou Thez, Ricky Steamboat and Lelani Kai, he trains new young talent in Elite Pro Wrestling Training.
"We've got six to eight kids now that I'm training," he said. "I've had four
guys on Smackdown! and Raw the last time they were in Omaha. Now I've got
two in Japan."
Still a major force in the Kansas City scene, Race will also be co-hosting a new radio segment about pro wrestling on a local station.
Race has strong feelings about Canada, the Hart family and his matches, including his title win against Terry Funk, at the Maple Leaf Gardens.
"I really enjoy coming to Canada. I liked working at the Gardens," he said.
"Especially the East. I've been all over Canada."
"The last time I was in Canada was for first Helen's and then Stu's
funerals. It's an endless loss for Canada and wrestling. If not for his
wife, Stu wouldn't have been able to do what he was able to do."


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Topographies and Tales
August 3, 2009 by aliceangus
A film by Alice Angus and Joyce Majiski using music, oral recordings, drawing, animation and storytelling to playfully unearth local and personal stories, memories and myths against a picture of how concepts of space and environment are shaped by ideas of belonging and home. A personal exploration of the intimate way people form relationships with their environments, Topographies and Tales takes a journey through the myths and perceptions the filmmakers encountered on their travels in the west of Scotland and the Yukon.
Topographies and Tales is part of Alice's long term collaboration with Canadian artist Joyce Majiski. They began a collaboration in 2003 which took them to Ivvavik National Park in the Canadian Arctic, Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, the Klondike Institute for Art and Culture in Dawson City, Canada, Joyce's Tuktu Studio in Whitehorse and the Proboscis Studio in London.
Topographies and Tales, 12.52min 2009 from Proboscis on Vimeo.


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Living Little Italy
Get a Taste of Italy Right Here in San Diego
Nestled along the waterfront in the northwest district of downtown, between the bustling San Diego International Airport and the historic Gaslamp Quarter, is a charming city section with a European flair. San Diego's Little Italy was founded in the 1920s by Italian immigrant families, who built the area into a prominent fishing neighborhood during the height of the tuna industry on the West Coast. Despite suffering nearly 30 years of decline by the mid-'90s, Little Italy not only still exists today – it is a growing and thriving part of the San Diego cityscape. In fact, it has been recognized as one of the top Little Italy neighborhoods in the nation. And perhaps now more than ever, Little Italy is alive with community spirit. The streets of the 48-square-block neighborhood are studded with patio cafes, public piazzas, markets, authentic restaurants, boutiques, art displays, and other attractions that pay tribute to its rich Italian heritage.
The area has been managed by the Little Italy Association of San Diego since 1996, an effort that has proven successful in preserving Little Italy as a stable ethnic business and residential community. This spring the association will complete the largest project of its kind: Piazza della Famiglia, a 10,000-square-foot European-style plaza intended to become the new heart of Little Italy. The piazza will serve as a central community gathering place to host the area's various activities including farmers markets, concerts, cultural events, and more. So grab your family and friends, head down south, and explore all there is to do in this delightful cultural landmark.
Things To Do & Places To Go
Little Italy Mercato Farmers Market
Fresh local produce, meat, eggs,
baked goods, flowers, plants, and art
Every Saturday | 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
W. Cedar St.
Gran Fondo
Charity bicycle ride starting under the Little Italy landmark sign
April 9 | 7:15 a.m.
ArtWalk San Diego
Artwork, music and dance performances, and interactive art experiences
April 29 & 30 | 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
San Diego Firehouse Museum
Firefighting equipment and memorabilia dating back to the late 1800s
Thursdays & Fridays | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
1572 Columbia St.
Waterfront Park
Grassy areas, interactive fountains for kids, garden rooms, jungle gyms, and picnic areas located along the harbor
1600 Pacific Highway
Amici Park
Includes a dog park, amphitheater, and bocce ball courts
State St.
Little Italy Association of San Diego
2210 Columbia St., San Diego, CA 92101
619-233-3898 | www.littleitalysd.com


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Attention 1988 Grads: Welcome to the launch of the Spectrum Alumni Association and its web site. We are looking for a person from your year to be the class Social Moderator!
Would you like to be your years Social Moderator? Click here
Here's how it works: Each year has a social moderator….basically an online moderator for their year. They reach out to other grads from their year, online through Facebook primarily, inviting them to check out their grad year and all of this site which has every Spectrum Community School year book since 1975, now digitized and online……being a social moderator very easy.
Wanna consider it? Here's the basics things to know:
-The Alumni Society is real and is a registered society in the Province of BC. Here are the people behind the Society's launch. Click here to read more.
-Being comfy with Facebook and having Facebook friends from your grad year, is important.
-We are all former Spectrum grads or former Spectrum staff and if you want to volunteer, we will help you with getting set up and teaching you the basics of the volunteer position. We will make it simple…and easy.
Getting to know what to do will take about 1 hour of your time to learn the basics.
We can meet you and perhaps 2 or 3 of you (bring a friend) at the school one evening for about 1 hour of all of our time and we will teach you how it works.
Contact us through these links. Message us through Facebook page. My name is John Graham and this here's Dave Goossen.
There are no fees. The premise of the site and the society is simple.
– to initiate projects which enhance the role of Spectrum in the community and support heritage efforts to maintain and share school history;
– to support and undertake class and school reunions and other milestone events which celebrate the school, its students, and the alumni;
– to communicate with Spectrum Alumni for the purposes of keeping them informed about the current activities of the school and providing a means for them to communicate with each other;
– to provide assistance to the school and its students through the granting of scholarships and bursaries and to support academic, fine arts, athletic, and vocational activities by offering the skills and expertise of alumni to enrich school programs; and
– to support fundraising activities and collect monies which generate tax receipts so that funds may be invested and spent for purposes beneficial to the school.
That's the official reason for the existence of this Society. The unofficial benefit of that existence is it gives us "Former Spectrum Hokies" a place uniquely ours, where we can create a very unique, Spectrum online experience.
A place online where you can share you current pictures, old pictures you have from back in the day, post stories that have meaning to other ex-Spectrumites and rekindle and reconnect friendships that still mean so much even though you may not had the time to keep that connection….connected.
Is this you?
If you want to know more…please reach out to John Graham or Dave Goossen. Send us a message us on the Spectrum Alumni Facebook page. Thanks


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Today's proposal by the European Commission to cap support for biofuels made from food crops at 5% of the demand for energy in transport sends a welcome but long overdue message to markets that all out European support for putting food into fuel tanks is something of the past.
However, the suggested changes to the current EU legislation fall far short of what is needed to address the flaws of a policy that is fuelling hunger and land grabs around the world and creating a market for supposedly green fuels, which are in reality more polluting than fossil fuels.
"The proposed cap is higher than the current level of consumption of first generation biofuels in Europe. With close to 900 million people suffering hunger in the world what is needed is a rapid phase out of these biofuels." said Marc Olivier Herman, Oxfam's EU biofuels expert.
"Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the displacement of agriculture on to forested land and carbon sinks remain unaccounted for. This means the EU will continue to support biofuels that are more polluting than fossil fuels, such as biodiesel made from palm oil, soybeans or rapeseed. The Commission has totally given in to the biofuels industry, which is holding on very hard to the cup of gold of subsidised food-based biofuels" said Herman.
Oxfam calls the members of the European Parliament and Member States to put the interests of the people and the planet first. The Commission's proposal must be amended to phase out all support for biofuels competing with food for crops, land and water.
Notes to editors
- The legislative proposal adopted today by the European Commission seeks to amend two directives promoting the use of biofuels in the EU: the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) of 2009, which sets a binding target of 10% renewable energy in transport by 2020, and the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) of 2008 which obliges fuel providers to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of fuels by 6% by 2020. The Commission´s proposal introduces a 5% cap on biofuels made from food crops when determining progress toward the 2020 target and a reporting obligation on emissions from indirect land use change (ILUC). However, these ILUC emissions are not taken into account when determining whether biofuels meet minimum greenhouse gas saving thresholds. The proposal will now be examined by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers.
- The EU's biofuels policy alone could push up oilseed prices by up to 33%, maize by up to 22%, sugar by up to 21% and wheat by up to 10%, between now and 2020 (IIEP)
- 60% of global land deals in the last decade have been to grow crops that can be used for biofuels (Oxfam)
- If the land used to produce biofuels for the EU in 2008 (when biofuels accounted for 3.5% of transport fuel in the EU) had been used to produce wheat and maize instead, it could have fed 127 million people for the entire year (Oxfam).
- Biofuels are driving the expansion of agriculture into natural carbon sinks such as wetlands and rainforests resulting in huge carbon emissions that will take decades if not centuries of biofuel use to repay. This process is known as indirect land use change (ILUC). ILUC caused by biofuels could generate greenhouse gas emissions between 27-56 million tonnes of extra CO2 per year by 2020 which represents 12-25 million more cars on European roads (Institute of European Environmental Policy).
- Modelling based on current plans for sourcing biofuels suggests that, by 2020, this policy could cost UK consumers between £1bn and £1.9bn more per year, that's about £35 from every adult, and German consumers between €1.37bn and €2.15bn more, up to €30 per adult.(IISD)
Read The Hunger Grains, Oxfam's report on the impacts of the EU's biofuels policy on food prices and land rights.
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We eat with our eyes too -- it's a fact. So, this week, we thought we'd have a close look at the eye-catching submissions for Your Best Squid or Octopus Recipe.
Squid and Celery Stir Fry by yuko
Calamari, Fennel and White Bean Salad with Arugula by Tastefood
Spicy Grilled Calamari by Izzbell
Ika Teriyaki by thirschfeld
Quick Wok-Fired Squid with Greens by wildgreens
(See the slideshow for Quick Wok-Fired Squid with Greens, a finalist in the contest for Your Best Squid or Octopus Recipe.)
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In commemoration of Black History Month, this series of blog posts highlights African-American history in Florida.
Emancipation, and the period of Reconstruction that followed, brought civil rights to freed slaves throughout the former Confederacy for the first time. Black communities organized and built churches, schools, hospitals, businesses, and civic organizations. These institutions developed separately from their white counterparts during the era of legal segregation known as Jim Crow.
The legal gains of the 1860s and 1870s proved short-lived, and full equality remained only a dream until the triumphs of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
One of the schools founded by African-Americans in Tallahassee during Reconstruction was known as Lincoln Academy (later Lincoln High School). Opened in 1869, Lincoln initially served children in grades 1 through 12. Several prominent local citizens attended or taught at Lincoln, including educator and community leader John G. Riley.
Originally located at the intersection of Lafayette and Copeland Streets, the school moved to near Macomb and Brevard Streets in the 1920s. Lincoln closed in 1969 when Leon County implemented district-wide integration. A portion of Old Lincoln High School now serves as a Community Center in the historic Frenchtown neighborhood.
The photographs featured in this blog post show scenes from Lincoln High School in the 1950s and 1960s. These images are part of the Tallahassee Democrat Photographic Collection, which is currently in the process of digitization.


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Angel Delgadillo's hand vibrates on the stick shift of his '55 Dodge pickup as he squints out the cracked windshield and gears down to a stop. "The old road came right along here," he says, sweeping at an expanse of dust-blown asphalt and the juncture where Route 66 hives off from the I-40, which bypassed his small hometown of Seligman, Ariz., in 1978. He may be showing me a road, but what he's really pointing out is history.
The Great Diagonal Way. The Mother Road. Main Street of America. Route 66, arguably the most fabled and important road in the United States, was commissioned in 1926 and became America's main thoroughfare, linking Chicago to Los Angeles. Immortalized in song, film and fiction, the almost-4,000-kilometre road was known as the path of opportunity in the 1930s for dust-bowl farmers from Arkansas and Oklahoma fleeing sharecrop destitution in hope of a better life in California, and was a prominent military deployment route for resources and hitchhiking soldiers in the Second World War. By and large on flat terrain, it spawned a trucking industry determined to usurp the rail cargo that paralleled much of the road. Later, it mapped a 1950s travelogue postcard route for the family road-trip vacationers who were California-bound or headed west to see the Grand Canyon. Motels, diners, gas stations, banks and general stores lined the highway and thrived on the wayfarers stitching their way across rural America. That is, until the road was eclipsed by a series of interstate highways built in the late '50s, a portent of the inevitable decommissioning of Route 66. The bypassing of the last leg in Williams, Ariz., in 1985 was the end of the road. And then it disappeared off the maps.
"We didn't exist, we didn't count, we didn't matter," recalls Delgadillo of the rejection of the old two-lane road for the newer highway, which abandoned Seligman and other towns like it in this northern stretch of Arizona. Inspired by the survival instinct of those "flight of America" migrants he witnessed travelling westward through Arizona as a child, Delgadillo, hailed as the "guardian angel of Route 66" and a tourist attraction in his own right, and his brother Juan drove the movement to resurrect the spirit of — if not the traffic on — Route 66 and bolster relic Arizona town economies so that folks could stay. Make a living. Matter.
Arizona was the first state to designate the "Historic Route 66" in 1987, reviving the longest stretch of the original route of the eight states it traversed, and invigorating towns for visitors who share Delgadillo's passion for the old road and who recognize the importance of a history laden with hope and suffering, exuberance and adventure.
Several towns are essential pit stops on this north-central Arizona journey. Oatman is a dusty former mining outpost where wild burros — descendants of the ones from Oatman's turn-of-the-century mining days — still patrol the streets amid stalls peddling souvenirs and sentimentality. Kingman is home to three museums documenting the cultural history of Route 66 in the state.
Nostalgia has a certain currency, but Northern Arizona isn't fetched up on a memory lane.
Route 66 traverses part of the Mojave Desert, and there's something about that chalky landscape that focuses the senses. Your eyes grab for any departure from scrub — something higher like Joshua trees or bright like the "damned yellow conglomerate," the way I heard someone refer to the flowers that carpet the dry earth. But grape vines? Don and Jo Stetson latched onto an idea that the virgin high desert soil on their ranch near Kingman, along with the hot days and cool desert nights, might be perfect for a vineyard plunked down in a valley against a backdrop of mountains.
It's too early to say how Stetson's Winery's 3-year-old cabernet, chardonnay, zinfandel and merlot grapes will fare when they're ready for harvest a few years down the line, but until then, they've turned out some pretty great wines using cabernet, merlot and chardonnay grapes from California thanks to the skilled eye and palate of one of Arizona's wine gurus, Eric Glomski.
Arizona has an innate and comfortable frontier swagger, and this, along with the desert climate, has attracted a bold breed of winemakers. Glomski's own Page Springs Cellars is located in the Cottonwood region of the Verde Valley, home to a more established group of wineries. The rocky, mineral-rich soils and intense heat contribute to the terroir.
Page Springs Cellars' success has as much to do with Glomski's zeal to understand and interpret that terroir as it does with his penchant for traditional southern Rhone varietals like syrah and grenache, or his bent for experimentation with new varietals like aglianico, alicante and marselan. He lets the land speak and the fruit guide the wine, which means some grapes are destined for a blend such as Page Springs' 2012 Ecips, a mingling of cournoise, syrah, mourvèdre and grenache.
Page Springs, along with wineries like Pillsbury, Javelina Leap, Oak Creek and Fire Mountain, has breathed new life into the valley, as well as the town of Cottonwood, an epicurean hub for the area. They know they're on to something, and the excitement is palpable. Five tasting rooms line Cottonwood's main drag, including wineries from southern Arizona that want some northern exposure. Locavore, farm to table, snout to tail all infuse cuisine in the valley, with wine as the stalwart complement. It even informs the desserts: check out Crema Cafe's Dayden rosé sorbet for a cold treat in the desert sun.
Gourmands might continue on to Sedona for its fine dining and chic shops in the northern Verde Valley, but the red rock hills, buttes and mesas are the real attractions in this city. Surrounded by towering rust-coloured spires and monoliths, Sedona's "vortexes" beckon folk to explore what the Hopi Indians have known for centuries: there's a spiritual energy in these here hills.
So it was natural for reiki master and native Indian scholar Linda Summers to settle in Sedona. Attuned to the subtle shifts in energy that draw visitors from around the globe to experience these sandstone pools of power, Summers shares her spiritual skills and area knowledge on personalized guided vortex tours, which include a description of the particular history and energies associated with each vortex, meditation at the sites and reiki. Summers points out the swirling pattern in nature at these sites: coils in rocks and twists in trees. Cirrus clouds begin to eddy above us at Cathedral Rock. And then Summers points at the sun, where a halo has formed: I'm hooked. While some come to meditate, absorbing the subtle energy here, others take to the hills for hikes about Cathedral or Bell Rocks, Airport Mesa or any number of treks around these surreal, otherworldly formations.
Sedona's red rocks succumb to lush forests of gambel oak, ponderosa pine and canyon maple in Oak Creek Valley, and the ascent to Flagstaff is a sight for green-starved eyes. There are plenty of national campgrounds in the valley for those in need of some forest therapy. The road snakes steeply toward Flagstaff. At 7,000 feet above sea level, this official dark-sky city is not hampered by the tang of Route 66 motel neon, a beautiful, tawdry escort in and out of town. Flagstaff is a mix of the new and very old — check out the downtown core and cocktail lounges at the historic Weatherford and Monte Vista hotels once frequented by Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Clark Gable. This university town has an easy hipness reflected in the great restaurants and craft breweries that have cropped up here. The Museum of Northern Arizona refines the area's history, geology and aboriginal culture artfully under one roof, and is worth a trip before exploring the Petrified Forest or the Grand Canyon or any of the multitude of other natural wonders in proximity to this mountain town.
The Grand Canyon is, of course, the magnificent main draw in Arizona. But no adventurer on a great journey ever made a beeline to the end. There's too much to see here along the way. Start by climbing a mountain: watch for the Santa Fe train rolling alongside the old Route 66. Then follow.
The writer flew courtesy of the Arizona Office of Tourism and was a guest of Hualapai River Runners and the wineries listed in the story. The organizations did not review or approve this article.
All major Canadian and American airlines fly from Canada's major cities to Phoenix, but there aren't always direct flights; you'll probably have a layover at Chicago's O'Hare. Car rentals are available at a terminus about five minutes away (via a regular shuttle) from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport.
Winter might be an obvious time for Canadians to visit Arizona, trading our cold for the dry, warm winter and perennial sunshine in the state, where many retire to golf and hike and sightsee. Braver souls who love a dry, hot heat will enjoy easier access to all of Arizona's wonders at off-season discounts from around May to September.


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President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.
Obama says Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew requested Miller's resignation.
Obama says he also insists that safeguards be put in place to prevent reoccurrence of improper actions.
Obama has been under pressure to act in the aftermath of acknowledgement by top IRS officials that conservative groups were improperly singled out. An investigation by a Treasury inspector general found that the IRS used inappropriate criteria that identified for review tea party and other conservative groups that were seeking tax exempt status.
Obama spoke from the White House East Room after conferring with Lew and his top deputy.


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- "Professor McGonagall had just stumped up the stone steps into the castle; she was carrying a tartan carpetbag in one hand and leaning heavily on a walking stick with her other, but otherwise looked quite well."
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Minerva McGonagall used a walking stick when she left St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, after being hit with four Stunners. When Dolores Umbridge tried to sneak undetected from the Castle, Peeves ran after her whacking her alternatively with the walking stick and a sock full of chalk. McGonagall then expressed her regret that she could not run cheering after Umbridge herself, because Peeves had borrowed her walking stick.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
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Mr. Speaker, 15 years ago, Ukrainians overwhelmingly chose to return to the status of an independent nation. The day after its referendum, Canada and Poland became the first two countries to recognize the newly sovereign Ukraine.
Today the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group is hosting a reception celebrating this monumental achievement that brought with it the rebirth of democracy in Ukraine. We will also celebrate the ties that bind Canada, Ukraine and Poland. Two million Canadians owe their heritage to Ukraine and Poland.
Since laying the foundations of democracy in those early years, people of Ukraine have surely and steadily strengthened their institutions of democracy. Canada will continue to be supportive of all people who strive to achieve freedoms that are brought about by their desire for democracy.
I wish to congratulate the people of Ukraine for their great accomplishment 15 years ago and for their continued determination to embrace their future within the world of democratic nations.


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