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On November 19, 2015, in Austin, TX, lawyers gave their opening statements in the Texas Medical Board's (TMB) case against cancer doctor Stanislaw Burzynski. Two years have passed since patient complaints opened this case, the latest in a long series of only occasionally successful attempts to sanction the Houston internist who has boasted of his unorthodox cancer treatments for decades. As many readers will know, Stanislaw Burzynski discovered, developed, prescribed, manufactured, distributed, and profited mightily from the business he built around what he calls "antineoplastons," amino acids and peptides that are found in human urine and blood. Burzynski contends that cancer patients have lower levels of these compounds in their blood, and he has administered an antineoplaston replacement therapy since the late 1970s. No professional medical organization recognizes antineoplaston deficiency as a risk factor for cancer, and Burzynski had never produced a reputable study that suggests antineoplastons are an effective chemotherapy. In more recent years, Burzynski had taken to prescribing untested low-dose, off-label chemotherapy cocktails (plus a sodium phenylbutrate chaser, which he also manufactured) on the basis of a commercially available gene test, calling it gene-targeted therapy.
A TMB investigation yielded charges against Burzynski, three doctors, and a physician's assistant at the Burzynski Clinic. In the intervening time, numerous filings at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) website have revealed a wide array of charges about financial, medical, and ethical shortcomings alleged to be plaguing the Burzynski Clinic. In the final months leading up to the current hearings, Lee Bukstein, the Board's lawyer assigned to the Burzynski cases, began to withdraw from the cases of Greg Burzynski, Anita Shrout, Alejandro Marquis, and Zanhua Yi, cases which are not as far along as the one against Stanislaw Burzynski. It seemed like after all that time the lawyer with over a year and a half of experience on this complicated case would be leaving it to new lawyers at the eleventh hour. In June, however, a letter from Bukstein to the presiding judges, Roy Scudday and Catherine Egan, appeared on the SOAH website, which read in part:
After significant discussion with my supervisors about the logistics of transferring responsibility for this case over to another member of Board staff, we have reached a consensus that the most expeditious and efficient plan would be to have me remain on the case through the end of the trial on the merits. […] I will point out that I will only be representing the Board in regard to this captivating case, and no other, after August 31, 2015.
In July, not long after the announcement that Mr. Bukstein was going to be devoting all of his time to this one case, a motion appeared on the SOAH site that was entirely unexpected. It began:
For reasons that should be left unexplained, Respondent's [Burzynski's] Counsel hereby moves to withdraw from this case.
Rick Jaffe, the lawyer who had been Burzynski's wing man and advocate for at least fifteen years, was pulling out of the case. No explanation was given, and following a hearing behind closed doors, an independent administrative law judge determined that Jaffe was required to withdraw given the circumstances. What had happened did not become clear until Jaffe withdrew from another case, that of Greg Burzynski, Stan's son and heir apparent:
Respondent [Greg] is a vice president and an employed physician at the Burzynski cancer clinic in Houston. The clinic is owned by Respondent's father, Stanislaw R. Burzynski. Undersigned counsel had represented Stanislaw Burzynski in a related SOAH board case.
Undersigned counsel is taking legal action against Respondent's employer which might have a material adverse effect on Respondent's interests as an officer and employed physician at the clinic. As a result of such action, undersigned counsel will likely have a conflict of interest with Respondent, at least until the anticipated legal action is resolved.
In the PACER database, we discovered that Jaffe was not only suing Burzynski for nearly $250,000 in unpaid fees, but was also trying to force Burzynski into chapter 7 bankruptcy to collect. In the TMB case, Burzynski's new legal team, in a doomed bid for a continuance, suggested that Jaffe may have hurt Burzynski's case deliberately:
Additionally, Mr. Jaffe has now led suit against Respondent in the Bankruptcy Court in an attempt to force an involuntary bankruptcy for the Respondent. It is Respondent's belief that Mr. Jaffe has taken actions to undermine Respondent's position in this case, all of which prejudices Respondent and his ability to properly prepare his defense.
Because Jaffe's performance was suddenly at issue, Jaffe suggested that Burzynski had waived lawyer/client confidentiality so that he could defend himself. Further, when Burzynski's list of creditors was presented to the court, Jaffe alleged that Burzynski had not complied with the order because money was owed to insurance companies and to patients, none of whom were listed as creditors. Jaffee and Burzynski have since settled, and it seems we shall never know the names of those alleged creditors.
And so, on November 19, Burzynski, flanked by a new legal team, appeared before judges Scudday and Egan to answer charges by the Texas Medical Board. Mr. Bukstein began with the following opening statement:[1]
Dr. Sidney Farber, after World War II, worked in a basement of Boston's Children's Hospital trying to come up with a medicine for children who had leukemia, which was a really horrific death sentence for children. He's acknowledged and it's widely undisputed that he is one of the world's pioneers of cancer chemotherapy. His successes made him one of the most respected members of the medical community and took him from the basement to an office with a grand view of Boston Harbor across the Charles River into Cambridge. Today there are buildings named after Dr. Farber on both sides of the river. The list of Nobel Laureates that came out of Dr. Farber's cancer research program is long. Despite all the accolades, Dr. Farber was more concerned with his frustration with the apparent resistance of cancer cells to each new medication he found.
His protégés, Dr. Emil Frei and Dr. Emil Freireich, proposed the idea of combination chemotherapy. It was a combination of medical punches to floor the cancer long enough for the immune system to finish it off. Dr. Farber's overriding concern was protection of the patients from the side effects the toxicity of the ingredients in the cocktail of drugs. This cocktail they came up with was called (BAM), almost insidious, but the two young physicians under Dr. Farber's supervision insisted that they would do everything possible to protect the patients. Still Dr. Farber initially showed Dr. Frei and Dr. Freireich the door. But ultimately they worked out this fundamental tenet of cancer research. Protect the patient from the disease AND the cure.
The principles that were developed in their combination treatment research became the cornerstone, the standard for cancer research all over the world. These principles for physicians involved in clinical investigations evolved into the study designs, the requirement that biostatistically significant data and appropriate objective analysis to backup conclusions. These principles for physicians involved in clinical investigations evolved into the standards for Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 trials for innovative treatments. We'll be talking a lot about Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 in this trial. Phase 1 a small number of patients to determine the parameters of safety. Phase 2, a larger number of patients to determine whether safety and efficacy support a decision to move on to Phase 3. And finally Phase 3, studies of several hundred, at a minimum, several hundred patients in randomized trials with control groups of patients receiving a standard treatment. The bargain that Dr. Frei and Dr. Freireich struck with Dr. Faber was to engage the discipline of science to objectively pursue data for an objective evaluation while protecting the patients as much as possible.
And this was as a time when all 3 doctors knew that most their patient subjects would suffer from the disease and the treatment and then die. The fundamental principle in their bargain was that the patient with their family would have a choice if they entered into the frontier of cancer research. There was no deception that the choice was between life and death. The choice was between a more comfortable demise or being part of the journey forward toward a cure for tomorrow's patients, tomorrow's children. The only thing that made this choice acceptable to Dr. Farber, Dr. Frei, and Dr. Freireich and the medical professional community was the discipline of science, the promise that doctors involved in research would honestly follow the guidelines involved and this is where Dr. Burzynski departed from the promise of the medical professional community a long time ago.
Consistently as will be shown through testimony and documents in this case, Dr. Burzynski has supervised, directed and controlled activities that are clinical research, human experimentation, clinical investigation in such a way as to masquerade as the discipline of science. The care of the patients in this case the conduct of Dr. Burzynski and his clinical studies as both doctor and investigator, the manipulation and influence on the institutional review board that is supposed to be policing him, the publications and reports on his treatment of patients and his misleading promotional marketing statements about his treatment of patients with cancer all represents a breaking of the promise made between Dr. Farber, Dr. Frei and Dr. Freireich. I have lost count of the times that Dr. Burzynski has insisted that he should be awarded the Nobel Prize for his treatment of cancer patients. Scientists do not win the Nobel Prize by cheating their way into it, and it is cheating. The frontier of science is where the medical professional community insists that the real discipline of science be applied at patients.
Dr. Burzynski and his witnesses will describe the frontier of science as the Gold Rush, where anything goes, especially unloading entire arsenals of medications on naive and desperate cancer patients and families almost all in uses of these medications unapproved by the FDA and unproved by the accepted process of Phase 3 study and peer review in the general medical professional community. The frontiers of science are not a wilderness or a wasteland. The discipline of science is not the guile of a gunslinger. No matter how many cancer tumors Dr. Burzynski seems to shrink, or even kill with his magic bullets, Dr. Burzynski and his witnesses will explain how they can observe test tubes and petri dishes full of dead cancer cells and cell cultures and know exactly what happens on a genetic and molecular level inside the body of a living human being, a living cancer patient. They might as well just tell you that he uses magic bullets. Dr. Burzynski and his witnesses will describe the frontier of science as a place where the end justifies the means. The frontiers may be the range of true pioneers such as Dr. Farber, Dr. Frei, and Dr. Freireich, but it is not the Wild West. So Board staff will not be focused on Dr. Burzynski's magic bullets. Board Staff will be focused on the allegations in the second amended complaint. Those are the facts, along with the supporting facts the Board Staff is required to prove by a preponderance of the evidence, and I'm going to summarize what we are going to talk about.
Bukstein then outlined the main charges against Burzynski by the Board following an investigation into treatment of seven cancer patients (almost all of whom are now dead): 1) that Burzynski violated the standard of care; 2) failed to demonstrate an adequate medical rationale for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment; and 3) violated standards of adequate documentation. The TMB also alleges that Burzynski's practice of medicine: 1) constituted inadequate discussion of treatment alternatives; 2) constituted improper charges for care, drugs, medical supplies, and other services; 3) constituted inadequate informed consent; 4) aided and abetted the unlicensed practice of medicine; 5) constituted inadequate direction, supervision, and control of medical care personnel; 6) constituted improper delegation of medical tasks; 7) constituted inadequate disclosure of ownership interest in a facility to which a patient is referred; and 8) violated the ethical and professional responsibilities of clinical investigators.[2]
Bukstein concluded:
Today Dr. Fost [a medical ethicist] will explain why Dr. Burzynski's conduct, practice model, clinical investigation model and public marketing statements are cheating on the discipline of science. Tomorrow Elaine Kloos, the coding and billing expert, will explain how Dr. Burzynski and the employees under his supervision, direction, and control cheated in coding and billing for patients A through G. Monday, Dr. Wetmore will explain the details of how Dr. Burzynski and the employees under his supervision, direction, and control cheated on the standard of care, and how Dr. Burzynski's conduct, practice model and clinical investigation model, and public marketing statements are cheating. Tuesday Patient F and his wife, and Wednesday Patient A's wife, will testify how they got cheated by Dr. Burzynski and employees under his supervision, direction, and control.
Remember Dr. Farber who I introduced at the very beginning of the opening. […] Dr. Farber, in his office high above the Boston Children's Hospital parking lot, […] showed Dr. Frei and Dr. Freireich the door when they first faced his skepticism about protecting patients adequately in the rush to advance cancer treatment. If Dr. Farber had reviewed this contested case, I am confident that he would show Dr. Burzynski's cheating the window.
I was present only for the first half of the first day, long enough to get a really nasty look from Burzynski and for his wife to mutter something nasty about my appearance as I walked past her. The Medical Board's experts whose depositions had been entered into evidence were cross examined by the defense team. My impression of the examination of the medical ethicist was that the defense was trying to point out all of the things that the medical ethicist was not an expert in or had not done, while avoiding his area of expertise, ethical trial design, and execution. Whenever the defense inadvertently strayed into one of these areas, it was like they trod on a landmine. The next day, the billing expert similarly defended her expertise exceptionally convincingly, I thought, while drawing attention to the hundreds of thousands of dollars of allegedly improper billing codes in the patient files. The Medical Board rested its case before Thanksgiving, and the hearing will continue between January 19 and 29. A list of names read out at the first half of the hearing suggests that Burzynski intends to parade a number of the same former patients in front of the judges who have testified for him before. The hearings will be open to the public, and skeptics are encouraged to attend.
A number of questions remain. In 2013, following the death of a child from apparent hypernatremia, a known side effect of antineoplastons, FDA inspectors reviewing Burzynski's numerous clinical trials (which his former lawyer, Rick Jaffe described in his memoir as "[…] an artifice, a vehicle we and the FDA created to legally give the patients Burzynski's treatment") observed a host of grotesque, unthinkable violations, including "[failing] to comply with protocol requirements related to primary outcome, therapeutic response" (i.e., inflating success rates in two-thirds of the cases reviewed), failure to report adverse events, over a hundred overdoses, that "tumor measurements initially recorded on worksheets at baseline and on-study treatment […] studies for all study subjects were destroyed and are not available for FDA inspectional review," and most chillingly, "There is no documentation to show that you have implemented corrective actions during this time period to ensure the safety and welfare of subjects." The trials were suspended for a long time, however, now there appears to be no resistance from the FDA, as patients with brain tumors are currently travelling to Houston to be given antineoplastons. Skeptics want to know what happened at the FDA that allowed this to occur, and we are soliciting any information that anyone has that could help us understand how in the world this could possibly happen. The FDA is simply not forthcoming with any useful information about this, and so we are seeking to cultivate relationships with knowledgeable experts to enlighten us. As it stands, the only government agency currently protecting patients from Burzynski's medical adventurism is the Texas Medical Board.
- A pared down video recording of the proceedings was posted by one of Burzynski's supporters, and is available at: http://www.donotlink.com/hmr1. All quotations from the trial come from an audio recording made at the hearing; any errors may be attributed to faulty transcription.
- The Board's allegations may be read in their entirety in the Second Amended Compliant at http://wp.me/a2X2Ga-hs.


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Bargell: Even without fireworks, the sparks still fly in Summit County (column)
Guest column
Solemnizing the Fourth, 2018.
The recent, and surely welcome, ban on fireworks sparked a memory latent in my brain. No pun intended and no risk of spontaneous combustion. It was six years ago that our local governments banned fireworks, and at the time it seemed a major bummer. In 2012, my reference point was (and still remains), the age of our two girls, then 11 and 12. At that time, and likely just as often now, the context was music. When the first ban occurred I wrote about Katy Perry's song "Firework," a popular coming of age ode that dominated the airwaves the preceding fall. Perry's lyric encouraged any discouraged individuals to find that special spark inside, and to light it up like the 4th of July. The meaning resonated in the wake of the ban, where we all had the opportunity to realize just how bright Summit County shines, even without a pyrotechnic display. One needed only to notice the night sky, or the megawatt smile of a youngster pedaling down Frisco Main Street.
The column then took a sharp turn from Perry to John Adams. While the segue might seem mystifying, both shared enthusiasm for lighting up the night sky. Adams was an original promoter of our current patriotic Fourth, writing in 1776 that "the day will be most memorable in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more."
I'm not sure why Adams came to mind again this year, although in rereading his admonishment, my thoughts shifted from illumination to considering what it might mean to solemnize the occasion. My change in focus likely relates to the six years that have passed since our last firework ban. You see, my reference points have aged, and at 17 and 18 our little girls are young women. Time all together as a family grows remarkably short as our oldest heads off to college in a few weeks, and we know too just how quickly the next year will pass with our baby who also is quite eager to spread her wings.
The early morning hours of this July Fourth I found myself at a sunrise yoga class. The teacher opted for a non-traditional, at least in the yoga context, music selection. Starting with a folk rendering of "This Land is Your Land" and ending with an amazing piano interpretation of "America the Beautiful," it was enough to make you weep. Instead of reading from the Bhagavad Gita, or something customarily more yoga-centric, she instead closed class with the first lines of the Constitution, conjuring the spirit of the holiday.
It was then the tears did indeed begin to flow as it hit hard what it really might mean to solemnize this day. I could not stop thinking about all of the parents, generation after generation, who, just like us, had 18-year-old children. Instead of sending them off to college, or arguing over car keys, they were called upon to kiss their young men and women goodbye. Sending them off on trains or planes across the country, and across the world to defend our country, never knowing if that kiss or hug at the station would be the last. All too often I fear it was, and frankly, I just can't imagine. Still I need to, we all need to, in order to understand what it means to solemnize, and in reverence make sacred, July 4th. It can never be cliché, nor should it grow old to recognize — generation after generation — that men and women have given up their light so that ours might shine. Adams acknowledged this as well, concluding his 1776 letter with the understanding, "I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these states."
In this day and age of political acrimony I wonder what might be fitting to honor over 200 years of sacrifice of blood and treasure. Perhaps it's as simple as trying to make someone's day brighter, even — or especially — when it is someone we disagree with. Or, recognizing we have the right to express differing views because a neighbor's son or daughter, parent, brother or sister gave their life for this privilege. Respecting one another seems a small offering in return.
Yesterday's music gave my July 4th special meaning once again, from "America the Beautiful" to the Summit Concert Band's rousing tribute to our armed forces. When the Marine Corps march played, I whispered a thank you to my pop who spent his 18th year on a boat somewhere in the South Pacific. I thought too of so many other 18-year-olds across our nation, and closer to home, including recent Summit High graduate Kyle Wertz, who will soon start their own journey to defend our freedom. Their light just cannot be taken for granted, and, in Adams' words, solemnizing these sacrifices is right "from this time forward forever more."
Cindy Bargell is an attorney, parent and Summit school board member. The views in this column are her own. She welcomes your comments at email@example.com.
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In a document released at the international property event in Cannes last week, the Department for International Trade (DIT) revealed a portfolio of housing schemes seeking private investment, with an expected gross development value of approximately £6.2bn.
The nine schemes included in the DIT's housing investment opportunities portfolio vary from garden towns to city centre regeneration schemes, and could support the construction of up to 67,250 new homes across the UK.
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This page will contain a list of books that I have read since beginning this blog. I hope to see this page grow and help influence others to continue reading the written word.
Books 2010 – Starting in October
Blood of a Werewolf by T. Lynne Tolles
The Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
Cameo The Assassin by Dawn Mccullough-White
Cameo and the Highwayman by Dawn Mccullough-White
Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Suspicious Spouse by Keith Jones
Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Failing Test by J.M. Pierce
Rubies and Other Gems by Joyce DeBacco
Naked Frame by Robert B. Robinson
Alison Wonderland by Helen Smith
The Summoning Fire by David Michael
Spiral X by J.J. Westendarp
The Quest for Nobility by Debra Martin & David Small
The Solution by Lucinda Bassett
Cries in the Dark by P.A. Woodburn
Travels in Ghana by Marie McCarthy
Books 2011
The Longed Tales: The Chained King and the Castle of Mystery by Mohamed AR
Best Friends by Consuelo Baehr
Demonspawn by Glenn Bullion
Being Light by Helen Smith
Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Secrets in the Shadows by T. L. Haddix
The Crown Conspiracy: The Riyria Revelations, Book One by Michael J. Sullivan
Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
Northwoods Deep by Joel Arnold
The Storyteller by Sharon Tillotson
Erich's Plea by Tracey Alley
Remix by Lexi Revellian
The Betrayal by Sheila Hendrix
Sink or Swim by Stacy Juba
How I Learned to Love the Walrus by Beth Orsoff
The Venom of Vipers by K.C. May
The Hawk and His Boy by Christopher Bunn
Qi (Book One of the Baba Yaga) by Elizabeth Svigar
The Ghost of a Flea by John Brinling
Vestal Virgin by Suzanne Tyrpak
Blood Sisters by Michelle Scott
The Girl Who Ran With Horses by David Michael
Bloated Goat by Manley Peterson
3 Lies by Helen Hanson
Death Has a Name by Jerry Hanel
Road Rash by Simon Janus (Simon Wood)
The Judas Syndrome by Michael Poeltl
The Scrubs by Simon Janus (Simon Wood)
The MPire: In Search of the Lost by TL James
The Fall: The Rift Book One by Robert Duperre
Green Water Lullaby by Lori Titus
Paper Woman by Suzanne Adair
Blood of the Dark Moon by Adrianne Brennan
The Diary of Dakota Hammell by Kody Boye
Dead of Winter: The Rift Book Two by Robert Duperre
Stilettos & Scoundrels by Laina Turner-Molaski
Hungry For You by A.M. Harte
My Perfect Wedding by Sibel Hodge
Fierce Dawn by Amber Scott
Arrr Marks The Spot by Craig Young and MCM
Vampire General by Kit Iwasaki
Quest of the Demon by M L Sawyer
Probability Angels by Joseph Devon
The Father's Child by Mark Adair
False Refuge by Steve Anderson
The Secret of a Spicy Jalapeno by Charlie Courtland
Invisible Dawn by Weston Kincade
Unsavory Delicacies by Russell Brooks
Secrets by SL Pierce
Eden by Matthew Plourde
The Advice Girl by L.A. Shaw
The MPire: Death Cometh by TL James
Consumed By Love by Pavarti Devi
With All My Might by Gabriella van Rij
Finding Hope by D.L. Marriott
The House on Blackstone Moor by Carole Gill
Pandora's Succession by Russell Brooks
Nothing to Lose by Consuelo Baehr
Veronica in Paris by Sophia Martin
Stir Until Thoroughly Confused by Heather Wardell
Unleashed by Emily Kimelman
Bread from the Sky by Marie McCarthy
Thaloc Has a Body by Jerry Hanel
Paying the Piper by Simon Wood
Where the Rain is Made by Keta Diablo
Rhapsody for Lessons Learned or Remembered by Georgia Ann Banks-Martin
In My Dreams by Cameo Renae
The Arranger by L.J. Sellers
inSyte by Greg Kiser
This Bird Flew Away by Lynda M. Martin
The Niteclif Evolutions: Legacy by Denise Tompkins
Relic Defender: Key of Solomon by Cassiel Knight
Renovation Bootcamp: Kitchen by Robin Siegerman
Under The Neon Sky: A Las Vegas Doorman's Story by Jay Rankin
Entrapped by Barbara Kyle
Of Good and Evil by Gerald G. Griffin
Cankered Roots by G.G. Vandagriff
Hope's Shadow by Amberlynn O'Shea
Conflict of Interest by Lauryn Christopher – COMING SOON
A New Prospect by Wayne Zurl – COMING SOON


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Oscar nominee and Emmy, Golden Globe®, Screen Actors Guild® and Tony® Award winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) has signed on to star and executive produce the new SHOWTIME limited series YOUR HONOR. The series is a legal thriller that rips through all strata of New Orleans society. Cranston will star as a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. The 10-episode limited series will be executive produced by Emmy nominees Robert and Michelle King (The Good Fight, The Good Wife). Peter Moffat – whose Criminal Justice served as the basis for The Night Of – serves as showrunner, executive producer and will write multiple episodes, including the first episode. YOUR HONOR will go into production in 2019 in New Orleans.
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This time I did not listen to my body until my body screamed at me. When I look back on the last several months, my anxiety was increasing. It seemed to have happened so gradually. I let my stress and anxiety over my work take over everything.
It came to a head when I had a severe colitis attack over a weekend. It began on a Friday afternoon where I could barely leave work for fear of not having a bathroom nearby. It settled down Saturday, but Sunday left me weak and on the couch. My body told me to rest. I did not take a sick day. I worked from home that day. Thankfully I had gotten an appointment to get in to see my primary care doctor the following morning.
My anxiety was unmanageable. We increased my medication dosage, and we spoke at length about what had caused this anxiety. I was strongly encouraged to find another job as soon as possible since my anxiety was exacerbated by the stress I was under at work. I had scheduled an appointment with my therapist for the following week. I had initially thought about asking for paperwork to take a medical leave of absence from work to get my anxiety under control. After I had spoken with my doctor, I felt validated. I did not think that it would be necessary to get this paperwork.
I was already actively looking for a new job. I felt hopeful leaving this appointment. I left my appointment, and I went directly into the office. I spent the next three days working with no break for 10 plus hours to finalize procedure updates. I had to text my husband and call in favors from child care. I did not set the expectation about what time I needed to leave the office, so my boundary wasn't respected. I still felt weak and extremely tired. I finished the week on adrenaline and caffeine.
Now that I am no longer in my position, I see how much of a physical toll the stress took on me. I finally feel rested. I lost weight. My colitis flare subsided about a week after I left. I feel lighter. I'm tending to my whole self – mind, body, and soul.


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Nothing controls how you feel about things, right?
Guess again.
Decisions are not logical
Right down there in the bottom of your brain in the part called the amygdala is where all your emotions slosh around to make the decisions you can't believe you made. As much as we wish the economists were right, humans do not make logical decisions. We decide based on feelings and then attempt to rationalize what we've done.
Bad ass biases
Is there something under those emotions that pushes us one direction or another?
You bet. It is called bias. All of us have them. Some are so accepted that we rarely notice them.
Smell I've read that smell is the most primitive of our senses, the one most directly linked to our unwitting biases. Ever noticed how the smell of a bakery can lure you into the store? Does the smell of fresh mown grass make you think of a picnic by the lake? It's hard to imagine being in the lobby of a movie theater without smelling fresh popped popcorn. Right?
Sight We are a visual culture. Color alone can create a bias. It can have different meanings in different cultures. Red, in the west means stop or danger. But in China it is the color of life celebration worn on New Years, weddings and funerals. Yellow is a joyous color except in France, where yellow signifies jealously, betrayal, weakness, and contradiction. Blue holds more connotations than any other color around the world extending from depression to elation. Green is generally associated with earth, plants and new life. But be careful. In some South American cultures it is the color of death. Purple, early on, was a symbol of wealth but as the dye was more readily available it came to have other meanings. Now it is the color for funerals is common across Europe and South America.
Be sure the colors you use have the meaning you want in the culture where the brand will be sold. A bias against the color you choose could torpedo your product introduction.
Sound it is easy to think that songs sung in English using western instrumentation and notation are the world standard. As ubiquitous as that sort of music is, it is not all that is out there. There is still tremendous pride and emotional linkage to native approaches around the world. And that power is possible to put to work for a brand. Think about how often melodies crafted in Vienna in another century set the mood for a perfume or high-end jewelry. Can you resist the rhythms of dance from Celtic to Flamenco to Argentine Tango?
The sound of a child crying gets attention in every culture. Even in the backwater of the third world, the sound of a jet taking off, a car being started or a soft drink pour are recognized. The sound that is familiar and fits with your brand can help build the bias you want.
Touch this sense is the first to develop in the human fetus. Differences in the perception of touch around the globe are a minefield but gestures and body positions that do not involve touch can be just as dangerous. Have a native of the culture check touching, gesturing or body positions in every photo, video or other visual representation you intend to use.
In Korea, the touch of a woman's skin is how great beauty is described. Each culture describes skin and the results of skin treatments differently Can you use the terms the natives are biased toward?
Taste There are some common denominators and some that can be found mystifying. Most of us can sense sweet, salty, sour, bitter, hot and cold. But what is described as good or tasty, delicious or disgusting is completely variable by culture.
Do not even think of taking a food product from one country to another without first checking with specialists in the target company. Chees is not big on China's idea of great imports. Hamburgers will not go over with the general populace of India.
Bias goes beyond the senses.
All of us use biases to explain why we like a specific brand. The experience we have with the organization that sells it may generate the bias we call preference. Starbucks is a good example of a bias like that. A brand that gives us a rationale for being part of a group that uses it can turn fandom into fantastic profits. Examples include Porsche, Rolex, Apple and Canondale.
We can be biased toward any product that solves the problem we have If it meets our resolution criteria and understands the emotions we feel about a solution. What brand comes to mind for you?
Jerry Fletcher is a sought-after International Speaker, a beBee ambassador, founder and Grand Poobah of www.BrandBrainTrust.com
His consulting practice, founded in 1990, is known for Trust-based Brand development, Positioning and business development for independent professionals on and off-line.
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The Ed Gains Experience - Don't Take it Personally
1. Intro
2. Where did you come from?
3. Tiara Girl
4. In your Room
5. Purple Balloon
6. I Am Rock'N'Roll
7. I hope the Gates are open for You
8. Song for Catherine
9. When I fall from the sky
10. Am I still Alive?
11. The Swimmer
12. Death effects for life
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Currently on my own personal interior design journey in our first home, slowly growing a passion that has been mine but lacking the confidence to make decisions and struggling with my inner perfectionist, whom of course is afraid of making mistakes.
In the past year, we have worked at bringing our original parquet flooring back to life; since purchasing our 1970's home, knocking down an ugly built-in entertainment centre, painting the walls and hanging up new curtains. We purchased a big comfy family-sized L shaped sofa and picked out the soft furnishing to finish off the look.
As the nights begin to draw in, and the leaves on the trees change to warm hues, bringing in the beautiful season of autumn indoors with cosy home decorations that can change your aesthetic and bring you comfort during these cold months. I wanted to embrace the warmth of autumnal colours to escape the chill in the air and give myself all the more reason to cuddle up indoors with a good book.
I couldn't wait to break out the warm blankets, light the fire and cosy up on the couch and watch a Harry Potter movies. I was to "Autumise" my home and focus my attention on learning about seasonal decorating and changing up our with the help of interior designer and journalist; Ciara Elliot who has left her job as an editor of a national interiors magazine to go freelance, who has also been a magazine editor for 15 years. Ciara has also been working on her own DIY projects in her home, which you can see by following her on her Instagram.
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Weekend faffing ❤ Nothing much to report at home beyond a few added charity shop finds and a very bad year for the garden hydrangea 😔. Swipe to see the current state of the hydrangea and tell me if you think they need cutting back or what do you think (if you know)? I've had a few DMs on stories but everyone's saying different things. I think they've been maybe sitting in either too much sun or too much shade this year but actually I don't know 🤷♀ . I've been home alone this weekend so have essentially spent most of it in the car dropping and picking up from clubs and play dates and activities and we are now off this morning to help at the annual charity run in the next village. I could definitely do with some feet-up time so maybe in the afternoon that will happen. But then. Homework 📚🙈 Such a flat boring post! Sorry!! Tell me what you've been doing as I'd love to know! It's been so sunny here, I wish I'd planned more ☀ #homemilk #storyofmyhome #walltowallstyle #nestandthrive #gallerywall #artprints #midcenturymodern #sorealhomes #interiorinspo #newinteriorsontheblock #Myinteriorstyletoday #Howivintage #Myhouselikethis #Myhometrend #Interiorsnapshot #Dailydecordetail #Myhyggehome #Myvintageabode #Spotlightonmyhome #Myspaceanddecor #Mycreativeiterior #Myperiodhomestyle #Homediarydaily #myhometoinspire #gallerywalldecor
Caira now features as a writer and stylist, mainly in fashion titles but in the last five years writing for interiors magazines. This past week Caira has helped me enhance my home with her top autumnal decor tips – which I am now sharing with you!
5 Autumn Home Decor Tips to Transform Your Home
Bring In Textures
"To me, the route to a cosy home is to layer texture upon texture. So bring on dreamy faux fur throws and cushions with soft linens and layers textures and all in warming colours", explains Ciara.
With a winter of cold nights still stretching ahead of us, this is the time of year when snuggling up is more appealing than ever. Layering cushions and throws on your bed oozes warmth and will give you that snug feeling.
Change Up Your Lighting
"Lighting is essential when it comes to creating ambience since it can completely change the tone and feel of a room. Good lighting should always be at the forefront of any design and knowing how to layer the lighting in your bedroom is the key to creating the best ambience for rest and relaxation. A very quick and inexpensive trick to changing up the lighting for the new season – without calling in an electrician – is to replace the overhead lightbulbs to a more cosy shade. Bulbs that have a warm amber coating on the glass give off a lovely warm effect. Or you could try an Edison bulb which will also give a softer glow" explains Ciara.
Clear Up The Clutter
"If there's one thing that isn't going to cost much but makes all the difference to it is getting rid of the clutter. It might be a case that we've all gone a bit Marie Kondo mad, but streamlining your life is very much linked to wellness. A calm home equals a calm life so if it doesn't "spark joy," get rid of, sell, or donate it. If you then need to factor in additional storage, try under the bed boxes on castors or rattan baskets which can be used to store socks and shoes and which can be picked up failure inexpensively in places like Ferm Living, Tiger and Ikea", explains Ciara.
The Scent
"Scent is also important for changing up the seasons Our sense of smell is one of the most powerful we possess. I love the Italian brand 'Ortigia' who make fabulous room sprays and diffusers on their tiny island off the coast of Sicily. I'd also recommend Diptyque, NEOM, Cire Trudon and Irish brand Cloon Keen", explains Ciara.
Think About Flooring
"Rugs are another good way of adding another layer of warmth into a room, especially over laminate or wooden flooring, but you can also add an extra layer to your carpet. The material is key when choosing a rug, especially in the winter when you want it to feel extra soft underfoot. A thick pile rug made in wool or silk feels soft, warm and luxurious, while a shag pile or faux fur rug are other alternatives for snuggly winter evenings", explains Ciara.
Finishing Touches- Don't be afraid to change you your art or add a gallery wall. For affordable art pieces, frames and picture ledges you can try online print companies such as Desenio, Junique and My Abstract House, or look for independent artists and prints you like on Etsy and Instagram.
Recently I had partnered with Desenio, an online store that sells art prints, frames and curates art prints that releasing collections and collaborations with different artists and designers that help give its customers choice to mix and match or choose multiple prints that create a cohesive gallery wall for their homes. So, I have decided to add a gallery wall to my living room using the "Create Your Own Gallery Wall" service online, as part of the finishing touches for our living room. You can learn more about Desenio here. For 25% off your order use code MAMACATES-valid until midnight, October 17th (today)
– code does not apply on frames, handpicked and personalized posters.
Lastly, don't forget to add pumpkins, gourds and bring real natural elements to your home. I suggest using your fireplace as a focal point like I did to showcase warm lighting and textures from nature.
With so many autumn decorations to try, it's never been easier. Just be creative!
A special thank you to Caira for your help and expertise!
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Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer, head of the National Policy Institute (NPI), a white supremacist think tank, is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida later this week.
Spencer was scheduled to speak at the university in September, but after the death of Heather Heyer amid violence in Charlottesville, UF cancelled the event. However, Gainesville-based lawyer, Gary Edinger, threatened the school with a lawsuit, claiming that denying the event was a violation of the First Amendment. Since then, the event has been rescheduled and will take place on Thursday, Oct. 19.
UF President W. Kent Fuchs has not only been complicit in allowing neo-Nazis a platform for hate speech and violence, but has taken measures that actively support Spencer and the NPI.
The idea that Spencer should be given any sort of platform at all is outrageous. Spencer is an unabashed white supremacist; a fascist who calls for ethnic cleansing and denies the humanity of anyone who is not a an able-bodied man of European descent. Spencer's racist ideology is inherently violent and should not constitute protected free speech.
After hearing about Spencer's event, some local businesses aimed to undermine it by throwing away tickets. Gainesville brewery Alligator offered a free beer in exchange for two tickets to the event in an effort to empty the Phillips Center during Spencer's talk. But now, tickets have been handed over to Spencer and the NPI for complete control of distribution, despite the fact that this is in direct violation of the rental contract between NPI and UF.
Additionally, UF will be spending upwards of $500,000 on the event, money which just as easily could have been spent on legal fees to prevent Spencer from speaking there in the first place. Fuchs has also discouraged protest, saying in an email sent to students and faculty that protest only gives Spencer "further visibility," as if Fuchs himself is not the one granting white supremacists visibility to begin with. The event will also be disrupting hospital schedules, as UF Health Florida Surgical Center, UF Health Shands Children's Surgical Center and UF Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute will be rescheduling all appointments that day at three of its facilities in the area due to traffic concerns.
In anticipation of protests, the University of Florida Police Department (UPD) has circulated a list of prohibited items, which includes common items such as water bottles and backpacks, with the last item on the list being "any other items that campus police determine pose a risk to safety." Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and Florida Legal Services, who are assisting campus and local organizations that will be protesting the event, wrote a joint letter to UPD questioning the constitutionality of many elements of the list and arguing that aspects of it were overly broad.
UF should have followed other public universities, such as Michigan State, Louisiana State, Texas A&M and Penn State, in not welcoming Spencer to their campuses, but Fuchs has now made it abundantly clear that he does not stand with marginalized students. Allowing Spencer to speak at UF is giving a platform to incite racism, hate and violence.
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Nissan In The Future
Nissan is becoming quite the innovator. They are scheduled to release an Electric Car in 2010, they've developed a paint that fills in it's own scratches and they have developed their ECO Pedal that pushes back when you push the gas too hard. They already have advanced technology like CVT transmissions, intelligent key and GPS navigation.
The big buzz on the internet today is Nissan's new BR23C robot. The robot is equipped with a collision avoidance system that works the same way a bee's eye does. It is able to detect objects in a 180 degree range in it's forward direction. While I would like to take one of these robots home with him to watch it run around, Nissan has no plans of selling it. It's more of a concept robot that they hope to integrate with their PIVO 2 electric concept vehicle. When the system detects an object it is able to quickly move around an object.
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Anzac Day came and went some time ago, and yet my brain does not cease to turn.
Late article, I know. The furore has passed.
For those among my imaginary readership who did not grow up in Australia, Anzac Day sort of sits as a second Remembrance Day marking the catastrophic failure that was the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War, the first large scale engagement of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), and despite attempts at appropriation by nationalist elements is usually a reflection on the futility of war and the suffering it causes.
And suffering is the right word. Lacking a glorious, mythic history to look back on, Australia's military campaigns have in general been brutal, unforgiving attrition, all the more thankless for, with the exception of the jungle war in Papua against the Japanese in WW2, being unwanted deployments in the face of a local population that did not want them.
The film Gallipoli, starring a very young Mel Gibson, really jabs that home, and is a decent primer for those unfamiliar with this little bit of history.
So I begin to ponder the why of it. In the case of the Australian military the objective for the most part is appeasement; an ironic idea for those who remember the demagoguery of the Cold War. Once again excepting the Papua deployment, which is arguably symptomatic of the greater system, all of Australia's military actions have ultimately been blood sacrifice in an attempt to secure the protection of the most powerful empire of the time; first Britain then, after the fall of Singapore, the United States. In a strategic sense, the far off battlefields of Europe, North Africa, Korea and Vietnam mean very little to Australia, and few of them at any point have been capable of generating any real threat with reach enough to reach the South Pacific. But the Empire of the day deemed them worth dying for, and so the Australian government jumped at the chance to feed its paltry forces into the meat grinder, despite the abandonment by one empire and statements from the latter suggesting that they would do the same if it was in their interests.
This train of thought followed to another. The idea of sacrifice is often brought up at national memorial days, but I don't think that it is fully understood, especially within this particular context. The Anzacs sure as hell didn't die for our freedom or prosperity; powerful though the Ottoman Empire may have once been they were never going to invade Australia, and had plenty on their plates to deal with at that point already. Instead, it was blood spilled to placate another dying empire, Australia's erstwhile guardian. It was an offering of human lives, like the Aztecs used to give to the sun, hoping that it would ensure the British Empire's protection.
That it did not only makes it all the more tragic.
Upon further consideration, I realised that this idea can be applied to warfare more generally, especially within the context of the Western Hemisphere. Feeding the earth blood to ensure future fortune is no new idea, and has an added layer of economic rationale; the idea of waging war over resources is familiar and common practice for everyone between the Vikings and the US Army and many more besides, but the newly controlled resources are not the only gain for those controlling the war. The ensuing bloodbath means there are fewer left to share those resources.
It took me a little while to get over just how messed up that was.
But on a purely rational level – the kind commonly deployed by psychopaths, for instance – it makes sense. Those who arrange for wars to occur, and usually benefit most from their occurrence, certainly aren't those on the front line, and thus are probably going to make it to the end of the conflict to enjoy the spoils. They will face less local competition for those resources, allowing them to capitalise even more aggressively. This is a pattern very much in line with Western European conflict throughout history; seize lands to increase agricultural capacity, and there will be more resources available to those that survive. This can be contrasted with the South Asian Mandala system, which had comparatively rich resources with fewer people to work them, whose wars tended to focus on slaving to better extract those resources, and though I won't go into too much detail I felt it bore inclusion. This is a psychology that appears to have persisted into modern warfare; a means for power groups to raid for resources while shedding surplus bodies.
It might appear that this does not hold for the example of Australia; after all, the country was crippled by the two World Wars, with the workforce significantly drained. I would argue that those undertaking the sacrifice do not always have any benefit from doing so, just like the Aztecs of old. The Australian sacrifice contributed to a reshaping of world politics, that led to their allies becoming the only viable imperial forces in the world. By assisting the United States, both militarily and perhaps more importantly on a political level, the mountain of Australian corpses has assisted the USA in maintaining its current primacy. The sacrifice has aided the country's guardian, certainly.
And so we come back to Anzac Day, and can ask again what the men and women of the Australian Defence Forces throughout history really died for. What the sacrifice they made, that is extolled each year, really gained. What we have today is a world of American primacy, bull headed patriarchy and free-wheeling capitalism, in which the wealthy can control lobby groups that arrange for governments to send their young citizens to die for resources valuable to unregulated heavy industry, who in turn lobby for more. It leaves rich, old, white men, the traditional brokers of capital in our society, with an even greater stranglehold of its resources.
Where a side of horse meat may make the difference between a poor man and a rich one.
Remember your Trumbo children; you have no duty to die for the rich man. It is your duty to live; for yourself, for your family, and for the fact that you are a thinking, talking human being and for that reason alone your life has importance.
Don't let the rich man make a sacrifice of you.
Photo "Occupy D.C." courtesy of Devin Smith, aka Devinish on Flickr. Hope my ramblings didn't hurt your ears, dear imaginary readers, but this little economist does get very excited on finding new supply and demand forces.
Everybody keep safe, and have a great weekend.


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Sixth. At four o'clock in the morning we filed off from our quarters, in small bodies, to give the less suspicion; and, by degrees, assembled at St. Jago's church ; observing the utmost silence, and concealing ourselves in the place of arms, and the parallel between the church and the battery. Maj. Barker kept up..Read more
5th of October, 1762
Fifth. Maj. Barker's fire was so violent, that the breach appeared practicable. Our cannon from the three-gun battery silenced those of the enemy on the orillon of St. Andrew. We were in hopes that the Spaniards would be sensible of their danger, and think of giving up the town. But they were obstinate, without bravery, or..Read more
4th of October, 1762
Fourth. About three hours before day one thousand of the Indians attacked the cantonment of the seamen. They were encouraged to this attempt by the incessant rains in which they flattered themselves our fire-arms would be useless. Their approach was favoured by a great number of thick bushes that grew upon the side of a..Read more
3rd of October, 1762
Third. The weather became moderate. At daylight the battery was opened against the left face of the bastion of St. Diego, towards the saliant angle. One hundred seamen were appointed to assist the corps of artillery in this service. Our cannon, by the most excellent skill and management of Maj. Barker, and the officers under..Read more
October 1st and 2nd, 1762
October first and second. The weather grew so very tempestuous, that the whole squadron was in danger, and all communication with it entirely cut off. The violence of the storm forced the South-sea castle storeship (which was lately arrived) from her anchors, and drove her on shore: even in this situation the ship was of..Read more
30th of September, 1762
Thirtieth. The engineers traced out Adm. Cornish's battery for eight twenty-four pounders, on the left of St. Jago's church; but the violence of the rains retarded our progress; and the absence of two ships, that had on board a considerable quantity of fascines, and many of our working and intrenching tools, put us to some inconveniences...Read more
29th of September, 1762
Twenty-ninth. The Admiral, at my request, ordered the Elizabeth, Com. Tyddyman, and the Falmouth, Capt. Brereton, to place themselves as near the town as the depth of water would permit, and second our operations, by enfilading the front we intended to attack; but the shallows kept them at too great a distance to answer the..Read more
28th of September, 1762
Twenty-eighth. The Governor's nephew was landed. My secretary, Lieut. Fryar, was ordered to conduct him into the town with a flag of truce. In the mean time, a large party of the garrison, intermixed with Indians, sallied out to attack our second post, N** 2. by which Lieut. Fryar was advancing to the ravelin-gate. The..Read more
27th of September, 1762
Twenty-seventh. The Governor sent out a flag of truce, to apologize for some barbarities committed by the savages lately mentioned, who had murdered some straggling seamen; and to request, that a nephew of his, taken in the bay, might be sent on shore. This gentleman had been dispatched from the Philippina galleon, just arrived on the..Read more


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Military honors for the funeral of a dog are rare, but that's what happened in 1948, when Admiral Richard E. Byrd's most famous sled dog was buried at Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery.
Rickey, a Labrador husky, was born in 1934 at Little America, an exploration base on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. He left the frigid continent, at the age of nine months, in the company of his owner, Lt. Comdr. Frederick Dustin (USNR). The pair made two return trips to Antarctica in 1939 and 1947.
In addition to being a sled dog, Rickey herded penguins for noted ornithologist Malcolm Davis. It was said that he never bit a penguin, as other dogs on the expedition had done.
During World War II, Rickey achieved his greatest fame, not for service in combat, but for selling war bonds. He flew all over the country, appearing in movies, television, on stage, and on the radio.
After Rickey's last trip to Antarctica, he came to Washington, D. C. to live with Cmdr. Dustin and his family. On May 13, 1948, while his master was away for a conference in Paris, Rickey died unexpectedly of kidney failure.
Rickey was buried at Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery on June 5, 1948. His funeral was attended not only by his family, but by representatives of the U. S. Navy and members of Admiral Byrd's expeditions. It was presided over by a Navy chaplain, with an 11-person honor guard. A Navy plane flew over the cemetery and dipped its wing in tribute to Rickey and his service to his country.
Rickey was said to have been buried near World War I veteran dog, Rags, but I have been unable to locate his grave. Without a marker, Rickey's story is in danger of being forgotten. For this reason, I submit this report on Rickey, as well as on many of the remarkable pets and their people connected with Aspin Hill Memorial Park. It is truly a cultural resource worth preserving.
Sources Consulted
"Rickey, Byrds Mascot On Polar Trips, Dies at 14," Evening Star, May 14, 1948, pg. B-11
"Rickey, Byrd's Antarctic Dog, Is Buried With Military Honors," Evening Star, June 6, 1948, pg. A-19.
"Friend of 'Rickey's' Pays Her Respects," Washington Post, June 6, 1948, pg. M13.


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Tonight on our way home from a party, Breanne couldn't help but say my name, over and over and over and over again. Every time I'd respond, she'd just ignore me and say it again. And there was no stopping her. It was very confusing to me, though, because she still did it randomly...
"Mom!" she'd say. To which I'd respond, "Yes, Breanne?" and she'd ignore me.
And then pause for a bit.
And then "Mommommom!"
and pause.
It got old really quick. I'd be more than happy to respond if she was actually talking to me, but it was just a game. A very distracting, slightly frustrating game. Cory pointed out that with all God's children, he can't help but think that hearing His name repeatedly for no reason must get old to Him, too. A very valid point, I'd say.
Why God Gave Us the 3rd Commandment
Posted by Jessie at 10:41 PM
3 comments:
- Lucia said...
That's hillarious! I'm sure Cory is right!
- February 22, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- gilian said...
Okay, well, there's that but there's also the part about her practicing words and all of the other child-rearing psycho babble and her knowing you're there to answer...which is similar to those around who call out to God sincerely even when they don't know what they want except to know he is there...
- February 22, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Geo said...
Funny insight!
- February 22, 2009 at 2:24 PM
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1 Chronicles 16:8
Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people.
1 Chronicles 16:34
O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.
Thanks to each author who has answered the call to Write the Vision.
Happy Thanksgiving
…let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
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Aric Vonasek 1984 Z28
This is my 1984 Camaro Berlinetta. I
am the second owner of the car and I have done numerous upgrades. In
the summer of 1995 the car was totaled in a 5 car pile up when that
happened I went wild. I wanted to keep the car as original as possible
but while maintaining a bad ass image. I had a good friend at a car
dealership do the body for my which included a fiberglass 2 3/4" cowl
induction hood. I have added a full exhaust system which includes
edelbrock headers a high flow cat and then a 2 3/4" straight pipe
leading to dual resonator tips in the back. The transmission is a 700R4
that I pulled from a wrecked corvette and had up dated with a B&M trans
pack and a larger servo and a new kickdown system and some other
goodies. The engine currently is the 305 with a edelbrock performer
plus cam & intake manifold and SLP ignition system. What power there is
is routed out the back through 3.73:1 richmond gears that are tyed into
ARE Wheels with BFG 275/50-15's in back and 235/50-15's in front. The
car still has all of the Berlinetta goodies in the interior which
include the digital dash and power everything. I have added some new
infinity speakers front,back and a set of tweeters powered by a MTX
amplifier. Just enough to hear good music from time to time without
affecting the rumble of the exhaust. I have won several car shows
including a Sheriff's best of show at a Lincoln car show. The car is
not real exciting but runs modest mid to low 14's. Future mods include
a Vortec headed 350 cui engine that should be close to 400hp. My
reasoning for building a Berlinetta? simple it's different than the norm
yet it's still a Camaro...
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The SAFV Centre offers a wide range of free and confidential services for adults, children and young people who have experienced sexual assault or family violence.
Consolidating, embedding and further strengthening integration of family violence services in Melbourne's west.
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Size is no indicator on how terrifying something can be. Just look at cockroaches and the shivers of fear they send through people.
But Redd, the rescued pit bull in this video, should straight up be ashamed of himself, tiptoeing down the hallway like the world's biggest chicken.
According to Pound Hounds Res-Q (the rescue centre responsible for rehoming the big wuss), the source of Redd's fear is none other than the household cat... who, we might add, doesn't even appear in the footage.
But that does make sense. If we have learnt anything about cats it's that you never turn your back on them if you value your life.
Footage of the petrified pooch has been viewed over 1.2 million times on Facebook but that shouldn't make this this dog's sense of shame any worse.
Because while studies show that dogs can suffer feelings of embarrassment, they've yet to master the intricacies of social media. We hope.


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Hi Comcast support forum,
I'm having issues connecting to a series of hosts from my Comcast Business Class connection. I do not have that problem from two different internet connections.
Let me explain the issue more in depth:
I tried connecting to the host 220.127.116.11 using a proprietary service which failed. The service claimed it cannot reach the specified host.
I checked if I have basic IP connectivity using ping, which however timed out. Knowing that some hosts might silently drop ICMP ping packets I ssh'ed into a different machine on a different network (in fact geographically located quiet close to the machine running the service I tried to connect to) and pinged the host in qustion from there. This time I got a response.
I ran a traceroute from my local Comcast connection to the host in question, but the traceroute got stuck at a certain router (dtag.ociris.com) which I will talk a bit more about in a second. The traceroute form the machine I ssh'ed into did successfuly passed that router, but got stuck on a later host. I suppose some kind of firewall drop. However, I was always able to ping the host I can't reach from my Comcast account.
I decided to check who the IP adress dtag.ociris.com resolves to is registered to and try to get in contact with them. The IP address 184.108.40.206 is registered to a German company link11. I shot an email to email@example.com and explained my issue. To my suprise I did receive an answer stating that the issue was fixed. However I continue to have the exact same problem.
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Solange has never met a fashion risk that she didn't like or want to try. For this reason major players in the fashion game continue to seek out and feature this chic trend-setter. We have honestly lost count the amount of times we have featured Solange's cool street style looks. MK is the latest brand to showcase the stylish star. Here's a BTS exclusive look at the Sidewalk Spotted Michael Kors Street Style Campaign.
Solange Stars in Sidewalk Spotted Michael Kors Street Style Campaign
The Sidewalk Spotted (sidewalk spotted is the hashtag for inquiring fashionable minds) Michael Kors Street Style Campaign is actually a two part ad. The campaign fittingly entitled "The Walk" features Solange walking the streets of NYC in select MK pieces. One couture highlight because we are totally handbag obsessed is the MK Brooklyn Crossbody.
The Brooklyn Crossbody is the perfect accessory to tote around town. Its small, stylish yet highly efficient. Large enough to house your daily essentials yet not so big that it is a burden to carry.
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In regards to Solange rocking his looks, Kors describes it as, "The last word in cool." Furthermore, speaking of the campaign itself the MK family introduced it through social stating,
"Vibing in the village with Solange Knowles in part 1 of our new street style campaign… she shows us how to rock her favorite fall trends. Our Brooklyn crossbody, paired back to a floaty, feminine silk bow-tie dress, adds just the right amount of edge, while flash lens sunglasses and white oxfords complete the look."
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In the lead-up to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's visit to Alice Springs today, new concerns have been raised about the Federal Government's multi-million dollar Aboriginal housing program.
Ms Gillard will be led on a tour of town camps where $150 million is being spent on building and renovating homes to alleviate chronic overcrowding.
The details of Ms Gillard's list of places to visit while in Alice Springs have been kept under wraps ahead of her long-awaited journey to the red centre.
But one group of town camp residents has accused the Government of reneging on a promise to build new houses.
Robert Hoosan hopes Ms Gillard will find the time to see the condition of the houses at Old Timer's Camp where he lives on the south side of the city.
He is angry the Government is backing down on a promise to build a new duplex home to accommodate four old people who have been living in a dilapidated community centre.
"These people been living here for years ... Old Mona Bennett, she's still homeless and she's been living here at Old Timer's for years and she's getting old," he said.
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin says the promised duplex cannot be built because the site is unsuitable and her department is still negotiating the future of the community centre.
"We are having discussions with community members about the community centre, about what would be needed to rebuild it and I certainly can reassure people that we will work through that issue with local people to make sure that we get that right," she said.
But the Federal Opposition says too much money is being spent on poor quality home refurbishments.
The Minister's $700 million dollar Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) is under fire from Liberal Northern Territory Senator Nigel Scullion.
He describes the standard of refurbishment work on houses in some remote areas as an appalling rip-off and is urging Ms Gillard to visit communities like Santa Teresa to see how bad it is.
"Jump in the car and drive to Santa Teresa and the Prime Minister will see how the Northern Territory branch of the Labor Party are spending her money," he said.
"She should be appalled, as would any other Australian that visits these communities and sees what they have been provided. It is a complete joke."
Ms Macklin says any problems with renovations under SIHIP will be addressed and the housing situation is now much better than it was.


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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Over the past year, Fort Hays State developed into a team accustomed to winning every time it took the field in the MIAA.
Fort Hays was finally forced to get reacquainted with the feeling of losing on Thursday at Missouri Western, and that might be a wake-up call the Tigers needed, according to FHSU coach Chris Brown.
Dropped passes, turnovers and issues on special teams contributed to the Tigers' first regular-season loss since early November of 2016, with the defending MIAA champions suffering a 23-13 setback in the Griffons' home opener at Spratt Stadium.
"I think this team needed to get a loss to show that they aren't the dominant team that they think they are," Brown said. "They are beatable. This is going to be good for them. They got to come back to work, they got to focus in and lock in a little bit harder than what they have."
After relying on a dramatic rally to escape against Central Missouri in the season opener a week earlier, the Tigers didn't find that magic against the Griffons, who picked up their first win over a ranked opponent in five years.
Western broke a 10-10 tie early in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard run from Derek Gray and later turned a bad punt into a 27-yard touchdown return for a touchdown to put the Tigers on the ropes.
But much of FHSU's woes came in the first three quarters, including three interceptions, two of which bounced off the hands of FHSU receivers.
"Missed opportunities, assignment busts, overthrown balls, underthrown balls, balls not being caught — it came down to everything in this game," Brown said. "Our guys kind of competed, but we didn't finish. We didn't compete all the way through that game. We let down. Our guys didn't know how to respond.
"One of the things we're preaching is that we need to be the most physical, most aggressive team on the field, and we're not that right now. We're just a bunch of guys that are sitting back and letting people bring it to us and not getting after it. We've got to figure something out this next week."
Tight end Matt Wendelberger, who caught seven passes for 103 yards and had FHSU's touchdown, echoed Brown sentiments about trying to use the loss as a motivational tool.
"I think as a team we needed to be humbled," he said. "It comes down to we weren't as good as we thought we were. I think it's going to be bring us back down and give us motivation."
The Griffons made FHSU one dimensional, with quarterback Jacob Mezera going 34 of 62 for 338 yards through the air with the three picks and a 20-yard touchdown to Wendelberger.
Fort Hays mustered just 32 yards on the ground on 17 carries.
"I think we were going to try and spread out the ball more and get the ground attack going, but we just couldn't get it going," Wendelberger said.
The Griffons (1-1) struck first after a 58-yard punt return by Brandin Danridge set up a 13-yard touchdown run by Western quarterback Dom Marino with 9:15 left in the first quarter. FHSU later knotted it up with Wendelberger's touchdown but had two promising drives wiped out by interceptions in the first half.
The Tigers were threatening to take the halftime lead after driving down to the Western 6, but a pass bounced off Wendelberger into the hands of Dandridge with six seconds left in the half.
The Griffons and Tigers traded third-quarter field goals, including a career-high 49-yarder from Dante Brown. Gray's go-ahead touchdown for Missouri Western was set up a 33-yard run from Marino.
FHSU answered with a drive inside the Griffons' 10 but Wendelberger dropped a pass near the goal line and Fort Hays settled for a Brown 26-yard field goal to cut it to 17-13 with 12:05 left.
Missouri Western later pushed the lead to two scores after a line-drive rugby style punt from Dante Brown landed square in the chest of Western's James Husky three yards from the line of scrimmage and was returned 27 yards for a touchdown to put the Griffons up 23-13 (PAT was blocked) with 8:58 left.
"We've got to get the ball off the ground," Chris Brown said. "It was low, right into the guy's chest. Easy catch for him. Our guys are covering downfield and it's an easy touchdown. That's another mistake that we can't have."
A 36-yard pass play to Wendelberger then set up the Tigers in Griffons' territory but the 10-point lead was protected by a missed 44-yard field goal from Dante Brown.
The Tigers outgained Western 370-302, with Western doing most of its damage with a 224-yard ground attack, led by 74 yards rushing by Marino.
Harley Hazlett had a game-high 12 receptions for 86 yards for FHSU.
Linebacker Jose Delgado led Fort Hays with 14 tackles while defensive lineman Wyatt Parker had nine stops. Parker also had a forced fumble and a recovery.
The Tigers played without injured starting offensive linemen Nathan Hale and Pat Kelly, and speedy redshirt freshman receiver Jmari Davis left with an apparent knee injury he suffered on the opening kickoff.
Up next, FHSU will play host to Washburn on Sept. 15 at Lewis Field Stadium.
"At the end of the day, we just have to take it and learn from it," Parker said. "Make sure it never happens again."


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'It changed him': Mum's heartache for son after reality TV
SEXUALITY rumours and assumptions of a gender change have driven a former reality TV star into a dark place after a tirade of abuse, according to his family.
Sean Thomsen, former contestant of popular series Married at First Sight , was slammed for his appearance at the reunion show resulting in "ridiculous" rumours about his personal life.
Fans drew comparisons to Ellen DeGeneres after he wore a shiny gold suit and bleached his hair blonde and since the show ended, he has reportedly become a "changed man" and suffered the consequences of life in the public eye.
Sean's mum, Carol Thomsen said her son returned home to Cooroy for Christmas but was very "distant" and not himself.
He confronted the sexuality rumours in April, 2018 saying he was "the blokiest bloke" he knew but Mrs Thomsen said the repercussions since Sean was mocked on social media were obvious.
"It's changed him into a different person," she said.
"For the last year it's really affected him.
"The contestants know what they're going into but they don't sign up for all impacts after with no support."
Mrs Thomsen said Sean was called up for the show in 2016, filming began in 2017 and the show aired last year.
Sean, 35, was originally paired with Blair on the show, but revealed a new relationship with Tracey after the it ended. They've since separated.
Mrs Thomsen said watching the edited version was the hardest part.
"As a mum, it was difficult to watch and see how much of it was different," she said.
"The comments he received have really gotten to his head and he's just focusing on work."
Mrs Thomsen also said the time in the limelight meant dating was difficult for her son.
Sean was a shift-worker in Port Headland and was now living in Melbourne.
His split with Tracy, 36 was described as being "chewed up and spat out" in an interview with Woman's Day in May.
Mrs Thomsen said Sean was fortunate enough to go straight back to work and still kept in touch with some of his fellow contestants.
Sean was writing a book about the truth behind the show and his experiences.


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Statement by Canada on U.S. Department of Commerce duties determination on Canadian uncoated groundwood paper
August 2, 2018 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Commerce's final countervailing and anti-dumping duty determination on imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood paper:
"Despite the slight reduction in some duties, Canada remains disappointed with the final duty rates announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce on U.S. imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood paper, which includes newsprint and printing papers. These final duty rates will take effect only if the U.S. International Trade Commission rules that Canadian imports have injured the U.S. domestic industry.
"For decades, U.S. publishers and printers have relied on fairly and competitively priced imports of Canadian newsprint. Recent bipartisan testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., reflected widespread concern among U.S. lawmakers about the damage tariffs on Canadian newsprint would inflict on the American publishing and printing industry. The tariffs would be particularly hurtful for smaller communities, resulting in higher costs and even job losses at local newspapers and publications.
"Canada's forest industry sustains good, middle-class jobs and provides economic opportunities for rural and Indigenous communities across our country. Our government will continue to work with our forest industry, provinces and territories, and communities to defend this vital sector and help diversify its trade with new international markets."
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