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The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 11th Edition
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 11th Edition
Mar 2012, Wiley-Blackwell
680 pages
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DescriptionHelps with complex prescribing needs
The evidence base for drug treatments in psychiatry ranges from meta-analyses and randomised controlled clinical trials to single case reports, and from NICE guidelines to individual SPCs. Where do you look for information when transferring a patient from one drug to another? Where do you find a clear overview when dealing with a complex patient (e.g, with co-morbid epilepsy or liver disease or HIV infection)? Where can you seek advice on prescribing psychotropics during pregnancy? The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry! The leading clinical reference for handling prescribing problems as encountered in daily practice and for formulating prescribing policy.
Evidence-based and written by experts
This book is the essential guide for anyone responsible for prescribing, dispensing or administering drugs for patients with mental health disorders. All the evidence has been reviewed and summarized succinctly by an expert team of psychiatrists and pharmacists.
New content and improved format
This new edition makes greater use of tables and boxes to facilitate quick reference and includes new sections on cytochrome-mediated interactions and psychiatric side effects of non-psychotropic drugs.
Clinically relevant
Chapters address plasma monitoring, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, children and adolescents, substance abuse and special patient groups. Each section has a full reference list. The book covers prescribing drugs outside their licensed indications and their interaction with substances such as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.
Useful for all levels of experience
Trainees will gain important information regarding the rational, safe and effective use of medications for patients with mental illness. Experienced clinicians will find excellent guidance regarding more complex issues that they may not encounter regularly.
Why the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry?
Long recognized as an international trailblazer in mental health care, the Maudsley Hospital earned its reputation for excellence in both in-patient and community care. It is highly regarded for its research, and pioneered the use of clinical neuroscience. You can trust The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry to be scientifically sound and clinically effective.
Acknowledgements x
Notes on using The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines xi
Notes on inclusion of drugs xi
List of abbreviations xii
Chapter 1 Plasma level monitoring of psychotropic drugs and anticonvulsants 1
Interpreting sample results 2
Chapter 2 Schizophrenia 11
Antipsychotic drugs 11
Antipsychotic drugs: equivalent doses 13
Antipsychotic drugs: minimum effective doses 14
Antipsychotic drugs: licensed maximum doses 16
New antipsychotic drugs 17
Antipsychotic drugs: general principles of prescribing 21
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia 22
Treatment algorithms for schizophrenia 24
Antipsychotic drugs: monitoring of metabolic effects 26
Switching antipsychotic drugs because of poor tolerability 31
Antipsychotic response: to increase the dose, to switch, to add or just wait – what is the right move? 33
Speed and onset of antipsychotic drug action 36
First-generation antipsychotic drugs: place in therapy 39
Antipsychotic drugs: long-acting injections 40
Risperidone long-acting injection 44
Paliperidone palmitate long-acting injection 47
Management of patients on long-term depots: dose reduction 50
Combined antipsychotic drugs 51
High-dose antipsychotic drugs: prescribing and monitoring 54
Negative symptoms in schizophrenia 57
Antipsychotic prophylaxis 60
Refractory schizophrenia and clozapine 64
Clozapine augmentation 66
Refractory schizophrenia: alternatives to clozapine 69
Clozapine: management of common adverse effects 75
Clozapine: uncommon or unusual adverse effects 78
Clozapine: serious haematological and cardiovascular adverse effects 80
Clozapine, neutropenia and lithium 84
Clozapine and chemotherapy 88
Clozapine-related hypersalivation 89
Guidelines for the initiation of clozapine for patients based in the community 92
Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oils) in schizophrenia 96
Extrapyramidal side-effects of antipsychotic drug treatment 98
Treatment of antipsychotic-induced akathisia 103
Treatment of tardive dyskinesia 105
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 110
Catatonia 113
Cardiovascular effects of antipsychotic drug treatment 115
Antipsychotic drugs and hypertension 122
Hyperprolactinaemia 123
Antipsychotic-induced weight gain 126
Treatment of drug-induced weight gain 128
Antipsychotic drugs, diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance 132
Antipsychotic drugs and dyslipidaemia 138
Antipsychotic drugs and sexual dysfunction 142
Antipsychotic-associated hyponatraemia 148
Antipsychotics and pneumonia 150
Relative adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs: a rough guide 151
Chapter 3 Bipolar disorder 153
Valproate 153
Lithium 159
Carbamazepine 168
Physical monitoring of people with bipolar disorder 173
Treatment of acute mania or hypomania 176
Antipsychotic drugs in bipolar disorder 182
Bipolar depression 185
Rapid cycling bipolar disorder 191
Prophylaxis in bipolar disorder 193
Chapter 4 Depression and anxiety 197
Depression 197
Antidepressants 201
Treatment of resistant depression 222
Treatment of psychotic depression 233
Electroconvulsive therapy and psychotropic drugs 235
Psychostimulants in depression 239
Treatment of depression in the elderly 243
Treatment of depression in stroke 247
Adverse effects of antidepressants 249
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and bleeding 252
Depression and diabetes 255
Cardiac effects of antidepressants 257
Antidepressants and sexual dysfunction 264
Antidepressants and hyperprolactinaemia 268
Antidepressants: swapping and stopping 270
St John's wort in the treatment of depression 278
Drug interactions with antidepressants 281
Alternative routes of administration for antidepressants 286
Anxiety spectrum disorders 292
Benzodiazepines in the treatment of psychiatric disorders 301
Benzodiazepines and disinhibition 304
Benzodiazepines: dependence and detoxification 306
Insomnia 310
Chapter 5 Children and adolescents 315
Principles of prescribing practice in childhood and adolescence 315
Depression in children and adolescents 316
Bipolar illness in children and adolescents 321
Psychosis in children and adolescents 326
Anxiety in children and adolescents 327
Obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents 328
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 332
Autism spectrum disorders 337
Tics and Tourette's syndrome 345
Melatonin in the treatment of insomnia in children and adolescents 349
Rapid tranquillisation in children and adolescents 351
Doses of commonly used psychotropic drugs in children and adolescents 354
Chapter 6 Substance misuse 355
Alcohol dependence 356
Opioid misuse and dependence 372
Nicotine and smoking cessation 398
Stimulant drugs of dependence 406
Benzodiazepine misuse 407
-Butaryl-lactone and -hydroxybutyrate dependence 408
Drugs of misuse: a summary 410
Interactions between 'street drugs' and prescribed psychotropic drugs 414
Chapter 7 Use of psychotropic drugs in special patient groups 419
Epilepsy 419
Pregnancy 430
Breast feeding 446
Renal impairment 462
Hepatic impairment 478
Prescribing in the elderly 487
Dementia 490
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia 509
Parkinson's disease 518
Multiple sclerosis 522
Eating disorders 527
Acutely disturbed or violent behaviour 531
Psychotropic medications for adults with learning disabilities 539
Borderline personality disorder 545
Delirium 547
Huntington's disease 554
Psychotropic drugs and surgery 558
Prescribing psychotropic drugs for patients with HIV infection 564
Psychotropic drugs and cytochrome (CYP) function 573
Summary of psychiatric side-effects of non-psychotropic drugs 578
Chapter 8 Miscellaneous conditions and substances 587
Psychotropic drugs in overdose 587
Biochemical and haematological effects of psychotropic drugs 593
Prescribing drugs outside their licensed indications 604
Observations on the placebo effect in mental illness 606
Drug interactions with alcohol 608
Nicotine 613
Smoking and psychotropic drugs 616
Caffeine 618
Complementary therapies 624
Enhancing medication adherence 628
Driving and psychotropic medicines 634
Covert administration of medicines within food and drink 643
Index 647
"This comprehensive guide presents clinicians with evidence-based information on prescribing psychotropic drugs for mental health … This book will help nurses to be confident, sensitive and informed when discussing medication with patients and relatives, exploring treatment options within their professional teams and liaising with allied health professionals." (Nursing Standard, 30 May 2012)
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Two games in and the Antoine Walker return to the Celtics is a rousing success thus far. We have a look at the win in Phoenix last night, as well as a number of Red Sox player profiles, a look at a throwaway line from Kevin Mannix yesterday, and finally a couple articles on the Boston College seniors.
In an extremely entertaining and intense game, the Celtics upended the team with the best record in the NBA coming into the contest, on their own home floor. The 120-113 OT victory was one of the most impressive of the season, despite the fact that the Suns were without PG Steve Nash, who missed the game due to a hamstring injury. Shira Springer and Steve Bulpett have the stories from America West Arena. Walter McCarty played his first game against the Celtics since a February 8th trade sent him to the Suns, he is the subject of a story by Bulpett and also of Springer's notebook. Bulpett's notebook meanwhile, talks to the agent for Gary Payton, who says that his client is leaning towards a return to the Celtics. Despite how well Delonte West and Marcus Banks have played, I think it's important for the team to have a veteran point guard on the roster, especially should the team make the postseason. The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune had a couple of interesting articles on the Celtics yesterday, with Michael Muldoon looking at the greatest dynasty of all time, the 1956-1969 Celtics, who won 11 titles in 13 years. He also looks at 10 reasons why the Celtics have failed to return to glory since the retirement of Larry Bird in 1992.
The return of Antoine and wins in the last two games have returned to the Celtics to the world of relevance on sports talk radio and on the Sunday night sports shows. It was a good change to tune into WEEI this morning and hear Celtics talk from Dennis & Callahan. For the most part they were pretty good, with the exception of John Dennis insisting that Danny Ainge needs to come out with an "I was wrong" statement about Antoine. The other cringe inducing moment was Gerry Callahan commenting that he was wary of Delonte West's neck tattoo, because people who get neck tattoos are usually "whackjobs". Nice bit of profiling there. but on the whole, I enjoyed listening to the show during the time that I did this morning, and I'm glad that they're talking about about the Celtics and not for a negative reason. Of course, maybe I'm so desparate for Celtics talk that ANY Celtics talk would sound good to me, even if it was terrible. At least keep it up talking sports, guys.
Wake Up
Gordon Edes and Tony Massarotti have stories on Tim Wakefield this morning. Edes' story is a bit longer and looks at the pitcher's desire to pitch long enough so that his now 9 month old son can at least see him play and perhaps remember it when he is older. Massarotti's story looks more at the Red Sox business-like way of doing things, void of emotion, which could leave Wakefield out in the cold at the end of the season when he is due to become a free agent. David Heuschkel has a piece on Mark Bellhorn, who lets his bat talk for him, and Steven Krasner looks at Edgar Renteria, who is spending some time with hot prospect Hanley Ramirez this spring. The Sox are hoping some of Renteria's professionalism might rub off on young Ramirez. Chris Snow looks at AAA catcher Kelly Shoppach, who was hoping to be in Boston by now, but holds out hope that his time will come with the Red Sox. Jeff Horrigan looks at the guy standing in Shoppach's path to the big leagues, backup catcher Doug Mirabelli. David Borges has a look at Sox reserves Jay Payton and Ramon Vazquez, who have both been major league starters in their careers and are adjusting to life as backups.
Bob Halloran wonders why the Red Sox were so mean to him when he tried to interview them down in spring training. Karen Guregian looks at Kevin Millar spending some time working on his glovework at first base. Millar will be in the Sox lineup everyday at that position, and knows he has work to do on his defense. Snow's notebook has Terry Francona already pondering his opening night lineup against Randy Johnson and the Yankees, a subject also tackled in Krasner's notebook. Horrigan's notebook says that Abe Alverez will get the start in the first meeting of spring training between the Red Sox and Yankees. Borges' notebook also looks at Alverez facing New York.
No Patriots articles today, but we will be on the watch for that possible contract extension for Tom Brady that Michael Felger and Tom Curran mentioned on Saturday. Yesterday Hector Longo had an NFL piece on the Bledsoe/Parcells reunion and the release of Ty Law. John Tomase had a piece on former Red Sox reliever Tom Burgmeier, who suffered a stroke similar to the one that Tedy Bruschi recently had, but came back to have a fine season for the Red Sox. I did want to address a line in Kevin Mannix's NFL Notes yesterday that seems to encapsule the sloppiness that happens to often in sports journalism. Mannix made the following statement in yesterday's column:
Tom Brady wasn't the starter at Michigan during his junior year because Drew Henson beat him out.
Mannix was trying to make the point that with the Cowboys, Drew Bledsoe now has as his backup, a guy who beat out the guy who beat HIM out in New England. It's been a rather popular notion that Brady didn't play a whole lot in college because of Henson. A BSMW reader had the following to say about the quote from Mannix:
I am so sick of this myth. Tom Brady started every game, EVERY GAME, both his junior and senior years at Michigan. He started ALL 25 GAMES OF HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS!!!!
His junior year in which Henson supposedly "beat him out" Brady threw 350 passes for Michigan, Henson 47.
His senior year, Brady threw 341 passes, Henson 90. Could we please put this particular myth to bed for once? Brady was in no shape or form, "beaten out" at Michigan.
Yes, Michigan would occasionally bring Henson in for a series here or there, many colleges do that to get the backup some experience. BC always does it. It doesn't mean the guy who started all 25 games and threw 90% of the passes was "beaten out."
I realize Mannix is a football writer who doesn't bother to watch much football. Particularly college football. I mean, he isn't being paid to sit there for college games like he is forced to trudge down to Gillette each Sunday, so how should he know who was actually playing QB for Michigan in 98 and 99? I mean it was obviously too hard for him to look it up as I did. But regardless of the degree of difficulty for Mannix of actually getting something right, I, for one, am tired of the above myth relative to Henson-Brady and can't let it slide any longer.
Brady was the starter at Michigan. End of story.
Well put. It's amazing how that if something is repeated long enough, it becomes fact.
Michael Vega has a piece on Boston College senior guard Jermaine Watson. Mike Shalin looks at BC's senior class as a group.
ESPN has Boston College/Pittsburgh at 7:00 and Oklahoma/Texas at 9:00.

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Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com
Host and Managing Editor of TV One's NewsOne Now
Their views are vile, despicable, shameful, pathetic and hurtful, but we should all be thankful that Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling didn't hide their true feelings about race.
See, many Americans are good at faking the funk. We smile in one another's face, get along at work, fake congratulate each other, yet when we are in the privacy of our homes, the real us comes rushing out like a mighty river.
Instead of being cowards, let's just be honest: Many of us have negative views when it comes to race. We build on assumptions about blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asians and Native-Americans. We hide it well, but don't see a need to do so at home.
Bundy didn't care. He said it to a reporter and didn't think twice. He got a little politically correct when the news broke about his views on the black family and slavery, but he later junked that and stood by his views.
In many ways, Sterling did the same. Oh, I know he offered a somewhat weak statement that was put out by the Clippers and signed by team President Andy Roeser, but we all saw through that. In fact, it didn't even come from Sterling!
"Mr. Sterling is emphatic that what is reflected on that recording is not consistent with, nor does it reflect his views, beliefs or feelings. It is the antithesis of who he is, what he believes and how he has lived his life. He feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who might have been hurt by them," said Roeser. "He is also upset and apologizes for sentiments attributed to him about Earvin Johnson. He has long considered Magic a friend and has only the utmost respect and admiration for him — both in terms of who he is and what he has achieved. We are investigating this matter."
This is laughable because Sterling didn't even bother to issue a statement in his own words, and has yet to even respond to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's decision to ban him from the NBA.
What we can take away from this is that Sterling pulled a Bundy: He got a little politically correct and then finally said, "The hell with that.
I am who I am." Which is what we heard him say in the record conversation what leaked: "I don't want to change."
The only way we will ever confront the reality of race in America is if we exist that it exists. No more BS statements like a "post-racial America." No more of guys like of Eric Bolling of Fox News declaring there is no racism in America. It is what it is.
Race is deeply embedded in the DNA of America. It has been with us from the beginning. It shaped the founding of the country. It was at the heart of our most deadly war. Even when slavery was declared illegal, America continued to subjugate black people to heinous treatment. Race permeates our criminal justice system, the legal system, the educational system, the financial system, the housing system and the health system.
Does it mean that we abide by "whites only" and "coloreds only" signs today? No. But we are still facing the remnants of race. Lawyers continue to go to court, filing lawsuits and trying to end racial discrimination. Disparities abound. Does this mean every negative consequence in America is due to race? No. But if we're honest, we would realize that what took place beginning in 1619 still impacts us. Legacy matters, both good and bad.
Why is this important? Because it's not just about having a diverse hiring workforce. It's what you think about them while they work for you. It's how you treat them and promote them. It boils down to simple respect.
White supremacy is real. It has everlasting impact. A law doesn't eradicate it. It has to be removed from our hearts.
He may have written the following words in 1967, but the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was profound in "Chaos or Community: Where Do We Go From Here":
"Whites, it must frankly be said, are not putting in a similar mass effort to reeducate themselves out of their racial ignorance. It is an aspect of their sense of superiority that the white people of America believe they so little to learn."
People of conscience who are white were stunned to hear of Bundy and Sterling's comments. Folks like me simply heard and said, "Welcome to my world."
Roland S. Martin is senior political analyst for TV One and author of the book "The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as Originally Reported by Roland S. Martin." Please visit his website at www.RolandSMartin.com. To find out more about Roland S. Martin and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.


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Flambeau beat Barneveld, 53-44, this afternoon in Madison to win their second straight Division 4 girls state basketball championship.
The Falcons were the first girls team to repeat as Division 4 champions since Barneveld did it in 1998 and '99.
Whitney Verdegan and Krista Crabb led Flambeau with 15 points apiece. Barneveld was led by Brooke Allen's 10 points.
Flambeau finished its season with a 26-1 record. Barneveld, which won the state championship in 2005, finished at 23-4.


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A waffle with peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, chocolate chips and honey. Sometimes washed down with chocolate milk. That's what our youngest boy eats for breakfast. Every. Single. Day. On some mornings, he'll delicately rake his fork across the waffle's gooey topography to collect all the chocolate chips. He daintily eats his little pile, and ignores the rest. Of course, we don't let him get away with that. He'll miss all the vitamins and minerals in the marshmallow fluff, peanut butter and honey.
Last Sunday morning, I came downstairs to find the boy already awake. There he sits on the living room carpet chewing gum, a little bag of Technicolor gumballs from AJ's Candy Castle on his lap. He sees me, and grins proudly. His gob opens and closes dramatically, like a hungry, hungry hippo, only hungrier.
His favorite thing in life is chocolate. M&M are his Valium, Hershey's Kisses his Xanax. His favorite movie is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (I'm pretty sure he thinks it's a documentary). The boy got a chocolate bunny in his Easter basket. He did not immediately consume it. Instead, he cherished it. For days, he carried it around in the crook of his arm, like a fashionista toting a Bottega Veneta clutch made from high fructose corn syrup.
In your head, I'm sure you're picturing Augustus Gloop, the rotund youth drinking from Willy Wonka's chocolate river. You're picturing every one of the 25 million obese and overweight children Michelle Obama is trying to save. Here's the problem: He's not fat. In fact, he's in pretty darn good shape.
In our home, fighting childhood obesity is like punching fog. My wife and I often let things go because, well, look at him. He's like one of those "I eat whatever I want" supermodels people love to hate. You know, the Victoria's Secret lingerie model in US Weekly, the one pictured punishing a Venti Caramel Muffintopachino.
It's easy to turn a skinny fat kid into an overweight kid. That's because most moms and dads don't have a Big Picture, long-term strategy for their children's diet. The truth is every parent battles childhood obesity one 7-11 checkout counter at a time. And more often than not, we often indulge their spontaneous wants, and then deal with the aftermath later.
He ate two bowls of Trix for breakfast, so I'll make sure lunch is nutritious.
He ate pizza for lunch, so we'll do a lot of veggies for dinner.
He had three brownies after dinner, so tomorrow we're holding off on sweets.
The parents of overweight children and the parents of skinny fat children are quite similar. We're both at the movie theater, holding a large popcorn (800 calories; three-day's worth of saturated fat) and a soda (300 calories). We're both at Chili's, ordering chips and salsa (510 calories; 605 milligrams of sodium) and chicken crispers (130 grams of fat, 200 percent of your recommended daily value).
But here's the secret in our home: Our boy isn't just a junk food junkie. He's a foodie. At the grocery store, he pushes his own miniature toy cart, and fills it up with things he wants to try. Some days it's Capri Sun and Cookie Crisp, but other days it's plums, cantaloupe, and yellow apples. He loves to help with dinner preparation. Wielding a butter knife, he cuts up squash, mushrooms and tomatoes, nibbling as he moves along. When he's involved in the process, he's more invested in trying the fruits (and veggies) of his labor.
A month ago, I interviewed Janey Thorton, the deputy under-secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services at the USDA. She told me about a relatively new but highly successful USDA pilot program that provides fruit and vegetable snacks to schools at no extra cost. (At last count, the program had served more than 180,000 students nationwide.) Here's one benefit the USDA did not anticipate: Grocery stores near the participating schools regularly call the food service coordinators to find out what they'll be serving that week. "Families are coming in on weekends buying up all the foods the kids ate at school," Thorton says. "The students are coming home excited about the things they tried."
That's how we're raising our skinny fat kid. And if our boy gets more excited about chocolate and gumballs, that's fine by me. How can I fight it? That's the world our children live in. No one has ever put an apple in his birthday gift bag, and cartoon characters don't go cuckoo for carrot sticks.


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It's not an invasion from space, but it is an invasion about space.
A batch of programs related to the heavens and what might or might not be lurking in them are coming in March, and the Science Channel gets things started on Sunday with a week of offerings on the theme "Are We Alone"? The answer, of course, is, "We have no idea," but in exploring the question the Science programs at least prove one thing: No camera angle is too odd when the subject is extraterrestrials.
Take, for instance, the presentations in "Close Encounters," an embarrassing series being introduced with episodes on Tuesday and Friday. Using hokey re-enactments and a smattering of commentary by supposed experts, it dusts off old U.F.O. sightings — by a farm family in Kansas in 1971, police officers in Illinois in 2000, and more — that it says still defy explanation.
All will be familiar to the U.F.O. crowd, and the program adds no new information or credibility to them, especially since the re-enactments have a silly 1930s look regardless of when the sightings occurred. And the "experts" — authors, self-described U.F.O. investigators — are shot in heavy shadow reminiscent of found-footage horror movies in which someone shines a flashlight on his own face in a dark room.
And as if the shadow weren't spooky enough, the camera angles for these expert interviews jump around ridiculously, often in midsentence. We're looking the expert in the face for the independent clause, but for the dependent clause we're suddenly staring into his ear. The filmmaking theory seems to be that if you discombobulate viewers with random shifts of the camera perhaps they won't notice that your U.F.O. show contains no hard evidence of U.F.O.'s.
The experts are better lighted and more credible in "NASA's Unexplained Files" on Sunday night. The only thing missing is the "unexplained."
The program examines weird things NASA and its astronauts have noted over the years: odd lights observed by Leroy Chiao during a 2005 spacewalk; a triangular something-or-other seen from the space shuttle in 1986.
The segments are teased with attention-getting narration and quote fragments: "I certainly hope it's not a death star. Otherwise we're in serious trouble." But most everything turns out to be pretty explainable. No extraterrestrials here; just an assortment of interesting anecdotes.
The heavy shadows are back on Wednesday in a new episode of "Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman," and Mr. Freeman is the one shrouded in them, again an effort to add a mysterious ambience to the proceedings. But this always intriguing program, unlike "Close Encounters," features real scientists and scholars and high-concept theories, with the barely visible Mr. Freeman as the guide.
His subject for "Are We Alone?" week is, "Is God an Alien Concept?" At issue is whether other beings in the universe are likely to ponder the meaning of life and the possibility of God. That premise leads Mr. Freeman to introduce scholars and researchers who are exploring the nature of self-awareness — including in elephants — and the origins of religion.
The space theme comes in when the program speculates on two possibilities. One is that an advanced civilization Out There will have outgrown God, just as some scholars think humans will as their scientific knowledge grows. The other is that when we ultimately make contact with extraterrestrials we will find that the thing that binds all beings together is their shared need for a concept like God, because some questions are unanswerable.
If nothing else, "Are We Alone?" week sets the stage for the mix of dumb and smart space-related programming coming up. On the dumb side a four-part series called "The Happenings" begins on March 20 on the National Geographic Channel with an episode in which two illusionists try to convince an entire town that it is under alien attack.
The smarter side: On March 14 the same channel is presenting "Live From Space," broadcast in part from the International Space Station. And on March 9 comes the heavily promoted "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" on Fox and other outlets.


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November 18. 2013 8:22PM
Bow roofer indicted on charges he took deposits, but never did the work
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
— A New Hampshire contractor who was hired to repair roofs was indicted on charges he took $18,750 in down payments from customers in Newton, Plaistow and Danville for work he never performed.
Timothy Currier, 31, of Bow, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing from customers in Rockingham County between Sept. 1, 2011, and May 15, 2012.
The criminal charges against Currier, made public on Monday in Rockingham County Superior Court, mark the latest action the state has taken against him and his business, Green Home Energy Systems, LLC.
The state's Consumer Protection Unit at the Attorney General's Office filed a civil lawsuit against him last spring for allegedly duping customers and not performing work he was hired to do.
Bankruptcy protection
State prosecutors are also fighting Currier's petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, and recently asked a judge to issue a $329,584 judgment against him.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Jim Boffetti said the state is investigating other customer claims against Currier around New Hampshire. More charges could be forthcoming, he said.
Special deals offered
Boffetti said Currier would offer customers a special metal roofing to customers, and claim that he was doing other work locally like at a local church or other building. But those statements turned out not to be true, Boffetti said.
"He was just saying that to pump up the deal, if you will," Boffetti said, who is also serving as Rockingham County's interim county attorney.
The indictment said that one customer paid Currier an $8,250 deposit for a roof on his home. The customer then requested Currier to do the work he was hired to do, or that the deposit be refunded, the indictment says. Currier allegedly did neither.
Two other customers paid Currier a $5,500 deposit on Jan. 19, 2012, and a $5,000 deposit on April 11, 2012, and Currier similarly failed to perform any work or provide a refund, according to the indictment.
Boffetti said that Currier recently filed for bankruptcy as a means to absolve himself of customers' debts.
Currier will be scheduled for arraignment later this month in superior court. If convicted by a jury, he could face up to 7½ to 15 years in state prison.


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Deaf studies, deaf education selected for $500,000 incentive award
Lamar University's Ed.D. program in deaf studies and deaf education has been selected for a $500,000 incentive award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, officials announced.
The selection is the second University Funding for Excellence in Specific Program & Fields Incentive Award. Established in 2009 by the Texas Legislature as a component of House Bill 51, the first award was given to Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2011. The award assists general academic teaching institutions in developing and maintaining national excellence in specific programs or fields of study.
"Lamar submitted the Ed.D. in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education for consideration for the incentive award," said Steve Doblin, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Lamar. "Our program has developed a unique 'niche' focused on service to deaf and hard of hearing people in the southern United States."
The program provides graduate students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective leaders and researchers in the field, said Tony Martin, chair of the department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education.
"Throughout our 19-year history, Lamar's Deaf Studies and Deaf Education program has embraced the cultural diversity that our doctoral students have brought to the university," said Tony Martin, chair of the department. "Our faculty is proud of the significant contributions that our graduates have made to the fields of art, linguistics, Deaf education, criminal justice, and sign language interpreting, and we are excited about the opportunity to further promote future leaders in Deaf education who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. This award will greatly add to the Department's successful productivity."
Lamar University submitted an application describing the program; the 18 characteristics of the doctoral program, which detailed the quality and effectiveness of the program; and the many awards and recognitions of the program, faculty, and students. Two consultants from Gallaudet University, the world's only university in which all programs and services are designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students, were selected to review the application and establish criteria for determining national excellence. The consultants conducted a virtual site visit primarily utilizing videophone and also completed a desk review of the program to evaluate the institution's response to the criteria
Based on the comments from the consultants, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board staff concluded that Lamar's Ed.D. in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education program has achieved national excellence in the field. The staff then recommended to the Coordinating Board that Lamar be awarded the one-time grant in recognition of this achievement. The proposal was presented for approval to the Coordinating Board and passed with congratulations to LU for developing such a distinguished program.
"This award is recognition of the hard work done by the outstanding faculty and staff of the department," said Russ Schultz, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. "They are to be congratulated for being only the second program in the state to be approved for such a significant award."


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Far Cry 2 has been on the horizon for a while now and is finally here. Featuring a new game engine named Dunia, this game looks to be another one to stress your video card. Built specially for Far Cry 2, this engine allows for real time effects and damage. This next generation first person shooter comes to us from Ubisoft surprisingly - not from Crytek. The game is set in a war-torn region of Africa where there is a non-existent central government and the chaos that surrounds this type of social environment. If you have seen the movie Blood Diamond, you know the setting. Ubisoft puts the main storyline of the game into focus with these statements: "Caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa, you are sent to take out The Jackal, a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfil your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and neutralize their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force. In this version of the game, you don't have the beautiful water, but instead the beauty and harshness of the African continent to contend with. Most games give you a set area that can be played through, while Ubisoft has given the gamer the equivalent of 50km2 of the vast African continent to explore while in pursuit of your goals. To get a feel for the game I ran through about thirty minutes of gameplay to grab some shots of the games to show the graphics quality.
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At all four resolutions the ATI cards have not been able to reach the level of performance of the Nvidia GTX260/216 core card. The difference in performance between the two top cards is about 17% and with the stock clocked card the difference drops to about 7%, or 3 FPS. Not huge, but still a difference.


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NASA wants to provide power to airborne spacecraft without having to use a refueling ship, instead beaming power to the craft via lasers or microwave energy.
The project, dubbed Ride the Light, aims to develop an inexpensive, modular power beaming capability to provide on-demand power for aerospace craft and other applications, according to the agency. In addition to seeking ways to beam power, the project also is exploring technologies that would allow the beamed power to be received.
The agency is funding its science-fiction-like idea through its Game Changing Technology Development program, awarding $3 million for concept studies to six companies, along with Carnegie Mellon University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
Ride the Light could be applied to "space propulsion, performance and endurance of unpiloted aerial vehicles or ground-to-ground power beaming applications," NASA said in its announcement. NASA said it will review the studies and make a decision on the project in 2013.
The idea of beaming power has been around for decades, but the proposed scale of the Ride the Light project would be a significant leap forward.
Research teams in several countries flew model aircraft powered by beamed microwave energy in the 1980s. But because microwave beams disperse over distance, they only worked in close proximity to the aircraft.
In 2003, NASA took a leap in laser technology, powering an 11-ounce aircraft with a 6-watt engine completely by laser beam inside a large building at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. That project used a 1 kilowatt laser projected at a panel of infrared-sensitive photovoltaic cells on the aircraft.
NASA's plans for Ride the Light are much bigger, of course. But if it works, it might eventually lead to similar commercial applications down the road (way down the road, granted) in everyday use.
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If I were trying to develope this I'd take a hard look at Magnetic Reconnection in a plasma.
Ride the lightning baby!!
>> In addition to seeking ways to beam power, the project also is exploring technologies that would allow the beamed power to be received.
Wow, NASA really did their homework on this one. That's just how I'd set it up.
Its the space-based solar power application of this (really big satellites converting sunlight to enegy that's subsequently beamed to Earth for us to use) and beamed power propulsion (energy beamed from Earth to a launch vehicle to superheat propellant gasses which are ejected through a nozzle in the normal fashion to provide high efficiency (for the vehicle) thrust) that really interest me.
That would be great if they could figure out how to do that without most of the energy being lost in transfer then it would have huge applications for power distribution on earth since even over power lines there is a tremendous waste of energy over distance.
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Hello. I have started shooting 120 film again (scan-digital print). It's been interesting going back to antique processes. I find it a fun sideline but tedious for serious shooting. I develop my B&W film myself and send out the colour. The quality of the colour processing is now on the whole poor, it is nearly impossible to get a dust-free scan and apart from having to be careful not to touch the chemicals (I'm now really allergic to them even though it's 40 years since I last developed film) the big drawback for me is the limited palette, for want of a better word. I place strong limits on what I will do to an image, but I want those limits to be further down the processing pipeline than at the point of capture. With digital I can easily shoot enough frames in the field in order to realise what I visualise in ways difficult or impossible with film. Christoph must be getting better results where he lives and with his scanning than I am able to achieve.Good luck to you making your own digital negatives and doing alternative processes. I am quite keen to try that as well. Especially as my two film cameras are a 1915 Kodak Autographic Special and a 1911 Thornton Pickard Imperial Pocket Folding. The files have a look that would suit early techniques.Rob- you hit the nail on the head with your final comment. But I have to say that what I mean by now finding film tedious is that it sucks. But I rather suspect that is not a very polite term, so I have come up with the following synonyms: tiresome, wretched, execrable, unsatisfactory, perverse, miserable, inadequate. Wrong. Feel free to use any of these terms for referring to this post.
I'm working hybrid:120 film -> scanner -> digital printIts a lot of work, but IMO rewarding.Digital printing if done right is superior to enlargements (with some very special exceptions) and shooting film I still can keep the film look.And the quality/cost ratio is quite good if you're shooting under amateur conditions (pro's is a different calculation).
Advantages to disadvantages? With film you learned hard lessons you never forgot; with digital I don't believe you learn much at all: it costs you nothing. What you do pick up is an exaggerated sense of your own value as a photographer because the camera technology is so advanced that it becomes almost idiot proof.
I don't know about that - there are still plenty of ways to screw up with a digital camera. One popular technique is to shoot handheld in a dim room with a slow lens and no flash.
Couldn't agree more: was a time that the BJP used to publish 'Portfolios' from, mainly, students trying to start off in the business. (Quite why any magazine would be so cruel as to encourage embarkation in/on such an unseaworthy craft I fail to fathom!) Anyway, those portfolios often featured wonderful images made from those initial, exciting, challenging 'film wind-on' exposures folks used to make when loading their 35mm cameras with film.In an attempt to prove that nothing had been lost to the digital seductions, I did the same thing here when winding on the sensor in my telephone-equipped camera (or is that the other way around?): exactly as you suggested - low light, slow shutter and definitely no flash.Rob C
Rob,I was surprised at the title on your latest photo. I would have expected something more like "The Triumph of Good over Evil" or possibly "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire."I think it expresses both of those nicely, but I'm not sure of the significance of Iberian Chairs.
Hey RobI'm pleased to see you have not lost your touch...you should put that one up next door so we can give it the critique it deserves!William


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Low-Ink Warnings?
Presumably, they'll supply a new patch with only 1/3 the capacity, forcing patients to pay for a full one?
That's one way to help NHS spending...
HP has come up with a new use for its inkjet technology: you can use it to give people inkjections (see what we did there?). The firm has signed a deal with Irish medical firm Crospon to develop a "skin patch" complete with teeny-tiny needles for controlled, and painless, delivery of a variety of drugs. They say that a …
Presumably, they'll supply a new patch with only 1/3 the capacity, forcing patients to pay for a full one?
That's one way to help NHS spending...
Inkjet tattoos, anyone?
And how long before third-party refills are available, containing the medication of your choice? Or perhaps you could just refill it with alcohol and bypass the tedious process of drinking...
I suspect this has more in common with a dot matrix printer.
I was imagining Tattooist's shops with no shaved-headed biker covered in Bulldogs, Union Jacks, and "Mum" under a rose, metal playing in the background, but a hermetically sealed ATM-style unit you simply slot the desired appendage in, and scan the image.
Now THAT would be a development...!
"Hello Mr Doe, I'm Doc Smith, I'm here to apologise for your near-death experience after a colleague loaded the incorrect driver for your new HP transdermal patch. It seems this driver hangs on 'Inject Mode' when you move out of the Hospital WiFi Hotspot..."
Awesome. The Future. Love it.
I've got a diabetic friend who will be more than glad to say good bye to needles, great devellopment if they can use it for insulin.
This could see the worlds tatoo parlours go out of business!
You can print your own T-shirts so why not your own tatoos!
Now, all we need is for someone to combine the inkjection technology with HP's inks and we have a DIY tattoo printer.
I'll be first in line for the new HP tattoo attachment for the printer - hours of fun tattooing any logo you like! That way they still resell their own inks.
Alternatively they might use the medicines to print their own theraputic papers - anyone for a smiley?
Finally hi-tech inkjet tatoo possibilities
you could print a tattoo on your arm?
can I be the only one thinking that this may change the art of tattooing some years down the road ?
Should I put my name on the waitinglist for the Skinjet 500 ?
yep, i'd like to add my name to the list of Reg readers that are more interested in using the technology to print pictures on themselves than to use it for medical means and improve peoples lives.
but really, you'd wouldn't want the tattoos to be permenant. if it was just a case of shoving your arm in your SkinJet then why have a tattoo that'll last for several years and fade to a smudgey blue and look really rubbish when you're old and grey. why not have a different, full colour, tattoo every week?
This would be perfect for applying the ultraviolet inks M$ has developed for tagging the hands and heads of it's genuine MCSEs!
So you y'all want tattoos. Ugh! Sounds like you need the medication.
What could be tattooe'd on Paris Hilton, and on what bits?
Yeah right Im gonna trust HP to tattoo me WITHOUT banding :)
I cannot believe that none of the regular vigilantes has spied the true goal of this tool : to snap a behavior-controlling armband on every single human being, technically engineered to react to our very own impulses !
This is yet another weapon in the Race to Control Humanity that our lizard overlords are stealthily implementing. It will facilitate our submission when the time comes to decerebrate us.
We must be on the lookout for the next HP-DermaPatch (TM). It will be the sign that the final war is on the way.
Love it, sounds a great development. As mentioned by Rob above, for injections for insulin this should prove a huge advantage. I know the NHS is currently fumbling around with the varied (and rather iffy) inhaled insulin's at the moment, and while they have some potential the technology is somewhat lacking with them and are quiet lacking. The patch using tiny needles may seem a bit of a step back, yet if it works more reliably than the inhalers; than I am sure many a diabetic will be very happy to get their hands on it.
It also sounds as though it could be a cheaper technology to implement, which let's face it is always good news for the cash strapped NHS. Hope it gets the backing it deserves from the big drug companies.
Yes, I'm sure the major drugs companies will want to use this system, but only if they could market it as 'The latest in Pain-Free Medication' and charge about three times the normal price, that would effectively rule it out of the public health services around the world.
Another thought along similar lines, how many companies are currently making "compatible" cartridges at the moment.............
And that is also a great line for something like this also...if it ended up going along the lines of the (ok maybe not due to the number of bad compatibles), of the good compatibles out there. This could be good. Lots of compatibles, insert the drug of your choice from any major drugs supplier (I mean legal here), and get it set up to run along whatever line you need from your doc. And great, this could be an amazing advance over the current lines of patch's for smokers and hormone replacement...which let's face it, insulin is, so why not.
But yes, compatibles could be great along the lines of this...even more so in areas of the world where health care may not be cheap. I'm not knowledgeable on how something like diabetics are treated in the depths of Africa for example...if at all. So something "compatible" would be great.
Great for the majority, but, "you'll just feel a little scratch" remains for those allergic to chemicals in ink.
Imagine a hand held device that any fool could program rude words into and then go around after parties tattooing the forheads of passed-out drunk people! Or what if your kid brother goes crazy on your two year old sister and prints Transformer symbols all over her!
Let's leave tattooing to the professionals!


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The jewel of Southeast Asia, Thailand is a warm coastal country with stunning beaches, delicious cuisine, and an interesting local culture. With miles and miles of white sand beaches and calm turquoise water, most tourists choose Thailand for its inexpensive and beautiful coastal destinations. On the Thai coast, you can relax on the beach with a coconut drink, rent a kayak to explore the bays, or sign up to get your scuba diving certification.
If you are interested in learning more about Thailand's rich cultural traditions, head from the coast into the tropical northern region. Here, you can visit small villages and Buddhist temples, observe the country's interesting religious festivals, and shop in local markets brimming with cooking spices and produce. Eco-tourism is also popular in the tropical north, where tourists take elephant rides or go rafting in bamboo canoes down rushing rivers. The lush tropical ecosystems will introduce you to a range of colorful flora and exotic animals.
No matter where you travel, dining is a highlight of the Thai experience. Thailand's cuisine takes full advantage of the country's tropical fruits and vegetables. Sticky rice, coconut milk curries, pan-fried noodles, and seasoned seafood are served throughout the country. Some of the most traditional food can be found on the street corners and casual beach stands, though Thailand is also replete with elegant restaurants and bars serving new takes on Thai cuisine.
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- Bangkok: Thailand's massive capital city is a bustling cultural center and a wonderful place to see Buddhist art and temples.
- Chiang Mai: Take an elephant ride during your visit to this tropical mountain town, home to an expatriate artist community.
- Ko Tao: One of Thailand's coastal islands, Ko Tao is a destination for scuba divers and beach-goers alike.
- Hua Hin: A luxury beach town with a soft sandy shore, Hua Hin feels far from the touristy bustle of Thailand's most famous strips of coastline.
- Phuket: The island of Phuket is home to many little beach towns, including the famous Patong Beach, known for its shopping and nightlife.
- Ayutthaya: Get a glimpse of Thailand's past splendor in this historic city, once the capital of the country and today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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We've written several times about our friend Mark Kennedy, who represents Minnesota's Sixth District in Congress. He is leaving that seat to run for the Minnesota Senate seat being vacated by Mark Dayton.
Mark has been a superb Congressman with a solid voting record. An accountant by training, he was CFO of a major company at, if memory serves, age 29. Mark brings the skills of a top-notch businessman to Congress, and will do the same in the Senate.
But that's not all. Mark shares our commitment to winning the war against Ismalic terrorists. Today he made this statement about the murder of two American soldiers on the floor of the House of Representatives:
Mr. Speaker, where is the outrage? We hear stories today of two of our soldiers having suffered unspeakable torture, and left in a nearly-unrecognizable condition. Yet where are the cries of outrage against this brutality?
Instead, we hear today of the EU leadership focused on closing Gitmo, and members of this body rushing to judgment on national TV before the facts are known about what our troops in the field have done.
Yes, we should hold our troops to the highest ethical standards, but we must be outraged by acts against our troops.
Our troops deserve our full support, and we must recognize the intensity of evil that we face, the lengths they will go to harm America and undermine our values, and the need to make sure we win this War on Terror to keep our families safe at home.
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The Nebraska City School board held a budget hearing Monday where finance committee members hailed a reduction in the property tax levy and "spectacular" reductions in tax asking as the middle school bonds are paid off.
The school's $19 million budget includes a lower property tax levy, reduction in debt, 3.5 percent salary increase, and wireless technology to school builidngs.
The Nebraska City School Board held a public hearing for its 2014 budget Monday that includes a reduction in the property tax levy that Tom Farrell of the school's finance committee called spectacular.
The levy decrease will save the owner of a $100,000 house about $60 a year, but Nebraska City taxpayers should see a greater reduction over the next two years as the middle school bonds are paid for.
When the middle school was voted on only property in Nebraska City and vicinity was taxed because much of the rural area was included in Class I rural school districts. The reduction of the tax levy for the bonds will show up on Nebraska City tax roles, but not on rural areas that never paid the tax.
The middle school bond payments are expected to drop from $581,763 this year to $299,280 in 2013-14 and drop to zero as the bond is paid off the following year. Levy will drop about 6 cents this year and another six cents the next year.
"It's a spectacular drop in the levy," Farrell said.
A proposed levy of 1.31 would be the lowest since 2007.
The school proposes a $19.9 million budget, which is an increase of 2.14 percent. The overall budget includes $100,000 for the new pre-school, which is being paid for by grants. It also provides for a 3.5 percent increase in staff salary and benefits.
The school expects $3.3 million in state aid, an increase of $200,000 over last year, and $600,000 for motor vehicle taxes. The overall property tax requirement is $10.2 million. The property tax requirement increases about $400,000, but the levy is dropping due to higher property valuations. Valuations rose 6.25 percent in Nebraska City and 5.88 percent in the overall county.
John Crook of the building and grounds committee said rural landowners will pay more in taxes next year because of higher valuations and because they do not benefit from reduced bond payments for the middle school.
The budget also includes, for the first time, a technology levy. The board expects to collect $100,000 to install wireless communications starting with the high school and middle school.
The budget also includes $150,000 to begin to replenish the school's building fund.
Farrell said this year's budget also includes debt reduction up to $500,000.
"We will be able to see reasonable debt reduction," he said. "If you've got debt, it means you're paying interest and interest doesn't help the classroom. When we reduce the debt, we can focus our resources on what is going on in the classroom," Farrell said.
The board also approved a measure to increase budget authority by $223,000.
Superintendent Jeff Edwards said the school has $3.2 million of unused budget authority now because of changes in how the state calculates it, but noted that there was only about $20 four years ago.
Crook said authorizing the budget authority means, if the state increases state aid to schools, Nebraska City would have authority to spend it.


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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
So they went into the oratory, not intent on what he had urged
them to do, but rather on the evil they had come to commit, and
they came back to him quickly. The man of God gave them his tunic
and cuculla, and added as well bread and drink, saying: "Take these
things from my hands; indeed, once you finish what you have come to
do, you can take for yourselves whatever you want of these things
here. For I know that you have come to kill me. But one favor I beg
of you. After you have ended the course of my present life, place
these candles which you see and which I made for this very purpose,
one burning at my head and one at my feet. Then afterwards quickly
leave this place, lest those who are used to visit me come upon you
and force you to pay the penalty of your crime."
Then all at once Richard seized the blessed man with his filthy
hands, and locked his little body fast in his arms, weakened as it
was by fasting. And with an oath, he ordered his companion to club
the holy man. Peter disabled Meinrad by beating him on his sides
and legs, while the holy man raised his hands to God.
Richard said: "We haven't got all day; hit him in the head and
finish him off. Hurry up, or I'll do it myself." And at once he
took up the club and landed a blow on Meinrad's head with all his
might. So stricken, the holy man sank to the ground half dead. And
they flung themselves on him and strangled him with their hands
until he breathed out his spirit.
Meinrad's soul then went forth, and in the very last gasp of
breath, an odor of such sweetness came out and filled the whole
cell, as if perfumes of all aromas had been strewn around and were
sending out their fragrance. Then the thieves stripped him of the
clothing he was wearing, carried the man of God to the bed where he
used to rest, and put him in it.
They put a cloak underneath him, and a blanket over him; and, as
the man of God had asked when alive, they took the candles, placed
one at his head, and ran with the other to the chapel to get a
light from the flame that burned constantly in the oratory.
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CROMWELL — Luke Donald came into this week's Travelers Championship looking not only for his first win since 2012, but also to qualify for the British Open in July.
He missed out on the victory by five strokes, but he did get his name into the Open field. Just barely.
To make it into the season's third major, Donald had to register a Top-12 finish and be one of the top four players at the Travelers that had also yet to qualify for the Open.
Donald, from England, shot a 4-under 66 at TPC River Highlands on Sunday, moving him to an 11-under 269 for the tournament. He finished tied for seventh, securing his spot at St. Andrews.
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POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Tony Schumacher raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the NHRA's season-opening Winternationals with a 3.758-second run at a top speed of 328.14 mph.
Schumacher's parachutes failed to deploy after the run and his car came to a stop in the sand trap at the end of the track. He wasn't injured.
"It was a great run," Schumacher said. "From half-track to the finish line it was extremely fast. It was just a dynamite run. The parachute came out and it dropped for whatever reason. It could be a million different things that was the problem. Every time I would start to bounce I'm on and off the brakes because you got to settle it down. I flipped the second parachute out and I don't think it opened quick enough."
Jack Beckman topped the Funny Car field, and Mike Edwards had the Pro Stock lead. Beckman had a pass of 4.045 at 316.67, and Edwards finished in 6.528 at 212.39.
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The Food Bank began its 5th annual Student Food Drive on October 2, 2012 with a Kick-Off Party for participating students.
Students and Advisors from area high schools have signed up to hold food drives and help raise food to feed people in the region with a food drive that runs from October 2 to November 8. High school students challenge each other to participate in this challenge to receive cash awards based on school population and the amount of pounds of food collected per student.
The Student Food Drive accomplishes two goals – to participate in the immediate effort of collecting food and donating it to the Food Bank; and, to encourage young people to either start or enhance their commitment to volunteer service. The Food Drive develops student leadership by challenging them to raise food, collect money to purchase food, and then find a way to deliver the food to the Food Bank. Last year over 38,000 pounds of food was collected by high school students in the region.
Supporters of the Food Bank are encouraged to support their local school's efforts. All high schools in the eight-county region that still wish to participate are encouraged to contact the Food Bank at (423)477-4053, x. 224 or email@example.com to sign up.


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View Gritman Medical Center's 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment.
Gritman Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital dedicated to providing excellent healthcare services to patients. A vital member of the community for more than 100 years, we are committed to making Gritman the best place for staff and volunteers to work, for physicians to practice medicine, and for patients to receive care. Located on the Palouse in beautiful Moscow, Idaho, we are the largest private employer in Latah County. Whether you visit us as an inpatient or outpatient, we will strive to exceed your expectations and provide you exceptional patient care.


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The board of directors of the American Soybean Association has confirmed Johnny Dodson from Halls, Tenn., as president, and John Hoffman from Waterloo, Iowa, as chairman.
Board members also elected Rob Joslin from Sidney, Ohio, to serve as first vice president, an office that places Joslin in line to be ASA president next year.
Also elected were Ron Kindred from Atlanta, Ill., as secretary, and Steve Wellman from Syracuse, Neb., as treasurer.
Four vice presidents also were elected: Randy Mann from Auburn, Ky.; Alan Kemper from Lafayette, Ind.; Ray Gaesser from Corning, Iowa; and Joe Steiner from Mason, Ohio.
These soybean producer-leaders form the nine-member ASA executive committee.
Elections were held Dec. 11, during ASA's winter board of director's meeting in Saint Louis, Mo.
"The outlook for both the soybean industry and the American Soybean Association is bright," Dodson said. "We are a grassroots agricultural organization and one of the keys to our success is membership. The leadership of ASA gets direction from our membership and we encourage our members to continue to participate in ASA and their state affiliates."
"For over 88 years, the American Soybean Association has been a leader in the U.S. soybean industry and soybean farm and trade policy," said Rob Joslin, ASA first vice president. "As chairman of ASA's public affairs committee, I'm looking forward to working with ASA leaders to continue our domestic and international policy work. Among the issues that we will need to work on in the coming year are implementation of the farm bill, climate change legislation and free trade agreements."
Following the elections, committee assignments were announced. Public Affairs Committee Chairman Rob Joslin is joined by committee members Alan Kemper (Ind.), Dan Beenken (Iowa), Charles Cannatella (La.), Kelly Forck (Mo.), Ray Gaesser (Iowa), Ted Glaub (Ark.), Leo Guilbeault (Canada), Ron Kindred (Ill.), Joe Layton, Robert Ross (Okla.), Curt Sindergard (Iowa), Lawrence Sukalski (Minn.), Jack Trumbo (Ky.) and Steve Wellman (Neb.).
The Membership Services and Corporate Relations Committee chairman is Joe Steiner, with committee members Ron Bunjer (Minn.), Mark Detweiler (Ga./Fla.), M.D. Floyd (S.C.), Mark Jackson (Iowa), Joseph Mills (Ala.), David Poppens (S.D.), Mike Skinner (Texas), Jeff Sollars (Ohio), Warren Stemme (Mo.), Andy Welden (Mich.), Wyatt Whitford (N.C.) and Bob Worth (Minn.).
Randy Mann was appointed chairman of the Trade Policy and International Affairs Committee. Committee members are Dennis Bogaards (Iowa), Mike Cunningham (Ill.), John Freeman (Ark.), Scott Fritz (Ind.), Tim Goodenough (Wisc.), Bob Henry (Kan.), Kevin Hoyer (Wisc.), Dennis Jaeger (S.D.), Jason Nelson (N.D.), Jim Miller (Neb.), Ron Moore (Ill.), Danny Murphy (Miss.), Barb Overlie (Minn.), Lance Peterson (Minn.) and Charles Skalsky (Va.).
Steve Wellman was appointed chairman of the Finance Committee, with Ray Gaesser (Iowa), Ted Glaub (Ark.), Bob Henry (Kan.) and Joe Layton, serving as committee members.
The board welcomed nine new members: Jim Miller (Neb.), Dave Poppens (S.D.), Lance Peterson (Minn.), Lawrence Sukalski (Minn.), Ron Bunjer (Minn.), John Freeman (Ark.), Jeff Sollars (Ohio), Warren Stemme (Mo.) and Jason Nelson (N.D.).
ASA recognized retiring directors Bob Rikli (Neb.), Bob Metz (S.D.), Gary Joachim (Minn.), Ed Hegland (Minn.), Greg Devries (Canada), Mark Watkins (Ohio), Neal Bredehoeft (Mo.) and Rick Ostlie (N.D.).
ASA is a national, not-for-profit, grassroots membership organization that develops and implements policies to increase the profitability of its members and the entire soybean industry.


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The Heart, She Holler
Season 1
And So It Begends
When Boss Hoss Heartshe dies, who will inherit the town? The answer is a secret you can never know! (Answer: his secret son.)
No Jojo No!
Hambrosia and Hurshe use the greatest weapons of all time to get control of the holler: hand chops, doll-napping and murder.
Fear is Dog Spelled Bassackwards
Sometimes low-class people require high-tech solutions. And the bible.
Death Begins at Conception
When Hurlan discovers that his calling is to be a doctor, his sister, Hurshe, takes advantage of his crotch generosity.
Season 2
Begend The Endginning
Witch sister'll win the Miss Heartshe crown: Hurshe or Hambrosia? Pageant judge Hurlan will try dying... or die trying!
Proper Dental Care is MURDER
Hambrosia teaches Doc that death is a gift, but Doc exchanges it for a thinly veiled metaphor concerning the complexities of the abortion debate.
The Blue Lonegoon
Sometimes you just gotta get away from it all, in order to destroy the entirety of civilization.
When a henchbaby's guilt comes back to haunt the Holler, Hurlan must become a man - all over his gun.
The DeArranged Marriage
Hurlan's tangled heart gets tied up in more twists than a bag of pretzel sticks when he hears the international grunt of love.
The whole of Heartshe gets bitten in the dog by the hot wolf of American sexceptionalism.
Come Unity
A mysterious stranger shows Heartshe, the rock hard way, that humanity is a celestial continuum.
Preverse Psychologism
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Season 3
In Meatro
One billion gods working inside three trillion universes couldn't possibly create a reality this stupid.
Klansgender Rights
Children are born corrupt, but gradually over time they begin to pass away and then rot.
For once, the tail manages to catch its snake and gobbles it down with a side of bibleberries.
Slaughter Me To Heaven
The only true fact left in the whole world turns out to be a police sting to catch sexual predators and lock them up behind pearly gates.


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NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News Channel interview ended abruptly Monday after an author accused the network of hyping the killing of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and "operating as a wing of the Republican Party."
The charges were made by Thomas Ricks, a veteran newspaper reporter and author of "The Generals," who was brought on for an interview with anchor Jon Scott about GOP criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice's comments about the attacks.
Ricks said he thought the story of the Benghazi attacks was "hyped, by this network especially."
Scott asked why Ricks would call it hype when four Americans were killed, including the first U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years.
Ricks responded that few people knew how many U.S. security contractors were killed in Iraq and compared that to the attention paid to "what was essentially a small firefight" in Libya.
"I think that the emphasis on Benghazi has been extremely political, partly because Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party," Ricks said.
With that, Scott thanked him and turned to a co-anchor, who introduced a commercial.
"When Mr. Ricks ignored the anchor's question, it became clear that his goal was to bring attention to himself and his book," Fox News executive Michael Clemente said.


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ALABAMA WINS 14th NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: The Alabama Crimson Tide earned its 14th national championship in school history at the 2012 BCS National Championship Game on Monday night in New Orleans, La. Alabama has won national championships in 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009 and 2011. The Crimson Tide finished the 2011 season with a 12-1 record. The combined record of the 14 national championship teams is 157-7-2.
NO. 1 VERSUS NO. 2 MATCHUPS: The 2011 BCS National Championship Game marked the 46th time since the inception of the Associated Press football poll in 1936 that the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams have met. Alabama entered the game ranked No. 2 in the latest AP poll, while LSU was the unanimous No. 1 team. It was the fifth No. 1 vs. No. 2 game for the Crimson Tide in the last four years, with Alabama going 3-2 in those matchups as Alabama played in its eighth No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. Alabama is 5-3 in games matching No. 1 vs. No. 2 with wins over Penn State (1979 Sugar Bowl), Miami (1993 Sugar Bowl), Florida (2009 SEC Championship Game), Texas (2010 BCS National Championship Game) and LSU (2012 BCS National Championship Game) and losses to Nebraska (1972 Orange Bowl), Florida (2008 SEC Championship Game) and LSU (2011 regular season).
ALABAMA'S BOWL RECORD: With the win, the Crimson Tide has posted a 33-22-3 record in its 58 bowl appearances. Alabama owns the NCAA record for most bowl games (58) and most victories (33). That record reflects one vacated bowl appearance in the 2006 Cotton Bowl (a victory over Texas Tech).
TIDE IMPROVES TO 49-3 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF: Alabama led LSU at halftime, 9-0. With the win, the Crimson Tide is 49-3 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban.
ALABAMA IN BCS TITLE GAMES: With the victory, Alabama improves to 2-0 in BCS National Championship Games. Before tonight's win over LSU, the Crimson Tide defeated Texas, 37-21, in its other BCS Championship Game appearance at Pasadena, Calif., on January 7, 2010, concluding the 2009 season.
ALABAMA-LSU SERIES: Monday night's BCS Championship game marked the 76th meeting between the Crimson Tide and Tigers and second of the 2011 season. With the victory, the Tide leads the Tigers in the series 46-25-5.
BEATING THE BEST: With the win over LSU, Alabama is 18-6 against the Associated Press Top 25 over the past four seasons and is 10-4 against AP top 10 teams. The Crimson Tide is 4-1 vs. top 25 teams in 2011. Alabama went 6-3 against the AP Top 25 last season.
UPSHAW MOVES UP SACKS CHART: Senior linebacker Courtney Upshaw moved into the top 10 in sacks in a season with 9.5, recording a 10-yard sack of LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson in the BCS Championship Game. Upshaw entered the game ranked second in the SEC and tied for 14th nationally with 1.42 tackles for loss per game or 17 for losses of 85 yards. Upshaw was also tied for fourth in the SEC with .71 sacks per game (8.5 for minus-57 yards) while making 45 total tackles with a team-high 11 quarterback hurries. He ended tonight with 36.5 career tackles for loss (-168 yards) and 17.5 sacks (-108 yards).
27.0 Derrick Thomas (204 yards) 1988
18.0 Derrick Thomas (142 yards) 1987
11.0 Emanuel King (76 yards) 1983
10.5 Eric Curry (59 yards) 1992
10.5 John Copeland (45 yards) 1992
10.0 Cornelius Bennett (78 yards) 1986
10.0 Darrell Blackburn (66 yards) 1995
10.0 Jeremy Nunley (36 yards) 1993
9.5 Courtney Upshaw (67 yards) 2011
9.0 Jarret Johnson (72 yards) 2001
9.0 Kindal Moorehead (74 yards) 2002
DEFENSE MAKES A STATEMENT: The Alabama defense was suffocating tonight against LSU, allowing only 92 total yards (39 rushing, 53 passing) and just 5 first downs. Alabama entered the game limiting opponents to an average of 191.3 total yards of offense, ranking Alabama first in the nation in total defense. The Tide also entered the game ranked first nationally in the remaining defensive categories, including pass efficiency (83.97 passer efficiency rating), scoring defense (8.8 ppg), rushing defense (74.9 ypg) and pass defense (116.3 ypg).
GAMES WITH AN INTERCEPTION: With a C.J. Mosley interception against LSU, Alabama has recorded at least one interception in 10 of its 13 games this season. The Tide recorded an interception in 11 of the 13 games in 2010, putting together a run of 20 games with a pick in its last 26 outings. Nine different Tide players have tallied an interception in 2011, with Dee Milliner leading the way with three.
10 POINTS OR LESS: Alabama shutout LSU on Monday night in the BCS National Championship Game. Under head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide has held opponents to 10 points or less 33 times since the start of the 2007 season, including nine times in 13 games this season. Last season, Alabama held opponents to 10 points or less eight times and limited opponents to that mark seven times in 2009 and 2008. In 2007, the Tide posted two games in which it held opponents to that mark.
FIRST HALF DEFENSE: With LSU being shutout in the first half, Alabama has allowed seven points or less in 15 of its last 16 first halves of play against opponents from the Football Bowl Subdivision. Over that span, the Crimson Tide has surrendered just three points or less on nine occasions, including six shutouts. Alabama also only allowed one first down and 43 total yards against the Tigers in the half.
HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 200: Alabama held LSU to 92 total yards in tonight's victory. During head coach Nick Saban's last 53 games at the Capstone, the Crimson Tide defense has held the opposing offense to less than 200 yards of total offense 22 times. Alabama accomplished the feat 8 times this season, limiting Kent State to 90 total yards, North Texas to 169 total yards, Vanderbilt to 190 total yards, Mississippi to 141 yards, Tennessee to 155 yards, Mississippi State to 131 yards, Auburn to 140 yards and LSU to 92 yards. The 92 yards against LSU also marked the third time a Saban defense has limited its opponent to less than 100 yards of total offense. Alabama's best came in 2009 when they held Chattanooga to 84 yards of total offense. The Tide held opponents under 200 yards three times in 2010, four times in 2009 and six times in 2008.
NOWHERE TO RUN: Alabama held LSU to 39 rushing yards in the BCS National Championship Game. In head coach Nick Saban's 67-game tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide has limited the opposition to less than 100 rushing yards 42 times, or 62.7 percent of the time.
STIFLING DEFENSE: The Alabama defense stifled opponents in 2011, allowing just 12 touchdowns in 13 games to lead the nation with just 0.9 touchdowns per game. A big part of that success can be attributed to allowing just 10.5 first downs per game, which also leads the nation. Alabama permitted only 5 first downs by LSU on Monday night.
RICHARDSON SETS ALABAMA SEASON RUSHING MARK: Running back Trent Richardson broke the Alabama single-season rushing yards mark against LSU with 96 yards on 20 carries. That total gave Richardson 1,679 rushing yards in 2011 to surpass Mark Ingram's 1,658 yards set in 2009.
McCARRON MOVES UP COMPLETIONS LIST: Quarterback AJ McCarron completed 23 of 34 pass attempts for 234 yards without an interception to lead Alabama past LSU for the BCS National Championship. McCarron now stands third on the Alabama single-season pass completions list with 219 completions in 2011. John Parker Wilson holds the Alabama record with 255 completions in 2007. McCarron's yardage upped his season total to 2,634. That total ranks fourth in Alabama history. Greg McElroy set the record with 2,987 yards passing in 2010.
SHELLEY'S RECORD NIGHT: Junior placekicker Jeremy Shelley now ranks fifth in Alabama history in points scored in a season with 115. Shelley scored 15 of the Crimson Tide's 21 points, with field goals from 23, 34, 35, 41 and a career-long 44 yards. In addition, he is now second for the most points scored in a season by a kicker with 115. Shelley's 5 field goals set a new BCS National Championship game record as well as a new record for any bowl game.
144 Shaun Alexander (24 TDs) 1999
138 Trent Richardson (23 TDs) 2011
132 Leigh Tiffin (30 FGs, 42 PATs) 2009
120 Mark Ingram (20 TDs) 2009
115 Jeremy Shelley (21 FGs, 52 PATs) 2011
111 Leigh Tiffin (25 FGs, 36 PATs) 2007
108 Siran Stacy (18 TDs) 1989
106 Leigh Tiffin (20 FGs, 46 PATs) 2008
104 Bobby Humphrey (17 TDs, 1 2-Pt.) 1986
102 Shaun Alexander (17 TDs) 1998
132 Leigh Tiffin (30 FGs, 42 PATs) 2009
115 Jeremy Shelley (21 FGs, 52 PATs) 2011
111 Leigh Tiffin (25 FGs, 36 PATs) 2007
106 Leigh Tiffin (20 FGs, 46 PATs) 2008
100 Philip Doyle (22 FGs, 34 PATs) 1989
97 Philip Doyle (24 FGs, 25 PATs) 1990
97 Michael Proctor (22 FGs, 31 PATs) 1993
94 Michael Proctor (19FGs, 37 PATs) 1992
86 Jeremy Shelley (12 FGs, 50 PATs) 2010
85 Philip Doyle (19 FGs, 28 PATs) 1988
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It�s that time of year when that word �resolutions� crops up over and over. I really don�t like that word because if you make resolutions and don�t fulfill them you become hard on yourself and depression sets in.
It is my habit to continue to make my daily to do list, just adding special tasks by the day and as you cross them out, that makes you feel more successful and feel good about yourself. In this economy and what�s looming over our heads, feeling good is the only way to go. A reminder: don�t make the �to do� list too long or that will discourage you from the get go.
First on my list is the Senior Games and Follies. Folks 50 and over are encouraged to get involved in the variety of games, strut their talent in the Follies, or join the Heritage Arts program with your creative crafts, arts or writing something. For more information call 704-922-2170.
Next for me is to straighten out my diet life. Oh my, did I enjoy the holidays with several wonderful parties. What a bountiful taste treat it was. My sugar consumption went through the roof so that is my first task, and to reduce it slowly so I don�t go into sugar shock. After all these years of giving healthy advice I know that detoxing fast makes you sick, so easy does it is my rule.
Picking up my exercise classes after 12 days off for the holidays will help the body and mind get back on track. So that goes on the �to-do� list next.
Also, I am a label reader and try to never serve or cook things with a preservatives or chemicals used in processed food that give it a colorful, long self life, except maybe during the holidays. At parties I try to select carefully but can�t always resist the temptation �to eat just a little!� This is not the time to go into the details about processed food. That is for a later article, but trust me if you are interested being aware of the stuff in our food you might be appalled at what we have been eating all these years and the effect it has on our health. Think fresh and unprocessed if you want to get started and no fried food. Enough said!
Starting an exercise program should also be on your �to-do� list. Always check with your health care provider first. If you have health issues that need attention you should deal with that first. Then, with your doctor�s approval, begin a program that you will enjoy like walking, biking, gym workout or my choice � dancing. It is so much fun and I have been doing it long enough to know that it works for me. Even if I didn�t want to teach it for better health, I would do it because I love it and find a dance class somewhere.
Because exercise can�t get rid of the three pieces of apple pie at the gym tomorrow, you need to know however, that it builds muscle and muscle naturally burns more calories per day.
When I see you at Walmart or Lowe�s Food deli counter you are going to tell me you have started exercising and eating better, right? You will make my day. There it is for the first week in 2013, so let�s begin! Happy Healthy New Year!
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Frank Gregory Anson, 45, of Las Vegas, Nev. died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas. He was born April 28, 1967 in Las Vegas.
He is survived by his son, Blake James Anson and daughter, Jane Marie Anson, both of Las Vegas; mother, Janice Marie Anson of Thomasville; three half brothers, Terry Anson, Kelly Anson and Steven Anson, all of Las Vegas.
Graveside services were Monday, April 8 at Witch Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Simpkins officiating and O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home of Thomasville directing.
Active pallbearers were Tim Woodall, Rex Rush, Pete Morrison, Scott Hanks, Teresa Gilchrist and Sandra Hawkins.
Condolences may be offered at www.obryantchapelfh.com.


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Can a mother forget the child of her womb?" The prophet Isaiah reflects, using this image to demonstrate the unending providence of God toward each human creature. I have always found a great deal of comfort in the way this question is answered, "I will not forget you."
Unfortunately, in an era when so many are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, a mother can and often does forget her children. I know, for my heart breaks each time my mother does not know my name or thinks I am her sister or stares at me blankly, failing to recall our past together or, worse, argues with me that I am not her daughter. My mother's Alzheimer's disease sneaked up on us, like a cat perched and ready to spring. Even with all that is written about the disease and plenty of evidence documenting its symptoms, the combination of natural aging and extended age can camouflage its presence. Besides, I was in denial.
My mother turned 90 in 2007, and the mind of a once independent, engaging, hard-working woman with a memory to be envied has deteriorated over the course of several years to a smattering of ideas interspersed with word searches and incomplete thoughts. Reduced to adult diapers, my mother needs constant care in order to get through each day; it is only a matter of time before this will not be enough. She lives with me now, something neither of us ever wanted, but it is a responsibility and a privilege I do not take lightly. Though the physical care required is constant and at times challenging, it is the emotional death that I grieve—the loss of connectedness to the woman who has always been a mainstay in my life.
As a grief counselor, I recognize the signs of anticipatory grief that assail me: the desire to distance myself emotionally, the future planning for a time when this is over, the guard on my feelings, the anger. My mother has forgotten me, and every time I look at her my heart weeps. If my mother forgot me, will God? What does this 21st-century version of a mother's forgetfulness say to me of an ever-remembering God? Is there any comfort left in contemplating God's mother-love? I think yes.
God's memory is not brain-based, subject to electrical blips and shortages. God's memory is heart-based. It embraces all the nuances of who I am as a human being and stores, as only a creator's memory can, each cell of my existence. God's memory operates always in present time, the kairos moment. The past, present and future are one in God, and my early fumbling to know God is equally alive with my present clinging to his unconditional love and the future "all-knowing" that awaits me. God's memory of me is constant with the person known before I was knit in my mother's womb.
This gives me an odd consolation as I gaze at my unresponsive mother. Perhaps, physical co-creator of my being that she is, she too stores somewhere within her the unconditional love she always gave me, a memory of me so blessed that it need not be spoken to be known. She may not be able to tell me that I am her daughter, but that does not mean she does not remember the child of her womb.


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This book reminds me of my brother, because he does some of the same things Henry does. My favorite part was the gossip, lies and mischief. This book reminds me of Diary of a Wimpy Kid because of all of the trouble Henry gets into. The character I did not like was Perfect Peter because he was always acting like a baby, whining and complaining about everything.
I recommend this book to kids who are 8 or 9 years old. I also recommend this book to children who like laughs and mischief. The best part of this book is that it is one in a series of 14 books!!


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She's glowing!
Kristen Bell was all smiles when she stepped out on Wednesday night for the Lexus Short Film Series, presented by The Weinstein Company in Los Angeles.
And although the actress — who is expecting her second child with husband Dax Shepard — kept her baby belly under wraps, she still stunned in a navy shift dress from Monique Lhuillier and nude pumps while carrying the Edie Parker Jean clutch.
While the House of Lies and Veronica Mars star may have already perfected her pregnancy style, playing the name game hasn't been so easy.
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Bell told PEOPLE earlier this month that the couple — already parents to 16-month-old daughter Lincoln — are "completely stumped" on a name for their baby-on-the-way.
"It's hard to take focus off her and think about the second baby, even though the second baby is here and growing," Bell, 34, admitted.
And making the mom-to-be look gorgeous on the red carpet.
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