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kensho IS a kind of makyo. After all, it's not final or definitive.oushi wrote:Seriously, I don't see many people running around, elaborating about their experiences. But even if they appear, there is always the same, rigid attitude toward it. They are either making it up, or they are wrong. Now "our" job is to prove it to be a makyo....
Okay, but the problem is that humans are perfect at creating delusion.Years ago I described my own experience and the first response I received was very positive. Instead of struggling with myself and others, I returned to the experience which was very beneficial. I can imagine that I wouldn't be so grateful if somebody started to make fun of it instead.
On the other hand, I can understand people that didn't experience anything profound and they are eager to despise any insight experience, just for their own sake.
Is kensho "real"? No of course not, ultimately nothing is actually real. But does it move you in the direction of Buddhahood or Bodhisattvahood or even Arhatship or the development of positive qualities? Then it can be accepted and worked with. But not all teachers are going to do that. I know a Seon teacher who will just reject it outright although they are not actually rejecting the experience itself necessarily. But they will ask how you are treating your family or people around you? Kensho doesn't usually cut bad behavioral patterns although if it is real over time it can because as a mirror it shows that this behavior is counter to what you personally know to be true.


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Brad Pitt chopped off his gorgeous/gross locks recently, and the Cosmo.com office is in the midst of a serious debate about whether or not this look is a return to his glory days or a downgrade from the longer look he sported in World War Z. What do you think? Do you prefer a man who looks like he got stranded on a desert island where scissors haven't been invented yet, or a guy who looks like he's waiting tables in a hipster vegan restaurant while he waits for his acting career to take off? Vote below!
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Exoplanet mass revealed in light
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A distant planet has been weighed with light that passed through its atmosphere 63 years ago. This new mass-measuring technique should allow researchers to determine which distant planets could support life.
To identify a truly Earthlike exoplanet with the potential for life, astronomers need to confirm three essential attributes: an atmosphere that contains life-supporting molecules such as oxygen and water, plus a size and mass similar to Earth's. The only attribute easy to measure now is size: Telescopes provide good estimates by measuring planets' shadows when they cross in front of their stars. Soon, detailed observations of exoplanet atmospheres will become possible. With NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, set for launch in 2018, astronomers will be able to analyze starlight that passed through a planet's atmosphere, known as a transmission spectrum. That spectrum can reveal what kinds of molecules the planet's atmosphere holds.
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Butterfly Milkweed
Butterfly milkweed is a native prairie forb in the Asclepidaceae family. It has a showy inflorescence. Its flowers can be bright orange, yellow to red.
Butterfly milkweed attracts a plethora of butterflies and other insects because of its excellent nectar production. This is where the name comes from. It is an important as a host plant for the monarch butterfly, the tiger and the black swallowtail butterflies.
Butterfly milkweed is found across the United States except the northwest. It is found across the prairie.
It is a low to moderately preferred browse plant species for white-tailed deer. Sometimes Northern bobwhite eat its seeds.
It is a popular garden ornamental plant.
Native Americans and early settlers used its roots to treat lung inflammation and rheumatism, as an analgesic, emetic, laxative, dermatological aid and gynecological aid.


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Jeffrey Richard Olenick, 59, passed away unexpectedly March 26, 2013, in East Stroudsburg.
Jeff was born on Feb. 8, 1954, and was a son of Walter Olenick and Anne (Olenick) Barthold. He attended St. Matthew's grade school and Notre Dame High School, and in 1972 was a member of the second graduating class from Notre Dame. During his years at Notre Dame, he was most active in varsity sports as a member of the basketball, baseball and soccer teams. His interest in sports continued throughout his life, coaching his sons in soccer, and as an avid New York Giants and Mets fan.
Jeff graduated from Syracuse University and lived and worked during most of his adult life in the suburbs of New York City. He loved spending time at the ocean, through most often on Long Beach Island, N.J., and more recently, on Marco Island, Fla. He was an enthusiastic reader of most anything, and could recite from memory any scene from his favorite movies, and Jeff was an entertainer. He loved to make people laugh, and boy, was he good at it, with family (especially his dad), friends, neighbors and strangers. You always knew which room Jeff was in, just follow the laughter.
He will be greatly missed.
Jeff is survived by his two sons, Michael and Corey Olenick, both of Demarest, N.J.; two brothers: Walter Olenick and his wife, Brenda, of East Stroudsburg, and David Olenick and his wife, Alice, of Fayston, Vt.; and two nephews, Devin Olenick and his wife, Laura, and Aaron Olenick.
There will be no visitation. Jeff will be remembered at private family service on Friday, March 29, at Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg.
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Jeffrey Richard Olenick, 59, passed away unexpectedly March 26, 2013, in East Stroudsburg.


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1. The Texans can throw downfield on third-and-long. Obviously Gary Kubiak's self-scouting reports told him that too often last season as his squad settled for something less than a legitimate attempt to pickup a first down when facing long yardage situations. While it would have been nice for him to notice that last season, at least he's off to a better start this year. Matt Schaub connected with Andre Johnson on a third-and-18 and with DeAndre Hopkins on a third-and-13, something the Texans didn't do enough last season. So, yes, Kubiak can open things up when he wants to. Maybe it was the late start, because Kubiak was not himself. He even had Schaub throwing from his own 20-yard line with 18 seconds left in the first half.
2. No. 56 is the most valuable player on the defense. In his first game back after missing most of last season after knee surgery, Brian Cushing Made at least three plays, including a crucial interception and return for a touchdown, that no one on the team could make last year. He makes a huge difference. His play is what can make this defense special. Whitney Mercilus had a good game as well, providing pressure on a number of occasions, including on Cushing's interception.
3. Kareem Jackson has become a very good corner. Jackson did such a good job that few passes were thrown his direction so he wasn't talked about much. That's a good thing for a cornerback. Johnathan Joseph wasn't great, but he was pretty good. Chasing Malcolm Floyd around all night is no easy assignment, and Floyd's lone catch was a nice 47-yard grab. Joseph didn't do anything embarrassing, but the trend of him giving up at least one big play a game continued. One touchdown that he ended up being near wasn't his fault, as the Chargers got away a clear pick play that the officials called and for some unknown reason picked up the flag.
4. When he is not in the doghouse, Ben Tate is a key asset. His running adds a dimension to the squad and could be significant as the season wears on, saving wear and tear on Arian Foster. With Foster having missed all of training camp, it'll probably be a few games before he is ready to carry a full load, but having Tate means the Texans don't miss a beat. Tate averaged more than six yards a carry and he managed 55 yards on half the carries (nine) that it took Foster to get 57.
5. A third wideout still has to step up. Lestar Jean had a couple bad penalties to earn a seat on the bench and Keshawn Martin couldn't get into the game or couldn't get open – not sure which until I watch the replay. Andre Johnson (12 catches for 146 yards) was again superb, but imagine how dangerous the Texans' offense would be with a third receiver making a contribution. Rookie DeAndre Hopkins delivered solid play (targeted six times and made five receptions for 66 yards), something Kevin Walter rarely did last season, but no other wide receiver was thrown to besides Johnson (16 targets), who needed an IV at the half. There are plays on Kubiak's menu that he can't order until he gets a third wideout to prove he is capable of playing. Expect DeVier Posey to get more reps this week.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Georgia College women's cross country is in the process of gearing up for the Peach Belt Conference Championships (PBC) and they may have just found reinforcements. Sophomore Lena White (Smyrna, Ga.), a walk-on added to the team after the season was already underway earned a top-20 finish in her first collegiate race, helping lead the squad to a third place finish at the Jaguar Invitational, hosted by Augusta State University.
Freshman Taylor Roeck (Cumming, Ga.) continued her extremely successful first year with the team, finishing 11th out of 66 runners Friday evening. She finished the 6K course in 25:38. Also in her first year with the program, sophomore Whitney Sweet (Roswell, Ga.) took the course in 26:33, coming in 17th.
White would finish just seven seconds behind Sweet with a time of 26:30, in 19th. Madeline McCane (McDonough, Ga.) put up her first scoring finish of the season, coming in 26th overall with a time of 27:19. Emily Cary (Snellville, Ga.) rounded out the scoring coming in 27th overall, finishing right behind McCane with a time of 27:24.
GC took third place in the nine-team race. The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Oct. 20 at the PBC Championships in Montevallo, Ala.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Texas family searching for stranger who swapped pants with graduate so he could cross the stage
Faced with the possibility of not crossing the stage at his high school graduation due to his wardrobe, a San Antonio teen asked a stranger for a huge favor.
Leroy Solis Jr. graduated from MacArthur High School at the Freeman Coliseum Wednesday, but it wouldn't have been possible if not for the kindness of an identified man who was wearing the right pants at the right time.
Rosemary De Los Santos, Solis' sister, said her younger brother was walking to his car to leave the arena after the principal told him his jeans did not meet ceremony dress code when he came across an anonymous man and his father.
With only three minutes to spare before he was supposed to line up with his class, Solis reached out to the man in the parking lot and asked if he could wear his slacks.
He obliged to the peculiar request and the two swapped pants in a truck, according to Santos.
"He told him 'go cross that stage,'" Santos said, adding that her brother wasn't able to get either of their names. "If this very kind gentleman had not done this, my brother would have missed graduation."
Santos said she understands school policy and is not upset with the administration, but jeans were her brother's only option.
"Not everyone can afford nice clothes," she said. "This is all my brother had to wear. My dad is on a fixed income."
Santos considers the family a blessing and wants to show her own family's gratitude by treating them to dinner.
"We live in a beautiful city where people are always helping one another, I plan on paying this forward," she added. "I'm forever thankful to the family, had it not been for them my brother would have lost out on his special day."


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Microsoft has finally launched their Office Mobile suite for the Apple iPhone available on the iTunes Store.
Microsoft today has made available their beautiful Office Mobile suite to all Apple iPhone users with an active Office 365 subscription for free. Fully optimized to work on the iPhone's small display, Office Suite allows users to view and edit Word, PowerPoint and Excel documents stored online straight from their iPhone. This app was previously exclusive to Microsoft's Windows platform.
The app can be used to access documents stored on SkyDrive or SharePoint, with every change made to the document saved instantly. Even without an active internet connection you can continue editing your document and save it. Later when you're back online, the updated document will be synced with your online copy.
Access documents from virtually anywhere:
* Cloud – With your phone, you can access Office documents that are stored on SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro, or SharePoint.**
* Recent Documents – Office Mobile is cloud-connected. The documents you've recently viewed on your computer are readily available on your phone in the recent documents panel.
* Email Attachments – You can view and edit Office documents attached to email messages.
Sadly, Office Mobile requires Office 365 subscription to use the app and there's no way around that. There's no free version, nor a version for the iPad or the iPad Mini. We suspect that the app will be released for larger devices as and when Microsoft completes optimizing the app for the larger display.
To download Microsoft Office Mobile for your iPhone, hit the source link below.
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My work challenges the conventions of self-portraiture and still life by drawing myself with my eyes closed and using the anatomy of the heart as a metaphor for the human soul. In traditional portraiture, the eyes are 'windows to the soul', as well as outward expressions of one's individuality. I have drawn something that is essentially impossible to see, producing a work evoking a quiet and meditative quality from 'silent' white space and abstract designs echoed in the organic forms of the ceramic vessels, all influenced by the art of Miranda and Cézanne and the photorealistic portraits of Chuck Close.


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Utah County is governed by the Board of County Commissioners. This three-member Board has executive, legislative, and judicial functions which are set by State statute. The Commission is responsible for levying taxes, adopting ordinances, and making policy which affect all of the County's nearly 550,000 residents. Commissioners are elected for four year terms.
The Commission invites and solicits public input. Commission meetings are held Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers located in room 1400 of the Utah County Administration Building (100 East Center Street, Provo). Agendas for the meetings are published each Friday preceding the Commission meeting. Requests to be on the agenda must be sponsored by one of the Commissioners, and should be submitted no later than 5:00 PM (or end of business day) the Wednesday prior to the meeting. You may also view approved agenda's and minutes of past meetings on our website.


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Moon Brook Charity Golf Classic officials recently donated a portion of proceeds from the annual tournament to the St. Susan Center.
Sue Colwell, St. Susan Center executive director, recently accepted a $2,500 donation from the club's efforts.
"The donation will be used to help provide meals to those in need in the Jamestown area," Colwell said. "As the economy continues to struggle and more people find themselves out of full-time employment, a greater number of people find themselves looking to food service providers to help make ends meet."
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Members of the Moon Brook Country Club Pro-Am Tournament committee presented a $2,500 donation to the St. Susan Center in Jamestown. From left are Mike Roberts, Allied Alarm Services Inc. president; Sue Colwell, St. Susan Center executive director; and Rex McCray, president and chief executive office of Weber Knapp.
St. Susan Center serves, on average, more than 300 meals each day. Its doors are open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit St. Susan Center at www.stsusancenter.org or call 664-2253.
"If we can't feed our neighbors, what can we do?" asked Mike Roberts, committee member. "When the committee puts out notice St. Susan Center is always at the top of the list."


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This Friday, we commemorate Veteran's Day in honor of our brave men and women who fought for our freedom.
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This has included local government. It has been a learning experience.
One unfortunate side to this job, however, is conflict does sometimes arise. At times, people are reluctant to answer my questions. Occasionally they appear to believe reporters are out to get them. This is not true.
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PAWNO wrote:I've seen Matt's picture quite a few times on a website called drunkenathletes.Com
another guy with heaps of potential but could be headed for bust material is Chad Henne! He seems like he gets down to party n living in a town like miami with all it's disruptions- well you'd wanna be keeping a close eye on everything.
His status gets him alot girls but doesn't know how to focus on football, didnt here much about Chad Henne being the party type, but can you imagine living in Miami, with all that money and celebrity status, a man can only imagine.


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You can put this story in the "Well I didn't see this coming" file. Director Bradley Bjornstad has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary about the never-before-seen original version of Ghostbusters 2, and a possible re-release of the film in its unedited form. As one of the more disappointing sequels in film history – not the worst, mind you, just very disappointing – Ghostbusters II could definitely use a facelift, but it seems highly unlikely that it will happen.
It's been well-documented that this sequel happened when it did at the behest of Columbia Pictures, which wanted to capitalize on the success of the first film and The Real Ghostbusters cartoon. The original script, written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, was tossed for a new version closer to the one seen in the film - but there was still a lot of material left on the cutting-room floor. This bungled process is a good bulk of the reason why Bill Murray hasn't been interested in returning to the franchise.
Bjornstad aims to create Ghostbusters 2: The Original Vision, a documentary covering the entire pre-production process of the film, focusing on all the changes made from conception to final product. He aims to make it as professional as possible, and has the lofty goal of getting all of the film's cast and crew involved for interviews. He also hopes to round up excerpts of the original script, storyboards and behind the scenes photographs from the production. While it would be hard enough to get all of the original material, it seems almost impossible for him to get Rich Moranis interested, much less Murray. Ernie Hudson and Aykroyd maybe.
Check out two of the Kickstarter promo videos below.
Bjornstad is also dead set on acquiring all of the cut footage from Sony (much of which has been completed with special effects added) and compiling it all into a cohesive film he'd call Ghostbusters 2: Extended Cut. Some of the deleted sequences involve Moranis' Louis Tully trying out to become one of the Ghostbusters, and a scene where he tries to capture Slimer. Another scene had Ray possessed by the Vigo painting, and there was another subway scene that featured the Frog Ghost. Surprisingly, Ramis' fellow SCTV vet Eugene Levy had a small role in the film as Louis' cousin Sherman Tully. Check out a few deleted scene stills below.
Beyond giving film fans a version of the film that could perhaps put the film back into viewers' good graces, Bjornstad hopes that this project and the backing it receives could convince Sony to go forward with Ghostbusters 3, something that Aykroyd has been talking about for ages.
With 17 days left to go and just a little over $1,600 raised towards a $100,000 goal (which itself doesn't even seem high enough to do everything that he intends to do), it has a long way to go, and its chances aren't good. But maybe some bigwigs will step in and help put it together, Kickstarter or not. If anything, it has to be better than this Ghostbusters documentary. Do you want to see another version of Ghostbusters II? Tell us in the poll below.
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"The happiest penguin ever"…that is how our little penguin friend was feeling as he reunited with his friend Osi Posi. When I saw them that moment, so full of joy, I just hoped they could be always that happy (and I know most of you did too) …and that their story could end as fairytales do; "and they lived happily ever after" However, life is harder than fairytales, not that it's hard itself, but we humans make it that way. Our friends' story is no fairytale…its taking place right here, right now….and it seems it's end is not going to be as happy as expected…Why? …Simply because our friends are a family of penguins and a polar bear, they belong to the two popular species that are fighting for survival in the face of GLOBAL WARMING. When we talk about global warming, we're usually talking about a change of degree over many years, it's hard to believe that can have much impact, but it does!
"We're wrong if we think that climate change is something that will happen far off in the future. Polar bears are starving now and we need to act now to stop climate change," said Kevin Jardine, Greenpeace climate impacts specialist. (Polar Bears starving due to climate change) According to a recent report, polar bears could be two-thirds gone by 2050. The shrinking bear population is a direct result of melting ice in their Arctic habitat. Polar bears need the sea ice to stand on when they hunt seals, their primary food, but there's less sea ice throughout their Arctic range due to climate change. (Goodbye polar bears?)
While polar bears are struggling on the top of the planet, penguins are fighting for survival down south. "There are quite a few species which are disappearing, there are only 17 species of penguins in the southern hemisphere, and 11 of those are considered to an endangered or threatened species," said Paul Leonard of the New England Aquarium. Changes in weather are impacting food supplies and mating seasons for penguins. (Penguins, Polar Bears Feel Global Warming Effects)
If GLOBAL WARMING continues, "they lived happily NEVER after" would be the sure end of the story…that if they live at all! And most of our stories could end like that too if we don't act right now to stop climate change! So, click on these useful links to help this story get a happy ending:
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(…sigh) Laughing on the outside, crying on the inside.
It should be noted that this level of illiterate paste-eating chowderheadedness is not always indicated in home schooling situations. In fact, you'll hear from a number of progressive, atheist parents on the TFN blog who have chosen, wisely, to homeschool because Texas is doing is damnedest to turn public schools here into little Christian houses of indoctrination. If I were a parent, I'd homeschool, absolutely. How else could I be sure my kid was getting a sound grounding in history and science, free from right-wing ideological revisionism? But it's true that a significant amount of homeschooling is done by fundamentalist Christian parents seeking to destroy their kids' minds and future opportunities by entrenching that very ideology. And I think that's what we're seeing the hilarious after-effects of here.
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"We've been told to stay out of the sun and now the message may be changing. It's an interesting question from a public health perspective."
Amy Millen '96 is taking a closer look at the sun.
Specifically, she is studying the connection between vitamin D and breast cancer. For years, public health officials have warned people to avoid the sun to prevent skin cancer. Now, mounting research hints that some sun exposure, and the vitamin D that the skin makes while soaking up rays, may help prevent a number of health problems, including breast cancer.
"We've been told to stay out of the sun and now the message may be changing," she says. "It's an interesting question from a public health perspective."
Millen, a nutritional epidemiologist and assistant professor at SUNY at Buffalo, is using data collected by the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study to look for a correlation between where a woman lives and her risk of breast cancer.
She has found that women who reported spending more time outside were less likely to have developed breast cancer. So far, however, she has found no relationship between breast cancer risk and how sunny an area is at a woman's region of residence.
In a separate project, Millen is studying genetic variation in the vitamin D receptor, which together with the active form of vitamin D can affect the expression of genes related to cell growth regulation.
"This has made a lot of people think, 'Could genetic variation in the vitamin D receptor affect risk for different cancers?'" Millen says. Using data from the Western New York Exposures and Breast Cancer Case-Control Study, she is asking whether women with different genotypes of the vitamin D receptor are more or less likely to have breast cancer.
At Bucknell, she worked in Sally Nyquist's cell biology laboratory, an experience that she says helped prepare her for graduate school and beyond. Says Millen, "Any sort of research experience is good because it teaches you the same set of tools that you use throughout your research career — how to ask questions and how to problem solve."
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Army Spc. Willie Stewart wants a cigarette, but he can't find the words.
Instead, the Fayetteville native turns toward his father and taps on his arm.
"Do you need a drink?" James Wilburn guesses.
A shake of Stewart's head and the guesses continue until, a minute later, Wilburn is lighting a cigarette in his son's mouth.
Less than a year ago, it would have been absurd to think Wilburn, who suffered a heart attack in early 2012, would be the one nursing his son.
But Stewart's 6-foot, 5-inch frame is now folded into a wheelchair at a rehabilitation center in Raleigh.
His body is a shadow of its once muscular, 250-pound self, the right half paralyzed, the left half still responding to months of slow, tedious rehabilitation.
The top of Stewart's skull has been replaced by a titanium plate. His memory is unreliable. His sight is gone, never to return. His speech is coming back, but at a pace that frustrates him. Stewart knows what he wants to say, but he can't get his body to respond.
Less than a year ago, Stewart was in Afghanistan, where the soldiers of his unit, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, said he was one of the best soldiers of the lot, combat-proven and not afraid to take charge.
They said he was a role model for younger soldiers.
Now, months removed from combat, Stewart is still a role model, the soldiers who served alongside him said. But they use another word to describe him.
They call him a hero.
"It was hell."
Those are the first words to cross Pfc. Alex Szakacs' lips when asked to describe Combat Outpost Charkh in Afghanistan's Logar province.
The words came, as if by reflex, as soon as the question was posed.
"They took combat every single day," Szakacs said of the soldiers at the remote outpost in a narrow valley in eastern Afghanistan. "A lot of guys were hurt there throughout our deployment. There were three deaths in our battalion."
Szakacs and others in Stewart's unit spoke with the Observer from Fort Bliss, Texas, where the 1st Armor Division is based.
Capt. Ross Zarzecki, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, described the outpost, about 50 miles south of Kabul, as roughly the length and width of six football fields. He said it took some of the most accurate fire in all of Afghanistan.
Mortars, recoilless rifles, small-arms fire, all were fired on Charkh with stunning accuracy unseen on Zarzecki's prior deployments.
"It's something you expect from a modern army," he said. "I'm not entirely sure who we were fighting, but they were well-trained, well-armed."
Zarzecki said the geography made the area especially dangerous. There is only one way to or from the outpost. The route stretches about 12 miles, giving enemies ample time to plan an attack.
That's what happened on July 1, 2012, the date Willie Stewart's life changed forever.
Stewart was not originally going to be among the soldiers traveling in a convoy of 40 vehicles to Combat Outpost Charkh.
The convoy represented the last logistical push of the deployment, which was set to end later that month. Stewart, who is 25, went along to account for equipment that would have to be turned in at the deployment's end.
The enemy knew the soldiers were on their way. It's hard to conceal a convoy that stretches nearly two miles.
The convoy soon came under constant attack from roadside bombs, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
Somehow, the soldiers all managed to make it to the outpost unscathed.
But they still were not safe.
Shortly after they arrived, the mortars started dropping. The first wave landed dangerously close, said Zarzecki, the company commander.
One round, he said, landed only 10 feet from where he, Stewart and the company executive officer, Capt. Andrew Reynoso, sat.
Later, a second barrage fell just as on target as the first.
Szakacs did not see what happened next. But he heard it.
Even from inside the reinforced concrete bunker, the impact rang through Szakacs' body.
"Next thing I know, somebody is screaming. They're screaming 'casualty.' "
Zarzecki, trailing Stewart and Reynoso, was knocked back by the blast and said he saw shrapnel fly past his head.
A mortar round had landed just in front of Stewart, Zarzecki said, and the hulking soldier took the brunt of the blast, shielding Reynoso.
"It landed 3 feet from Stewart," Zarzecki said. "He was bad. Me and Reynoso got to him first. There was just blood everywhere. His eyes were rolling into the back of his head, and he couldn't talk."
Stewart had taken a piece of shrapnel in the throat, his father said. The metal cut an artery and the optic nerve, causing a stroke.
At Charkh, a physician's assistant performed a small miracle to keep Stewart alive, Zarzecki said.
"He died three times," he said. "They had to give him an emergency tracheotomy.
"Someone asked me how he was, and it just hit me. I started crying because I realized how bad he was."
Szakacs said that only Stewart could have survived the blast.
"A smaller person would have been dead," he said. "He took 90 percent of the impact. (Reynoso) could have been killed. Stewart is just so big, he absorbed most of a mortar blast. God was looking after him."
On Saturday, Reynoso laid eyes on Stewart for the first time since Combat Outpost Charkh.
When Reynoso last saw the young soldier, he was holding the wound on Stewart's neck, waiting for medics to arrive.
"He was a hair's breadth away from passing away," Reynoso said.
When a superior officer later told him that Stewart would be all right, Reynoso said he thought he was being lied to.
Reynoso remembers the mad dash to the bunkers. He recalls mortars landing all around the base.
And he remembers being blown back by the blast that landed just feet away from Stewart.
Shrapnel from that blast is still embedded in Reynoso's arm, the scars a reminder of what could have been.
"It could just as easily have been me in front of him," Reynoso said. "I would have been hurt a lot worse."
Reynoso was one of more than 80 people to attend a small ceremony for Stewart at the Embassy Suites in Fayetteville.
Stewart received his Purple Heart and was honored by family, friends and strangers alike.
Many of the older soldiers he grew up idolizing were there, as were soldiers from his unit in Fort Bliss.
The ceremony, Wilburn said, was important because it helps to show Stewart that he is loved.
"I want Willie to feel the love and support of the community," Wilburn said. "Willie didn't have to do what he done, and this lets this young man know it was not in vain."
Wilburn, like many others at the ceremony, was brought to tears when his son stood up from his wheelchair and, with the help of two soldiers, walked to the front of the room on shaky legs.
"He did not want to come in, in the chair," Wilburn said after the ceremony. "It was very, very important to him."
Stewart again surprised many when, during the playing of the Army song, he did his best to sing along, smiling the entire time.
In Raleigh, Stewart is living at a sort of halfway house.
He is surrounded by stroke victims, mostly elderly, who are learning how to take care of themselves again.
After months of rehab, Stewart is able to speak, but only a few words at a time.
"Are you ready to go home?"
"Hell, yeah," Stewart replied with a smile. For all he's been through, Stewart has not lost his sense of humor or his trademark smirk.
It's an uncharacteristically warm day in January, less than a week after parts of the state were covered in a light blanket of snow, and Stewart is sitting with his father on a patio.
Stewart wears a Wounded Warrior Project T-shirt, a 7th Special Forces Group hat and a slim rubber bracelet that reads "Bulldog Strong."
"If you could go back, would you do anything different?" he is asked. "Would you change anything about that day?"
Stewart quickly replied with a terse shake of his head.
"No," he said. "Duty."
"Would you be willing to go through this again?"
Stewart's attitude doesn't surprise his fellow soldiers.
"He's a great person, a great soldier," Szakacs said. "If we took fire, he was going to be the first to respond. He obviously knew what he was doing, and he always looked after the lower-ranked soldiers."
Spc. Jonathan Carter, Stewart's former roommate and fellow jokester, called him a "professional and a great soldier."
"Stewart was first and foremost about getting the job done and keeping everyone safe," Carter said. "Just the way he carried himself, he made a lot of people feel secure."
Carter said he took the news of Stewart's injuries hard. Stewart was more than just a roommate, he was a friend and a rock who helped many make it through the deployment.
"I was shocked," Carter said. "I didn't know what to think.
"Mentally, I don't know if I would have made it through the deployment without him."
Since July, James Wilburn and his wife have been living out of a suitcase, constantly traveling, first to military hospitals outside Washington, then to a Veterans Affairs hospital in Richmond, Va., and finally to the rehab facility in Raleigh.
In the early days of his recovery, Stewart was in a medically induced coma, his father said.
"We would stand at the side of the bed and hold his hand and talk to him," Wilburn said. "Little by little, he started coming out of it.
"This kid was in bad shape. We came very close to losing him."
Stewart is still months from coming home to Fayetteville, Wilburn said, but he's now able to take weekend trips to stay with his parents.
In the meantime, he is working on his speech and learning how to walk with the help of a brace that immobilizes his right leg.
Stewart remains on active duty, assigned to a warrior transition unit on Fort Bragg.
Wilburn said his son is ready to get home, tired of being poked and prodded.
To Wilburn, Stewart is still the young boy who did everything he could to be around and talk to Fort Bragg soldiers.
Years ago, Wilburn managed a paintball range frequented by soldiers from Fort Bragg's special operations community.
Stewart latched onto every word those soldiers said and dreamed of one day wearing the uniform of a U.S. soldier, Wilburn said.
Before he was injured, Wilburn said, Stewart talked of completing 10 years in the Army, then getting out and joining the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
In his off time, he planned to do a lot of fishing and take frequent rides on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Those dreams for the Westover High School graduate are all but shattered.
"It's amazing how fast your life can change in a blink of an eye," Wilburn said.
He said his son will need a caretaker for the rest of his life. Stewart's mother, Bonnie Wilburn, will assume that role.
"The woman is an angel," Wilburn said, before detailing how horrible 2012 had been for his family.
Early last year, Wilburn suffered a heart attack. It was so bad that Stewart took two weeks off from Afghanistan to return home and care for his father, feeding him, dressing him and attending to his every need.
Now, Wilburn said, he and his wife are ready to do the same for their son.
"I will not let him go without," he said. "I will take care of him. Now, Willie needs us."
Last month, a fundraiser for Stewart at Black Ops Paintball earned nearly $10,000, despite coinciding with a nasty storm.
In addition to the money raised, many in the community donated items to Stewart, including one woman who baked him more than 140 cupcakes.
"It is amazing how the community is coming together," Wilburn said.
When Stewart does return to Fayetteville to live, his father hopes to give him as normal a life as possible, with lots of fishing and road trips.
"We just want to get him back home and go back to a normal life," Wilburn said. "He's done his part. Now I owe this kid. I will not fail him. I will not let him down. We almost lost him, but we'll make it through this. We've made it through everything else life has thrown at us."
"2013. This has got to be our year."
Staff writer Drew Brooks can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 486-3567.


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Reports: Elusive cease-fire reached between Israel, Gaza, as strikes claim more civilians
A ceasefire agreement has been reached to end ten days offighting in Gaza between Israel and the Islamist militant group Hamas,according to reports citing an Israeli official published Thursday byReuters and the BBC.
An official in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toldMcClatchy that he could not confirm the report and that "the effort is still ongoing." He said that a Qatari ceasefire initiative is "not on thetable" and that Israel wanted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tobe part of any deal.
Reuters cited an Israeli official as saying: "There is an agreementfor a ceasefire beginning tomorrow [Friday]. I believe it is six in themorning." The official said Israeli leaders approved a truce after asenior Israeli delegation held talks in Egypt.
An Israeli airstrike that killed four Palestinian boys on a Gaza beach Wednesday gave added urgency to diplomatic efforts to end more than a week of fighting between Israel and the militant Islamist group Hamas.
Israel agreed to a United Nations request for a five-hour pause in its attacks Thursday to allow Gaza residents to stock up on food and medicine. But contacts to arrange a more permanent cease-fire were hampered by disagreements over who would be acceptable as an intermediary. Israel and Hamas do not speak directly to one another.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Cairo and met with Moussa Abu Marzouk, the second-ranking leader in Hamas, after the group formally rejected an Egyptian cease-fire proposal that failed to take hold on Tuesday.
Hamas has been cool to mediation by Egypt because that country's president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, is hostile to the Islamist group, which has close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas prefers either Qatar or Turkey as a go-between, both of which are less acceptable to Israel.
Secretary of State John Kerry has talked to the foreign ministers of all three prospective mediators, prodding them to press Hamas to agree to a cease-fire. The United States, which considers Hamas a terrorist organization, also refuses to speak directly to the organization.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest called the situation in Gaza "very urgent" and expressed concern about reports of deaths on both sides. He said that senior administration officials were in touch with high-level officials in the region and that ending the fighting continued to be a "top priority."
More than 200 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed and more than 1,500 injured, according to Gaza health officials, in nine days of Israeli bombardments, which have struck nearly 2,000 targets in the crowded coastal enclave. Islamist militants in Gaza have fired volleys of rockets into Israel, killing one person and wounding several more.
An airstrike Wednesday on a Gaza City seafront killed four children as they played on the beach, witnesses said. The boys, ages 9 to 11, were said to be from a family of fishermen who work at the nearby port.
"When the first shell landed, they ran away but another shell hit them all," Ahmed Abu Hassera, a witness, told the Reuters news agency. "It looked as if the shells were chasing them."
The boys had been playing near a shipping container, according to local reports.
The Israeli army said a preliminary investigation showed that the attack was directed at "a target where terror operatives were located, and from which terror activities were carried out." An army spokeswoman said she could not say whether the strike had missed its target or had been based on mistaken intelligence.
In another deadly incident, a taxi van was struck in the city of Khan Yunis, killing a 65-year-old woman, her 10-year-old grandson and his 25-year-old brother as they traveled to visit hospitalized relatives, Palestinians reported. An army spokeswoman said the target of the strike was a group of five militants who had come out of a house.
Earlier, the Israeli army warned about 100,000 Palestinians living in the neighborhoods Shujaiya and Zeitun east of Gaza City and in the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip to vacate their homes in advance of stepped-up airstrikes. Leaflets dropped over the areas warned that people ignoring the warning would endanger their lives.
Hamas urged residents to stay put, accusing Israel of using scare tactics and "spreading chaos and confusion." Some residents left the area while other stayed, telling reporters that nowhere in the Gaza Strip was safe from Israeli attacks.
The al-Wafaa rehabilitation center in Shujaiya, which cares for 17 disabled patients, received a recorded message ordering residents to evacuate, according to hospital director Basman al Ashi, who said he had no intention of complying. A similar rehabilitation center was struck last week in Beit Lahiya, and two disabled women were killed.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provides assistance to Palestinian refugees, said that 22,600 people who had left their homes were sheltering in 24 of the agency's schools.
According to U.N. figures, 1,660 homes have been destroyed or severely damaged by the Israeli bombardments, displacing another 9,900 people. Scores of family homes of suspected militant operatives and leaders have been hit, in some cases killing their relatives.
On Wednesday, the homes of Hamas political figures were struck, including houses of Parliament members and the residence of Mahmoud Zahar, a top leader of the group in Gaza.
The U.N. said that 900,000 people in Gaza were without running water following damage to water and electric power networks caused by the Israeli bombardments.


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I'm not gonna beat around the bush. Japan's Olympic authorities booked their male football (soccer) team on business class on Japan Airlines, and sent Nadeshiko, the female team, to London on economy.
I could lead you around this story with pretty words and carefully disguised anger, but the facts speak pretty loudly for themselves:
Nadeshiko Japan won the World Cup last year, and are expected to win medals in the Olympic Games.
Nadeshiko's won lucrative advertising deals with top sports brands, which the male team has not.
Nadeshiko won the people's honour award from the Japanese government for giving hope and inspiration to the Japanese populous after widespread destruction caused by last year's natural disasters.
The male team fits none of those criteria: they've never won the World Cup, nor are they expected to come anywhere near the awards podium in London. There are no significant differences in size or height between the male and female players.
The only justification for this segregation is sexism, pure and simple. I've signed a petition created by Sohko Fujimoto and Reina Komiya, addressed to the Japanese Football Association and Japan Airlines. We can't change what's already happened, but we can sure as hell let them know that this is completely unacceptable. The petition takes about ten seconds to fill out.


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I usually bake at night after dinner and then take my photos in the morning before work. I wish I had more time to compose my shots, but I'm a habitual "snooze-buttoner" and have to snap my photos as quickly as possible, wrap up the baked goods and rush out the door. But even if I did have the time, I don't know if I could style the food properly. I am a much better baker and cook than I am a photographer or food stylist.
After uploading my photos from the CF card to my hard drive, I realized that, at a glance, I couldn't distinguish the photo of the cookie from the photo of the scone. Sadly my photos don't adequately convey how yummy the scones and cookies were.
Buttermilk Scones w/ Dried Cherries & Almonds
16 scones
(adapted from "The Baker's Dozen Cookbook")
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
6 ounces (12 tbsp/ 1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
2/3 cup dried cherries, chopped coarsely
1/3 cup almonds, chopped coarsely
2 tbsp sugar for sprinkling (optional)
Preheat oven to 425F.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large mixing bowl. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or your fingertips until the mixture resembles small peas.
Stir the buttermilk, vanilla and almond extracts together and add all at once to the mixture. Stir with a fork until the dough becomes sticky and shaggy. Stir in cherries and almonds.
Turn your dough out onto a generously floured work surface. Knead the about 10 times. Divide the dough in half and pat each half into an 8-inch circle about 1/2-inch thick. Sprinkle each circle with 1 tbsp sugar (if using) and press the sugar gently into the surface of the dough. Using a sharp knife cut each circle into 8 wedges. Repeat with other half. (Or you can just divide the dough into 16 round patties like I did.)
Bake the scones until light brown and slightly puffy, about 15 to 18 minutes. Cool about 5-10 minutes before serving.
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
(from Tish Boyle's "The Good Cookie")
1 3/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temp.
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
6 ounces (1 cup) chocolate, chopped
1 medium-sized ripe but firm banana, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Preheat oven to 375F. Line your cookie sheets with parchment (or lightly grease them).
Combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside dry ingredients.
Using a stand mixer at medium speed, cream butter and both sugars until combined, about 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until blended. At low speed, add the dry ingredients.
Remove bowl from mixer and using a wooden spoon stir in the chocolate, banana, and nuts (it's okay if the banana gets a bit mashed).
Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto your prepared sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Flatten the dough slightly. Bake until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom, about 11 to 13 minutes.


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One of the greatest tragedies of the human condition is that great people are only remembered when they pass away. Look back to any of the greatest artists, inventors, humanitarians, etc. They were all celebrated well after their death, not during their life. The recently departed Josh Stokell seems to be an exception to this and the tragedy here is that he was taken away from us at such a young age. Guardian down…
Josh fought against cystic fibrosis well over 30 years and dedicated his life to developing treatment and, ultimately, a cure. Sadly, Josh lost his battle but not until he made great strides both in microbiology and gaming. I did not know Josh personally but, from what I gather, he was greatly appreciated during his relatively short time on earth. Hearing his Dads Of Destiny clanmates share war stories and anecdotes about their Destiny adventures with this beloved fallen Guardian brings a smile to my face because I realize Josh lived a fuller life than most people do going into their 80s and 90s.
The story of this everyday hero hits home for me because Josh was my age before leaving us. It seems like, everywhere I turn, people are affected by cancer, fibromyalgia, and cystic fibrosis. You rarely hear about how people affected by chronic or terminal illness cope with it and live purposeful lives. When you're ridden with disease and ailments, it's easy to be bitter but I hear nothing but good things about Josh. He was passionate about his work, Destiny, and people as a whole.
The DadsOfDestiny have teamed up with several streamers and promoters to host a 48-hour streaming event. The Breathe Easy charity stream is happening right now. The goal is to continue Josh Stokell's work to fight cystic fibrosis. They've raised a good bit of money so far but, more importantly, they've raised awareness of this terrible condition. The Destiny community has really rallied and even Bungie has supported the effort with codes and social media marketing.


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20th December 2017
The lines between business, politics and culture are ever more blurred and organisations can no longer sit on the fence as consumers demand clarity, commitment and action, and diversity is the order of the day. Tom Nutt and Jonathan Sanchez discuss what it means for organizations to take a stand.
Tom Nutt
If 2016 was the year of the western populist uprising with Trump in the US and Brexit in the UK, 2017 was the year that brands and communicators stood up and took notice. Audiences had demonstrated that they wanted a new approach and communication needed to reflect this.
From Shell recognising the consumer desire for biofuel with their coffee-powered London buses, to the CEO of Marriot publicly slating the US president, to Heineken's "Worlds Apart" campaign bringing together opposing sides in the UK over a beer, we have seen the power of brands 'taking a stand'. Where previously the desire to break through was coupled with the need to appeal to the widest constituency there is now an understanding that to keep your audience you must show them something to believe in. It's not enough to say you care - you now have to act on it.
Jonathan Sanchez
The irony of this 'western populist uprising' is that, in effect, the continent is simply playing catch-up with the majority of high-growth Asian nation states. What we once, as a 'developed' society used to deride – the cash for votes corporate cronyism and business 'taking sides' in societal issues – like who runs the country, is the very antidote to antipathy we are seeking. It's worth drawing some comparisons between the current American political system and the infiltration of international business influence into welfare, education and sustainability.
Tom Nutt
The communication industry has been focused on authenticity and transparency for years but this is an extra level. Where previously the proliferation of channels and influencers has lead organisations to engage and converse they are now being asked to think and believe. Their behaviours, rather than being characterised as good or bad, positive or negative are now being seen as, us or them, with us or against us.
Jonathan Sanchez
This presents as an opportunity and a challenge. On the one hand companies that can reflect significant public opinion swings will be rewarded with brand loyalty. On the other the cynicism of 'you like, we like' marketing can be insincere, short-term and transparent. Standing for something has never required such balance, akin to passing a drunk-driving test.
Tom Nutt
This polarised world has thrown up extreme reactions that can leave organisations bouncing around in the pinball of public opinion. In the UK, Paperchase, the high street cards and gifts store publicly apologised for running a promotion with the Daily Mail, promising it "Won't Ever Do It Again". Put under pressure by a campaign group, Stop Funding Hate, the store pulled all future promotions. Following the apology, twitter was red hot with commentators criticising the decision and vilifying Paperchase for 'caving' to pressure. In essence, the brand hadn't taken a stand, it didn't know what its audience believed in and reaped the whirlwind of its 'flipflopping'.
Jonathan Sanchez
And speaking of flip-flopping, what better example of the challenges of 'nailing your flag to the purpose pole' creating disruption and uncertainty has to be Brexit. Just as the British broke up with Europe (it's not you, it's me) we now face a 'Blair-ntry' with the omnismiling New Labour pioneer showing his hand and pressing for us to patch up our differences and stay together for the kids.
Tom Nutt
We can expect to see more of this in 2018. Consumers are losing trust and getting angry. They are shouting loudly and expect to be heard – but more than this, an apology is no longer enough, the misstep will not be tolerated in the first instance. And when most consumers wouldn't care if 74% of brands ceased to exist tomorrow, there is no margin for error in the new communication landscape.
Jonathan Sanchez
Never before has the belief that consumers vote every-day with their wallet been more relevant, and harking back to the days of Clinton and the 'permanent campaign' - as opposed to 'permanent stain', must be embraced to make sure brands and corporates get the votes they need – pounds, euros and rembimbi. Business is politics and politics is business, we must learn from the world's most powerful brands (country's – cf. Singapore) to help us triangulate, cogitate and demonstrate our values. It's time for business to come out of the closet and tell us who they really are.
Tom Nutt
Organisations need to know their beliefs and stick to them, and fight for their relevance in the new consumer environment. Inconsistent behaviour will be called out and keeping a low profile will leave you open. More and more attack is the best form of defence.
How can organisation seize this opportunity? The best and the bravest will be rewarded. The company that has a true understanding of its own behaviours, throughout the supply chain, in all their interactions will shape the agenda. Those that take ownership of issues, act as stewards of solutions and take collective custody of their actions with win out.
Jonathan Sanchez
They say that those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Therefore in this new VUCA, bi-polar status quo it's time to embrace risk, reject unilateralism and share your purpose with pride. One may refer to trust as the glue that binds us to brands, but at Grayling we believe it's more than that. Trust is a hygiene factor now, it's an inherent equity all business must steward. But it is simply the ability to convince people of a far more powerful call-to-action, who's side are you on and what do you stand for? Without purpose, trust is worthless.
Tom Nutt
At Grayling, we see this every day and look to support the game changers and embolden the best. We ensure that we create measurable advantage for the many and varied organisations we work for and understand the requirement of a trusted and purpose lead advisor to help shape and protect a brands reputation.
Looking forward our task will become more complicated, as our clients needs become greater and the cost of failure higher. In this context, we anticipate a wider range of organisations, sticking their head above the parapet and taking a stand for what they believe in.
Jonathan Sanchez
Beliefs incubate purpose and purpose driven businesses are the new standard in winning the consumer's vote everyday, everywhere, take a stand.
Tom Nutt is Head of Corporate at Grayling UK
Jonathan Sanchez is Creative & Strategy Director, Grayling Continental Europe
Join the conversation on twitter or LinkedIn using #6into18.
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About Author: Naolí Vinaver
Naolí Vinaver is a Mexican midwife who combines traditional birth practices with a profound interest in and respect for the physiology of natural birth. She has been attending both waterbirths and births in traditional styles and positions since 1990. Naolí has enjoyed three pregnancies and homebirths of her own in the company of her family. She is in the process of writing and illustrating a couple of children's books about life, pregnancy and birth, while continuing her homebirth practice in both rural and urban Veracruz State, Mexico.
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Lameck Masina for VOA – WNN Science and Health
(WNN/VOA) Lilongwe, MALAWI, EASTERN AFRICA: Malawian mothers and guardians of young children who live in villages far from health facilities are heaving a sigh of relief, after the introduction of a hotline through which they can access medical advice. VillageReach, a non-profit NGO, is running a program called Chipatala Cha Pa Foni which means Health Center by Phone.
Malawi has some of the highest mother and child mortality rates in the world. The maternal mortality ratio is at 675 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, while the under-five mortality rate is 112 deaths per 1,000 births.
The figures are largely attributed to limited availability of timely and reliable health information for women of childbearing age, and a lack of access to health care for villagers due to long distances.
VillageReach officials say the phone program, which is currently run in the districts of Balaka, Mulanje, Nkhota-kota and Ntcheu, aims to bridge this information gap.
"This is a toll-free case management hotline, which means people can call free from any Airtel [mobile phone service provider] phone and can ask their questions concerning any health issues," explained Zachariah Jezman, the program manager. "And apart from that component, we have also a reminder and tips service. In addition to that we have protocol approved messages, which are either posted to clients who have personal phone or which can be retrieved by a client without a phone by using any Airtel phone."
According to Jezman, two complementary services extend the health centers' reach by providing Malawians with access to accurate health information.
He said the clients are handled by hotline workers who are trained personnel in maternal, newborn, and children's health. The workers use a simple touch-screen device that records data electronically for monitoring and evaluation purposes. They are supervised by trained nurses for quality assurance.
Balaka Center hotline nurse supervisor Novice Gauti tells VOA the center receives between 25 and 30 calls each day from mothers and guardians who seek medical advice.
Gauti said along with providing crucial help for people in remote villages, Chipatala Cha pa Foni has helped reduce queues in the health facilities.
"Now the queues at the hospitals are very small compared to the time when there was no Chipatala cha pa Foni, because the mothers were just rushing to the hospital with minor problems," she noted. " But now when they have minor problems or discomfort they can easily and comfortably call us from their home and seek medical advice or medical care."
The program has faced challenges, too. Jezman cites health facilities' failure to meet the demand for services.
"I can give you an example when there was national stock-out of iron tablets for maybe six weeks. Our system was pushing the message that 'If you are in the second trimester you need to start taking iron tablets'. And the clients were going to health centers demanding iron tablets while the health system did not have that," Jezman recalled.
He said another challenge is that Chipatala Cha pa Foni encourages pregnant mothers to start doctor visits in the first trimester, but most health centers in Malawi do not have pregnancy test kits and instead rely on palpation, which sometimes is not 100 percent correct for pregnancy tests.
Nevertheless, VillageReach is pleased with the program's results. The organization's country director, Jessica Crawford, told VOA that VillageReach is working on a strategy to scale up the program to other areas so it can benefit more people across Malawi.


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The report, which involved scientists from 17 institutions, including NCEAS associates Carrie Kappel and Ben Halpern and former NCEAS postdoctoral associates Mary O'Connor, Lauren Buckley, and Camille Parmesan, forms part of the Fifth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC). The Geneva-based IPCC assesses scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for adaptation and mitigation.
"The leading edge or front-line of marine species distributions is moving toward the poles at an average of 72 kilometers (about 45 miles) per decade — considerably faster than terrestrial species, which are moving poleward at an average of 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) per decade," said lead author Elvira Poloczanska, a research scientist with Australia's national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Marine and Atmospheric Research in Brisbane. "And this is occurring even though sea surface temperatures are warming three times slower than land temperatures."
Global imprint of climate change on marine life
Elvira S. Poloczanska, Christopher J. Brown, William J. Sydeman, Wolfgang Kiessling, David S. Schoeman, Pippa J. Moore, Keith Brander, John F. Bruno, Lauren B. Buckley, Michael T. Burrows, Carlos M. Duarte, Benjamin S. Halpern, Johnna Holding, Carrie V. Kappel, Mary I. O'Connor, John M. Pandolfi, Camille Parmesan, Franklin Schwing, Sarah Ann Thompson, and Anthony J. Richardson
Nature Climate Change, August 2013
UCSB News Release
Following is a sample of the media coverage of this study:
English News (China): Warming oceans impact breeding patterns and habitat of marine life: Australian research
FISHupdate: Climate change effect on marine life greater than previously thought
The Guardian: Climate change pushing marine life towards the poles, says study
redOrbit: Impact Of Climate Change On Marine Life Analyzed By International Research Team
Science Codex: Global investigation reveals true scale of ocean waming
Science World Report: Climate change warms oceans: Marine species drastically shift
Voice of America: Marine life reacting faster to climate change
Working Group:
Towards Understanding Marine Biological Impacts of Climate Change
Principle Investigators: Elvira S. Poloczanska and Anthony J. Richardson
This project was supported by NCEAS and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant #EF-0553768)


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I am learning Linux for work, so am still a bit rusty on the edges.
I need to change the folder permission of the directory
/opt, and I know in Linux, you do the following:
chmod 775 /opt
I get a message under that saying:
chmod: WARNING: cannot change /opt/: Operation not permitted (error 1).
Does that mean I need sudo permissions? But the
sudo command is not recognized.
But in SCO, it is different, as SCO is a little older than Ubuntu.
I have found this link on the net, but don't quite understand what they mean by "memo": http://osr507doc.sco.com/en/OSUserG/_Changing_file_permissions.html
Is there an easier way of doing this, like something similar to Linux?


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Warm Chicken Salad with Dijon Dressing
Makes: 4 servings
2 cups ripe cherry tomatoes
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 garlic clove, crushed
4 skinless chicken breasts, cooked
Salad greens
15 large green or black olives, pitted and halved
2 red onions, halved, then cut lengthwise into thin wedges
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon cider or sherry
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Toss tomatoes with 1 teaspoon olive oil, crushed garlic, and salt; put on a baking sheet. Roast until slightly charred and starting to collapse. Cool at room temperature. In a salad bowl, beat dressing ingredients together with a fork. Pull the chicken into long chunks; add to bowl. Add salad greens, olives, and onions; toss to coat. Put on plates, add the tomatoes, and serve.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 404 calories, 29g protein, 12g carbohydrate, 27g fat (4g saturated), 3g fiber
Quick Chickpea Salad
Makes: 4 servings
2 cups cooked or canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
4 artichoke hearts in water
4 large sun-dried tomatoes
8 ounces very ripe cherry tomatoes, halved
8 scallions, sliced diagonally
A handful of basil, torn
1 small bunch chives, snipped
Leaves from 4 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 ounces Parmesan cheese, shaved
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 small garlic clove, crushed
Salt and pepper
Put the dressing ingredients in a large bowl and beat with a fork. Add chickpeas, artichoke hearts, and sun-dried tomatoes; mix well. Chill, covered, for up to 4 hours. When ready to serve, add cherry tomatoes, scallions, basil, chives, and parsley. Stir; sprinkle with Parmesan and pepper.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 274 calories, 10g protein, 22g carbohydrate, 17g fat (4g saturated), 6g fiber
Big Greek Salad
Makes: 4 servings
1 head romaine lettuce, quartered and torn apart
1/2 cup kalamata olives
4 ounces reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
2 red onions, halved, then sliced into petals
2 Kirby cucumbers, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced diagonally
4 ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks
A few sprigs of oregano, torn
A few sprigs of mint, torn
8 anchovies, or to taste (optional)
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Put the lettuce in a large bowl. Add olives, feta, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes. In a small bowl, beat together olive oil, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad. Top with oregano, mint, and anchovies (if using). Serve.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 342 calories, 10g protein, 21g carbohydrate, 26g fat (5g saturated), 6g fiber
Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad
Makes: 4 servings
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 tablespoon red Thai curry paste
12 uncooked shrimp, shelled, deveined and halved lengthwise
12 cherry tomatoes, halved
Handful of mint sprigs
2 red chilies, thinly sliced and seeded
1 small shallot, thinly sliced lengthwise
2 teaspoons ground lemongrass powder or lemon zest
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Juice of 2 limes
Zest of 2 limes
Handful of fresh cilantro, finely chopped
3 scallions, finely chopped
2 lime leaves, mid rib removed, leaves very thinly sliced crosswise, then finely chopped
Heat the oil and curry paste in a wok; add shrimp and cook for about 1 minute, or until opaque. Let cool. In a bowl, crush 1 chili and half the shallot. Add lemongrass powder, brown sugar, lime juice and zest; stir until sugar dissolves. Mix in remaining chili and shallot, and cilantro, scallions, and lime leaves. Spoon the shrimp into a serving bowl with the cherry tomatoes; toss with the dressing. Garnish with mint and serve.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 99 calories, 6g protein, 12g carbohydrate, 4g fat (1g saturated), 2g fiber
Italian Lentil Salad
Makes: 4 servings
2 cups cooked or canned lentils, rinsed and drained (about 15 ounces)
4 baby artichokes in water
1 red onion, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slivered wedges
6 ounces reduced-fat feta cheese, cut into cubes or crumbled
A handful of mixed fresh herbs, such as parsley, basil, and marjoram, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Freshly ground pepper
Pinch of sea salt
In a large bowl, mix together lentils, vinegar, oil, and pepper. Add artichokes, onion, and feta; toss gently. Add salt and pepper to taste; sprinkle with the herbs and serve.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 340 calories, 19g protein, 25g carbohydrate, 20g fat (5g saturated), 9g fiber
Tonno e Fagioli
Makes: 6 servings
1-2 large garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or white-wine vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 cups cooked or canned cannelloni or other white beans, rinsed and drained
2 red onions, finely sliced into petals, then blanched, or 6 small scallions, sliced
1 14-ounce can tuna in water
A few handfuls of basil
Cracked black pepper
Crush the garlic cloves with the flat of a knife, add a large pinch of salt, then mash the garlic to a paste with the tip of the knife. Transfer to a bowl. Add vinegar and 2 tablespoons of the oil; beat with a fork. Add beans and onions; toss gently. Add extra vinegar and oil to taste. Drain the tuna and separate into large chunks. Add to the bowl, turning to coat thoroughly. Top mixture with basil and cracked black pepper. Serve.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 329 calories, 20g protein, 28g carbohydrate, 15g fat (2g saturated), 7g fiber
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, July 2008.


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The Lady Bisons got the scoring started early when junior Courtney Williams snuck one past the goalie with an assist from senior Kirsten Heikkinen at the 10-minute mark of the first half.
With a tough defensive front the Lady Bisons kept their offense going and brought the score to 2-0 with a goal by senior Meghan McGuire in the games 26th minute Minutes the Lady Bisons mass-substituted five playerse, Nicholls State avoided a shutout and brought the score to 2-1 with a goal into the lower right corner by Alexandra Marino in the 29th minute.
The game was hotly contested and very physical, with Lipscomb juniors Kameron Stilwell (53rd minute) and Katie Wood (68th minute) drawing the ire of the referee and earning yellow cards.
With defense controlling both sides for much of the second half Heikkinen provided the insurance the Lady Bisons needed. With an assist from freshman Baylee Linnell, Heikkinen scored with a low cross to the opposite side of the box.
That last goal by Heikkinen sealed the Lady Bisons first win of the season as they prepare to face UT Martin, Sunday, in the first road test of the season.
With the victory against Nicholls State, the Lady Bisons win their first game since September 12, 2010 when they defeated Citadel 3-0. That match was also the last time the Lady Bisons scored three goals in one game.
Erin Zerio also became two saves closer to passing Bethany Copeland for fourth all-time saves; Zerio now has 155 stops in her career.
Lipscomb will hit the road for an extended stretch, with games at Martin, UT Chattanooga and Jackon State and then a tournament in Southern Miss before returning to Nashville Thursday, Sept. 15 to host Austin Peay.


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What is best for my 13 week old puppy who can now go out for a walk. She wears a coller and is used to it. but is a harness better for them when going out for walks??? Also any tips for getting her to move :? she just sits down when I attach her lead and chews it and refuses to get up........I am trying food tip bits and she will move a couple of feet , and then promply sits again........I have a back problem and the bending is making it worse :( all advise very welcome :flwr:


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Built in 1932 and located in the west wing of Payne Whitney Gymnasium, the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool is the home of Yale swimmimg. Named for Yale's legendary swimming coach and former athletic director, the 25-yard, six-lane pool was designed for intercollegiate competition.
The pool sits at the bottom of a 50-foot high funnel of 2,187 seats which rise at an angle of 45 degrees and offer every spectator a perfect view of the action below. This is augmented by the fact that the 157-foot wide ceiling is held aloft without the aid of supporting columns -- no easy engineering feat in the 1930's.
The architects designed the seating so it was entered by a series of tunnels, through which 35 people could be seated. That way, no more than three steps had to be climbed to reach any seat. Under the seats are air ducts which bring fresh air into the arena without lowering the temperature at poolside.
In the deep end of the pool is an underwater "coaching window," installed after World War II, when Alistair Cooke came to Yale to film a television special on the history of swimming. Esther Williams, the famous swimmer, put on an exhibition for the cameras; the window was to show her, and some of the Yale swimmers who participated, while underwater.
The pool has been the site for numerous national competitions, including the NCAA and AAU championships, but one of the greatest events staged in this arena occured in 1992 when Yale, Harvard, and Princeton competed in a double-dual meet for the first time ever.
Yale's other pool, the practice pool, is the world's largest suspended natatorium. On the third floor of the gym, it holds 330,000 gallons of water, weighing 2.75 million pounds, and it includes a movable bulkhead which allows it to be used as either a 25-yard, 25-meter, or 50-meter course.


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OMG! I saw the result and I was shocked! This episode made a history!
#10: Young girls (=) (used Express Pass)
Why didn't they used the express pass at the eat or play challenge?
Well, it was some kind of agreement between the cousins and the girls. They said they wouldn't use the express pass at the detour
What a ridiculous agreement - no usage at detour but can be used at a roadblock?If they are in trouble, as they were at the eating challenge, they should just used the pass to skip it. Well they violated Grant's 2nd advice...
They used it at the roadblock cuz they knew they were in last already. If they'd use it at the detour, one possibly strong team would've been eliminated.
The cousins spent almost 5 hours eating the cơm cháy
If they opted to take the penalty, how long would that be? 4 hours, as per TAR07 when Rob, Meredith and Deana were unable to complete the roadblock task at leg 3 & their teams were all issued 4-hour penalties at the Roadblock site.What a waste of time!
Those 40 plates of com cháy that each team had to eat was ridiculous. I can't eat that in a manageable time and I've had that much of it at once. for me to eat. I am Vietnamese so that can explain why I've had that much available to me. The 4 lbs of meat in Argentina, I can do. If I remember right, Uchenna, Rob, some female teams, and Alex all did it. I've been to steakhouses where they had steaks bigger than 4 lbs.
Actually a Roadblock penalty is 4 hours , but a detour penalty is 6.
Still a very dumb move.. why stay for 5 hours? And not to use express pass or even switch detour. they are physically fit but they are dumb.. sorry for the word.
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Migraines respond to great expectations
Meds and placebos both fight pain better when patients anticipate getting active drug
Adapted from S. Kam-Hansen et al/Science Translational Medicine 2014
When it comes to pain, what migraine-headache sufferers think about their pills' identities matters nearly as much as whether or not those pills contain active medication, a new study suggests.
Migraine meds labeled as placebos dull headache pain less effectively than the same pills identified either as the real deal or as possibly a genuine drug, say neuroscientist Rami Burstein of Harvard Medical School and his colleagues. Placebo pills given to migraine patients worked the same way, easing headache pain better when labeled as definitely or possibly containing active medication, the researchers report in the Jan. 8 Science Translational Medicine.
Placebo pills mislabeled as the migraine drug Maxalt provided close to as much pain relief as Maxalt mislabeled as a placebo. Overall, though, Maxalt eased migraine pain better than placebos did.


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Established in 1988, Rivanna Music creates tunes that teach. Music therapist, singer/songwriter, Cathy Bollinger infuses this multisensory effect into her songs. Cathy has written children's music which is so much fun, kids don't even realize they are learning. Teachers and parents like Cathy's music as much as their little ones do!
Cathy Bollinger has been working with children through music for more than 20 years. Beloved by her young audiences, she holds songwriting and teacher workshops, practices music therapy and performs. Bollinger received her Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy from Drexel University College of Medicine (formerly Hahnemann Medical School) in Pennsylvania, and can often be found in the classroom, singing with preschool and elementary audiences and helping teachers to use the songs with their curricula.
Cathy and her business partner, Elly Tucker are committed to helping children by creating tunes that teach social skills, reading skills and other important daily living and school readiness skills.
The winner of FOUR Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) for children's music, Rivanna Music has earned "Parenting Magazine Pick" for the past 2 years and our music has been acclaimed by the American Library Association's Booklist, School Library Journal and Autism Spectrum Quarterly.
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Cathy's new inservice/workshop, entitled "Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition: A Workshop for Preschool and Early Elementary Classroom Teachers" is available for your community. She has led these workshops for the New York Public Libraries, Core Knowledge Foundation, Virginia Public Schools and Title I Programs. Cathy and Elly were invited as Keynote Address by The Wyoming Children's Action Alliance for their STARS Conference (Statewide Training Resource System).
Please contact us for more information on doing workshops and/or presentations.
A nice word from World Healing Institute, Cape Charles VA (where Cathy did a performance for the children this summer):
- This was a delightful experience! Cathy combined elements that entertained, educated and engaged the children. Activities included making musical instruments, sing a longs, drumming circle with a variety of instruments and song writing. We were especially impressed with her ability to lead the group through the song writing process--fabulous experience for the kids and the parents who were present. Cathy created and maintained a very positive and energetic atmosphere throughout the session. We look forward to working with her in the future!
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The CD has taken the world by storm and has been acclaimed by groups and individuals, like Tony Attwood and Carol Gray that support people and families affected by Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, and other challenges to learning using more traditional approaches.
And now, we would like to introduce the book to you. The purpose of the book is to provide teachers, parents and therapists a practical guide to accompany the musical compilation of MY TURN YOUR TURN: Songs for Building Social Skills. These great supporters of our music have been asking us for visual support, activity ideas, guitar chords and Boardmaker © pages, which will increase the accessibility to many children.
Social interactions can be challenging to children, especially those with Developmental Disabilities, Autism and Down Syndrome. Music provides a safe, predictable and satisfying way for children to practice these skills.
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We are committed to providing high quality clinical care and health related transport services to over 7.5 million people in NSW, distributed across an area of 801,600 square kilometres.
The average number of ambulance responses decreased by 1.3 per cent over the past year. The primary factor contributing to this decreased total activity is due to the transfer of responsibility for a major part of the Non-Emergency (P 5, 6, 7) activity to Health Share in May 2014.
In 2015/16 we provided 1,115,635 total responses (both emergency and non-emergency) compared to 1,127,545 total responses in 2014/15.There were on average 3048 responses per day - this is equivalent to a response every 28 seconds.
We employ over 4,500 people, with 90 per cent being operational staff involved in the frontline delivery of services. This includes paramedics and specialised areas such as intensive care and extended care paramedics, special operations, counter disaster, aeromedical and medical retrieval. The remaining 10 per cent of our workforce are corporate and support staff who assist in the delivery of services, including mechanical workshops,finance and payroll, human resources and administration.
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