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I had a dream that one day my beauty products wouldn't lie to me. Tell me that my skin would be moisturized, glowing, and flawless IF I just used this here jar for four to six weeks.
I had a dream that big named companies were the ones that never compromised safety and health over those willing to pay (sacrificing their health) to cut corners.
I had a dream that my lust for fragrant petals & creamy balms wouldn't lead me to a cancerous death. A dream that one day I could trust in the wisdom of the earth and make use of the various botanicals available to take care of my skin just the way mother nature intended me to... That one day I would be able to build my own body scrubs with exotic salts, vibrant fruit powders, petals and wild harvested oils (oh my), that worked best for my skin! AND my skin would be smoother than ever before. My skin would reveal her true natural glow for all to see and feel! I had a dream that every woman knew just how special she was. That the light in her eyes had birthed nations for ions. Her body was more powerful than she knew. That it was important that her body be nurtured and given all the care, like only she could. That she knew her body belonged to only her... That when she was happy, she was the prettiest girl in the room. She was a magnificent radiant being of light, whose skin glowed to the heavens.
I address her as MaDAME out of respect.
When I awoke, I realized the day was today.
That was my dream 5 years ago. Just months prior, I was living on my own, working, and dating my high school sweetheart. I thought I was living my dream. Then I discovered I was pregnant. And the man whom I'd known since I was 14 wanted nothing to do with a baby. He insisted that while I could afford a baby, he wasn't in a position to. That it would ruin his life, his music career. It would ruin our lives. "How could I suddenly love someone I didn't know yet more than I loved him," he said. I grew up with both parents in the home. Well my Jewish step-father had been in my life since I was 8 months old. He was only 21 when he met my mother and immediately loved me as his very own. My mother always told me to listen to a man when he tells you what he wants. And the only thing I did know was that I didn't want to be a single mother. I had watched my sister and friends raise their children single handedly until they were delusional from the lack of sleep. I was 26, yet everyone around offered their opinions of how I was too young to have a baby. My mother and I were estranged at the time. When I called her to tell her the news, she simply wished me good luck and told me I had better to not tell my father.
So I did it. I had an abortion. I "took care of it" sobbing the whole way through. The nurse asked me if I wanted to stop and yet I allowed them to continue. I learned I could be firm in my decision, and still hate myself for doing so at the same time.
Weeks after, I took a new lease on life. I began doing all the things I was afraid to do and seemed appropriate to do while I wasn't a mother with children to raise. I shaved my hair, threw out all my toxic skin care products, lost 30 lbs, and started my own company with the funding I earned traveling all over the world for my current employer. I opened 12 restaurants in less than 2 years. I drowned myself in work and tried to maximize my days... The guilt rears it's head from time to time. It took years to not silently condemn myself and know that I am enough. That God has continued to bless and guide me. With our current state of the world, I can't imagine a life where young women are denied the right to choose.
I recently wrote a letter to myself during this last full moon that I carry around in my wallet as part of my healing process.
Love Notes to Me:
You anxiously awaited the arrival of the full moon but you didn't expect for it to be this emotional, this tricky. The trick is how to make it about loving yourself. The trick is how to make it about encouraging yourself. The trick is how to make it about getting to know another aspect of yourself.
Many important people will come. And go. And stay. And leave. And It's okay to feel. But the real romance is yours. The real relationship is about you coming into a deeper understanding of yourself.
A deeper knowing of your strength.
A deeper respect for your resilience.
A deeper appreciation of your abilities.
You have given your best effort consistently and therefore have every right to feel proud of yourself.
No matter the current shape of things. No matter the status of the situation right now.
This week has reminded you of a limit you are working within. It might remind you of the weight of the decisions that you have to make. Where you stand today might have you feeling a little burdened with your current circumstances.
But where you stand could also have you quietly celebrating the fact that you are living up to your own standards.
The healing comes from listening.
The healing comes from finding a way to get across what you might not yet know how to put into words.
The healing comes from letting your actions do the explaining.
And the mending.
And the rebuilding.
Healing comes from giving each day your best effort.
Your sincerity.
Your honesty.
You got this Dame.


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It's hard to imagine two teams coming off more opposite performances than Auburn and Ole Miss — and they also are opponents this week.
No. 12 Auburn (4-1, 2-0 SEC) has rebounded from a close loss at Clemson with a pair of blowout wins in SEC play against Missouri and Mississippi State, the latest one coming in at 49-10 on the scoreboard. Ole Miss (2-2, 0-1 SEC), on the other hand, just suffered a 66-3 beatdown at the hands of No. 1 Alabama.
Auburn is looking to stay hot with another big win in SEC play before it heads on the road for three SEC West away games in four weeks. Ole Miss will try to salvage any sort of momentum for the season, one that is already guaranteed to not end with a bowl game, thanks to self-imposed sanctions.
MORE: Bow to your sensei: How Jeff Holland became Auburn's pass rush master
Auburn-Ole Miss football game time, details
- Time: Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 7
- Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala.
- Line: Auburn by 21
What channel is Auburn-Ole Miss football on?
SEC Network is broadcasting this game between Auburn and Ole Miss.
Who is calling the Auburn-Ole Miss football game?
Tom Hart is the play-by-play announcer, Jordan Rodgers is the color commentator and Cole Cubelic is the sideline reporter for the Auburn-Ole Miss game on SEC Network.
How can I watch Auburn-Ole Miss football online?
You can stream the Auburn and Ole Miss game at WatchESPN.
How can I listen to Auburn-Ole Miss football on the radio?
You can listen to the Auburn Sports Network call of the Auburn and Ole Miss game with Rod Bramblett, Stan White and Ronnie Brown. Locally in Auburn, the broadcast is on 93.9 FM. The Auburn Sports Network also offers a stream on AuburnTigers.com and the TuneIn app.
Auburn-Ole Miss football preview
- 30 and 30 in 30: Auburn has beaten back-to-back SEC opponents by 30-plus points for the first time in 30 years. The Tigers last pulled off the feat in 1987, when they smashed Mississippi State and Vanderbilt in consecutive weeks. Auburn could make it 3 for 3 and double dip on the struggling state of Mississippi.
- Best since Cam: Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham delivered a performance to remember against Mississippi State as his QB rating was the highest for a Tigers passer since 2010, when Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton did it against Chattanooga.
- 14 is all you'll get: Auburn is the only team in FBS football to hold each of its first five opponents to 14 or fewer points. The Tigers also rank No. 3 nationally in passing yards allowed per attempt.
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The Flea Story
The Troy Flea was started in 2015 by Jessica McEnaney of Dang That's Cherry and opened to immediate success, earning the Metroland's "Best Flea Market" in its 2015 "Best Of" issue. In 2016 the Flea was taken over by Kristin Jackson. Jackson loved the vibe of the Flea as was sad to see it close as McEnaney moved from Troy so she took it over and has enjoyed seeing the flea grow.
Jackson has lived in Troy for 6 of the last 8 years and works and lives in the city. Her experience assisting with music festivals and her love of Troy have made for a great match up.
"I love this city, I love the people, the restaurants and the markets. I want to bring people to Troy and we will keep the focus on fun, kitschy, beautiful, eclectic and weird things.
You can make a Sunday out of it...you start with Yoga in the park, then browse the flea before brunch."


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Have you noticed the large number of beads that have gone into the Magpie Gemstones' store this week? After the owners were gone on a buying trip and secured new turquoise beads, they came right home and put on their running shoes to get as much as possible into the store for us to see. It's been all business this week as new things were photographed, described and entered. I know we featured the turquoise in last week's blog, but I wanted to be sure you didn't miss seeing these graduated beauties. Yes, I just had to get some for myself and I'm going to need more! Get them before I do . . . want to race?
If I were you I would run right over to the computer and pick out one of the Titanium Druzy pendants set in sterling silverthat are available. I purchased something similar to this a few months ago and I thought there was going to be a fight between two customers regarding who saw it first. These are especially nice because they come complete with bail and are ready to go. How easy is that?
I think that Kateri, who helps fill the orders, even put on her running shoes this week to help get all the orders right out. Actually, she's always running to get these off to you and I believe Magpie is among the very few online stores that gets orders in the mail immediately. That makes a big difference to me because when I buy beads I want them Right Now! Don't get in Kateri's way when she's headed to the post office with your orders. She's a gal on a mission.
Kateri and Szarka will be running off to Mississippi in just a few weeks for the next bead show. They hope you'll come visit them on August 12-14 for the Harrison County Gem & Mineral Society Show at Pass Christian, MS.
Did you see the new tutorial we just put up on how to make your own headpins? http://www.magpiegemstones.com/makingheadpins.html I hope you will find it helpful and that it will keep you from having to run out to the store and make a purchase. It's really easy and quick to make your own.
That's it for now since I've got to go put my running shoes on and get back to work. Don't forget to let us know if you have any questions about the Magpie Gemstones products or making and selling jewelry.
. . . wearing our running shoes for you, we are Magpie Gemstones.


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And because I am sick and getting so much done, I feel I have license to sidetrack myself for just a moment to rant about something that's been grating on me quite a lot in the past month or so.
Let me start by saying that I have not read The Ethical Slut, do not abhor romantic comedies as a general rule, nor do I believe that the institution of marriage is a sham. That being said, I am happily single and casually dating various individuals who I will not incriminate in this
It has come to my attention (mostly via "concerned friends" who claim they only have my "best interests" at heart) that the life I lead is viewed as dangerous, unsettling, and in several cases, downright abhorrent. This is shocking to me. If I am happy, as long as I'm not hurting myself or anyone else, I thought my friends would be happy for me. Not so, says the universe. Remember, you must derive your happiness from sources that the people around you find acceptable. "When in Rome" and all that jazz. You've transgressed the cardinal rule of sharing joy: do not present the masses with a form of happiness derived from a practice which they do not understand. It is like trying to make religious ecstasy tangible to an atheist, trying to translate the triumph of a flawless triple pirouette to someone who hates to dance. Do not tell those who do not live like you how happy you are, because the moment you try to explain, their lack of vocabulary on the subject will leave everyone involved in a very frustrated state.
Thanks for the heads up, universe. But I am going to say it anyway. I do not believe that monogamy is a healthy practice for me. I am of the mind that I have too much love in me to focus it all on one person at once. I believe that love is both a choice and a responsibility, not a mystical and uncontrollable state that one falls into and out of willy-nilly. Attraction is only the first step on a long road of decision-making that leads to and should strengthen the connection between partners. Love comes from these decisions to be responsible, caring, and present. Thusly, the validation that many of my friends derive from possessing their partners, I am able to derive from all of my less-than-tacked-down relationships, both those that involve sex and those that do not. Down to my most incidental friendships, I am a fiercely loyal person. There are plenty of people in this world I love so intensely that I would not only die, but kill for them. There is room in my heart for all of them. But this loyalty does not ultimately result in surrender. And to me, to have any one person call me "theirs", to possess me in a way that thereby means no one else has the opportunity to, would be an unnecessary surrender of myself. When it comes to love, I also have a responsibility to love myself. I am best able to do that alone, unattached, uncoupled, single, whatever you want to call it.
That being said, a troubling thing has been cropping up in conversation lately. I'll call it, for lack of a better way to characterize it, an unwillingness to believe my lifestyle is healthy, or, at worst, an unwillingness to believe that it exists at all. People assume that I have either numbed myself to what I am doing, or that I have buried my desire for commitment for fear of being hurt. Dear, dear friends belittle my decision to remain non-monogamous as a choice that will be my un-doing--as if I am King Lear teetering on the precipice of certain insanity.
And to those friends, I address myself now: I would like to tell you my love life is none of your business, but that would be a lie. It is your business, because you are a part of it. I love you. Even though you do not understand they way that I live, nor are you willing to believe that it could work for me without causing some damage, either on a daily basis, or at some point down the road. My love for you is just as important as the love I have for my blood family, my chosen families, my partners in business, pleasure, art, and intellect. And that is what I want you to see. I can love you and all of them, and where that gets me is only to a place of greater and more serious happiness.
There is no measure of love that is unimportant or repulsive. There is no specific place or space where love "belongs". There is no chant or name to invoke or ceremony to carry out that makes one kind of love more holy than any other. Love is only love, and can only be love. Romantic, platonic, what have you--these are just boxes we are given for sorting. I refuse to sort any of it. Let it be a mess. So what if you don't understand how I sleep at night without some specific face to greet me on my pillow. I get to sleep either way.
Forgive me nothing. Deny me everything. I will continue to love you anyway.


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early US market work 2008-2010,
presented in reverse chronological order:
Heralds (2010)
Five issues, with James Harren and Emma Rios. Written by Kathryn Immonen, colors by Nathan Fairbairn.
Marvel Divas (2009)
Four issues. Written by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, colors by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic and June Chung.
preproduction sketches, thumbnails, layouts, pencils and color guides:
Dark Reign: The Cabal (2009)
Eight pages. Written by Peter Milligan, drawn and colored by me.
Daredevil #115 (2008)
Six pages. Written by Ed Brubaker, inked by Stefano Gaudiano, colored by Matt Hollingsworth
Iron Fist (2008)
Written by Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker, inked by myself and Stefano Gaudiano, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and Paul Mounts
all contents and characters on this page are (c) Marvel comics


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Lucretius - Outline of Key Passages
(Hyperlinks Coming Soon!)
Book I
o Humanity has long been oppressed under the grim weight of religion, but Epicurus was the first man with the force of mind to discover the truth of the way things really are, showing us the limits, boundaries, and benchmarks set by nature; in so doing he broke religion's oppressive hold over the minds of men, raising us equal to the heavens. |^|
o Religion is the true mother of wickedness in the world. |^|
o Religion oppresses men by causing them to fear punishment by the gods after death. |^|
o The true nature of the soul is not obvious to us, so if we are to free ourselves from religious fears we must study nature and determine whether religion is correct when it alleges that we have eternal souls that are subject to the dictates of god here on earth and to eternal damnation after death. |^|
o The remedy to the terrors of the spirit manufactured by religion is to study and uncover the true nature of the universe, which will allow us to see that those threats are not real. |^|
o Our starting point in this study of nature is this primary observation: nothing ever comes from nothing — neither gods nor any other forces are observed to create anything from nothing. |^|
o Once we see that nothing comes from nothing, but that all things come into being in accord with their basic nature, we will see that all things occur without any intervention from the gods. |^|
o Our method for proving that nothing comes from nothing is to look at the evidence around us and draw the logical conclusion. In this case we see that nature functions in orderly way based on seeds. |^|
o As we reason deductively to determine what is true, we will also test our conclusions by showing that the opposite position is NOT supported by the evidence. |^|
o Thus Nature determines from its fixed seeds that which is possible. |^|
o We observe that Nature also contains life-giving particles which, under certain conditions, are capable of springing to life. |^|
o Our second primary observation is this: all things pass away and change back into the essential material from which they are made, but nothing is ever absolutely destroyed to nothing. |^|
o Another reason we know that nothing passes away to nothing is that otherwise in the eternity of time past all things would have passed away and nothing would be left in the universe. |^|
o We conclude that the basic material of the universe is therefore indestructible. |^|](lucretius.md#basicmaterialisindestructible)
o Do not doubt that matter is indestructible simply because the atoms are too small to see – you cannot see the air or odors either and yet you know they exist. |^|](lucretius.md#dontdoubtatomsbecausesmall)
o In addition, within the things we see there is not just particles of matter, but "void". |^|](lucretius.md#thereisalsovoid)
o We know that void exists because otherwise movement would be impossible; but we see that things do move, so we know void exists. |^|](lucretius.md#withoutvoidnomotion)
o These observations are sufficient to allow us to track the truth like hunting dogs. |^|](lucretius.md#tracklikedogs)
o We conclude that the nature of everything is dual – everything is made up of matter and void – nothing exists in the universe except matter and void. |^|](lucretius.md#everythingismatterandvoid)
o Unless we firmly ground our trust in our senses we can prove nothing by reasoning. |^|](lucretius.md#musttrustthesenses)
o We also conclude that the basic material of the universe is immortal, meaning that the universe is itself eternal. (This does not mean that the current form of the universe is eternal, because the material is constantly changing form, but the material from which the universe is made is itself eternal.)
o We also conclude that there is a limit to divisibility; those smallest particles are indivisible and eternal
o We must also observe that all things are not made from a single substance, but from many distinct elements. Fools often admire the things their blindness sees in hidden meanings, and an example is Heraclitus, who argued that all things are made from a single substance – fire.
o Errors about the nature of things arise from doubting the senses, but all arguments against the reliability of the senses are madness because they are self-contradictory – they amount to arguing against the senses by using the senses, and to use the senses is to accept that they are trustworthy.
o The basic elements of the universe combine in different ways form all things, in the same way that the same letters form different words when the letters are arranged differently.
o There is a limit to divisibility (part 2) – There is an absolute smallest
o As we proceed, remember that our goal is to free the mind from the restrictions imposed by religion. Although the lesson may seem grim, our goal here is to rim the cup with honey so that you can take what may seem like bitter medicine, and then be healed by it (part 1)
o The universe is infinite in extent, and has no boundaries no matter how far you travel in any direction.
o Matter and space are equally infinite.
o The universe has no center.
o These basic lessons lead to all the rest that follows. Applying our method to all questions will lead to successive answers, and each answer will in turn illuminate the next as we proceed.
Book II
o Wisdom brings great pleasure, including that of appreciating the dangers from which wisdom protects you
o Nature has established that our highest goal is that the mind enjoy delight, and that the body be free of pain.
o Nature has established that neither our bodies nor our minds require great wealth or power over others
o Wealth, power, and the like are no guarantee of happiness – only reason has power over the fear of death and other irrational fears
o Ultimately only applying reason to the study of Nature can cure our childish fears
o Our next lesson is that the basic material of the universe is in constant motion
o The atoms do not move to please us, nor do they move "perfectly" as if their motions were established by a god
o The movement of the atoms is in accord with their nature, but in addition to the movement caused by their interaction with each other, it is also in the nature of certain atoms to swerve unpredictably, and from this atomic swerve comes our free will
o There is a force resident within certain atoms that leads them to swerve
o The atoms have a finite number of shapes
o The atoms are finite in number of shapes, but the atoms are infinite in number
o There is an eternal deadlock between destruction and rebirth
o Let a man call upon the gods in jest if he like, but let him not be polluted by religion to think that the gods control the universe
o Atoms cannot combine in all possible ways, but only according to their nature.
o Atoms have no color.
o Sentient life is made of non-sentient particles.
o The key aspect of sentient life is the arrangement of the particles.
o But while the arrangement of the material makes the key difference, consciousness does not derive from RANDOM combinations of matter
o Men can laugh without being made of laughing particles; men can be wise without being made of wise particles.
o Sentient things are made of particles which do not themselves have sensation.
o The universe is wonderful but do not be shocked by it; in all things welcome the truth; strike down the false.
o Ours is not the only world; there are many others in the universe, and other races of men, as there has been infinite time and space for all natural combinations of things.
o And there is never in nature only one single thing of a kind.
o Nature has no tyrants (gods) over her.
Book III
o Epicurus discovered and has shown to us immortal truths, which we should apply to our own lives as he did to his.
o Most importantly, the fear of hell must be shown to be groundless, as it pollutes life and makes happiness impossible.
o The fear of hell is dispelled by the study of nature.
o Mind is a part of man's makeup just like hands, feet, and eyes.
o Mind and spirit are, like everything else, material in nature.
o Mind is made up of diminutive particles.
o Mind is made up of small particles but also of a fourth, unnamed element.
o This fourth element is lord of all, and rules body and mind.
o Reason can dispel our primitive elements and allow us to live lives worthy of the gods.
o This fourth element of spirit is inseparable from the body.
o Mind is more powerful than spirit.
o Mind and body are born and age together.
o Mind can be diseased just as the body can.
o The truth meets falsehood head-on and cuts off its retreat as well, so it is doubly victor.
o Mind perishes with the body.
o Even if spirit possesses an immortal quality, it keeps no memory of a prior life, so we are essentially new creations.
o The spirit, once infused throughout the body, dies with it.
o Spirits do not make bodies for themselves and crawl into them
o If spirit were immortal and kept its identify we would see beasts perform like scholars.
o It is comical to think that spirits might stand in lines holding tickets to enter the bodies of living things.
o Trees cannot root in the sky; there is an everlasting fixed assignment set for being and growth.
o It is nonsense to think that mortal and immortal can unite in an immortal pact.
o Death is nothing to us, and has no more relevance to us than did the time before we were born
o Just as we have no concern about the eternity of time before our birth, we should have no concern about the eternity of time after our death.
o Even if the mind or spirit has sensation after death, that is nothing to us, as our essence derives from our union with out body, and any such existence has no meaning to us.
o If tough luck lies ahead for any man, he must be there to experience it, but since death removes our consciousness we have no need to fear it.
o Death is no worse than eternal sleep.
o Take leave of life as if you are leaving a banquet.
o Think of the eternity of time before our birth as a mirror of the eternity of time after death and you will realize that this is not grim, and is a rest more free from care than any sleep.
o The terrors that supposedly exist in Hell really exist here – in the minds of fools.
o Remember that the greatest men in the history of the world have also died, just as you will.
o Half their time men spend in sleep; the other half wandering around aimslessly, sleeping with their eyes wide open
o Men seem to feel a burden on their souls, and they waste their lives away, not realizing that the issue for them to understand is not how they spend an hour, but how they will spend eternity.
o All men must die, and none can escape; you must reconcile yourself to this law of nature.
Book IV
o Epicurus' teachings bring release from religious fear, and though the limitations of life may seem bitter, it is the best medicine for the soul to realize the natural limits of life.
o We now turn to discussing "images" (visions), to show that they do not result from seeing ghosts of those who are dead.
o Illusions do not show that eyesight is fallible; it is the task of reason to process the information they provide.
o There are many examples of visual illusions, but we fool ourselves; misjudgments are not the fault of the senses but of our processing the information the senses provide
o The man who argues that nothing can be known confesses that he himself is ignorant.
o The ultimate validity of the senses cannot be refuted, because any attempted refutation depends for its proof on the senses.
o If you cannot explain a seeming contradiction, it is better to accept an incorrect theory than to give up those conclusions that you have already had sufficient facts to verify to be true.
o Do not reason based on erroneous observations of the facts of reality, or else your conclusions will be erroneous also.
o Reason is dormant while we sleep, so things seen in dreams cannot be trusted.
o Eyes were not made to see; nor ankle-bones for walking.
o Nature did not make eyes for seeing; what is born creates the use.
o Sleep annuls sensation.
o Avoid the danger inherent in allowing passionate love to overcome your common sense
o Delight comes in a purer form to those who are reasonable in the way they indulge their senses
o It is easier to avoid the snares of love than to escape once you are entangled.
o Romantic love is strongest when based not on passion but on habit, growing stronger over time, like rain wearing away stone
Book V
o Epicurus appears to us now as god-like, given the immortal wisdom he left to us.
o If the reason is unpurified, we wage an internal war against ourselves.
o All the world is mortal too, and just as it once came together into its present form, it will one day pass away.
o Wonderment at the stars in heaven breeds confusion, as fools think that the stars are moved by the gods, and this leads them to invoke a bitter lordship of religion over themselves.
o Everything that has a body does not have a mind – the element of mind and spirit exists only in connection with living animals.
o The gods did not change their immortal ways to create the world for men.
o The gods did not live in darkness and grief before they created the world.
o It would be of no harm to us if we had never been born.
o Nature had to provide the model for creation – how could the gods themselves have created the universe without a model?
o Too much is wrong with the world for it to have been created by an all-powerful god.
o Our world is very young, or else we would have a much longer knowledge of human history.
o Our world was formed by the natural actions of the basic material of the universe.
o Speculations as to the stars are necessarily only theories, since we lack ability to verify the true facts by direct closeup evaluation.
o The size of the sun is an example of the limits of our ability to determine the truth of things in heaven – certain facts observable here on earth (primarily that all things except light appear to grow less distinct when further away) lead us to conclude that the sun is not significantly larger than it appears to us in the sky.
o Another point we lack the ability to verify is whether the Moon shines with its own light, or reflects light from sun.
o Centaurs and such things as half-men, half-animals never existed, and never can exist, because seeds combine only according to their nature.
o Language developed naturally over time as men learned to communicate with each other.
o Men fell under religion because they had visions of gods in dreams and saw things in the world and sky that they did not understand, so they assumed the gods must be responsible.
o Populations die if they disarm.
o Men developed music by imitating the birds
o We toil in vain because we fail to remember the limits of possessiveness and the brevity of our time to enjoy pleasure.
Book VI
o Civilization first flowered in Athens, and Athens brought to us a man – Epicurus – who discovered and brought to us the complete truth, and as a result his glory makes him seem to us almost divine
o Epicurus diagnosed the problem that corrupts men's lives, and cleansed our hearts by words of truth, showing us (1) the error of greeds and fears, (2) the highest good that Nature has ordained for men, (3) the natural evils that confront the lives of men, and that they can be defeated once we learn the proper way to deal with them, and (4) that most of the anxieties we face are imaginary, no worse than the imaginings of children.
o Even those who otherwise understand the laws of Nature may wonder how certain things can happen, especially in the sky, and this wonder leads to confusion and to regress to superstitious religious awe
o Stop having thoughts unworthy of the gods, because this will harm you – not because the gods will care, but because you will fear that you are at the mercy of the gods and this will cause you great anxiety.
o We see that lightning is not caused by the gods because it does not occur with any consistency to punish the enemies of the gods or to accomplish anything.
o Snow, wind, hail and the light are understandable if you keep in mind the basic properties of the elements involved.
o Many natural phenomena cannot be isolated to a single cause due to lack of information, so consider all reasonable possibilities that are not eliminated by the evidence.
o Disease is caused by noxious particles; the plague of Athens.


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Happy Friday friends! That first full week back to work after vacation has been a struggle. Not so much the jet lag but more so the getting up in the morning and instead of doing whatever I want, I have to go to work. However, the job pays for the vacations and all those fun things in life. It's all about compromise and some sacrifice right?! Also, Happy Halloween? What are you guys doing or dressing up as?
What do you think of today's On The Line words of wisdom?
You Get What You Work For Not What You Wish For. I thought this quote was appropriate for today considering my struggles of getting back to work. Also, though it's not so much about your work as in your job but about the effort you put into the different areas of your life. How many times do you catch yourself thinking, "I wish..." I do it all the time and it's great to dream big but how amazing would it be if what you wished for could be your reality? A lot of those wishes can be made reality with a little work - it might take extra effort, some sacrifices, and time but if you want something, you can make it happen. Easier said than done, I know. But just start by writing down one of your wishes and below that wish jot down all things that need to occur to make that wish happen. Start with the smaller items and tackle each item, one-by-one. Before you know it, that wish will becoming true.
Around The Web
The internet is full of awesome, beautiful, and strange things; wouldn't you agree? I'm pulling my favs and sharing them with you. I've rounded up my top loved links from stories, recipes, style, animal cuteness...basically anything and everything. Some old, some new, some you may have already seen but nonetheless something to take your mind off that daily grind. So grab your cup of coffee or cocktail (it's never to early) and click away. Cheers.
{Style} My all time favorite boot brand, Modern Vice is currently having 30% off their entire site until Monday. Use code "Halloween" to take advantage. My favorite pair are the Jetts (worn here, here, here, & here).
{Style} Rebecca Minkoff is having her sample sale and it's happening online now. There are so many great finds from almost 75% off.
{This, That, & Laughs} While I'm not one for religious songs, the version of Hallelujah by Pentatonix is beautiful. I can't help but picture that scene from The O.C. (where this song also plays) when Marisa is dying & Ryan is carrying her down the road. Oh I miss The O.C. - I freaking loved that show.
{Mind, Body, Soul} Are any of you bullet journal geeks? I tried it didn't stick with it. However, this article is inspiring me to give it a go again. I think it's a great way to brain dump but also keep track of your life.
{Beauty} I've slowly been trying to incorporate natural beauty products in my life & stop using chemically laden creams and such on my skin. This article is a great read about the ugly side of the non-natural beauty industry.


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By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter
Social Democrats co-leaders Catherine Murphy and Roisin Shortall have insisted the party can win seven seats in Friday's General Election - thereby gaining key speaking rights in the next Dáil.
The TDs made the claim during the recently formed party's final press conference of the campaign outside Leinster House this morning, despite independent analyst predictions their opinion poll growth may not be reflected in seat numbers.
Final #ge16 @SocDems launch outside the Dail, complete with balloons no less. Budget must be expanding.— Fiachra Ó Cionnaith (@Ocionnaith) February 24, 2016
While the Social Democrats currently has three TDs in the form of Ms Murphy, Ms Shortall and Stephen Donnelly and believes Niall O Thuathail in Galway West/South Mayo, ex-Labour senator James Heffernan in Limerick County and Sarah Jane Hennelly in Limerick City, among others, are in contention.
Speaking at the launch today, Ms Shortall said she believes "many" of Social Democrats' 14 candidates across the country "are in serious contention at this stage" and that "we're targeting at least seven seats on Saturday [when vote counting begins]" as this is the figure which allows set speaking rights for a party in the Dáil.
Asked if a result in which the party returns just its three existing TDs after the surge in poll support during the campaign would be considered a failure, Ms Murphy added: "We realise we only launched very recently, we're very hopeful from the canvass returns we will improve.
"You can feel it on the ground, the recognition of the candidate and the party now.
"The election is wide open, but we're certainly not looking beyond polling day."
'People want government for the many, not government for the few' @CathMurphyTD #ge16 pic.twitter.com/eKmfynT5tZ— Social Democrats (@SocDems) February 24, 2016
Meanwhile, Ms Shortall and Ms Murphy - who said their co-leader colleague Mr Donnelly was in Galway and Limerick supporting candidates - have hit out at the Government parties for misreading what the public wanted from the election, a situation they said has led to voters moving their support to groups like the Social Democrats.
.@RoisinShortall address the issue of censorship and how smaller parties are excluded from public debate #GE16 pic.twitter.com/FkvPs8ZqjN— Social Democrats (@SocDems) February 24, 2016
"I believe the Government parties have seriously misjudged the mood of the electorate in this campaign," said Ms Shortall.
"They got off to a very bad start, they thought it was just a matter of saying they'll keep the recovery going and most people were saying what recovery, they hadn't felt it.
"They also thought people just wanted tax cuts, and again they misjudged the public mood in that regard.
"I think it's very interesting to see what happened in the [RTÉ TV leaders] debate last night, as the debate went on more and more people switched off.
"There was bickering and old style politics, and people are fed up with that."


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Funny how the guy that doesn't like sports, the one that didn't even know what two teams were playing on Sunday, is hosting a Super Bowl party this weekend. Perhaps life is telling me that it is time to start liking and following sports? No, I don't think that's the case.
Whether it's a Super Bowl party or just a normal gathering with friends, food and appetizers are an absolute must. When it comes to appetizers, there is a wide spectrum of options, from fancy to quick and easy. In terms of staples, pimento cheese is up there, an easy way to use whatever is left in your fridge. Shockingly, I had never even tried pimento cheese before. Making and eating this was a brand new experience. I can officially say that I loved cheese before this post, and I definitely love pimento cheese now!
Pimento Cheese
Adapted from The Kinfolk Table
1 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
1 cup drained Peppadew peppers, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped garlic dill pickles, plus pickle juice to taste
1/3 Sir Kensington's Chipotle Fabanaise (or regular mayonnaise)
1/2 small shallot, finely grated
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 scallion, finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
tabasco sauce
crackers or crostini, for serving
- Combine the cheese, peppers, pickles, fabanaise, shallot, sour cream, and scallion in a medium bowl and mix with a fork until well combined.
- Add more fabanaise, 1 tablespoon at a time, to adjust the consistency to taste. The mixture should be thick but spreadable.
- Season with salt, pepper, Tabasco, and pickle juice to taste.
- Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to use, for up to 1 week. Bring to room temperature prior to serving with crackers or crostini.


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Yes! After a day and half we have released a Fully Function Multi-Hack. As I get time, I will update this page to reflect the full features, with screenshots and videos.
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- Enemy Name Tags
- Friendly Name Tags
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- 2D Boxes
- 3D Boxes
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- Skeleton ESP
- 2D Radar
- Grenade ESP
- Explosive ESP
- Show Supplies ESP
- Enemy Close Proximity Warnings
- Fade ESP
- Max ESP Distance Selector
- Changeable Colors for All ESP
- Show Visbile Players Only (If your fairfight worried, people use this option so they dont trace non-visible players)
- Outline Chams
- Shot Accuracy ESP
- Kill/Death Ratio information
- Spectator Warning
- No Recoil
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- Slow/Human Aim with Adjustable Speed
- FOV Selection (Adjustable)
- Aim Hit Box Selection
- Random Bone Selection
- No Sniper Sway (No Breathing)
- Trigger Bot (Auto Shoots when Enemy is in CrossHair)
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Mesa, AZ- The Mesa Thunderbirds dropped game 1 of the ACCAC DII Regional Semi-Finals against Glendale Thursday afternoon in ten innings, 6-5.
The T-Birds defense didn't help their starting pitcher, Kent Hasler, as they committed four errors, two in the third that led to a three run inning for the Gauchos.
Hasler did pitch nine innings for Mesa, giving up only four hits with nine strikeouts. Three runs did score but none of them earned.
Down 3-1 in the fifth, with runners on first and second, Mitchell Morimoto doubled to center field, scoring Mike Roberson and Hunter Bross. Morimoto went 3-5 with two RBI's for the T-Birds. Garrett Smith also knocked in two runs for Mesa while going 1-4.
Hasler was able to go nine innings for Mesa but John Cranston took over in the 10th and the first Gaucho batter he faced knocked one over the left field fence, not more than a yard from being foul.
Glendale posted two more runs in the 10th to go up 6-3. Mesa made a valiant effort in the bottom half of the 10th frame, collecting three singles to lead off the inning, the third single scoring Esteban Martinez.
An Apodaca sac fly cut the Gaucho led to one. Mesa was able to load the bases but a Hunter Bross ground out finalized the game one victory for the Glendale.
These two will be back at it tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Mesa.


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For my money, Randy Kerdoon is one of the more unique persons you'll ever meet. If you follow his tweets (https://twitter.com/#!/knxrandykerdoon), you'll see he's got a great sense of humor, which can be misleading.
He's so light-hearted at times – he doesn't appear to take life too seriously – you'd be pleasantly surprised to learn that he's a deep thinker with terrific analytical skills.
He has a rich background in broadcasting. As an award-winner many times over, Mr. Kerdoon has delivered the weekday sports twice an hour from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the CBS-owned KNX 1070 Newsradio in Los Angeles since 2004.
Living in the Los Angeles area and with cars as his hobby, he also covers cars and has won multiple awards for his reports.
Before KNX, he did weekend sports on the Fox TV station in Los Angeles.
Randy Kerdoon, KNX – Los Angeles
He grew up in southern California and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
He was the play-by-play voice of the Salt Lake Golden Eagle Hockey squad and the Salt Lake Trappers baseball team. He's in the team picture at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown after the Trappers won a record 29 consecutive games in 1987.
He was also the football announcer for Weber State on television, and did pre-game shows for the Utah Jazz basketball team.
He returned to California and worked at a small valley radio station before getting a sports gig at KFWB radio.
Before he got into sportscasting, I worked with him on-air at two Salt Lake City radio stations, KSL and KDYL, in the 1980s. That was before I became a business-performance consultant and Biz Coach. (Disclosure: I was also once a freelance contributor to KNX.)
Years later, I was delighted when he found me on Facebook. Not is he most-talented, he's one of the nicest persons you'd ever hope to meet.
To my interview questions about his career advice, here's an excerpt of his answers:
Q: Why did broadcasting appeal to you?
A: It looked like fun, and challenging, something that combined things I was interested in….storytelling, action and creativity.
Q: What are your favorite experiences in broadcasting?
A: Play-by-play of several minor league teams including Salt Lake Trappers and their 29 game win streak in 1987; doing TV in LA.
Q: How did you make the transition from radio to TV and back to radio?
A: I did some TV work in Salt Lake City, and local cable in LA, and noticed the weekend guy at Fox was working 14 straight days, prompting me to talk to their news director and got a tryout for anchor, which led to me getting the weekend job. Eight+ years later when my contract was not renewed…family matters led me back to radio where the hours were more family friendly.
Q: How do you evaluate risk taking for your career? (I recall you weren't afraid to take a risk at KSL.)
A: You always have to go past your comfort zone, and be true to who you are….when going for jobs or just challenging yourself, and learn to play softball and start a team….I believe that background landed me the morning job at KFWB, altho' I never did play for their team.
Q: What advice would you give a young person hoping for a broadcasting career?
A: It's a different beast now than when I was just starting, but the bottom line remains the same. If you want it enough and are willing to work hard enough (sometimes for little or no pay) at the beginning….and are willing to relocate….then you will likely have a good shot at this!!
Q: In hindsight, what, if anything, would you do differently?
A: I've often thought of getting an agent, but heard so much from my LA brethren about them not being trustworthy, I balked. Got my LA TV job without one…
Q: What else would you like to add?
A: Love what you do….and network…a lot. Contrary to what you hear…it IS a who-you-know business….
From the Coach's Corner, from another friend and co-worker of mine in my broadcasting days, you might enjoy helpful business and career tips from former UCLA play-by-play announcer Chris Roberts.
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
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United States v. Gentile: Motion to Dismiss for Untimely Indictment Granted
In United States v. Gentile, No. 16-cr-00155 (JLL), (D.N.J. Jan. 30, 2017), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted Guy Gentile's ("Defendant") motion to dismiss an indictment for securities fraud violations. The court held the defendant unknowingly extended the statute of limitations and the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" ("Dodd-Frank") statute of limitations did not apply retroactively. Therefore, the original five-year statute of limitations in 18 U.S.C. § 3282(a) applied.
According to allegations, Defendant was indicted for securities fraud violations connected to "pump-and-dump schemes" occurring between April of 2007 and June 2008. The statute of limitations at the time the alleged criminal activity had ceased was five years. 18 U.S.C. § 3282(a). Defendant, acting in cooperation with the Government, signed two waivers tolling "any statute of limitations" relating to the charges through July of 2014. Defendant then refused to sign a third tolling waiver, stating he wanted the entire matter to be resolved by June 30, 2015. In June 2015, Defendant rejected the Government's felony disposition plea agreement, and was indicted on March 23, 2016.
Defendant moved to dismiss the indictment, asserting it was untimely on two different grounds. First, Defendant argued the six-year statute of limitations in Dodd-Frank was inapplicable because the alleged criminal acts took place prior to the statute's enactment. As a result, the five-year statute of limitations remained the applicable time period. Second, Defendant argued that, if the six-year statute of limitations applied, the waivers were signed unknowingly and therefore invalid. Defendant asserted both he and the Government were operating under the assumption the proper statute of limitations was five years when he signed both tolling waivers. Defendant maintained he signed both tolling waivers without knowledge or a clear understanding as to the rights subject to waiver.
In deciding the validity of the waivers, the court equated waiving a statute of limitations to that of a plea bargain in abandoning a statutory right. For a waiver involving the relinquishing of rights to apply, a party must have an informed understanding of the consequences of the waiver. Furthermore, a presumption existed against retroactive legislation. Retroaction application required a clear manifestation from Congress that the presumption did not apply.
The court first found the waivers invalid. The Defendant had unknowingly executed both tolling waivers. By waiving specific and important rights, Defendant would unknowingly extend his liability an additional three years rather than the two years he had expected. As a result, the statute expired under the five-year statute of limitations on June 30, 2013, and under the six-year statute of limitations on June 30, 2014. As a result, the indictment was untimely.
The court further held the six-year statute of limitations created by Dodd-Frank inapplicable to the Defendant because Section 3301 of Dodd-Frank contained no discussion or mention of intent to apply the section retroactively to crimes committed prior to enactment.
For the above reasons, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted Defendant's motion to dismiss.
The primary materials for this case may be found on the DU Corporate Governance website.


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Remember, there are two parts of Affiliate Marketing.
So, I would say it is beyond unethical when the Owner diverts and steals the affiliate's HARDearned commissions.
That is one of the reason affiliate marketers are encouraged to create lead or capture pages.
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Ted 2: Catching up with Seth MacFarlane/
Let's just call it what it is. Seth MacFarlane is a genius. The talented creator of Family Guy, The Cleveland Show and American Dad has pretty much changed the way we watch the animated TV series. The king of crass jokes, MacFarlane is a master at pushing the boundaries and getting away with pretty much anything. The 39 year old actor, writer and director is at the top of his game and there is no one out there who can hold a candle to his wit and charm. As if that's not enough, Macfarlane is an accomplished singer and pianist.
Seth MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation. Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for several television shows, including Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, Dexter's Laboratory, I Am Weasel and his own Family Guy-like prequel, Larry and Steve.
As an actor, he has made guest appearances on shows, Gilmore Girls, The War at Home and Flash Forward. In 2008, he created his own YouTube series, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy and has won several awards for his work on Family Guy, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award. In 2009, he won the Webby Award for Film & Video Person of the Year. He occasionally speaks at universities and colleges throughout the United States, and is a supporter of gay rights.
As a singer MacFarlane has performed at several venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London. In 2011 MacFarlane released his debut album, Music Is Better than Words.
Most recently, MacFarlane served as Executive Producer of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, an update of the 1980s Carl Sagan–hosted Cosmos series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. MacFarlane was instrumental in providing funding for the show, as well as securing studio support for it from other entertainment executives.
In 2012 MacFarlane brought his boundary-pushing brand of humor to the big screen for the first time as writer, director, motion capture and voice star of Ted. In the live action/CG-animated comedy, he tells the story of John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg), a grown man who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish...and refused to leave his side ever since. The movie went on to become the highest grossing original "R" rated comedy of all time.
It was inevitable that MacFarlane would have more Ted adventures up his sleeve and with that he brings us Ted 2 which hits theaters on June 26th. This time around we find Ted married to Tami- Lynn ( Jessica Barth). The newlywed couple want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law. Back on board is Mark Wahlberg as Ted's best buddy John Bennet and new to the gang is Amanda Seyfried who plays the young lawyer who tries to help Ted win his case.
The movie is rude and crude, everything you'd expect and more. I spoke with Seth MacFarlane in London, England about Ted 2 and tried to find out what makes this genius's mind work.
Ted 2 in theaters on June 26th.


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Houston father: 'How am I supposed to get five small children up on my roof?'
Please, pray for Houston.
Growing up in Kansas within Tornado Alley and living through the Sandy Super Storm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, would lead me to believe that we were prepared for Harvey. We are not.
We live at ground-zero in Houston and the meteorologist (live from Rosenberg, Texas, just down the street from where where road-762 has caved in) said moments ago this is a "once-in-500-year" situation. We are sheltering in place and as of Sunday afternoon we are being advised that two more feet of rain is possible because the storm system is not moving. Where we live in central Fort Bend County, 22 more inches are expected.
We have five children, including triplet boys aged 13 months. And, like thousands of other families across the Houston metroplex, we are experiencing apocalyptic and eerie feelings of unrest, which began on Thursday when gas stations ran out of fuel and grocery stores out of water.
The news anchors are discussing how "impossible" it is to evacuate 6 million people. Our 8-year-old Lily Faith is asking us to define "catastrophic," "life-threating flooding" and "unprecedented crisis."
Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday evening around 10 p.m. our family has been camped out in our master bedroom (two air mattresses and three pack-n-plays). Well, that is when we are not in the master closet at the inner-most part of our home during constantly extended Tornado Warnings in Fort Bend and Harris Counties. Turns out the Tornado Warnings make the same noise as the Amber Alerts on your cell phone, which creates a vicious cycle of waking up to worry and anxiety with our 8- and 5-year olds saying, "Daddy, I am scared… Why do the warnings keep sounding? … Are we going to be okay, Daddy?"
Yet, unlike Kansas, there are no tornado sirens near us, so there is little warning of an approaching tornado.
My wife, Audrey and I are in a constant state of monitoring the situation while trying to stay calm for our children.
We are devastated by the catastrophic events all around us.
Hundreds of thousands of homes are taking on water.
Rainfall in Harris County has exceeded 2001's Tropical Storm Allison in almost half the time.
If our home floods, the public is being advised that we are not to go into our attics but rather wait on the roof for rescue.
How on earth would we get five children on our roof (three of them babies) if it comes to that?
My wife and I have had to work through scenarios of who would grab which baby while directing our older two children to stay in a safe place.
If you call 911 for rescue, do not hang up, they say, stay on hold because so many rescues are underway.
KHOU 11 went off the air as their station flooded. A remote uplink was live, but now unavailable.
The news crew is broadcasting from phones via Facebook.
As of late morning, there have been over 1,000 rescues across Houston. We are concerned we will run out of food and water as flooding is widespread around our beloved city.
A moat is essentially forming around our two-acre property as water is creeping closer to our home. There's that Tornado Warning alert again. Hold on …
Okay, we are back. All schools are canceled this week, obviously.
Our reality is concern we will again lose power which sets off a chain of other negative factors.
If we lose power, our well ceases to operate and we have no water. We purchased 50 pounds of ice but wonder how long it will last in our Yeti/RTIC coolers.
Did we buy enough milk for our boys? We have some left-over formula.
We have a "go-bag" with diapers, formula, extra clothing, birth certificates and other documents but where would we go? With triplets we go through a minimum of 15 diapers per day.
We are also concerned about our beloved Houston Baptist University students. They are okay, thank God, and so far the dorms have no flooding.
So what can we do in this moment? We can pray. We can join with hundreds and thousands of others and asking God to help us. We can – like our church, Houston's First Baptist (who is a strategic staging site for disaster relief volunteers for the North American Mission Board volunteers), and like so many other houses of worship – open facilities to those who are homeless.
Yet, if you are in Houston, like us, you might feel similar to the biblical character Gideon who, in view of all the tragedy around him, said, "Pardon me … but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us?" (Judges 6:13). We serve the God of all comfort (2 Cor 1:3).
Only God can enable us to see our trials as temporary experiences, as awful as they may be, and as preparation for the exceeding joy and glory of His eternal presence.
The apostle Paul said that our present suffering is a "momentary, light affliction" that will last only a short time and that it prepares us for the glory of heaven (2 Cor. 4:17-18).
From his prison cell Paul wrote to the persecuted church at Philippi, admonishing it to "rejoice in the Lord always" (Phil. 4:4).
Isaiah 26:3 reminds us: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. (Isaiah 26:3).
There's that Tornado Warning again. And the rain continues to pour.


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Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) is dedicated to creating an environment which hones the professional skills of future health care providers. The communication that is fostered here in this clinical surrounding is key in attributing to a more accurate learning experience for these future health care providers.
LMU-DCOM conducts Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) using Standardized Patients (SP) and Patient Models (PM). The commitment and dedication from our Standardized Patients and/or Patient Models is greatly appreciated, we certainly want to ensure that their continued support is fulfilling, enriching and enjoyable. Please carefully review the handbook which will contribute to your experience with the LMU-DCOM Standardized Patient/Patient Model Program.
Definition of Standardized Patient & Performance criteria:
Standardized Patients (SP) are part time employees here at Lincoln Memorial University – Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. The SP's have been trained to portray a specific patient scenario. They are given details of patient and family histories, symptoms, and medications along with other information that prepares them to act out these scenarios with students from the various health professions here on campus.
Definition of Standardized Client & Performance criteria:
Standardized Client (SC) is a part-time employee that has been trained to portray a specific client scenario. They are given details of fictional clients unique to the exercise and instruction how to interact with students of health professions as well as assisting in inter-professional education opportunities for students of various disciplines.
Definition of Patient Model:
Patient Models (PM) are also part time employee here at Lincoln Memorial University – Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. PM's are willing to serve as actual patients for complete physical examination trainings that include genital and rectum for males, and for females, pelvic and breast exams. There may be multiple people in the room while the patient modeling encounter occurs, including, but not limited to, students, facilitators/instructors, proctors/monitors and other patient models. Patient Models will receive an initial examination each semester from a licensed physician for the purpose of establishing a baseline from which the physician can instruct students. This examination does not constitute the beginnings of a doctor/patient relationship. The Patient Model must sign a release form agreeing to these conditions. Patient Model encounters are not recorded. Patient Models may be asked to provide written or verbal comments about their encounter. They may also be trained to instruct students in proper technique.
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Pregnancy has had its good moments and its unlovely moments. I've had some of my most joyful moments in this journey and some of my hardest. Even now I'm beyond the moon excited to meet our little boy next week but I'm miserable with an itchy stomach, swollen ankles, and over pregnancy.
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Those who follow the market reasonable close know Fibonacci numbers and ratios are important (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, etc.; and 0.382x, 0.618x, 0.764x, etc) for understanding the market and projecting price levels. However, can we use Fibonacci both for price AND time? Since the high made in May 2015 we've been tracking the S&P500 using two Fibonacci-number related trading intervals (green and red) and found that price more often than note turns rather significantly around these Fibonacci-related trading day intervals.
Thus the market is also on a Fibonacci-related internal clock; and we can therefore reasonably well start to time the market. Of course these turn dates don't tell us the direction of the turn prior, but once we know the direction of price going into the turn date, we can reasonably well anticipate which way the turn will be. Obviously it doesn't work all the time; but no method is 100% perfect in the market. But, as long as it works more often than not, it is a useful tool.
So what does all this mean for the market. The last Fibonacci-based turn date was December 2, and the market has since not looked back 🙂 Our next turn date -using the 2nd interval- is set for December 29. Given where the market currently is, we expect a top around that date. How high should that top then be? Possible around SPX2300 to 2350 depending on which smaller degree wave the market will be in by then.
We can now watch and wait to see if we get to those price levels by then, and as such anticipate the next market turn.
ps: please note how price has moved above the black uptrend line and yellow uptrend line. The latter is in place for many years and today was thus a very significant development.


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Holiday Nog
I feel like I've always known eggnog, but I've never really known eggnog. As a kid I never liked it. So thanks a lot, childhood, for just training me to not care about the stuff even in those precious first few years of legal drinking. I've written pretty frequently on here how I "started from the bottom now I'm here" as far as types of foods that I'll eat: at 4, it was literally exclusively tater tots, and now I have so few restrictions I'd probably try a piece of wood if a chef or Beau or hell, even you, faceless friend, was convincing enough.
And like so many consumables before it, eggnog has had that same story arch with me, where I was basically just a stone cold jerk to it for absolutely no reason while it was just chilling and doing its own thing and now we're besties.
We do all kinds of things together as besties. Last night we did each other's makeup. Today we've been gossiping about other beverages we hate to love and love to hate, you know, how like orange juice is really fun at first but then kind of gets to be too much all at once and you're starting to think she's kind of fake anyway. And what about water, like, she's so popular but she doesn't even have any flavor, but yeah I need her to survive so I guess she's all right? I can talk to eggnog about anything, and if she brings enough booze the truth really flows out of me.
Anyway, in celebration of my two-year friend anniversary with eggnog, Beau and I decided to make some that we could enjoy together on these warm, muggy New Orleans "winter" nights to feel festive and classic. And, being us, we've gone pretty heavy on the booze, but you don't have to feel pressured to do that at all. Just please know that we're probably going to be annoyingly drunk at your holiday party, and hopefully you think that's cute - or better yet, you'll join us by checking out the recipe below. Happy holiday, y'all!
We're gonna start by whisking our yolks in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until they're pale in color, about two minutes on high speed.
Turn the speed to low and slowly pour in the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar. Slow and steady. Scrape down that bowl with a rubber whisk as necessary to make sure all of our ingredient friends are combining just right.
In a saucepan, combine the pint of whole milk and cup of heavy cream.
Add in some freshly grated nutmeg - trust us it's waaaaay better to use freshly ground or grated then pre-ground!!
Whisk it together and transfer to a burner on medium-high heat. Bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally, and then immediately remove from heat and set aside.
Turn the speed on to low on your stand mixer and add the hot cream very slowly to the egg and sugar mixture - starting with just a teaspoon at a time for a few teaspoons, and then a tablespoon at a time, and then once half of it has been added, you can kinda just add the rest in all at once. Go slower than you want to here, as rushing this process is a very bad idea and will leave you with cooked eggs and sadness and regret.
Add Cognac to the cream and egg yolk mixture and set it in the fridge to chill for 45 minutes to an hour, and get started on the whites by whipping the egg whites on high speed with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Soft peaks means there's some structure to it, but not a whole lot. Yay.
Add in the tablespoon of sugar and the orange zest and whip with high speed until stiff peaks form. Reference photo above and below.
Wow those are some stiff peaks you guys.
Now, go ahead and fold the egg white into the yolk mixture and stir realllllly well until it is fully incorporated. You can now enjoy it immediately, or refrigerate it to enjoy within 24 hours - but don't hang onto it longer than that! Happy holidays!
Probably This Holiday Eggnog Beverage
Prep time: 10 minutes // Cook time: 1 hour // Makes 6-7 cups
(This is adapted from Alton Brown's recipe!)
- 4 eggs, yolks separated from whites
- 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 pint whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup Cognac
- 1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp orange zest
- In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk egg yolks on high speed until they become pale in color, about two minutes. Turn mixer speed to low, and gradually add in 1/3 cup sugar until fully incorporated. Set aside.
- In a medium sauce pan, combine 1 pint whole milk with 1 cup heavy cream and 1 tsp fresh grated nutmeg. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once the mixture begins to boil, immediately remove from heat.
- With the mixer speed on low, add cream mixture to egg mixture slowly, starting with just a teaspoon at a time for a few teaspoons, graduating to a tablespoon, and once half of the cream has been added, add in the remaining all at once and whisk for about thirty seconds. You don't want to rush this process of tempering the egg as it will potentiall scramble the egg and leave you with lumps of sadness.
- Once all of the cream mixture has been added to the egg mixture, stir in Cognac and place in refrigerator to chill, about 45 minutes.
- In a stand mixer, whip egg whites up to soft peaks, meaning the egg white "foam" has some structure but won't hold a very solid shape. Add 1 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp orange zest, and continue whipping until the egg whites form stiff peaks - see photos above for reference.
- Spoon whipped egg whites into cream mixture and stir to combine evenly. Serve chilled and enjoy within 24 hours (keeping egg nog refrigerated at all times).


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What They Say About Gail's Speaking & Presentations
I enjoyed the energy that you brought to what I thought would be a boring topic. Thanks for your knowledge, your enthusiasm, your help with our Board Development event! I truly appreciate your talent that you shared with us
Thank you so much for the wonderful workshop you presented at our statewide conference. It was the best workshop I attended at the conference. You provided me with a new perspective on fundraising.
Thank you Gail – my board members and I are still talking about your great workshop!
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Thank you for speaking to our group yesterday. Many people told me that it was just what they needed and could have spent many hours, even days hearing what you have to say about working with volunteers. Thanks so much!
I never realized what a fabulous conversation starter a nametag could be. My board members ask where the nametags are when I don't bring them to board meetings. To some degree, they laugh at them – but I know they use them. I've caught them craning to read new members names!
I found your sessions at our conference very helpful. Your suggestion to ask for advice rather than help was golden. I have utilized this technique with board members, donors and community members who need to be involved for our organization to be successful. It has worked wonders.
Thank you for the "boost". I returned from the conference with a great deal of energy and put into practice many of the techniques you encouraged. You have helped me lay a foundation for starting a focused and donor-friendly development plan.
One of the best trainings I have attended in 3 yrs.
Until hearing Gail, I was ready for early retirement – now I am fired up! Bought your book [because] I am hooked! Thanks a bunch! Mahalo, mahalo, mahalo!
Gail reaches me, reminds me of my own passion and reminds me to connect board members with their own reasons for caring.
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Fabulous, fun, engaging presentation from someone who obviously knows about and believes in what she does.
Because her approach is geared to each individual's point of view, Gail's presentations and advice relate equally well to new fundraisers and seasoned veterans. I've been a fundraiser for more than 20 years and I found myself as energized and renewed as my first-time board members.
Interested in talking to us about Gail speaking at your event?
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Boston mobile health care tech startup Wellframe announced today that it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Wellframe is a mobile platform that allows outpatients with serious medical issues to stay in close contact with their clinicians, such as nurses or coaches, in the difficult first months after returning home from the hospital.
Wellframe is a bit like the GPS navigation system in your car, said CEO Jacob Sattelmair: Instead of the static laundry-list of care instructions that patients have historically received upon discharge, Wellframe provides "iterative, turn-by-turn guidance." That guidance comes in the form of "a daily to-do list, which is dynamic and adaptive and meant to personalize what that patient needs to do each day in order to manage their health."
Depending on the patient's specific needs, the to-do list might include reminders about taking medication, getting exercise, eating or avoiding certain foods, or calling the hospital. On the other end, Wellframe provides clinicians with a dashboard showing them whether or not patients are on schedule.
According to Sattelmair, a big element of Wellframe's value is psychological. The time after a patient arrives home from the hospital tends to be "a period of a lot of vulnerability and isolation and typically mild depression." Wellframe aims to lighten that turmoil by "extending care beyond the walls of the hospital to help patients feel cared for on a day to day basis," without overloading the already busy schedules of nurses and other health professionals.
Of course, calling recently-discharged outpatients at home is standard practice among medical caregivers. But "there are only so many phone calls or so many visits that one nurse or one coach can make," and the times in between might be quite scary for a patient who has grown accustomed to having a caregiver on call at all times.
Sattelmair explained that "by giving care managers an asynchronous communication channel, you engage with patients in between those phone calls or in between those visits, and you're able to [provide] many more frequent touch points with the patients, so that it's not an episodic relationship as much as a continuous one, and they feel like they have health professionals with them in their pocket every day."
Wellframe was founded a little over two years ago. The startup spent the first year -and-a-half running extensive clinical trials at a number of top academic hospitals, and has begun rolling out its product commercially over the past six months.
Carl Byers, venture partner at Fidelity Biosciences and one of Wellframe's seed-round investors, said he believes that "Wellframe is really positioned to be much, much more than an app, but more of a core technology behind powering the experience in a way that improves outcomes," and that it is "really about codifying clinical knowledge, and being able to deploy it in real time when people need to use it."
Other investors include athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, former Accenture Global managing director Russ Nash, and Leerink Capital Partners founder James Nahirny, among others.
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This centrally located house is warm & welcoming, spacious & stylish. With 2002 asf, highlights: 4 bedrooms + a bonus rooms, a generous living room with over-sized vinyl windows, hardwood floors, & wood stove, & 2nd family room downstairs! More? An open kitchen with ample storage, dining room, & access to the great deck overlooking the level, fenced yard complete with sprinkler system. Add in efficient gas heat, on-demand hot water, work-shop/garage, & RV parking...& you've just unlocked your home for the holidays!


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I am involved in open road racing and travel to many areas of the country for my events. August each year brings us back to Arnold, NE, and one of the "Friendliest Places on Earth!"
The people in that surrounding community are always so giving and helpful in every aspect of our time there. It has to be part of their core values to be so genuine! I've heard them exclaim that they don't understand why all of us come so far to visit their small part of the world! My explanation is not easy to express. Our group of several hundred come to Arnold just because of those small-town values. Most of us come from big cities and from all across this country! It is such a breath of fresh air for us to visit Arnold and the surrounding area!
We don't see the same hard-working values from where we come from! Yet in Arnold, it just seems like a way of life!
We travel to many cities in our lives...but the welcome mat in Arnold is the biggest I've ever seen!
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Wandering around Oxford Street in London today, the amount of spiky black leather may surprise you. There's a lot knocking about. However, the traditional protective shell of crusty old punk guys has been hermitted away and is now inhabited by young pulchritudinous women working in Topshop and Mango. However, the girls in Oxford Street today don't seem to have the look quite right…maybe more people should check out Captain Zip's punk footage captured in Death is their Destiny below, shot on Kings Road in 1978.
The film is short, to the point and incredibly punk. The first of 8 films that he'd eventually produce, the original cut was completely silent, with Chelsea by Elvis Costello and Look, There Goes Concorde Again by …And the native hipsters (that one was new on me too) only added in 1991.
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Storms, freezing temps, wind in Nashville forecast
Storms and showers today will usher in yet another wave of freezing temperatures, according to experts at the National Weather Service.
A front passing through Middle Tennessee will bring showers during the day and storms tonight, according to meteorologist John Cohen. Cohen said the latest data suggest those storms won't be severe, but they will be windy.
The Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through Tuesday afternoon, with wind gusts of up to 45 mph possible.
That wind will make chilly temperatures tomorrow seem even colder. Tomorrow night's low will dip into the 20s.
"We're getting used to spring now, so it's gonna really feel cold tomorrow," Cohen said.
A freeze warning has been issued from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.