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Lamentations gives an honest look at the how painful it is to go through a 'dark night of the soul'. But also gives hope in the midst of distress when we call to mind the mercy of God that is new every morning.
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In my last post, I weighed the pros and cons of embarking on a spring detox (Pros: it's probably beneficial. Cons: it can be hard to do). Today, I'd like to focus on some strategies to try if you are interested in cleansing but not ready to commit to a complete detox regimen. Luckily, our bodies are always working to rid themselves of toxins we encounter through the environment (think plastics, cleaning chemicals, personal care products) and food (pesticides, allergy-causing food products) and there are some things you can do daily to help the process run more smoothly and efficiently.
1. Drink water. Because this is the simplest thing to do, it's probably the easiest to overlook. Drinking enough water is absolutely vital for all of your body's functions, especially detoxing. And it's free! Different sources give different estimates regarding how much you should be drinking and your ideal number of ounces will depend on your weight, activity level, and the types of foods and beverages you are consuming. A good rule of thumb to try is to multiply your body weight (in pounds) by .66. That number in ounces is probably a close target.
If you, like me, don't really enjoy the taste of water, try sipping on herbal teas or water flavored with lemon, lime, or other fruit. You could even try some cucumber water! Try these simple recipes from Refinery29 to get started.
2. Exercise. Another super easy and potentially free detox method is exercise. When you get your body moving, you increase circulation and make it easier for your blood stream to bring important nutrients to your organs and to clear waste products. Exercise also increases detoxification through the lymph system and sweat glands. A simple brisk walk will do the trick but you can also try jogging, strength-training, or even high intensity interval training (HIIT).
3. Focus on detoxifying foods. Even if you're not planning on doing a full cleanse, it can be very beneficial to include detoxifying foods. Next time you're at the grocery store, try loading up on
- Cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower
- Leafy greens: spinach, lettuce, arugula, chard
- Garlic and onions
- Beets
- Artichokes (canned artichoke hearts count!)
- Fennel
- Lemons
- Apples
Here are some recipes to get you started:
4. Add herbs. Herbs provide so much more than delicious flavors to meals...they are also detox superstars! I love the way they can take a blah-tasting dish and make it something special. Herbs that are especially good for cleansing your system include
- Parsley
- Basil
- Ginger
- Cinnamon
- Turmeric
So there you have it, the easiest ways to gently detox your body on a daily basis. Try to incorporate these tips/foods a few times each day and you will be well on your way to a cleaner, happier body!


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Maryland Wedding Photography- Top of the Bay Wedding-Lindsay & Matt
I met Lindsey & Matt when they were made into Zombies for Lauren & Nick's Wedding. (Lauren may hold the record for one of my most photographed clients. ) While they were getting their make-up done and baby oil in her hair they were actually in the process of finding out if they were going to get a house that they placed a bid on.
One house and three dogs later Matt finally proposed to Lindsey! I'm not going to lie, when certain couples that I love get engaged I secretly (and semi patiently) wait for them to write me about their wedding.
Lindsey & Matt had a really interesting way that they met... She was a 911 operator (now works in records for a police station)... He is a Maryland cop. Matt saw her at Wawa one day after having a few life changing months. He told himself that he needed to go up and say hi to this girl... So he did. When they first met, Lindsey had a boyfriend so Matt patiently waited "randomly" running into Lindsey at Wawa. Finally, she was single and he made his move... The rest is history.
They got married at Top of the Bay in the Aberdeen Proving grounds. It was a beautiful wedding. Lindsey and her girls went with a pin-up style. Their make-up was done by the amazingly talented Leana Stewart.
After the wedding was over we went over to the same Wawa that they met at... and we just happened to run into some local officers who allowed us to use the lights from their cars to add to the photos.


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Table of Contents:
Global Context embedded, literacy sensitive,
PBL-Driven Units and frameworks
Introduction: Overview and framework for empowering diverse populations
1. Current Events Inquiry: Complex Qs for a Complex world
2. Citizens Journalism: Futures Public Radio
3. Screenwriting workshop: The LAst Book in the Universe
4. Writing the Text for sustainability: Window
5. What's Going on in this picture? Photojournalism, Image Grammar, and primary source analysis
6. The Power of Music to unite communities
7. Street Art and secret messages: Exit through the EAL Class
8. Student-Led Professional Development Workshops: engage disengaged teacher learners
9. EAL and DESIGN: Community and citizens' Maker spaces
10. GLOBAL Voices: The power of narratives to change the world
11. Live Broadcasting: EAL On THE Airwaves
12. "The Future is OURS": STUDENTs IDEATE NEW Projects
Overview and Framework:
Empowering Diverse Populations
Occupy Middle School and ISB EAL are proudly working towards a professional collaboration with the Center for Applied Linguistics and Jose Medina. The Gr8 EAL classroom engages students within an interconnected framework of Sustainable Development Goals, MYP Global Contexts, SIOP framed content and language objectives, and WIDA literacy rubrics. Our OMS/ISB EAL/CAL collaborative goal is rooted in empowering diverse student populations via global citizenship, multilingualism, multiculturalism, authentic literacy, and real-world projects and publications.
From a more unit-based perspective, students embark on authentic publication and inquiry-based work, collaborating to create technology-based outputs and project ideas designed to generate solutions related to global and local issues. All student inquiry and lesson preparation links to ELA literacy standards, WIDA rubrics, 21st century learning goals, and sheltered instruction (SIOP) EAL practices.
Results of the developmental work will be shared at the following conferences and collaborations:
Singapore: eduTECH Asia Conference
Shanghai, China: MUN/GIN Teachers' Sessions
Bangkok, Thailand: NIST Global Citizenship education conference (date TBA)
Seoul, Korea: Seoul Foreign School / Occupy Middle School -- Global Contexts curricular design and collaboration residency (March 1-3, April 2-7)
THE Units and frameworks
1. Current Events:
Global Inquiry
2. Citizens Journalism:
futures Public Radio
(Above) Judy, a recent EAL arrival, embraced her role as a town hall facilitator for the campus radio station and has since become president of the HS Chapter of Futures Public Radio.
3. screenwriters workshop:
THe Last Book in the UNiverse
Along the way, students have opportunities to practice scenes to develop expressive interpretations of a novel as well and to better comprehend and determine the necessary nuances and fictional elements of a book that must be a part of the screenplay:
4. Then and Now: The story of cities
Writing the Text for a picture only Book:
In the video below, Grade 8 students Karen, Austin, Caterina, and So Yeon share tips and experiences on how to write and record a narrative for a picture book without text. In this case, the book Window focuses on important themes related to sustainability and development of cities, themes which drove the creative process and narrative elements. 4MW hopes to follow a similar PBL experience later in the school year.
In this final reading of the project, students feel expressive and proud but also recognize things they would change in the next multimedia piece.
Grade eight students Soyeon, Karen, Caterina, and Austin crafted the narrative for the picture only book Window. Window examines the influential role of development on our natural surroundings by following one child through his first twenty-four years of life. The writing team collaborated by creating drafts that were then vetted by the entire group. Using multimedia and FPR as a publishing platform allows the grade eight team to share their work with the entire elementary school and global community more easily."
"While there are many opportunities left for literacy growth and media literacy development, this project highlights the interconnectedness of global citizenship, literacy, community media publication, and growth mindset.
Meaningful connection: The Guardian and the Rockefeller Foundation team up for an insightful series on development of cities: The Story of Cities
5. What's Going on in this picture?
IMage Grammar and photojournalism
Student-led, global issues based image grammar workshop
6. The Power of Music
What's Your Song?
The Stories behind my playlist
(Above) Judy highlights her understanding of figurative language and author's craft through the study of her favorite song. Songs and songwriting are a powerful entry point to literacy and analysis for any student.
7. Exit through the EAL Class:
does art have the power to change the world?
Starting with Exit Through the Gift Shop, students delve into basic questions like "What is art?", with the eventual examination of art and its role in society. Messages from political artists and satirists like Banksy are studied. Students then develop some of their own thematic street art around the school, embedded creatively into school walls like the great street artists do. Artists will share their vision via either QR codes within the art and/or and actual walking tour of the art with the artists.
"How Can Art Change the World?" inquiry transfers nicely into numerous art forms such as music, modern art, film, theater, and dance.
8. Student-Led Professional Development Workshops
FPR and EAL Student Investigative Journalists will lead journalism workshops at the Concordia Global Issues Network Conference. Students will present to both HS students and international teachers through modeling and discussing the skills involved in a town hall / moderated interview setting. Attendees will be the audience with conference keynote speakers as interviewees. GINasia2018
Thank you to LeeAnne Lavender of Concordia International School Shanghai for the collaboration on this exciting project.
9. EAL and DESIGN: Community and citizens' Maker spaces
In the videos above, the empathy and passion in the student story pitch and narrative poem performance are powerful reminders of the high level of student desire to make a difference in their complicated worlds. Capturing the process and the standards in reading and research, writing, and speaking becomes a joy to observe and collect.
11. Live Broadcasting: EAL on the Airwaves
FPR and EAL students collaborate to manage the live broadcasting booth in the cafeteria. Responsibilities include: Monthly program planning, service club integration and PSAs, live deejaying including mini-stories that establish thematic music shows (ex: great women of music), leading live interviews, and being an essential community voice in a public setting.
12. "THe Future is Ours": Ideas in deveopment
SLOW FOOD international campus project:
Local Partnerships with Element Fresh, Shared Harvest, and ISB EAL Students
Other developing ideas:
FPR/EAL host the inaugural Global Issues Media Network and journalism conference: May 2017!!!
Leading SDG Hands-On Workshops
World Poverty Research and Action Mini-Institute
Women's Human Rights and Gender Equity mini-Institute
Curating a Global Issues Library
Recreating the Menu - From Farm to Table from Table to Waste
MS Student-led Wellness Program: Design and Wellness Community Project
Consumption, Media, and the Mental Environment
Global Contexts and EAL idea bank


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Baahubali 2 has shown huge collection again in 4th week at box office. Hindi version alone has collected a record shattering 29+ crore nett in week 4. Film added around 18.3 crore nett in 4th weekend and further 11-11.25 crore nett in 4th weekdays, with solid hold reported each day.
Baahubali 2 total collection from Hindi alone is approx 489.25-489.5 crore nett. Film is now inching towards 500 crore nett mark and big chance that it will achieve that inside week 5. Film is on unprecedented run and God knows where collection will end. Hindi version has already surpassed Dangal collection by huge 100 crores or more already. Film is into 5th week and still ruling like anything.
1st Week - 247 crore nett.
2nd Week - 143.25 crore nett.
3rd Week - 69.7 crore nett.
4th Week - 29.25-29.5 crore nett.
4th Week - 29.25-29.5 crore nett.
Total - 489.2-489.45 rore nett [approx].
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Hal Bruce is a One-Man, One-Voice, One-Guitar, BIG SOUND full-time entertainer/music producer/songwriter, from Nova Scotia, Canada. He has long been known as a man with great musical talents and earned a well-deserved reputation of being true to the music and being a versatile hard working performer.
Since his early days as a songwriter/music composer, and as a recording artist, he has recorded more than 14 albums including three original projects which charted really well in the 1990s in Canada…earning more than a dozen, Regional, National, and International Awards, including, Male Vocalist, Songwriter, Entertainer, Video, and Band Of The Year…He also has been inducted to three Halls Of Fame between 2006 – 2015, the latest one being the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2015, along with well known Canadian artist such as Hank Snow, Anne Murray, Rita MacNeil and many more.
Since his debut as an entertainer/multi instrumentalist (esp. guitar)/vocalist, he has studied thousands of songs from the 1960s and 70s and grew up totally immersed in the musical hits of that magical time, acquiring a vast knowledge of those classics before they became great memories we all cherish today.
Hal's catalogue of yester-year hits includes many different songs from scores of well known artists and genres from Pop, Rock and Roll, and Country-Folk. " You request 'em, he'll play 'em!" His approach to his performances, has netted many returns to various venues around the world, both small and large alike, to functions like Festivals, Corporate, Private, Theatres, and Special Features on TV and Radio spotlights.
His proficiency on the guitar (and vocals) has been the focus of a lot of attention from talent buyers and his audiences, where people are hearing, what seems to be more than one guitar, only to find out that Hal's knowledge and style on his instrument is at an outstanding level…and no computer gimmicks or pre-recorded tracks at all!
Hal has also mastered the music of The Beatles and has been hailed as "The World's Best Beatles Solo Act", and to this day, he plays and sings all of the Beatles" songs in all their original keys. He set a world-record in 2004, by performing every recorded Beatles songs in a non-stop medley in Cleveland, Ohio. Hal is the only person in the world to be inducted to two separate Beatles Halls of Fame, one in Louisville, Kentucky, and the other in Liverpool, England.
Hal still continues to tour extensively and in late May, 2016, he released his 4th album of all originals. It was time for him to get back and record a fresh new batch of new songs for the audiences who really want to hear more of "his" material, which ranges from Pop, to Pop-Rock to Country-Folk. The new album, "Rock Steady Line", has all the potential to "travel very far". Hal has written all the lyrics and music, has played all of the guitars, mandolin, bass, harmonica, performed all of the lead and harmony vocals, and has also produced the album.
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In mid-December, I took on the role of editing the Sex + Relationships Section at the gender-lens site Role/Reboot. Role/Reboot is a nonprofit organization that is specifically designed to talk about gender issues with an audience that has little exposure to them. This editorship has been a bit of an experiment for me, and there are aspects of it that I struggle with. The focus of the site has narrowed since I came on board; there's less and less space for me to write and feature the kind of in-depth sexual analysis that I'm naturally inclined towards.
But these changes are part of the site finding its voice and its niche, and being accessible to a wide range of people. So while I struggle with it, I'm trying to go with it for now, and see what happens.
I don't choose every piece that is published in the Sex + Relationships section, but I choose a lot of them. (My writers contribute to other sections, too.) Here are some of my favorites since early February, when I wrote my last post highlighting Role/Reboot articles:
* The Story of Leah and Vanessa, written by Rachel Swirsky (who is part of the team at Alas! A Blog). Rachel is an amazing feminist writer who actually won the Nebula award for one of her science fiction novellas. She writes with a lot of nuance; this piece is an examination of one cross-generational relationship that works, and the pitfalls of cross-generational relationships in general.
* I Taught Men to Pick Up Women: A Q&A with Former Dating Coach Mark Manson, by me! For this, I interviewed Mark, who features heavily in my book Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser. (Mark has his own site at PostMasculine.com). He's a smart and empathic guy, and while I certainly don't always agree with him, I always find his perspective interesting.
* Ask An Internet Sociopath, co-written by me and Internet Sociopath (who has a mind-bending Twitter account @AskASociopath). Internet Sociopath is one of my recurring commenters; those of you who have been reading for a while might remember some of his comments. I've never quite known what to make of him, but who could pass up a sociopath advice column?
* How Modesty Hurts Men Too, written by Sierra (who is part of the team at No Longer Quivering). I love Sierra's work; she writes about her experiences leaving the evangelical Christian Quiverfull movement, and a while back I arranged for her piece on leaving for college to be reposted at Feministe. This article talks about how what she terms "the modesty doctrine" harms men as well as women. It follows her piece about modesty and self-harm, How Modesty Made Me Fat.
* Male Kindness Isn't Always A Mask For Desire, written by a gentleman who called himself "Too Shy For This." The gent asked not to publish the piece under his real name because he feels that it comes off as a bit arrogant. It's a brief piece about how women often assume that male kindness = interest in sex, and what that might imply for many women's wider perspectives.
Moving forward, Role/Reboot is specifically focusing on personal narratives and timely cultural critiques that are pegged to a recent news item. If you're interested in pitching me your own work, or you know someone who is, please do get in touch with me: clarisse at rolereboot dot org.


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Hyphens – part 1: avoiding confusion
Some-people-sprinkle-hyphens-around-like-confetti. They figure at least one or two will end up in the right place.
Others refuse to use them, so I don't know if they're telling me about a 'little used-car' or a 'little-used car'; or '20 odd books' or '20-odd books'. (I'd probably prefer to read the former.)
The hyphen is difficult to pin down because the way it is used is constantly changing. This short series will help to ensure you won't go too far wrong.
Avoiding confusion
The hyphen is a brilliant little punctuation mark to use when you want to avoid confusion.
Place a hyphen between two words if the meaning will be confusing without one. Look at the following examples:
Three year old children
Depending on the meaning intended, this should be either:
Three year-old children (three children who are all a year old.)
Three-year-old children (two or more children who are three years old)
A little used car
Depending on the meaning intended, this should be either:
A little-used car (one that's not been used much)
A little used-car (a small, second-hand car)
The author's 20 odd books
Unless the author is being insulted, this should be:
The author's 20-odd books (as in, 'approximately 20 books')
Man eating tiger
Unless the man is eating the tiger, this should be:
Man-eating tiger
Hyphens and separating identical letters
Hyphens and compound adjectives
User-friendly info on punctuation
20 Responses
Would you say that "orange juice salesperson" is an exception to the hyphenate-all-compound-modifiers rule? I know it's "high school students," but is it "high-school-age students" or "high school-age students"? If it's "submachine gun" and "gunfire," is it then "submachine gunfire"? Does an elementary schoolteacher teach grade school or is the teacher too basic? (Exs. from Bill Walsh.)
*melting away @ "not exactly Wildean"* hahaha
I'd say you have accurately captured the rationale for hyphens, as well as the need for a commonsense approach. When the number of hyphens reaches three or more, maybe time to recast the whole thing. Walsh gives the ugly example "anti-capital-gains-tax-cut forces." One proposed rewrite: "forces opposed to a cut in the capital-gains tax."
Walsh notes that hyphenation is an all-or-nothing proposition: once you decide to use hyphens in a compound modifier, you can't drop one or two because they look ugly or you feel like it. So if you want to use a hyphen in "high school-age students," you need to go all-out and make it "high-school-age students." "Don't be afraid," he advises.
Walsh mildly suggests (not insists on) a hyphen in "orange-juice salesperson." He worries that, for one tiny sec, the reader sees "orange," then "juice," and thinks he or she has it: it's about orange juice. Then the main noun shows up.
Submachine gunfire and elementary schoolteacher are both the same sort of problem: using them in that way is not recognizing the role the modifiers and main nouns ("fire" and "teacher") play. Best would be "submachine-gun fire" [UK: sub-machine-gun fire] and "elementary-school teacher."
Next: Are olderpreneurs small businessmen?
I assumed you'd have no problem with "businessmen," since you kept correcting my "salesperson" to "salesman."
Meanwhile, I'm having some fat-free yogurt while trying to become a well-read person on the upcoming two-man bobsled event.
And please don't use a single hyphen for a dash, something that is rife these days. For a dash, use two hyphens or an "em dash" that comes with your word processing software. E.g., I like fruits — especially apples — because they're good for your health. In Word, if you type two hyphens, then hit "enter," an em dash should appear, then you hit "backspace" to go back to where you were. Also, before you use hyphens, think about using two commas to set off the phrase you're trying to emphasize.
Here's SFGate.com's comments policy: "We encourage comments that are on topic, relevant and to-the-point."
I'm not happy with "to-the-point." Aside from the fact that something like "brief" or "pointed" would serve better, I don't think you need the hyphens, since the adj. comes after the noun "comments." SFGate sure didn't use any for "on topic." (You might use hyphens if it were instead "to-the-point comments.")
This was soooo close to being right:
"I'm extremely excited to be coming here to the Lakers," said Blake, a 30-year-old ball-handling guard who signed a four-year, $16-million deal.
Most stylists say that adjectives like "$16 million" don't need a hyphen to add clarity. The dollar amount obviously modifies "million" and both obviously modify the noun that follows.


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Peaches and Daddy
A Story of the Roaring '20s, the Birth of Tabloid Media, and the Courtship that Captured the Hearts and Imaginations of the American Public
Peaches and Daddy: A Story of the Roaring 20's, The Birth of Tabloid Media, & The Courtship that Captured the Heart and Imagination of the American Public.*
Real estate multi-millionaire Edward West Browning married Nellie Adele Lowen in 1915. He built a twenty-four-room Manhattan penthouse for them that included an interior aviary, a miniature lake stocked with Japanese goldfish, and a turtle and frog garlanded fountain that spewed the colors of the rainbow. One person said that Browning "combined magnificent opulence with inconceivable bad taste." In 1918 Nellie adopted three-year-old "Little" Marjorie, and in 1920 five-year-old Dorothy "Sunshine." But by 1923, Adele had had her fill of Edward, and she ran off with a dentist, tak-ing Little Marjorie with her. Divorce followed.
With Dorothy's sister and mother gone, Browning tried to make up for the loss by providing po-nies and miniature railways to the left-behind Sunshine on his estate's four hundred fifty acres. For transportation she selected a peacock-colored, stretch Rolls Royce "equipped with a four-foot-high motion picture screen." The child, however, still suffered from loneliness and Edward placed adoption ads in 1925: there were 12,000 applications.
At the end of the selection process, sixteen-year-old Mary Louise Spas flashed a golden-toothed smile that made Browning choose her. The New York Department of Public Welfare became involved, taking umbrage at a male divorcé adopting a female child of sixteen. The adoption was later annulled as it was discov-ered she was twenty-one.
To assuage his failure at marriage and adoption, Edward became active in sponsoring youth-oriented dancing clubs and high school sorority dances. On the night of March 5, 1926, he went to Manhat-tan's Hotel McAlpin's ballroom where the Phi Lambda Tau sorority was having a party. The girls would see Edward and call out "Hi Daddy," the moniker earned from often being seen in the company of young girls. That evening he met Frances Belle Heenan, a tenth grader. She was described as buxom, with a peaches and cream complexion. "Peaches is the Cinderella of my heart," he said. Thirty-seven days later, on her sixteenth birthday, fifty-one-year-old Daddy married Peaches.
Daddy doted on Peaches, spoiling her with a four and one-half carat diamond ring and Fifth Avenue shopping rampages. There was much activity after their marriage, including social engagements and a stroll along the Long Beach boardwalk with their pet African Honking Gander on a red ribbon leash. But six months after the marriage, Peaches left Daddy, claiming abuse. "[T]he legal battle that would turn their domestic drama into a national scandal" followed.
Attorney Michael M. Greenburg, a former editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, unfolds a story told with the panache of a true crime writer. Greenberg divulges snaring court room details in the context of Peaches' assertions of Daddy's excessive eccentricity, including contact with the "Love Cult" High Priestess of Oom, sandpapering shoetrees at night, prowling and barking on all fours, and placing at the end of his lit cigar a white tablet that produced a large snowflake. This is a story worthy of inclusion in Ripley's Believe it or Not.
Disclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. The author of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. No fee was paid by the author for this review. Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love. Foreword Magazine, Inc. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.


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Chris Gethard, who spent years at UCB and is currently developing a show at IFC, is undeniably funny, and while his memoir A Bad Idea I'm About To Do is funny as well, that's not what sets it apart from other books about living with bipolar illness. The book isn't all about bipolar, per se, although his struggles with it are the underlying cause of many of his misadventures and the poor choices alluded to in the book's title.
What makes the book worthwhile is how Gethard is both funny and unflinchingly sincere and honest; he's never afraid to look stupid or ugly when describing himself, but more importantly, he's also fearlessly genuine and vulnerable in how describes his feelings towards other people. He got a lot of deserved, positive attention a few months ago for his response to a suicidal fan, and a lot of his book takes a similar, heartfelt tone. Yet, overall, the book still manages to be hilarious.
A Bad Thing is also noteworthy for describing bipolar from a man's point of view, since most people who suffer from it, and certainly most who write about it, are women. If you've read any of those other memoirs by women, you know that mania often exposes the authors to scary, life-threatening situations that make for distressing recollections. Gethard pulls his share of scary, manic stunts, but since most of it involves fun stuff, like late night car chases and amateur wrestling, and non-yikes stuff, like going out to a bar half-naked and deciding to marry the first guy you meet even though he's a huge Nazi, it's much less unsettling.
Because of that, he could've gotten away with writing a book that was all jokes n'fun, but he was smart and skilled enough to keep the narrative grounded with very real moments of sadness and fear. That choice makes it both more realistic as a memoir and a portrayal of bipolar, since the illness isn't just about mania, but depression, as well. It also makes it a worthy read overall.


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Many NFL teams enter free agency with a Christmas list of sorts, looking to spend wisely (hopefully) to improve the look of their franchises. However, plenty of teams are just as concerned about losing certain players through that same mechanism. If things don't work out from a cost/benefit standpoint, a team can be left without one or more of its most valuable assets.
• NFL rumors | Tracking franchise tags | Latest 2015 roster cuts
These teams have the most to lose in the upcoming free agent derby. The 2015 NFL salary cap has been confirmed at 143.28 million, and all approximate team salary cap estimates come from OverTheCap.com.
Dallas Cowboys (2015 cap space: $18,672,965)
[daily_cut.nfl]At the top of Dallas's list of concerns is the round robin between WR Dez Bryant and RB DeMarco Murray. The Cowboys planted the franchise tag on Bryant at a cost of $12.823 million, which likely limits what the team can do with other players, and unless Murray takes a serious discount to play behind the NFL's best run-blocking line, he'll hit the road. There can be some relief by designating cornerback Brandon Carr as a post-June 1 cut—the team would get $8 million in cap room back on Carr's fairly monstrous $12,717,000 cap hit, especially given his sub-par performance.
The Cowboys also have two of their primary outside linebackers in Bruce Carter and Justin Durant to consider, and there's right tackle Doug Free and inside linebacker Sean Lee in the mix. Both Free and Lee have dealt with injuries recently—Lee, who can't seem to stay healthy, is particularly vexing because he's so good when he's not injured. Tagging Bryant made the most sense, but taking chances at running back in the long term and losing key members of a defense that was held together with spit, baling wire and great coaching in 2014 could lead to a quick downturn.
Denver Broncos (2015 cap space: $29,399,342)
The Broncos copied the Cowboys by placing the franchise tag on their best and most important receiver—Demaryius Thomas got the tag, giving Denver a bit more flexibility. Of course, the elephant in John Elway's room is Peyton Manning's status—should Manning retire, the Broncos would have $21.5 million in cap space for the 2015 season, though they'd have plenty of other questions to answer, if that's the case.
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Then there's the question of TE Julius Thomas. Last season, Thomas led the team with 12 touchdowns on just 43 catches and 60 targets, and any player who's good for a touchdown once every five targets is going to get some fairly decent money on the open market. Will NFL teams see through the idea that he was catching those passes from Manning, and may have deflated numbers in most other systems? Perhaps, but there are enough teams in need of big targets, and with enough of a belief in their own passing games, rightly or not. Beyond Manning and the two Thomases, there is also defensive tackle Terrance Knighton, left guard Orlando Franklin, linebacker Nate Irving and safety Rahim Moore among the higher-talent players who must either be retained or replaced through other channels.
Detroit Lions (2015 cap space: $18,443,192)
The Lions announced on Monday that they will not place the franchise tag on Ndamukong Suh, not that they could have taken the $26.7 million single-year cap hit anyway. One major issue for the Lions is that they have $38,279,250 in 2015 cap money tied up in two players—QB Matthew Stafford and WR Calvin Johnson. Team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew have said all the right things about the Lions somehow keeping Suh, but without a major clearing of the team's mid-level cap casualties, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Suh is likely to get a contract from some team in the same vicinity of J.J. Watt's six-year, $100 million deal with $51.8 million guaranteed. Watt's first year of the deal has a $21,969,000 cap hit, so let that be instructive.
With Suh likely out of the picture, it's possible that the team will ignore Nick Fairley's history of injuries and off-season incidents, hoping that he can become the face of Detroit's defensive line. Tackle C.J. Mosley is also a free agent, and he performed well in a reserve role last season. The Lions have already released running back Reggie Bush, and they have cornerbacks Rashean Mathis and Cassius Vaughan as impending free agents. Mathis enjoyed a bit of a renaissance season under first-year defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.
Green Bay Packers (2015 cap space: $33,109,792)
The two big names for the Packers to consider are receiver Randall Cobb and offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga. Cobb was primarily a slot receiver in 2014, but he led the league with 12 slot touchdowns on 106 targets, according to Pro Football Focus, and that could put him in line for a contract that could leap to $8 million per year for the right team. The right team could be the Packers, and Aaron Rodgers would of course love to have Cobb back. Rodgers would also love to have Bulaga back; he was a cornerstone in the offensive line Rodgers called the best of his career, allowing just four sacks and two hits in 1,091 snaps throughout the 2014 season.
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The Packers will also have to decide their future with cornerback Tramon Williams, who has played at an All-Pro level at times over the last few seasons but fell short of his own standards, allowing eight touchdowns and a 101.7 opposing quarterback rating in 2014. And there's nose tackle Letroy Guion, who played pretty well in the middle of Green Bay's defensive line. If Guion cuts loose, it's possible that the Packers could re-sign B.J. Raji, who missed the entire 2014 season with a biceps injury. No matter what the Packers do in free agency, they know there's a lot of catching up to do with a defense that underperformed last season. Cutting linebacker A.J. Hawk was the first step. Designating Julius Peppers as a post-June 1 cut and picking up $9.5 million in cap space could be another, but all signs point to Peppers returning to the team at his 2015 salary.
New York Giants (2015 cap space: $24,232,638)
The Giants have placed the franchise tag on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, which ties up $14.8 million in cap space unless the two sides can come to terms on a longer deal by July 15. Pierre-Paul was the team's first-round draft pick in 2010, and he rebounded nicely in his contract year for 12.5 sacks in 2014 after a total of 8.5 sacks in the two seasons before. Pierre-Paul is a tremendously valuable player when healthy, but that takes a lot of Big Blue's flexibility away—and this is a team that needs roster improvement at several different positions.
The Giants have already released end Mathias KIwanuka, freeing up $4.25 million in cap space, but adding more than $2.5 million to their dead money. Three safeties—Antrel Rolle, Stevie Brown and Quintin Demps—are up for free agency, as are guards James Brewer and John Jerry. The Giants were hoping for more than they got from cornerback Walter Thurmond on a one-year deal, but he was lost for the season after two games to a torn pectoral. If the Giants can't get Pierre-Paul to agree to a deal that makes the tag a non-issue, they could be sailing through the 2015 season much like they did in '14, and after declining win totals over the last three seasons, that's not a good thing.
New England Patriots (2015 cap space: -$7,624,313)
Only the New Orleans Saints have a bigger negative cap total than the defending Super Bowl champions—actually, the Saints and Patriots are the only two teams in the red right now. This is estimating Darrelle Revis' $25 million cap number as part of the two-year deal at club option he's currently under; obviously, the hope is that Revis will sign a long-term contract and ease that pressure. He has a $12 million roster bonus due March 9, so it behooves both sides to get something done. Revis is a perfect fit in Bill Belichick's system. Linebacker Jerod Mayo, whose 2014 injury allowed Jamie Collins to step up and be a star, has an injury guarantee in his contract that would cost the team $4.5 million if they cut him before he was deemed healthy.
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So, with all that, where might the Patriots cut corners to get under the cap, have enough for their rookies AND make a few moves? New England could save over $8 million if they cut Vince Wilfork, and as unthinkable as that seems, Belichick hasn't exactly been sentimental about keeping his long-time priority guys when they are no longer priorities. Guard Dan Connolly, running backs Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley, and linebacker Akeem Ayers are second-level players the Pats could deem invaluable for the right price. One player on the market who is definitely a priority? K Stephen Gostkowski, who received the team's franchise tag.
San Francisco 49ers (2015 cap space: $6,242,889)
This could get ugly. The 49ers have jettisoned their head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator for new (and less impressive, in the minds of many) options, and now, they'll have to make some major decisions regarding the futures of several key players. RB Frank Gore will likely move along, as he's reportedly looking to make $4 million per season, and the 49ers have Carlos Hyde all ready to go. Guard Mike Iupati is expected to have several suitors around the league despite the seven sacks he allowed in 2014, but receiver Michael Crabtree may have to take a discount, as he hasn't been the same player since he injured his Achilles' tendon in 2013. Cornerback Chris Culliver, who had an excellent 2014 season, is another consideration.
So, with little left in their books to spend, who's likely to get the boot? According to Over The Cap, the 49ers would save $9,754,000—the full 2015 value of Aldon Smith's contract—if they released the talented but troubled pass-rusher. Linebacker Ahmad Brooks is another candidate for release; San Francisco would get $4,706,250 in cap space if they designated Brooks as a post-June 1 cut. Receiver Stevie Johnson, who caught 35 passes for 435 yards and three touchdowns in 2014, will either restructure his contract or be sent packing, and his release would free up another $6,025,000.There are several other veterans, including receiver Anquan Boldin and linebacker Patrick Willis, whose releases could free up millions of cap dollars. It's up to the questionable new regime in the Bay Area just how many iconic names could be gone in favor of a rebuilding, but one thing's for sure—the 49ers are butting up against it this offseason, and they could pay dearly when it's time to be competitive.


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In our March 2012 newsletter topic on Transitioning to the Cloud we broke down several important elements about the cloud for the small business owner to consider before making the transition. Even though this article was published almost 4 years ago the content is still relevant and should be evaluated when making a technology decision regarding cloud services. Transitioning to the Cloud is a great article to read if you are just starting to learn or evaluate your options. Take a moment and take this crash course before moving forward if you can.
Fast forward to present time and the options for new cloud services to consumers have exploded even since 2012. Microsoft, Amazon and Google to name a few integrate technology into all of their devices to connect to the cloud and in addition offer services for the small business all the way up to the enterprise for a multitude of reasons to solve certain situational problems. There are literally thousands and thousands of articles and YouTube videos online to learn more about all this cloud technology. So to be respectful of everyone's time, we are going to narrow our focus to the small business as this is who we are trying to reach and educate. We are also going to focus on Microsoft's cloud services to discuss as the majority of our customers now use Windows and or Windows Server for their On-Premise technology and we continue to trust Microsoft's vision and direction in this area of technology.
We believe the war on On-Premise vs. Cloud is over. The idea for small businesses now is: how can we achieve success in our technology with a hybrid approach? A hybrid approach is great for small businesses as a way to slowly transition services into the cloud while making sure the workforce who uses the technology is not impacted in a negative way reducing productivity – and to keep peace of mind around data ownership and security for the business owner. A hybrid approach also enables redundancies across your internal infrastructure and an enterprise. That way if you decide to rapidly expand your business you can or if you decide to go all into the cloud, you can make the shift more easily without too much "change" shock for your employees.
Microsoft has created a tool known as Azure AD Connect which is designed to bridge your identity between On-Premise and the Cloud. Small businesses can subscribe to Azure and link their existing systems into the cloud giving them the ability to utilize some new really awesome technology such as Intune to manage mobile platforms or Health for better insight/monitoring into existing systems to name a few. This new technology also allows small businesses to easily connect to 3rd party cloud services such as Box or Google apps using integrated sign-on.
Depending on your business goals, line of business applications, and company policies, or some other reason, these advancements may be excluded as an option for you. However, as time presses forward and technology advances it will be a choice worth considering to keep your business competitive in an ever changing and fast pace society. To request more information about building a hybrid approach please feel free to email email@example.com. Thanks again for being a loyal reader of our Predictably Better newsletter. We'll be back next month!


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It shames me to admit I do not remember the name of the beloved hermit crab I buried as a child. He didn't have it easy from the beginning—he was actually mailed to me in a cardboard box and missing a claw when he arrived (I ordered one from an ad in a comic book for "Crazy Crabs," a company that apparently wouldn't fare well today with PETA). And I'm guessing the frigid Montana temperatures weren't to his liking either; he lasted less than a year. To this date it's the most proper burial I ever gave a pet; I even went so far as to create a makeshift cross on a wooden stand to place on the backyard grave site. My mother was so touched that she didn't even get mad that I put a permanent huge hole in her Formica creating the cross with a hammer and nails. Wonder if this is the reason why, for the longest time, I couldn't eat seafood? – Ken Miller
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Toby was a hardy Dalmatian who barked his head off when strangers pulled up the dirt road to my grandparents' country property. He never ate a bite of dog food in his life—home-cooked table scraps, water from the spigot and the occasional bottle of Coca-Cola. Robust and adored. So when he went missing, my grandfather roamed the fields and woods in rural Alabama looking for him; a man as devoted to the dog as the dog to him. Sadly, he found the mangled hound, blood in his spotted fur, on the side of a nearby winding two-lane highway. Granddaddy carried him home and dug a hole in the side yard not far from a tree swing. It was a sad day for the whole family; my grandparents buried him, cried their eyes out and knew his memory would always be a large part of the family.
And then a couple of days later Toby came trotting up from the field near the chicken house, spots intact, perhaps a little leaner minus the Coke. Don't know where he'd been. But he hadn't been hit on any highway. He was absolutely fine. Who the hell was buried in the side yard? Don't know. Looked like Toby—how many Dalmatians could there be out here? Someone's dog was now in the Grave of the Unknown Dalmatian for eternity. Toby lived another decade. – Stacy J. Willis
How should you bury a snake, anyway? Coiled into a hole? Laid out in a trench? Now, a snake is probably the last entry on the list of pets you can emotionally attach to; after that we're into scorpions, tarantulas—terrarium trash you can't play and bond with. So I would've said "in a trash can" myself, but I was dealing with an 11-year-old boy who loved his pet snake. So a solemn backyard burial took place. I believe I opted for trench; I'm not exactly sure. What I do remember is this: A few days later, our dog trotting up, dead snake gripped happily in its jaws. Some wisdom about digging deeper applies. – Scott Dickensheets


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There is an inherent societal assumption that the sex offender recidivism rates are a fixed rate that will not change. This supposition is just not accurate. The rate of re-offense is likely to change over time due to social factors and the effectiveness of treatment strategies for managing this population (Hanson 2004). The recidivism rates fluctuate among different types of sex offenders and are related to specific characteristics of the sex offender and the offenses. After 15 years, 73% of sex offenders had not been charged with, or convicted of another sexual offense (Hanson 2004). Hanson observed the following factors associated with differentiating increased risk from those offenders whose five-year recidivism rate was 5% and from those whose recidivism was 25%. Higher recidivism rates were associated with these factors male victims, prior sexual offenses, and young age.
The public would be remiss in relying on recidivism rates in determining the "dangerousness" of a sex offender. Some sex offenders will inevitably commit new sexual offenses despite our best proactive efforts. Likewise, not all sex offenders who have high probability of re-offense will recidivate. Hanson and Bourgon (2004) in a study of 31,216 sex offenders found that, on average, the observed sexual recidivism rate was 13%, the violent non-sexual recidivism was 14%, and general recidivism was 36.9%. Research has shown that the recidivism rates for sex offenders are much lower than for the general criminal population. In a 1983 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of 108,580 non-sex offender criminals released from eleven (11) states, observed that 63% were rearrested for a non-sexual felony or serious misdemeanor within three (3) years of their release from prison and 41% were returned to prison.
Recidivism research outcomes are based on the definition of recidivism used. Caution should be used in placing sex offenders in exclusive categories. Sex offender typologies have been traditionally used to assess risk and assign levels of treatment and supervision (Heil, 2003). These typologies assume that rapists only sexually assault adults and child molesters only molest children. Heil, Ahlmeyer, and Simons in a 2003 study found that 52% of inmates who were known to sexually assault only adults admitted to sexually molesting children, and 78% of inmates who were known to molest children also admitted to sexually victimizing adults. Additionally, this study found that 64% of inmates known to victimize relative children admitted to victimizing non-relative children.
It should be noted that recidivism rates are based upon information gathered from an arrest, a conviction, or incarceration on a sexual offense. In other words, a sex offender can repeatedly re-offend before he or she is arrested and recidivates. Marshall and Barabaree (1990) compared official records with "unofficial" sources. They found that the number of subsequent offenses revealed through the unofficial sources were 2.4 times higher than the official records.
In general, the factors most strongly related to violent and sexual recidivism include having the characteristics of psychopathy as defined by a high PCL-R score (Hare, 1991, 1996, Rice 1997), a history of criminal behavior, and being young. Rice and Harris (1997) reported that the combination of psychopathy, measured by the PCL-R, and sexual deviancy, based on phallometric test results, resulted in the highest recidivism in their sample of sex offenders (Wakefield, 1998).
Risk Factors and Warning Signs to Re-offense (Hanson, 2000)The following are a few of the risk factors and warning signs exhibited by sex offenders prior to committing a new sexual offense:
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Let me say this straight up: I love the way Brooke Henderson plays golf. That's a big reason why I spent as much time following her on the telecast of last week's Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Mich., as I did watching Brooks Koepka win the U.S. Open. Henderson won in Grand Rapids. It was her fourth LPGA Tour win and she did it in her customary unbridled style. What freedom!
It's as if Henderson, who won't turn 20 until Sept. 10, goes for everything. But she doesn't; she's too smart for that. Her powerful, long swing is under control. She swings hard but under the governance of balance. George Knudson would be so pleased if he were still around. George said, famously, that one should never do anything at the expense of balance.
Henderson does it her way, and who knows, maybe one day she'll take the Frank Sinatra song 'My Way' as her mantra. Why not? Moe Norman loved the song, and he certainly swung his way. Now I'm not saying that Henderson hasn't had excellent instruction. She has, from Golf Canada's Tristan Mullally, who has been the coach of Team Canada's women's players for going on six years.
Mullally and Henderson no longer work together, as Henderson has declared that her father Dave is her primary instructor now. But Mullally helped Henderson develop and ingrain sound habits and a trust in her unorthodox swing. Mullally must have known that it wouldn't be a good idea to shorten her backswing, to cite one aspect that is unusual.
Check out her swing if you are so inclined. Henderson grips down on every club, including, to be sure, her 48-inch driver. (That's the longest allowed under the rules of golf). Her clubhead points to the ground at the end of her backswing, and is far past parallel, pretty well reaching her waist. Every so often you hear a critic say she depends on timing too much to get back to the ball and that it might be a good idea to shorten her backswing.


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KENNEBUNK — Police are investigating reports of several incidents of vehicles and homes being vandalized over the past few weeks.
KENNEBUNK — Police are investigating reports of several incidents of vehicles and homes being vandalized over the past few weeks.
Lt. Tony Bean Burpee said the first word of cars and homes being egged surfaced during Kennebunk High School's Spirit Week, March 11-15.
At that time, according to community members, there were rumors that some juniors had egged seniors' cars, and that seniors had retaliated. But since then, reports of more incidents have surfaced, with some homeowners taking to social media to report their homes and cars have been hit as many as three times, and covered with items such as eggs, catsup and potato chips.
Bean Burpee said police have received reports of at least a half dozen incidents so far, with the last complaint coming Monday morning.
Sheryl Burns said she went to police Monday after returning home Sunday from a night away and discovering that her house as well as two vehicles left in the driveway were covered with broken eggs. One of the vehicles even had an unbroken egg left on the driver's seat, she said, noting that both a junior and a senior's vehicles were hit.
Burns, the mother of two high school-age sons, said her younger son's truck was first hit by eggs while he was staying at a friend's house in Kennebunkport March 15.
"The passenger side door had blood all over it," she said, adding that she believes that one of the alleged vandals must have gotten cut climbing into the bed of her son's truck. "There were eggs on the sunroof and the back window."
Burns said she didn't file a police report at that time.
"I thought it was Spirit Week stuff," she said. But with Spirit Week over more than a week and a half ago, and with the attacks growing more random, Burns said she doesn't believe that anymore.
Neither does KHS Principal Sue Cressey.
"It makes me feel sad to associate this with Spirit Week," she said. "It's taken on a life of its own."
Cressey said while Spirit Week is a time of friendly rivalry between classes, the acts of vandalism are just "hurtful."
"It needs to end," she said.
Burns agreed, saying things changed for her Sunday.
"They hit my house," she said, and though her sons and their friends cleaned most everything off, some of the egg remains in the crevasses of the windows above her garage.
Burns has had enough.
"It's just nuts," she said. "I don't want to deal with it again."
Bean Burpee said police are investigating, but it has been tough to pinpoint who did what when because several homeowners have decided not to file police reports or to deal with the alleged vandals on their own.
He said local stores are tracking large egg purchases and that police were planning to watch a surveillance tape from a local store showing teens buying numerous eggs over the weekend.
Kennebunkport Police Chief Craig Sanford said his department had two reports of eggings over the weekend as well, but there was no damage and the department has no suspects.
Burns said she's hoping more homeowners/parents come forward to cooperate with police so they can do their job and make the vandalism stop before it escalates into something worse.
"Just file a report," she said.
Parents or students who wish to make an anonymous report can call the Kennebunk Police tip line at 985-2102, ext. 1622.
To reach Kennebunk Police call 985-6121. To reach the Kennebunkport Police, call 967-2454.


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Danny Anderson: 5 Ways To Improve Yourself/
Everyone wants a better life.
It was Brian Tracy who said, "Your life gets better when you get better." Many people feel that their life should get better because time has passed. The thinking is that if we just wait long enough, our "big break" will come. This is simply a myth! A better quality of life is attained when we make the intentional choice to improve ourselves. And this is where the problem lies. Most people simply haven't been willing to do what it takes to improve. James Allen said this perfectly in his little book, As A Man Thinketh, "Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; therefore they remain bound." Why are most people unwilling to improve themselves?
It was Thomas Edison who famously quipped, "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." At some point most people realize that in order to move forward and get better in any area of their life, it is going to take work. Lots of work! And at the end of the day, we simply don't want to do what it takes to get better.
It takes work to stop doing all the things things that undermine your progress, whether it is procrastination, laziness, doubt, or fear. It was Theodore Roosevelt who said, "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."
It takes work to get better at your people skills and to add new habits that push you forward. If it were easy to get better, self-improvement would be an epidemic. But we know it's not. Average is normal.
How do we get better?
1. Become discontent
The first step to improving yourself is to become wildly discontent with where you are. You must decide that you want something better. Something better in your relationships, your health, your financial situation, or your faith. Thomas Edison put it this way, "Discontent is the first necessity of progress." When we have become thoroughly discontent with our current condition we will have sufficient motivation to do what we need to do to change.
2. Become a reader
Everything you need to know to improve your life has already been studied and written about. People are amazing! Through life experience, study, and reflection they have learned how to do almost everything well. From investing to organizing, to taking care of pets, to starting business, to solving marriage problems… it has all been written down for you. What an amazing truth! All you have to do is find the books and put the time in to read them. Mark Twain has been credited for saying, "The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." If you want to improve your life read for 20-30 minutes a day.
3. Get help from others
In all areas of life there are people who have arrived where you want to go. They have succeeded in achieving what you want to achieve. It doesn't matter what it is, they have done it. And guess what… they have revealed how they did it. They have put it on a CD, podcast, in a book, or in a talk. Many people are even willing to respond to an email inquiry. This principle helped Tony Robbins, the famous human development expert, to radically alter the course of his life. He wrote, "Long ago, I realized that success leaves clues, and that people who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results. I believed that if I precisely duplicated the actions of others, I could reproduce the same quality of results that they had." He did just that and far more!
4. Evaluate consistently
When we don't take time to reflect on how our lives are going we don't learn anything. Without reflection and evaluation we slip into patterns and habits that are comfortable but not helpful. The result is more, or worse results. King Solomon of Israel wrote, "As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly" Proverbs 26:11. Kind of gross, I know. But so true! Breaking bad habits and patterns requires that we look back at our days. We must ask questions like:
- How did I use my time?
- Why did I do the things I did?
- Did I spend a majority of my time on my highest priorities?
- Were my choices in line with my values?
Living your life with built in times of evaluation leads to self-improvement. Seneca wrote, "As long as you live, keep learning to live." The only way to keep learning is to consistently evaluate your life.
5. Practice, Practice, Practice
The only way to improve your skills is to practice. There is no other way to get better. In order to become a better writer, a better athlete, or a better spouse your have to work at it. The "10,000 hour rule" was published by Professor Anders Ericson. It has been written about in several books including Outliers, The Talent Code, and Talent is Overrated. Ericson discovered that the highest performers, whether it be music, sports, or whatever, had consistently put in 10,000 hours of practice before they reached their peak level of performance.
The proverb says, "Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work" Proverbs 21:25. The bottom line is that if you want to improve, you must be willing to grind day in and day out. There is no other way.
Remember, in order to experience a better life, you must improve yourself. I hope these 5 tips can help you get started.
Which one of these tips do you feel led to try? Comment below.
Danny Anderson is the senior pastor of Emmanuel Church and a coach for CourageToLead.com. He married his college sweetheart, and together they have three awesome kids.


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The word plantar refers to the bottom of your foot. Fascia is fibrous connective tissue found all over your body, and the suffix "itis" means inflammation of. So "plantar fasciitis" is the fancy medical way of saying inflammation at the bottom of your foot.
It's the most common cause of heel pain, and many of us get it at some point in our lives. It's caused by irritation to the fascia in our feet, which can happen in a number of different ways.
Your calves have bands of connective tissue that run all the way to the bottom of your feet. If your calves are tight then that connective tissue is being pulled taut. This creates more friction at the bottom of your feet as the tissue slides back and forth. Then that friction causes pain.
Also, any exercise which involves running or jumping can cause micro tears to form in the plantar fascia, and so can doing work that requires you to be on your feet all day. If you're standing or walking for several hours a day, especially if you're walking on a hard floor, or in shoes with worn soles you could definitely be doing damage to your feet.
If you were born with high arches or flat feet then you have to be even more careful to prevent plantar fasciitis. Abnormalities in your foot arch can put extra strain on the plantar fascia, making injury and inflammation much more likely.
The bottom line is you need your feet to get you places! So take care of them by being aware of plantar fasciitis and taking prevention measures. If you have high arches or flat feet, talk to your podiatrist about getting customized shoe inserts that will help distribute your weight on your feet the right way. Always stretch your calves and feet after exercising. Don't walk on hard surfaces with your bare feet. Make sure that your shoes have good heel cushioning. And if you're holding onto a few extra pounds, lose that weight to take pressure off your feet.
If you already have plantar fasciitis, then there are a couple of different things you can do to treat it. Stretch your calves daily. Stretch the bottom of your feet by rolling them on a tennis or golf ball. And aim to reduce or even eliminate inflammation causing foods, like sugar, white flour, and trans-fats.
Acupuncture powerfully treats any kind of pain and plantar fasciitis is no exception. By directing blood flow and pain relieving endorphins to your heels, acupuncture treatments can give you relief. The needles don't even go in your heels! But they direct the flow of healing elements right where they need to go.


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- Max number of 5ft round tables is 9
- Max capacity of each 5ft round table is 10 people
- Top table, max 12.
- Tables & Chairs included + high chairs as needed.
To use a marquee to capacity careful table planning is essential which makes informal seating for buffets impossible. Everyone will need to be allocated a seat.


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The NHHPC-Electoral Politics Panel
was recorded by DaveyD and is well worth the listen.
Sitting on this panel were the following people;
Rev lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus
Professor Lamont Hillof Fox news and Temple University
Tony Cani- Young Democrats
Honorable George Martinez of H2Ed and former elected Official & emcee
Rosa Clemente-Vice presidential candidate of the Green Party
It's time to create our own changes.
"#*c& the Democrats and the Republicans and their bull$hit."
Rosa Clemente


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The immediate goal of this class, quite simply, is to encourage consideration of choices before taking action when faced with a dilemma. Neither the particular situation nor the venue matters. Whether at home, the workplace, school or sporting event, think through the ramifications of decisions. How will the outcome affect you, your family, business associates, fellow students, teammates or opponents, etc.? Will the result make you proud? Who will benefit from it? Who might be adversely affected and how?
In pursuing ethics, we do not seek a definition of a philosophic term. Rather, we hope to create a habit of behavior that is truthful, fair and beneficial to all parties. Once this becomes habit, we are able to respond as a matter of course rather than one of thought. Routinely, we will do the right thing for no other reason than it is the right thing to do. Doing the right thing is the right thing to do. Most often, we know the right thing to do, but the bigger question is...."What would YOU do...really do...in that situation. We should always remember that we're not what we say we'll do....."WE ARE WHAT WE DO".
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Meeting Place: Johnston Ridge Observatory parking lot
Fee: $75
Level: Stenuous. Click here to assess your own fitness level.
Requirements: Participants must be in excellent physical condition because of the rigorous demands of the 10 mile hike.
Details: Perhaps the most spectacular hike in the Mount St. Helens area, this 10 mile jaunt from Johnston Ridge Observatory winds through the heart of the blast zone in the Mount Margaret Backcountry, past Coldwater Peak and along south Coldwater Ridge. You'll see spectacular wildflower displays, stunning views of St. Helens and Spirit Lake, and twisted logging equipment: all reminder of the destructive and renewing powers of this great volcano. And at the end of the day, we'll drive you back to your cars, saving you the 2000 foot climb back up Johnston Ridge! Guided by the Mount St. Helens Institute complete with geology and biology lessons, this will be a day you won't soon forget!
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Diving deep tonight...
Lately I've been feeling like I'm on autopilot. It's the same feeling I got just before succumbing to realizing I had some sort of postpartum issues going on just before my first born turned 1. Whether it has to do with this dreadful weather, or it actually has some sort of chemical explanation something is just feeling sort of blah.
I watched a commercial today about the apple watch set to come out later this month. All the incredible things it did both excited me and terrified me at the same time. How cool is it that you can change the face of your watch daily with infinite options!... was my simplest thought. And then, WTH am I thinking... being able to read e-mails, answer phone calls, tell the time, track your calories, steps, children.... on a WATCH..... AHHHHHHHHHHH What is the world coming to? No freakin' wonder I have post partum anxiety. After this commercial I immediately daydreamed these things were non existant. And then, not really wishing on a star because the sky is disgustingly clouded over beneath the blackness of night, I pretended to wish I was back in the 80s. During this time there were a couple basic things coming on the market in the way of technology, but there was no dependency on constant contact with.... THE WORLD. No sort of fascination with people you didn't know... unless it was your neighbour across the road who had a fetish with dressing up in costumes year round or the lady down the street that was having an affair with the mailman (none of these things happened in real life... but they sure sound kinda cool if they were... haahhaha). It was still the time where rules were set by parents, guidelines at school were REQUIRED to be followed and being a kid was unbelievably fun and slightly innocent (I appreciate this more now).
Touching back on this blog thing being a way for me to learn about myself, to find happiness and clarity in life, I have realized one of my biggest insecurities stems from "what other people think."
I am a very confident person. I speak my mind (very often when I shouldn't), I debate topics that are important to me (very often with too much passion) and I have no trouble speaking in public (or some may say I love to hear myself talk). This trait I am happy to still have. Elementary and secondary years provided first real look at my biggest insecurity. Because of my apparent social awkwardness and my thirst to be heard/poke my nose where it shouldn't be... my school years were... well... let's say, something that I have locked away TIGHTLY in a vault never to be revisited. What people thought of me guided my every move. If it weren't for a brief break in the dark clouds of my adolescence where, I, the bottom of the totem pole highschool nerd dated the captain of the highschool football team, I may not even be a blogger... and may be living deep in the woods somewhere without wifi drowning in my weirdness.
My problem is, I haven't ever really grown out of it. Still kinda socially awkward, speak out of turn and off topic, say the most random things at the most inappropriate time kind of person... I struggle.
I'm an introvert whose worst enemy has started to become social media.
I love sharing pictures of my beautiful family. My 2 gorgeous girls and my fur baby Charles. I have a tremendous career that I worked very hard to obtain and a fabulous husband who I often think is crazy to be putting up with me. My thirst for affirmation though has become debilitating. Often times I wish I was a reality show just so I could hear what people thought. Am I crazy? Is my house really that messy? Am I borderline on the classification of a hoarder (I keep the most random collection of things). But most of all my insecurities have crept into my abilities as a mom.
I think to myself... am I a bad mom for not taking my children outside in the frigid windy cold? Do my kids watch too much tv? If I sit on the couch for 10 minutes to catch my breath and drink a coffee while my kids play, am I lazy?.... because I'm not making 2 dozen carrot/apple/quinoa/stevia/other random healthy shit muffins from scratch and taking a picture of them for insta followers.
Am I a bad mom for piling my kids in the car just to go to Tim Hortons 10 mins up the road and then drive around the country side so I can enjoy my steeped tea whilst my kids are confined to their carseats (mostly sleeping... never unhappy). Is it awful that I can help build a fort, but then draw the line at re-building it for the 17th time in one day? Should I be letting my child play with water in the house? Am I doing her a disservice by not letting her find out what orange juice that's sat in a hot car all day tastes like? Can I google any of the above questions... sadly.... probably... because this generation is so dependent on what someone else did in these situations... we can't just think for and trust ourselves.
Do I need to relax more.... do you see where this is going?
It's like we have so many opportunities now with social media, to judge other people....that actually we just wish to be "judged" ourselves. I wonder if our parents ever had these feelings of inadequacy? Whether they wished someone could come in and tell them they were doing a good job, or whether they just kept on truckin'. They were none the wiser to BettyLou and SuzyQ harvesting their own spices or making wheatfreeglutenfreecaloriefreesuperboring varieties of regular food and were still just as excited to see hotdogs and refried beans come on sale. When it all comes down to it... is "forgetting what other people think" even achievable anymore in the way of the world? Is me being a social media whore my problem, and if so... where do I sign up for social media rehab.
Ughh.... apologies for the "all over the place" blog. My thoughts seem a bit scattered surrounding this topic.


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colony house | 08.07.2014
last week, there was a "sync this!" event in town––six top music supervisors, one music city, five performances. get it? 6-1-5? (nashville's area code.) we're so creative. and passionate about the 615. anyway, i'm pretty fascinated by music supervisors because they're the people who select what songs get placed in tv shows, movies, commercials, etc. you guys, that's a real job. that people get paid money for. and by that i mean WHERE DO I SIGN UP.
the event was invitation-only, but the second set of performances was open to the public. and it was free. and colony house played. AND IT WAS FREE.
my friend tab and i went. it was at the high watt, which is maybe the smallest venue in town. i'd never been there before, but i heard a lot about how tiny it was. and it is, especially at capacity. which they hit pretty quickly (because, colony house, duh) so even standing still, you were likely touching at least three people around you. which means getting around in there involved a lot more physical interaction.
it was one of those shows where the people watching provided endless entertainment during set changes. it was fun to guess which people were the important ones and how old we thought the girls trading shoes in front of us were.
tab and i stood in an area that was less crowded, probably because it was right in front of a speaker and maybe the worst sound-quality spot to stand in. but, we were willing to risk potentially going deaf for the sake of not having anyone breathe down our necks. and then we stood in our spot and discussed how impressed we were with ourselves that we even ventured out for a 9pm show on a weekday and how thrilling it is to find out that the band you came to see is
playing last, which means you can be home and in bed sooner than you thought.
and then we laughed at ourselves because
how old are we?
colony house was amazing. there was one other time we saw them play, probably two years ago, when they were still called "caleb," and we were pleasantly surprised to find out they were pretty great. and now, they are colony house, and they have a full length record out, and they are on their way to becoming a household name. they are THAT good. and their live show? it does not disappoint. it sounds just like their record in that way that incredible
oh, his voice actually, literally sounds like that
kind of way. plus, there's the added live-show bonus of not only hearing their great music but also seeing how much fun they're having while they play.


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Euro Connection 2019 - Call for Applications
3rd September 2018
Apply now for the next Euro Connection short film pitching programme at Clermont-Ferrand.
Euro Connection aims to foster partnerships between European production companies, funders, broadcasters and emerging filmmakers for short film projects. The next edition will take place during the 2019 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France. The pitching forum will take place on 5-6 February 2019 and will feature pitching sessions, one-to-one business meetings and facilitated networking for producers and participants.
Who can apply?
Producers who are officially located in one of the countries associated to the 2019 edition: Austria, Belgium (French-speaking), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands & Flanders, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.
Project Eligibility:
- The project must be a short film (animation, fiction, creative documentary)
- The duration must not exceed 40 minutes
- The project must have partial funding granted by an external source (third- party organisation)
- The producer must be open to international co-production (project suitable or intended for co-production)
- Shooting or production must start no earlier than May 2019
- Any producer selected with a project must commit to attend personally and pitch.
***Full guidelines and application forms can be downloaded on the top right corner of this page. Please read all guidelines thoroughly and in their entirety before making an application***
Applications and all supporting documents must come from a producer.
The producer of any selected project will be invited to Euro Connection (limited to one person per production company) to pitch their project.
The invitation covers:
- €160 travel grant
- Four hotel nights and meals (arrival Sunday 3 Feb, departure Thursday 7 Feb. 2019)
- Full accreditation to the Short Film Market in Clermont-Ferrand
Directors of the projects will be granted a free market accreditation and can apply for a contribution towards travel and hotel costs via the Travel Grant Scheme.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 20 October 2018.
For more information about the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival click here.


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CV Francine Fleischer
Born: 1960 New York City, NY
Resides: New York, NY
BFA SUNY Purchase
Media Studies NYU
Selected Exhibitions
2016 Tanto Tempo Gallery, Kobe Japan (upcoming group show July-August 2016)
2015 Pictura Gallery, Bloomington, IN (Solo show 6/5-8/1)
2015 Sara Nightingale Gallery, Watermill, NY (Group show 6/5)
2015 Catherine Edelman Gallery, Crtl+P Project Room, Chicago, Illinois 2/6-3/5
2014 Blue Sky Gallery, Portland Oregon (Solo show, 12/14-1/15)
2014 Photo Off, Paris: Tanto Tempo Gallery Booth 11/14
2014 Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Ct. 11/14-12/14 (Group show)
2014 Tanto Tempo Gallery, Kobe, Japan 5/14-6/14 (Solo show)
2014 Slideshow, Mt Rokko Photo Festival, Kobe, Japan 8/14
2013-14 Invitational Winter Show, Ille Gallery, Amagansett, NY(Group Show)
2013 Dark Blue: Water as Protagonist, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI (Group Show including Gregory Crewdson, Harry Callahan and Diane Arbus)
2013 Photographic Museum of Humanity (Online)
2012 Avram Gallery, Stony Brook University, Southampton, NY(Group Show)
2011 New Roanoke Gallery, Riverhead, NY (solo show)
2010 Wheel Horse Gallery, Greenwich CT. (solo show)
2008 Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY (2 person show with Mary Ellen Bartley)
2007 Water: Sylvester & Co, Amagansett, NY
2006 Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY (2 person show with Mary Ellen Bartely)
2016 Don't Take Pictures Magazine, Feature, April 2016 Edition
2015 Telegraph UK, Viewfinder: Most Inspiring photographs (online)
2015 WhiteHot Magazine, (2/15 edition online)
2014 Telegraph UK,Viewfinder: 37 Beautiful, Inspiring Photographs (Online)
2014 Feature: Telegraph Magazine(UK), Into the Blue
2014 Feature: M Le Magazine du Monde (France)
2014 Feature: Feature Shoot
2014 Feature: Fraction Magazine ,US Edition
2014 Feature: Fraction Magazine, Japan Edition
2014 End Page: Harper's Magazine
2013 Voyeur Magazine: Feature Story, "Francine Fleischer; Moments Captured "
2013 Feature: Unless You Will Blog(Australia)
2013 Photographic Museum of Humanity (Online)
2012 Conde Nast Traveler: Taking the Plunge, Swimming Holes2012
2012 The Southampton Review: Swim Portfolio Feature
1990-2015 Numerous Editorial Assignments published including Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler, Easquire, New York Times, Architectural Digest, Italian Vogue, Rizzoli, House & Garden and Hampton Style.
2014 "Swim: The Water In Between" book published by Utakatado Publisher, Japan
Swim to be featured in "Don't Take Pictures" Magazine
Talks and Presentations
March 2015 Parrish Art Museum, Pecha Kucha Presentation, Southampton, NY
Jan 2015 , Hosted Almond Artist and Writers Dinner, Bridgehampton, NY
May 2014 Gallery Talk and Interview, Tanto Tempo, Kobe, Japan
August 2014 Slideshow Presentation, Mt Rokko Photo Festival, Kobe Japan
Nov 2014 Artist Talk, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich Connecticut
Nov 2014 Photo Off Presentation: Tanto Tempo Gallery Booth, Paris, France
Dec 2014 Artist Talk, Blue Sky Gallery: Oregon Center for Photographic Arts, Portland, Or.
2015 IPA Photo Award, FInalist
2015 PX3 FInalist, Professional Category
2014Blue Sky Gallery: Oregon Center for Photographic Arts,. Awarded Solo show by Exhibition Committee
2013 Selected 100 for Review Santa Fe
2013 Photo Lucida Critical Mass Finalist
2012 Honorable Mention IPA Lucie Awards
2011 Photo Lucida Critical Mass Finalist
2010 Selected 100 for Review Santa Fe
2010 Hey Hot Shot Contender
Artist in Resident and Scholarship Juror; Reudershan Trust, Sag Harbor
Board of Directors; Sextant Review, Great Barrington, NY
Francine Fleischer lives and works in New York. She divides her time between Brooklyn, Sag Harbor and Paris


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Monday, September 8, 2008
Getting Personal
We moved and I was busy with Violet and I let six months go by. Then seven, eight... I had quit my job to stay home with Violet which means I gave up my insurance, so paying for the visit was a factor as well.
My doctor rescheduled the appointment for me, nearly a year late for the re-test, and I went just a couple of weeks ago. They were nice and basically billed me $80 for the visit when we explained the financial situation. (Which reminds me- I still haven't paid that!)
This is where it gets scary. Today the nurse called me to let me know that this pap also came back abnormal. I asked could it still possibly be inflammation, maybe from some weird breastfeeding/ hormone thing? She said since it has been so long that inflammation was unlikely and that I need some other sort of exam, plus a biopsy. Of course I'm freaking out. They want to check for cervical dysplasia, which I just looked up on the Women's Health Channel site:
Cervical dysplasia is a term used to describe the appearance of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix, the lowest part of the uterus. These changes in cervical tissue are classified as mild, moderate, or severe. While dysplasia itself does not cause health problems, it is considered to be a precancerous condition. Left untreated, dysplasia sometimes progresses to an early form of cancer known as cervical carcinoma in situ, and eventually to invasive cervical cancer.
I told my Mom and she let me know that my aunt had cervical cancer at age thirty (my age now!) and had to have a hysterectomy. I am trying not to think the worst, but I'd be lying if I said it isn't scary. These are all very scary: CANCER. Hysterectomy. Early menopause. No more children. Dying and leaving Violet without a mother.
But it is much too early and too little information to make those leaps, but they do cross your mind. You can't help it.
I will keep you updated.
All three of you! ;)
2 comments:
- Annika said...
I had an abnormal pap and a biopsy which showed cervical dysplasia. It's a scary word but ALL it means is that there are some abnormal cells. I had a LEEP to get rid of mine, and went on to have a normal pregnancy with no pre-term labor or dilation (which the doctor who performed the procedure never warned me about but subsequently I was told were a risk). In hindsight, with no cancer in my family I would not have done the LEEP but would have kept an eye on the situation with repeat paps. With your family history, though, I imagine you'd like those abnormal cells out of there! Email me if you want to know more, OK?
- September 09, 2008
- Sidd said...
Gulp. I would be worrying too. In fact, I've joined right in with you and am worrying full throttle right now. That said, I was relieved to see the other post on the same condition. Medical stuff leaves me squirmy anyway, and I tend to dwell on any upcoming "events". The sooner you get it taken care of and behind you, the sooner you can take the deep breath and let it go. Please keep us posted.
- September 12, 2008


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Monday, 1 February 2016
For Sale: Large Napoleonic French Force - £2500.00
Napoleonic French, mainly Perry Miniatures.
There are:
Foot: 352
Mounted: 80
Guns: 6
Limber: 1
This is organised into nine battalions of Line and two of Legere. Two regiments of Cuirassiers, one of Dragoons and two of Hussars.
There are several Generals and also plenty of casualty markers (with dial) plus other markers to use for Broken and Disorder status etc.
I am not planning to split at the moment.
£2500.00 including UK delivery. ·
Posted by Paul Scrivens-Smith at 18:03
Labels: Black Powder, For Sale, Napoleonic, Painting
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M.E – The Facts
M.E to use it's proper title is actually Myalgic Encephalomyelitis – ok, you might not be able to pronouce that. I can't….
Here are some (busted and unbusted) facts about this invisible illness which has been with us for centuries. No one still really knows where it comes from, how we get it, in fact, like Autism (another invisible illness which affects my son) it really is one of those things that still, even in the 21st Century, has a question mark stuck over it.
Again, like Autism, ASD and Aspergers Syndrome, it comes in as many unique forms as humans do. What can be a symptom in someone might not be a symptom in someone else, that's why it is difficult to find any real direct information for a specific person anywhere.
M.E is as unique as you are. Not very helpful huh? But my job here on this site, is to help you as much as I possibly can.
Ok, here are some facts I've found for you which you might find interesting…
- It is thought, there many be as many as 250,0000 sufferers in the U.K alone. M.E Association
- According to the Hummingbirds Foundation for M.E, the term, M.E as we know it today was created by both Dr Melvin Ramsy in London (who carried out extensive research on the subject until his death in 1990) and Dr John Richardson (whose work over 5 decades study M.E was outstanding) in Newcastle. At first, it was thought to be an epidemic, with 60 known cases of the 'outbreak' by 1969, although it was first thought to be recognised as far back as 1934.
- Even in the 21st Century one of the worst and prolonged symptoms of M.E is an outstanding lack of information open to patients.
- The Hummingbirds Foundation for M.E was set up by sufferer Australian Jodie Bassett in 2009. She, alongside a team of fellow sufferers of M.E campaign long and tirelessly to ensure the condition is given the recognition both professionally and personally that it deserves.
- In the U.K, the term Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is more widely used although there are many schools of thought that believe CFS and M.E are two completely different things and should not be confused. Today, A diagnosis of CFS is more than likely to occur that a diagnosis of M.E. However, because the two are so unique and that each patient's condition may be different to the next, the two illnesses have become 'one' over recent years.
- Patients can live with M.E all their lives and never be properly diagnosed.
- Current diagnosis by GP's are a process of illimination; blood tests and other tests are carried out to rule out any other illnesses or conditions before M.E is literally 'last on the list.'
- The prevalence of ME and strictly-defined CFS is about 1 per 1000; the prevalence of CFS selected using the British criteria may be as high as 2%. (David Axford)
- Deficiencies in Vitamins B12 and D have thought to be connected with M.E (David Axford)
- M.E can be a condition alongside other present conditions such as Depression, Fibromyalgia and Hypothoriodism.
- M.E is not related to any form of background, race, culture or age group, but appears to affect females more than males.
- Symptoms can range from chronic headaches, muscular pain, sore throat, fatigue, joint pain, depression, insomnia, black outs, muscle spasms, lack of concentration, forgetfulness, dizziness and vertigo, inability to move, restlessness, IBS, intolortence to alcohol. There are many others.
- Two links to offer more support in terms of claiming benefits, news items, government, research, employment and other support systems: Action for M.E and The M.E Association.
- Diagnosis through a U.K GP tends to be six months from start to diagnosis. There is usually a waiting list for the nearest CFS/M.E clinic and this can be anything between 3-6 months wait (areas may vary.)
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