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Disorders of calcium balance
The maintenance of calcium homeostasis in the body is complex and influenced by several variables. Calcium is absorbed in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, integrated into and resorbed from the calcified bone matrix, and renally excreted. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulates all of these processes, which are also dependent on the balance of vitamin D (specifically vitamin D3, or calcitriol), calcitonin, and phosphate in the body. Therefore, disorders of the parathyroid glands as well as the bone, kidney, and GI tract may lead to disruptions in calcium homeostasis. Hypocalcemia, for example, is most often caused by hypoparathyroidism (e.g., autoimmune, surgical) or vitamin D deficiency (e.g., malabsorption, chronic kidney disease). Hypercalcemia is often the result of either primary hyperparathyroidism or malignancy. In cases of malignancy, PTH-related protein (PTHrP) produced by tumor cells is often responsible; osteolytic bone metastases (e.g., multiple myeloma) must also be considered.
The concentration of calcium in the serum affects multiple processes in the body, including coagulation, cell signaling, and hormone release. In addition to hormonal control by PTH and calcitriol, calcium homeostasis is influenced by serum protein levels and acid-base status, both of which impact the ratio of protein bound to ionized calcium in the serum. If serum ionized calcium concentrations are not maintained within a narrow range, signs and symptoms appear in a variety of systems. Symptoms of hypocalcemia include signs of tetany (typically carpopedal spasm) and a "pins and needles" sensation or other paresthesia, which indicates neuromuscular excitation due to a lessening of the membrane-stabilizing effect normally exerted by calcium. The presentation of hypercalcemia, in contrast, classically includes stones (nephrolithiasis), bones (bone pain, arthralgias), abdominal groans (abdominal pain, nausea, constipation), and psychiatric overtones (anxiety, depression). Management of calcium imbalance consists primarily of treating the underlying disorder and, if necessary, supplementing or eliminating calcium.
- Hypocalcemia = total serum calcium concentration < 8.5 mg/dL (< 2.12 mmol/L), or ionized (or free) calcium concentration < 4.65 mg/dL (< 1.16 mmol/L)
- Hypercalcemia = total serum calcium concentration > 10.5 mg/dL (> 2.62 mmol/L), or ionized (free) calcium concentration > 5.25 mg/dL (> 1.31 mmol/L)
Calcium homeostasis and calcium physiology
Role of calcium in the cell
- Ionized calcium is responsible for stabilizing the resting membrane potential of cells.
Total and ionized calcium concentrations
- It is important to distinguish between total calcium and ionized (free, or active) calcium, as only the latter is biologically active and can cause symptoms in excess or deficiency.
- Approx. half of the total serum calcium is transported bound to proteins such as albumin.
- In hypoproteinemia or hyperproteinemia, total calcium is low or high respectively, but true hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia (i.e. that of ionized calcium) is not present.
In order to differentiate between factitious and true hypo/hypercalcemia, the measured total calcium can be corrected for a lower or higher serum albumin
- Corrected Ca2+ (mg/dL) = measured total Ca2+ (mg/dL) + [0.8 x (4.0 - albumin concentration in g/dL)]
- Decreased or increased total calcium with normal ionized (active) calcium → pseudohypocalcemia (factitious hypocalcemia) or pseudohypercalcemia (factitious hypercalcemia) → asymptomatic
- Decreased or increased ionized (active) calcium, regardless of total calcium levels → true hypocalcemia/hypercalcemia → potentially symptomatic
- pH influences the binding of calcium to serum proteins. This is because Ca2+ ions compete with H+ ions for binding sites on serum proteins. Acidosis reduces calcium binding, while alkalosis enhances it.
The corrected calcium concentration calculated using serum albumin may not be accurate when major pH changes have taken place in the body (e.g., following surgery). In these cases, it is better to measure ionized calcium directly!
Calcium homeostasis
Calcium homeostasis is a complex process, influenced by many organs and hormones (kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, bones, parathyroid gland, liver, skin, PTH, calcitonin, vitamin D).
Serum calcium concentration is primarily regulated by PTH.
PTH secretion
- Decreases in serum calcium (ionized calcium < 1.25 mmol/L) stimulate the release of PTH; increases in serum calcium inhibit it.
- Further stimulatory factors for PTH secretion are: low levels of calcitriol, hyperphosphatemia; , and mild hypomagnesemia(e.g., due to chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, loop diuretics, or alcohol dependence)
PTH effects
- Promotion of calcium reabsorption in the distal tubule of the kidney (as well as phosphate excretion)
- Increased active vitamin D production via stimulation of 1-alpha-hydroxylase synthesis in the kidneys: 25-hydroxyvitamin D (calcidiol) → 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol, the most active form of vitamin D)
- Release of calcium and phosphate from the bones, activation of osteoclasts indirectly via PTH's effect on osteoblasts (PTH increases RANKL receptor expression on osteoblasts. RANKL binds to RANK receptors on osteoclasts, stimulating osteoclasts, bone resorption, and calcium release.) → relevant effect only when PTH levels are pathologically high
- PTH secretion
Vitamin D increases serum Ca2+ via its effect on the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract.
- For more information see vitamin D synthesis and vitamin D deficiency.
Calcitonin opposes the effects of PTH.
- Inhibits bone resorption, decreasing serum calcium
- Significant in medullary thyroid cancer (as a tumor marker)
PTH = Phosphate Trashing Hormone
|Types of hypocalcemia
|Low PTH
|High PTH (secondary hyperparathyroidism)
|Vitamin D deficiency
|Pseudohypoparathyroidism (Albright hereditary osteodystrophy)
Hyperphosphatemia (see phosphate)
|Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (see acute pancreatitis)
|Multiple blood transfusions
|Hypomagnesemia (see magnesium)
Hypocalcemia is most often due to hypoparathyroidism or vitamin D deficiency (e.g., malabsorption, chronic kidney disease)
|Types of hypercalcemia
|Primary hyperparathyroidism
|Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia
|Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
|Hypercalcemia of malignancy
|Granulomatous disorders (e.g., sarcoidosis)
|Intake of medications
|Long periods of immobilization
|Milk-alkali syndrome
|Paget's disease of the bone
|Adrenal insufficiency
Primary hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia of malignancy account for > 90% of cases of hypercalcemia. Compared with primary hyperparathyroidism, serum calcium is typically higher in hypercalcemia of malignancy (> 13 mg/dL, or > 3.25 mmol/L), and patients therefore exhibit more severe symptoms!
Clinical features
Increased neuromuscular excitability → tetany (when caused by respiratory alkalosis = hyperventilation-induced tetany)
- Paresthesias (typically acral and/or perioral tingling or "pins and needles" sensation)
- Muscle spasms, such as carpopedal spasm; (possible in any muscle) and cramps
- Additional tests for tetany in physical exam (see the video in "Tips and links")
- Chvostek's sign = contraction of the facial muscles elicited by tapping the facial nerve in the area of the cheek (approx. 2 cm ventral to the ear lobe)
- Trousseau's sign = ipsilateral carpopedal spasm occurring several minutes after inflation of a blood pressure cuff to pressures above the systolic blood pressure
- Seizures
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Abdominal cramping and diarrhea
Suspect hypocalcemia in the postoperative thyroidectomy patient with new onset paresthesias and muscle spasms or cramping!
Hypercalcemia (variable presentation, may be asymptomatic)
- Nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis (calcium oxalate > calcium phosphate stones)
- Bone pain, arthralgias, myalgias, fractures
- Abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, peptic ulcer disease, constipation, pancreatitis
Neuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, depression, fatigue; , and cognitive dysfunction
- Somnolence progressing to obtundation and coma (hypercalcemic crisis!)
- Diminished muscle excitability
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Muscle weakness, paresis
- Polyuria and dehydration
Calcium and pancreatitis → hypercalcemia can cause pancreatitis. Hypocalcemia in patients with pancreatitis suggests pancreatic necrosis!
The presentation of hypercalcemia includes stones (nephrolithiasis), bones (bone pain, arthralgias), abdominal groans (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting), and psychiatric overtones (anxiety, depression, fatigue). Note that these are also the findings of vitamin D overdose!
Evaluate calcium imbalance
- Initial test: serum calcium concentration
- Confirm true hypocalcemia/hypercalcemia: measure ionized calcium or use serum albumin to calculate corrected calcium.
Differentiate between low PTH and high PTH: to determine the underlying cause of calcium imbalance (see Differential diagnosis of hypocalcemia and Differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia below)
- PTH: the most important test for patients with disorders of calcium balance
- Further laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis (e.g., creatinine in suspected CKD)
Further tests
- Hypocalcemia: QT interval prolonged
- Hypercalcemia: QT interval shortened
- Further evaluation of bone disorders: See laboratory evaluation of bone diseases.
PTH in hypocalcemia
|PTH level
|Laboratory findings
|Low PTH
|Hypoparathyroidism (e.g., postsurgical)
|High PTH
|Vitamin D deficiency
|Chronic kidney disease
|Malabsorption or alcoholism
The typical laboratory findings of vitamin D deficiency are: ↓ calcium, ↓/↔ phosphate, ↑ PTH!
PTH in hypercalcemia
|PTH level
|Laboratory findings
|Low PTH
|Hypercalcemia of malignancy
|Vitamin D intoxication
Sarcoidosis or other granulomatous disease, lymphoma
|Milk-alkali syndrome
|High to normal PTH
|Primary hyperparathyroidism
|Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH)
Differential diagnoses
Differential diagnoses of hypocalcemia
|Causes [13]
|Vitamin D deficiency
|Calcium citrate complex formation
Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH)
- Etiology: autosomal dominant inactivating mutation in the CaSR gene → decreased sensitivity of calcium-sensing receptors in the kidneys and parathyroid glands
Clinical features
- Usually asymptomatic (incidental finding)
- Neonatal hypocalcemia in children of mothers with FHH
- Hypercalcemia and inappropriately normal or increased PTH
- ↓ 24-hour urinary calcium excretion (< 200 mg/ day)
- ↓ Ca/Cr clearance ratio (< 0.01 )
- Therapy: no treatment necessary
The differential diagnoses listed here are not exhaustive.
- Treat any underlying disorders.
Calcium supplementation
- IV calcium (1–2 g calcium gluconate; in 50 mL of 5% dextrose infused over 10–20 mins): indicated in severely symptomatic patients (e.g., tetany, seizures), those with a prolonged QT interval, and asymptomatic patients with an acute decrease in serum corrected calcium to ≤ 7.5 mg/dL (≤ 1.9 mmol/L)
- Oral calcium: indicated in patients with mild neuromuscular irritability (e.g., paresthesias), and those with serum corrected calcium > 7.5 mg/dL (> 1.9 mmol/L)
- Vitamin D supplementation: indicated in hypocalcemia caused by hypoparathyroidism or vitamin D deficiency
- For patients taking loop diuretics, medication change to thiazides
- Magnesium supplementation: indicated in hypocalcemia caused by hypomagnesemia
- Patient reassurance and possibly rebreathing into a paper bag: indicated in hyperventilation
Patients receiving cardiac glycosides (digoxin and digitoxin) should never be given IV calcium, which can provoke ventricular fibrillation!
- Treatment of any underlying disorder (e.g., glucocorticoids in sarcoidosis or any other granulomatous disease → reduction in activity of mononuclear cells producing calcitriol)
Mild or asymptomatic hypercalcemia: total calcium < 12 mg/dL (< 3 mmol/L) or ionized calcium < 8 mg/dL (< 2 mmol/L)
- Encourage adequate oral hydration
- Reduced dietary intake of calcium
- Avoidance of thiazide diuretics, lithium, high-calcium diet
Moderate hypercalcemia: total calcium between 12–14 mg/dl (3–3.5 mmol/L)
- Asymptomatic: same treatment as for mild hypercalcemia (see above)
- Symptomatic: same treatment as described above for severe hypercalcemia (see below)
Severe or symptomatic hypercalcemia: total calcium > 14 mg/dL (> 3.5 mmol/L) or ionized calcium > 12 mg/dL (> 3 mmol/L)
- IV hydration with isotonic saline
- Loop diuretics (with monitoring of serum potassium!) in patients with renal insufficiency or heart failure to avoid volume overload (Loop diuretics increase the renal excretion of calcium but also prevent volume overload in at-risk patients.)
- Bisphosphonates; (e.g., zoledronic acid, pamidronate), in cases of excessive bone resorption (e.g., hypercalcemia of malignancy, immobilization)
- Calcitonin
- Dialysis in severe cases or renal failure: > 18 mg/dL (> 4.5 mmol/L)
Loop diuretics Lose calcium → Discontinue them in hypocalcemia!
Thiazide diuretics are calcium sparing → Discontinue them in hypercalcemia!
Hypercalcemic crisis
- Brief description: life-threatening condition that should be suspected at total calcium levels > 14 mg/dL (3.5 mmol/L) or ionized calcium > 12 mg/dL (3 mmol/L)
- Symptoms: dehydration; (ADH resistance, nausea, and vomiting), fever, psychosis, and ultimately coma
- Treatment: immediate forced diuresis (following volume replacement!) → For additional options, see "Treatment" above.
We list the most important complications. The selection is not exhaustive.


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Because he was not from a noble family, he likely received a fundamental Greek instruction and learned his father's craft at a youthful age. It's considered Socrates worked as mason for a long time before he committed his life to philosophy. Contemporaries differ within their accounts of how Socrates supported himself as a philosopher. Both Xenophon and Aristophanes state Socrates received payment for teaching, while Plato writes Socrates expressly denied taking payment, mentioning his poverty as evidence.
Socrates married Xanthippe, a younger girl, who bore him three sons—Lamprocles, Sophroniscus and Menexenus. There's little known about her except for Xenophon's portrayal of Xanthippe as "unwanted." He writes she had not been satisfied with Socrates's second profession and whined he was not supporting family as a philosopher. By his own words, Socrates had little regarding his sons' breeding and expressed much more fascination with the intellectual growth of Athens' youthful lads.
Athenian law required all able bodied men serve as citizen soldiers, on call for responsibility from ages 18 until 60. Socrates was known for his bravery in conflict and fearlessness, a characteristic that remained with him throughout his life. After his trial, he compared his refusal to pull away from his legal problems into a soldier's refusal to pull away from conflict when threatened with death.
Plato's Symposium provides the most effective details of Socrates's physical look. He wasn't the ideal of Athenian manliness. Short and stocky, having a snub nose and bulging eyes, Socrates consistently looked to seem to be staring. Nevertheless, Plato pointed out that in the eyes of his pupils, Socrates possessed another form of attractiveness, not based on a physical ideal but on his excellent arguments and penetrating idea. Socrates consistently stressed the need for your brain on the comparative unimportance of the body. This credo inspired Plato's doctrine of dividing reality into two different worlds, the world of the senses as well as the universe of thoughts, declaring that the latter was the only significant one.
Socrates believed that doctrine should reach practical outcomes for the greater wellbeing of society. He tried to set up an ethical system according to human reason as opposed to theological doctrine. He remarked that human selection was prompted by the desire for well-being. Supreme wisdom comes from understanding oneself. The more a man understands, the higher their power to reason and also make choices which will bring real happiness. Instead, authorities worked best when ruled by people who had the greatest skill, knowledge, and virtue and possessed an entire comprehension of themselves. Socrates did not lecture about what he understood. Actually, he promised to be ignorant because he'd no thoughts, but shrewd because he understood his own ignorance. Occasionally the answer seemed so clear, it made Socrates's opponents seem silly. Because of this, he was respected by some and vilified by other people.
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My story
About me
I am a Filipino and was born on September 29, 1962. I was your typical average kid/student growing up. But in junior high school, I started getting into drinking heavily and regularly and smoking pot—which went on through college. I lost interest in school altogether, so I dropped out eventually. Basically, I lost interest in doing anything with my life—I just bummed around. I met members of The Family International who came to my school one day (before I dropped out of college). I got interested in what they were doing—living full-time for Jesus. I started visiting their community, but after a few weeks I stopped, because I didn't want to give up my drinking and drug habit. It was a year later that I met up with them again. I started visiting the community and this time decided to give my life to Jesus full-time. So I joined The Family International in 1985 and have been serving the Lord ever since.
Why I am a member of The Family International
When I first met members of The Family International, they taught me the Bible, and I learned that as a Christian, I needed to be a witness for Jesus. I saw TFI members were very active in witnessing. I knew I had to be part of the community in order for me to do so too. I got all the training I needed in TFI to be a witness for Jesus and be the best Christian that I could be.
How I live my faith
I witness whenever and wherever I find the opportunity. I go on outreach regularly and take along our publications (poster tracts, Activated magazines and Aurora products) to offer the public.
I have a Bible study website (http://freebiblestudiesonline.org/) and a blog where I post devotional material on a daily basis (http://freebiblestudiesonline.wordpress.com/). I also have a Facebook page for all my sites (https://www.facebook.com/freebiblestudiesonline). I have an endtime blog where I post material relevant to the end times (http://thesignsoftheend.wordpress.com/) and another blog where I post essential information on health topics (http://thisthatnhealth.wordpress.com/). Between all my sites, I get hundreds of visitors every day.
Personal timeline
- 1985
- Joined The Family International.
- 1987
- Moved to a large training center, where I received further missionary training. Worked on TFI publications and learned how to run a small print shop.
- 1990
- Discontinued membership in TFI, but continued witnessing and passing out Gospel literature regularly.
- 1995
- Rejoined TFI and have continued to be a member ever since.
- 2012
- Started my blogs.
- 2013
- Put up my Bible study website.
Missionary experience
- Christian outreach
- I have been involved in missionary outreach since I joined The Family International in 1985. I have traveled around the Philippines on road trips, witnessing and distributing TFI publications. I continue to do this regularly wherever and whenever I can.
- Humanitarian aid/volunteer work
- From 2002 to 2007, my little family (my wife, five sons and I), visited a shelter for abandoned women, run by Catholic nuns, every Christmas. We brought gifts, and my five sons would perform Christmas carols for them. From 2007 to 2010, we visited them every month. My sons would perform a few songs and dance numbers for them and we would pass out snacks. We would spend time with the women and pray with them afterwards. This made them all very happy and they always looked forward to our next visit (including the nuns and caregivers).
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March Airs: Pulling Heroes out of a Dark Hat
"You are my heroine! And by heroine I mean lady hero. I don't want to inject you and listen to jazz."
Liz Lemon
Hello March new moon. Hello Spring, Aries energy and madness, rabbit magic and March Hares. The march of Time and our timeless, shared inheritance of heroes and heroines circles back again. There is actually a reason behind the phrase "March Madness," beyond a sporting gamble and other Spring fevers. The term refers to female rabbits beating or boxing their male suitors on the head, on their ears, until the short window of time, just one hour, when they stop to indicate they can mate for fertility. Male bashing 90% of the time for 10% lovemaking? Yep, madness.
Re-birthers strutting for Easter parades pay homage to magic madness of Spring with "mad" hatters and Easter bonnets, which likely come from the symbol of madness in Victorian times of a bit of straw on the head, perhaps the result of cavorting in the hay bales of the mangers.
Clearly timelessness, desire, madness and Spring can birth some many splendored fertile things. The time for More Love n' Magic is here.
The news lately with distracting, verbose gender bashings in the political realm these days have me saying, "Silly Rabbits" a lot and it reminds me of the nonsense boxing verbosity of the hero of the 70's era Bollywood flick, "My name is Anthony Gonsalves," a top-hatted trickster who creates some Easter tomfoolery to woo his Lady Bunny.
For fun, I followed rabbits down the hole from the etchings of Durer to Cuter future hoppers through their many guises, and like the classic heroine and hero stories and in honor of Aries, the warrior child sign ushering in, I am inspired to quit boxing and begin multiplying fertility!
Why are rabbits, symbolizing birth and re-birth and fertility through rampant boisterous sexuality so damn sexy? There ya go, Little Thumper…it's the Hope of Rebirth and Heroics available everyday multiplying, 24, 7. Lucky for you, I re-imagined, after all this cute rabbit fluff, an easy guide via my:
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From Durer to Koons' cartoon balloon rabbits to the evolution of a marching trickster Bugs Bunny.
Magicians pulling rabbits out of hats runs a long legacy from dreamcatchers like Alice in Wonderland to "Harvey," the 1950's movie in which James Stewart played an eccentric whose best friend is an imaginary 6 ft tall rabbit named Harvey to…
…Donnie Darko to Terence Koh's bunny tower vortexes to shaman rabbits inspiring animal hats sold on street corners everywhere. Even Kate Moss whispers sweet nothins to her Bunny Lover and wishes us "Good Luck."
and then my fave, David LaChapelle, cast Naomi Campbell straddling a guru-chakra of a chocolate Playboy bunny. Yummy!
And go ahead, call me Donnie Darko, but this week, the yoga posture, Virasana, Hero or Truth pose, felt, well,
Hero-Worship-Journeys? I have sat at the feet of a long list of gurus and have been standing on my head since age 10, inspired by 1970's TV yoga gurus, Lilias, Yoga and You and Richard Hittleman, taut and terrific in his stirrup pre-Lycra leggings. Later years found me toe to toe with the likes of Masters like Ram Dass, Shri Pattabi Jois, David Life and Sharon Gannon, Kirin Mishra, Elena Brower (Vira-ness Highness Herself) and a long list of other Gurus in order to pass Go and reach Bliss.
Yet, it wasn't until I lost or almost lost everything 3 years ago, my home, my family, my career, my father and my business, that I understood who the hero, guru was. Me.
I am in the new dream now. So are you. Switch your story to hero and heroine if you haven't already.
Aren't we all the best of boy-warrior power and girl-gathering, integrating peace power?
Last month, I wrote about the circle game, this month I am all about the hero. If circles could expand multi-dimensionally beyond our 2-D and 3-D fields, consider the claiming of your own hero/heroine journey that which actually CREATES the 4th dimension. Your personal smashing of the Time and Space dimension. Now that's ever so sexy. Who are we to argue with a higher plan? Maybe the Mad magazine kid has it right all along. What me worry? The best gurus are tricksters. Make peace with your troubles, be kind to yourself and see the humor in the drama.
To remember that one is loved, a hero or connected is a basic ritual and rite of all passages. The forgetting is not to be lost or abandoned. It's is to experience again and again this falling in love, the trials and tributes of the experience in multiple form. Why is reincarnation so strange when we all experience that connected, repeated moment in music, a friend's smile, a glass of wine…again and again?
I remember reading Joseph Campbell and lately there are all these Womanly, Goddessy interpretations of the Hero Journey. Nice, but I am quite over all this male rabbit and female rabbit bashing and clashing of differences. I felt like creating a simple hero, heroine journey that fits all our realities, beyond gender. Easy, so you can watch yourself in all of these. I've popped in cultural icons, images from new spaces and art I discovered this month along with quotes from my new favorite shaman, artist Theaster Gates.
Will this smack of a little paganism, a little childish nonsense, a little Spring art-shows-obsessed, Hallmark cards seasonal seasoned with some Tantric Feng Shui, New Age-Hindu chakra hailing histrionics and historic Christian stages of the cross, Kabbalah Jewish-y…yes, yes and yes.
It's all based on a simple concept for easy memory…3 stages for all things, 3 steps to each…plants and humans. SLEEP, CREEP and LEAP.
SLEEP…dream, sleep and root underground to receive ideas. CREEP…to explore, expand and absorb in all directions beyond your seed shape. LEAP. Go forth and Spring up!
so, here it goes, the histrionic, heroic journey in 9 steps.
"Towering" Truth Toppling.
This step is always the "first" terrible step of any new journey. The death of the old king, a release of cultural ideas and constructs challenges to family, faith and gender Is this not what is going on for all of us in the larger societal sense and personally? I lost my father and family physically, but gained a life beyond what their belief systems are. As each of us pioneers a way of life unlike anything we have seen before. Are you still mad at Mommy or Daddy or for that matter, anybody? Give it up, tear down the tower or let down your hair for magic to rise, start a new path, a revolution…whichever comes first.
Sidekicks and Tricksters.
The 2nd step, the call to adventure, money, sex all lure, yet can crash you on their rocks. It's common knowledge that some smashing in Life is necessary to see the gem within.
One of the more fascinating displays at NY's recent Armory Art show was this sculpture sitting in a courtyard of Chinese tapestries by the artist, Yang Jiechang at Tang Contemporary Art, titled "Stranger than Paradise-The Origine," 2011 (140 ceramic sculptures) Clay humans, animals and other beings are having all kinds of sex on a construct of lucite cubes like a massive crystal about 8 feet long and 6 feet high. Madness in this very elegant construct. (I love this top image from artinfo.com for that reason!)
Trials and Adversities.
Step 3, enter trials and adversities, they come in many colors and forms and tend to multiply. Trust you created them in their image. My advice? Make friends with them and tease the hell out of them until they disappear. (Ponder on This: is that why some people seem to be having so much fun wherever they are?)
Of course, my very own favorite trickster Playtoy bunny is Frank Kozik's Smorkin Labbit in 57 flavors.
Artist shaman, appearing in NY for the Armory show, Theaster Gates has a great quote on his approach to his art which touches on emotionally loaded topics. He talks about curiosity, framing devices and potency in terms of his art, and it can be applied to Life as well. "You force what's new to deal with what's old. There are lots of devices. It's all tricksterism."
The Trickster at the crossroads, the Hermes Rabbit will wear many disguises, mash-up history, reframe things incessantly, whether that trickster be the media, an artist or your "best" friend. And then you must play the "Silly Rabbit, Tricks are for Kids!" game. The only way to trick a trickster is to know the game and play it…well.
Healing Heart Hibernating.
The 4th step….both shaman and witch go sloshing around in the Belly of the whale. Willingness to experience the metamorphic Initiation and Descent, this is a period of drawing inward and looking for the lost pieces of oneself. When Step 2 and 3 debris exits, this is usually when Lost Love floats to the surface. That's a deep love and it is YOURS. Wallow in that Whale for a while. It's worth every minute.
Nick Cave sculptures are euphoric heart history healing and extra-sensory.
The Right to Invention.
Step 5 was inspired by this Theaster Gates quote:
"That period of conditioning between what you hope for and what you have, that feels like where muscle comes from for me. From the chasm between what I wanted and needed and what I had, came a right to be, a right to pursue, a right to imagine. And that was the path to possibility."
New Story!
Step 6 is where we create our new story, new heroes. This gentleman reading a book was the entry to "Allegories and Experiences," the surprise exhibit filling a classic shell of a New York Upper East Side Beaux Arts town home by Janna Bullock (on view at 14 East 82nd Street through May 1) which contemplates the stories of dictators, the truth and the responsibility for change we all share.
My friend, designer Pryor Calloway is maker of this elegant bench seated for contemplation in front of a waterfall inside a (another) Upper East Side home, this time an exquisite 35 million dollar home, for which she curated 5 plus floors filled with art. Simplicity and listening will make anyone go "Ahhh…" and re-invent.
I love discovering gems like this, hidden in the Brucennial, the alternative to the Whitney Biennial, produced by Vito Schnabel and The Bruce High Quality Foundation. Only these Mad Men could produce "The single most important art exhibition in the history of the world. Ever." Exhibit is on until April 1 in the West Village. Artist of the above unknown. (oh, good new religion of Art slogan!)
another "artist unknown" painting in Brucennial 2012
Step 7 is defeating the shadow, The Sacred Marriage, in Lady Heroine Talk, "which occurs as she learns to integrate and balance all aspects of herself." Oh so, maybe we are the shadow and the light?
I'll take sacred marriage with the likes of these three! Can I be the Love Child of a three-some of Terry Richardson, Lady Gaga and Terrence Koh? What? Why ever not? You are winning when you propagate from good heir/hare/heritage. Mentor-Inventors. The way Terrence chose his spirit bunny, go ahead honey, Step 7 is Pro-Choice, choose your very own Spirit Partners and Parents.
An Ocean Going Vessel.
The Crossing of the Return Threshold is Step 8, waking up to a new view of life and setting sail. I loved Radcliffe Bailey's "Levitate," a black glitter boat against a rich cloth of mysticism. His work touches issues of African history and the passage to America…very heroic journeying indeed.
Each One Teach One.
Step 9…So take a deep breath, Pick yourself up, Dust yourself off, Start all over again.
The piece above was a mesmerizing repeating video in a static frame by Jean-Francois Rauzier at Waterhouse & Dodd.
The heirs to the future we are imagining are trusting us to play and imagine the Best.
This blue and silver disk is a "curling stone," and the cornerstone of artist Jason Young's "2054," a teaser for his large scale White Project, a futuristic collaborative art game transporting actors and viewers into a little Urban Game of the Future this April 10th, on the roof of The Soho House in NYC. His imaginative video, sets the stage for more common, shared journey games to exercise collaborative, imaginative…and yes…magic possibilities.
"The act really, was just to get together and play."
Jason Young
Cliff notes?
1 "Towering" Truth Toppling.
2 Desire Siren Calling.
3 Sidekicks and Tricksters.
4 Healing Heart Hibernation.
5 The Right to Invention.
6 New Story.
7 Winning!
8 An Ocean Going Vessel.
9 Each One Teach One.
It's Swing Time. Happy Hero/Heroine Hoppings.
From the Film: Swing Time 1936
(Lyrics by: Dorothy Fields / Music by: Jerome Kern) Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
(He) Please teacher, teach me something,
Nice teacher, teach me something.
I'm as awkward as a camel, that's not the worst,
My two feet haven't met yet, But I'll be teacher's pet yet,
'Cause I'm gonna learn to dance or burst.
(She) Nothing's impossible I have found,
For when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up, Dust myself off, Start All over again.
Don't lose your confidence if you slip, Be grateful for a pleasant trip,
And pick yourself up, Dust yourself off, Start all over again.
Work like a soul inspired, Till the battle of the day is won.
You may be sick and tired, But you'll be a man, my son!
Will you remember the famous men, Who had to fall to rise again?
So take a deep breath, Pick yourself up, Dust yourself off, Start all over again.
(He) I'll get some self assurance If your endurance is great.
I'll learn by easy stages If you're courageous and wait.
To feel the strength I want to, I must hang on to your hand,
Maybe by the time I'm fifty I'll get up and do a nifty.
(Both) Nothing's impossible I have found,
For when my chin is on the ground,
I pick myself up, Dust myself off, Start all over again.
Don't lose your confidence if you slip, Be grateful for a pleasant trip,
And pick yourself up, Dust yourself off, Start all over again.
Work like a soul inspired, Till the battle of the day is won.
You may be sick and tired, But you'll be a man, my son!
Will you remember the famous men, Who had to fall to rise again?
So take a deep breath, Pick yourself up, Dust yourself off, Start all over again.
photos by Jade Dressler, Alvaro Montagna, etc. etc. etc.
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text: Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC2016) by compass | Aug 10, 2016 | The Fairmont Hotel and Raffles City Convention CentreThe Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC 2016) is one of the largest conferences held in Singapore attended by more than 1,200 delegates. The Conference showcases the outlook of the Petrochemical Industry with keynote Speeches from Shell and ExxonMobil. Real time crowd tracking with on site registration and Exhibition Booths were part of the large scale conference held in the Raffles City Convention Centre.


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There's no denying the fact that we are experiencing a CBD boom, yet there's still a lot that is misunderstood in regards to the cannabis derivative. While medical marijuana has been around for a while in several states, it wasn't till mid-2018 that the FDA authorised the primary CBD-derived pharmaceutical in the United States. Since then, the medical group has upped the ante in CBD analysis and clinical trials exponentially. Hemp has been considered a money crop for centuries, so it's only a matter of time until the Federal Government decides to reverse their archaic regulation and take advantage of its finishless potential.
CBD Effects
With the intention to better perceive the effects of CBD, I think it's important we discuss what it doesn't do. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the psychoactive compound in marijuana – CBD does not induce any high or euphoric sensations. In reality, scientific trials have shown that CBD effectively minimizes the psychoactive effects of THC. Furthermore, the U.S. Farm Invoice just lately legislated that industrial hemp must contain less than 0.three% THC to retain any relaxed legal status.
Medical studies published all over the world have all discovered that CBD is loaded with curative properties for a variety of ailments and ailments. While it may not be a cure for a lot of of them, it definitely offers unmatched benefits in the therapy of signs without any notable drawbacks.
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Knowledgeable Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) printed some newsworthy findings not too lengthy ago. The worldwide committee reviewed the current literature on the medicinal benefits of CBD and decided that it was time to remove it from international drug control. They concluded that professional CBD "presents no potential for abuse or dependence" and noted that there is "no proof of recreational use of CBD or any public well being associated issues related to using pure CBD". The ECDD elaborated additional saying that "CBD is mostly well tolerated with a very good safety profile."
Cannabidiol has been studied extensively within the seek for an efficient treatment of major circumstances akin to epilepsy, Tourette's, melancholy, anorexia, IBS, dementia, and chronic pain. Much of CBD's efficacy is due to its unparalleled skill to diminish inflammation. This is made potential by the endocannabinoid system, which runs all through the nervous and immune systems of mammals. As soon as ingested (or utilized topically), CBD targets CB1 and CB2 receptors, which play crucial roles within the regulation of pain, memory, urge for food, metabolism, and mood. Let's take a closer have a look at the many CBD oil benefits.
Latest analysis has uncovered a protracted list of potential makes use of for CBD Market, though many imagine there's nonetheless a lot to learn. Cannabidiol provides such an extensive range of purposes thanks in part to the endocannabinoid system. This vital system of neurotransmitters and receptors are found all through the our bodies of most members within the animal kingdom. Besides for a fundamental function in the nervous and immune methods, the endocannabinoid system will be found in connective tissue, cardiac cells, and hormonal glands.


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Agony Publishing Deal Means Good and Bad News
Agony, the hellish waltz through the demon-infested underworld, has been delayed by several months. That's the bad news. The good news is that the delay, which was prompted by developer Madmind Studio striking a publishing deal, is that the game will be bigger and better as a result.
Thanks to their deal with an unnamed publisher, Agony will have a physical release. As such there's presently a boxart contest going on on their Facebook page.
As for the game itself, the delay and additional funds has allowed the dev team to fulfill some of their original stretchgoals, adding more playable characters and seven unique endings.
Agony's release date is up in the air, but by the end of 2017 seems likely. Expect it on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.


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Surround sound system and efficient soundproofing are probably the most popular choices to provide optimal audio in conference rooms. However, these are not the only options you can have for your conference accommodation facilities. Have a quality assistive listening system as well, and your clients will be more than satisfied throughout their event!
If you own accommodation facilities for conferences like corporate meetings, seminars, group discussions or some other events, you want to provide optimal audio for your clients and their guests. Of course, do not miss the proper surround sound setup to begin with, but having a wireless assistive listening system to complement it is a great plus.
If you will have an assistive listening system in your conference facilities, your clients can opt to use it together with surround sound system. This can let the audience hear the audio directly from its source, whether it is from the microphone or media players.
As a result, the sound can travel directly to their earpieces without losing too much of its quality. It also acquires minimum interference through the way as well. Therefore, the audience can hear far clearer audio from the source. This is also a great solution for audience complaining about sitting on a bad spot.
Aside from direct audio transmission, noise filtering is also possible with assistive listening systems like the Nady ALD-800. This can help in minimizing unnecessary sound that the audience can hear, thus helping them focus on what is transmitted to their earpieces.
The key to such feature lies on the structure of the earpieces itself. It helps in blocking external noise that is not coming from the receivers of the assistive listening device. When the crowd goes noisy, for instance, people using the device can still hear the guest speaker clearly through it.
Aside from efficiency, optimal audio should also come with excellent convenience for your clients and their guests. Since a wired assistive listening system appears very inconvenient, wireless models should be your choice. This can provide big convenience for you upon setting up the conference room and will not give any wire-hassles to your clients as well.
Moreover, wireless assistive listening systems also tend to have the least amount of interference with its connection. This is because of its non-physical nature; thus you do not have to worry about wires being stepped upon and cause interruptions throughout the event.
Needless to say, assistive listening systems in your conference facilities can surely increase your clients' satisfaction. From there, you can simply anticipate bigger things to come in your business. Thus, you should consider installing one, and blend it perfectly with your surround sound system.
Of course, you need to buy the best systems for the best result. You should also have it installed professionally too. Thus, you should connect with https://3dhdgear.com/products/nady-ald-800-4-person-multi-channel-rf-assistive-listening-system-72-1-mhz, and let them know about your need for efficient assistive listening systems.
Some companies can do just OK with off-the-shelf software but there are others that need a more customized solution to meet specific requirements. The latter group of companies generally needs a complex set of functionalities to be integrated into the software application. This is generally as a result of steep competition and these companies then need a competitive edge in the industry. With custom application development, it is possible to address these complex requirements in order to have a software tool that operates the way you wish it to.
Companies that wish to stay ahead of the curve and evolve into market leaders in their niche must invest in custom application development rather than the ready-made software solutions that may not give you as much flexibility as you would wish to have.
Why or When Should You Switch to Custom Application Development?
There are numerous aspects that you need to put into consideration when it comes to the custom software development. The most important consideration is actually determining whether your business needs the custom development option for your software needs. In order to determine whether you truly need this, ask yourself the following questions:
Asking yourself these questions will help you make the right call on whether you need the custom software development option or not. Once you venture into this terrain when it comes to meeting your software development needs, there are plenty of benefits that you will be able to unlock if you choose the right software development partner. These include the following:
You Do Not have to Grapple with Additional Licensing Costs or Additional Costs from Vendor
Custom development gives you a sense of ownership and you are not obligated to pay a vendor for using the software. You can easily add extra users in your company and departments without incurring any additional costs.
Meet Business Needs Wholesomely
With custom software development, you do not have to compromise on anything in order to meet the design limits of the software tool. Because it is specifically designed for your business, you will be able to easily meet your business needs with great precision. When you are implementing it in your business, you will not have to sacrifice on any operational aspect of your business.
Add New Technologies as Much as You Wish
Custom software gives you much freedom to implement lots of new technologies in your software tool. You will be able to update the software at regular intervals without any limitations. You will have much scope to choose those platforms that you wish your software tool to support.
Implement New Applications Effectively
You can easily update the software at very low cost in order to keep up with the latest trends. With custom application development, you will be able to implement new applications at significantly lower costs.
Couriers of Latest Technology Applied
As the convergence of the mind through technology came in, the industry was able to easily create a more enhanced service which speeds up the service and transactions. There have been freight companies which can easily provide service to moving from one place to another including international delivery system. The same day courier could provide an express service which is definitely convenient to book, track and send the package or parcel.
There were hundreds of independent couriers in Australia. These utilize cars, vans and trucks and more motorbikes within the city center. They also provide an express special service for deliveries within the city and nearby places, thus creating friendly commercial business transactions too. Bulky materials and other frozen deliveries were easily handled to improve the service of delivering goods and items. Today, fast track couriers essentially helped a lot of business, government, and every individual. Each of the clients can rely on good logistic processes of professional couriers.
The online courier service company in Australia is popular and demand not only for e commerce but for personal use. It extends services in highly dense cities including the suburb towns. With the country's huge places, several courier companies integrate the e-commerce with the technology and incorporate the transport mode by land such as trail transport links, motorbikes, car and other vehicles including by air means through planes. Having the modern service of today and tomorrow is a development which began in the past. So before taking a look at the best courier in Sydney, let's learn how courier companies get started with business.
Courier Service in the History
Generally, courier service comes from the word "currere" which is a latin word to mean run. This service is obviously different from the ordinary mail with regards to the speed of service, its security and the system. Ever imagine a time without internet and other online transactions? Without mobile and online access for delivery, a lot of process to pick up and send a parcel from places to places. Prior to the rise of reliable courier vehicles and different types of automobile, an inspiring method were used to provide people the service.
Among the methods used in the past are the runners, homing pigeons, horse, pony rider and also the stage coaches. It so complicated to look back of the processes yet it became effective on their times. There is always a runner going to and from the city to carry all the packages and at the same time disseminate information. One of the well known Greek mythologies- a named Hermes do delivers his God's message by his wings on feet. In 490 BC, also a Greek messenger happened to go for a distant runs from Marathon to Athens which is 26 mile distant, just to inform people on the defeat of the Persians on the Greek battle. Also, there are revolutionary messenger in the famous first and Second World War, both used the old way of transporting goods and scatter the information.
As the age and years goes on, each of the means of transporting goods and services became even better. In the year of 1850's, the Wells fargo services U.S became so popular. In 1860, there was the pony express in the city of California started the mail service too. In 1970's, the "midnight ride" came in the service areas. It was quite quick until in 1980's, the fax machines and electronic mail has played into service through the use of bicycle in the city.
Naturally, it will take time to call an electrician when something goes wrong with the power in your house. Ever wondered why? It is simply because, you are conscious about the quality of work they will provide. Solving electrical problems is an extremely risky job that can cause enormous damage to your property if done wrongly. It is absolutely important to hire a professional electrician to do these things so that you don't put your property at risk. There are hundreds of electricians in Perth. But, not all of them are qualified for the job. There are many self-made electricians who will pose as experts. You ought to be careful of such. Make sure that the electrician Perth professional you choose knows what he is doing, is qualified to do it, will do it when he says he will do it, at the agreed price and provide the results he promises. Here are the qualities to look for when hiring an electrician Perth expert:
Experience and qualification
As with other tradesmen, you should feel free to ask the electrician about their academic qualifications. If they are hesitant to answer your questions, they aren't right for you and you should move on to another option. Electricians have varying qualifications. The least in terms of certification are the electrician apprentices. They work under the supervision of the master electrician or the journeyman. Ranked highest on the list are the Master electricians. They have at least three years experience. If you don't get a masters electrician, make sure that the contractor you hire has relevant experience in the job you need accomplished.
Licensing and insurance
It is illegal to do electrical repairs and installations without a license. A license shows that they have completed all the necessary training to make them competent electricians. A licensed electrical contractor will do the job safely and correctly. Always ask to see the license. Check if it is current and if possible check its validity by doing an online search. In addition, make sure that the license covers that kind of work you need performed. It is extremely important for an electrician have proper insurance. Remembers that without insurance, you will be held liable for damages and medical bills if an accident happens, while the contractor is working for you. Ask to see copies of current insurance policies.
Which method of payment does the electrician accept? Is it upfront payment or installment basis? Beware of electricians who ask for the full sum of money before they start the job; they might do some shoddy job and refuse to refund your money. Ideally, you should pay a deposit before commencement of the project and settle the full amount upon completion. Get at least three quotes and go for the one that gives the best value for your money.
Electrician Perth professionals will provide warranty for their work. But, does the warranty cover both parts and labor or both? If yes, for how long is it effective? Keep in mind that contractors who give warranty for their work are more likely to provide excellent services since they do not want to redo the work without a pay.


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Here's another treasure from the Local Studies collection at Derbyshire Record Office: some of the handbooks for walkers published by the Sheffield Clarion Ramblers. The driving force behind the group was George H B Ward (1876-1957), a Labour Party politician and activist. You can read more about him on the Kinder Trespass website.
The books were nominated as one of our 50 Treasures by Sue Peach, Local Studies Librarian, who writes:
I love these guides because of their delightful miniature size, so easy to slip into the rambler's pocket, and for G H B Ward's exhortations: "None but sturdy and proven men-ramblers must attempt this walk. Beginners must stay away".


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Cole county commissioner meeting
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JEFFERSON CITY - For Cole County Auditor Kristen Berhorst, Tuesday is the day where three months of hard work finally pays off.
Berhorst, who is responsible for putting together the budget for Cole County, has been collecting and compiling data since August. During Tuesday's county commissioner meeting, she will finally present that information.
Cole County will have over 80 million dollars to distribute in 2018. Berhorst says large portions of this are going toward capital requests.
In Jefferson City, a new county health department building will open next year, which will cost $1.5 million.
Road projects will take between six and eight million of the budget.
The county plans to spend another $20 million on personnel services.
At Tuesday's hearing, agencies can make their case for how much they should receive.
"At this point there might be something that I took out of the budget that they want to fight for, or they can come back and ask for something that's changed since they put the request in," said Berhorst.
While Cole County has seen steady growth in recent years, the popularity of online shopping has caused the sales tax revenue to drop, leading to a smaller pie to be sliced up and handed out.
"The biggest thing this year is that our sales tax revenue is down. We've seen a couple of good years of sales tax, and this year it's really flat, it's decreased the last few months. We're more constricted with our expenditures," said Berhorst.
With a smaller pie, the commission says it's been careful with decided who gets what.
"We are very careful about how we spend the taxpayer's money, and we don't spend money we don't have. To a certain extent, if we're not sure on something, we might say we're not going to put this in the budget right now," said Sam Bushman, the county commissioner.
The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and is set to finish at 4:30 p.m.


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"Things don't go right by accident" ©Adam Lescop
The popular idea of a toastmaster is of a strange man in a red coat who bangs a hammer and shouts a lot but nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, most of our work is done behind the scenes and the hammer (or gavel) is only used as a last resort.
Our job is quite simple – to take all the pressure off the host and hostess, make everything run smoothly and according to plan.
Most people leave it too late to make full use of our extensive experience but if you call us early enough, we will effortlessly guide you through every stage of planning and preparation, as well as the event itself.
Some important advice
Beware when hotel staff or DJ's offer to act as Toastmaster or MC. Please bear in mind that our roll is unique and none of them will have had the necessary training, nor will they ever be able to provide our personal in-depth help, advice and support… or the red tailcoat!
Dear David Thank you so much for your extremely professional support. We thought you were amazing and have no idea how we could have done without you. We think you are super! Kind regards, C&M
Dear David Our really big thank you for your fabulous contribution to the wedding; in particular, your efforts "behind the scenes" were amazing. I just dread to think of all the aspects that would have gone awry without your involvement. I was able to relax and truly enjoy the great day. With all best wishes, Rodney Benjamin (father of the bride)
Dear Anthony Everything ran like clockwork thanks to you and we were able to relax and enjoy our day. We couldn't have wished for a better master of ceremonies. Best wishes, Naomi and Edward
Dear Anthony Thank you for all your help in making the Wedding reception such a wonderful occasion. We couldn't have done it without you - I felt like a guest rather than one of the hosts! Mrs J (mother of the bride)
Dear David As usual, a brief and sincere thank you, for all your support in helping to make the Gala Dinner such a success. There is no doubt that the quality of the event was, in no small measure, enhanced by the way you were able to skilfully and diligently, ensure that the proceedings were seamlessly managed while, perceptively, identifying any areas needing attention. It was a pleasure to work with you again and to share our common values. Yours sincerely, Mel Davison, Consulate de Jersey
David I got married last weekend and as we're now sitting in an airport waiting to leave for honeymoon I thought it a good time to say thank you and recommended a couple of the people who made our wedding day great!
Our toastmaster David Lister - how do people get married without him?! David was great on our wedding day and all the guests agreed, he made everything so easy and even resolved some issues with some of the other suppliers for us. He went above and beyond what was asked of him and even in the lead up was very helpful. L.B.
Hi David I felt that i had to drop you an email to say a huge thank you for what you did for us on Saturday. The whole day was perfect and we could not have asked for better with many people saying it was the best wedding that they have ever been to!! You somehow managed to get us all organised with everything running on time!
Anthony Anyway hope all is good with you? I am off to France for a well earned break for 3 weeks but I know where I will come if i need a quality toastmaster! Take care Jackie x
Toastmaster David Lister: It was a total honour to have this gentleman play a part in our wedding. His expertise and knowledge of wedding reception etiquette is second to non. He ensured everything proceeded like clock work but also brought an element of fun to it all. His attention to detail was faultless and the suggestion of saying Lancastrian Grace when he found out my dad was from Manchester sums this up well. Mel x
Hi David, Just a quick email to say a big thank you for all you did to help our wedding day run so smoothly. We really appreciated all your efforts before and during the big day. So many people commented on how much they felt you added and it certainly was brilliant for us to be able to leave so much in your capable hands. We will be recommending you to any of our friends who get married in Jersey! Thanks again J&A
Hi Anthony, We cannot thank you enough for making our day truly special and the perfect day we had dreamed of! Thank you so much for making our wedding so wonderful and everybody loved you!
Anthony I just wanted to send a quick message to say a massive thank you for helping make yesterday such a special day for us. It wouldn't have run as smoothly or been as organised without you keeping order!
I would definitely recommend The Listers for your special occasion, David recently helped us out at our Charity Ball for Les Amis and was brilliant. Bronia Macon
Hi Anthony Thank you so much for everything you did last week, you were amazing! Our toastmaster, Anthony Lister, this guy made our day, absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Completely made our day run smoothly, couldn't have done it without him! Perfection & timely.
Dear David I would like to thank you for your contribution to Saturday's Ceremonial Naming of Condor Liberation. You guided us through the event with dignity and skill, ensuring that everyone knew exactly what was happening and when. Having you with us created just the right amount of ceremony on what was a very important day for the company. Kind regards Russell Kew, Condor Ferries
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Delta council crisis deepens as Speaker emerges acting chairman
• Okowa picks eight more commissioners • Constitutes DESOPADEC board
THE last may not have been heard of the crisis rocking Uvwie Local Council of Delta State as 13 of the 18 councilors have suspended indefinitely the acting Chairman, Mrs. Stella Debona, accusing her of disregarding the resolutions of the legislature by defreezing the accounts of the council earlier frozen in the wake of the indefinite suspension of the chairman, Henry Minabowanre Baro, by the state's House of Assembly over alleged financial misconduct and anti-party activities weeks back.
The Speaker of the legislative arm, Raymond Ebimiwei, has, therefore, been ordered to act as the council chairman.
Also yesterday, youths and women as well as leaders of groups marched through major streets of Warri, Effurun and Enerhen calling for Baro's reinstatement.
The protest, though peaceful, caused long traffic jams in the affected areas as motorists and commuters had hectic day trudging through the crowd.
There was also heavy presence of armed policemen in and around the council secretariat to provide security.
The protesters, numbering over a thousand, sported T-shirts with inscriptions like "Bring Back Our Chairman", "Baro is the One we want", "Uvwie Needs Peace not War". They equally displayed placards conveying their demand for the reinstatement of the suspended chairman.
Some well-dressed chiefs from different quarters of the council, who joined the move for the recall of the chairman, said he should be reinstated for peace to reign in the area, urging the House of Assembly to do the needful.
"Since he was suspended, the chairman has respectfully stayed away from office for peace to reign. He has not disrupted the running of the council in anyway. And this is the hallmark of a leader who holds his people in high esteem", Chief Collins Akpomena told The Guardian yesterday.
Also, the new acting chairman, Ebimiwei said the chairman was unlawfully removed, saying the House never got the statutory two-third consent of members of the legislative arm of the council before effecting Baro's suspension.
Meanwhile, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has forwarded names of eight commissioner-nominees for confirmation just as he announced the composition of the new governing board of the state's Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC).
In two separate letters to the State House of Assembly Speaker Monday Igbuya yesterday, the governor said the nomination was in consonance with Section 192 (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The nominees include Mofe Pirah, Asupa Forteta, Henry Siapkra, Chika Ossai, Dan Okeyin, Jude Sinebe, Patrick Ukah and David Edevbie.
In the second letter, Okowa said DESOPADEC's board composition was in tune with Section 7 (1) (a) of the law establishing the commission.
The nominees for the interventionist agency's governing board are: Godwin Ebosa (Chairman), Chief William Makinde as Managing Director, Chief Askia Ogieh, Phillip Gbasin and Ochor Christopher Ochor, all Executive Directors.
Chief Amos Itiwhe, Chief Pius Ovbije, Jonathan Amitaye, Ovie Oghoore, Chief Thomas Ereyitomi, Nnamdi Ezechi, Mr. Fedelis Oputa and Chief Favour Izoukumor emerged representatives of oil producing areas in the state.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Warm Garlic and Cherry Tomato Bruschetta
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Grilled Cherry Tomato Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette
This weekend, I skewered some less than perfect cherry and strawberry tomatoes, brushed them with a light coating of olive oil and tossed them on the grill. In five minutes, they were caramelized and fragrant. I plucked a few off the skewer, succulent and sweet. Their warm juices inspired me to cobble together a quick Italian vinaigrette, starring a sprig of rosemary stolen (by my two charges/accomplices) from my neighbor's thriving bush. I'm praying that the gardener doesn't use pesticides and also for forgiveness. Between the beautiful spring weather and the charred warm tomatoes, who needs summer? Long live spring.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Root Beer Barbeque Chicken
I've had a heartfelt, desperate request for "ANYTHING without bones" and Root Beer Barbeque sauce. While I felt absolutely confident that the smoky-sweet soda sauce would be smashing on chicken, I hadn't actually tried it. Now I can bear witness.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Food and Furthermore IV
Here's what the ex-basketball star got for his birthday. I wonder if he'll still be willing to help me practice my right hook....
Now on to those little pickles....
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Estimated cost: $5.00
Notes: The price will vary depending on the cost of your local cucumbers, but it's still going to be lots cheaper than purchasing pickles.
about 10 Kirby cucumbers, sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
fresh dill, about 10 sprigs
6 cups water
2 cups vinegar
1/4 cup salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon black pepper
Layer cucumbers, onion, and garlic in clean glass bottles. In a medium saucepan, boil water, vinegar, salt and sugar. Let cool for five minutes. Pour over cucumbers in jars to cover and refrigerate. (If you run out of liquid, just add equal parts water and vinegar.) Cucumbers will be best after one week-but I can never wait that long. Good luck!
Coming Tomorrow: Using your Root Beer Barbecue Sauce on Grilled Chicken-plus a leftover bonus
Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
This week marks my first concoction as a member of the "Tuesdays with Dorie Baking" club. Essentially, club members prepare one previously decided recipe from Baking: From my Home to Yours, by Dorie Greenspan, and post about it on their blogs each Tuesday.
It's a perfect fit for my goal of "Scandalously Good Food on a Budget." Dorie's creations are worthy of any high end bakery, and yet they are still classic, homey, and affordable when made from scratch.
Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
Estimated Cost for 15: $4.50
Notes: Use only half the brioche dough to make the 15 rolls. Freeze the remaining (filled, rolled, and unsliced) for another time.
(1 cup (packed) light brown sugar,1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces,1/4 cup honey,1-1/2 cups pecans (whole or pieces) )
For the Filling:
(1/4 cup sugar,3 tablespoons (packed) light brown sugar,1 tablespoon ground cinnamon,
For the Buns:
1/2 recipe dough for Golden Brioche loaves (see below), chilled and ready to shape (make the full recipe and cut the dough in half after refrigerating it overnight)
Generously butter a 9-x-13-inch baking pan (a Pyrex pan is perfect for this).
To make the glaze: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter, and honey to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring frequently to dissovle the sugar. Pour the glaze into the buttered pan, evening it out as best you can by tilting the pan or spreading the glaze with a heatproof spatula. Sprinkle over the pecans.
To make the filling: Mix the sugars and cinnamon together in a bowl. If necessary, in another bowl, work the butter with a spatula until it is soft, smooth and spreadable.
To shape the buns: On a flour-dusted work surface, roll the chilled dough into a 16-inch square. Using your fingers or a pastry brush, spread the softened butter over the dough. Sprinkle the dough with the cinnamon sugar, leaving a 1-inch strip bare on the side farthest from you. Starting with the side nearest you, roll the dough into a cylinder, keeping the roll as tight as you can. (At this point, you can wrap the dough airtight and freeze it for up to 2 months . . . . Or, if you want to make just part of the recipe now, you can use as much of the dough as you'd like and freeze the remainder. Reduce the glae recipe accordingly).
With a chef's knife, using a gentle sawing motion, trim just a tiny bit from the ends of the roll if they're very ragged or not well filled, then cut the log into 1-inch thick buns. (Because you trim the ragged ends of the dough, and you may have lost a little length in the rolling, you will get 15 buns, not 16.) Fit the buns into the pan cut side down, leaving some space between them.
Lightly cover the pan with a piece of wax paper and set the pan in a warm place until the buns ahve doubled in volume, about 1 hour and 45 minutes. The buns are properly risen when they are puffy, soft, doubled and, in all likelihood, touching one another.
Getting ready to bake: When the buns have almost fully risen , center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Remove the sheet of wax paper and put the pan on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat. Bake the sticky buns for about 30 minutes, or until they are puffed and gorgeously golden; the glaze will be bubbling away merrily. Pull the pan from the oven.
The sticky buns must be unmolded minutes after they come out of the oven. If you do not have a rimmed platter large enough to hold them, use a baking sheet lined with a silicone mate or buttered foil. Be careful - the glaze is super-hot and super-sticky.
What You'll Need for the Golden Brioche Dough (this recipe makes enough for two brioche loaves. If you divide the dough in half, you would use half for the sticky buns, and you can freeze the other half for a later date, or make a brioche loaf out of it!):
2 packets active dry yeast (each packet of yeast contains approx. 2 1/4 teaspoons)1/3 cup just-warm-to-the-touch water1/3 cup just-warm-to-the-touch whole milk3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour2 teaspoons salt3 large eggs, at room temperature1/4 cup sugar3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature but still slightly firm
What You'll Need for the Glaze (you would brush this on brioche loaves, but not on the sticky buns):
1 large egg1 tablespoon water
To Make The Brioche: Put the yeast, water and milk in the bowl of a stand mixer and, using a wooden spoon, stir until the yeast is dissolved. Add the flour and salt, and fit into the mixer with the dough hook, if you have one. Toss a kitchen towel over the mixer, covering the bowl as completely as you can-- this will help keep you, the counter and your kitchen floor from being showered in flour. Turn the mixer on and off a few short pulses, just to dampen the flour (yes, you can peek to see how you're doing), then remove the towel, increase the mixer speed to medium-low and mix for a minute or two, just until the flour is moistened. At this point, you'll have a fairly dry, shaggy mess.
Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula, set the mixer to low and add the eggs, followed by the sugar. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat for about 3 minutes, until the dough forms a ball. Reduce the speed to low and add the butter in 2-tablespoon-size chunks, beating until each piece is almost incorporated before adding the next. You'll have a dough that is very soft, almost like batter. Increase the speed to medium-high and continue to beat until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 10 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a clean bowl (or wash out the mixer bowl and use it), cover with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature until nearly doubled in size, 40 to 60 minutes, depending upon the warmth of your room.
Deflate the dough by lifting it up around the edges and letting it fall with a slap to the bowl. Cover the bowl with the plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. Slap the dough down in the bowl every 30 minutes until it stops rising, about 2 hours, then leave the uncovered dough in the refrigerator to chill overnight. (After this, you can proceed with the recipe to make the brioche loaves, or make the sticky buns instead, or freeze all or part of the dough for later use.)
The next day, butter and flour two 8 1/2-x-4 1/2-inch pans.
Pull the dough from the fridge and divide it into 2 equal pieces. Cut each piece of the dough into 4 equal pieces and roll each piece into a log about 3 1/2 inches long. Arrange 4 logs crosswise in the bottom of each pan. Put the pans on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat, cover the pans lightly with wax paper and leave the loaves at room temperature until the dough almost fills the pans, 1 to 2 hours. (Again, rising time with depend on how warm the room is.)
Getting Ready To Bake: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
To Make the Glaze: Beat the egg with the water. Using a pastry brush, gently brush the tops of the loaves with the glaze.
Bake the loaves until they are well risen and deeply golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer the pans to racks to cool for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the pans and turn the loaves out onto the racks. Invert again and cool for at least 1 hour.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Penny Wise Tip
Aren't you going to be making bushels of corn on the cob this summer? I sure will be; it's a kid favorite at my house. If you're making for a huge crowd, you're going to want a mammoth pot of water for boiling the corn. But, if you're only making a few ears at a time, make it in the microwave. It's much faster than boiling water, it saves a pot of water, pot washing (Hallelujah), and it saves energy-which is the same as saving pennies, my friends.
Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Old Fashioned Walnut Cookies
Prudence Pennywise Tip for Corn on the Cob
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Root Beer Freezes with Root Beer Syrup
Well, when it comes to ice cream and root beer, most people stick to root beer floats. While they are good and comforting, they can be problematic. A blob of ice cream floating around in soda is not the easiest thing to consume. Should you use a spoon or a straw? Half the time you break your plastic spoon trying to mix up the two, and the other half of the time, you slurp up your root beer, and eat the plain scoop of vanilla.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Baby Back Ribs with Tangy Root Beer Barbecue Sauce
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Radish and Dill Red Potato Salad
Once I made this potato salad in college for my boyfriend (now husband) and his friends, but I forgot to buy dill. It took half an hour to find some kind stranger in the apartment complex with dried dill to borrow. Why I didn't just send my boyfriend to the store is beyond me. Apparently, I waited until he was my husband before marching him off to market for forgotten items.
This time, prepared, I shelled out the $2.29 at the market for a package of fresh dill. I only used a wee bit, so next week I'm making refrigerator dill pickles.
3 lbs. red potatoes, scrubbed
about 1/2 cup thinly sliced red radishes
Cucumber Salad with Lemon and Feta and Grilled Garlic Bread
Although this salad is exceedingly simple, it's also utterly delicious. Spring cucumbers are so cool and fresh, and suprisingly tasty when coupled with the creamy feta and a light drizzle of lemon juice and olive oil. Though I originally planned this as a side dish, it makes one heck of an appetizer before a barbecue. Especially if you serve it with crunchy grilled garlic bread. "We" ate all that before dinner also.
Coming Friday: Tangy Root Beer Baby Back Ribs
Monday, May 19, 2008
Memorial Day Shopping List and Menu
Memorial Day Shopping List
strawberries (too early for watermelon yet)
Food and Furthermore III
Years ago, a little baby girl was born. Pink, pretty, and sugary sweet. But as of last week, she is seven. Pink, pretty, and sugary sweet-with a little bit of independent spice. We're just crazy about her. Even though she made that big mess on the counter.
Because we bake almost everything from scratch, for an extra special birthday treat, she USED to ask for a boxed cake mix. It practically killed me. She wanted a colorful funfetti cake, just like all the other kids (and grown-up, kid-at-heart Uncle Jack). But now she is seven and she knows better. For the first time this year she asked pretty please for homemade chocolate cupcakes with homemade chocolate frosting. It was a proud moment. I used the Devil's Food Cake recipe from The New Joy of Cooking. Make them only if you have more than an hour and you don't mind washing numerous bowls and dishes AND you love seriously, seriously good cupcakes.
This is what my little girl wanted for her birthday.
Camilla at Enlightened Cooking. Her brilliant ideas for healthy cooking are bright, fresh, and original. You'll be making mousse, ganache, cheesecake, and cookies-and you're still going to fit in your jeans.


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Mews Cocktail Bar4 Lancashire Court New Bond Street W1S 1EY
Great for
Afternoon Tea, British Cuisine, Brunch, Burgers, Cocktails, Dancing, Date Night, Dinner With Clients, Dinner With Friends, Drinks With Clients, Drinks With Friends, Entertainment, Events 1-100, Events 101-300, Events 301+, International Cuisine, Italian Cuisine, Late Night, Pizza, Places With Outside Space, Roasts, Rooftop Hangouts, Seafood, Stag, Steak, Vegetarian, Weddings
About Mews Cocktail Bar
Step into Mews of Mayfair's speak-easy style cocktail bar and indulge in a fantastic range of cocktails served by our dedicated staff. With its oak paneling, blue leather and statement bar, the cocktail bar combines Mayfair luxury with quality wines and a buzzing atmosphere. For an evening with a difference, enquire about reserving our semi-private Hummingbird room or booking a cocktail making class.
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- Monday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Thursday: 12:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Friday: 12:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Saturday: 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM
3 things to try when you're there
Signature Cocktail: Mews Punch made with Belvedere Vodka, Peach Liqueur, Passionfruit, Apple, Lemongrass
Our Hummingbird room offers a cosy setting where you can enjoy one of our barrel aged cocktails with prime views of our courtyard


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