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Healing and healers.
You think that only the elect can relieve headache that only they possess this mysterious mission? Generally, if to understand and to conduct open research, only a small portion of people actually has paranormal abilities, in other cases, the rule Samulnori. To read.
In Russian fairy tales always featured stories about the amazing saving medicines against diseases: about living water from any ailments, about the rejuvenating apples, boiling cauldrons with milk, dip in that, the old man goes boys. Tales on an empty place does not appear. Just in olden times, pp. to Read.
Did you know that human capabilities can get rid of most of the diseases without drugs and doctors? It is really so. Man consists not only of the physical body, there is also a so-called "thin plan" — the subtle body, "woven" I. Read.
Masaki believed the body storagewise consciousness because of its ability to imprint and store knowledge (images). I will try to explain you this with an example. I recently foul his spine and remembered, as a child fell from the mulberry right on. To read.
GENETIC ENERGOINFORMATSIONNOGO – negative energy-information program, combined with existing genetic, with a subsequent increase and transformation.
What is it? To explain this, have to start a bit. Or rather, from the very beginning – with. To read. Continue reading
Diagnosis and healing
Many of you, my dear readers, have heard about the wonders of yogic diagnosis and healing. Many of you have seen and heard of miracles "TV magicians" like Kashpirovsky. But no miracles in this. Every healthy person can become a healer if not for the television audience, at least for his family and friends.
First of all you have to do them, should be harmonious and strong man. Your assessment, which we will discuss later, have to rise above 4 on a 6-point scale. You need to develop your sensitivity. From this last property we start.
Guessing colors with your fingers a few inches with her eyes closed and discriminating a spoon from a fork or plastic surface from wooden or metal, you will develop your sensitivity that will be needed in the diagnosis, i.e. patients in the definition of points, meridians or organs. People are usually sick at once rather than only one organ, but as a rule, every disease has its specific, local manifestation.
Put the left hand upright and point the fingers of the right hand in the center of the left palm a few inches. Slowly slide the fingers prograli in the area of the left palm, at the same time try to imagine that the fingers follows a cold or hot stream. If you have at least some ability to diagnosis and healing, then you are on the palm of the left hand will feel a tickling trace of the movement of the right hand. If you won't feel a thing, I would not advise You for the diagnosis and the healing to take.
Every normal healthy person radiates a set of ultrasonic and electromagnetic fields in various ranges. The intensity of these radiations and their spectral composition varies greatly among different healers, and in particular, determine the strength of influence of the healer on the patient. The dynamics of these fields with Your smell, Your appearance, Your facial expressions, Your gestures define how others perceive You. Continue reading
Several unusual methods of treatment of tinnitus — noise or ringing in the ears
Judging by the popularity of my articles about tinnitus, this issue is a concern for many people website visitors. Here's a previous article with tag tinnitus .
But as an official, trusted and working method of treatment of tinnitus just isn't there, then today I publish several methods, which are described on the Internet and from my point of view can help in noise and ringing in the ears.
Describe things as they are, and give links to the original sources. If You have specific questions regarding techniques, it is best to contact them and not me.
Acupressure (finger massage)
Please note that when exercising acupressure is always done in a circular motion and often only at low pressure.
Below are effective techniques that should be carried out with noise in the ears:
First press 7 seconds on the index finger the point in the dimple above the upper lip, directly under his nose. Then, with medium force, push the dot at the end of the root of the nose, near the eyebrows is also 7 seconds. Repeat these techniques several times a day.
The following method of acupressure helps to improve blood circulation in the ear. Continue reading


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Nurse Aide Training will include:
Basic Nursing Skills
- Taking and recording vital signs
- Caring for the residents' environment
- Recognizing abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions
Personal Care Skills
- Bathing, grooming, dressing and toileting, assisting with eating and hydration, and skin care
Mental Health and Social Service Needs
- Identifying developments tasks associated with the aging process
- Behavior management
- Assisting the resident in preserving dignity
Care of Cognitively Impaired Residents
- Communicating and understanding the behavior of the cognitively impaired
Basic Restorative Services
- Use of assistance devices in transferring, ambulation, eating and dressing
- Maintenance of range of motion
- Bowel and bladder training
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- Providing privacy and maintaining confidentiality
Completion of this course fulfills the pre-requisite requirement for entry into the nursing programs at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System of Nursing programs.
Midway College Nursing Programs also require all pre-nursing students to successfully complete the Kentucky Medicaid Nurse Aide Evaluation and thereby become State Registered Nurse Aides (SRNA).
Course Follow-Up
After successful completion of the Nurse Aide Training course the student will self schedule their State Competency Evaluation.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has responsibility for the final written or oral examination and the skills demonstration aspect of the competency evaluation. The cost of the examination is $75 and is payable to the testing center when the student registered for it.
Within 30 days of satisfactory completion of the competency evaluation, KCTCS shall forward to the Kentucky Nurse Aide Registry the name and social security number, address and test date of students who have successfully completed the competency evaluation.
The Kentucky Board of Nursing shall maintain, on the registry, the name of each student who has successfully completed the competency evaluation.

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Friday, February 17, 2017
Fall & Winter Book Report
Somehow I thought I was really killing it with my reading list, but in looking back over the past 6 or so months, I've really not read all that many books. But still 8 is better than none and so here they are today, all lined up for you in a nice neat list!
I've been really enjoying doing these little book reports seasonally (well, twice a year) and this year I've set a reading goal for one fiction and one non-fiction book per month. Hopefully those books will start showing up in these lists but if you'd like to see more you can follow along on Instagram (where I set up a handy hastag for the project of course!).
let's start with the books from that list:
Talking as Fast As I Can // Lauren Grahame
Okay, so this was a fun read. I really enjoyed the behind the scenes Gilmore Girls stuff (both on the original series and the new Netflix episodes), and hearing more about Lauren's story and early days. One thing I did not like however was how she knocked knitting not once but TWICE. I mean... come on Lauren! More Americans knit that golf... get with it!
Death on the Nile // Agatha Christie
Waldi and I listened to this audio book while in Scotland and it was a lot of fun. The story was engaging and I didn't figure out whodunit until the very end, which is always fun. Such a good memory from our trip. We're hoping to get a few more of her stories in audiobook form to listen to as well.
Longbourn // Jo Baker
I borrowed this from my mom over Christmas, who received it from my dad, who purchased it from Chatsworth house in England this summer (where the BBC Pride and Prejudice was filmed...) which is kind of fun. I'd heard mixed things about this one but I actually quite enjoyed most of it and thought it was a really interesting perspective on a beloved classic.
I Capture the Castle // Dodie Smith
Heard about this on the WSIRN podcast and ADORED it. Seriously. It was lovable and quirky and well written and perfectly British. Also, it's by the same woman who wrote 101 Dalmatians so that's pretty fun. (and it's listed as JK Rowling's favorite book so, you know, there's that...) Very glad I picked this up.
and here are a few other titles I managed to work my way through:
Knitlandia // Clara Parks
Loved this. I thought Clara's stories were a perfect tribute to this community and the fact that it did so well is also further proof that we knitters are presence out there not to be overlooked- this is where I first heard that stat about the golfers that I mentioned above. If you're going to read this, I would recommend listening to this interview after. It compliments the reading experience nicely.
I Am Malala // Malala Yousafzai
This was a book club pick and I thought it was moving and well told and inspiring. Malala is a force to be reckoned with and it was a very valuable experience to me to read a bit more of her story. I also learned a lot more about the recent history of this specific region in the world from hearing it told from her perspective.
All the Bright Places // Jenifer Niven
I picked this up on a total whim and though I don't normally read much YA I must say I really enjoyed this. I thought it was a sensitive and nuanced handling of a difficult subject and it was honestly the type of story that made me want to write. It just felt like a book with weight and meaning to me- but I should definitely give a tear-jerker warning with this one!
Lady Crawford // Julie Cameron Grey
I'm almost finished with this lovely little book (pictured above) and I'm really enjoying jumping back into poetry again. I'm finding the poems to be unique and layered with meaning and often find that I have to pause after reading one and let it marinade for a few days before coming back to it again. If you're a fan of poetry I'd definitely recommend giving it a try!
I'll be back at the end of the month to share a list of books I'm planning to get to over the next few months, but for now I wanna know- what have you been reading lately?
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I just got back from my international business midterm. I got to say that this is definitely one of the most exciting classes I've taken. It has given me all sorts of knowledge on international trade theories and insight into global economies that I would have never had. In other words, I no longer have to be completely ignorant of what's happening in the world and can at least understand the basics.
So coming out of class, I decide to continue reading the textbook by Charles hill (yes, I am a nerd) and there was a short case study on Nokia's dominance in the wireless industry. Basically, the reason why Nokia kicks butt is that their environment forced them to develop wireless capabilities sooner and faster than the rest of the world. Apparently, the book says, if you want to understand the future of Cellphones, go to Finland.
Now, I know Nokia is good, but I would not have thought of the Scandinavian countries as being the leading edge of cell phone usage. I would have picked South Korea instead buy It shows how little I know.
A friend of mine is working a project for a large us cellphone company about the future of Cellphones. If you are reading this, get thee to Finland before you do anything else.


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DNA clues to reproductive behaviour
A species of wild yeast goes through a cycle of sexual reproduction once in every 1,000 asexual generations, according to new research by Imperial biologists published in the PNAS journal in April.
The study focused on the wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus, which is able to reproduce both sexually and asexually. The scientific team used this yeast to examine how sexual and asexual reproduction cause different types of variations in an organism's DNA sequence. A DNA sequence is like an organism's 'blueprint' - a complete set of chemical instructions needed for it to grow and function.
The researchers analysed the DNA sequences of wild yeast and discovered how infrequently the yeast reproduces sexually by noting the unique 'signatures' sexual and asexual reproduction leave in the yeast's DNA sequence.
When the yeast reproduces asexually a mother cell generates a bud, which becomes detached, creating a new daughter cell, identical to the mother cell. During the budding process, the original DNA of the mother cell is copied, and occasionally mistakes are made, known as mutations. As these mutations occur in every generation, they can be used to distinguish asexual lineages and their total number can be used to estimate the number of asexual generations in a population.
On the other hand, if the yeast reproduces sexually, the mother cell's genetic material undergoes a process of division and recombination to create a new living organism. As a result of this recombining process new combinations of genes can be found in the offspring's DNA sequence, which indicate that the new organism was created by sexual, as opposed to asexual, reproduction.
Isheng Jason Tsai, a postgraduate student in Imperial's Department of Life Sciences, one of the authors of the paper, explains why being able to identify when different reproductive methods have occurred is important:
"Finding the unique signatures left by different types of reproduction on the yeast's DNA gives us valuable insights into the life cycle of this species, which is otherwise very difficult to study. This research has shed new light on the study of microbes, and their patterns of reproduction."
Jason and his colleagues analysed variations in the DNA sequence of one particular chromosome in two populations of the wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus.
By analysing the yeast's DNA sequences, the researchers were able to estimate rates of DNA variation caused by asexual reproduction, and rates of DNA variation caused by sexual reproduction. Both these two rates increase with the number of individuals in the population and can be used to estimate population size.
Comparing the estimates from these two different types of DNA variation enabled them to conclude that S. paradoxus goes through a sexual cycle approximately once every thousand asexual generations.
The paper, "Population genomics of the wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus: Quantifying the life cycle" was published online on 14 March. It can be downloaded here: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/conten … abstract/105/12/4957 .
Source: Imperial College London
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The German Division is participating in the GCA program (Guest Controller Approval) which is in accordance with R&R 5.1.7. Any user not bein a member of the DE Division who wants to control a FRA restricted position in Germany has to appy for a prior approval from the DE-TC, DE-TAC or DE-HQ
If you are a user registered in another division an you are willing to staff German ATC facilities, you shall meet all the following requirements.
- At least, ADC – Aerodrome Controller rating
- Be able to provide service both in German (using "AIP GEN 3.4: Communication Services" for german VFR traffic) and English (using standard European phraseology).
- Knowledge of divisional an local ATC procedures, published in ATC and FIR webpages, respectively.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge in airpsace structure an area of responsibility of the facility you want to control.
- No division change from the German Division to another on in the last 12 months*
- No GCA request in the last 6 months
- Show a good behaviour according to IVAO Rules & Regulations and philosophy.
- Hold a maximum of two other GCAs in different divisions.
As a general requirement all applicants must hold at least the equivalent rating for the position they are applying for. This ensures that you already have the required knowledge to offer a good service in our division. From the list below you can see which position you could be allowed to staff with your rating:
*Under some circumstances, TC/TAC or the division HQ may issue a GCA even if the requirements marked with a star ("*") are not met.
GCA Request
You can apply for a GCA by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Once the request has been recivied you will be contacted by an examinier of the German Training Department. If you fulfill all requirements listed above, a date will be established to perform a proficiency check in an ATC facility of your choice. This is not an exam, but just a normal control session where your general performance, skills and phraseology will be observed.
GCA Approval
After the proficiency check, the examinier will send you an email regarding your GCA approval.
- If you are granted for the GCA, it will be shown in you profile.
- If you are not granted for the GCA, the examiner may tell you the reason and you will be able to request it again after 6 months.
Keeping your GCA
Your GCA shall be revoked unless you meet the following requirements :
- Control any German ATC facility for at least 30 hours every 6 months
- Do not get a IVAO suspension while having the GCA
- Make a good use of the GCA: do not violate IVAO Rules & Regulations, provide a quality service according to divisional and local procedures.
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The last five years have brought a great degree of scrutiny to the sport of football. Although it is one of the most beloved activities in the country, the truth about the risks associated with football can no longer be suppressed. Lawsuits against leagues, coaches and even equipment manufacturers have increased, raising the question of whether the sport is even work the risk of injury at all. It has never been a secret that football is a high-contact sport, like hockey and lacrosse, but former players and their families are questioning whether the authorities in the sport could do more to protect the players from head and back injuries.
The most obvious protection against injuries in such a high-contact sport is by using protective gear. Safety pads and helmets are a normal part of football in any level or league but even makers of protective gear need to protect themselves from the blame for injuries sustained while using their products. Football helmet manufacturers have designed their warning labels specifically to remind their consumers that football's risks of head and back injuries are unavoidable, even when using their product. One of the most popular Helmet makers, Schutt Sports, is almost painfully honest in the label included on the back of their helmets, reminding players "No helmet system can protect you from serious brain and/or neck injuries including paralysis or death. To avoid these risks, do not engage in the sport of football."
This type of warning seems strangely contradictory to many. Advocates of increased regulation in the sport are claiming that manufacturers are caught in a conflict of interest. These companies claim that their objective is to provide protection for football players and yet, they seek to please football organizations because without their support, they would have no business. Critics of the sport as it currently stands see such marketing as an attempt to cover their own liability for injuries.
Perhaps the answer to such criticisms is this: total prevention of injuries in a high-contact sport is impossible – and that is the stance of most helmet makers in the sport of football as well as hockey and lacrosse. In fact, improvements in the design and fitting of football helmets over time have succeeded in almost completely eliminating skull fractures. While the next goal for the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (Nocsae) is to address the issue of concussions, this injury may prove more difficult because of its internal nature. Concussions are sustained when the brain is shaken within the skull because of sudden impact or blunt force trauma. Internal injuries such as concussions are difficult to combat because properly fitted and designed helmets can only do so much absorbing the shock of impacts, which is known to cause concussions. Regardless of this obstacle, Nocsae is working with the top helmet makers in improving its approach to the concern of brain injuries, remaining realistic in its challenges and yet determined to do everything it can to protect players.
In response to the criticisms received by helmet makers, legal representatives for the companies have drawn attention back to the inescapable responsibility of the players themselves. These warnings that have drawn so much attention are only seeking to remind players and viewers that football is an inherently dangerous sport by its very nature and the only way to completely eliminate the risk of sustaining those injuries is to abstain from the sport altogether. Even if helmet makers, coaches and sport regulators do everything to fulfill their own duty to protect players, there will still be a risk of injury and the player is assumed to be aware of that risk.
In conclusion, the answer to whether such blunt warning labels will succeed in freeing companies from liability for injuries sustained while wearing their helmets is not black and white. There are still those who question the motives of such marketing tactics, claiming that they are only written thusly to encourage reckless play while escaping liability for injuries from playing recklessly. Football is an exciting sport and unless the game is completely redesigned, it will always involve contact between players and that means that someone can always get hurt. The important thing to remember in the midst of an issue that involves so many influential entities is that each party has their own degree of responsibility, from the National Football League all the way down to the parents of a little boy entering pee-wee football for the first time. The goal is to protect players as much as realistically possible and the only way that can be achieved without eliminating such a loved sport is if each party fulfills its duty to exercise care, discernment and common sense.


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Adhesive tape is an incredibly versatile thing that has a lot of uses in everything from school projects to maker-space projects, and more industrial jobs such as in the building trade.
Double-sided tape is often used in the construction industry. The type of double-sided tape used in construction is rather different than the stuff that would stick your bits of paper together in school, but it's still, essentially, the same thing.
Double-sided adhesive tape is great for situations where you want to join materials at a single point, while spreading the stress load and while creating a neat and smooth appearance.
Yes, screws and rivets can be stronger but they can also be unsightly. If you can find the right adhesive for the job then you can get a great finish for your building project.
Finding the Right Adhesive
That's the challenge. Adhesive tape needs to be able to cope with the environment that it is being used in. Tape that works well in warmer climates might not work in cold or wet climates.
Tape that can handle cold might not cope with changing temperatures, humidity, or exposure to UV light. The adhesive that you would use for grippy surfaces might not work if you need to bind something to smooth concrete.
Thankfully, adhesive technology has come a very long way. This means that there are more tapes that can be used in construction and building scenarios, and we can expect to see that trend continue over the next few years.
What Can You Use Tape For?
In the building trade, there are a few options for using adhesive tape. One area where it is being used a lot these days is to overlap vapour barrier seams, and to attach them to the walls. Vapour barriers are important in crawlspaces, as builders need to seam the building envelope and prevent air leakage. Being able to seal it with barrier tape is better than doing it using screws.
Another area where it gets used a lot is to overlap and seal housewrap seams. If you use single-sided tape, then it could allow water to penetrate and migrate behind the tape, then reach into the structure. Double-sided tape is more efficient at making sure that no water gets through.
Adhesive tape can also be used to secure flooring underlay, to help improve sound attenuation. This is something that is particularly important in modern buildings. As buildings become more and more airtight, sound transmission is becoming an issue.
In smaller building jobs, adhesive tape is often used as a temporary mounting, so that you can line something up and hold it in place while you work with more permanent mountings. Examples of temporary placement include light switch junction boxes, crown moldings, electronic thermostats, electric panels, and even basics such as light switches.
Tape can be used for floor protection, to install building materials, and for many other reasons. The fact that you can use tape to make installing small mountings and other parts easier is important, and will become increasingly important over the coming months and years in many parts of the building sector as we are starting to experience a labor shortage.
Skilled tradespeople are in short supply, and having the option to use tape – in areas where it is safe to do so – to serve as an extra pair of hands is a hugely useful thing.
Know Your Job
It's important that you understand your job. The tape that you use for seaming is not the same as the tape that you would use for flashing. Seaming needs high performance tape for a tight building envelope, while flashing needs a different tape that is still high performance, but that is more aimed at preventing water penetration.
The construction materials that are being used matters too. With walls, you're likely to be dealing with weather-resistant barriers, rigid insulation, and OBS or plywood.
Meanwhile, flooring is likely to have you using tape with underlay or vapour barriers, and roofing tape would need to work with underlay, and again plywood or OBS.
The tape that you choose will need to match the conditions that you are working in. Pay attention to temperature variability (which can often have more impact than overall temperature), UV light, wind, water, moisture, and the presence of dirt.
An ideal environment would be dry, clean, and have a predictable ambient temperature, but that's a scenario that you are unlikely to encounter often.
There are numerous different kinds of tape on the market, and matching the tape you use to the performance required can sometimes be tricky, but it is worth the effort to save you from expensive repairs in the long term. Tape is more convenient, and often more reliable, than glue, but you need to choose the right type.


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Afrobeats is a modern genre of music, which originated from West Africa and was invented by Fela Kuti. It incorporates elements of traditional Yoruba music and Ghanaian highlife with the Western sounds of jazz, funk, and soul.
The Afrobeats genre has become more mainstream and popular outside of West Africa. There are a lot African and foreign collaborations, and as a result, you can hear Afrobeats music on several playlists and radio. The genre not only focuses on the music you sense of the African culture.
It is fascinating to see people not necessarily African, championing the genre. Dj Neptizzle is a top UK Vietnamese DJ I admire. He fully represents Afrobeats in the UK, and nothing held him back, not even the language barrier. He may not understand the language as much but he definitely follows the culture and rhythm, and this reflects his style of djing.
Many countries personalise the genre and add their flavour to it. So, there is British Afrobeats, Ghanaian, Nigerian, Jamaican and the list goes on. This makes the genre live on and makes it appreciated by many.


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I like this song and it's video. Really like it. The sound is catchy, bouncy, and pleasingly retro. The video is bright, diversely cast, and the over-the-top doll-house theme is appealingly funny. The overall message of the song, "Every inch of you is perfect, from the bottom to the top," is obviously a positive message for everyone to hear, especially the girls and young women who are presumably the target audience for any new young pop star. I think this song, and it's rocket to popularity, are great signs for our culture's progressing along in the conversation about self-image, women's voices, and the variety of body types shown in pop culture.
But, this song and video are hardly without fault. Maybe, a lot of fault. When I first heard this song I flinched at the lines, "You know I won't be no stick figure silicone Barbie doll," and, "Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that…" It's great that Ms. Trainor feels great about her body, but it doesn't seem fair to feel great by bringing others down. Isn't this part of the whole problem Ms. Trainor is taking exception to? Thin-shaming isn't any better than fat-shaming, though perhaps it is a little less common. Maybe leaving any kind of body-shaming out of a song about embracing your body would be for the best?
The other thing about those lines that I didn't like, that's a little more hidden and insidious? They are, on one level, about not-skinny people shaming skinny people – yikes. But it's also about women shaming and body-policing other women – super-yikes. As the great Ms. Albright taught us, there certainly is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. And throwing around the tired phrase, "skinny bitch" is certainly not helping anyone. Not every woman has to be in every other woman's corner every single day – we're just people with ups and downs, opinions and disagreements, good days and bad. However, putting the phrase, "stick figure, silicone Barbie doll," an incredibly offensive, delegitimizing, anti-woman phrase, to incessantly ear-wormy music? That's a feminist foul. Or, maybe just foul.
A friend of mine on FB noted that as much as he personally liked the song he didn't plan on letting his kids listen to it, and it wasn't for the reasons I outlined above. Rather, what irked him were the lines, ostensibly advice being delivered by a mom, "Yeah my mama she told me don't worry about your size / She says, 'Boys like a little more booty to hold at night.' " He disliked the notion that girls should be overly concerned about their bodies just so that they could have bodies that would be pleasing to boys rather than for themselves. That's is indeed the seemingly literal meaning of these lines and I suspect it's the only message that many young people would be able to parse from these lines. But I don't actually think that's the message Ms. Trainor means to be sending, or indeed is sending, with this music video. If that's the essential story behind this video could it ever have had the incredible resonance among women as it's enjoyed? I've seen it quite a bit on my newsfeed, shared by folks who love strong, independent, happy ideals for women. Let me explain why I think these lines, and some other truly problematic lines, are part of a larger, rosier picture.
The whole video's theme is fairly juvenile. There is a childhood bedroom, a doll-house, balloons, a tea party, pink-bike riding, and even dancers frozen with bent arms, karate-chop hands, and starchily coiffed hair – the perfect caricature of Mattel dolls. There's even a floral headband, a riff off of childhood's daisy-chain crowns if I ever saw one. Ms. Trainor and her video girlfriends are alternately dressed in pastel Pleasantville-style clothes and brightly colored mini-dresses, the 1950's being our culture's idiom for our collective childhood experience and the 1960's for our collective adolescence. I think this video is based squarely in that dreaded "tween" time, the developmental grey area between childhood and the later teen years. This is where imagination, play, and still-sought parental advice are the only tools kids have to help them navigate the increasingly more grown-up questions they face like:
"What kind of person am I?"
"What kind of world do I live in?"
"Am I someone that is likeable?"
"Will I have a boy/girlfriend someday?"
If you can bear to do it, try to remember being that age, 12 or 13. Your level of worry about social acceptance, was it pretty chill and low or was it numbingly, terrifyingly high? I'm guessing it was astronomically high – it certainly was for me. Young teens are very, very worried about how other people, especially their peers, perceive them. This worry can certainly have some unhealthy consequences if it gets out of hand, but it seems that by itself it's just a regular step on the way to developing into a healthy adult. Young teens worry that their peers won't accept them as friends or as potential romantic partners for a whole host of reasons. They worry a lot about being liked, about being cool or at least, being normal.
That's the worry that I imagine the song's mom speaking to. "Don't worry about your size…Boys like a little more booty to hold at night" would be an outrageously inappropriate thing to say to a six year-old, who shouldn't be worried at all about her body (except perhaps how she can get it to climb trees better or when her scraped knees will heal) and will only be confused by the innuendo. It's also inappropriate to say to a 26-year old, who's old enough to make up her mind about her own body and what she'd like to look like and about any partners who might or might not pass judgement on her. But a young woman, without experience or wisdom of her own yet, but needing to start making decisions about her dating life? Maybe some good mom-advice is exactly what's useful.
It might do a teen, of any gender, a lot of good to be told the very true truths that fashion magazines lie ("workin' that Photoshop"), that different people find different body types attractive (the oft repeated "more booty" line), and that people who can't respect them for who they are aren't worth their time ("So if that's what you're into then go ahead and move along"). Those things are empowering messages and not always obvious to kids (or adults!). Teens don't walk out into the dating/relationship world having all the facts straight already. Telling them the truth when it's useful and appropriate isn't overly sexualizing children or taking their power from them. It's just one of the ways they have to learn about this particular world. It's a complicated world and teens need whatever help they get.
It wouldn't be empowering or positive if the song's mom said, "Don't worry about being chunky, your butt's pretty attractive, you're still sexually marketable and therefore have worth." Scraped down to plain lyrics, I understand why some people hear this message in All About the Bass. It's a message unfortunately echoed in the first verses lines,
But I can shake it, shake it
Like I'm supposed to do
'Cause I got that boom boom that all the boys chase
And all the right junk in all the right places
These lines set up a normative body that is "right" and what's "supposed" to be for women. And that body is most definitely sexualized with a "boom boom" (what!?) that "all the boys* chase." People hear, "I'm built right, with a nice butt, that's valuable to boys, exactly as it ought to be." And that's hard to argue with on one level, it's right there. And indeed, that is a frustratingly essentialist and limiting sentiment. You are as valuable as your butt. Your butt is as valuable as the boys that chase it. Blergh. That is awful.
But here's how I choose to read these lyrics, and the song as a whole. I say "choose" because like any other piece of media I recognize this song has many fair understandings some of which may cause people to come to vastly different decisions about how to interact with it. I choose hear a young woman, caught in the weird years between playing with dolls and going to prom, gathering the collected wisdom of her life so far: storybook morals ("Every inch of you is perfect…"), pop culture ("I'm bringing booty back"), and parental advice ("Yeah my mama she told me…"),and turning it into her own words and her own moral-of-the-story, "I'm all about the bass." Her version isn't perfect or without clunky bits, but what would we expect that out of a young teen? The point is that out of that sometimes-a-mess reasoning she came out with the right idea, that she herself likes herself just as she is. She is all about the bass**. All about it! She says it 32 times. I counted. That is clearly the overwhelming message of the song. This growing and discovering young woman, she is growing and discovering she likes her curvy self, just as it is. Full stop.
And that's the emotional powerhouse behind the love for this song.
That emotional wallop is why I'm will to engage in some pretty heavy criticism of this music, but still scan the radio looking for it. There is practically no music out there that's immune from some criticism (Itsy-Bitsy Spider, maybe?), but it's worth our time and energy to engage our minds and values in judging what we take in from the world around us. Criticism is a way to mitigate the bad parts of media, to recognize, name, and call out bad actors and wrong beliefs for being hurtful. I do it not only so that media is less damaging to me but so that I can find it more enjoyable. My friend on FB might consider this simple justification for a great tune – a sentiment I understand, it's how I feel when anyone has anything even vaguely positive to say about the rape-apologist song Blurred Lines. But I don't, I find it a useful way to manage living with the world as it currently is, where even the best and most progressive media outlets are tainted with sexism, racism, and xenophobia (and queerphobia, and resentment of the poor, and victim-blaming, and violence and, and, and….). However, I recognize that there is a lot of terrible junk out there and we've all got different ways of filtering what gets to us (and any kids!) and we're going to come to different decisions about individual media items. So while I used my friend's thoughts as a jumping off point to discuss this song's vices and virtues, which I think I see differently from him, I'm not suggesting he's wrong to determine that this is out of bounds for his kids. The patriarchy is awful and if this is a step he sees is important to take to protect his kids from it – great. I am pro-kid and anti-patriarchy everyday of the week.
I was also inspired to write this post by reading this by Samantha at Defeating the Dragons where she writes about Taylor Swift's new music video for Shake It Off and it's multiple issues with racist stereotypes and cultural appropriations. The article is very good, even if I don't agree with every single point. It is also kind of sad, because without the racism this music video would be pretty amazing. Yes, I just said a very qualified something nice about Taylor Swift. And it's on the internet so it's forever. The things I do for this blog.
*This is also a very cis/heteronormative song – All the boys are interested in this girl? I doubt it. If this song is meant to be generalized to all body-conscious girls, why only addresses how boys might feel about "a little more booty," and not what other girls or genderqueer people might think? Plenty of girls are worrying themselves over girls and genderqueer people right now in middle schools all over this great nation. Possible not-straining-to-sound-inclusive-but-magically-is: "Folks like a little more booty…". It scans the same! The queer oversight is funny, because in the video the only people to even take notice of any women's bottoms are other women. There's even butt-grabbing by a woman! Though, to be fair, she does look terrified when she does it (why is that a terrifying act?) and does not give the impression of being especially attracted to this particular lady-butt.
**I also LOVE the metaphor of depth of sound for size/curviness. There are so few ways to talk about size and weight, even when using euphemisms (sometimes especially when using euphemisms) that stay away from labeling one end of the size spectrum as good and the other as bad. But bass/treble is totally value-neutral and yet clear in it's meaning. It's a rich and creative metaphor and I think our idiom is the better for it's creation. Personally, I also think that deeper voices are quite attractive for women, I think women who sing as tenors (which is usually annotated along a bass line) are pretty awesome.


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Standing Committee on Communications Struck
Clearwater County Council recently formed a Standing Committee on Communications to investigate directions the county should take with regards to providing or not providing telecommunication services throughout the county. The committee is made up of two councillors, Jim Duncan (Division 1) and John Vandermeer (Division 4) as well as Members at Large from each of the county divisions: Division 1, Stacy Ingham; Division 2, John Reid; Division 3, Helge Nome; Division 4, Mike Maki; Division 5, Scott Sheldrake; Division 6, Terry Hunt; and Division 7, Michelle Swanson. There are also representatives from the three Chambers of Commerce in the county, industry, and the school division.
The committee is currently working on establishing guide lines for their operation and gathering ideas/input as to the direction county taxpayers would support on this issue. We encourage you to voice your opinion and contact any of the committee members.
Linear Tax Concerns
Current discussion and pressure from urban centers to "pool" linear tax revenue may have very serious consequences for Clearwater County if the Alberta government proceeds with legislation in this regard. Here are some facts:
- Linear tax is collected by municipalities for the placement of pipelines, telecommunications systems, and power lines
- M&E (Machinery and Equipment) tax is collected for the placement of property such as underground tanks, compressors, refineries, and pulp/paper plants.
- There is a push by the urban centers to have the tax income from these sources "pooled" by the provincial government and redistributed on a per capita basis.
- This would result in a HUGE loss of revenue for rural municipalities who would still have to bear the brunt of maintaining infrastructure (roads and bridges) that deteriorates at a faster rate due to industry activities.
- Clearwater County would lose $24million (44.4%) of its annual revenue and receive only $2.5 million back on a per capita basis
What can we do?? It is vitally important that we support the county in their opposition to linear pooling. Call your MLA Jason Nixon, send an e-mail, or write a letter to him, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, or even the premier. Our tax dollars are at stake.
Roses: This month's bouquet of roses goes to all the organizers and vendors of Market Place on Main and the Country Market. These are great places for locals to purchase fresh, locally grown produce as well as support area vendors of various other goods and services. Special kudos to everyone for their efforts in providing these super, community focussed endeavors.
Rant: This month's rant focusses on the negative impact of frac trucks hauling to and from the Di-Corp facility located west of Leslieville. Reports have been received of trucks going into the opposing (westbound) lane as they turn east onto SH598 from the Alhambra Road. Then, not only do they not gain normal speed before turning into the Di-Corp facility, but they re-enter 598 very slowly and take significant time to speed up. At certain times of the day this becomes a hazard as well as a serious inconvenience.
This was a major concern expressed by locals when the development hearings/appeals were held in 2014. The need for turning lanes fell on deaf ears in the Alberta Transportation department as well as in the county. Perhaps the only wake-up call will come when a serious accident/death occurs…a pricey penalty for not valuing common sense comments from those most affected!
Coming Events:
October 8, Monthly meeting, 7:30PM, Leslieville Elks' Hall
November 12--- CCTA Annual Meeting, 7:00PM,Leslieville Elks' Hall; Guest speaker- Don Bester, speaking on Alberta Surface Rights issues


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TEMPORARY CLOSURE: The zoo is closed until further notice following city and state recommendations to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Read More
Inspiring New Students
Today was a really amazing day. Chunde Bigambo, who will be working with me studying domestic dogs, and I had an opportunity to speak to some first-year wildlife management students from the University of Dar es Salaam about the Serengeti Health Initiative.
Chunde, who was recently in Chicago for a Lincoln Park Zoo–Wildlife Without Borders training program, gave an amazing presentation about ecosystem health and what the Serengeti Health Initiative is doing to preserve this World Heritage site. He explained how ecosystem health is comprised of not only healthy wildlife populations but also the health of the people and domestic animals that make up that ecosystem.
We later talked about how dog vaccinations in villages surrounding Serengeti National Park have reduced the incidence of rabies in humans, domestic animals and wildlife as well as my research, which will study the impact of vaccinations on domestic dog survival and reproduction. It turned into a really dynamic discussion.
On the way back to the field house, we spotted a lioness on the prowl and some elephants with new babies having a blast in the dust. What a great day!
Anna Czupryna


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Pretty in Pink by ascenett-stefanie featuring a blue skirt
Hello from Orlando everyone!!
Today is T-minus 44 days till my flight to Newcastle and I could not be happier! But that's not the reason I am updating y'all! The reason is A NEW VIDEO BLOG IS UP IN MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!
(Overexcited American here!)
Here is the link and I hope everyone enjoys the video. More will be coming soon as we get closer to day 0!
Off To Grad School: Newcastle Edition
Have a blessed day y'all!!
In honor of Taylor Swift's Bad Blood video winning Video of the Year award at the Grammys, here is a blood red inspired look for all of those fierce women out there!!


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"colorful space"
Artist statement (ENGLISH)
The theme of my work is 'interlaced scenes'. My artistic endeavors and journeys have taken me from hometown Kyoto to Tokyo, Germany, and various residence programs in different counties and cities. In each town, I have seen and experienced the ever-changing scenes in lives of people and their cultures. My art represents my innermost emotions connected to those experiences, manifested in the form of colors and shapes. Away from my home in Japan, I often wondered where I truly belonged or where I was going. There were anxiety and loneliness, but also contentment within them. These emotions, in addition to the changing seasons of my surroundings, have always been put into my artwork. In foreign lands, or in 'blissful solitude' as my exhibition was titled, I have continued to be creative and productive. In 2014, I found myself based in Kyoto again, with a crowd of familiar people, whose language and culture already ingrained in me. This was unlike my days of 'blissful solitude', although my soul continued to question if it truly belonged there. My former style involved simply pouring my emotions onto a canvas just as I saw and felt. Since then, the process of scraping off the colors has been introduced, as a means to reflect on the past. Not only that, but by inserting new colors on top of what has been shaved, the present time is now added. The act of scraping into the 'places I had been' reveals an access to the past, into which I layer new colors and shapes, thereby interlacing the scenes of the past and present.
I often reflect upon "my own existence in the society", contemplating and confronting myself and my own work. Neither changes in environment nor circumstances will prevent me from being artistically productive. Wherever I am placed at any given time becomes my 'home'. Then, in the process of searching for a new 'home', new colors are added, in order to interconnect my past, present, and future.
"colorful space"
Oil paint has been used consistently throughout my work. Its thickness and texture are ideal for my expression in the desired colors.
As I recollect on my impressions from particular place of the past, more than ten shades of the oil paints get layered on top of each other. Then, they get shaved and scraped into different shapes, later to be fused with even more colors. During this process, unexpected tone can also emerge from the layers. The resulting coloration is diverse, from the colors that become more vivid as they are dried and scraped, to unique mixture of paints that are not completely dry, and even different thickness and texture.
As my style involves expression only through the means of colors and shapes, creating one color is an extremely crucial process. Trusting in my own intuition with an undivided attention, a new color is made. Only when I am convinced of the resulting color, does it go on the canvas. The world of innumerable colors never ceases to fascinate me.
translator: Yuta Sugano
Jerry Zeniuk
The paintings of Mamiko Takayanagi are abstract, but somehow, one feels there is a story in the painting and something real to see. They are in fact abstract color forms that are organized chromatically to give a sense of harmony creating an image that makes one forget the formalist organization. The motivation or vision of the paintings is the transcendent quality that makes the work magical. A good painter doesn't let you see all the work, instead let's the work lead the viewer to the vision. The paintings observe all the classic rules of painting that have existed for centuries. They are flat and spatial. One color is dependent on the other colors. There is internal proportion, both compositionally and chromatically. They provide the viewer with the visual vocabulary to understand the work.
This does not explain why the paintings of Takayanagi are original. I still believe originality is one measure for judging works of art. I think there are of course many elements that give her work its special quality. Her color sense is unique and combined with the flat application of paint and the feeling of space achieves a specific element of time. Normally one doesn't speak of time in color painting. It is the attention to the surface of the painting in contrast to the image of the finished painting that creates a tension that makes time relevant to looking at the work. The paintings are slow and fast at the same time. This makes me accept the painting. And this makes the painting present. One can't ask for more.


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Polish producer Marcin Stepien aka Neptun 505 makes his debut on Bonzai Progressive with a two track progressive monster entitled 'Zulu EP'. Marcin started to make own music in 1999, but 2008 was a real breakthrough year for him with original and remix releases on labels like Magnetide Records, UDTK Records, and then later on Dirty Stuff Records, Electronic Tree, Mistique Music, Smart Phenomena Records and Passion Fruit Recordings. Today he is working on solo stuff and sometimes he collaborates with E.F.G.
First up is 'Zulu' which intros with superb tribalistic patterns via some smooth membranophone action and a nice chunky house kick with a side of cool hats and other percussions. A deep resonating bass makes a stealthy entrance to the sound with nifty work on the frequency filter. Wonderful cascading synths weave out a cool vibe and the track soon takes on a full progressive persona. Brilliant stuff and a definite must for any prog set!
'Orion' gets down to tribal business from the off as a round of quality percussions carve out neat rhythmic patterns. A rising synth pad also brings the bassline along for the ride as the track builds the layers beautifully. Very cool chord changes on the synths keep the ear trained and on the break subtle melodies get the focus before coming right back into prog mode for the duration, top stuff.
29 January 2014 Bonzai Progressive FEATURED RELEASES Bonzai Progressive, Neptun 505


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Katie and Sanjeet's wedding at the Taj was over the top wonderful. It was such an honor to spend the day with two such kind and adorable people on one of the most special days of their lives! Katie and Sanjeet met in Dental School, which is not hard to believe when you see their beautiful and warm smiles. Their love, patience and kindness towards each other and everyone there was genuine and lovely to behold. Couple that with a rainy day and you can see how these two just bring sunshine with them, no matter what!
Katie looked even more beautiful than she did on her engagement portrait, which was hard since she looked amazing on that day too. See here! Katie and Sanjeet's engagement session: http://corinnaraznikov.com/katie-sanjeet-e-session-boston-ma/
Shruti from http://gokalove.com/did her hair AND makeup, working all her magic to bring out Katie's natural beauty. I just fell in love with Shruti Bawa that day. Totally on time, calm and very talented!
Next, I photographed Katie's beautiful Robin Jillian gown and her (surprise) Indian outfit she would be changing into at the end of the reception as a surprise for her new parents-in-law. So thoughtful. The gorgeous flowers arrived from one of my favorite Boston florists,www.mimosastyle.com. They always do a twist on the traditional and they did not disappoint this time either. The bride's bouquet was classic white with a beautiful broach pinned on the stem. The bridesmaids bouquets were a mix of soft muted purples and whites tied with lovely lavender colored satin ribbon. Bridesmaid's first wore their matching lavender robes that were a gift from the bride and then changed into lavender colored strapless dresses from Dessy. Classic.
The ceremony itself happened at St. Cecilia's Church in Boston. I've photographed probably twenty weddings there at this point, but every time I encounter it, I'm stunned by how beautiful it is. Also, I'm always moved by Reverend John Unni who has presided at most of the ceremonies I've photographed at St. Cecilia's Church. He is one of the warmest and most engaging priests I have ever seen and while I watched him preside over Katie and Sanjeet's beautiful ceremony, I thought about my own marriage vows as I'm sure all the other married couples in the church did.
The Reception on the rooftop of the Taj Boston was just a perfect backdrop to all the festivities. Seeing the beautiful Boston skyline out of the floor to ceiling glass windows was such a treat. Katie and Sanjeet's lavender color them continued through to the lovely light purple flowers in the center of each table.
The toasts were amazing and the energy on the dance floor infectious. When Katie and Sanjeet appeared in their Indian clothing near the end of the reception, the crowd just went wild!
Thanks to Katie and Sanjeet and both of their amazing families and friends for making us feel so welcome!
Everyone loves Father John! 🙂
I also got to finally work with the sensational Timothy Bakland! Not only is his work gorgeous, but he and his wife are unobtrusive, kind, and great to work with! I couldn't recommend him more. His trailer from Katie and Sanjeet's wedding is amazing: http://timothybaklandfilms.com/#!katie-sanjeet-preview/c1dfv
Ceremony: St. Cecilia's Catholic Church
Reception: Taj Boston Rooftop
Bride's Makeup: Gokalove.com
Bride's Dress: Robin Jillian
Bridesmaid's Dresses: The Dessy Group
Videographer: Timothy Blakland
Florist: Mimosa Fresh Flower Design
Wedding Invitations: Elli
DJ: DJ Gary from DJX Studio


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[1886 - 1916]
War Service:
Private Charles William KEELEY Joined the 1st Batallion East Kent [Buffs] Regiment [service number L/7720] in October 1902 at New Cross and saw service in Africa, before the First World War. In 1905 he signed on for a further 8 years. He was transferred to the Army Reserve 4 August 1914. He died of wounds 28 May 1916 in Flanders.
Location of Memorial:
He is remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium. Grave Reference VII. A. 27A. he also remembered locally on the St Pauls, Deptford WW1 War Memorial
Charles William was born in 1886 in Greenwich and was the son of John Thomas a dock worker and Mary Ann Wood [1859 - 1915]. Born In Greenwich, but lived in Deptford by the time he died in 1916. His three brothers [George J, Thomas James, William Lester] also died during the First World War and left only a sister Harriet, sister Emily died before 1911]. His Wife Margaret KEELEY [Nee CONNELL, who he married in 1912] of 69, Edward Street [1916] and 14 Creek Street, Deptford [1921] and son Charles J [born 1913].
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What is worship? What does it take to worship God? How can you worship God? What does it feel like to worship God? If I don't worship am I still a Christian?
These question have constantly flooded my head for the past three months.
After my mission trip to Nicaragua I grasped a sense of what it really meant to serve God, to worship God, but was still dry in a sense of understanding true worship!
Sure, I grew up in church learning about worship and how you can do it anytime, anywhere, but I only saw it on Sundays, occasionally when that one brave person would raise their hands worshipping God.
The term worship is simply another word whose context has gotten lost in Christianity today; like the words love and sacrifice.
Well friends, let me tell you something.. I was able to experience worship. I was able to grasp every bit of worship, and feel it in my bones. I was able to see others worship, feel others worship, and experience worship in its truest, rawest form.
Passion 2013 was a turning point in my life, not because it was such an awesome event, not because I met some cool people (who most of them most likely put on their Jesus face for a couple of days), not because I feel like this is what I am supposed to do now after such an awesome event. Experiencing worship with 65,000 other young adults opened my eyes to something amazing!
(If you wanna check out more on Passion conference just google it!)
I have turned my life in a different direction because God opened my eyes and showed me a clear path for the time being. Don't get me wrong, I don't know where I'll be next month, better yet tomorrow, but I do know that I am going in the right direction because The Lord is where my gaze is set.
It's really hard to articulate words to describe my experience at Passion so the best I can give you besides what I've already mentioned is this:
When you really surrender everything to God you will experience the very breath of God fill your lungs. You will experience a weight filled with burdens, pain, struggles, addiction, and sexual immorality be lifted off your shoulders. You will revel in the very breath of Christ, and you will have a voice that will be heard because you are SO GLAD. You will be a different person not because of anything you do, you will be different because the light of Jesus Christ is shining through you and there is nothing that can dull that shine.
God breathes life into dry bones AND uses worship as a weapon.
I am forevermore a part of His army. Are you ready to join?
stay beautiful! xoxo


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200 Hour
October 8th, 2019 – March 14th, 2020
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Our 200hr Certification exceeds the Yoga Alliance standards.
An experience beyond any other, this unique training provides smaller groups for more attention and intention as you live and learn your yoga practice…
Join skilled, experienced and embodied instructors for an amazing journey! Lead Teacher Marin McCallen, E-RYT 500, along with amazing guest teachers Meghan Stockdale, E-RYT 500, Asha Wolf, Alex Ferm & more!
NEW DATES! for the 2019/20 immersion:
Meets Every Tuesday from 5pm-8pm @ Simpson Studio: October 8th-March 10th (*no class 12/24 & 12/31)
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This multi-layered training will be in the asana style of vinyasa krama flow, but will explore the depths of yoga's 8 limbs. Giving you the opportunity to define your unique style from an understanding of the broad base of Yoga, reaching to the same peak.
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This training will involve additional hours from what is listed, including reading and written homework assignments and practicum hours. This is a true immersion and intensive into Yoga, your practice and yourself.
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A $500 non refundable deposit is required to hold your spot in any session (and will go towards your tuition). Tuition includes 170+ classroom hours, additional practical hours and a membership to attend classes during the training. There will be required texts that are not included in the cost, however these texts will be useful tools for years and years to come.
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The JF Dog Leash was affectionately made for the cross section of people who call themselves both Vog and dog lovers! Available in varying widths in familiar Fluevog leathers, these fetching leashes match up to our JF Dog Collars and may cause a bit of envy when paraded about at your local park. All good dogs go to heaven.
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Love the idea but not the quality
I was thrilled to be able to spoil my wonderful dawg at Christmas with her very owl Fluevog collar and leash. Sadly, the patent leather the JF floral leash is made from has peeled and cracked extensively, despite not being used for daily walking and being stored hanging on its own hook. I think if the finish were just leather and not patent it would have held up much better, but it looks really beat up and shabby already, and wasn't even used until early Feb. So very disappointed - can't believe I'm saying this but turns out it was a waste of money.


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'We're parishwide ... we're proud'
It was more of a networking social than a board of directors meeting when OneAcadia gathered for the Chairman's Annual Update Thursday.
And that was just fine with Chairman Pat Bordes II.
"This is what we're all about, bringing people from all over the parish together with one goal in mind, to improve our parish," Bordes said during brief remarks poolside at the new Summerchase Apartments in Rayne.
"We have people from Rayne, Crowley, Church Point, Iota, all across Acadia Parish here tonight," said Bordes, who has served as OneAcadia's chairman since the organization was founded three years ago. "We are a parishwide organization and we're proud of that."
Bordes pointed out that the success of OneAcadia is due to the hard work and dedication of its board of directors, including Danny Nugier, Bryan Francis, Claire Benoit, Chris LeBas, Jackie Loewer, Tom Trahan, Ricky Bonin, Jackie Casanova and President/CEO Laurie Suire.
Following up Bordes' remarks, Suire added her thanks to the many who attended and explained that OneAcadia had just, the day prior, wrapped up a two-day workshop entitled "Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities."
Acadia parish is one of only 25 communities in the nation to receive this targeted technical assistance by a consultation team, according to Suire.
She said the meetings had been very insightful and promised that OneAcadia will soon be presenting a strategic plan for the parish "to achieve our development goals for enhanced quality of life and to become more economically and environmentally sustainable."
While the tone of the Thursday evening gathering was casual, material was available that highlighted OneAcadia's successes through 2016.
• Revive 35 Priority: Louisiana Highway 35 from the Branch Highway to Church Point is being repaved as a result of engagement by OneAcadia and the community with the state Department of Transportation and Development and state legislators.
•Rural Transit Service: In 2017, Acadia residents will have more transportation choices from Crowley to Lafayette through this pilot bus program. OneAcadia was instrumental in securing the grant and continues to work with the Acadiana Planning Commission and local officials in its implementation.
• Accelerate Acadiana: $1.4 million was recently awarded to this business incubation program. OneAcadia's ongoing partnership with INNOV8 Acadiana means enhanced entrepreneurial resources in the region, including Acadia Parish.
• Acadia Parish Law Enforcement Conference: This day-long event for parish law enforcement agencies provided essential training topics and networking for officers across the parish.
• Flood Outreach: During the August flood, OneAcadia led outreach to the residential and business communities in the parish. Through established relationships with local, state and federal leaders, OneAcadia was able to provide timely updates and information to get the resources needed to recover and rebuild.
• Business Visits: OneAcadia officials conducted more than 20 visits with Acadia Parish businesses in 2016 to discuss challenges, successes, future outlook and possible untapped resources.
A number of other OneAcadia-sponsored programs were highlighted as well as the fact that the cooperative is now the official Economic Development organization of the parish, designated by the Acadia Parish Police Jury to represent the parish in economic discussions, events and activities.
Sponsors for the update event included Fezzo's Seafood, Steakhouse and Oyster Bar; Cajun Fitness; Rayne Building and Loan; Summerchase Apartments; Carmichael's Pharmacy and Medical Equipment; Schilling Distributing Co.; Spanky's Small Engine Repair and Mower Sales; and Farm Bureau


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The department for administrative affairs today admitted breaching government data protection policy by not leaving a laptop on a bus for over 6 months.
Insiders described how PM, Gordon Brown, is furious that one department has felt it could go against the whole drive of the government's personal information policy.
It is estimated that as many as 20,000 sets of personal details may not have been leaked to criminals over the 6 month period.
A spokesman for the government said today: "Thankfully we give all this stuff to the EU, so it will have already been sold to the mafia and east European criminal gangs, but sadly our own criminal groups will miss out on this, which means that government league tables for crime will suffer over coming months.
"To get things back to normal, plans are underway for a senior civil servant to take the tube home tonight with a briefcase containing all the home addresses of MI5 agents and to leave it on a seat beside someone shifty."


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✔ 20% to 60% of women will have a problem of urinary incontinence: up to 30% in young women, up to 60% in older women and 50% during pregnancy
✔ 10% of women have postpartum faecal incontinence
✔ 40% of women aged 45 to 85 years will be inconvenienced by prolapse: descent of one or more pelvic organs (bladder, urethra, uterus, rectum)
✔ 20% of women suffer from dyspareunia: pain during sexual penetration … a problem still underestimated given the nature of the problem
✔ 15% of men consult in urology for pelvic and perineal pain
✔ 1% to 35% of men will have urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy
They are trained at assessing and treating a variety of conditions affecting the pelvic floor muscle such as incontinence, organ prolapse (descent of the bladder, uterus, rectum), perineal and pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction. Treatment begins with an initial assessment with follow up sessions based on a combination of education, lifestyle changes, pelvic floor muscle re-‐education, biofeedback, electrical muscle stimulation, postural education, manual therapies and bladder/bowel retraining and reeducation of the abdominal muscles with a diastasis recti (abdominal separation) occurring with pregnancy.
• They are not able to tighten enough or at the right moment to avoid urine loss when coughing, sneezing, laughing, walking, practicing sports or during sexual intercourse (stress urinary incontinence)
• In other situations, they are not able to hold with a pressing urge to urinate or defecate (urge incontinence)
• They are no longer able to support the organs located in the pelvis (prolapse of the bladder, vagina, uterus and /or rectum)
These situations affect both men and women, but are more common in women.
• It can also be difficult to easily tighten and release pelvic floor muscles, or to control them. Thus, making it more difficult to urinate or defecate.
• Pain during sexual intercourse and penetration may become difficult.
Having a weak or a to tight pelvic floor muscle, quality of life is affected which is why people seek a consultation with a pelvic floor physiotherapist.
The only people needing to see a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist are women after childbirth? FALSE
Men and women can experience a big variety of symptoms: urinary incontinence, difficulties in urination, bowel incontinence, constipation, abdominal pain, low back pain, sexual dysfunction, pelvic pain, coccyx pain, vaginal or rectal pain, penile or testicular pain, as well as men and women prior to or after having pelvic surgery.
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist do not treat men? FALSE
The most common diagnoses we treat for men are post-‐prostatectomy related incontinence as well as variations of male pelvic pain and sexual related pain.
Pelvic Floor Muscle rehabilitation is efficient with the elderly population ? TRUE
It is never too late to start and improve quality of life by alleviating symptoms.
If a person has tried the "kegel exercises" and it did not work, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist won't be able to help them? FALSE
It is estimated that about one in two women are not doing well their Kegel exercises. In addition to discouraging some women who do not see their situation improve, the poor execution of these exercises can also contribute to worsening their symptoms.
A Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist will guide you and personalize your exercises according to your needs. Rehabilitation for the pelvis is much more involved than only working on a muscle group. It involves restoring of the muscle function and improving muscular support around the pelvis to allow for optimal organ function. It involves improving behavioral and dietary habits. It involves in training the bladder…And much more.
It involves in improving the quality of your life in so many aspects!
I will evaluate your condition and offer you the appropriate treatment according to your needs.


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CLE 5, MIN 2: Cleveland Prevails on Lindor Walk-Off Homer
Jake Odorizzi: 50 Game Score, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 K, 2 BB, 58.4% strikes
Home Runs: Miguel Sano (8)
Multi-Hit Games: Miguel Sano (2-for-4, 2B, HR), Logan Forsythe (2-for-4, 2B)
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Sano .342, Forsythe .173
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Adrianza -.119, Kepler -.158, Polanco -.167, Morrison -.176 Hildenberger -.353
Jake Cave committed a fielding error that led to the game's first run and both Mitch Garver and Trevor May committed throwing errors. Garver was also picked off at second base, likely costing the Twins a run, and the team combined to go 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.
Given those circumstances, it's actually pretty incredible this game was tied heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Miguel Sano had an outstanding game. He made a couple of nice plays in the field, hit a double and that huge homer off Cody Allen to tie it up. It was the first time Sano has hit a home run since his return from the minors.
Something must be up with Trevor Hildenberger. He gave up the three-run homer to Lindor, meaning Hildy has surrendered multiple runs in six of his last 18 appearances. Over that span, he's given up 19 earned runs in 16 2/3 innings. Yikes.
Postgame With Molitor
Bullpen Usage
Here's a quick look at the number of pitches thrown by the bullpen over the past five days:
AL Central Standings
Next Three Game
Thu at CLE, 12:10 pm CT: Jose Berrios vs. Corey Kluber
Fri at DET, 6:10 pm CT: Ervin Santana vs. Jordan Zimmermann
Sat at DET, 5:10 pm CT: Kyle Gibson vs. Francisco Liriano
Last Three Games
MIN 3, CLE 2: Mitch Garver Makes it Rain
CLE 10, MIN 0: Who Needs Chris Gimenez?
MIN 6, KC 5: Cave Slugs Grand Slam as Twins Sweep Royals


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Dematerialisation offers flexibility along with security and convenience. Holding share certificates in physical format carried risks like certificate forgeries, loss of important share certificates, and consequent delays in certificate transfers. Dematerialization eliminates these hassles by allowing customers to convert their physical certificates into electronic format.
All you need to know about dematerialization:
- Dematerialisation of Securities.
- Process of dematerialisation.
- Why was dematerialization needed?
- Benefits of dematerialization.
What is dematerialisation of securities?
- Dematerialisation is a process through which physical securities such as share certificates and other documents are converted into electronic format and held in a Demat Account. Click here to open free Demat Account.
A depository is responsible for holding the securities of a shareholder in electronic form. These securities could be in the form of bonds, government securities, and mutual fund units, which are held by a registered Depository Participant (DP). A DP is an agent of the depository providing depository services to traders and investors.
Currently, there are two depositories registered with SEBI and are licensed to operate in India:
NSDL (National Securities Depository Ltd.)
CDSL (Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.)
Process of dematerialization
- Dematerialization starts with opening a Demat account. For Demat account opening,you need to shortlist aDepository Participant (DP) that offers Demat services
- To convert the physical shares into electronic/Demat form, A Dematerialization Request Form (DRF), which is available with the Depository Participant (DP), has to be filled in and deposited along with share certificates. On each share certificate, 'Surrendered for Dematerialization' needs to be mentioned
- The DP needs to process this request along with the share certificates to the company and simultaneously to registrars and transfer agents through the depository
- Once the request is approved, the share certificates in the physical form will be destroyed and a confirmation of dematerialization will be sent to the depository
- The depository will then confirm the dematerialization of shares to the DP. Once this is done, a credit in the holding of shares will reflect in the investor's account electronically
- This cycle takes about 15 to 30 days from the submission of dematerialization request
- Dematerialization is possible only with a Demat account,therefore it is essential to learn how to open a Demat account to understand dematerialization
Purchasing dematerialised securities:
Step 1: Choose a broker who can facilitate the purchase of the securities
Step 2: Make a payment to the broker who will then arrange for the payment to the clearing corporation on the pay-in day
Step 3: The securities are credited to the broker's clearing account on the pay-out day
Step 4: The broker will give instructions to its Depository Participant (DP) to debit the clearing account and credit the same to your account
Step 5: The depository will then confirm the dematerialization of shares to the DP. Once this is done, a credit in the holding of shares will reflect in the investor's account electronically.
Step 6: You will receive shares into your account. In order to receive the credit, you will need to give 'Receipt Instructions' to the DP if you did not give standing instructions during the opening of your account
Selling dematerialised securities:
Step 1: Choose a broker and sell the securities in a stock exchange linked to the NSDL (National Securities Depository Limited)
Step 2: The Depository Participant (DP) needs to be instructed to debit your account with the number of securities sold and credit the broker's clearing account
Step 3: You need to send the delivery instruction to your Depository Participant (DP) using the delivery instruction slips
Step 4: Once the request is approved, the share certificates in the physical form will be destroyed and a confirmation of dematerialization will be sent to the depository
Step 5: The broker will give instructions to its DP for delivery to the clearing corporation before the
pay-in day
Step 6: You will receive the payment from the broker for the sale of your securities
Why was dematerialization needed?
- Handling of paperwork related to shares in the physical format often led to errors and unforeseen mishaps in the past
- Tracking records and share documents with respect to transfer and upkeep transactions was difficult
- The authorities in charge of updating these documents could not keep up with the increasing volume of share papers, which, if left unchecked, could cripple the financial base of the Indian share market and associated businesses
Benefits of dematerialization
There is a wide range of benefits of dematerialisation of securities. Some of them are as follows:
- You can conveniently manage your shares and transactions from anywhere
- Stamp duty is not levied on your electronic securities
- Holding charges levied are nominal
- Risks involved with physical securities such as theft, loss, forgery or damage are eliminated
- You can buy securities in odd lots and buy a single security
- Due to the elimination of paperwork, the time required for completing a
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Uwharrie National Forest
Uwharrie Off Road Vehicle
Located off Forest Road 576, the ORV system offers a variety of topography and scenery. All trails are designated for all ORVs except a small portion of the Dickey Bell trail located west of SR 6584, which is suitable only for use by ATVs or motorcycles. Stay on the trail system to help prevent soil erosion and creek sedimentation. Forest roads can be used as trail connectors, but only if the vehicle in operation is STREET LEGAL, meaning full licensing and registration. Persons violating these regulations will be fined according to the law. The Daniel Trail is EXTREMELY DIFICULT, and only experienced, highly skilled operators should attempt this trail.
ORV Trail Fees
- $5.00 per day per vehicle
- $30.00 per vehicle Annual Pass
(Available at District Ranger Office)
Uwharrie Trail
/ Dutchmans Creek Trail
The Uwharrie Trail at the NC 24/27 parking lot, located approximately 9 miles west of Troy. The trail runs north for 20.5 miles to SR 1306, crossing SR 1146, Highway 109 and SR 1134. The Dutchmans Creek Trail also starts at the NC 24/27 trailhead, and runs north for 9.5 miles, intersecting the Uwharrie Trail to form a figure eight. Camping is allowed anywhere along the trails except for trailheads, wildlife fields, or within 200 feet of the trail or creeks. There are three camping areas along the trail system: Wood Run Camp, Yates Place Camp, and West Morris Mountain Camp. Both the Uwharrie and Dutchmans Creek trails are rated as more difficult.
Creek Nature Trail
The Densons Creek Nature Trail is an interpretive trail located behind the District Ranger Office, 2 miles east of Troy on NC 24/27. The trail includes two loops: a short loop of 1 mile and a long loop of 2.2 miles that circles around Densons Creek. The long loop has numbered posts denoting points of interest, with a trail key available at the District Ranger Office.
Lake Trail
Located adjacent to the Cove Boat Ramp and Picnic Area, the Badin Lake Trail is comprised of a 5.6 mile long loop and a 2.5 mile short loop, both of which skirt the shoreline of Badin Lake. Follow the signs from NC 109 north to the Badin Lake recreation area, then follow the signs to Cove Boat Ramp at the end of Forest Road 597B. The long loop passes through Arrowhead Campground, Badin Lake Campground, Kings Mountain Point, and can be accessed from the Badin Lake Group Camp via connector trail. Both loops are rated as easy.
Run Mountain Bike Trail System
Located 10 miles west of Troy on NC 24/27, the Wood Run Mountain Bike Trail system is composed of the 7.7 mile Supertree Loop, the 8.9 mile Keyauwee Loop, with Wood Run Road leading from the trailhead to the beginning of the trails. The trails consist of single track, old logging roads, and constructed trail. Supertree is rated easy, while Keyauwee is rated more difficult.
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A Prisoner No More Thanks in Part to Medill Justice Project
Daycare provider released after Northwestern undergrads investigate her case
EVANSTON, Ill. --- After nearly a decade in prison, Jennifer Del Prete -- accused and convicted of shaking an infant in her care to death -- walked out of Illinois' Logan Correctional Center yesterday (April 30). The ruling by a U.S. District Court Judge was prompted, in part, by a letter discovered by Northwestern University undergraduates working with the Medill Justice Project.
"Our students have the capacity to do life-changing journalism," said Alec Klein, director of the Medill Justice Project (MJP) and professor at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Del Prete was not due to be released on parole until 2025.
In the 2003 letter discovered by Klein's students, a police detective wrote that the pathologist performing the infant's autopsy had serious doubts that Del Prete had violently shaken the infant in what is known as shaken-baby syndrome. The letter was never provided to Del Prete or her attorneys at the time of the trial.
Del Prete has consistently maintained her innocence. Yesterday, she was greeted by relatives outside the correctional center and headed directly to a Cracker Barrel restaurant, where she dined on her first steak since 2005. It could take years for the courts to address her claims of innocence.
Northwestern's Medill Justice Project -- which recently received an award from Investigative Reporters and Editors for its shaken baby syndrome work -- began investigating potential miscarriage of justice cases involving the syndrome since 2012. It has created a national database of such cases and a documentary on the issue.
For more information, photos and a video about Del Prete's release, visit the Medill Justice Project website.


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About Us
DLS (Drycleaning and Laundry Services) was founded in 1972 by Ian Greenhill and is based in Dalkeith, approximately 6 miles from Edinburgh, a long established local company.
In 1997 Mr Greenhill was joined by his son-in-law, Lee Groves and one year later by his daughter, Lorraine Groves. Lorraine and Lee took over the business in 2018 and are responsible for keeping Mr Greenhill's legacy going within the company.
DLS have been providing the highest quality of sales and service for commercial laundry, dry cleaning, wet cleaning and finishing equipment for nearly 50 years.
DLS is proud to be one of the biggest commercial laundry equipment providers in Scotland.
All our engineers are Gas Safe registered and fully trained, so you can be assured that with DLS, you are in safe hands.


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After purchase of the Support-Ticket we will get in touch with you to schedule an appointment. Appointments can be arranged only during our regular business hours. The local times as well as the holiday regulations at our place of business are decisive.
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SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 233 by Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, passed the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee on Monday by a vote of 9-0.
AB 233 will provide a tax deduction to allow individuals to deduct up to $100 in adoption fees for animals adopted from local government and non-profit animal shelters.
It is estimated that 800,000 dogs and cats are abandoned every year, often leaving local governments to foot the bill for taking care of the animals in local shelters. Shelter operating costs have risen to over $250 million statewide due, in large part, to animals that have been abandoned by people who have walked away from their homes.
"I worked hard with the members and staff of the committee to make this a bill that everyone could support," Smyth said. "There is a serious crisis in our animal shelters that is costing taxpayers a quarter of a billion dollars every year, and AB 233 gives us an opportunity to relieve some of those cost pressures."
The deduction created under AB 233 would be available starting Jan. 1, 2010, and would be in effect for five years. The cost of the deduction would be offset by a voluntary contribution fund included on income tax forms.
"This bill addresses the problem in California's animal shelters while remaining mindful of the current fiscal crisis," Smyth added.
"The bill isn't creating a huge tax break, but it brings attention to the issue and provides a small incentive for people to consider adoption when they are looking for a pet."
AB 233 now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, where it will be heard later this month.


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We love Martha's Vineyard! So much so that we bought a house on the outskirts of Edgartown 10 years ago.
Along the years, we have had many friends and family visit. We've had lots of people ask us for advice on what to do. This website is a compilation of all those answers. As such, it is suitable for families, solo travellers, couples, beach lovers and outdoor activity enthusiasts.
For a small island, there is plenty to do on Martha's Vineyard! As a travel-long family, we are not exactly homebodies. Yet, we look forward to those two months of the year that we can return to this magical place we are lucky enough to call our summer home.
We hope you love your time on Martha's Vineyard as much as we do!


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See here is the thing with me and winter… we kind of share a love and hate relationship. I love winter because I can wear tons of cloths and hide my tons of layers of fat but on the other hand I hate winter because even if I apply tons n tons of moisturizer my skin still feel dry and dead and BAD! Then again I love winter as it's season of festivity and holidays but yet again I dread the shopping and the planning and the decorating and the never-ending to-do list… (OK I really not dread shopping! And my dear hubby if you are reading this, which I am sure you are; you need to pitch in with the rest!!).
So the list goes on and on but honestly with all being said I ADORE this time of the year, the shorter days, the long nights, fireplace, just being lazy and cozy whenever we get a chance… Yes I do have a special relationship with winter!
But the thing I most love about this time of the year is the food…. the deliciousness wrapped with the blanket of comfort and warmth. From cookies to curries and soups to stew, every recipes scream Love and "Bikini Season is Over"! So today lets start our morning with a cozy and comforting "Pancake and Egg Rolls"
This is such a delicious way to start your day, savory Asian style "Green Onion Pancakes" recipe you can find here layer with a simple omelet and rolled. It may feel like a not-so-easy recipe but trust me it is a breeze to make. I personally make my pancake dough in the night and then in the morning I am good to go.
You can always add a little meat or veggies in your roll too but I really enjoy it simple with a hot sauce.
So my lovelies, celebrate and enjoy while the season is here… we will take care of our waistline once the spring starts to knock on our door.
- Green Onion Pancakes (recipe- Green Onion Pancake ) – 4
- Eggs – 1-2 per person
- Salt and pepper as per taste
- Oil for frying the omelets
- Hot sauce (or any dipping sauce as per liking) – 4
- Eggs – 1-2 per person
- Salt and pepper as per taste
- Oil for frying the omelets
- Hot sauce (or any dipping sauce as per liking)
- Make 4 pancakes with the recipe here - recipe . Set aside.
- In a clean bowl add 1-2 eggs, salt and pepper and beat with a help of fork until frothy.
- Heat oil in a nonstick pan, pour the egg mixture and fry until brown and crispy on one side -12 minute and then flip and fry until the other side gets done too about 1 minute.
- Take a scallion pancake and put the omelet on it, gently roll the pancake layered with omelet and cut the roll into 2-3 sections for making it easy to eat.
- Repeat until all the omelets are done and pancake rolls are made.
- Serve immediately with dipping sauce of choice.