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Visions in prayer are normally temptations from the devil aimed at reinforcing our pride.
I once had the experience of praying for something I wanted to do, but was advised not to do so by my spiritual advisor. A friend suggested I go to a certain place where there were relics of a Saint and to pray to her. This I did every day for a week. Nothing happened in the first few days. But I continued to visit trying harder to gain the advice from the Saint. Then on the last day I was to be there, I saw her hand move and point to the Church. I then interpreted this on my own as an answer to do what I wanted to do. Little did I know that this was only the action of my pride working in me. It was a forced vision.
Here is a response by Elder Macarius to a similar situation:
You were several times visited by the illusion that as you looked at the icons they changed, until one day rosy rings, detaching themselves from the icon of our Lady, entered your heart bringing with them the firm conviction that you had been granted the pardon of your sins. On the authority of the Fathers, I can assure you that the moment you accepted this as a revelation, and ascribed a moral value to the experience, you fell into the clutches of the devil.The visions we have in prayer or in our dreams can be very misleading when we still suffer from pride. Only with the gift of discernment, which comes with humility and God's grace, can we ascribe with any certainty spiritual meaning to visions. This is why a spiritual guide is so important, because we will surely face many illusions aimed to mislead us to reinforce our condition of pride.
The more you advance spiritually the greater the temptations you will face.
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Thick tuna stakes are cubed then marinated in a honey lime fish sauce for an hour. They are stir fried with fresh tomato, spring onion and a diced red chilli.
Used different ingredients. Really really good -way better than it looks like it's gonna be!! And I even used cheap canned tuna! I also added a touch more honey to the dressing, a bit of chilli paste, some frozen peas, cashews and served over mixed greens. Yummy, inexpensive and healthy!! - 29 Sep 2008
very simple to make and good (and colourful) to eat even if the sauce smells kinda funny while cooking - 29 Sep 2008
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Fri, 23 December 2016
Host Dave Robertson's first guest is Jim Gilmore, Co-Founder of Strategic Horizons, a thinking studio dedicated to helping businesses conceive and design new ways of adding value to their economic offerings. He's also the author of many books including the latest, "Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills."
In the second half of the show Dave talks to Carla Diana, author, designer and faculty member in the Integrated Product Design program at the University of Pennsylvania.
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What's new for 2019 - Student Workbook for RHC & FQHC - will be passed out in class.
Who is the class for: This class is specifically designed for clinical personnel (MD, DO, NP, PA, RN), coders, billers, EHR professionals, facility and financial managers that work in RHCs, FQHCs and look-alikes to encourage building a shared foundation of knowledge. We will provide action Items and how to "get results" by working together through hands-on practice.
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Day 1 – Training and Hands-on Exercises
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One former Jacksonville Suns' misfortune turned into a current Suns player's good fortune.
Outfielder Marcell Ozuna received a phone call in the early morning hours on Tuesday with the news that he was being promoted to the parent club, Miami Marlins. Ozuna will take the roster spot of former Suns outfielder Giancarlo Stanton who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Stanton was injured when sprinting to first base on a ground ball in the 10th inning of the Marlins 5-3 win over the Mets in 15 innings on Monday.
One reason why Ozuna received the call to the major leagues instead of an outfielder at the Marlins' Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans is that Ozuna was already on the 40-man Marlins roster. Had Miami brought on a player that was not a member of the 40-man roster, the Marlins would have been forced to remove a player from their roster.
Ozuna played in just 10 games with the Suns, joining the team on April 19 after starting the season on the disabled list (broken wrist). But it was a productive 10-game stretch with the Suns as he hit at a .333 clip (14-for-42) and clubbed five home runs, a triple and three doubles. He also drove in 15 runs during the pair of five-game series with Chattanooga and Mobile. On Monday, the Southern League office announced that Ozuna had been named player of the week for his performance the previous seven days.
Earlier in the week, Ozuna was asked about his desire to get to the major leagues.
"That's always been my goal, to play in the majors with the Marlins," he said. "I don't know when it will happen or if it will happen, but I'm going to work hard every day here to try and become a better player. Hopefully one day I'll make it there."
Larry Beinfest, Marlins president of baseball operations, got a look at Ozuna during the Chattanooga series. Beinfest along with Jeff Conine, a special assistant to Marlins president David Samson, and Marty Scott, vice president of Player Development, were all in Jacksonville for two days last week to observe Ozuna and a number of other highly-touted Marlins prospects.
Baseball America has 10 players listed among the organization's top 30 players who were or will be assigned to the Suns this year. One player, pitcher Brian Flynn, has already been promoted to New Orleans, while another player, Jake Marisnick (ranked No. 4) has been on the disabled list thus far. But last week he was moved to the active list and is getting in some rehab games with Class-A Jupiter before he joins the Suns, possibly by the end of this week.
Ozuna was ranked No. 5 by Baseball America. He can play any of the three outfield spots, but will take Stanton's spot in right field.
Instead of leaving with the Suns on the team bus to Jackson, Tenn., Tuesday afternoon, Ozuna caught a flight to Miami. He was expected to be in the Marlins starting lineup for their game against the Mets Tuesday night.
In another move by the Marlins on Tuesday, they recalled former Suns starting pitcher Brad Hand from Triple-A New Orleans. Hand was the Suns' most effective pitcher the first half of the 2011 season (11-4 record) before he was promoted to the Marlins. He struggled there however with a 1-8 mark, 4.20 ERA in 12 starts with Miami. Hand appeared in one game with Miami in 2012, getting roughed up for seven runs in 3 2/3 innings. He'll join the Marlins bullpen which needs a fresh arm after the team used seven pitcher in Monday's extra inning game.
Suns announce essay winners
The Suns announced the winners for the first annual Suns Essay Contest, held over the past few months with Duval County Public Schools. All Duval County fourth, eighth and 10th grade students were asked to write a 300-500 word essay on their personal hero. The winners are:
� Christopher Newton, a fourth-grader from Parkwood Heights Elementary, who wrote his essay on his personal hero, his mom.
� Hannah Shah, an eighth -grader from James Weldon Johnson Middle School, who wrote about veterans and her appreciation for them.
� Mariah Bryant, a 10th-grader at Englewood High School, who wrote about her grandfather.
All three winners will be recognized on Bragan Field before a Suns game during the 2013 season.


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We watched Crazy Heart last night. This won an Oscar for Jeff Bridges a couple of years ago as well as one for T-Bone Burnett for best song.
The story is an old one. C & W songwriter becomes famous, gets a lot of money, squanders it on cheap whiskey and loose women, is reduced to performing in bowling alleys, is redeemed by a good woman, goes back to writing songs, blows it, gets himself clean again, but the woman won't take him back.
The story is hackneyed and the appearance of Robert Duvall reminds us that he made a similar film several years ago. This is one that definitely needs the subtitles since the speech in unintelligible. Perhaps that's just as well since the language that one can hear is foul. On the other hand you get the impression of the story without the actual words.
Still I enjoyed the music. Advice? Don't bother with the film, get the CD.


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Pharmacogenomics of Sulfonylureas Response in Relation to rs7754840 Polymorphisms in Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Regulatory Subunit-associated Protein 1-like (CDKAL1) Gene in Iranian Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Goljahan Soltani1, Zahra Hatefi1, Ahmad Reza Salehi1, Sharifeh Khosravi1, Moosa Rahimi Ghiasi1, Keimer Teke2, Ashraf Aminorroaya3, Rasoul Salehi1
1 Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran2 Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization Research Centre, Tehran, Iran3 Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Correspondence Address:Prof. Rasoul SalehiDepartment of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan IranSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck1DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_144_17
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_144_17
Background: Sulfonylureas are important drugs of choice for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is suggested that differential response to sulfonylureas from T2DM patients is under influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms in some of the target genes. In spite of favorable therapeutic effects, sulfonylureas are associated with some adverse side effects such as microvascular complications and stroke, especially in older patients. Therefore, for T2DM patients who are getting less benefit, sulfonylureas should be avoided. Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 1-like (CDKAL1) gene variation is reported to be associated with sulfonylureas effectiveness. Due to the inconsistency of available data regarding association of rs7754840 in CDKAL1 gene with sulfonylureas response in T2DM patients, the present study is conducted. Materials and Methods: Fifty-one diabetic patients sensitive to sulfonylureas and 51 patients resistant to sulfonylureas treatment were recruited to this study. After extraction of DNA from patients' peripheral blood samples, rs7754840 single-nucleotide polymorphism was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay using MaeII (Tail) restriction enzyme. Results: Frequency of G allele in resistant group was more than sensitive group (71, 6% vs. 57, 8%). Regression analysis was shown significant association between GG genotype and higher risk of resistance to sulfonylureas treatment (odds ratio = 2.250 [95% confidential intervals: 1.010–5.012]; P = 0.046). Conclusion: Our data confirmed that genotypes of rs7754840 are significantly associated with sulfonylureas treatment response. rs7754840 in CDKAL1 gene in combination with other clinicopathological findings would help to move towards personalized therapy of T2DM patients.
Keywords: Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit-associated protein 1-like, glycemic control, single nucleotide polymorphism, sulfonylureas, type 2 diabetes


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Whether you were the one blindsided or the one who opted out, a breakup can be difficult for both partners. The range of subsequent emotions -- anger, sadness and loneliness, to name a few -- are all part of the grieving process. You may struggle to accept that everything you had planned together is not going to happen. Even independence can feel strange because you used to be "the better half." Coming to terms with your breakup is a challenge, but there are things you can do to recover.
Understand that your feelings are normal. You need to accept that it is likely to be a while before you are completely back to yourself. Breaking up from a serious relationship takes some getting used to, whether you instigated the split or not. It is natural for you to feel angry and confused, as is playing the breakup over and over in your mind, according to the Helpguide website.
Try not to dwell on why your relationship ended. What's done is done. Concentrate energies on moving on, instead of thinking about what you could have done differently in the past, think about how you will do better in the future. Dwelling on your ex is counterproductive, as is obsessing about what went wrong or who did something wrong, advises the MSN Lifestyle website.
Turn to positive-thinking family members and friends you trust for emotional support and understanding. Breakups can leave people feeling negative about themselves so spending time with people who love you should help improve your mood. You can also be honest with family and friends. There's, no need to hold back or pretend your fine. Talk to them, no matter how silly or stupid something sounds, get it all off your chest. It will make you feel better.
Make new friends and meet new people by taking up a hobby, joining a class or putting your name down for volunteer work, says the Helpguide website. Unfortunately, a breakup may not just see you lose a partner. A loss of friends is also common. Making new friends gives you a fresh start and something else to focus on other than the breakup. New friends and interests will also leave you with less time to think about your ex.
Make sure you look after yourself, both physically and emotionally. Eating healthy food and exercising regularly can help lift your mood. Skipping meals and being inactive is an invitation for depression to set in. Looking after yourself can improve how you feel, which in turn increases your confidence.
Learn from your experience but do not let it mark your future. Gradually, as time passes, you will begin to feel better about your relationship ending and may even see the positives of it. You could even end up on amicable terms with your ex. Remember the positives from the breakup, such as learning you can cope on your own and knowing now you are a strong person. You do not want to carry any negativity into new relationships or tar future partners with the same brush.
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- Do not be afraid to cry, scream, shout or whatever it takes to get your emotion out, recommends the Willis-Knighton Health System website.
- Do not run head long into a new relationship, you will need time on your own to get over this relationship before you are emotionally ready for another one. While rebound relationships may do wonders for your confidence, they do little for your reputation.
- Avoid turning to alcohol or drugs in order to numb the pain you are feeling. These are temporary fixes and do nothing but leave you with a possible dependency.


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Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday, and humbly said he thought it was a mistake.
I thought it was a mistake too, as I was sure it was my year!
Self-Parody Explanation
I thought about including this explanation before, or a self-parody warning, but thought I'd tell the joke first, as it would otherwise spoil it. I didn't really think I was in with a chance of winning it… but do think I'm capable of deserving it, even if I don't now.
I made that point in XaW Files (8:15), when adding to Richard Flanagan's thoughts on how writing empties you in an Imagine documentary, after he'd won the Man Booker Prize; he'd said there was no why, there just was:
Moreover, I have also felt the same as Flanagan: that each book written and published, or even poem or philosophical thought, diminishes you.
With the benefit of time, I think the reason I think that is that the writer is sharing themselves with the world, so that their thoughts and experiences are not all theirs anymore; your mind life is scattered all over the pages and world. This can be good and bad for your psyche and soul, hypothetically, releasing negativity and sharing positivity.
Our books from life experience are also material evidence of time elapsed. We can write a limited amount from personal experience in our finite time. Each book tells the story of a part of our lives that has passed. It has been lived and written.
In childhood and youth we look forward, with our minds and lives to fill with experiences, knowledge and memories. Writing about them is evidence that some have been found and achieved. However, it also shows that your life is not as full as it once was. You have already lived some of your life, and the hard evidence is on your written page; unavoidable evidence that your time in this life has diminished.'
Funnily enough, a quote featured in the FundsForWriters newsletter this week has a similar theme:
Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.
~American Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher Pema Chödrön
Parody and Satire Critical Theory High Cost Writing
I think critical writing can be the most costly, and especially self-analysis, self-parody and self-satire; as I try to do, in part so I think I am justified in criticising, parodying and satirising others.
I thought about writing freely that I thought there was a second mistake when they said Kazuo Ishiguro is an Englishman, but now only write it as an example of how I think it is beyond the political correctness line.
Japanese and Jewish (I'm not Either! – self-parody exclamation!!)
As the U.K. left make the 'racist' mistake of thinking they can say what they want about Jewish people (not that I'm Jewish!) because they are stereotypically whitish and westernish, the Japanese might seem similarly open to 'free' parody, but I know differently.
I know that my parody probably makes it even more unlikely that I won't win any awards, or get a big publishing deal, but I continue to do it, because it's what I want to write, and would rather write freely and poorly than censored and richly.
Mainly because I just wanted to, but also to show that I'm not bitter or jealous, except for self-parody comedy reasons seen above, I've started reading Ishiguro's The Buried Giant book. It's not his most famous work, but it was available, and sounds interesting with a British pagan history timeframe, and a protagonist called Axl (Axl Rose being the lead singer of Guns N' Roses, the band I named my first book after!).
The Guns N' Roses Worker-Traveller, XaW Files: Beyond Humanity and my other great coffilosophical (not the first coffilosopher, but the first to name myself such, as far as I know) books are available on Amazon:


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Day 2 of the convention started much like the previous 4 days we had stayed at the Cresta Lodge – by going downstairs to enjoy the full breakfast, which is included in the price of your room.
Before we get to that, a side note – Zimbabwe is not cheap. If you want to have top quality food and lodging for an affordable price, South Africa is where you want to be. Seriously. South Africa is so affordable. I don't think there's any place I've ever been where you get so much bang for your buck. We stayed in the heart of one of the trendiest parts of Cape Town in a fantastic B&B with great breakfasts for about $70 per night. Top-notch dinners with drinks were $35 for both of us.


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Daniel & Erica were married last November. Their ceremony was held at St. Giles Catholic Church followed by a quick stop in Oak Park for some Relaxed Portraits. We then headed over to the Westin Hotel in Lombard for the reception.
Please check out a few of my favorite photos and a slideshow.
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Hair: Christina Cantore
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Flowers: Natural Beauties Floral
DJ: Joe Nardi
Cake: Oakmill Bakery
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The City's contractor, Quigg Brothers Construction, has been busy with the Ancich Park and Netshed Rehabilitation Project. The netshed has been placed back on the reconstructed Ancich Pier. Siding of the Ancich netshed is mostly complete and approximately 50% of the original siding and framing timbers were re-used. The new corten steel roof is on the netshed, and the normal rusting process (turning red) has begun.
Construction the Ancich and Jerkovich Piers continues to go well. Timber decking installation is complete. The Jerkovich Pier catwalk is installed.
Construction of the boat storage building is underway. Most of the structural work is complete and the majority of the work is now taking place inside the building and on the roof.
The project continues to operate within the originally approved budget.
Pedestrian Detour Route
Quigg has closed the parking stalls and sidewalk directly adjacent to the site for the duration of the project. Pedestrian foot traffic is no longer permitted to use the sidewalk directly in front of the site. However, a pedestrian detour is established. The pedestrian route shifts foot traffic from the sidewalk on the north side of Harborview Drive to the sidewalk on the south side of Harborview drive, from Harborview/Stinson to Harborview/Novak. There are established pedestrian crossings in both locations. A temporary rectangular rapid flashing beacon (RRFB) is installed at the Harborview/Stinson crosswalk.
Harborview Drive Impacts
Harborview Drive will be operating as a two-lane, two-direction street for the foreseeable future. However, please use caution as trucks are currently entering/leaving the site hauling excavation material. There will be access to all businesses and residents for the duration of the project.
Ancich sidewalk improvement and associated frontage improvement construction is expected to be completed over the next month. The offsite sidewalk improvements are constructed along Harborview Drive. They begin at Novak Street and continue to Eddon Boat Park. Up to six public parking stalls along Harborview Drive are temporarily closed as the sidewalk improvements are constructed. The project timeline will be updated on the project website as information becomes available. Thank you for your patience.
Noise Impacts
Night work is not anticipated for the foreseeable future.
Remaining Work and Timelines:
August/September: Boat storage building insulation, boat storage building sheetrock, planter box walls on boat storage building roof, construction of west side retaining wall, installation of netshed doors and windows, completion of sidewalk frontage improvements.
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The City will circulate periodic updates by email. If you know someone that would be interested in receiving these email notices, please contact Maree George at email@example.com or 253-853-7553 and indicate that you wish to be added to the stakeholders list for the Ancich Waterfront Park and Netshed Restoration project.


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The Cheapest Flowers for Every Month of a Year
Fresh flowers are used for gifts, celebrations and decorating the home or office. However, purchasing fresh flowers can be expensive. The best way to find the cheapest flowers for every month of a year is to buy flowers when they are in season and widely available.
January through March
January through March is a good time to buy carnations, chrysanthemums, snapdragons, alstroemeria, daffodils and tulips. Avoid roses this time of year because of the Valentine's Day holiday, which causes the price of roses to skyrocket. Tulips are also priced higher in February, but their prices drop dramatically in March.
April through June
April and May are busy months for flower growers because so many flowers are in season. The two-week period before Mother's Day in May sees price increases for spring flowers, especially for miniature roses, orchids, snapdragons and lilies. However, bargains are still available for cornflower, chrysanthemums, carnations, alstroemeria and tulips. After Mother's Day, you can get good deals on snapdragons and lilies. In June, avoid the white flowers most often used in weddings, such as white roses, calla lilies, orchids and baby's breath.
July through September
July through September is the slower period for the floral business. Colorful summer flowers such as gladiolas and Gerber daisies are less expensive this time of year. Chrysanthemums, snapdragons, carnations and alstroemeria are cheaper than in any other time during the year. July through August is the best time to buy any type of rose because of decreased demand. This is the time of year to buy orchids of all colors. Avoid flowers that grow from bulbs, such as lilies or tulips, this time of year. If they are available, they are expensive.
October through December
October through December is a busy time for florists, but more flowers are becoming out of season, which drives up the cost. This is the one time of year when chrysanthemums, especially those with fall colors, are more expensive. However, carnations, alstroemeria and roses are still inexpensive this time of year. Any flower with fall colors of orange, red or yellow will cost more than a flower with spring colors of pale yellow, pink or blue. Greenery such as leather-leaf fern is often available at a good price because colorful seasonal foliage is in demand.
After Thanksgiving, flowers that are red or white begin to increase in price, including red roses, red chrysanthemums, white asters, lilies, snapdragons and baby's breath. Purchase flowers such as carnations, alstroemeria, daisies and lilies that are not red or white from Thanksgiving through Christmas for the best flower bargains.


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Choose a market for a good in your area that seems to be a perfectly competitive market.
Answer the following questions:
Identify the buyers and sellers as well as the goods or services.
How closely do real world conditions match the characteristics listed in the model?
Are the sellers price takers?
Do they compete using price?
Is the good in question standardized?
Is this market regulated by government in any way?
Explain the competitive environment.
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Choosing cow manure as an example of a perfectly competitive market:
1. The sellers are owners of cows, such as ranchers and dairy farmers. The buyers are growers of plants, such as vegetable farmers and recreational gardeners.
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As customers, we love it when our lives are made easy. And the opposite is also true:
We absolutely hate it when you make our lives difficult, especially when we think our request is pretty darn simple...
Like terminating my service with Direct TV.
My family and I recently moved to a new home in a nearby town. As part of the move, we decided to simplify our lives by combining telephone, TV and Internet access into a single account, with a single service provider.
When I called the customer service center at Direct TV to ask that my service be terminated as of July 1, I thought that the entire call would take no more than five minutes.
I was wrong - way wrong.
First, the representative asked me a series of questions to lead me down a path to reconsider my decision, and install Direct TV at my new home. I politely repeated my decision to terminate the service, and he then moved on to the next stage of his process - explaining the steps I'd need to go through, to return the equipment, finalize billing and the time frame involved for each. The call exceeded 28 minutes. And I thought that my request was a simple one.
I've never been through a divorce, but I suspect the process is similarly long and grueling.
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Salt to taste
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1 tsp Cumin seeds
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Psychedelic Yoga & Sound Meditation
- Tue 19th Mar 2019, 8pm – 9:45pm GMT (UTC +00:00)
- The Psychedelic Society, Mackintosh Lane, London, UK
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Psychedelic Yoga: Yoga for the preparation, navigation & integration of the psychedelic experience
The theme of this session is 'Shining light into Darkness'. During the psychedelic experience, thoughts sometimes arise that are a product of fear & anxiety and these can end up being labelled as 'dark thoughts'. Working with the breath, to relax the body and focus the mind, we are able to observe challenging thought processes with detachment and compassion. This practice can transform our level of awareness during the psychedelic experience, as we explore both the subconscious and the superconscious. Perceiving our minds in this way, can also have a profound effect on how we operate in our daily lives.
Alongside postures, breathing techniques and philosophy, there will be a guided meditation on this theme.
The session will conclude with a 40 minute sound journey, created with 38" Sun Gong, shamanic drums, Tibetan singing bowls, hangdrum, flute, harmonica, ocean drum, shanti chimes, shruti box, loop station, mantras, overtone singing & medicine songs.
Doors open at 7:45pm for a 8:00pm start. The session lasts for 1hrs 45 mins. We invite you to join us for a cup of tea & social at the end of the session.
Yoga mats & blankets are provided.
Standard tickets are £18 / Concessions are £13
Unfortunately no tickets will be available on the door.
PSYCHEDELIC YOGA FAQ's:
Why is it called Psychedelic Yoga? Psychedelic Yoga equips participants with yogic techniques to prepare the body & mind for journeys with psychedelic medicines, whilst practicing tools which can assist in the navigation & integration of those experiences.
What do I need to bring or wear? Yoga mats & blankets are provided. We recommend wearing loose fitting clothes that allow you to move and stretch during the postures.
Do I need to have done yoga or meditation before? Psychedelic Yoga is designed for all levels of ability & you don't need to have practiced either yoga or meditation previously to attend the sessions.
What is the structure of this event? Each event is unique, however a typical session of Psychedelic Yoga will include a combination of postures, breathing techniques, mudras and mantras, philosophy and readings related to psychedelics & yoga, in a supportive, fun & friendly environment. There will also be a guided meditation designed to explore the theme. Each session concludes with a 40 minute sound journey. We invite participants to stay for a cup of tea & socializing at the end of the session.
Do people take psychedelics at the events? No. Although we fully support the responsible respectful use of psychedelic medicines, these events are not designed for people to take psychedelics at. Participants report they often enter powerful enhanced states of consciousness at Infinite Spirit Sounds events, through processes combining meditation, sound, breath & deep relaxation.
Do you need to have had prior experience with psychedelics to attend the events? No. Prior knowledge, experience or interest in psychedelics is not a pre-requisite to attending these events.
About Infinite Spirit Sounds:
Psychedelic Yoga & Sound Meditation was created by Jamie & Phil from Infinite Spirit Sounds, in association with The Psychedelic Society.
The session will be led by Phil who has practised yoga and meditation since 1971. He has studied in the UK and India with the Ramakrisha Vedanta Centre, the Shivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order and the Rigpa Organisation. He has also trained in 'dream song' with the Yoga Nidra network.
Jamie is a qualified sound healer & gong practitioner, who has trained with gongmaster Sheila Whittaker, the College of Sound Healing & Jill Purce. He works with sound & meditative techniques to invoke & facilitate enhanced states of consciousness for healing.
Phil & Jamie organize regular sound healing & yoga events in London, and have worked across the U.K & in the Netherlands. You can find out more about their work, see photos from past events and get information about coming sessions @ www.facebook.com/InfiniteSpiritSounds/
They both have extensive experience working with psychedelic plant medicines. Phil & Jamie also facilitate on The Psychedelic Experience Retreats in the Netherlands organized by The Psychedelic Society.
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"I started attending Psychedelic Yoga & Sound Meditation back in October 2017 and have not missed even one since. Each month they provide a unique meditation, which is very uplifting and I thoroughly enjoy. Phil & Jamie are not only incredibly professional and knowledgeable in what they do, but also super friendly and always give you heaps of positive vibes. Keep up the good work" Teresa
"It was amazing! The best of its kind I had so far. I loved how they combined meditation, yoga, education, healing & sound in one. It was a journey. Well done guys!" Diana
"Great information, lovely yoga, and the music, gong, and sounds really helped me get into a deep relaxed state!" Scott
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June 9, 2009 - Today U.S. Marshals were with Mexican authorities when they captured a convicted child molester from Macon County who fled to a mountainous area near Vera Cruz.
Daniel Glenn Carr, 36, last known address 92 Andrea Lane, Westmoreland, TN is wanted by the Macon County Sheriff's Office for three counts of Violation of Community Supervision and one count of Violation of the Sex Offender Registry Act. Carr was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Top 10 Most Wanted list in April 22.
Carr is a known child molester who targets male and female victims between the ages of 12 and 15. He was convicted of seven counts of Statutory Rape, two counts of Rape, two counts of Attempted Rape, two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery, two counts of Sexual Battery and four counts of Attempted Sexual Battery. He has molested ten different victims according to the TBI.
Carr was released from the Macon County Jail on March 27, 2009. He did not report to his probation officer and, therefore, was not wearing a GPS device.
Carr's criminal history includes 38 counts of Statutory Rape, four counts of Rape, five counts of Attempted Rape, eight counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery, 12 counts of Sexual Battery, and four counts of Attempted Sexual Battery.
The U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force in Nashville contacted U.S. Marshals in Mexico to track down and capture Carr through the authority of the Republic of Mexico. It is believed that Carr has been in Mexico since at least April. He will remain in custody pending extradition or deportation to the United States.


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One among the many activities that the Chennai Trekking Club organizes on a regular basis, the open-water swimming camp in Ottiyambakkam has garnered an almost cult-like following in the last one year. This camp is held every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6 to 7:30 a.m., and sometimes during weekends. Accustomed to seeing beauty and utility in unlikely places, Peter Van Geit and the group make use of an abandoned quarry, which is now filled with rainwater, and turn it into a safe space for beginners/non-swimmers to improve their swimming skills.
Tharini Raj is one of the many for whom this place holds an almost spiritual significance. A postgraduate student at IIT-Madras, Tharini has been an active member of the CTC family for over a year now. She is a frequent participant in beach clean-ups, tree-walks, and cycling and trekking events. One of her biggest achievements, however, remains overcoming her fear of water and successfully completing a triathlon (a long distance race that require athletes to swim, cycle and run).
Did she know how to swim before she joined CTC, I asked. "No way. I was terrified of water; used to run away from water bodies," she said. However, always eager to push her own comfort zone, Tharini wished to conquer her fear of water. She joined the Ottiyambakkam swimming camp in March 2015. In August 2015, she not only participated in a sprint triathlon (750 m swim¬¬––20 km cycle––5 km run) organized by CTC, but managed to successfully complete it as well.
The Ottiyambakkam swimming camp was started in December 2014, with the objective of offering a chance to CTC Iron Triathlon (which usually takes place in March) aspirants to improve their swimming skills. Since then, the place has become a haven for swimmers and non-swimmers alike. Peter and other expert swimmers monitor the practice sessions and offer constructive feedback for those who attend the camp. I asked Tharini to describe one of the early-morning sessions. "Come for one of the sessions yourself and the words will flow," she said, "It's an emotion that can only be felt at Ottiyambakkam. I worship that place." A week later, in the wee hours of a Thursday morning, I found myself at Ottiyambakkam, ready to be a part of the swimming camp that I had heard so much about. As cars and bikes started lining up, the quarry was soon transformed; the safety ropes were hung in place, and floating tubes could be seen everywhere.
Everyone started descending into the quarry. The water was still and opaque. I stuck to one end, hanging onto the safety ropes, too scared to let go. I saw Tharini wading her way into the water. She was hesitant at first, sticking by the ropes for a while. But slowly she gathered momentum and confidence, and was soon swimming across the width of the quarry. I marvelled at her courage and the progress she had made over the course of past one year. From being a non-swimmer terrified of water, to being a triathlon-finisher, swimming in open water that was easily 30 meters deep, she had come a long way.
"My mind says I can swim now… which means I can do anything. One just has to overcome mental blocks," said Tharini, "It's been more of a psychological transformation for me."
At the camp, Peter and others have created an atmosphere that is safe and fun at the same time. At the session I attended, there were around 30 people in all, supporting each other, keeping an eye on the non-swimmers, shouting out words of encouragements. They cheered on the newbies, giving insights into correct techniques, and encouraging them to let go of the rope.
As I spoke to others at the camp, I learned that several of them, like Tharini, had stepped into a water body for the first time at Ottiyambakkam. Tharini speaks highly of others who come there every week, "They are lovely and funny people. I wouldn't have been able to swim now if it weren't for their constant encouragement. Their enthusiasm and willingness to help others, especially newbies like me, leaves me inspired." As I complimented Tharini on the progress she had made as a swimmer, she was quick to give credit to Peter. "I want to thank my mentor Peter for holding these sessions and for helping me conquer one of my biggest fears – water."
Does she have anything to say to those who might want to come to these sessions? "Yes, I know it is a long distance to travel and the thought of open waters is frightening. But at the end of a session, it is all worth it. It's a great way to kick off your day," she said, before adding, "Just turn up once. The dedication and enthusiasm to come for every session thereafter will follow automatically." Tharini Raj is now training to participate in the Olympic triathlon to be held in August 2016. She epitomizes the quintessential CTC member, quietly challenging themselves, braving their fears every day, and striving to become a more aware and evolved version of themselves.
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Kavya Sharma is an Editor at Oxford University Press India. Originally from Delhi, she moved to Chennai in 2014. Her interests include books, travel, nature, pop culture and non-profit initiatives.


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To help hard-pressed U.S. copper producers, suffering from a copper glut that has depressed prices to 25¢ per lb., the Government last week threw its weight behind a Senate bill that would restore copper import taxes which have been suspended (for all but nine months) since 1947. The Government's endorsement, made by Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton, was a victory for Western miners and protectionists, who have stepped up attacks on the suspension since copper began to slide badly last year. If the bill goes throughand Administration endorsement makes it almost a certainty all copper imports will be taxed at...
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Working with files in Azure Blob Storage in China
I have been working with a customer that is looking to use Azure in China (read this for more info: http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2014/03/26/microsoft-becomes-the-first-global-public-cloud-provider-in-china-with-the-general-availability-of-microsoft-azure-in-the-region.aspx). One issue we faced is that none of the available Azure Blob storage tools we tried worked with China because the DNS name for Azure Blob storage China is different than the other regions (*.blob.core.chinacloudapi.cn).
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Automatic Tube Cleaning System Market by Type (Ball, and Brush), Industry (Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Commercial Space, Hospitality), and Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World) - Global Forecast to 2023
"Automatic tube cleaning system market to exhibit significant growth potential between 2018 and 2023"
The automatic tube cleaning system market is estimated to grow from USD 104.6 million in 2018 to USD 130.5 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 4.53% between 2018 and 2023. The significance of improvement in operational efficiency of HVAC systems due to automatic tube cleaning system installation is one of the key factors driving the automatic tube cleaning system market growth. The design related faults/ limitation in some automatic tube cleaning systems restraints the growth of the market.
"Automatic tube cleaning system market for ball type is expected to grow rapidly"
Based on type, Ball-type automatic tube cleaning systems is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period as they are used in large heat exchangers in power plants, petrochemical, oil & gas plants, desalinization plants, and refining plants. Ball-type tube cleaning system is an inline tube cleaning system. Hence, there is no need to stop the operation while cleaning, unlike brush-type cleaning system.
"Power generation industry is expected to hold largest size of automatic tube cleaning system market"
The automatic tube cleaning system plays a vital role in maintaining the efficiency of the heat exchangers used in the power generation industry. The automatic tube cleaning system installations are huge, and the prices of such tube cleaning systems in power generation plants are the costliest. Power plants have to deal with an increasingly harsh environment; hence, maintaining the performance of condenser tubes that have an enormous impact on the efficiency of power generation plant is the major issue, which is resolved by the installation of ATCS as the power is generated at maximum efficiency at all times.
"APAC to be fastest-growing market for automatic tube cleaning systems during 2018–2023"
The increasing industrialization in APAC is making the region one of the potential markets for automatic tube cleaning systems. The demand for electricity is increasing in the region, and coal-fired power plants are commonly used to meet the energy demand in this region. The growing need for energy saving and improving operational efficiency in refineries and commercial spaces drives the market for automatic tube cleaning systems in APAC.
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By Company Type: Tier 1 = 25%, Tier 2 = 35%, and Tier 3 = 40%
By Designation: C-Level Executives = 55%, Directors = 30%, and Others = 15%
By Region: North America = 30%, Europe = 20%, APAC = 45%, and RoW = 5%
Key players in the market TAPROGGE (Germany), Hydroball (Singapore), Ovivo (US), WesTech (US), BEAUDREY (France), Ball Tech (Israel), Nijhuis (Netherlands), WSA (US), and Watco (Singapore) are a few companies in this market.
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The research report on the automatic tube cleaning system market covers different segments—type, industry, and geography. The market has been segmented on the basis of type into ball and brush. The automatic tube cleaning system market has been segmented on the basis of industry into power generation, oil & gas, commercial space, hospitality, and others. The report covers 4 regions—North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (RoW).
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz vol.101 suppl.1 Rio de Janeiro Oct. 2006
Comparison between morphological and staining characteristics of live and dead eggs of Schistosoma mansoni
AK SarvelI; JR KuselII; N AraújoI; PMZ CoelhoI,III; N KatzIII,1
ILaboratório de Esquistossomose, Centro de Pesquisas René-Rachou-Fiocruz, Av. Augusto de Lima 1715, 31190-002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
IIUniversity of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
IIISanta Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Schistosoma mansoni eggs are classified, according to morphological characteristics, as follows: viable mature and immature eggs; dead mature and immature eggs, shells and granulomas. The scope of this study was to compare the staining characteristics of different morphological types of eggs in the presence of fluorescent labels and vital dyes, aiming at differentiating live and dead eggs. The eggs were obtained from the intestines of infected mice, and put into saline 0.85%. The fluorescent labels were Hoechst 33258 and Acridine Orange + Ethidium Bromide and vital dyes (Trypan Blue 0.4% and Neutral Red 1%). When labelled with the probe Hoechst 33258, some immature eggs, morphologically considered viable, presented fluorescence (a staining characteristic detected only in dead eggs); mature eggs did not present fluorescence, and the other types of dead eggs, morphologically defined, showed fluorescence. As far as Acridine Orange + Ethidium Bromide are concerned, either the eggs considered to be live, or the dead ones, presented staining with green color, and only the hatched and motionless miracidium was stained with an orange color. Trypan Blue was not able to stain the eggs, considered to be dead but only dead miracidia which had emerged out of the shell. Neutral Red stained both live and dead eggs. Only the fluorescent Hoechst 33258 can be considered a useful tool for differentiation between dead and live eggs.
Key words: Schistosoma mansoni eggs - fluorescent labels - vital dyes
The pathology of the disease is mainly related to the presence of Schistosoma mansoni eggs and their excretion products in the host's tissues. The liver is the organ that shows the most important changes caused by the disease. It is possible to obtain a precise diagnosis of the disease through identification of the eggs. Females lay about 300 eggs/day, as it has been observed in infected rodents. The eggs laid are immature at the first stage, and become mature at the second, third and fourth stages, after approximately six days. When they are not discharged in the feces, they die 12 days after maturation (Prata 1957).
The oogram is generally used for obtaining microscopic counts of S. mansoni eggs, including the different evolutive stages. This method is utilized for selecting new drugs, since their activity can be determined few days after the end of treatment (Pellegrino et al. 1962).
While it is easy to distinguish live mature eggs from dead mature ones, either by the movement of the miracidium or by its flame cell, the characterization of the viability of immature eggs is very difficult.
The scope of this study was to compare the staining behavior of different stages of S. mansoni.
Preparation of eggs - The eggs were obtained from the intestines of Swiss mice (maintained at the animal house of the Research Center René-Rachou-Fiocruz), after 48-56 days of S. mansoni infection. Mice were sacrificed by cervical fracture, and the intestines were removed, washed in saline solution 0.85% and homogeneized. After homogenization of the intestines, the obtained suspension was put into a sedimentation glass, in the dark, for 1 h. The liquid portion was discarded, the sediment washed 1 ´ in physiological solution, centrifuged for 30s, and the supernatant was also discarded. Afterwards, the sediment containing eggs was placed into tubes with 1 ml saline 0.85% (Pellegrino & Katz 1968).
Criteria for classification of eggs - The eggs were classified as follows: (1) viable immature eggs (1st to 4th stages) and mature ones; (2) dead immature eggs (semitransparent, darkened, granular, and eggs with retracted embryo) and dead mature ones (calcified, eggs with disintegrating miracidium, eggs with retracted miracidium, and roughly granulated eggs); (3) shells; and (4) granulomas (Pellegrino et al. 1962).
Controls - Positive and negative controls for the experiment were performed, as well as suspension that was used with the labels and dyes. The positive control consisted of mature eggs, which were observed under optical microscopy, in order to verify if there was any movement of the miracidium, the flame cells, as well as the hatching of eggs.
The negative control were eggs after by 1-day-freezing at -20ºC. After that, the suspension with eggs was thawed and the dye was added.
Fluorescent labels - The following labels were utilized: Hoechst 33258 (bisbenzamide) (2.4 hydroxyphenil 5.4 methyl, 1 piperazine 2.5 bi H-benzymidazol), which is a hydrophilic and fluorescent probe only when bounded the DNA of cells. However, since it is hydrophilic, it can diffuse in the inner of the cells only in the presence of lesions, acting as an indicator of the membrane integrity. This probe was diluted into saline 0.85%, and 1 mg/ml of stock solution was obtained. For each 1 ml of egg suspension already tested, 10 µl probe were added. The prepared slides were kept at room temperature, for 20 min, and observed under fluorescence microscopy with reading filter 460 nm (Oliveira et al. 2006).
Acridine Orange + Ethidium Bromide are suitable labels for evaluation of cellular viability. The living cells give a green fluorescence with Acridine Orange and the dead cells give an orange fluorescence with Ethidium Bromide. A stock solution 100 ´ was prepared by dissolving 50 mg Ethidium Bromide and 15 mg of Acridine Orange into 1 ml ethanol 95% and 49 ml distilled water. This solution was distributed into Eppendorf tubes, with 1 ml each aliquot, and then were frozen. An aliquot was diluted in PBS (1x) and stocked into an amber glass at 4ºC. For each 500 µl egg suspension tested, 25 µl of the label were added. The slides prepared were observed under a fluorescence microscope with reading filter 515 nm (Parks et al. 1979).
Vital dyes - Trypan Blue 0.4% and Neutral Red 1% were used separately. Trypan Blue is able to stain only those cells considered dead. For each 500 µl of egg suspension, 10 µl was added. Neutral Red was chosen, since it was able to stain living cells, and 10 µl was also added for each 500 µl of egg suspension. The prepared slides were put aside for 5 min for penetration of dyes, and observed under an optical microscope with 100 and 400 ´ magnification.
When labelled with the fluorescent probe Hoechst 33258, a few eggs morphologically considered as viable immature (Fig. 1A, B) showed fluorescence, but others did not show fluorescence (Fig. 1C, D). The dead eggs (Fig. 1E, F) as well as miracidium outside the shells, without movement (Fig. 1G, H)) showed fluorescence. The live mature eggs, did not show fluorescence (Fig. 1I, J). In relation to Acridine Orange + Ethidium Bromide solution (Fig. 2), only the hatched and motionless miracidium (Fig. 2A, B) was stained with an orange color. Either the eggs considered to be dead (Fig. 2C, D, E, F) or the eggs considered to be alive presented staining with a green color. The live miracidium (Fig. 2G) was stained with a green color. It is worthwhile to note that eggs that were seen stained with a green color under the microscope, lost their initial color and could be seen stained with orange color, when photographed. Trypan Blue (Fig. 3) did not stain the eggs considered to be dead (Fig. 3B, C), but stained motionless miracidia out of the shell (Fig. 3A). Conversely, Neutral Red (Fig. 4) penetrated either the eggs considered to be dead (Fig. 4A) or those alive (Fig. 4C), as well as miracidia out of the shell (Fig. 4B) which were in motion or motionless (Fig. 4D).
Some eggs considered morphologically viable immature showed fluorescence, when labelled with the probe Hoechst 33258. This could be a result of the presence of lesions morphologically imperceptible under optical microscopy. The eggs morphologically classified as live mature did not show fluorescence, in contrast to the dead mature ones. Taking into account this result, the probe Hoechst 33258 may be considered a good label for membrane integrity. This kind of observation was possible only by means of fluorescence microscopy, since the conventional optical microscopy does not enable to distinguish live immature eggs from dead immature ones (Fig. 1A, B, C, D).
Acridine Orange + Ethidium Bromide were not able to distinguish between live and dead eggs, since either the live eggs or the dead ones that were expected to be stained with green and orange colors, respectively, could be seen stained with green color and only the miracidium which was dead and out of the shell presented orange staining. This was inconsistent with other evidence of viability. It is also interesting to note that the egg could be seen stained with a green color under the microscope, but when photographed it showed an orange color. Considering these results, it can be concluded that those dyes were not good labels to differentiate cellular viability in eggs.
The vital dyes used were not good tools to differentiate live and dead eggs, since Trypan Blue did not stained the eggs considered to be dead morphologically. This dye is largely used in experiments that require confirmation of viability of mammalian cells. On the other hand, it was possible to observe staining of miracidium out of the shell. This could be perhaps explained considering the larger size of the dye molecule in relation to the pore of the egg, thus impairing Trypan Blue penetration. Neutral Red stained either live and dead eggs, as well as live and dead miracidia out of the shell, and this was not expected. With the results obtained with the vital dyes used in this experiment, it can be concluded that both were not efficient in differentiating between live and dead eggs. Only, the fluorescence Hoechst 33258 can be considered a good tool for differentiation between dead and alive S. mansoni eggs.
To Prof. Symone Fulgêncio Lima, PUC/MG, and to the technicians of the Laboratory of Schistosomiasis, Aureo Almeida and Daniela Nabak, for assistance with the experiments.
Oliveira FA, Kusel JR, Ribeiro F, Coelho PMZ 2006. Responses of the surface membrane and excretory system of Schistosoma mansoni to damage to treatment with praziquantel and other biomelecules. Parasitology 132: 321-330. [ Links ]
Parks DR, Bryan VM, OI VM, OI VT, Herzenberg LA 1979. Antigen specific identification and cloning of hybridomas with a fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS). PNAS 76: 1962. [ Links ]
Prata A 1957. Biópsia Retal na Esquistossomose Mansoni. Bases e Aplicações no Diagnóstico e Tratamento, Thesis, Serviço Nacional de Educação Sanitária, Rio de Janeiro, 197 pp. [ Links ]
Pellegrino J, Katz N 1968. Experimental chemotherapy of Schistosoma mansoni. Adv Parasitol 6: 233-291. [ Links ]
Pellegrino J, Oliveira C A, Faria J, Cunha A S 1962. New approach to the screening of drugs in experimental schistosomiasis mansoni in mice. Amer J Trop Med Hyg 11: 201-215. [ Links ]
Received 25 May 2006
Accepted 26 June 2006
Financial support: Centro de Pesquisas René-Rachou-Fiocruz, CNPq
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I've been in a bit of a funk the past couple of days. Due to this that and the other thing. I'd been coping with this and that because they were of my making and procrastinating and were my fault, but the other thing, that was a different story and it knocked me a bit off kilter. I decided to wallow a bit – remember adolescence and playing the same sad record (!) over and over and over – and that's just what I did. Wallowed, made myself miserable and then really miserable. Finally I started explaining to myself why it was about time, regardless of my subjective age, to start acting like an adult when these "other things" come along and Snap Out Of It! I gave myself all the reasons, I listened and I think I might actually finally Get It.So now I feel better.
I finished a project – pictures in a couple of weeks – can't reveal just yet. It went exactly as planned from start to finish. and I'm gonna see some Penguins on Wednesday. Can't possible stay funky with Penguins in your future.


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All of us have been in the situation where we quickly need a significant amount of money. Perhaps the car has died on us. Ever been heading out on a holiday, with the car groaning under weight of the kids, their toys, the camping gear, and a long drive through a hot summer's day to the camping spot — only to have the car break down an hour after leaving home? This is not unknown.
Or maybe your daughter brings home some very happy news — she's going to get married! There's a wedding to pay for. You don't want to skimp on the celebrations, but you don't exactly have enough in savings to cover even a modest Big Day. Then, later in life, there will be expensive medical treatments you will need to undergo. The bills will come and will have to be paid — somehow.
Many legitimate calls on our income
In fact it seems that at every step there are legitimate calls on our income and bank accounts. Most of the time we are able to meet them. But every now and then we'll be caught flat-footed, or the expense will be so great that we'll need to borrow until we get back on our financial feet again.
Well the good news is that with planning, some financial advice, and careful husbanding of your income for a few months you can probably manage a loan quite easily. This is a great relief to know. Because usually the specific reason we need a loan to generate quick cash is a perfectly legitimate one. And the thought of being unable to find the money would be quite upsetting. You can get cash like this using a number of different instruments. But here we will consider secured loans.
Loans can be easy to find and safe to take up
You have heard about these. They are the loans where you approach a lender, like a bank or one of the number of excellent non-bank lenders in the community, and agree to put up something of value owned by you as a security against the loan you need. This asset is often you home, although anything of high value in which you have significant equity is just as good. So a classy boat or important paintings would be equally good security.
If you repay the loan as agreed, then everything is sweet. in fact they work beautifully for most people, but it does need to be remembered that your agreement to give up the asset if you fail to repay the loan is a serious, legal and binding agreement. So if your circumstances unexpectedly change and you suddenly cannot make the repayments — even after the lender has made concessions and been generous with repayment 'holidays' — then you will hand over the security and the lender sells it to get back his loan money.
How to know your loan will be risk-free
There is a rule of thumb that will always keep you away from this risk. It is, simply, that a secured loan is best taken out when you are not under any debt pressure — if you have no other loans and receive a steady income. You can imagine how it would be if you were pressured by other debts. If you were only just managing to meet several existing repayments for other loans, took a secured loan, and suddenly saw your financial circumstances abruptly change. That would put you under a lot of pressure.
Since people are normally unhindered by a lot of loans, secured loans are an attractive, safe option for many of us. What you need to do to meet an unexpected expense is get on the Internet and find a reliable, approachable broker who can guide you into the best deal out there and make it easy for you to get your secured loan.
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Man arrested over abusive tweets to campaigner
Police yesterday arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of harassment after Twitter abuse was aimed at feminist campaigner Caroline Criado Perez (above) and Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy.
Caroline Criado-Perez, co-founder of the Women's Room. Criado Perez faced a deluge of hostile tweets over the course of more than a day, including threats to rape and kill her, after she successfully campaigned for a woman's picture to be put on a new bank note.
Both women have complained about being sent vicious tweets on the site in the past week.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Northumbria Police arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of harassment.
"This arrest will form part of two ongoing MPS investigations relating to allegations made to police by two separate victims, who made reports of malicious communication to police on 25th and 29th July."
Ms Criado Perez (29) has said Twitter needs to "get a grip" on security, as it emerged bosses were likely to face a grilling from MPs. She said the social network was ill-equipped to handle episodes of sustained abuse and needed to work more closely with police to deal with internet trolls.
Ms Criado Perez met Twitter directors last night along with Ms Creasy, who received similar abusive messages after she offered support to the freelance journalist. "This will have been a wake-up call for Twitter," the former said.


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We're back again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles!
Today it's The Missus's Master Class and the stuff she has to take to the village hall gets bigger and bigger every time! Today there was almost no room for her to sit in the car with us and Old Two Legs would have suggested she walk up to the Village Hall but he was too scared of getting told off!
OTL was up early this morning so he could get his half an hour of sploshing around the office on the rowing machine before loading up the car. You know, he is getting better and faster, this morning he managed 973 strokes in thirty minutes, a new record for him!
Holly reckons that is 32.4 strokes a minute! If he keeps up this rate he will soon get to the magical 1000 stokes in half an hour which we know is his target and if you look at the count, that is only another stroke per minute to get to that figure!
Mr Brambles said he was joining in with the rowing by exercising his neck by watching OTL as he whizzed back and forth. On the other hand Snowflake kept her head down and carried on snoozing!
We all went out for out walk this morning and enjoyed jumping in the puddles left over from last night and we even managed to chase a rabbit or two along the path before they disappeared into the brambles.
Back home we had a super big bowl of Lambs Heart and some of OTL's beef off cuts from his curry that TM was making for him yesterday. She brews up several gallons of curry and then freezes it in meal sized portions and OTL reckons it tastes brilliant!
Come lunch time we got the command from TM to do a 'Royal Visit' to the Village Hall to say 'hello' to all our fans and a couple who said they weren't into ferrets! It was OK, Snowflake and Mr Brambles said they weren't hungry and didn't bite anyone!
Mr Brambles got a cuddle and Snowflake got stroked, I had my picture taken and even heard Archie doing his 'Sniveling' act!
Holly did a quick rush around the hall to see if there were any sandwiches left over but they all gone!
However, she did spot a Cheese Roll being eaten, so she sat down next to Margaret and did her 'Hairy Eyeball' stare and although it took about five minutes to get a result, at least she did get a result!
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Next we were off to the Sea Wall again and had a good run down there, chasing a couple of rabbits. Snowflake said she was tired and stayed in OTL's arms for the 'Outward Journey', having a snooze until we reached the sandy beach, well as near as we are going to get to sandy this end of the world!
OTL put Snowflake down and again she tried the 'Pick Me Up Daddy' bit but it was as successful as the attempt this morning!
Back home we all crashed out on the sofa, well, OTL and us doggies, the ferrets had a feed and went to sleep in their bed, all cuddled up together.
Because we had the ferrets with us today OTL didn't take the camera out with him, so you will have to forgive us today!
We'll make sure there is more pictures tomorrow, promise!
Bye bye for now,
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Late last year, in Tincher v. Omega Flex, No. 17 MAP 2013, a case currently pending in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, an experienced amicus curiae party, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, filed one of the most extraordinary applications for relief I have ever seen.
Moving after the oral argument in Tincher had already taken place, the PAJ sought to have the case reargued—and to conduct the reargument on behalf of the plaintiff-appellee—despite having no standing other than as an amicus curiae. This remarkable motion featured a frontal attack on the litigation position taken by the party that the PAJ ostensibly supported—complete with allegations of double-crossing and conflict of interest. However, even the PAJ had to admit there was no precedent for an amicus party to proceed in this fashion, writing that "counsel recognizes that there exists no precedent for reargument by amicus curiae after the original oral argument." Even though Tincher's counsel declined to respond, the PAJ's motion was swiftly denied by the court.
These recent events in the Tincher case bring to the fore the limited role of amici in appellate proceedings. The historical role of appellate amici curiae has never extended beyond issues properly raised, preserved and argued by the parties. An amicus lacks standing to proceed independently of a party, as in Schor v. Becker, 263 A.2d 324, 326 (Pa. 1970). "It is not the office of an amicus curiae to become prosecutor to put into shape objections ... in the absence of objection by some party in interest," the court held in In re Stitzel's Estate, 70 A. 749, 750 (Pa. 1908).
In Commonwealth v. Cotto, 708 A.2d 806, 808 n.2 (Pa. Super. 1998), the Superior Court emphasized: "An amicus curiae is not a party and cannot assume the functions of a party. He has no control over the litigation and no right to institute any proceedings therein; he must accept the case before the court with the issues made by the parties."
In affirming, the Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Cotto, 753 A.2d 217, 224 n.6 (Pa. 2000), agreed that "an amicus curiae is not a party and cannot raise issues that have not been preserved by the parties." Thus, an amicus curiae "has no right to institute any proceedings" during an appeal, as the court held in Mid-Atlantic Power Supply Association v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 746 A.2d 1196, 1200 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2000).
For these reasons, Pennsylvania appellate courts do not consider arguments raised by amici that "are outside the scope of [a] limited appeal," as the court held in Harsh v. Petroll, 887 A.2d 209, 216 n.16 (Pa. 2005). The appellate rule governing amicus curiae participation only allows amici to address "the questions involved" in an appeal. This rule ensures that the orderly prosecution of appeals is not disrupted by amicus-driven tangents.
One such example is Butler v. Rolling Hill Hospital, 555 A.2d 205, 207 (Pa. Super. 1989), where the court refused to consider amici curiae's novel unconstitutionality argument not advanced by the parties, inter alia, because the attorney general had not been notified, as parties must do under Pa. R.A.P. 521, when a statute's constitutionality is challenged.
Another example is Cathcart v. Keene Industrial Insulation, 471 A.2d 493, 509 (Pa. Super. 1984), which declined to entertain amicus arguments that improperly raised interlocutory issues relating to denial of summary judgment.
Nor may an amicus curiae successfully make arguments—even if also raised by a party—where the party had waived such issues at an earlier stage of the litigation. "It is settled that an amicus 'cannot raise issues that have not been preserved by the parties,'" the court held in Alliance Home of Carlisle, Pa. v. Board of Assessment Appeals, 919 A.2d 206, 221 n. 8 (Pa. 2007). Amicus parties are limited to issues "preserved or raised by the parties themselves," as the court held in Commonwealth v. Allshouse, 36 A.3d 163, 179 n.18 (Pa. 2012). Appellate courts "will not permit [an] amicus curiae to raise issues which the petitioner himself is barred from raising by failing to argue them below," the court held in Seidman v. Insurance Commissioner, 532 A.2d 917, 920 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1987). Similarly, the court in Phillips v. Cricket Lighters, 841 A.2d 1000 (Pa. 2003), declined to consider a preemption argument raised by an amicus curiae that "was not advanced in appellants' summary judgment motion."
Among the practical problems that this rule avoids is reliance by amici on non-record materials. The court in Temple University Hospital v. Healthcare Management Alternatives, 764 A.2d 587, 595 (Pa. Super. 2000), pointed out that an amicus' argument relied on non-record materials that were "not presented to the trial court." The only exception to waiver is where an amicus challenges subject-matter jurisdiction, which cannot be waived and can be raised sua sponte by courts, as in In re Petition of Bell, 152 A.2d 731, 734 (Pa. 1959), and Housing Authority v. Van Osdol, 40 A.3d 209, 213 n.5 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2012).
Conversely, parties to an action are not allowed to adopt arguments raised solely by amici. In In re Petition to Reapportion School Director Regions, 688 A.2d 1275, 1281 n.14 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1997), a party's "attempt ... in a footnote to incorporate by reference arguments raised only by the amicus curiae," was held ineffective to avoid waiver, where the party had neither included those arguments in its statement of questions presented or argued them in its brief. Allowing parties essentially to delegate issues to amici would raise many opportunities for sharp practice, from evasion of length limits for briefs to interfering with opposing parties' ability to respond to such arguments in a timely manner.
Other issues of amicus etiquette arise less frequently. Ordinarily, amici curiae only file a single brief, but can an amicus party file a reply brief? The answer appears to be yes—and no. The issue arose in White v. Conestoga Title Insurance, 982 A.2d 997 (Pa. Super. 2009), which was affirmed and reversed on other grounds, 53 A.3d 720 (Pa. 2012), where a party moved to strike an opposing amicus' reply brief as beyond what Rule 531(a) permitted. The court rejected the contention that Rule 531 "allows for only one amicus brief."
Rather, "Although Rule 531 governs the participation of amicus curiae, it does not reference the submission of reply briefs by an individual or entity not a party to the proceeding. ... The language of Rule 531 merely permits amicus curiae to file a single brief without leave from the court; it does not specifically foreclose amicus curiae from submitting a reply brief altogether."
Nonetheless, the motion to strike was granted, because a reply brief by an amicus party requires leave of court, which was never sought.
The court continued: "We conclude that the [amicus] reply brief must be stricken based on the strict application of Rule 2113(c) ... which states that only appellants may file a reply brief as a matter of right and provides that further briefs may be filed only with leave from the court. As the [amicus] neither sought nor received leave from this court ... prior to submitting his reply brief, we must therefore grant [the] application to strike the reply brief of amicus curiae."
Parties other than amicus curiae should keep Rule 2113 in mind should they wish to reply to arguments raised in an amicus filing. The court in Lausch v. UCBR, 679 A.2d 1385, 1390 (Pa. Cmwlth.1996), struck a reply brief addressing the arguments of an opposing amicus because the reply was filed without leave of court under Rule 2113(d)). However, where leave of court has been granted for a party to file a reply brief, that party's amici have also been allowed to file replies without separately seeking leave, as in Commonwealth v. Knox, 50 A.3d 749, 761 (Pa. Super. 2012), appeal granted, 68 A.3d 323 (Pa. 2013).
Another aspect of amicus etiquette is only filing when permitted. Generally, amicus procedure in Pennsylvania is less restrictive than elsewhere. Leave of court is not required of amici to appear under Rule 531(a). The preparation and filing of amicus briefs is identical to those of the parties that amici support, both as to timing and word count. However, Rule 531(a) specifically excepts petitions for allowance of appeal to the Supreme Court as appellate proceedings concerning which amicus filings are not permitted. Thus, would-be amici curiae are well advised to refrain from filing in support of or in opposition to such petitions.
Recently, even when leave has been sought, the court has usually not been willing to entertain such filings.
In Butler v. Warren, 41 A.3d 854 (Pa. 2012), the court granted review and denied leave for amicus filing. In General Refractories v. Insurance Co. of North America, 930 A.2d 1249 (Pa. 2007), the court denied leave to submit an amicus curiae brief in support of a petition for review. In Miller & Son Paving v. Board of Supervisors, 690 A.2d 711 (Pa. 1997), the court granted review and denied leave for amicus filing. But in Devlin v. City of Philadelphia, 833 A.2d 1115 (Pa. 2003), the court granted both review and leave for amicus filing.
Finally, amici curiae in cases involving large records that are being conducted pursuant to deferred record and briefing procedures should familiarize themselves with the 2011 amendment that added Pa. R.A.P. 531(a)(2). Replacing prior informal procedures, this new rule specifies that amicus filings in large-record cases must be made at the same time that the parties they support are obligated to file their advance-text briefs, whether or not amici actually utilize advance-text citations to the record. This amendment eliminated the opportunities for sandbagging opposing parties previously presented by a system that allowed amici to refrain from filing their briefs until the large-record procedure's later deadline for filing of definitive briefs.
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Start at home with a close up of your pussy as you bring yourself to climax. You don't have to capture the entire masturbation session, just pick up near the point in which you orgasm.
Just after you are finished orgasming, you get up and put on a pair of panties. After pulling them on, be sure to push them around on your pussy to gather up all of the results of your climax.
Next, your man is at the ready and you pull open the front of your panties, while standing, as he deposits a full load of cum into the front of them. You are now wearing panties filled with both of your cum .
Get dressed and set out on town (daylight hours for best lighting) telling us how hot it is to be wearing both of your loads around out in public.
The final section of the video is just a montage of clips of you out in public going about your business. It could be walking at the mall, shopping at the grocery store, browsing at a bookstore, coffee shop...everything works because the fun comes from knowing the secret that no one around you knows.
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Does it have to be masturbation? I've got a lovely idea for you that includes pussy eating instead ;)?
@TeenyGinger - I have modified the recipe to remove the wardrobe and car details as they don't add anything of consequence to the project. I also increased the bounty to $100.
I can do this but I don't have the right wardrobe or own a car!