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I was incredibly tired. Like, leaning on the railing, ready to doze off right then and there. The irritating shriek of the lady behind me telling the Indians to "hurry up and do something" likely the only thing keeping me alert and focused on the action in front of me.
I was partially willing them to do the same. Not the "hurry up and do something" mentality because I know they can't actually control if the game goes quicker or not. They can't score more runs to end it early, that's asinine to think the Indians control the length of the game in that regard. Such is in this environment though.
I was more so willing Danny Salazar to be efficient with his pitches, carve through the Detroit Tigers order with precision as he has done most of this year, get through a solid seven frames before turning it over to the bullpen, and get out of dodge with a narrow victory before 12:30 AM. They had a lead, we didn't need anymore runs, that would just add time to the game.
Then Salazar sort of unraveled, as much as a pitcher giving up two runs can unravel. A little bit of energy was taken out when Nick Castellanos deposited one over the wall to tie the game up. I'm exhausted, so I have to imagine a grand majority of the grand majority that stuck around and were attending the July 4th game against the Tigers were also. Actually, a good amount were probably still buzzing from the, buzzing.
No telling how many drinks some people had on this day. No work, an American holiday typically celebrated by drinking, followed by a two-hour "pre-game" at The Corner, with beer sales going until 10 PM because of the rain delay?
Everyone's friend in the Shaquille O'Neal Cleveland Cavaliers jersey that was shouting something incoherent definitely took full advantage. Bless his heart, hopefully he made it home okay. If you know him, please make sure he's okay. If you're him, please let me know you're okay.
Then like a jolt, Mike Napoli gave me a bit of life, at least more life than Drunk Shaq Fan would have in 10 minutes when he hits the wall. A two-run shot to reclaim the lead suddenly perked me up a bit. Despite the fact that we're now going well past two hours of when I'm normally in bed sleeping. I've been up since 6 AM, because that's my habitual clock, especially in the summer time (at least on a day off, typically I'm up earlier), been at the ballpark since 5 PM, standing, for that amount of time, plus more.
Don't get me wrong. It was amazing.
What's more amazing? The people there with me. Often, I'm analyzing my annoyances in regards to our fan base and it takes more of a negative tone more times than not. Oh don't worry, I have some qualms I need to pick out and discuss, but overall, I'm genuinely happy and proud of what's happening here. The buzz is back in Cleveland. There's an energy about the baseball team.
Maybe there's a little bit of Cavalier fever, that's certainly present and awesome for a lot of people riding the high of a championship for the city. But there's a good portion of us who aren't really riding off that high. I'm just a mere baseball fan, continuing to follow along his team as they command first place in the American League Central.
Maybe there's some fans buying into the Indians fever. Perhaps, you could call them believers, in the Cleveland Indians (doot doot doot!). First place Tribe is a thing in July of 2016, and it is an exciting time to be a fan of this team as they do some fun stuff. They sold out their first regular season non-home opener since 2014 when they last went to the playoffs (and that was in August!) and this entire week is slated to be good crowd after good crowd with tickets already gone and now going fast.
That Mike Napoli bomb, which is either still on it's way down, or burrowing a path deep under Progressive Field due to the sheer force it is exerting as it travels downward, ignited a bit of a light in not just me, but everyone. And man, there was still a lot of people there. A little shocked I was that so many fans still remained after an early arrival and a two and a half hour rain delay. With Salazar having the lead earlier, I bet many clocked out, thinking they'd seen enough. They had their replica batting practice pullover and were ready to get to bed because they had work in the morning, or were with kids who were tiring from the day.
And that's fine, I certainly can't blame them.
But here's the thing, I'm staying, man. You do you, but I don't leave baseball games. Aside from an incident earlier this year in which I almost lost two fingers to cold temperatures, I'm in it for the long haul. Work the next day be damned. I'll find sleep some other time. Plus it's baseball, I could watch it falling asleep. That's fine with me.
I was mighty proud that so many others took that stance. For whatever reason they did, I'm glad they stuck around. It's good for business, it's good for morale, and it's great for the energy. To help those players, for them to feed off that. To let them know that, hey man, it's late, but we're still here not giving up on you, so don't go giving up on us.
Come back and win this thing.
And that they did. They gave us a show and a feeling. They validated their home success in 2016 and also put to rest a weird misnomer that has sort of grown over the past few years. This team can't win a big game in front of a big crowd, and against the Tigers to boot, a team that those people often pointed to as the winner of those big games. I don't get that one at all. But, the Indians, if that is a thing for them, put that to bed. As much as those things are things, I guess.
This team is good. They're confident, they're talented, they have energy, and they have staying power. And they deserve a lot of attention and some people to help cheer them on any time they come to their home stomping grounds. And guess what, there's more games left at Progressive Field than there are not at Progressive Field for the Tribe. So perhaps it is an opportune time for us to back them as much as we can and are able to.
If that's you, great, good, I'm glad. Please keep coming. As much as I've become accustomed to navigating the concourse of Progressive Field without a myriad of people in my way, the greater good is that more fans is better, even at my inconvenience. Putting up with the throngs of people walking slowly and aimlessly to get a cheeseburger, stopping in front of you because they've spotted something on the wall that they want to look at, and the ridiculously long line just to get a plate of nachos is terribly annoying but kind of a welcomed sight. This is all a good thing. Those concession people are probably going as fast as they can. Those concourses were built to accommodate the masses.
Uh, stop staring at spots on the wall though people. Move off to the side if you aren't moving forward. Or move to the right if you are walking slow. It's like the highway dude, let people who are quicker go around you.
These are all things that I'm willing to put up with for the sake of the team winning, because that means others are coming to the park to see this baseball team. This baseball team that is winning with flare and a fun spark that feels a little magical.
We'll, stick the fan etiquette aside. If you haven't been to many games, keep coming and learn as you go. And we all enjoy a baseball game differently. But keep coming. Keep supporting.
Keep feeling that energy that feels really good when you are on the right side of things. Please don't get caught up in the 14 game win streak or that home dominance. They're not winning every game, no team does that. Don't be spoiled by things and freak out when they lose one game or go calling for a head when there's one pothole in the road. This is a long season, and even though they've built up a nice little lead in the division, just as you shouldn't freak out about one loss, you shouldn't go buy a postseason ticket.
It's not the shockwaves of Napoli's homer finally hitting earth. It's the feeling that this team is doing something special. They're not just winning, but they are inspiring confidence in what they are doing is working. This team is on track to get to that spot this year, but we've got plenty of baseball left to play. So my advice? Enjoy it. Enjoy the ride and when it comes time to buy those postseason tickets, you can most certainly do so. Don't get caught up in the slight missteps or bursts of success. Look at the bigger picture.
The pieces they have in play are the right ones. The moves they are making are propelling them forward. This is what progress feels like. This is what good progress feels like. This team is going to give you a show for the rest of the summer. This is what a good baseball team in Cleveland is capable of. Capable of bringing people on board and making them believe this is for real. If they've inspired you, again, welcome, glad to have you.
If you are still skeptical, maybe you should go down to the park and see for yourself. Or you can just tune out right now, because if you aren't convinced at the beginning of July, you probably never will be.
We're truly getting an Indian summer and it's going to be a fun ride.


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Posted by Alan Carr on July 22nd, 2014
Posted in: Announcements, E-Science, Events, Non-NLM Resources, Public Health, Translational Science
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has announced the Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21) Data Challenge 2014 competition.
The goal of the challenge is to crowdsource data analysis by independent researchers in order to develop computational models that can better predict chemical toxicity. It is designed to improve current toxicity assessment methods, which are often slow and costly. The model submission deadline is November 14, 2014. NCATS will showcase the winning models in January 2015. Registration for the challenge and more information is available on the web site.
Tox21 scientists are currently testing a library of more than 10,000 chemical compounds in NCATS's high-throughput robotic screening system. To date, the team has produced nearly 50 million data points from screening the chemical library against cell-based assays. Data generated from twelve of these assays form the basis of the 2014 challenge. For more information on the Tox21 Modeling Challenge and Tox21 Program, contact Anna Rossoshek.

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Scottish Physio Centre Helps End Migraine Hell for Patients
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
on behalf of The Edinburgh Physiotherapy Centre
Pain Free Public Relations in Scotland for Physio's Migraine Treatment
Renowned physiotherapist Kirsten Lord has won new recognition for her Scottish practices – after a pioneering migraine treatment was featured on the health pages of the Daily Record.
Kirsten owns Edinburgh Physiotherapy Centre and its sister clinic in Glasgow.
Her expert team of physios, osteopaths and massage therapists provide pain relief to people with sport injuries, chronic pain and a range of other muscular aches, joint pain and back problems.
Now here role in the new treatment for migraine sufferers has won headlines in the hugely popular Daily Record newspaper – which sells 325,000 copies in Scotland every day.
One of Kirsten's areas of particular expertise is in physio treatments for the jaw and neck – which can help releive a range of headache-related conditions.
Now she is working in partnership with medics at Edinburgh dental clinic Lubiju, who specialise in dental splints to help treat migraines.
Their joint treatment package, as features on the Daily Record, can also be found on a dedicated migraine page at the Physiotherapy Centre website.
Public relations experts at Holyrood PR work across traditional media and social media in Scotland to ensure the Physiotherapy Centre enjoys a healthy public profile.
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Bhumi Organic Cotton: Reducing customer enquiries by 50% with StarShipIT
Bhumi (meaning Mother Earth) is a luxury brand of organic cotton bedding and lifestyle products for conscious consumers. We asked Co Founder Dushyant and Ops Manager, Farley to share their inspiring story of how a small boutique store has grown into a serious eCommerce business…
How did it all get started, what's the inspiration behind it?
After spending many years travelling with a background in Health, and a Masters in International Public Health, Vinita knew that big change was needed. She had seen first-hand the disastrous health and environmental impacts of traditional cotton growing with farmer suicides, child labour, pesticide poisoning, birth defects, harmful dyes and toxic water ways. After years in the field meeting with amazing NGOs, grassroots organisations and a growing movement of organic farmers, Vinita felt it was time for positive change.
Vinita felt compelled to tackle some of the things that happen behind the scenes in the cotton industry. She and husband Dushyant also wanted to address the human aspect of cotton production – with a view to reducing and raising awareness of child labour, sweat shops and poor working conditions. A combination of her deep love for the Earth, humanity and sustainable design, led Vinita to create Bhumi Organic Cotton.
They started out by producing a basic range of organic cotton sheets and duvet covers made in Fair Trade factories, to be sold through their small boutique store in Melbourne. The pair received such great feedback on their products as well as receiving requests for other products, that they saw the need to extend their range.
In just four years, Vinita and Dushyant have built up a thriving retail business that they are rightly proud of. They now have a fantastic range of products ranging from bed linen to active wear.
How do you manage the running of your business with multi channel fulfilment?
They manage the business with a core team of three full time staff. Day to day, Vinita is responsible for looking after the product development, blog, social media, photo shoots and creative content. Dushyant looks after the sales & marketing, production and website development. Farley manages the overall operations, including storage, warehousing and fulfilment and customer experience.
There are also several staff members who run the Melbourne retail store and operate a large warehouse with a few staff dedicated to their account. They work with a team of production managers in India, who oversee QA, production and exporting all within Fair Trade facilities. The team love what they do; the positive change they are affecting through their products and they love coming to work each day knowing they are helping to make a difference.
Technology adoption
The Bhumi team use Shopify for their eCommerce store which helps them manage their inventory and links through to StarShipIT for the fulfilment side of things.
As they were a boutique store initially they weren't thinking of online sales so much – it was mid-way through their journey when they realised they needed to focus on online and look for a good eCommerce fulfilment solution.
They made the switch to StarShipIT
Before StarShipIT, they used ShipStation. The challenge they found with ShipStation is that it is a US based company and this meant that a lot of their services and postal service providers were US based. This meant that their support team were supporting technical issues for large US providers by and large.
"In terms of ShipStation's support, if you had an issue with Australia Post they couldn't give an immediate answer. Their software wasn't originally designed for Australia Post or Australian carriers so they aren't intrinsically set up to support Australian based issues."
Dushyant looked for a new shipping integration on the Shopify app store that was designed specifically for Australian and NZ couriers to support their customers across Australasia.
Dushyant knew that to reduce the wait time for support and minimise issues, they needed an integration that specialised in the specific courier services that supported these regions.
Some of the key functionality that Dushyant required in a new shipping solution included:
- Notifications: Dushyant was really keen to have this feature as one of the most common questions when a customer places an order is, "When will it arrive?" They wanted to send the customer automated shipping notifications at every stage of the parcel's journey and reduce the amount of customer enquiries.
- Branded Tracking: Customers want to know when they will receive it and like to have the control over checking the status of the order in transit. StarShipIT's branded tracking allows them this control. It has also reduced the number of enquiries and phone calls the team field by 50%.
- Order Tracking: Customers are happier knowing their order status. Farley and the team have seen a significant drop in enquiries about ETA's by as much as 50% as well as a significant drop in incorrectly delivered parcels thanks to StarShipIT's address validation. Dushyant reviewed the options available and looked for an integration that would meet all of their criteria – it needed to offer branded tracking, notifications, support Australian and New Zealand couriers and have a great support team who responded immediately.
StarShipIT ticked all the boxes so they made the switch and they haven't looked back.
What issues or hurdles did you face when you started out?
One of their biggest challenges is around the transfer of knowledge. Warehouse staff have a high turnover rate and when someone leaves, they take all their knowledge and training with them, meaning new staff need to be trained.
With the StarShipIT system, it's so much easier to train a new team member quickly – usually within a week they will be up and running, once Farley has taken them through the software and the fulfillment processes. The team finds StarShipIT really easy to use after some initial training and can then process orders very quickly.
What benefits have you seen since implementing StarShipIT for international shipping?
Because StarShipIT is one single interface, you can can choose different carriers and then compare the prices easily. You can also have multiple carriers, you can pick and choose the ones that work best for your business.
What are some of the benefits of using StarShipIT?
- We receive orders via multiple channels both through our physical store and through our website. Although it may vary depending upon product launch or promotions, generally we process and ship around 150 to 200 products a day – but if a retail promotion is running, we can have as many as 1500 orders to process in a day. Previously that volume would have taken days to get through!
- With StarShipIT it only takes seconds, not minutes to process an order.
- Life is so much easier now – both in terms of managing and training new staff as well as the fulfilment side of things. Other time saving features such as address validation has meant they get significantly less returns from shipping errors and customer enquiries have also dramatically reduced with shipping notifications replacing the need for customer's to individually contact the team for their parcel status and ETA.
- Using StarShipIT, they have been able to double the number of orders they process and dispatch per day.
What's in the future for Bhumi?
The team have a very exciting year ahead – they are investing in more new product lines, and forecasting 3 x growth this year. They will also be selling on Amazon and using Fulfilment by Amazon in addition to their retail and online stores to grow globally.
What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs?
"Always look at how your product is adding value for the customer – what problem is it solving, how can it help your customer? What differentiates your product from the rest? Finally, being willing and able to adapt as required is critical in business."
Adapt or die
Bhumi is a great example of how a traditional bricks and mortar store adapted to the move towards online shopping and have kept abreast of technological developments in order to adapt and thrive in a new environment.
"StarShipIT made fulfillment a breeze from day one! The platform is user friendly and extremely efficient…with an amazing support team if there are any questions. The system has meant we have been able to fulfill thousands of orders in fewer days resulting in happy customers." Farley Thomson, Operations Manager
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Like a lot of people in the UK I am very frustrated at the result of the EU referendum. It's not about being a sore looser or throwing the proverbial toys out of the pram just because I didn't get my way. It's because the decision to leave was largely based on a mixture of lies, a little England mentality, racism, blind reckless optimism and/or ignorance and stupidity. This referendum really mattered and some are only just realising that after the fact.
Author: Tony Cooper
New Release Of Monotone Browser And Monotone::AutomateStdio
Announcing a new release of Monotone Browser, mtn-browse, and the Perl automation library, Monotone::AutomateStdio. Changes include:
- Support for the latest Monotone software (version 1.1).
- Defect fixes to get the browser working on more modern Linux desktops and later versions of GraphViz.
For a detailed list of changes please look at the change logs (mtn-browse and Monotone::AutomateStdio).
Mtn-browse can be downloaded from SourceForge and Monotone::AutomateStdio from CPAN.
Tony Cooper.
Linux Myth Busting – A Response
Recently I stumbled across Matthew Moore's Mythbusting Linux video on YouTube. Normally I find his videos entertaining and informative. However on this occasion he got quite a few points wrong or just misunderstood. I would have commented below the video but comments were disabled. This isn't an attack on the video but rather to provide constructive and hopefully informative feedback on some of the issues raised.
Running Adobe Photoshop CS5 Under Linux
When MS-Windows XP went out of support I upgraded all of my machines to Ubuntu 14.04. Whilst most had been dual-boot, all except one now only run Linux. Two of the few things that I regularly ran under MS-Windows were the odd game and Adobe Photoshop. The games were dealt with by the one computer I left as dual-boot, but Photoshop is a tool that I use often as photography is one of my hobbies. I also wanted to use this on my Linux desktop.
Installing Ubuntu On An Asus Eee 901 PC
I have an Asus Eee PC that had the old Ubuntu Easy Peasy Eee remix on it (I think it was based on 8.04 LTS release). Anyway the software on it was ancient and rather than throw it out I thought I'd install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and try running the Unity desktop on it.
So what? You may ask. The model of Eee PC that I have is the 901. For those that don't know; it comes with two SSDs, one fast 4GiB device (that is supposed to hold the operating system) and a slower 16GiB device for user data. See the problem? Yes 4GiB is very small for a modern OS and you don't really want it running on the slower, larger device.
Well I succeeded and I am writing this blog post on the newly set up Asus Eee PC.
Tarnished Car Headlamps
The old style glass car headlamps were marvellous. They were tough and sturdy in construction and hardly ever went wrong. However, as is so often the case these days, glass headlamps have been replaced by cheaper plastic ones. Initially they look just as good but after several years they start to tarnish and go cloudy.
The Curse Of Shaky Cameras And 3D Movies
I have heard it said that directors like using shaky camera shots for action scenes as it makes it more real or exciting. However no one is fooled by this. In the cheaper films you can still see the vehicles travelling at ten miles an hour in the car chase sequence, and in the bigger budget films it just serves to distract from what would otherwise be good special effects.


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Today we 53 students in class. A young couple came and visited to see about staying and interning at Vision for some time. There was a lot questions that was asked in the beginning.
- How long should it be between someone getting saved and baptized
- Forgiving others
- Giving an Invitation
- Chartering/Organizing a church
- Lawyer for problems
- Buy for church on field
- Setting aside money for more churches
I am excited about what God is doing in lives of these men and women as they seek how they can fulfill the Great Commission in Our Generation.


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iTunes ...
A1 - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)
A2 - Wait Until After Dark (From "Wait Until After Dark") -
A3 - Talk To The Animals (From "Doctor Dolittle")
A4 - Live For Life (Vivre Pour Vivre) (From "Live For Life")
A5 - The Look Of Love (From "Casino Royale")
A6 - Shiny Stockings
B1 - Up, Up And Away
B2 - A Man And A Woman
B3 - Sunny
B4 - Barefoot In The Park (From "Barefoot In The Park")
B5 - If I Were A Rich Man (From "Fiddler On The Roof")
Label: Columbia – CS 9627
Released: 1968
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen
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Condo Aqua Vue, St Maarten. Who says you can't have it all in a condominium-style villa? If you are not certain that this is the type of accommodation for you, a visit to the Villa Aqua Vue on St. Martin is sure to change your mind. This remarkable property is not only an elegantly designed and utterly welcoming space for an island retreat, but it is part of a truly coveted community with such a long list of amenities that many find it ideal as their complete holiday destination!
Part of the new Porto Cupecoy community, it is steps from the harbor and minutes from such coveted locations as Simpson Bay. Yet, it is a wonderfully complete destination on its own. There is, as stated, the harbor directly in front of the villa, and then there are the amazing private grounds. The community is already noted for its remarkable pool area that is designed to emulate a natural lagoon and can easily fool those who do not know it is man-made! With little areas for sunbathing, lounging and strolling the gardens, it is an amazing resource. Cupecoy Beach is also within steps of the property for those who want a swim in the ocean.
The property also features an array of exclusive shops, private eateries, a salon, private gourmet grocery and amenities that include a fitness center and tennis courts.
The villa, too, has a lot to offer, including a massive, private terrace. Designed to be the ultimate al fresco living space, it features a full-sized dining room area, a large and beautifully appointed outdoor living room, and even a small sun deck. It opens into the great room, which is oriented to capture the sea breezes and lovely scenery just outside. It has high ceilings and a pale palette that is balanced beautifully by the use of wooden furnishings and cabinetry and gorgeous art. There is a living room with entertainment system, a stylish dining suite and the gourmet kitchen with the very best appliances.
The four bedrooms include three king suites and one dual twin suite. All have private baths and the master suite opens directly to the terrace. Each is equipped with a premium entertainment system and you'll appreciate the WiFi throughout.
Don't let the word condo scare you away from what will easily be one of your most luxurious properties available. The Villa Aqua Vue is a unique find and one you will wish to revisit again.
Porto Cupecoy features:
Pool, lounge chairs and umbrellas
Modern full service fitness center
Tennis courts
International boutiques and salon
24-hour security
Back-up Generator
Porto Cupecoy is in the heart of the island's 'Gold Coast' - strategically located on the French/Dutch border - adjacent to the new Blue Mall with fine shops and restaurants and minutes to the Atlantis Casino complex with many fine dining options.
PLUS the location couldn't be any better. Close to the airport; dining, shops, casino and nightlife at Maho; the island's best dining plus casino at Atlantis; the famed La Samanna Hotel and the charming French capital town of Marigot are ALL 10 - 15 minutes away!!
Comfortable, luxurious & elegant with beautiful views! Aqua Vue is a great vacation choice!
Bedroom 1: Master bedroom with a king-size bed, A/C, ceiling fan, WiFi, TV, DVD, walk-in closet, access to terrace and en-suite bathroom with bathtub, shower, double vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedrooms 2 & 3: Bedrooms with a king-size bed, A/C, ceiling fan, WiFi, TV, DVD, closet and en-suite bathroom with shower, double vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 4: Bedroom with two single beds, A/C, ceiling fan, WiFi, TV, DVD, closet and en-suite bathroom with shower, double vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Interior Access Bedrooms: 4
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A Hyundai I10 is provided. Complimentary vehicle delivery to the villa is included.
Gas, taxes and insurance are excluded. Guest is responsible for returning the car to the airport office of the rental car company at the end of the stay.
Rental car can be upgraded for an additional charge.
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The MARS Diagnostic Assessment is used to assess whether an individual has memory loss and, if so, to determine the etiology of the memory loss if possible.
Physicians should refer individuals for the MARS Diagnostic Assessment if they suspect the individual may be experiencing memory loss. Suspicion can arise from patient complaints, family complaints, or the physician's own observations. We caution physicians not to rely on a poor performance on the short screens before referral. Short screens are relatively insensitive to early stage dementia.
Detecting memory loss in its earliest stages is critical to ensure the best patient outcome.
Early detection of memory loss, similar to that of other progressive diseases like cancer, gives the patient a treatment advantage. The drugs available today for treatment of dementia slow the progression of the disease symptoms. Therefore, if one catches memory loss early, aggressive treatment can provide the patient extra quality years.
The MARS Diagnostic Assessment consists of a standardized set of the most valid and reliable assessments available for measuring the cognitive functioning of adults.
These assessments are sensitive enough to detect memory loss at its earliest stages and broad enough to allow for differential diagnoses. The MARS Diagnostic Assessment includes assessments of psychological states, such as depression, that can mimic memory disease, as well as comprehensive functional assessments of memory systems. The MARS Diagnostic Assessment includes testing and a clinical interview.
The MARS staff understands the challenges involved for older individuals with memory loss. We help our clients feel comfortable, relaxed, and at ease while they are with us.


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Twelve people have been killed in a series of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
Another 29 people were injured as a crowded restaurant, a police patrol and several other targets were hit.
Violence has fallen in Iraq since a wave of sectarian bloodshed in 2006 and 2007, but insurgents carry out frequent attacks on security forces and civilians in an attempt to undermine the Shiite-led government.
In north-west Baghdad, a parked car exploded outside a crowded restaurant in the Shiite neighbourhood of Shula, killing eight people and wounding 13, police said.
Elsewhere, a parked car blew up near the home of an adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, killing a civilian and wounding four people.
Earlier, explosions hit two adjacent homes of policemen in a Sunni neighbourhood, killing two and wounding nine people, among them three children. One of the policemen was killed and one was wounded.
A fifth attack targeted a police patrol in Baghdad, killing a policeman and wounding three officers.
Although the level of violence has dropped off sharply in recent years, deadly bombings are still common.
On April 19, bombs blew up in 10 Iraqi cities, killing 30 people.
Some argue that the ongoing political impasse has opened the door to violence. The unity government headed by Mr al-Maliki, a Shiite, has been largely paralysed since the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq late last year.
There is mounting criticism of Mr al-Maliki within the ruling coalition, amid complaints that he is shutting out Iraq's two main minorities – Kurds and Sunni Muslims – in decision-making.


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I tinkered with this recipe a bit but the ultimate results were quite good. My beans were not cooked after the recommended 7-8 hours. To fix this, I cooked them under pressure for 20. Other options include boiling on stovetop, soaking ahead, cooking longer.
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Pork Chile Verde (Slow Cooker/Pressure Cooker)
Filed under low carb, pork dishes, pressure cooker, Uncategorized
Matsutake Gohan
When in doubt, Just One Cookbook always seems to have the Japanese recipe I'm looking for. I picked up some matsutake mushrooms at the farmer's market, and was googling around for typical ways to serve it. This rice dish seemed to be a classic preparation, and I trusted JOC would have a good version. John and I both really enjoyed this – you almost steam the mushrooms in the rice cooker, which is a neat preparation. We also used the leftovers to make John's favorite chicken and rice dish (which might have been a trashy move but was delicious nonetheless).
Filed under japanese challenge, pressure cooker, rice dishes, Uncategorized, vegetarian
Welsh Rarebit
I almost didn't make these for the party because I wasn't confident in my ability to make them mostly ahead of time. But it wasn't a problem at all. Just pre-make the sauce, and then spread it on toasts and broil when it's party time. So good.
Filed under appetizers, Uncategorized, vegetarian
Actually Good Potato Salad
I've never been a potato salad fan (well, a mayo-based one), but either my tastes are changing or Smitten Kitchen can convert me to anything. Really liked this recipe, and I give credit to the pickles. Neglected to snap a pic, sadly.
Filed under Uncategorized, vegetarian
Miso-Glazed Salmon
I would have liked this recipe fine had the quality of my salmon not been subpar. Would make again with better fish.
Filed under fish dishes, japanese challenge, low carb, Uncategorized
Crispy Chicken Thighs with Schmaltzy Vinaigrette
Why yes, the word "schmaltzy" did convince me to try this Cooking Light recipe. It's a nice dish – the vegetables remind me of something we could make for Thanksgiving.
Filed under poultry, Uncategorized
Okonomiyaki-Style Omurice
I absolutely love the idea behind omurice (fried rice omelet, which I've been making with Chinese leftovers before I even knew it was a Japanese dish). But I am not a fan of ketchup, which plays into many versions of the dish. Not this okonomiyaki-influenced one, though. We adored the flavors here. My omelet was a little messy but still rather impressive, I think.
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At the beginning of the offseason, Mets OF Brandon Nimmo saw his name swirling around MLB trade rumors, but he wasn't worried one bit.
This isn't the first time it's happening.
Calling into "Mets Hot Stove," Nimmo divulged on the first time he remembers his name being out there, and how that moment shaped his mindset about the rumors.
"It seems like since I've been in the big leagues that I've been on the cusp of being traded," he told SNYs Gary Apple. "I remember back in 2016 it was like a done deal that I was being traded for Jay Bruce. And then stretch came around and it was like 'Oh, I guess I'm heading out for stretch.' It didn't end up going through about 10 minutes to the deadline.
"So seems like ever since that point, my name has always been out there, which is great. The way I like to look at it is it's a great thing that people want you and you're name's out there. But I'm still a New York Met and so that means the Mets like me even better and that's a really great thing too. So you just try and take care of the work you put in and preparation that you have."
This offseason, Nimmo's name was featured primarily in the potential trade for Marlins C J.T. Realmuto, but the Mets leaned away from dealing Nimmo, Michael Conforto, or Amed Rosario, which shows how much Mets new GM Brodie Van Wagenen values his young talent.
Unless something crazy happens, it looks like Van Wagenen is happy with Nimmo being an everyday outfielder, and rightfully so as his production would warrant that responsibility. Nimmo posted a .263/.404/.483 line with a career-high 17 homers and 47 RBI over 140 games last season -- his first full season in the big leagues.
At 25 years old, Nimmo is also under team control for another four seasons, making him a valuable asset for the Mets for years to come.


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With the 2014 NFL Draft 21 days away, there could be potential for a few surprise picks on draft night.
For months, fans have been bombarded with the highlights and hype of Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Blake Bortles and Derek Carr.
While lesser-known signal callers such as Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garapolo and Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch have also gotten some attention nationally, these quarterbacks haven't got the love from draftniks, but could possible end up having their name called on day two—and possibly day one.
- Tom Savage (Pitt) – Perhaps the fastest rising quarterback prospect in the draft, Tom Savage, the former Pitt quarterback—via Arizona and Rutgers—is seeing his stock rising sharply and may be the Ryan Tannehill of the 2014 NFL Draft. At 6'5 and 230 pounds, Savage has quality arm strength, decent mobility, completed 61 percent of his passes for 2,958 yards while throwing 21 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Depending on how well he fares in private workouts with teams in need of a quarterback such as Houston, Cleveland, Jackson, Minnesota and Oakland, don't be surprised one of them reaches for him in the first or takes him early in the second round.
- Zach Mettenberger (LSU) – Before sustaining a torn ACL, Mettenberger was on track to be a possible first round pick, as he orchestrated Cam Cameron's vertical passing attack down in Baton Rouge for the Bayou Bengals in 2013-14. For the year, Mettenberger threw for 3,082 yards, 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The 6'5 224-pounder would also complete 65 percent of his passes. 13 weeks removed from injury, Mettenberger impressed NFL scouts and GM's with a solid Pro Day. Thanks to his big arm and pock presence, Mettenberger—like the aforementioned Savage—could be a borderline first-round target or a top of the second-round steal for the right team.
- A.J. McCarron (Alabama) – Game manager, average arm or a product of a program loaded with NFL talent, A.J. McCarron is both experienced and a winner. The three-time BCS national championship-winning quarterback from Alabama, McCarron may not have Mettenberger's arm or Savage's moxie, but in the right system, could be a game manager on a veteran team loaded with talent and a potential franchise quarterback one day. After being exposed as an average quarterback in a Sugar Bowl loss to Oklahoma, McCarron's lack of NFL-level arm strength and inability to handle pressure could make him a late third to fifth round pick. Thanks to his pedigree and experience, a team could reach for him in either the second or third round.
- Aaron Murray (Georgia) – At six feet and 207 pounds, former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray has been compared to New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees. The all-time SEC leader in passing(13,166) and passing touchdowns(121) had a down year during his last season between the hedges in passing for 3,075 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. While talented, and in the midst of recovering from a late-season ACL injury, Murray would be suited as a developmental/practice squad quarterback in a pass-happy system such as New Orleans, New England or Green Bay where he can sit behind an establish veteran with the chance to become a possible starter. With a reported 12 teams interested in drafting him, Murray could be a middle of day two target.
Other notables : Brett Smith(Wyoming), Connor Shaw(South Carolina), Keith Price(Washington), Tajh Boyd(Clemson)
Robert D. Cobb Is the CEO/Founder/Senior Editor-In-Chief of the InscriberMag : Digital Magazine and a member of the PFWA(Pro Football Writers Association), please follow him on Twitter at @RC_TheInscriberMag


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September 29, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – As we have written on numerous occasions, Europe is being overwhelmed by a [yet-to-be-armed] Muslim expeditionary force intent upon colonization, claiming it in the name of Allah.
Thanks to our friends at the Gatestone Institute we now have some of the details of the huge increase in rapes, taking place in EU countries which have allowed entre to the Muslim hordes, none of which should be of surprise to regular readers of this news website
"A growing number of women and young girls housed in refugee shelters in Germany are being raped, sexually assaulted and even forced into prostitution by male asylum seekers, according to German social work organizations with first-hand knowledge of the situation.
Many of the rapes are occurring in mixed-gender shelters, where, due to a lack of space, German authorities are forcing thousands of male and female migrants to share the same sleeping areas and restroom facilities.
Conditions for women and girls at some shelters are so perilous that females are being described as "wild game" fighting off Muslim male predators. But many victims, fearing reprisals, are keeping silent, social workers say." [source, Soern Kern, Germany: Migrant Rape Epidemic, Gatestone Institute]
The MSM has been working day and night to prevent the real news about the Muslim invasion of Europe from being published, but the brutal criminality of the squatters is so omnipresent that news is leaking out despite its best efforts to contain it.[Read More]
Asleep At The Switch, Again: Obama Malfeasance Gives Taliban Historic Win
September 28, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – Under President Obama's less than watchful eyes, the Taliban – which had been decimated by his predecessor – has just reasserted itself in a major way, seizing Kunduz city, Afghanistan as well as several surrounding villages in a move that is sending shock waves through the national security community.
Kunduz is the provincial capital of the northern province of Kunduz and one of the largest in Afghanistan.
The city had been under siege [though it has been threatened for more than a year] throughout the summer and somewhat of a stalemate was thought to have been established before resistance evaporated overnight. Mr. Obama had months to provide the supplies, personnel and logistics necessary to break the siege but did absolutely nothing.
It's not as if it was a secret that Kunduz was on the verge of falling, even ex-State Department contractors were aware of the crisis, the following was penned in August by such a person, a "rule of law advisor" for the administration who had been stationed in Kunduz.[Read More]
Ahmed "Clockboy" Mohamed, Muslim Presidents And The Islamic Invasion Of The West
September 28, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – A week ago GOP Presidential Candidate Dr. Ben Carson stated his opposition to the idea of a Muslim president, responding to a question posed by Chuck Todd on NBC's Meet the Press:
"Do you believe that Islam is consistent with the Constitution?
No, I do not…I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation…"
This exchange of course enraged the leftist/multicultural elite which though claiming to be xenophilic, continues to hide in nearly all-white, gated communities where the only "people of color" are those who have just returned from three-week vacations on the beaches of Cannes.
While the Carson story continues to play out so too does the fable surrounding a Muslim high school student, Ahmed Mohamed, who caused more than a bit of commotion in Irving, Texas [a hotbed of Islamist activity ] by bringing a suspicious looking "clock" encased in a briefcase secured by a cable to school, alleging - apparently without basis - that it was a required science project.
Mohamed's teacher became alarmed after the device started beeping during class. Her sense of concern red-lined when, upon opening Mohamed's briefcase, she saw what appeared to be the electronics of a home-made bomb, an IED.
Law enforcement was called; Mohamed was taken in for questioning and subsequently released. All of this took place amidst the Hallelujah Chorus alleging that the student's brief apprehension was due to racism, Islamophobia and the evil nature of the West rather than as the direct result of the highly suspicious bomb-like-thing which he brought to class.[Read More]
2014-2015: ISIS Quickly Gaining Ground In Syria And Iraq, Obama Cooking Books
September 15, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – Since its founding during the "surge" in 2007, the DC based think tank Institute for the Study of War [ISW] has provided invaluable information regarding the shifting conflicts in Iraq, Syria and other ME hotspots.
Of special concern to ISW is the rapid spread of ISIS from its meager beginnings, picking up the shards of what remained of al-Qaeda in Iraq which now, due to the lack of action by President Obama, has metastasized into a full-blown Islamic caliphate which has cast a very long shadow across the Middle East.
According to the Intel Center, ISIS' affiliate organizations - those which have sworn allegiance to it – have established a presence in nearly a dozen countries - Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, India, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Tunisia.
This is a remarkable accomplishment for a group which has only been in existence a little over a year, one due in large part to a lack of action by an administration which in the face of contradictory evidence, continues to claim that ISIS is being defeated.
These ISW prepared maps depict the growth of ISIS strongholds over the last 10 months, from December 2014 to August 2015.
Despite the mass of data which suggests that ISIS' influence continues to expand at an alarming rate, The DOD continues to report the imminent demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's blood-soaked band of butchers.
Germany Breaks Euro Spell: Massive Rejection Of Muslim Invaders Taking Place
September 14, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – It didn't take Europe much time to start breaking apart the myth that multiculturalism is anything but a suicidal ideology.
As we noted yesterday, Germany Blocks Muslim Invasion, Deploys Troops At Border , 24 hours ago Germany became the first major power to impose border controls, staging security personnel and armed military at check points. A single day passes and now it seems like the rest of Europe is hastily running away from the prospect of accepting what the media calls "refugees" but which are in reality Muslim invaders from Syria and Iraq intent on conquest.
Joining Germany now is Austria, France, Italy, Greece, Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands in hastily constructing some form of border control and/or detention centers.
Of course the MSM has its panties in a bunch of historic proportions, offering dire warnings, name calling and leveling accusations cautioning against the possibility of sanity breaking out across the Continent.
The legacy media, the media ancien in truth, seems particularly ired that its normal propaganda techniques no longer seem to have the effect they did in the past. The reason for this is really quite simple; the electorates of the various countries involved are seeing, up close and personal, mobs of nasty, combative Muslims of military age descending on their countries like the locust storms of Biblical antiquity, intent upon simply subsuming the native populations.
Feel-goodism is fine...in theory...these people are finding out, but in reality it often proves to be deadly and fraught with negative implications for future generations.
Germany Blocks Muslim Invasion, Deploys Troops At Border
September 13, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – Germany, whose Chancellor, Angela Merkel had as recently as 48 hours ago been extolling the wonders of "multiculturalism," has just closed the country's borders in response to an unprecedented wave of Middle Eastern Muslims descending Europe. Thousands of security personnel including German soldiers are now stationed at checkpoints around the country to block the jihadist Hijra and deal with the mounting protests.
As part of this effort, Germany, the largest economy in Europe, has "suspended" for an indefinite period of time, the Schengen Agreement which in 1985 codified a policy of free migration into the European Union.
Leaders of Bavaria's Christian Social Union [CSU] - the antipode of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union which manages the affairs of Germany's other 15 states – have savaged the Chancellor over the mounting social unrest.[Read More]
Hungarian Bishop Defies Francis, "It's A Muslim Invasion"
September 11, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – On Monday, Hungarian Bishop Laszlo Kiss-Rigo, in what is being widely viewed as "an extraordinary rebuff," challenged Pope Francis' decision that it's the moral duty of Catholics to "absorb" the horde of Muslims who are descending on Europe.
"'They're not refugees. This is an invasion,' said Kiss-Rigo. 'They come here with cries of 'Allahu Akbar.' They want to take over. Europe is being overwhelmed by non-believers posing as refugees who pose a serious threat to the continent's "Christian, universal values," he said.
The bishop is not alone in his doubts and fears on the wave of Arabic-speaking foreigners crossing into European borders. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban also sees the flow of migrants as a threat to predominantly Christian Europe. [source, Andre Mitchell, Pope Francis is wrong in appealing for aid to sea of refugees; this is actually a Muslim invasion of Europe, says Hungarian bishop , Christian Today]
What the MSM refuses to tell its audience is that these aren't just helpless people leaving a war torn area. 75% of the "refugees" are young men of military age, they are entering Europe as conquerors, shouting "Fuck you, Allahu Akbar" and are extremely combative.
What they are fleeing are the repercussions of their own beliefs and actions.
Driven by the hateful ideology of the Islamic Shari'a, most Muslim countries are festering hell-holes and now, in a massive display of hubris, expect Europe and the West to take them in, knowing that down the road they will try to ruin their new host countries in the same way they destroyed their homelands.[Read More]
Muslim Invasion Of Europe And America: An Act Of War
September 11, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – On February 18 of this year the UK Daily Mail carried a piece which looms as being critically important in understanding the Exodus from Syria and Iraq [through a very compliant and willing Turkey] of the hordes of unwanted Muslim "refugees" which have descended on Europe like a plague of locusts.
Pull quotes from the article:
"Italian press today published claims that ISIS has threatened to release the huge wave of migrants to cause chaos in Europe if they are attacked. Letters from jihadists show plans to hide terrorists among refugees. In 2011, Muammar Gaddafi ominously predicted war would come to Libya He was deposed in a violent coup and killed in October of the same year." [source, Hannah Roberts, ISIS Threatens To Send 500,000 Refugee Psychological Weapons To Europe , UK Daily Mail]
As we have written over the last week we consider the "refugee" phenomenon to be an invasion and therefore an act of war.
"Into this mix we now throw hundreds of thousands of almost genetic anti-Semites, the Middle East's Muslim lumpenproletariat fleeing the consequences of its own Islamic ideology of hatred and conquest." [see, Springtime For Hitler, Jihadists And Germany]
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"Reality is now trumping fiction with the spectacle of hundreds-of-thousands of Middle East Muslims [mainly of Syrian or Iraqi extraction, though it's reported that Turks too are involved] are attempting to – in many places successfully - invading Europe en-masse in piteous human waves. News coverage of the event are intentionally downplaying the cataclysmic prospect of Europe and eventually the United States being subsumed by unarmed Muslim hordes whose jihad consists of crossing territorial boundaries intent upon colonizing their newly squatted-on homelands." [see, Western Civilization Threatened By Muslim Invasion]
Springtime For Hitler, Jihadists And Germany
September 9, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – Though the invasion of Europe by Muslims fleeing the ME continues unabated there is little in the way of skeptical curiosity about the phenomenon on the part of the legacy media.
What coverage there is typically identifies the squatters-to-be in an idealized manner, poor, nearly angelic wretches displaced by an ugly war for which the U.S. is to blame because it destabilized Iraq.
On universal display is the type of judgmentalism always seen when the topic involves the destabilization of the West.
To the media, the rights of those living in the civilized world, yes the societies largely comprised of citizens, historically of European extraction and thus irredeemably Caucasian are always trumped by the rights of Third World types.
As they view it, the government scribes and talking heads have no problem with welcoming [as long as it isn't in their own little gated and cloistered community] the very people who have turned their respective countries into bleeding shit holes and now want to escape the Bedlam.
These journos see no reason why that process shouldn't continue in their shiny new European homes.
One typical bit of AP doggerel on the matter is instructive:
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"Szabo, like many in this socially conservative land of 10 million, says he doesn't understand why they've come."If they couldn't solve their problems back where they live, why do they think they're going to be able to solve them here?" Szabo said.
Such lack of sympathy is a striking feature of the massive march this summer from Turkey through southeastern Europe. Many of the trekkers interviewed by The Associated Press say their worst experiences have come in Hungary, where farmers hiss at them in disapproval and the government leaves their care mostly up to unpaid volunteers." [source, Shawn Pogatchnik and Alexander Kuli, Migrants finding little sympathy in Hungary for their plight , Hastings Tribune]
Dutch Air Force Sergeant May Have Joined ISIS in Syria
By EMERSON VERMAAT
September 9, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – Many news sources are reporting that a 26-year-old Dutch Air Force sergeant may have joined the jihadists from the so-called "Islamic State in Syria and Iraq" (ISIS, ISIL or IS), the most ruthless and diabolical terror group in the region. His name has not been revealed so far, but he is probably a Dutch-Moroccan whose parents are living in Amsterdam. This officer was stationed at the Dutch airbase of Gilze-Rijen in the southern part of the country. Dutch F-16 fighter jets are currently bombing ISIS targets in Iraq, but Gilze-Rijen is primarily a helicopter base. A leading Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, recentely reported that the individual in question had access to secret information and could therefore potentially betray the highly secret rules of engagement of the Dutch military mission in Mali, where four of the country's Apache and three Chinook helicopters have been deployed.
Unfortunately Mali is a terror rich environment in which ISIS freely recruits.
Additionally, the newspaper claims that the former Air Force sergeant had enough high-level information that would allow him to betray the names and addresses of his former colleagues to ISIS. Though his access to secret information has finally been blocked and his bank account frozen, it's quite clear that Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) and other air force personnel failed to act in time - "Nobody noticed that this sergeant was radicalizing," De Telegraaf notes.
This was the first time that an active duty officer in the Netherlands deserted to a terror group in Syria. Two years ago Salih Yahya Galazi Yilmaz, a Dutch-Turkish ex-soldier, traveled to Syria to give military training to jihadists. Though he is now with ISIS, he was only placed on the terror watch list just a few days ago.
Dutch journalist Harald Doornbos discovered on August 31, 2015, that Yilmaz made a claim on twitter that ISIS was using chemical weapons:
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"Where do you think IS got their chemical weapons from? From our enemies – and thus we use their own weapons against them." It was last May that I warned in my Dutch book on ISIS that these fanatic worshippers of death and destruction would use chemical weapons and would also seek to make a dirty bomb. I quoted Erich Fromm's book "The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness." Back in 1973, Fromm wrote: "They want to destroy everything and everybody, often even themselves; their enemy is life itself."
Western Civilization Threatened By Muslim Invasion
September 8, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – Ten years ago Tony Blankley, a [brilliant] policy wonk for President Reagan and press spokesman for then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, wrote a book based upon what seemed at the time to be an improbable set of propositions, the sum of which ended in the Islamization of the West.
Briefly, Blankley's hook for the work was that Muslims [first in the UK but quickly then across Europe] became incensed over artwork featuring nudity or sexual content, demanded its removal. The public protests which ensued quickly turned bellicose, stoked by Muslim leaders who sensing their power, demanded greater and greater cultural concessions be made to the point where the movement even crossed the Atlantic where an enterprising presidential candidate seized upon the idea of "Shari'a for America."
The rest is predictable…
But it appears that in this case, the past is indeed prologue.
Reality is now trumping fiction with the spectacle of hundreds-of-thousands of Middle East Muslims [mainly of Syrian or Iraqi extraction, though it's reported that Turks too are involved] are attempting to – in many places successfully - invading Europe en-masse in piteous human waves.
News coverage of the event are intentionally downplaying the cataclysmic prospect of Europe and eventually the United States being subsumed by unarmed Muslim hordes whose jihad consists of crossing territorial boundaries intent upon colonizing their newly squatted-on homelands.
What makes this such a frightening development is due to a confluence of events which has been slowly taking place across Western Civilization for more than a hundred years.
The dimensions of the crisis and the opportunity it presents is easily grasped by the informed Islamist mind.[Read More]
U.S. Conducts Huge Live Fire Drill In South Korea While Ignoring ISIS
September 8, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – The U.S. and South Korea have just completed the largest live fire self-defense drill in history of the relationship between the two allies.
The scenario involved repelling a simulated attack by North Korea by combined U.S./S. Korean armed forces.
This is the level of firepower and lethality which the U.S. can still deliver, even in its current state of malignant neglect.[Read More]
The Truth About Jihad: Islam Was Spread By The Sword
September 1, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – In a timely piece published by FrontPage Magazine, How The Islamic World Was Forged: An Exercise In Common Sense and written by Raymond Ibrahim [Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center], the author strips away much of the [academically inspired] Western apologetics regarding the nature of Islamic jihad.
In the space of barely 1,000 words, Ibrahim demonstrates that the explosion of the Muslim religion during the 7th and 8th centuries wasn't due to its intrinsic appeal but rather that it was spread forcibly by the sword in a series of bloody campaigns of jihad.
"What made non-Muslims convert to Islam, leading to the creation of the Islamic world? Early historical sources - both Muslim and non-Muslim - make clear that the Islamic empire was forged by the sword; that people embraced Islam…converting in order to evade the dooms of being on the 'losing team.'"
Noting the ahistorical nature of modern American society, rather than relying on the ancient texts and contemporaneous accounts of the time the author presents what he calls a common sense approach to understanding the rapid spread of Islam.
If one is able to grasp the centrality of religion in all aspects of life during these times the reason behind the Muslim ascendance quickly becomes clear.
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"In the 7th century, when Muslim Arabs overran Egypt, and on into the medieval era, religion was not something to be casually adhered to or changed as it is today in the West. People of that era were true believers; there was no alternative narrative…In Medieval Europe, the truths of Christianity were etched into the minds of all, from youth on up. There was no doubt—because there was no alternative. As historian of Medieval Europe and the Crusades Thomas Madden puts it, '[T]he medieval world was not the modern world. For medieval people, religion was not something one just did at church. It was their science, their philosophy, their politics, their identity, and their hope for salvation. It was not a personal preference but an abiding and universal truth.'"
Obama's Pretend War Against ISIS [DAESH] Continues: Training Bases Mysteriously Spared
September 1, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – A disturbing report appearing in the Washington Free Beacon highlights the administration's failure to meaningfully challenge ISIS. The campaign, such as it is, consists primarily of extremely limited air strikes made under rules of engagement which virtually guarantees defeat.
As has been noted by many observers, large concentrations of ISIS mujahideen, convoys especially have been spared from the full force of U.S. air power. Often times these targets aren't engaged at all and now it appears that ISIS' training infrastructure has similarly been spared.
Video courtesy of the Middle East Media Research Institute, which also supplied the English subtitles.
But the Beacon's revelations are doubly troubling, given the article's author is Bill Gertz, the acknowledged dean of DC military reporters and one not generally noted for hyperbole:[Read More]


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That is cool that you also let ladybugs go.
I did have aphids, but not anymore. The ladybugs did their job and ate them all up. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Tom has disappeared, but Hannah is sure there must be a link to Scarborough…
Gwyneth Hughes' disturbing ghost story continues to be highly unsettling, with another mysterious death, and yet more questions raised about Tom Parfitt – just how old is he? Why has he not said anything to anyone about being widowed? And why is he obsessed with Scarborough?
There aren't quite so many shock moments in this episode (nor is there as much of Michael Palin as you might expect although his presence is felt throughout), just a gradually overwhelming feel of dread as Fairholme's investigations turn up more and more weirdnesses, and Hannah doesn't realise how much she may be putting herself and her brother in danger by showing that she cares about Tom. Mark Addy and Jodie Comer carry the episode as both find a new purpose beyond trudging from one day to the next with little pieces of the backstory of each of them doled out sparingly.
The dripping water motif has been strongly enough established in the first hour that we instinctively know things are about to go very wrong when the tap starts to malfunction at Hannah's colleague's home, and the link to the toy chest in Tom's attic is made without it needing to be hammered home too much.
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Welcome to another edition of the Friday Five.
Here's what's shaking in my world!
1. I am super excited….the new season of Californication starts Sunday! I love David Duchovny, who plays Hank Moody, the main character. When we last saw Hank, his crazy ex-girlfriend had just drugged him and left him for dead. Can't wait to see how he gets out of that one!
2. I am taking today as a workout rest day. I have worked out every day in January (with the exception of New Year's day) and I am tired and achy. Plus, I think my muscles deserve a break. They have been working hard the last 10 days!
3. I am loving my Polar FT40 Heart Rate monitor. It is easy to use and comfortable to wear….both watch and monitor strap. I love knowing how many calories I have burned doing a workout.
I am going to have to read the manual or look up some instructions online as to how to get more out of it. I've seen other people's pictures with some interesting screens – showing whether it is fitness or fat burning heart rate zones, and something called effect…which I think is how many calories you burn after your workout. Hopefully I will get a chance sometime this weekend to do some investigation and figure out how to use this super cool thing!
4. I love KenKen puzzles. At work, we get the Globe & Mail newspaper and one of my colleagues every day, will make a copy of the puzzle page with the cryptic crossword, the Sudoku, and the KenKen. I used to just to the Sudoku (once I finally figured out how to do them!), but just recently I started to give the KenKen a try. To solve a KenKen, each row and each column will contain the numbers 1 to 6 without repeating. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes (cages) combine using the operation given, in any order, to the target number in the cage. Freebies are the single box cells where the number to be put in the cell is given.
For the longest time, I could not figure out how to solve these things. Now that I have figured out how to solve these puzzles, I am addicted! I love these stupid little puzzles. I actually had a really big stack of old Sudoku puzzles that have built up since I was too busy to actually do the Sudoku, and now I've gone through them all and finished the KenKen. It is a quick, fun, nice little mental challenge…and I'm hooked. If you've never done one, give them a try. Apparently they are good exercise for your brain! Check out www.kenken.com for some tips and tons of puzzles.
5. I am getting tired of water. I have given up drinking diet pop as part of my January goals. So far, any time I want a pop, I have a glass of water. I've been drinking a ton of water..not just to replace my pop, but drinking lots in general. All of this water is starting to get a bit dull. I'm getting a little lot tired of water. I've put some Mio in it a couple of times to give it a bit of flavour, but I think I need to find some other substitutes. I am going to look into some sort of club soda drink or maybe some flavoured Perrier or something. Anything to keep me hydrated and off the diet pop.
Hope your Friday was a good one and that you are ready for a good weekend. I sure am!
Do you do KenKen puzzles? Do you love them as much as I do?
Got any tips on how to get more out of my Polar HRM?
What's your go to refreshing drink that isn't loaded with sugar or aspartame?


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Date of Award
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Doctor of Philosophy
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Todd J. Barkman
Second Advisor
Dr. David P. Cowan
Third Advisor
Dr. Stephen B. Malcolm
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Anton A. Reznicek
Solidago houghtonii is a federally threatened hexaploid plant species of likely hybrid origin, limited geographic distribution, and high habitat specificity. An understanding of the evolutionary history and population genetic structure of rare species is critical to ensuring their long-term survival. To study the hybrid origin of S. houghtonii I sequenced four noncoding chloroplast (cp) DNA loci, and the nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS and 3' ETS regions from four individuals of S. houghtonii, which span its geographic range, and 25 other species of Solidago including all sympatric species. Polymorphisms within the nrDNA sequences indicated the presence of multiple homeologue types which were separated by molecular cloning. Phylogenetic analyses of cloned sequence data indicated that S. riddellii, S. ptarmicoides, and S. ohioensis are parents of S. houghtonii, however cpDNA sequence data indicated a fourth species, S. gigantea, as the maternal genome donor. These data reveal both a single origin and a complex pattern of reticulation that is consistent not only with the hypothesized allohexaploid nature of this species, but also with chloroplast capture of cpDNA from an unexpected source through introgression.
The amount of genetic diversity and the degree of population subdivision was analyzed in 23 S. houghtonii populations spanning the geographical range and habitat specificities of the species. 452 individual plants were characterized for cpDNA haplotype by screening amplicons of three noncoding cpDNA regions for length polymorphism. A total of 14 haplotypes were detected. Gene diversity (HE) across populations ranged from 0.00 - 0.59 and a high degree of population structure was found (FST = 0.76). An AMOVA partitioned most of the variation among populations (76%), and the remainder among individuals within populations (24%). Similar structure was found when the populations were grouped according to either geographic region or substrate type. A Mantel test found significant isolation-bydistance between all populations except the most disjunct population (P = 0.003). A statistical parsimony network analysis of the 14 5. houghtonii haplotypes indicated a northern Michigan origin for the species. The genetic structure of S. houghtonii populations is consistent with postglacial range expansion and contraction during the hypsithermal period ~6000YBP
5th Advisor: Dr. Maarten J. Vonhof
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Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Laureto, Pamela J., "The Allopolyploid Origin and Population Genetics of the Rare Solidago Houghtonii (Asteraceae)" (2010). Dissertations. 605.


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Children of the Damned Lyrics
Artist: Iron Maiden
Album: Number Of The Beast
He's walking like a small child
But watch his eyes burn you away
Black holes in his golden stare
God knows he wants to go home
Children of The Damned
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He's walking like a dead man
If he had lived he would have crucified us all
Now he's standing on the last step
He thought oblivion well it beckons us all
Children of The Damned
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Now it burns his hand he's turning to laugh
Smiles as the flame sears his flesh
Melting his face screaming in pain
Peeling the skin from his eyes
Watch him die according to plan
He's dust on the ground what did we learn
You're Children of The Damned
Your back's against the wall
You turn into the light
You're burning in the night
You're Children of The Damned
Like candles watch them burn
Burning in the light
You'll burn again tonight
You're Children of The Damned
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Iron Maiden Number Of The Beast Lyrics
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This one has been on constant repeat mode for the past 12 hours. A brand new one from Bristol producer KAHN (of the Young Echo Collective), not to be confused with the also dope KUHN. Kahn has also previously released stellar stuff on Punch Drunk and Box Clever.
Got the promo of this one from Idle Hands a little while ago but I finally got around to listening to it and was totally knocked over. It stood out of the 200 tracks I listened to.
As a pretty hardcore fan and DJ from the original UK Garage / 2 step movement I sometimes take offense to more recent productions that completly rip off the styles of UKG pioneers like Jeremy Sylvester, Tuff Jam, El-B and so on. But this one is different.
Yes, it does conjure memories of Steve Gurley productions but what is great about it is that it doesn't sound like ripoff, it doesn't just do the nostalgia thing. The vocal layering à la James Blake, Mount Kimbie is not something you used to find back then too much. So in that sense, you get a bit of old and new… And all kinds of awesome. No laptop speakers for this one!
This is going to end up on our top 50 tracks list of the year that's for sure.Buy Link


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This may be a rant! Not quite of epic proportions but never-the-less, still a rant. In the UK there is the TPS – Telephone Preference Service (if I remember correctly) – you can add your landline number to stop MOST irritating marketing calls. Here in the Good Ole USA there seems to… Continue reading Telephone Pests


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The paradox jumps out from the latest homelessness numbers released by Multnomah County: The number of people sleeping on the streets is going down, but those people report being in far greater distress.
Results of the county's "point in time" count, released last month, found 72 percent of unsheltered homeless people report a disability—a physical handicap, mental illness or addiction.
That's the story of "Downtown" Chris Brown—so much so he tries to make a joke out of it. Brown, 45, living on the sidewalk near Lan Su Chinese Garden, says he's tried to file for Social Security benefits three times, but can't make appointments.
"I can't even put a calendar on my wall," he quips. "I don't have one."
Brown says he fell off a cliff as a teenager, breaking three vertebrae and both legs: "Every step I take is a grind."
He doesn't have housing, and doesn't hold out much hope of finding any soon. "I see people falling through the cracks," he adds, "and they've had a chance to get comfortable doing that."
Brown's story fits a pattern in Portland: More people are finding shelter, but those who don't are more distressed than ever, displaying mental illness, addiction and squalor that alarms and discomfits the rest of the city.
One of the faith leaders who has worked closely with the most vulnerable people on the streets has a theory why.
Valerie Chapman, pastoral administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, says the demand on government and social services to show housing success stories inadvertently creates more drastic tales of misery for those who aren't good bets to succeed.
"If your funding is based on success, then you're not going to take the most fragile people," says. "So they get left behind."
Chapman retired June 30 after 29 years of service. During that time, she officiated at least 50 funerals for houseless people.
She says a need to show results can lead government-funded programs to take higher-functioning people off the streets first. "If I'm looking at two people," she says, "and one is addicted and has the mind of a 12-year old, and the other is relatively together, which one am I going to put into housing if I want to show success?"
Government officials disagree, saying that some of their programs actually prioritize the most vulnerable.
"I don't think that's a fair characterization," said Marc Jolin, director of the Joint Office of Homeless Services. "The more vulnerable someone is, the more likely they are to access our targeted permanent supportive housing resources."
People who can't get into housing tend to cluster in the areas close to social services—in Old Town/Chinatown, along Northwest Broadway and West Burnside Street, and in the Southeast Portland neighborhood of Buckman, around St. Francis.
The parish dining hall feeds 180 people six days a week, and offers medical and other services. Nearby St. Francis Park, long a hangout for deeply fraught people, was recently razed to make way for publicly subsidized St. Francis Park Apartments' 106 affordable units. But that hasn't changed the landscape: The parish and its services are still ringed by dozens of tents and vehicular homes.
"We can't, as a society, figure out how to take care of the most vulnerable people in our midst," Chapman says.
Another center for services orbited by dozens of unsheltered homeless people is Bud Clark Commons in Old Town, which houses 130 people but also serves as a day space for dozens more—often the mentally ill and drug-addicted.
Paul Bundridge Jr., 65, sitting across the street from the Bud Clark Commons, gruffly announced July 2 he'd been "kicked out" of a program because of "talking loud, and anger, my mouth." The diabetic Vietnam War veteran is one of the growing group of older, sicker homeless shown in the new county data. He suffers from post-traumatic stress, manic depression and serious foot problems.
He's lost two toes, and doctors want to amputate his left foot below the ankle. He hasn't let them, yet. He's waiting for a subsidized apartment.
"If I was lucky, I'd be in a bed instead of on the concrete," he said. "It's making me suicidal. I'm definitely disabled. I'm just falling apart at my age."
Down and Out in Portland, Oregon is a weekly column that answers the city's most pressing questions about homelessness by taking them to the people who know the issue best: those living on the streets. Look for a new installment weekly throughout the summer.


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Best Record-Store Tag Team: Sonic Boom Records
Best Record-Store Tag Team: Sonic Boom Records
Jason & Nabil's Picks
Nabil: Hawthorne [Stereo, 6303 Roosevelt Way N.E.]. "I'm sure we'll both have the same answer on that one. Great people, great stuff, not as expensive as everyone thinks, and they've always been cool with me testing out shitty music on their really nice equipment."
Jason: "They have great used stuff and amazing new tables and amps."
BEST PLACE TO SCROUNGE FOR DEALS ON RECORDS (THAT Isn't SONIC BOOM):
Nabil: "It's got to be in Seattle, right? Garage sales, which I don't do nearly enough of these days. But that's where I've always found the best surprises."
Jason: Crossroads in Portland. "Great space full of different vendors—always a good find in there."
Nabil: The Blood Brothers. "I don't know what else to say. Their album Crimes sounds like someone opened up my brain and asked it exactly what I wanted to hear at that time, and then put it on a CD. And on vinyl, too, thank God."
Jason: Siberian. "New record out in October on my label...they have to be the best."
Nabil: "I don't want to insult anyone. Is Teddy's on 65th a dive? Their drinks are priced like a dive bar."
Jason: Pacific Inn (3501 Stone Way N.). "Used to have the greatest jukebox in town until we overplayed the Replacements. Amazing fish and chips!"
Nabil: "Still my number one complaint about Seattle: not enough late-night food. Quesadillas at my place."
Jason: Dante's hot-dog stand in Ballard. "Great dogs when I get out of a show or work."
Nabil: "I've always been a huge fan of the Moore Theatre. I've seen so many great bands play there. It's the perfect small place for a big show."
Jason: Showbox. "Multiple bars, great sound, nice people, and a stellar acts."
Nabil: "It's a tie between drinking at Hazlewood [2311 N.W. Market St.] and eating at Paseo [4225 Fremont Ave. N.]."
Jason: Boating. "Not that I get to go on boats often, but when I do, I really enjoy it."
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"I always say it's KISS vs. Bob Dylan," Nabil Ayers says, encapsulating how he and Sonic Boom Records partner Jason Hughes differ when it comes to music.
"It is! It's melody vs. lyrics," Hughes chimes in. "You grew up with KISS, and I grew up with classic rock."
The two, who became friends while working at Easy Street Records in the mid-'90s, may not have an identical taste in music. But they've shared a common vision since 1997, when they opened the doors of their first Sonic Boom records in a tiny Fremont storefront. The used section consisted of their two personal CD collections, and they had one cardboard box–worth of vinyl.
And they had a couch. "It was a pleather couch with a pullout bed," Ayers, the self-proclaimed social chair of the store, remembers fondly. "We had a listening station next to it, and we'd just sit there and drink beer."
In that first space they hosted packed in-store performances featuring the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, Creeper Lagoon, and Lou Barlow. Their first midnight sale, for Built to Spill's Keep It Like a Secret, surprised the store owners when they returned from purchasing beer to find a line out the door.
Times weren't always so lush, though: They did what they could with what they had, working other jobs and paying themselves as little as possible. "Jason would say, 'What's the least amount of money you can live on?'" says Ayers of Hughes' approach to number crunching. "And I'd say, '$250 [per couple weeks]'; and he'd say, 'I can live on $200.' And I'd say, 'OK, $200.'"
Friends like KEXP's Cheryl Waters manned the register when Ayers and Hughes would head out of town on buying trips to cities like Portland, whose high concentration of independent record stores spurred them into opening Sonic Boom. It wasn't until they made the leap into their current Fremont space, however, that the store began to take off. The more centralized location brought an infusion of customers, many of whom hadn't even been aware that there was a record store in the neighborhood.
"People would come in and say, 'Oh, it's so great there's a record store in the neighborhood now!'" Ayers recalls. "And I would be like, 'There's been one here for the last two years!'"
Over th e past 10 years, Sonic Boom has built three more stores, plus a vinyl annex/general store next to the Fremont location. The duo's business has become an essential, integral cog in the Seattle music community, and their Capitol Hill and Ballard outposts have become a regular stop for many national touring acts, performing in-stores in the intimate setting.
Ayers and Hughes also both run their own, separate indie record labels: Ayers' Control Group has been home to bands like Schoolyard Heroes; while Sonic Boom Recordings, Hughes' labor of love, has released everything from Death Cab 7 inches to United States of Electronica EPs.
"There were times when we had no money, says Ayers, "but it didn't matter. I can never remember going to bed worrying."— Locations in Fremont, Ballard, and Capitol Hill, www.sonicboomrecords.com.


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Day 3 - June 22, 2016 - Sumter, SC to Nashville, TN
Nothing from Day 2. Just packing and getting ready to take off. Day 3 - drove from home to Nashville. Quick stop at Jer and Jill's to say hello and then on to spend the night at Brittany's in Nashville.Read More
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Crude protein (min.) 40 %, Fat content (min.) 20 %, Crude ash (min.) 9.5 %, Crude fibers (max.) 3 %, Moisture (max.) 10 %, Calcium (min.) 2.1 %, Phosphorus (min.) 1.6 %, Magnesium (min.) 0.1 %, Taurine (min.) 0.2 %, Omega-6 fatty acids (min.) 2.5 %, Omega-3 fatty acids (min.) 1.1 %, DHA (min.) 0.25 %, EPA (min.) 0.2 %.