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'This week in #graphicmedicine' highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during a the week (Saturday – Friday). Articles are typically presented without commentary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado…
A Note on the Future of This Week In…
As of this post, this blog has been running weekly for 1 year and six days – that's a little exciting right?! That said, I am giving a great deal of consideration to what the future of these posts will be, especially as my time grows more and more accounted for. (If you have ideas about the future of these posts, PLEASE reach out to me!)
In the coming weeks, I am going to attempt to scrape through all of the past year's posts and compile some statistics and perhaps a master links list. More on that to come. In the meantime, I took to Twitter early to share some thoughts about the future of the Tweets section of these posts:
So while I will still grab what tweets I can easily find, and from a few folks whose accounts are always important to the field, expect to see a smaller number of them on these posts each week. Help me out by tagging anything you see or share related to graphic medicine!
I also want to once again note that while I try to capture as much non-English language as possible here, I could never grab it all. I can usually get a fair bit of Spanish language thanks to the great folks at @GraficaMedicina, but other languages are going to remain few and far between. Again, if you see something, let me know! Now on to the good stuff…
Articles & More…
Zine: What's Up, Doc? via @pfanderson
Webcomic: Breast Self Exam [NSFW] via @ErikaMoen
Webcomic: GMOs Are Making an Agricultural Crisis in India Even Worse via @TheNib
Webcomic: History is Happening: Four Cartoonists on Organizing and Activism via @TheNib
Webcomic: Why Don't You Just Pick One? My Life With a Biracial Identity via @TheNib
Webcomic: The PD Pundit: He's Only Trying To Help via @dunlapshohl
Webcomic: They Look Great! via @CancerOwl
Webcomic: Let Them Pee (Facebook Post)
Comic: My Journey With AIDS (part of a UF collaboration) [PDF]+
Scholarly: Arts-based interventions in healthcare education
Scholarly: Health Literacy: Cancer Prevention Strategies for Early Adults.
Scholarly: Prevalence and Predictive Values: a Micro-Comic Strip
Scholarly: Sharing and Healing Through Storytelling in Medicine
Podcast: 037: How to Learn with Justin Kreuter via @bloodbankguy
Facebook: Brian Fies upcoming event poster
Event: MEDstudio@JEFF's Graphic Medicine PART I/III: How Should We Communicate In The Visual Age? (Film + Panel Discussion)
Teacher's Guide to "The Best We Could Do"
Excerpts from Graphic Medicine #1
Comics in the K-12 Classroom: An SDCCEL Reflection
Why D.C.'s escape artist Mister Miracle is the hero we need right now
Trades, Runs, Variants, and More: A Guide to Comics Terminology
Two Comics Artists Draw Their Ways Through Depression via @nicololosaurus
Powerful Graphic Novels for Middle School
Why Are Med Schools Requiring an Art Class?
Hello World – A Collection of Things Comics Curated by J.D. Lunt via @lizargall
Medical student drawings via @StefanTigges
Try Dora, not Pooh: Storybooks with human characters instead of animals better for learning, study finds
Mailing one of our Addiction kits out today – and the second one in a week-or-so! Want to run a #GraphicMedicine book club? Contact me! pic.twitter.com/GCfgL8GoWx
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 18, 2017
The dangers of googling symptoms… feel familiar? https://t.co/pDFWYPxiRQ via @thenib pic.twitter.com/QwqvYua3te
— Cochrane UK (@CochraneUK) August 18, 2017
Interested in running a #GraphicMedicine book club, or just learning about the field? Ask my friend Matt for a book club kit. https://t.co/UEkUtpTH2x
— Leah Misemer (@lsmisemer) August 18, 2017
Love this! #healthliteracy #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/4XRfnwMQ4h
— Victoria Treadway (@Librarianpocket) August 19, 2017
J'ai un peu honte de découvrir @ScienceofCookie seulement maintenant#graphicmedicine https://t.co/B7xN24VNCf
— NicolasD (@NicolasDoux) August 19, 2017
Reading #MomsCancer for @MayoClinic first #graphicmedicine book club this Wednesday! Thanks to @tmalinMLS for leading & organizing 👍 pic.twitter.com/kelwSLrGIJ
— Justin Kreuter, MD (@KreuterMD) August 19, 2017
Are you a med student, resident or fellow who creates art? Submit to our art of medicine contest! #graphicmedicine https://t.co/UbSE3w1Cvv
— Journal of Ethics (@JournalofEthics) August 20, 2017
New https://t.co/5mC66Q4d9U comic! Stare at this instead of some solar eclipse #graphicmedicine pic.twitter.com/kb1zJx9Afm
— Jason (@bittermensch) August 21, 2017
…and humpty dumpty had a great fall! #graphicmedicine #ER #FOAM pic.twitter.com/v9hJVJIINY
— Sukriti (@dorsalganglia) August 21, 2017
Ways to make #healthcare delivery #TraumaInformed, in one image.
❤ this work by @mlalanda https://t.co/pXxfKxJQ7u
— AnitaDRawing (@anitafamilydoc) August 21, 2017
— Mike Natter MD (@mike_natter) August 22, 2017
Nice surprise waiting for me at the office today. Thanks @RobertDWells – can't wait to read! #GraphicMedicine pic.twitter.com/p9AekfPeos
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 22, 2017
#Love is not #graphicmedicine but this comic was a fine way to propose #marriage. And it worked! @ComicNurse https://t.co/yZLMr8WBCL
— ExcitableApe (@excitableape) August 22, 2017
More comics on journal covers https://t.co/yFsB5ZBibR
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 21, 2017
Check out my syllabus for Documenting Mental Illness. Lots of materials on depression, eg Ellen Forney's Marbles. https://t.co/dITy6t3ub1
— Lisa Diedrich (@lldiedrich) August 20, 2017
A new comic book hopes to bring Pakistan's transgender community into the mainstreamhttps://t.co/O6Ze8Sjt2c via @NiaLovesSushi pic.twitter.com/7560SMEcip
— Todd Kent (@CBLiteracy) August 20, 2017
So glad to see our @nnlmner #GraphicMedicine Book Club Kits in use! If you'd like more info or to borrow one, visit https://t.co/PEZiXhkU3v https://t.co/71uKDEl7Cp
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 23, 2017
Pain Is Really Strange https://t.co/T5HQyb3UBQ vía @graphicmedicine
— ´ (@babyspeaksoftly) August 23, 2017
@GraphicMedicine is a thing?!!! pic.twitter.com/7tuhqaMSSo
— Jessie Rogers (@JessieSpeak) August 22, 2017
Let's also raise a glass to some choice #GraphicMedicine storytelling. pic.twitter.com/IwU51jsN0p
— Thomas Maluck (@LiberryTom) August 24, 2017
#graphicmedicine #FOAM #drawingadiagnosis #internship pic.twitter.com/INRswYdc9r
— Sukriti (@dorsalganglia) August 24, 2017
First of hopefully many- the @MayoClinic #GraphicMedicine book club! Sincere thanks to @NoetheMatt & @nnlmner for helping make this happen👍👍 pic.twitter.com/Qfn6MbcKvu
— Justin Kreuter, MD (@KreuterMD) August 24, 2017
#GraphicMedicine This book is a great reason! It's a wonderful read. I enjoyed it! https://t.co/xX1nzPSNOt
— Alice Jaggers (@AJaggers324) August 24, 2017
Given serially pub (yrs), curious how Brian Fies reflected & chose to frame the story. Would enjoy exploring his process. #graphicmedicine https://t.co/E0JbKYzubx
— Justin Kreuter, MD (@KreuterMD) August 24, 2017
Your question got me wondering, so I reached out to Brian. His reply for you is here! #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/QYIUbnvFE2
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 25, 2017
Two Graphic Novels Portraying Psychoanalysis #GraphicMedicine https://t.co/grDruwVz7Q
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 24, 2017
While these aren't strictly speaking comics, the elements of #GraphicMedicine are definitely at play in some of these posters/handouts.
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 25, 2017
This apparently finally got MeSH'd today… #GraphicMedicine / Cancer and the Comics: Graphic Narratives… https://t.co/h1gHHkLRft
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 25, 2017
NB: #GraphicMedicine – for the win. Does this gifted student have a @ handle? Ty @concernecus https://t.co/EGt8hFXdHB
— Bernadette Keefe MD (@nxtstop1) August 25, 2017
Hey @NoetheMatt – I have finally added this print to my Etsy shop! In case you are still interested 🙂 https://t.co/S4w8ymzOG0
— Mike Medaglia (@mikemedaglia) August 24, 2017
Thanks Matthew! Been really enjoying your twitter feed. You are a great spokesperson for the world of graphic medicine 🙂
— Mike Medaglia (@mikemedaglia) August 25, 2017
I'm on @bloodbankguy podcast! Talk'n #MedEd #blooducation 👍https://t.co/lDCKOSSh9s Pls listen, comment,& share👍#Sketchnote by @tmalinMLS pic.twitter.com/JOT1Q3Cr6K
— Justin Kreuter, MD (@KreuterMD) August 21, 2017
Transfusion Toons! @KreuterMD @tmalinMLS #MayoPath #MedEd #Blooducation https://t.co/KDncTAJa3e pic.twitter.com/oFB3XTY7bu
— Mayo Medical Labs (@mayocliniclabs) August 20, 2017
— Mike Natter MD (@mike_natter) August 24, 2017
— Mike Natter MD (@mike_natter) August 22, 2017
I've never seen anything capture the power of dogs as purely as @jonnysun's "Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too". pic.twitter.com/44ebxUcRh7
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 25, 2017
This was a great presentation and this topic is fascinating to me. *dreams of a large scale medical comics archive* https://t.co/olcdoSPJG4
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 24, 2017
✨Sweaty Palms is looking for artists! Submit your story pitch by Sept 1 to be considered for volume 2✨ https://t.co/Im4b6nvBlx pic.twitter.com/9ljj6raKYp
— Sweaty Palms @SPXB14 (@sweatypalmszine) April 1, 2017
Dejando los malos modos y el corporativismo de lado pic.twitter.com/kw3rxvOOa9
— Fernando (@fildarin) August 23, 2017
La ciencia es clara sobre la #VitaminaB12 en dietas veganas o vegetarianas. @Dimequecomes lo explica muy bien en "Vegetarianos con-ciencia" pic.twitter.com/Kal4NbawbY
— Guillermo Latorre (@Superwillyfoc) August 22, 2017
ICYMI #GraphicMedicine Manga and anime in medical education: leontiasis ossea in 'Black Jack' https://t.co/Iv7C1Y749e
— Matthew Noe (@NoetheMatt) August 25, 2017
Some great stuff this week! Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments below or tweet @NoetheMatt! Until next time…


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Choosing to remain single in a coupled world is sometimes a lonely gig, never more so than when all of your close friends are smugly cocooned in their couple-bubbles. It can make you feel like the last single person on Earth.
As once-single friends morph into couples, it often becomes irritatingly apparent that they no longer understand the challenges or perspectives of singledom. You sometimes feel like hitting them over the head, yet you still love them and yearn for common ground to maintain your friendships. This painful conflict is played out to hilarious effect in the engaging Web series Imaginary Bitches.
Eden is the last single girl in her circle of friends, refusing to compromise her standards simply to have a boyfriend. After an amazing date with a guy she really likes, Eden calls each of her friends to share her exciting news, but they're only interested in talking about their relationships. Increasingly dispirited with each aborted call, Eden discovers, to her astonishment, that she has conjured an imaginary friend named Catherine—a friend who's avidly interested in discussing all the details of Eden's date.
But Catherine proves to be less a "friend" than a total bitch, with something nasty to say about Eden and all of her real girlfriends. That's right, Eden herself is not exempt from Catherine's bitchiness. Furthermore, Catherine is soon joined by a second imaginary bitch named Heather. The imaginary bitches quickly establish their presence in all of Eden's relationships, leaving her to deal with the fallout even as they help her sort out her friendships and her love life.
It's Sex and the City meets Ally McBeal—except that Eden (played by Emmy award-winner Eden Riegel of All My Children and Year One) is the only one who can see the imaginary bitches. Eden delivers all of the bitches' lines, parrying her real girlfriends' careless cruelties with a brutal honesty offset by a disarming sweetness and genuine dismay. It's the best of both worlds: total honesty without consequences.
When Eden's real girlfriend, Brooke, hangs out with Eden and the imaginary bitches, Brooke asks what the bitches are saying about her. Eden replies, "Catherine is saying that you're a fat, selfish bitch who likes me being single because it makes you feel superior . . . But Heather thinks you're pretty. Sexy, in fact. And that if [your boyfriend] is amazing enough to abandon your best friend for, then she'd like to take him for a spin. Like, have sex with him."
Eden's real girlfriends eventually band together to stage a coup against the imaginary bitches, eagerly informing Eden that they're going to get her a boyfriend "so you can be one of us!" But Eden hesitates, saying that Heather thinks Eden's friends "sound like body-snatching aliens, and that the boyfriend is a plot to turn me into a relationship pod-person." The real girlfriends wonder if imaginary bitches can have boyfriends, and discover that yes, imaginary bitches can, but "different kinds of boyfriends than you guys have—not losers."
Through all the casual and deliberate indignities that Eden suffers—from being excluded from couples dinner parties, to going on blind dates, to trying to cultivate new single friends—Imaginary Bitches is a fun, catty look at being single in a coupled world. Season One is available on DVD, as well as on the show's website and on YouTube. You can watch all 13 episodes in less than 90 minutes.
The following episode ("A Spiritual Bitch-Bath") shows the tart and tangy flavor of the series. The imaginary bitches take it upon themselves to deal with the "pseudo-spiritual psychopath" who stole Eden's previous boyfriend. Which makes us wonder: Are the bitches really imaginary? Or simply invisible to the non-psychotic?
My own imaginary bitches are telling me to shut up and watch the episode!
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Madeleine Twyman runs the Durham School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in Whitby, and she has very big ideas. She noticed that her students were glued to their phones when they came to class and during their breaks. While Madeleine was choreographing a dance number to Prince EA's poem "Auto Correct Humanity", she noticed that the danced lacked a certain "Je ne suis quoi". So while her students were learning the choreography over a 5 month period, she conduced a little social experiment.
Madeleine asked her students to stop using social media and playing games on their phones while they were learning the dance piece. To disconnect a bit from their screens and replace that time with something that will serve them well (like talking with family, going outside, etc). The change was slow, but steady. At the beginning, students showed a bit of resistance, but then over time they were able to look at the experiment objectively and took away some real learning moments.
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I very rarely form an opinion on events pertaining to current affairs and news preferring to be a silent observer, learning but non involved. I usually opt for learning things of a non political nature and so browsing the lesser headline news i couldn't help but chuckle at a recent publication in Current Biology by paeleoclimatologists that suggested that dinosaurs may have been responsible for their own prehistoric version of global warming. Now this really did tickle me for in more recent times it has been suggested that a more bovine culprit was responsible for our own more modern events and given the size comparison between a cow and your average dinosaur i could only conclude the air must have been of a most toxic nature. Of course my rather quirky sense of humour had cartoon dinosaurs running through my head stopping to break wind then saying 'oh do excuse me' in a very deep rumbly voice which i guess all but put paid to any seriousness to the report i was attempting to read and given the extinction of the dinosaurs in question one can only conclude that they really were gone with the wind
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Mario McKenna has posted some very salient observations on the growing trend of slapping dubious historical connections and illustrious names together in order to sell a place/school as "the" origin of this type of karate or that. Give it a look for a very clear-headed perspective on the recent effort to increase tourism in Fuzhou by hyping it up as the birthplace of Goju Ryu.
My posting of the comparative Goju/Uechi versions of the Seisan kata has prompted the following comment:
"The Seisan version you do is the version Higaonna Morio started teaching in 1977 after he left the Jundokan and hooked up with Aniichi Miyagi. It's not the Seisan done by the Jundokan (or Higaonna Morio before 1977) Check versions done by Miyazato on Youtube."
For the sake of comparison, let's do exactly that! Below are several clips showing Miyazato in the 1980's, Miyagi in 2003, and Higaonna in 1975 and again in the 1990's, performing the Seisan kata. If, as the commenter stated, Higaonna changed the kata after leaving the Jundokan in 1977, there should be an appreciable difference between his 1975 version and the more recent one. Likewise, there should be a difference between Miyagi's version and Miyazato's. If you can spot an appreciable difference (beyond age-related factors) among these renderings or time periods, please share!
Here is Miyazato Eiichi of the Jundokan in 1983:
Morio Higaonna in 1975 (Seisan begins at 1:04):
Morio Higaonna in the 1990's:
Morio Higaonna's teacher, An'ichi Miyagi in 2003:
By now most of our readers know that TKRI is affiliated with Harry Cook's Seijinkai Karate-do Association. Below is a link to an interview with Harry that Shaun Banfield conducted and published on the Shotokan Way e-magazine.
SB) Of course, you also became an English teacher in Japan. Did you get time to train at many of the major dojos, and how would you describe training in the 'heartland'?
(HC) My plan originally was to train at the JKA, but Terry O'Neill told me to go and see Higaonna. Once I had seen him I didn't feel the need to bother with any of the others. I did train at Kanazawa sensei's dojo every now and then but to be honest they were doing basically the same things I had been doing in the UK. I dabbled with a bit of sword and jo but the bulk of my training was at the Yoyogi Shurenkai dojo of Higaonna sensei. In most dojos training physically demanding, and some instructors are without any doubt racist bullies; they take advantage of foreign students and batter them while claiming they are teaching them budo. It is nonsense. I stress that this was a minority. Higaonna sensei was never like that; we got bashed yes, but everyone did, it was a natural part of the training.
Click here to read the rest.
Senior Goju Ryu exponent An'ichi Miyagi sensi passed away on Monday April 27th. Miyagi sensei was one of Chojun Miyagi's last and most notable students. As a teacher he produced a legacy that includes Goju Ryu maestro Morio Higaonna. Our sympathies go to his family and students.
An interview with Morio Higaonna about his teacher is available here. More information about An'ichi Miyagi sensei is available here.


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Speaking at the Southern Cotton Ginners Association meeting in Baton Rouge, Dr. Gary Adams, chief economist at the National Cotton Council, said the Council supports the House Agriculture Committee approved farm bill.
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Adams says the farm bill debate probably won't pick up any strength until after Labor Day.
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Adams also pointed out the large gap between world production numbers and world consumption numbers.
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Even though China remains the number one market for US cotton, India is becoming a larger player in the world market.
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The US will have to rely more on the export market in the future, which in turn will create a much more volatile demand situation.


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When the first personal computers started being sold by Apple and IBM in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was common for people to ask: "Why do you really need to buy a PC?"
The truth was, if you had a typewriter, that's pretty much all you needed to create documents. If you wanted to play video games, you'd go down to the mall. If you needed to do math problems, you got a calculator.
Back then, everybody existed in what we now call data silos. People did home finances on PCs, wrote documents and printed them out, and played a few simple games. Few computers were connected, and those that were invariably belonged to high-security government agencies such as the military or corporate enterprises doing business with government that had access to central mainframe computers.
Ethernet networking was invented in the 1970s, and IBM introduced Token Ring networking in the 1980s. But few enterprises had good business reasons to install Local Area Networks (LANs) before the mid-1980s, when personal computers became common in corporate offices.
Further reading
In 1982, IBM introduced PROFS, for Professional Office SystemVM, which ran on IBM mainframes and some of its midrange computer systems and included an email application. For Digital Equipment Corp. minicomputer systems, email service was provided through the company's All-In-1 office productivity package.
In the early days, before the development of PCs, there were no readily available desktop software applications that could be used to send messages from one person's desktop computer to another outside of those internal wired networks. But that situation would soon change in the mid-1980s when many enterprises started to rapidly install and expand LANs.
Popular LAN email packages that emerged in this period included Microsoft Mail, which would eventually become part of the Microsoft Office suite, along with Word Perfect Office, cc:Mail, Banyan Vines and eventually Lotus Notes.
Email Was Simple, and It Worked
So how did electronic mail, which two generations after it first appeared is still considered the No. 1 killer app in the computer business, get started? Easy: It was simple, and it worked—well, most of the time. Email still has hiccups today, but not very often. NetHistory.info explains it this way:
"Email is much older than ARPANet or the Internet. It was never invented; it evolved from very simple beginnings. Early email was just a small advance on what we know these days as a file directory; it just put a message in another user's directory in a spot where they could see it when they logged in. Simple as that. Just like leaving a note on someone's desk."
In 2012, it was estimated there were more than 3 billion email accounts in the world, and that about 294 billion emails were sent per day. Roughly 78 percent of those were spam.


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I don't normally write personal posts, but with my SIBO treatment comes a lot of temporary change, both in fitness and my personal life, and I thought it was worth sharing.
About three months ago I was diagnosed with SIBO, which stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. This digestive disorder is marked by a variety of symptoms that appear when bacteria from your colon gets misplaced and lands in your small intestine—not where it belongs.
This can lead to severe bloating, potential protein deficiency, and poor absorption of nutrients.
There are many reasons for why this can happen to any person, including low stomach acid, IBS, Celiac disease, organ system dysfunction, and chronic stress. For me, it was a mix of these, one of the most important factors being stress and anxiety.
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I didn't know right away that this was the problem. I've been experiencing painful bloating and a variety of other digestive symptoms for nearly two years. It wasn't until I sought out a naturopath, recommended by a friend, that we realized SIBO was the perfect storm brewing inside of me.
The path to beating SIBO will be challenging—it comes with a severe diet change, a rigorous supplement plan, and stress-free living. The idea, in very simply terms, is to knock out all the bacteria and build it back up properly.
The treatment is broken up into two main phases.
- Phase 1: I'll be taking two aggressive antibiotics, three times a day, for two weeks. While my diet can remain the same (I already eat somewhat similar to the upcoming protocol), I have to cut out alcohol. The antibiotics may also cause symptoms such as nausea, which is of course, never pleasant.
- Phase 2: After the two weeks of antibiotics I immediately start my SIBO diet, which lasts for five weeks. I will have to continue with no alcohol, but can still have black coffee, luckily.
During the entire process, relaxation is of utmost importance. As such, I'll have to reduce my cardio and HIIT workouts, with a focus on yoga, strength training, road biking and walking. As a personal trainer, it's hard to feel restricted in what I can do in terms of fitness. I've learned over the last year, however, that I need to respect what my body needs. In this case, it needs gentle movement, and that's what I'll give it.
After Phase 2 is finished, I re-test for SIBO and stay on the diet until the results are returned and analyzed. If I test negative, that's ideal. In which case, I'll still be on a restrictive diet and taking a variety of supplements, but can slowly start adding some foods back in.
If I test positive, I will likely not continue with treatment. With such a restrictive diet and timeframe between eating, it's nearly impossible to eat out or even at a friend's house, which is of course very limiting. This is also why I waited to start after being diagnosed back in October—both of my naturopaths strongly recommended waiting for a time when I would have minimal obligations or plans. In March, with summer coming (In San Diego, summer starts early!), it will be too much for me to stay on for another five weeks.
I'm working with two top SIBO experts, both of whom have gone through the treatment themselves. The hope is that I test negative and continue working toward rebuilding so it will never come back again.
If you experience any of the symptoms above, I recommend seeing a naturopath and doing a SIBO test. It affects many people that are never diagnosed and simply live with these uncomfortable digestive issues their whole lives. Because it's not recognized by western medicine, it's also not something your primary care doctor can advise about or test for.
SIBO Resources:
6 Signs SIBO Might be the Root Cause of Your IBS – Note that I don't recommend self-diagnosing and following any specific diet without the recommendation and guidance of a naturopath.
10 Signs You Have Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth – I have seven of these.
SIBO – What Causes It and Why It's Hard to Treat – Great informational overview.
@BeatSIBO – The twitter account for my friend's new website. She's undergone SIBO treatment a few times now and is also battling Candida.
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Craving French Fries?! Here's an healthier version!
French Fries is probably my favorite junk food item and it's probably also one of your favorites 🙂 But hey when you're trying to shred some inches around the waste they're not your best option. But don't worry! I have the solution for you : "Healthy Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries" ! Why are they healthier? Well first of all they're oven baked, so you're taking out a lot of fat. Second of all, you'll be using extra virgin coconut which contains medium-chains fats which are metabolized easier, that means that you have less chance to store that kind of fat on your thighs. Thirdly, you'll be using sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. These have a lower glysemic index and countains more fibers so they'll keep you full longer and won't tell your body to enter the "fat storing mode". And finally, we'll add some metabolism booster spices to give you energy!
"Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries" Recipe
This this recipe makes 1 portions of 275 calories. You can double the recipe if you wish.
Ingredients for the Sweet Potato Fries :
- 1 large yam (sweet potato)
- 1 tablespoon of extra virgin coconut oil (or use olive oil)
- Smoked paprika
- cayenne pepper (optional)
- Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation for the Sweet Potato Fries :
1. Pre-heat the oven at 450 and peel the sweet potato and cut it into sticks;
2. Warm up the coconut oil until it's liquid (30 sec in the microwave should do);
3. Put the sweet potatoes in a bowl and toss them with the oil and the spices;
4. Lay the sweet potatoes on a sheet tray with a parchment (you can also use aluminium paper);
5. Put in the oven for 20 minutes.
6. Let it cool down and serve!
Nutritional Value Of These Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Macro Nutrient Caloric Ratio : 46% fat, 50% carbs, 4% proteins.
For 1 portion :
- Calories : 275
- Fat : 14g
- Carbohydrates : 34g
- Proteins : 3g
(I used "My Net Diary Pro" App to calculate my calories)
To know more about why coconut oil is healthy, check out Dr Oz's article.
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Princeton University
Job Description
The Campus Life Division at Princeton University has received a multi-year monetary gift focusing on undergraduate and graduate student health and wellbeing. This gift supports TigerWell, an initiative that is multi-faceted and involves engaging Campus Life as a whole in promoting wellbeing. University Health Services (UHS) administers TigerWell, which includes skills-building, outreach, events, professional development, and program assessment and evaluation. The TigerWell team, consisting of three Outreach Counselors, the Project Manager, and UHS's Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Services (HPPS), in coordination with Campus Life leaders, works to bring the vision for the Initiative to reality. The Health Communications Specialist will work collaboratively with the TigerWell team, under the direction of the Project Manager, to meet Initiative goals.
We seek a well-rounded Health Communications Specialist who will lead TigerWell 's health communication strategies. The Specialist will provide direction, planning, coordination, implementation, evaluation, and continual improvement of these strategies. This portfolio will:
- inform and influence individual and community decisions that relate to and affect health;
- promote positive social change related to health across the campus community;
- increase understanding and awareness of the services provided by Health Promotion and Prevention Services (HPPS), the home department of TigerWell; and
- engage and support a wide variety of stakeholders (including staff and faculty campus partners, and undergraduate and graduate students).
The specialist will be an experienced communicator with energy and interest to manage multiple priorities and complex projects. In addition, they will be an educator who understands the university as a unique setting for social education and personal development; an advocate with a passion for individual and community wellbeing; and a person with sensitivity to issues of social justice and inclusion who welcomes the opportunity to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders.
UHS hires individuals of all backgrounds. We build on our staff's diversity--recognizing, valuing, and appreciating the different perspectives, talents and energy of all. UHS invites all its employees to make a valuable contribution in this regard. We firmly believe that being an inclusive and culturally responsive community is one of the foundations of a vibrant, relevant organization. We aspire to develop the mindsets, knowledge and abilities to build equitable and inclusive systems, teams and culture. Accordingly, it is an essential requirement of all UHS personnel that they have the ability to work in an unbiased manner with a population diverse in its ethnicity and cultural background.
**This is a two year term position with possiblity of extension**
Communications Materials (50%)
- Apply best practices in health communication to design and implement materials that promote individual and community health and wellbeing and positive culture change within the campus community
- Develop and coordinate the production and dissemination of information for the TigerWell initiative
- Develop ideas for written material to be presented in a variety of formats (e.g., flyers, reports, web-based materials, forms, email messages, publications)
- Design and participate in design of materials
- Edit and proof materials as final preparation for publication and distribution
- Implement and share in ongoing development of TigerWell's web presence
- Work with vendors and consultants as needed
- Maintain records and archives, as appropriate
Planning and Consultation (40%)
- Provide leadership for short-term and longer-term strategic planning around needs, opportunities, challenges, and priorities for the TigerWell Initiative's communications
- Provide consultation to and collaborate with campus partners in developing materials that support their programmatic efforts
- Design, manage, and evaluate health communication campaigns; use evidence-based strategies including social marketing; determine appropriate channels for different populations and create effective messages that are tailored to the intended audience(s)
- Conduct research to identify communication goals and audiences, clarify content, and identify appropriate venues and design
- Ensure consistency of messaging and non-duplication of communication efforts around campus wellbeing, in consultation with Health Promotion and Prevention Services (HPPS)
- Consult with University Health Services (UHS) staff, as appropriate
Other Administrative Responsibilities, as Assigned (10%)
- Participate in other initiatives, projects, and activities, as assigned by the TigerWell Project Manager, the Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Services, or in partnership with other Campus Life staff.
- Represent TigerWell in campus committees, working groups, meetings, and programs, as needed.
Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in public health, health education, journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, or related field plus 2-3 years of work experience developing communication materials in health communications, public relations, journalism, student affairs, or social marketing or Associate's degree in relevant field plus 5 or more years of relevant work experience
- Robust computer skills and advanced working knowledge of web-based technology, social media, survey instruments, graphics, publication and media presentation software (i.e. Adobe Creative suite, Photoshop, and Microsoft Office suite), as well as competency with web design and development for mobile devices
- Knowledge of inclusive practices in health communication
- Superb and diverse writing and editing skills, particularly the ability to write with clarity, accuracy, and brevity; demonstrated skill in translating complex topics into clear, lively, and straightforward prose; keen eye for detail as well as careful attention to tone and quality of writing; ability to convey content in culturally responsive ways to varied audiences
- Excellent organizational and stewardship skills, including ability to handle multiple complex projects, a busy schedule, and concurrent deadlines
- Understanding of best practices for communicating with particular audiences (e.g., undergraduate students, graduate students, staff and faculty campus partners, communities of shared cultural identities)
- Strong innovative and strategic thinking in message/campaign development and coordination
- Demonstrated ability and strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with individuals and groups with a wide array of backgrounds, identities, life experiences and communication styles
- Experienced as a collaborative teammate, who thrives working with and for others as needed to support organizational priorities and opportunities
- Track record of success in being flexible and working independently and creatively to identify opportunities, challenges, and solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree, preferably in public health, health education, journalism, communications, public relations, marketing. Related fields will also be considered.
- 3 or more years of experience in health-related communication (e.g., college health, public health, community health)
- Experience with report writing and design
- Experience conducting and utilizing research and interviews to enrich communications
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW
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Archie Comics
Archie is one of the longest-running comics in history, and his exploits with Jughead, Betty, and Veronica continue to keep up with the times. Now, these perpetually-teenaged protagonists are up to their usual hijinks on these Archie graphic tees from Nerd Kung Fu, featuring full-color images of Archie and his pals printed in full-color on 100% cotton. Available in a wide selection of adult sizes and styles.
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Manus MP's staffer Hubert Molean handing the projects over to the Tetidu LLG president Peter Poiou (with cap) at
By ROSELYN ELLISON
Tetidu local level government in Manus province is focusing on economic development.
Speaking at
The four farming projects were funded under the Manus district support improvement programme (DSIP), with a total funding of K155, 833.00.
A total 334 local farmers within the Tetidu LLG are benefiting from the projects.
The total costing of each project is: piggery- K29, 900, poultry-K53, 331.59, inland fisheries-K50, 000.35 and rice farming-K8,952.
"We want these 334 farmers to pilot the projects," Poiou said.
"You must look after these projects so that they will sustain you in the long run.
"You must work your land.
"There is no time for politics.
"Let us work together to develop our LLG."
Poiou thanked Minister for Inter-Government Relations and Manus Open MP Job Pomat for providing funding under his DSIP.


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Recent writings…
This week I have been immersed, not in the Regency period of Emma and Mary's girlhood years, but in the 1830s.
June has turned into a 'big' month for me: the publication (finally!) of Persuasions, the Journal of the Jane Austen Society of North America, which contains my article on Emma Austen; and the release (June 12th), in England, of Local Past, the Journal of the Alcester and District (Warwickshire) Historical Society. This contains my article on Emma's sister Fanny, who married the Rev. Richard Seymour and settled in Kinwarton (about ten miles from Stratford on Avon) for the rest of her long life. This last has spurred me on to finish an article I hope the editor will accept for the December issue, which continues Fanny's story with the birth of her first son in October 1835.
Unfortunate for Fanny, the child – which was described by Emma as 'very fine', died after little more than a day.
What affected me most was reading months earlier a later letter, written by Fanny in 1837. In this letter she relates a little story that shows just how much Richard enjoyed his baby daughter's company, enjoyed making her laugh, enjoyed puzzling out whom she looked like. Oh, he sounded such a wonderful father! Only upon further investigation into their lives, did I realize that this little girl was not their first child, but their second. How heart-breaking to have gone through pregnancy and birth only to see your child begin strong and then die!
The time-period is one of the interesting parts of this research. Taken together, the lives of these people span the early years of the nineteenth-century (of this generation, Edward Austen, born in 1798, is one of the elder members), and, for the longer-lived, extend into the middle and later years of Victoria's reign. From George III to Victoria; from horse to the 'iron horse'; from war abroad to strife at home; from the Age of Austen to the Age of Dickens.
However, in looking at the children one can never forget the parents, and even grandparents. And this moves us back to the 1760s and the birth of the parent-generation.
I began writing an article about the Goslings recently, which just has to start off with two ladies: Mrs Eliza Gosling née Cunliffe and Mrs Eliza Chute née Smith. I like to think of them as The Two Elizas. Funny thing is, they both married men named William! (Very confusing for the casual reader, no?)
One Eliza, Mrs Gosling, was mother to Mary Gosling; the other Eliza, who had no children of her own, was aunt to Emma Smith. Therefore, for two generations these two families had what they themselves described as relationships between 'sisters-of-the-heart'. Friendships so close that the two women involved felt like sisters. Eliza Chute had three sisters; Eliza Gosling alas had only one. Emma Smith had five sisters, while Mary Gosling had two, but one to which she had a close-close bond.
I cannot prove that either Mrs Gosling, or the two girls, Emma and Mary, ever met Jane Austen (until there comes a new diary, or an as-yet-unread letter…). But Eliza Chute knew her, entertained her even.
In recent years, researchers have begun to look into the diaries of Eliza Chute of The Vyne. This estate, which can be visited as it belongs now to the National Trust, is located in the parish of Sherborne St John (some few miles from Basingstoke). The man who ministered to the congregation on Sundays was none other than the Rev. James Austen, Jane's eldest brother. Even a cursory review of Deirdre Le Faye's wonderful Chronology of Jane Austen and Her Family (2006) shows how many Sundays James returned to The Vyne for a repast. In later years he would be accompanied by his son, James-Edward (known as Edward in the family). This little boy grew up to write A Memoir of Jane Austen under the name he took in 1837: James Edward Austen-Leigh.
I'm still digging into the short life of Eliza Gosling and the early life of Eliza Chute – and am actively seeking any information on the Two Elizas, in the form of letters, diaries, even mentions in published books. For instance, Eliza Gosling, when a girl and still Eliza Cunliffe, met James Boswell. She and her sister ('Miss Cunliff') are mentioned in Boswell's letters! Sometimes it is a very small world. I have cause to say that over and again.


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Sean "Ali" Stone says he's a victim of Islamophobia.
Sean "Ali" Stone, son of director Oliver Stone, urged #Occupy protesters to turn to Islam in an interview on last Wednesday in Iran. (IRNA)
It only took Sean "Ali" Stone a week to complain about Islamophobia in Hollywood. The young Muslim says he's p***ed off some powerful Hollywood elites with his conversion to Islam.
The New York Post reported:
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Sean Stone, son of controversial director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam in Iran last week and says he's already experiencing a Hollywood backlash.
The ceremony was held in Isfahan, where he is researching a documentary. He now goes by the name of Sean Christopher Ali Stone.
He told Page Six: "I've already experienced the reverse of anti-Semitism, having people within the film industry express a reluctance to work with me now that I have said a simple prayer, 'There is no God but God, and Mohammed is his messenger.' I am sure I have [bleeped] off some powerful people." Speaking over dinner at Barrio 47, Sean told us, "Having read the Koran and having been around the Islamic culture, especially in Iran, I do believe that Mohammed is a prophet of the same god worshipped by other religions.
"I am of a Jewish bloodline, a baptized Christian who accepts Christ's teachings, the Jewish Old Testament and the Holy Koran. I believe there is one God, whether called Allah or Jehovah or whatever you wish to name him. He creates all peoples and religions. I consider myself a Jewish Christian Muslim.
"What I am trying to do is open up a dialogue about religion. There is such Islamophobia in the West. Islam is not a religion of violence any more than Judaism or Christianity is."
He said his dad welcomed the move.
"My dad said, 'Allah be with you.' My father understands that I am trying to bridge certain gaps and bring about peace."
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Under Siege-Part one
Ok, after months of procrastination, I've finally started a new painting. The working title is Under Siege. It's 36X48 inches. I KNOW the economy stinks and I should be working small but I needed something to inspire me and get me going. I've been putting off painting for quite a while. I'll have to check in with Dr. Freud on that.
I start out picking the size of my canvas, then I look at lots of pictures and start making small drawings in proportion. When I have one I like, I transfer it, in a not-very-scientific way, to the canvas. It doesn't need to be a perfect transfer cause I've found that what looks good small sometimes doesn't look as good big. Plus, maybe having something to do with my brain, no matter how many grids I draw, I can never get my left and right side to match.
So here's the beginning of inking in the basic drawing. As I transferred it, I did change it. And what makes the whole thing so labor intensive is that I feel the need to outline everything in black. Then I 'erase' parts with white paint. Later, after I add color, I'll have to reapply the black lines. But that's just how it has to be for me.
Also, the story is now unfolding for me. I'm seeing who the protagonists are in this world. So I'll be adding those also. Once I add color, the story may change yet again.
Stay tuned.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Life Roaches
Had a conversation with Lia, and the phrase 'Life Roaches' was born. You are familiar with Life Coaches I'm sure. But who coaches us on all the really bad stuff that life has in store?
This doodle was done a few days ago.
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Attorney Kirkpatrick takes on state or federal firearms cases and other related matters.
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The Firm handles gun, rifle, shotgun, and firearms appeals, judicial review, administrative law appeals and all types of trial work involving guns and firearms.
Attorney Kirkpatrick represents criminal defendants for gun and firearm violations, including gun dealers/FFLs charged criminally in Federal and State courts.
Although licensed to practice law in the States of Michigan and Ohio, Attorney Kirkpatrick will travel to any state to represent the interests of Gun dealers in the administrative process of revocation of FFL license and other firearms related matters.
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It's a short road outside Perrysville — less than a mile and a half long. County Road 2704 connects State Route 95 to County Road 775. Locals know the latter as Honey Creek Road.
That mile and a half — give or take, mostly take — packs plenty of visual gems. It's a rural photographer's dream.
Here are but three. I plan to come back for more, when the light is right.


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Pier 47 Marina
3001 Wildwood Blvd.
PO Box 59
Wildwood, NJ 08260
(609) 729-4774
All new Pontoon Boats in 20 & 24 ft. up to 10 passengers. Each boat has a top offering shade to protect from the sun. Great for a fun filled day for at the shore.
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Trey Songz Album Chapter 5 Turns 5
Chapter V was the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz.It was released on August 25, 2012 by Atlantic Records. It was produced by record producers Troy Taylor , Eric Hudson, Rico Love , and Benny Blanco , among others. The recording sessions for the album took place at several recording studios in Miami. This album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.Its first week sales was 135,000 copies.
This album is special because it was Trey Songz' first album to top the chart. Chapter V was also Trey's first album to chart in the United Kingdom.It peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart .As of October 3, 2012, the album had sold 238,400 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan .In August 2016, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over 500,000.
Chapter 5 indeed was a successful album with many hit songs that get air play to date.You can listen or get the album here.
Track list
1. Chapter V (Intro)
2. Dive In
3. Panty Wetter
4. Heart Attack
5. Playin Hard
6. 2 Reasons (featuring T.I. )
7. Hail Mary (featuring Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne )
8. "Don't Be Scared" (featuring Rick Ross)
9. Pretty Girl's Lie
10. Bad Decisions
11. Forever Yours
12. Inside Interlewd
13. Fumble
14. Without a Woman
15. Interlude4U
16. Simply Amazing
17. Never Again
18. Check Me Out
19. "Chapter V (Outro)" iTunes deluxe edition
19. Ladies Go Wild
20. Almost Lose It
21. Heart Attack
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Commentary on Luke 7:36-50
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By Hermann L. Strack and Paul Billerbeck
Translator's Preface
The following was translated from Hermann L. Strack and Paul Billerbeck, Kommentar zum Neuen Testament aus Talmud und Midrasch (Commentary on the New Testament on the Basis of the Talmud and Midrash), vol. 2, Das Evangelium nach Markus, Lukas und Johannes und die Apostelgeschichte (The Gospel According to Mark, Luke, and John, and the Acts of the Apostles) (Munich: C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1961), p. 162-163.
I translated it to help with sermon preparation for Pentecost 4, when the appointed Gospel is Luke 7:36-50. It will also serve as the starting point for the June 2013 post on my blog Jeshua at Bread for Beggars.
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May the Holy Spirit use what follows to give the Christian readers a better understanding of the context of the sinful woman's anointing of Jesus, so that we, like she, may love much because we have been forgiven much.
Commentary on Luke 7:36-50
7:37. And behold, a woman in the city, a sinner, when she learned…
γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός, καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα. This is a complex sentence like those found in rabbinical literature: אשה שבעיר חוטאה כשׂירעה = a woman in the city, a sinner, when she learned. ἁμαρτωλός should therefore not be taken as a predicate of ἦν, but as an appositive to γυνή. — γυνὴ ἁμαρτωλός can refer very generally to a woman whose character fell short of the pharisaic standards.
Cf. Kethuboth 72a Mishnah: "These are to be divorced without receiving their kethubah [marriage contract or settlement]: A wife who transgresses the Law of Moses or [one who transgresses] Jewish practice [דַּת משׁה ויהודית]. And what is [regarded as a wife's transgression against] the Law of Moses? Feeding her husband with untithed food [Num 18:21-32], having intercourse with him during the period of her menstruation [Lev 18:19], not setting apart her dough offering [Num 15:18-21], or making vows and not fulfilling them [Dt 23:21-23]. And what is [deemed to be a wife's transgression against] Jewish practice? Going out with uncovered head, spinning in the street [and thereby exposing her bare arms], or conversing [flirtatiously] with every man. Abba Saul [c. 150] said: [Such transgressions include] also that of a wife who curses her husband's parents in his presence. R. Tarfon [c. 100] said: Also one who screams [קוֹלְנִית]. And who is regarded a screamer? A woman whose voice can be heard by her neighbors when she speaks inside her house."1 — Parallel passage: Tosefta, Kethuboth 7:6f. — For an explanation of the Mishnah, see JT Ketubot 7:6 Gemara;2 Kethuboth 72a,b.3
However, it appears that γυνὴ ἁμαρτωλός should be taken more specifically as referring to a prostitute. Even the verb חָטָא,iחֲטָא is used in an absolute sense to mean to live unchastely or to engage in sexual immorality.
JT Ta'anit 1:4 Gemara: "A certain ass-driver appeared before the rabbis [in a dream] and prayed, and rain came. The rabbis sent and brought him and said to him, 'What is your trade?' He said to them, 'I am an ass-driver.' They said to him, 'What good deed have you done?' He said to them, 'One time I rented my ass to a certain woman, and she was weeping on the way, and I said to her, "What troubles you?" She said to me, "The husband of that woman [me] is in prison [for debt], and I want to see what I can do to free him." [She wanted to yield to prostitution in order to use the proceeds to get him out.] So I sold my ass and I gave her the proceeds, and I said to her, "Here is your money, free your husband, but do not sin [ולא תחטיי] [by becoming a prostitute to raise the necessary funds]."' They said to him, 'You are worthy of praying and having your prayers answered.'"4 — Then follows a second story, similar in content, with the same encouragement to the woman in the story: לא תחטיי. Shabbath 55b: "R. Samuel b. Nahman [c. 260] said in R. Jonathan's [c. 220] name: Whoever maintains that Reuben sinned [חטא; rf. Gen 35:22] is merely making an error."5 The same assertion is made about David in reference to 2 Samuel 11:4 in Shabbath 56a,6 and about the sons of Eli in reference to 1 Samuel 2:22 in Yoma 9a.7 • Siphre to Leviticus 20:15 (371a): "If the man has sinned [חטא; rf. Lev 20:15f], what sin has the animal committed [חטאה]?" For more, see Pesahim 113a at Matthew 19:22, p. 826.
7:37b. A small alabaster bottle of anointing oil.
See at Matthew 26:7.
7:38a. Standing behind at his feet.
The feet of those reclining at the table were stretched out behind them on the cushion; see the excursus "An Ancient Jewish Banquet" [Ein altjüdisches Gastmahl].
7:38b. She kissed his feet.
See at Matthew 26:49, p. 995f. [What follows are two quotes from that section.]
Sanhedrin 27b: "Thereupon Bar Hama [who was accused of murder] arose and kissed his [R. Papi's, c. 360] feet [since he had R. Papi to thank for his acquittal], and undertook to pay his poll-tax for him for the rest of his life."8 • JT Pe'ah 1:1 Gemara: "R. Yannai and R. Jonathan [c. 220] were in session. Someone came and kissed the feet of R. Jonathan [out of thankfulness]. R. Yannai said to him, 'What is the meaning of this [honor that] he pays you today?' [Jonathan] said to him, 'One time he came to complain to me about his son, so that the son would support him. I said to him to go to the synagogue and get some people to rebuke him [and tell him to support his father].'"9
7:41. A devout man had two debtors.
A rabbinical parable about a devout man who had two debtors is found in 'Abodah Zarah 4a: "R. Abbahu [c. 300 in Caesarea] commended R. Safra [a Babylonian, c. 320] to the Minim [מינין, "heretics"; here: Christians] as a learned man, and he was thus exempted by them from paying taxes [in Caesarea] for thirteen years. One day, on coming across him, they said to him, 'It is written: You only have I known [or loved] from all the families of the earth; therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities [Amos 3:2]. If one is in anger does one vent it on one's friend?' But he was silent and could give them no answer; so they wound a scarf round his neck and tortured him. When R. Abbahu came and found him [in that state] he said to them, 'Why do you torture him?' Said they, 'Have you not told us that he is a great man? He cannot explain to us the meaning of this verse!' Said he, 'I may have told you [that he was learned] in Tannaitic teaching; did I tell you [he was learned] in Scripture? [Only in the former is Safra an authority.]' 'How is it then that you [Palestinians, like R. Abbahu] know it?' they contended. 'We,' he replied, 'who are frequently with you [Christians], set ourselves the task of studying it thoroughly, but others [like the Babylonians] do not study it as carefully [because there are not any מינין by them].' Said they, 'Will you then tell us the meaning?' 'I will explain it by a parable,' he replied. 'To what may it be compared? To a man who is the creditor of two persons, one of them a friend, the other an enemy; of his friend he will accept payment little by little whereas of his enemy he will exact payment in one sum! [In other words, that is also God's position toward Israel and the heathens: Israel God punishes gradually in this world until the guilt is atoned for, so that a fuller reward may be theirs in the world to come. But the heathens God lets go about securely in this world, in order to bring upon them the entire punishment in one fell swoop in the world to come.]'"10
7:44. You have not given [poured] any water on my feet.
Regarding foot washing, see at John 13:5. Regarding the washing of a guest's feet, see Siphre to Deuteronomy 33:24 §355 (148a) at Matthew 6:17, p. 427, note f.
7:45. You have not given me a kiss.
Regarding kissing, cf. at Matthew 26:49. For more, see Tosefta, Niddah 5:15 (646) at Luke 2:47, p. 151.
7:50. Go in [to] peace.
On the distinction between "Go בשלום [in peace]" and "Go לשלום [to peace]," see Berakoth 64a at Luke 2:29, p. 138.
1 Soncino, 448,449.
2 Neusner, 185,186.
3 Soncino, 449-453.
4 Neusner, 24,25.
5 Soncino, 256.
6 Ibid., 259.
7 Ibid., 38.
8 Ibid., 163.
9 Neusner, 20.
10 Soncino, 14.


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I have seen bitterness run rampant and destroy marriages and relationships with children in horrible ways. I have sat with women who are harboring bitterness like a treasure. They have stored it away in their hearts in a safe place. They say things like, "It does not affect my life. I am just not ready to lay it down. I control my emotions well enough that it does not affect me."
And these same women admit that they are angry. But they somehow think it's not affecting them.
I also sit with women who are there because of countless broken relationships. Issues in marriage. Issues with children. Issues with other women. These women have not been able to maintain a female friendship ever in their lives. And when I suggest anger or bitterness as the reason, they deny it. They are not angry. They have forgiven and let it go.
I have sometimes responded: "Friend your life does not bear fruit of forgiveness and letting it go. Bitterness is a seed. It grows and grows. It consumes everything in its path. Often I can see it in a face. Tight lips. Furrowed brows. I can hear it in a voice. Sharp commanding edges. Short clipped tones. I can see it in an attitude. Short, unhappy, impatient responses. Attitudes that are 'superior' or 'know it all.' These repeated behaviors are telling signs of what is happening in a calloused, angry heart. Bitterness is wicked. It leaves a mess in its wake."
I have had occasion to discuss bitterness and anger often over the last few months with my sweet daughter, Becca. She has suffered some tragic hurt in her life and it has left her confused and searching for justice. The answers she has found, while biblical, have not always been easy to swallow. She found out that even when treated unjustly, she is not to revile. Even when insulted she is not to threaten. Even when cast aside and abandoned she is not to hate.
Oh my word! How hard the biblical truth of the love of God has been for her to read this last year. I have watcher her lay down her anger over and over again. And then find out something new and pick it up again. Heartbreaking.
The words of God through the Apostle Peter have done her much good. They have been her anchor in a world gone crazy.
When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. 1 Peter 2:23
If the Bible is true, and I know it is, and Becca knows it is, then we are able by sanctifying grace to lay down every hurt or wrong done against us and entrust ourselves to the One who judges justly. God is just. He is right. He makes only right decisions. He never goes against His nature. He never does anything unjust.
What truth! What a beautiful, life-changing truth! I can trust Him. Becca can trust Him. When she is reviled against she can not only not revile back, but also not be angry back. She can simply say to her just God, "I leave that in Your capable, just hands."
When she is abandoned and forsaken and left alone, she can recall the precious words of Hebrews 13:5, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." She can count on her capable, just God.
When we live like this, there is no room for anger or bitterness. There is no place for offense to take foothold because God is in charge and He is just. He is working every single wound to our good to make us like Christ (Rom 8:28-29). Peace that surpasses understanding is the result of trusting Him more than we trust our own "rights" and above our felt need for vengeance. God never gets anything wrong. He is at work on behalf of believers all the time. Christ and the Holy Spirit are justly interceding on our behalf to make all things right.
This is our anchor and hope. Praise God for never failing at anything! He is perfectly right and just. He is trustworthy!
Lay down your bitterness. Lay down your anger. Pray and ask for help. God is able to bear it for you. Bitter women make bitter enemies because bitterness is enmity with God. It has no place in the kingdom of God. Praise the Lord for real freedom from anger through the gospel of Jesus Christ.


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Anyone who has ever watched a survivor movie will know that sometimes it takes a conflict to bring the group closer together. This is why many businesses and corporations have opted for using survival team building seminars as a way to encourage teamwork and leadership. Here are a few things to expect when attending a survival team building seminar.
In many cases, a survival team building seminar is only hypothetical. This means that the group is given a sheet of paper explaining the situation, their supplies, and their options, and there is a simple discussion regarding how to best handle the situation. However, it's not unheard of for corporate officials to take their employees on a camping trip of sorts and hold a staged situation that they must then find a way out of.
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Of course, not all survival team building exercises go as planned. As with any stressful situation, conflict can arise. Perhaps an argument occurs over which direction to go or someone disagrees that a cave is a good place in which to spend the night. Dealing with these conflicts can make the suvival team building exercises all the more useful. Not only does it teach listening skills and empathy, but it also teaches the benefits of steadfast thinking and exploring all of one's options before proceeding. While rash or hastily made decisions aren't uncommon among a group, having discussions such as these can do wonders for teaching the value of careful thinking.
In most cases, survival team building exercises already have an end solution. The object of the game isn't that the team survives. Rather, it's that they reach a solution that is as close to the aforementioned goal as possible. As your team continues discussing and acting together, they will eventually realize just how useful this exercise really is.
The point of survival team building exercises isn't to win. Rather, it's to teach the team how to work together. The concepts and epiphanies that arise during these games will further help them as they continue their career paths. Learn more about how this amazing procedure can change how your employees think and make decisions.
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Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.
David Grayson
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
The English Standard Version
Blessed is the man who has discovered that there is nothing permanent in life but change.
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They were not talking just about the creative classes such as scientists, engineers, designers and artists. This applies to all kinds of workers including employees of utility companies, manufacturing companies, mining companies and energy companies. Suddenly companies are realizing that everyone is a knowledge worker. All these workers create significant know-how and have a lot to share.
Companies typically take two approaches when they attempt to solve this problem.
Some companies want to harvest all this tribal knowledge and store it somewhere for access by new employees later. But the point is that new employees need to know the right questions to ask before they can make sense out of any harvested knowledge, even if such harvest is possible. Sometimes knowing the answer does not help, if you do not know the question.
Certain other companies take a different approach. Instead of harvesting all the knowledge and storing it in some place, they keep in touch with their alumni via technology so that they can contact them when required. Alumni are willing and glad to provide their knowledge, when required, for their former employers.
The second approach is efficient and practical. Companies should invest money in technology that connects people, enable them to improve their knowledge and when required get the services of such employees for a fair fee. This is the sustainable approach.


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Full-Time Undergraduate Students Receive Accolades for Achievements During Fall 2016 Semester
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University is pleased to announce its Dean's List and Honor Roll in recognition of undergraduate students' exemplary academic achievements during the Fall 2016 semester.
The Dean's List is composed of students with a grade point average of 3.7 and above. The National Dean's List was established in 1978, as a way to recognize excellent academic achievement by college students.
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Students are listed in alphabetical order by hometown.
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