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Well it's about time this blog had some cajun music. It was sorely missing from my gumbo of old american roots and fruits. Now remedied!
Zydeco and Cajun are the premier cultural expressions of the spirited and hardy people of southwest Louisiana. While the two styles have some similarities, they are also quite different. Cajun music as we know it today can be traced back to early Acadian, French, Creole, and Anglo-Saxon folk songs. These early ballads and lullabies — typically concerned with troubles and hard times — were often sung a cappella. For the most part, they were performed at home and passed down orally from generation to generation; however, the singers of these traditional songs were eventually accompanied by simple instrumentation. Cajun music is, of course, meant for dancing — one-step, two-step, and waltzes. Traditionally, the Cajun dance ("Fais-do-do" in Cajun) was the major social function in Cajun society. The principal instrument in Cajun music is the diatonic accordion, preferably in the key of C. Although it is a German instrument, the Cajun people adopted it in the 1870s. To a lesser degree, the fiddle is also a favorite instrument in Cajun music. Early Cajun bands featured both of these instruments, as well as a triangle to keep the rhythm. Acoustic guitars were added to the lineup by 1920, then, three decades later, steel, electric guitars, and sometimes drums. Although Cajun music has changed somewhat over the years and has been influenced by other styles of music — notably country and blues — it has remained a distinctive style. The first Cajun record was Joe Falcon's "Allons ý Lafayette" from 1928. Although the style was recorded only sporadically for several decades, Iry LeJeune, Harry Choates, Nathan Abshire, Lawrence Walker, Leo Soileau, and Vin Bruce had become influential Cajun artists by the middle of the 20th century. While the music's popularity continued to grow within Louisiana, it didn't enter the spotlight nationally until the mid-'80s, riding on the coattails of the Cajun food explosion. Today several traditional and contemporary Cajun artists — including Dewey Balfa, Zachary Richard, and Beausoleil — tour nationally and internationally. Compared to Cajun music, zydeco music has a much shorter history. Like Cajun music, the dominant instrument is the accordion, but unlike Cajun music, zydeco adds electric bass, horns, and sometimes keyboards. In a nutshell, zydeco is Creole (Black) dance music of southwest Louisiana blending Cajun music with rhythm & blues and soul. The word "zydeco" is actually a bastardization of an early zydeco song, "L'Haricots Sont Pas Salls" (The Snap Beans Aren't Salted). The first Black-French recordings were made in 1928 by Amad' Ardoin, an accordion player who played in the Cajun style. However, the music we know as zydeco today didn't begin to evolve — at least on record — until the mid-'50s, when Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis made their initial recordings. Like Cajun music, zydeco didn't achieve national popularity until the 1980s, buoyed somewhat by Rockin' Sidney's surprise hit "My Toot Toot." By the '90s, several zydeco artists were signed to major labels, including Terrance Simien, Boozoo Chavis, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Rockin' Dopsie. ~ Jeff Hannusch
Louisiana Cajun French Music, Vol. 1: Southwest Prairies, 1964-1967
Year: 1989/1994
Label: Rounder
Review by Ron Wynn
This first of two 1989 Rounder anthologies spotlighting traditional Cajun music from the mid-'60s began with a great group, The Balfa Freres. This was among the finest and most intense of the founding Cajun bands, characterized by wonderful harmonizing, intense leads and great fiddle backing. Others on this anthology were Austin Pitre & The Evangeline Playboys, a hard-driving, upbeat unit, and the venerable Edius Nacquin, in his 70s when he cut the anthology's final four tracks and still an energetic, distinctive singer. The selections were recorded as part of several field sessions initiated by the Newport Folk Foundation from 1964 through 1967.
1 Danse de Mardi Gras – Balfa Brothers – 2:51
2 Lacassine Special – Balfa Freres – 3:11
3 La Valse du Bambocheur – Balfa Brothers – 5:37
4 Hackberry Hop – Balfa Freres – 3:02
5 Valse des Platains – Balfa Freres – 3:47
6 Lake Arthur Stomp – Balfa Freres – 2:16
7 Parlez-Nous Á Boire – Balfa Brothers – 3:42
8 La Valse des Bombaches – Pitre, Austin & The Evangeline… – 3:46
9 Les Flammes d'Enfer – Pitre, Austin & The Evangeline… – 3:38
10 J'Ai Fini Mes Miseres – Pitre, Austin & The Evangeline… – 1:44
11 Hack a 'Tit Moreau – Edius Nacquin – 1:44
12 Si J'Aurais des Ailes – Edius Nacquin – 1:38
13 La Ville de Monteau – Edius Nacquin – 2:43
14 Ou T'Etais Mercredi Passe – Edius Nacquin – 1:54
the flames of hell.
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Louisiana Cajun French Music, Vol. 2: Southwest Prairies, 1964-1967
Year: 1989/1994
Label: Rounder
Review by Eugene Chadbourne
Beyond a doubt one of the best issues in this label's catalog, this dandy album provides the listener with the variety that can be found in a compilation, but also satisfies the taste for each artist by doling out generous portions of their music. As for the performers who are featured, all they need is a little room to show their stuff and all credit for the album's grand success is theirs. These are the grand old men of Cajun, the names that come up time and time again in interviews with stars of the genre. Like many originally folk forms of music, the appeal of this music style eventually led it to be played by full, almost pop-sounding ensembles by the '90s. Cajun had already influenced the sound of country and rock music in previous decades to the point where there are probably plenty of listeners whose idea of Cajun music might not encompass the wild and raw performances on this compilation. The instrumental combinations are deliciously sparse, removing the entire elephantine nature of drum set and electric amplification. A stomping foot is what listeners have instead of electric bass on the duos by "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot. The latter man's fiddle is a hearty thing; the vocals by these guys make Tony Joe White sound like a prepubescent choir boy. The sensitivity and split tones in their singing bring to mind the recordings of Native American medicine men. Guitarist Preston Manuel, another important figure in this genre, performs "La Bataille dans le Petit Abre" in a trio with Isom Fontenot on harmonica and Aubrey DeVille on fiddle; the piece is gorgeous, pretty as any ever recorded and certainly a high point in tracks featuring harmonica. Producer and editor Ralph Rinzler gets credit for the fadeout, for which he should be punished by a forced bath in a stinky bayou. DeVille and Manuel get together for a duet which is charming, the accompaniment dropping so far back in volume behind the hilariously over-recorded vocal that it starts to feel like a tickle. The second side is devoted to tracks by the duo of Adam and Cyprien Landreneau, both singing and wailing on violin and accordion, respectively. The group is rounded out by Dewey Balfa, whose presence on triangle fills out an important part of the rhythmic component in a symbolic way, the younger man's presence respectively acknowledging the way this music has been passed on from generation to generation. This side is a romper-stomper, the amusing interludes of studio chatter almost a relief from the musical intensity. Landreneau the fiddler has a tone so sharp that it would send avant-garde jazz violinists such as Billy Bang or Leroy Jenkins running for cover. The way he plays the melody on "La Prairie Ronde" is astounding. On "Les Pinieres" he almost sounds like an alien life form, and that's not the first time an outsider has felt this way about things Cajun. It must be admitted certain listeners may express displeasure at the sound of the vocals on these tracks, even after seeing pictures of what these guys look like (they are a couple of old men and they sing like a couple of old men). Voices crack, yet carefully timed hoots seem to be pitched in a sophisticated relation to the fiddle and accordion harmony. Cajun fans looking for a collection of pieces from some of the music's founding fathers can't do better than this. The label left consumers in a state of insecurity about how much printed material would be provided about the music, however. At one point pressings came with a tiny inserted card indicating that a booklet for the project was still unfinished and purchasers could send in for a copy when it was ready. "Au plu tard," as the Cajuns would say.
1 Hack a 'Tit Moreau – Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec", Canray Fontenot – 3:41
2 Untitled Dance Tune – Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec", Canray Fontenot – :58
3 Eunice Two Step – Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec", Canray Fontenot – 2:20
4 Quo Fa're "Bois Sec" – Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec", Canray Fontenot – 2:21
5 Jug au Plombeau – Ardoin, Alphonse "Bois Sec", Canray Fontenot – 2:31
6 La Bataille Dans le Petit Arbre – Isom Fontenot, Aubrey Deville, Preston Manuel – 2:42
7 Le Vieux Boeuf et le Vieux Charriot – Isom Fontenot, Aubrey Deville, Preston Manuel – 2:50
8 La Robe de Rosalie – Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau – 3:12
9 La Prairie Ronde – Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau – 3:01
10 La Talle des Ronces – Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau – 1:48
11 Les Pinieres – Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau – 3:02
12 Treville N'Est Pas Pecheur – Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau – 1:43
13 Danse de Limonade – Adam Landreneau, Cyprien Landreneau – 2:01
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Character Buildings from Montreal and Quebec
2 comments:
- Lisa Lorenz said...
Hi Tracey, Oh beautiful pics from Montreal...My Hometown! They were so nice to see. I have always wanted to paint a pic from Montreal too. I had my close friends from Vancouver visiting this summer and I took them to Montreal and they loved it. I hope you enjoyed my city. I am hoping to head to Vancouver next Spring...I was there so many years ago and loved it.
- Tracey said...
Yes I would LOVE to live in Montreal or Quebec, it is so beautiful and inspirational I don't know if I could focus on much but creating artwork. I hope you make it to Vancouver it is beautiful as well, especially in the spring. I have moved just on the outskirts of the city now and have been going back for a few exhibits on Granville Island and it makes me miss the ocean and all the beautiful views. I guess I need to keep getting into the exhibits so I have an excuse to make it into the 'city' ;)

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I got caught up with writing on my other blog about my trip to India. If you want to read there you can go to http://onindiangrounds.blogspot.com/
I didn't forget about my passion for helping couples conceive, though!
I was reading a book this past week called "Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth" by Zita West. I came across some more information on male fertility that I wanted to share. I am always looking for more to help the men. There is a wealth of information about female infertility but very little about male. And yet babies cannot be made without the husbands.
What I found was a list of nutrients that have been shown to improve male fertility.
This is taken directly from the book.
- Vitamin C: supplementation of this can increase both sperm count and sperm motility, and may decrease the risk of sperm damage. It is particularly important for people who do not eat ample amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables. The body cannot store viatmin C, which is why excess amounst are not a problem: the body simply excretes what it does not use. Very large amounts of vitamin C, however may cause loose stools in some people, in which case the amount should be reduced until bowl tolerance is reached.
- Vitamin E: deficiency of this viatmin can cause damage to the reproductive tissues. Recent research showed a significant increase in both sperm motility and count with supplementation of organic selenium and vitamin E (Bleau et al 2006). Supplementation is important for this reason, and because it is difficult to get large enough amounts from dietary sources alone.
- Zinc: this is needed to make the outer layer and tail for the sperm and therefore is essential for healthy sperm. Deficiency can cause late sexual maturation, small sex organs, impotence and infertility. Zinc is generally found in high concentrations in male sex glands but if the diet is zinc deficient then concentrations fall radically. Zinc is also lost with each ejaculation, so an active sex life and a low zinc diet will put the male at risk.
- Manganese: this has been shown by research to be important for maintaining a high sperm count.
- Potassium: this has been shown to increase sperm motility.
- The trace element selenium and the amino acids arginine and lysine are also beneficial.
As a general rule, over all optimum nutrition is more beneficial than taking individual supplements, but where it is difficult to guarantee adequate quantities of the right sorts of food then supplementation is advisable.
With the information above taken from the book "Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth" I did a google search to see if I could find the best food sources of the above mentioned vitamins. And this is what I have found so far.
- Vitamin C: citrus fruits, melon, strawberries, black currants, green and red peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, kiwi fruit, dark green leafy vegetables, squash, mango, papaya, cauliflower, pineapple, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, celery
- Vitamin E: sunflower seeds, almonds, peanut butter, vegetable oils
- Zinc: red meat, seafood, milk and egg yolks
- Manganese: nuts, beans and other legumes, tea, whole grains
- Potassium: sweet potatoes, bananas, yogurt, yellow fin tuna
- Selenium: brazil nuts are the highest source. However they should be eaten in moderation as too much selenium is not good either. Other sources are whole grains, legumes, nuts, meat and fish.
- Arginine: The following information was taken from http://primev.com/free-arginine-report.aspx "Dietary arginine is found in chocolate, wheat germ and flour, buckwheat, granola, oatmeal, dairy products (cottage cheese, ricotta, nonfat dry milk, skim yogurt), beef (roasts, steaks), pork (Canadian bacon, ham), nuts (coconut, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, hazel nuts, peanuts), seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower), poultry (chicken and turkey light meat), wild game (pheasant, quail), seafood (halibut, lobster, salmon, shrimp, snails, tuna in water), chick peas, and cooked soybeans."


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From the United Church of Christ.
Loving God, at this time,
we remember that going up to Jerusalem
cost Jesus his very life.
So we come before you,
conscious of the way religious words
and holy phrases
can slip so easily from our lazy lips
and our hardened hearts.
What do we really know
of your mountainous truth,
your rock-hard integrity,
the depth of your suffering
for love of us all?
Forgive us for the shallowness
of our faith
and the timidity of our following:
forgive us for the ready excuses
we make for going our own way
and claiming it as yours.
Turn us round again, we pray,
by your Holy Spirit,
active within us and among us.
Show us how to be open again
to your faithfulness
and to your freedom,
that we may live
new lives
and be again bearers
of the seeds of the realm
of Jesus.


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Exodus 22 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
Laws About Keeping Property Safe
22 "Suppose someone steals an ox or a sheep. And suppose that person kills it or sells it. Then the thief must pay back five oxen for the ox. Or the thief must pay back four sheep for the sheep.
2 "Suppose you catch a thief breaking into your house at night. And suppose you hit the thief and the thief dies. Then you are not guilty of murder. 3 But suppose it happens after the sun has come up. Then you are guilty of murder.
"Anyone who steals must pay for whatever they steal. But suppose the thief does not have anything. Then the thief must be sold to pay for what was stolen. 4 What if the stolen ox, donkey or sheep is found alive with the thief? Then the thief must pay back twice as much.
5 "Suppose someone lets their livestock eat grass in someone else's field or vineyard. Then they must pay that person back from the best crops of their own field or vineyard.
6 "Suppose a fire breaks out and spreads into bushes. Suppose it burns cut and stacked grain or grain that is still growing. Or suppose it burns the whole field. Then the one who started the fire must pay for the loss.
7 "Suppose someone gives a neighbor silver or other things to keep safe. And suppose they are stolen from the neighbor's house. The thief, if caught, must pay back twice as much as was stolen. 8 But suppose the thief is not found. Then the neighbor must go to the judges. They will decide whether the neighbor has stolen the other person's property. 9 Suppose you have an ox, donkey, sheep or clothing that does not belong to you. Or you have other property lost by someone else. And suppose someone says, 'That belongs to me.' Then both people must bring their case to the judges. The one the judges decide is guilty must pay back twice as much to the other person.
10 "Suppose someone asks their neighbor to take care of a donkey, ox, sheep or any other animal. And suppose the animal dies or gets hurt. Or suppose it is stolen while no one is looking. 11 Then the problem will be settled by promising the Lord to tell the truth. Suppose the neighbor says, 'I didn't steal your property.' Then the owner must accept what the neighbor says. No payment is required. 12 But suppose the animal really was stolen. Then the neighbor must pay the owner back. 13 Or suppose it was torn to pieces by a wild animal. Then the neighbor must bring in what is left as proof. No payment is required.
14 "Suppose someone borrows an animal from their neighbor. And it gets hurt or dies while the owner is not there. Then the borrower must pay for it. 15 But suppose the owner is with the animal. Then the borrower will not have to pay. If the borrower hired the animal, the money paid to hire it covers the loss.
Laws About Social Problems
16 "Suppose a man meets a virgin who is not engaged. And he talks her into having sex with him. Then he must pay her father the price for a bride. And he must marry her. 17 But suppose her father absolutely refuses to give her to him. Then he must still pay the price for getting married to a virgin.
18 "Do not let a woman who does evil magic stay alive. Put her to death.
19 "Anyone who has sex with an animal must be put to death.
20 "Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.
21 "Do not treat outsiders badly. Do not give them a hard time. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.
22 "Do not take advantage of widows. Do not take advantage of children whose fathers have died. 23 If you do, they might cry out to me. I will certainly hear them. 24 And I will get angry. I will kill you with a sword. Your wives will become widows. Your children's fathers will die.
25 "Suppose you lend money to one of my people among you who is in need. Then do not treat it like a business deal. Do not charge any interest at all. 26 Suppose your neighbor owes you money and gives you a coat as a promise to pay it back. Then return it by sunset. 27 That coat is the only thing your neighbor owns to wear or sleep in. When they cry out to me, I will listen, because I am loving and kind.
28 "Do not speak evil things against God. Do not curse the ruler of your people.
29 "Do not keep for yourself your grain offerings or wine offerings.
"You must give me the oldest of your sons. 30 Do the same with your cattle and sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days. But give them to me on the eighth day.
31 "I want you to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of any animal that has been torn by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs.
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The record doctor
Bruce Forsyth
Nice to see you, says Peter Paphides to the Strictly Come Dancing presenter and light entertainment legend. But what's that Chili Peppers LP in your collection?
Sunday 12 December 2004
The Observer
No getting around it, there's something a little odd about sitting in Bruce Forsyth's house, set amid the fairways of Wentworth, listening to him extolling the virtues of his favourite rock musician. At least there is when that musician happens to be Flea - bassist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. However, as Bruce himself says: 'You don't have to know much about that area of music to realise the guy's a genius. I love good musicianship and Flea is top draw.'
Sadly, the resurgent presenter of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing doesn't swish across his huge marble floor finessing his steps to Californication. But with his 18-year-old son J-J nursing a long-standing Chilis obsession, the quartet's back catalogue has worked its way into Bruce's consciousness by osmosis. The group should consider themselves flattered, for Bruce is quick to declare his aversion to rock: 'When Elvis came along, I became an angry young man, but for different reasons to everyone else. I became angry because all these songs which had three chords in them suddenly usurped the music of my youth.'
If Bruce expounds such views with a defiant gleam of vindication, it's understandable. Lately, light entertainment seems to have come back from the dead, bringing with it his TV career. Interviewed three years ago, the sometime Generation Game presenter bemoaned the rise of reality shows in which 'all we see now is amateurs becoming stars'. But on the morning of our conversation, news has emerged that Strictly Come Dancing has overtaken The X-Factor in the ratings. In the era of Jamie Cullum, it's perhaps not so odd to see Bruce back in favour. Unsurprisingly, he has a lot of time for the poster boys of nu-lounge: 'It's keeping the music alive.'
Though he admits to enjoying 'some country and rhythm and blues', jazz is his first love and he enthuses over the 'neat' playing of Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans: 'I don't care what you're into. If you're a musician, you should really hear how those pianists approach their instrument. The most important notes are the ones they leave out.'
Of course, if Bruce really did spend the Fifties and Sixties waging war on rock'n'roll, it was hard to tell. As the presenter of Sunday Night at the London Palladium, he got to meet more than his share of the bands who were 'destroying' the music of his youth. To this day, he doesn't understand the appeal of the Stones, and while he's swift to commend the Beatles for 'their skill in writing numbers like 'Can't Buy me Love' - I mean, even Sinatra did that one' - he adds that 'I can't say I liked everything they did.'
Though it sometimes seems as though the Fabs razed everything that came before them, tracts of Bruce's recent autobiography read like a whistle-stop tour through the hotels, bars and lounge haunts of London, where easy listening still ruled the waves and a few well-placed dance steps could woo a nascent Miss World (Ann Sidney).
That was no fluke either. In 1980, Bruce became only the second man in history to bed two Miss Worlds (George Best being the other). On his first date with Puerto Rican beauty Wilnelia Merced the couple danced non-stop for two hours. At their wedding, he serenaded her with 'Yours (Quiereme Mucho)' before an audience of 50 guests. 'Whatever the virtues of rock music, I'm not sure you could sing a song in the modern idiom that would have a similar effect.' As if to prove the point, he reprises a fragment of the song that won Wilnelia's heart: '"I've never loved anyone the way I love you/ How could I, when I was born to be just yours." Isn't that lovely?'
That must have been some performance if she's still with you 24 years later.
'Exactly. Trouble is, I have to sing it to her every bloody night now.'
The patient's dislike of rock music could be incurable, but a few choice items slipped in with all that 'neat jazz' might help the medicine go down
There aren't many Elvis Costello records you could recommend to Bruce Forsyth, but 2003's lush North seemed a safe bet. Costello's wife, Diana Krall, graced Ray Charles's posthumous duets album, Genius Loves Company, which was also included. For Forsyth's lounge sensibilities, the Doctor sent him Schizophonic by Combustible Edison.
'Neat jazz', of course, is Forsyth's greatest love, but he was unfamiliar with the late Michel Petrucciani's melancholy Marvellous. Also on a jazz tip - albeit more experimental - is These Are the Vistas by the Bad Plus, who have covered songs by Abba and Nirvana. Could he go for Radiohead? Possibly - through Christopher O'Riley's True Love Waits, an album of their songs arranged for piano.
Given the patient's regard for the Sixties, new sets by Nancy Sinatra ( Nancy Sinatra ) and Francoise Hardy ( Tant De Belles Choses ) were hastened his way. And for its attachment to that decade, the Doctor also included Saint Etienne's 1993 classic So Tough. John Barry's 1997 set The Beyondness of Things and Anita Baker's new CD, My Everything, complete the list.
Despite hearing himself namechecked on one of their songs, Forsyth hated Saint Etienne, complaining that he 'couldn't hear one bloody word'. A bad start was made worse by the Bad Plus, whom he deemed 'a big minus'. Thank God, then, for Combustible Edison whose 'jazzy feel reminded me of Al Jarreau'. He loved Elvis Costello's set for its 'restful qualities' and Nancy Sinatra, 'whose album wasn't so different to Saint Etienne, but at least you could hear the words'. That said, comprehensibility didn't deter him from falling for Francoise Hardy's album: 'She could be singing about washing her husband's socks and it wouldn't matter.'
Having misread the insert, Forsyth thought that the album of Radiohead songs was by the band themselves: 'I never thought Radiohead would be up my street, so that was a most pleasant surprise,' he piped. Ray Charles and Anita Baker were firm favourites - the latter 'because she reminded me of Ella Fitzgerald'. But Forsyth saved his greatest praise for John Barry ('he draws from such a deep emotional well') and Petrucciani: 'How did I not hear of this guy? It was like he was channeling the spirits of Erroll Garner and Bill Evans.'
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I don't know what I did to get so lucky. We don't really celebrate Valentine's day, but every day I pause and reflect on how much I love him. And how much he must love me. We are lucky, right?
Please don't think it is all sunshine around here. I know he loves me so much and I love him so much because things have been so hard lately. Some days feel impossible. Many days I am not myself. Sometimes, I am merely a reflection of the grief in my heart and it is ugly.
Still, he is here, with me and for me. This is why I married him. This is why I am lucky.
He doesn't fully understand my feelings, but he lets me have them. He listens. He lets me cry.
He reminds me that I am awesome. He encourages my growth.
He gently forces me to open my eyes and see the joy in my life without dismissing our real loss.
He spends time as the only parent, taking our three young children on walks or to a store so that I can have a break. I was spending this time cleaning or doing laundry. I thought that was what I was supposed to do. I love that he was angered by this. He told me it wasn't time for me to be the housekeeper, but for me to rediscover myself and to find peace. Naps are encouraged. Books are allowed. Art projects applauded. I can't tell you why I needed him to "let" me off my motherhood gig, but he gave me the pass I needed.
He does not judge my lack of finesse in the kitchen. That's a nice way of saying I hate to cook. He's okay with grilled cheese many nights, because I rock at grilled cheese and it is my comfort food. When I am feeling good, I try harder and I am not bad. But I love that my foodie husband lets simple food be enough. Because sometimes that is all I can get on the table. Also, he cooks. Enough said.
He can make me laugh, even when I am determined to be all kinds of pissed off. A rare gift indeed.
He's cool with just a cuddle. My body is a mystery to me these days. Grief is a burden that can leave me physically exhausted and wanting no more than the comfort of my partner in life and love. He is giving me time.
He loves me in spite of me lately.
We are far from perfect, but we are in love.
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Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have a significantly higher risk of behavior problems than their co-ethnic counterparts with documented or naturalized citizen mothers, according to a new study.
The difficulties come in two forms: sadness or social withdrawal — what the authors refer to as internalizing behavior problems — and issues such as aggressiveness towards others — which the authors call externalizing behavior problems.
For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-2010, the drop was much more precipitous for the two minority groups.
Skin color is a significant factor in the probability of employment for male immigrants to the United States, according to a new study by two University of Kansas (KU) researchers.
In an era where popular culture is increasingly recognized for its impact on lay understanding of health and medicine, few scholars have looked at television's powerful role in the creation of patient expectations, especially regarding pregnancy and birth.
In recent years, several international-comparative studies have analyzed the relationship between migration and native populations' decreasing support for redistributive policies. However, these studies use cross-sectional designs and aggregate the number of foreign-born residents at the national level. Both aspects are theoretically and methodologically problematic. We address these shortcomings by investigating cross-sectional as well as longitudinal effects in the case of Germany, using a combination of individual- and regional-level data for several time points from 1994 to 2010.
Taking advantage of historical census records that include full first and last names, we apply a new approach to measuring the effect of cultural assimilation on economic success for the children of the last great wave of immigrants to the United States. We created a quantitative index of ethnic distinctiveness of first names and show the consequences of ethnic-sounding names for the occupational achievement of the adult children of European immigrants.
In the early twenty-first century, women continue to receive substantially less media coverage than men, despite women's much increased participation in public life. Media scholars argue that actors in news organizations skew news coverage in favor of men and male-related topics. However, no previous study has systematically examined whether such media bias exists beyond gender ratio imbalances in coverage that merely mirror societal-level structural and occupational gender inequalities.
How do national institutional contexts mediate the global? This article aims to answer this question by analyzing screen translation—the translation of audiovisual materials like movies and television programs—in four European countries: France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. A cross-national, multi-method research project combining interviews, ethnography, and a small survey found considerable cross-national differences in translation norms and practices, sometimes leading to very different translated versions of the same product.
This paper proposes a theoretical framework and an empirical example of the relationship between the civic stratification of immigrants in the United States, and their access to healthcare. We use the 2007 Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Hispanic Healthcare Survey, a nationally representative survey of U.S. Latinos (N = 2,783 foreign-born respondents) and find that immigrants who are not citizens or legal permanent residents are significantly more likely to be excluded from care in both the United States and across borders.


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I've taken to swimming Little Albert's Landing,
From jetty to jetty in the late afternoon sun.
I can do it one way,
In one hundred modified backstrokes,
More or less,
Always keeping the sunlight in my face
And the empty hill that cradled the Bell estate on my left,
Gardiner's Island out across the bay on my right.
Literally no one on the beach or in the water for that matter
Except me, thousands of sand eels and wild-eyed baby blues,
A family of piping plovers pecking at the tide line and an osprey circling
And waiting, waiting, waiting.
I listen to my breathing, then, as I swim,
I listen to my heart beat, the sound of the water as it swirls about me,
The bright light dancing on the water,
Free-floating in this eclectic sea of hope, even as I struggle to accept these forces
That bind me to this earth,
To this pulsing sea, to this surging life around me,
To my own cell of pain.
Later, lying on a flat rock, giving my back it's heat and hardness, yes,
A man can be blind in so many ways,
Leaving his life to a future that will never come,
Circling and waiting, waiting, waiting
While all of the world pounds and swells beneath him,
Calling his name softly in its profound eternity.


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School is winding down and senior portrait season is winding up, and I want to highlight a few sample photos from a recent session with a lovely young lady who is graduating.
There are certain milestones in life that deserve commemorating and high school graduation is certainly one of them. That's why I enjoy working with families during these moments and getting to take part in a small way to help preserve those fun memories with keepsake photographs.
What a fun day we had getting these shots and a proud moment for me. Congratulations to this and all of the other graduates this year; you've got much to look forward to!
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Learn and adapt to industry techniques and workflows to create your own 3D craft using the award winning Autodesk 3ds Max integrated 3D modeling, animation, rendering and compositing tools.
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OCCAM stands for Orange County Consulting And Marketing.
It's a play on the Occam's Razor principle, which says the simplest solution is often the best.
The OCCAM Team holds two events: the OCCAM Summit, an in-depth four hour marketing and networking event in October, and the OCCAM Seminar, a two hour lead generation seminar in April.
**Registration for the 2013 OCCAM Summit is now closed.**
What: The OCCAM Summit, Orange County's premier marketing education expo. Join fellow marketing managers and small business owners for a fun half day of lunch, learning and networking. There will be hundreds of dollars of valuable door prizes for you and your business, including web site discounts, professional head shots, and marketing makeovers in the areas of social media, branding and corporate communications. Space is limited - register today!
When: Wednesday October 9, 2013. 11:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Premier Business Centers
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List of Presenters and Presentations:
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- Glenn Hansen – HansenHouse Communications
- Nail the Brand Message Before Starting the Campaign
- Lidija Davidson – Sift Cipher & Bloom
- How Still Photography Can Enhance Lead Generation and Conversion
- Steve Giraud - Giraud Photo
- Make Your Business Stand Out WIth Online Video
- Jayson Duncan – Miller Farm Media
- Supercharge Web Forms to Increase Conversions
- Walter Pouchot – WJP Interactive; Brad Donnelly – BradDonnelly.com
- CRM Best Practices for Expert Lead Nurturing
- Chris Marocchi - KlearStrat
- Modern Advances in B2B Digital Lead Capture Technology
- Tom Geeting – Digital Marketing Exponential
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- Lesley Sattin – Monkey Joe Speak; Rob Boyce – Display Hero
- Ingram Micro Case Study – Multi-channel Strategies to Capture Leads from Third Party Lists
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The University values all staff and aims to treat them equitably and fairly and as part of its intention to create a diverse workforce we welcome applications from people with disabilities, value the contribution of staff with disabilities and will treat staff fairly should they become disabled during their time with us.
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Case Study - Tata Steel: The Business Case for Product Sustainability
Through LCA Tata Steel is able to understand the impacts and benefits across the life cycle.
Using GaBi Software, Tata Steel's sustainability team can build product models covering environmental impacts such as energy use, carbon emissions, water consumption and material usage.
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University at Albany
Department: Institute for Financial Market Regulation
Corporate governance; securities regulation, judicial ethics
Campus phone: (212) 790-0257
Campus email: email@example.com
Michael H. Stone is a senior fellow at The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cardozo.
He was a managing director and general counsel of Morgan Stanley Individual Investment Group (formerly Morgan Stanley Dean Witter) and interim Chief Legal Officer of Morgan Stanley & Co. Prior to joining Dean Witter in April 1982, Professor Stone was Chief Attorney, Branch of Enforcement at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. From 1973 to 1977, Professor Stone served as a law clerk in the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
He is a past president of the Compliance and Legal Division, Executive Committee of the Securities Industry Association (SIA), now SIFMA and served on the SIA's Federal Regulation Committee. He presently serves on the Mediation Panel for the Federal District Court in the Eastern District of New York and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional Responsibility Professor Stone is a member of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility.
Previously, he served on the Associate of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional & Judicial Ethics, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Business Conduct Committee. Professor Stone teaches Ethics for the Business Attorney at Cardozo.
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Hubble captures Deep Impact collision with comet
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the dramatic effects of the collision early on 4 July between the Deep Impact impactor spacecraft and Comet 9P/Tempel 1.
This sequence of images shows the comet before and after the impact. The image at left shows the comet just minutes before the impact. The encounter occurred at 07:52 CEST (05:52 UT/GMT).
In the middle image, captured 15 minutes after the collision, Tempel 1 appears four times brighter than in the pre-impact photograph.
Astronomers noticed that the inner cloud of dust and gas surrounding the comet's nucleus increased by about 200 kilometres in size.
The impact caused a brilliant flash of light and a constant increase in the brightness of the inner cloud of dust and gas.
Hubble continued to monitor the comet, snapping another image (at right) 62 minutes after the encounter. In this photograph, the gas and dust ejected during the impact are expanding outward in the shape of a fan.
The fan-shaped debris is travelling at about 1800 kilometres an hour, or twice as fast as the speed of a commercial jet. The debris extends about 1800 kilometres from the nucleus.
The potato-shaped comet is 14 kilometres wide and 4 kilometres long. Tempel 1's nucleus is too small even for the Hubble telescope to resolve.
The visible-light images were taken by the high-resolution camera on Advanced Camera for Surveys instrument. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international co-operation between ESA and NASA.
For more information:
Lars Lindberg Christensen
Hubble ESA Information Centre, Garching, Germany
Tel: +49 89 3200 6306
Mobile: +49 173 3872 621
E-mail: lars @ eso.org
P. Feldman
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Tel: +1 410 516 7339
E-mail: pdf @ pha.jhu.edu
Hal Weaver
Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, USA
Tel: +1 443 778 8078
E-mail: hal.weaver @ jhuapl.edu
Ray Villard
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA
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With StarCite Deal, Active Network Deepens Focus on Business Events
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fully integrated Software as a Service technology for the PCMA's biggest conference, which begins Sunday at the San Diego Convention Center.
The Active Network says the StarCite deal is part of a reorganization that deepens and extends its corporate event business by combining its existing operation with StarCite's focus on helping big companies organize and manage a variety of internal meetings and events. What the company calls its new Business Solutions division combines the Active Network's expertise in helping big companies like Cisco Systems hold conferences with thousands of attendees with StarCite's capabilities in helping businesses organize smaller meetings, expos, CIO breakfasts, and even online webinars.
One irony: Even though the Active Network and StarCite work in the same market and even sometimes for the same customer, "We really never ran across each other," says JR Sherman, the Active Network's newly appointed senior vice president and general manager of business solutions.
Apart from StarCite's global presence and capabilities in "strategic meetings management," Sherman says a big factor in the buyout was the global supplier network of more than 90,000 hotels, destination resorts, conference centers, caterers, and other providers that StarCite has amassed over the years. StarCite also operates a Web-based "supplier marketplace" that enables its corporate customers to connect with its supplier network, as well as an event expense management system to help its customers maintain their spending discipline while throwing a big party.
"Our objective was to tie all these events together," Sherman says. The Active Network can now provide a broader spectrum of Web-based services for its corporate customers—from huge user conferences to staff retreats. It also enables the Active Network to expand the use of StarCite's global supplier network for other types of events, enabling the Active Network, for example, to offer discounts on local hotel accommodations to runners who are registering online for a marathon.
In a statement released today, Sherman says, "Through this strategic acquisition, we'll be in a position to better serve our customers by offering them one of the industry's most robust, fully scalable technology platforms and a broad range of solutions to successfully run events and meetings of all sizes, any level of complexity, and across all segments."
As Sherman tells me, providing a range of Web-based services also should be able to tap into the small-to-medium business market.
[Corrects customer stats] ]For the time being, though, the company seems to be focused on big business. As the Active Network says in its statement today, with this acquisition, its new Business Solutions division now "10 of the top 15 financial services organizations, 10 of the top 15 technology corporations and 9 of the top 15 pharmaceutical companies."
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
A Secret Way to Get Wealth
Kindness Equals Prosperity Part 2
Your money is not meant to be squandered way or collecting dust not being used. The Lord wants us handle money according to His Word. Your money has a mission. Prosperity is more than money, in fact, it's better. It's abundance in all things. God's plan is to make you prosper; everything He gives you should flourish (Jeremiah 29:11).
Add, Subtract, Multiply
As much as the Lord wants to give to you, there are some requirements you have to meet first—faith, godly confession and being kind. Kindness multiplies wealth. My definition of kindness is to be gentle while making others pleased in goodness towards them. Every kind act is connected to wealth. Therefore, you determine your wealth. The Lord requires kindness is because it convinces people that He is in our lives (Psalms 34:12).
Make an effort to be helpful in your words and deeds. Your tongue is connected to your quality of life. Kindness brings out the good in you. It enriches the heart of the believer. When you speak evil of people and lie, you are not only destroying your blessing, but you are cutting your life short. Remember Abraham, Rebecca, Rehab, Peter and the Good Samaritan? All of those people showed unselfish acts of kindness and were greatly blessed!
Loving the Unlovable
Acts of kindness are weapons against the devil. In your kindness, you walking in the fruits of the spirit, undoing what the enemy has done. People are bitter, difficult, and not easy to love because of what the enemy has done to them. In your efforts to be kind, you are showing them the love of God, and demonstrating the hope of Christ.
Risk of Kindness
Thinking about kindness warms the heart. But be on guard, because the enemy wants to derail anything you are doing for the Father. Sometimes when we show kindness, people will misinterpret our motives and attempt to use us. Other times, people will try to turn our good into evil. Pray to the Lord to find out the way you can show kindness and what person to show it to.
Be Nice, Be Free
Don't be afraid to forgive people and to be generous. The Lord is your shield (Romans 8:12). He has enough blessings for all of us. As you are demonstrating kindness, do not forget your family. Lavish your love and generosity on your family. Charity starts at home.
Pastor Joyce


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A revised District Calendar has been drafted showing the following:
Change in Staff Development Day (from 3-22-14) TO Friday, February 14, 2014.
To date, Amity has used three snow days. Those have been added in June (16, 17 & 18).
The last day of school could still change barring any additional snow days.


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The Great Inka Road
The ancient city of Cusco on an Ideum 84" Colossus
The ancient city of Cusco on an Ideum 84" Colossus
The Cusco Experience has become the central gathering spot in The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Ideum worked closely with NMAI and scholars from the University of Tarragona to create a 3D reconstruction of the ancient Inka capital city, Cusco, as it looked in the year 1531. Ideum programmers and 3D artists with help from XY3D built the experience based on years of painstaking archaeological and architectural research. Ideum's Creative Director Jim Spadaccini traveled to Peru with the Smithsonian team to participate in the gathering of media for the exhibit.
In addition to the stunning 3D model itself, the experience is full of media. Each end of the 84" Ideum Colossus multitouch table has a "flythrough" station, where users can choose from among six differently-themed bird's-eye view tours of the city. Throughout the model, museum visitors tap icons to initiate a variety of media types. Twenty videos, narrated by experts, discuss the history, culture, and architecture of Cusco. Six image galleries depict various parts of the city as they appear today.
A dozen 360-degree panoramic virtual reality images, some of which we have shared on our blog, give visitors the sense of really looking around Cusco and the surrounding area. Ideum captured these panoramic photos and developed them into VR experiences.
A detailed architectural scan captured by the Smithsonian's 3D scanning team reveals Inka masonry skill, as exemplified by the famous Hatunrumiyoc, or 12-sided stone. Four overlay graphics highlight particular geographical and ideological features of the city. All of the text in the exhibit, including video subtitles and all of the media captions, are bilingual in Spanish and English.
The Great Inka Road exhibit opened on June 26, 2015. The National Museum of the American Indian anticipates that over 3 million Smithsonian visitors will experience the exhibit. To learn more about the exhibit, visit the NMAI Inka Road website.
Visitors become part of the scene as their movements are mimicked by 3D rendered dinosaurs
Visitor Created Dinosaurs Walk and Fly at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta partnered with Ideum to create a Hot Air Balloon Experience


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Cosentyx label update in European Union to include dosing flexibility in psoriatic arthritis
The European Commission has approved a label update for Cosentyx ( Secukinumab ).
Cosentyx is the first and only fully-human treatment that specifically inhibits interleukin-17A ( IL-17A ), in psoriatic arthritis ( PsA ).
IL-17A is produced by various cells from both the innate immune system (which can be triggered by mechanical stress) and the adaptive immune system.
The new label update includes dosing flexibility of up to 300 mg based on clinical response that provide clinicians with greater choice for their patients.
The label update also includes 24-week structural data with subcutaneous ( sc ) regimens demonstrating that Secukinumab inhibits progression of joint damage in psoriatic arthritis.
This label update is significant as psoriatic arthritis can lead to significant mobility loss and irreversible joint damage if sub-optimally-treated.
Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, progressive and irreversible disease leading to pain, fatigue, as well as activity impairment and significant mobility loss due to structural damage.
The label update is based on Secukinumab sustained efficacy and consistent safety following up-titration to 300 mg in psoriatic arthritis.
The 24-week structural disease progression data are from FUTURE 5, the largest phase III study for a biologic conducted in psoriatic arthritis to date ( 996 patients ).
In this study, almost 90% of patients treated with Cosentyx 300 mg had no radiographic disease progression at 24 weeks. ( Xagena )
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The REALTOR® you work with could be one of your most valuable resources. Unlike many real estate agents who are simply licensed by their state to do business, REALTORS® have taken additional steps to become members of the local board of REALTORS® and have agreed to act under and adhere to a strict Code of Ethics. Plus…
- A REALTOR® can help you determine how much home you can afford. Often a REALTOR® can suggest ways to accrue the down payment and explain alternative financing methods.
- A REALTOR®, in addition to knowing the local money market, also can tell you what personal and financial data to bring with you when you apply for a loan.
- A REALTOR® is already familiar with current real estate values, taxes, utility costs, municipal services and facilities, and may be aware of local zoning changes that could affect your decision to buy.
- A REALTOR® can usually research your housing needs in advance through a Multiple Listing Service–even if you are relocating from another city.
- A REALTOR® can show you only those homes best suited to your needs–size, style, features, location, accessibility to schools, transportation, shopping and other personal preferences.
- A REALTOR® often can suggest simple, imaginative changes that make a home more suitable for you and improve its utility and value.
- A REALTOR® is sensitive to the importance you place on this major commitment you are about to make. Look for a real estate professional to facilitate negotiation of a win-win agreement that will satisfy both you and the seller.
Source: REALTOR.com
All real estate licensees are not the same. Only real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®. They proudly display the REALTOR "®" logo on the business card or other marketing and sales literature. REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. An independent survey reports that 84% of home buyers would use the same REALTOR® again.
Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Transactions today usually exceed $100,000. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be foolish to consider a deal in real estate without the professional assistance of a REALTOR®. (more…)


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I know I said I wouldn't be back until tomorrow and Sunday with my special posts......however, we also have another very special post today!
Deedee's Digis has a new store! You can find it at http://shop.deedeesdigis.com or by clicking on the Shop button on Deedee's Digis. To celebrate the Grand Opening, Deedee is offering two very special gifts! The first on is a FREEBIE! It's a cute as can be too. The second is a whopping 50% off any order through the month of June with the coupon code! Check out Deedee's Digis for all the information regarding the new store opening and also for the coupon code!
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There has been a lot of discussion to understand the social ecosystem that has been built around a person's online existence. Because of my interest in anthropology and sociology, I spend a significant amount of my time studying online trends. What's most interesting is that when you start plotting your social network on a graph it comes up with such an intertwined complex network consisting of different platforms and nodes – all relevant to your online existence in some way or another. A lot of people have used complicated ways to illustrate our online social maps. In theory it's actually quite simple. If you think about the different websites or applications that you use, you'll notice that there is an actual thing (or object) that forms the basic cohesive power that fuels the passion users have in common. When I go to Wikipedia, the object is information. When I go to Ebay, the object is the product. When I go to Flickr, the objects are the pictures. The objects are the underlying value that the site offers and differentiates itself with. Websites that forget to focus on an object, lose the attention of end users. Attention being a web properties most valuable asset, before trust. The reason why we call them objects is because we want you to feel like they are actual entities that form the heart of the application. Building your own online business community is no different. What passion brings your community together to want to social network around what object, what goals do they share? The first thing we do as part of our service to clients, is figure this out. In practice, when we start figuring it out we usually realize that Milgram's "Six Degrees of Separation" theory isn't that far from reality. The way the internet has evolved – specifically web 2.0 technologies – we can effectively reach out to people we could never have previously dreamed of. The important thing for us to learn on your behalf is how to make the most of these online networks without giving away or risking too much.
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6 months ago I bought an 09 M109R with 7,500 miles on it.
Had a bad clutch shudder which wouldn't resolve itself no matter what oil I used it even if I left bike leaned over on right bar overnight.
I pulled clutch apart all the way down to the primary gear, tubular nut was tight, plates had oil on them (definitely not dry). Clutch plates not worn steel plates not blued.
I took all into Suzuki and coaxed mechanic out the back to review (6 pack miller lite did the trick)
He said some of the clutch fiber plates looked burnt and advised a replacement kit.
Rather than your typical 5 plate kit I went with a 5+2 kit to include the 2 outside plates and also replaced wave washer, wave washer seat & first steel plate. Everything to do with clutch, 6 -10 on parts diagram, I reused my steel plates as they weren't burnt and were flat on glass surface.
I bought the kit from Mean cycles, high performance clutch kit 5+2 with springs $160
(Amazing service from these guys, short staffed during Dorian they got me the parts in 2 days. Not so good were Babbitts (Suzuki parts house) I'm still waiting for some of the parts. After a week of waiting for Babbitts I ordered from Partszilla and they got me my parts in 2 days. Shout out to these guys.
The weird thing is the new clutch springs feel softer, at least initially, than the originals.🤪
Installed everything, soaked plates first, and bike is running like a dream, I'm not scared to pull off and even tried a few launches 😀
I also installed new exhaust gaskets, with postage and everything total cost was $220
Well worth it and an easy job, thanks to poisnus procedure found on this website.
M109R is a beast, not sure what else I could ride that would impress me this much, Yamaha Raider is a joke compared to this.


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Medical Marijuana
Many marijuana users, however, believe marijuana is efficacious in relieving nausea, pain, and muscle spasms. They also believe marijuana alleviates symptoms of glaucoma, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, and migraine headaches, among other ailments.
Those who defend current law claim there is no proof—in the form of appropriate double-blind studies—that marijuana is efficacious in treating various medical conditions.
This claim is roughly accurate, but disingenuous. The absence of scientific evidence results from barriers to marijuana research erected by federal drug enforcement authorities. And the scientific studies that do exist (typically from other countries) support the claim that marijuana has valid medical uses. In addition, abundant anecdotal evidence makes the claims of medical value at least deserving of careful scientific assessment.
It seems odd to many people that drug enforcement authorities oppose medical marijuana; they view this as a separate issue from legalizing recreational marijuana use.
Yet on this point the drug warriors are correct: legalizing medical marijuana would amount to de facto legalization of all use, since the number of ailments for which marijuana can be prescribed is broad. Without an enormous increase in enforcement resources and invasive oversight of physician prescribing practices, authorities could not prevent diversion of "medical" marijuana to other uses.
The drug warriors are correct on one other point: medical marijuana advocates are being disingenuous when they claim the campaign for medical marijuana is just about helping the sick. Most advocates of medical marijuana realize this amounts to back door legalization. And so do many people who listen to the debate between drug warriors and medical marijuana advocates. So these advocates discredit their own cause when they hide behind the medical marijuana shield.
In my view, legalizing marijuana is the right policy. But the effective way to advocate for this policy is by addressing the issue head on, not by focusing on medical marijuana.


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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place. This purpose is drawn from the universal law of the Church and applies to the episcopal conferences which are established all over the world for the same purpose.
The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of approximately 315 lay people, priests, deacons, and religious located at the Conference headquarters in Washington, DC. There is also a small Office of Film and Broadcasting in New York City and a branch office of Migration and Refugee Services in Miami.
The Conference is organized as a corporation in the District of Columbia. Its purposes under civil law are: "To unify, coordinate, encourage, promote and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; to care for immigrants; and generally to enter into and promote by education, publication and direction the objects of its being."
The USCCB Statement of Mission
In 1917 the bishops of the U.S. formed the National Catholic War Council (NCWC) to enable U.S. Catholics to contribute funds and commit personnel to provide spiritual care and recreation services to servicemen during World War I. In 1919 Pope Benedict XV urged the hierarchy to join him in working for peace and social justice. In response, the bishops organized the National Catholic Welfare Council in 1919 and set up the first Administrative Committee of seven members to handle the Council's business between plenary meetings. At that time the headquarters were established in Washington, DC and a general secretary with some staff was appointed.
USCCB Centenary Timeline: 1917-2017
The word "Conference" soon replaced "Council" in the organization's title, underlining the fact that it was consultative rather than legislative. At the same time, in 1922 the National Catholic Welfare Conference was created to address such concerns as education, immigration and social action.
This model continued until 1966 when the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) were established. The NCCB attended to the Church's own affairs in this country, fulfilling the Vatican Council's mandate that bishops "jointly exercise their pastoral office" (Decree on the Bishops' Pastoral Office in the Church, #38). NCCB operated through committees made up exclusively of bishops, many of which had full-time staff organized in secretariats. In USCC the bishops collaborated with other Catholics to address issues that concern the Church as part of the larger society. Its committees included lay people, clergy and religious in addition to the bishops.
Read a presentation about the USCCB Centenary with images and view a video about the USCCB's history.
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I couldn't help noticing similarities in patterns of thought, from the following literary segments my brain addled together:
Perhaps they hold that the only wisdom is that of absurdity, and that accordingly, absurdity will grant you no wisdom at all, unless you deem the acceptance of every possibility a life lesson.
Perhaps they hold that the only wisdom is that of absurdity, and that accordingly, absurdity will grant you no wisdom at all, unless you deem the acceptance of every possibility a life lesson.
I would like to suggest it is indeed just that, thus it is a shame it might take a lifetime to finally realise it; be it a life of many years, or one 'cut short'. But realisation will still occur at the end, when it is all too late to try to live one's life without all those useless principles.
"The future: A clever, reasonable boy, accustomed to trust his common sense, read in a book for children a description of a shipwreck which occurred just as the passengers were eating their sweets at dessert. He was astonished to learn that everyone, women and children as well, who could give no assistance whatever in saving the ship, left their dessert and rushed on deck with wailing and tears. Why wail, why rush about, why be stupidly agitated? The crew knew their business and would do all that could be done. If you are going to perish, perish you will, no matter how you scream. It seemed to the boy that if he had been on the ship he would just have gone on eating his sweets to the last moment. Justice should be done to this judicious and irreproachable opinion. There remained only a few minutes to live; would it not have been better to enjoy them? The logic is perfect, worthy of Aristotle. And it was found impossible to prove to the boy that he would have left his sweets, even his favourite sweets, under the same circumstances, and rushed and screamed with the rest. Hence a moral - do not decide about the future. Today common sense is uppermost, and sweets are your highest law. But tomorrow you will get rid of normality and sense, you will link on with nonsense and absurdity, and probably you will even get a taste for bitters.
What do you think?"
^Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible Part II, Aphorism 38.
"That children do not know why they want things – on this all high and mightily learned schoolmasters and tutors agree; but that, like children, adults also stumble through the world and, like children do not know whence they come and whither they go, nor act to some true purpose any more than children do, and like them are ruled by cookies and cakes and birch rods – no one likes to think that, and yet to me it is palpable truth.
I'm quite willing to admit – because I know what you're likely to want to say to me here, that those people are happiest who, like children, live for the moment, wander about with their dolls, dressing and undressing them, and keep a sharp eye on the cupboard where Mama has locked up the pastries, and when they finally get what they want, stuff their mouths with them and cry: More! – Those are happy creatures. And those others, too, are happy who give grand names to their paltry passions and present them to the human race as gigantic accomplishments for its welfare and salvation. – Happy are they who can live this way! But those who in all humility realise the sum total, who see how neatly every contented citizen can shape his little garden into a paradise, and how tirelessly even the merest wretch, panting, makes his way beneath his burden, all of them equally determined to see the light of the sun one minute longer – yes, that man keeps still, and he creates his world out of himself, and he is happy as well because he is human. And then, confined as he is, he still always keeps in his heart the sweet sense of freedom, knowing that he can leave this prison whenever he chooses."


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Local Law Firms Home > DUI DWI Drunk Driving Overview > Lack of Evidence
One of the biggest problems that exist in many drunk driving cases is the lack of evidence against the accused individual. This, of course, works in your favor. Without hard evidence proving that you were driving at or above the legal limit, there is no case against you. For instance, a police officer may pull you over late at night because you were swerving a lot. Your eyes may look glazed over and it may evident that you are coming back from a party. However, without any tests, he arrests you on DUI charges when there is no proof that you may have just been tired, not intoxicated.
While you may have a good grip on where the prosecution's lack of evidence may lie, only a professional lawyer can thoroughly examine every detail of the case and find the best loopholes. Some examples of lack of evidence in your case may be the things that you did not even think of or have overlooked completely.
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Has any one tryed paring up a tuner desk power mic with a yeasu ftdx 560? And if so how was the result? ??
Thanks w5acc 73 . Philip.
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