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Program Descriptions
Four Year Old Program:
The four year old program is described in detail on the inside of this brochure. All teachers are certified in early childhood education. Each session is a class size of 20 students. They meet 9:00-11:30AM three or five days a week.
Extended Day Program:
In addition to our morning day program, we offer an extended day. Two, three, or five day programs which reinforce all morning curriculum in a fun and creative way. Class time is 11:30AM-3:00PM.
Three Year Old Program:
The three year old program is taught by the same teacher as in the two year old program. The children are now comfortable to be in school independent of guardian. We meet three days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday with two separate sessions available: 9:00-11:25AM or 12:30-2:55PM. Each session is a class size of 16 students. The school year incorporates the many learning experiences listed in the four year old class, but with an emphasis on socialization.
Two Year Old Program:
The two year old program is designed for children making that first adjustment to independence at school. The child is initially accompanied by a guardian. As the child begins to feel at ease, he/she will stay in the classroom without guardian. The class revolves around play and friendship. We meet once a week with two available sessions: Thursday 9:00-10:25AM or 10:35-12:00PM. Each class size is 10 students.
Summer Camp:
Summer camp is offered to those students who are enrolled in the three and four year old classes at Saint Mark Nursery School. The summer camp runs 2-3 weeks depending on enrollment. Each week is a different theme. The camp meets Monday-Friday (9:00-11:30AM). We have lots of fun with music, arts and crafts, and water play!
Enrichment Room:
In the enrichment room there are areas of learning and individualized activities. Children from the three and four year old classes will visit the enrichment room in groups of twos or threes and rotate among three learning centers. This will enhance the learning of science, math, and reading in an individualized setting. This particular type of learning will occur on Monday and Tuesday for 30 minutes each session.
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Marc Hare, the man behind the much lauded Mr Hare shoe brand, is to launch his first ever footwear collaboration this autumn with Topman. The Mr Hare collection – which will form part of the Topman AAA range – contains 10 styles across both shoes and boots including evening loafers and high shine hi-tops.
"The inclusion of Marc Hare to Topman's ever increasing stable of designer collaborations is such an honour. Long being a fan of his beautiful elegant understated shoes it is such a pleasure to be able to introduce this collection specifically designed for our AAA range" – Gordon Richardson, Topman Design Director
The Marc Hare X Topman collection will launch in two parts – the first at the end of August and the second at the end of October and will be available both online and at the Oxford Circus, New York and Chicago Stores.

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Take the compliment and follow him/her back! You can easily see the activity for all that you Follow in your Following Feed.


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Argus Insights
Buzz impact landscapes for the new iPad Launch. First time I have looked at Argus Insights methodology to understand delight for new products. I like the visualizations that address the impact in a category of product, like tablets. I could this as being of value in other categories beyond electronics. Check out their methods.
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Can Colombian peace deliver a conservation dividend in 2017?
It's a sad fact but for many who have not had the good fortune to visit the country, Colombia is associated with violence. Violent crime related to the production and trafficking of drugs has become entwined with a vicious 50 year civil war to create a reputation for lawlessness and disorder that is difficult to […]Read more


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The newest chapter in the Taylor Swift and Kanye West feud stems from the release of video footage on Kim Kardashian's Snapchat account.
In Kanye's latest album, The Life of Pablo, he released a song titled "Famous," which made a reference to Swift. Upon release, Swift was publicly outraged at the song's content and denied giving Kanye permission to use the specific lyrics West used in the song. This disagreement prompted Kim Kardashian to defend West by posting recorded videos on her Snapchat between Swift and Kanye purporting to show Swift giving Kanye permission to use Swift's name in the lyrics of a song.
Unfortunately for Kim and Kanye the recording of the phone conversation may be illegal. California, where the recording allegedly took place, has what is known as a "two-party" consent law with regard to recording conversations. That means that both parties of a phone call must give their permission to tape a conversation. California Penal Code Section 632 states:
"Every person who, intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication, by means of any electronic amplifying or recording device, eavesdrops upon or records the confidential communication, whether the communication is carried on among the parties in the presence of one another or by means of a telegraph, telephone, or other device, except a radio, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or in the state prison, or by both that fine and imprisonment."
The question of whether the communication is considered confidential hinges on whether Swift had a reasonable expectation that her conversation with West was private. If Swift did have a reasonable expectation of privacy, and was unaware of the recording, Kim and Kanye could face criminal and civil punishments.


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Mitsubishi Electric's New Integrated-automation Factory to Produce Vacuum Interrupters and Vacuum Circuit Breakers
Built for innovative, efficient IoT-based production based on "e-F@ctory" concept
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has completed construction of an integrated-automation factory for the production of vacuum interrupters and circuit breakers at its Power Distribution Systems Center in Marugame, Japan. The new factory will deploy Mitsubishi Electrics e-F@ctory concept of integrated automation based on IoT technologies to achieve high efficiency, high productivity and minimized cost. Combined sales of vacuum interrupters and vacuum circuit breakers are expected to rise to 12 billion yen by 2025.
The companys e-F@ctory concept makes use of cutting-edge technologies to visualize information and integrate with high-level manufacturing-execution systems for advanced production. The new factory leverages this know-how to unify production information, from orders to assembly to shipments, for enhanced productivity and product quality. The e-F@ctory concept will also be used to improve cycle speeds and shorten lead times.
The integrated-automation production lines uptime will be maximized through the partial introduction of automatic assembly and testing devices for vacuum interrupters and vacuum circuit breakers, which previously had been decentralized within the Power Distribution Systems Center.
The factory is the first to deploy Mitsubishi Electrics D-SMiree System* for medium- and low-voltage direct-current distribution systems of voltages up to 1,500V DC. In addition, the new factory will deploy advanced energy-saving equipment and energy-loss visualization technologies to minimize its environmental footprint and energy consumption.
The global demand for vacuum interrupters and vacuum circuit breakers is foreseen expanding over the mid to long term due to the increasing introduction of renewable-energy facilities and the upgrading of existing electrical distribution equipment at power utilities, railways and factories. The new factory gives Mitsubishi Electric the necessary production capacity to meet current demand and over the longer term will provide the necessary competitiveness to expand sales share and enter new markets for vacuum interrupters and vacuum circuit breakers.


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Our History
The Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) was founded in 1966 by the University of Minnesota as the first community health center in Minnesota. Throughout our existence, CUHCC has evolved our services but has always been committed to providing healthcare to those in need and clinical training for health sciences students and residents.
2013 - December
20th Anniversary celebration of Deinard Legal Clinic
2006 - January
CUHCC Governing Board approves new Mission, Vision, and Values
2003 - September
CUHCC hosts its first annual Open House
2001 - October
CUHCC celebrates its 35th anniversary
University hospitals merge into Fairview-University Medical Center; University of Minnesota retains CUHCC and annexes it to the Academic Health Center.
East African and Latino immigrant and refugee groups begin to settle into South Minneapolis.
CUHCC partners with law firm Leonard, Street and Deinard to offer pro-bono legal services to clients.
1991 - June
CUHCC moves to its current building on Bloomington Avenue
CUHCC merges with Health Etc., a clinic that provided medical and dental services on Bloomington and Lake Street
Early 80s
The first waves of Southeast Asian immigrants and other refugees settle into the neighborhood around CUHCC
Late 70s
The first waves of Southeast Asian immigrants and other refugees settle into the neighborhood around CUHCC.
CUHCC introduces an adult medical program in response to requests from the parents of pediatric patients. Services were made available through a sliding fee scale, pre-paid health care program.
Early 70s
Clinic employs community health workers to provide culturally appropriate health care to American Indians from the surrounding neighborhoods. At the time, Phillips neighborhood had one of the highest urban American Indian populations in the nation.
The Social Work Program at CUHCC expands into a full-fledged Mental Health Program with psychologists, psychiatrists, and social/mental health workers on staff to provide mental health services.
The University of Minnesota establishes CUHCC as a pilot project for pediatric health care to low-income families in the Phillips neighborhood. The clinic's services focus on providing comprehensive health care to all children from birth to 21 years of age that includes mental health and dental care.


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Mocean Worker
Candygram For Mowo!
It's been four years since we last heard from our favorite fast-talking, electro-funk, party-jams beat-maker Adam Dorn a.k.a. Mocean Worker. Since then tough economics have turned tougher, smug indie bands have become smugger and raving mad religious fanatics have grown, well, raving madder. What the world could use in these troubling times is some good ol' fashioned, happy days are here again, ass-shaking grooves. Mocean Worker - who's built a reputation for exactly that over a ten-year plus career - returns made to order with his sixth studio album, Candygram For Mowo.
From the opening salvo of 'Shooby Shooby Do Yah!' in which 1930s big band horns are met by the syncopated rattle of a tambourine, it's clear the Mocean Worker feel-good brand is intact. Joined by a wide array of special guests, including Lyrics Born, Mindy Abair, Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter, John Ellis, Hal Willner and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, MoWo brings the funk in all shapes and sizes. Whether crossing swing era rave-ups with 70s rare groove ('Do Like Ya Like'), Les McCann meets Marvin Gaye-flavored house party, soul jazz ('Sistas & Bruthas'), North Cali hip-hop with '50s hard bop ('My Own Little World') or injecting deep house with Nuyorican rhythms ('Out There In The Random'), the beats are infectious, the hooks delectable and the attitude always cheeky.
In Mocean Worker's own words, 'These ain't good times, so why not have something that makes us feel good?' Candygram For Mowo! is indeed what our collective sweet tooth craves.
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"Shooby Shooby Do Yah! (Featuring Steven Bernstein)"
- 1. Shooby Shooby Do Yah! (Featuring Steven Bernstein)
- 2. Swagger
- 3. My Own Little World (Featuring Lyrics Born & Mindi Abair)
- 4. Hoot & Hollah
- 5. Sistas & Bruthas (Featuring Mindi Abair)
- 6. It Still Don't Mean A Thing (Featuring Steven Bernstein)
- 7. Mel's Torment (Featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk)
- 8. Out There In The Random
- 9. Do Like Ya Like
- 10. Ya Damn Right
- 11. Say Yeah Yeah Yeah
- 12. Jive, Jive, Jive
- 13. Sho Nuff (Featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter & Hal Willner)


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I got this idea from Marshal Zeringue, who keeps both the Page 99 Test blog and the Page 69 Test blog.
I've also blogged about the Page 99 Test website (unaffiliated with the above two blogs), but I've never actually done the test before.
Page 99 Test
Let's see if page 99 of one of my favorite books does the job of representing what the book's all about…
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Excerpts from the 99th page…
"He found that he was often angry, now: irrationally angry at his groupmates, that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on."
"He put his hands on Asher's shoulders, and concentrated on the red of the petals, trying to hold it as long as he could, and trying at the same time to transmit the awareness of red to his friend."
"One evening he came home from his training weighted with new knowledge. The Giver had chosen a startling and disturbing memory that day."
If you haven't read The Giver, (and I highly suggest that you do) it's a YA/middle grade novel about a futuristic community without color, pain, or disorder of any kind. One person in the community is chosen to hold the collective memories of the past – memories that are both pleasurable and painful. Twelve-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the next keeper of these memories and as he receives them from the Giver, Jonas's innocence slowly erodes as he realizes that a life of safety and security within the community is not a real or fulfilling life at all.
I'd say these lines from page 99 definitely represent the main conflict of the book – Jonas's realization that the memories he receives are causing a rift between his community and himself.
Page 69 Test
Here's another of my favorite books, Needful Things by Stephen King.
Excerpts from the 69th page…
"…Wilma Jerzyck called her up one night and told her that if Nettie didn't shut the dog up, she'd come over and cut his throat?"
"Nettie's got problems, all right," Polly said, "but her reaction to Mr. Gaunt was nothing short of amazing. It really was awfully sweet."
Needful Things is another King novel taking place in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Charming Leland Gaunt sets up shop in the small town, but his shop is like no other – it's got literally anything you could ever want, but for a hefty price. Mr. Gaunt makes deals with the citizens of Castle Rock, plays them against each other, stirs up dormant animosity between them, and creates chaos and mayhem in the town.
My paperback copy of the book is an enormous 736 pages, but the 69th page still manages to portray the spirit of the book – how Mr. Gaunt easily charms the citizens of the town, then sets them against their worst enemies and fears.
The book's length might be a problem when trying to determine whether or not to read/buy the book based on just page 99 or 69. My page 99 from The Giver was more than halfway through the book, while page 69 from Needful Things wasn't even a quarter of the way through. (Even page 99 wouldn't be a quarter of the way through!)
Still, if a writer is really good, he or she will be able to weave the book's central conflict throughout each page, making every page an accurate representation of the rest of the book.


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To be a dedicated fan of NBC's "Community" is to live in a state of near-constant anxiety. OK, so maybe that's kind of a stretch, but you know what I mean.
The wacky, low-rated sitcom about a gang of study-group misfits at fictional Greendale Community College has spent its life on the proverbial "bubble," forever coping with the threat of cancellation. Moreover, it's routinely treated like an ugly stepchild by NBC, which has bumped the show around its schedule. Case in point: This week's Season 4 opener was originally set to debut in October, but at the last minute, it was unceremoniously yanked and shelved.
Most alarming was last year's messy firing of "Community" creator and showrunner Dan Harmon. His ouster sent a big jolt of dread through devotees, who were left to wonder if their delightfully kooky show would now tone things down and lower its freak flag to half-mast.
The good news is that "Community" is finally back — albeit for a shortened 13-episode season — and if Thursday's opener is any indication, it's as boldly absurd, trippy and adventurous as ever.
The episode has Jeff (Joel McHale) and the gang returning for their fourth, and presumably final, year at Greendale. (Do students really attend community college for that long?) But soon, there's trouble.
A highly coveted history class (the history of ice cream) has been overbooked, which prompts Dean Pelton (Jim Rash) to hold an outrageous "Hunger Games"-style competition to determine who gets in. How outrageous? Well, let's just say that it features buff shirtless guys rocking unicorn costumes.
Meanwhile, Abed (Danny Pudi) is experiencing high anxiety over the fact that this could be the last year the gang is together, so Britta (Gillian Jacobs) suggests he go to a "happy place" in his head. The result is typical "Community" meta fantasizing: A warmhearted sitcom involving all his pals, with a jarring a laugh track, plays out in Abed's mind. At one point, we're treated to an animated sequence presenting Greendale folk as babies and they're oh so adorable — even Pierce (Chevy Chase).
The funny thing is, although the episode contains sight gags galore, it didn't exactly have me doubling over in mirth. Perhaps I was just expecting too much after such a long wait, but the dialogue seemed to largely lack that smart, sly edge, and the overall half-hour just felt too busy.
Fortunately, any doubts I harbored were eased by a second episode provided for review that I found funnier. It focuses on a fan convention for "Inspector Spacetime" — an affectionate nod to "Doctor Who" and its rabid devotees.
The event brings out the worst in Troy (Donald Glover), whose fledgling relationship with Britta is putting a crimp in his long-running bromance with Abed. In fact, when the latter meets a supremely nerdy "Inspector Spacetime" fan at the convention, freaked-out Troy worries he's being replaced.
"Community" can be too consciously zany at times and occasionally misses more than it hits. But from the early looks of things, it seems to be holding up just fine.
CRUNCHING NUMBERS: When Kiefer Sutherland's "Touch" returns for its second season on Friday (8 p.m., Fox), it will try to get back in touch with more viewers.
The drama about a single father and his numbers-obsessed son (David Mazouz) started strong when it debuted in March, but lost nearly three-quarters of its audience by season's end. Executive producer Tim Kring has promised to crank up the tension and infuse the show with "a much more highly charged danger" in hopes of keeping fans hooked.
In addition, Maria Bello joins the cast full time, and the action shifts from New York to Los Angeles. The show also has enlisted several of Sutherland's old pals from "24," including Mykelti Williamson, D.B. Sweeney and Annie Wersching
Still, it might be difficult to attract more attention now that the series has been moved to Fridays, typically a night of lighter viewership. "Touch" kicks off with a two-hour opener.
WORKING FOR A LIVING: Sutherland will find himself pitted against "The Job" (8 p.m. Friday, CBS), a new reality series that is kind of like "The Apprentice," but not.
On "The Job," contestants compete for actual positions with prominent companies, including Cosmopolitan magazine, the Palm Restaurant Group, Major League Soccer, Epic Records, Live Nation and Zynga. Hosted by Lisa Ling, each episode will feature five candidates participating in several rounds of elimination challenges before a panel of executives.
In addition to the episode's featured company, representatives of three guest companies from related industries will have the chance to make an immediate offer to one of the candidates, who must decide if they will accept the offer or stay in the running for the main job.
THE 'DEAD' LIVE AGAIN: The weekend's main TV attraction is, of course, the 55th annual Grammy Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, CBS). But for many of us, the sound of moaning zombies is music to our ears.
Yes, "The Walking Dead" (9 p.m. Sunday, AMC) is back to resume its gripping third season. The action — and we do mean action — picks right up from where we left off in December with reunited brothers Merle (Michael Rooker) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) locked in a fight-to-the-death brawl that has been orchestrated by the very angry and very vindictive governor (David Morrissey).
Meanwhile, the bloody battle in Woodbury has left nerves frayed and tensions simmering among our fragmented band of gutsy survivors. And it doesn't help matters that Rick (Andrew Lincoln) appears to be on the verge of an emotional meltdown.
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Boughton faces most challenging race yet
His father, Donald, has been seriously ill for more than a month in Danbury Hospital.
The mayor has gone through constant scares, with hospital officials calling him several times saying, "Get to the hospital immediately."
He's had to leave city events at a moment's notice. He's left his house in the middle of the night.
Boughton endured a brutal day last week as his 72-year-old father underwent an eight-hour surgery involving his digestive tract. It was touch-and-go for most of the day.
A line in his online blog -- a format usually used to promote Republicans and city events -- sums up what the mayor has been going through.
"I lost my mother in 1998. I didn't get to say all things I wanted to say to her before she passed. I won't make that mistake again," Boughton wrote.
To make matters worse, last Sunday Boughton's grandfather, Waldo Ferrarone, died. He was 89.
His father-in-law was also recently hospitalized.
Yet there is an election coming up.
The mayor hasn't been able to schedule appearances and campaign events as in years past because of his family issues.
"It's been a different campaign," Boughton said. "There are some things you just can't focus on. You have to manage the city until 4:30 p.m., and then you have to knock on doors, and then you have to make sure the mail is getting out," Boughton said. "It's hard to do that when you're talking to doctors about a medical crisis."
Regarding his father's health, Boughton said, "We're hoping he's on the upswing, but it's been a long haul."
Still, his supporters said Boughton's energy is boundless. Fifteen-hour days are not unusual.
Ted Cutsumpas, a former Common Council member and the mayor's Community Services director, said the mayor isn't slowing down.
"I don't know how he does it. I think I'm going to bed and he'll call me at 11 o'clock at night to ask me a question or tell me an idea. And then he's at work before I get there," Cutsumpas said.
"I don't think he's missed a step as far as the campaign goes," said Wayne Baker, chairman of the Republican Committee. "It says a lot about his character. He is a trooper."
On paper, Boughton seems to have several advantages over Democratic opponent Helena Abrantes.
He's an incumbent and he's well-known.
His political experience is deeper. He is a former state legislator. He is a former member of the Planning Commission.
He was a teacher at Danbury High School. He holds an undergraduate degree from Central Connecticut State University and a master's degree from Western Connecticut State University.
Baker, who predicted Boughton will win re-election "handily," said the incumbent isn't just stronger on paper.
"She (Abrantes) is a good person. But this is not about personality. She just does not have sufficient gravitas to make this happen for the Democrats," Baker said.
A key Boughton re-election strategy is simply telling people, "Look around."
Westside fire house? Check.
New downtown parking garage? Check.
Expansion of the middle schools? Check.
Finding a new home for the Danbury Police Department? Check.
Stable budgets? Check.
More police officers? Check.
Boughton is responsible for the accomplishments, Baker said.
"The campaign is a reflection of what happened during the two years in office. Basically, what you're trying to do when you're running against an incumbent is to get them fired. And that is a hard case to make in Boughton's situation," said Baker.
Democrats say curbing development is the key issue in the city, but Boughton doesn't buy it. He said past Democratic administrations are responsible for some of the very developments they complain about.
"For the entire 1990s, (while) my opponent spent her time on the Common Council, they had no plan for development," Boughton said. "Every decision for development in this city was made in a vacuum."
Like it or not, illegal immigration is the top issue on the minds of Danbury residents, Boughton said.
"It is what we hear door-to-door. This is the e-mails I get, the phone calls I get. It is about illegal immigration," Boughton said. "There's nothing we can really do about it, but people vent their frustration with the elected official right in front of them. What do I do with their sentiments? I elevate it up to state officials and to Congress."
Democrats have been hammering Boughton on two issues in recent weeks.
First, prominent Republicans Pauline Basso and Joel Urice embarrassed the party by distributing e-mails demeaning African-Americans, Muslims and Latinos.
Boughton chastised both Basso and Urice but did not call for their resignations.
Second, hidden campaign contributions coming from indicted trash hauler James Galante were given to a Boughton political action committee in 2003.
Eight Galante associates contributed $1,000 each and were reportedly reimbursed by Galante.
Boughton and his supporters said they had no way of knowing Galante was behind the donations.
While Galante has been charged with a crime, authorities haven't said the politicians involved did anything wrong.
Boughton supporters point out that if the mayor knew, he would have landed in a police station next to Galante.
"The mayor is hurt when those accusations are made because there is nothing to them," Cutsumpas said.
However, Democrats said the mayor should have known, as the checks arrived at the same time and had obvious connections to Galante-controlled companies.
Boughton's supporters dismiss this by saying Galante fooled many people -- and gave large amounts to an array of politicians in both parties.
Cutsumpas said the pressure will help Boughton.
"The mayor is going to win. He will have an overwhelming majority. He will have his strongest showing ever," he said.
Boughton doesn't think much of the criticism, saying Danbury Democrats take shots but don't do anything meaningful -- which is why he keeps winning.
"You need a plan to lead. It isn't enough to say, 'We need a change.' Anybody can knock down a barn. It's a lot harder to build it," Boughton said.


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One of the great wonders of church is the surprises. Our worship on Christmas Eve was full of them. Sweet Little Jesus Boy becomes profoundly poignant when Brandy sings it without an instrument. While singing O Come All Ye Faithful, the magnificent sound of a trumpet is heard being played by someone we've never seen before. Young people stand tall behind this pulpit and share the Christmas story from the scriptures in a way that is soft and sweet, yet strong and stirring. A first-time visitor shows up, sits on the front row, and unexpectedly contributes to the worship service by helping us light our candles. The candles seem to flicker more beautifully during the singing Silent Night than we ever remembered. And who will forget Will and Natalie Brown walking in right before the service starts carrying their four-day old infant daughter.
It happens all the time. You are tired and give-out, but you get up and come to church anyway. You come more out of duty than desire. You come not really expecting anything surprising from what is certain to be a just another predictable service. You come fully expecting to leave the same way you came, unmoved, untouched, unchanged. But then, out of nowhere something happens that astonishes you: someone unexpectedly hugs you; a song you've sung a thousand times before astounds you; a word you've heard countless times startles you. God, in spite of everything, in spite of you, speaks. And everything, including you, is amazingly transformed. A tiny cracker and a sip of juice become more than sufficient. A simple handshake brings healing. A smile from an unassuming child generates hope.
Simeon had arrived to worship in the Temple as he had for many decades. He was as devoted to the Lord as anyone. For years he had been eagerly coming to the Temple expecting to be surprised by the presence of the Messiah; however, year after year he left each service disappointed.
It was just another ordinary Sabbath. Old Simeon was tired and give-out. Over the years, much of his anticipation had turned into doubt. But he got up and came to Temple anyway, more out of duty than desire, knowing that he would once again leave the service unmoved, untouched, and unchanged.
He came in through the front door, nodded politely to the usher who handed him an Order of Service that he had all but memorized, and settled in his usual seat for another predictable service. During the Prelude, he opened the bulletin and noticed that there was going to be another baby dedication service. As was their custom several times during the year, the minister was going to once again ask the congregation to bless a new born baby. Nothing unusual. Simeon had seen this a hundred times before.
But then, out of nowhere, it happened. After the Prelude, the Call to Worship, a hymn and the Invocation, this strange new couple unexpectedly came down the aisle holding a tiny baby. They were coming for the baby dedication service.
Simeon cannot explain how he knew it, but he knew it nonetheless. This was it. He could not keep his eyes off that baby during the prayers for the child and the parents, for he knew without a doubt that this was the Messiah, the Promised One God sent to save Israel.
In the middle of the dedication service, he grabbed the back of the pew in front of him with both of his hands and slowly pulled himself up to stand on his tired feet. Holding on to the pew in front of him, he shuffled past three people who were sitting beside him and made his way down the aisle to the front where the new parents were standing. Then he had the courage, some would say the audacity, to ask the parents if he could hold the tiny baby. He must have looked harmless enough, for Mary and Joseph handed the old gentleman their firstborn son without hesitation.
Again, Simeon cannot explain how he knew it, but he knew that he was holding more than a baby in his arms that morning. Astoundingly, he was holding hope in his arms. Amazingly, he was holding salvation in his arms. Holding none other than Christmas in his arms, Simeon had crossed off in his mind the only thing that was ever on his bucket list. He started praising God saying:
Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.
That is the wonder of this thing called church. When we least expect it, God shows up and surprises us. We read a familiar scripture and hear something we've never heard before. We perform an ordinary ritual, like a Child Dedication Service, and something extraordinary happens that changes us forever.
Mary and Joseph showed up with their baby asking the likes of old men like Simeon to bless their new born baby, and the child ends up blessing Simeon.
We thought we knew what we were doing here this morning. We thought our friends Will and Natalie Brown have come merely presenting their infant, Graylyn Elizabeth, before the Lord. And we thought they came asking us, their family of faith, to take her in our church's arms and bless her—Bless her by promising to teach her the faith, to share our knowledge of the Lord with her.
But, to our surprise, what if it is the other way around?
What if we are not here this morning to bless Graylyn, but Graylyn is actually here to bless us? Now, I know that Graylyn is not the Messiah; however, the Messiah had this to say about children like Graylyn: "Let the little ones come to me, for to such as these, belong the Kingdom of God" (Luke 18:16).
I believe this means that Graylyn may have more to teach us about the ways of God than we could ever possibly teach her. I believe this means that Graylyn and the other children whom God has given us are not the future of the church, but are the church's present. Surprisingly, they have much to give the church today. Unexpectedly, Graylyn, even as young and as little as she is, has much to teach the church this very moment.
On her eighth day in this world, Graylyn will never be more vulnerable, more dependent than she is right now. And because of this, she may never have more to teach us. Graylyn teaches us that if the church is going to look like the Kingdom of God, then the church must continually reach out, invite, bring in, accept and adopt, and care for those in our society who are the most vulnerable, the most dependent.
Graylyn teaches us that we are to feed those who cannot feed themselves, give drink to those you cannot drink on their own, clothe, shelter, comfort those in need, and love those who are the most frail, fragile and needy.
Graylyn affirms that it is the mission of the church to buy presents for children who have a parent in prison, build a handicap ramp for an elderly man or woman, bring gifts and carols to residents in a nursing home, make prayer quilts for the sick, rebuild a home in West Virginia, send medical supplies to Nicaragua, host a party for cancer patients at the hospital and dedicate ourselves to little children. Graylyn teaches us that we are the closest to living in the Kingdom of God, we come the closest to holding the Messiah in our arms, when we offer grace and hope to the least of our brothers and sisters.
However, Graylyn also teaches us something that may be even more important. The Messiah once said: "Unless one comes to me as a little child, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God." Graylyn may never be more honest, more real, and more genuine than she is today. What you see is what you get. There is no putting on airs with Graylyn. She's not proud. There's not a pretentious bone in her tiny body. When Graylyn is hungry, she is going to let us know. When she is distressed, saddened or in any discomfort, she is going to tell us. When she needs a change, she will cry out to us.
If we could only learn to be as honest as Graylyn: honest with each other, and honest with God. Before we can truly offer grace and hope to others, to the least of our brothers and sisters; we must confess our own need for grace and hope. We need to confess our own utter dependency on our Heavenly Parent. We need to confess our own weaknesses and our need for a savior who knows such vulnerability to pick us up, comfort us and change us in those places where we most need changing.
We thought we were going to come here this morning and hold a little girl named Graylyn Elizabeth Brown in our arms; however, through her honest vulnerability and her utter dependence, through the Christ who is revealed in her, amazingly, we hold hope in our arms, hope for the present and for the future. We hold salvation in our arms. We hold our mission in our arms. We hold Christmas in our arms. And with Simeon, by the grace of God, we will not leave this service unmoved, untouched, unchanged. We leave this morning praising God saying:
Master, now you are dismissing your servants in peace, according to your word; for our eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel. Amen.


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My Life in Swatches: Always Early
I love this watch. I am ALWAYS early to everything, so I thought this watch was so funny! If you notice, the face is shifted five minutes clockwise, so it looks like it's later than it really is. On this watch, it looks like it's 10:30, but it is really 9:25.
It NEVER fooled me.
This watch was also part of a collection. The other watches in the collection were called Always Late and Always Now. Always Late had the dial face rotated the other way, and Always Now was some non-sequitur that didn't match the other two.
Personally, I think the watch dials should have been rotated in the opposite directions. Us people who are always early, bug normal people who show up on time. Our watches should make us a little late so that we end up showing up at the right time. The people who are constantly late need a watch like Always Early, so that it will fool them into showing up on time.


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Published: Thursday, April 25, 2019 by Moayad Zahralddin
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UPDATED March 17, 2020 – An estimated 175 million people in the world have some type of peripheral neuropathy or "PN" which accounts to nearly 8% of the global population. PR disease develops over time due to damage to our communication network known as the peripheral nervous system. Neuropathy means nerve damage or never disease/disorder of signals between our brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) and other parts of our bodies. Human Peripheral nerves are responsible for sending sensory information to our brain and spinal cord. The Peripheral nerves are also responsible for carrying movement signals from our spinal cord and brain to generate proper muscle movement. Any damage to our peripheral nervous system will interfere with these signals similar to static in a tv or telephone signal. A patient with peripheral neuropathy is unable to communicate properly between his/her brain and spinal cord due to the interference in the signal. (27004308)
Peripheral Neuropathy & Nerve Damage
Symptoms of Peripheral Nerve Damage
Symptoms for patients peripheral nerve damage depends entirely on which type of nerves are damaged ( motor nerves, sensory nerves or autonomic ). As the name suggest, Motor nerves help control our voluntary responses of muscles needed in actions such as grabbing things, walking or talking. Sensory nerves are responsible for transmitting the brain information about touch or pain injuries. Autonomic nerves are non-voluntary and help manage proper organ functions such as digesting food, beating the heart or breathing. We do not have to think about breathing in and out our lungs manage the process automatically. Some rare cases of peripheral neuropathies can affect all 2 types of nerves but most diagnosis for patients usually effect just one or two types of nerve damage.
Most diagnosis of peripheral nerve disease are categorized as one of the following:
- Autonomic neuropathy
- Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Predominantly sensory neuropathy
- Predominantly motor neuropathy
- Sensory-motor neuropathy
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Small fiber neuropathy
- Alcoholic neuropathy
- Multifocal motor neuropathy
- Optic neuropathy
- Peroneal neuropathy
Damage to the Motor nerves is commonly seen as muscle weakness but may also produce uncontrolled muscle twitches (fasciculations), painful muscle cramps, muscle atrophy with decreased reflexes similar to patients who are diagnosed with Ataxia, ALS, Motor Neuron Disease, Alzheimer and Parkinson's disease. A diagnosis of sensory nerve disease manifests itself as a variety of symptoms due to their broad range of uses/functions. Large sensory fibers in myelin sheath are responsible for identifying vibrations and light touches. Any damage to the large sensory fibers will impair the sensation of touch. This type of nerve damage affects the hands and feet causing them to feel like they are wearing a pair of gloves on the hands or stockings on the legs even though they are not wearing either. This type of damage makes men and women unable to coordinate complex muscle movements like running or fastening shirts, or even maintain proper balance when eyes are closed.
Neuropathic Pain
Smaller sensory fibers are responsible for transmitting the sensation of temperatures and pain. Patients diagnosed with damage to smaller sensory fibers may not be able to sense injury from an accident or that a wound has become infected. They also might not be able to detect the bodies signal of chest pain ( impending heart attack ). The Loss of our pain sensation is especially critical for patients with diabetic induced neuropathy results in a very high rate of limb amputations. Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most common types of peripheral nerve disease.(26225666)
Neuropathic induced pain is a very common condition that seriously affects the emotional well-being and quality of life for a patient. Neuropathic pain also disrupts sleep further compounding the physical burden of having sensory nerve damage. Neuropathic pain and allodynia are associated with hypersensitization of pain receptors in our skin resulting in the feeling of severe pain from stimuli that would normally be painless. If left untreated, sensory neuropathy will lead to negative changes in a patients hair, skin/joints resulting in ligament damage, bone damage & osteoarthritis.
Autonomic nerve disease symptoms are also very diverse in nature due to the fact that our sympathetic & parasympathetic nerves just about every organ in the human body. Commonly associated symptoms of autonomic nerve damage "AND" include the inability to perspire/sweat normally resulting in heat intolerance and can be identified using modern functional medical tests. Other symptoms include:
- A loss of bladder control
- Inability to control muscles and posture leading to Knee Injuries or Degenerative Disc Herniation
- Inability to contract or expand blood vessels that regulate blood pressure.
- Irregular heartbeat
- Impaired digestion
- Loss of sweating
- Loss of sexual function and ED
- The inability for proper urination.
- In extreme cases involving the lungs, breathing becomes difficult leading to lung failure.
- Sciatic Nerve Injury
Most patients with autonomic neuropathy also display gastrointestinal symptoms due to a nerve malfunction of the intestinal muscle contractions which leads to incontinence, diarrhea, and constipation along with problems eating or swallowing.
Symptoms of peripheral nerve damage can be experienced over a few days, months, or years and can be classified as acute or chronic. Acute neuropathies occur when symptoms appear unexpectedly, progress rapidly, and resolve very slowly. In chronic neuropathies, symptoms usually appear subtly and progress very slow. Some patients may show signs of relief followed by relapse in symptoms. For others, they reach a plateau where symptoms usually stay consistently the same for months or even years. Most cases of chronic peripheral neuropathy worsen over time and become extremely painful and debilitating with some cases becoming terminal due to compounding medical issues such as diabetes or brain strokes. (22553278)
The Primary Causes of Neuropathy disease include:
- Diabetes mellitus. The most common cause of PN, research has shown that about 45% of diabetics eventually develop peripheral neuropathy disease or Diabetic nephropathy which leads to Polycystic kidney disease, heart attacks and/or Kidney Failure
- Toxic Exposure. The most common toxins found in alcoholic drinks (alcoholic neuropathy). Exposure to Chemotherapy and lead are also known causes of peripheral nerve damage and ataxia.
- Systemic organ failures due to hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiencies or other diseases such as herpes or HIV infections.
- Autoimmune Diseases including Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Guillain-Barre' syndrome and CIPD (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy)
- Hereditary – Genetic predisposition to PND
- Environmental factors that occur due to repeated injuries or severe hypothermia
- Idiopathic causes – Idiopathic means that the cause is unknown and up to 20% of patients diagnosed with the disease can fall into this category.
Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy
The diagnosis of Peripheral neuropathy requires multiple tests to confirm and it has many potential causes. A patient displaying symptoms should start with a full physical exam including blood tests. To confirm a diagnosis further testing is usually needed. Tests include:
- Neurological examination – To check tendon reflex, muscle strength and the ability to feel sensations along with checking coordination and physical posture.
- Blood tests – to check for diabetes, vitamin deficiencies, abnormal immune responses, and other indications.
- Genetic Testing for Hereditary Neuropathy
- Imaging tests. MRI or CT to look for any herniated or degenerative spinal disks, tumors or other abnormalities that might be causing the improper nerve response.
- Nerve function tests such as "EMG" ( Electromyography ) to measure electrical activity in the muscles and detect any nerve damage. An electrical probe sends signals to the nerves, and an electrode is placed along the pathway to record/measure the nerve's response. This type of test is also known as a nerve conduction test.
TREATMENT PRECAUTIONS & RISKSPlease note that not all patients are good candidates for the treatment of Neuropathy with Stem cells or stem cell therapy for nerve damage. Patients with late stage, severe underlying conditions or travel restrictions may not qualify for the 2-week treatment protocol.
Natural Treatment for Neuropathy Pain w/o Side Effects
Treatment options for polyneuropathy depend on the underlying causes. For patients with diabetes or vitamin deficiencies, treatment often entails directly treating the underlying cause of their peripheral neuropathy diagnosis. Other measures such as removing toxins or negative environmental factors can be used to treat mild conditions. Patients diagnosed with autoimmune neuropathy usually require much more aggressive therapies including:
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin therapy
- Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE)
- Glucocorticoids therapy (High dose steroids)
Current medications such as carbamazepine, Gabapentin, topiramate, Tricyclic antidepressant medications ( amitriptyline desipramine), Pain medications like ibuprofen or tramadol are used to mask the symptoms but do not do much as far as treatment of the underlying causes.
1 Year After Stem Cell Therapy Nerve Damage (Foot Drop)
Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathy
Mesenchymal Stem cell therapy (MSC+) and paracrine signaling offer a unique and effective modern treatment option for patients suffering from neuropathy nerve damage and neuropathic pain. Unlike traditional treatments that respond poorly to opioid and OTC analgesics our MSC+ enhanced cell therapy uses a multi-layer combination therapy consisting of MSC+ hematopoietic stem cells, leukocytes, red blood cells, CD90 positive cells, CD31 positive cells, CD45 cells and endothelial cells to precisely repairing the damage on the tissue nerve level and recover lost functions. MSC Stem cell treatments focus on the root of the underlying issue (nerve damage) not just temporarily mask the symptoms with pain killers.
We treat neuropathic pain and create anti-inflammatory zones through the release of cytokines that play a vital role in nerve regeneration. The cell injection protocol we offer have been clinically proven to decrease proinflammatory (IL)-1β interleukin cytokine while increasing the anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines in the lesioned nerve, along with a significant reduction in mechanical allodynia & thermal hyperalgesia. The general consensus among our patients who had stem cell therapy for pain reduction was overwhelmingly beneficial and positive after the 1-2 week stem cell therapy. The treatment we offer is very safe with minimal side effects such as drowsiness and minor weight gain.(23134736)
The cells used in the treatment are multipotent hematopoietic & undifferentiated cells taken from adult sources depending on the patients' needs. The harvested cells are non-immunogenic and 100% matched to the patient.(25975801)
Neuropathy Treatment Evaluation, Guidelines & Costs
Get safe, affordable and permanent treatment for Neuropathy at the Regeneration Centre. It you or a loved one are suffering from neuropathic pain or neuropathy you/they are probably in unnecessary physical agony and should try to get out of the painful situation as early as possible. Having a clear diagnosis with recent test results is an important step in treating the condition with stem cells. Our request for a medical review can be done online and will enable our doctors to better understand your need before suggesting an effective protocol that will be used to treat this condition. Please note the treatment does take place in Thailand and will require travel to our stem cell hospital for a period of 1-2 weeks. Our pain management solutions help solve the root of the pain issues to safely improve the quality of life for our patients. If your daily activities are being affected by neuropathy, please contact us today. Our team of medical professionals are experienced and trained in dealing with several types of pain conditions to ensure your condition improves as quickly as possible so you can get back to a normal life completely free of any discomfort or pain that comes with Peripheral Neuropathy.


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"For to be FREE is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
~ Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela's wise words capture what felt so impossible to explain over the past few years; what inspired my dedication to fight for freedom for my dear friends, Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd. When they were freed and thanked me profusely I had to try to explain, "What happened to you was so wrong, so unjust, that I had to restore balance to the world somehow."
Ed's Note: If you're not familiar with the Free the Hikers campaign, you can read about it and the backstory behind Josh, Shane, & Sarah's two year imprisonment in Iran here. You can also read Farah's previous blogs about her personal experience during the campaign here.
I felt a kinship with Masoud Shafii (Sarah, Shane & Josh's lawyer in Iran) from the start, because I could sense across continents and oceans that he was driven by the same conviction. I could feel his solidarity. Nevertheless he made sure to communicate it frequently, asking Josh, Shane and Sarah's families to thank me for everything I was doing. He understands me better than anyone involved in the campaign. We share the experience of facing injustices directly resulting from our unwavering fight for justice for Josh, Shane and Sarah.
I deal with ongoing threats and harassment by Iranian agents; lack of understanding and support of workplaces; lack of understanding of some family, friends and people I interact with every day; the loss of significant relationships; and extreme financial hardships. All that is an unjust burden to bear, but Mr. Shafii faces much greater restrictions to his freedom, much greater threats to his well-being, much greater injustice. To punish him for his work to free Josh, Shane and Sarah, the Iranian regime has confiscated his passport. He cannot travel freely and is prohibiting him from practicing law. As Sarah recently wrote in the Huffington Post, "He was just doing his job." And doing it so well.
Josh recently shared his thoughts about Mr. Shafii with me.
"Courage, integrity, and intelligence. Three words that come to mind when I think of him standing in front of the Revolutionary Courts defending me. I remember the soft persistence of his voice, the truth in his handshakes and the presence in his eyes. A true cosmopolitan and a man, like every citizen, who should be free to work and to travel in liberty–that is, Masoud Shafii."
Josh's reflection validated the connection we shared on the opposite sides of an insurmountable wall. Or perhaps it's just a testament to Mr. Shafii's courage, integrity, and intelligence – they are evident to everyone, even through impermeable borders.
Since Shane and Josh were released, Free the Hikers supporters have offered to fight for justice for the man who sacrificed so much to fight for justice for Josh, Shane and Sarah. We have been cautious, however, in our actions out of concern for Mr. Shafii, but the time has come for us to speak out and tell the Iranian regime that we will not stand by while they commit injustices to the courageous justice defender for Josh, Shane and Sarah. Please join Free the Hikers on Facebook and Twitter to build support for Mr. Shafii, and to stay informed of further actions you can take to fight for the freedom he so deserves.
This post is the first in a series of seven posts to mark 7 months of FREEDOM for Josh, Shane, Sarah and all of us who fought so hard for their freedom. Each post will feature one cause that I am currently working on and encourage you to support the cause with concrete actions. Stay tuned for the rest of the series focused on human rights and mental health issues.
Farahway Global, my initiative inspired by my Free the Hikers experience, is a non-profit organization that engages the global public in action for human rights and mental health. Now that I have spent such a significant part of my life fighting for freedom and justice, while not feeling free myself, I am compelled to continue my efforts to restore balance to the world through Farahway Global.


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"When you think of chocolate, it is usually paired with something else. There is chocolate and caramel, chocolate and fruit, chocolate and peanut butter – you know, the usual stuff. But have you ever heard of chocolate and bleu cheese, chocolate and sweet potato or chocolate covered bacon?
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Q&A with Georgia: 10 Questions from an Intern
A few weeks ago, one of my interns said, "Hey! How about you answer our interview questions, things that people don't ask you in interviews but things that we're curious about." I thought that was rather clever and so I gave them all a license to ask me anything under the sun that they wanted to know. For the next few weeks they'll be posting their questions and my answers… for your amusement and perhaps my embarrassment.
First up: Suruchi.
Suruchi is from Kingwood, TX and currently studying Marketing and Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin. She loves discovering new coffee shops, watching Food Network for hours on end, trying different DIY ideas that she finds, and blogging. She hopes to travel around the world and inspire people with her blog.
She's also as type-A as I am which is pretty much the best thing a girl like me could ask for. Here goes…
SA: Where does your culinary inspiration come from?
GP: The land, the dirt, the living, organic things around me. I love to cook with pure ingredients that can speak for themselves. A beautiful bunch of purslane weeds from the garden inspires me. So does a fist full of rose petals scattered over a hazelnut cake. It is the pure, intentional things that are so rare in food these days.
SA: If you could cook with one other celebrity chef who would it be, why, and what would you want to cook with them?
GP: I think Bobby Flay and I would have fun sparring in the kitchen. We did an Iron Chef episode together but I was judging his food… I think we would have fun in a bit of a throw down. Also someone British… just so I could listen to them talk… Jamie Oliver perhaps? Or if it can be a dead person Julia Child ALL THE WAY. Or "The Two Fat Ladies," from England. Have you ever seen that show? It was the best. I would want to cook meat. That's what I always want to cook. Or maybe make a dish that we have to source the ingredients for ourselves… kind of like The Amazing Race meets MacGyver meets Martha Stewart. That probably didn't make any sense, ignore me…
SA: What is one meal you couldn't live without?
GP: A salad of perfect greens and red meat so rare that the pulse is still beating. I'm pretty cave-woman-like in my eating habits. I know Paleo is all the rage these days but I've always craved eating that way naturally because of how I was raised.
SA: What are your favorite places to visit in and around Austin?
GP: The Broken Spoke where I dance my heart out and so the old men can remind me how young men are supposed to behave. The bar at Papi Tinos where I can drink this drink that they don't even have on the menu anymore, but which I always request. The Violet Crown cinema… Austin's best movie theater hands down and its best kept secret. Mercury, a store on 2nd Street, full of the most wonderful things to buy, always unique.
SA: What is the best way, in your opinion, to spend your Friday nights? Girls night in or going out?
GP: The best way to spend any night is with the people you love. One thing that surprises most people about me is that I'm a pretty big introvert. It's not what you can do, it's where you get your energy from, and I sure do love my quiet time, it recharges me from all of the public life stuff I have to do. That said, I love going out with friends to fun restaurants, movies, or a little Texas two-steppin. My guy friends in this town can really dance, it's impressive.
SA: What inspires you in your day to day life?
GP: Creating something surprising and new. I wake up excited to tackle the myriad projects I have happening at a given time. I love my life so much and continually take moments to be grateful. Someone told me once that gratitude is the antidote to anxiety and that your mind can never be anxious while you are being grateful. Try it and see what I mean… it's a good way to end the day, list 3 things that you're grateful for before you go to bed.
SA: Do you have any television shows, or a book series, or movies that you live for?
GP: I probably shouldn't say this since I am on TV regularly, but… I don't really watch TV. Before the opening credits have finished my mind has already drifted off to something more intriguing that I want to get into. The shows that have kept my attention pretty well recently though are:
1. Homeland (it's getting a bit sensationalist though)
2. Girls (I love how un-self-conscious Lena Dunham is, though it can be a bit crass)
3. Downtown Abby (I've sworn it off though since Matthew's death! I can't live without him, he was the perfect man)
4. The Office (It's sadly over and they made the terrible mistake of making Austin even more popular by sending Pam and Jim here in the final episode, the traffic is just terrible these days)
5. Mad Men (Don Draper's affairs have been a bit much for me lately though. Distracted and disloyal men offend my soul in a profoundly deep way. It's the one thing I can never forgive)
6. White Collar (I actually don't pay attention to the plot, I just enjoy trying to find flaws in Matt Bomer's perfect face. I wish he liked girls)
As for books… I read a lot of non-fiction, betterment-style books. Any of the classics I read too… I find that I really only like classic fiction, rarely the new fiction. And I read the most important book of all almost every day. For movies… anything in which Ryan Gosling is shirtless and/or brooding. I realize I sound boy crazy in this interview… which is funny since my friends tell me that when you type my name into Google the top searches that auto fill are for whether I have a husband, boyfriend, or am married. Apparently I don't ever talk about that in interviews and the Google universe wants to know…
SA: Is there one dish you have yet to master or hope to try in the future?
GP: I'd like to make a really spectacular cake. Like the kind with a perfect sponge and buttery, fluffy sublimely textured icing. And decorations that would make you swear it was a painting. A girl can dream but I'm much too whimsical when I cook for any of that precision…
SA: What is one DIY project you think everyone should try at least once? Do you have a go-to project?
GP: There are a million of my favorites in my forthcoming book "Modern Pioneering" (in stores March 4th, have you pre-ordered your copy yet?!??!). I love making homemade wreathes from vines I've pulled down myself. And I love making homemade beeswax candles… oh man the list goes on and on.
SA: What's on your bucket list?
GP: Having a family. I know I should list a bunch of foreign exotic cities and spectacular life experiences but I kind of have that reverse life where I get to have so many astonishing, cool experiences constantly in my career, that I pinch myself. At age 32, there is nothing that I've wanted to do that I haven't gotten to do thus far. So there is a big part of me that is looking forward to one day doing the things that everyone calls "normal." For now I'm counting my blessings because I will look back at my life and know that there was nothing I had to give up or didn't get to do… but I do want the normal bits to happen sometime.


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- "Gordon, I can't move! These snipers got me pinned down!"
- ―Barney Calhoun[src]
The Overwatch Sniper is a soldier in the Combine Overwatch, trained in the use of the Overwatch Sniper Rifle. Snipers are encountered hiding in high, concealed areas where they can get a good field of view. They are never seen holding their rifle but the blue transparent sighting beam emitting from it is. They can be detected by the beam or by the sound of the rifle firing on another target. Gameplay-wise, it succeeds the HECU Sniper featured in Half-Life.
Snipers are very accurate, and will fire ahead of any moving target so the pulse from the rifle hits them dead on. However, it is possible to confuse the sniper by running in one direction until he fires, then suddenly changing direction, then repeating the same process again until they reach cover. The round travels so much slower than other bullets that sidestepping the shot is quite easy at long range. However, even in Easy mode snipers will take leading shots(shooting to the direction the target is supposed to go) and in Hard, they almost have a guaranteed hit, and will take you down in 2-3 shots without armor. They will also shoot breakable objects to limit the amount of cover the target can use.
Snipers seem to take the doctrine "shoot anything that moves" quite literally, shooting at any living creature (except allied Combine forces), such as birds, and even signs.
Snipers usually set up in well fortified 'nests', effectively invulnerable to ordinary gunfire. Explosives are a different matter, however, and if the player can get close enough, a hand grenade will blow the sniper out of his hole nicely. This can be easier said than done, however, because if the sniper spots the player before they're within range, which is often the case, they'll have to avoid his fire to get close enough. Closing the cap can prove to be painful due to the projectile speed of the sniper rifle, sprinting while strafing will increase the likelihood for snipers to miss their shots. The MP7's secondary fire and Resistance RPG rockets are also ideal and can substitute for grenades. If one can manage it, it might also be worth practicing using the Gravity Gun as a grenade launcher to extend the distance of his grenades. In Episode One if the player grabs an allied orange Rollermine and throws it right in the window where a sniper is, the Rollermine will take it out in no time. Hacked rollermine can also be used as a distraction as the sniper will target the rollermine if the player is out of sight.
Snipers will try to expose the player from cover if they're hiding behind light or breakable objects by shooting them. Even unbreakable objects such as barrels can be knocked some distance by the impact of the bullet. Due to its immense power, a bullet that hit into an unbreakable object will knock off from the Gravity Gun. Sniper will shoot explosive barrels if the player is close enough to them; theoretically, it is possible to take out sniper using explosive barrel if the player has no other explosives, but it is highly dangerous to do so because of this.
Though the player never gets an opportunity to use the weapon, Alyx Vance occupies a sniper's nest and uses the rifle on two separate occasions:
- In Episode One, Alyx uses a sniper rifle to aid Gordon Freeman in an area of City 17. However, Gordon does not see her holding the sniper rifle as she becomes hidden in the same way as an Overwatch Sniper.
- In Episode Two, Alyx again uses a sniper rifle to aid Gordon as he travels through a zombie-infested mining complex. This time, though, the rifle is visible to the player before they descend into the complex. It is in a fixed emplacement in a window, suggesting that the recoil of the weapon makes firing it freehand difficult, or simply as a form of control to prevent it from being taken by the player. Another reason why it may be bolted to the window is because of its immense size; it is as big and as cumbersome as an RPG Launcher. This could also explain why the weapon is never knocked out of sniper's nests by explosions. Also worth noting is the fact that it had to be recharged by a Vortigaunt before it would function. Some players have found a bug during this sequence: If the player manages to detonate any form of explosive in the sniper's nest Alyx is supposedly occupying, the corpse of a Combine Soldier will inexplicably fly out. This could be explained in that it is probably that the developers simply changed the specific sniper NPC to read Combine and zombies as enemies and Gordon as an ally. Therefore, it is the same NPC, just with different readings on who to shoot.
Behind the scenes
- Early concept art of the snipers reveal that they might have been female at some point, and much more robotic. They were to work in concert with an early version of the Overwatch Elite.[1] It likely refers to the Elite model from the leak, since it uses a sniper rifle.
- According to some early sound files,[2] it seems that the Half-Life 2 episode where Barney is pinned down by an Overwatch Sniper was to involve instead a platoon of Conscripts, lead by a particular officer, pinned down by a Sniper equipped with a "bolt action rifle".[2]
- The Combine Sniper Elite was originally to use a special camouflage that would allow it to blend in with its surroundings. However, by the time the Half-Life 2 Beta was leaked, the camo is either broken or been removed, as the Sniper looks like a multicolored blob with a gas mask on the top of it, the transparency being improperly rendered. Of note is that the Sniper's model is named "combine_elite.mdl". In the final game, the Overwatch Elite is an entirely different unit.
- In sniper_029 the sniper was to originally use a Resistance RPG though its only used as a scripted sequence. When a Conscript runs to take cover by a Chevrolet Caprice the sniper notices this and fired a rocket at the Conscript killing him and blowing up the vehicle blocking the path. It was only used in this scripted sequence and never appeared in the snipers code.
- "Shit!"
- "Look out!"
- "Watch it!"
- "It's a grenade!"
- "Bouncer, bouncer!"
- If spawned using console commands, the Sniper's model is a normal Overwatch Soldier which the sighting beam emitting right in front of the soldier's groin. This is because it was never meant to be seen by the player, so the appearance is most likely a placeholder. As well, the NPC is immune to bullet fire, and can only be killed by explosives or AR2's alt fire. When it is killed it will always be propelled forward by the mechanism they use fall out of the nests in-game. It is also worth noting that the Sniper's placeholder model will collide with grenades or any other object thrown at it, making spawned Snipers a bit harder to kill if the player spawns them in a "nest".
- If the ammo cartridge for the sniper rifle is spawned using console commands, the texture on the ammo box is pink with the repeating words "OBSO1337" ("leetspeak" for obsolete) wrapped around it. The box, however, cannot be picked up as the game doesn't recognize it as ammunition
- Originally the player was intended to use the Overwatch Sniper's rifle. However, it was replaced by the Resistance-built crossbow.
- The sound-script for the Overwatch Sniper references the names of sound files that indicate that snipers were originally to talk over their radios, similar to the normal Overwatch Soldiers. Within these, sniper refers to itself as "scalpel", in keeping with the medical terminology used by the Combine.
- Combine snipers are programmed to try and flush players out of hiding places. If the player is hiding behind a wall, and the Sniper can see an explosive barrel near a player, it will shoot the barrel, showing off a fairly dynamic A.I.
List of appearances
- Half-Life 2 (First appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Playable Half-Life 2 Beta files


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Carolinas Medical Center is the flagship facility of Atrium Health. As one of North Carolina's largest hospitals, CMC serves as the regional referral center for western North Carolina and northern South Carolina.
The hospital is one of only five facilities in North Carolina designated as an Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospital and a Level I Trauma Center. It operates a number of specialized centers and institutes, bringing together some of the finest medical personnel in the country to treat patients with specific diagnoses.
For more than 100 years, Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center, has been treating patients with a special combination of unsurpassed compassion and leading-edge expertise. Atrium Health Mercy believes that to truly care for a person's well-being you must do more than treat symptoms. That's why they consider patients' emotional and spiritual well-being as they do the treatment of physical ailments.
An adult acute care facility with 185 beds, Atrium Health Mercy provides a full-range of services. The emergency department has been recognized for service excellence by J.D. Power and Associates two years in a row. They also have many advanced specialties, such as the Bariatric Center, the Heart Center, the Foot and Ankle Institute, the Hip and Knee Center and the family medicine residency training program.
Levine Children's Hospital, located on the campus of CMC, is the largest children's hospital between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. The 240,000-foot hospital opened in 2007 and is home to the region's only dedicated children's emergency department operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
LCH has more board-certified physicians in more pediatric specialties than any other hospital in the region. With 234 beds, LCH leads the region in specialty pediatric care, offering more than 30 specialized pediatric services including kidney, liver and heart transplants; cardiac and cancer care; neurosurgery; rehabilitation service; and the highest designated level of neonatal intensive care.
The Myers Park clinic houses the offices for all the resident clinics, not only for orthopedic. The clinic helps provide care to those people in the county without insurance.
OrthoCarolina is one of the largest, most comprehensive orthopedic practices in the nation. OrthoCarolina was created by the 2005 merger of Miller Orthopedic Clinic and Charlotte Orthopedic Specialists. For more than 80 years, each practice provided high quality orthopedic care to patients of the Charlotte, NC region.
Together as OrthoCarolina, they are able to combine our strengths to provide an even higher level of orthopedic service and patient care. The highly-trained physician staff of OrthoCarolina is comprised of orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists and physician assistants. While the orthopedic surgeons at OrthoCarolina are trained and experienced in all areas of orthopedics, many have fellowship training in specialty areas, such as foot and ankle; hand; hip and knee; pediatric orthopedics; shoulder and elbow; spine; and sports medicine.
Opened in 2007 as a department of Carolinas College of Health Sciences, Carolinas Simulation Center is an American College of Surgeons accredited Level I Education Institute. This prestigious accreditation designates Carolinas Simulation Center as a provider of quality education and a partner in advancing patient safety through educational endeavors.
The Simulation Center is one of only 39 institutions worldwide to receive this accreditation. The center was established as a multidisciplinary simulation center to meet the training needs of Carolinas Medical Center and its related entities as well as healthcare providers and community groups from across the surrounding region.
The Simulation Center allows healthcare professionals at all levels the opportunity to use interactive, lifelike mannequins and other equipment to simulate procedures and situations in a safe learning environment. One of the center's priorities is educational research for continuous improvement of educational methods. Faculty can provide structured, risk-free, hands-on educational experiences for medical and surgical residents, nursing and CRNA students, AHEC, and other allied health personnel. Emphasis is given to curriculum development and implementation on a variety of simulators.
Using our state-of-the-art simulation equipment, healthcare professionals are able to learn proper techniques and improve their decision-making skills through an interactive environment. Through repetitive practice on life-like manikins, learners are better prepared to safely work with patients.
Specifically, the orthopedic residency has developed a year-long curriculum, which involves teaching basic casting/splinting techniques, basic arthroscopy on models, and fracture fixation with the use sawbones.
Carolinas Rehabilitation, located in Charlotte, NC has served patients across the United States and around the world since 1950. A team of highly-specialized physiatrists works to provide the highest quality care to each of the patients who are served. While other rehabilitation centers may attempt to equal this level of expertise, few can match our results in helping patients who have sustained life-altering injuries or conditions.
Carolinas Rehabilitation hospital is one of the largest free-standing, non-profit inpatient rehabilitation centers in the nation. This facility is a neurorehabilitation center for individuals who have sustained brain injury, spinal cord injury, or other traumatic injuries.
Carolinas Rehabilitation has two other facilities where physicians and staff are specialized in treating stroke, non-traumatic injuries, amputations, orthopedic and other general rehabilitation diagnoses. A fourth location is located in Levine Children's Hospital, where our primary therapeutic goal is to help young children and adolescents lead longer and richer lives at the highest level of functioning possible.


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Beat formerly worked as a consultant and partner in an international audit and consulting firm (Big 4). He is a Swiss certified accountant with more than 35 years of experience in counseling and auditing of multinational and Swiss companies.
Dominik Aronsky, MD, PhD
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I cannot remember where I first heard about Splash: Great Writing About Swimming (edited by Laurel Blossom), but as soon as I did, I had to go and request it from my beloved BorrowDirect. And since I was looking at an electronic catalog, I could not then resist requesting the appealingly adjacent Splash! A History of Swimwear. (More properly it is a history of 20th-century fashion photography with a swimwear focus, but an interesting book nonetheless.)
Forthwith, Maxine Kumin's "400-Meter Freestyle" and a bit of the illustrated chronology at the back of the swimwear volume:
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Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Combined With Nimotuzumab for Cervical Cancer
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First Posted : September 10, 2013
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A Russian relative said Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radicalized in the United States–
In fighting form: Tamerlan Tsarnaev (R) and Lamar Fenner (L) stand during a decision in the 201-pound division boxing match during the 2009 Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions May 4, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Daily Mail)
A Russian relative of Tameraln Tsarnaev told ABC that Tamerlan was radicalized in the United States before his Russian trip in 2012. The relative said Tamerlan was kicked out of his uncle's house during his trip.
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One of the Boston bombing suspects set off alarm bells among his family a year ago during a trip here to visit relatives, ABC News has learned.
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According to a family member, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a devout Muslim, was kicked out of his uncle's house because of his increasingly extremist views on religion.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19, are believed to have placed bombs at the Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding 170. Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police early Friday and Dzhokhar was badly wounded and captured by police Friday night.
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How to make:
1. Chose the colored version or the black and white version of the story. If you choose colored just simply print all the pages. If you choose the black and white, print and color in all the pages.
2. Cut out all the pieces
3. Mount all the pieces onto felt. Then cut them out again.
4. Tell the story. When you get to each part of the story that has a corresponding piece, place it on the felt board.
5. Store pieces and the story in an envelope or bag.
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AWS services or capabilities described in AWS Documentation may vary by region/location. Click Getting Started with Amazon AWS to see specific differences applicable to the China (Beijing) Region.
Returns the versioning state of a bucket.
To retrieve the versioning state of a bucket, you must be the bucket owner.
This implementation also returns the MFA Delete status of the versioning state. If
the MFA Delete status is
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device to change the versioning state of the bucket.
The following operations are related to
This is an asynchronous operation using the standard naming convention for .NET 4.5 or higher. For .NET 3.5 the operation is implemented as a pair of methods using the standard naming convention of BeginGetBucketVersioning and EndGetBucketVersioning. For Unity the operation does not take CancellationToken as a parameter, and instead takes AmazonServiceCallback<GetBucketVersioningRequest, GetBucketVersioningResponse> and AsyncOptions as additional parameters.
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#FlannelFriday 5 Ballerina Kitties
Enough with the apples (although I'm still working on the program plan)! In honor of my little ballerina beginning dance classes again I am posting a Ballerina Kitty flannel she and I made together.
I found these adorable Hello Kitty images through a Google search which served as my templates.
5 Little Ballerinas
5 little ballerinas dancing across the floor,
One twirled away and then there were 4.
4 little ballerinas stretched tall like a tree,
One leaped away and then there were 3.
3 little ballerinas dressed in tutus of bright blue,
One danced away and then there were 2.
2 little ballerinas having lots of fun,
One twirled away and then there was 1.
1 little ballerina dancing all alone,
She danced away and then there were none.
I embellished the tutus with fancy stickers and fabric paint. The rhyme was something I threw together quickly and can be adjusted to suit your needs.
Pro tip: To keep your fabric paint from looking gloopy or snagging on the felt as you apply, cut the tip of the paint stem lower to provide you with a flatter surface to work with. Cut too much off and you'll have a mess. You can always trim away what snags.
This flannel was made with my little ballerina in mind. Here she is in her costume from her June recital.
For more #FlannelFriday awesomeness check out Anne's Blog for this week's round-up!