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I've seen lots of talk lately that the Church's stance on SSA is "unfair", and this is used many times to justify leaving the Church or engaging in homosexual activity.
The fact of the matter is that there are many other of God's children living here on earth in much more "difficult", "uncomfortable" or "unfair" circumstances than we are. Yes, sometimes its difficult being a homosexual, but many other circumstances people are called on to bear are more so. Starving to death in Africa is difficult, and watching your children starve and die even more so. Being tortured in forced-labor camps in North Korea is unfair and uncomfortable. Raising an autistic child is difficult. Living in the tin shanties of San Salvador, with no hope of education or a real job is difficult, uncomfortable and unfair. The list of miserable circumstances on planet earth is endless! Bottom line - life is NOT necessarily fair, comfortable, or easy! It was never designed to be so. This is, after all, a probationary state - not the Garden of Eden or some fantastic paradise getaway destination. We're not here on a cruise, we're here to be tried with fire. As much as we all want it, not all of us get to have our cake and eat it too. Some of us seem called upon to struggle more than others, and some of us are called upon to endure a living hell. How we approach whatever challenges we're given is the important thing - not particularly what they are. And what should our approach be?
Mosiah 3:19 speaks to this:
"For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father."
Isn't it interesting that he says the Lord will 'inflict" things upon us?? This suggests premeditation. Planning. Purpose. A loving Father will see that we are tried and tested in ways to give us the individual experiences our immortal spirits need the most. Not a haphazard, random set of events - a planned, tailored set of trials. We have no control over what those trials will be - God alone decides that, and He asks us to trust him in this regard. Trust Him as a child would. He can see the end from the beginning, and we cannot.
So, are we truly willing to SUBMIT to God? Willing even to live with SSA and remain faithful as He has asked - no - commanded us to do? It is indeed a leap of faith! How each of us chooses to answer that question in our own lives will determine our Eternal destiny.


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Programming four quadrants of a single LED illumination system, such as a ring light or four separate LED light sources, requires connecting the LLM to a computer via Ethernet cable and using the browser-based interface to program the light through a series of drop-down menus. The user interface makes it possible for users of any level to set image sequences and program intensities for each light.
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LLM is also appropriate for multispectral imaging apps where the LED wavelengths (not broad-spectrum white lights with optical filters in front of the sensor) are the spectral band selection mechanisms. Using the color of illuminating light as the spectral band selection mechanism can greatly reduce the cost of multispectral imaging solutions, while increasing budgets for imaging applications.
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Worship: For Heaven's Sake GOD can't favor those who reject Him. Many people think that they are going to be saved because of some outward attribute. Therefore, some believe that the 144,000 is made up of literal Jews. But that is not so. No Jew, no Gentile, no color is preferred. Salvation is an operation of the heart of those willing to be filled by the Holy Spirit's power.
Pastor Flemons says the 144,000 is not an exact or literal number of living saints at the coming of Christ. He believes the number is symbolic. He says that he believes the number is far greater than 144,000, that 144,000 is mathematically too small a number to total those proclaiming the gospel together with those to be saved and alive when Jesus comes.
Nevertheless, we are encouraged to strive to be one of the 144,000. Exactly who the 144,000 really are is not a requirement to work together to God's glory.
[For further details, please read Romans 2:28, 29; Isaiah 53:4; John 1:11; John 3:16; Titus 2:11-14; Romans 11:17-28; and listen to the recording to hear the commentary of Pastor Flemons, who sang Hymn 216, "When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder."]
Wellness: For Health's Sake Shelem Flemons, a doctor of biblical wellness, says that those with acid reflux often are plagued by anxiety and fear. Pastor Flemons believes that is because the acid flows to the core of the body, near the heart and produces symptoms of a heart attack and sensations of fear.
The source of that is also a spiritual disconnection and distrust in the Lord. For the Bible lets us know that God has not given to us a spirit of fear, but He gives to us power, love, and a sound mind. (Read 2 Timothy 1:7.) You can overcome a panic attack by simply praying for strength of courage and trusting in the Lord. "Pause, wait and pray," says Pastor Flemons. Claim the promises for peace, and you will have them, as you meet the conditions.
Also, there is a dietary component that produces acid reflux. Constantly eating the flesh of animals and their byproducts, chewing gum, and eating candy and anything else throughout the day: all produce acid reflux. All contribute to the abuse of the body, which results in acid reflux. It can also cause gastritis or ulcers, as well as a hiatal hernia. Rather than eating all day long, eat two to three meals a day, with five hours between total plant-based meals. Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, which are far better than the concentrated protein in flesh foods that cause the body to produce acids.
For additional help, take an herbal product, such as TOR's Tummy Soother that is not yet on the site to purchase, but may be purchased with a phone call to 855-867-4600, or call Pastor Flemons at 706-897-8537. Tummy Soother contains goldenseal, myrrh, cayenne, and slippery elm. "It will help coat and soothe and heal an irritated stomach and help protect it from a lot of those acids," says Pastor Flemons.
He adds that DGL has a soothing effect on the stomach. It is a type of licorice that is safe to take for those with high blood pressure. It comes in tablet form. And you only need to take one tablet per meal. Also cabbage juice, which is a great healer of the stomach, is highly recommended. Pastor Flemons recommends drinking a pint to a quart of cabbage juice per day for relief.
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Sharing and Caring Time Sis. Maria shared more powerful selections from the book Power of Prayer, a collection of Ellen G. White writings on prayer. Specifically from Chapter 50, "Watch Unto Prayer," from page 101, she emphasized the result of those not watching and praying: "They enter into temptation," and "they give way to their rebellious feelings, and run hither and thither in passionate grief." (The links lead to another source for the same message. Also, please read Ephesians 6:18.)
Special Prayer Please include in your prayers Listener 3039 (Sis. Rudder), who needs prayers for complete healing and prayer for her family.
Please pray for Sis. Yvonne traveling today to visit with her son and for Sis. Odessa who will be traveling today to visit Rodney, who has been battling for his health.
Please pray for Alison, who will have a working interview today.
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TOPICS THIS WEEK – June 2 – 8
Worship Sunday – A Pharisee Is Sad You See, Part 12; Monday – The 144,000 and the Great Multitude, Pt 1; Tuesday – The 144,000 and the Great Multitude, Pt 2; Wednesday – The 144,000 and the Great Multitude, Pt 3; Thursday – The 144,000 and the Great Multitude, Pt 4
Wellness Sunday – News Flash for Hot Flashes; Monday – Stress and Menopause; Tuesday – Fibroids; Wednesday – Curing a Sinus Infection Naturally; Thursday – Anxiety and Acid Reflux
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Words of Encouragement
1 Samuel 17:37 David said …, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. (Also read 1 Samuel 17:28-37 Conflict and Courage for June 6, CC 163.)
Psalm 18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. (Also read With God at Dawn for June 6, WGD 159.)


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On Saturday, June 19, 2010, oil spread northeast from the leaking Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil appears as a maze of silvery-gray ribbons in this photo-like image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite.
The location of the leaking well is marked with a white dot. North of the well, a spot of black may be smoke; reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say that oil and gas continue to be captured and burned as part of the emergency response efforts.
The large image provided above is at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution (level of detail). Twice-daily images of the Gulf of Mexico are available from the MODIS Rapid Response Team in additional resolutions and formats, including a georeferenced version that can be used in Google Earth.
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It's a bittersweet time in the world. Football season is officially over, and while it paves the way for the NFL Draft season again, I had to revisit a Super Bowl that will be memorable for how unmemorable it was. I delivered most of my pre-Super Bowl thoughts two weeks ago and nothing has really changed. However, today you can see why Super Bowl LIII was actually good, who should have been the game's MVP, what SpongeBob and the Rams have in common, final Weekly Awards and so much more. Let's start with my full analysis of the most confusing Super Bowl in recent memory.
I know it was a good game, but it wasn't entertaining. Yes, there's a difference. A game doesn't have to be high scoring to be considered a solid, even contest. This was a defensive masterpiece, no doubt. Two of the best, most innovative offenses in football were held to 16 total points, a new Super Bowl low. The Rams managed just three measly points, tying the "record" set by the Dolphins in Super Bowl VI. Both defenses found ways to hinder the creativity of the other team's offense, and it was a sight to behold. Only a few people, diehard football fans and league experts included, could truly appreciate what was actually happening in the game. Not many people can find enjoyment in a two-yard run up the middle. Most viewers crave points; they need something physical to show how action-packed the game is. Unfortunately, defenses going toe-to-toe with offenses doesn't make for overly exciting football. There were maybe four or five times all games where I stood up in amazement, and one of those times was for the new Avengers: Endgame TV spot. When it comes to the Super Bowl, a.k.a the greatest spectacle of the sporting world, a spectacle is indeed what's expected. I feel like a majority of the viewers watching would have been content with only watching the final eight minutes because it included the game's lone touchdown. While I found solace in pre-snap motions and defensive formations, this was still the least exciting Super Bowl I've ever witnessed after a year of offensive greatness foolishly set expectations through the roof.
I know it's pretty incredible to witness history. By history, I am of course referring to the machine that is the New England Patriots. A well-oiled machine, might I add. The Patriots have ruled the league for 18 years now, winning six championships in their reign. As I said two weeks ago, they are without a doubt the greatest modern sports dynasty. Many people resent their greatness, partially due to their various scandals over the years. However, I can't help but respect what the Patriots have accomplished. They won three titles in four seasons to kickstart this dynasty and have won the other three in the past five seasons. A team as great as the Patriots usually achieves the most in their prime; New England's biggest accomplishments have come at the front and (supposed) back end of their reign. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have managed to defy the laws of sports by winning when they really shouldn't be. Another characteristic of the Patriots is their constant roster turnover. As history has shown us, only Brady is safe under Belichick. The 66-year old coach and general manager continues to seamlessly replace his players with new ones. Running back and prominent receiver James White took over the role of Dion Lewis, who took that role from Shane Vereen, who took that role from Danny Woodhead, who took that role from Kevin Faulk and so forth and so on. It's incredible how Belichick can exploit a player's expandability over and over again. I could honestly write a whole column centered around the greatness that is the New England Patriots, but for now, I'll simply sit back and think about how I'll be able to one day tell my kids about one of the greatest teams to ever play sports.
I know Brian Flores made himself look good. The Patriots' linebackers coach and de facto defensive coordinator held the second-best offense in football to three points, the lowest total in the Sean McVay era. It was also only the third time McVay's Rams failed to reach double-digits in a game. Now that the Lombardi Trophy has returned to Boston, Flores can officially become the Dolphins' 13th head coach in franchise history. Flores' abilities to maximize his defense's versatility and to game-plan a near-perfect performance should have had Dolphins' fans drooling. Of course, the caveat with hiring Flores is that he's this was the only season he's ever held defensive coordinator responsibilities. He's spent his entire 15-year coaching career with the Patriots and has held diverse roles. He's mainly done work on special teams and defense, but he's also spent a year as an offensive assistant and three years in the scouting department. Not to mention that he knows what it's like to be in a winning culture. Aside from Vic Fangio, Flores was the only new coach hired this offseason coming from the defensive side of the ball. His Super Bowl performance seems to justify the hire, even if he couldn't sign the contract until Monday.
I know Stephon Gilmore should have won Super Bowl MVP. The award was given to wide receiver Julian Edelman, who moved into second place for the most career postseason receiving yards. The last wide receiver to win the award was Santonio Holmes in 2009, but a defensive back hasn't taken home the award since Dexter Jackson did it in 2003. Gilmore tore up the stat sheet in Atlanta with three passes defended, five tackles, one forced fumble and that huge interception in the Rams' red-zone. Clearly, Gilmore's accomplishments were overlooked like they have been all season. He had the second most passes defended in a season where he played like one of the best cornerbacks in football. Edelman wasn't a bad choice for MVP, but Gilmore was clearly a better one. In a game headlined by defensive play, it should've been a defensive player who took home the hardware.
I know this game doesn't define Jared Goff. It might have more explicitly outlined his weaknesses, but one bad game doesn't mean Goff is a bad QB. Completing 19 out of 38 passes for 229 yards and one interception isn't exactly a confidence-instilling stat-line, though. Being sacked four times didn't help, either. For most of the game, Goff seemed flustered. He was making late throws and missing his first or second reads often. Maybe he just wasn't cut out for the bright lights yet. Maybe he couldn't handle the Patriots' defense. Both are equally plausible. Goff played some fantastic football this season but still showed that he's just a 24-year old QB still with room to improve. Tom Brady's first Super Bowl was at 24 years old too, and he posted only 145 yards passing, though he did throw an eight-yard touchdown. The point is that the Rams are too good and too young to not return to the Big Game anytime soon, and losing this one will almost assuredly be a vital learning experience for Goff.
I don't know how the halftime show could've been any worse. It was a complete and utter disappointment. Let's start with the choice of artists. Maroon 5 obviously doesn't satisfy the desires of most football fans which is why Travis Scott and Big Boi were brought in. Albeit, there isn't an artist who can actually appeal to everyone. The song choices weren't overly great or energetic either. The display itself was underwhelming and nowhere near the extravagance it was last year. I did like how they used the Mercedes Benz Stadium and the little drones that they spelled words with, even if they did debut them in Super Bowl LII. With all that out of the way, I can finally get to the real reason why the halftime show disappointed: SpongeBob. We only saw SpongeBob for a mere twelve seconds, kind of like the Rams' offense. Yeah, it sucks that Stephen Hillenburg (the creator of SpongeBob) couldn't be honored through a Super Bowl rendition of the greatest song ever, let alone a key component of most of our childhoods. My issue with SpongeBob's inclusion is that if he's going to be in the halftime show he should at least have gotten more than twelve seconds. The NFL and Pepsi basically said, "We know what you want, and we're going to remind you that you can't have it." 'Sweet Victory' is a fantastic song that not only would have paid tribute to a legend but it would've saved the halftime show. I don't know how copyright works in this scenario, but if you have the ability to feature SpongeBob in the halftime show, you should take that privilege and run with it. All in all, the misuse of the TV show and its song contributed to the massive letdown that was this year's halftime show.
I don't know why Julian Edelman would be a Hall of Famer. This hot topic seems to be more of a result of his massive 10-catch, 141-yard performance on Sunday than anything else. I can't bring myself to see a valid argument in favor of enshrining Edelman to the Hall. Unlike all the other wide receivers in the Hall of Fame, Edelman has never been a top wide receiver in the NFL. Since entering the league in 2009, Edelman has never been a top-ten wide receiver in yards per game. The highest he's ever been is 14th in 2015. That was Edelman's best statistical season, by the way. He scored a career-high seven touchdowns and was still only 28th out of all NFL players in receiving touchdowns. Sure, he's broken records in the playoffs and in the Super Bowl, but that is not enough when some of the guys in the Hall never even made the playoffs. Don't forget that Edelman was suspended four games to start this season for performance-enhancing substances, too. He's a solid, underrated player but the fact that some people actually believe Edelman deserves a gold jacket is laughable at best.
I don't know how Zac Taylor will do in Cincinnati. It feels like just yesterday when he was the Miami Dolphins' Assistant Quarterbacks Coach. It wasn't too long ago when Taylor held that position in 2012 before losing the 'assistant' label for the next three seasons. In 2015, he was promoted to the Offensive Coordinator position but didn't survive the coaching change following the season. After spending a year with the University of Cincinnati, Taylor became the Rams' Assistant Wide Receivers in 2017 and then the Rams' Quarterbacks Coach in 2018. I'm simply pointing out that it feels like Taylor is massively under-qualified for the Bengals' head coaching job. Of course, experience isn't everything as I explained two weeks ago. There are many factors about Taylor that we don't know that could ultimately translate to success as a head coach. Working under Sean McVay has to be a huge bonus, too, even if the value of their relationship has been blown out of proportion. The Bengals have talent on offense but still have too many holes to plug in. Taylor will have a steep mountain to climb in his first year as Cincinnati's coach.
Question: The Browns have had two playoff berths since 1990 with the first one coming in 1994. Who was their head coach and defensive coordinator?
Check out the 'Awards' section for the answer.
Every week, I'll feature a college football player who recently grabbed the spotlight. This week, I'll be highlighting Drew Lock.
Stats: In four years at Missouri, the senior quarterback threw for 12,193 yards, 99 touchdowns and 39 interceptions.
The Good
- Solid size (6'3 225)
- More athletic than he seems
- Can break off runs
- Keeps eyes downfield when on the move
- Has flashed excellence
- Relatively strong arm
- Throws with great velocity
- Excels best when getting the ball out quickly
- Especially good at sideline throws
The Meh
- Very inconsistent, especially when throwing deep
- Decision making is inconsistent, too
- Not good under pressure
- Needs to learn how to go through progressions
- Tends to give up if first option wasn't there
- Can lock on to one receiver for too long
- Throws off back foot too often
- Must improve his footwork when throwing
- Fumbling is an issue
The Unknown: Is it possible to fix Lock's array of football-related mental issues?
Bottom-Line: Lock is a huge project who has flashed potential but still needs lots of areas to improve. With the right coach, I can see Lock being a good quarterback in a couple years or so. The likelier scenario is he busts.
Early Team Fit: New England Patriots
Early Projection: Late First-Round
The 'Hands' Award: Brandin Cooks
In a game with very, very few impressive catches, I'll give this award to someone who dropped not one but two potential touchdowns (though one of them was on Goff). Playing against his former team, Cooks did make a bobbling one-armed snag with 17 seconds left in the game. It was one good play among a couple bad ones, but it's still good enough to receive the final 'Hands' Award of the football season.
Uniform of the Week: Los Angeles Rams
Bold move going throwbacks in the Super Bowl, which looked incredibly sweet under the lights of the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Stadium. These better not get trashed when the Rams update their uniforms in a year or two.
Weekly Warrior: Johnny Hekker
It's not often I commend punters, though Hekker's performance made me realize I should reconsider my approach. Aside from the third-most punts in Super Bowl history (a feat we all totally saw coming), Hekker set a new Super Bowl record with a 65-yard punt. Ironically, the previous record holder was Patriots' punter Ryan Allen, who competed with Hekker for the starting punting job at Oregon State in 2008. Hekker won that battle, but it's Allen who got the last laugh over ten years later.
The Blunder Ball: Greg Zuerlein
Sheesh. You know it wasn't the best Super Bowl when the Rams' special teams is winning awards. Having missed four field goals (two of which were 50+ yarders) all season long, Zuerlein missed a 48-yard field goal by a landslide. While rumors of an injury certainly help his case, this missed kick is just another disappointing moment from an underwhelming game. I'll give Legatron the benefit of the doubt by saying that even if he made the kick, there was still five seconds left for the Rams to pull off a miracle.
Commercial of the Game: NFL 100
The Hyundai ad with Jason Bateman was clever, but like Marshawn Lynch in the commercial, this two-minute-long celebration of 100 years in the NFL takes the cake. The ad kicked off the 'NFL 100' campaign and featured a boatload of stars from throughout NFL history. There was Jim Brown, Mike Singletary, Joe Montana, Deion Sanders, LaDanian Tomlinson, Peyton Manning, Aaron Donald and Tom Brady, to name a few. Whoever wrote the script needs a raise because it perfectly encompassed each player and what they were known for, such as Saquon Barkley hurdling a defender or Ed Reed lurking in the background. The ad's production was incredible too as that 'ballroom' was actually multiple sets filmed at different times. While football fans probably appreciated this ad more than others, the commercial still could appeal to various demographics with its humor, spontaneousness and upbeat tone. Well done, NFL.
Broken Crystal Ball Award: Me and Twelve Other Armchair Staffers
Before the season, I joined twelve other staffers here at Armchair All-Americans to make our official predictions for the 2018-2019 season. The only thing we managed to all correctly predict? We'd all be wrong. A lot. Look no further than our Super Bowl predictions. No one picked the right Super Bowl matchup, though three people had the Rams losing and one person had the Patriots winning. Remember when I said, "We can all be specific with who we're laughing at in February"? Now's your chance. To see how we did with our awards predictions, keep reading. (Spoiler: It did not go well.)
Trivia Answer: Bill Belichick (Head Coach) and Nick Saban (Defensive Coordinator)
Question: The Browns have had two playoff berths since 1990 with the first one coming in 1994. Who was their head coach and defensive coordinator?
I could have gone with another crazy Super Bowl stat, but this has been my favorite trivia question for years now so it only seemed right to finally feature it. After the 1994 season, everything went downhill for the Browns. A year later, the team shockingly relocated to Baltimore as Saban took the head coaching job at Michigan State. As for Belichick, he took his first stint in New England and became the Patriots' assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for a year. He took the same job with the Jets for three seasons before being promoted to head coach… and then resigning at his introductory press conference. The rest is history.
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EVOLUTIONARY MANIFESTO for 2007
VIDEO CLIP: http://www.remyc.com/Deepak/coalition_for_onevoice.html
It is clear that if we are to make the political, economic, educational, and ecological changes necessary for survival, we must change the way we see ourselves, each other and the world we live in. We must find it in ourselves to turn away from competitive and exploitive social practices to those of cooperation and nurturance. Because this shift to open-heartedness is essentially a transformation of consciousness, perhaps the most useful resource we can have would be a simple and effective tool to put people in their "highest mind" in the course of daily living. This essay introduces a simple and elegant process for doing just that -- "Top-Down Yoga."
Top-Down Yoga -- so named because it involves subtle and powerful exercises "from the neck up" -- activates certain neurological pathways or what is called the "Social Engagement System." Identified by Dr. Stephen Porges as the most advanced human brain organization, the Social Engagement System makes people intelligible to each other and helps regulate the autonomic nervous system away from excessive reliance on the mechanisms of arousal and fear. Not only does this system allow us to "read" the facial expressions and other subtle cues in human communication but it acts as a gateway to the kinds of deep meditation and abilities that have long been the province of yogis and other spiritual adepts. The beauty of Top-Down Yoga is that anyone can learn to do it and anyone can benefit.
Top-Down Yoga is an important part of an emerging, scientifically-grounded spirit-based participatory knowledge system. Its simple movements tap into and strengthen each practitioner's Social Engagement System, so that we may use our evolving consciousness to join together to exploit our collective wisdom. "Harmonic Continuum" celebratory events are a vehicle for integrating these principles into the culture. They form an open-ended context for regeneration, celebration, adaptation and evolutionary learning that can be integrated into daily life. "Oxytocin Salons" can be used as way-stations to support the emerging connectedness of human being.
Careless and destructive measures are being widely pursued for short-term economic and political gain, to growing alarm and concern among thoughtful individuals and leaders around the world. The wonders of human creativity and innovation are often applied to the wanton exploitation of resources and the advancement of weaponry. Such obviously foolish and short-sighted behavior is leading to the extinction of many species, including homo sapiens. Our collective activities may even be taking us to a "tipping point" beyond which global systems may not be recoverable no matter how much effort is expended. If we are to survive, we must redirect ourselves en masse towards life-positive ends.
The public is becoming increasingly aware of the destructive choices being made by business and government. While one need only look at the news to get an idea of what is happening, recent publications and films are focusing attention on the damage done by conflicts between countries and on the extent of our destruction of the environment. The possibility of shifting toward ecological and social sustainability is emerging as the dominant issue of our times. The success of the film, "What the Bleep Do We Know", demonstrates the passion of millions to understand the relationship between frontier science, spirituality and social dynamics. The film, "An Inconvenient Truth", explores the ways our collective consciousness and actions can play a role in resolving the environmental disasters that are confronting us.
We have always been capable of envisioning a world in which peace and satisfaction are the norm for everyone, but such goals remain elusive in a world where the populace is increasingly entrained to accept and focus on hostility, animosity, separation and inequality.
Modern science has begun to study consciousness itself in order to clarify the features of "mind" that are capable of pointing our collective awareness in beneficial directions. These investigations are leading to new ways of addressing the common root of the environmental, spiritual, social, educational, economic and political crises.
Former Canadian ambassador Jim George, in his book, Asking For The Earth, presents the view that ecological and spiritual crises are two sides of the same coin. He equates global warming with spiritual crisis because he sees the underlying cause for the neglect of the planet is belief in the existence of a dichotomy between "us and them" that has allowed us to stray from our own best interests. For significant change to occur, we must transcend the moment in our collective evolution when apparent individuality and objectivity emerged to dominate human consciousness. While this development led to almost unimaginable technological advances, it has also inflicted misery on many at the hands of a few, even to the brink of mass extinction. Now is the time for us to use our bodies, minds and spirits in secure connection with each other to take control of the evolutionary process.
This essay describes the beginnings of a remarkably simple strategy that enables us to confidently envision a far more viable individual, collective and planetary future.
To aid us in furthering our collective evolution, it may be useful to recall times when consciousness has undergone dramatic shifts that have awakened both the public and the institutions to our fundamental interconnectedness and to our clear potential to embrace harmony. In his seminal text, The Self-Organizing Universe, Erick Jantsch refers to a metafluctuation in the 1960's that "rocked the world." It was a time of grass roots movements: the awakening of awareness about and concern for the environment, rejection of the war in Vietnam and advocacy for domestic and international human rights. It was also a time of novelty. People felt free to explore alternative lifestyles, live in communes, do mind-expanding drugs and dance to rapidly evolving music that borrowed tone-scales and rhythms from around the world. Eastern spirituality and the beginning of the Human Potential movement provided powerful new guiding images and social norms.
Jantsch saw several basic themes in those dynamic times: "self-determination, self-organization and self-renewal… the recognition of a systemic connectedness over space and time of all natural dynamics…, the logical supremacy of processes over spatial structures… the role of fluctuation that renders the law of large numbers invalid and gives a chance to the individual and its creative imagination."
Looking back, it is easy to understand why the metafluctuation, which changed the world in some fairly radical ways, was dampened back into the existing paradigm. It simply did not have the coherence or necessary information to carry humanity over the threshold of the seemingly immutable values and beliefs of the Cartesian paradigm. Now, almost a half century later, we have the tools and the communication technologies we lacked in the past. It is up to us to summon the will to use them.
The Social Engagement System
Dr. Stephen Porges is the director of the Brain-Body Center in the
Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois, Chicago
http://www.nexuspub.com/articles/2006/interview_ma.htm His Polyvagal Theory asserts a biological basis for social behavior and proposes intervention strategies to enhance positive human interaction. It is derived from over 30 years of research on the relation of the autonomic nervous system to socio-emotional processes. His new understanding of a third branch of intelligence in the autonomic nervous system has led to the confirmation of a neurological basis for what he has termed "The Social Engagement System."
The old model of the autonomic nervous system presents only two branches, the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. That model has been shown to be incomplete as it only describes the autonomic components we share in common with reptiles. A third branch of intelligence, found in mammals, introduces an autonomic alternative beyond the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, one that sparks and maintains a body-based sense of well-being and the social functions of mammalian – and human – existence.
The Social Engagement System is a synergistic function of five cranial nerves that coordinates and integrates head-turning, looking, listening, vocal communication and facial _expression with cardiac output. Freed to function optimally, the Social Engagement System works to ground the human experience and _expression in love and social bonding. Dr. Jim Oschman, author of Energy Medicine, the Scientific Basis and Energy Medicine in Human Performance and Therapeutics, writing on social engagement behaviors states that "social bonds are scientifically described as a powerful form of learning regulated by long-lasting changes in the brain and endocrine system." http://www.intelligentbody.org.uk/lever.php Dr. Oschman further notes that social attachment is "hard-wired," as it were, in human being and cites research positing that it is vital to human health, longevity, perhaps even to existence itself.
Regulation of cardiac output by the Social Engagement System induces a positive state of stasis or stillness that conserves precious life energy and establishes the primacy of the warm-blooded current of heart "consciousness" as the bodymind's central organizing mechanism.
Thanks to this framework and other developments in the understanding of the biological underpinnings of human consciousness, we can now explore a user-friendly and precise method of beneficial self-regulation called Top-Down Yoga. This innovative tool for strengthening the Social Engagement System enables people across social and political divides to overcome the many impediments they face to peace, economic and ecological viability and personal and cultural fulfillment.
The gentle movements of Top-Down Yoga release constriction at key anatomical points to free the neuroanatomical structures of the Social Engagement System to operate at their best. The ensuing chemical changes translate into a positive and dynamic state of consciousness. Easy to learn and simple to perform, Top-Down Yoga can be used by anyone almost anywhere, sitting in a chair, standing or lying down.
Here's how it works: the cranial nerves, identified as a part of the Social Engagement System, emerge from the brain stem. If the deep muscles of the neck are chronically tense, the nerves become irritated and their ability to function as a part of the system diminishes. In this compromised condition, people commonly experience a lack of safety and trust and feelings of separation and conflict are easily aroused. By gently releasing these structures with simple, systematic movements, the tissues and fluids of the body undergo a physiological change that fosters a very real sense of security and openness within the flux of the dynamically emerging universe.
Coordinating the breath with movements designed to activate the deep,
small muscles of the head, neck and spine, uncouples neurological and chemical patterns associated with fear and hostile arousal.
Working with eye movements disengages the practitioners of Top-Down Yoga from their habitual patterns of seeing. The ensuing changes in heart rate and concomitant release of neuropeptides foster not only a more positive outlook, or how the practioner sees, but an awareness of the act of seeing itself. The seeing of seeing is a vital step to self-awareness and the introduction of new choices in behavior.
Top-Down Yoga works to unify the most primordial organization of the fluids and tissues of the body, with the advanced evolutionary organization of the Social Engagement System. It is an embodiment practice that encourages the optimal flow of cerebrospinal fluid while activating the potent neuropeptide "messenger molecules" that coordinate almost all physiological and emotional processes of the body at the cellular level.
When the cranial nerves of the Social Engagement System are not functioning optimally, the nervous system becomes overloaded with messages from the structures of the reptilian brain, driving the whole toward dualistic thinking, stress, anxiety, depression and resignation. An unprecedented number of people world-wide suffer from these chronic conditions. The upward shift of neurological organization fostered by Top-Down Yoga transforms these conditions at their root level, generating an instantaneous shift towards a body-based feeling of wholeness and freedom and away from the chatter of lower brain dominance. Most people feel immediately soothed and calmed. Practiced with regularity, these feeling states become habitual and self-renewing.
The beauty of Top-Down Yoga is that each person, in the context of family, office, school, elder care facility, prison or peace negotiation, can draw upon its benefits to transcend stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress syndrome
A new model for evolutionary advancement
"The quiet little movements of Top-Down Yoga automatically shift a
person's primary method of support from thinking to feeling. There's
nothing wrong with thinking but feeling is better for assessing
physical safety and balance. Moreover, a mind relieved of these
preoccupations becomes clearer and more still. I believe that this
shift is one of the goals of most meditative practices, much of
martial arts, yoga and even religion, since it entails the practical
application of relying on a higher power. The good thing is that such
reliance does not really require faith as it makes itself palpably
manifest almost from the get-go. What it does require is the looking
for it. Top-Down Yoga is a pretty damned good place to start.
Not-coincidentally, a sense of unshakeable strength opens the heart.
There's nothing wrong with the world that loving it can't cure,
especially that interior world where we're stuck with our hurts and
diminishments. Choosing invincible receptivity changes everything."
From the Rolfing(r) perspective of Deborah Stucker, Advanced Certified
Rolfer, originator of a Direct Electromagnetic Approach.
Humanity -- whether expressed individually, as a society or as a species – if chronically stuck in a less-than-optimal autonomic state that compels competition and divisiveness, simply lacks the resources of energy, awareness and inspiration necessary to adapt to internal or external challenge.
We have the potential to come from a position of wholeness and connection. We can merge without loss of individuality to collaborate creatively. We are a field-like property of natural light that is the evolutionary 'body' of humanity.
Top-Down Yoga directly activates the most potent, positive neurochemistry of human being. The simple movements and postures of the practice create a novel context from which to explore one's own experience. Perhaps more invitingly, they also serve to promote the rest and the equanimity typical of deep meditation. Top-Down Yoga, by reinforcing the neuroanatomical components of social engagement, awakens the practitioner to the wisdom of the body and provides access to our body-based collective wisdom. Perhaps, by using a practice that binds our primary body-consciousness together with the newest, most evolutionary advanced component of the autonomic nervous system, we may, in the words of Dane Rudhyar, "begin again together."
The Harmonic Continuum
"In order to share these practices with people worldwide – and positively impact the entire human "field" on the planet – Lorin envisions what he calls the Harmonic Continuum as an ongoing context for us to fulfill our true "human potential."
Based on the highly-successful and powerful meditations done nearly 20 years ago as part of the Harmonic Convergence, these simple embodiment practices offer a new way to impact the "morphic field" and the coherence of human consciousness.
We envision Harmonic Continuum celebratory events which teach these new practices in the context of music, comedy and other performance. In a series of simulcast events, we seek to teach individuals the art of self-regulation which transforms our dis-ease from the inside-out and top-down and awakens what is most primary -- "loving love and
being Life in the service of life."
This new "technology" is not part of any "church" or organization such as TM, or part of some multi-level commercial venture, but an effective practice that is given to the world to use freely."
Steve Bhaerman, comic performer and social activist, Swami Beyondananda, www.wakeuplaughing.com
The Harmonic Continuum is conceived as an ever-evolving, ongoing movement supporting new social applications arising from our emergent, collective wisdom. The initial inspiration for the idea of Harmonic Continuum is the promotion of simple practices of self-regulation that take advantage of our neurological organization for optimal human potential. Harmonic Continuum ceremonial events, broadcast in real-time and disseminated all over the globe, would engage their participants in Top-Down Yoga and bring them together in comedy, music and dance.
In an effort to create the world we would like to -- and can -- inhabit, Harmonic Continuum ceremonies will introduce powerful and coherent messages for collective understanding, adaptation and action. Ceremonies that awaken the celebratory nature of our collective humanity provide fresh inspiration and can nurture coherent and intuitive paths of action. Engaging the Social Engagement System at the level of the individual calls into play each person's response to the environment and may, lets us hope, translate into a concerted effort to save the world politically and ecologically.
As groups enjoy and reinforce the upward shift in their neurological organization, they will discover how to carry humanity over the current evolutionary threshold into a viable future.
Dr. Stephen Porges suggested an answer to the question, "What is love?" "Love," he suggested, "is immobilization without fear." Oxytocin is a peptide produced in abundance when humans bond, make love, give birth – truly the "molecule of love." As such, it allows the body to be immobilized without fear. According to Porges, "it is part of the feedback system regulating the old unmylenated vagal system. Oxytocin enables the old immobilization system to be utilized for a special reason. Immobilization without fear is mediated by a co-opting of the neural circuit regulating defensive freezing behaviors through the involvement of oxytocin, a neuropeptide involved in the formation of social bonds"
Oxytocin's first and strongest role may have been in forging the mother-infant bond. Subsequently, its ability to influence brain circuitry may have been used to serve other affiliative purposes that allowed the formation of alliances and partnerships, thus hastening the evolution of advanced cognitive skills by playing an essential role in the evolution of social behavior. Dr. Sue Carter, whose multidisciplinary research on the physiological factors mediating mammalian behavior has investigated the behavioral effects of oxytocin, notes that "we have evolved as social organisms." "The study of love tells us that we have a biology that allows us to be good to each other." Top-Down Yoga, by releasing the tensions that inhibit oxytocin production, automatically reinforces a sense of safety and trust, the prerequisites to bonding and attachment.
David Brooks' New York Times editorial of Sunday, July 2nd, "Of Human Bonding", calls on his readers to discover a way to "tap" this most precious and essential human resource, the "affiliative neuropeptide",... that "helps mammals bond." "Humans who have a higher level of oxytocin are more likely to trust other people." He notes that these people "are more resistant to stress and social phobias." Brooks ends with an appeal to everyone to focus on what we really need to solve our problems. "The real resource shortage afflicting our country is not the oil shortage. It is the oxytocin shortage."
Oxytocin Salons are a perfect place to regenerate and enhance genuine care and concern for others and the earth and allow people to discover what wisdom they can find in the human collective. Oxytocin Salons will be a leading innovative social 'technology' in an emerging
paradigm of human evolution.
Oxytocin Salons will provide drop-in classes open to the general public. The salons will also 'double' as a training center for Top-Down Yoga and mystery school for refining the self-regulatingprocesses and exploring the morphic potentials of "collective wisdom."
"A dream is a wish your heart makes" – Walt Disney
We in the nascent Harmonic Continuum envision a present in which television and film documentaries, dramas, animation and comedies set fire to our collective imagination and encourage each person's active participation in new social, environmental, scientific, political and economic action. The key is access to the openness, freedom and coherence of simply being. As Illya Prigogine says, "We must seek a new order through fluctuation."
Erick Jantsch states, "Evolution is basically open. It determines its own dynamics and direction." If consciousness, life itself, is left open to create itself dynamically as a form of poetry, each emerging moment -- as opposed to a straight-forward narrative with its hierarchies and limitations -- "not only restores strength, but also creates the possibility of recognizing and bringing into play ever new… developmental lines."
Embodied openness surely aligns us with our true nature. We can use our rich, if potentially divisive, neurology to surmount our traumatic imprints and imposed mechanizations to nurture ourselves and our environment. Why not embrace the simple techniques to do this now?
Let's start with our house and move towards the White House, to move ourselves collectively forward towards an ecologically viable future that offers maximum benefit to all. Let's celebrate our humanity through the acknowledgement of our own bodies to inspire action worldwide.


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Glenn Cooper Henshaw (1880-1946)
Rio della Guerra
Pastel on Paper
25 x 18 inches
Signed Lower Right
This work was featured in our 2nd Annual Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art, April 8th, 2018 at the Indianapolis Art Center.
Appeared in the 1928 Hoosier Salon, tag, verso. Henshaw only exhibited in the Hoosier Salon 1925-1928.
This painting was featured in our weekly email on 7/14/17 along with the following gallery comments:
Glenn Cooper Henshaw was born and went to school in Indiana (one of the first to attend Herron) and then promptly left for studies in Europe and a lifetime of travel all over the U.S. and Europe. He ultimately returned to Nashville, Indiana during his final years and the Brown County Art gallery was the recipient of his artistic estate. Like many other native Hoosiers who followed a similar path, he's always been very well collected within Indiana despite the fact that most of his artistic output occurred outside the state. Henshaw's production consisted of some oils and many, many pastels. He maintained a studio for several years in New York and the city was very common subject matter for him. But there are also many pieces featuring Baltimore, Indianapolis, Boston, Chicago, Paris, London and Venice among others. Today's piece, Rio Della Guerra is an exceptional offering. It is one of only eight works that Henshaw exhibited in the Hoosier Salon – two pieces each year between 1925 and 1928.
Rio della Guerra (see Wicki entry here) was shown in 1926. The painting (sure, pastel) came to us housed in an older (possibly original) frame. That frame will accompany the sale but it was very underserved. And while we usually try to maintain the historic integrity of the pieces we market, we elected to craft a frame from scratch that channels the look of the time and represents more substantially. That custom, hand-leafed frame is shown above. The piece also includes the original Hoosier Salon tag which (thank god) survived along with Rio della Guerra these ninety-some years later. If you like Henshaw (and what's not to like?) – this is one to own.
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Since leaving the UK on our sailing adventure, we met many wonderful cruisers. Some of them sail full-time, some do it only a few months a year; but most of them have prepared for cruising for years before setting off. It made us feel a little guilty, maybe even reckless – we had the idea of
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Are We Giving Our Brothers What They Want?
Today I attended the weekly meeting of the Des Moines Hi-12 Club No. 4. I always enjoy going to the meetings (when I can get there). There are a bunch of great buys in this club. The speakers are generally interesting, the food is good, and the view from the "Top of the Tower" of the Mercy Holiday Inn is always great. I enjoy standing at the window and looking out over the Des Moines skyline.
I had the pleasure of introducing M.W. Bro. Donald Mosier, Grand Master at today's meeting. Somehow I have been delegated as the official introducer when the Grand Master comes to our club...this is the third time that I have had the pleasure of introducing the Grand Master when he comes to speak to our club.
Bro. Don gave a great presenation. He is a great speaker and his talks are always interesting and thought provoking.
One of the comments that he made in his comments today was in reference to the number of brothers who have recently been dropped because of non payment of dues. He said the particularly alarming thing about this was that many of them are new Masons (having received their degree work in the last 3 or 4 years).
What has made these new brothers make the decision that their membership in our fraternity is not worth the price of their yearly dues? I am sure there are a variety of reasons, but one of the major reasons that I see is that many of our lodges simply do not do a very good job of meeting the needs of our brothers.
I think we lose brother Masons from our fraternity because they really don't have a sense of belonging. We take them through their degrees, give them their Masonic Englightenment coursework (and many times not very well at that) and presto you are now Bro. Mason...now what can you do for us? How about next Saturday morning in the kitchen cooking pancakes?
We don't really grow that bond of friendship and brotherly love between men anymore. Becoming and being a Mason is a lifetime process of growing and learning.
We need to grow our bonds of frienship between brothers both inside and outside the lodge room. We as brothers of the fraternity want to feel that our fellow brothers really and sincerely care about us as fellow human beings and many of us want to be able to share those feelings with others.
Young Masons of today want to come to a place where they can experience the traditions and customs of their grandfathers and great grandfathers. They want a place where they can learn and have an avenue to give back to their communities and fellow man. They want lodges that are well run and are progressive in their thinking.
The lodges that are prospering and growing are those lodges which exhibit those characteristics. The future of Masonry is not about simply churning men through degrees, it is about teaching and exhibiting to them a way of life.
These brothers that are being dropped for nonpayment of dues are being dropped because we the Masonic fraternity have not met their needs. They paid their initiation fees, gave of their time to receive their degree work, and probably initiatially participated in the lodge and it's activities. We the members of the lodges failed them by not meeting their needs, that is why they have now come to the point of not seeing value in their membership and feel it is no longer worthwhile.
It is time that we as brothers of the fraternity live up to the expecations that our new brothers have placed in us by meeting their expectations of what Masonry truly is. It is time for us to deliver the goods that we promised when they signed their petitions.
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Jaco Ockhuisen started as Sales Director at MivarGroup on 1 February. Ockhuisen was responsible for sales and consulting at UnameIT since April 2010 and will now take the next step at MivarGroup.
He sees MivarGroup as a fast growing company where, as the Sales Director, he's responsible for both internal and field sales. Ockhuisen will focus on driving the sales team at MivarGroup in that role. He'll be sharing his many years of experience in sales and consulting with the enthusiastic specialists in his team.
Chris Kimman has clearly related that the MivarGroup organisation strives for efficiency and effectiveness, and that Jaco will play an important role therein. He will make an important contribution to the coaching of consultants and account managers so that they can provide optimal service to the MivarGroup customers.


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It was an an external battery charger for electronic devices and toppled stanchions — not an exploding laptop computer — that triggered pandemonium and long airline flight delays in Honolulu's main airport terminal Tuesday, state officials said today.
Hawaii Department of Transportation officials said a detailed review of the incident found that the external battery charger overheated and melted a foam neck pillow in a traveller's carry-on luggage to produce smoke.
Then, some stanchions used to keep travelers in line fell over during an effort by Transportation Security Administration officers to clear the checkpoint amid the smoke and keep passengers safe, DOT said, adding that the toppled stanchions made a "pop, pop, pop" sound that caused some travelers to mistakenly think a gun was being fired.
"Passengers panicked and started running into the sterile area," transportation officials said in a news release, adding that this caused a security breach that required the terminal to be cleared.
The event resulted in more than 40 flights being delayed, thousands of customers inconvenienced and some minor injuries.
State and federal officials reopened an adjacent terminal at about 6 p.m., nearly four hours after the incident began, after a TSA and state sheriffs security sweep of the airport and aircraft using explosive-detection canines.
It wasn't until 9 p.m. that all TSA screening operations and security checkpoints were back to normal operations, DOT said.
Transportation officials thanked the traveling public for its patience, and said airport stakeholders continue to meet this week to review details of the incident and determine whether any changes to airport security plans are necessary.
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Planck 2013 results support the cyclic universe
We show that results from the Planck satellite reported in 2013 are consistent with cyclic models of the Universe for natural parameter ranges (i.e. order unity dimensionless coefficients), assuming the standard entropic mechanism for generating curvature perturbations. With improved precision, forthcoming results from Planck and other experiments should be able to test the remaining parameter range and confirm or refute the core predictions, i.e. no observable primordial B-mode polarization and detectable local non-Gaussianity. A new prediction, given the Planck 2013 constraints on the bispectrum, is a sharp constraint on the local trispectrum parameter gNL; namely, the currently best-understood models predict it is negative, with gNL≲-1700.
- Publication:
Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- June 2013
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.123533
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1304.3122
- Bibcode:
- 2013PhRvD..87l3533L
- Keywords:
- 98.80.Es;
- 98.70.Vc;
- 98.80.Cq;
- Observational cosmology;
- Background radiations;
- Particle-theory and field-theory models of the early Universe;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;
- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- 5 pages, v3: Journal version with additional reference added


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This "Big Bang Theory" reunion wasted little time.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, who played the scientist couple Sheldon and Amy on CBS's massive hit "The Big Bang Theory," hope to renew their chemistry on a new sitcom called "Carla," Deadline reported Thursday. Fox has ordered the series and it will air on the network in fall 2020, if all goes as planned.
Parsons and Bialik are executive producing, with Bialik starring as the titular Carla.
"We could not be more excited to work together and bring you this show which features SO MANY CATS!!!!" Bialik wrote on Instagram Thursday.
"Carla is a 39-year-old woman who struggles every day against society and her mother to prove that you cannot have everything you want — and still be happy, which is why she spent the money her parents set aside for her wedding to open a cat cafe," reads the summary from Warner Bros. TV, per Entertainment Weekly.
Parsons will not have an on-screen role on the show, a Fox spokesperson told HuffPost.
″'Carla' is an unapologetically big, broad multicam with a strong female point-of-view, pushing the format in a way that will be distinctive," Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn said in a statement, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Thorn said he hoped the show would "become the centerpiece of our comedy slate ― and Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik coming to Fox Entertainment is obviously an enormous part of that equation."
If the show, based on the British comedy "Miranda," does not make it on Fox's lineup, the network would have to pay a "sizable" penalty to producer Warner Bros Television, THR noted.
This article has been updated to include comment from a Fox spokesperson.


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" Don't be deceived. I'm a tireless machine ,"
Olakunle Oladunni Churchill, Tonto Dikeh's ex-husband tells a fan not to be deceived as he is a tireless machine, when she mentions " 40 seconds ."
In a tell-all video by Tonto Dikeh that hit the internet recently, the actress had accused Churchill of suffering from premature ejaculation which makes him last only 40 seconds during sex.
He had ignored the accusation since it hit the internet until a follower made a comment about it on a post he made on social media. The follower commented;
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"…perceptions might have no effect on performance. In an interesting study from 2004, when treadmill runners were told that they were striding at an easier pace than, in fact, they were, their bodies shrugged off the lie. The runners reported feeling exactly as tired as they would have felt running at their true pace, not at the pace they thought they were maintaining. Their lungs and legs weren't fooled, even if the mind was."
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Tel Aviv marathon map sends runners the wrong way
An article on haaretz.com explains:
"Thousands [of the maps] had been distributed to participants before the mistake was noticed. Upon being informed of the error, the race's organizers stopped distributing the map to runners, who were instead referred to the marathon's website for the correct route."
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Product: L'Oréal Paris Makeup Infallible up to 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation
Price: $11.99 (Retail)
Where to Buy: Amazon.com
Amount in Container: 1 fl. oz.
Use: Makeup foundation
My Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
L'Oreal Paris Infallible 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation Review
This foundation boasts many attributes that are valuable to women of any age:
- It is lightweight with a medium to full coverage.
- It stays on for a long time – 24 hours.
- It is breathable.
- It is designed to be sweat and transfer resistant, waterproof, and hydrating.
- It works with pigments in skin, so the color stays true all day.
- It comes in 30 colors.
I have found all of these statements about the Infallible up to 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation to be true. It is light enough that I don't feel it on my face, not even after wearing it all day. Some foundations leave me wanting to claw it off my face, but not this one. Mineral powders, which aren't ideal for wrinkles anyway, makes my face itch, so I prefer a liquid foundation.
It has a natural glow that's not too shiny. It's a good balance, so it doesn't leave older skin looking dull.
I would say breathable is accurate. I live in the South and we had a really hot Summer and start to Fall (record-breaking highs earlier this month). I've never felt as though I would suffocate in this foundation and my face doesn't sweat.
The medium coverage is light enough that if feels good and doesn't settle into my pores and wrinkles. If you read my last post, Makeup Tips for Over 50, then you saw that as we age we need to stay away from heavy coverage as it settles into our wrinkles and pores.
It does stay put all day, but I certainly can't imagine going 24 hours without washing my face, so I can't testify to that. The longest I've worn it is around 16 hours (really long days) and it looked just as good as when I put in on.
As with some other foundations I've worn, this one doesn't come off on my clothes or hands, so no transfer. I'm bad about touching my face, so this works well with not getting it on everything else I touch.
The color does stay true all day, even in the heat. I recently went to an outdoor event where the heat index was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. I was amazed at how fresh my makeup looked when I went to wash my face that night. The color and coverage was the same as when I applied it.
Many Colors to Choose
The Infallible up to 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation has a wide range to chose from with 30 colors. I don't have the lily-white skin a lot of redheads have, but I am still fair completed. During the Summer I've been using #450, Rose Beige, but pretty soon I'll switch to #430, Ivory Buff.
I've found these colors to be pretty easy to match, even with ordering online.
One thing I've discovered is that this foundation mixes well to create custom colors. I went to a formal event this past Winter and needed a darker color to match my darker skin (self-tanning lotion…no tanning beds for me!). I chose a color that would match my skin and was very happy with the results. Even though this foundation isn't expense, I couldn't see only using it a few days, so I bought a lighter color than I would normally wear and mixed it with the darker color until both bottles were gone. I use two pumps, so I used one pump of each on the back of my hand and mixed them with my finger. It worked so well.
Is It Ideal for Over 50?
I say that it is ideal for over 50. If you read my previous post you saw that I recommend a foundation that isn't too heavy because they will settle into your pores and wrinkles. This foundation is light enough that it fits the bill. Speaking of the bill…you can get this foundation at Amazon.com for $8.49.
I didn't even mention cost comparison, but at this cost, why bother? It is a great deal for the product quality.
In my previous post I also mentioned not putting foundation directly under your eyes because you don't want extra layers that will settle into your fine lines. I don't put foundation here because I use concealer, I think I would be remiss to not share that with you as well. I use Maybeline's Instant Age Rewind Eraser Concealer and love it too. I finish these two off with Hourglass' Ambient Lightening Powder Ethereal Light, which by the way is absolutely beautiful and doesn't take much so it will last a long time. I mention these two additional products because they fit so well with the Infallible up to 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation.
Closing Thoughts
Some of you may be wondering what this review has to do with skin care over 50. I truly believe that makeup and skin care go hand-in-hand towards a fresh, younger look. I received a question on my last post about where to buy makeup products for women over 50…or approaching it, so I wanted to share with you what works for me.
I hope this information has been helpful. If you have any questions or comments, just let me know below and I'll be happy to get back with you. Is there a particular skin care topic or product review you'd like to see? Just let me know.
Skin care isn't a one and you're done process, so I would appreciate it if you would read my other posts to get the overall picture.
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Mathematics 2B: Linear Algebra MATHS2004
- Academic Session: 2019-20
- School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Available to Erasmus Students: Yes
Short Description
This course covers the fundamentals of linear algebra that are applicable throughout science and engineering, and in particular in the physical, chemical and biological sciences, statistics and other parts of mathematics.
Lectures on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10am or Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 am. There may be extra lectures on Monday of teaching week 1. Weekly tutorials on Mondays which will cover Maths 2A and Maths 2B course material.
Requirements of Entry
Mathematics 1R or 1X at grade D and 1S or 1T or 1Y at grade D and a pass in the level 1 Skills test.
Excluded Courses
Mathematics 2R: Algebra 1 and Mathematics 2W: Linear Algebra, 2AB: Linear Algebra.
One degree examination (80%) (1 hour 30 mins); coursework (20%).
Main Assessment In: December
Course Aims
This course covers the fundamentals of linear algebra that are applicable throughout science and engineering, and in particular in the physical, chemical and biological sciences, statistics and other parts of mathematics. The aim of the first part of the course is to introduce the idea of a finite dimensional vector space, including the concepts of linear independence, basis, dimension and linear map. The relation between linear maps and matrices will be explained, and this will motivate further study of matrices in the second part of the course, in which the determinant, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix will be studied. Throughout, all new ideas will be illustrated by examples drawn from applications in low dimensions.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
Students should be familiar with all definitions and results covered in lectures, should understand the proofs of results, and should be able to apply the results to problems involving the course contents. Students should, moreover, learn to be rigorously logical in their presentation of solutions to problems. By the end of the course, students should be able to (1) handle fluently problems involving matrices and their entries; (2) recognise vector spaces and subspaces over R and C: (3) test sets of vectors for linear independence and spanning properties, and understand methods for obtaining bases for a specified subspace of a vector space; (4) decide whether or not a map between spaces is linear, describe a linear map in matrix form, and calculate various objects (eg image, kernel) associated with a linear map; (5) evaluate determinants recursively and using elementary row and column operations, factorize algebraic determinants, and apply results about determinants in theoretical problems; (6) find the characteristic polynomial of a square matrix, and use it to determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix, and deal with theoretical problems involving eigenvalues.
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.


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Current criteria for the diagnosis of CKD in adults include persistent signs of kidney damage, such as increased urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio or a GFR below the threshold of 60 ml/min per 1.73 m2. This threshold has important caveats because it does not separate kidney disease from kidney aging, and therefore does not hold for all ages. In an extensive review of the literature, we found that GFR declines with healthy aging without any overt signs of compensation (such as elevated single-nephron GFR) or kidney damage. Older living kidney donors, who are carefully selected based on good health, have a lower predonation GFR compared with younger donors. Furthermore, the results from the large meta-analyses conducted by the CKD Prognosis Consortium and from numerous other studies indicate that the GFR threshold above which the risk of mortality is increased is not consistent across all ages. Among younger persons, mortality is increased at GFR <75 ml/min per 1.73 m2, whereas in elderly people it is increased at levels <45 ml/min per 1.73 m2. Therefore, we suggest that amending the CKD definition to include age-specific thresholds for GFR. The implications of an updated definition are far reaching. Having fewer healthy elderly individuals diagnosed with CKD could help reduce inappropriate care and its associated adverse effects. Global prevalence estimates for CKD would be substantially reduced. Also, using an age-specific threshold for younger persons might lead to earlier identification of CKD onset for such individuals, at a point when progressive kidney damage may still be preventable.
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