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Not long ago, a Christian speaker admitted to his audience that his son was in prison for burglary.
"But," he said, "we've done a great job as parents."
The crowd looked puzzled.
"Because actually," he added, "he was born an ax murderer."
Naturally, the audience laughed. It's a great line. There's absolutely no truth in it, but it's a great line. And in its own weird way, it hits the heart of what we're supposed to be doing as parents—showing and telling our kids how to become good, reliable, upstanding adults, and as we do so, gently guiding them away from the serial killer career track.
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Parents are teachers. And from the day our kids are born, we're on the job. Sometimes we don't even know that we're teaching. Our kids learn how to smile and laugh and talk simply by watching and listening to us, and they figure out quickly that screaming is a great way to get some attention.
And as they grow up, they continue to learn from us by observation, often regretfully so. Kids who unexpectedly start cussing in front of grandma may have picked up those choice words from daddy during a particularly stressful drive to school. Statistically, teens who become smokers or drinkers took their first cues from mom and dad. The old cliché of "Do as I say, not as I do"? Children hardly ever listen to that piece of advice.
But often we do give our kids very intentional lessons. We encourage them to walk and show them how to use the potty by themselves (in the appropriate receptacle, we hope). We teach them to always tell the truth and to look both ways before crossing the street. We train them how to hold their silverware correctly and how to use a stick shift.
But I believe we have a more fundamental and basic lesson to teach our kids. We must teach them what reality is. We must show them how to look at the world with a clear eye and sober heart. We have to show them that while beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, truth isn't. Truth remains the same wherever one finds it. And a key to growing up on this planet reasonably healthy and happy is to recognize the truth when we see it.
It's a trickier proposition than you might think, particularly in our confusing 21st century. Lots of people out there today tell us that truth is really a matter of opinion—"You have your truth, I have mine." Spin obscures everything, from advertising pitches and marketing gimmicks to political punditry and sophistry. Plenty of people out there try to convince us that up is down (or at least a little crooked or slanted). Our own emotions and biases can obscure the real truth, and so we have to teach our sons and daughters how to look past what they feel in the moment and see the bigger picture.
Of course, for us dads to teach the truth to our kids, we have to know it ourselves. And that's where we often struggle. After all, we have our own emotions and biases to contend with. We have our own susceptibilities to spin. And sometimes our take on the world might be just plain off.
If our kids got locked away for burglary, we might very much want to believe that our good parenting saved them from an even worse fate. But the truth might look a lot different.
And as fathers, we need to do the best job possible to know reality—not as we'd like it to be or fear it to be, but as it really is.
Jesus addressed that sense of reality in Matthew 7:3–5: "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
In a sense, Jesus asked us, "Do you know reality? Not what you think you see, not what you think you feel. Do you know what is real?"
As fathers, we need to know reality. We must know how others see us. How we really speak to others. The difference between fact and opinion.
We need to, for instance, be real in how we see ourselves and our own strengths and weaknesses. Where have we come up short in raising a family? When have we failed to spend time with our wives and kids? How did those shortcomings affect those around us? We have to be honest with ourselves, because only then can we be honest with our children. We need to apologize when we do something wrong and make it up to them the best way we know how.
We need to be honest about our own children too. Sometimes we believe our kids can do no wrong, and so when a teacher calls to tell us that Johnny is acting out in class or isn't paying attention during social studies, we blame the teacher. Some parents see the opposite when it comes to their children—that they can never get anything right. We scold and chastise them for every little thing until we crush their spirit and bring their tether to us nearly to its breaking point.
And, most importantly, we need to get on the same page with Mom, our child-rearing partner.
Taken from The Good Dad by Jim Daly. Copyright © 2014 by Jim Daly. Use by permission of Zondervan. www.zondervan.com
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Apple Valley Inn
Established 1988
Innkeepers: Lauren J. Brophy and Leigh A. Petroski
Reservations are required and space is limited. The more advance notice, the better. If you have a particular date in mind, please call sooner rather than later to ensure that date. We book very quickly and once a spot is gone, it's gone! We do our best to accommodate last minute bookings.
Established 1988
Innkeepers: Lauren J. Brophy and Leigh A. Petroski
B & B On Mills Road offers you spacious, comfortable country decorated rooms with King or Queen Size beds and Private Baths. Enjoy a private sitting room for TV viewing, music, reading or a game of chess. Enjoy a glass of country lemonade on our front porch.
Winemaking is an ancient and honored art, and nowhere is this more evident than at Brotherhood, America's Oldest winery, located in the picturesque village of Washingtonville, NY. The winery was established by a European emigrent, John Jaques, who produced the first commercial vintage in 1839.
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(845) 343-3903
We are a full service horse farm specializing in the breeding of Connemara ponies. Our other services include training (Hunter/Jumper, Dressage and Pleasure), lessons, boarding, sales and pony parties. We also offer trail riding lessons in Minnewaska, Mohonk and Highland Lakes Parks. Celtic Pines farm opened in 2002, following a lifelong dream of running the finest horse farm in New York State. After an arduous search we knew that Connemaras were the only choice for superior breeding. Connemaras are athletic, sweet-spirited, and highly intelligent.
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Cromwell Manor Inn is a historic country estate on seven acres of woodlands and gardens in New York's Hudson Valley. Guests can visit nearby West Point, explore the many sights of the majestic Hudson Highlands or relax for a quiet weekend getaway. Romance awaits you at Cromwell Manor Inn built around 1820 by David Cromwell, an eminent descendant of England's Oliver Cromwell.
We offer comfortable rooms in a pre-Revolutionary farmhouse restored to its original splendor, tastefully furnished with marvelous antiques. The farm and its surrounding land was used as a truck farm on which was grown many lilacs. People traveled from as far as New Jersey to purchase these fragrant delights.
Innkeepers Kevin & Andrea Colman
Imagine yourself in a comfortable rocker on a wide front porch, sipping cider. The valley below is full of geese and a small family of deer. Spend the day antique hunting, or enjoy a romantic picnic at one of the secluded nearby lakes. Whether you prefer wine tasting, snowboarding or shopping you'll love coming home to the comfort and pleasantly relaxed atmosphere of The Glenwood House, B&B where everyone is treated like an old friend.
About 5 minutes from Randall Airport.
For over 175 years, Goshen and its vicinity have played host to the greats of harness racing. Its Standardbred farms still produce top champions; and Historic Track, founded in 1838, is still visited by the sport's best trotters and pacers who awe fans with their speed and grace today as much as they did in the past. The farms, the horses, the people and the sport have all brought international recognition to Goshen and have truly made it the Cradle of the Trotter.
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Hudson Valley Rose Bed and Breakfast, an historic country inn in lower Upstate New York, is the labor of love of two New Yorkers who had spent a combined four decades of their lives in the corporate world.
Tucked high in the Catskill Mountains, just two hours from New York City, there exists a romantic 135-year-old Victorian Country Estate on a 250-acre private lake. This is the time of year the lake is surrounded by thousands of acres of colorful fall foliage hardwood forest. The Inn provides a variety of summer and winter recreational facilities including the use of our nearby full service health and fitness club. Breakfast is served on the screened-in Veranda allowing you to enjoy the sounds and feel of the lush green forest.
Inn at Stony Creek Bed and Breakfast is a gracious and elegant Greek Revival farmhouse bed and breakfast located in the town of Warwick, New York. Enjoy the charm of a beautifully restored Colonial farmhouse bed and breakfast built in 1840 by Samuel and Elmira Gardiner. The extra large windows and original woodwork exemplify craftsmanship of an age gone by.
Established in 1965, Juckas Stables is a friendly, family-owned and operated business. Here at Juckas Stables we have 117acres of trails winding through the breathtaking Hudson Valley countryside. Our variety of barnyard animals are sure to delight you and your children. The horses are also a part of the friendly atmosphere. You will find them gentle, responsive, and well kept.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Houses. This wonderful house was built in stages starting in the late 1700's in the tranquil village of Montgomery, New York. It is actually three houses attached and is now one big house sitting majestically on top of the hill on Clinton Street. It is right in the center of the village, across the street from Village Hall which was the Montgomery academy in the early 1800's. Jacob Tooker was Headmaster of the Academy in 1828. He owned and lived in the house. In the 1860's it was sold to W.J. Mead, hence the name of the house.
Nestled on the outskirts of the lovely and peaceful village of Warwick, NY, in the southern region of the Hudson River Valley, you will discover a warm welcome at Meadow Lark Farm Bed and Breakfast. Located just 55 miles from New York City, we are close enough for convenience and yet far enough away for a quiet country stay. There are three charming guest rooms. Two of the rooms have queen beds and share a full hall bath. The master suite has a king bed and private bath. All rooms have cable TV, air conditioning, and telephones.
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Open 24 Hours Daily (Self Fueling 24 hour by Credit Card) Personnel & Fuel Available- 7 AM to 9 PM Daily FREE LANDING & Free Parking including overnight
We, at Peach Grove Inn, invite you to discover the graceful nineteenth century lifestyle of Col. Wm. F. Wheeler, a prominent Orange County farmer. His home was built in the Greek Revival tradition, in anticipation of his son Isaacís wedding to Phoebe Bull in 1850. The Wheeler home was rated "the most complete farm-house in the County", by the Orange County Agricultural Society, shortly thereafter.
New Jersey Transit
The Port Jervis line services Middletown. You take the PATH over to Hoboken, NJ and pick up the train to Middletown NY there.
Privately owned and operated. Randall Airport is Middletown's aviation center. Learn to fly an airplane or take a ride in a glider. You can do it all at Randall Airport. Tiedowns, hangars and fuel are available.
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Our home was a carriage house for a large farm and estate dating back to the early 1800's, and was converted to a guest house in the 1920's. The Great Room offers our guests a comfortable place to relax, in front of a roaring fire on winter evenings, or outside on the covered verandah on those warm summer nights.
Checker Cab (845) 343-3333
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Leisure Coach (845) 343-5555
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Located just one hour north of the George Washington Bridge in lovely Orange County. We welcome you to the Caldwell House. Situated on over three acres , our grounds are thriving with lovely plantings and tall trees. Nooks and crannies outside provide the perfect place to read and reflect.
The Caren House was built by the Caren family in 1810. As Thomas Caren's family grew, so did the house, which gives each part of the house its own charm. Less than 1 hour from N.Y.C. and major airports, the house is located on Orange Turnpike, an historical stagecoach run from N.Y.C. to Albany. The house itself sits on 4 acres with a pond. Across the turnpike from the house is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.
On the most beautiful street in Middletown, this federal-style home, built in 1893, features a wrap-around porch looking out on the lovely avenue and tree-filled lawn. Three spacious bedrooms await you, all with comfortable queen beds. A delicious homemade breakfast is served each morning.
at West Point, New York
Deluxe tour buses and experienced guides ensure your satisfaction when seeing and enjoying the historic and current points of interest that have made West Point a vital part of American history since the days of the Revolution.
Come to the Warwick Valley Bed and Breakfast and enjoy the high standard of cleanliness, decor and landscaping that is both pleasing to the eye and comforting to the soul! Allow me the pleasure of pampering you in my completely restored 1900 Colonial Revival home boasting with charm, grace and architectural splendor of an era past, but not forgotten.
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Age discrimination in healthcare June 2012
To call the forthcoming prohibition of age discrimination in goods and services particularly with regard to healthcare "a blanket ban" is rather disingenuous.
There will be clinical instances where taking someone's age into account is lawful – but good reason will need to be shown such different treatment. In other words, age can be taken into account where it meets the objective justification test.
The 2011 consultation paper Banning age discrimination in services, public functions and associations states at para 5.43 that "A thorough assessment based on the individual's needs will be necessary" for health professionals to show that they were justified in withholding treatment, for example, on grounds of age. Presumably a needs assessment would weigh up likelihood of success as against age and use a costs-benefit analysis.
Of course a key issue (especially in the current economic climate) in future challenges to non-compliance with the new legislation will be the extent to which costs can be taken into account.
The Court of Appeal recently confirmed in Woodcock v Cumbria PCT that potentially discriminatory decisions cannot be justified on the grounds of cost alone. There the Chief Executive of an NHS Trust was made redundant at a particular time to avoid enhanced pension costs on redundancy. His treatment was found to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim as it was not only aimed at saving cost as there was a genuine decision to terminate the employment by reason of redundancy.
So whilst cost alone cannot justify discrimination, a "cost plus another factor" approach must be followed to robustly defend discrimination claims, including those on grounds of age. But it should not be thought that the assessment of clinical need will be straightforward – it is imbued with questions of age and cost!
For example, where guidelines suggest that if age is indicative of benefit or risk, age discrimination would be appropriate, the implication is that the vulnerable or elderly would get due priority. But if benefit is deemed to be proportionate to life expectancy – surely it would follow that those with greater life expectancy would be prioritised? On the other hand the very young and the elderly make more use of health services than the rest of the population (see Consultation paper para 5.36) Is this a relevant factor to be considered along with "costs plus"?
The only point to be sure of is that the new prohibition on age discrimination in health care will not serve to make such decisions easier- grappling with concepts of legitimate aim as against clinical need is going to keep both medical and legal professionals busy.
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Assessing Summer Adventure Camp Readiness
Questions to consider in order to assess readiness:
- Has your child slept away from home before, at a relatives or friends house? Was it successful?
- Was it easy or hard for your child to be convinced to sleep away and then to stay away the whole night?
- Can your child take care of their own needs for the most part?
- Does your child express an interest in attending camp?
- How much persuasion is needed to convince your child to go to camp or to a specific camp?
- Does your child generally sleep through the night?
- Is your child able to ask for help or state personal needs to adults when having a problem?
- Does your child rarely experience incontenance at night or during the day?
- Is your child able to express feelings in words reasonably well?
- When upset, will your child eventually ask for and accept help?
- Does your child recover from setbacks reasonably well?
- Has your child started taking a new medication or had an emotional setback just before camp starts?
- Are you and your child comfortable with the communication and cell phone policies during camp?
- If flying to camp, are you and your child comfortable with the airline policies and camp procedures regarding minors flying without an adult?
Prepare for Camp
Both you and your daughter have determined that she is ready to go to camp, but you still worry about her getting homesick. Here are some things you could do with/for her to help mitigate any homesickness that might creep up on her while at camp.
- In some cases homesickness stems from nervousness about one activity, like backpacking or rock climbing. Go over all of the camp's activities with your daughter so that she knows what to expect, perhaps putting more focus on the activities or situations she may be more nervous about.
- Have "practice sleepovers" before camp by letting your daughter sleep over at friends' houses for consecutive nights.
- Discuss what camp could be like and consider role-playing certain potential camp situations that your camper may be nervous about or hasn't considered yet.
- Pre-write letters to be distributed to your daughter throughout camp. Provide these letters to Alpengirl ahead of camp as mail cannot be received during camp.
- Send her off to camp with one or two addressed, stamped envelopes and paper for her to write letters to you.
- Don't bribe your daughter to come to camp. This sends negative messages and if you are resorting to bribing, she is probably not ready.
- Pack a personal item from home that will make her feel more comfortable.
- Talk to your daughter about being away from home for the camp's duration. Let her know that you will miss her and that you know she is a strong person who can go away to camp and enjoy it.
Homesickness at Camp
Homesickness is completely normal and it's not unusual for campers to experience a few days or bouts of homesickness near the beginning of camp, before the fun activities start and before they have really solidified new friendships.
Alpengirl's girls adventure camps are appealing to girls who are ready to try a low-pressure adventure camp for the first time away from home. Alpengirl camp is a great place for girls to work through the challenges of being away from home because they are constantly busy with games and activities and are surrounded by a family-like group of new friends. Alpengirls come away from camp feeling accomplished in the challenges of being away from home, outdoor tent living, and reaching high peaks and lakes. They make many new friends and have increased endurance levels and positive self-esteem. Alpengirls are inspired!
For most girls, Alpengirl camp is a totally new kind of camp, girls are a long way from home, without a friend or family member and sleeping in tents and living outdoors for an extended period of time; you can expect a few days of adjustment in gaining personal comfort, becoming more resilient and making real bonds with others. If your daughter gets homesick at camp there may be a few tears, a stomachache, and declarations of missing home and family and sometimes a desire to call home or return home. We commonly see homesickness creep in at night before bed and in tents, we see homesickness exacerbated by nervousness with an upcoming backpacking trip or activity that they have a fear of and are not sure if they can do. Also, if girls are not feeling like they have bonded with new friends or if perhaps they feel like there are "no other girls at camp like them" homesick feelings can be intensified. There are less than 12 girls in a group at camp together, so, it's a small and personal group and feelings are easily shared and made better or worse together as a group. It's not uncommon for homesickness to become contagious in teen girls groups of this size and personal proximity and closeness. It's also not uncommon for girls to bond over homesickness and help each other get through it and rise above it and have fun. Lifelong friendships can stem from one homesick episode.
Camp Staff Caring for Homesickness
At pre-camp staff training, the Alpenguides will role-play scenarios of camper homesickness, they'll receive helpful tips in how to care for campers with homesickness, and they'll learn how to identify when homesickness becomes unhealthy for an individual or the camp group. Alpenguides are not therapists, but, will do their best to work through homesickness with your camper if she gets homesick at camp. We care about your daughter and want her to remain at camp and have the fantastic time we know she can have if she wants to and is ready to. To help her with her homesickness we'll talk to her and listen to what she has to say and give her a hug if she wants one. We'll reassure her that feelings like this are totally normal and that it can take time to get used to being away from home in a new situation like camp. We'll try to get her to talk about what she's most excited about at camp and have her look ahead to that, we'll keep her busy so she has less down time to think about home, and we'll address her concerns. Camp staff will continue to work with your daughter for as long as she expresses homesickness, until we think that it is detrimental to the well being of her or others at camp. If there is more than a bit of homesickness during camp, camp staff will call and consult with camp parents on how to best proceed and receive helpful parent information that may assist the camper in moving beyond homesickness. If camp is well underway and homesickness is debilitating or interrupts the groups enjoyment and she continues to expresses a desire to go home or to be calling home in order to get through camp, staying at this type of wilderness based adventure camp is not an option. It's possible that this type of overnight camp was too much for her at this stage and that she's just not ready yet. Don't punish her for coming home early and you can try it again next year after encouraging more independent actions and overnight away from home experiences throughout the year.
Homesickness Resources for Parents
Coping With Homesickness – Tips For Parents


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My policies are how I must run my business so that everyone is treated fairly and I can route effectively.
Making an appointment is fast and easy. I do not answer my phone during a grooming session, so please leave me a message and I will return the call at the end of the day or the next business morning. A text is much faster and easier for me to return.
I will arrive as close to the scheduled appointment time as possible. However, sometimes situations occur that will disrupt the daily schedule of the groom. This includes traffic, weather, mechanical difficulties, or spending more time with an older/younger pet or a difficult pet. I will never compromise a pet's safety by rushing to meet a schedule. You will be called and advised of an arrival time when schedules change beyond my control. You should plan to be available 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the allotted appointment time.
If you will not be home due to a scheduling conflict, we can make arrangements for a latch key appointment at no additional cost. This will ensure your pet receives the scheduled groom. Trying to reschedule due to a time conflict may be difficult.
Latch-Key Appointments
The beauty of a mobile service is that I can still groom your pet if you can't be home. This service is reserved for current clients only and not available for first timers.
Your pet must be in an easily accessible area as I do not want to venture into private areas of your home or property. Having your pet confined to a crate, a small portion of your yard, or inside a bathroom is ideal as I won't make time for a game of "catch me if you can." If this occurs, the appointment will be rescheduled at full price. Prior payment arrangements must be made by a check, cash or credit card on file.
I utilize Square Payment System for all major credit cards. All sensitive data is encrypted into that secure system, and I am not able to keep any credit card information in any of my own devices. After the groom, all doors, gates, garage doors will be secured per your instructions. Your pet will be given a chance to potty before going back into the house.
Latchkey appointments work out nicely for pets that are home alone and it becomes a nice break in their day.
Pricing varies for each pet and is determined by breed, size, services requested, and coat condition. Additional charges may apply for behavior issues, matting, de-shedding, excessive coat or parasite infestation. Any quotes given prior to grooming are estimations only and final grooming price is determined after grooming is complete.
All payments are due at the time of service. I happily accept cash, credit card payments and checks. Checks returned due to insufficient funds will be subject to a $45.00 'returned check fee' plus any fees my bank may charge. If you are not present for your pet's grooming appointment, payment arrangements must be made ahead of time.
Cancellations and No Shows
I completely understand busy schedules and sincerely appreciate serving your pets' grooming needs. Each time slot is thoughtfully scheduled out with your pet and their needs in mind. However, last minute cancellations throw a big wrench into my schedule and take up a spot that could have gone to someone else on my waiting list.
A 48-hour notification is preferred, but cancellations can be made at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment. A 50% fee of the groom will apply to a less than 24 hour cancellation. A full grooming service trip fee will be accessed for a missed scheduled appointment. This will also apply to multiple pet households if one or more pet is unavailable for a scheduled groom. The sooner I am notified, the more flexibility I will have to reschedule your pet's time slot.
Behavior Problems
If your pet has a behavior problem, please be honest and let me know. This doesn't mean that your pet cannot be groomed, but it will prepare me to approach the situation in the most humane and effective way and allow me to configure the time allotted for the groom. Owners will be held liable for any bites or any property damage caused by their pets. If I feel your pet's behavior is compromising their or my safety, I will stop the groom and pro-rated charges will apply.
Senior/disabled pets & health problems
Humanity before vanity is always my strategy. The goal with these pets is to get them clean and comfortable with the least amount of discomfort. Please keep in mind a groom may reveal an underlying problem or aggravate an existing one. You hereby agree not to hold Inspiring Selah Mobile Spa responsible for accident or injury to your senior or health compromised pet during grooming.
Matted Pets
Once again, humanity before vanity will apply. De-matting is a stressful procedure and I will only attempt if the matting is at a minimum and your pet will physically be able to withstand such procedure. Puppies and dogs with a short attention span may have to forgo de-matting and will receive a shorter haircut for their safety. De-matting cats is not an option and matted cats will always receive a "smoothie."
Heavy matting may reveal mold, fungus or bacteria due to moisture trapped near skin. After-effects of removing matted coat can include itchiness, dry skin, redness, tenderness, or even a hemotoma. (areas of skin that may fill with blood and appear puffy.) Your dog may want to lick, scratch or chew the area. In less than serious cases, your pet may act embarrassed, so please be sensitive to how you react to your pet's new look.
Please be aware, that in rare cases, hair might not grow back. This is especially more common in breeds with an undercoat and is usually due to a pre-existing condition and not actual shaving.
The owner is responsible for the condition of the pet's coat and skin and will not hold Inspiring Selah Mobile Spa responsible in the event of adverse effects of mat removal and/or shaving. Additional charges will apply for matted pets.
Veterinary Services
Every precaution is taken to keep your pet as safe as possible while in my care. If your pet becomes ill or injured during this time, and is in need of veterinary care, you hereby give me permission to obtain treatment if you are not available and further agree to pay all veterinary expenses.
The quiet atmosphere of the mobile spa is an ideal place for cat grooming. However, cats always sense 'something is up' on grooming day and may attempt a dissapearing act. This is why I require all cats to be confined BEFORE I arrive. Cats that are "missing is action" for more than 10 minutes after I arrive will be charged a full grooming fee for the day and must be rescheduled for a new appointment.
Last but not least
It truly is a pleasure to be able to serve my clients doing what I love! I take this profession very seriously and consider it a great privilege to be able to earn a living caring for your precious pets. If you should have any issues, concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via a phone call, text or email. I am more than happy to resolve an issue in this way rather than be left wondering why I am not seeing your pet on my schedule again or be surprised by an an unsatisfactory online review. I appreciate constructive feedback and will do my best to communicate with you about your pet. Thank you again for your trust in allowing me to groom your fur child!


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Did you know you had a "goose foot" on the inner side of your knees? Those imaginative, ancient anatomists envisioned that the three muscles that come together on the medial surface of the knee looked like the three-toed foot of a goose. Each of the three muscles, in turn, has interesting meanings. Semitendinosus is quite literal describing its long rope-like attachment. Gracilis muscle means "graceful or slender". The sartorius muscle means "tailor". Long ago before sewing machines, the tailor's traditional position while sewing was to sit cross-legged. The actions of the sartorius muscle assists in getting in and out of this position. In some flowery literature someone elegantly dressed may be described as "sartorially resplendent".
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No. 19 West Virginia fights off Kansas State 87-83 in 2OT
MANHATTAN, Kan. - When it appeared West Virginia's unrelenting press wasn't doing enough to stop an inexperienced Kansas State team, Jaysean Paige stepped up and took matters into his own hands.
"We wanted to try and lift him as much as we could lift him so he could get it at the rim," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. "He's our best athlete, and he's gotten better and better and better as the season's gone on."
Paige scored 20 of his 25 points after halftime, Tarik Phillip connected on a floater with 4.5 seconds left in the second overtime and No. 19 West Virginia toughed out an 87-83 victory on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Phillip finished with 14 points and five assists for the Mountaineers (12-1, 1-0) and Daxter Miles Jr. had 10 points.
"We have good guys," Huggins said. "We don't shoot it very straight, we don't pass it very well, we don't do some other things, but they are good guys. They're good to coach."
Two free throws by Kansas State's D.J. Johnson with 22 seconds left in regulation sent the game to overtime where the teams traded scores but couldn't break the tie. The Mountaineers then connected on 8 of 9 free throws and the big-time floater from Phillip late in the shot clock to seal the victory.
Barry Brown led Kansas State (10-3, 0-1) with a career-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting while Wesley Iwundu, Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade combined for 44 points on 14-of-29 shooting.
"We had chances," Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said. "Our guys gave us a chance to win. We compete with Top 25 teams, but we have to find a way to beat one of them."
After the Wildcats extended their one-point halftime lead to six midway through second half, Paige pulled West Virginia even with 4:08 to play and then gave the visitors a 69-67 lead with 1:07 to play. Johnson forced overtime with his free throws.
West Virginia's press went against Kansas State's defensive-minded efforts on the perimeter in the first half. The result was 24 fouls and 15 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes, in addition to a handful of calls that left Huggins and Weber irate.
Kansas State used an 11-1 run to take a 24-15 lead with 7:59 left in the first half. But West Virginia rattled off 12 quick points to retake the lead. A tough drive by Carlbe Ervin II gave Kansas State a 34-33 halftime lead.
"There's just no bottom in this league," Huggins said. "That's what makes it so hard. With a lot of leagues, there's a bottom, but this has no bottom. And the coaching in this league is incredible."
West Virginia's win was the first double-overtime game ever played in Bramlage Coliseum.
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West Virginia: The Mountaineers have shot 40 percent or better in every game this season. ... West Virginia is 138-30 under Huggins when outrebounding its opponent.
Kansas State: The Wildcats lost at home for the first time this season after an 8-0 start. ... Kansas State was 7 of 17 at the free throw line in the first half and finished 28 of 43 for the game.
¦ Up next
West Virginia: At TCU on Monday.
Kansas State: At Texas on Tuesday.
¦ Foul trouble: Kansas State and West Virginia combined for 53 fouls, several of which were touch fouls that Big 12 officials are looking to crack down on this season.
"You've got 10 big, strong, fast, long guys in a very confined area," Huggins said. "They're going to bump into each other. That's a given. There's no way around it. Everyone wants to get back to the old days - well, if we want to get back to the old days, then we need to put a height and length limit and let the centers be 6-foot-5."


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Last week I was driving my friend Raquel and I to an event when the topic of discussion moved towards an extraordinarily good looking and internationally famous chef and cookbook author.
"Oh you know that I had a 'thing' with him" Raquel said looking at me while smiling a mysterious Mona Lisa smile.
"Whaaat?" I said my eyes widening. "What do you mean by 'a thing'?"
"You know, a thing!" she said. She then explained that they had met in London quite a few years ago before he had become famous. "I was hot, he was hot, we were both hot!' Raquel said. They'd met at a nightclub and he followed her across town to another club where they got to know each other better. Later that evening things had well... progressed and she woke up the next morning with the incredibly good looking chef.
"So...how was it?" I asked. Yes Dear Reader I did ask, wouldn't you? ;)
She looked at me knowingly and paused. "Well the thing is, I don't actually know. I remember that he was an absolutely fantastic kisser but we were so drunk I don't remember the rest" she explained. "But that may be a good thing because I don't remember it being terrible but I don't remember it being fantastic either. It was...unmemorable!" she said. We both commiserated, after all it's not good to be known as terrible but is it somehow just as bad if you were unmemorable? I suggested hypnosis as a means of getting the scoop but Raquel demurred. Probably a wise thing...
Well the recipe for Coca Cola is a scoop that people have been trying to get their hands on for decades. Apparently the original recipe is locked in a vault somewhere in Atlanta in the United States. Admittedly I'm not a Coke connoisseur. I drink it about once or twice a year and if anything, I prefer cooking with it than eating with it. And because I usually eat it with pork or use it in some other dish I'm not the kind that would pick Coke from a lineup. Yet, I am still intrigued enough to want to try and make a version of it.
Ingredients for cola syrup
Did you know that the rumoured ingredients of Coke include lavender and coriander and that citrus features heavily but there is no kola nut? I didn't either until I did some research into it. A recipe came from the This American Life who said that they found the original recipe buried in archives. The recipe has come into the news recently when ebay seller Cliff Kluge from Georgia bought some papers at an estate sale, among which is a recipe for Cola Cola. He listed it on ebay with a buy it now price of $15 million. My recipe below is an adaption of a recipe for a cola syrup drink rather than actual Coca Cola from Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain. Still, I was intrigued enough to want to try and make it since I had every item in my pantry of my fridge. It's really just a matter of boiling it all up and then simmering it to release the flavours of all of the ingredients.
So, the million dollar question, how does it taste? Well, it tastes cola like in the same way that cola chupa chups taste like cola but it isn't Coke. BUT it's even better I think. There are so many fantastic flavours in this that it just works so well together and I can imagine making this a gorgeous caramel that could even work with meats like pork belly or making a caramel for desserts. You can also substitute with sugar with whatever sugar substitute you might like. It's closer to Vanilla Coke that regular coke but mixing it with soda water and you've got the making of a fabulous drink.
So tell me Dear Reader, if you could crack any famous brand recipe, which would it be? And are you a Coke connoisseur and can you tell the difference between brands?
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- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (dark or light)
- Finely grated zest of 1 very large or 2 small/medium oranges
- Finely grated zest of 1 lime
- Finely grated zest of of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, crushed in mortar and pestle
- 1.5 teaspoons dried lavender
- 4-5 sections of a whole star anise
- 1 vanilla pod, split
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 1 piece cassia bark
- 1 teaspoons freshly minced ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon citric acid
- caramel food colouring (optional, I didn't use this)
Step 1 - Place all ingredients in a medium to large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Cool and dilute with soda water.


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Anyone think this rotten apple looks like Boris Johnson? Probably not and it is in no way meant to be a pictorial metaphor of Britain's politics, rotten and spoilt. Well maybe it is, Britain is well and truly fucked, in an awful mess and whilst being very interesting to watch the rapid fall, not from grace but somewhere lower than that, to the bottom of the barrel, of the Tory party. It is also fascinating to see the disintegration of our ridiculous PM, as he sacks 21 members of his party for voting against him, as his own brother resigns from the government for not being able to trust the man, as he says he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than to fail to deliver a no deal Brexit by October 31st. Happy Halloween you zombies. He seems cock-a-hoopp to jump off a cliff into clouds without knowing what is at the bottom of these cliffs. I expect he thinks a soft mossy cushion like was at the base of the Faraway tree. Well, I guess there could be a ditch, in which case your wishes may come true Prime Minister.
These past weeks have been sad, Mrs T's father passed away after a long and awful illness; emphysema and latterly dementia; a terrible predicament and towards the end of his life, really unimaginable pain and anguish. He really was one of the good guys, he served in the forces, he was a man of principles, he was a kind man and much loved by his surviving wife and 4 children, not to mention tons of grand children. K, we salute you.
I was at a memorial service this Saturday for my Uncle, a good times man who didn't much think about the consequences of his actions to his immediate family, the tribute delivered buy one of his friends, didn't mention his daughter, his brother, his grandchildren, me. But the music was good and the flowers looked nice. I met a few folks I hadn't seen for about 38 years, and I had some beer and some sandwiches. Now it's done and dusted and a box has been ticked by his daughter.
Several things about funerals occurred to me as this was the first one I had attended since my best mate at Uni died in an act of misadventure in a dingy room in Paraganj in Delhi, near to the main railway station, he took some dodgy heroin, and was found a day or two later, dried foaming spittle on his face, having drowned on his own vomit, we think. I asked my cousin how many people would be attending the funeral to which she said she had no real idea; apparently invites are not sent out, funeral attendance is broadcasted more by word of mouth than RSVPs and as a result you know not how many nor who will be turning up. Secretly we were all awaiting any number of my uncle's previous wives and girlfriends to turn up. None did.
After this mournful Saturday we gathered today at my folks house, home of the most antiquated property investment company in the world where fax is no longer king having being replaced by email accounts my folks have no home of being able to open, understand or read. Its hard to maintain patience, but I'm finding myself, like Mr Jelly, counting to ten quietly every time an office admin twig snaps. Then the moment passes, I look out at the garden and realise that they really live somewhere quite beautiful. While the house crumbles around them and plans for the ever nearing future seem to be moving further and further away. If I was cynical I would probably say they were making like an ostrich and detaching themselves from everyday reality. I asked what the plan was should they not be able to climb the stairs to the house one day. I was met with blank faces and they said that it won't happen. I hope it doesn't but the statistics say otherwise.
Growing old, like a rotting apple is horrific, but there are ways to make ones life more comfortable, to get rid of the draughts rushing through the house, the vast electricity and gas bills, the faulty telephone line, the damp walls, the soaking wet utility room where slugs congregate in the winter months. Workmen come and go, cheques are written for small jobs, for whole new smart boiler and heating systems which they over ride by switching the immersion heater on when they need a bath. I had a bath this morning as the shower seized up decades ago, it's still far too short for me. And, and there is a once new bath suite in an ensuite next to Mum and Dad's bedroom. No one is allowed to use the toilet or bath in that room, the only person who has was my daughter years ago, when she filled it when Mum wasn't watching! Truly insane; thats my folks alright. I'm trying my best to talk them into downsizing, or at least to think about downsizing but they're stubborn, everything will be fine and I don't need to worry. That's easier said as I'm sure we can all agree.
This album arrived this weekend, Yagya, check him out


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What I've been up to:
We spent a quiet Christmas at a cabin in Skykomish, watching the snow fall on the river and listening to the wood stove crackle in between walking the
And then we spent a busy weekend visiting family rounded it off with some bubbles on the couch.
What was beautiful:
Some beautiful pieces of artwork, vintage pinball machines, wintry PNW landscapes, and my hair!
What I'm reading and listening to:
One for my psychoanalytic travel journal – How Personality and Place affect Personal Flourishing
A lot of success is just picking something and sticking with it
What to do when we're checked out and withdrawn
Powerful ways to treat depression without medication
How your phone contributes to your loneliness
What lonely humans can learn from lonely mice
When Self Help makes your life worse


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Summer unofficially begins this weekend, and with it comes the advent of white pants, questionable office hours (hello, summer Fridays), and pink drinks.
While rosé has reigned supreme as the warm-weather beverage of choice, we think it's about time for an update. Enter the Bramble: a now classic cocktail created by London bartender Dick Bradsell (who is also responsible for the espresso martini) in the 1980s. Poured over crushed iced and tinted purple from muddled blackberries, it's an ideal aperitif—and a welcome respite from a sea of pink wine glasses.
At Midnight Rambler, in Dallas, Texas, co-creatives Chad Solomon and Christy Pope mix up their version of the Bramble with lavender extract, an optional pisco substitution, and a float of Merlet Crème De Mure blackberry liqueur. The resulting cocktail—bracing, fruity but not too sweet—is perfect for when rosé fatigue kicks in.
Lavender Bramble
By Chad Solomon and Christy Pope
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz mineral simple syrup
2 oz Pisco Portón Acholado or Tanqueray London Dry Gin
¼ oz Merlet Crème De Mure
2 drops lavender extract
2 drops saline
Instructions: Dry shake the lemon juice, simple syrup, and pisco or gin. Pour over pellet ice in an old-fashioned glass. Add a float of lavender Crème de Mure. And garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and one fresh blackberry.


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ESPN Reporter Laughs When OKC Thunder's Kevin Durant Thanks God (Video)
ESPN reporter Doris Burke laughed when the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant thanked God after a victory over the Miami Heat, 112-95, on Wednesday.
Durant scored 33 points during Wednesday's game, giving him a streak of 12 consecutive games in which he has scored 30 or more points.
According to AwfulAnnouncing.com, Burke asked Durant, "What goes into a streak to get you to this level these past twelve games?"
"Thank God, that's all I can say, Jesus Christ," Durant responded (video below).
Burke laughed and asked, "Okay, thank you. You had nothing to do with it?"
"No, nothing, it's all Him," added Durant.
NewsOK.com reports there was pushback against Burke on Twitter with comments such as:
Much respect @KDTrey5 for giving Jesus Christ all the credit, the fact that Doris Burke would laugh after makes me hate espn ever more
Doris Burke's interview with @KDTrey5 was very unprofessional and very disrespectful. She needs to be fired. #Thunder
No reservation/hesitance in @KDTrey5's gratitude. Exudes humility. What more people need to see and do. Screw Doris Burke - she's an idiot.
Burke responded to the controversy by stating, "He just took me by surprise with his reaction, not because he's a believer, I'm a believer. It was an incredible demonstration of humility in the context of what has been a truly spectacular stretch."
Sources: NewsOK.com and AwfulAnnouncing.com


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Whilst I was unpacking my records over the weekend, I took time to actually have a look at them properly. Record sleeves bring back such vivid memories, don't they? Twelve inch snapshots of a moment in your life.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
There's always something there to remind me
Whilst I was unpacking my records over the weekend, I took time to actually have a look at them properly. Record sleeves bring back such vivid memories, don't they? Twelve inch snapshots of a moment in your life.
6 comments:
- Ily said...
I hadn't heard this album, but after reading this post I'm not sure how I could not check it out.
- 5 August 2010 at 21:31
- a fog of ideas said...
Splendid post
I was never really a fan- I appreciated them, I knew people who loved them, I liked it when they turned into plasticine in that video- but now I want to go and listen to the Housemartins and read this post again and wish I hadn't been- back then (still?)- so tied up in received attitudes/opinions and, I guess, fashion
I've always liked the cut of Paul Heaton's jib
Unlike yourself there's some bits of the Beautiful South songbook I'm rather fond of... 'Let love speak up itself', for one, I find rather moving, I think Heaton's vocals on that are damn fine
Just don't let the cool kids know I said that
- 5 August 2010 at 22:27
- Pete Green said...
Smashing post, Sam!
And right now we need more bands to pick up that baton and write lyrics from a more explicitly radical point of view. Don't you think?
- 9 August 2010 at 20:45
- A layer of chips said...
I absolutely do think, yeah. I mean, I don't have a problem with bands not being political at all, but it'd be good if some of those no-brained bands who turn up in the NME each week had something to say about what's happening at the moment.
I'm not holding my breath on that one, like...
- 10 August 2010 at 06:22
- shaun brilldream said...
great post. i love that tingly feeling that comes from a mixture of vinyl and nostalgia. must be something in the dust in the grooves.
oh, and i think 'old red eyes is back' is pretty good. but thats our secret.
- 10 August 2010 at 14:52
- String Bean Jen said...
I absolutely love this post. I love your entwined musical, social and personal memories!
- 29 August 2010 at 11:51


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Sarah Boyle
Location:WA, United States
Certifications:EMT-B, WEMT
Sarah is an outdoor enthusiast with ten years of experience in outdoor recreation and emergency medicine. She is an active member of the North Olympia Fire Department, where she volunteers as a firefighter and EMT. Sarah also works closely with Thurston County Medic One to educate and train first responders to be prepared for urban medical emergencies.
Sarah holds multiple degrees, including a Bachelor's degree in English Composition from Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, and a Master of Environmental Studies degree from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. Her academic experience has allowed her to work in the trenches with the oil spill response community in Washington State since 2007. She is also certified as a Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner.
In addition to teaching for WMA, she co-owns a catering/BBQ business, EZ Foods Olympia, with her boyfriend Jeff. And just for fun (and free beer), she also works for Fish Brewing Company in Olympia, WA, where she supports the growth of the craft beer culture in the Northwest.
In pursuit of awesomeness, Sarah enjoys sea kayaking, sailing, whitewater rafting, hiking, camping, gardening, reading, and watching football.


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The right child's bathroom design is a design that makes your child happy and cheerful when they are cleaning themselves while playing. Who does not like to play water ? Even adults are happy when they can relax by soaking in a bath tub filled with water.
Making a child's bathroom is also one of the best efforts of parents to have their child get the best facilities at home. Many children are quite difficult when taught to bathe. By designing a child's bathroom, then you can teach your child how to maintain cleanliness in a fun way.
Before asking the interior designer to design it, first ask your child what character would be served in the bathroom. That way, you will no longer trouble when determining the color and style in it.
Therefore, in this article we will discuss a variety of bathroom design for children that you can make recommendations.
Casual Color
Source : Pinterest
Pop-walled wallpaper with cartoon nuanced pictures suits your daughter. For boys, you can choose the same mood with a more masculine image.
Contemporary-style Bathroom
Source : Designtrends
Contemporary-style bathrooms suitable for your teenage boys. Simple and masculine colors make the bathroom unnecessary to be changed until your child grows up. A little childhood accent such as a fish image on the wallpaper will make your child feel more comfortable.
Bright Color Accent
Source : www.lihat.co.id
The use of bright colors like orange, blue, and green as an accent can change the mood of the room for your child's bathroom.
Child's Masterpiece as Point of Interest
Source : Pinterest
To make the bathroom more festive, you do not always have to apply paint or wallpaper. Simply by placing the masterpiece of the child, the feel of the bathroom will change instantly.
Colorful Bathroom Appliances
Source : HGTV
In addition to wall color, bright colors such as mustard yellow can be applied on the floor. To support it, use bathroom equipment with colors that are not less bright, complete with funny pictures.
Classic Blue
Source : Houzz
Classic style with blue color not only presents the impression of adventure for your child, but also a sense of comfort for adults. Classic design like this can be applied at home with one bathroom.
Mini Bathtub
Source : Google
Put a bathub that fits the size of your child's body, so that he/she will feel more comfortable when they want to soak
Mini Washing Stand
Source : Pinterest
In addition to bathtub, use a mini washing stand for your child's bathroom, so they do not have to climb a chair or bother to tiptoe to brush their teeth or to wash their hands in the washing stand.
Toys and Displays
Source : www.lihat.co.id
To add fun while doing the activities in the bathroom, you can add some of your child's favorite toys there. You can also add displays such as paintings or posters of his favorite figures.
Source : Hotelresidencia
Make sure the lighting is bright enough in your child's bathroom. Because some children will usually be afraid to go to the bathroom if the lighting is minimal.
Unique Washing Stand
Source : play.google.com
Try to make the washing stand as attractive as possible in your child's bathroom, so when washing their hands or brushing your teeth, they will do it with pleasure.
Favorite Figure
Source : Drabtofabdesign
Try inserting your child's favorite figure into the bathroom. For girls are usually very happy with the characters hello kitty, princess, masha and the bear, and so forth. For boys usually more lead to superheroes such as spiderman, batman, iron man, and others.
The Oceanic Theme
Source : home.co.id
Make an ocean theme in your child's bathroom by adding a wallpaper or some wallsticker inside. Guaranteed, your child will feel happy while in the bathroom.
Shelves for Bathroom Equipment
Source : mothersblog.gr
If your child is two brothers or more, put their toiletries on a different shelf that you have completed with each of their previous names. That way they will learn to take care of their personal equipment.
Well, that was some examples of bathroom design for children. Interested to try it at home? ^^


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Radiation to Left Breast May Increase Risk of Heart Problems
Receiving radiation therapy for cancer in the left breast can increase the risk of heart problems in the future.
A study showed that women with cancer in the left breast treated with radiation therapy were much more likely to have cardiac stress test abnormalities years later than women who received radiation therapy on their right breast. At an average of 12 years after radiation therapy, 59% of women with left-sided breast cancer had stress test abnormalities compared to only 8% of women with right-sided breast cancer. All of the women in this study were treated with radiation therapy after lumpectomy for early breast cancer.
Because the heart is on the left side of the chest, it's likely the heart unintentionally was exposed to more radiation in women who received radiation therapy for cancer in the left breast. Exposing the heart and coronary arteries to radiation may cause damage to the heart and probably explains the stress test abnormalities the researchers found.
It's important to note that this study looked at women who got radiation therapy between 1977 and 1995. Today, advances in technology are making the heart and surrounding breast tissue increasingly less likely to be exposed to radiation. Computers now are used to plan radiation treatment that is extremely precise. The computer aims just the right amount of radiation only at tissue that needs to be treated. Other new technology gives your radiation oncologist a wider and safer choice of radiation energy sources. Together, these two advances give your radiation oncologist the ability to avoid unnecessarily exposing your heart to radiation intended for the breast area. Some radiation therapy equipment actually tracks heart beats and the movement of your lungs and effectively blocks those tissues from any radiation exposure.
If radiation therapy is part of your treatment plan, ask your radiation oncologist if the technology being used is up-to-date. Talk to your radiation therapy treatment team about how they'll make sure that you get only the radiation therapy required to effectively treat the breast cancer. If you've received radiation therapy in the past, it's important that your doctor is familiar with your medical history and understands any treatment-related risks you may have. Together, you and your doctor can plan how best to monitor and screen for any complications that may happen.
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Sites and kinetics of HLA-associated immune escape in HIV-1 integrase
Brumme, Z.L., Rosato, P., Sela, J., Brumme, C.J., Brockman, M.A., John, M., Carlson, J.M., Baker, B.M., Streeck, H., Swenson, L., Chan, D., Markowitz, M., Jessen, H., Kelleher, A., Rychert, J., Rosenberg, E., Allen, T., Altfeld, M., Berger, C.T., Frahm, N., Brander, C., Harrigan, P.R., Mallal, S., Heckerman, D. and Walker, B.D. (2009) Sites and kinetics of HLA-associated immune escape in HIV-1 integrase. In: 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment and Prevention, 19 - 22 July 2009, Cape Town, South Africa.
Background: Acute-phase CTL responses, and the virus' ability to escape from them, shape the clinical course of HIV-1 disease. Elucidating early within-host viral evolution is key to our understanding of HIV pathogenesis. Using population-level data, the locations and kinetics of HLA-associated escape mutations in Gag, protease/RT and Nef have been identified. Here we extend these observations by characterizing sites and kinetics of escape and reversion in integrase.
Methods: HLA-associated integrase polymorphisms were defined in a cross-sectional analysis of >1200 antiretroviral naïve, chronically HIV-1 subtype B-infected individuals. Using Kaplan-Meier methods, rates of HLA-associated escape and reversion at these sites were calculated in a seroconverter cohort (N=98) for whom longitudinal plasma RNA genotyping of integrase was performed in the first year of infection. CTL recognition frequencies of optimally-described epitopes and integrase-wide overlapping peptides (OLP) were assessed by IFN-γ ELISpot in independent cohorts of acute/early (N=289) and chronically-infected (N=372) individuals, respectively.
Results: We identified >100 HLA-associated polymorphisms occurring at 62 integrase codons. Of these, >45% fell within published or putative epitopes (identified by OLP responses and bioinformatic predictions). Over 400 pairwise amino acid associations were identified, illuminating potential compensatory pathways. Longitudinal data from seroconverters revealed evidence of escape within ~50% of published and putative epitopes within the first year of infection. Epitope B*57-SW10 escaped most rapidly, at a rate comparable to B*57-TW10-Gag, despite a lower recognition frequency in acute/early infection. B*44-QW11, B*58-SW10, B*51-LI9 and putative B*27-KY10 also escaped relatively rapidly. Overall, a minimum of ~20-30% of integrase substitutions in the first year post-infection were attributable to escape/reversion.
Conclusions: Immune escape occurs in integrase in the first year of infection, confirming this protein as an early target by CTL. These results extend our understanding of the earliest immune-driven viral adaptation events occurring in vivo.
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In the 1960s, Rolex and Doxa co-created the helium escape valve and introduced it in the Rolex Submariner, the Rolex Sea-Dweller, and the Doxa Conquistador. Today, plenty of luxury watch brands will include a helium escape valve in their serious dive watches.
At that time, Rolexes were being used by the SEALAB and COMEX divers and others in the field of commercial diving, when diving bells and underwater habitats were just coming into use.
The divers found that the crystals were exploding off their watches as they rose in decompression chambers due to the buildup of helium gas in the watch after extended stays inside the dry pressurized habitats used for commercial diving. The valve was a no-nonsense solution to this problem.
At depths greater than 250 ft, the gasses in water become toxic. When divers go on expeditions at these depths, they have to travel down in a diving bell, which is highly saturated with helium and hydrogen to counteract the toxic air found at these depths.
In order to counter the effects of nitrogen in the air breathed by workers temporarily living in deep water habitats, that nitrogen is largely replaced by helium. And the pressure in these habitats is typically higher then sea level atmospheric pressure.
Because helium atoms are extremely small, they easily slip inside a watch case. This becomes a problem when the diving bell makes its ascent to the surface. As the bell depressurizes, so does the watch. The build-up of helium atoms inside of the watch case could damage the watch and the resulting pressure could pop the crystal off of the case.
So that's how helium gets into divers' watches. It's driven in by that increased pressure while divers are residing in their living quarters at depth. And when they finally come back to the surface and decompress after days or weeks at depth (and increased pressure), their watches are liable to explosively pop their crystals if that helium build-up isn't properly released.
The valve doesn't have anything to do with actual diving. Instead, it has to do with living in a pressurized environment when not diving.
A helium release valve does not make a watch capable of diving to deeper depths. It was designed to function in a dry, pressurized environment and only deals with the gases in the air, not with the water in which the timepiece is submerged during diving.
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CHARLEY PHOTO OF THE WEEK: The temperatures dipped this week, so Charley is back in her big bed where it's warm with her pillows. Her weekend plans now include picking apples and finding a pumpkin patch to take photos in.


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Еагly Days in Richmond Hill
"The Canadian Richmond Hill has charms peculiar to itself,and is one of the most beautiful villages to be found anywhere throughout the length and breadth of this Canada of ours. As its name indicates it stands on an eminence,and it overlooks a wide expanse of richly cultivated farm land." Such is the introduction to the chapter on Richmond Hill in the "History of Toronto and County of York" published in 1885. This book is in the Richmond Hill Library.
It is situated on Yonge Street about 16 miles from Toronto. Yonge St,is the main thoroughfare with part of the village in Markham Township,and part in Vaughan Township,on Lots 46,47,and 48 Yonge St. in each township.
One of the first settlers would seem to have been John R. Stooks on Lots 47 and 48 Vaughan Township,with his home about where Dr. James Langstaff's home is. The Stooks family were very early settlers in Canada, arriving in June 1793,and coming shortly after to Richmond Hill.They do not seem to have been a very thrifty family and did little clearing of the farm,so that they did not receive their payent until 1808.
Hugh Shaw drew his Crown deed for 200 acres of bush land for which he paid 10 cents per acre in 1802. His lot,No.46 Markham,ran from the Markham sideroad to the north boundary of the lot on which stands Morley's Store,and extending to the second concession of Markham. He was one of the first to subdivide his land into building lots,saying to those who criticized, "How can you make a village unless you sell lots? With this idea in view the Shaws surveyed the whole front of their farm into half acre lots.The first lot sold was the corner one. Next was the lot on which stands the home of Mr.Len Clement (in 1957 the home of Mr. Elmo Snider), but remembered by many of us as the site of the brick tenements. On this lot was erected the first frame building in Richmond Hill by Barnabas Vanderburgh and occupied as a hotel until destroyed by fire. The next lot now occupied by the buildings we know as the.Trench Block was the site of a blacksmith shop owned by David Munroe.
Mrs.Shaw was a very hard working woman. To help her family this pioneer woman would walk to Toronto over the half opened road,do a day's work there,and with her wages purchase her little store of groceries, walking home to arrive in the middle of the night with necessities for her family. Hugh Shaw died in I813 at the age of 80 years,the second burial in the village cemetery.
Abner Miles or Mihells as spelled in his records,was the first owner of Lot 45 Vaughan Township known as the Elmwood subdivision now. He came to Toronto in 1764 where he conducted a sort of combination store and hotel. He came to Richmond Hill about the year 1800, settling on Lot 45 Markham for which he received his deed in 1803.Here he built a log house and opened the first hotel on Yonge St.again combined with a store.
Abner Miles also ran an ashery on the farm across the road. He died in 1806,to be the first white person buried in Richmnod Hill Cemetery. He and his son James also were the first owners of Lot 46 Vaughan Township.
Lot 47 Markham,comprising the centre of our village,from the north boundary of the lot on which Morley's Store stands to the point on Yonge Street where Mill Street,if it were extended would make contact,was owned by Col.S.Wilmot, a United ümpire loyalist. He was a surveyor,and his assistants consisted of forty or fifty Indians who would camp around the village. His house,of the usual logs,stood back of the present Masonic Hall in the middle of what was then a cedar swamp?
Colonel David Bridgeford was the early owner of Lot 47 Vaughan. He came to Richmond Hill district in 1799 by ox cart with his mother and step-father,the first Robert Marsh. He served in the war of I8I2 with the 3rd Regiment of the York Militia. He again came to the front in 1837, when he rode with Colonel Moodie to warn the authorities in Toronto of the coming of the insurgents from the north,resulting in the battle of Montgomery's Tavern. He built one of the earliest and the largest buildings in the village in those days. It was built of logs,two storeys high and stood somewhere between Centre and Richmond Sts.near Yonge St. It was the first hotel in Richmond Hill proper. This was run successfully for many years,the beverages being supplied by Mr.Quetton St.George a French refugee. The hotel later was sold with the front fifty acres of bat. 47 to Mr.Gregory who painted it red. Here was the first Richmond Hill Panning Mill Co.,and here too Patterson Brothers began their manufacture of agricultural implements,later moving to what became the village of Patterson.
The little street running from the west end of Centre to Richmond was named after Colomel Bridgeford.
Lot 48 Markham was first owned by Chevalier Augustus Bointon, a Lieut.-Qolonel on the side of Royalty during the French Revolution, and as a result a refugee in Canada.These refugees were granted land amounting to millions of acres,and many of them settled north of Richmnod Hill.in what was then known as Oak Ridges. This Lot 48 was patented in 1807. The French emigfes did little settlement duties,but after building their log shanties,spent most of their time in York, being well supplied with money.After the restoration most of them returned to France either giving away their Arms or abandoning them. On this Lot are the Mills and Bedford Park Greenhouses.
Colonel Moodie was one of the early owners of Lot 49, a military gentleman whose name goes down on the pages of history. He was a half-pay officer in the regular army and had fought in the Peninsula War and the War of I8I2-I5. In 1837,observing that large numbers of strangers were passing south,he volunteered to carry the news to York. He was killed on this mission. In front of his house there stood a huge flag pole on which the Union Jack was always flown on every National holiday. His house was later moved to the corner of Lot 48 where it still stands, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Middleton. N. Yonge St. This house was built in 1820 by Dr. Asa Reid.
Mr. James Miles,son of Mr. Abner Miles was as mentioned, the first owner of Lot 46 Vaughan. He received some 2,000 acres of land in various parts of Ontario from his father. He never sold an acre,dividing it among relatives,and donating land for public purposes. The sites of the Presbyterian Church and Manse,the cemetery and the public school were all gifts from James Miles. Before the village was large enough to support a Churgh,the Squire organized a Sunday.School where along with religious instruction,the rudiments of reading,writing and arithmetic were taught, and corporal punishment frequently administered. He frequently presented Bibles and Testaments to young people,and with each copy a pocket handkerchief also. This Sunday School was established in I8II and it is a question whether it or one in Gananoque was the first in Canada.
Mr. Miles was a liberal contributor to the building of the first Presbyterian Church completed in I821, built by all and used by all denominations in the village. In 1826 he helped organize the Richmond Hill branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society,funds from which were to purchase bibles and testaments in the Indian Language. Funds for the first year were £15 5s. Od.
The settlement was first named Miles Hill, Mr. Abner Miles and his son James being the largest landowners and their residences being most conspicuous near the Maple Side Road. Later it was also called Mount Pleasant.
In reference to the giving of the name Richmond Hill, it is said that in I8I9 it was decided to erect a Presbyterian Church,and while the work of construction was in progress, a very distinguished visitor, Charles Gordon Lennox, fourth Duke of Richmond, Governor-General of Canada, stopped here with his retinue to rest and feed their horses. The Governor inspected the Church and chatted with the workmen.The people of the village renamed the place Richmond Hill in his honour. This visit occurred in July I8I9 and the Governor died on August 28,1819 on the banks of the Goodwood River,County of Carleton from Hydrophobia.
Mr. William Harrison who wrote a series of letters on Richmond Hill for The Liberal in 1889 stated that he had not been able to find among the residents of Richmond Hill still living when he wrote his articles any recollection.of the village having had the honour of a visit from the Duke of Richmond. Another story was that Mr.Benjamin Barnard,the first school master and Notary public who was particularly fond of the song "The Lass of Richmnod Hill" suggested the name Richmond Hill.
The first agitation toward incorporation was made in 1853, but the village did not have the necessary 1,000 inhabitants. In 1857 another attempt was made but failed because the northern boundary was setbas north of Elgin Mills,talcing in more territory than the law permitted. The next attempt was made in 1872 and granted by the County Council in June 1872.
The first election was.held in.January 1873 with Abraham Law, Esq. being chosen reeve and Kessrs. Warren,Powell, Hopkins and Brillinger as councillors.
The most important business transacted in the year І874 was the receiving of the village's share of the township's assets and the share of the Municipal Loan Fund from the Ontario Government. The first was a portion of the Clergy Reserves,allotted in years past. Markham had spent theirs in roads,but Vaughan had invested theirs with the interest being used for schools. Richmond Hill received as their share |l,450 which was paid in debentures and cash.
Richmond Hill's share of the Municipal Loan Fund was based on the census of 1872, 785 inhabitants at 2. per head, amounting to $1,570 with accrued interest,
This money was invested in securities, for educational purposes, part of the interest of which lessened the school rate annually, and part was used for village purposes. Later this money was used to provide "An excellent set of appliances for fire protection and a beautiful lot for park purposes".
School education began in I8I0 in a log house forty feet long by 20 feet wide with earthen floor and pine blocks for seats. It had six bare windows and one door,and the desks were nailed to the outside walls. It was heated by a box stove. Books were few and were passed from scholar to scholar until each had done his share of the lesson. With the aid of a Legislative grant in I816 a new school house of hewed logs was raised by "public Bees" and did duty for nearly forty years. Built on land donated by Mr. James Miles it served as school six days a week. On Sundays the Presbyterians used it in the morning and the Methodists in the afternoon. It also served as a Town Hall. Mr.Benjamin Barnard became the first school master paid by the Public the magnificent salary of twelve dollars per quarter,and board around - two weeks with a.family. He was his own truant officer and every time a pupil was absent,shortly after 4 o'clock he appeared at the home to know the reason why.
Of hotels Richmond Hill in early days had its share. Quoting from Mr.Harrison's articles he says,"If there is no place like home, a good hotel is next best,and were it not for the deliterious articles sold there,they would be safe as well as attractive.resorts to the man business and "the man of leisure". As Yonge Street became traveled the need for hotels became evident. As mentioned the first public house was opened by Mr. Abner Miles in 1802. The next was built by Colonel Bridgeford and frequented by military men. Another was built where the brick tenement stood. There boarded the men employed in constructing Yonge Street,and according to Mr.Harrison,"The drinking and the fighting were something extraordinary". This hotel was burned in I87I.
The first building erected on the site of the Greenholme Apartments was the third hotel,built in I8II by John Clark who also ran a distillery on Lot 43 Vaughan. This building stood for some seventy years when it was removed to make way for the Palmer House which is now Green home Apartments. Where the stables stood was erected the Lome block on the north-west comer of Arnold and Yonge Streets.
Another well-known hotel was Dolby's which stood where later the Dominion House,now Mr. W. Neal's showroom was. It was a long,low frame building with stables at the north end. Here the aristocracy of Toronto stopped. It was also the stopping place for the coach which journeyed between Toronto and Holland Landing once a week. On this hotel hung a huge sign with the life-sized portrait of a young woman,called "The Lass of Richmond Hill". Other hotels ware the Grand Central and the Robin Hood.
The first Post Office was opened in Richmond Hill on January 6, 1836. It was in a store where the lawn of the Greenholme Apartments now is. The first mail arriving by the stage coach consisted of eight letters. The Postmaster was James Sinclair.
The first Yonge Street Methodist circuit was reported in 1805 and consisted of the townships of York, Etobicoke, Scarboro, Markham, Vaughan, King, Whitchurch and the Gwillimburys. The first meeting place in Richmond Hill was the log. school house. In 1847 the first Methodist Church was built standing about where Brathwaite's hardware store is.It was destroyed by fire on Sunday,December 21, 1879,just after the congregation had left the service. Mr. Abraham Law deeded the present site at the comer of Yonge and Centre Streets for a new Church which was built at a cost of $17,000,and dedicated on May 20, I881. At that time Richmond Hill,Maple, Wesley, Patterson and Bethel formed the circuit.A financial statement in the possession of Miss Gertrude Grant shows the receipts for the year I881 to be $1,659.19.
Mr. С.H.Sanderson has in his possession the letter from Queen Victoria authorizing one of his ancestors to organize a Methodist Church in Richmond Hill.
Reverend Mr.Jenkins pioneered the work of the Presbyterian Church in Richmond Hill and York County, coming to the district in I8I8. His first sermon was delivered in Markham from the stump of a tree. He conducted the first Communion service in Richmond Hill in a large pine grove on the site of the cemetery and in which all denominations took part. His stipend not being very large,he took up two hundred acres of land near Carol ,to eke out a living for his family of eleven. He became known as the marrying parson,uniting 843 couples in matrimony between the years I8I9 and 1840. His field of labour reached from Kingston to Niagara and from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe.
Services were held first in the schooljthen in a large frame Church opened in I821. The brick manse was built in 1876 and in 1880 the present Church was started. The total cost of the building was reported as $6,366 an amazingly low sum.
The first Anglican Church was known as Dr. Duncombe's Church, a brick Church he built himself, just north of Mr.Ed. Leno's home. (In 1957 the Supertest Station on Markham Rd). He got the collection for keeping on the fires, etc. The minister lived in the Rectory in Thornhill and had the Clergy Reserve Fund of about $400 a year. This Church was bu- rned and a new Church built on the brow of the hill on the west side of the road in 1872. The land was donated by John Arnold,who owned the property, Lot 46 Yaughan at that time. His wife chose St.Marys as its name.
At present Ihave little information on St.Mary's Roman Catholic Church, other than that the first Church was on the north side of Mill Street on the lot on which Mr.and Mrs.C.Harding are building and that on which the residence of ir. Moriarity stands.


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As the Brexit deadline looms, the United Kingdom and the European Union are both feeling uncertain. Ireland faces an especially complex dynamic: It will remain part of the EU, but it shares a border with the UK's Northern Ireland, which will not. Twenty-one years after the Good Friday Agreement, what does Brexit mean for peace in a fraught region? Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports.
Amna Nawaz:
In three weeks' time, the United Kingdom is supposed to leave the European Union, and, still, there is no deal for that so-called Brexit.
A major sticking point? The fate of the border between Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K., and the Republic of Ireland, an independent nation that will remain part of the E.U.
How that border matter is resolved could also have major implications for the peace forged 21 years ago that ended the deadly uprising in Northern Ireland.
Special correspondent Jane Ferguson was born and raised in Northern Ireland, and returned there to examine these tense and fraught times.
Jane Ferguson:
As the sun rises over this corner of Ireland, first light bathes an invisible frontier. It touches Carlingford Lough, just south of the border, and reaches across to the hills of South Armagh, in the north.
It's a peaceful place. But this rugged, beautiful land straddling two nations has a violent history. It was here that the deadliest branch of the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, battled British rule for some 30 years, beginning in the late 1960s.
These fields and lanes became so dangerous for British troops, they could only deploy here safely by helicopter. The Troubles, as they were called, transformed this tranquil place into a war zone.
As a young girl, growing up just outside the small village of Markethill in Northern Ireland, I watched how the violence of that time affected everyone.
It is amazing for me to think what was normal life back then in Northern Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s. When I was just a kid here in my local village, the police station was attacked. It's just that compound over there. It was attacked by the IRA.
And while that attack was taking place, I was in kindergarten in the local village school here behind me. Myself and my classmates were all evacuated. But, back then, normal life involved the threat of attacks and bombings and killings.
Protestant communities were mostly Unionist, wanting Northern Ireland to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Catholic communities were Irish Nationalist for the most part, wanting all of Ireland to be unified, free from British rule.
More than 3,500 people died during the Troubles, half of them civilians. In 1998, armed groups and politicians agreed to finally make peace, and signed an historic treaty called the Good Friday Agreement that effectively ended Northern Ireland's bloody sectarian conflict.
Twenty years later, and that peace has brought stability. As long as both the Republic of Ireland and Britain were members of the same European Union, there was no need for a militarized border, and sectarian tensions between Protestants and Catholics eased.
Now the political fight over Brexit, Britain's exit from the European Union, is threatening that precious harmony. That's because, if the U.K. slices away all official ties to Europe, the Irish Republic would remain inside the E.U., with a European border running across the land separating the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland, which could mean new customs and security checks.
It's something that would break the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. That's already reigniting old tensions.
Margaret O'Callaghan:
One of the things the '98 agreement did was, it ended violence, obviously, but it also made it possible to be British or to be Irish, and not to be loyal or disloyal in Northern Ireland.
Professor Margaret O'Callaghan teaches Irish history at Queens University in Belfast.
Nobody envisaged, when the '98 agreement was put in place, that there would be a situation in which Britain would be outside the E.U. and Ireland would be in the E.U. So, this throws up all kinds of problems nobody had anticipated.
During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, British border posts were viewed as provocative by Irish nationalists. With identity politics, nearly everything becomes political.
That's why peace only came after the border was made less visible. It's still here, but you would hardly know it. One potential solution to the border issue is being called the Backstop. That would mean leaving Northern Ireland inside the E.U. economic zone, even though the rest of Great Britain would be outside.
The customs border would be an invisible line across the Irish Sea, giving Northern Ireland an economic special status. It's a solution that is rejected by Unionists.
Robin Swann:
It removed us from the United Kingdom. And once you start to break those ties between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom, it's the start of a process and then. And it's a process that we don't want to be part of.
In Northern Ireland, many people earn a living through farming, like my family. I grew up on this farm in County Armagh, and I returned here just as the deadline for making a deal with Europe grows near.
If trade agreements are severed with a hostile Brexit, farmers here, like my father, will find themselves subject to tariffs on their goods being sold to Europe. My father is also the president of the farmer's union in Northern Ireland. He says around half of all lamb meat from Northern Ireland crosses the border into the Republic of Ireland and ends up in France.
Ivor Ferguson:
Our lambs leaving Northern Ireland and going to Southern Ireland would pay a tariff of about 35 to 40 pounds sterling per lamb, and that would mean that, well, farming just wouldn't stand that.
Another fear is new imports from other countries, like the U.S., free from Europeans regulations on how animals are raised and cared for. Farmers here could find themselves undercut in price by foreign goods.
The E.U. has quite strict standards, so they don't want American beef because it's full of hormones. The chicken is washed with chlorine. So they don't want that. They won't allow that in.
So, that's a thing we are concerned about as well. If the U.K. decided to drop the standards, then that would be a major difficulty for us.
Democratic Unionist Party campaigned for Brexit. They say, despite the March 29 deadline to leave Europe, new trade agreements will eventually emerge.
Gordon Lyons:
We want to see a withdrawal agreement with the European Union. We want to make sure that there is the protection and the certainty there for business, above anything else.
For Unionists, however, there is another concern.
To some of their rivals amongst Nationalists, the discord over Brexit could signal an opportunity. The Good Friday Agreement includes a clause that calls for an eventual referendum, or poll, on removing the Irish border entirely and uniting Ireland.
When Northern Ireland was formed almost 100 years ago, there was a clear Protestant majority. Over the years, that majority has eroded, and is now almost gone. So far, no one has wanted to risk the delicate peace in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement by calling for a unity referendum, but the Brexit debate has changed everything here.
Mary Lou McDonald:
A hard border on the island of Ireland cannot happen, will not happen, and is not an option.
Mary Lou McDonald is the president of Sinn Fein, traditionally seen as the political wing of the IRA.
If the British government insists on a reckless course of action that brings a difficulty to the Good Friday Agreement and causes a hardening of the border, in those circumstances, the only democratically correct thing that they can do is put the issue of the border itself to the people, allow the people to have their say in a referendum, in a border poll.
After all…
On a united Ireland?
A hard border in Northern Ireland would almost certainly reignite anger, but, for now, the likelihood of an outright insurgency again is low.
There's been a lot said in the press about how there's a risk of returning to the kind of violence we saw here in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Is that realistic?
No, I don't think that is realistic at all. I don't see a return to that kind of violence. Post-9/11, we live in a different kind of world.
That doesn't mean sporadic violence, less organized, wouldn't be possible.
I think it would be a very foolish and a very reckless person that would gamble at all on stability, that would gamble in any way, however small, would take any chance with the peace that we have built.
The memories of violence and loss, however, are still sharp, and Northern Ireland's people know they have much at stake in the coming months, hoping their hard-won peace here can withstand the changing world around them.
For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Paul claims that God always acts at the right time and presents opportunities for Kingdom advancement at crucial moments – "kairos" moments. He talks about "open doors" and the importance of advancing through them.
At Northwest we believe God is providing us with a "kairos" opportunity to assist key Korean pastoral leaders in Canada, Korea and other parts of the world to develop their capacities as Global Christian Leaders.
On May 1st. Northwest will launch a new Doctor of Ministry program with a focus in Global Christian Leadership for Korean pastoral leaders in our Fellowship, as well as for other Korean Christians throughout the world.
Vancouver is one the primary centres in North America for the Korean diaspora, with over 150 Korean churches, many of which are substantial and growing. When Korean pastors come to Canada, they have great challenges understanding our culture and adapting their leadership to this new reality. This program will develop their capacity to transition cross-culturally.
Many pastoral leaders in Korea lead their congregations to establish mission projects around the world, including Canada. Yet, they have not had opportunity to develop cross-cultural leadership skills or discerned the challenges involved in being global Christian leaders. Significant struggles ensue, despite great passion for the Gospel.
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This new Doctor of Ministry program will enable the students to interact with and be mentored by Christian leaders who have significant global leadership experience, as well as deep commitment to and understanding of the mission of God in this world. Recruitment for the first class has already started.
Dr. Larry Perkins, Northwest Professor of Biblical Studies and President Emeritus, and Dr. Daniel Park, pastor of Global Korean Mission, a Fellowship Baptist Church located in Coquitlam, are co-directing the new program. A petition for accreditation of the program has been submitted to the Association of Theological Schools.


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By following some creative romantic tips you can improve your relationship with your partner. Any intimate erotic relationship needs romance to keep it strong and exciting.
Many people mistake romance for sentimentality or sappiness. But that's not romance. Romance is way of doing things. It seeks to make events and relationships emotionally deep and a touch idealistic. Human beings naturally crave romance-and yes, that goes for men just as much as for women!.
Many people, therefore, need some good romantic tips to follow to get creative ideas on how to express their passion. So, let's look at some.
Top romantic tips for your man
- Many men are sports fans, of course. So, even if you are a woman who isn't, you can still show your love for your man buy surprising him with tickets to go see his favorite team, performer, or something like that. But do more than just buy him the tickets-go with him. Make it a special date. Even if you just can't get into the sport, you can still enjoy the time with him, feeling his excitement.
- Buy him some cologne or aftershave that you find sexy. Now, if he already has a favorite scent, find him a gift box of that scent. But if not, pick one out for him that turns you on. Make it clear to him that this is not "to make him smell better". It is to show him how sexy he is.
- Randomly select non-holidays and cook for him as if it were a holiday feast you are preparing, making his favorite foods. Set a very romantic table and include a sultry card to give him...signed with your lip-prints.
Top romantic tips for your woman
- Plan and prepare a surprise picnic lunch outing. This should include a very nice basket, a sweet gift for her such as perhaps a stuffed animal (a very well-made one), her favorite cold-served lunch foods, wine, a lovely blanket to sit on, and a beautiful spot in the woods or a meadow.
- Instead of the common "dinner and a movie", cook a dinner yourself prepared with her favorite foods, and then take her to see a live play or some other live performance such as going to a comedy club.
- For no special reason, make her recordings of her favorite romantic music or love songs, or go buy her some and surprise her with them as a random gift.
These are just a few tips that you can use to create romance. Once you get into the habit, it's really not hard to make nearly every day a special, romantic day .© www.relationships-tips-advise.com
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