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Aired January 31, 2018 - 12:00 ET
[12:00:00] REP. FRENCH HILL (R), ARKANSAS (via telephone): To be two severely injured victims, one that appeared to be stabilized and was able to be picked up by helicopter, and one I don't know the status of. BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN ANCHOR: OK. Congressman French Hill, if you could stay on the line, I am right now going to hand over CNN's coverage of this crash of a train carrying Republican members of Congress, it crashed into this garbage truck. And, at this point in time, it seems like serious injuries at least for the two people. It appears two people who were in that garbage truck and, according to the congressman you just head, thrown from that truck. We have whole lot more on this. "INSIDE POLITICS" with Dana Bash starts right now. She'll pick up our special coverage. ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news. DANA BASH, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to INSIDE POLITICS. We're beginning with breaking news. A train carrying lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia has collided with a truck. A source tells CNN there are injuries and that members, quote, hit the deck. It's unclear how many lawmakers were on board, but House Speaker Paul Ryan was, but a source tells me that he and other members who are with him are OK. Let's get straight to CNN's Jeremy Diamond. Jeremy, what are you hearing? JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Hey, Dana. Sorry, we're just dealing with this breaking news here. BASH: I get it. DIAMOND: But as far as we know so far, you know, there have been some injuries on this train. But from what we've heard from the members who were on the train, the injuries there appear to be minor. The question is how serious the injury was to, in particular, this driver of this truck that apparently collided with this train. The train was carrying -- we're not clear how many members exactly, but I'm being told right now that it was the official mode of transportation for Republican members of Congress to get to this Republican retreat in West Virginia. So they left Union Station in Washington, D.C., this morning. And on the way there, it appears Cozet, Virginia, this is where this apparent collision happened. We're seeing some of the pictures coming in from a couple of the members of Congress on the train. You can see there it appears it have collided with some kind of a tractor trailer truck potentially carrying garbage. At least that's what it looks like, where it's strewn on the ground there alongside the tracks. And as of now, we're unclear exactly how many members of Congress. That is the information that we're looking to learn. But, keep in mind, not just members of Congress, but some of their aides on the train as well, perhaps even some family members as well. We hear that House Speaker Paul Ryan was on the train. He is doing OK according to Republican aides. But we're still waiting to get some more details specifically on what happened, what caused this crash and exactly what the extent of these injuries are. But as I said, so far all indications are that there were no serious injuries on the train itself. A big question mark, however, about the status of the driver of this tractor trailer truck. BASH: Yes, absolutely. Jeremy, thank you for that. I want to get straight to the scene now. Congressman Lee Zeldin, Republican of New York, is on the train and was at the time of collision. And he joins me by phone now. Congressman, thank you so much for calling. I just want to say that as soon as we heard about this, you and I were texting. You told me kind of a little bit about the scene. Set the scene for us, first of all, of what exactly happened at the point of collision. REP. LEE ZELDIN (R), NEW YORK (via telephone): Well, it certainly shocked everybody on the train. It was a pretty hard collision. Really thankful that the train was able to stay on the tracks. Came to a halt within, it looks like, I don't know, maybe about a quarter mile or so it was able to (INAUDIBLE). The train is stopped here next to the truck. We were on our way to the GOP retreat. So you will have almost all of the House and Senate Republicans on the train. Not everyone, but close to it. We're -- we are hearing of injuries on the train. You know, I don't want to share any bad information, but I'm hearing that there are some injuries on the train. First thing we're hearing is -- you know, fortunately, amongst the delegation, you have a lot of doctors. So there was a call out for doctors, highest priority right outside of the train. Some people might have been standing at the time of the collision. But I guess, you know, the biggest -- the biggest thing was the train being able to stay on the tracks. And everybody here is praying for the person they're rendering first aid to right next to the train. And hopefully, I mean, if there are -- whatever other injuries there might be on the train are relatively minor when compared to the scene right now next to it. BASH: And, obviously, it sounds like you are OK, thank God. The people around you, have you -- have you witnessed anybody who has had an injury at all? [12:05:00] ZELDIN: Yes, I would say that -- you know, first off, I'm happy that I don't have whiplash. I mean once the adrenaline goes down, there might be some people who, you know, are feeling an ache or a pain that they didn't feel as soon as the accident happened. For everyone watching right now, a lot of people have experienced that. So, you know, adrenaline might be a little bit higher. There was someone a few rows behind me, I can't say who it was, who -- they were rendering some first aid to right afterwards. You know, and we were one train in front of the cafe car where you might have many people standing up. There are some kids on the train. Fortunately for everyone, whether you're an older member here or you're just a child, you know, we haven't gotten a full report of how everyone's doing, but I'm sure that there are some injuries on the train as well. BASH: Congressman, you say kids on the train. Are you talking about children of the members and senators? ZELDIN: Yes. It's -- so when we do these -- so each year the Republicans in Congress and the Democrats in Congress will do a retreat. So this week will be the GOP retreat, House and Senate. I believe next week is the Democratic retreat. It's something that takes place every year. It's an opportunity for us -- you're here over the course of the next few days, we're scheduled to meet with the president, with the vice president, with different cabinet members. BASH: Right. ZELDIN: The purpose of, you know, the retreat, we'll talk, you know, policy, but they also use the opportunity for -- you know, members might bring their spouse. They might bring their kids. And there will be a spouse program and there will be a children's program, which is important for family members to, you know, be able to have that kind of support system with each other because we do spend a lot of time in Washington. BASH: Sure. Absolutely. Well, congressman, hopefully all of those children, especially, are OK. I also want to say thank you for calling in. Thank you for sending some of the photos that we're sharing with our viewers right now. I appreciate it. Maybe we'll get back to you later in the hour. I want to bring in one of Congressman Zeldin's colleagues, Tom Cole, who is also still on the train that collided with the truck in the last hour or so. Congressman Cole, thank you so much for calling in. REP. TOM COLE (R), OKLAHOMA: Absolutely. BASH: Describe the scene as you see it. COLE: Well, it's -- I'm sitting right -- looking at the truck now. It's horrific. The -- it's a large, you know, truck/trailer combination. The trailer's been knocked off the truck. The truck is smashed up, but sort of semi-upright. The trailer is, you know, pretty close to demolished. You've got trash everywhere. It was -- it's a pretty stunning scene. Obviously it looks like we've a fatality with one of the drivers on the truck or one of the operators. Another serious injury that left. So it's a pretty stunning scene. Totally unexpected. BASH: I just want to just go back to what you said. You said that there is a clear fatality? Can you be more descriptive and specific? COLE: Yes, I think so. Certainly somebody was taken off the -- the -- you know, off the site with a tarp over them. So, you know, our assumption is there was a fatality, to be clear. But it was pretty amazing. The first responders were really the member doctors who were demanding to get off the train. Security was concerned because it looked like there might be gas leakage and they were concerned there could be an explosion. There wasn't, as it turned out. But, you had -- you had, fortunately, a lot of doctors that are members in both chambers. So you had like Brad Wenstrup and Michael Burgess from Texas, Roger Marshall from Kansas, Senator Cassidy, Bill Cassidy, from Louisiana. BASH: And they're all running out to try to help the injured? COLE: Oh, yes, they were all going -- they actually were the first people on the scene as far as I could tell. I'm literally in the last car. And that's -- you know, which is stopped immediately opposite where the accident is. So they were -- yes, they were busy trying to get out. And they managed to get out on their own. And they were the first ones rendering assistance. Then you pretty quickly had, you know, emergency first responders, paramedics, a lot of fire vehicles and ambulances here now. So -- but, yes, they were administering CPR to -- you know, to the folks that had been hurt in the crash. BASH: I want to bring in one of your former House colleagues, now senator, Jeff Flake. But if you don't mind, Congressman Cole, stay with us while I bring in your colleague. Senator Flake, first of all, thank you so much for calling in. SEN. JEFF FLAKE (R), ARIZONA: Hello. BASH: I was just with you last night in the rotunda. Obviously such a different scene. And all I thought of when I heard that you were on the phone was that obviously a very difficult kind of tragedy, but the same kind of scene with -- that you're witnessing now with your colleagues, who are doctors, racing to help people who are injured. The same kind of scene that -- that we saw when you were on the baseball field. [12:10:08] FLAKE: Yes, well, yes. Brad Wenstrup and we were just -- just with each other as we're (INAUDIBLE) carrying the -- one of the injured to the ambulance, we're -- we've been through this before. As we're -- Brad's cutting away at the coat of the man that's -- trying to keep him alive. It was all too similar. BASH: Can you just be more specific in what you just described, what happened. You said you were carrying somebody away? Who were you carrying away? FLAKE: Well, we -- I -- I was on the train near the front. Obviously we heard the -- felt the impact. It was loud and it was harsh. It threw everybody kind of up in their seats. And we knew we'd hit something. And then I -- I was near the window. I looked out and saw the truck. And it had just been smashed. The garbage truck -- the back portion had been separated from the cab. And then I worked my way back about 10 cars, so I was parallel to the accident and then got off. I thought they probably needed people to carry people to ambulances. And so I got over there and Senator Cassidy was already there. And Brad was already there working on him with a few paramedics. And we were just happy to secure him on the stretcher and cut away some of the clothing while they worked on him. He was pretty bad off. I hope he survives. BASH: And just to be clear -- FLAKE: There was another just a few feet away who was deceased. They worked on him for quite a while, but couldn't revive him. Another person I think who was in the cab -- BASH: Do you -- do you know -- I'm sorry, can we just -- if I may, senator -- FLAKE: The two that were ejected may have been on the back of the garbage truck. We just don't know. But one person wasn't as seriously injured. And I believe they were able to walk to the ambulance. But the other two were very badly hurt and one deceased. BASH: Senator, I just want to make clear, the person who you're saying was killed, you believe, was on the truck, not the train. FLAKE: I'm not -- not sure if the person was in the cab. You know, usually you have a couple of people working the back of the garbage truck. And they weren't in the cab. They were either ejected from the cab or ejected from the back of the truck. I would assume, but I don't know, that they were on the back of the truck. BASH: I see. And tell me, senator, about -- first of all, it sounds like, thank God, you are OK. Tell me about the people who were around you at the point of impact and how they're doing physically. FLAKE: Yes, I'm not sure if anybody is seriously hurt on the train. I doubt anybody is seriously hurt, but certainly some bumped heads and bruises. My wife was sitting next to me. She was thrown pretty hard against the seat, but -- and she's OK. So I don't know, though. I've been off the train most of the time. BASH: OK. Senator, stand by. I want to read to you and to our viewers what we're hearing. This is according to our Rene Marsh getting a statement from the Amtrak spokesperson, Beth Toll (ph), who says the following. An Amtrak train came into contact with a vehicle that was on the tracks at 11:20 a.m. Eastern in -- I don't know if I'm going to pronounce this right, correct me in the control room if I don't -- Crozet, Virginia. There are no reported injuries to passengers or crew members. Local law enforcement is investigating the incident, and crews are inspecting equipment for damage. The train originated in Washington, D.C. Updates will be provided as new information becomes available. So here you hear -- you see, senator and Congressman Cole, if you're still with us, that with regard to the train, no reported injuries to passengers or crew members. So it certainly sounds -- Congressman Cole, I'll go back to you, that what you are describing and what Senator Flake is describing as an apparent fatality, in addition to some severe injuries that you are witnessing, and that the doctors, who are members of Congress, are tending to came from the people in the truck. COLE: And that's correct. I mean the people that were injured are now gone, and as is the fatality that the senator referred to. So you've got people around, inspecting things, and I suppose making decisions. [12:15:06] But, yes, it was just as Jeff described it. It was, you know, quite a jolt. And -- but you -- you -- again, you might have some knocked heads or there were a couple of people knocked down that happened to be in the aisle, but nobody seriously hurt on the train. The injuries, the fatalities, were all associated with the garbage vehicle. BASH: And just so you know and what our viewers know, that we're looking at some live video, but also to the left, that's still photo a congressman tweeted, the front of the Amtrak train. If we can put that back up. Oh, now we have the live pictures of where you're sitting, Congressman Cole. We see the outside of the train. And, boy, does that look like -- it looks like a nightmare. An absolute nightmare. COLE: No, I -- BASH: I should -- I should tell you, and I don't know if you've heard this. While we're talking, I got a text from an aide, a House GOP aide, who's on the train, who said buses are coming to pick you all up. COLE: I assumed that's what they'd have to do. I mean I don't know how you would move this vehicle from an accident site like this. It's -- you know, I'm sure there's an investigation. You couldn't move the crew. So we all suspected we would be here for some time. But, obviously, we're safe and we're fortunate. And people who are in (INAUDIBLE) are neither. And it's just a real tragedy for them and their families. BASH: Absolutely. And as we're starting to get a live picture -- well, a nice man is blocking what I was going to show you, but if and when he moves, you'll see there's a little bit of a -- of an -- there's a white "x," there you see, which looks like a train crossing, which anybody who has been in their car and comes up to train tracks -- there you see -- knows what that means. And that means a train's coming. So the obvious question that everybody is going to be asking, and I know our team here, Rene Marsh especially, is looking into whether or not there was some -- something that didn't work, some malfunction with what is supposed to happen when a car or a truck or a garbage truck comes up to a track and a train is coming. COLE: Yes. Well, and, again, I can't speak to that. I can literally see the cross. I'm just -- I'm not -- because I'm in the last car. BASH: Sure. COLE: I can just look out the window and see it immediately to my left. But it -- you know, clearly, obviously, there's somebody that didn't follow protocol or you had a vehicle that had stalled out and was on the track. You just don't know at this point. But just, wow, what a tragedy. BASH: It sure is. And can you just describe the scene now? I mean, as I mentioned, it sounds like buses are coming to pick you up. I mean you're sitting on the train. I would imagine you've got your colleagues around, your colleagues' families around, your aides around. COLE: Yes. BASH: What's the feeling on that train right now? COLE: Oh, you know, people are obviously a little bit -- a little shook up by it. We're happy that people are safe here and people are checking up and down, making sure really over and over that everybody's OK. But, you know, it's just carnage in front of us in terms of the degree of destruction to the truck and the trailer and trash scattered every place. Again, the people that were injured and killed have been removed. There's quite a, you know, a plethora -- quite a number of now firefighters and first responders here on ground. And -- but it's -- you know, it's going to take a while just to clean up the mess, quite frankly, let alone piece together exactly what happened. BASH: But, congressman, just one other question. And maybe it's too soon to know the answer to this. But is it your understanding that when the buses come, they'll take you back to Washington, that this retreat will be canceled? COLE: I don't know. I have not been informed either way about that. So, as a matter of fact, I didn't know -- I assumed buses were on the way but didn't know until you actually told me that. So I don't know whether the decision is made to, you know, continue with the event that was planned. BASH: Understood. COLE: Obviously this casts quite a pall over everything. But, you know, we did have the president coming tomorrow. I think the vice president tonight. Quite a few cabinet members. It's -- it is one of your earlier people, I think Congressman Zeldin mentioned it's a very normal function. A pretty important sort of kickoff for the legislative year for us. But, you know, this is certainly something that nobody's ever dealt with that I'm aware of in one of these retreats, or certainly not in my time in Congress. So, you know, what decision will be made about it going forward, I just don't know. BASH: Yes, I would imagine that this is -- that this is certainly a unique and tragic event that you are all experiencing together. The House speaker is on the train. I know you said you're in the back in the last car. I was told by an aide that he's OK. Have you seen him? Is he kind of going around -- [12:20:08] COLE: No, I've not -- no, I've -- I saw him earlier today, but I've not seen him since the accident. And -- but I don't think anybody on the train's in any serious kind of jeopardy. I mean you might have bumped a knee or -- (INAUDIBLE) and I happened to be standing next to Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions and was chatting with him. So I was hanging on the overhead, you know, bins that are for luggage and things like that, otherwise I would have lost my feet. And Rep. Fleischmann was right behind me walking, from Tennessee, and he was knocked down. So I'm sure that happened up and down the train. But, again, there's no reports of any serious injuries on the train. The tragedy is all on the ground and all with the drivers and the operators of the trash vehicle. It just -- it just breaks your heart. I mean just normal people out working hard and doing a tough job, and I'm sure this is the last thing they ever thought would happen to them as well. BASH: Absolutely. No question about it. Congressman, while you wait for your buses, if you can indulge us and stay on the line, I would appreciate it. I just want to go over to our congressional correspondent, Sunlen Serfaty, who has a new statement from the Capitol Police. Sunlen. SUNLEN SERFATY, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Dana. The Capitol Police says that they are indeed on the scene. And as you know from covering Capitol Hill, typically when you have members of Congress and the leadership, typically they have some sort of detail with them from Capitol Police. SO no surprise that they were on the scene. Likely that they were on the train themselves. But they do say in a statement provided to CNN that congressional officials, including the United States Capitol Police, are on the scene and are working closely with partner law enforcement agencies in response to the incident. And we are, of course, as you've been noting, hearing stories and seeing those pictures tweeted out by members and, of course, right now you see the live picture of the scene of just how devastating that was. And it certainly should be again noted that this is an annual retreat that members of Congress go to. And, in many cases, they bring their spouses, they bring their children. So certainly this Amtrak train that was chartered to go from Washington, D.C., this morning over to Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, was carrying many members' families on there as well. And one Republican aide really confirming what we've been reporting for a while, that there were some minor injuries and some bruises among those people on the train, but not serious injuries. Of course, a lot of focus being on the status of those two people in that garbage truck that hit that train. BASH: Sunlen, thank you so much for that reporting. Appreciate it. Congressman Cole, I'm going to bring you back in. While Sunlen was just giving that report, I was obviously listening to her but texting with some other sources who are on the train who was saying that Albemarle County sheriffs are on the train checking to make sure that folks are OK. And just a reminder to me that a lot of members' children are on this train. It's something that Congressman Zeldin told us at the top of the hour. But, you know, Congressman Cole, you know, again, this is -- this is typically annually one of those events where everybody goes, they bring their families, they bring their spouses, who almost -- many of whom never -- almost never come to Washington. You know, they take their suits off, they wear their sweaters and jeans. And so that's the atmospheric in which this tragedy happened. COLE: That's correct. I mean, again, the -- and at least as far as I could tell, there was no sudden hitting of the brakes or anything. There was just a jolt. I mean you didn't have any anticipation that this was getting ready to happen. Although they clearly got it stopped pretty fast. And, you know, again, I don't have a good sense of how fast we were going, but I don't think it was all that -- I mean, if I were guessing, it would be like 30, 40 miles an hour. Of course, you're going through a community. It wasn't racing along. But, yes, it was -- it was quite unexpected and jarring. And -- but the reaction of -- I mean people were calm and immediately looking out for people around them. As you said, we had security on the train. They were immediately helpful. We had doctors on the train who immediately got off to render assistance to people that, you know, deadly peril on the ground. So very proud of those members who did that. And, again, the local authorities got here right away. You know, they -- so -- and they have indeed, you know, gone through the train themselves on top of our own security and just members checking on their families and their fellows and made sure everything was OK in the vehicle. So the professional response have been very, very good, both by the Capitol Police, as always, and by the members here that, you know, again, are physicians and want to help people in these situations (INAUDIBLE) local law enforcement. It's just an awful tragedy to have happened. And it does rattle people. And I'm fortunate I don't have my children or spouse with me, but those that do, you know, that's not exactly what you would like them to have to experience or see. So I suppose there might be some emotional, you know -- BASH: Of course. COLE: Trauma (INAUDIBLE) for some of them. So that's pretty tough on those folks. BASH: Congressman, I'm going to ask you to stand by one more time. Our viewers are looking at the front of the train. Video of the front of the train. And we have an affiliate, WVIR, who is on the scene. And let's just dip into their coverage for a moment. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What happened here? UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, that's right, Matt. So right now a nurse on scene has told me that there's been at least one fatality and one critical injury. And she believes that both of these two people were on the trash truck itself. I do not know about any injuries on the train so far at this point. I will continue to ask those questions. Police have been very, very tough. They've not wanted to talk about anything right now. So they just keep kind of pushing us back. And they're going to come eventually, hopefully, talk to us and give us a full rundown of what's going on. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Of course one of the big things with this investigation is, it does now involve a lot of different authorities. Local authorities, Albemarle County Police. We know a spokesperson is on the way to the scene here and we do expect update from Albemarle County Police at some point. But we're also seeing a lot of federal authorities out here because, as we said, this is members of Congress. We believe Capitol Police out here too. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, that's right. I believe I've seen a number of members of Capitol Police out here heavily armed with their vests on and their long guns and they've been walking up and down the train, I guess protecting, making sure no one who isn't supposed to be on that train is getting on there. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And we did see, just a few minutes ago, Pegasus, that's UVA's helicopter, the airlift. I believe a patient from here. We, again, are hearing reports from a nurse on the scene originally saying one person died in this. And we did see this other person air lifted, we assume to UVA. What else have you seen out here? So you did get here very soon after this accident happened. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, I got here before even a number of the first responders that are all the way down the street down there. I have just seen tons and tons of people running up to this scene, trying to help in any way that they can. Police, medical personnel, firefighters. Everyone is out here kind of working together, doing whatever they can to help anyone who is injured and suffering. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Of course one of the big things that we've seen in this accident here is that because there were so many members of Congress and their staff on board this train, they started tweeting right away about the accident as soon as it happened. We have heard that our local congressman, Congressman Bob Goodlatte, a Republican from the sixth district representing the Shenandoah Valley, he was not on the train. Congressman Goodlatte has tweeted that he wishes everyone prayers for anyone who was on board the train, any of his colleagues, as well as anyone in that trash truck there who may have been injured or killed in this. We also know that Fifth District Congressman Republican Tom Garrett, who represents central Virginia, Tom Garrett, was not on this train either. He just tweeted a few moments ago that he will be heading down to the Green Briar, but was not on board the train. Once again, our photographer, Lee, if we could just zoom into the scene here so you can see that trash truck right on this crossing. You can see the railroad crossing sign, that white "x" up there. That is where Lane Town Road and I believe it's Merry Mart Farm, that's where they cross these tracks here. I don't believe it's a signalized intersection there. They're just the flashing lights and the warning of a crossing that's coming up. But you can see that trash truck was knocked completely off into the dirt here. All the trash strewn about here. Authorities again continue to go through. Lee, if we could pan over to the left here you can see, those are Albemarle County Police that are up on the rail yard here. They're walking through. We've seen police and crews going through this train, making sure that no one else is on board still while they make sure everyone gets out. There are a lot of ambulances. As we were coming in here, maybe ten minutes ago or so, we saw even more ambulances rushing to the scene here to make sure that everyone who does need medical treatment is taken care of. But, once again, we are here at Lane Town Road. This is just west of Crozet. And, Lee, if we can pan up here to the helicopter that's circling above. Now, from the ground, I can't tell what kind of helicopter it is. It looks to be a Virginia State Police helicopter or maybe a federal authorities helicopter of some sort. It is not an air lift. [12:29:56] BASH: OK, you've been listening to our local affiliate there, WVIR. And just for anybody who's just tuning in, what you're looking at is a live picture of a train that was chartered by House and Senate Republicans to take them from Washington, D.C., Union Station, to West Virginia.


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Powerful performance comes naturally for the Samsung Galaxy A9. That's because it has a 2.2GHz / 1.8GHz Octo-core processor and 6GB of RAM, so your phone won't crash or freeze unexpectedly no matter how many apps you've got open. The Galaxy A9 can run anything without a fuss.
Storage is impressive too – the Galaxy A9 has 128GB of room to play with – which is plenty of space for apps, photos, movies and whatever else you fancy. The 3,800mAh battery should also last the day.
You've got all the premium features you would expect in a new Galaxy phone, like facial recognition, a fingerprint sensor and fast charging. And yes, there is a headphone jack.
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Online Chakra Courses with Anodea Judith
Dr. Anodea Judith is a dynamic speaker and workshop leader who touches your heart and holds it in eloquent metaphors from beginning to end. Whether it's about healing the human the soul, awakening the life force, creating your life on purpose, or addressing the world situation, her talks and pictorial power points bring the entire audience into a deep realm of being and purpose and leave them inspired to make change.
In short, she takes you into the realm of the sacred, for indeed, the sacred is at the center of Anodea's purpose, and the center of everything she does.
"Anodea Judith and her training in the Chakra System has changed my life in every way. Because she is a master in her field she has a beautiful way of explaining the chakra system that is immediately applicable to every day life. Anodea has inspired me to own the fact that I am a spiritual change agent, a mover and a shaker, and she has inspired me that I can bring heaven to earth each and every day and I know and understand completely what it means when we say…when we heal ourself, we heal the world."
I am soooooo happy and honored to be training with Anodea (she is training me to train teachers in New Zealand) and am so excited to offer her online chakra training, books, and I will be hosting Anodea Judith for a 5 day intensive chakra healing workshop in Wellington this November 2019.
~Schamet Horsfield
Chakra Healing Bundle
This bundle is our hands-down best seller! It includes copious amounts of information and techniques for working with your chakras offers you a wide pallet for your personal and professional transformation. With practices you can use the rest of your life, this valuable resource helps you navigate your way to better health, expanded awareness, and joy. You are guaranteed to feel a new sense of happiness, peace, and wholeness in all aspects of your life.
In this unique and inspiring program, renowned author, workshop presenter, and the world's leading authority on the Chakras, Anodea Judith guides you through easy poses, affirmations, and mantras (simple chants) that open and balance the chakras. More than a series of exercises, this is a complete mind-body-spirit practice. Your energy flowers and your life force flows. You feel a new sense of happiness, peace, and wholeness.
Seven Levels of Intimacy
With the Seven Levels Of Intimacy process, you'll gain lifelong tools for working with your relationships using through the lens of the chakra system and you will be able to release blocks and old patterns that may arise along the way. If you feel the inner call to design your relationship at the deepest level, then renowned spiritual teacher and chakra expert, Anodea Judith and master healer and coach, Ramone Yaciuk will show you how.
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Dr. Jacqueline Susanna Chan, D.O., M.I.M
Dr. Jacqueline Chan gives you two practical health tips for each of the major 7 chakras, one based in the field of Holistic Medicine, the second based in the underpinnings of intuition medicine. Topics include healthy energetic boundaries, the basics of detoxing, what stress does to our sex hormones, mending the gut, principles in tending to your cardiovascular health, symptoms of thyroid imbalance and what to do about it, tips for good cognitive care for higher thinking and clarity and lastly how to access your divine intuition.
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Who Do You Think You Are?
A Guide to Understanding Your Character Structure and Moving from Pattern to Presence.
From astrology to the Enneagram, people have always looked for ways to understand who they are on a deeper level of meaning. But how many of these ways truly map onto your body structure and reveal your unconscious defense mechanisms? Most of them simply give you a label and a set of limitations and leave it at that, without telling you how to transcend those limitations, bust out of your patterns, and return to being present.
The study of Character Structures originated with Wilhelm Reich. As he looked at his client's bodies and learned about their wounds, he found that certain ages of wounding produced characteristic patterns that could be seen in body, behavior, and beliefs. Understanding your own patterns will free you from the trap of thinking "That's just how I am" and give you new strategies for surviving and thriving in the world. Understanding the patterns of your loved ones will help you act with skill and wisdom in your relationships.
My friend and colleague, Steven Kessler, has been working with character structure as a therapist for a decade. He has a unique perspective to share. Join us in this free interview and learn about your patterns and how to break through to presence.
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This course will guide you step-by-step, chakra-by-chakra, through a process for clarifying your intention, clearing out blocks, and bringing your dreams into reality – down from the crown chakra where they are first conceived and into the grounded reality of the physical world. It provides ways of discovering how to release your inner barriers to manifesting, and how to activate your natural ability to consciously co-create an abundant life and world! I'm excited to make it very impactful for participants by pouring my heart and soul into it.
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Optimal Health for your Body & Soul
Dr. Jacqueline Susanna Chan, D.O., M.I.M
We are so excited to invite The Chakra Doctor, Jacqueline Susanna Chan, D.O., M.I.M. to Anodea Judith's Sacred Centers, where she treats us to a Foundations in Energy Medicine Course with 4 webinars dealing with Energy Medicine, Breast Health, The Diet Dilemma, and Staying Healthy, plus some bonus items too!


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Find time
to do nothing
Or in my case, make nothingness a part of the agenda. And hopefully spend some of that nothingness emptying my brain at an equally lovely spot. Gorgeous.....
Here's a place to spend an entire day...if only just looking!
What this nothingness is sometimes very important in our busy lives.
I would love to be by this place and do nothing. This is so beautiful, Laura! This tree is so graceful!
Very tranquil and green.
A glass of cold lemon aid would go nicely with that spot.
How wonderful!
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Classic Oak Tool Cabinet
Searching for a permanent fixture to house your collection of hand tools? Then look no further than this great-looking cabinet.
Big-time storage: That's the name of the game with this sturdy oak cabinet. For this project, the goal was to come up with a design that could store nearly all the tools you'll need for your upcoming projects. Of course, for a shop fixture this large, it didn't hurt to make it look great, too.
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What You Get:
- 12 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions.
- Over 50 full-color photos and illustrations.
- Bonus design options show you how to build the project as a chest of drawers or add casters to the original plan.
Note: After your purchase, you will receive an email containing a PDF attachment of your purchased plan, as well as instructions for logging in to download the plan and access any other associated files and videos, which will all be located on this page.
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The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.
Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


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Bernat Blanket and Blanket Brights Yarn 300g
Contexta Afghan is constructed with octagon and mitered square motifs that play with textured stitches. I originally designed Contexta for my Craftsy Class: Knitting Texture: One Motif at a Time. The pattern is available individually here (and includes an extra SUPER EASY Octagon for beginners) or as part of my Craftsy class.


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978-3-86853-786-4, Reihe Physik
Janis Endres
Systematic studies of the Pygmy Dipole Resonance with hadronic and electromagnetic probes
102 Seiten, Dissertation Universität Köln (2011), Softcover, A5
This thesis presents the systematic study of the Pygmy Dipole Resonance (PDR) in the atomic nuclei 94Mo, 124Sn, and 138Ba using the new method of (α,α′γ) coincidence ex- periments at 34 MeV/nucleon bombarding energy. These experiments provide a deeper insight into the underlying structure of this resonance, since hadronic interaction is dom- inant at the chosen kinematic conditions. The measurements have been performed at the Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut (KVI) in Groningen, The Netherlands. The compar- ison of the obtained results to the dipole strength distribution measured in real photon scattering experiments on the same nuclei reveals a splitting of the PDR into two ener- getically separated parts with different underlying structure. This phenomenon seems to be a general feature of this resonance, since it is so far observed in all studied nuclei.
The details and results of the experiments are presented in this thesis and a comparison to the results of theoretical microscopic calculations is given that allow an interpretation of the experimentally observed splitting of the PDR. It turns out that the energetically lower-lying group of states seemingly belongs to an isoscalar neutron-skin oscillation, while the higher-lying group of dipole transitions seems to belong to a transitional region on the tail of the isovector Giant Dipole Resonance (IVGDR).


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Trachemys scripta elegans
Extremely common in Katy and Cypress Texas
Beyond a doubt this is the most common turtle in the area and just about worldwide. This is the pet shop turtle that was sold in a
plastic dish with a palm tree years ago and unfortunately released into the wild everywhere. I have seen this turtle living wild in
Singapore, Australia, Costa Rica, and every state i've visited in the U.S. Very recognizable by the red mark on the side of its head
the red mark fades away with age and may not be seen in old individuals. This species can be seen anywhere water is nearby and a
common sight is one of these turtles being caught on a road unable to clear the curb with a human carrying it to safety. This turtle
exposes many children to reptiles because it is so common and people generally aren't afraid of turtles like they fear a snake or
alligator. This species can bite in defense and if you do pick one up to move it off the road try to place your hands between the back
legs and tail away from the mouth and carry it as low as possible because they usually squirm and the feeling of the leg kicking your
hand may cause you to drop it.
(Red Eared Slider)
Lizards, Skinks, and Geckos


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Who: Molly of La Fille Atomique
What: Thrifted lace blouse
Where: Village Thrift, Pennsauken, NJ
How Much: $8.90
When I Use It: When there's already a dominant pattern in the outfit, or I just want to add a sweet, innocent touch.
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Schools are at the heart of a community and perform an important role in educating, inspiring and developing the next generation. School surfacing is a vital hard landscaping element in creating an environment for learning. This infrastructure covers playgrounds, MUGA's, car parks, footpaths, driveways and delivery zones. Everything related to the daily running of a school relies on its surfacing.
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Trolls are a race of creatures native to both to the World of Daventry and the Realm of Eldritch.
Trolls are cousins to ogres, slightly shorter and more slender, but uglier, dirtier, nastier, and more primitive. They never live in houses, for instance; they seek out the darkest parts of caves or the darkest parts of a forest. Many trolls are greenish in color, have large talons on hands and feet, and large pointed teeth. People are their favorite food.
Rosella had to journey through a troll's cave on her way to the island of the magic fruit in Tamir. A large pile of bones decorated the inside of the cave, but it was only much later that the girl realized it was a human bone that she took from there. No wonder the ogre's dog liked it so much!
The troll Graham encountered guarding the bridges in Daventry was a forest troll. The brightest of these creatures are sometimes known live beneath bridges, hopping up to demand treasure from all who try to cross over their self-appointed domain. In these creatures, the appetite for treasure overpowers their appetite for human flesh; the places where they keep guard are known as troll bridges.[1] Now while some trolls like to eat the flesh of humans, but all of them delight in devouring goats.[2] It is a well known fact that goats hate trolls intensely, and trolls are the archenemy of all goats.[3] One such troll lived under a bridge, but was killed by the eldest of three billy goats. The trolls that guard bridges are known as bridge trolls but bridge trolls may include members of other troll sub-races such as forest trolls or troll-folk.
Though most of the terrible trolls had been forced out of Daventry when he was made king, some returned to Daventry with the coming of the Floating Castle. They were mostly avoiding human settlements, seemingly preferring the deserted byways and lonely margins of the woods. In, time they were likely to grow bolder.[4] The horrid trolls and ogres began laying waste to the countryside[5]. Still while Graham may have kept trolls at bay from causing trouble in the open, ogres and trolls still filled the secret spaces in Daventry known only to themselves.[6]
Trolls have bad hearing, and have hearts of stone. Trolls are known to have no sympathy. Trolls have dirt-covered paws.[7]
Trolls seem to be divided into sub-races according to the place.
In Daventry, forest trolls can be found. The bridge trolls are mostly vicious humanoids, disorganized and are met as solitary creatures of human size. As usual, some can be found guarding bridges, forbidding passage except of the toll, but are afraid of goats.
Thragaadash was a mountain troll living in the Sorrowing Court. Another possible mountain troll lived in the Troll Cave underneath the waterfall leading to the Swamp of Tamir.
Tilly and her brothers tossed a half-dead troll to the Laburnum.[8]
On the other hand, Trolls of the Vulcanix Underground in the land of Eldritch, while not being the brightest and most civilized race, are kind and fair, if somewhat crude.[citation needed] They have been described as troll-folk, and their young as trollkin.[9]. Many of the trolls are large, and furry. That tribe enjoy eating beetles (much unlike their human eating cousins) and taking mud baths. These are ruled by King Otar Fenris III. For a while Rosella herself and Edgar was converted into trolls. The troll-folk have large amounts of hair on their backs, forearms, shoulders, and feet. Some even have hairy chests. Some have big bushy beards, eyebrows, and hair out of the top of their heads. Some have horns (though due to differences in animation, the horns do not always appear), growing at random points of faces (some with two on the top of their heads, or two come out of the side of their cheeks, or even a single one growing out of the forehead). It is unclear if they are born or hatched.[10] Some also appear to be immune to fire and lava. The troll-folk are at least known to be a mortal race.
Trolls invaded Daventry during the downfall of the kingdom under Edward the Benevolent. Following Graham's recovery of the three treasures trolls and other evil creatures were pushed out the country for a time leading to a time of peace. Some trolls may have returned as invaders during the coming of the Floating Castle, but were pushed out after forces were defeated.
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Behind the scenesEdit
In the games, all trolls are known simply as 'trolls' despite often being portrayed quite different in each of the games. In the King's Quest Companion, both those living in the forest, and those living in caves are treated as more or less the same species, a creature related to ogres. It just categorizes those living in the forest as forest trolls. The trolls of the Vulcanix are usually just called, "trolls" in the KQC, but in at least one instance described as 'trollkin' (this appears to refer to the troll young, although Rosella herself is described as a trollkin by the Crystal Dragon[14]) or 'troll-folk'. The young girl troll, is described as a 'troll-girl'. However by troll and dragon standards Rosella is probably quite young. King's Questions also notes that 'horrible trolls' are found in two games of the series at the time of its release.
Trolls are creatures of the Northern mythology that lived underground, more like those in KQ4 or KQ7. Trolls made their way into modern fairy tales and folklore. In those traditions, they are usually believed to forbid people from passing bridges. There is a fairy tale(Three Billy Goats Gruff) of such a Troll, who was hit by a goat who wanted to pass the bridge, like in KQ1. Trolls are often generally considered to be creatures of stone and earth, and some spiecies will turn to stone in the light of the sun. The idea that they are creatures of the earth is at least alluded to in KQ1 original when it mentions that they have hearts of stone.
- ↑ The King's Quest Companion, 2nd Edition, 519, 520
- ↑ KQC2E, pg 470
- ↑ Narrator (KQ1AGI):""
- ↑ TFC, pg
- ↑ TFC cover
- ↑ KQC2E, pg 50
- ↑ Narrator (KQ1NES):""
- ↑ KoS, 112
- ↑ KQC2E, pg
- ↑ KQKoS
- ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/king-s-quest-a-revival-worth-celebrating/1100-6428282/


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Elk Grove names new member for Zoning Board of Appeals
Elk Grove Village resident Roberto Serrano Jr. was sworn in as a new member of the Elk Grove Village Zoning Board of Appeals during a recent board meeting.
During the meeting, Serrano said he looks forward to giving back to the community and is excited to serve as a member.
The Zoning Board of Appeals consists of nine volunteer residents, one of whom serves as chairman. The board holds public hearings to consider petitions for variations to the village's zoning ordinance and make recommendations to the mayor and board of trustees concerning the petitions.
• Gina Schiavone has been appointed director of VISA at Consumers Credit Union. Schiavone joined the 89-year-old institution in 2017, when Consumers Credit Union merged with Meadows Credit Union in Palatine.
In her new role, the Rolling Meadows resident will direct the VISA Credit and Debit Card programs and ensure quality member service within the department, drawing on her background with card programs, project management, underwriting, loan processing, new accounts and human resource management.
Schiavone holds a bachelor's degree in business management, with a human resource concentration from Eastern Illinois University. She is also a graduate of the CUNA Management School.
Consumers Credit Union has offices in Waukegan, Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, Gurnee, North Waukegan, Volo, Kildeer, Palatine, Schaumburg and Northbrook.
• Schaumburg native Brina Kay, a Nashville singer and songwriter, released her first single, "Horizon," on March 8.
Kay graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017 and spent the summer performing with the Nebraska-based Gunnison Drive Band. Since moving to Nashville, she plays at writer's rounds on Nashville's Lower Broadway and is in production with Mike Anderson, a Nashville composer, on four additional new singles set to come out in April, May and July.
As a frequent traveler, Kay found inspiration for her single during an early morning flight out of Nashville. This single celebrates those who have the courage to chase their dreams despite naysayers and nonbelievers.
Kay was born and raised in Schaumburg and attended Schaumburg High School.
• Michael Schyman, commissioner of the Northbrook Park District, received a Master Board Member Award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts.
Schyman received the honor through his participation in the Illinois Association of Park Districts Board Member Development Program, which recognizes committee involvement, pursuit of board member educational opportunities, legislative advocacy and achievements at the local, state and national levels in the field of parks, recreation and conservation.
Schyman joined the Northbrook Park District board in 2009. The park district is one of more than 350-member agencies of Illinois Association of Park Districts.
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True love doesn't look for anything in return. It just loves.
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They lost one! yup, that's what's happened according to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. Apparently, a Russian military mapping satellite went missing after being lofted into orbit on Tuesday. Uncle Sam came to the rescue and found the bird flying an elliptical orbit that brought it as far as 395 miles below the altitude it should have been flying at.
Russia has most likely lost a new dual-purpose geodesic satellite after it failed to reach a designated circular orbit 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) above Earth.
The GEO-IK-2 satellite, designed to create a detailed three-dimensional map of the Earth and help the Russian military to locate the precise positions of various targets, was launched Tuesday on board a Rockot carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia.
The spacecraft failed to communicate with Russia's Ground Control at a designated time but was reportedly "discovered" by U.S. space monitoring services, moving along an elliptical orbit whose lowest point brought it to within 330 kilometers (205 miles) of Earth.Here's the (not so) good news:
However, sources in the Russian space industry believe it is impossible to correct the current orbit in such a way that the satellite would be able to perform all its functions properly.Hey, at least this latest satellite made it to some kind of orbit. Remember this?
The incident comes just two months after Russia lost three Glonass satellites when a Proton-M carrier rocket veered off course and sunk in the Pacific Ocean.
The December 5 launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket was supposed to conclude the forming of Russia's Glonass navigation system, a project similar to GPS in the United States.


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I regularly meet people traveling through Hiroshima. And because my wife has suggested I be friendlier, I ask them what they've seen and enjoyed. Most of the answers are unsurprising, but recently a number of tourists have been especially enthusiastic about the WoodEgg Okonomiyaki Museum.
The WoodEgg (yes, one word) is in Sho-ko Center, an industrial district west of downtown. The museum gets its name from the shape of the building, which was completed in 2008 and is, in fact, reminiscent of a very large wooden egg stood on its end. The museum is run by the Otafuku Sauce Company, whose best-selling okonomiyaki sauce (more than 50 ingredients!) is available worldwide.
A quick word about the company. Initially a manufacturer of soy sauce and vinegar, it launched its famous sauce in 1952 to top okonomiyaki, a filling and inexpensive dish that became emblematic of Hiroshima in the years immediately following the second world war. The name comes from Otafuku, a folk character recognized throughout Japan for her fat-cheeked, white face and narrow, laughing eyes. With her tiny, bow lips turned up in a smile, one story is that the character is modeled on a young shrine maiden of the Muromachi period whose homely, charming features could change the heart of the most hardened villain.
Her image was adopted by the sauce to convey a cheery, comfortable image in keeping with the dish. There are other similar sauces on the market, but Otafuku is the most popular and offers assistance to people opening new okonomiyaki shops. Outside Japan, of course, the sauce has found its way into other dishes. Amazon reviewers in the U.S. seem to put it on everything from scrambled eggs to sandwiches.
For the foodie sort of traveler, the main draw of the WoodEgg museum, aside from the building itself, is the sheer range of the tour. Most visitors to Hiroshima end up trying okonomiyaki. Here, you'll learn to make it yourself. For a very modest price, you get a factory tour, a history lesson, a cooking class, and meal, and finally go home with a souvenir photo and a warm bottle of sauce fresh from the line. The museum, factory tour and a lecture on the history of okonomiyaki are all free.
If you choose to add the cooking experience, it's 700 yen for the electric griddles (available for groups of up to 20) or 1000 yen for the teppan grill (for groups up to 50). With some luck, or advance notice, English speaking guides are available, and most of the museum's staff can manage at least some English. A number of visitors have spoken glowingly of how the museum and lecture, in particular, tie the history of okonomiyaki to the story of Hiroshima's post-war recovery, making the trip every bit as cultural an experience as another shrine visit.
If you're traveling, it may be easiest to ask your hotel or Hiroshima Station information staff to make a reservation for you and arrange a taxi. The museum is about 15 minutes from the city center. If you're especially keen, you might allow as much as a half-day for the full experience, from museum and lecture to factory tour to cooking and eating your own meal.
Definitely worth a trip, especially for people with a love for food and/or cultural history.
Address: 733-0833 7-4-5, Sho-ko center, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Hours: 9:00~17:00 on weekdays. Closed weekends, national holidays, New Year holidays, O-Bon festival, and October 1st. Call ahead, especially around New Year and O-Bon in August.
Access: From Hiroshima station to Shin-Inokuchi Station … 15 minutes on JR to Shin-Inokuchi Station
From JR Shin-Inokuchi Station … 5 minutes by taxi, 8 minutes by bus. You can also take the red line Hiroden streetcar from Shin-Inokuchi to Inokuchi Station, getting you close enough to reach the museum with a five-minute walk.
Admission: Museum and Factory Tour: free, but reservations are needed for the factory tour. Okonomiyaki Cooking with teppan griddle: 1,000 yen / with electric griddle: 700 yen. Reservations required.
Telephone: +81-(0)82-277-7116
Website: http://www.otafukusauce.com/e/
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I am using latest versions of Ultimate Branding, Easyblogging, and WP 3.5.
Ultimate Rebranding footer content doesn't play well with Easy blogging.
The content that is supposed to be displayed in the admin footer I anticipated would not be displayed at all in the Easy Blogging area or if so it would display at the bottom of the page where it would be expected.
Currently the admin footer is positioned about the middle of the page and scrolls, e.g. on the Add New Post page it appears between the title and body.
Also in regards to Easy Blogging Tooltips. In previous versions the tooltips also displayed in the normal Admin area. Any chance of bringing that back or making it an option?