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I had a fantastic afternoon out with my partner and the dog – we all love the beach – and for once I got to walk around on it WITH THEM!
Usually I walk a short distance from the car to the dunes, sit there while they walk along and then they come back for me. Occasionally I will walk directly to the water's edge and back if the tide is not too far out to get close to the waves…
This time my partner suggested that she drive us to a different place that she discovered recently, about twice the usual drive. So I lay in bed all morning and waited to see if it felt possible. At 2pm I got up and felt I could give it a go. I have not been good in cars and have only once in the last year (again, quite recently) been in the car for more than 20 minutes each way, but this time it was 40 minutes and (on the way there at least) I felt so relaxed and untroubled by the usual neurological issues that make it so stressful that I almost forgot I was in the car at all! The way home was slightly worse, but still bearable despite going at 70mph or over which usually does my head in and makes me feel awful.
So, a good start. Add to that the beautiful warm day, a light breeze and a slight haze that took the burn out of the sun but left it pleasantly warm even on the coast which was quiet and still. Add to that beautiful rock pools to explore and a marked lack of POTS symptoms. Add to that my new spectacles which we picked up on the way which made me feel a little more unsteady due to the slight prescription change, but feeling stylish all the same. Add to that the pub overlooking the beach for refreshment and conveniences at the end, watching swallows fly right in front of us with forked tails and brown bellies flashing.
I honestly feel like I have been on holiday for a week, not for just a few hours. Holiday from illness and from the norm. Spending such nice time together as a "family" (inverted commas there not for Section 28 style pretend family; but for "family" of two women and their dog!). Holiday from the mundane and predictable. Holiday that brings hope of some change in the air. A realisation that try as I might to make the best of my limited life and value what it gives me; I have not felt that ALIVE for some time.
I am enjoying this recent trend of being able to get out of the house more. It feels so alien to me and so surprising; yet at the same time I can feel that I am getting used to it already, which is worrying. I am trying to take each opportunity as it comes and to enjoy this time. For now it is so joyful to be able to do some new things. The future is unknown (for us all!).
I had doubted myself sometimes over the last year in particular when life was so hard with little let-up. I thought: "Am I really worse than a year or two ago that I can barely go out at all, or am I not going out of fear or anxiety?". I find it so hard to judge whether I am "better" or "worse" as main symptoms change and evolve which I partly why I write this blog: to help me look back, to remind me of what was possible at different times etc. I can now see that as soon as I truly feel able I jump at any chance I get. I should not doubt myself. It is hard to judge when to try something and when to rest, but I have been doing it for a long time now, and usually I DO know what is best even if I cannot explain the subtle difference in sensations in my body to anyone else. I do know that now I need to rest, happy that it is because I had a great time out and about.
Well, what news?
Since i last blogged i had a few days of feeling a bit better. It was nice. I didn't do much or go anywhere (i didn't feel THAT good!) but just stayed at home and enjoyed choosing when to have my daytime nap (rather than collapsing in a heap an hour or two after getting up) and feeling more alert. Maybe i was sleeping better at night as i seemed to get away with less sleep in the daytime. I even managed a bit of arty activity on a couple of afternoons. All nice. Had a couple over for a meal the weekend before last. I rested all day and felt good and even a little sparkly. Managed to see the evening to it's end and did not even seem to have major payback, just a bit of extra sleep.
It did not, of course, last long. By Wednesday (the dinner party was Saturday) i felt really awful again. In fact i have spent several evenings in bed and had trouble eating/digesting my evening meal. I usually feel pretty good by some point in the evening so this was disappointing and frankly boring as i already spend a part of the daytime in bed to prepare me for the evening and spending time with my partner. Despite this i went to my friend's house on Friday evening as i really wanted to see her. I did feel it was a bit risky but as all i had to do was be driven there and back and lie on her sofa for a couple of hours i felt is was not asking too much (i rested all day)… but it was too much (though nice to see her) and i have not had a good weekend this weekend. Just sitting on a chair which is not my "one and only comfy chair" and being slightly twisted in order to speak to my friend was enough to create such a lot of pain which i did not feel after the dinner party despite talking for longer. My chair is magic. And my muscles are rubbish!
I did eat some biscuits that the couple who came over for a meal made. They had gluten-free flour in, which contains potato flour, which i know upsets me and though it was a delayed reaction and there were no major tummy upsets i ate them over about 3 days and things have just been feeling not right since. More pain and feeling strange – nothing i can explain very easily. In a way it is encouraging as if i had only eaten a couple i would have probably been fine… but who can leave them sitting there? Not me. I have not had much in the way of cake/biscuits for a long time and they were like chocolate brownies… yum! I have bought some rice flour and buckwheat flour this week to try to find some kind of pancake/biscuit/bread/stodge-type thing i can tolerate. Woman cannot live on rice cakes alone… it's winter and the hot cross buns will be taunting me soon – must find a substitute! Pancake day was hard enough.
Other news (i can't remember when) – i went to the doctor to get a letter and a sick note and it was not the usual person i see, though i have seen him in the past. He was really nice, did not rush me and gave me a sick note for 6 months instead of the usual 3 months and said things should be done as telephone appointments when possible. I LIKE him! Common sense at last.
Also i am in the process of maybe getting a wheelchair. I have been referred to the NHS service (though maybe a long wait) and also i am going to a local charity to discuss my needs/issues and they will assess what type is most suitable for me. I think that is useful before i go to see the NHS people so i know what i need and don't get pushed into something. As i understand it once the NHS assess me and "prescribe" me a wheelchair (if they think i qualify for one) i can get a voucher of the equivalent cost of that wheelchair to put towards a better one, if i do not think the NHS one is the most suitable. It seems a little complicated and involves yet more appointments, but what doesn't? I will blog about this separately i think, once i know more… actually i have had a blog post half written for about a year about why i DON'T use a wheelchair much, maybe i should look back at that for issues to raise when assessed – see if they have any solutions for me!
I had to cancel a hair appointment today. I felt great relief to not have to go and have not had a bad day as a result. I knew that if i pushed myself to go this week would be like the last and i cannot face that. I have arranged for a mobile hairdresser to come next week instead. I really hope he is good and doesn't talk my head off and that it feels an easier experience than going to the salon. Hair cuts are one of the most draining appointments to handle: smells, listening and talking on top of background music and other noise (like hair dryers and children) makes my brain seize up, the crazy neck-breaking sinks that leave me with a headache and neck pain for days, travelling there and back, unsupportive chairs… You get the idea: It's a nightmare. After talking about this on facebook it seems i am not the only one who finds this to me a really hard thing to do!
Also, i am writing an itch diary and doing things out of my usual routine to test my itchy problems. This is because i have a dermatology appointment in a couple of months and i want to take as much info/evidence as i can. I do not want to be dismissed in the first five minutes! So far i have not itched so very much so the diary is not very exciting. It was really bad the week before i started the diary! Sure it will flare up again.
Good news is that the sun came out today and shone all day – i had the windows open and it felt like Spring might be on it's way. Of course there is more sleet/snow forecast for later in the week but it was a nice break. The birds were singing.
Yeah! At last i went out in the snow! My partner shovelled the snow away so we could get the car out and drove me up the road to the woods. The snow was crunchy and quite deep but not too hard to walk in, the sun was out and I felt well enough to wander about for quite a while. I sat on a bench a while and the snow beneath me did not even melt! It was pretty cold but the sun made it feel not too bracing. It was such a relief to get out of the house and to be able to seize the moment when there was sun and fresh snow. It was breathtakingly beautiful.
I took some photos on my phone, some of which i will post here. I took others on film so i have not got them yet.
And here I am in action with my holga! I did not take this one, evidently. Oh, it was such therapy!
(I don't care how bad i feel as a consequence, it was worth it.)
I have started taking two new vitamins.
(I am no expert on these matters and am just trying to work out what is best to take with the information i can gather, at my own risk, so please do your own research/consult your doctor rather than copying what i am doing!)
I have got some sublingual B12 powder (you put under the tongue) which is meant to be better absorbed than tablets. My multivitamin has some B12 in it already but i am sure i would be deficient if i did not take it as my diet does not include any natural sources as far as i can tell (mushrooms and cheese have a bit?). I know of various pwME who take it and some who get regular injections of it which is meant to be even better than taking it orally. I think there have been studies that it can help with some symptoms of ME but i have not the energy to look that up right now, sorry for shabby posting without proper research evidence! Energy is low at the moment so if anyone has any handy info/links on this to hand, please do comment below!
I am also taking Vitamin D (in the form of D3). This is a bit more risky as it is a fat soluble vitamin. In theory you could take too much as the body may not get rid of any excess – it cannot just be processed and passed out in urine like, for example, any vitamin C that is not absorbed. I am only taking the RDA and seeing as i generally do not go outside or rarely even see the day through the window these days, i think that should be ok. (I read if you are getting vitamin D through sun exposure the body knows when it has made/stored enough so you don't overdose, just in case you were worried!). There seems to be growing evidence that many of us are vitamin D deficient (i mean the population in general, not just pwME; particularly in northern climates where sun exposure is limited and people are very sun-cautious/covered up even when they are out in it) and that it can play a role in many illnesses (MS, cancers…). My osteopath said that he thought i should consider it and that a doctor friend of his had talked to him about it and suggested that the risk of cancer through sun exposure (not burning, just being exposed little and often) was much less than through vitamin D deficiency and that people needed to change their focus and attitudes to the sun. He also said that there seemed to be emerging evidence of deficiency having a role in many illnesses.
here is one article about it: http://www.fiikus.net/?vitamind
here is a long factsheet that is a bit scientifically written but that highlights some useful things: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp. It mentions bone health for people who are inactive, the likely need for supplementation in people who are housebound and who are vegetarian (er, me on all 3 counts!), issues of toxicity and other possible health benefits and illnesses that can be affected by a lack of vitamin D. My grandmother has had osteoporosis since she was relatively young so i am also aware it may be something i am prone to, though i do not know if it runs strongly in families or not. Apparently when you don't jump up and down much or walk strongly about, that lack of impact on the bones can lead to them being thinner. That jarring action leads them to build themselves up and be stronger for that kind of action in the future. As i creep/shuffle about gently in general i think i am not getting that impact.
I will take it all winter and maybe not so much in the summer if i can sit outside more regularly as i tried to do this year. I read somewhere (sorry, again i know not where – must try to be more organised!) that just ten – twenty minutes sitting outside in gentle sunshine with some skin exposed (face and arms or legs) is enough for your daily dose, which sounds easy, but in this country (the UK) the days when this is possible even during summer not as frequent as you would think. I tried to seize the moment as much as possible this summer and did grab some rays even when the day was generally cloudy due to my flexibility of being at home all day, but still did not manage more than one in three days during the height of summer. For people who work it is even harder i should think! Also if you have darker skin the production of vitamin D is slower than for paler skins, so dark-skinned people living in the northern hemisphere are even more likely to be deficient.
Obviously the best thing regarding all supplements would be to have thorough blood tests done to see which ones i really am deficient in, but as this seems to be unavailable on the NHS for most vitamins/minerals, we are left guessing. As my diet has been more restricted this year and my digestion has also not been functioning well before this due to very bad IBS symptoms i think i do need to take supplements. If i have no major deficiencies it is one less thing preventing my body from working as well as it could…
Many apologies for bad blogging – for not backing up my assertions with lots of links to research – i just wanted to get some blogging done but am not up to being on the computer long enough to do a proper job…
This may seem like a silly question, of course i am very happy and excited to be having some much better days, but i do have mixed feelings…
I also know that i am getting very ahead of myself in writing this at all as it is only a week or so that i have had this real buzz, and hardly all day everyday… it could be just a post-holiday buzz? It does come on the back of gradual improvements over the last few weeks/months and my change to a higher dose of Midodrine a couple of weeks ago though, so maybe it may be here to stay???
Firstly let me explain. I went to Scarborough for my holiday, i got back on Sunday (a week ago). I rested for three days and did not feel too great initially, but by Thursday i felt up to going to see a friend and her baby. I went by taxi both ways as it would be a bus and then a bit of a walk otherwise, and i wanted to save energy for the visit and not overdo it so soon after the holiday. I was there about two and a half hours, mostly lying on her sofa but chatting and playing/interacting with her son. I also had my favourite taxi driver both ways and we did a lot of talking on the journeys, so it was quite an extended time of activity. I had a great time, and although i was exhausted afterwards i only had one rest day, then went out again yesterday!
So yesterday i went with my partner to the garden centre. They have a wheelchair available and we have used it before, but as i only wanted to look at plants and felt pretty good, we did not bother. I sat down a couple of times but felt fine, and we were there quite a while in the end. I was desperate for the toilet by the end and they didn't seem to have one, so we stopped by a pub along the road and sat outside for a quick cuppa and to use the facilities. Then we went to Tesco and i went into the health food shop which is near the entrance and got a few things, then we went home. All in all this was a lot of walking about and i had felt good and really enjoyed it. We got some beautiful plants to cheer up the backyard, a couple for the front garden and two freebies as well!
When we got home i felt a bit less ok, so lunch was made for me and i had a lie down. However i could not sleep as too excited and after a doze i got up again and we did some potting up type activity (i was mostly instructing but still active). Then in the evening we sat outside and had a BBQ in the yard, admiring the new plants in the sunshine.
We stayed out until 8pm playing cards and chatting and it was really good. I was amazed at my stamina as it had been a long day but i was buzzing with happiness and excitement about feeling so good, just as i was on my last day in Scarborough. The Red Arrows flew by and did an amazing stunt right where we could see it, a tight and high loop in the sky, in formation, with them all plummeting earthwards together, then fanning and levelling out at the last minute – leaving a big smokey loop in the sky… it was very dramatic and we were so pleased to have seen it as it was over in a flash.
I was tired by the time we went inside but very happy. One possible warning sign of overdoing it is that i have had a lot more of a symptom i have had on and off before, which i know a lot of people with ME do get. It is like a shiver or a twitch when you are not cold. It is quite a big shiver and i have been getting it in the muscles of my shoulders and my whole upper body shakes spontaneously, particularly in the evenings when i am tired. On the up side, my muscular pain and tension has been a lot better in that area this week (since my holiday massage and such) and the shiver is painless and feels a bit like a releasing of tension, so i am not too bothered. Heat seems to help relieve it. I think it is a neurological/nerve type symptom. Maybe it is like mini electric shocks, as it does feel a bit like a TENS machine induced spasm, caused by or linked to my new extra excitable brain activity!?! I met a woman who had it very badly at a support group for ME and she would involuntarily suck in her breath when she had the shiver and it made a lot of noise due to that and was quite distracting during conversation… another unexplained ME oddity!
So it's all good. Today i have slept more than usual and only done a bit of emailing and writing this, but have not felt too bad. These things, if i managed them at all (and certainly not in such quick succession) would take days or weeks to recover from a few months ago.
So why am i feeling a bit strange about all this? I really don't know how to explain it…
Firstly i have a feeling that i am somehow cheating someone or something, that this is not my reality, my life, my lot. This feeling is quite worrying, but it is no wonder i just expect to feel awful all the time, i suppose, based on the last few years. It is a survival strategy not to expect anything to change. I think also i have to spend so much time explaining what i can't do for benefits reasons and to people who share my life or new people i meet, that when things change it is as if i have been lying… hmm that sounds ridiculous doesn't it? Change is always an adjustment…
Maybe i feel bad because i am getting Midodrine for my POTS (the very likely main reason for me feeling better) which is unavailable to everyone else and i know they may read this and it is always hard to read that other people are improving when you are not, usually i am the one who is not, but when will their turn come?
Also, I think it just feels a bit surreal to me, very unreal, and perhaps i cannot trust it to last or continue to improve… maybe i am coming around to that dangerous concept of Hope again! I cannot help but let my mind get carried away with itself; from dreaming of day trips and socialising, to doing courses, travelling places… and all the things that may become possible if things improve even more! (hmm better stop that!) I am already almost expecting August to be great… very dangerous territory…
It is mostly the euphoria i am feeling that feels strange. I am getting very high and excited (is better circulation to my brain allowing such feelings?) about quite simple things… most people do not get overly excited and "high" about a short wander to the beach, or a trip to the garden centre on a sunny day, do they? I wonder if it is just because it is so amazing to be able to go and even more amazing/unusual to feel good while doing these things, rather than just surviving them? If so, will the excitement fade if it becomes more everyday and normal to feel this good? (I hope not.) I am not getting any low mood as a come down, but i almost feel like i am on drugs at these times! Is it just my brain chemicals playing up? Was i depressed before but did not know it?
Anyway, I am trying to just take each day at a time, not to overdo it and rest up in between things. Importantly i must remember how bad i still feel regularly, how my life is set up based on me being barely able to look after myself/do much and if i reintroduced all the self care and household tasks that i do not do, i would not feel so positive; that what i am able to do is a big improvement for me but still very low level for most and I should not get carried away on the very odd but FUN tide of euphoria and just see what happens…
(but who can blame me?!!)
(This is one of my "Blogging for ME Awareness Day" posts – see the rest of my posts for this event here, and what others are writing/doing here!)
I was reading this great blog (as part of Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD) click link to read more!) and saw an excellent paragraph in it, which was actually taken from here:
Please understand the difference between "happy" and "healthy". When you've got the flu you probably feel miserable with it, but I've been sick for years. I can't be miserable all the time, in fact I work hard at not being miserable. So if you're talking to me and I sound happy, it means I'm happy. That's all. I may be tired. I may be in pain. I may be sicker than ever. Please, don't say, "Oh, you're sounding better!". I am not sounding better, I am sounding happy. If you want to comment on that, you're welcome.
This really made me smile and pins down something i have been bothered about in the back of my mind for some time: Why does it annoy me so much when people say "You are looking well", or "You sound good" or whatever. I always feel a bit guilty about feeling so prickled by it, when they simply want me to be feeling well and to be improving with all their hearts and are just expressing it… but it feels like it is just a conversation to make them feel better about it; to let them off the hook; to avoid facing the truths about my illness. When i try to explain that they have simply caught me at a good moment and that in general nothing has changed, i get this look, as if to say "Why are you denying improvement? Don't you want to get well? Be grateful for what good times you have!"
(I must say i am more tolerant of this when it comes from people very close to me who do know largely what my life is like or who see/speak to me regularly, as maybe i do sound a bit better than the last time, but i am safe in the knowledge that they know this does not mean anything more than that, that right now i can speak, but afterwards i will be exhausted and i may not be able to…)
I may look well because i have spent all the day up to this point (and probably yesterday too) making an effort to be clean, have had my hair washed, to have sloughed all the unsightly dry flaky skin off my face and moisturised, to have got out my nice clothes, rested effectively and eaten sensibly and taken a sleeping tablet, a painkiller and all the other things that i need in order to ensure i can function for this occasion of seeing you. I may even feel quite good after all this planning and preparation and be enjoying myself in this rare foray into your world, but like Cinderella, the mirage will soon fade, and i will feel so ill and have so many extra symptoms over the next few days in "payback" that i really cannot just forget this and enjoy "looking so well". It is not your fault, of course, but how i look at the moment is irrelevant to the bigger picture. "Looking well" can sometimes feel like a curse and a barrier to understanding.
The other common exclamation is "Isn't it lovely weather, that must really help you!" It helps me in the same way it helps anyone else, and yes, it is nice now that spring has come that i can sit in the back yard and get some fresh air and sunshine (occasionally) and have a change of the usual four walls to some al fresco four walls with birdsong and the like, but it is said to me as if it will actually make me well… My illness is not caused by depression, i actually don't think it is perpetuated by depression (it just makes it harder to live with). To suggest that all i need is some sunshine for my severe and chronic health condition to improve is really irritating, and again i feel so guilty for being grumpy about it and usually just say, "oh yes it is nice to have nice weather" (and think "but i feel as ill as ever)".
So now you are reading this and thinking "well i didn't mean anything by it, what the hell am i supposed to say then? Nothing?" No of course not, but please, just ASK how i am. If you must, you can ask if the sunshine helps me(but don't expect a sunny answer to that one – my patience is wearing thinner and thinner on this issue).
When you do ask me how i am, of course, that opens up a whole new set of issues: Do you really what to know how i am? Do you want details? Do you want to understand what my life is actually like? Or do you want a "Fine thanks" or a "Not bad today" with no details? It is hard for me to know. Even if i know you really do care and want to engage with it, how can i explain how i am? How can i quantify my wellness or illness in a way you can understand? Sometimes i can say i am "better" but do you know what that means? Do you think i am on the way to getting properly better? Or do you know i mean a-tiny-bit-that-only-a-chronically-ill-person-would-notice-as-an-improvement-and-it-could-all-change-in-the-next-five-minutes-better?
I find when asked "how are you?" these days, i just say "i am ok right now thanks" or something along those lines, because, of course i have been better, and i have inevitably been a lot worse (well i am having a conversation, so evidently not SO bad) so everything else is just in between these two… how i am changes minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day but also not a lot really changes.
So i appreciate you asking, and that you do care, but know that these questions are so loaded for me, and there is a lot more going on behind my reply…
Well, i have been really enjoying the sunshine recently! I am currently sitting on the doorstep with my jeans rolled up, my forearms out and my face and neck exposed also. I have decided to make sure that if it is a sunny day i will make sure that i sit outside in it for ten-fifteen minutes at least, in order to get my vitamin D for the day. I had a quick surf on the net and it seems this is all that is required.
I have not read into it fully but i am aware that there is research on ME and Vitamin D deficiency going on, so i think i may as well do what i can, just in case it helps! Also there is osteoporosis in my family, and i am a vegetarian so i may not get as much in my diet as other people, although i read that it is hard to get enough just through diet alone anyway.
Of course, i hope to sit out in the sun for longer than this over the summer but i may well cover up and wear suncream for any length of time much over this amount, especially in the height of summer, as i don't think getting sunburn is fun or a good idea! It is good to know that something so simple can allow me to get enough vitamin D (assuming people with ME can make it the same as others do…). Knowing the climate i may have to seize the moment some days as you never know when the sun will go in in this country!!
Yesterday i definately got my quota, as after over two weeks of living in a cold virus ridden household (first my partner, then me) we both felt better and went out for easter sunday! It was warm and there was not a cloud in the sky. First we went for some lunch in town, but it felt so wrong to be inside, so we relocated to park, then a nearby pub garden and sat in the sun playing cards for a couple of hours! My back got quite sore from strange and unsupportive seating (despite having my cushion with me!) and i was exhausted when we got home but seem to have come off relatively unscathed after sleeping almost continuously until 1.30pm today! It was so nice to spend time together relaxing and to be out of the house and feeling good after some very tough weeks (before we got ill was very busy and i was not feeling well at all).
Hurray for the sunshine! AND after my mum came to visit and did lots of work in my garden (thanks mum!), and i planted some seeds, some are coming up today! I think it is the miniature marigolds… ahhh! Let's hope the slugs and snails don't fancy a snack before they get a chance of life. Fingers crossed for the californian poppies as well, then my garden will be a sea of orange flowers this summer 🙂
what is this? a positive post on my "illness" blog? wonders will never cease! brace yourselves – no moaning will follow!
On Wednesday i received a wheelchair from a hire company. I was expecting a visitor for a couple of nights so got it in time for that (but she has postponed her visit for another time), although i am keeping it for two weeks in total as my Mum is also visiting this Thursday for the weekend, so we can hopefully get out of the house a bit. I am working on a list of possible excursions so we can pick one when the time comes, according to wellness and weather.
On Friday my partner took me on a "walk" in the wheelchair, with the dog around some streets by our house for a test run. I held the dog lead and she pushed me. It worked pretty well, and the wheelchair is light and easy to manoeuvre (It is called Breezy Moonlight, in case you are interested, and is very comfortable). The only problem was that if i had to pull on the dog lead, it did affect the direction of the chair, but this was ok except when she was barking and pulling madly at another dog! I saw streets i have never been down before and we were out half an hour or so and the sun was even almost out… I was not feeling great however, particularly earlier in the day so was amazed…
…by what i managed on Saturday! I booked a shopmobility scooter for midday and got a taxi there, with my partner. I did not think i would be feeling well enough to stay out long but was just desperate for some fun!We went around two or three shops, and i bought some knickers (i have been desperately needing some new knickers for ages but have not been able to get to a shop for months, and although my partner can get some for me, i really wanted to chose my own! So i was very happy with that) and then we went to Fat Face, which i love, and i got some dark grey cords and a stripey zip-up jumper with a hood, and got a free t-shirt 🙂 After all that excitement we had lunch at my favourite place in town, i had a plate of anti-pasti (sundried toms, mozzerella, beans, little mushrooms, grilled courgette and aubergine etc etc) and then a cup of thick hot chocolate that you have to eat with a spoon! Yum. By this time it was 3pm. I was starting to fade but me partner just had a couple of things to get so i decided to stay with her and go home together. We eventually returned the scooter at 4pm and got a taxi home.
I was on such a high that although i lay down a while i did not go to bed properly when i got home, and had a strange high in the evening where i was warbling on about rubbish and singing and was concerned that i may be annoying ( i was assured not, but i am still not sure!). I was so nice to feel so happy and to have been able to do so much after what seems like weeks and weeks of feeling bad almost continuously.
I slept well last night, and went back to bed late morning for my customary extra hour's nap, but have not yet felt the "pay back". In fact today has been good as well! I have been out for an hour in the wheelchair in the woods near my house (which i have not been able to set foot in for literally years) and we covered a lot of ground – it has hardly changed since i was last there though, which surprised me. It was nice to smell the woods, which had a hint of autumn about them and toadstools popping up all over.
Then i came back and made two little crumbles! I really miss cooking and feel a real sense of achievement. They also taste great! one is plum, and the other is apple and damson. They were actually very quick and low effort to make. (I don't have to do my own washing up, so lucky!) I have a little headache brewing despite a quick afternoon nap but am fairly unscathed and just so pleased to have been so active and been out and about so much. My good energy has timed well with the the weather too as it has been dry and even a bit sunny.
So happy days! Just going to rest up as much as possible over the next three days until my Mum visits, and hopefully i can carry on this good trend…


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I want a better marriage! The stone faced couple sat in front of me with tear filled eyes. They were hurt and wounded but lacked the wisdom to turn their marriage around. "Do you have a checkbook?" After they answered, taking the checkbook I explained, taking withdrawals without deposits would soon cost them more, with bank charges, then they originally had. Do you wish to have the marriage you had when you first married? They both answered an emphatic , "Yes!"
The reason for our "first love" immensity is the amount of deposits we put into the love scenario. The more you put into the marriage – the more you are able to withdrawal. Both had been taking out of the marriage without any deposits into the marriage.
Maybe you find yourself in this same predicament. You see the both of you taking out of the marriage but not putting anything back. Here are a few deposits you must put into the marriage "checking account" today.
Compliment Giving your spouse a genuine and sincere complement is like filling up the gas tank – you can go a long ways on one compliment. Giving a heartfelt, "Wow! that was a great dinner." "Wow! you sure look great today." "Wow! you are the best ever." The "wow!" compliments can change a marriage from bad to good or from good to great in a matter of days but don't give and expect a "wow!" back. Simply give the compliment without an expected return of a compliment.
Care Giving a few simply "love pats" throughout the day lets your spouse know you acknowledge their presence. These touches should accumulate approximately seven a day to sufficiently express your thoughts and actions towards your spouse. "Love pats" can be a soft shoulder rub, a hug, a kiss on the check, holding their hand or a pat on the shoulder or back. Theses are nonsexual and not to be considered as an advance but simply a "love pat" of acknowledgement and love.
Considerate Ask honest and open-ended questions about their day, or how they feel or what's on their mind and get ready to listen. Listening is the lost art of love in many marriages. Focus your eyes, attention and heart on the one speaking. Show concern and be considerate. Husbands, you are not fixing the problem (my greatest fault) but you are simply listening and being considerate of their "bad day" experiences. You are feeling for them not fixing them.
Combine Work together. Worship together. Have fun together. Work in the yard together. Clean house together. Wash dishes together. Go on a walk together. Date, of course, together. Go to a coffee shop together. Go on a drive through the country together. Plan your vacation together. You get the picture – combine your efforts into one goal.
Call Whether you are on a business trip or working in your office – send your spouse a text message or call just to say, "I love you." Write a note and leave it for him/her when they open their lunch sack. Throughout the day let your spouse know you are thinking of them.
Complete God is the glue of the marriage and prayer is the application of the glue. To complete a marriage you must pray together. I pray, "Help me, Lord, to be the kind of husband you would be proud of." My wife prays, "Help me, Lord, be the kind of wife you would be proud of." We ask each other to forgive us for words, thoughts or actions that are creating friction rather than a loving environment. we pray together, "Lord, bless our marriage as an inspiration to others."
Comment: What are some deposits you make in your marriage that would be helpful to others?
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The Columbia High School girls basketball team won its third straight Candy Cane Classic title at Gibault Catholic High School on Saturday, defeating Wood River, 55-32.
Sophia Bonaldi, who was named tourney MVP, scored 23 points to lead the Eagles, who shot 61.5 percent from the floor. Bonaldi, who is averaging 15 points and 3.5 steals per game this season, scored 56 points and recorded 13 steals in the tournament.
Columbia is now 10-2 on the season and 4-1 in the Cahokia Conference.
"This team is starting to figure out how important it is to value the basketball and what good possessions can do to a defense," Columbia head coach Scott Germain said. "I am happy on where we are at, but there is a bigger ceiling for this team."
The Eagles defeated Red Bud last Wednesday, 62-43, to advance to Saturday's title game. Bonaldi scored 20 points in the win.
Columbia opened the tourney with an easy 56-17 victory over Madison.
In other action from the tourney's final day, Waterloo (3-10) lost 30-28 to Red Bud in the third place game. Aubrey Hubbard led the Bulldogs with 13 points.
Waterloo shot just 20 percent from the floor in the narrow defeat.
Gibault (7-9) won 42-33 over Roxana as Ashlyn Wightman led the Hawks with 19 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks. The Hawks finished the tourney with two straight victories following an opening round loss.
Valmeyer (2-8) snapped a five-game losing skid with a 51-27 win over Madison. Tinleigh Jakimauskas scored 33 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Pirates.
On Thursday, Wood River downed Waterloo, 48-36, to advance to the title game. The Bulldogs actually led Wood River, 11-10, after the first quarter, but the Oilers took command with a 10-3 second quarter run.
Ali Scace and Hubbard scored nine points each to lead Waterloo.
Gibault posted a 37-29 win over Madison last Wednesday night. Wightman scored 17 points and Maddie Davis scored 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and recorded seven assists for the Hawks.
Last Tuesday, Waterloo opened tourney play with a 41-27 win over Roxana. Hubbard led the Bulldogs with 14 points.
Valmeyer opened the tourney with a 53-14 loss to Wood River last Tuesday.
Local players named to the Candy Cane Classic all-tournament team included Columbia's Lexi Touchette, Wightman from Gibault and Hubbard from Waterloo.
Columbia hosts Mehlville on Thursday night before playing in the Lebanon tournament over the Christmas break. In addition to Bonaldi, other team leaders include Touchette (nine points, eight rebounds per game) and Aryn Henke (nine points per game).
"Fae Harrell is the coach on the court and calls out our offensive sets," Germain added.
On Monday night, Waterloo lost a 37-35 nailbiter at home to Chester. Scace and Sarah Laskowski each scored 10 points for the Bulldogs, who play at Mater Dei on Saturday.
Also on Monday, Valmeyer lost 53-22 at Dupo despite 16 points from Jakimauskas. She is averaging 16.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game to lead the Pirates.
Mackenzie Scheppelman led the Tigers with 17 points.
Dupo (2-10) snapped a nine-game losing streak with the victory.
Octavia Heidelberg is leading Dupo this season at nearly nine points per game and 14 rebounds per game.


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Wanted to let you all know that don't know already, that Tom's Dad came home on Sunday evening. It was all if Gloria could play nurse well enough to give Jamie two shots of blood thinners a day for the week. (ish) She was trained and is doing a great job. Doesn't hurt a bit does it Dad?? :)
Jamie is taking it easy. * Easy as Jamie Hosford can and still be Jamie Hosford. :)
We are just happy to have him home and CANCER FREE!. :)
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Buvic Assorted is a modern highlife/R&B musicians that keeps it real when it comes to vocals. He has released a new song titled Chidinma ft. MC Swaga.
Buvic hails from Enugu state Nigeria, found his way to Lagos to improve his career after the huge success of his first hit single 'Kporonge', which was released a few years ago.
In CHIDINMA he features a young Rapper and OAP, MC Swaga.
Song produced by Jaynunny and video directed by Iyke Jojo (Dominant Pictures).


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St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor clears major road block
August 5, 2006
The city of Gig Harbor approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment that would allow the delayed hospital project to get back on track.
Wauna traffic light project slowly progresses
July 1, 2006
The progress on a new traffic light near Lake Kathryn Village is developer-driven and financed as a requirement for future development in the area but the light will be owned and operated by the state.
Fire district levy to add staff
July 1, 2006
Fire District 16 will ask voters this fall to lift a 1 percent levy increase cap, which would allow the district to fire as many as 10 new personnel.
FD-16 chief focused on adding personnel
June 1, 2006
The KP News visits with Chief Tom Lique after a few months in his new post to find out about his future goals.
KP man creates unique cues
April 1, 2006
A local craftsman uses wood skills, love for pool to create a unique business catering to other game aficionados.
The Sign Man turns commercial niche into art
March 1, 2006
Chuck Kraft, aka The Sign Man, mingles artistry with design skill to create unique, attractive business signs.
KP News receives award
January 1, 2006
The KP News editor is recognized with a media awareness award by the Pierce County Traffic Safety and DUI Task Force.
Disaster planning: It's all up to you
November 1, 2005
If a major disaster hits the Key Peninsula area, residents are likely to find themselves in a similar situation as the Hurricane Katrina survivors: with limited or no help for many days.
Community Cooperation Leads to Drug Arrest
November 1, 2005
Citizen tips help the sheriff's Peninsula Detachment investigate crime activities, and thanks to Safe Streets, residents can report tips without fear of retaliation.
Celebrating 80 years of power to the Peninsulas
October 1, 2005
Peninsula Light Co. was founded by a group of volunteers who wanted to bring electricity to area homes and farms, and today the co-op serves about 28,000 members.


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To the Editor: I am a lucky individual politically. While I have won and lost elections multiple times for the Hopkinton Town Council, I have won seven times and currently am in my third term as vice President. I also chair the Republicans in my town.
To the Editor:
I am a lucky individual politically. While I have won and lost elections multiple times for the Hopkinton Town Council, I have won seven times and currently am in my third term as vice President. I also chair the Republicans in my town.
The following should concern all Rhode Islanders regardless of the municipalities we live in. My views may not necessarily the views of my fellow town council members or the town committee members of my party.
Hopkinton, like many towns, has been dealing with the issues of solar projects and wind turbines. I along with another town councilor Sharon Davis have voted against numerous solar projects since being sworn in November. Mrs. Davis is an officer of her Democratic town committee. The town did adopt an ordinance earlier this year regarding the solar issue. This October, Hopkinton will be voting on not allowing wind turbines in any zone in town. Currently it not permitted, as it is not mentioned in our ordinances presently. That was an initiative of Sylvia Thompson, a town councilor, who is an officer of the Democratic town committee and she has supported large solar in town and opposed it.
We do need to reflect on our consumption of energy, and our dependence on even foreign electricity. Canada actually supplies some of our electricity. The state needs to have a "game plan" as fair as possible and practical, for expectations for the cities and towns of Rhode Island in this matter. Inconsistency of various municipalities in being part of addressing Rhode Island's future electrical needs should not be acceptable. I cannot help but think of the affordable housing issue, and pension liability, and the differences among the municipalities addressing those issues.
The destruction of vast forest area should not be done lightly to build large solar arrays.
Western Rhode Island especially provides the best-forested area for all Rhode Islanders enjoyment. In addition, both state and local officials need to reflect on the future of agriculture in Rhode Island. We are not a farm state, but we need to encourage agricultural endeavor in our state. Lastly, the continued reliance on property taxes to finance public education needs to be addressed. The continued pressure of using property taxes to substantially fund public schools impacts the tax burden on property owners. The delivery of other services derived from local taxes impacts municipalities addressing needs other than schools. The Rhode Island State Constitution does give a great role of the state in education. The state needs to consider its financial support of schools more. There is no excuses really for that considering the 38 Studios debacle, among other escapades that we have witnessed.
In closing, I am lucky to have won a number of elections. I have humbled by numerous political defeats. We are in an interesting time indeed!
Scott Bill Hirst
How does clear cutting forests benefit our environment? We are sacrificing our forests, our ecosystem, in the name of "clean energy", all while people are screaming concerns about the Amazon Rainforest, the "lungs of the world" burning. Meanwhile we are destroying our own environment, right here at home to the detriment of people, animal life and our oceans. The forests have a very important job to do besides providing shelter to many creatures, it acts as a filter for our water and air, water we all use air we all breathe! The pollution created will be running off into our Bay and ocean. The energy we are producing is not even to the benefit of our own very expensive energy bills, but being sold overseas. This issue is a larger discussion that really needs more community involvement.


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Hello, the previous patch review interface for debtags.debian.net was rather cumbersome to use and I fell behind approving patches to go in the Packages file. In the last 3 days I've created a new interface, which is much swifter to use. In less than an hour, I managed to catch up with all the backlog, and I've just uploaded the reviewed tag data, well in time for Wheezy. I know some people were frustrated by the lack of migration of tags from debtags.debian.net to the archive. The situation has now greatly improved \o/ Ciao, Enrico -- GPG key: 4096R/E7AD5568 2009-05-08 Enrico Zini <firstname.lastname@example.com>
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Saturday, October 27 at 9.30 at the Teatro Comunale di Fiuggi the 'Terre del Cesanese' are told in a morning of meetings and tales and an afternoon of tasting at some of the famous Cesanese di Piglio, Olevano and Affile. The day is promoted by the Cesanese Wine Route and by the Slow Food Convivium "Territori del Cesanese", thanks to the contribution of ARSIAL – Regione Lazio.
The first part of the morning is dedicated to a 'technical meeting' on one of the most debated topics among Italian winemakers: 'Without Sulphites, the new challenge of natural wines in the Cesanese territories'.
Why this debate? Because the Cesanese wine has grown so much in the hearts of the people of this area to be a response to a search for identity of the territory. Because environmental sustainability is something that must concern each of us. Because the Cesanese has become a way of life for those who cultivate it and produce it and want to become a style that can also be identified by visitors and eno-gastronomic tourists.
The second part of the morning is then dedicated to the presentation of the Strada del Cesanese, a producer association that promotes the famous red wine and the fantastic territories where its grapes are grown. Countries with history that has its roots in the millennia. Villages where medieval history was written throughout Europe and which have been the center of the Western world for at least a couple of centuries. Anagni's crypt is just one of the jewels that the whole world envies us.
Villages where you can launch with paragliding, enter caves with prehistoric graffiti, ride a bicycle along the ancient Rome-Fiuggi train line, ride a horse, walk and enjoy the oldest baths in Italy (known to Bonifacio VIII and Michelangelo).
The debate takes place in what was once the Hotel Excelsior in Fiuggi with the casino and today is one of the best hotel schools in Italy and a theater with its particular architectural style.
And to personally try everything that is told in the morning, you can book for a visit in some of the Cesanese cellars in the three production areas. Participants will be accompanied to the discovery of the wine with a tasting that will discover all its aromas and flavors.
Here you can appreciate the famous wine accompanied by local products. Here you can understand the 'lifestyle of the Terre di Cesanese'. The 'Cesanese lifestyle'.
For more information on the event, you can contact Roberta Gabrielli
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Any takers for a Cross Father's Day Ride on Sunday? Weather forecast looks good!
Here's the route I was thinking of doing:
It is similar to last weeks grand loop fail but skips Testament (that's tricky riding), includes Partridge Hill (a bit unknown to me), skips most of Hartland (sorry L3), but includes Corry Access Rd, Kallie's Korner, some fast gravel in Thetis, and Electric Avenue/Line. As usual the route is up for suggestions and on-ride modifications.
This ride will serve as a test run for a friend's (OBB Wheeler) first foray into CX before we take on Dry Hill (Port Angeles) in a couple of weeks, so I hope to be able to stick to the ride approximately as it makes for a good test. As such, if you are CX curious, come on out! You don't have to be cross or a father.
Start from Fairbucks at 7:30am!
Sunday, June 16th - Cross Fathers Ride
Mostly nonsense. Also riding bicycles inappropriate for off road terrain, off road; GIFs
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Call for Entries Accepted Artists
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Tehachapi, California, USA
The Little Peasant
Acrylic Painting
Artist Statement
My inspiration on the way I look at color and light came to me in my childhood from my father Henry, who was a painter and grew up in Switzerland."The Little Peasant", was influenced by a trip four years ago to one of the many museum's in Madrid, Spain, I was intrigued with the paintings of Amedeo Modigliani, 1884-1920.
I admired the way Modigliani elongated faces as well as his brush stokes. When I returned to the states, I started doing reproductions of his works, but I enhanced the colors. I continued using his style of painting with other projects I was involved with.
I find that painting is a passion for me, feeds my soul that somehow engulfs me for those hours and days of dwelling in the world of color and light.
The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements do not necessarily represent the views of our art galleries. Artists can be visually expressive but may verbally misrepresent their true intentions or ideas. Please note that we support expression, whether it is controversial or not, but our intention is never to offend.
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Third place for our talented athletes!
On Thursday 21st June we took 54 children from Years 4, 5 and 6 to compete in a range of track and field events at Withdean Stadium.
Glorious weather and lots of fantastic support from parents.
The children all did really well, showed good sportsmanship and showed fantastic support for each other as a team taking third place in their division out of eight school.


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Winston's mother, Santa Maria is a combination of two top stallions
Father: Goliath van de Groeneweg 1m35-1m40
- 5 times selected for the European Championships (1x Silver, 1 x fifth)
- Belgian Champion
Mother :
- Daughter of Dexter Leam Pondi 1m35-1m40
- 6 times selected for the European Championships (1x Silver, 1 x Bronze)
- French and Italian Champion
- Mother of Opaline Optima 1m30. At the age of 8 already very succesfull in the international Big Tour.
- Her halfbrother Forban Pondy was succesfull in the international Big tour.
Link to video of Santa Maria as a 2 years old
We have a full brother of Santa Maria for sale.
Beside of this foal we also sell a ponyfoal out of the international performing mare Miss Mentos:
Wallander Optimus °2018 - Stallion
Father : Hector Optimus Link video Hector
Mother : Miss Mentos
- International succesfull with Lisa Nooren and others
- Mother of Socrates Optimus Champion 2017 of the BRP stallion Approval Link video Socrates Optimus


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return to Adrianople, he would redress the grievances, and consult the true interest of the Greeks. No sooner had he repassed the Hellespont, than he issued a mandate to suppress their pe:ision, and to expel their officers from the banks of the Strymon. In this measure he betrayed an hostile mind; and the second order announced, and in some degree commenced, the siege of Constantinople. In the narrow pass of the Bosphorous, an Asiatic fortress had formerly been raised by his grandfather. In the opposite situation, on the European side, he resolved to erect a more formidable castle; and a thousand masons were commanded to assemble in the spring, on a spot named Asomaton, about five miles from the Greek metropolis". Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade. The ambassadors of the Emperor attempted, without success, to divert Mahomet from the execution of his design. They represented, that his grandfather had solicited the permission of Manuel to build a castle on his own territories; but that this double fortification, which would command the streight, could only tend to violate the alliance of the nations; to intercept the Latins who traded in the Black Sea, and perhaps to annihilate the subsistence of the city. "I form
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"no enterprise," replied the perfidious Sultan, "against the city; but the empire of Constanti"nople is measured by her walls. Have you for"got the distress to which my father was reduced, "when you formed a league with the Hungarians; "when they invaded our country by land, and the "Hellespont was occupied by the French gallies : "Amurath was compelled to force the passage of " the Bosphorus; and your strength was not equal "to your malevolence. I was then a child at "Adrianople; the Moslems trembled; and for a while the Gabours " insulted our disgrace. But "when my father had triumphed in the field of "Warna, he vowed to erect a fort on the western "shore, and that vow it is my duty to accomplish. "Have ye the right, have ye the power, to con"troul my actions on my ground For that
"ground is my own : as far as the shores of the
"Bosphorus, Asia is inhabited by the Turks, and "Europe is deserted by the Romans. Return, " and inform your king, that the present Ottoman "is far different from his predecessors; that his "resolutions surpass their wishes; and that he per"forms more than they could resolve. Return in "safety; but the next who deliversa similar message "may expect to be flayed alive." After this declaration, * The opprobrious name which the Turks bestow on the Infidels, is expressed Kagovo by Ducas, and Giaour by Leunclavius and the moderns. The former term is derived by Ducange (Gloss. Graec. tom. i. p. 530.) from Kagovoy, in vulgar Greek, a tortoise, as denoting a retrograde motion from the faith. But, alas! Gabour is no more than Gheber, which was
transferred from the Persian to the Turkish linguage, from the worshippers of fire to those of the crucifix, (d'Herbelot, Bib
liot, Orient. p. 375.).
tion, Constantine, the first of the Greeks in spirit
assurance of their ruin.
* Phranza does justice to his master's sense and courage. Calliditatem hominis non ignorans Imperator prior arma mowere constituit, and stigmatizes the folly of the cum sacri tum profani proceres, which he had heard, amentes spe vaná pasci.
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the woods of Heraclea and Nicomedia; and the stones were dug fro:n the Anatolian quarries. Each of the thousand masons was assisted by two workmen; and a measure of two cubits was marked for their daily task. The fortress * was built in a triangular form; each angle was flanked by a strong and massy tower; one on the declivity of the hill, two along the sea-shore; a thickness of twenty-two feet was assigned for the walls, thirty for the towers; and the whole building was covered with a solid platform of lead. Mahomet himself pressed and directed the work with indefatigable ardour; his three vizirs claimed the honour of finishing their respective towers; the zeal of the cadhis emulated that of the Janizaries; the meanest labour was ennobled by the service of God and the Sultan; and the diligence of the multitude was quickened by the eye of a despot, whose smile was the hope of fortune, and whose frown was the messenger of death. The Greek Emperor beheld with terror the irresistible progress of the work; and vainly strove, by flattery and gifts, to assuage an implacable foe, who sought, and secretly fomented, the slightest occasion of a quarrel. Such occasions must soon and inevitably be found. The ruins of stately churches, and even the marble columns which had been consecrated to St Michael the archangel,
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These annals (unless we are swayed by an antichristian prejudice) are far less valuable than the Greek historians.
* In the dimensions of this fortress, the old castle of Europe, Phranza does not exactly agree with Chalcondyles, whose description has been verified on the spot by his edi. tor Leunclavius.
were employed without scruple by the profane and rapacious Moslems; and some Christians, who presumed to oppose the removal, received from their hands the crown of martyrdom. Constantine had solicited a Turkish guard to protect the fields and harvests of his subjects: the guard was fixed; but their first order was to allow free pasture to the mules and horses of the camp, and to defend their brethren if they should be molested by the natives. The retinue of an Ottoman chief had left their horses to pass the night among the ripe corn; the damage was felt; the insult was resented; and several of both nations were slain in a tumultuous conflict. Mahomet listened with joy to the complaint; and a detachment was commanded to exterminate the guilty village; the guilty had fled; but forty innocent and unsuspecting reapers were massacred by the soldiers. Till this provocation, Constantinople had been open to the visits of commerce and curiosity. On the first alarm, the gates were shut; but the Emperor, still anxious for peace, released, on the third day, his Turkish captives"; and expressed, in a last message, the firm resignation of a Christian and a soldier. "Since neither " oaths, nor treaty, nor submission, can secure "peace, pursue," said he to Mahomet, " your im" pious warfare. My trust is in God alone; if it "should please him to molify your heart, I shall
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Great location for this free standing home in condo regime. One of the few floor plans in this neighborhood that has over sized garage w/utility sink & good sized, fenced yard. Home is located in a quiet, small enclave that provides a nice community pool for the HOA to hold Texas BBQs for the residents. Half mile from the lovely Falcon Head Golf Course, 2 miles from the Hill Country Galleria & Whole Foods. 17 Miles from Downtown Austin. The low tax rate make this an Oasis in Austin's Real Estate world.
1st Floor Entry, Entry Steps, Single level Floor Plan
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We all need it. That is why we sleep. But it can all be a bit boring.
For those who read the wonderful post yesterday from my legs then you may be able to guess what this short post is about. I need to rest before my race on Sunday. I somewhat over did the running and speed work this week after having a little unwelcome break from my running due to work commitments and the sudden lost in faith that led to me not being bothered and losing any kind of motivation to get out and run.
Like a novice I dived back in with both feet and ran up the miles. I ignored the screams and pleads from my legs to stop and carried on. While my legs do not feel heavy they have a touch of the DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) So with this I said that Friday and Saturday will be rest. Plenty of carbs and protein and feet up. The truth of the matter is, I want to run.
This sitting about lark is a tad boring. I would like to go and walk or run even cycle but I fear any extra stress or pressure I put on the tired legs will result in failure on Sunday. Speaking of which I am still undecided if to run a PB or just run the course. I know deep down that my mind is attracted to a new PB as I am looking at the Pace I will need to obtain a Sub 1:35, and that is after all why I have legs up resting. If I was to just run and practice my marathon pace, taking on gels etc then I would not be to concerned with the state of my legs. If anything it would be good practice to see how I cope with tired legs. After all come Mile 20 that is how they will feel.
But resting is what I am doing. Gentle exercise on the foam rollers and the Stick to ease knots. Wearing my compression clothing to help freshen my legs. Eating the right food, and drink the right liquid all to ensure my legs are fresh and ready for Sunday.
Oh well. Off to eat some more seeds and nuts and rest up some more. I might just go for a gentle stroll round town to get the blood flowing to help the repair.


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Last Saturday was a special day. For a few hours Joel and I were alone together, without Fiona. It's the first time in many weeks. We love her dearly but she so needed time to play with a friend. And we so needed some time just the two of us to relax and visit.
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HPSSSB MCQ Himachal Pradesh Jobs
HPSSSB MCQ Himachal Pradesh Jobs (Mock Test organized on 7th October for Clerical-692
- How many times did Ahmad Shah Abdali invade India?
Ans: 8
- Which Sikh Guru begin to call himself as the 'Sachcha Padshah'?
Ans: Guru Hargovind
- Bombay was handed to England as a part of Charles-II queen's dowry , named-
Ans: Catherine of Barganzo
- The efforts to build a modern navy were made by
Ans: Tipu Sultan
- Padmavati was written by
Ans: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
- How many stories are included in Jatakas?
Ans: 550
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati established the Arya Samaj in 1875 at
Ans: Bombay
- For what Mahatma Gandhi went on hunger strike for first time?
Ans: In Ahmedabad Mill worker's Strike
- When did Navy Revolt occurred at Mumbai
Ans: 19 Feb 1946
- Which is the most dense planet of the solar system?
Ans: Earth
- Most common disease of poultry in India is
Ans: Ranikhet
- Heavy alcohol consuming people generally die of
Ans: Cirrhosis
- How many Islands forms Andaman and Nicobar
Ans: 572
- The place where Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru cremenated is known as
Ans: Shanti Ghat
- Himalayas are
Ans: Fold Mountains
- Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop? (Rice, Coconut, Sugarcane,Cotton)
- Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?(Barley, Maize ,Sugarcane,Wheat)
- The broad channel where the water of river and a sea mingle is known as
Ans: An estuary
- Loam soil is regarded as the most suitable type of soil for crop production because
- It can hold enough water(2) It drains well(3) It contains adequate quantities of humus(4) Of all of these qualities
Ans: Of all of these qualities
- Kargil Victory Celebrated on
Ans: 26 July
- Most populated city in India
- In whose reign the payment of cash salaries to the soldiers was first started?
Ans: Alauddin Khilji
- Fatehpur Sikri was built by
Ans: Akbar
- Which of the following Articles of the constitution guarantees equal opportunity in the employment to persons belonging to SC/ST and minority communities?
Ans: Article 16
- The Constituent Assembly was formed under the provision of
Ans: Cabinet Mission Plan
- The 'Right to work' is mentioned in the Directive principle under which article
Ans: Article 41
- The Rajya Sabha is
Ans: A permanent body
- The impeachment process of President is initiated on the grounds of
Ans: Violation of the constitution
- The maximum gap between two sessions of the Parliament should not exceeds
Ans: Six month
- A person is suffered from Insomnia
Ans: If a person is unable to sleep
- Color Blindness can be cured by taking
Ans: Vitamin A
- Chemical name of 'Plaster of Paris' is
Ans: Calcium Sulphate
- Who invented the fountain Pen?
Ans: L.E Waterman
- Oil spreads over the surface of water because
Ans: Oil has less surface tension than water
- Earthquake waves travel faster in
Ans: Solid
- Longest bone in Human body is the
Ans: Thigh Bone
- Light Year is a unit of
Ans: Distance
- Blue color of sky is due to
Ans: Scattering of Light
- What kind of lens is used by short-sighted persons?
Ans: concave
- In the visible spectrum the colour having the shortest wavelength is :
Ans: Violet
- Which one among the following is not included in the Fundamental Rights embodied in the Constitution of India?
Ans: Right to Information
- When the offices of both the President and the Vice-President are vacant, who performs their function?
Ans: Chief Justice of India
- Tehri Dam of Uttarakhand has been constructed on the river –
Ans: Bhagirathi
- Which one of the following rivers flows towards the north?
- Which of these organisations has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times?
Ans: International Committee of the Red Cross
- With which of the following festivals is Jallikattu associated?
Ans: Pongal
- National income ignores(1. Sales of a firm 2. Salary of employees 3. Exports of the IT sector)
Ans: Sale of land
- Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India?
Ans: Industrial sector
- Who is the founder of Jubbal Town?
Ans: Rana Tegh Chand
- Damdama Mahal is located in
Ans: Mandi
- Padam Dev who was also known as 'Kaviraj'( by birth) belongs to which place?
Ans: Rohru
- Which valley is associated with the saying" the people living in this valley are called the most beautiful race in India?
Ans: Chamba valley
- What is meant by term "Thoda" in Himachal?
Ans: Archery
- Which mountain is known as "Mainak Parbat" in ancient times?
Ans: The Shivalik
- "The History of Mandi State" was written by
Ans: Man Mohan
- On which king of Himachal Pradesh did Aurangzeb confer the title of Chhatarpati?
Ans: Kehri Singh
- The Shrine of Renuka is related with
Ans: Parashurama
- Netaji Subhash chand Bose spent some months in
Ans: Dalhousie
- The Author of book "Kulut Desh ki Kahani was:
Ans: Lal Chand Prarthi
- Where was the capital of Maharaja Sansar Chand?
Ans: Sujanpur
- Susharma Chandra , who was on the side of Kauravas in the Mahabharta war, was the ruler of
- The Shiva-bari temple is situated near
Ans: Keylong
- In which town of H.P did Salman Rushdie have his house?
Ans: Solan
- Who gave the title of Pahari Gandhi to Baba Kanshi Ram?
Ans: Pt. Nehru
- Which one of the following is correctly spelt?
(Embarassment, Embarrasment, Embarrassment, Embbarrassment)
Ans: Embarrassment
- Which one of the following word is correctly spelt?
(Fullfil, Fulfil, Fulfill, Fullfill)
Ans: Fulfill
- Which one of the following word is correctly spelt?
(installasion, installation, instaletion, instaellation)
Ans: Installation
- Which of the following word is correctly spelt?
(Committee, 2. 3. 4.)
Ans: Committee
- Choose the word wrongly spelt
(Semester, Senesent, Sensory,Salacious)
- I am angry with him ___________his carelessness.
Ans: for
- My cousin has invested a lot of money ______________ farming.
- Give example pertinent _____________ the case.
Ans: to
- I have a distaste ___________ publicity.
Ans: for
- He is used ________ such hardships.
Ans: to
- He settled himself ________ his arm chair.
- Choose the word out of the four alternatives. Which best expresses the meaning of the given word "ALERT". (Energetic, Intelligent, Watchful, Observant)
- Choose the word out of the four alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the given word "WARRIOR".
Ans: Soldier
- Choose the word out of the four alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the given word "STRINGENT".
Ans: Rigorous
- Choose the word out of the four alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the given word"INEXPLICABLE"
Ans: Unaccountable
- Choose the word out of the four alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the given word "LYNCH"?
Ans: Kill
- Choose the word out of the four alternatives which best expresses the meaning of the given word "DESTITUTION"?
Ans: Poverty
- Mean of Phrase "Hold one's horse" is
Ans: Have patience
- Meaning of Phrase "Like a sitting duck"
Ans: Ignorant
- Meaning of Phrase "Trump up"
Ans: Fabricate
- Meaning of the Phrase "Break with"
Ans: Quarrel
- A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?
Ans:Rs. 4991
- In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
- Ages of 'A' and 'B' are in the ratio of 2 : 3 respectively. Six years hence the ratio of their ages will become 8 : 11 respectively. What is B's present age?
Ans: 27 years
- If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is:
Ans: 54.68
- If the animals which can walk are called swimmers, animals who crawl are called flying, those living in water are called snakes and those which fly in the sky are called hunters, then what will a lizard be called ?
Ans: Flying
- If air is called green , green is called blue, blue is called sky, sky is called yellow, yellow is called water and water is called pink, then what is the color of clear sky ?
Ans: Sky
- Choose or find odd word: Arrow , Axe , Knife , Dagger
Ans: Arrow
- Choose or find odd word: House , Cottage , School , Palace
Ans: School
- Choose the correct alternative that will same pattern and fill in the blank spaces. 20, 19, 17, _____ , 10, 5
Ans: 14
- If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, how can CALICUT be coded ?
Ans: 8251896
- Rahul`s mother is the only daughter of Monika`s father. How is Monika`s husband related to Rahul ?
Ans: Father
- Difference in age of X and Y is 12 years and the ratio of their age is 3:7 what is the age of Y?
Ans: 21 Years
- How will WINTER be written if STORMY is written as QVMTKA
Ans: UKLVCT
- A person gets 19% Loss if he sells an article for Rs 3550. What is its Cost price?
Ans: 4383
- 7,8,10,13,17………?
Ans: 22
- How MOTIVE can be written, if DEADLY is written as GHDGUB
Ans: PRWLYH
- Sajan is Raju's mother's father.Sajan has three brothers. One of them has grandson Naveen. Naveen is son of Akshit.Naveen is related to Raju's as
Ans: Nephew
- Suresh is 7 ranks a head of Ashok in the class 39 Students If Ashok's rank is 17th from the last. What is Suresh rank from the start?
Ans: 16th
- The Product of the ages of Ankush and Ayush is 240. IF twice the age of Ayush is more than Ankush age by 4 years, what is Ayush age?
Ans: 12 years
- Find the mean of the five prime numbers
Ans: 5.6
- Kunal walks 10km towards North from there he walks 6 km towards east. How far in which direction is he with reference to his starting
Ans: 5 K.M. North-East
- On May 14, 2018 Ayushman Bharat Program's first workshop held in
Ans: Youth Employability in HP
- On June 29,2018, The Central Reserve Police Force launched '_____ Helpline', a distress helpline for the people of Jammu and Kashmir?
Ans: Shimla
- On June 30,2018, which stock exchange entered into an agreement with the Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) for the growth and systematic development of commodity derivatives markets?
Ans: Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
- Who has become the first Sikh man to be hired as an anchor by a news channel in Pakistan?
Ans:Harmeet Singh
Ans: Madadgaar
- Where is the headquarters of United India Insurance Company?
Ans: Chennai
- Where is Balphakram National Park located?
Ans: Meghalaya
- 'SRIJAN' is related to which of the following?
Ans: Indian Railways
- Indian Government set an aim to to eliminate TB from India by
Ans: 2025
- Sikkim first airport is located at
Ans: Pakyong
- Swadesh Darshan Scheme announced by Tourism Ministry for developing cruise tourism in
Ans: Kerala
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018 is given to
Ans: S.Mirabai Chanu and Virat Kohli
- Which country is the largest producer of Uranium
Ans: Kazakhstan
- Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is
Ans: Pema Khandu
- What is the name of military exercise held between India and Nepal in 30 May to 12 June 2018?
Ans: Surya Kiran XIII
- Which among the following is not a Subsidiary of RBI?
Ans: SIDBI
- The minimum interest rate of a bank below which it is not viable lend, is known as
Ans: Base Rate
- Which state legislative assembly recently has passed bill for creation of 3 New District?
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh
- Rikako Ikee was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the 2018 Asian Games. He is a
Ans: Japanese Swimmer
- ISRO's indigenous human space mission launched as Gaganyan to launched in
Ans: 2022
- Which state announced will to open the first Khadi Mall?
Ans: Jharkhand
- Where is the headquarter of IFAD ( International Fund For Agriculture Development ) ?
Ans: Rome
- The city which will host the 2022 Asian Games is
Ans: Hangzhou
- Which of the following is not a primary colour (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow)
- Who was the founder of Jaswan state of Himachal Pradesh?
Ans: Purab Chand
- Which governor general of India visited Mandi in October 1871?
Ans: Lord Mayo
- Mian Chu-Chu and Vaid Surat Singh were the leaders of a revolt that took place in ______?
Ans: Sirmaur
- Which blood cells are called 'Soldiers' of the body
Ans: WBC
- Due to rusting the weight of iron
Ans: increases
Ans: Which of the following is the main ingredient of cement?
Ans: Gypsum
- MDT is used for disease
Ans: Leprosy
- Which of the following pass is not located in district Chamba?( Sach Pass,Chini Pass,Chobia pass,Kunjum Pass)
Ans:Kunjum Pass
- Kachchal and Bachchal are related with
Ans: Gugga
- Laxmi-Narayan Temple is a group of
Ans: 6 Temple
- 'Chohora' is famous dance of
Ans: Kinnaur and Mahasu
- Shimla was the head quarter of the exiled government from 1942-45 A.D?
Ans: Burma
- Jaggatnath temple is situated at
Ans: Nahan
- Chinmaya Tappovan is located in
Ans: Dharmamshala
- "Caste System" in India
Ans:Became rigid during Later Vedic Age
- In which of the following regions of his kingdom did Bindusara had to face two revolts.
Ans: Taxila
- In 1687 HeadQuarters of East India Company on western side was shifted from Surat to
Ans: Bombay
- Who formed the "Merchant Adventurer Company" in December 1654 in India?
Ans: British
- Which of the following religions did not make any contribution to the growth of Sufism? (Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Zoroastrism)
Ans: Jainism
- Which tribe revolted due to British efforts to suppress the practice of human sacrifice?
Ans: Khonds
- What was the language employed by Sudras for his devotional songs?
Ans: Brajbhasa
- Portrait-painting reached its highest watermark during the reign of
Ans: Jahangir
- The leader of the Kuka Movement against the British was-
Ans: Ram Singh
- In which state Razia sultan assassinated in 1240 A.D.
Ans: Kaithal (Haryana)
- Which of the following King conquered the parts of South India?
Ans: Bindusara
- Gupta empire was declined by
Ans: Huns
- Which of the following is not considered as Indo-Aryan Language ?( English, Avesta, Arabic, Persian)
- During the "Sangam" period most of the houses were built with
Ans: Bricks
- Which of the following religion is patronized by Bindusara?
Ans: Aojivika Sect
- The 'Trinity' of Bhakti movement in North India Refers to
Ans: Mira, Kabir, Nanak
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Neurotransmitters are chemicals produced in the brain or elsewhere in the body. They transmit signals between synapses.
Synapses are the connectors between neurons.
Neurons are brain cells - at least the neurons located in the brain are.
Although I'm not a scientist - at least not a scientist with credentials - I enjoy reading and studying scientific information and scientific words.
I might have pursued a career in math or science had I not become so interested and even overwhelmed by music.
I know I share that personal history with millions of would-be scientists all over the world. There's an amazing connection between music and science, just like the connection between music and words, or spoken language.
Those of you who have been privileged to study music know about this connection.
Beautiful music causes our neurons to fire rapidly - neurons located in certain specific sections of the brain - probably multiple regions.
I'm being vague here because I barely know what I'm talking about.
Turns out that neuroscientists barely know what they're talking about when they speak or write about the human brain and its peripheral systems.
They know a great deal - much more than you and I know - but there is still a lot of mystery about how things work in our brains and the peripheral nervous system.
The term gut feeling is a non-scientific term we're all familiar with, but it has some scientific basis.
One medical doctor - probably many more than one - but one that I'm aware of - talks about at least one of the neurotransmitters being present in your gut. Namely serotonin.
Dr. Alejandro Junger writing in Clean tells us that when intestinal areas are damaged by toxins and faulty nutrition, serotonin production is diminished because a lot of this hormone is produced in the intestines.
Then when things deteriorate suffiently many other neurotransmitters involved may also be out of balance.
Serotonin is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone.
Dr. Junger writes on page 76 -
When your intestinal environment is damaged and inflamed, there is a slow reduction of natural serotonin levels, because so much of your serotonin is made in the intestines under the right conditions. When this happens, it physically changes the way you are getting signals about what to feel and how to respond to the world. Your experiences of moods and feeling will change for the worse, shifting to apathy, a dulled anesthetized state, or serious lows.
You might think he's talking about something very traumatic - such as a car wreck, or a beating by a thug damaging your mid-section.
The damage is very serious and it might be traumatic, but it happens over a long period of time. It happens gradually, so most people don't notice the changes until things have really gone seriously down hill.
It's the result of bad diet, stress, and toxins accumulating in the intestine and other locations all over the body.
Look at these words of Dr. Junger again. When this happens, it physically changes the way you are getting signals about what to feel and how to respond to the world. Your experiences of moods and feeling will change for the worse, shifting to apathy, a dulled anesthetized state, or serious lows.
When most doctors are consulted and presented with symptoms such as described above, they simply write a prescription for a mood altering drug.
Those who can't afford to see a doctor self-medicate.
Self-medicate is a term I've heard many times from various social workers as they describe people who decide to use drugs such as cocaine, heroin, or meth.
Apparently not all drug users, whether their favorite drug is legal or illegal, become addicted or at least not seriously addicted.
But many do.
A lot depends on how the individual or his peers define addiction.
If a person can't function normally without the drug, he's addicted.
Having known several addicts, including some who didn't want to deal with their addiction, I know the devastating effects.
I also know - as many family members of addicts do - the damage to our culture in terms of cost and relationships.
Multitudes are addicted to legal drugs, the ones prescribed by psychiatrists and other doctors to deal with mental and emotional problems. Very possibly all of those problems could actually be solved through dietary change.
Especially the dietary changes described by Dr. Junger in Clean.
Other sources indicate the successful use of dietary renovation along with exercise and meditation as a permanent means of curing addiction.
This makes sense because neurotransmitters are made in our bodies and brains using the nutrients available.
If the correct nutrients aren't there, and if any number of poisons are there, things go seriously wrong.
Drug addiction is another disease which can be cured by radical dietary changes and exercise.Return to Addiction Recovery from Neurotransmitters


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Business Sector Energy Efficiency
Hawaiʻi's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045 is a commitment not just by the government, but by stakeholders across the state, including the private sector. Businesses make decisions about infrastructure, financial incentives, and behavioral norms every day. Most people spend a significant amount of time at their workplace, and most commercial buildings are operated and maintained by the private sector. Commercial and residential buildings consume 40% of energy in the US[1]. In Hawaiʻi the commercial sector accounts for approximately 32% of electricity consumption[2], which in office buildings is mostly used for lighting and cooling[3]. Therefore, businesses can have a significant impact on energy use not only through incentives, investments, and technology deployment, but also through the choices businesses make about their building infrastructure and operations. Energy efficiency is the cleanest and cheapest way to reduce energy use and therefore energy imports, relieve the demand on our power grid, and mitigate climate change. This section provides data and resources on private sector leaders and partners in the energy sector who are taking concrete action to make Hawaiʻi's commercial buildings and operations more energy efficient.
Energy Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) Program
The Sustainability Business Forum (SBF) is a group of business executives who are taking the initiative to shape a sustainable future for Hawaiʻi. As a cohort, the SBF represents over 21,000 employees, $8.5 billion in revenue and $95 million in annual philanthropic donations. Coordinated by Hawai'i Green Growth, the SBF convenes quarterly at the executive level to engage in a strategic dialogue and catalyze action on joint initiatives. In 2018, eleven members of the Sustainability Business Forum partnered with Hawaiʻi Energy to jointly enroll in the Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) Program to help improve and measure energy efficiency through facility upgrades, employee education, and operational and behavioral changes in industrial facilities and offices.
Hawaiʻi Energy's Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) Program offers free employee education, technical expertise, and energy use analysis services to change employee habits and behavior patterns, upgrade facilities, optimize processes, and measure impact by tracking energy and cost savings.
This partnership is the first phase of the SBF's Green Your Business Initiative to implement tangible actions businesses can take to advance each of Hawaiʻi's six statewide Aloha+ Challenge sustainability goals to be achieved by 2030.
Figure 1: The data above was provided by Hawai'i Energy with permission by each of the SBF members. Due diligence was made to improve comparison of energy use between SBF members such as normalizing for weather effects and aggregating electric bills for members with more than one meter. However, other factors such as changes in building use, occupancy, and additional electrical service can have major impact and should be viewed accordingly. The annual data was provided according to Hawai'i Energy reporting year, which runs from July to June, rather than the calendar year.
Learn More and Make a Difference
What You Can Do:
- To learn more about energy efficiency, visit Hawaiʻi Energy, the energy conservation and efficiency and program for Hawaiʻi, Honolulu and Maui counties and the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC).
- If your business is interested in joining the Sustainability Business Forum, contact Hawaiʻi Green Growth.
- Tips to Save Energy from Hawaiʻi Energy.
- A Practical Guide to Home Energy Use from KIUC.
- Ask your employer what kind of energy efficiency initiatives are being implemented at your workplace.
More Information:
- Hawaiʻi Energy is the energy conservation and efficiency program for Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, and Maui counties.
- Carbon Lighthouse is a consultant firm that aims to reduce 20% of emissions from energy use of non-residential buildings.
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a widely used green building certification program system developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
- The Public Utilities Commission report on Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (EEPS), published every 5 years, provides information on energy efficiency savings statewide from commercial and residential sectors.


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The idea is simple.
I think you can have bus routes from slum areas to cities, work and food places. The reason is that this would increase people living in slum areas better chances of livelihood.
Money can be ?saved since its cheaper to bring home food by bus. This money can then be invested in local business. Upgrading the slum.
Also it will better for the environment. I think you just need to make light-weight wheels on buses to have it running electric.