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After years of yardwork on an expansive lot skirting Longmont, Linda and John Gathman are shelving their trimmers and selling the lawn mower. "Moving to a low-maintenance home is a preemptive strike," Linda said. "We want to downsize and organize while we have our health and while nothing else is on our plate."
The Gathmans, however, aren't venturing from their beloved city, where they've resided for 25 years this October. "Longmont is a good size for us, not too small or too large, and all our connections are here," Linda said. John added, "When we came to Longmont, it had that small-town atmosphere, and the community feel is still present here. It's a well consolidated place."
Thus, Linda and John plan to move by Christmas time into a ranch-style easyHouse® at Denio West, a low-maintenance Longmont community by the award-winning, Louisville based homebuilder Boulder Creek Neighborhoods. Denio West Community Manager Rebecca Lucero said, "This community is ideal for those seeking the convenience of being located on 9th and Hover, along with the daily enjoyment of low-maintenance, main-floor living. You now have time to pursue your dreams and forget about shoveling snow and taking care of a yard after a busy work week."
Indeed, Boulder Creek's homes at Denio are more than just houses – they are a passport to a vivacious lifestyle, rich free time and the joys that it brings – whether that's travel, adventure or time with family and friends.
easyHouse patio homes by Boulder Creek are designed around an open-concept floorplan. The homes are created to be comfortable both now and for years to come. With wider hallways and wider doors and all your daily necessities on the main floor, this home series will accommodate your needs even as they change. The Gathmans opted for the easyHouse 31 floorplan. "I love the fact that the bedrooms and office are tucked away," Linda said, "and I like the modern feel of the floorplan." Linda and John are also excited to ditch their staircase and enjoy main-floor living into retirement. "We saw the Boulder Creek home our friends bought in Erie and were impressed with the reputation of the builder," Linda said.
Epitomizing efficiency and comfort, Boulder Creek homes are uniquely spacious and right sized, which means the flexible designs maximize storage and weave living and entertaining spaces together. Outside, Colorado-inspired design showcases contemporary style and classic finishes, and covered patios and decks welcome tranquil evenings. "Building a home has given us a lot of time to downsize," Linda said. It's a sentiment that rings true throughout the neighborhood, Lucero explains. "So many of our Denio homebuyers are coming out of bigger, family homes that just aren't the right fit for their current lifestyle anymore. I'm really proud to be a part of that," she said.
Not only are Linda and John excited about a new house, but they said they're eager for the opportunities a low-maintenance lifestyle extends. Linda walks regularly with colleagues from her days as an elementary school teacher, and John and Linda both relish afternoons with a good book. Less yardwork will free up more time for their weekly movie watching club and give John more opportunities to deliver meals as a volunteer with OUR Center in Longmont. And Linda and John are itching to return to Europe, where they've traveled extensively. "Before, we could travel in the winter, but not in the summer due to yardwork. We won't have that problem anymore," Linda said.
When stateside, the Gathmans savor time outdoors. "My father was stationed in Colorado Springs during World War II when I was 10 years old," Linda recalled. After John received his master's degree, the couple transferred from the farmlands of Illinois to Longmont, where they raised their son. "We skied for years, but now we mainly walk. We'd like to get out to the mountains more," Linda said. "In Illinois, once it's fall and winter, the sun doesn't shine," John said. "The first October we moved here, we got a huge snowstorm, but of course, two days later it was gone. The climate here makes Colorado very, very nice."


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Pandora's Box
Anarchopapist has triggered a twitter storm with this. It is a post that has many different threads running into it, and through it. The most relevant compliment I can pay it is to say that it is potentially disturbing, in something far more than a psychological sense. It will be interesting to see how contagious it proves to be. (As this post demonstrates, Outside in is already infected.)
Laliberte asks: "is there a difference between Prometheus' fire and Pandora's box?" Given everything said about the Promethean, and the very considerable ideological-theoretical work that it does, is it not strange that the Pandoran is scarcely recognized as a term, or a concept, at all? To talk about fire is mere shallow bedazzlement, in comparison to any serious examination of boxes. Boxes not only have a shape, but also an inside and an outside, which means — at least implicitly — a transcendental structure. They model worlds, and suggest ways out of them.
Pandora's box, of course, is significant above all for its content, which is released, or gets out. Promethean flame, which is stolen, is contrasted with Pandoran plague, which escapes. Laliberte seizes the opportunity to discuss memes (and the 'hypermeme'). An infectious being is set loose, in the shape of a Neoreactionary Basilisk. (On twitter, Michael Anissimov deplores the irresponsibility of this outbreak.)
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Axis Communications has launched the AXIS M2014-E, a network camera which is no bigger than a lipstick. The camera´s functional and compact form factor makes it particularly suitable for installations such as in retail stores, boutiques, hotels or small offices that need easy-to-use and future-proof video surveillance, at a very attractive price.
"The Axis M2014-E Network Camera, being the smallest HDTV bullet-style network camera on the market, is perfect for video surveillance solutions in small- to mid-sized systems." says Erik Frännlid, Axis' Director of Product Management. "This new camera, with its unique design concept comprising a main unit and a separate camera unit, allows for maximum flexibility and ease of installation, in areas where installation has previously not been possible."
The Axis M2014-E provides HDTV 720p image quality at full frame rate. The camera delivers multiple, individually configurable video streams in H.264 compression, greatly optimising bandwidth and storage without compromising image quality. Motion JPEG is also supported for increased flexibility.
The camera, with its built-in memory card slot for edge storage and support for AXIS Camera Companion, provides a convenient, small-scale video management solution. The Axis Camera Companion, the market's easiest video surveillance solution for small systems from 1 to16 camera - makes AXIS M2014-E a unique, smart, independent video recording device.
Further features included in the Axis M2014-E:
* Supports video motion detection, tampering alarm and includes an I/O port for connecting devices such as sensors and external relays to activate alarms or access control.
* The camera unit is IP66- rated, which ensures protection against dust and heavy rain.
* Offers easy installation features, including Power over Ethernet, as well as power from a power supply.
* Includes support for Axis' unique Corridor Format allows the camera to deliver a vertical field of view.
The Axis M2014-E is supported by the industry's largest base of video management software through the Axis' Application Development Partner Program and Axis Camera Station. The camera includes support for Hosted Video and ONVIF for easy camera system integration.
The camera is planned to be available for order in Q2 through Axis distribution channels.


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Newport, RI - a Relaxing East Coast Getaway
NexTour enjoyed a four-day getaway in the seaside town of Newport, Rhode Island. Here we are at The Breakers mansion, one of a dozen mansions from the Gilded Age.
NexTourists enjoyed an Historic Trolley Tour through Newport.
The Trolley took us along the Ten-Mile Ocean Drive with a stop at Fort Adams, a former United States Army post (1799).
We toured The Breakers, a Vanderbilt mansion.
The Breakers became a National Historic Landmark in 1994 and is part of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District.
The Tuoro Synagogue, built in 1763, is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the US and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America.
The Redwood Library was crafted of wood "rusticated" to look like stone. It is the oldest community library still occupying its original building in the United States.
St. Mary's church, Rhode Island's oldest Catholic Parish (1884), where John and Jackie Kennedy were married in 1953.
Our historic hotel, the Hotel Viking, was established in 1926.
Relaxing on the Hotel Viking porch
The historic neighborhood by the Hotel Viking
Bowen Wharf offers restaurants, shops, and cruises.
Watching the action on the pier before our cruise
Our Gansett Cruise boat, similar to a lobster boat, cruised Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay.
Castle Hill lighthouse
Clingstone, a cedar-shingled house built in 1905, stands on a rock in Narragansett Bay.
NexTourists enjoying the sunshine and cool breezes.
Mmmmm, mimosas!
One of many seafood restaurants in Newport. We ate lobster rolls, lobster grilled cheese sandwiches, lobster quesadillas, etc. So many ways to eat lobster!
The Cliff Walk is a 3.5-mile public access walkway that borders the shore line and hugs the property of some of the mansions.
Easton's Beach at the start of The Cliff Walk
Huge rocks along The Cliff Walk made for an adventurous "walk"!
Sunset from the roof of the Hotel Viking. A beautiful end to a beautiful east coast getaway.
(Believe it or not...this is the same evening, a little later than the previous photo!)
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PeakBrain was founded with the mission of bringing our brain training and neurofeedback solutions and personalized coaching to others in a convenient, accessible manner within our community. As such, we are proud to support community partners with missions to help the community improve mental health for individuals and all.
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Thursday, February 15th from 8 am – 4:30 pm
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PeakBrain will be an exhibitor at Mental Health America of Greater Dallas's Adolescent Symposium. We are looking forward to supporting the mental health needs of the teenage and adolescent community. The mental health (and brain health!) of teenagers shouldn't be ignored, especially as mental health concerns skyrocket. We are looking forward to helping teenagers overcome their struggles with improved brain health!
Thursday, October 5th from 12 pm – 1 pm
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Gerry Jacob, founder of PeakBrain, will speak at Fusion Academy about the newest discoveries in brain's science and mindfulness! Come hear how the power of the brain can be harnessed to support Fusion Academy's vision of one-on-one learning and the uniqueness of each student.
Tuesday, October 10th 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
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PeakBrain works closely with Frisco ISD to support the district's students and families. Join us as a community to learn more about how we can support healthy screen usage for our children.
Frisco ISD is hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary of Screenagers on the evening of October 10. This documentary is designed to help parents learn how to balance their children's screen time in a tech-filled world.
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As the clock strikes lunch time and stomachs begin to growl, a mobile unit arrives on scene at a Tonawanda business complex. If anything can help the hunger, it is pizza!
"Everybody loves pizza," D.J. Perri, a Pizza Amore employee, said. "You can have pizza for breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack."
Pizza Amore, the Grand Island family-owned business, is armed with all the necessities to appease appetites: they have hand crafted pizzas, made to order.
"Our most popular is our chicken wing," Perri explained. "It's shredded chicken with blue cheese and hot sauce and it just melts in your mouth."
They also have the "Godfather," which is like a meat lovers pizza with prosciutto, sausage, bacon, pepperoni and banana peppers.
Also on their menu is their Galbani Amore that won best pizza at Italian Fest a few years back.
"We use a pepperdoux pepper which is actually a sweet pepper that is spicy at the end," Perri said. "Not a lot of people are using pepperdouxs right now."
But it's not just the rare peppers or fresh ingredients that make Pizza Amore stand out.
It is the way they cook their pizza, too. Everything is wood-fired, even when it is made from one of their four trucks. (One of those trucks is a refurbished fire truck, by the way).
Pizza Amore said it is the only shop in Western New York with a wood fire oven on a food truck.
"With the wood fire, you're going to have a little bit of char on the outside and it's always going to be crispy," Perri explained. "You don't get really a smokey taste but you can tell there's a different taste compared to a gas oven when it's a little bit more doughy."


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Special service of remembrance to honour village's First World War casualties
PUBLISHED: 16:24 08 November 2018
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It started off with a village appeal to trace descendants of First World War casualties.
And this weekend a special service will be held to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War – with a number of special guests attending. Over the past year Kessingland Parish Council and the Rector of St Edmunds Church, Janet Wyer, have been working together to trace and locate any descendants or anyone related to those whose name appears on the WW1 side of the Village War Memorial.
Parish council chairman Liam Martin said: "We started researching the names on the war memorial and we have traced 41 people who will be coming along as guests on Sunday, to the service of remembrance that starts at 10.45am St Edmund's Church. We started a year ago and since then people have been coming forward and we have now about 11 families who are descendants of those on the war memorial, who are coming this weekend."
With 57 names on the war memorial of those who died during the conflict, guests will be coming from Lowestoft, Pakefield, Wrentham, Gorleston, Wissett, Beccles, Oulton Broad, Southwold, Kessingland and even Scotland to attend the service.
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The Eco-Friendly Solar Cooker is intended to provide an inexpensive, eco-friendly means of cooking pieces of meat and other small food items in poorer parts of the world, where extremely dirty fuels are often used to cook meals. It requires no fuel, no electricity, and produces no pollution. It is designed to be very low in cost and have components which are very easy to replace or repair.
The Cooker is made in the form of an octagon 1.0 meter in diameter (Figure 1). Cardboard structural elements support a curved surface composed of paperboard. Sheets of highly reflective Mylar cover the paperboard. Thin metal tubes support a coffee can at the solar focus. Inside this can is the cooking zone – the space where the Sun's radiant energy is most concentrated. A second can resides below, which serves to collect grease. A grease channel guides the run-off to this grease can. Finally, a hinged plate in the front and a support bar underneath allow the Cooker to be positioned directly facing the Sun (Figure 2). All operation is manual.
The Cooker is to be assembled from pre-fabricated elements in the form of a kit. The kit includes the cardboard structural elements; paperboard surface; Mylar reflector sheets; three brass tubes; metal grease channel; a hinge; the support rod; a roll of solder, and glue. The user supplies the two metal coffee cans, and two wooden boards for the positioning plate. (A flame torch is required for soldering, but this item may be borrowed. Aluminum foil may replace the Mylar.) Such a kit could be mass-produced for as little as USD $50.
Power Calculations
In space, some 1360 Watts of radiant power passes through each square meter of area incident to the Sun. Under clear skies, the atmosphere filters this down to about 1000 Watts at ground level. The Cooker has an area of 0.785 m^2. The intercepted power is therefore 1000 Watts / m^2 x 0.785 m^2 or 785 Watts.
The Mylar material has a reflectivity of at least 80%. However, some of the reflected rays will miss the cooking zone. Assuming that 80% of the reflected power enters properly, the total estimated power available for cooking is 0.8 x 0.8 x 785 = 502 Watts. The Cooker will therefore concentrate 500 Watts into a 5-inch (12.5 cm) diameter area. This power density (4.1 Watts/cm^2) is 41 times the incident power density of the Sun at ground-level (0.1 W/cm^2). This should be sufficient to cook a typical meat-patty within a few minutes.
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A single person should be able to assemble the unit within three hours. The unit is aimed at the Sun. The food item is held by tongs and held above the cooking can. The food should be turned to prevent burning. Collected grease should be discarded when the collecting can is full.
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3 Things to Know: U.S. Junior Amateur Stroke Play
July 14, 2019 | TOLEDO, Ohio
By Ron Driscoll, USGA
When the 156 players in the 72nd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship registered at historic Inverness Club, each of them received an inspirational letter signed by eight-time USGA champion Jack Nicklaus. On Sunday, a letter from eight-time major champion Tom Watson was waiting in each of their lockers. On Monday, they will begin their quest to join those legends of the game as a USGA champion.
Here are three things to know for stroke play, which will take place on Monday and Tuesday before the low 64 scorers advance to match play:
Finalists Returning
Defending champion Michael Thorbjornsen and 2018 runner-up Akshay Bhatia are in the field, marking just the second time since 2008 that both finalists from the previous year are competing. In 2017, defending champion Min Woo Lee lost in the first round of match play, while Noah Goodwin "avenged" his runner-up finish from the year before, capturing the championship with a rally from a five-hole deficit to Matthew Wolff in the final match. Bhatia, who at No. 4 is the top player in the field in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), will look to replicate Goodwin's feat, while Thorbjornsen tries to join Tiger Woods (3) and Jordan Spieth (2) as the only multiple winners in Junior Amateur history.
Buckeye Beginning
Maxwell Moldovan, of Uniontown, Ohio, which is about 150 miles from Inverness, will hit the opening tee shot of the championship on Monday at 6:55 a.m. EDT. The home-state player has one year left at Green High School, and he is planning to attend Ohio State in 2020. Along with the first-ball honor, his name came up when fellow competitors who participated in a panel discussion on Sunday were asked about a player to watch this week. "I would say that Maxwell is the hottest player right now," said defending champion Thorbjornsen. Moldovan finished second in both the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley and the AJGA Memorial Junior at Ohio State earlier this spring, and he has turned it up a notch recently. Moldovan won the Polo Golf Junior Classic (at match play) on June 28 at Liberty National in New Jersey, and on Friday, he won the Ohio Amateur title at Moraine Country Club in Akron.
Patience Required
The whittling of the field from 156 players to 64 for Wednesday's first round of match play will no doubt feature some players shooting themselves out of it with a big number on the demanding Inverness layout. Despite its listed 7,339 yards, it is expected to play firm and fast. "There are definitely not a lot of driver holes out here," said Thorbjornsen. "The fairways are a lot firmer than what we usually play on. I love to pull out driver and just hit it and hope, but I can't do that this week." Karl Vilips agreed. "It's definitely a shotmaker's course, not a bomber's course," said Vilips, who is No. 47 in the WAGR. "It's long, yes, but the bunkers are perfectly placed in the driving area. You need to stay out of those. Maybe when match play comes around, you can hit some drivers, but players have to understand that par is a really good score."
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Woke up this morning ready to go plant my new trees. I walked into the kitchen, poured my coffee (have I mentioned that I love coffee? I get it from my Papaw - he drank coffee 24 hours a day!) Anyway....walked into the den, looked out the French doors and the sky opened up. It's cold and breezy and rainy, yuck! What happened to my sunshine and 74 degrees. My mom called and said that someone (there's always a someone or a they, and in someone said, or they say...) it was going to sleet and snow some today. Noooooooooo! It is Spring! I refuse to share my Spring with sleet and snow. Check the recent post about the ice storm, I think I've been through enough!
I have seed packets and rose bushes and things to plant! Guess I'll be doing laundry instead.
Hmmm, need to go find a rainy day recipe to post and make my children come in from the front porch where they have escaped to and are running through water puddles in their underwear in 50 degree weather.....be back soon...
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Rainy Saturday
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U.S. sprinter running in 400m 3 yrs. after being SHOT in the legs three times and told he'd never run again
PUBLISHED: 18:12 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 18:22 EST, 3 August 2012
- Bryshon Nullum was shot by gang members in a case of mistaken identity outside the University of Southern California in 2008
- Had final operation last year to remove remaining bullet fragments
- Doctors told the now-Olympic athlete he'd never run competitively again
Bryshon Nellum's doctors told him he might never run again.
Not on an elite level. And surely not in the Olympics.
Yet here he is in London, less than four years after gang members shot the former Southern California track star three times in the legs in a case of mistaken identity.
Just a year ago he underwent his third and final operation to remove the last remnants of bullet fragments in his left hamstring.
Qualifying: Bryshon Nellum reacts after placing third in the men's 400 meter final at the U.S. Olympic athletics trials last June, a milestone after told three years ago he would never be able to run competitively again
'Me making the team, I already feel like I've won,' Nellum said.
He will make his long-awaited Olympic debut on Saturday in the preliminary heats of the 400 meters – the same event that features double-amputee Oscar Pistorius of South Africa. The man known as 'Blade Runner' fought to compete alongside the other sprinters at Olympic Stadium.
There's also the first big sprint showdown at the track between the U.S. and Jamaica in the women's 100-meter final. In the pool, Michael Phelps will wrap up his final Olympics in the 400-meter medley relay looking to add to his record medal haul.
Already, Nellum says, he has won just by wearing the U.S. uniform when plenty of people questioned whether he'd even walk after the attack following a Halloween party in 2008.
Shooting: The Southern California sprinter underwent three surgeries after he was shot in the leg in 2008 by gang members who mistook him for someone else
Mission: Getting back on both feet, Bryshon pressed toward his goal of running again, despite the sometimes excruciating pain felt from his injuries
The 23-year-old Nellum is now mixing company with some of the very track stars he has watched and admired in recent Summer Olympics: Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross.
'I'm happy to be here to represent where I come from and what I believe in, and my country,' Nellum said. 'I've been through a lot making the team already. I have to continue to work toward my goals.'
For him to be competing in these Olympics would have been unimaginable only four years ago – two months after Beijing.
But Nellum immediately committed himself to the challenging comeback. Some days, he crawled across the finish line at practice in agony and tears, the pain in his legs so great.
USC coach Ron Allice, with him throughout the journey and by his side for the London Games, never doubted Nellum could do it. Then Nellum finished third at the Olympic trials in June in Eugene, Ore., behind defending gold medalist LaShawn Merritt and Tony McQuay.
Nellum's mom, LeShon Hughes, put her life aside and dedicated herself to the recovery of her only child.
'Oh, wow,' she said moments before her flight to London from Los Angeles on Thursday. 'Words can't even explain the feeling. It's like real heaven. I'm starting to cry right now.'
Nellum took a bullet to each thigh and another in the left hamstring during the shooting outside a restaurant near USC's campus as he left the Halloween party. Two gang members were sentenced last August to 15 years each in prison for the crime. Prosecutors said the men mistook Nellum for a rival gang member.
Winning: On Saturday Bryshon, running right, will make his long-awaited Olympic debut in the 400 meters despite the athlete saying he already feels like he won having made it this far
Nellum has chalked it up to 'wrong place, wrong time,' unwilling to let that one bad-luck moment derail a promising career.
He arrived at college as the 2007 national track athlete of the year from Long Beach Poly High, the first in California to ever win state championships in the 200 and 400 meters in back-to-back seasons.
Then he sustained a season-ending hamstring injury in his first race. Not quite eight months later, he was shot. It has been an exhausting journey back, through operations and rehabilitation, and teaching his legs how to function again.
He's counting on those limbs being in top form.
'I'm enjoying every bit of it,' Nellum said.
'Yeah, I made it, but I have another goal. I guess after it's all over with, when I'm by myself, then I will have time to think about it.'
Repair: One year after his last operation to remove the last traces of bullets in his leg, a scar is the only thing left on the Olympic runner
Shooters: Bryshon's shooters Horasio Kimbrough, left, and Travon Reed, right, were found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
As Olympic track and field gets in full swing this weekend, Nellum is trying to balance soaking in everything from his first Olympics with performing at his very best at the exact right time.
'He has stayed very focused and he's keeping everything in perspective,' Allice said. 'The practices have been going well and it's just getting ready to race. The real test will be the race. Drawing the heats, you have to be lucky and good.'
Nellum said he learned to keep life in perspective, keep sports in perspective.
Watching the opening ceremony in the stadium where he'll compete, it was tough to control the emotion.
'That was a great experience, with a lot of flashing lights and a lot of athletes,' he said. 'The whole ceremony itself made me thankful to be at the Olympic Games, thankful to be an athlete and thankful for the United States.'
Allice has provided plenty of encouraging words along the way, too.
'He says, 'Continue to do what you're doing and you'll be OK,' Nellum said. 'It's just a bigger stage with more people watching.'


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Dean Morton was born on February 27, 1968, in Peterborough, Ontario. He was a professional defenceman.
With the exception of 15 games with the Ottawa 67's, Morton played his entire major junior career with the Oshawa Generals and was a key contributor to the team advancing to the 1987 Memorial Cup. Although he was not offensively skilled, Morton was known as a strong stay-at-home defender, who enjoyed playing a rugged style of game.
Morton's toughness and tenacity was noticed by the Detroit Red Wings, who drafted him in the eighth round, 148th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He turned pro in 1988 and joined the Red Wings' minor-league affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings for two years. Morton played his one and only game in the NHL in the 1989-90 season where he scored a goal, which was the highlight of his hockey career.
Although Morton never again made it back to the NHL, he played competitively for another three seasons. He last played for the Brantford Smoke of the Colonial Hockey League in 1992-93.
He is now an NHL official.


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California avocados are in season from February through October. When they are not in-season, they can be found growing in Chile, Peru and Mexico, though summer Mexican crops have a tendency to have an overly rich oil content.
Avocado, Hass
The Hass avocado is known for their distinctive skin turns from green to purplish-black when ripe. It has a pale green flesh with creamy texture has a nutty flavor.
Hass avocado's flavor reflects its texture – creamy and smooth with a nutty and sweet finish. The Hass is the leading variety of California Avocado and has an excellent shelf life.
Avocado, Mexico
Available from November – March
The Mexican avocado tend to be pear shaped with a smooth skin. Varieties include Zutano, Fuerte and bacon all having a low-fat content.
Avocado, Chile
Available from October – March
Typically avocadoes from Chile are during the months that the Californian Hass Avocado is out of season. Common varieties include, Bacon, Hass, Fuerte and Negro de la Cruz.
For information about seasonality and availability, please inquire with your VegiWorks' Sales Representative for more details.


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There's nothing new under the sun. This tweet deals with an incident that occurred in 2011.While the fizzled attempt at lawfare wasn't a government act, the "search" was.
Here is Ms. Alkon's OC Register Op Ed.
Here is the Tech Dirt post.
UPDATE—Introductory paragraph added. It will be interesting to see how future such incidents play our in the post-Weinstein era.


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Eye catchers in the inbox: How subject lines can increase the opening rate
Published on 9. September 2019 | Author Marie Afschrift
First impressions count. And this definitely applies to the subject lines of mailings as well. 47% of users state the subject line as the reason for opening an e-mail (source: Chadwick Martin Bailey). The subject line, ...... read more »


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Volume: 8
Table of Contents:
I. LYMENET: NYU Professor Responds to Burrascano Investigation
II. LDF: 13th International Conference on Lyme Disease and Other
Tick-Borne Disorders
III. ARCH DERMATOL: Solitary erythema migrans in Georgia and South
IV. EUR J CLIN MICROBIOL INFECT DIS: Incidence of Lyme borreliosis
in the Wurzburg region of Germany.
V. JAMA: Borrelia burgdorferi-specific immune complexes in acute
Lyme disease.
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Publishing Lyme disease information on the Internet since 1993
Volume 8 / Number 01 / 30-JAN-2000
I. LYMENET: NYU Professor Responds to Burrascano Investigation
II. LDF: 13th International Conference on Lyme Disease and Other
Tick-Borne Disorders
III. ARCH DERMATOL: Solitary erythema migrans in Georgia and South
IV. EUR J CLIN MICROBIOL INFECT DIS: Incidence of Lyme borreliosis
in the Wurzburg region of Germany.
V. JAMA: Borrelia burgdorferi-specific immune complexes in acute
Lyme disease.
I. LYMENET: NYU Professor Responds to Burrascano Investigation
Sender: Doris Aaronson, Ph.D. <[email protected]>
It has come to my attention that one of the most nationally
distinguished Lyme disease doctors and researchers, Dr. Joseph
Burrascano of Long Island, NY, needs the help of Lyme patients, their
family and friends. I have some comments on his situation based on
my experiences as a chronic Lyme patient, as one who is knowledgeable
of the medical research on Lyme, and as an NYU professor who has
taught research methods and statistics to graduate and undergraduate
students for over 30 years, including those headed for careers in
Dr. Burrascano is about to be prosecuted for medical misconduct by the
NY State Office of Professional Medical Conduct. OPMC has already
investigated 17 other physicians who treat Lyme patients. The
statistical odds are that doctors prosecuted by OPMC for providing
long-term antibiotic treatment for chronic Lyme patients will have
their medical licenses revoked, suspended or restricted (to not
treating Lyme patients); they will be fined, and defense costs will
run about $100,000.
The OPMC procedures are highly biased from the start. In a letter to a
Lyme disease patient in explaining the procedures used by the NY OPMC,
Dr. Marks, Executive Secretary of the OPMC wrote "Rarely, if ever, have
the published guidelines indicated that anything more that (sic) tow
(sic) - three weeks of antibiotics are required to cure Lyme disease."
However, Dr. Marks' statement is contradicted by numerous research
articles in peer-reviewed biomedical journals, indicating (a) that
many Lyme patients are not cured by 2-3 weeks of antibiotics, (b) that
some of those are cured after months or years of antibiotic treatment,
and (c) some are never cured. The National Institutes of Health is
currently funding research on category (b) and (c) patients.
Biomedical research has already documented some of the ways that Lyme
bacteria can resist the effects of antibiotics.
It appears from Dr. Marks' statement that OPMC has set up procedures
which DEFINE medical misconduct to target physicians who use long-term
antibiotic therapy. This would obviously deprive thousands of Lyme
patients of experienced physicians like Dr. Burrascano. There are two
important causal factors in this attack on such physicians. (1) It
appears that many of these attacks are inspired by medical insurance
companies which do not want to pay for long-term antibiotic therapy,
especially costly I.V. therapy. (2) Some of the Lyme researchers who
are involved in defining the standards for diagnosis and treatment
of Lyme used by the State and Federal Governments are ego-involved in
the "theory" stated by Dr. Marks, and further, they use flawed
research procedures to support their theory.
The flaw in much of their research is that they have very restrictive
criteria for the category of patients that can be used in their
research. Then they inappropriately generalize their research results
to all Lyme patients including many who do not meet the restrictive
criteria. Every text book in either introductory statistics or
research methods warns that false conclusions can be made based on
inappropriate generalization from a research sample population to
other populations with attributes that differ from the research sample.
These researchers use as participants only patients with recent,
short-duration Lyme disease for which short-term therapy generally
works. They do not use patients with long-term chronic Lyme, for
which long-term and aggressive antibiotic therapy is required. One can
observe the flawed logic by reading some of the publications of the
Lyme researchers who support Dr. Marks' theory, and by discussions
with knowledgeable physicians who are familiar with the Lyme research.
In my own case, I had a wide variety of clinical symptoms of Lyme for
well over 15 years, and had misdiagnoses on 22 occasions by doctors
who regularly under-diagnose Lyme. After I diagnosed myself, had that
diagnosis verified by 6 consecutive positive blood tests taken by a
NJ doctor who regularly underdiagnoses and undertreats Lyme, and was
treated by inappropriate and ineffective oral antibiotics, I decided
to seek another doctor. I was referred to a team of distinguished
NY doctors involved in the group represented by Dr. Marks' views.
But they refused to take me as a patient BECAUSE I did not meet any
of their research criteria of (a) having a known tick bite, (b)
within 2 months or less of starting antibiotic treatment, and (c)
experiencing a "bull's-eye" rash. Separate from their research,
those doctors would not provide clinical treatment in cases where
short-term therapy might not work.
Fortunately, I found a doctor who had read Dr. Burrascano's research
and followed his treatment philosophy. After a few more tests to
eliminate alternative diagnoses, I was put on close to 2 months of
daily double-doses of I.V. antibiotics, followed by years of oral
antibiotics. The result is that I can continue to teach and do
research. Without aggressive long-term antibiotic therapy, which would
likely be defined as medical misconduct by people with Dr. Marks'
views, I would have cost an insurance company, my employer and/or the
government a substantial amount of money for permanent medical
disability benefits, as opposed to only 9 months of disability.
If Dr. Burrascano is convicted and punished by NY OPMC, not only will
his patients suffer, but thousands of others, like myself, whose
doctors learn from Burrascano's publications, will suffer. A
"political witch hunt" is going on in NY State, and it threatens many
ethical and experienced doctors who treat long-term Lyme patients.
I encourage you to help present and future Lyme patients by helping to
defend Dr. Burrascano. As soon as possible (as his trial by OPMC is
approaching), send your comments in support of Dr. Burrascano, and his
views of giving long-term antibiotic therapy to patients who don't
respond to the 2-3 week version, to Gov. Pataki's email address:
[email protected]
Other NY email addresses to cc your same email are the following:
[email protected]
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In addition to your emails to the relevant governmental people, you
might want to consider joining the Foundation for the Advancement of
Innovative Medicine (FAIM), which is supporting Dr. Burrascano's
defense. FAIM's $35 dues provides a quarterly health-relevant
newsletter. For information about FAIM phone 1-877-634-3246.
Prof. Doris Aaronson, Ph.D.
Departments of Psychology, Neural Science and Linguistics
New York University
[email protected]
Dr. Aaronson's research has focused on psychological and neural
factors in dyslexia, language acquisition, and verbal memory.
II. LDF: 13th International Conference on Lyme Disease and Other
Tick-Borne Disorders
Sender: Lyme Disease Foundation <[email protected]>
March 25 & 26, 2000
Hartford Marriott, Farmington, CT
Travel: Huntington Hay Travel 800-783-9783
Program Coordinator and Basic Sciences:
James Miller, PhD UCLA School of Medicine
Sam Donta, MD Boston University School of Medicine
Brian Fallon, MD Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Ed Bosler, PhD Stonybrook School of Medicine
Julie Rawlings, MPH Texas Department of Health
Charles Pavia, PhD New York Medical College
Ronald Schell, PhD University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Saturday, March 25, 2000 (8am -5:15pm)
7:00 - 9:00 Registration
* Keynote Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut
* West Nile virus: Epicenter to epidemic and expectations in 2000
* West Nile virus in Connecticut
* Overview of human ehrlichioses and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in
the US
* Coinfections
* Lyme disease in the South
* Analysis of Southern Borrelia
* Babesiosis Krause
* Preliminary in vitro and in vivo findings of hyperbaric oxygen
treatment in experimental Borrelia burgdorferi infection
* Immunity against host-adapted Bb in the rabbit
* Immunologic aspects of Vlse, a Bb antigenic variation protein
* An Immunodominant peptide of Bb Vlse: Role in diagnosis and
* Antibiotic treatment of Lyme borreliosis: A review of results with
* A Borrelia burgdorferi repetitive antigen that confers protection
against eperimental Lyme disease
* Use of borreliacidal assay in the serodiagnosis of Lyme disease
* Lyme neuroborreliosis: Role of PCR and culture in the diagnosis and
in the confirmation of relapse after antibiotic treatment
* Laboratory testing panel Tilton, Shah, Schell, Golightly, Mordechai
Sunday, March 26, 2000 (8am - 5pm)
* Keynote Willy Burgdorfer, PhD, MD
* Characterization of an immune evasion system in Lyme disease
* Environmental regulation of gene expression in Bb
* Matrix metalloproteinases in Lyme disease pathogenesis
* Interleukin-10 regulation during acute Lyme arthritis in dogs
* T-cell response
* Protection against tick-transmitted LD in dogs vaccinated with a
multiantigenic vaccine
* OspA vaccine update, including serologic results and range of EM
* Atypical EM and acute Lyme disease
* Neurologic Lyme disease in children and adolescents
* Cognitive deficits in children with chronic Lyme and the public
health/educational implications
* Neurologic Lyme disease in adults
* Neuroimaging in neuropsychiatric Lyme disease: Uses, abuses, and the
* Pharmacologic properties of antibiotics and their relevence to Lyme
* Treatment Roundtable Fein, Leigner, Donta, Pietrucha, Burrascano
John Anderson, PhD Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Edward M. Bosler, PhD SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Willy Burgdorfer, PhD, MD National Institutes of Health
Joseph Burrascano, MD Southhampton Hospital
Patricia Coyle, MD SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Sam Donta, MD Boston University School of Medicine
Brian Fallon, MD Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Lesley Fein, MD St. Barnabus & Mountainside Hospitals
Alan Frey, PhD New York University School of Medicine
Mark Golightly, MD Stonybrook School of Medicine
Angela James, PhD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peter Krause, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Kenneth Liegner, MD Westchester Medical Center
Louis Magnorelli, PhD Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Richard Marconi, PhD Medical College of Virginia
Edwin Masters, MD Regional Primary Care Physicians
Adrianna Marques, MD National Institutes of Health
Tracey McNamara, DVM National Wildlife Conservation / Bronx Zoo
James Miller, PhD UCLA School of Medicine
Eli Mordechai, PhD Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
Steve Norris, PhD University of Texas Medical School
Jim Oliver, PhD Georgia Southern University
Jarmo Oksi, MD, PhD Turku University Central Hospital, Department of
Medicine, Finland
Christopher Padduck, MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dennis Parenti, MD SmithKline Beecham Biologicals
Charles Pavia, PhD NYMedical College School of Medicine, NYCOM
Microbiology and Immunodiagnostic Laboratory of NYIT
George Perides, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mario Philipp, PhD Tulane University School of Medicine
Dorothy Pietrucha, MD Cornell/NYHospital, Jersey Shore Medical Center
Marian Rissenberg, MD Assistant Professor, Columbia University
Scott Samuels, PhD University of Montana School of Medicine
Rheinhard Staubinger, DVM, PhD Cornell University School of Veterinary
Ronald Schell, PhD University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Jyotsna Shah, PhD Igenex Laboratories
Richard Skare, PhD Texas A & M University Health Science Center
Richard Tilton, PhD BBI Clinicial Laboratories
This conference is designed for clinical professionals (including but
not limited to Primary Care Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician
Assistants, Public Health Officers, Researchers and Veterinarians) and
for other health professionals (medical directors, risk managers) who
wish to enhance their knowledge of Lyme disease and other tick-borne
III. ARCH DERMATOL: Solitary erythema migrans in Georgia and South
AUTHORS: Felz MW, Chandler FW Jr, Oliver JH Jr, Rahn DW, Schriefer ME
ORGANIZATION: Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of
Georgia, Augusta 30912-3500, USA. [email protected]
REFERENCE: Arch Dermatol 1999 Nov;135(11):1317-26
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence of Borrelia burgdorferi infection
in humans with erythema migrans (EM) in 2 southeastern states.
DESIGN: Prospective case series. SETTING: Family medicine practice
at academic center.
PATIENTS: Twenty-three patients with solitary EM lesions meeting
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for Lyme
INTERVENTIONS: Patients underwent clinical and serologic evaluation for
evidence of B burgdorferi infection. All lesions underwent photography,
biopsy, culture and histopathologic and polymerase chain reaction
analysis for B burgdorferi infection. Patients were treated with
doxycycline hyclate and followed up clinically and serologically.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Disappearance of EM lesions and associated
clinical symptoms in response to antibiotic therapy; short-term and
follow-up serologic assays for diagnostic antibody; growth of
spirochetes from tissue biopsy specimens in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly
II media; special histopathologic stains of tissue for spirochetes;
and polymerase chain reaction assays of tissue biopsy specimens for
established DNA sequences of B burgdorferi.
RESULTS: The EM lesions ranged from 5 to 20 cm (average, 9.6 cm).
Five patients (22%) had mild systemic symptoms. All lesions and
associated symptoms resolved with antibiotic therapy. Overall, 7
patients (30%) had some evidence of B burgdorferi infection.
Cultures from 1 patient (4%) yielded spirochetes, characterized
as Borrelia garinii, a European strain not known to occur in the
United States; 3 patients (13%) demonstrated spirochetallike forms
on special histologic stains; 5 patients (22%) had positive
polymerase chain reaction findings with primers for flagellin
DNA sequences; and 2 patients (9%) were seropositive for B
burgdorferi infection using recommended 2-step CDC methods. No late
clinical sequelae were observed after treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: The EM lesions we observed are consistent with early
Lyme disease occurring elsewhere, but laboratory confirmation of
B burgdorferi infection is lacking in at least 16 cases (70%)
analyzed using available methods. Genetically variable strains of
B burgdorferi, alternative Borrelia species, or novel,
uncharacterized infectious agents may account for most of the
observed EM lesions.
IV. EUR J CLIN MICROBIOL INFECT DIS: Incidence of Lyme borreliosis
in the Wurzburg region of Germany.
AUTHORS: Huppertz HI, Bohme M, Standaert SM, Karch H, Plotkin SA
ORGANIZATION: Children's Hospital, University of Wurzburg, Germany.
REFERENCE: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1999 Oct;18(10):697-703
To assess the incidence of Lyme borreliosis in Central Europe, a
12-month, prospective, population-based surveillance study of Lyme
borreliosis was conducted in the Wurzburg region of central Germany,
following an aggressive awareness campaign. The diagnosis of Lyme
borreliosis required the presence of (i) erythema migrans (diameter
> or =5 cm); (ii) lymphocytoma; or (iii) another specific
manifestation including Lyme arthritis, neuroborreliosis,
carditis or acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans in conjunction with
serological confirmation. A total of 313 cases of Lyme borreliosis
was diagnosed, giving an incidence of 111 cases/100000 inhabitants,
the highest rates occurring in children and elderly adults living in
wooded as opposed to agricultural areas. The incidence in city dwellers
and inhabitants of rural areas was not significantly different.
Erythema migrans was the only manifestation in 279 (89%) patients. Of
the 34 patients with manifestations other than erythema migrans alone,
15 had arthritis, nine neuroborreliosis, six lymphocytoma, four
acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans and one carditis. Children were
more likely than adults to have manifestations other than erythema
migrans alone. Lyme borreliosis was very common in central Germany,
and one of the most frequent bacterial infections. The observation of
more cases of arthritis than neuroborreliosis was similar to that in
the USA. These results may be representative for many parts of central
Europe and suggest the need for development of a vaccine against
borreliosis caused by European strains of Borrelia species.
V. JAMA: Borrelia burgdorferi-specific immune complexes in acute
Lyme disease.
AUTHORS: Schutzer SE, Coyle PK, Reid P, Holland B
ORGANIZATION: Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School,
Newark 07103, USA. [email protected]
REFERENCE: JAMA 1999 Nov 24;282(20):1942-6
CONTEXT: Diagnosis of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause
of Lyme disease (LD), has been impeded by the lack of effective assays
to detect active infection.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether B. burgdorferi-specific immune
complexes are detectable during active infection in LD.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Cross-sectional analysis of serum samples
from 168 patients fulfilling Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
surveillance criteria for LD and 145 healthy and other disease controls
conducted over 8 years. Tests were performed blinded.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Detection of B. burgdorferi immune complexes by
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot.
RESULTS: The B. burgdorferi immune complexes were found in 25 of 26
patients with early seronegative erythema migrans (EM) LD; 105 of 107
patients with seropositive EM LD; 6 of 10 patients who were
seronegative with culture-positive EM; 0 of 12 patients who were
treated and recovered from LD; and 13 of 13 patients with neurologic LD
without EM. Among 147 controls, B. burgdorferi immune complex was found
in 0 of 50 healthy individuals; 0 of 40 patients with persistent
fatigue; 0 of 7 individuals with frequent tick exposure; and 2 of 50
patients with other diseases.
CONCLUSION: These data suggest that B. burgdorferi immune complex
formation is a common process in active LD. Analysis of the B.
burgdorferi immune complexes by a simple technique has the potential to
support or exclude a diagnosis of early as well as active LD infection.
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Today and tomorrow, I'm handing out a booklet of the first 16 Blue Nemesis pages to editors and publishers. With the art and story, I don't see how they could pass it up!
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CHRISTMAS has come early for V8 Supercar fans heading to next April's Tasmania Challenge event at Symmons Plains Raceway.
As a thank you to Tasmanian fans that have supported the V8 Supercars Championship – and indeed the Australian Touring Car Championship – V8 Supercars is offering a 'buy one, get one free' ticket offer.
Patrons purchasing a general admission ticket before Christmas Eve (December 24), will be able to bring a friend along for free to the event.
The Tasmania Challenge will be the second V8 Supercars Championship event next year and will be held on April 5-7.
The event will be the first to see the debut of the new '60/60' race format recently announced by V8 Supercars.
Drivers will compete in a 60-kilometre sprint on Saturday afternoon before a 15-minute break and then line up with a rolling start for the second 60-kilometre sprint that will determine the opening race's finishing positions and the championship points that go with them.
Sunday's action will see a pair of 15-minute qualifying sessions to determine the grids for the pair of 120-kilometre races to be held that afternoon to complete the Tasmania Challenge.
The race victories at last year's event were shared between Will Davison and eventual V8 Supercar Champion Jamie Whincup, who clinched a record eighth race win at the historic 2.4-kilometre circuit on the Sunday.
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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that lets us share what we've added to our shelves.
What did you add to your shelves this week?
Looks like your cats are curious to what they are going to get next. I hope you love all of your new books.
Grace @ Books of Love
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Oh nice! Congrats on the wins!! And yay Roseblood! Can't wait to read that one! Hope you enjoy all the new reads!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
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I think Ripple should read Roseblood---there's a kitty in that one ;)
Such a great haul--I'm hoping to read Secret of Heart Note this month---I hear its a lighthearted and fun one! :D
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It is human nature to want to be liked and accepted, hence the insane pursuit of conformity. But you can make a conscious effort to stop giving a damn; to let yourself free. It's a skill that needs to be practiced, like any other skill. Once you truly understand how to let go, you will see the world from an entirely different perspective.
The world is constantly telling you that everything you are not is what makes you happy. The other persons "great" job, a better car, a new and bigger house etc. Giving a f*ck about everything the world wants you to have makes you more miserable about what you are not or don't have.


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You never know how close you are to success if you quit now. Never give up on your dreams. Keep your focus on the end result you will get it at the end. Never give up!
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by Warren Fowler
When you're wondering about the teaching methods you should adopt, there's one useful question to ask yourself: who are the teachers that you remember the most?
You'll probably think of the charismatic ones first. These were the teachers who brightened up the room the moment they entered. They were the ones whose classes you most looked forward to. You could talk to them about anything.
They had charisma, and that made them popular and memorable.
Then there were those teachers we label as "traditional." They were more serious. They got into the classroom and committed themselves to teaching, straight away. They were effective in engaging students, but they lacked the dynamic personality of the more popular teachers.
Now, ask yourself another important question: what's the point of teaching?
Is it about being likable? Of course not! It's all about transferring the knowledge you have and helping students grow and learn. Do charismatic teachers achieve better results? Not necessarily. If you try to remember the things you learned in high school, you might find they come from a surprising source.
Why Is Charisma Important?
Charisma can matter. It is important to be liked by your students. The way students evaluate you says a lot about the effect you had as their teacher. Those of us who've been fortunate enough to have charismatic people as teachers know that they can motivate students to study. They have an exceptional ability to gain students' attention and make deep impressions, although those impressions aren't always related to the curricular material.
The charismatic teacher is not only good at what they teach, but they can also teach to a level the student can relate with. There is something sincere and genuine about them, and that factor can drive the students towards better engagement.
The charismatic teacher is a skilled listener who cares about her students. The students feel they can talk to this person, so it's easier for such an educator to understand the obstacles they face and help them overcome them. Think of Louanne Johnson – the teacher that Michelle Pfeiffer plays in Dangerous Minds, and you'll realize what the charismatic teacher can mean for students.
But let's be real: that's just a movie. In real life, the charismatic/effective combination is hardly a given. In fact, research shows that teachers with great charisma often fail when it comes to meeting their main goal as educators: effectively conveying knowledge.
Charismatic Teachers Are Not As Effective As We Perceived Them to Be
Appearances can be deceiving. That's one lesson to be learned from a study called Instructor Fluency Increases Perceptions of Learning Without Increasing Actual Learning. The study, the results of which were published in 2013, examined the effects of lecture fluency on the metacognitive awareness of the students. When the researchers use the term "lecture fluency" here, they actually mean charisma.
They showed two videos to the participants of the study. In the fluent video, the instructor spoke without using notes, maintained eye contact, and stood upright. After watching this charismatic educator, participants were asked to predict how much of the information they would be able to recall, and they perceived higher levels of learning.
In the disfluent video, as the researchers named it, the instructor used notes, didn't maintain eye contact, and wasn't fluent at all. The participants were given a text-based script to study. As it turned out, the lecture fluency did not significantly affect study time. The fluent instructor was rated higher on instructor evaluation surveys. However, the amount of information learned was not significantly different when the students were being evaluated after both video lectures.
What does this tell us?
When students learn from a charismatic teacher, they evaluate them better. They have a perception that they are learning more. In reality, however, the instructor's effectiveness does not depend on their charisma.
The students are not very effective in evaluating their own knowledge. They perceive that they know more after listening to a lecture from a charismatic teacher. That can be a great disadvantage, since they may choose to stop studying before fully understanding the content.
Genevieve Maurice, an educator from BestEssays, agrees that appearances can be deceiving: "When you consider someone is a 'good' teacher, you might be learning less than you anticipate. The evaluation of teachers' effectiveness is mostly based on student surveys, and I don't think that's fair. The students are considering qualities of character, which don't have a direct effect on the actual learning."
An effective teacher is one who leads students to the "aha" moment during a lecture. They enable students to understand complex concepts by explaining them in the simplest way possible. They may be charismatic or not; their personal traits don't make a significant difference. In either case, the learner has to do most of the work – they have to study, and the teacher should inspire them to do that.
Good Teachers Are the Ones Who Lead Students towards Results
"A good teacher is a charismatic teacher" is an incomplete statement. Moreover, it's wrong. An effective teacher is the one who understands what's going on with their students, reveals their weaknesses, and helps them to overcome them.
In a way, the effective teacher is also a theorist. They have to understand the process of learning and figure out what stage their students are at. It's not about getting into the classroom and making everyone smile. It's about getting in there and making everyone learn; not by strain, but by desire.
If the teacher has personal charisma, the students will like them more. Will they learn more? Not if charisma is all the teacher has. Students won't learn more if they like the professor; they will learn more if that professor is effective.
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The fascinating expression of the saxophone, clinging to the first note ... at first it gently envelops its depth, and then masterfully leads the conquered listener behind him. This evening the saxophonist, composer and producer Mark Bernstein will open to Kiev the whole amazing world of New York jazz.
"Mixing my original compositions with the music of Coltrane, Hendrix, Ornett, Duke, Dylan, Scandinavian and ancient folk songs, I try to do what I call Good Music. It's just Good music played by Good people! "Mark Bernstein
Mark was born in Brooklyn in the family of Ukrainian and Polish migrants, which could not but affect the nature and manner of his game. The roots and traditions of ancestors plus the culture of America left their recognizable mark in its unique performance. Bernstein played and recorded as a leader band with such musical innovators as Tom Harrell, David Kikoski, Bob Moses, Mark Ducret, Anders Trenteller and Stefan Pasborg.
10 years, he shone on the stage of New York, then moved to Denmark and conquered Europe. To date, the infinitely creative and talented Mark Bernstein directs several successful groups at once (KIBRICK, Good People, Out Of The Blue, Radical ... but NOT ... Fanatical, Cameron / Bernstein and Our Colors). As a leader, he released ten albums. "Meet The Kibricks" received a wide rotation on the national Danish radio and was highly appreciated by The New York Times, who stated that this saxophonist deserved really serious attention.
This evening on the stage of the Mystetsky Arsenal together with the saxophone maestro there will be a famous Ukrainian pianist, producer, composer and arranger Alexei Bogolyubov and his trio. In addition to authoring jazz projects and participation in numerous festivals, Alex repeatedly collaborated with famous jazzmen, among them Joao Silva, Gregory Boyd, Roberto Garcia, Hernan Jay Rodriguez and Gerhard Ornig.
On the 26th of August we invite you to surrender to the power of the captivating saxophone and the union of talented jazzmen. The evening starts at 20:00.
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Johnson & Johnson Loses Suit Over Claim Baby Powder May Cause Cancer
Johnson & Johnson will pay $72 million in damages after a jury found it failed to warn consumers that its baby powder could cause cancer.
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The Media Can Legally Lie. In February 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or falsifying the news in the United States.
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If you run a business that supplies to horsey people, you might be interested in sponsoring our Badminton Trail Ride.
What is the Badminton Trail Ride?
The event allows just 50 riders to take a 10 mile trail around the beautiful Badminton Estate, a couple of days after the world famous Horse Trials. That means lots of the jumps, tents and stands are still in situ. Happy hackers can get up close and personal to some of the most challenging cross country obstacles on earth, and ride on the totally iconic landscape. And as there are so few of them, they really feel like the own the place, just for one day!
What's in it for you?
It's an event that lights up social media (and our phones) when it goes on sale. Last year, we had organic reach of 140,000 on Facebook, got national press coverage, online and in print including in Your Horse Magazine (which has 48,000 Twitter followers).
Last year, the event raised almost £10,000 towards our work improving lives for disabled people through riding, so you get the warm glow of helping a fantastic charity too.
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We have 3 specific ways you can sponsor the ride:
1. Donating the star prize – Last year, we gave prizes worth £400 to our top fundraisers, including rugs and vouchers. Could you donate something that a horse owner would really value?
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Girl Stealing From Car in San Francisco
posted February 18th, 2019 at 1:27 PM
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Communists are thiefs
Feb 18, 2019 at 3:54pm
No doubt about it
Feb 18, 2019 at 4:20pm
I hear ya Comrade...Go NDP!
Feb 18, 2019 at 4:31pm
... is a religious head trip rooted in caste-systems that promoted food hoarding. A superior caste would teach an inferior caste that even if it was starving (famines used to be quite common) that it was 'wrong' for them to steal food. Of course, violence is the real authority here, it's just that if you can train your serfs to believe it's wrong to attack the Lord even when starving, they will generally not attack until they are so weak and malnourished that dealing with them is very easy.
In Old English, Lord was Loaf-Ward, or Loaf-Keeper, Lady was Loaf-Kneader. So the Lord and Lady kept their peasants on a diet of bread. Many of them didn't live past the age of 30 or so. They were taught that fighting was wrong and that the Lord and Lady were demigods.
Theology = Deology, Ethics = Edicts
edict comes from ex + dicere, to speak out. So the Lord speaks out and calls it ethics that the peasants are trained to starve to death rather than fight. Fighting is unethical, it upsets the Lords and Ladies!
Abdul Alhazred
Feb 18, 2019 at 5:13pm
No society has endured without some form of property rights. Humans are very consistent that way.
The code of Hammurabi prescribed death for many instances of theft.
Other cultures were more lenient - hand amputation was common, and is still practiced in some parts of the world. And other extremities, too... This is increasingly practical as a punishment because prosthetics are so functional these days. Thieves can be made productive, minus a few parts here and there. It's a normal life. Mostly.
I know a social worker whose car was broken into by some vagrants, right in front of her sister's place. They stole all her birthday presents, which were mostly books. Nothing of any commercial value.
This woman works in child protection, constantly volunteers, helps people... The irony was quite bleak.
Hammurabi had it right.
Post your home address
Feb 18, 2019 at 5:44pm
And your credit card numbers on here.
I'll make sure they get posted at downtown homeless shelters along with a note "come to my place and take whatever you want"
Feb 18, 2019 at 5:58pm
You deserve to be in prison. A crime is a crime.
Feb 18, 2019 at 6:43pm
I've actually never thought of it that way. Probably because I'm not one of those lame-ass idiot like you who thinks that they're owed something for nothing. The truly amazing part is how many other people just like you exist. Now crawl away back into your crevice.
did some tech worker
Feb 19, 2019 at 6:09am
steal your candy?
where do you live?
Feb 19, 2019 at 9:58am
I need some new stuff, you seem open to people just taking things so I'll swing by later.
Feb 20, 2019 at 9:09am
Just another lazy asshole socialist/communist who feels entitled to what other people work hard for.
These people would do better if they just got off their asses.


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Last time I wrote, I mentioned that those diatom genera that did not have to be permanently submerged in order to thrive (so-called "aerophilous diatoms") often appeared together in samples. Having seen some Luticola muticaearly in my analysis of the sample from Castle Eden Burn, it was no surprise to find Diadesmisand Simonsenialater in the same analysis. If anything, the biggest surprise was that I did not also find Hantzschia amphioxys, another habitué of the damp fringes of diatom society.
A quick analysis of my database puts these thoughts into context. There are 6500 samples in my database, so we can see, from the total number of records of each of the aerophilous genera that these are relatively scarce in the samples I encounter. That is largely because my sampling approaches are biased against the habitats where these thrive (more about this below). Aerophilous diatoms are more common than you might think; it is scientists with a yearning to learn more about them that is in short supply.
Hantzschiaand Simonseniaare both less frequent and less abundant than the other two genera, never occurring in numbers exceeding ten per cent of the total but, when they form more than one per cent of the total, there is a very high chance that you will also find other aerophilous taxa in the sample. Humidophilaand Luticolaare sometimes found in higher numbers, and when this is the case, then the proportion of other aerophilous taxa is also often high: 75 per cent of samples where Humidophilais abundant, for example, have at least one other aerophilous taxon present at one per cent or more.
Frequency of other aerophilous genera in samples with Hantzschia, Humidophila, Luticolaand Simonsenia. Each genus is represented by two rows: records where it formed 10 per cent or more of the total number of valves and records where it formed more than one per cent. Similarly, records for other aerophilous genera are also stratified into those where they comprise more than 10 per cent of the total and those where they comprise more than one per cent.
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|other aerophilous genera
Over the years, I have come to use this information informally as a way of knowing whether the results of an analysis are likely to be giving me useful insights into ecological condition. Many of the samples I analyse are collected by other people and sent to me. These samplers should have been working to protocols that ensure that they check that the stones they choose were fully submerged for some time prior to their visit. However, the person collecting the sample may have to make a judgement about river and lake level fluctuations in the period before their visit. Finding lots of cells of aerophilous taxa in a sample is a good hint that something is awry.
The German method for ecological status assessment actually uses the proportion of aerophilous taxa as a check on the reliability of an assessment. I suspect that they are not the only ones, but They have a list of 46 species that they regard as aerophilous taxa, and use a threshold of five per cent in a sample as a threshold. The genera I've discussed all feature prominently, along with representatives of 19 other genera. Most of these are represented by only one or two species, although there are seven species of Nitzschia, five of Pinnulariaand six of Stauroneis. I suspect that some species on this list are more tolerant of desiccation than others. We do not know enough of the physiological mechanisms behind this tolerance but it would seem that a few genera (Hantzschia, Humidophila, Luticiola) have definitely got this hard-wired into their genotypes, whilst other genera have members which are mostly aquatic in their habit but with a few exceptions able to survive out of water for some time. I, personally, would trust the five per cent threshold if it was restricted to the hardcore aerophilous genera, with other taxa on the list providing supporting evidence. I would also add the proviso that there should be more than one aerophilous taxon contributing to that five per cent. I would be happier, too, if there were a few experimental studies behind these lists and thresholds but, as ever with the world of diatoms, taxonomists are several steps ahead of the physiologists and so we are heavily dependent on anecdotal information when interpreting results.
List of taxa regarded as aerophilous in the German system for assessing ecological status in rivers.
|Achnanthes coarctata
|(Brébisson) Grunow in Cleve & Grunow 1880
|Chamaepinnularia parsura
|(Hustedt) C.E.Wetzel & Ector in Wetzel et al. 2013
|Cosmioneis incognita
|(Krasske) Lange-Bertalot in Werum & Lange-Bertalot 2004
|Denticula creticola
|(Østrup) Lange-Bertalot & Krammer 1993
|Diploneis minuta
|Petersen 1928
|Eolimna subadnata
|(Hustedt) G. Moser, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin 1998
|Fallacia egregia
|(Hustedt) D.G. Mann 1990
|Fallacia insociabilis
|(Krasske) D.G. Mann 1990
|Fistulifera pelliculosa
|(Brébisson ex Kützing) Lange-Bertalot 1997
|Halamphora montana
|(Krasske) Levkov 2009
|Halamphora normanii
|(Rabenhorst) Levkov 2009
|Hantzschia abundans
|Lange-Bertalot 1993
|Hantzschia amphioxys
|(Ehrenberg) Grunow 1880
|Hantzschia elongata
|(Hantzsch) Grunow 1877
|Hantzschia graciosa
|Lange-Bertalot 1993
|Hantzschia subrupestris
|Lange-Bertalot 1993
|Hantzschia vivacior
|Lange-Bertalot 1993
|Humidophila aerophila
|(Krasske) Lowe, Kociolek, Johansen, Van de Vijver, Lange-Bertalot & Kopalová, 2014
|Humidophila brekkaensis
|(J.B.Petersen) D. Lowe, Kociolek, Johansen, Van de Vijver, Lange-Bertalot & Kopalová, 2014
|Humidophila contenta
|(Grunow) Lowe, Kociolek, Johansen, Van de Vijver, Lange-Bertalot & Kopalová, 2014
|Humidophila perpusilla
|(Grunow) Lowe, Kociolek, Johansen, Van de Vijver, Lange-Bertalot & Kopalová, 2014
|Luticola cohnii
|(Hilse) D.G. Mann 1990
|Luticola dismutica
|(Hustedt) D.G.Mann1990
|Luticola mutica
|(Kützing) D.G. Mann 1990
|Luticola nivalis
|(Ehrenberg) D.G. Mann 1990
|Luticola nivaloides
|(W.Bock) J.Y.Li & Y.Z.Qi 2018
|Luticola paramutica
|(W. Bock) D.G. Mann 1990
|Luticola pseudonivalis
|(W.Bock) Levkov, Metzeltin & A.Pavlov 2013
|Luticola saxophila
|(W.Bock ex Hustedt) D.G.Mann 1990
|Mayamaea nolensoides
|(W. Bock) Lange-Bertalot 2001
|Melosira dickiei
|(Thwaites) Kützing 1849
|Muelleria gibbula
|(Cleve) Spaulding & Stoermer 1997
|Neidium minutissimum
|Krasske 1932
|Nitzschia aerophila
|Hustedt 1942
|Nitzschia bacillarieformis
|Hustedt 1922
|Nitzschia disputata
|J.R. Carater 1971
|Nitzschia harderi
|Husedt 1949
|Nitzschia modesta
|Hustedt 1950
|Nitzschia terrestris
|(J.B. Petersen) Hustedt 1934
|Nitzschia valdestriata
|Aleem & Hustedt 1951
|Orthoseira dendroteres
|(Ehrenberg) Genkal & Kulikovskiy in Kulikovskiy et al. 2010
|Orthoseira roseana
|(Rabenhorst) Pfitzer 1871
|Pinnularia borealis
|Ehrenberg 1843
|Pinnularia frauenbergiana
|E. Reichardt 1985
|Pinnularia krookii
|(Grunow) Hustedt 1942
|Pinnularia largerstedtii
|(Cleve) Cleve-Euler 1934
|Pinnularia obscura
|Krasske 1932
|Simonsenia delognei
|(Grunow) Lange-Bertalot 1979
|Stauroneis agrestis
|J.B. Petersen 1915
|Stauroneis borrichii
|(J.B.Petersen) J.W.G.Lund 1946
|Stauroneis gracillima
|Hustedt 1943
|Stauroneis lundii
|Hustedt 1959
|Stauroneis muriella
|J.W.G. Lund 1946
|Stauroneis obtusa
|Lagerstedt 1873
|Surrirella terricola
|Lange-Bertalot & Alles 1996
|Tryblionella debilis
|Arnott ex O'Meara 1873
Schaumburg, J., Schranz, C., Steizer, D., Hofmann, G., Gutowski, A. & Forester, J. (2006). Instruction protocol for the ecological assessment of running waters for implementation of the EC Water Framework Directive: macrophytes and phytobenthos. Bavarian Environment Agency


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Gammon, Earl and Reid, Julian, eds. (2010) Deleuze and Guattari and international relations. Journal of International Relations and Development, 13 (4). ISSN 1581-1980Full text not available from this repository.
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Last year, these trends caused US companies to reformulate 180,000 products
For years Big Food lured consumers to its processed and packaged products with an irresistible combination of sugar, fat, and salt.
Now it seems at least some of those consumer packaged giants are reversing course. A new study released by the Consumer Goods Forum found that the 102 companies it surveyed ranging from Walmart (WMT, +1.10%) to Nestle reformulated more than 180,000 of their products to "support healthier diets and lifestyles and address public health priorities." That's an increase from just 84,000 products in 2015 and 22,500 in 2014.
The number one ingredient the companies—representing some $1.8 trillion in 2015 revenue—were looking to remove was sugar. Sodium came in second, followed by trans fats and saturated fats. Whole grains and vitamins were the top two elements companies added to recipes.
READ FULL ARTICLE AT: https://fortune.com/2017/03/14/food-industry-salt-sugar-fat-reduction/


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It's been just under a week since I announced that The Greyfield would be published on March 1st 2019.
Pressing the "send" button on that message was a peculiarly stressful moment. It's one thing to idly tell people that you are writing a book, but it's another thing to let them know exactly when it will be available to buy. Until then everything is safely under wraps and there is the possibility of stopping and hoping that everyone forgets about it. But, once you press the button, there is no going back. For better or worse, the book is out there in the world, ready to face the music.
Even thinking about it now, I can feel a surge of adrenaline – part excitement, part anxiety.
There are still a few things that need to be done between now and March 1st. The text is having a final final final polish, the last amendments to the book cover are being made and there are a few other things regarding the launch that need a bit of attention. But we are in good shape.
The Greyfield is available to pre-order now on Amazon here


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Fallout 4 player housing
|This page lists all player housings in Fallout 4.
Permanent housing
With Fallout 4's introduction of settlement mechanics any settlement location is effectively a player home, especially those modified in such a way to provide resources such as food, water, storage, and access to different workbenches. Due to the introduction of the settlement system, this page lists only non-settlement housing that's provided to the player.
Before the settlements bloosom, however, the Red Rocket truck stop is a very good location to use as a player home. It is a fairly small and enclosed with many storage options. It also contains a workbench of every single type (armor, weapon, chem, power armor, and cooking), a necessity for low-leveled players or those who have not invested in the Local Leader perks.
Fallout 4
- Home Plate (Diamond City); The home can be bought from Geneva for 2000 caps, it also allows settlement editing.
- Prydwen: The player receives their own quarters after reaching the rank of Paladin.
- Vault 81; A former storage room is converted into a home and presented to the player upon completion of Hole in the Wall if the player saves Austin Engill.
- The Institute: The player can use the Father's quarters as housing.
- USS Constitution: If the player sides with Ironsides, they receive the Captain's quarters as a reward... After climbing up to the Constitution once it relocates.
- Fizztop Grille (Nuka-Town USA); The interior and exterior of the restaurant are given to the player as a symbol of their position as Overboss.
Temporary housing
Fallout 4
- Dugout Inn (Diamond City); A room can be rented out by Yefim Bobrov.
- Hotel Rexford (Goodneighbor); A room can be rented out by Clair Hutchins.
- Bunker Hill; A room can be rented out by Tony Savoldi for 10 caps.
- Covenant: The player will receive permission to sleep in their residence building.
Far Harbor
- The Last Plank; A room can be rented out by Mitch.


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Employees at a farm in Newton are "reeling" after approximately two dozen chickens went missing from the sprawling property this week, probably because of an attack by a wild animal.
In an e-mail to members of its Community Supported Agriculture — or CSA — program Wednesday morning, Greg Maslowe, farm manager at Newton Community Farm, said earlier this week that someone or something took four or five chickens from the farm, leaving behind a flurry of feathers.
On Wednesday, after a colleague reported seeing more feathers in the chickens' run, Maslowe went into the coop to investigate, he wrote, only to "discover to our horror" that it was void of its roughly 20 other chickens, "taken in one night!"
"All that we have left of our beautiful flock are 4 of my older hens who still roost by themselves in the little gray coop," Maslowe wrote in the e-mail, which was forwarded to the Globe. "It's a sad, sad day on the farm."
Maslowe told CSA members that he's only experienced "something like this once before in all my years raising chickens."
"Quite a few years ago now, before the barn had been renovated, we raised the chicks in an enclosure in the upstairs of the barn," he wrote. "I came in one morning to discover that all 25 chicks had been killed by a weasel. We've always had some predation — I guess that's part of raising animals. But having your entire flock taken in one night leaves you feeling numb."
In a follow-up telephone interview Wednesday afternoon, Karyn Novakowski, the farm's executive director, said employees had ruled out the possibility that a human snatched the flock.
The Newton Community Farm, a nonprofit, is surrounded by woods on all sides, she said, and a small hole was discovered under the fence on the backside of the chicken coop, indicating it was most likely a wild animal, or animals.
"These things can happen on a farm, but it has never happened on this magnitude," Novakowski said. "We are reeling, we are shocked. But at the same time, this is part of life with the chickens."
She said the loss of the chickens will have no effect on CSA members or farmstand customers who get eggs from the farm because the eggs they sell come from another farm.
However, the sudden disappearance could negatively affect the children who sign up for the organization's "farm camp" activities during the summer.
"Part of the camp is kids doing chicken chores," she said. "They love interacting with the chickens, and that's really the place where we are going to see the highest impact."
On Friday, the farm had posted a picture of a camper holding one of the chickens to social media, along with the caption, "Farm camp perk — cuddling a chicken."
Novakowski said the farm's next steps are to repair any damage that was caused to the actual building and fence, and make sure the remaining chickens are safe and secure.
As for now, the farm has no plans to replace the chickens that were lost.
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We're sad to report that last night an animal got into our coop and took all but four of our chickens. It appears that the animal dug a hole under the fence. We are fixing the hole and securing the space for the rest of the chickens. Unfortunately, this type of thing happens on a farm, although it has never happened to this degree on our farm.


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We are asked to face a peculiar challenge in our recovery: facing our past. Like participating in a time traveling video game, we have to journey through the many layers of our existence, confronting and healing unfinished emotional business. As a video game character "levels up" and becomes stronger, so do we. Presented in this task is a true mind bender: connecting with our "inner child".
It's easy to remember the stages in which we were using drugs and alcohol, our problematic and stressful years of adolescence. Yet, it is especially hard for some, especially those who experience childhood trauma, to connect to early years. The innocence, in particular, often ends up being the most painful time to remember. Why?
Endless essays and works have been published on the "inner child" and why it's so important to connect with it, as well as why it is so difficult to do so. Neuroscientists have deeply studied the memory. To great detail they have examined why different kinds of memory can't connect. Some argue that early memories don't hold enough emotional significance. Specifically, we don't have the emotional maturation to make meaning out of many early instances in our lives. Trauma, however, quite quickly makes meaning that is difficult to forget.
Physical, mental, and emotional trauma equate to real pain. Pain can take a lifetime to escape. Pain can consume us, define us, and guide our every decision. In the case of addiction to drugs and alcohol, escaping that deep childhood pain can quite literally take a lifetime away- either to abuse or death.
Recovery is a process of discovery. Among many other things, we discover, layer by layer, why we drank and used the way we did. The "Underlying" issues, as we call them, are what drove us to attach so intimately to the effects produced by drugs and alcohol. For people that experienced childhood pain, we face a saddening truth. We used to hurt that child– for being foolish, naive, not strong enough, too strong– whatever we find fault for. Endlessly, we cycle the timelines of our life, compartmentalizing our self away from whoever we "were".
Recovery is also a process of healing pain. Through recovery we find out who we are. We uncover who we were, and we open ourselves to the limitless possibilities of who we might become. We heal the pain of our personal identity.
Recovery is an immensely personal process, the likes of which turn many away. "Personal identity," author Rebecca Goldstein writes, "poses a host of questions that are, in addition to being philosophical and abstract, deeply personal. It is, after all, one's very own person that is revealed as problematic. How much more personal can it get?" She asks, "what is it that makes a person the very person that she is?"
Recovery is a process of healing one's sense of self and identity.
Here at the Center for Life Change, we're committed to helping you rediscover the real you so you can live life free of addiction and chemical dependency.


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Debrezeit road, Akaki-Kality Sub-city, Kebele-10, House No. 9999/1, kaleb Building, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Sales and Technical support services of agricultural machinery and equipment (Tractors, Combine harvesters, Balers, etc. and their spare parts), train technicians (operators, mechanics, welders and auto electricians) import and distribution of organic chemicals and export of certified organic agricultural products (sesame, coffee, peanuts, pulses, spices and other oil seeds)
Medium and large scale commercial farmers