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Winter 2012 Supplement Manufacturing Trends
Typically during this time of year, consumers travel to their local grocery stores and pharmacies in search of nutritional supplements that will help support their immune systems during the cold winter months when illnesses such as upper respiratory infections and flus are most common.
If you’re a supplement business owner and are looking to manufacture a line of products that contain immune-boosting ingredients that your customers will be looking for to help them feel their very best, our team can assist you! Below are our suggestions on what the winter 2012 supplement manufacturing trends will be, as well as the ingredients you should consider including in your winter line of supplement products.
Don’t catch the bug! Immune health continues to be top priority for consumers and while experts suggest Echinacea, elderberry and beta-glucans for a healthier immune system, there are a number of well-researched immune-boosting ingredients that you may want to include in your formulations.
- Echinacea – According to the Natural Foods Merchandiser, Echinacea and probiotics are the best ingredients for promoting immunity. Sale of Echinacea was valued at $21 million in the food, drug and mass (FDM) markets and $9.3 million in the natural channel according to SPINS (a market research company based in Schaumburg, Ill.). 1
- Elderberry – According to SPINS, sales of products containing elderberry was valued at $6.3 million in the natural channel. 2-3
- Beta-glucan is a well-researched immune-boosting ingredient derived from a strain of yeast known to help stimulate the activity of white-blood immune cells. 4
- Pre and probiotic formulas have been shown to decrease the risk of common winter infections in children. 5 A combination of probiotic strains (two Bifidobacteria, one Lactobacillus) and the prebiotic fiber, fructooligosaccharides (FOS), were shown in children to reduce infections by 25 percent during the winter, when compared to a placebo. Probiotics sales totaled more than $1 billion in the FDM channel (35 percent increase from the previous year) and $310 million in the natural channel (10.4 percent increase from the previous year). 6
- Goldenseal and astralagus extract both have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. It is known to have an astringent effect on mucous membranes of the respiratory tract and in combination with other herbs, may help boost their immune-stimulating effects. 7
- Wild indigo is considered to be a natural antibiotic and anti-inflammatory, especially beneficial for upper respiratory infections. 8
- Other ingredients known to help strengthen the immune system include Vitamins C, D and E, zinc, apple fiber, green tea. 9-12
Popular delivery systems: tablets, capsules, lozenges, liquids and herbal teas
Keeping skin health. Cold air holds less moisture and when you turn on the heat indoors you make the air inside drier than the air outside. This typically leads to chafing and blistering of the skin. Nutrients can play a role in maintaining beautiful skin even during the winter months.
- Omega-3 fatty acids help to bring blood and oxygen to the skin. This stimulates the production of new skin cells replacing the ones that dry up and slough off during this season. The two components – EPA and DHA – are also known to have anti-inflammatory properties. Some studies also show that omega-3 fatty acids may help protect the skin against sun-induced aging. 13
- Vitamin A, an antioxidant vitamin, is also called the skin vitamin. Both topical application and oral intake help reduce wrinkles, increase collagen production and help keep skin hydrated. 14
- Vitamin E helps repair damage done to skin by pollutants and sunrays, especially when combined with vitamin C. 15
Popular delivery systems: tablets and capsules
Winter months and Vitamin D levels. Shorter days, longer nights lead to less exposure to sunlight. Those living in higher latitudes need Vitamin D supplementation to adequately meet their Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) of Vitamin D. Vitamin D is also a popular single-entity supplement and ongoing research on the multiple functions of Vitamin D and increasing awareness continues to produce a high demand amongst consumers. 16 According to Nutrition Business Journal, Vitamin D sales were up by 30 percent in 2010 reaching $550 million. 17
Popular delivery systems: tablets, capsules, chewables, liquids and sublingual tablets
Beat the winter blues! Many people experience bouts of depression during winter months. Seasonal Affective Disorders (SAD) affect about 20 percent of Americans, according to Dr. Norman Rosenthal, a world-renowned psychiatrist and author of more than 200 scholarly publications and seven books on the subject.
Besides, the seasonal sneezes, many Americans still face job insecurities and financial struggles. We, therefore, see consumers spending more on stress, anxiety and depression supplements. It’s estimated that 43 percent of the people who suffer from mood disorders use some type of nutritional and/or herbal therapy. 18 This may include the supplementary intake of omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin B complex, amino acid 5-hydroxytryptophan, or 5-HTP, passion flower, theanine (green tea), Vitamin D and other herbal applications. Studies also show that St. John’s Wort to have anti-depressant effects. 19
Popular delivery systems: tablets, capsules, herbal teas.
Watch your heart during winter! When temperatures drop, the blood thickens and scientists believe this may be the reason there are more incidences of death due to heart attack or stroke during the winter months. Heart health ingredients may include:
- Antioxidants such as green tea, cocoa, resveratrol are known to have cardio-protective effects. 20-22
- Omega-3 fatty acids are well-known for promoting cardiovascular health. Marine or plant-based omega-3 sources can be used for manufacturing supplements. 23
- Ginkgo biloba, fish oils, primrose oil, cayenne pepper may help strengthen the circulatory system, particularly the coronary artery. 24 Ginkgo biloba was listed as one of the top-selling herbal singles of 2010 in the food, drug and mass market channel, according to IRI, a market research company with headquarters in Chicago, IL. 25
Popular delivery systems: tablets and capsules
My aching joints! The cold, wintry weather causes stiffness and swelling of joints.
- Glucosamine and chondroitin combinations have been well-researched for the ability to improve joint health. Herbs like boswellin help to alleviate joint pain. 26-28
- Other ingredients include grape seed extracts and ginkgo biloba that nutritionally support blood circulation and reduce swelling.
According to Frost & Sullivan (a business research and consulting firm with over 40 global offices), an expanding aging population and increased consumer awareness is driving the growth of the bone and joint health ingredients market. 29
Popular delivery systems: tablets and capsules
“Achoo!” Winter allergies are very common. There is an increased amount of fine pollen grains in the air. Because the air is dry, winter is also the month when more dust mites grow on pillows, mattress, carpets, coats, sweaters, curtains, soft toys, etc. Even Christmas decorations might harbor molds, allergens and dust mites during storage.
- Herbs and nutrients that may help build resistance to allergies include Vitamin C, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), nettle, lycopene, magnesium, quercetin, glucomannan, licorice root, pinebark and butterbur extracts. 30
Popular delivery systems: tablets, capsules and liquids.
Boost overall health. Everyone knows that a balanced diet will help boost your chances for good health during the winter months. These include multi-vitamin supplements with formulations that include vitamin C, iron, vitamin A and selenium, protein powders, antioxidant supplements, whole food supplements, etc.
Contact Our Production Specialists for More Information
More consumers are making natural supplement choices as evidenced by its soaring sales – from $1.9 billion in 1980 to $36 billion in 2010, according to the 2011 edition of Natural Foods Merchandiser’s Market Overview.
For more information on how you can enhance your product lineup this winter to effectively and efficiently meet the health needs of your customers, call (800) 494-6154 to speak to one of our Production Specialists. Or if you’re ready with your requirements, you can submit your request to receive a free quote from us in 48 hours or less.
1. Immunity Supplements Still on Top, Natural Foods Merchandiser
2. Elderberry flavonoids bind to and prevent H1N1 infection in vitro, Phytochemistry. 2009 Jul;70(10):1255-61. Epub 2009 Aug 12. PMID: 19682714. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19682714
3. Immunity Supplements Still on Top, Natural Foods Merchandiser.
4. Immunity Supplements Still on Top, Natural Foods Merchandiser.
5. Cazzola et al., Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease 2010
6. Immunity Supplements Still on Top, Natural Foods Merchandiser
7. Immune modulation of macrophage pro-inflammatory response by goldenseal and Astragalus extracts, J Med Food. 2008 Sep;11(3):493-8. PMID: 18800897. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18800897
8. Pharmacodynamic effects and clinical effectiveness of a combination of herbal substances comprised of Cone Flower, Wild Indigo and White Cedar, Wien Med Wochenschr. 2002;152(15-16):393-7, PMID: 12244885. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12244885
9. Vitamin E: Health Professional Fact Sheet, National Institutes of Health: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE-HealthProfessional/
10. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (Published online ahead of print, doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.01.015) “Sickness behavior induced by endotoxin can be mitigated by the dietary soluble fiber, pectin, through up-regulation of IL-4 and Th2 polarization”
11. Immune-enhancing role of vitamin C and zinc and effect on clinical conditions, Ann Nutr Metab. 2006;50(2):85-94. Epub 2005 Dec 21.
12. The green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate ameliorates experimental immune-mediated glomerulonephritis, Kidney Int. 2011 Sep;80(6):601-11. doi: 10.1038/ki.2011.121. Epub 2011 May 4. PMID: 21544063. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21544063
13. Serum omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and cutaneous p53 expression in an Australian population, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Mar;20(3):530-6. Epub 2011 Jan 7. PMID: 21217086. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217086
14. Improvement of naturally aged skin with vitamin A (retinol), Arch Dermatol. 2007 May;143(5):606-15. PMID: 17515510. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17515510
15. Role of vitamins in skin care, Nutrition. 2001 Oct;17(10):839-44, PMID: 11684391. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11684391
16. Vitamin D, Medline Plus, National Institutes of Health, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamind.html
17. Vitamin D sales strong in 2010, supply costs rising.
18. The Mood Health Market, March 1, 2009, Nutraceuticals World.
19. St. John’s Wort and Depression, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/sjw-and-depression.htm
20. Green tea and heart health, J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Nov;54(5):385-90. PMID: 19668087. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668087.
21. Cocoa and Cardiovascular Health, Circulation. 2009; 119: 1433-1441 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.827022. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/119/10/1433
22. Resveratrol: a promising agent in promoting cardioprotection against coronary heart disease, Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2009 Apr;87(4):275-86. PMID: 19370081. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19370081.
23. Fish consumption, omega 3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. The science and the clinical trials, Nutr Health. 2009;20(1):11-20. PMID: 19326716. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19326716
24. Ginkgo biloba extract improves coronary artery circulation in patients with coronary artery disease: contribution of plasma nitric oxide and endothelin-1, Phytother Res. 2008 Jun;22(6):734-9. PMID: 18446847. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18446847
25. U.S. Herb Sales Grew 3 Percent in 2010, Nutraceutical World, March 20, 2011, http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2011-05-20/u-s-herb-sales-grew-3-in-2010/
26. A Review of Articular Cartilage Pathology and the Use of Glucosamine Sulfate, J Athl Train. 2001 Oct-Dec; 36(4): 413-419.
27. Effects of chondroitin sulfate in the pathophysiology of the osteoarthritic joint: a narrative review, Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2010 Jun;18 Suppl 1:S7-11. Epub 2010 Apr 27.
28. Boswellic acids in chronic inflammatory diseases, Planta Med. 2006 Oct;72(12):1100-16.
29. U.S. Bone and Joint Health Ingredients Market, May 2009, http://www.frost.com/sublib/display-report.do?id=N58B-01-00-00-00&bdata=bnVsbEB%2BQEJhY2tAfkAxNDA3NTA5Nzg5NDE1.
30. Natural Allergy Remedies, May 7, 2008, Natural Products Marketplace, Steve Myers.
31. Natural Foods Merchandiser’s Market Overview, 2011. http://newhope360.com/natural-foods-merchandiser/2011-05-31

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Hey everyone! I’m Christina, @christina_ww_thing1 over on Instagram. My friends at Western Bagel asked me to share 4 of my favorite bagel recipes with you! If there is anything I have learned after losing over 120lbs with Weight Watchers, it’s that you have to get creative to keep your meals interesting! Something that is great is using the Bagels in ways you wouldn’t expect! Most of us associate bagels with breakfast so I’ll start there!
Bacon, Egg White, and Pepper Jack Sandwich! Start with toasting a Plain Alternative Bagel (3sp) and spreading one Pepper Jack Cheese Wedge on it (1sp). Cook 2 egg whites over medium heat (0sp) and 1 piece of Canadian Bacon (0sp) or 2 pieces of center cut bacon (1sp). Enjoy!
You don’t need to go on an expensive cruise to have an indulgent luxury lox plate! Toast an Alternative Plain Bagel (3sp) and top with 1Tbs of Plain Whipped Cream Cheese (2sp), 3oz of Smoked Salmon (2sp), red onion (0sp).
Bagel Chicken Sandwich:
Now for lunch! I am all about quick and yummy meals! I heated up a chicken breast (4sp), and topped it with my favorite mustard (1sp), lettuce and tomato (0sp), and used a bagel as the bun (3sp).
Pumpkin Bagel Pudding:
For dessert, I decided to come up with a Pumpkin Bagel pudding recipe! Here is how I make it:
- 1/2c of unsweetened cashew milk
- 1/4c of canned pumpkin
- 1 eg
- 1/2tsp of vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp of pumpkin spice
- 3tsp of Stevia Baking blend
- 3tsp of mini Chocolate Chips
- 1 Alternative Cinnamon Spice Bagel
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray 2 Ramekins with nonstick spray.
- Evenly divide with the bagel in the ramekins and top with chocolate chips.
- Whisk the first 6 ingredients together and evenly pour over bread.
- Bake for 45 minutes

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Panel passes bill protecting utility
HELENA - A Senate panel agreed Wednesday that NorthWestern Energy needs protection from a $3 billion lawsuit filed by shareholders of the company it purchased.
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee approved Senate Bill 458 by a 12-7 margin. It now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
Critics said the Legislature was bending to corporate interests, endorsing legislation that would have no other use than to let NorthWestern off the hook.
''This clearly was written by NorthWestern for NorthWestern,'' said Sen. Emily Stonington, D-Bozeman.
The legislation, requested by the utility that serves...


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We’ve had a strange winter this year. The warm days are unnaturally warm and the cold days are surprisingly bitter. The coyotes in the woods seem hungrier than usual this year. At night, they lurk just inside the tree line, yipping and calling to each other in the dark.
I’m locking my animals up tightly each night and waiting ’til well after sunrise to let them out again. But winter is waning. We’re talking about tapping our trees soon, because the days are warmer than expected.
I love the winter-waning season. We’re getting ready for Lent. This month, we’re baking cakes and roasting chickens. We’re enjoying cheese, milk, meat, and all the foods we’ll put aside during the Fast.
I’m also mixing up Lenten tonics. It’s nice to have herbal support during while fasting. Almost every culture embraces detoxifying and renewing rituals in early spring. For us, Lent is that season. We fast and abstain, we eat simple, nurturing meals, and drink a lot of tea.
Along with all this, detoxifying tonics help nourish and tone our bodies during the season. I like to mix nettle, yarrow, rosemary, and hawthorn berries together in late winter teas to help my body feel fresh and nourished during Lent. This year, I’m adding in regular cups of homebrewed kombucha and garlic infused honey as well.
Healing herbs make a great addition to broths as well. In Lent, when bone broth is off the menu, I like making garlic-ginger vegetable broth. It’s heavy on the garlic, and full of herbal additions like nettles, rosemary, thyme, horseradish, burdock, and dandelion root. My kids aren’t fans of spicy soup though, so I keep the ginger and horseradish to a minimum.
This week’s warm weather has me looking forward to all the early spring cleaning of body, mind, and spirit that Lent offers. But we’re expecting a snowstorm Thursday, so maybe I shouldn’t turn my thoughts too soon to spring. There are still plenty of long winter days ahead.


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The Press has asked me, The Bolshevik, to pause from my advice column to fill in with the popular Backlist Bop feature. And good timing it is, for today the roulette wheel of UIP books stops on Radical Studies. Donning our red-colored glasses, and with a glass of vodka close at hand, let us examine Red Conspirator: J. Peters and the American Communist Underground, written by Thomas Sakmyster.
It is uncommon for those of us at UIP to describe one of our titles as pulse-pounding, but Red Conspirator fits the bill. The author used the unpublished memoir of J. Peters (a pseudonym of his subject) as well as an international trove of resources to craft the biography of a shadowy Hungarian spymaster. You may be imagining The Americans if Keri Russell sported a thick accent and a large mustache. You’re close!
Peters did much in the cause. His false passport operation allowed Soviet agents to enter the US and American communists besotted with paradise to move to the Soviet Union, then home to the world’s most competitive leagues for standing in line for bread.
But, unsatisfied with mere forgery, Peters wove a web of espionage that included agents who filched State Department documents. He also helped to organize communist activists in the United States. His book on communism became a build-your-own-cell bible, one that even found its way to the military. Sakmyster follows the story from Peters’s arrival in 1924 through his long underground life and on to his deportation in 1949. Along the way he raises new questions about the extent and nature of Soviet spying in the US.

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Off-campus South Dakota State University users: To download campus access theses, please use the following link to log into our proxy server with your South Dakota State University ID and password.
Non-South Dakota State University users: Please talk to your librarian about requesting this thesis through interlibrary loan.
Dissertation - University Access Only
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Echinacea angustifolia DC., the common coneflower of the western Great Plains, is difficult to propagate by achenes due to inherent seed dormancy. The effects of light and prechilling on seed germination were examined, alone and in combination with scarification (mechanical, acid) and ethylene (ethephon) treatments. The results showed that a two-week-prechill treatment in combination with ethephon and continuous light, followed by a two-week-germination period in light (16 hours per day) at 25°C, could induce over 95% seed germination in E. angustifolia. This was a significantly higher percentage of germination, over a shorter period of time than any other method examined, or previously described. This treatment also synchronized germination, with a majority of the viable seeds germinating in less than one week after being placed at 25°C in the light. This study also demonstrated the usefulness of nuclear DNA Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLPs) in detecting genetic variation within populations and determining the distribution of the genetic variation among populations (population phylogeny) of Echinacea angustifolia. Collections of Echinacea from five different populations were assayed for RFLPs, with fifty cDNA probes. All probes were polymorphic. Genetic diversity values ranged from 0. 74 in the Kansas population to 0.87 in the Wyoming population. Inter-populational genetic diversity and phylogenetic analyses suggested monophyletic origins for Wyoming & South Dakota, and Nebraska & Kansas clusters (groups). Genetic similarity decreased as the geographical distance between populations increased. Although tetraploidy in Echinacea angustifolia has been reported, chromosome counts of random samples from North Dakota and South Dakota populations showed no sign of polyploidy.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Echinacea (Plants) -- Genetics
Echinacea (Plants) -- Phylogeny
Echinacea (Plants) -- Seeds
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Feghahati, Seyed M. Javad, "Germination, Genetic Variation, and Phylogenetic Relationships Within and Among Populations of Echinacea Augustifolia" (1995). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5896.

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Vika Jigulina is a Romanian music producer, singer and DJ. She was born in Moscow and moved to Timisoara. She studied at the Rahmaninov school of music. After graduation, she worked in various clubs in Timisoara and eventually Bucharest. She landed a weekly show on the Romanian station Radio Deea and later on with VIBE FM that gave her national exposure and fame.
Vika Jigulina has made mixes with Steve Murrano, ATB, Tom Craft, DJ DOX, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and other Romanian artists. She is vocalist in the international dance hit "Stereo Love" by Romanian producer and musician Edward Maya.
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We should be thanking Sam Bankman-Fried
As Sam Bankman-Fried fences with prosecutors, and profiles of him are produced nearly weekly, it has become easy to vilify him. The previously canonized “king of crypto” has met reality in the harshest of ways. And so have his investors and crypto customers.
But to some extent we should be thanking him. Because of Bankman-Fried and his now-bankrupt company, FTX, the crypto balloon crashed to earth before the industry could become so large or integrated into the traditional financial services business that contagion from its collapse could cause the economy to implode.
No matter the explanations or excuses now offered for it, this crypto winter should have been seen coming a mile away. Sophisticated money experts may take refuge in the fact that FTX is likely just another story about corporate fraud and mismanagement, and crypto is not the villain.
Having dealt with the failures and been involved in the investigations of many of the largest financial collapses in American history, I thought a story like FTX’s was inevitable. But too many people suspended their financial judgment and replaced it with the economic euphoria of the moment, despite some notable tells.
First, hype can never outrun reality. When vast amounts of money chase an asset that becomes over-valued and hyped beyond what the fundamentals suggest, expect a crash. Flares should have initially gone up because in just 13 years, more than $10 trillion flowed into an industry built on financial hope — there simply was no there, there.
Its size equaled the amount of mortgage debt outstanding in America, but with no underlying value to anchor it such as the homes that ultimately collateralized even the worst mortgage-backed securities in 2008.
Second, anyone who uses other people’s money to make money must be watched. We have learned that lesson the hard way over the last two centuries, and that is why there is financial regulation.
But our regulatory system has become structurally myopic as markets have changed and it hasn’t. All aspects of what a bank does – particularly its capital and liquidity – are closely monitored. But none of those requirements apply to nonbanks such as cryptocurrency companies.
That leaves 100 percent of our oversight resources focused on banks that are already highly regulated, while high-risk endeavors like crypto gravitate to sectors of the economy that are largely unregulated. And yet, no new laws were enacted in the last 13 years to protect consumers or the economy as crypto expanded. Perhaps Congress was concerned about stifling innovation, maybe it was mesmerized by the vast sums of crypto profits flowing into politics or maybe it just didn’t understand what was happening. Whatever combination of excuses are packaged for public consumption, it should have acted when so much financial risk was being piled up outside the boundaries of any oversight.
Third, people who safeguard our money must be honest and have strong financial skills. Financial history is littered with the bones of hucksters who have stolen, pyramided and used insider advantages to cheat their way to transferring our money into their pockets.
It is for that reason that financial institutions and their executives are subject to a blizzard of rules and regulations. Someone wishing to own just 10 percent of a community bank must submit to a grueling regulatory examination of their integrity and experience. But a convicted felon can potentially start a cryptocurrency business today, no questions asked.
Finally, the more leverage plays a role in the mania that occurs, the more likely that when the music stops, there will not be enough chairs for everyone looking for financial refuge. After 13 years of unregulated crypto mania, the amount of leverage that had insinuated itself into crypto purchasing, investing, trading and the creation and marketing of crypto derivatives, and the vast sums of intra-crypto-company lending was guaranteed to be a problem given the absence of anything other than consumer confidence. FTX’s bankruptcy will prove that point.
Given these warning signs, crypto holders and investors should not now be surprised by what has happened at FTX. If there was fraud, it should have been expected. Tens of billions of dollars were put in the hands of people whose characters had endured little if any scrutiny and, as we are learning, allegedly had very little organizational, governance or record-keeping skills. That is a hallmark of every financial crisis in history, and, yet, somehow we missed it — again. So, hats off to Bankman-Fried for forcing us to pay attention and saving the economy.
Thomas P. Vartanian is a former bank regulator who represented parties in 30 of the 50 largest financial failures in American history. He is now executive director of the Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center and author of “The Unhackable Internet: How Rebuilding Cyberspace Can Create Real Security and Prevent Financial Collapse” (Prometheus Books).
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NHS Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group, which commissions healthcare for the 300,000 people living in Mole Valley, Epsom and Ewell, East Elmbridge, Dorking and surrounding areas, is inviting local people to attend its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 4 July.
The meeting will take place 6–7.15pm at our HQ at Cedar Court, Guildford Road, Fetcham, Leatherhead, and is an opportunity to find out how we’ve been working to improve care over the last twelve months, and what our plans are for the future. This year we will be also including an update on the work of the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership.
Dr Russell Hills, Clinical Chair at Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “This year has seen some really exciting developments for Surrey Downs CCG, as we now work a lot more closely with colleagues across the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership. Our AGM is a good opportunity to meet our team, see how we have progressed, and find out what our plans look like for the year ahead. We hope as many people as possible from across the area can join us on 4 July.”
For more information please feel free to contact us by email at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 01372 201500. Papers will be available for both the Governing Body meeting and the Annual General Meeting online here a week in advance.
* NHS Surrey Downs CCG, NHS Guildford and Waverley CCG, and NHS North West Surrey CCG.


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Alhaji Amidu Sulemana, Upper West Regional Minister said on Friday that government was mindful that no vacuum was to be created in the district, municipal and metropolitan assemblies.
He said the cancellation of the district assembly election which was scheduled to have been held on March 3 was a momentary setback to the local government system and that government would work with other relevant bodies to address the impasse to forestall the creation of any void.
This was contained in Alhaji Sulemana?s anniversary address to mark Ghana 58th Independence celebrations held in Wa, which was on the theme: ?Achieving transformation through national unity?.
The Regional Minister explained that the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies were the foundation pillars of the local government system and whose existence depended on the district assembly election.
Alhaji Sulemana used the occasion to commend the security agencies? operation in the Region for maintaining the peace and also, defending the sovereign integrity of Ghana.
He urged them to continue to work hard for a collective transformation of Ghana, while commending traditional rulers as well as people in the Region for remaining united and continuously charting a common course despite their ethnic, religious, cultural and political differences.
Alhaji Sulemana however complained about land issues which were becoming security challenges to the people and appealed to the traditional rulers as well as other stakeholders to use time tested norms, customs and traditions as first options to address the challenges.
?Where these measures fail us, we can then turn to the law courts rather than take up arms against one another?, he advised, adding: ?I want to urge all of us to maintain the prevailing peace to ensure that the Region which is the poorest in Ghana develops and catch up with the rest?.
Talking on the theme, Alhaji Sulemana expressed regret that Ghanaians appeared to be wearing political lenses and saw everything along political lines rather than harnessing their energies and resources for the growth and development of Ghana.
He appealed to Ghanaians to eschew unnecessary partisanship and the over flogging of religious, ethnic and other differences, saying: ?achieving transformational development required sacrifice, hard work and a deep sense of national unity devoid of unnecessary partisanship?.
The Regional Minister explained that it was sad that both the print and electronic media were stuffed with issues of differences which sort to divide the people of Ghana rather than portraying commonness, shared values and sense of national unity.
Alhaji Sulemana noted that the transformation that Ghanaians were yearning for would be a mirage if ?we stand divided? and called for the rekindling of the spirit of patriotism and together rebuild Ghana.
In all 1,617 school children drawn from 49 schools and 150 personnel from the security agencies, traditional rulers, representatives of religious organisations, political parties and heads of government departments and agencies participated in the celebration.

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If you have been following along here in Kansas City, we are in a time of budget austerity with cuts all over city government as our city struggles with decreased revenue and increased costs. However, at the same time, the city council and the mayor have been championing both a large infrastructure improvement plan and a downtown train. Both proposals are attracting criticism for the spending of money (and tax increase) and the train is being attacked as being impractical at best.
This recent article in the Wall Street Journal documents the issues around the support of the Power and Light District downtown, that this project has not been able to support itself and is a continuing drain on the budget of the city. A lot of promises were made concerning the downtown redevelopment--I admit I bought some of them myself. No body is buying these types of promises anymore--well, almost no body. It is funny to read the posts by transit supporters in blogs and news articles and just find yourself not buying any of it.
We have lost trust in our political leaders. We just don't believe them. If they tell us the sky is blue, we are going outside to check it for ourselves. They have proven themselves not to be trustworthy. For whatever reason, whether out of dishonesty, greed, graft, or stupidity, their word has become untrustworthy.
Someday, there actually might be a good idea out of 12th and Oak, but most of us wouldn't trust it. We've been burned too much.
The city fathers might find that regaining trust is easier if you go back to fulfilling the basic tasks of city government first reliably. Get back to basics. And for goodness sake, do not ask for more money!
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From a fashion standpoint, men’s watches have long been on my radar, but there’s something unique about WeWOOD’s Timepieces. What makes WeWOOD watches so special is that they’re made from premium wood, and for every watch sold, a tree is planted. That’s pretty awesome and quite commendable, given the state of our planet. WeWOOD works domestically with American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization that protects America’s forests, and collaborates internationally with Trees for the Future, which has planted more than 65 million trees in 30 countries.
“We want to plant 1 million trees by 2020 and another million in the 20 years after that,” WeWOOD’s Ryan Alexander told Forbes. “It’s so exciting to do business and also make a difference. We’ve planted 50,000 trees in Ghana, 7,500 in Texas, 5,000 in the Bitterroot National Forest of Montana and Idaho, and more. There’s a lot of deforestation and devastation out there so every bit of relief helps.”
This two-toned Jupiter Beige-Brown Watch is twice as nice with its dual Miyota movements. Plus, you can’t argue with a timepiece that’s made of 100 percent natural wood, and free from artificial and toxic materials.
See more after the jump!
Generosity meets style and nerdom with Out of Print‘s sweaters, T-shirts and other literary accessories. Following a one-for-one donation model, for each product sold, the online retailer donates a book to Books For Africa, an organization that collects and distributes books to children in Africa.
“From day one we wanted to use our business as a vehicle to help do good,” said Todd Lawton, who created Out of Print Clothing with his business partner and childhood friend, Jeffrey LeBlanc, in an interview with the Freelancers Union. “We found Books For Africa and really liked how they operate. They have a simple mission — to distribute books to students of all ages in Africa — and are very efficient. We also were excited about our ability to help promote their organization.”
The company says it has sent more than 1 million books to communities in need in 22 countries through its partnership with Books For Africa. Although some of my favorite books (The Bluest Eye, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) have yet to be immortalized in wearable form from Out of Print, the online shop has some pretty cool literary gems.
This Library Stamp Long Sleeve is a throwback to the days when the library was life for young bookworms like myself. It gets extra points for having dates from my birth year of 1984, which, incidentally, is saluted in an awesome red long sleeve for the dystopian novel written by George Orwell.
See which vibrant, book-inspired garment took the crown after the jump!


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Near Death Experiences : Proposed Causes
Near Death Experiences Series, Article 16 (Reviewed by the Editorial Board)
The Near Death Experience Phenomenon : Hallucination, Psychological Stress or a Transcendental Event?
There may be several reasons for Near Death Experiences ( NDEs ) but if we wish to examine them we must know the brain state at the time the NDE occurs. Now this can only be done for certain in one set of circumstances and that is when the heart has stopped, during cardiac arrest. We know then that after 11 to 17 seconds the brain flat lines because of a failure of the brainstem functions. The eyes dilate, there is no cough reflex and respiration stops. Now the brain stem also fires up the cortex so that it can work. No brain stem function, no cortex functioning. In fact you are dead. Thus if the NDE occurs at that time and the evidence suggests that it does, then we know that any brain based explanation that is used must be wrong.
Is a Near Death Experience a Transcendental Event? Does it offer a glimpse of the afterlife? That we can’t yet say although those who have the experience are very clear that it does.
Is it just a hallucination induced by altered blood gas levels, low oxygen, high carbon dioxide? This makes little sense as 10% of people with a cardiac arrest will have an NDE but the other 90% who have no NDE, also have very abnormal blood gas levels. So it can’t be abnormal brain pathology as this is the same in the groups who do and do not have it.
Could it be due to a psychological mechanism to cope with the psychological stress of impending death? In the case of the cardiac arrest NDE this could not be true as the loss of consciousness is so fast when the heart stops that there is no time for the person to be afraid. So psychological reasons are ruled out.
Now, although the exact cause of the NDE is not yet understood, and although many of the mechanisms of causation proposed so far fall short of explaining near death experiences, examining the scientific literature, there are currently three broad views proposed to account for their origin. Some researchers have proposed that an NDE :
(A) is a hallucination resulting from brain based chemical disorders and physiological changes, and that cognitive (1) experiences occur just as the brain is shutting down or the brain recovering; some of these disorders and changes include lack of brain oxygen, increased carbon dioxide, the release of endorphins (the body’s own morphine like substance) and a specific type of seizure known as temporal lobe epilepsy, which is lie an electrical storm in the brain. (2) We have already said why this cannot be true as 90% of cases do not have the experience. So we have to look for a different reason.
(B) may be a psychological stress event related to coming close to death, some kind of psychological defense against the threat of death, and that the near death experience occurs just as the brain is shutting down or the brain recovering. In other words, if people thought they were about to die, they would then imagine experiencing events the way they expected them to occur. (2) This also can’t be true because of the speed of the onset of the experience. So a psychological cause for the NDE during cardiac arrest seems to be impossible, as the brain is unable to produce any conscious experiences at that time.
(C) may support a 'spiritual' or transcendental event. This would require us to re-examine our views about mind and brain, because we do not really know how the mind interacts with the brain.
Though the explanation of a transcendent event when the brain is dead does not fit easily into our current science, yet it probably produces the most likely explanation. We do however need more data.
The most favorable scientific arguments have largely centred around the first two concepts because the current prevailing brain/mind model is one where consciousness and mind are the result of brain processes or neurological events. But given that the brain is non functional during cardiac arrest, we will have to look for other explanations.
Acceptance of the occurrence of NDEs
Although at first, some scientists had been skeptical about whether NDEs even occurred, in modern times most researchers have come to accept that they do take place, also because of the high incidence and prevalence (3). In other words it cannot be due to some kind of mass conspiracy or the result of some attention seekers because there are many thousands of cases. Hence, the main area of debate has focused around the possible cause and significance of the NDE phenomena.
In the upcoming articles we will further analyze and discuss different model of causation of near death experiences
….. We hope you have enjoyed this article. If you want to know more, visit the Near Death Experiences section of the web site (4) where you will find many exciting articles on NDEs, their
characteristics, proposed mechanisms of causation, prevalence ...
(1) Cognitive experiences: refer to experiences dealing with cognition, in other words to the mental process of knowing, formulating judgments, reasoning, perceiving and being aware.
(2) Parnia, S. 2013. Erasing Death. Harper One
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In 2018 BikeWalkKC compiled a database of bike infrastructure throughout the Kansas City region. With more than 1,300 infrastructure bike, trail, and shared use path segments totaling more than 700 miles, this database provides a comprehensive snapshot of where and how bicycle infrastructure is connecting our communities.
We are in the process of updating our bike infrastructure database with all of the new projects completed since 2018, and we have been blown away by how much progress the region has made in just the past two years – more than 100 new projects (and counting) in all parts of the region.
As we complete our update over the next few months, we are excited to share some of the many success stories and quantify the impressive results of your collective community advocacy. Our region’s cities are hearing you and responding to our growing chorus of voices calling for walkable neighborhoods, traffic calming and street improvements, designated bikeways, and improved connectivity. Stay tuned for more information about the bike infrastructure database, and visit our Community Planning website to see our other work.

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After providing over 15,000 hours in session and speaking, I recognize that… “You’re much stronger and more empowered than you think you are…”
How to Stop Letting Your Soul Get Bullied Around
Learning how to not let yourself be bullied, on any level, is something worth knowing.
How to stop letting yourself being bullied begins with you. Learning how to stand strong against bullies begins by learning about the bullying cycle. You don’t have to suffer through any kind of bullying, intimidation, manipulation or even abuse. Freeing your soul from people pushing or pulling you is key.
Only narcissists love bullying. And there’s a real easy way to confront such people and energy so that you’re soul can be set free.
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Transcription: How to Stop Letting Your Soul Get Bullied Around
You may think that your soul can’t be bullied and openly you’re right. But what if you soul wasn’t able to express itself due to bullying? It can get worse and often does. What if your soul has been abused? This may sound dark, and it is for those to consciously participate in such acts.
We all need to be accountable.
I’m more interested in talking to you because after all if you’ve ever been bullied it isn’t cool. Learning how to not let yourself be bullied, on any level, is something worth sharing. I’m hoping you’ll pay special attention because we have to stop bullying each other. Let me rephrase this, I have to stop bullying people around.
I’m putting this in the first person because we all need to be accountable. This means on both sides of the equation. I’ve been bullied. I’ve bullied others. Maybe you have some of your own personal experience in around the subject of bullying.
Have you ever played “tug of war?” You and all your friends stand on one side of the rope while the opposing team captain, with all of his or her friends, start to pull in the opposite direction.
Anyone who has participated in this game knows that the team with the strongest desire combined with strength and weight are favored to win. Let’s change the mechanics of the game a little.
Instead of using a rope between the two sides I want you to imagine a twenty foot long aluminum pole. Instead of pulling a rope in the game tug-of-war, in this variation of the game, the rod is used to push the team back further into their territory. The side that is able to push the other team back and cross the middle wins.
Every time that you allow yourself to be pushed or pulled you’re letting your soul get bullied.
I’m sorry to be the one that has to tell you this, but you’ve been pushing and pulling others around as much as any bully. You make think that’s not the case but the odds are great that you’ve done it. I’ll use myself as an example.
I want to introduce you to three people. Greg Luther was a classmate that was in my kindergarten class through fourth grade. Greg only had a thumb and his first finger. This was true for both hands. Greg had a fiery temper and was also a little smaller than the rest of the boys in our class.
Next, let me introduce you to Vicki Greer. I went to kindergarten through fourth grade with Vicki who also had the exact same issue with her hands. She had other issues too, but she only had a thumb and her first finger on both hands.
If you’re wondering how it would be possible that two kids had the same disability with their hands I can’t possibly tell you. However, nothing is by chance. I’m sharing this because of what I’m about to say. I used to tease and even bully Greg.
I did it because the other boys did it.
Greg would get mad if someone would say that his hands looked like pinchers or robotic claws. And as soon as you’d say something like that he’d run as fast as he could to attack you with his hands clinched ready to fight. You can’t blame him he was being bullied. By one kid in particular.
Vicki had the same bullying issue. To make things more complicated Vicki also had some surgery whereby clear tubes were inserted in her nose. I don’t know what the tubes were for or exactly where the other end of the tubes went, but Vicki often talked with a nasally kind of voice. Again, this is in addition to both of her hands being limited to two fingers each. A thumb and a forefinger.
You know what? I don’t remember one time teasing or making fun or bullying Vicki. Not once. If anything, her challenges appeared to be even more severe than Greg’s. So, why didn’t I bother Vicki? Well, for one thing the other kids weren’t doing it. Well, that isn’t true. It was the girls who were doing it, just not the boys.
There was some kind of unspoken rule that the boys didn’t mess with Vicki only Greg. Lest, you think my school didn’t care about bullying they did. Every time that I, or any the other boys were caught bullying Greg, we would have to sit out the rest of recess on the steps. It was punishment, it was the equivalent as the “sin bin” or penalty box used for Hockey or Rugby.
This didn’t change our behavior as much as it meant that we’d try to bully Greg without getting caught.
If we’re found rough housing or fighting, Greg would often be penalized too. This was completely unfair because he was only protecting himself from our collective bullying.
Lastly, I like to introduce you to Michael Burchfield. I bullied Michael because other kids did. I was much older. I bullied Michael in or around high school. Why? Because he had red hair, was extremely smart and he was socially awkward. All of these being absolutely horrible reasons to bully anybody.
All three of these souls were bullied.
They are; Greg, Vicki and Michael. I was clearly involved, not the ring leader, but absolutely involved. Well, let’s widen the scope of all these examples. Let me take you back to my being age four. At this age, I had already been badly bullied. Once from a kid down the street, who almost four years older than me. I was beat up. I have no idea why.
It happened again, when my parent’s moved us to a new house and into a new neighborhood. Again, I was only four years old when two boys came over and introduced themselves. Suddenly, one boy grabbed both of my arms behind my back as the other hit me again and again in the stomach. There wasn’t a reason. At least one that I was aware of.
I was more emotionally hurt than physically. I came home in both instances and I was taught to fight. I guess to some degree it’s reasonable but what I ended up practicing was bullying others so that I wouldn’t be bullied again. I was bullied twice at four years old and so I begin my acts of revenge at five or in Kindergarten.
Hey, by the way, I’ve used everyone’s real name because each individual should know how truly sorry I am for my participation in bullying. What does the two different kinds of tug of war examples have to do with these four people? (I thought I’d include myself too.) The rope or pole versions of tug-a-war represent the opposite version of bullying in the pushing and pulling effect.
When I was being bullied I was the one being pushed.
Try and see this as my being pushed by people on the other end of the pole. And then, in my own example, it only took me a year – age five – to begin pulling people on the other end of the rope in my bullying them. The question I hope you’re asking at this point is; “How do you stop letting your soul get bullied around?”
1. You have know if you’re bullying or if that you’re being bullied.
I didn’t really know what bullying was at four. Certainly, I did to some degree when I participated in bullying at the age of five. I’m still not sure I knew what the word or concept really meant, but I did understand the meaning on a visceral level. Enough to know I hated it, and enough to know I wanted to protect myself from it. That is, I’d rather be the bully than the target.
How then do we use our awareness to get out of being bullied or bullying ourselves? I can think of two sisters and a brother, that I know and love very much, that we’re bullied harshly. Truthfully, it was abuse. Here’s the rub, these wonderful siblings didn’t know that they had been bullied. All of their lives are far from perfect, but they’ve each offered love to others instead of any kind of retaliatory revenge or bullying. This has created a problem. Here’s why.
When you are bullied long enough there can be an unconscious thought that this is how it is.
That is, this kind of individual, might expect to be bullied, treated harshly or even abusively and not know that they are even being pushed around. Your soul knows, even if you don’t think you can discern through any kind of psychological awareness.
In this example, a mom can be bullying her daughters and “the girls” may have determined that they deserve to be bullied. The opposite can take place where the boy is being bullied by the dad. My point is that this isn’t limited to one parent but both. This means anyone who can spot the bullying pattern in such kids, even as grown ups, can step in and take advantage of any one of the siblings as their parents once did. Do you want to stop allowing your soul to be bullied?
Then, you have to stop thinking, consciously or not, that they’re on some level it’s okay. This means you need to believe that they are in fact being a bully. The moment you determine that you’re done being bullied then it won’t happen any more. The bullies will go find someone else to harass with intent to make them feel small. You have to know that you’re being bullied.
I need now to address if you are the one bullying.
At age five and even in high school and to some degree college as well, I was bullying. I didn’t tell you, but I was bullied before age four. I can’t blame the kids down the street or anyone in a classroom or anywhere else in life. It started first at home.
I think a lot of men, are starting to understand their personal actions as a result of the #Metoo movement. Sexual abuse starts is stronger form of bullying. I’m starting with the bullying attribute because if your soul has had enough then you can stop bullying, manipulation, intimidation and “yes, even abuse.” Men, have commonly used their presence, power, position or even their strength to bully.
For example, have you ever been bullied by a man? You don’t have to be a woman to be bullied by a man. And men don’t own exclusive rights to being a part of the bullying club. Here’s the deal, if you can’t determine that you’re being bullied it’s going to be almost impossible to remove yourself from any cyclic patterns. Sometimes people think that it’s being impolite to stand up to bullies. It’s rude or improper.
This can sound like, “We all know this is happening but we don’t want to embarrass the family… (The message? Shut up and let it happen.) Or this is just is how it is. You get bullied by another and you’re supposed to take it. Another form of this is; “I don’t believe that they are bullies” when in fact they are.”
2. If you are bullying or being bullied I bet your soul is tired of the same old pattern.
As I’ve implied, lots of bullying takes place because it was done to you. If you were hurt you step into a position of bullying to protect yourself from being hurt by hurting others. To make a change you have to take accountability. This sounds so easy but much of the time it comes with a bunch of excuses.
When I actually confronted my mom about her bullying tactics she said, “Well, at least I’m better than my mom.”
This is like saying, I didn’t beat you as hard as I got beat.
In truth, it’s the same. Bullies who aren’t accountable become bullies by default. And you don’t have to be bullied to become one, you can just step into bullying techniques and behaviors.
Let me share something… Do you personally think that you need to nice to everyone? If you do, this is going to include bullies. This is exactly the kind of trap that bullies will exploit because you may be playing by a different set of rules than they are. Specifically, that you have to be nice to bullies but they don’t have to be nice to you. But do you have too?
Unfortunately, if you’re always being nice, accommodating, loving and turning the other check you may need to learn to stand strong. Anyone can say stand strong, but what does the phrase actually mean? It means no more bulling period.
Consider zero tolerance as your measurement. This means nobody gets to bully, and this means you don’t get to bully. No exceptions. All of the warfare with ropes or poles in effect to push or pull others around has to stop. If your soul is generally tired of it, you’re going to have to join the group and express.
3. Confronting bullies.
I know. I know. If you’re used to being nice then speaking up can feel like you’re being cruel or maybe you could think that your expressing is akin to being a bully. It isn’t. And there may be times that you have to speak in stand strong like way to properly communicate. I actually think of it like communicating in barbaric language.
You may also think that by confronting the bullying energy that you’re setting yourself up to really get hurt. Let’s say that you don’t like to fight and therefore you avoid it at all costs. This is exactly what the bullies want as they exploit -your being small, weak or even enslaved.
You need to address that you may, in certain circumstances, need to communicate with strength to create a new path in going forward.
You may need to be harsh so that the bully understands your sincerity. For the narcissist bully, I would suggest that you express strongly with a lot of people surrounding you. Sometimes, you may need to go on national TV.
It was almost a year ago, that Christine Blasey Ford stood strongly to confront bullying and sexual abuse. I am sure you still remember, it was during the confirmation hearings surrounding Brett Kavanaugh consideration to be a Supreme Court judge. Regardless of the outcome, stand strong. Do so in whatever means that best allows your soul to be free.
Your soul will absolutely rejoice, once you’re clear having to; tolerate, be quiet, accommodate, or be passive. If confronting a bully is necessary, do it from a place of strength. Confronting bullies goes a long way in demanding a zero tolerance. If you’ve already figured this out, then bullies don’t like to be bullied either. Careful here, I’m not suggesting that you become a bully but rather stand strong in a way that this isn’t ever going to happen.
4. Turn yourself loose.
Does your soul need to abide by any rules? You should ask your Higher Self within. You’ll find that there aren’t any rules to follow. Amazing. Right?
Turning yourself loose means being truthful with yourself.
If you want to continue to be bullied honor the fact. If indeed, your soul is tired of being bullied step into your true empowerment. Sometimes it can help to reconnect to why you came into your body, this earth, and even during this time period. Reconnecting to your original spiritual blueprint, as I call it -which is your original goals and plans before inhabiting your body – can be super helpful.
Stated simply, if your original plans didn’t include being bullied then put a stop to it. If your spiritual plans did include some push and pull, bullying or much worse, honor it but not in the sense that you’re enslaved to it. Turn yourself loose.
In conclusion, How to Stop Letting Your Soul Get Bullied Around is done in four easy steps. First, you have know if you’re bullying or if that you’re being bullied. Breathe in your soul knows if you’re being bullied or if you’re bullying. Feel it. Know it.
Secondly, If you are bullying or being bullied I bet your soul is tired of the same old pattern. Whether you were bullied or not, the buck stops with you. No one else. This means no pretending that bullies are good for our economy, our families, or our personal relationships.
Thirdly, confronting bullies will put an end to it. If it’s necessary for you to communicate your boundaries with barbaric means to speak the bullying language so be it. Further, get help. You don’t have to confront a bully alone.
Fourthly, Turn yourself loose. There are no rules. Let yourself be free to address any energy that is pushing or pulling at you. You can feel it. Another way of turning yourself loose is to detach. Detach from the idea
None of us can really grow up, physically, mentally or even spiritually unless we loose the compulsion to bully. This also means; intimidation, manipulation or abuse. Bullying is bulling. Remember zero tolerance.
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- Primary Source: Particle Beam
- Manufacturer: Vanir Technologies
- Model: VT-Micro Particle Beam
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Modularity: No
- Material: Dallorian Alloy, Aurodium
- Classification: Starfighter Weapon
- Size: Average
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Dedicated Reactor
- Ammunition Capacity: Dedicated Reactor
Reload Speed: Very Slow
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- Rate of Fire: Very Low
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- [+]Particle Beam: Designed by Vanir to be an effective ranged weapon for star-fighters, the Micro Particle Beam is designed to pack a punch to shields, hull, and anything else that might get in it's way. The powerful beam is capable of piercing and ripping apart things in it's path, dealing a significant amount of damage.
- [-]Thicc: The Micro Particle Beam is quite a large weapon for it's intended vessels, and it's design means that ships equipped with it will be slower and less maneuverable than similarly sized vessels.
- [-]Power Supply: Utilizing quite a bit of energy, the Micro Particle Beam requires a dedicated power supply. In simple terms, it means that during it's use a ships systems suffer significantly from it's use. The vessel slows to a crawl and it's shields become temporarily weakened, it's maneuverability is also cut quite a bit. This essentially makes the ship a sitting duck while the weapon is in use.
- [-]Placement Restriction: As one might expect from such a powerful weapon, the Micro Particle Beam requires that a ship is quite literally built around the gun itself. This means that any vessel who is equipped with this weapon needs to be constructed from the ground up to utilize it.
In it's early days, Vanir Technologies was a company that not only worked on the fringe of science, but also developing various attachments and modifications for starships.
Among these were such technologies as the VT-Particle Gatling, The Nerve Helm, and various others which have seen quite a bit of use by many other companies around the galaxy. Through these innovations Vanir Technologies managed to make a name for itself, and since then the company has expanded and continued to move into other markets.
However, it's original notoriety in the development of starship parts earned it some measure of renown among starship manufacturers.
Recently the company was contacted by famed Starfighter manufacturer Incom to produce two unique and powerful weapons for use within their Starfighter designs. These two weapons would be the VT-Gravity Pulse Cannon and the VT-Micro Particle Beam.
The second of these weapons, the Micro Particle Beam was a more long ranged option. Though less effective than it's close-range cousin, the Particle Beam was nevertheless designed to pack quite a punch. Functioning much like it's larger cousins, the Micro Particle Beam is effective against Shields, Hull, and pretty much everything else that crosses it's path. The weapon is designed to essentially be 'Artillery', and an equipped vessel shouldn't ever enter a dogfight with it.


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No More Norman?
It's month of chef shake-ups in the Magic City
Has star chef Norman Van Aken been booted from his own restaurant, Norman's 180 in Coral Gables? Rumors are flying. Despite the fact that a publicist says all is well and Van Aken is still in place there, at least three sources confirm the rumor. In addition to some departed kitchen staff, we heard from a source who likened Van Aken's relationship with the restaurant's investors to a bad marriage, saying it's most likely headed for divorce court.
Van Aken addressed the rumors on Oct. 18 on Twitter: "I am still Chef at Normans 180 and [co] Chef Phil B [Bryant] is still there too. Rumors otherwise are bogus. Cooking in Nashville. Back in 180 on 10/19!'' On Oct. 20, however, Van Aken was in his beloved Key West, tweeting "I hope you understand but I just had to get back to The Island again.'' Which brings up another rumor: that the chef will be leaving the Coral Gables restaurant for one in Key West. And the mill churns ...
In other Miami restaurant news, chef/restaurateur Jonathan Eismann has confirmed the sale of his two Design District restaurants Q American Barbeque and Fin. No word on what's going in there next, but we'll keep you posted.
- Doubling down: Chefs Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth to open second Miami Beach restaurant
- The List: 10 best Miami restaurants with Sugar Factory's chef
- Miami food events: Pubbelly gets fishy, Vagabond chef Alex Chang cooks at Fooq's
- 9 new Asian restaurants in Miami and Miami Beach
- 5 restaurant openings to know about in Miami and Fort Lauderdale
- Miami's 10 best restaurants with chef Jimmy Carey of Jimmy'z Kitchen
- 51 restaurants serving Thanksgiving in Miami and Fort Lauderdale
- Taste of Design gala is Saturday at the Moore Building in Miami
- Miami's 10 best restaurants with chef Makoto Okuwa
- Giveaway: Win tickets to Savor the Season party in Brickell


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San Francisco Pride Weekend June 23 - 24, 2012 Pride Weekend in San Francisco is the largest pride event in the country hosting more than one million people over the two day celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. A leader in the Gay Pride movement, San Francisco Gay Pride is celebrates equality, diversity and the LGBT culture of San Francisco.
The San Francisco Pride Celebration is an exciting event filled with over 200 exhibitors, 20 community stages and venues, local artists, live music, performers, dancers and food and beverage vendors. The main stage will host celebrities such as Linda Perry and Sandra Bernhard, world-renowned bands and musicians, speakers from the gay equality movement and the best local entertainment in the Bay Area.
The 42nd annual San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade is fittingly themed “Global Equality”. Kicked off at the foot of San Francisco's City Hall, where Harvey Milk inspired the LGBT community over 30 years ago, the celebration will be held over the weekend of June 23rd and 24th in downtown San Francisco.


Does anybody else use Coordinate Dimensions In Solid Edge ST9 Draft? If so, maybe you can give me some advise on how to manipulate the dimension after it is placed. We have already succumbed to the fact that in order to switch between sides of a part (top/bottom or left/right), one must hold the "ALT" key to start a new aligment set. However, when the dimensions are too close and I need to move one out of the way, I find it difficult to control slight ajustments. I grab the handle and move it in the direction I need to and it zooms off the page. This is very frustrating.
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Thanks for the reminder. We only just installed ST9 about two months ago. I neglected to get the IT dept. to install the patches. Let me get on that and I will come back to this topic.
I think YOu must upload this drawing for a further investigation.
I have tested a similar situation here with different drafting standrads and can not repordue Your video with any of them.
I suppose a special setting or option in YOur draft file rsponsible for that behaviour.
I recall seeing this unusual coordinate dimension "drifting" behaviour back in ST9 [on Windows 10] also, but I think it was fixed in an maintenance pack [could've just as easily been a coincidence, with a settings change]......and certainly have not seen it again with ST10.
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Alex Briggs, a sales associate at Pure Detroit in the Guardian Building, show off a T-shirt.
Detroit's dreams for regional transit are encapsulated in a new T-shirt made by the folks at Pure Detroit, showcasing a map of the city's proposed Woodward Light Rail project from downtown to 8 Mile.
Pure Detroit, the funky shops founded in 1998 that sell clothing and other gear with unabashed Detroit pride, debuted the shirt with blue and green lines and white dots.
The shirt points out the 19 stops on the proposed 9.3-mile, light-rail line along Woodward between the Rosa Parks Transit Center and the State Fairgrounds. ...


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Sea creatures are amazing when crocheted! Warm shades of orange and cream. Subtle ombre creates an almost realistic look. Knitted with love.
Made in the USA
Made of recycled yarn
This piece has been carefully made by hand and includes a recycled paper hang tag, signed by the artist, attached with a string of natural hemp.

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The Political Economy of Energy Access and Power Sector Reform, Andrew Barnett, Neil McCulloch (2019)
The purpose of this briefing note is to draw out the main themes from a recent review of the literature on the political economy of energy access and power sector reform with a view to identifying lessons on how energy access goals might be achieved more effectively. The paper is split into three sections. First, the paper discusses why understanding political economy matters for energy access. Second, the paper analyses how politics and the political economy of power sector reform has influenced progress on energy access in developing countries. Finally, the paper explores implications for funders and donors, and how they might change the things that they support and the way in which they provide support, in order to increase the chances of improvements in energy access.
Download the briefing paper here.

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Ever since the announcement of ALTBalaji and ZEE5 Club’s youth action-thriller franchise ‘Bang Baang’, the highly-anticipated digital show has garnered good buzz by making all the right noises and has piqued everyone’s curiosity.
Planned to be a mega-scale youth action-thriller web series franchise, the makers are trying to leave no stone unturned to make ‘Bang Baang’ visually appealing and create a larger-than-life experience on the screen. If sources are to be believed, Bang Baang is going to be full of action, adventure, murder, mystery, drama, and thrill and will be shot at exotic locations across Maharashtra and Rajasthan, taking the show’s narrative to an altogether different level.
Informs a source, “Besides fiery action, chase sequences and special effects, the web series will also be spoken about for its stunning locations, as major USP of the show. The makers have already started the extensive recce process, with several teams finalising locations simultaneously and ensuring all SOPs given by the I&B ministry are followed strictly and diligently.”
“The recce team will be focusing more on unexplored locations in Maharashtra and Rajasthan. The series will combine beautiful locations of royal Rajasthan with sleek urban locations of Mumbai. The makers are also in the process of procuring required permissions since the shoot is scheduled to go on floors soon. It’s learnt that the hunt for the lead cast of the show is already on,” the source adds.
‘Bang Baang’ is set to be a visual spectacle for quintessential action cinema lovers and will leave the viewers glued to their seats. The show involves mystery, suspense, dhamakedaar action, and loads of youth drama amidst deep-lying secrets that unravel one by one.
Produced by Akshay BP Singh and directed by Abhishek Kapur, Bang Baang is scheduled to go on floors soon.
Stay tuned to ALTBalaji and ZEE5 Club for more updates!


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This is Shweta’s ninth ever post for her Saturday Six Word Story Prompt. This is my ninth entry for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt. This week’s theme word is uncertain. Here’s a link to Shweta’s blog https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/saturday-six-word-story-prompt-6wsp-9-october-26-2019/
1.) She’d seemed uncertain and scared, though.
2.) She was silent, uncertain answering questions.
3.) Sirisha was uncertain how to respond.
4.) Deidre laughed, uncertain what to do.
5.) I wasn’t uncertain about his gifts.
6.) She frowned, uncertain what to think.
7.) She looked away, uncertain about speaking.
8.) Did you ever watch Uncertain Glory?
9.) Have you watched An Uncertain Season?
10.) Will you ever watch Uncertain Lady?
Uncertain Glory is a 1944 film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Paul Lukas.
An Uncertain Season (Czech: Nejistá sezóna) is a 1988 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak.
Uncertain Lady is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Karl Freund, written by Daniel Evans, Doris Anderson, Edward A. Curtiss, George O’Neil and Don Ryan, and starring Edward Everett Horton, Genevieve Tobin, Paul Cavanagh, Mary Nash, Renee Gadd and Donald Reed. It was released on April 3, 1934, by Universal Pictures.


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JRI is a data-driven approach to improve public safety, reduce corrections and related criminal justice spending, and reinvest savings in strategies that can decrease crime and strengthen neighborhoods. Seventeen states are involved in implementing some form of justice reinvestment including Pennsylvania.
As a result of JRI, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections touted a decline in the inmate population of 573 inmates during the period ending December 31, 2012-- the largest decrease and only the third yearly population decline in the past 40 years.
Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel said in May, “We are closing two facilities -- SCI Greensburg and SCI Cresson -- older, more costly and less efficient facilities which will result in $22-$23 million in savings in the 2013-14 budget.”
However, as in Ohio, the news in 2013 is not so cheery. For the first eight months of the year, Pennsylvania’s prison population is on the rise. This year, there are 254 more inmates in Pennsylvania’s prisons bringing the total as of August 31 to 51,438.
Ohio is currently at 131 percent of inmate capacity and could hit 139 percent by 2019. California’s prison system was declared unconstitutional at 140 percent. Pennsylvania is at a “modest” 110 percent of capacity.
To fix the problem, Mohr proposes working with judges to find ways to reduce prison commitments and with lawmakers to re-examine penalties for less serious crimes.
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor admitted in her recent State of the Judiciary speech that some of the overcrowding initiatives included in JRI have “not been as successful as hoped.”
Justice O’Connor acknowledged that, “We as judges must be part of the solution because we are certainly part of the problem. We cannot take an attitude of out of sight, out of mind once offenders leave the courtroom.”
I recently wrote for GateHouse News Service, “The criminal justice system can benefit from meaningful reform. Let’s not nibble around the edges.” JRI is, unfortunately, part of the nibbled edge.
Real criminal justice reform would open the door to alleviating prison overcrowding, provide a fairer sentencing scheme and reduce the collateral consequences of conviction.
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Matthew T. Mangino is of counsel with Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly & George, P.C. He is the former district attorney of Lawrence County and just completed a six year term on the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. His weekly column on crime and punishment is syndicated by GateHouse New Service. You can read his musings on the criminal justice system at www.mattmangino.com and follow Matt on Twitter @MatthewTMangino.

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By Balogun Damilola
Amid the Covid19 pandemic, human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says the federal and state governments cannot stop people from gathering unless a proper legal framework is put in place.
Effiong said in a statement on Sunday that in developed countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, the government had to first declare a state of emergency or invoke a provision of the law before asking people to stay indoors.
He said Nigeria must act like a democratic nation rather than a dictatorship.
“Since there is no special law to my knowledge, apart from laws establishing national and states emergency management agencies, to address public health crisis, it is necessary for the President to declare a state of emergency in Nigeria to address the outbreak of coronavirus.”
The activist said by virtue of Section 45 of the 1999 Constitution, the rights to peaceful assembly and free movement can be interfered with in the interest of public health and public safety.
“In Nigeria, we are resorting to our usual militaristic way of doing things by relying on arbitrary executive fiat to tackle COVID19. Nations do not become great just by the good intentions of politicians. Nations become great principally by adhering to the rule of law.”
Effiong noted that the Quarantine Act provides for how the government can tackle the spread of infectious diseases in Nigeria.
He, however, noted that Section 4 of the said Quarantine Act expressly requires the President to make regulations (subsidiary legislation) to give effect to the provisions of the Act.

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Mend-A-Hose Hydraulics Ltd Birstall branch is our Hydraulic Cylinder Repair centre. Located just off the M62 with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and surrounding areas. We have a team of experienced engineers offering Cylinder Repairs and reseals. All Cylinders are fully pressure tested and certified, We can offer a collection and delivery service, dependent of size and location.
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Sadly up for sale, my Mk3 Clio RS200 with Cup Pack. I have largely reused the previous sellers photos as these were taken recently, and his description. I have attached added a couple of my own photos.Happy to send video walkarounds if required. I have treated this car very well during my ownership and being a huge Renault enthusiast I have always been very particular about what spec of part to use or upgrade on the car, it has also only ever been run on Shell V-Power during my ownership. It is worth noting that this is a rare car due to colour and spec options. From factory there was less than 17 (potentially even less with the combination of options) with the specs on this car.
It has most factory options you would like such as: Racing Blue colour, Recaro seats, Cup pack, Cup spoiler, Sat nav, Bluetooth radio with Hand Free Calling and a full Akrapovic Evolution Line system. The Akra exhaust sounds incredible but does seem to sometimes throw up a'check emissions' light which can be reset.
This has not affected it passing an MOT as it retains the factory precats in the exhaust manifold. The exhaust manifold flexis are good on this car, as are the synchros.The car massively benefits from the PMS (Pure Motorsport) racing precision gear linkage kit which replaces the entire gear linkage system, from the gear knob to the gearbox. The gear knob is placed much higher than standard and farther back to aid quick, accurate shifting. Which gives for a much nicer driving experience when shifting within the car. During my ownership I have replaced quite a few parts and upgraded others to an OEM+ spec, including front and rear shocks, top mounts and other several suspension components.
I will provide a complete list breakdown of everything done on the car, which is complete with paperwork. When the car originally came into my ownership it had been looked after well, the previous owner had some unfortunate luck as someone had incorrectly fitted the cambelt.They paid for an engine rebuild by Two Techs in Dartford on 02/20 who looked after the car and got it running sweet again. During this time they of course replaced the cambelt too (There is a paper trail of all this work evident). Since then it has done approx 20k miles and ran/runs perfectly. I have just also recently completed its major service where most serviceable items have been replaced (air filter, oil filter, oil, cabin filter, spark plugs), this was all done with OEM parts. The car currently sits on 107500miles. It is currently driven short distances daily so mileage will increase marginally. It has 2 keys, all paperwork and the bookpack.
Akrapovic Evolution Line System (Sounds amazing). Bluetooth Radio w/ Hands Free Calling. Recaro Seats (Good condition, no rips in the fabric). Top Mounts Replaced (09/21 & 01/22).Exhaust o2 Sensor Replaced (02/21). Full Service [Oil Filter, Air Filter, Cabin Filter, Oil, Spark Plugs] (03/22). Michelin PS4 225/45 All-Round (09/21) (Good Tread). PMS Racing Precision Gear Linkage Kit (02/21). Rear GT Lights (Fitted with a fog light harness to retain the fog light). TRS Stud & Nut Conversion (04/21). New Front Washer Lines & Motor (03/22). Powerflex Road Upper Engine Mount Insert (03/21). Powerflex Road Gearbox Mounting Bush Insert (02/21). Powerflex Road Rear Shock Upper Mount (01/21). Powerflex Road Upper Engine Mount Torque Arm Bush (11/20). Lower Ball Joints Replaced (10/20). New Rear View Mirror (01/21). New Door Quarter Glass Seals. New OEM Door Weather Strips (Not yet fitted). Alcantara, Yellow Stitched Gear Gaiter. Wiper Linkage Recently Cleaned & Re-lubricated. I believe the AC needs a re-gas or potentially a new condenser, I never got around to checking as I rarely used the AC.
The listed price of the car does take all of these into consideration. I have any of the original parts if removed such as the original shifter and a few odd extras like OEM vinyl door weatherstrips, spare heater vents, a spare inlet manifold, spare RS Mats and a spare RS instrument cluster which will be included with the sale of the car.The car does have some marks, stone chips here and there, all of which I have tried to capture to my best ability. Please remember this is nearly a 13 year old car on steady mileage with original paint.
This item is in the category "Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles\Cars\Renault". The seller is "afowler89" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.


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Not far from the Bayfront site near Route 440 in Jersey City, another mixed-use development project might be in its early stages.
Earlier this week, CBRE announced the sale of a multi-family development site in Jersey City for $25.5 million.
Masterfully restored 41 Bentley Avenue brings two fully renovated duplex units to one of the most sought-after historic blocks in Jersey City.
Revamped plans from Landmark Hospitality will bring a 25,000 square foot venue and restaurant to the Lincoln Park property, which will sport a rooftop bar and ground floor patio.
Major changes could be coming to a section of Jersey City’s West Side near Lincoln Park. Several properties, including the old Al’s Diner site, are the subject of development applications.
Jersey City has signed off on a plan to build twin 12-story buildings with retail separated by an 8,000-square foot public plaza.
A major development with 450 residential units, retail space, and more could be coming to Jersey City’s West Side.
In May, Jersey Digs first reported on plans to bring a development with 295 units to 49 Fisk Street on Jersey City’s West Side. Now, a six-story project with 43 additional units is being proposed for the site.
New details have been revealed about a developer’s plan to turn the West Side Avenue Hudson-Bergen Light Rail park and ride in Jersey City into a massive complex with 860 units, office space, retail space, and a charter school.
Officials have approved plans to bring a building with 158 residential units and a rooftop pool to a property on Route 440 near the Bayfront site in Jersey City that has contained several restaurants over the years.