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KARACHI: Parliamentary reforms are need to strengthen democracy and it is also necessary that people have a better access to parliamentary information and know the performance of their elected representatives, said speakers of a media sensitization workshop on parliamentary reforms was organized by Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) at Karachi Press Club (KPC).
The speakers said it is necessary that citizens should have keen interest in what their parliament and elected representatives are doing. FAFEN has been monitoring National Assembly since 2008 and provincial assemblies since September 11 regularly. It has a vast data on proceedings of these assemblies that is also shared with general public through media release, reports and publications. This huge data can also help reporters in their investigative reporting. It could be highly valuable for those interested in data journalism.
The data journalism is playing an important role in modern investigative journalism as it relies on the undeniable data and record. There is a need to promote the data journalism in Pakistan so that reports can use numerical information in their stories for more clarity as well as in-depth analysis. Parliamentary reporters using the data journalism methods can ensure a better public access to parliamentary information and generate keen public interest in democratic and parliamentary affairs.
FAFEN has been holding training sessions and workshop for the journalists and it is also focusing on promoting data journalism regarding parliamentary affairs. For strengthening democracy there is a need of parliamentary reforms to make the system more efficient and transparent. Political parties, civil society and media are main stakeholders to ensure better parliamentary reforms. FAFEN is for reforms to bring institutional and legal framework that will help ensure a more transparent, fair and free electoral system in the country.
Freedom of information is a must in better investigative journalism. The reporters should try to use their right to information while writing their stories and in this regard data journalism can greatly assist them. Parliament has a pivotal role in any democracy and better parliamentary reporting practices are necessary to provide citizens complete and unbiased information about proceedings of assemblies so that voters can assess the performance of their elected representatives. If the treasury and opposition benches are not playing their due rule and there are complaints of corruption and lack of transparency a timely investigative reporting of these issues can not only help in better access of information of general public but also augment a true democratic culture. FAFEN believes in closer coordination with civil society especially media. It has arranged a lot of training workshops and seminars for journalists in different parts of the country. It has extensive data on parliament which it gladly shares with general public and media. It can also answer specific queries of journalists regarding parliamentary data of diverse nature.
FAFEN was established in 2006 as a coalition of 30 non-governmental organizations to observe the general elections and mobilize voters. The Asia Foundation facilitated the formation of the network. However, the purpose-based network continued its working after the general elections held in February 2008 and expanded its scope to work from election oversight and reforms to include parliamentary oversight and reforms, governance oversight and reforms and political parties’ oversight and reforms. FAFEN is currently governed by the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA).
Those spoke include Syed Abdul Ahad, Director Parliament Watch and Reforms, Owais Aslam Ali Member Board of Trustees TDEA-FAFEN, Younus Bandhani Member Board of Trustees TDEA-FAFEN, Faisal Hayat Program Officer Advocacy and others.
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Moving to Delbrook: A North Vancouver Adventure!
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Delbrook is a vibrant and welcoming neighbourhood just north of Vancouver’s downtown core, and it’s the perfect place for an exciting new adventure. With easy access to the city’s many amenities, beautiful views of the North Shore Mountains and the Burrard Inlet, and a wide variety of housing and recreational options, Delbrook has something for everyone. From the local parks and trails to the variety of restaurants, shops, and services, Delbrook is the ideal place to call home. Whether you’re looking for a quiet place to relax or a bustling, vibrant community to explore, Delbrook is the perfect place for you. With its friendly neighbours, strong sense of community, and close proximity to the downtown core, Delbrook is the ideal place to start a new life. So come join us in Delbrook for an unforgettable North Vancouver experience!
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|Title:||Size-suppressed dielectrics of Ge nanocrystals : skin-deep quantum entrapment||Authors:||Goh, Eunice S. M.
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|Keywords:||DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering||Issue Date:||2012||Source:||Goh, E. S. M., Chen, T., Yang, H. Y., Liu, Y., & Sun, C. (2012). Size-suppressed dielectrics of Ge nanocrystals : skin-deep quantum entrapment. Nanoscale, 4(4), 1308-1311.||Series/Report no.:||Nanoscale||Abstract:||Although the dielectric behavior of nanostructured semiconductors has been intensively investigated, the physics behind observations remains disputed with possible mechanisms such as quantum confinement and dangling bond polarization. Here we show that theoretical reproduction of the measured dielectric suppression of Ge nanocrystals asserts that the dielectric suppression originates from the shorter and stronger bonds at the skin-deep surface, the associated local densification and quantum entrapment of energy. Coordination-imperfection induced local quantum entrapment perturbs the Hamiltonian that determines the band gap and hence, the process of electron polarization consequently.||URI:||https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97507
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The City of Brookfield is located in the northeast corner of Waukesha County. It is north of New Berlin, south of Menomonee Falls, and east of Pewaukee. According to the U.S. Census, the City of Brookfield had almost thirty-eight thousand residents in 2010. Its elected officials include a common council of fourteen alderpersons and a mayor. They serve four-year terms, and half the common council stands for election every two years. Brookfield also has an assessor, a city attorney, a city clerk, and a municipal judge. It is part of the Elmbrook School District, which also includes the Village of Elm Grove and parts of the Town of Brookfield and the City of New Berlin. The district had ten schools as of 2018. Both high schools and one of the two middle schools are in the City of Brookfield.
By 1954, the once-rural Town of Brookfield had taken on a suburban character. Neighboring communities had begun to annex Town land. The City of Milwaukee had expanded very quickly in the 1950s, and Brookfield, like other nearby suburbs, chose to incorporate before being annexed by Milwaukee. The new city was carved out of land from the Town of Brookfield. The city was initially 17.5 square miles, but it continued to annex Town land and had grown to twenty-seven square miles in area in 2017. The Town continues to exist but in a reduced size. Franklin Wirth was the city’s first mayor.
Brookfield has very deliberate zoning laws. The “Brookfield Concept,” as the city calls it, requires houses to be built on large open lots. In 1985, for example, the minimum lot size for a single-family home was twenty-thousand square feet. Large lots made housing unaffordable for low-income persons. Brookfield also developed several office parks and shopping districts along Interstate-94 and Bluemound Road. These developments took off after the mayoral election of 1986, when Kate Bloomberg was elected on a platform of revising the zoning code and encouraging development. Brookfield has also preserved a small historic district that it refers to as the “Village of Brookfield.” Although the Village of Brookfield has a board, it is a neighborhood within the city of Brookfield, not a separate municipal entity.
Brookfield Square is the largest of the shopping districts. It opened in 1967 with approximately sixty stores and services, including three anchor stores—Boston Store, JCPenney, and Sears. It also had a single-screen movie theater, a Kohl’s Food Store, a Walgreens, a Woolworth’s, and local Milwaukee department store T.A. Chapman. Of those stores, only JCPenney was still open by late 2018. The mall has redeveloped itself multiple times, adding residential space, new high-end and national chain stores, and more dining options, including moderately upscale restaurants.
Brookfield’s zoning laws effectively continue to restrict home ownership to upper-income persons. Its residents had a median household income of more than $92,000 in 2015, and 97 percent of its residents had health insurance coverage. More than 85 percent of its residents live in single-family homes.
- ^ “Government,” City of Brookfield, Wisconsin website, last accessed July 9, 2017; United States Census Bureau, “Brookfield city, Wisconsin,” https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/ pages/community_facts.xhtml, last accessed July 9, 2017.
- ^ “Elmbrook Schools,” School District of Elmbrook website, last accessed July 10, 2017.
- ^ “About Brookfield,” City of Brookfield, Wisconsin website, last accessed July 9, 2017.
- ^ “Brookfield Concept,” City of Brookfield, Wisconsin website, last accessed July 9, 2017; “Zoning,” City of Brookfield website, last accessed July 9, 2017; Doris A. Hajewski, “Brookfield: Suburb’s Classy Image Was Carefully Planned,” Milwaukee Journal, April 11, 1985, Accent section: 1; Deborah Locke, “Kate Bloomburg and Her Blooming Burg,” Milwaukee Journal, July 25, 1993; and the Village of Brookfield website, last accessed July 10, 2017.
- ^ “Brookfield Square: It Comes Alive,” special section, Milwaukee Journal, October 24, 1967; Rick Barrett, “9 New Stores Planned for Brookfield Square Mall,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 17, 2013; and Lisa Sink, “Brookfield Square Gets $21 Million Boost,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 18, 2004.
- ^ “Brookfield city, Wisconsin,” United States Census Bureau, https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/ community_facts.xhtml#, last accessed July 1, 2017; https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/brookfieldcitywisconsin/PST045216, last accessed March 9, 2018.
For Further Reading
Brookfield’s 50th Birthday. Wisconsin: Community Newspapers, 2004
Hajewski, Doris A. “Brookfield: Suburb’s Classy Image Was Carefully Planned,” Milwaukee Journal, April 11, 1985, Accent Section: 1.
Historic Landmark Tour: Brookfield, Elm Grove, Wisconsin, 3rd ed. Brookfield, WI: Kettlemore Moraine Questers,1991.
Houser, Stephen K., and Jean R. Stackpole. Following the Trail. Marceline, MO: Heritage House Pub., 1998.
Locke, Deborah. “Kate Bloomburg and Her Blooming Burg.” Milwaukee Journal, July 25, 1993.
Ramstack, Thomas. Brookfield: A Fine and Fertile Land: An Early History of the Town of Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Two volumes. Milwaukee: Thomas Ramstack 2007.
Ramstack, Thomas. Brookfield and Elm Grove. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2009.


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This is a bird-cage I bought from Twiddleybitz at Paperific last weekend! I am progressing with my frame also!
I couldn’t work out how to do it for ages, so I invested in some advice from a few of the girls that i know in a couple of the forums and they were very helpful! Thanks to Mistra at Home and Scrapped, Tiff Sawyer at Twiddleybitz, Chris Wormald, Ann Lavin, Lisa Kamphius and Kirsten at Born 2 Create!
It is so wonderful being involved with the girls in these foruns and they become good friends and will help in any way they can!
I ended up painting and using the Jo Sonja’s crackle medium on them! I let it dry then added a bit of Lumiere which is a shiny paint and it looks great! I used some lovely pearl string and the beautiful flowers are from Chris Wormald at Born 2 Create!

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Age: 19, credited to Hyde Park, VT
Unit(s): 1st VT CAV
Service: enl 11/4/61, m/i 11/19/61, Pvt, Co. I, 1st VT CAV, pr CPL 3/1/64, m/o 11/18/64
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Birth: 1844, Burlington, VT
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, OH
Marker/Plot: Not recorded
Gravestone researcher/photographer: Tom Ledoux
Findagrave Memorial #: 113862215
Alias?: None noted
Pension?: Yes, widow Hattie A.
College?: Not Found
Veterans Home?: Not Found
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Remarks: Buried with his wife Hattie A.
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Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
I dedicate these words to the Highest Good of Everyone and Everything, and to the Supreme Truth That Is Omnipresent, Omniscient, and Omnipotent.
Mmm…well after starting this post out like that it seems like anymore words are excessive! Alas, a fairly traumatic experienced ‘happened to me’ this morning and me thinks there are likely an abundance of lessons to be learned from it.
The key word that pops out: Remember.
And secondly: One thing at a time. Single-handle. Take nothing for granted. There are no guarantees beyond this present moment.
(So now is probably a good the best time ever to pray, think good thoughts, meditate, know God, etc.)
Here’s what happened.
Thursday afternoon, this body put a hose in a pond to fill it up with water. Generally, the pond takes 1-2 hours to fill. So, the thought was this body would return in 1-2 hours to turn off the hose.
Friday morning, sitting in meditation, suddenly this mind/body remembers about the hose in the pond and the running water. The first instinct was to jump up and run over to the pond to check on the pond and the fish. Despite the imagined horror of a flooded pond and fish out of the pond sitting dead on the grass surrounding the pond, i resisted the initial instinct and thought that whatever damage was done was done and there was no ‘urgency’ to act. The thought also passed that this was the perfect opportunity to practice meditation as the mind began to seriously feel disturbed and wander and speculate, etc.
While sitting in meditation, the traditional method for meditation left, and what seemed way more appropriate was intense prayer. Feelings of sorrow and sadness overcame the mind/body, as well as compassion for the suffering of the fish and also the swamis at the monastery who had likely experienced the gruesome scene of dead fish. I thought that these feelings could not be serving any good, so instead i shifted mental focus to being grateful for all kinds of things in Life and in the wonderful Creation.
These ‘gratitude exercises’ lasted for a few minutes, and generated some better feelings, but alas the image of dead fish everywhere kept coming back to mind, and eventually this body jumped up from meditation and walked over to the pond.
Upon arriving at the pond, i first noticed that the water had been turned off, and that the area didn’t appear to be flooded. I then had the great gift of seeing many fish, alive and swimming in the pond. Ah, what a relief. Yet, feelings of guilt and failure still ripped, and prayer continued to seem like the appropriate response.\
This mind/body stood over the pond for a while, praying for the fish and for the swamis who likely prevented the mass death of fish from occurring.
Anyway, despite the actual death of the fish being postponed, this mind/body still feels strongly shaken from the experience and not quite sure how is appropriate to live henceforth. In many ways, i still feel like the catalyst for a genocide of fish, which would have also likely led to huge ripples of anxiety / stress / agony throughout the monastery, amongst the swamis, and throughout the entire ashram.
So, what is to really learn from this experience?
1. Certainly it is a reminder of human fallibility. No human being is perfect and all humans are susceptible to errors.
2. On a practical level, it makes sense to have a watch and set an alarm with a reminder. And / or, write down the task on a note and put it in a pocket. But really, with time-sensitive issues, an alarm seems nearly necessary. Yet, perhaps the more spiritual solution is simply do one thing at a time. Instead of turning on the water and leaving with plans to come back, simply sit with the water running for an hour. If you don’t have an hour to give the fish, is it really worth it to leave and risk forgetting about them or being dragged on another adventure, only returning to see all the fish dead?
3. Realize the magnitude of what you do. Sure, filling a pond with water seems like no big deal. But, what if the pond floods and all the fish float out of the pond and end up on the grass, dead? Life or death are much closer than we sometimes think. This reminds me of the Taoist teaching about water. Water is simultaneously the most peaceful and most destructive force. It supports all life in moderation, but in excess it destroys like none other. Consider the difference between drinking a glass of water verses a hurricane hitting your home.
4. Reflecting on the above, perhaps a great lesson here is the difference between abundance/moderation and excess. A Course in Miracles says, “The truth is always abundant.” In this way, abundance is always a positive quality. Excess is abundance’s step-cousin who is just a bit twisted. So, this event reminds me to live life abundantly, not excessively. Which certainly mirrors this mind/body’s approach to food on Thursday…it was a bit excessive…so no wonder i’d have this semi-traumatic wake up call.
5. You never know when is the last time that you’ll see someone or something alive. So don’t take it for granted! Life is not meant to be taking for granted. Better than taking life for granted, why not cherish it? Why not treat all life as special, as sacred, as divine? What is holding us back from sharing Love with everyone and everything? What perpetuates our false sense of separateness? What excuses do we make for not loving that which is before us, Here and Now in the only Moment that ever is Real?
6. Last night, upon going to sleep, i remember feeling really good/proud about the amount of ‘sadhana’ practiced that day. 1.5 hours of meditation, 30 minutes hatha, 60 minutes pranayama, service, etc. But, what would all that sadhana amount too if it turns out i was also largely responsibly for the death of a whole bunch of fish? So let us remember what really matters. It’s not about how long you sit in meditation or how much so-called ‘spiritual practice’ you perform. It seems like what really matters is how we care for all of life, including humans, animals, insects, and our own physical bodies. From my experience, nothing seems to cause more sadness / grief / sorrow / depression than the idea that one is responsible for the death of another, or even many. I do not recall a time when i’ve felt more ‘down’ than this morning in meditation, considering all the death i was responsible for. Peace reveals Itself when we live a fully integrated, loving life, doing and being everything we can be, each moment, with full Love and Gratitude, appreciating and cherishing all life, equally and in all conditions. When we live in support of all life, consciously knowing that we’re doing the best we can, we only realize Peace. Peace is natural when we know we are doing our very best, instead of making excuses to be less than our best and make the same mistake over again, pretending we haven’t yet learned the lesson.
7. As i’ve been learning from A Course in Miracles, forgiveness is nothing without correction. Forgiveness without correction is just judgment. So, when and if we embrace forgiveness, it demands correction. Otherwise, what’s the point? Sure, we can ask for forgiveness over and over again each day for the same thing, but would any human being or God want that for us? For years now, i’ve been making the same mistake over and over again – excessively indulging and overfeeding the body, giving the body way more than it needs and more than is best for its optimal health and flourishing. And this excessive indulgence/ lack of moderation with food likely ripples out to all dimensions of life. Like, this blog post – for example – might very well be excessive in words, yet…oh well 😉 And, speaking from personal experience, making this same mistake over again does stir a bit of pain every time – both emotional, mental, and sometimes physical. So why keep doing it? When will i truly accept the forgiveness and embrace the learning and growth? Satchidananda mentions that we really only ‘drop the coal’ when it is truly too hot for us to hold. In this sense, the pain has not necessarily been ‘too much to handle’ just yet, but am i really asking to be responsible for the death of a bunch of fish before i finally ‘drop the coal’?
To share a bit…earlier this morning during meditation, when i thought myself the assured murderer of a bunch of fish…i was thinking about all the things i was going to change in my life and what was the best course of action to take. i thought i might give away all my stuff, or at least give away the stuff that at one point another i took without asking…i thought i might go join a monastic order (not necessarily this one because i thought they’d want me to leave the ashram, reasonably so too)…i thought i’d quit the job i’m in and leave yogaville…i thought i’d fast for a long time…
And now that the crisis has somewhat been averted, i wonder how it will really change the way this mind/body lives in the world. What will it prioritize? Will it still value excessive indulgence more than conversation with people? Will it still put its own nourishment before the welfare of all?
(Hehe…i write this as the body is now calling to go the bathroom…yet the flow experience is so precious! Ah, perhaps another wake up call to consume in moderation instead of chugging a liter of water in the morning. Sip, sip, sip. Moderation, moderation, moderation. Alas, be right back!)
Ah, that feels better. But yes – why do we keep binding ourselves? When will we finally let go of our attachments and false sense of obligation? In Reality, our only obligation is to God, the Truth that resides Within and Beyond. Nothing else really matters. And sure, i write this, but then i go chugging liters of water like that’s some great act, when meanwhile it then binds the body to the need to go to the bathroom, which might quite unexpectedly drag it away from a Perfect Present Moment and a wonderful opportunity to Love and Give and Serve.
What stops us from loving more abundantly? Is it our attachment to food? to people? to books? to television and mass media? Maybe it could even be an attachment to our spiritual practice.
What is holding you back from realizing God more fully in every moment of Life?
For me, attachment to certain ideas/dogma seems to be a culprit. Like the attachment to the idea of ‘hydration,’ to the idea of ‘not letting healthy food go to waste,’ to the idea of ‘acquiring spiritual knowledge through reading books,’ to the idea of ‘exercising/practicing hatha yoga before eating anything in the morning,’ to the idea of ‘vitamins first thing in the morning.’
Ha, funny looking at the list above, noticing that virtually of the attachments listed are relating to caring for the physical mind/body.
Which reminds me of perhaps the greatest teaching of the Bhagavad Gita about letting go of body-identification and realizing Self as Spirit.
And back to the fish.
Walking over to the pond this morning, part of me thought that the small-self-i wasn’t really the one responsible so much as collectively, the death of the fish was the result of the collective consciousness, thereby serving as a wake up call for us all to become more conscious and aware and glean whatever lesson is most applicable to us at the time. No man, is an island, after all. In many ways, individual responsibility is really collective responsibility, and one person’s pain affects all people. Why is this? Perhaps, as Nisargadatta Maharaj says, “You are not a person.”
We are more than human beings. We are more like…consciousness! One with the Whole, connected with All, Spiritual, even One with the Creator.
The more we remember our level of connectedness with all and our oneness, the more we embrace individual responsibility more and more, down to caring for the quality of every single thought, because we realize the creative power in thought. As a Course in Miracles teaches, changing the behavior of a human body isn’t so much the issue as it is changing the thoughts, because everything starts in thought. Behaviors don’t happen by themselves – the seeds of every behavior are in a thought. So it’s significant that we train the mind and elevate the quality of our thinking so that we continue to consciously will the Kingdom of Heaven before we go unconsciously willing this and that and the other.
The clearer we discover what Heaven is like, the more we realize Heaven. To mention again, the truth is always abundant, not excessive! In many ways, abundance is moderation. Abundance is more than enough for everyone, and the best way to treat abundance is in perfect moderation, so that whatever it is, it is thoroughly enjoyed. When abundance tips to excess is when over-indulgence and greed and lust and anger and everything else negative starts occurring.
When we truly love Creation and truly love our mind/body, we treat it abundantly. We feed it abundantly, just the right amount for it feel as good as it can. We hydrate it abundantly, just enough so that it does not feel thirsty. We cultivate relationships abundantly, just enough so that we do not over-extend ourselves and feel bound to so many people and feel obligated to talk with everyone. The life of abundance is a free life, a moderate life, a balanced life, a life of truly listening to the calling of the Present Moment.
As a friend shared with me the other day, the foundation of Ayurveda is, “Wake up early and poop in the morning.” He continued, “Eat when hungry and drink when thirsty.” Why do we not trust the ability for the body/mind to communicate needs of hunger and thirst, and instead we feed it when it doesn’t ask for it and we hydrate it when it is really doing just fine? In so many ways, less is more. And, on a very practical level, giving the body less to consume allows the organs more time to rest and relax. And, systematic undereating is supposedly the only consistently proven method to increasing longevity. So, if you want to live longer, eat less! Give those organs a rest.
As much as the method of eating ‘just enough’ might sound like some sort of austerity, it is really about eating ‘just enough’ that is best for the flourishing of mind/body. Anything consumed by the body ideally raises the level of consciousness and awareness, and definitely never lowers it!
Moreover, let us remember our truest and highest responsibilities, live in balance and moderation, see God and God’s Will in All, and surrrender our personal will to Divine Will so that we more fully realize Supreme Love and Peace in every moment of Life.
From experience, some of the moments of greatest pain come from exerting personal will to defy what another asks ‘me’ to do, thereby resisting ‘God’s Will.’ Or…perhaps it is that God’s Will is that we realize Love and Peace every moment, so whenever we allow anything to disturb that connection with and as Love and Peace, we are resisting God’s Will. God’s Will might just be being Supremely Present.
As the sign in Vegas says, “You must be present to win!”
How are we to ever ‘win’ if we keep binding ourselves by all these obligations in the fictitious future? Let us surrender more and more to the Divine Moment in which God abides eternally. Let us let Love lead the way! Instead of focusing on acquiring and possessing, let us just focus on Loving and Being Love and Peace and bringing Love and Peace wherever we go 🙂
Of course, if you are going to engage in worldly affairs where wearing a watch and setting an alarm would help you, please do that! Just, remain connected with the Peace and Love. And, actually, wearing a watch and setting an alarm, relating to the whole fish experience, is a perfect example of the usefulness of material objects. Nothing is bad about ‘having’ things, it’s only when ‘things have us’ and we become attached to them that is the ‘problem.’ By all means, have that which is useful to you. Embrace usefulness! If it’s not useful, then it is excessive and you can do without it and might actually be much better without it. When we possess ‘excess,’ it seems a very natural response that feelings of guilt arise. Why possess more than we need? Excess only burdens us.
The Truth is always abundant. – A Course in Miracles
Gloria in Excelsis Deo!
So grateful for forgiveness…forgiveness that leads to correction…to live in moderation, abundantly, refraining from excess and indulgence, and embracing the usefuleness of worldly things.
Love, Love, Love,
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti


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Unusual Vintage Vera Neumann City Scene Print Long Silk Scarf
This pop art vintage 60's 70's Vera design scarf is so beautiful and softly colorful with its warm city scene with buildings on hill sides and plants in pattern print! Could be the south of France, Spain, Morocco, Italy or Mexico. Unusual subject matter for her. Colors include apricot, soft yellow green, golden yellow, soft pink, turquoise blue green (border), golden brown, black typical contour line, on white. Signed in print with her signature and © logo. No Label: Fabric feels like delicate silk to me. A printed textile impression of her interpretation of a sunny place design. Measures 10 1/2" x 52". Excellent vintage condition. Clean and bright, no flaws I can find. Mention vintage scarves and the name "Vera" immediately comes to mind. The designer behind the name was Vera Neumann, an artist turned textile designer. I've been a long time fan of her textile designs including her tablecloths. Fun fashion accessory and a little piece of wearable art. Ships first class for International customers.

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Concert tickets can be hard to come by, but imaging ponying up for a ticket to a concert that technically doesn’t exist yet.
A group of die hard Foo Fighters fans in Virginia did just that, and soon the quartet will be playing in their town as a result.
Using crowd-funding site Crowdtilt, the four — Andrew Goldin, Brig White, John McAdorey, and Lucas Krost — rallied Richmond residents to buy tickets to an as-yet imaginary show, figuring that a goal of $70,000 would successfully sell out a venue and pay the band if reached.
Did the stunt work? Some local businesses helped spread the word and fill the coffers, and the campaign reached its fiscal goal over the weekend. Best of all, the Foo Fighters apparently learned of the plan and sent the fans a message via Twitter.
“See ya soon…let’s have a good time.”
No firm plans for the concert are set as of yet, but should everything go as planned it’s hard not to imagine other music fans rallying their pals to coax their beloved bands to play on their turf.

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As more than 84 percent population of the district still depends on the agriculture for their livelihood, it is need of time to commercialize agriculture for the sustainable development of communities in entire district. To reduce poverty level in the rural areas, MWT focuses on Sustainable Agriculture Programmes in and around the district.
Lacking irrigation facilities, agriculture is still depending on inadequate and unreliable rainfall. Most of the water resources are dried up including rivers in the district, so, we encourage water conservation.
People are using harmful fertilizer, pesticides and poisons in their agriculture which is creating serious health issues in the district.
We encourage agro biodiversity. Agro-forestry would curb out food insecurity of which would also form the bases for income generation activities.


A police investigation into threatening phone calls a man made to his his mother led to his arrest for two Pizza Hut robberies that occurred in February.
During the course of the investigation police said they developed a suspicion that the man was involved in the Pizza Hut incidents.
Police said 28-year-old Jerry L. Moran was arrested in connection to those two Feb 9 and 17 robberies after they questioned Moran's mother and it was revealed clothing belonging to him matched the clothing description of the suspect.
Moran gave a full confession to both robberies after "overwhelming" evidence of his involvement was presented to him , police said.
He is scheduled to appear later in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
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With splendor, this certified diamond wedding band from Adrianna Papell complements her fashion sense. Crafted in cool 14K white gold, this keepsake-worthy design features shimmering diamonds - with a color rank of I and clarity of I1 - in marquise- and teardrop-shaped frames along a braid of diamond-lined twisting ribbons. Captivating with 1/4 ct. t.w. of diamonds and a bright polished shine, this wedding band creates a statement look.


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Doncaster Rovers today signed Sheffield Wednesday left-back Tommy Spurr on a two-year deal.
The fee has not been disclosed.
Spurr slipped down the pecking order at after manager Gary Megson’s arrival earlier this year.
Spurr said: “When I knew Doncaster was interested, I was more than delighted to speak to them and over the moon to sign, as I knew Wednesday were not wanting to keep me.
“When I spoke to Sean, he made me feel like he wanted me to come and play for him.
“The decision to sign was a no-brainer, especially with Rovers being a Championship club, as you always want to play at the highest level you can.”
See Wednesday’s Star’s picture story.


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Tscan Therapeutics Inc. CEO David Southwell told BioWorld that his firm’s series C financing of $100 million will allow two IND filings in liquid tumors this year and three – possibly more – in solid tumors starting next year. “We’ll be filing a lot of INDs in solid tumors,” he said. The Waltham, Mass.-based firm works with T-cell receptor (TCR)-engineered T-cell therapies.
“The trouble with solid tumors is that they express multiple targets,” Southwell said. “Our approach is to use our discovery platform to discover novel shared targets,” and the company is building a bank of TCRs. Tscan is interested in medium-mutation solid tumors such as renal cell carcinoma, triple-negative breast cancer, and head and neck cancer. In those, “a relatively small bank [can] address solid tumors in quite a large proportion of patients,” he said. The situation differs with high-mutation, often environmental solid tumors such as melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer and, to some extent, colorectal cancer. “You get really funky mutations in those cancers,” he said. In liquid tumors, the company is targeting the likes of acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and the adult form of acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Tscan inked its validating partnership in the core business with Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis AG in mid-April 2020. “We don’t plan to have any more partnerships in [oncology], and in fact we just turned one down from a major pharma company,” Southwell said. But the platform also could help make tolerizing T-cell vaccines in autoimmune disorders.
That’s not all. “I never thought we’d ever work in infectious disease – it’s just a tough area, business-wise,” Southwell said. “Then COVID-19 rolled up, and we realized we have the perfect platform to find the targets of T cells in COVID-19.” Tscan was the first company to report findings about T cells in people recovering from the virus. “We were in a race with some much larger companies,” he said. “Most interestingly, only three of the 29 targets that we found, three of the 29 epitopes, lie in the spike protein, which is where all of the vaccine development is going on today.”
What does this mean for the currently available vaccines? Southwell noted that researchers found COVID-19 structurally similar to the SARS coronavirus of 2003. “The antibodies lasted for a few months, whereas the T cells in many cases are still active 17 years later,” he said. “When they started developing the [COVID-19] vaccines, the assumption was that you go after the proteins on the spike of the virus, because the antibodies bind to that spike. The problem is that if the antibodies don’t last very long – whether they’re the antibodies in recovering patients or given in the form of a vaccine – then what you really want is a T-cell therapy. Most of the epitopes that we found weren’t the ones on the spike protein [but] in the core of the virus. They’re not really subject to mutation,” he said.
Funded for two years
“If you had a T-cell therapy that addressed the internal epitopes, the T cells would last much longer and would be more perfectly imitating the T-cell epitopes,” Southwell went on. By the time his firm published its discoveries, however, “Moderna, Pfizer and the other companies were in a race to find a vaccine that targets the spike protein,” he said. “The last thing they wanted to do is put down their pencils on their phase II or phase III studies just to add some epitopes to the vaccine.” He said he is hopeful as a citizen that the current vaccines work durably, but if adjustments must be made, “our epitopes are going to become very useful.”
Other TCR firms are taking aim at known targets (as Tscan does with its first two liquid tumor INDs); the best-known player in that space is Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc, of Oxfordshire, U.K. Some companies are busy “finding which epitopes are expressed on surface of cancer cells, which we [also] do, but they don’t focus on whether those epitopes are actually going to be immunogenic,” Southwell said.
In November of last year, Tscan signed a research license and option agreement with Qiagen NV, of Hilden, Germany, to develop T-cell-based laboratory tests for detecting prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2 using discoveries from Tscan’s high-throughput TCR/Target discovery platform, called T-Scan. In October 2020, the firm entered a research collaboration and license agreement to explore developing TCR-T cell therapies for the treatment of COVID-19 with San Diego-based Poseida Therapeutics Inc. The latter’s allogeneic T-cell platform is being used in combination with Tscan’s discovered immunodominant epitopes and TCR sequences for the development and commercialization of allogeneic TCR-T cell therapies.
New investors came aboard for the latest Tscan round, including funds and accounts managed by Blackrock, RA Capital Management, and two undisclosed health care-focused funds. Existing backers who took part include founding investor Longwood Fund, 6 Dimensions Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, GV, Novartis Venture Fund and Pitango Healthtech. Southwell said Tscan is considering a move to go public, depending on the state of the markets. “We definitely have time to do that, because we’re now funded for at least two years,” he said.

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March 12, 2015
Come and meet all of the Realty Exchange agents at the Home and Garden show this weekend at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. The show will run from Friday, March 13th until Sunday, March 15th. Stop by our booth to enter your chance at winning a free 50" flat screen TV. See you there!
Home and Garden Show hours are as follows:
Sunday, noon- 5pm
Where: Big Sandy Superstore Arena, 1 Center Plaza, Huntington, WV 25701
When Radcliff started his first big downtown residential project in 2012, folks didn't seem too sure about it, he said.
"They were skeptical, but I've sold all of these without even advertising, just by word of mouth," he said.
Now, all but one of the 10 high-end, custom-built units in the Renaissance Building are sold.
"I sold three of the last four this week," he said on Thursday. The final unit is the largest, with 5,200 square feet, including a sweeping staircase and elevator.
Radcliff is confident the trend of downtown living is a growing one.
"Ask me if I like my house, and I'll say, 'Yeah, I like it,' " he said. "Ask anyone here (in the Renaissance Building) if they like where they live, and they say, 'I love it.' You can see it in their eyes."
Dr. Meghan Elkins, an optometrist at the Huntington VA Medical Center, is one of them. She led the way in moving into Radcliff's Renaissance Building and said it's exciting to be part of the downtown's renaissance.
"I like being really close to all the restaurants and Pullman Square. It's been helpful and easy," she said, adding that she's anxiously awaiting a downtown market or grocery store.
Another resident of the Renaissance Building who is excited about the downtown revitalization
is Sherry Houck, senior vice president of commercial lending at First Sentry Bank. She and her husband are empty-nesters who had lived in northern Wayne County and were tired of mowing and all the upkeep of having more property.
"We wanted something convenient with less maintenance," Houck said. "We absolutely love it down there. Convenience is the biggest thing. I like the fact that there are a lot of things going on in Huntington now. There are a lot of assets there with Pullman and the restaurants, and we like being down there."
While it's convenient to go out to eat, she also loves to cook, especially in the custom kitchen in her new condo. She also likes that they could design it themselves, choosing an industrial look with exposed brick and pipe. And now that they have less driving to do, they have more time to enjoy it, she said.
"We wanted to have more free time to do things we wanted to do," Houck said. "We like to bike ride and go to the Huntington YMCA and run downtown and in the park. I could not be more pleased with our decision to move downtown."
The 12 Angel Building apartments are not as far along as the Renaissance condos, and they will be smaller, rental units, with a price point that is likely to attract professionals, such as physicians and professors at Marshall, Radcliff said.
A lot of the historic character of that building will be restored, he said, including the original flooring and facade. The building was formerly a department store that sold men's clothing, including the brand Hart Schaffner & Marks.
"The front will look exactly the same as it did," said Radcliff, who said he's already had inquiries about the apartments there.
His decision to renovate it came about like many others.
"I just hyper focus on buildings that are in a good spot but have become an eyesore," Radcliff said. "I get tired of looking at it and want to fix it up."
His latest project is newly renovated building in the 600 block of 8th Street, between First Baptist Church and State Farm Insurance.
The new look features a facade of tan stucco and stone, accented with brown awnings. Radcliff said it was inspired by some buildings he saw in Florida.
Before the renovation, the building was a dilapidated structure that at one time housed a flower shop and a CAD drafting office, among other businesses. In recent years, it had been an eyesore, Radcliff said.
"I drove by this for a couple of years and got tired of looking at it," said the 1987 graduate of Huntington East High School.
Already leasing space there are Trendy Tots, a new children's consignment shop in Huntington, and Prestera, which has office space there.
The consignment shop in the center is co-owned by Danielle Frazier and Lauren Banfi, and carries popular brand names such as Carter's, Gymboree, Baby GAP, Juicy Couture Baby and others. It sells clothing for newborns up to size 14, and consignors get 50 percent.
TNP Beauty, a beauty supply store is soon to open. And there are 1,000 square feet of space still available, either for two different businesses or one.
So far, there's been quite a bit of interest in the space, Radcliff said.
"The traffic down through here is unbelievable, with everyone going to the South Side," he said.
The $450,000 shopping center project is among many that Radcliff has undertaken in Huntington to improve the look of his hometown. He also renovated apartments at 824 9th Ave., near Speedway, and most recently has torn down some dilapidated houses at 202 4th Ave. They will become climate-controlled storage units, with heat and air conditioning.
"I've invested a couple million in Huntington over the past couple years," he said. Huntington is showing signs of improvement, Radcliff said, adding that the city should strive to encourage more development.
"If the city could help developers speed the process so they can start the project sooner, that would generate more money for them," he said.
For more information about leasing property from Radcliff, call 304-634-5993.

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Venice is one of Italy’s most remarkable cities to visit when traveling in Europe. The six-hundred year old city is secluded on the Venetian lagoon near the Po River. Travelers will find that 118 islands comprise Venice. Most of the sites are in the districts of San Marco, Santa Croce, Dorsoduro, Castello, San Polo and Cannaregio.
The weather and climate are an important consideration when planning a trip to Venice. Spring and autumn are more comfortable, though this is high tourist season. Venice in winter, November through January, has fewer tourists, but is damp, cold and foggy.
Transportation is a key item in trip planning. The nearest airport is Marco Polo Airport adjacent to Mestre. Travelers can reach Piazzale Roma by shuttle or city bus. Visitors can plan a train trip from the mainland through Mestre to VeneziaMestre on Venice’s west side. Ships dock at the StazioneMarittima, on the west edge of the islands. Venice is accessible by water bus from the airport terminal. Upon reaching the city, travelers can walk to their destination.
Tourists can plan a trip based on strolling around Venice. The ideal starting point is the Rialtine Islands in the center of the city. Many of the areas are an hour’s walk. The water taxis and vaporetti, or water buses, are the most convenient methods of traveling, with the vaporetti being inexpensive. Planning a trip on the Vaporettodell’Arte lets a traveler view the stunning riches along the Grand Canal. The ticket permits travel from 12 hours to a week and lets travelers enter and exit the boat, as they wish, to visit the churches and museums.
The most notable sites to include in the planning of a trip to Venice are the Bell Tower of St. Mark, Clock Tower, Scuolagrande di San Rocco, Doge’s Palace and Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Outdoor tourist attractions are the Zattere, which is the walk beside the Giudecca Canal, the Rialto Bridge and Market, and Venice’s many churches, including San Giacomo di Rialto and Saint Mark’s Basilica. Venice has numerous museums to incorporate on a trip starting with Saint Marc’s. Others are La Fenicetheater, Correr Museum and Mocenigo Palace.
A traveler to Venice can attend a variety of events. Regata ‘Storica is a regatta historical Venetian boats ranging from the Roman times to the present with these boats being rowed along the Grand Canal. The Voga Longa is an annual marathon on water with participants rowing 30 kilometers. La Biennale de Venezia presents two arts exhibitions.
A trip to Venice lets travelers experience over a thousand years of history starting in the ninth century. Venice is a tribute to the history and art from the Renaissance to the present day.


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Those colors came out great
Fresh! The photo makes it look like those monsters have been locked in, ha!
thanks! they are a little brighter than expected, but I really like how they turned out.
That plaid shirt!
I actually like how they turned out a little brighter, great job on these!
They're wicked cool!
It's a MONSTER MASH
Ryan this is some of your best stuff man! This would look killer in my son's room... my work space too actually! Really killer!
I'm a sucker for halloween illustrations
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The Halloween Band prints are finally for sale in the Bandito shop! Just in time for... spring.
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Sears (SHLD), which is owned by the same company, as well as Macy’s (M) and Kohl’s (KSS) aren’t opening their doors until 6 p.m. that evening. Other stores, including Costco (COST) and Nordstrom (JWN), have said they’ll remain closed the entire day, kicking off their holiday shopping on Black Friday.
Kmart has actually been open on Thanksgiving Day for the past 23 years. But last year some customers were outraged that the store didn’t close for a few hours at 4 p.m. to let shoppers and employees get home for dinner, which it did in 2013.
Despite the criticism, Kmart plans to once again open early. In fact, its stores will be open for 42 hours straight, closing at midnight on Black Friday.
Walmart (WMT) will also be open all day, but the company has not yet announced when its doorbuster deals will start. Last year, sales there began at 6 p.m.

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UPDATE, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, 2:27 p.m. ET: Today, the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife posted on its website that the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division dismissed the lawsuit brought up by animal rights groups, meaning that the New Jersey bear hunt is now open.
“This is a tragic day for New Jersey’s black bears. The coming days will see them gunned down by the hundreds under the guise of a bogus emergency concocted to prevent experts and the public from scrutinizing the astonishing lack of sound science supporting the state’s decision," Nicholas Arrivo, managing attorney for Wildlife at the Humane Society of the United States, told Green Matters in a statement.
"The harm this hunt will inflict on the bear population — and to the tenets of transparency and accountability in state government decision-making — may be irreversible.”
PREVIOUSLY, as published Nov. 30, 2022: A New Jersey bear hunt was recently scheduled to take place in early December — but a group of animal protection groups are doing everything in their power to prevent it from happening. In fact, they just took legal action to block the bear hunt, and a judge has agreed.
That said, this halt is only temporary, and there is a lot more work to be done in New Jersey to prevent this bear hunt, as well as to prevent the state from relegalizing bear hunting. Keep reading to learn more about this last-minute black bear hunt, why activists are opposing it, and why it has been halted.
Bear hunting has been banned in New Jersey for years.
The New Jersey government used to host an annual bear hunt. In 2018, Gov. Phil Murphy passed an executive order banning bear hunting, as reported by The New York Times. The hunt has not happened in several years.
But on Nov. 10, 2022, Gov. Phil Murphy went back on his promise to permanently end the bear hunt, and instead, made it possible for the hunt to resume within just a few weeks, NJ.com reported.
Just days later, New Jersey’s Fish and Game Council voted to authorize a bear hunt, to begin on Dec. 5. The hunt is expected to last for six days, but if hunters do not kill 20 percent of the estimated local bear population during those six days, the bear hunt could be extended another four days, The New York Times explained.
Animal protection groups are fighting back against New Jersey bear hunters.
On Tuesday, Nov. 29, a coalition of three animal protection groups filed a lawsuit against the government. Specifically, they are presenting an emergency court challenge to the scheduled hunt.
The groups — Animal Protection League of New Jersey, the Humane Society of the United States, and Friends of Animals — are challenging the New Jersey Fish and Game Council, and note that six of the Council’s 11 members are nominated by hunt clubs — meaning it’s not really a surprise that the Council is in favor of reinstating the bear hunt.
In a press release shared with Green Matters, the animal groups explain that they are “challenging the Council’s misuse of an emergency rulemaking loophole to bypass required procedures that guarantee the public the right to weigh in and require the Council to respond to said public comments.” Essentially, the Council pushed through emergency approval for this hunt, and did not give the public time to respond.
The lawsuit asks the government to put a stop to the Dec. 5 hunt — and on Nov. 30, state appeals court Judge Lisa Rose responded to the lawsuit by temporarily halting the bear hunt, as reported by NJ.com.
Now, the coalition who filed the lawsuit has until 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 to submit its legal argument; the Division of Fish and Wildlife will then have until 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 to respond. In case you forgot, Dec. 5 is the day the hunt was originally scheduled to start.
“The Council is not above the law and should not be allowed to impede public input by fabricating an ‘emergency,’” Jennifer Best, Director of Friends of Animals Wildlife Law Program, said in a statement.
“In addition to the disingenuous emergency, the New Jersey black bear hunt is illegal because the Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy is arbitrary and capricious and fails to meet the standards set out by the state Supreme Court,” added Doris Lin, Legal Director of Animal Protection League of New Jersey.
Why do New Jersey hunters think black bear hunting should be legal? It comes down to population.
Those on the opposing side of the animal coalition assert that hunting bears will help manage the bear population in New Jersey.
According to the coalition’s press release, the Council claimed that the black bear population has been growing, and that there has been an increase in bear incidents as of late. However, the coalition asserts that these two things are not true, and that more than 90 percent of this year’s bear complaints were non-dangerous and typical bear behavior.
Additionally, the coalition notes that black bears are slow to reproduce, that trophy hunting can irreversibly damage populations, and that “hunting accidents have killed more people than bears have” in New Jersey.
Instead of using bear hunts to keep the public safe from bears, the animal groups propose simpler and more humane solutions.
“The only thing that will keep the public safe and black bears wild is education on simple and effective solutions, such as bear-resistant trash cans and removing bird feeders from March through November,” Jennifer Best stated.
If you are local to the New Jersey area, there is a protest against the bear hunt on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12 p.m.
This article has been updated.

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Now that my crazy travel schedule has eased up, I’m trying to catch up on “things”—which includes house things, book things, reading things, writing things…
So many things!
Also, after having been empty nesters for the past few months, my husband and I are preparing for both our kids to be back in the house. Younger son is coming back from his freshman year of college, and older son will be visiting for a couple of weeks.
I can’t wait to see them! However, we’ve kind of become used to having the house to ourselves, so that will be an adjustment, I think.
With all the traveling and preparing, I haven’t had the chance to read some of my favorite authors’ recent releases.
Top of the list is Lisa Kleypas’(which received a Kirkus starred review, as well as lots of reader recommendations and giddy mentions across Facebook). I loved the first title in this historical series, so I can’t wait to dive into this one.
Other historical authors who had books out this week include Cathy Maxwell (also a), Madeline Hunter, Olivia Drake ( ), and Sabrina York. (Well, and Elizabeth Hoyt, but I’ve already raved about her recently…).
Another book that’s getting great buzz is Julie Anne Long’s Hot in Hellcat Canyon—a contemporary release. It seems odd to write that, given JAL’s success with historicals, but from what I hear she’s jumped into her new series and subgenre with sizzle and flair, so I look forward to reading that one too.
Other contemporary releases include Brenda Novak, Kianna Alexander, Nancy Herkness, Jay Crownover, Anne Calhoun, and Sugar Jamison. And Jennifer Probst’s release this week begins her new series based on a contractor business family with issues with. Looks cute and fun!
By the way, there’s another Nacho Figueras Polo release this week. I’m hearing a lot of chatter about them—because, you know, when a man writes a romance, I guess it’s worth the New York Times taking notice…. But have you read them? What do you think? (I will admit that the polo setting is intriguing. And I’ll grant that the international polo star isn’t just any man. Still. Thoughts?)
Romantic suspense had some high-octane releases this week, with authors Heather Graham, Laura Griffin, Mandy Baxter, and Lisa Renee Jones. I recently read my first title by Cynthia Eden, who’s definitely worth a read. Torn, part of her LOST series, received a great Kirkus review too.
Other notable releases for my never-ending TBR pile are Nancy Thayer’s The Island House, Emilie Richards’ When We Were Sisters, and the intriguingly titled The Rules of Love & Grammar by Mary Simses. From the Kirkus review: “In this sweet and heartfelt story, Simses provides a valuable lesson in the futility of striving for an error-free book of life. A lovely read.”
So what are you picking up (or, in my case, not yet picking up) this week?
Happy reading! xo


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Avinash S Mayekar, Rajeshree G Chavan, Vaishali A Phadke, Rajiv Joshi, SL Wadhwa
Department of Dermatology, T N Medical College, BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai - 400008, India
Avinash S Mayekar
Department of Dermatology, T N Medical College, BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai - 400008
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
A 2½-year-old male child born of a nonconsanguineous marriage with high parental age presented with macrodactyly, dysmorphic features, large disfiguring lipomas, small fibromas, a linear verrucous epidermal naevus and lymphangioma circumscriptum. X-ray of hand revealed macrodystrophia lipomatosa progressiva. A lipoma and lymphangioma circumscriptum were confirmed by histopathology. The cosmetically disfiguring lipomas were excised. This is the first case report from India with the characteristic macrodactyly. This could possibly be the first case of report of a mutational disorder following intake of carbimazole during pregnancy.
Keywords: Macrodactyly, Macrodystrophia lipomatosa progressiva
|How to cite this article:|
Mayekar AS, Chavan RG, Phadke VA, Joshi R, Wadhwa S L. Proteus syndrome. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1997;63:44-6
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Mayekar AS, Chavan RG, Phadke VA, Joshi R, Wadhwa S L. Proteus syndrome. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol [serial online] 1997 [cited 2020 Jun 6];63:44-6. Available from: http://www.ijdvl.com/text.asp?1997/63/1/44/4504
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The term proteus syndrome was coined by Wiedemann in 1983 to stress the polymorphous and protean nature of its clinical manifestations. This syndrome was confused in the past with other conditions resulting in soft tissue hypertrophy which included neurofibromatosis, and Klippel Trenaunay Weber syndrome More Details. About 50 cases have been reported in the World literature and only two in Indian literature., However, the diagnosis of the first case has been contested. We describe the second classical case of the rare hamartomatous disorder.
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A 2½-year-old male child born of nonconsanguineous marriage, presented with enlarged left middle and ring fingers since birth and multiple asymptomatic gradually enlarging swellings on the neck, upper back and axillae. The parents and the elder sibling were normal. At birth of the child, the father was 38 years old and mother 34 years old. Mother was being treated with oral carbimazole (5mg od) during the first trimester of pregnancy for primary thyrotoxicosis.
On examination, there was macrocephaly, frontoparietal bossing, hypertelorism, depressed bridge of nose and widened neck due to the presence of multiple lipomas.
Examination of the left hand revealed macrodactyly of middle and ring fingers with ulnar deviation. The right hand showed similar features but to a lesser extent. The palmar skin was thick, rugose, with mild gyriform convolutions, while the feet were normal.
In addition to this, the patient had :
- 1. Multiple subcutaneous lipomas over the upper back, both supraclavicular areas and both axillae; some of the lipomas were large enough to distort the normal shape of the trunk.
- 2. Multiple subcutaneous fibromas on lower trunk.
- 3. Lymphangioma circumscriptum on skin overlying the left axillary lipoma.
- 4. Linear verrucous epidermal naevus on left wrist extending to forearm.
X-ray skull revealed an enlarged skull vault with frontoparietal prominences. X-ray of both hands revealed 'macrodystrophia lipomatosa progressiva' i.e., overgrowth of fibrofatty tissue. X-ray spine ruled out any spinal abnormality. USG abdomen and whole body CT scan ruled out any visceral pathology and spinal canal stenosis. Histopathology confirmed the clinical diagnoses of lipoma and lymphangioma circumscriptum.
Parents were counselled regarding the nature and future course of the disease. Large disfiguring subcutaneous masses were excised and regular follow up ensured for detection of potentially dangerous pressure symptoms.
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Proteus syndrome is a congenital hamartomatous disorder with protean manifestations. The clinical features were described in detail by Criton. Samalaskadescribed 7 major diagnostic criteria viz, hemihypertrophy, macrodactyly, subcutaneous tumours, vascular naevi, epidermal naevi, exostoses and scoliosis. The presence of at least 4 of these 7 criteria is necessary for the diagnosis of this syndrome.
The first Indian case of proteus syndrome was described by George and Jacob. However, it was contested by Abdul Razak on the ground that it was not fulfilling the criteria and the features were more in favour of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.
The course is variable and progressive. The onset is usually in the first year of life with few cases presenting at birth. Generally, there is a spurt of abnormal growth for few years which is followed by a relatively quiescent period.
There is no sexual predilection. Somatic mutation may be the cause of this entity. It may be associated with increased parental age as is evident in our instance. A mutational disorder following intake of an antithyroid drug during pregnancy has not been reported in the past. Whether the drug intake during first trimester of pregnancy was causative or incidental remains open for speculation. However this report may alert physicians about this possibility.
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|2.||Cohen MM, Tibbles JAR. The proteus syndrome: the elephant man diagnosed. Br Med J 1986;293:683-5. |
|3.||George R, Jacob M. Proteus syndrome. Ind J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1993;59:213-5. |
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|6.||Samalaska CP, Levi SW, et al. Proteus syndrome. Arch Dermatol 1989;125:1190-4. |
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text: Singer and songwriter, Danny Vumbi, is gearing up to launch his third album “Inkuru Nziza”, slated for July 17. The “Ni danger” singer, born Daniel Semivumbi, on Tuesday, July 7, announced that a copy of the album will cost Rwf100, 000 (just over $100), a price valid for 10 days till the launch. The price tag, however, sparked mixed reactions among music lovers on social media, with the majority saying that the singer’s album was overpriced. “It is expensive,” commented Emmy Rugamba on Instagram, while Jackson Uwizeye reacted to the price on Twitter: “Is it Rwf100, 000 or 10, 000? Please check if the mouse hasn’t written the wrong number by mistake!”, while others like Pacific Nshimiyimana said that it is worth it because of the quality of the songs. Another Twitter user, identified as Bosnic, said “What are you asking the Rwf100, 000 for? You better upload the songs on YouTube so we download,” he said, disregarding the singer’s efforts. Murenzi Gakwaya came to the singer’s defence, saying that supporting an artiste is something people should normalise because of the efforts they put in. “It’s normal that during album launches, an activity to raise funds to support an artiste by buying copies of his/her album at a high price is organised to push them. “You can call it fundraising or a present to honour his contribution to the (development of) Rwandan music. To those who don’t have that money, kindly leave it,” he wrote on Twitter. Speaking to The New Times, Vumbi said that he was not surprised by people’s reactions about the price and explained that he wanted to do pre-sales for his album, through which his ‘dearest’ fans can support his music. “Everyone is talking about the price of my new album but only those who love my music can buy it as a gesture of support, which is what some have already done since I announced the pre-sale price for the album,” Vumbi said in an interview. He revealed that five people bought the album on the first day, and he hopes to sell more copies before the album launch day. In Vumbi’s opinion, buying an album at Rwf100, 000 is not a must, but a choice, before revealing that one of his music fans pledged to pay Rwf500, 000 for one copy. “It is, therefore, not a big deal to see those who love my music buying it at such a price. There are people out there who love my music and wish to support it, and I don’t think they will hesitate to buy my album at such a price or even more,” he said. Upon launching the album via a virtual concert, Vumbi said the CD copy will be costing Rwf10,000 while the album will also be available on different online music platforms. Vumbi is one of the most respected songwriters and singers since he launched his solo career, after what was then ‘The Brothers’, of which he was a member, parted ways.


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The Co-op has announced it is to donate the equivalent of eight million meals a year in surplus food to charities and community groups.
The grocer has pledged to take all items with a use by date of the same day off its shelves two hours before closing time and share it with food redistribution charities to either cook or freeze for later use.
The move, which follows a successful trial of the Food Share scheme across 50 of its stores, means the charities - which often receive large quantities of tinned goods and bread - are getting fresher, healthier food.
The Food Share scheme is to be rolled out across the Co-op's 2,500 UK stores in 1,500 towns and cities.
The Co-op said the initiative demonstrated its commitment to ending food waste and to ensuring food gets into the hands of those who need it most.

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FLORENCE -- Emmanuel Ike Udogu, Francis Marion University professor of political science, had his article “The Issue of Ethnicity and Democratization in Africa: Toward the Millennium,” published in the Journal of Black Studies (Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 790-808).
A variation of this paper was presented at the international conference on Africa and Globalization: Toward the Millennium, held at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England in April. Yakita Brunson-Raigns, a senior in political science at FMU assisted in the research and publication.
The magazine is available in the Rogers Library. Udogu also presented papers at a workshop on Human Rights and Development in Africa -- Establishing the “Rule of Law,” held in July at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagn. He presented a paper titled “Human Rights and Minorities in Africa: A Theoretical and Conceptual Overview.”
The conference was co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.
FMU’s Zadeh presents Year 2000 paper
FLORENCE -- Jeff Zadeh, Francis Marion University associate professor of computer science, presented a paper titled “Year 2000 Problem, Before and After” at the World MultiConference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatice in August.
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Lauryn Hill is quite political and is very bold and isn't afraid of wearing her heart on her sleeve, and same with Bjork, except she is a little bit more kind of fragile.
My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.
Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland to Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Wonder to Rachmaninoff. I just love great music.
I think the women - Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu - are doing new conceptual things and using their voices to create new American music.
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Sept 16, 2011
Libyan fighters said they had captured a valley leading to the centre of Bani Walid from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on Friday.
The desert town of Bani Walid, 110 miles south of Tripoli, has been under siege for two weeks, with hundreds of die-hard Gaddafi loyalists concentrated at its centre.
Anti-Gaddafi fighter Talal Fernan said: “We have cleared the valley leading to the city centre,”. Other fighters confirmed his claims.
Hundreds of fighters loyal to Libya’s new rulers advanced on Muammar Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
Scores of trucks mounted with machine guns and four tanks were also seen on the road leading into Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte today, according to a Reuters witness.
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Dr. Keem believes that thorough examination of the patient and communication with the patient and sometimes his/her family is essential. Each patient has different expectations and risk-tolerance levels for available treatment options. The doctor sees his role as empowering the patient with information, facilitating the decision making process and executing the decision that the patient ultimately makes, for optimal surgical outcome.
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A seminar for cancer patients - "Look Good, Feel Better" - will be offered at North Broward Medical Center, 201 E. Sample Road, on Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon in Classrooms 7 and 8.
The seminar will include information for people experiencing physical changes - such as hair loss and skin discoloration - during the treatment of cancer.
There will be demonstrations on the use of prosthetic pieces, hair additions and the effective use of color. Those attending will receive a complimentary makeover, cosmetic gift and wig.
For information and to make reservations, call the District Health Line at 355-4888; outside Broward County, 1-800-528-4888 and ask for code 23-103.

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'It was like reliving my childhood and doing everything I couldn’t': Sujoy Ghosh on his new web series, Typewriter
Writer-director Sujoy Ghosh speaks about the inspiration behind creating Typewriter, the challenges of writing a web-series, and why he loves criticism
It seems thrillers and Sujoy Ghosh walk hand in hand. After exploring the genre with full-length feature films like Kahaani (2012) and Badla (2019), and short films like Ahalya (2015) and Anukul (2017), Ghosh sticks to it as he makes his digital debut with Typewriter, a web-series for Netflix, releasing today. Set in Goa, the five-episode series presents a mystery drama with children at the forefront, a theme that is heavily inspired by his childhood desire to go on an adventure, as it happens in storybooks. Ahead of the release of the series, we ask the writer-director about the journey of Typewriter, the challenges of writing a web-series, and how attached he is to appreciation and criticism. Excerpts:
Q: What inspired you to write Typewriter and for how long was the idea bubbling inside you?
Sujoy Ghosh: This is something that I wanted to do for a long time. For me, Typewriter was like reliving my childhood and doing all those things that I wanted to do as a child. Growing up reading Enid Blyton and Asterix, I always wanted to go on an adventure to a treasure island or something like that, but I never got to do it since life is different from storybooks. But, it kind of stayed with me for a long time. When I saw films like Jurassic Park, I liked the fact that kids are the protagonists and are saving the world. I wanted to make a film like that, and when Netflix gave me a chance to do a series on the same topic, I thought it is great, it can be done! If they would have asked me to write Badla into a series, I couldn’t have, but this could be done and hence, I took the task of writing it. Afterwards, it dawned on me that I had undertaken a mammoth task.
Q: So, did you convert a film script into a web-series?
SG: No, I hadn’t written it at all. I just had a pitch in my head, which I told the Netflix team. Our meeting actually lasted for only five minutes. I pitched my idea and they agreed.
Q: Was writing for a web series different from writing a film script, especially since you have to end every episode on a cliffhanger for the audience to stay glued to it?
SG: That’s the nature of the beast. That’s what we have undertaken. So, I can’t pretend to be surprised by that. But, it is incredibly challenging, I had to unlearn whatever I had learned in films and start afresh. And, there are no guidelines to teach you how to write it. Writing a film is a cakewalk when compared to writing a web series. For example, when I take the character of Ravi Anand, who is the police inspector (played by Purab Kohli) and is in his mid-30s, I have to decide which part of his life I need to pick up. It’s a call that I have to make and there is no right and wrong. Besides, I have to keep Ravi Anand for five episodes, people should see a new Ravi Anand in each episode else they will get bored of seeing the same Ravi Anand. The series, by its very nature, demands that I pay equal attention to all my characters, locations, storyline and everything else that there is, unlike a film where I can make one pregnant woman run through Kolkata and get away with that.
Q: What makes you go back to the thriller genre time and again?
SG: I don’t know what it is — a thriller, maybe an investigation, a mystery or a whodunit — but I feel, you can create thrill in the way you are telling a story, irrespective of its genre. You can’t call Badhaai Ho a thriller, but for me, it is, because it makes me want to watch more (of it). A love story could also be a thriller — I think Romeo and Juliet is one. For me, it is about getting you to see what I am making, which means I have to keep you invested and do it in a thrilling format. Even my first film Jhankar is also cut like a thriller. But, thriller, as a genre, doesn’t exist for me.
Q: What did Kahaani do for you?
SG: Even yesterday, a person came up to me and said, ‘Aye! You are the guy who made Kahaani?’ When I said yes, he replied, ‘I really love that movie’. That’s what it did for me.
Q: Many filmmakers find the web to be a more liberating medium where they get to carve out a better arc for their characters. Do you feel the same or is it more challenging?
SG: Both actually. The liberation process comes when you are writing — in a sense that you can write whatever you want to — but it is also dangerous in a way as you tend to over-indulge. I might want to show my character getting up in the morning, going to the loo, reading a newspaper but do you want to see that? So, one has to draw the line somewhere, because there exists the luxury of time and one mustn’t abuse it.
Q: How was your experience of making this web-series?
SG: It is demanding, liberating and extremely tough. Maybe it is because I am doing it for the first time, and maybe it won’t be this tough when I will be doing it for the second time. But, it is more demanding and challenging than a film.
Q: How attached are you to praise and criticism?
SG: I am extremely attached to criticism, reviews and awards because that’s the only way I can quantify. This is how it has been throughout my life. In school, you have to get a rank to get a prize. In sports, you have to cross that ribbon before anyone else to get the cup. The society has created it, I was born into it. And, yes, it matters what reviews I get and what critics say about my work. Whether I choose to believe it or not is another thing, but it matters.
Q: What’s next?
SG: I don’t know. I am just waiting for Typewriter to release. My next will definitely be a film and it will belong to a genre that will keep you invested.
• Favourite director, actor and actress: Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan and Meryl Streep/ Vidya Balan
• If you have to remake a movie of yours: None. Everything has its own time and space, nothing is ahead of its time or late. You made a film, it didn’t work, live with it.
• A story you would love to adapt: Kabuliwala
• Writing or directing: Writing because I get to live a lot more lives
• If not a filmmaker? Anything. I am not fussy about jobs. I could even be a cab driver.
Typewriter releases on Netflix today.


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Following the success of their first two adventures Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon and Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Sea Dragon, the intrepid pair join Betsy’s mum, Myrtle the mermaid, beneath the waves, from bestselling author Sally Gardner and illustrated by Nick Maland.
Crumble cakes! When Betsy joins Myrtle the mermaid in her underwater world, she discovers there may be monsters . . . shipwrecks, lost treasure and secret cities. A seapig’s prize seahorse, Pudding Pie, has been stolen by a cantankerous giant octopus and Betsy and Mr Tiger must go to the rescue in their new submarine. But what happens when a tiger’s whiskers and tail are simply too long to squeeze into forgotten dark caverns where even the moon cannot shine, and Betsy has to take the final steps of the adventure on her own?
The paperback edition of this book is printed in blue ink in Dyslexie, a font specially designed to make reading easier – and more fun.
Praise for Sally Gardner:
‘This enchanting series is an absolute delight… Striking just the right note of whimsy and magic’ THE BOOKSELLER
‘An idiosyncratic genius’ THE TIMES
‘Gardner’s skill is to contain even her wildest ideas within a meticulous plot’ DAILY TELEGRAPH


After the Las Vegas massacre, the cries from the Left for increased gun control were loud and plentiful. Now, after the recent terrorist attack in New York, President Trump and Republicans of his ilk calling for renewed immigrant control.
Democrats politicize the Las Vegas massacre
For example, after the October 1 attack in Las Vegas, Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, said:
How many more dead bodies will it take to wake up this Congress? This must stop, and it must stop now. We were elected to lead.
Dozens of other elected officials, celebrities, and other progressive voices echoed Rep. Lewis’s sentiments. Similar strong words can be found after every mass shooting in recent memory, and the cries of “do something!” filter down into social media newsfeeds that are largely ignored by those who disagree. It’s become a tedious form of kabuki theater in response to mass tragedy. What is the likelihood that any supporter of the Second Amendment will hear Rep. Lewis’s angry words and actually change their mind? The ossified arguments are little more than exercises in virtue signaling that are matched by an equal and opposite intransigence from the Republicans. There are also repeated complaints from the Right about the Left’s attempts to politicize tragedy, which deepens the distrust.
Trump Republicans politicize the New York terror attack
The recent terrorist attack in New York, which gun rights advocates are quick to point out didn’t involve firearms, illustrates the hypocrisy on the right. The 29-year-old man who drove a truck into a crowd in Manhattan was both a foreigner and a Muslim, which spurred the Trumpians into outrage over the supposedly lax immigration laws that are ostensibly responsible for the resulting death of eight people. Like clockwork, President Trump sprung into action to take political advantage by attacking the law in question, which he called a “Chuck Schumer beauty.” Said Trump:
This man that came in, or whatever you want to call him, brought in with him other people, and he was the primary point of contact for – and this is preliminarily – 23 people that came in or potentially came in with him. That’s not acceptable.
Why not? Are any of these other 23 people dangerous? “They certainly could [be],” the president responded when asked about the threat posed by the suspect’s family. “They certainly could represent a threat.” Well, yes, they could. As could anyone. But the fact that they’re immigrants doesn’t automatically make them suspect any more than the fact that someone owns a gun makes them a potential mass killer. But the automatic level of spite and anger in the face of tragedy diminishes rational thought.
Playing politics with tragedy is a bipartisan cause
As for the “Chuck Schumer beauty,” Senator Schumer himself was quick to condemn the president for playing politics:
All President Trump does is take advantage – horrible advantage – of a tragedy and try to politicize and divide. This is a tragedy. It’s less than a day after it occurred and he can’t refrain from his nasty, divisive habits.
Shameful, right? Just as shameful as Schumer immediately seizing on the Las Vegas massacre to call for a ban on silencers, which would have done nothing to prevent Las Vegas and was every bit as divisive as Trump’s words after New York. The reality is that gun violence and terrorism defy easy solutions, and an appropriate response requires responsible and thoughtful dialogue between both sides.
(People place flowers at a memorial at the scene of Tuesday’s terrorist attack along a bike path in lower Manhattan on November 2, 2017, in New York City. Eight people were killed and 12 were injured on October 31 when suspect 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov intentionally drove a truck onto a bike path in lower Manhattan. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.)


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Here are the last three peeks of what's to come this month!
Melissa Bickford has created an entire set of apple themed images. They come in all kinds of different sizes and patterns along with some perfectly punny sentiments! My favorites are the 2-inch apples with different two and three step stamping options like this one!
Heather Nichols is adding another versatile set to the list of her Wonderful Words collection. Everyone makes thank you cards and this fresh little set with give you some new fun options when creating them!
A brand new set all about coffee is the last little sneak I have to share with you today. This stacked cup image looks stunning when colored, but it's detailed enough to stand on it's own as well! The sentiments are all about coffee and will be wonderful for creating cards for friends or putting together small coffee-themed gift sets!
That's it for me today! I hope you will join us again tomorrow as we begin bringing you projects and inspiration using all of these fabulous new products!