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Ashtamudi Lake is a picturesque and expansive estuarine lake located in the Kollam District of Kerala, India. It is one of the largest and most beautiful lakes in the state and serves as a significant backwater destination, attracting tourists and nature enthusiasts. The name “Ashtamudi” translates to “eight coned” in Malayalam, referring to the eight arms or channels that form the lake.
Key features and aspects of Ashtamudi Lake include:
Backwater Network: Ashtamudi Lake is renowned for its intricate network of backwaters, lagoons, canals, and inlets. The interconnected waterways make it an ideal destination for backwater cruises and boat tours.
Houseboats: Houseboat tourism is a popular activity on Ashtamudi Lake. Tourists can rent traditional Kerala houseboats, known as “kettuvallams,” and enjoy leisurely journeys along the tranquil waters, surrounded by lush landscapes.
Biodiversity: The lake and its surroundings are rich in biodiversity. The brackish water of the lake supports a variety of aquatic life, including fish, crabs, and shellfish. The lake also attracts a wide range of migratory and resident bird species.
Floating Islands: Ashtamudi Lake is known for its unique floating islands, which are formed by vegetation growing on the water’s surface. These islands are a fascinating natural phenomenon and add to the lake’s charm.
Fishing: Fishing is an important economic activity for the local communities around the lake. Traditional fishing methods are still practiced, and the lake supports a significant fishing industry.
Scenic Beauty: The lake’s serene waters, bordered by coconut palms, mangrove forests, and traditional villages, create a stunning and tranquil environment.
Sightseeing: Along the shores of Ashtamudi Lake, you can find attractions like historic temples, churches, and fishing villages that provide insights into the local way of life and culture.
Sunset Cruises: Sunset cruises on the lake are particularly popular, as the tranquil waters and changing colors of the sky create a magical atmosphere.
Water Sports: The lake also offers opportunities for water sports such as kayaking and canoeing, allowing visitors to experience the water up close.
Conservation: Efforts are being made to conserve the ecological balance of the lake and its surrounding areas. Sustainable tourism practices are encouraged to preserve the natural beauty of the region.
Ashtamudi Lake is not only a popular tourist destination but also holds cultural, ecological, and economic significance for the local communities. It’s a place where visitors can unwind, connect with nature, and experience the unique beauty of Kerala’s backwaters.


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The Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society is excited to welcome back Dr. Nicholas J. Evans, a Senior Lecturer in diaspora history at the University of Hull, for the second in a series of free virtual programs on Tuesdays in February, beginning at 2:30 p.m. These lectures are in conjunction with the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center’s Tuesday afternoon virtual programs.
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From the very beginning of Ashes, the narrator questions our sense of reality. A well-crafted lie can seem to be the truth, and at times, reality might appear to be like a dream. This idea is carried throughout Ashes, where often we are left to wonder if the scenes unfolding before our eyes are real or just imagination. Gokce’s life completely changes on her tenth marriage anniversary. Kenan, the owner of Urkan Publishing, invited all his close friends to celebrate the important landmark in his life. He proudly spoke about Gokce and his trust in her to always find the best works worth publishing. She was the first person to read through the manuscripts, and her intuition had always benefited Kenan. On the day of their anniversary, a hand-bound manuscript caught Gokce’s attention. The book was titled “Ashes,” and from the little Gokce read, she was extremely intrigued.
Who was M?
“Ashes” was written from a first-person point of view, and the romantic interest was referred to as ‘M.’ The entire idea of a love so maddening piqued Gokce’s interest. She was all the more excited to find out that a number of the locations mentioned existed in reality. Gokce got so carried away with the work of fiction that she decided to live the life of the author. Gokce had all the luxuries in the world, but she missed the passion that the writer seemed to have evoked in her. She decided to walk the streets of Balat, a neighborhood she had never been to before. She felt a sense of victory when she discovered the coffee shop mentioned in the manuscript. She wanted to feel the same sense of excitement that the author did when she was with M, and naturally, her desire to find the mysterious man kept her on her toes. The thought of climbing the stairs of the secret tower mentioned in the pages filled her with a sense of thrill, and the next day, she asked the man at the bakery about the tower. No one seemed to know about such a place, and that made Gokce wonder if the manuscript was entirely based on reality or if it was just a piece of fiction. When doubt clouded her mind, she saw a man enter the bakery with tattoos on his arms, just like the ones the author had described. To confirm her doubt, she followed the stranger and found him entering the same workshop she had visited the previous day.
Gokce entered the cluttered space, and just to find out if he really was M, she lied about wanting a mirror for her boutique. Gokce was disappointed when the man who perfectly matched the author’s description mentioned that his name was Ali. Hopeless, she walked away, and just then a courier man called out for Metin Ali Soykan, and she realized her intuitions had led her in the right path. It also proved that the manuscript was based on real people and real experiences. Gokce found it impossible to step back. After years of living in a loveless marriage, she wanted to experience the same passion and exhilaration that the author did. She was yet to reach the end of the manuscript, but she decided to pursue Metin Ali. It became obvious to the carpenter that Gokce was interested in him, but he could not figure out from where she had found out about his secret tower. He was hopeful about getting to know the entire truth from Gokce, but she spoke vaguely about it, and his questions remained unanswered. With Metin, Gokce felt more alive than ever before. She had something to look forward to in her life other than accompanying her husband to business meetings and dinners. She found some meaning in her existence, and unknowingly, she had become extremely attached to the stranger. Through the manuscript, she found out that Metin was a married man, and it turned out to be true after she overheard him speaking to his wife. He explained that it was an arranged marriage with no feelings involved, and he intended to separate from her. Gokce could sense danger, but by then, she was already too addicted to Metin’s presence.
What led to Gokce’s uneasiness?
The thrilling twist in Ashes was introduced when Gokce reached the very end of the manuscript. She discovered that the author predicted her death while writing the story of her life, and according to her, M would stab her to death, and in the blink of an eye, all that would be left of their fairytale romance was ashes. The ending of the manuscript suggested that Metin cheated on the author with an entity named ‘R.’ Gokce decided it was best not to publish the work, and she handed over the manuscript to Kenan. All this while her husband noticed his wife’s obsession with it and decided to find the author. Strangely, there seemed to be no information available about the author, and all Kenan could get hold of was the address from which the courier was sent. Kenan visited Balat to find out more about Gokce’s obsession, and at the farmer’s market, he saw his wife embracing a stranger.
For three days, Metin avoided Gokce, and she decided to confront him. When she saw him talk to other women at the market, she doubted his intent. Suddenly, she was consumed by a strange madness that would not let her watch Metin with anyone else. Metin warned Gokce not to get too attached to him because he believed he was a lost soul incapable of providing her with the guidance that she was searching for. Even though the ending of the manuscript suggested that Metin was trouble, Gokce found it impossible to believe, but at the same time, she struggled to trust him entirely.
How did Kenan react after finding out the truth?
After seeing Gokce and Metin together, Kenan decided to have a word with the author, and he arrived at the location from which the manuscript was sent. To his surprise, the woman who lived at the apartment had not sent the manuscript, and from their brief conversation, Kenan deduced that the woman’s sister used to stay there at times. He inquired about her sister and found out that her name was Duygu Akkaya, but she had unfortunately passed away. Duygu’s sister was a little shaken when Kenan mentioned the ending of the manuscript, and she quickly shut the door on Kenan’s face. He was at the parking lot when he noticed the sister step out of her apartment, and after following her, he found out that Reyhan was in contact with Metin and informed him about his little visit.
Later that night, Kenan informed Gokce that the author of the manuscript died last year and that someone was responsible for it. Gokce was left speechless—if it was all based on reality, was she in love with a murderer? The next morning, Gokce arrived at Reyhan’s apartment building and was surprised to find out that she had moved out all of a sudden. Gokce learned from the neighbor that Duygu’s death was considered suicide, though some believed it was a guy who killed her. Gokce had enough and more evidence to suggest that Metin was a murderer, but she did not have the courage to do anything about it. Kenan arrived at Metin’s workshop and ordered a bookshelf that he wanted to be delivered by that night, and Metin accepted the challenge. Metin did not know who Kenan was, and he agreed to deliver the item to his place. Kenan offered Metin to join them for dinner, and Metin assumed he was simply being courteous. It was only after seeing Gokce that Metin realized that there was an ulterior motive behind the invitation.
Was the entire story fictitious?
Metin tried to bail on dinner, but Kenan was quite persistent about it. Kenan soon revealed his true intentions, and he discussed the manuscript written by Duygu Akkaya. He talked about how it was Gokce who read “Ashes” first, and Metin realized that meeting her was no coincidence. Initially, Metin struggled to believe a word Kenan uttered, but the more he learned, the more he was convinced. Kenan framed Metin as the perpetrator, accusing him of seducing and then deceiving Duygu. He also added that there was trouble in paradise when Metin started an affair with Duygu’s sister, Reyhan (R). Metin pretended to be innocent, but Kenan strongly suggested that Metin was a brilliant manipulator and that he had destroyed the lives of both sisters. He toyed with their emotions, and he hoped to get away with it. Metin explained himself, stating that it was Duygu who was obsessed with him and assumed that he was having an affair with Reyhan. She was apparently mentally unstable and had attempted to commit suicide several times before. Metin tried to prove his innocence, but the ending of the manuscript, the neighbor, and the sudden disappearance of Reyhan all pointed toward something extremely suspicious. Gokce was completely speechless during the confrontation. She perhaps felt guilty about falling for a potential killer. She believed every word written in the manuscript, but the ending was too difficult for her to trust. Her dreams of escaping reality and living a fantasy suddenly started to fall apart. All she could say was that “it felt real.”
At the end of Ashes, Metin and Kenan got into a glass-shattering physical fight, and they eventually ended up jumping into the pool. Kenan asked Gokce to call the police, but she was completely lost in her thoughts. Both the men had disappointed her expectations in one way or another, and in either case, she would be the one on the losing end. While she tried to make sense of the myriad of emotions she experienced, Metin struck Kenan underwater with a sharp object that resulted in his death.
Ashes‘ ending revealed that what we were watching so far was a novel written by Taner Alpar. Kenan had published many of Taner’s works, and he requested that he shift to fiction, and the ending confirms that he did, but does that mean his book is entirely fictitious, or is it based on some truth? Taner was probably influenced by reality to some extent, and it’s possible that Gokce and Kenan separated after she had an extramarital affair. Taner might have read about a carpenter stabbing a woman to death in a newspaper, and he decided to merge the two stories to create his first work of fiction. Maybe after seeing the loneliness in Gokce’s eyes at the anniversary party, he got the idea of writing a novel from her perspective. If he did indeed write about Gokce’s affair, it was a bold choice, but perhaps it was a decision he took after Kenan suggested he write about other people. It was a direct hit at Kenan, and a successful one at that. According to Taner’s book, Gokce commits suicide after the tragic night, but we do not know if, in reality, she died out of heartache. Maybe the ending was symbolic, and it suggested the tragic impact that the relationship had on her. Of course, it is also plausible that the entire novel is completely fictitious and that the entire story is an exaggeration of bits and pieces taken from reality. The ending of the film leaves us with countless possibilities, and since there is a blurry distinction between reality and imagination in the world of Ashes, anything is possible.

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Gene-editing technology uncovers genetic link to infertility
By Kyle Davis
ScM Candidate, Genetic Counseling, JHU/NHGRI
Infertility - difficulty getting or staying pregnant - can come at a high financial and emotional cost. Couples experiencing infertility may resort to ever-more expensive and stressful procedures, such as in vitro fertilization, while experiencing disappointment, sadness or even shame.
This burden affects many: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about 6 million women and 4 million men experience some form of infertility in the United States. Of these, about 50 percent of cases are thought to be due to genetic factors. Now, new research techniques are yielding insights into the genetic roots of infertility.
The August Genome Advance of the Month looks at a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that begins to untangle the complex genetic picture of infertility, using both genetic sleuthing and cutting-edge, gene-editing technology in a process researchers dubbed a "reverse genetics approach."
Reproduction is a highly complex process. It involves the orchestration of hormones and body parts that work to create the egg or sperm cells that package our DNA, the genetic material that makes up our 20,000 genes, to be passed along to our children. The genome is composed of DNA and organized into genes, which are small sections of DNA that are like recipes telling our cells how to grow and function.
This intricate process, which involves a particular subset of genes, sometimes fails and leads to infertility. Previous genetics research has had limited success in finding the genes or mutations responsible for infertility. To address this challenge, Drs. Priti Singh and John Schimenti at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, decided to work backwards. Using a novel and rigorous multi-pronged approach to study the possible genetic causes of infertility in humans, they recreated that infertility in mice, which are about 85 percent genetically the same as humans.
The investigators first looked at a large database of genetic mutations that have been observed in humans. They restricted their search to uncommon mutations seen in genes that are active during meiosis, the process by which our bodies prepare our egg or sperm cells. The team then winnowed a list of potentially important mutations from the database by plugging them into specialized software that predicts whether a mutation is harmful or benign. Using the results of this software, the team chose four likely harmful mutations in four genes that might lead to infertility. Still, they wanted to check these computer results in a live model.
To do this, the team bred mice with the specific mutations that mimic the known mutations in humans using a new gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9, which act like biological scissors that can be programmed to cut DNA at specific points. The CRISPR-Cas9 system supplies a small copy of the mutated DNA to be inserted, which will usually be incorporated when the cell repairs the introduced DNA cuts. Knowing this, the researchers designed a new strip of DNA with the known human mutation in it, et voilà: a human mutation in a mouse gene.
The team then bred the mice that tested positive for the new gene mutation to find out if the mutations were harmful. They discovered that one of the four mutations led to infertility. This means that in some cases, infertility may be the result of a single gene mutation.
This may seem illogical. After all, how can someone have a child if they have a mutation in an infertility gene? One possible explanation for this is that certain genes work only in egg production while others work only in sperm production. The team proposed that a father could pass on a female infertility gene mutation, and vice-versa.
Another outcome of this research is that it demonstrates that CRISPR-Cas9 can help scientists determine whether a gene linked to a condition actually causes that condition. This tool could then be applied to any gene and its mutations, giving genetics researchers a powerful and precise tool to study genetic conditions.
Unlike previous research with knockout mice, where an entire gene is rendered non-functional, this approach provides a more detailed view of the function involved by introducing a single change in the gene to see how or if the gene's function changes. This is the difference between deleting a recipe in a cookbook and changing a single character in the text of the recipe from one teaspoon of baking soda to zero teaspoons. In the first, the baker can no longer bake banana bread; in the latter, the bread can be made, but it will not rise.
Now that it is known that this specific change can lead to infertility in mice, other researchers can perform more detailed genetics studies to see if the particular mutation is in fact seen in people with infertility. Moreover, the methods used to produce these results can help researchers and clinicians pinpoint genetic factors that lead to complex conditions beyond infertility.
Read the study:
Singh, P., & Schimenti, J. C. The genetics of human infertility by functional interrogation of SNPs in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(33), 10401-10436. 2015. [PubMed]
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High blood sugar levels are usually associated with eating a lot of enriched (white) products and foods with a lot of added sugars (candies, sugary cereals, desserts, etc.). Foods that contain a higher amount of fiber—whole grain foods, fruits and veggies—tend to not affect the blood sugar levels as easily. Therefore, fresh and frozen fruits or any form of fruit of vegetables (fresh, frozen, canned, dried or 100% juice) are a better option for controlling blood sugar levels. One way to determine how a certain food may affect blood sugars levels is to determine it’s glycemic index (GI). Foods with a higher GI spike the blood sugar levels. Foods with a low GI maintain normal levels of blood sugar. (Of course, if you eat a mixture of food, like in a meal, it will have a different GI than any individual food.) Most fruits and vegetables are considered low GI foods and help to maintain normal levels! Enjoy your fruits and veggies each and everyday and make sure you are meeting your daily recommendation!
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They head to the outside, and fight. Cole eventually chases Martini around the ring, and Taven kicks him in the head. They head back inside, and Taven whips Cole into the corner, followed by a backbreaker. He then hits Cole with a Suplex. He then hits Cole with a flip off the top rope for a near pin fall. Taven distracts the ref, and Martini chokes Cole on the middle rope. Taven punches Cole a couple times, and Cole comes back with multiple forearms. He whips Taven into the corner, but Taven stops before he hits it and turns around, kicking Cole. Taven then rams Cole into the corner. Cole comes back with a boot to the face, followed by several clotheslines and a back body drop. He then flips Taven off his shoulders and lands a backbreaker. Taven goes up top and goes for a crossbody, but Cole dropkicks him in midair. Cole tries for a Suplex, but Cole reverses with a neckbreaker.
Taven puts Cole on the turnbuckle, and tries for a superplex. Cole stops it and tosses him down. He then hits a release German Suplex on Taven, followed by a Shining Wizard. Cole tries to keep up the offense, but Taven lands an enziguri. Cole then comes back by DDTing Taven onto the apron. Cole goes up top and goes for a splash and misses. Cole lands a neckbreaker on Taven, followed by the figure four. He gets to the bottom rope so Cole breaks off. He tries to lock in another, but Martini breaks it up. Cole swings at Martini and turns around. Martini hits him with the Book of Truth in the back, and Taven hits a DDT for the win.
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reDRagon vs. The Briscoes - ROH World Tag Team Championship Match
O'Reilly and Mark start things off. Mark takes control with a side headlock, followed by a shoulder knockdown. He hits O'Reilly with a kick to the head, and Fish comes in. Jay comes in and they tie up. Fish backs Jay into the corner, and the ref breaks it up. Jay then locks in a side headlock, and Fish backs him into the corner. Jay punches Fish multiple times, and then kicks him in the head. Mark comes in and chops Fish several times. Jay comes back in and kicks Fish in the corner. Mark comes back in and hits a Suplex. He then kicks Fish, and does some redneck kung fu. Fish kicks Mark in the chest, and O'Reilly comes in. reDRagon double teams Mark, and O'Reilly kicks Mark in the chest several times. Fish and Jay come in, and Fish goes to work on Jay's knee. O'Reilly and Fish exchange tags multiple times, working on Jay's knee.
Eventually, O'Reilly tosses Jay out of the ring. O'Reilly charges off the apron to take him out, but Jay clothesline him in mid air. Mark comes in, and hits Fish with redneck kung fu. He then hits a mule kick on O'Reilly. He hits Fish with a fisherman's suplex. Jay comes in and hits a frog splash. O'Reilly breaks up the pin attempt, and then reDRagon hits Jay with Total Elimination for a near pin fall. Fish goes up top, and Mark pushes him off. He fights O'Reilly on the apron, and The Briscoes hit O'Reilly with the Doomsday Device from the apron. They roll Fish into the ring, and keep the attack up. They signal for the Doomsday Device again, and O'Reilly breaks it up. Mark and O'Reilly exchange headbutts on the apron. As Mark is reeling, Fish comes over and belly to back suplexes him off the apron to the floor. Jay comes in and gets backed into the corner. O'Reilly and Jay fight on the turnbuckle. Fish comes in and reDRagon hit the Doomsday Device. They then hit a kick/brainbuster combo for the win.
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I try to communicate with an Arduino Pro Atmega 328, actually part of the Mongoose IMU. http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=10892
. First I knew nothing about SPI and asked a question here http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,96326.0.html
and Nick Gammon provided me with extremely usefull information (http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=10892
) but I'm ashamed to say I still can't get it to work.
I want mij microprocessor (NetMF framework) to be the master and communicate with the Arduino. If the microprosessor sends out one byte "start updating me" the Arduino should send back the actual values.
I've created this on the Arduino:
// have to send on master in, *slave out*
// turn on SPI in slave mode
SPCR |= _BV(SPE);
// turn on interrupts
SPCR |= _BV(SPIE);
// SPI interrupt routine
byte c = SPDR;
if(c == 8)
SPDR = 16;
SPDR = 255;
} // end of interrupt service routine (ISR) SPI_STC_vect
And this on the NetMF:
SpiCom = new SPI(new SPI.Configuration(Cpu.Pin.GPIO_NONE,
false, 0,0, true, false, 4000, SPI.SPI_module.SPI1));
byte ReadBuffer = new byte;
// Create and fill write buffer
byte WriteBuffer = new byte;
WriteBuffer = 4;
while (1 == 1)
I would have expected 16 on the readbuffer if I would send 8 and 255 otherwise. But somehow It sends back 6 if I write 4 and 12 if I write 8. I can't figure out why. I don't use a slave select pin, there is only one slave. This is why I pass Cpu.Pin.GPIO_NONE as slave select pin on NetMf. ChipSelect active state = false, setuptime and hold time = 0, clock idle state = true, clock edge = false, ClockRate = 4000 Khz (I read somewhere that Arduino would be at 4Mhz?). SPI module = SPI1, whatever that might be. I also used about every possible other combination of the parameters on NetMF.
On Arduino I tried SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE1); and SPI.setBitOrder(MSBFIRST); as well, but no better results. I could also remove SPI.Begin(); and get the same results.
I did blink the status led within the ISR (SPI_STC_vect) routine and that seems to work. But the bytes don't match to what I would have expect. I thought SPDR would have been the byte incomming from the master and could be altered to represent the result from the slave.
I can't find anything on google about connecting NetMf to Arduino over SPI.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Any information about what I'm doing wrong is very much appreciated. I don't have any Arduino skills.


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It’s scheduled to continue through Thursday, Nov. 3rd.
Frederick, Md (KM) Early voting is underway in Maryland. Frederick County Election Director Barbara Wagner says all four local early voting centers opened up at 7:00 AM on Thursday, and there were no equipment problems. “Trinity, when we opened up a 7:00, had five people waiting in line; Urbana had seven; Myersville had none; and Thurmont had three. But it’s been a steady trickle of voters ever since,” Wagner said on Thursday.
Early voting will continue through Thursday, November 3rd, including Saturday and Sunday. The hours at all four polling locations are from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. “The best times to go is between 10:00 and 3:00 because it’s a little slower,” Wagner says. The early voting centers are the Trinity Recreation Center, the Urbana and Thurmont Regional Libraries and the Myersville Town Hall.
If you’re not registered to vote, you can do so at any early voting center; and then vote afterward. Wagner says bring some identification if you’re registering, such as a driver’s license. “It’s already MVA approved. We can scan that driver’s license into our system. We get it verified, and then we are able to issue a regular ballot right then and there,” she says.
Many registered voters have received sample ballots in the mail. “I would suggest that they mark that up at home so they can bring that as a ‘cheat sheet’ with them to the polls because there are five statewide questions and two county questions,” Wagner says. “So just for reminders as to how they want to vote, they can bring their specimen ballot.”
If you’ve received a mail-in ballot, you still have some time to fill it out. Then return it using the postage-paid envelop, or drop it in a drop box. “There’s eight drop boxes around, and the Post Office. Just make sure you get it in to one of those vessels by November 8th at 8:00 PM,” Wagner says.
There was also some canvasing of mail-in ballots on October 17th, 18th and 19th. “And we were able to count 3,776 ballots during that pre-canvas,”: says Wagner. “We will not be doing any more pre-canvasing. We will begin canvasing beginning November 10th. We will reconvene the canvas after the election.”
Wagner says the results from the first canvas of mail-in ballots and early voting will be released after the polls close on general election day, Tuesday, November 8th.
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I am a Mormon. Plain and simple. But I believe learning about different spiritual traditions can help us understand Mormonism better. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in various scriptural texts of other traditions but one I come back to over and over is the Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism. It is pithy, plain, and colorful in its development of spiritual truths. As such, I’ve developed a healthy touch of Holy Envy of our spiritual cousins in India. Which is why I write this today…
Hinduism is one of the oldest spiritual traditions still in practice today. The roots of its origin start nearly 4,000 years ago, within the Indus River Valley. For some context, Judaism is roughly 3,500 years old, Islam is roughly 2,500 years old, and Christianity is 2,000 years old. So by the time Jesus was living and teaching in Jerusalem, Hinduism had already been around for two millennia. This 4,000-year lifespan has made the Hindu tradition incredibly rich, beautifully varied, and unfathomably wise.
Mormonism has been around 188 years—-that is only 5% of Hinduism’s age. As Mormons, we pride ourselves on having the Restored Gospel but forget that we are relative babies on the stage of world religions. Let us sit for a moment within the understanding of our spiritual cousins. The path to spiritual enlightenment is open to all. Walking this path with our hearts open could expand our understanding of our own spiritual practices. This leads us to a more mature Mormon faith that has learned from the wisdom of the ages.
Personally, Hinduism taught me more than I thought I needed to learn about my own spiritual practice. I am indebted to 4,000-years worth of sages, gurus, and monks who walked the path to enlightenment before. In scriptural books like The Bhagavad Gita, they have dutifully marked the path so others might follow. So without further ado, let us take our first steps toward enlightenment.
Karma is a Sanskrit word meaning action, work, or deed. In its simplest form, Karma is understood as the law of what-goes-around-comes-around. But rather than being some mystical law that dishes out karmic justice to ne’er-do-wells, Karma should be seen simply as cause and effect, or action and consequence. I freely act in this universe, and my free actions shape the world. And that world returns the sum of my actions to me.
If I treat people poorly, chances are people will treat me poorly in return. This isn’t because I deserve it or karmic justice is aiming at me. When I treat people poorly, I change the world around me. I leave a bad taste in people’s mouths which makes people not want to be around me. And then when they are around me, they aren’t happy. The circumstances Karma creates are the circumstance I create.
A more robust understanding of Karma goes deeper than just action. The shape of our lives is dictated by the thoughts that flow through our heads. If my thoughts are kind, loving, and honest, so will my actions be. If my actions are kind, loving, and honest, I am more likely to create circumstances, through Karma, where my kindness and love are returned to me. If I ponder kindness, I am more likely to see other people being kind and I will be looking for opportunities to show kindness. Therefore, through my thoughts and actions, my world is created by Karma to return to me the sum of those thoughts and actions.
Mormonism’s equivalent to Karma would be the Law of the Harvest as taught by Jesus in the New Testament. We reap what we sow. Our harvest is dictated by the seeds of thought and actions we plant in our lives. Karma, or the Law of the Harvest, goes hand in hand with Mormonism’s emphasis on agency. But typically, where our focus is only on our individual capacity for action, Karma puts our personal agency in its proper global context.
My thoughts precipitate my free agency. My free agency interacts with the Karma to return to me the sum of my thoughts. But, as no man is an island, my agency exists in a world of other agents. We all participate in the Law of the Harvest, or Karma, to collectively create the world we live in. The sad state of the world at any given time is created by all of humanity. However, the happy state of any small corner of the world, our small corner, is created by our ourselves and those we love.
What kind of responsibility comes along with the Law of Karma? How must we act to create the best world for ourselves and our communities? Karma sets us up perfectly for…
No direct Sanskrit to English translation exists for Dharma. This presents a problem because there are so many different ideas contained within that single word. It is full, rich, and pregnant with meaning. Notable Hindu scholar Eknath Easwaran translates the concept of Dharma as our duty to the “Universal Law which holds all life together in unity.” Elsewhere he states that Dharma is the essential order of the Universe, its integrity, and harmony.
The Universal Law that brings order, integrity, and harmony to the Universe is a law of relationality. All things, through Karma, are related to each other in one form or another. And Dharma is our responsibility to this universal relationality. What sort of responsibility do I have in a universe where everything is my neighbor?
Jesus taught a form of Dharma when He was asked what the greatest commandment was. To love God with all your heart and to love your neighbor as yourself. This teaching tells us that the responsibility I have to a universe full of neighbors is that of love. I am to love my God and the work of His hand with all my heart. And I am to love my neighbors as myself.
The Bhagavad Gita expands upon this concept of Dharma and eventually shows that, while a person’s individual Dharma is suited to their life, it all ultimately works toward the highest Dharma of love. On this law or duty hang all the laws, prophets, rituals, ordinances, and sacrifices—love.
However, one aspect of Dharma certainly distinguishes it from the Christian ethic of love. It is the necessity to work towards our Dharma without any motivation for a reward. In fact, The Bhagavad Gita makes sure you understand this one idea. Chapter 2 verses 47-49 states that “you have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward… Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.”
Dharma asks that we do our duty to love, but without care for a reward. For me, this was a hard lesson to learn. Before I read The Bhagavad Gita my mantra was “obedience brings the blessings of heaven.” I obey because I want God to bless me. However, upon closer inspection, this motivation is a bit mercenary. On the surface, I might feel like I’m obeying because I love God but at heart, I am obeying because I want the reward for obedience—heaven. It makes my relationship with God a transaction. God becomes a cosmic vending machine.
This is not a relationship of love. In fact, it is hardly a relationship at all. If our’s is to be a relationship of love, then it requires that I am not motivated to right action by want of a reward. Love is not transactional, love is a grace—a gift— given without requirement of worthiness or reward. As I live the highest Dharma of love, it changes me at an essential level and, through Karma, changes the world around me. Dharma creates a life worth living and a world worth living in. I am able to fully love my family, my neighbor, my environment, and the sometimes mundane responsibilities of life. And that is reward enough for me. Any heaven I might attain is just icing on the Dharma cake.
Both Karma and Dharma rest upon the underlying truth of the Oneness of all things. One of my favorite verses of the Bhagavad Gita says, “they live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them” (2:55). On a physical level, this is easy to see. All things, yourself included, are made up of an assortment of molecules which are a certain assortment of atoms. All living things share much of the same DNA. In fact, the only difference between you and banana is a few variations of DNA sequences. The air I breathe has molecules of oxygen that have existed for millennia and have traveled through uncountable sets of lungs.
But in Hinduism, this commonality goes deeper than just our bodies. Brahman is the Sanskrit word for the ultimate spiritual reality which lies at the base of all things. Everything in the world—-rocks, animals, plants, and people—-derive their existence from this Brahman. This reality pervades an understanding of Karma and Dharma. All things are so closely spiritual related that it isn’t unfathomable to see how small thoughts or actions can tug on the Karmic strings in a certain way to bring about your life circumstances. And it isn’t hard to understand why we should live the highest Dharma of love for all things when all things are your physical and spiritual neighbor.
This transcendent oneness of all things can be found in the Sanskrit phrase Tat Tvam Asi which translates to Thou Art That. Thou is a pronoun implying sacredness. You are a thou—-a sacred subjective individual. And you are made of the same spiritual material as that creature. Which implies that this creature is also a thou—-a sacred subjective individual. This principle elevates and makes divine every single thing in the universe. I have a sacred responsibility to act in harmony (Dharma) with this universe of sacred things.
Thou art that implies a great deal more than simply that all things are sacred. It expands the boundaries of your personal identity to include all sacred subjects. If I and a thing share the same molecules, breath the same air, and are born from the same spiritual substance, then they are much more than my neighbor. Our selves are blended together in a community of other selves all bound up in a oneness that unifies all things.
And this oneness is not just a simple intellectual exercise. It can be experienced through prayer, meditation, and thoughtfulness. An experience with this spiritual sameness robs one of violence and increases one’s capacity for knowing and expressing love. Speaking from my own experience, I have lost the taste in needlessly killing spiders and insects. The more I seek to learn from and love even these creepy crawlies, the more I grasp their place in this world and see that a peace can exist between our worlds.
This principle of oneness is more at home in Mormonism than most realize. In the Book of Abraham, we learn that God found himself in the midst of eternal intelligence and organized them into all things. We further learn through Joseph Smith in Doctrine and Covenant 93, that intelligence is the fundamental light and truth which our identities were made from. And not just our human identities—all things. There is intelligence in the trees, the animals, the rocks, and within us. Whether the Mormon concept of intelligence and the Hindu concept of universal Brahman are the same is unclear. But that Mormon theology accepts the spiritual nature of all things is telling. And the oneness of that spiritual nature is clear.
I wish that we would dwell on this more as Mormons. As I said above, experiencing this transcendent oneness through contemplation and meditation will change your life. It is one of the best ways to act with more compassion and love towards all things. Without a doubt, it was on Joseph Smith’s mind as he did the work of restoration. Without a doubt, it should be on our minds as we live and act with love in a universe of sacred neighbors.
4 All Paths Lead to Me
Chapter four verse 11 of the Bhagavad Gita presents an interesting idea. Krishna, the main deity of the book, says, “As they approach me, so I receive them. All paths…lead to me.” Hinduism and most spiritual practices of the East approach the concept of religion very differently than we do in the West. In Christianity, and especially in Mormonism, we distinguish ourselves by being a member of a specific religious organization. These ecclesial bodies are an institution or a religious government all their own. In Hinduism, however, there exists no centralized church. There are no specific beliefs one must have or specific ordinances that must be done to be a Hindu. It is all about your personal, individual, spiritual practice. If you want to be a Hindu, practice Hinduism. No formal process is required.
This is one of the first ideas that obviously clashes with Mormonism. The LDS Church and Christianity at large have capitalized on the idea of an organized church. Yes, personal spiritual practice is important, but so are the specific forms it takes, like baptism by immersion or wearing a white shirt on Sunday. And there are distinct advantages an organized church has like the speedy rendering humanitarian aid, and an increased capacity to serve the world at large. So while the idea that spiritual practice being more important than organization membership threatens the very idea of having an organized church in the first place, I still think it’s worth understanding.
The Sanskrit word for this idea is Sadhana which translates to a way of life which lead to the supreme goal. While there are some general shapes that your Sadhana can take it mainly takes the shape of your life. There are many Hindu schools of practice to aid in this process, but because the goal of Hinduism is inner development, the specific steps you take are highly individualized. Hinduism cares more about you having a spiritual practice than about it looking a certain way. This is because any spiritual practice made with devotion is accepted by Krishna. Later in the Bhagavad Gita, Krisha says,
I am the object of all worship, its enjoyer, and Lord…Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart—a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water— I accept with joy. Whatever you do, make it an offering to me—-the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering. In this way…you will come to me…Seeking me in your heart, you will at last be united with me.
This is a beautiful expression. Krisha doesn’t care what shape your offering takes, just that you are offering. He is so eager to be in relation with you, that even your most meager offerings are acceptable and will work toward your spiritual growth.
All spiritual paths take on a value of their own, in this model. Every kind of life and lifestyle can be made sacred, so long as it is made in loving devotion to God and the universe of sacred neighbors. There are as many ways to be a Hindu as there are people on Earth. Perhaps this is why there are no Hindu missionaries. As a spiritual practice, they are less concerned with speaking than listening. Spiritual growth, development, and insight can be found around every corner.
So stepping back into the Mormon framework, I think the lesson to be gained with an understanding of Sadhana, is to care less about how someone else is doing Mormonism. We need to stop patrolling the boundaries and dictating who is in and who is out. As well, with our missionary efforts, people will be able to hear our message better if they see we value the spirituality they already have. Our efforts should be more holistic, as President Hinckley said, “bring with you all that you have of good and truth which you have received from whatever source, and come and let us see if we may add to it.”
Yoga is perhaps the most recognizable Hindu concept, but perhaps one of the least understood. When we think of yoga, we think of postures, stretches, and movements. But, this yoga, or Hatha Yoga, is only one branch of a six-branched tree. There are five other branches that are different forms of breath control, meditation, contemplation, service, study, and specific mantras. Yoga is the forms of thought, spirit, and physical exercise that comprise your Sadhana.
Yoga is the Sanskrit word for yoke. This word should be ringing bells for any Christian as Christ told us to take His yoke upon us. A yoke is a tool used for a unification of efforts. Literally, yoga is the practice of total unification and integration with God. It could be said that our ordinances are the yoga of Mormonism. Although, the lovely thing about yoga is that it seeks to gain unity with the body through posture and breath in an effort to more fluidly integrate our spiritual natures.
As stated, yoga is more than the postures and poses we typically think of. However, this is a wonderful starting point. How can we be expected to master meditation if we are not in unity with our bodies? How can we be expected to more fully unify our spiritual and physical nature if we are waging war on our bodies by how we eat and drink? Hatha yoga is simple and can be adapted to all levels of skill and disability.
Mormonism has a profound theology of the body but we don’t let it permeate our overall practice. The Word of Wisdom is as close as we come but the common understanding of it barely scratches the surface. Our bodies are rightly seen as gifts, but we don’t have a practice of living in unity with that body. Perhaps this is due in part to Mormonism’s roots in puritanical protestant America. But abstaining from a few substances like alcohol and tobacco is a far cry from being unified with our bodies.
Mormonism believes that all spirit is material—just of a finer substance. Therefore, our spiritual practice is a material practice. How can we expect to bring our spiritual lives into order if we live a lifestyle that deprives the body of proper nutrition? How can we move forward with a meditative practice if our brains are constantly trying to keep up with the highs of sugary energy drinks and the crashes of food comas? Learning to live in harmony with our bodies means learning how to eat right, sleep right, and exercise right relative to our individual lives.
It would be wise to participate in and incorporate a practice of Hatha Yoga in our living of Mormonism. After all, Mormons believe in an embodied God and that heaven involves having a perfect union with our own bodies. We should not push into the future the work of unifying our spirit and body.
I promised 9 ways Hinduism is remarkably similar to Mormonism and I’ve only given you 5. So head over to part 2 where we’ll find out how to meditate, commune with God, and attain enlightenment through complete unification with the universe. I know—steep promise. So go drink some Gatorade and get ready for round two.

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About Escape Pod
Escape Pod is the original genre fiction podcast. The first Escape Artists show, launched in 2005 by Serah Eley, it’s become a cornerstone of the short science fiction market and is a Hugo Award finalist for Best Semiprozine.
Edited by Hugo and Campbell winner Mur Lafferty and Clarke Award finalist Valerie Valdes, Escape Pod specializes in science fiction of all forms. Its team works hard to make sure that, like all EA shows, they reflect the breadth and diversity of the field. They take pride in showcasing new authors as well as genre classics.
Escape Pod is a show for science fiction fans. With every episode a standalone, every episode is someone’s first. With hundreds of episodes to choose from, the team have assembled a page of particular standouts for new listeners.
Published weekly by Escape Artists Inc., Escape Pod is produced and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works license.
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EscapePod. The free Science Fiction podcast, brought to you by Escape Artists.
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Arlene's 13 Point Writing Manifesto
The time to write is NOW.
Write every day.
Only cooking utensils belong in the kitchen drawer - not your writing.
Take a pen and notebook with you or use a PDA to write down your thoughts, ideas or observations. You never know when a creative thought will come to you.
Read. Watch films. Listen to music.
You never know what may inspire you so leave yourself open.
Don't make excuses for not finding the time.
It's okay to make mistakes.
Write about subjects that inspire you.
Banish cynicism and negativity.
Be encouraging to others. You never know when you may need their support.
Use your five senses - and your sixth - to find your voice.
A little humility goes a long way - and so does humor!


text: Hamed and Sepideh are not in a relationship anymore; they parted ways and the college years in which they watched movies together are just a far-off memory. Hamed has pursued his passion for music, he has recently released his first album and has been married for a year with a music instructor, Minoo. Sepideh has become an English teacher for preschoolers and is now wed to a builder, Massoud, who ironically can’t seem to build a solid marriage. In spite of everything, Hamed hasn’t forgotten about Sepideh yet and, when she goes back to their hometown, Minoo encourages her husband to meet her and clear his mind about what he really wants. With the collusion of a long time friend who owns a stationer, Hamed orchestrates an accidental meeting with Sepideh, in the attempt to find out more about her current life and, at the same time, to put himself to test.


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Before you can start playing for real money, you’ll need to deposit funds into your Vegas-X account. The platform offers various payment methods, including credit cards, e-wallets, and bank transfers.
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Creating an account on Vegas-X is your gateway to a world of excitement and entertainment. Follow this guide, and you’ll be ready to explore the thrilling games and generous promotions that await you on this platform.

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Paradise Tanager. Found in humid tropical and subtropical forests in the western and northern Amazon Basin in South America, it occurs in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil and the Guianas.
Scary Harpy - This Harpy Eagle (Harpia Harpyja), one of the largest birds, knows how to look scary. I know, some don't like the nictitating membrane on photos but I like it in this case. Please tell me, would you prefer this photo with it visible or not?

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The HouseBand began as monthly jam sessions at Jim Dandy’s on South Avenue.
Jamie was released from the hospital on July 22 and transferred to the Children’s Institute.
She will receive her award this October at the Ohio Library Council’s convention in Cincinnati.
The police have the right to see a person’s driver’s license, car registration and insurance papers.
The Steel Valley Cluster dog show, now in its 24th year, is one of the top five largest outdoor dog shows in the U.S.
investigators said they found an active meth lab inside a large canvas gym bag in the dining room.
There has not been a reported case of Ebola in the Mahoning Valley.
The highest count of E. Coli bacteria was at the walking bridge. It was 127, which is considered safe.
Health officials claim the numbers of under-insured or uninsured in the two counties has dropped by about 45 percent.
The Sheriff’s office spends roughly $1.7 million every year for jail medical services.
The stretch of road between Tippecanoe Road and Hitchcock Road was completely rebuilt within the last 10 years.
A three-car pileup resulted in the death of one driver as well as three horses.
Thursday, organizers expected 15,000 visitors.
Visitors are encouraged to avoid areas where algae are present.
The hearing is scheduled for August 24.
Here’s an update on the Common Core State Standards and how legislatures are responding to parents, schools, and the out-out movement.
The $1-million project means four fewer traffic lights.
A bill proposed in April would add Ohio to the list of state’s that only require a single plate.
Three men burst through the door of a home on Lancer Court N.W. and took off with several items in the house, including a puppy.
Waddell Pool has not been open since the summer of 2013.
The girls ran into the crowd at the Salem Super Cruise and have not been seen since June 27.
A half percent increase in the earned income tax is on the special election ballot Tuesday.
Ware joined Kevin Johns, who pleaded guilty Tuesday.
Kayla Liller is undergoing a pre-sentencing investigation before her court date is set.
A jury convicted Kevin Downs on a charge of public indecency, but he was found not guilty of two more serious charges.
Andrew Kocak was released from prison last week after serving less than a year of his three-year sentence.
Mill Creek Park closed its three lakes July 10 after finding high levels of the bacteria E. Coli in the water.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
The Weight of Weight
Well it happened again. I blinked twice and put on 15 lbs. I ran out of my Metformin around the holidays and my doctor had fallen and hurt her neck, so it took a month and a half to get it refilled. At first I was fine. I kept weighing myself and I wasn't gaining. Then one day I went to the dr. and I had gained 5 lbs. Then a week later a few more lbs. My doctor calls it the PCOS freight train. Once my hormones get out of wack I go into metabolic sydrome and start putting on weight like nobody's business. First you have to put the brakes on the train. Which finally last week I dropped 2 lbs, which means the brakes have been applied. Then you can start loosing weight again. After I stopped drinking in July I lost 25 lbs very easily. But, after about 4 months I started to eat a lot of junk and was down to only 1 metformin a day. As of today I have been back on 2 metformin a day for the past 2 weeks. And yes, I got to enjoy all the lovely side effects. Today is the first day I didn't wake up with an upset stomach. There were days I felt like throwing up all day. Days I spent hours in the restroom. It's not pretty but its real. PCOS is real. And, no matter how hard you try, when you gain the weight back that you lost it always sucks. On top of that, you gain it so quickly it comes on so fast. You wake up one day and go oh shit I gained 15 lbs. You know its been about 4 years since I have been a good healthy weight. I have been trying for the past 4 years to lose this weight. It is an emotional and physical burden. It not only hurts my health, but it effects how I feel about myself. I have pretty much my whole life ranged between a size 4 and a size 10. Now I wear a size 16 and frankly its weird. I look in the mirror and I still don't recognize the person staring back at me. I pretty much live in t-shirts and sweat pants. I wanted so badly to have a the big wedding Sean and I never got, but I refuse to plan a wedding like this. Talk to me when I am a size 10 and then maybe we can start planning. I know that sounds so superficial, but its just how I feel and what I want. Yes, health and having a family someday are my main concerns, but I also want to feel good about myself. There is an emotional weight to weight. It can't be measured in lbs are dress sizes, but in feelings and insecurities. Either I am going to have to lose this weight, or I need to accept myself just the way I am. Something in me keeps telling me "don't give up". So I keep getting knocked down, and I keep getting back up. So let's do this. It's just another round in my fight with PCOS.

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In a past post, I invited readers to let me know if they were looking for anything in particular I could curate from my 70,000+ garden photos, I got a comment requesting photos of boxwoods in front yard gardens.
I just cannot find the comment
I can’t remember if it came on Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, a comment on this blog, an email, a text, certified mail, or carrier pigeon. I do remember they wanted to see photos of boxwoods in front yards. My apologies to that reader – but here you go!
Disclaimer: Among the photos below are some of privets, which can be substantially taller than boxwoods. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference in photos, but they can serve the same design purposes.
My own front yard could use some boxwoods
I don’t have any boxwoods in my front garden – though I have considered a low boxwood wall around the entire front yard to help “contain” it. My grassless front yard garden is a cacophony of perennials and shrubs. It has little structure. It could use some.
I do have boxwoods in my back garden, in a raised bed potager garden. These are dwarf English boxwoods – they only get to about two feet tall, maximum. I had to order them through a nursery, as they didn’t have 18 or so of the identical pants I needed for this project. I planted them about 18″ apart (if memory serves).
For a potager garden, you have to provide some sort of enclosure, boxwoods are perfect for that. In my potager, it is in a raised concrete block bed, boxwoods and gravel path form a classic cross, and it has a centerpiece. Originally mine was a rose standard, which lasted about five years. Now it’s a fountain, wich has a longer lifespan than a fussy rose standard.
And a potager usually has vegetables. I started with vegetables – lettuces, beans, peppers and such – but found that the tree I planted across the driveway (at the same time I built the potager) grew to shade the potager. Now I’m on a life-long quest to find something to grow there with some shade until noon. Low-growing bugleweed, with a tall penstemon in the center of each of the four potager quadrants, seems to have held up for a few years there, and looks respectable.
Boxwood are any number of Buxus plants, there are lots of varieties and cultivars. If you’re going to be using them as a design element and planting multiples, make sure they’re all the same plant.
They need full or part sun, and well-draining soil. Until established, after about two years, they’ll need at least weekly watering. If you can plant them to avoid winter winds, all the better.
Once they were established, it’s safe to say it is the plant in the garden I give the least thought to. They never need watering beyond rain and they seem to be impervious to pests and disease.
I shear my boxwoods only two or three times a year to keep the edges crisp. Mine are simple squared-off “L” shaped rectangles. All 18 plants now look like one unified design.
Are there any garden features I can find for you?
Whatever it is, I may have it in my 70,000+ photos! Let me know- leave a message below. Here are other garden features I’ve assembled from my photo collection.
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This title provides an insight into the original context, qualities and influence of George Orwell's essays and provides the first extended examination of his genius as an essayist. George Orwell ranked his essays among his greatest literary achievements. In modern English literature they are praised as the finest accomplishments of the form. More than half a century after his death, Peter Marks gives them the scholarly attention they merit. We gain a better understanding of Orwell by properly understanding his essays. Mark's sophisticated account of the essay form explains why its flexible properties are the ideal tool for Orwell's critical and political thinking. Situating the essays in their original periodical contexts we see how Orwell manipulates his approach across a range of journals so as to entertain, convince or provoke his expected readers. We are privy to the rhetorical tactics a master uses to convince his audience. Exploring the popularity of the essay's beyond his death, we realize how the essays have influenced Orwell's posthumous reputation. A major contribution to our interpretation of Orwell, this critical study unravels the variety, complexity and, occasional inconsistency, of essays by one of the greatest writers of the form.
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Faith of Cranes weaves together three parallel narratives: the plight and beauty of sandhill cranes, one man's effort to recover hope amid destructive climate change, and the birth of a daughter.
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is a love song to the beauty and worth of the lives we are able to lead in the world just as it is, troubled though it be. Lentfer's storytelling achieves its joys and universality not via grand summations but via grounded self-giving, familial intimacy, funny friendships, attentive griefs, and full-bodied immersion in the Alaskan rainforest. The writing is honest, intensely lived, and overflowing with heart: broken, mended, and whole." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K
and God Laughs & PlaysHank Lentfer
listened to cranes passing over his home in southeast alaska for twenty years before bothering to figure out where they were going. On a very visceral level, he didn't want to know. After all, cranes gliding through the wide skies of Alaska are the essence of wildness. But the same animals, pecking a living between the cornfields and condos of California's Central Valley, seem trapped and diminished. A former wildlife biologist and longtime conservationist, Lentfer had come to accept that no number of letters to the editor or trips to D.C. could stop the spread of clear cuts, alter the course of climate change, or ensure that his beloved cranes would always appear. And he had no idea that following the paths of cranes would lead him to the very things he was most afraid of: parenthood, responsibility, and actions of hope in a frustrating and warming world. Faith of Cranes
is Lentfer's quiet, lyrical memoir of his home and community near Glacier Bay that reveals a family's simple acts -- planting potatoes, watching cranes, hunting deer -- as well as a close and eccentric Alaskan community. It shows how several thousand birds and one little girl teach a new father there is no future imaginable that does not leave room for compassion and grace.


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The largest mass vaccination effort is expected to begin by month-end in Dominica and some doses will be shared with neighbouring nations, said Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday as he thanked India for its quick response.
Speaking in a live broadcast, after receiving 70,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine by way of a flight from Barbados, Skerrit said he was thankful for the considerations made to his country by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, considering how small his island’s population is, compared to other nations with considerably more influence.
Skerrit told Dominicans: “Being the leader of a small Caribbean island, with a population of 72,000 people, I did not fancy chances of getting such a swift, positive response, to my request of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. One would have thought, that in a global pandemic such as this, that nation’s size and might would have been the primary considerations. It is to the credit of Prime Minister Modi, that our request was considered on merit, and the equality of our people was recognized.”
Skerrit vowed that in under three weeks’ time, the mass vaccination programme will begin for Dominicans.
The Dominican leader said: “The highly hailed, Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, that we have taken possession of this evening, ensures that Dominica will launch the largest vaccination campaign in modern history in our country. I am pleased to announce that the vaccine tonight will be placed in the custody of central medical stores, and from tomorrow, we will proceed to advance our public awareness campaign to include the registration of persons interested in receiving vaccines.
“I have been advised by the Ministry of Health that we will start the vaccination exercise on February 22nd 2021.”
Just as in other territories, frontline workers and those who are in at-risk categories will be the first to receive doses, as well as cabinet members, said Skerrit.
He also revealed that the other Eastern Caribbean states are to benefit from the doses Roseau has received from the Indian government.
“Just to say to my dear brothers and sisters in Dominica, that in the spirit of our usual togetherness and brotherly love, Dominica will be sharing with a couple member states of the OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) from this gift that which we received from India,” Skerrit said. “So arrangements will be made, to have some of the vaccines airlifted, as early as Thursday to some of our brothers, so that their frontline workers can be vaccinated in our effort to stamp out this deadly virus.” (SB)


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We assessed the utility of using anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and clinical features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM), oligo/amenorrhea (OA), and hyperandrogenism (HA) for diagnosing PCOS, and compared their diagnostic accuracy with those of classical diagnostic systems.
A total of 606 females were admitted to a university hospital with menstrual irregularities or symptoms of hyperandrogenism were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Fasting blood samples were collected. Pelvic and/or abdominal ultrasonography and clinical examination were performed. Patients were evaluated for the presence of PCOS according to conventional diagnostic criteria. The diagnostic performance of using serum AMH levels alone and in various combinations with the clinical features of PCOM, OA, and HA were investigated.
For the diagnosis of PCOS, the combination of OA and/or HA with AMH showed 83 % sensitivity and 100 % specificity according to the Rotterdam criteria; 83 % sensitivity and 89 % specificity according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria; and 82 % sensitivity and 93.5 % specificity according to the Androgen Excess Society (AES) criteria.
The serum AMH level is a useful diagnostic marker for PCOS and is correlated with conventional diagnostic criteria. The combination of AMH level with OA and/or HA markedly increased the clinical scope for PCOS diagnosis and can be introduced as a possible objective criterion for the diagnosis of this disease.
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We would like to thank Scott Mathyk, Begum Aydogan MD, Metehan Imamoglu MD, Yasemin Kurban, Kiymet Guler for their sincere support and technical assistance.
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Capsule Serum AMH levels alone is a useful marker for diagnosis of PCOS. The combination of the serum AMH level with HA and/or OA markedly increases the diagnostic capability for PCOS and can be introduced as an objective and well structured criterion.
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Sahmay, S., Aydin, Y., Oncul, M. et al. Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: AMH in combination with clinical symptoms. J Assist Reprod Genet 31, 213–220 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-013-0149-0
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‘What a joke’: Shaw not happy about reported logo change
Collingwood legend Tony Shaw says the AFL have more pressing issues to address than changing their logo.
The Herald Sun reports the AFL is set to invest a six-figure sum as they look to refresh their ageing logo.
But Shaw didn’t see the need, telling Macquarie Sports Radio the money would be better spent looking after the game’s grassroots clubs.
“What a deadset joke,” he said of the plan.
“What’s wrong with the AFL – I have been on this for years. In Victoria, there are country and metro clubs who are folding because they don’t have money.
“Now the AFL are saying the (number of participants) are doing through the roof but that’s on the back of AFL Women’s.”
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