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Wise perspective — Reinke has clearly spent some time thinking through the effects our smartphones have on us and yet he somehow manages to avoid the harangues that many of us fall into. Instead, Reinke endeavors to answer a very reasonable question: “What is the best use of my smartphone in the flourishing of my life?”
Self-examination — A flourishing life comes by keeping a diligent watch over our hearts (Prov 4:23) and this book spends more time addressing motivations rather than mechanics. Whether you’re a technophile or a technophobe you’re still wielding a powerful tool. Wield wisely.
Parental help — 12 Ways isn’t for parents per se but this book will equip parents to teach their kids how to walk wisely in a smartphone age. Several times I found myself thinking “My kids need to know/hear this” or “That’s a much clearer explanation of what I’ve been trying to get across to the boys.”
If you read the book and find nothing to glean then, as the Yardbirds sang, you’re a better man than I.
Outside of Scripture, this passage strikes me as one of the most poignant depictions of man’s bondage to sin.
This semester saw Boy #1 and Boy #2 in a course on Great Books of the Western World that included a reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. As expected, Shakespeare required a little bit of work on the front end–it takes some effort to re-calibrate the mind’s ear for old English written in verse–but in the end the labor was not in vain. That Bill Shakespeare will give you something to talk about.
The tragedy is best known for Prince Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy and rightfully so. But on this reading I found my mind more occupied with King Claudius’ failed attempt at repentance for the murder of his brother (King Hamlet) that enabled him to steal his brother’s throne and his wife. Outside of Scripture, this passage strikes me as one of the most poignant depictions of man’s bondage to sin.
O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven;
It hath the primal eldest curse upon’t —
A brother’s murder. Pray can I not:
Though inclination be as sharp as will,
My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent,
And, like a man to double business bound
I stand in pause where I shall first begin,
And both neglect. What if this cursed hand
Were thicker than itself with brother’s blood —
Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens
To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercy
But to confront the visage of offense?
And what’s in prayer but this twofold force,
To be forestalled ere we come to fall,
Or pardoned being down? Then I’ll look up.
My fault is past; but O, what form of prayer
Can serve my turn? ‘Forgive me my foul murder’?
That cannot be, since I am still possessed
Of those effects for which I did the murder:
My crown, mine own ambition, and my Queen.
May one be pardoned and retain th’ offense?
In the corrupted currents of this world
Offense’s gilded hand may shove by justice,
And oft ’tis seen the wicked prize itself
Buys out the law. But ’tis not so above:
There is no shuffling, there the action lies
In his true nature, and we ourselves compelled
Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults
To give in evidence. What then? What rests?
Try what repentance can. What can it not?
Yet what can it, when one cannot repent?
O wretched state! O bosom black as death!
O limed soul, that, struggling to be free,
Art more engaged! Help, angels: make assay.
Bow, stubborn knees; and heart, with strings of steel,
Be soft as sinews of the new-born babe
All may be well.
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below.
Words without thoughts never to heaven go.
I’m no connoisseur of parenting books but I’ve read a few. Here are some random thoughts.
I’m no connoisseur of parenting books but I’ve read a few. Some random thoughts:
No one book has the corner on parenting wisdom. The only Father who could provide the definitive parenting manual didn’t and I doubt anyone else can.
I’ve yet to find a “rosetta stone” in print for even one of my kids let alone all six. No one has kids just like mine so how could they have all the answers I’m looking for?
I can’t remember any specific tips or actionable intelligence from the books I’ve read. What I do remember is much more broad–a general perspective or overall philosophy which may/may not be helpful.
What my wife and I learn outside of the books is greater than what we’ve learned inside of the books. For better or worse, our parents and our own experience have been the richest parenting guides.
A renewed emphasis on the centrality of gospel & grace, while helpful, sometimes leaves the impression that law & discipline aren’t essential for Christ-like parenting. The only perfect father on record gave his children laws for their benefit (Psa 19:7ff; Gal 3:24).
Maybe the problem isn’t that we haven’t learned how to present the gospel but that we haven’t learned to prize it.
As a powerful member of the clergy class I receive promos for new books and Bible studies from various publishers. True, the hoi polloi could get all the previews that I receive but they would need to ask for it. I get mine unsolicited. #blessed
Tell Someone is a new book on personal evangelism from which Lifeway has developed a small group Bible study. The author is Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship (CA) and founder of Harvest Crusades. According to the back of his book, “more than 439,900 have registered professions of faith” at his crusades so he’s an experienced coach. From the Lifeway email blast:
Sharing your faith can be terrifying. But starting just takes one courageous step. In this new six-session Bible study, Greg Laurie will show you how to share your faith—simply by using your personal testimony. Once you begin telling the story of your own faith journey, you might find that you actually enjoy evangelism.
Laurie doesn’t really break any new ground unless you’ve never been exposed to the casual/conversational/relational/testimonial model of evangelism touted by previous authors here, here, here, and here. On the plus side the book–I haven’t seen the small group version–articulates the gospel clearly and accurately. And that brings me to my point.
In both the book (10 chapters) and small group curriculum (six sessions) “What Is the Gospel?” comes as the penultimate chapter/session which means the reader/participant hears why,
where, when, and how to share the gospel before they’re even told what the gospel is. What is the rationale behind this ordering? I imagine the forthcoming companion study, MarrySomeone, in which the unwitting man-child is snookered (by the female author) into marrying his long-time girlfriend:
Session 1: Why Propose Marriage?
Session 2: When & Where to Propose Marriage
Session 3: How to Propose Marriage
Session 4: The Power of Romance
Session 5: What Is Marriage?
Session 6: Close the Deal
What then? Are we overreacting to the table of contents? May it never be! For it is written:
Study the table of contents to obtain a general sense of the book’s structure; use it as you would a road map before taking a trip. It is astonishing how many people never even glance at a book’s table of contents unless they wish to look something up in it. In fact, many authors spend a considerable amount of time in creating the table of contents, and it is sad to think their efforts are often wasted. . . a table of contents can be valuable, and you should read it carefully before going on to the rest of the book. -Mortimer Adler, How to Read a Book, 33.
And if the table of contents is by design then certain authorial implications follow. In the case of Tell Someone I take it that Laurie (et al) believes the enthusiasm gap in evangelism can be addressed by better methodology. For my part I think prioritizing methodology will, in most cases, end up perpetuating that gap. Lewis once said “just as men spontaneously praise whatever they value, so they spontaneously urge us to join them in praising it.”
Maybe the problem isn’t that we haven’t learned how to present the gospel but that we haven’t learned to prize it. I don’t know how that changes when the gospel is relegated to one chapter near the end of the book.
Following up on the previous post, if you’re looking for some devotional material to go along with you Bible reading I have two recommendations:
The Valley of Vision (Arthur Bennett) is a collection of prayers drawn from Puritan writings. The prayers have no dates assigned to them (i.e. no reading plan) & you won’t find any Scripture references–they supplement your Bible reading. The entries are brief but unbelievably rich. I’ve found these readings very profitable when I’m feeling dry or in need of a spiritual jump-start.
For the Love of God (D. A. Carson, 2 vols) offers a systematic reading plan through the Bible. The reading schedule is more ambitious than the all too common verse-a-day devotionals. If you keep to the reading plan you would read through the NT and Psalms twice and the rest of OT once–you can do it in one year (2chpt/day) or two (4chpts/day). Each day’s reading has one page of “commentary” from Carson that seeks to provide “a framework for what the Bible says.” [This content is also offered free online as a blog.]
Hope you find this helpful. Feel free to comment with your own recommendations.
If you’re in the market to buy your (grand)kids a book or two for Christmas, you might be interested in some of the suggestions offered in this Mortification of Spin podcast.
It should go without saying but I’ll say it anyway: The Chronicles of Narnia(C. S. Lewis) should be at the top of every list for young children. [If you have no intention to purchase any of these books or are otherwise indifferent to their availability in your home, please report yourself to DFACS now]
On the lighter end, I’ll go ahead and recommend The Wingfeather Saga (Andrew Peterson) although our family is still only in book 2. Not exactly on par with the Narnia books but an entertaining read with more action. Short chapters make the reading seem more manageable and the characters and creatures are unique (the Igiby kids, Fangs of Dang, cave blats, toothy cows, etc).
Feel free to make your own recommendations by responding to this post.
I just started reading The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. The book was prominently displayed in a group of bestsellers at our local LifeWay store and, needing another entry for a book review series, I decided to pick up a copy.
No need to get into specifics but let’s just say that this quote from J. C. Ryle’s Holiness was running through my head as I read:
It is vain to shut our eyes to the fact that there is a vast quantity of so-called Christianity nowadays which you cannot declare positively unsound, but which, nevertheless, is not full measure, good weight and sixteen ounces to the pound. It is a Christianity in which there is undeniably ‘something about Christ and something about grace and something about faith and something about repentance and something about holiness’, but it is not the real ‘thing as it is’ in the Bible. Things are out of place and out of proportion.
I’m only four chapters in but at this point I’d place the book securely between “out of proportion” and “unsound.”
I suggest that we accept a different approach to the question ‘What is philosophy?’ and start from a very simple proposition, one that contains the central question of all philosophy: that the human being, as distinct from God, is mortal or, to speak like the philosophers, is a ‘finite being’, limited in space and time. As distinct from animals, moreover, a human being is the only creature who is aware of his limits. He knows that he will die, and that his near ones, those he loves, will also die. Consequently he cannot prevent himself from thinking about this state of affairs, which is disturbing and absurd, almost unimaginable. And, naturally enough, he is inclined to turn first of all to those religions which promise ‘salvation’ . . . .
But for those who are not convinced, and who doubt the truth of [religion’s] promises of immortality, the problem of death remains unresolved. Which is where philosophy comes in . . . .
Unable to bring himself to believe in a God who offers salvation, the philosopher is above all one who believes that by understanding the world, by understanding ourselves and others as far as our intelligence permits, we shall succeed in overcoming fear, through clear-sightedness rather than blind faith.
In other words, if religions can be defined as ‘doctrines of salvation’, the great philosophies can also be defined as doctrines of salvation (but without the help of a God).
Satan will come on with new temptations when old ones are too weak. In a calm prepare for a storm. The tempter is restless, impudent, and subtle; he will suit his temptations to your constitutions and inclinations. . . If your knowledge is weak–he will tempt you to error. If your conscience is tender–he will tempt you to scrupulosity and too much preciseness, as to do nothing but hear, pray, and read. If your consciences be wide and large–he will tempt you to carnal security. If you are bold-spirited–he will tempt you to presumption; if timorous, to desperation; if flexible, to inconstancy; if proud and stiff, to gross folly. Therefore still fit for fresh assaults, make one victory a step to another. When you have overcome a temptation, take heed of unbending your bow, and look well to it, that your bow is always bent, and that it remains in strength. When you have overcome one temptation, you must be ready to enter the battle with another.
-Thomas Brooks, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices


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Handguns figure in the intertwining lives of nine people. Warren shoots his wife Helen's lover and his defense is that he thought he was shooting an intruder. She leaves him; the lawyer helps her get a job with a nutty, reclusive computer wizard who waves a pistol about, sometimes at Helen. Tennel, the computer geek's ex-assistant, lands a video-store job and is smitten by Annabel Lee, an aggressive street kid who likes complaining about men to her pistol-packing psychotic brother to set him off. In secret, Annabel starts an affair with the lawyer, who has both a pistol and a gay lover, who becomes jealous. He has a pistol too. A cool (and armed) cop stays on Warren's tail.Written by
Guns Guns Guns Guns Guns. You know someone's got to die. But will we care?
In a film all about guns, it doesn't take long before some blood is spilled. Part social commentary, part dark comedy, "All The Rage" finds its place just behind making a strong point about gun ownership and their use by the general American public. Making its world premiere at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival, this film touches upon issues like irreverence and obsession but doesn't dwell on the morality, inherent danger and potential for misuse.
Being a Canadian, I feel extremely fortunate to live in a country that is not infested with firearms and hope that will never change. The prevalent, ingrained element of guns in American society always exists as a threat to us, the Northern neighbours who live in awe of the lifestyles and death counts. We all fear that one day we may find ourselves in the same boat. If nothing else divides us, I hope at least that this will never change.
The cast features many established, well known and popular actors, some in drastic departures from what we're accustomed to seeing them in, and some not so much. Everyone seems to be putting forth the effort that would make any director proud, but somehow this directorial debut is lacking something.
The setting of the film feels almost like a cartoon comic strip with characters who behave in strange and often irrational ways. I feel this lack of a realistic backdrop takes away from the film's potential to deliver a strong message or generate much of an emotional response from the audience. Few of the film's realistic character portrayals lend enough to give the film's overall sense that of a serious one. Therefore, it's hard to take this film seriously. It wasn't terribly funny either. I hate to say it, but some of the most enjoyable elements of this film for me were the music selections, including a great opening song from Talking Head David Byrne. During the film festival, I tend to be more generous than usual, but I can't say this film won me over.
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Worried by the increasing rate of non communicable disease in the country, the African Institute of Public Health Professionals (AIPHP) in collaboration with National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) convened a three-Day conference to deliberate on the best solutions.
NOUN vice chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said the institution is committed to increasing access to quality education to Nigerians and to allow all categories of Nigerians to study with flexibility of Open Learning.
Represented by deputy vice chancellor academic, Prof. Uduma Uduma Orji, the VC said, “This conference is one way of getting the academia to interface with industry to compare notes and forge a way forward in trying to provide lasting solutions to public health challenges bedeviling the African continent for a very long time and in particular the COVID 19 pandemic.”
On his part, the World Health Organization (WHO) county representative, Dr Dralter Kazadi Mulombo urged all to put hands together towards prevention and cancer control in Nigeria.
Speaking at Nigeria 2021 3rd annual interactional public health conference, on the theme, “Communicable disease in Africa: challenges, epidemiology, prevention and control,” Mulombo reminded the conference that Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, mental, neurological and substance use are the world’s biggest killers.
“These diseases share common risk factors which include tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and air pollution,” he noted.
The registrar of AIPHP, Ayodele Bankole James said the issue of health has to be looked into holistically, saying that anyone with any of the non-communicable disease becomes more vulnerable when attacked by a communicable disease like the COVID-19.
According to him, “Africa needs more public health professionals, research and development. For AIPHP, the key question is : Which growth should we strive for-especially after the conference?”
On his part, the chairman governing council of AIAPH, Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu announced the implementation of a series of capacity building programmes on leadership and management for healthcare professionals across the continent.

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Steroid therapy and the risk of osteonecrosis in SARS patients: a dose-response meta-analysis
This meta-analysis synthesized current evidence from 10 trials to evaluate the association between steroid therapy and osteonecrosis incidence in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Our results suggest that higher cumulative doses and longer treatment durations of steroids are more likely to lead to the development of osteonecrosis in SARS patients.
The link between steroid treatment and the risk of osteonecrosis in SARS patients remains unknown. The present meta-analysis aimed to examine the dose-response association between steroid therapy and osteonecrosis incidence in SARS patients. The sex differences in the development of steroid-induced osteonecrosis were also examined.
We searched PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, and WANFANG for studies that involved steroid therapy and reported osteonecrosis data in SARS patients. Two authors independently extracted the data from the individual studies, and the rate ratio (RR) of osteonecrosis was calculated using random-effect models.
Ten studies with 1137 recovered SARS patients met the inclusion criteria. Close relationships between osteonecrosis incidence and both the cumulative dose and treatment duration of steroids were observed. The summary RR of osteonecrosis was 1.57 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.30–1.89, p < 0.001) per 5.0 g increase in the cumulative dose of steroids and was 1.29 (95% CI 1.09–1.53, p = 0.003) for each 10-day increment of increase in treatment duration. The relationship was non-linear (p non-linear < 0.001 and p non-linear = 0.022). There were no significant differences in the risk of developing osteonecrosis between the male and female patients (RR 0.01, 95% CI −0.03 to 0.06, p = 0.582).
SARS patients who received higher cumulative doses and longer treatment durations of steroids were more likely to develop osteonecrosis, and there were no sex differences in this dose-dependent side effect. Our findings suggest that it is important to reduce osteonecrosis risk by modifying the cumulative dose and the treatment duration of steroids in SARS patients.
KeywordsDose-response Osteonecrosis SARS Sex difference Steroid therapy
This work was supported in part by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant (No. LY14H070001).
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Thanks to recent tragedies in Paris and San Bernardino, California, there's been a lot of talk about extremist jihadism and the important differences between this extremist version of Islam and the more widely held, completely peaceful version of Islam that millions of people around the world follow. This week, there was no clearer example of this contrast than what happened during a would-be terrorist attack in Kenya. A group of Muslims protected a group of Christians from the attackers, and it's the one news story you might have missed but definitely shouldn't.
On Monday, a group of Al-Shabaab militants tried to attack a bus of travelers near the border between Kenya and Somalia. The attackers, part of a Somali group that wants to turn the country into a fundamentalist Islamic state (sound familiar?), stopped the bus and ordered the passengers to exit the bus and separate themselves by religion. It's a common tactic for Al-Shabaab operatives: They tend to divide a group between Muslims and Christians, and then shoot the Christians. Knowing this, the Muslim passengers on board began to dress the Christians in Muslim garb and hid them from the attackers. "If you want to kill us, kill us. There are no Christians here," the Muslim passengers reportedly told the Al-Shabaab members.
The militants left but warned that they would return. The brave Muslim passengers helped to avert a serious crisis — there were more than 100 passengers on board, many of them women. Unfortunately, not everyone walked away unscathed. One Christian man tried to run away, but he was shot and killed by the militants, and a driver following the bus was also killed. Still, the story serves as a poignant reminder that the ongoing conflict created by extremist Islamic groups should not position Christians against Muslims throughout the world.
The story is particularly important in light of the recent debate in the United States about allowing Muslim refugees from the Middle East into our borders. Donald Trump boldly called for a ban on all Muslim immigrants because of the security risk that they could potentially pose. (Fortunately, it didn't go over so well.) In an official statement, the Trump campaign said:
Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that only believe in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life.
Trump's announcement came just a day after President Obama addressed the nation about his plan to fight ISIS and the idea of extremist jihadism. Obama encouraged Americans not to equate extremists with Muslims:
We cannot turn against one another by letting this fight be defined as a war between America and Islam. That, too, is what groups like ISIL want… ISIL does not speak for Islam.
Although his speech focused mainly on ISIS and the United States, Obama's words can be applied to any country that is dealing with extremist-inspired terrorism. Kenya has faced attacks from Al-Shabaab since at least 2011, when Kenyan forces entered Somalia to try to shut the group down. Ultimately, it's encouraging to see people in any country coming together to present a unified, religiously diverse front in the wake of the extremist jihadism.

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July 16, 2013
Larry Pullen holds a sign and t-shirts at the vigil. The t-shirts represent the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary and Virginia Tech shootings.
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Every month, supporters of gun regulation hold a vigil outside of the NRA headquarters to honor the victims of shootings, as well as urge Congress to take action. The vigil takes place on the 14th of every month, which is the date of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

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text: Background: Time use studies uncover the organization of daily routine of families of children with disabilities. The objective of this study is to identify determinants of time spent caring for children/adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and typical development (TD). Methods: Participants were caregivers of children/adolescents with/without disability. Structural equation modeling tested a proposed model of time spent in child care. The variables in the model were as follows: questionnaire (families' socioeconomic status [SES]), children's functioning (The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory–Computer Adaptive Test [PEDI-CAT]); hours of care (daily diaries), number of adaptations used, and help with child care (parents' report). Distinct variable combinations explained 78% of the variation in the time to care (TD model), followed by 42% (ASD) and 29% (CP). Results: Adaptations indirectly affected time to care through its effect on functioning (CP); family's SES affected functioning through its effect on adaptation use (ASD). Conclusion: In conclusion, knowledge of factors affecting caregivers' time spent on children's care help occupational therapists implement family-centered strategies.


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New trend in food culture
Cooking is artistic when the visual impact of a dish stimulates the appetite. Put more simply, the eye likes to eat along with the food. In the fusion of cooking and art, this truth is leading to a new trend in food culture. Let a chef who is also an artist show you how paintings are transformed into gourmet creations in such a way that analogies emerge in terms of content and form.
In the cookery art workshop you will learn in a particularly creative way how cooking can be enjoyed not only by the palate but also by the eye. Together you will create delicious food creations from various given pictures, from the starter to the main course and dessert, and arrange entire menus with a lot of imagination, creativity and attention to detail to create culinary works of art.
How are the pictures "done"?
For example, a picture entitled "Colour Symphony" is realised in a very colourful way with variations of spring vegetables. How you interpret the different tasks is up to you in the team - there is no right or wrong. Get involved in a creative and culinary team experience and enjoy the idiosyncratic symbiosis of painted and cooked art.
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There are many wells in the world, some that have a mysterious background, others that are mysterious themselves. There are people that revere them because they are like portals to another realm, shrouded in darkness, and in some instances, even death. The land of Japan is one of those mysterious places that is engrossed with the world beyond the grave, with many wells littering the island from one end to the other.
However, there is only one well in all of Japan that emerges from the depths of legends onto the surface of the truth. A well that is thirsty for blood . . . and pennies.
Sang-hee Kwon was prepared to sell her soul to hell. She stood just beside the bottomless well in the middle of the Shizuka Grove, her single won sitting on top of her thumb. She flipped the coin into the hole in the ground, fully expecting the story of the Shizuka spirit to manifest.
It vanished. She listened, and listened and listed. A tiny splash far below reached her ears, and she lifted her hand to her lips, biting hard enough to draw blood. With this single bead held over the mouth of the well, it fell into the darkness.
"Spirit of Shizuka!" she called in her native Korean tongue, "Come up here!"
The surrounding night air suddenly became eerily still, and very faintly, she could hear disembodied voices whispering around her ears. But when she went to look with her black eyes, she saw nothing.
Glancing back at the well, she saw the apparition of a brightly shining man clad in impressive fantasy-like black armor, and flowing robes. His hair was long and white, and floated about him as though he were underwater. It was blood spattered. And his ice blue eyes saw nothing in front of them.
It was just like in the book. The spirit of Shizuka was real, as had been published. And he was every bit as beautiful as Mimi Taizuka had written. She thought about just staring at him for the rest of the night. That wasn't impossible. He was that endearing to behold.
"A won for the life of one soul, this I am to understand?" he said hollowly, like the wind through an old shack. What shocked her was that he spoke elegantly in pure Korean with the right pronunciation and even the right regional dialect. But in the Taizuka book, she had testified that the spirit had spoke in plain English.
"My name is Sang-hee Kwon," she replied, not even the slightest hint of fear in her voice. "And I am to be married soon."
He said nothing to this. So she detailed further.
"My family is extremely traditional, and they have selected a husband for me to marry. I have never met this man, and yet, they insist on it. I do not believe in their ways, but I know that my father would disown me if I refused."
"You have considered leaving?"
"My family is poor. They believe this marriage will bring them much money into the household, but I value love more than I value won."
"But you do not even value your soul as to throw it away for something so trivial?"
She reached up and let down her long dark hair from the bun she'd had it in.
"I live for now. And tomorrow, I am to meet this man in the city of Tokyo. I am certain what kind of man he is. I am told he is in the banking industry, and I also hear rumor that his money practices are less than noble."
"Seeds of discord sown by your elder sister."
Sang-hee's dark eyes widened. "Are you telling me that my sister . . . is jealous? I know that she was never content with marrying a farmer, but to say such things . . ."
"A word of caution I leave with you," the spirit began. "When I have dragged the soul to hell you speak of, I--"
"I know," she interrupted. "I came here knowing exactly what the risks were. You don't have to explain to me, Annijo."
"Then you have heard of me from Taizuka Mimi's memoirs of her life?"
Sang-hee nodded fervently. "Yes! That was how I was able to find you. Even though I am from Korea, my family sent me overseas to marry this man that comes from a branch of our family that broke away from us seventy-six years ago. And I must confess I don't want to marry! I want to be an independent woman, like the ones I see in the city, who need no man to support themselves."
"You fear to leave your family because to do so would leave you with nothing."
She must have looked so pathetic to him. She could just see it now. She was only slightly taller than five feet high at the age of twenty, and though she wore a simple outfit, she knew it was shabby compared to the spirit's garb. She really must've looked poor. And her story would have made a bad soap opera look good. She had nothing, and that was why she wasn't afraid to offer up her soul just to save the life she had.
"Your reasoning is clouded by feelings," Annijo stated blandly. "If I were to indeed drag his soul to hell, would your family not just choose another suitor?"
"No. It is considered unlucky to my family if the man that is to marry a bride dies before the wedding. They will consider it an omen. Perhaps they will give up on the idea."
"Very well. It is your soul you leave to chance."
Sang-hee Kwon stated quite clearly with an apparent resolve, "His name is Jun Gin."
The spirit fell silent. He floated there and floated in midair. Normally, she would have been nervous with his muteness, but as she had read in the published book, Mimi Taizuka had stated the spirit had done the same when she first met him. Even now, the Korean woman was wondering what was going on behind those frozen blue eyes.
At last, he broke the silence, declaring, "Jun Gin. A hesitant. A rebel. A qualm. His life is paid for. He will die tomorrow at 10:45 p.m. and I will drag his soul to hell."
It was Friday, and Sang-hee was sitting outside of a nice cafe on the streets of Tokyo, watching the people and cars go by. This place was the spot that she was to meet her future groom, but underlying all of that, she couldn't stop thinking that this man she despised was going to die in thirty minutes, and then she would be free from it all.
The truth was that she had arrived early by an hour, wanting to spend some time alone by herself. She had brought Taizuka's book, titled Shizuka Silent, for the sake of rereading. She just couldn't get the spirit called Annijo out of her mind. It was a pretty name for a pretty man, but she couldn't help but to ponder his background. How long had he haunted that well? Why did he haunt the well?
These questions had been asked by Taizuka herself, and her reasons were multiple. The spirit of Shizuka hadn't reappeared to her yet, and she thought this to be because she had already sold her soul to him, and she would see him again when she died.
Sang-hee herself thought it to be a rather happy, yet sad reunion. Seeing him anytime was a delight, and a mystery. He belonged to a realm people couldn't explain, and Kwon appreciated that. Her family was heavy into Shamanism, and believed in all kinds of spirits inhabiting rocks, trees, water all around them. But Annijo was something altogether different.
He was a reaper of sorts. Taizuka called him a Shinigami, the Japanese translation for a reaper. But it made no sense that he made a deep dark hole his confines. Perhaps she should ask him whenever she saw him again about his background. He was a spirit of few words, so she doubted she would obtain much, but at least it was worth a try. He seemed more than willing to prevent her from selling her soul, but in the end, Sang-hee made the choice herself.
"I'm sorry, but may I sit here?"
She jerked out of her thoughts, noticing a young man dressed in plain average clothes beside her table, slightly out of breath for some reason.
"Y-yes?" she responded in English.
He plopped down in the only other chair at that table and sighed in relief.
"I'm really sorry to be so rude, but today has just not been my day. I was late for work, and then I left my wallet in the taxi I took, and I've been trying to chase it down, but I think it's safe to say that's a lost cause."
Sang-hee half smiled politely at him, taking note of his disheveled black hair and his dark brown eyes. He was thin, but slightly athletic in build. His face was sweaty, but chasing down a taxi in Tokyo probably would work up a sweat. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
"So--I'll just catch my breath and be on my way," he said in between breaths.
"It's alright. I'm not going to chase you off. I was just thinking, that's all."
"Well, I appreciate that," he laughed weakly. "You sure I didn't bother you? Were you reading?"
She glanced down at her book and shrugged her shoulders. "I have read it all already. I just brought it to read again in case I was bored."
"Really? Is it any good?"
She nodded. "Yes, I like it very much. This lady right here in Tokyo published it. She says there is this place just outside of the city called the Shizuka Grove."
"Hmm. Never heard of it. Is it a park?"
"No, it's actually an abandoned piece of land. No one really owns it. I read that it's maintained by a family that lives in close proximity."
"Oh. I see. What's so special about it?" he inquired.
"There's supposed to be a ghost that lives in a well."
His eyebrows lifted. "A ghost? Really? Have you seen it?"
"Would you believe me if I did?"
"Sure. Why not? You don't seem like the kind of person who'd lie to me. If you say you've seen a spirit, then there's probably a spirit there."
She smiled at her company, her interest piquing. "So how long have you lived here in the city? Is it always this chaotic?"
He laughed. "Yeah, pretty much. You should try crossing the street. So. You're new here, huh? Just moving into the neighborhood?"
"Something like that."
"Oh! They have this awesome restaurant two streets over where they serve the best kind of calamari! You should try it! It's called Hakumatzi Sea Fry!"
Sang-hee smiled at him. "Maybe I will try that. You eat there often?"
"I try not to. It'll put weight on you."
She laughed at her strange, yet nicely acquainted friend. She had been astonished a mere stranger could just walk up and start a conversation like this with her. She was usually a very shy woman and very restrained. But now she was starting to feel like a normal, everyday type girl. It was really nice to be able to laugh like that.
She found herself engrossed in conversation with the man, who eventually caught his breath, but never left. Sang-hee discovered that his interests consisted of bowling, volunteering in his spare time, collecting insects, and visiting other places. His favorite foods were noodles and ice cream. He listened to rock, pop and country music.
She was so fascinated with his personality that she ended up revealing her own interests to him, wishing with every passing minute that she could have been engaged to this man instead of Jun Gin.
"So . . . I'm not keeping you from your schedule, am I?" her visitor mused.
"No, no! I'm actually supposed to be meeting someone here. What time do you have?"
He glanced at his wristwatch and replied, "It's 10:44 a.m."
Sang-hee was puzzled and perturbed both. Her future husband was late, that was why she was puzzled. But he was also going to die in less than a minute from now.
"Waiting for your husband, eh?" the man chuckled. "I hope he doesn't take offense to a single guy talking with his wife. But coincidentally, I'm waiting on somebody too. They should have been here fifteen minutes ago, but I got so caught up with talking to you that it doesn't matter."
"He's--not my husband . . . yet."
"Hmm? Oh! Are you still dating?"
"No. My family has sent me to Japan to marry a man I've never even met. I was supposed to meet him here, but he hasn't shown up yet."
His eyes widened. "What? You mean . . . you're her?! You're Sang-hee Kwon?!"
She gasped. "You mean . . . you're Jun Gin?!"
A jolt of horror came over her as a great whoosh of wind blew through the trees lining the street, and a chorus of whispers filled her ears. Sang-hee jumped up from the table so fast that it skidded a few inches. Alarmed, her acquaintance got to his feet, curious as to why she had such a look on her face.
Sang-hee cried out in horror, whirling around to see the spirit of Shizuka floating behind her, wielding a giant scythe made of black skulls, the blade ringing a dirge of death in their presence. The city around them was caught up in a total blackness, and she felt like they were being transported to another realm.
Jun Gin cried out, clutching ahold of her as the spirit before them addressed the two. Jun Gin pulled Sang-hee Kwon behind him and stared down the bloodstained creature, knowing full well he was out of his league.
"You stand before me accused of nothing, except that you are to wed this woman."
"Wh--what?" Jun stammered. "What's going on? Where are we? What are you?!"
"I am the spirit of Shizuka, Annijo."
"Shizuka?!" Jun shot a look over his shoulder at Sang-hee. "Like that one you were telling me about earlier? This is that spirit?!"
"I have come to collect your soul. Are you prepared to die?"
"Stop!" Sang-hee cried, stepping in front of Jun. "Don't hurt him!"
"A won for the life of a soul, to that I was paid."
"What?!" Jun gaped. "A won for--what's going on here?!"
"It's all my fault," Sang-hee turned towards him, her dark head lowered in shame. "I didn't want to marry a stranger. I heard things about you and judged you for them. So I went to this spirit and asked him to--kill you."
Jun's expression was torn. "You wanted to kill me? What did I ever do to you, except meet you?!"
"I told you! I was stupid! I thought my life was over! I was desperate! I wanted out, and the spirit seemed like the best way to do it."
"You think I wanted to get married to some woman whom I never met before?" he demanded. "I thought my life was over too! I never would've guessed that you were supposed to be my wife!"
Sang-hee pivoted to face Annijo, who waited patiently by for her to speak.
"Take my life instead."
Jun's stared at her, and Annijo's normally blank face twitched, revealing a split second countenance of surprise.
"If you need to take a life, then take mine," she murmured. "I'm still in the same position I was in before. I have nothing. My soul isn't even mine anymore. So just take it and be done."
"Are you nullifying your contract with me?"
Her head jerked up. "What?"
"The life has not been taken. The contract is still pending. Do you wish to void my services?"
Sang-hee wasted no time in responding. "Yes! I don't want Jun Gin to die! Keep the won if you want, but don't take his soul!"
Annijo lifted his free hand and the single won that Sang-hee had tossed down the well appeared out of thin air in his pale hand. He flicked it down to her, and his great scythe vanished in a wisp of smoke.
"It is done. My services are no longer required."
Sang-hee gasped, for on Annijo's pearly face, there was something that she could've never imagined in place of the usually thin straight line. He was faintly smiling. It was so gorgeous that she wanted to cry at it.
He started to leave, the blackness shifting and morphing around them, partially revealing bits and pieces of Tokyo's skyscrapers and the surrounding area. But she stopped him.
"I said you could keep the won!"
He paused, gazing at her with his ice blue eyes. "That won is useless to me, Sang-hee Kwon. I cannot use currency that was not traded for a soul."
"Why--why not?" she asked.
"It is part of my bondage to Shizuka Grove. The only currency that I can use are the kind that were traded for life in order to restore myself. Many have come before my home and tossed many a coins to me in gratitude, but they do not realize that they are merely casting rocks."
"What? But then--what happens to all of it?" Sang-hee frowned, hoping that he would answer. Already, he was starting to fade into smoke, his shoulders and head remaining.
"I cannot use the coins, so they are given to the creatures of hell, for whom which I serve."
He was gone. The blackness disappeared, and life in Tokyo resumed as though nothing had taken place. Both Sang-hee and Jun were standing outside the cafe, stunned at what they had just witnessed and heard.
"I can't believe I saw a ghost," Jun choked at last. "Much less that you sent it after me to kill me!"
Sang-hee gathered up her book and abruptly started to walk away in disappointment. But Jun caught up with her a couple of strides and grabbed her shoulder.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going back home. There's nothing else for me here."
"You still don't want to marry?"
She was shocked at him. "What are you saying? Don't you understand? I nearly had you killed!"
"We'll skip that detail, okay?" Jun told her, making a funny face. "Let's focus on the part where you saved my life instead."
"I don't understand!" she said, upset to the point that she was hiding tears.
"We all do stupid stuff when we're desperate," Jun rolled his eyes. "Granted, I never hired a spirit assassin for my chores, but I can't tell you how many times I screwed up because I was scared or I hesitated. Now do you want to marry me, or not? You better think on it. I don't think there are many guys out there that are like me, so take your time."
Sang-hee threw her arms around her future husband and said happily, "Yes! I want to get married!"
"Alright!" he laughed, glancing down at his watch. "Well, it's 10:47 a.m. Would you like to meet my parents then? I'm pretty sure you'd like them. If they can put up with me, then I'm sure they can handle you."
Sang-hee couldn't have been more delighted. She was getting married.
Soon afterwards, Sang-hee Kwon and Jun Gin were wedded, and his parents were extremely pleased with his new wife. The bank company business became a national success, and when an unexpected economic downturn forced others to closed, the Gin bank was able to stay in business.
Sang-hee Kwon wrote a blog on the Internet about her version of events, joining the site that Taizuka had started in honor of the spirit of Shizuka. Investigations of Shizuka Grove are underway as to the history, and hopefully, a connection will be found between the land and the spirit that haunts the well there.

domain: literature


This is how the world will look like based on children’s drawings
These cats and elephants will come to you in nightmares: animated children’s drawings
It’s so cute when three year old paints your house, the car, your dad, your pet bauersima of…, portrait of his mother. But if you ever wondered how the world will look like children’s drawings, then you came to the right place. We show all depth of the depths of hell, because one parent two year old sons decided to answer this question, having kids “concept” in photoshop, making them “living” creatures and “real” things.
Of course I would like to say that it’s so funny and really cute at all, but the language is not rotated. I think these beings will come to me in nightmares a week for sure. But you, if you have nerves of steel, welcome to the world of children’s dreams. The main thing is not to stay there forever…
Here is the cat (Boo-ha-ha):
If not for interpretation in “Photoshop”, that all children’s drawings are very cute and funny.
So would the people in explanation of children’s drawing. What’s wrong with him?! What it hurts???!!!
Briton Tom Curtis uses abstract drawings of their creative sons and Photoshop to “revive” animals, objects and even people from the drawings.
Elephant. Though, maybe it was a fly? Damn, the 1986 horror movie “the Fly” didn’t wound so much fear:
“I was thinking about how will the world look like if children’s drawings came to life, people, animals and objects. I thought it was a very simple idea, and decided to change what did my sons, the real thing,” said Tom.
Bike. OK here it feels good. You can even ride it!
He created an account in Instagram called “thingsihavedrawn”, where he publishes the results of their project.
Hello Bear Penguin!
The Internet is so fond of the drawings that in the end, the author has published the book “Things I drew in the zoo.”
Pirate Jack Sparrow is not in the best shape. Well, we believe that this filibuster has been too long at sea.
The man added that he now takes pictures not only from their children but also from children from all over the world.
The Super – Aaaautomgl!
In the picture the lion or Sun, guessing is very difficult.
Donald Trump. In principle, nothing has changed
… … At the zoo.
This fish-clown I wouldn’t trust. Too suspicious, she had the look.


Put the 'National' back in the NHS
Last updated at 23:09 03 January 2008
Today, that ideal has been all but abandoned.
As the chief executive of the NHS Confederation admits, devolution has spawned a system of medical apartheid, with different standards of care in each of the four parts of the kingdom.
A child of ten can see how blatantly unfair this is.
In Scotland, patients have access to many treatments unavailable in England, including life-changing drugs to prevent blindness and treat Alzheimer's.
In England, social services for the elderly are means-tested, penalising savers. In Northern Ireland, they are free for all.
Meanwhile in Wales, prescriptions have been free since last spring. As for the long-suffering English - ruled, remember, by Scottish and Welsh MPs from Westminster - they have to pay £6.85 a time (though they're taxed at the same rate as everyone else).
Regional differences can only cause tension and bitterness between the four parts of the UK - which is why nationalists are so keen to exploit them, knowing this will encourage English separatism.
If Gordon Brown is as passionate about the Union as he claims, he should ensure the NHS becomes truly national again.
Fares up by more than double the inflation rate. Lines closed and services severely disrupted because of the now customary overruns in engineering work.
Oh, and lavish bonuses for Network Rail executives, with a New Year knighthood for chairman Ian McAllister.
Welcome aboard Britain's dirty, overcrowded, unpunctual, outrageously expensive railways. Or if you're one of the tens of thousands whose lines failed to reopen after the great Christmas shutdown, just hang around and wait for the replacement bus service.
How did the nation that gave railways to the world come to this?
For more than a decade, ministers have been promising to coax us out of our cars and on to greener public transport.
Will that ever happen, while we have a Byzantine railway structure in which no one (apart from the taxpayer) is responsible for anything - and the rail companies go on treating their passengers like livestock to be fleeced?
For Gordon Brown, speaking in an unguarded moment as Chancellor, stay-at-home mothers are a "problem".
That was why he pumped £21billion into subsidising childcare and infant education (in the process dramatically encouraging single parenthood).
For his childcare research chief, Jay Belsky, however, mothers who choose to rear their toddlers at home should be offered tax breaks. He cites persuasive evidence that long hours with childminders can cause behavioural difficulties in pre-school infants.
The Mail has always recognised that countless working mothers do a superb job of raising their young.
But we are also deeply aware of the growing evidence that young children brought up in homes where one parent looks after them tend to be happier in later life.
Mr Brown hired Professor Belsky for his expertise. Is it too much to hope that he will give him a fair hearing - and at least think twice before dismissing some of the most valuable members of our society as a "problem"?
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We finally goThe second generation Echo was introduced today at Amazon’s surprise event. The new Amazon Echo is a more compact, less expensive cloth speaker that looks to not only compete with smart home speakers like Google Home, and fancy sound machines like speakers made by Sonos, and Bose. The new Amazon Echo costs 99 dollars, which is a pretty hefty savings from the 179.99 first generation Amazon Echo.
The new Echo has a dedicated bass tweeter for a well rounded sound. The quality of the first version of the Echo wasn’t of the highest quality, and Amazon took the feedback from the first echo, and improved upon the audio sound for the new Echo. Folks looking for a multi room audio solution will rejoice with the new Echo, which has the ability to stream audio across multiple devices. The new Echo goes on sale today, with a 3 pack sale going live for what works out to be 50 dollars a device. The Echo will also have the ability to make free calls to the United States, Canada, and Mexico as well.
The new Echo came along with multiple other devices, including the Echo Connect, the Echo Plus, and a 4K Fire TV. The surprise event definitely did not disappoint.
It’s definitely exciting to see the next version of the Echo come to life. It’s specifications will make the device very competitive going against other smart devices that are currently available, and for future devices as well.


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Battlefield 1, available on PS4 and Xbox 1 has taken a huge leap from a modern feel to more of a old World War I theme. The sequence of Battlefield is as follows: Battlefield 1942 , Battlefield 2, Battlefield Bad Company , Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline and now Battlefield 1. EA Games has made a huge comeback from decent graphics to a first person shooter with the most vibrant and outstanding environment. It throws you into the perspective of a soldier fighting for the German Empire with mortar explosions around you, craters in the gravel and empty 22 shells that lie on the soulless ground.
The campaign, or story mode, is about different perspectives while fighting through the harsh conditions of World War I. It changes between the German Empire, English Forces, Italian Forces and Middle East Forces. As you venture through each different military you learn a lot more about World War I and how it really played out. The story has real life events and follows an accurate timeline of when each battle is fought.
Also, the environment you run on goes on for hours. As you run across the mud of a battlefield with your allies lying dead on the ground, you’re dodging the 50 cal rounds from a passing by attack plane and your adrenaline begins to rush. The environment changes with cosmetic damage, in a more simple context. If a grenade is thrown next to you in the game a crater in the dirt will be made or houses will be blown open, exposing whatever remains. Tanks run down houses and destroy anything in their path, making the environment a lot more dangerous. Each map also has their own special changes to the environment. Approximately half way through each game at the Sahara Desert map, a dust storm will rush through making your visibility worse. You go from being able to view across the whole map to a 10 feet view for about 10 minutes. The environment is always changing and that’s something you should always be aware of in order to stay alive in the battlefield.
The online game is just as gruesome and thrilling as the story mode. You can play the classic Conquest, extraordinary game of Domination, quick game of Rush, War Pigeons, or a simple game of Team DeathMatch. Conquest is large scale war of up to 64 players where the objective is to hold down the most points in order to achieve the highest score. Domination is smaller scale but the same as conquest. The only thing that differs is that all combat is up close and personal. Rush is a game of attackers and defenders. If the attackers manage to hold down all of the objectives for 10 seconds then the defenders are pushed further back until the third wave and all of the defenders are pushed out. Pigeon is the most interesting game mode on any war game that has ever been made. The concept of Pigeon is to defend a…pigeon…yes…a bird. Birds in World War I were a convenient way of delivering communications and in this game mode you have to capture a pigeon and have it deliver a message to your allied artillery team in order to make the other team forfeit.
Battlefield is the most visually vibrant game to ever exist. The environment is stunning and you will get lost in the thrill of it. The game will make you feel as if you were in the combat boots fighting for your country, the German Empire.
By Alex Obrero

domain: game


Huggady Hippo is rather scrumptious in velvety raspberry fur. Dozing and yawning by the cool grassy pool, this chunkity chum just loves to stretch out. With snuffly nostrils, a cuddlesome tum and soft stompy paws, this hippo's a honey.
Care Instructions: Hand wash only; do not tumble dry, dry clean or iron
Item Made from: 100% Polyester (same fabric as smudge)
Age: Suitable from birth.


Buzzaudio DBC-20 Classic diode bridge stereo compressor -recording version
audio path color
The DBC-20 audio path uses our Class A discrete amplifier design in a balanced configuration from input to output, but for extra colour in this unit, we have a radio steel laminated transformer (of our own design) to couple into the diode bridge gain reduction element. This combination produces a vintage sounding compression character that can best be described as tight, colourful and rich with harmonics.
dynamic ratio power
In the style of compressors from the 60’s, the DBC-20 incorporates a self-adjusting ratio whereby the compression ratio is progressively increased with deepening gain reduction. This feature allows for the control of very dynamic signals (such as vocals) in a seamless fashion and is also a very desirable characteristic when used on complex percussive material such as drum loops.
This compressor is easy to get happening with six switched attack and release times covering a wide range, including an interesting auto release mode. Big knobs are provided for the amount of compression and the output gain control. The compressor can be switched to a Soft mode whereby dynamic peaks are partially retained. Another switch introduces a high pass filter to the side chain to lower compression sensitivity at low frequencies which is useful on the mix bus. The large knobs with pointers allow for accurate resetting of the compressor and the fast response 15 LED bar graph meter accurately displays gain reduction.
controls and functions
GAIN – variable pot that adds gain at the output to correct for lost level with 15dB range.
COMPRESSION – variable pot that sets the amount of compression.
ATTACK – rotary switch with 6 settings, FAST (less than 0.5mS)-5mS-10mS-15mS-25mS-50mS.
RELEASE – rotary switch with 6 recovery time settings, 50mS-100mS-200mS-400mS-600mS and AUTO.
HARD/SOFT – adds dynamics in soft mode for times when very light compression is required.
FLAT/BASS – reduces compression sensitivity at low frequencies for more bass punch.
BYPASS/ENGAGE – hard wire unit bypass to compare compressed and uncompressed signals.
There is also a handy power ON/OFF switch and the LINK A/B which provides for stereo tracking to prevent image shift when used on the mix buss.
The DBC-M Mastering Version features Elma stepped controls


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The final oxygen concentration delivered by a simple face mask is dependent upon the amount of room air that mixes with the oxygen the patient breathes. The air mixing is determined by how much air any individual is breathing at the moment, combined with the fit of the mask. Because of the variability in these factors, the final oxygen concentration is uncontrolled. A venturi device attached to the mask can be used to control to some degree the concentration of oxygen delivered, usually this is used to prevent respiratory depression in
emphysemapatients who have lost the ability to fully inhale . The effectiveness of the therapy can be continuously monitored using a pulse oximeter, though more clinically useful data can only by obtained by drawing arterial blood gas.
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Life sucks… That is actually one of my deepest tenants. Whether you are a single mother with a special needs child. Or battling a life limiting illness (depression, autism, diabetes, cancer, MS, who cares they all qualify). Or are one of the true super heroes, the men and women who served their country only to be left alone to suffer the after-effects of PTSD. Hell, from the looks of the headlines even spoiled brats have so many problems and pains that they turn to drugs that kill them in the end. Like I said… life SUX.
My other tenant though is… Love is the only thing that makes it worth living. Now as a romantic and an idealist, I want and have spent a whole fucking lifetime looking for that illusive thing called a soul-mate. That one special person that makes you complete. And maybe such a thing does exist. Maybe out there somewhere…the world is a big place after all. But who has the time or patience to wait for some day? Someone else to make you happy?
A few months ago as I was going through this really tough place, I was a meme on FaceBook. It was Wonder Woman (the Linda Carter one) and it said…
She needed a hero.
So she became one.
And I thought…too fucking right. Stop waiting for someone else to save your ass. Stop waiting for one day. Stop waiting to win the lottery. Just stop waiting.
If you want change, if you want love, if you want success…do it your own damned self. As Ghandi said…be the change you seek.
So last week when I went to Comic Con, I knew I had to go as Wonder Woman. And let me tell you…I earned my fucking cape that day (I still am). Nothing went to plan…does it fucking ever? It was one of the toughest days of my life…and I am still dealing with the repercussions of that day. But I am doing it. I am making my choices based upon my ideals, beliefs and the best information I have available at the time. Which is all that any of us can do.
So hell yeah, I might not be 20-something. I might not be model thin. I might not be a pretty as someone else. Or as smart. Or definitely as rich. But damn it, I am all I got. And I will fucking take care of business…cause I am a TRUE Wonder Woman.
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A joint British and Irish commemoration has been announced to mark the centenary of the Battle of Messines Ridge.
The battle, which took place in June 1917, has symbolic significance as it was the first time that the 36th Ulster and 16th Irish Divisions fought together in the First World War.
A statement said the UK and Irish governments are committed to working together to deliver a shared ceremony of commemoration on 7 June.
It will take place at the Island of Ireland Peace Park in Messines, Belgium and people will be able to apply for tickets if they wish to attend.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire said: “This shared ceremony is an opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought at Messines Ridge, as well as to further strengthen the important relationship that exists between the United Kingdom and Ireland.”
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan said: "Almost a century ago, on 7 June 1917, men and women from across the island of Ireland took part in the Battle of Messines in Flanders, Belgium.
"For the first time during World War One, soldiers from the 36th (Ulster) Division and the 16th (Irish) Division fought side by side.
"Those from the island of Ireland were brought together by diverse motivations but they shared a common purpose as soldiers and, caught up in the grim realities of war, no doubt a common desire: to survive and return home.”
More details are available on the Northern Ireland Office website.

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Friday found me once again perched on my breast surgeon’s examining table. Around Labor Day I started having tenderness in my ribs. It didn’t hurt all the time, only when I touched it or laid on it. At first I thought I had injured it working my abs out. However after a few days I realized that it wasn’t a muscle strain. Because my cancer went to my spine there is a huge possibility that the cancer could attack again in my bones. So you can imagine my concern when after a week the pain was still there and it was a very sharp pain when touched. My doctor, who has always been straight with me, examined my ribs. She told me that if there was cancer she would feel a bump on the rib. She didn’t feel anything but after consulting with my oncologist, thought we needed do a bone scan. I also have been experiencing a lot of back pain and she said that if it were to come back it would probably show in my spine first. She then told me that if I took Advil and it took the pain away then it wasn’t cancer. So I went home and took an Advil. It didn’t even touch the pain. I got really afraid that the cancer had come back.
Tuesday, the day of the scan, was a very stressful day as I had to prepare myself to hear that the cancer had come back. John and I both thought it was back. It was almost like we were starting all over. I hate the feeling of not knowing and waiting. When the results came in we were surprised. The scan came back normal. There is no cancer in my ribs. Praise God! There is an uptake in my spine but it is unchanged from my last scan. My understanding is that it shows that I had cancer but there are no more tumors at this time. So the plan is now to not have any more scans until I show symptoms that would concern the doctors. Now I have a benchmark for pain. I will always have to deal with a very painful back but at least I know what my new normal is. I hate the feeling that every new pain is the cancer coming back but I have to be a realist. I do have stage 4 breast cancer that could come back at any time. I will continue on my diet because I know God has blessed me.


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For the last two days, I have been in a daze. I can tell you that the results of this election scare the crap out of me. I am not a Conservative Republican, nor am I a Liberal Democrat. I have always been and will remain a Moderate Independent. Being a Moderate Independent makes me no better, no worse than any of the other choices, but it is who I am.
Tuesday happened. For the first time, I regretted my choice to be a minister, I regretted the type of work I do, not because I no longer believe in either, but because I felt I could not speak authentically about my fear of what is to come. As a married Gay man I am scared, as a spiritual white man, I am scared. Full and open disclosure, I was not a huge fan of Hillary - I cannot even say I fully trusted her, nor that I thought she should have been the Democratic candidate, yet she was.
During the election I stayed quiet, I made no comments one way or the other; I did this because of the public profile that I have both as an author and the type of work I do. Not to mention the fact that I remain ever committed to my ministerial path and believe that ministers should stay clear of political issues as much as possible. Being inclusive means allowing others to understand their truth even when personally I disagree.
I do not entirely disagree with Trump on some of his issues; I did not fully agree with all of Hillary's ideas and plans. This election was not about Republican versus Democrat, male versus female. This election for me came down to one thing and one thing alone. It was about human decency and the overall message that one candidate has over the other. Trump scared me from day one and only seemed to get worse with each passing day. He pandered to the LGBT community while at the same time, vowed to turn back every advance that has happened, threatening my life, my liberty, and my marriage. Being supported by and surrounding himself with the very same lawmakers who have sought to deny, repress and otherwise destroy the lives of the LGBT community.
Trump systematically insulted, degraded and devalued every man, woman, and child who is not white, is not Christian, is not straight and not Republican. Lives matter. Each of your lives matters, as much as Gary's and my life matter. I listened to his speeches, and while I am too young to hear, as a lover of history, I heard echoes of a mad man from long ago. Trump's campaign and win opened the floodgates of hate, fear, and aggression. By his very example, he told the people of the United States that it was perfectly OK to say whatever you wanted, about anyone. Freedom of speech now means saying whatever is on your mind. Forgetting that just because you can is not to say you should. At first, I was angry and upset that 50% of my country voted against my civil rights, voted for discrimination against those of color, different religions, and faiths voted against woman and voted against equal rights and treatment for all. Then I saw that it was not 50%. Almost 50% of registered voters chose not to vote, of the registered voters that did vote, 24.47% voted to return to the days of old where those color rode at the back of the bus and being gay was a reason to fire and refuse housing. However, what about the other 50% that did not vote - what do you believe? Not voting feels like agreement, with the ability to say, “oh it was not me!” So as I see it, 75% of my beloved country would rather I did not exist or tolerates my existence as long as I remain in the shadows and do not expect my civil rights to be honored. Today, I am scared for my safety. Today I am afraid of what the future may hold. I am scared for what an entirely Republican government means for me and 99% of the rest of the country. Today, I look at each face, on the road, in the stores, at work, even my friends, and wonder.... should I be afraid?
I say today because I have a plan. I know what I am going to do. I will stand tall; I will reach deep within, and I will fight. I will find a way to support, encourage and safeguard my rights as well as yours. I will stand for equality, for love, for compassion, for respect, and for security, not just for me, but for each and every man, woman and child regardless of gender, orientation, color, religion or faith. I am not a label, we are not labels, yet if I must embrace my label, if I must stand with one label or another, then today I make my stand. I am not sure how I will do this yet. The how does not matter, it is the conviction that I will stand for equality for all as long as I am a free citizen living in this country. I believe in “equality” for the world, however, right now I am focused on my own back yard, my country. I hope you support me. Many of you understand what I am saying, many of you agree, while others, even on my social media list are a part of the 75% who decided that hatred, bigotry, and discrimination are acceptable in this country again. Let us remember that we are stronger together when we live in love, compassion, and gratitude. I pray for my homeland; I pray for my husband, and I pray that I find the courage to face strangers that I never had a reason to distrust before.

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Sclera discolouration can have a number of different causes, some benign and some that are dangerous to a person's health. Most over-the-counter eye drops treat reddened sclera, usually through a preparation that decreases the size of surface blood vessels. Brown spots on sclera may not respond to that kind of treatment, and the underlying disease may require medical intervention, so it is advisable to seek professional medical assistance rather than attempting to self-diagnose or treat.
- Sclera discolouration can have a number of different causes, some benign and some that are dangerous to a person's health.
- Most over-the-counter eye drops treat reddened sclera, usually through a preparation that decreases the size of surface blood vessels.
Not all brown discolouration is caused by the same thing, so it is important to first diagnose the most probable source in order to decide if treatment is required. In general, most brown spots are benign in nature and either are present from birth (like a freckle on the eye) or are a normal development with age. Some eye discolouration can be caused by medications such as chlorpromazine, or by ingestion of gold. Others can be due to scleral melanocytosis, which is benign as well and is more common in Asian populations. Dark-skinned populations can have "muddy" brown sclera as a normal variant from their increased number of melanocytes. Any brown spot that appears to be growing or changing shape, however, should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist to ensure it is not cancerous.
Regardless of cause, brown spots can only be removed through surgical procedures and must be done by a licensed and qualified medical provider. If the spots are of cosmetic concern, it is unlikely that insurance companies will pay for the surgery to remove them. If the spots are cancerous, the ophthalmologist will determine the appropriate treatment and possibly refer the individual to an oncologist for any follow-up chemotherapy that may be required. All surgical procedures must be done by a licensed eye doctor and must never be undertaken by a layperson.
The two surgical options are to excise the affected area of sclera only, or to remove the conjunctival layer of the eye (called a "conjuctivectomy") and allow it to regenerate without the brown pigmented area. If surgery is required, the decision about which method to use is up to the ophthalmologist and will vary between individual cases.
Every potential surgery must be approached with caution, and no surgery should ever be performed by an unlicensed individual. No treatment for eye conditions should be undertaken without the involvement of a qualified ophthalmologist or other eye specialist. Over-the-counter eye drops are not appropriate for persons with glaucoma, even if they may assist in decreasing the discolouration of the eye.


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Exercise and Glucose Metabolism in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus: Perspectives on the Role for Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Technology
Given the problems of exercise-associated disturbances in glycemia described earlier and the risk for hypoglycemia unawareness, frequent monitoring of glucose is essential for active individuals with type 1 diabetes. Most exercise-related guidelines recommend self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) with capillary blood at least twice before exercise and every 30 min during the exercise as well as hours into recovery.2 This recommendation for frequent SMBG is difficult to adhere to for some, because it requires a pause in activity, a limitation that would be ameliorated with CGM. Moreover, a fear of exercise associated hypoglycemia is a major barrier to exercise participation in adults5 and in youth,6 and CGM might help increase self-efficacy during sport. Finally, CGM has the potential to assist active persons with diabetes by recording exercise-associated changes in blood glucose levels, and this information may be useful in developing appropriate insulin and carbohydrate modifications during times of increased activity. A brief overview of CGM technology is provided in the next section.
Continuous glucose monitoring devices have been available since the late 1990s and were developed for the measurement of interstitial glucose levels in subcutaneous tissue as a reflection of circulating glucose concentrations. The main components of CGM include a transcutaneous sensor inserted into the abdomen or arm, a transmitter, and a receiver that is typically worn on a belt or carried in a pocket. With this technology, the implanted sen Continue reading


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To further its commitment against sexual violence, the College provides reporting options, internal mechanisms for dispute resolution, and prevention training or other related services as appropriate. Violence includes a continuum of conduct that includes sexual assault, non-forcible sex acts, dating and relationship violence, stalking, as well as aiding acts of sexual violence. "Sexual assault" means an actual, attempted, or threatened sexual act with another person without that a person's consent.To Learn More: Ramsey County Sexual Violence Services Any campus security authority or any Saint Paul College employee with supervisory or student-advising responsibility who has been informed of an alleged incident of sexual violence must follow Saint Paul College procedures for making a report for the annual crime statistics report.In addition, the campus security authority shall report to other school officials, as appropriate, such as the campus affirmative action office, the campus office responsible for administering the student conduct code, and/ or the designated Title IX compliance coordinator, in order to initiate any applicable investigative or other resolution procedures.Sexual assault is often a criminal act that can be prosecuted under Minnesota law, as well as form the basis for discipline under Minnesota State Colleges and Universities student conduct codes and employee disciplinary standards.Sexual assault includes but is not limited to: Consent. If coercion, intimidation, threats, and/or physical force are used, there is no consent.Instances of sexual assault may form the basis for disciplinary action under employee disciplinary standards. is conduct directed at a specific person that is unwanted, unwelcome, or unreciprocated and that would cause a reasonable person to fear for her or his safety or the safety of others or to suffer substantial emotional distress.
Harassment: Repeated incidents of intrusive or unwanted acts, words, or gestures that have a substantial adverse effect or are intended to have a substantial adverse effect on the safety, security, or privacy of another, regardless of the relationship between the actor and the intended target.
For some, the emotional impact of sexual assault can be immediate and short-term. Your friend may find it helpful to talk to a counselor about these feelings. Avoid putting pressure on them to engage in activities they aren’t ready to do yet. Following an assault it is important to practice good self-care during this difficult time.
It’s not always easy to know what to say when someone tells you they’ve been sexually assaulted, especially when that person is a family member, friend, or loved one. If the survivor seeks medical attention or plans to report, offer to be there. https://rainn.org/files/uploaded Files/One_pager (Help Someone)Saint Paul College encourages all students and college community members to be fully aware of the safety issues on campus.
Paul, Minnesota(651) 266.100024-hourcounseling, advocacy, information and referral Sexual Violence Center Minneapolis, Minnesota 871.511124-hour crisis line; free and confidential Minnesota Coalition against Sexual Assault St.
Paul, MN 209.9993Referral service; advocacy group If a friend or someone you know was sexually assaulted, they may experience a variety of emotional reactions. Share resources like the National Sexual Assault Hotline and online.rainn.org, but realize that only they can make the decision to get help. Remember, there is no timetable for recovering from trauma.
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