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Potential stem cell therapy for Alzheimerís disease and Parkinsonís disease
Alzheimer???s disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles accompanied by cognitive dysfunction. We examined whether intracerebrally or intravenously transplanted human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) could have therapeutic or preventive effects in AD/PD mice model. We demonstrated that intracerebral or intravenous injection of hASCs rescued memory deficit and gave benefits of blocking the pathogenesis in the brain of AD Tg mice by reducing the number of plaques and neuropathology. Among stem cells, autologous human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) elicit no immune rejection responses, tumorigenesis, or ethical problems. We found that intravenously transplanted hASCs passed through the BBB and migrated into the brain. The learning, memory, and pathology in an AD mouse model (Tg2576) mice greatly improved for at least 4 months after intravenous injection of hASC. The number of amyloid plaques and A? and APP-CTs levels decreased significantly in the brains of hASC-injected Tg mice compared to those of the Tg-sham mice. Intravenously or intracerebrally transplanted hASCs significantly rescued memory deficit and neuropathology in the brains of Tg mice by upregulating IL-10 and VEGF and be a possible use for the prevention and treatment of AD. We are currently conducting clinical phase I & II study of hASCs for an AD in the USA. Here, we demonstrated that transplantation of neural stem cells into 12-month-old Tg2576 brains markedly improved both cognitive impairment and neuropathological features by reducing ?-amyloid, secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines, endogenous neurogenesis, as well as synapse formation. In contrast, the stem cell transplantation did not cover cognitive dysfunction and ?-amyloid neuropathology in Tg2576 mice aged 15 months when the memory loss is manifest. However, the optimal stage of the disease for stem cell transplantation to have a therapeutic effect has yet to be determined. Overall this study underscores that stem cell therapy at an optimal time frame is crucial to obtain maximal therapeutic effects that can restore functional deficits or stop the progression of the AD. The treatment of Parkinson???s disease (PD) using stem cells has long been the focus of many researchers, but the ideal therapeutic strategy has not yet been developed. The hASC were intravenously injected into the tail vein of a PD mouse model induced by 6-hydroxydopamine. The behavioral performances were significantly improved at 3 weeks after the injection of hASC. Additionally, dopaminergic neurons were rescued, the number of structure-modified mitochondria was decreased, and mitochondrial complex I activity was restored in the brains of the hASC-injected PD mouse model. Overall, this study strongly indicated that intravenously transplanted hASC may have therapeutic potential for PD by recovering mitochondrial functions.

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The holidays can be quite stressful for most families as cooking and shopping continues to control your daily schedule. Planning for any festivities, travel, and hosted dinners can be quite taxing if you can’t manage your stress levels.
Maintaining a healthy stress level is crucial to deterring chronic health conditions and being able to live your best life. Additionally, stress level can contribute to unhealthy behaviors and habits that could potentially worsen overall health. So what can you do to help control stress during the holiday season?
Stress can be an important indicator of chronic diseases
Chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure are exacerbated by your stress level, according to several public health experts. Experts also say that stress can contribute to psychological impacts of your overall health.
Per the Mayo Clinic, the physical impacts of stress include headache, muscle pain, chest pain, sleep problems, and fatigue. Additionally, stress can also cause anxiety, anger, sadness, depression, which can end up causing bad healthy behaviors.
The combination of worsened mental health with physical health detriments can lead to long-term health conditions.
Make sure to find exercise and fitness routines during colder weather
Exercise is a great way to reduce stress and is proven to have other health benefits as well. However, getting in necessary exercise during the cold season can be difficult. It gets harder to go out for a run or jog whenever you need to as the season gets colder. Make sure you stock up on appropriate exercise gear whenever you want to continue any exercise routine.
Additionally, finding gyms and local community groups to help boost fitness goals can help to ensure you stay stress-free! Talk with family members and friends in order to find new healthy activities that help lower stress. For example, a yoga or dance class can help get you and your friends on a great active routine year-round!
Find appropriate healthcare appointments locally
Healthcare appointments such as screenings, urgent care, and vaccines can help ensure that you are healthy and not worried about anything else this holiday season! Getting any healthcare needs is easy at urgent care where you can recieve immediate treatment, even during a stressful holiday season.
If you think your stress is building up, then it doesn’t help to get a second opinion. Please contact AFC Urgent Care North Andover ASAP to get any treatment started!

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by Eva von Contzen
The seemingly unremarkable nature of Judith Schalansky’s Inventory of Certain Losses begins with its cover: a black background broken up by tiny white dots that resemble pixels, spread unevenly across the surface. It seems unruly, dark, sad. The title is as unremarkable as the cover: Inventory of Certain Losses. This is the literal translation of the original German title, Verzeichnis einiger Verluste, which was published in Germany in 2018 and is currently being translated into various languages, including English. The author, Judith Schalansky, has won much critical acclaim for both her writing and graphic design. As an inventory, the book assumes a rather unappealing form of a list-like structure. What, a prospective reader might ask, could be less captivating than a list of things? An inventory sounds dull because it evokes bureaucratic practices, strict principles of order, and a lack of emotionality. Some of these expectations are met: the book is strictly ordered, with sixteen pages for each chapter and twelve chapters that represent the year’s twelve cyclical months. To mark the beginning of each chapter, a seemingly black page is inserted. If one looks closely, however, the black pages reveal images, their visibility clouded by a reduced contrast between the image and its background. Thus, the images introduce the subjects of each chapter: items that are only present in memory. Presence and absence, visibility and invisibility become an integral part of the visual aesthetics of the book. The hidden images show what the chapters tell: absences can be made visible again, losses have left their traces, and that which seems to have disappeared forever may still have its place in our memory, be it individual or collective, and can be conjured up and remembered – not least through the power of literature.
The book’s twelve chapters enumerate twelve things no longer extant: among them, there is a sunken island in the Pacific, an extinct species, a painting that was lost in a fire, a movie that was never made, and the lost poems of Sappho. The poetic principle that underlies the book as a whole, then, is that of the list. Each chapter begins with an asterisk and cross that demarcates the start of an almost encyclopedic entry: this prefatory material specifies the place, animal, object, or person in question and briefly provides its key details of ‘birth’ (when it came into existence or was made) and ‘death’ (when it got lost or extinct or sunk or burned or fell into oblivion). The chapters also list spaces: the running headings of each chapter identify its main setting. This list opens up a whole panorama of places and spaces, ranging from the Cook Islands to ancient Rome and the Lacus Luxuriae, a lake on the moon. Additionally, the chapters present a list of literary styles – there is a classical short story, an academic report, stories told from a fictional first-person perspective, and chapters in which the narrator’s ‘I’ is very much present, sometimes as passive observer, sometimes as protagonist. Taken together, the twelve chapters produce inventories of inventories, accumulating a variety of listed items in a variety of list forms.
Ultimately, the lists of lists encapsulate sundry subjects and styles in a finite form that reflects the whole book’s topic: that life is finite and the world transient. The list-form provides the perfect counterpart to the seriousness and potential sadness of the topic. The enumerative forms of the inventory and the encyclopedic that structure the chapters in Schalansky’s book signal order, strict rules, and thereby a sense of safety in a world that seems to be chaotic and meaningless. Lists give meaning to chaos. Umberto Eco once said poignantly in an interview that “we like lists because we don’t want to die”. Lists have the capacity to convey the impression of infinity. One can always add something else to a list and with each new item we are writing against the inevitable finiteness of our lives. This illusion of continuity in the face of the discontinuous and broken makes lists so powerful. They allow us to collect and recollect. Thus, it is small wonder that many of the chapters in Schalansky’s book deal with practices of collecting and feature characters that are collectors. ‘Collecting’ and ‘recollecting’ go back to the Latin verb legere, which means both ‘to read’ and ‘to collect’: reading becomes an activity of putting together ideas, of ‘collecting’ things and becoming a springboard for our memories and recollections. Schalansky admirably makes this obvious when she connects personal losses and world losses in her inventory. The list becomes the key method in her undertaking – it emerges as a poetics of enumeration that powerfully undermines the losses that are being described because the list form relates to extrapolating and recording a finite label, a stable signifier for transitory experiences. According to Schalansky’s inventory, the fragmentary, broken, and finite nature of life can become bearable as long as we hold on to the form of the list – it allows us to make the invisible visible, the lost found again, and the forgotten remembered.
 Verzeichnis einiger Verluste, Berlin: Suhrkamp 2018. See the German publisher’s announcement on foreign rights here: https://www.suhrkamp.de/buecher/an_inventory_of_certain_losses-judith_schalansky_42824.html?d_view=english
 Susanne Beyer / Lothar Gorris: SPIEGEL Interview with Umberto Eco, 11. November 2009: http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/spiegel-interview-with-umberto-eco-we-like-lists-because-we-don-t-want-to-die-a-659577.html
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text: Principles Of Corporate Finance is a modern and comprehensive guide on finance. It delves into the theory of corporate finance, and illustrates how these can be applied in practice. The book is divided into multiple units, each of which contain chapters within them. Some of the units are Payout Policy and Capital Structure, Debt Financing, Risk Management, and Options. Many real-world examples and discussions, such as the 2007 credit crisis, have also been incorporated into the book. The first chapter has been renamed to Goals and Governance of the Firm, and it focusses on financial management, incentive systems, and good governance. The chapter on Valuing Bonds introduces readers to default-free bonds, default risk, and corporate debt. Every chapter of Principles Of Corporate Finance contains an introductory preview, a summary, and list of resources which can be used for further reading. At the end of each chapter, readers will come across numerical and conceptual questions of different difficulty levels, like basic, intermediate, and challenging. This textbook also have ten mini cases, and a Real-Time Data Analysis section. Principles Of Corporate Finance?s tenth edition, published by Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company in 2012, is available in paperback.

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Barclays analysts say traders should splash out on British stock as threat of Brexit recession fades
Traders should splash out on British stock as the threat of a Brexit recession fades, Barclays analysts have said.
While UK shares have recovered somewhat since their sharp sell-off after the European Union referendum, researchers said they were still under-performing by nearly 20 per cent as investors fret about the future.
Buy British: Researchers say British shares are still under-performing by nearly 20 per cent as investors fret about the future
But Barclays said the prospect of a post-Brexit recession is unlikely and punters should snap up stock while it is still cheap. Analysts added that the FTSE 250 index, with greater exposure to the domestic economy, looks cheap relative to the FTSE 100.
They said that retail estate stocks such as British Land, Hammerson and Land Securities appear to be pricing-in a 20 per cent decline in book value. But they argued there was too much worry about the impact of a clean break with Brussels.
They added: ‘While Brexit negotiations will undoubtedly cause volatility around economic sentiment, we suspect markets currently overestimate the impact of a “hard” Brexit.’
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Dinuk Wijeratne is one of Canada’s most sought-after classical artists. The “exuberantly creative’ (New York Times) JUNO award-winner made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2004 as a composer, conductor, and pianist. He’ll brandish this triple-threat at this concert, conducting a number of masterworks and then setting down his baton to premiere, as a soloist, a gorgeous new piano concerto of his own inspired creation. See program notes, bios and more at here or, if you’re just after a quick ticket or two, add tickets to cart here.
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This is the story of a vintage fabric that chose it’s own quilt design. I remember looking at it, this little square on my phone. The photo showed a bunch of little chess pieces in a cool vintage color scheme and I was sold. Literally. It’s one of the gems I found while browsing the dangerous “great fabric destash” hashtag on Instagram. Is that still a thing? Gratefully (for my wallet, at least) I quit looking a long time ago. But this piece found its way to my house, and that’s where the Chess Quilt began.
I opened the package and was shocked to discover that the chess pieces were large. Like, very large. Tall and long and thin. Not a cute little vintage print I could cut up and include in other quilts ( like this scale ). My plans flew out the window as I quickly realized that this fabric could NOT be cut. It had to remain in one piece. But what to do with it? I hung it on my design wall and we looked at each other for a while.
Slowly, an idea formed. The pieces could stay as they are, and I could design a chess board around them. So like the Dream Catcher quilt , the Chess quilt is one where the fabric chose the design. Not me. And I LOVE where it went.
I planned a grid of checkered squares for the left and right sides, but didn’t want it to be boring. In the white squares I made a center square featuring four of the colors in the chess pieces (though it’s awfully difficult to match 70’s colors to today’s solids!). This let me pull color from the center into the sides of the quilt. I also didn’t want to overpower the center panel with too much black. I fixed that problem by using a dark gray instead, and I also dropped some hunter’s star blocks in. All that makes the game board more interesting. It’s pretending to keep up with the epic vintage chess pieces!
Do you see the color difference between the panel and the white? I put the panel in the sun to clean and bleach it before sewing, but it has yellowed a little more since I finished the quilt. It doesn’t bother me. I might as well enjoy the contrast for what it is.
But here are the two best elements in this quilt design: the black and white stripe, and the half square triangles. That stripe pulls it all together. I was so excited when I put it between the sections. And of course it deserved a place as binding, too. The hst border on top and bottom is the final piece to pull the quilt together as a composition.
And look at the pawns!
Melissa dropped them in the gray blocks and they’re the perfect addition. I love the custom quilting she added to this one of a kind quilt.
I backed the quilt with two different prints, both geometric. It’s a large quilt and someday I hope one of my kids treasures it. Making the chess quilt was a marvelous creative experience for me.
I hope you’re making something that really excites you and makes you feel more alive.

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We are a small 501(c)3 nonprofit animal sanctuary with a cat adoption program that focuses on rehabilitating strays and owner surrenders.
The sanctuary was formed to serve discarded animals and give them a second chance at life, while serving the surrounding community by introducing the ideals of humane education in all our endeavors. We provide a forever haven of love, care, respect, and rehabilitation to all animals who enter our sanctuary.
We are committed to doing our part in fighting for animal protection and combating pet overpopulation.
Our Facebook is updated most frequently at https://www.facebook.com/SweetPeaceSanctuary
Our website can be viewed at sweetpeacesanctuary.org
1. Fill out the application form here: https://forms.gle/2jSGKjP7X23BNex96
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3. Come meet the cat and hopefully take them home!

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Terrass Hotel - Paris, France
Perched atop the hill of Montmartre, one of Paris’s most artistic neighborhoods, the Terrass Hotel shares its charm between the aesthetic art deco interior, the admirable services provided and the abundant benefits of its enviable location. It comprises 98 elegant rooms, a stylish piano bar opened in a superb terrace with incomparable views over Paris and a tastefully decorated restaurant where guests can indulge in a wonderful variety of traditional French dishes. A perfect backdrop for your Parisian adventure, be it romance or not.
Le Bristol - Paris, France
Situated in the very heart of Paris, on the famous rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Le Bristol is a luxurious hotel that offers 188 spacious rooms and suites decorated in classic eighteenth-century style. As one of the most beautiful and historic hotels in The City of Light, Le Bristol Paris offer its guests a three Michelin star restaurant, a superb garden and the new Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie.
Hotel O - Paris, France
Recently opened in the heart of the Halles district in Paris, Hotel O is a beautiful hotel that features an original style designed by Ora-Ito and where you will discover a haven of peace and comfort. The 29 rooms of the hotel offer a mix of contemporary style and modern technology, each one enjoying a color declension from the dominating floor color. The perfect hotel where to retire after a hectic day in Paris!
Hotel Le Bellechasse - Paris, France
Featuring an amazing decor, designed by Christian Lacroix, Hotel Le Bellechasse is a luxury and chic hotel perfectly located in St Germain. This colorful hotel’s rooms are based on a design that reflects the local area, with strange figures that reveal the neo-classicism of the 19th-century.
L’Hotel - Paris, France - A Parisian Hideaway
Featuring a quintessential French charm and glamour, L’Hotel is located in the heart of the Left Bank, close to the bohemian soul and high fashion of St Germain-des-Pres. As last home of Oscar Wilde and one of the best loved institutions in Paris, L’Hotel has been remodeled by the famous designer Jacques Garcia and is also home to the acclaimed one Michelin star Le Restaurant.
Hotel Secret de Paris - Paris, France - The Ideal Extension Of The City
Tucked away in the Trinité quartier, in the heart of Paris and just a stroll from the Grands Magasins, the design Hotel Secret de Paris bathes you in the atmosphere of the City of Light. With wit and designer dash, the design hotel offers all the creature comforts you could wish for in a luxury boutique hotel. And by night, it’s the perfect place to prolong the magic of Paris.
The Seven Hotel - Paris, France - A Paris Boutique Hotel Design
Located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, the Seven Hotel is a genuine boutique hotel. From the reception to the rooms, the extremely design decoration takes you to a luxurious universe, where an intimist and warm atmosphere reigns. Amongst the 7 suites of the hotel, you’ll certainly find one that seduces you, whatever your tastes are. From the Sublime to the Lovez-Vous, each and every suite offers an original or elegant ambiance, and features all the comfort you may need. Dive into a design and boutique world, where details and perfectionism are the key words.

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The Warsaw Sparks (Singular Lives) by Gary Gildner
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Overview: In 1987 noted poet and author Gary Gildner went to Poland on a Fulbright scholarship to teach at the University of Warsaw. One January day, a Warsaw sportswriter came knocking on Gildner’s classroom door with a problem and a request. The professional baseball team he had organized the year before could not win; would the professor—who he had heard was a baseball player—come help?
Told with gripping lyric simplicity, The Warsaw Sparks is about an American’s experience coaching a baseball team in Poland and about hope and memory and the education of a poet. Prepare to meet an unlikely cast of characters, including Stan Musial, Lech Walesa, Dariusz the Organizer, and such Sparks as Froggy, Pizza Hut, the Cubans, and little Jerzy Bin the catcher: “Call me George, Coach. Like George Herman Babe Ruth.”
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The union of two historical brands like OMG and Fiora brings together quality, innovation, know-how and, above all, a focus on the specific needs of each customer operating in specific commodity sectors.
The integration of these two brands is the result of the corporate idea that the OMG management has applied for years: to join Italian industrial excellence in the sector of forklift trucks for special and niche applications to form a single organisation that can more efficiently tackle the challenges of an increasingly competitive global market.
Once again, OMG thinks outside the box to show the market that, when organised and managed in an industrial manner, the typical Italian know-how of small companies that manufacture special and niche goods, often in very small batches, can make the difference in a global market that is increasingly focussed on standardisation and less on specific customer needs.
By acquiring the Fiora designs and brand, OMG has acquired more than 60 years of experience in the electric sideloader sector in one go. For the worldwide product launch, the marketing office came up with a new “OMG|Fiora Sideloaders” brand, which combines the essence of the two historical companies and will be used to market the sideloaders. The new product range will be designed and built entirely in the historical OMG production plant in Gonzaga.


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After the sudden break-in at Gabrielle's home, the neighbors are panicked when they suspect a thief in the area. Betty becomes suspicious of what the neighbors are thinking and decides to host the annual Neighborhood Watch (which was created in episode 1.05, Come In, Stranger). Each of the neighbors puts in their input about the current situation. Things begin to get out of hand however when Karen McCluskey initiates the idea of hiring professional security. Betty manages to calm the mood down a little when she wins over the neighbors with a song on the piano (the first notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony and then Chopin's Minute Waltz).
Shortly after falling down the stairs, Gabrielle suffered a miscarriage. As she sits pondering on the choices she has made she takes the time to acknowledge her unborn baby has died and decides to shroud any memory that it ever existed. At first, Gabrielle thinks that the miscarriage was something from the beyond since she was not ready but when she looks hard enough at it she knows that it has hurt her the most. On her routine trip to visit Carlos in prison, Carlos reveals to her that he has been very depressed since learning the fate of their unborn child. He continues to tell her that shortly after Gabrielle told him the news, he began to become very violent (which includes tearing open his mattress and crying in front of the other inmates). After these episodes, Carlos goes on medication and seems heavily sedated when Gabrielle visits. When he becomes emotional once more, Gabrielle reminds the prison guards that it is probably time for another dosage.
As she reads the morning paper, Bree Van De Kamp comes across a very noticeable announcement in the town's wedding announcements: Bree Van De Kamp to wed George Williams. Bree scoffs at this announcement seeing that Rex has only been dead for two months and already George is pulling out the big guns. Bree visits George at the pharmacy where she explains her take on the situation. George decided that he wanted everyone to know they were a couple but is seen in Bree's eyes as showing off. Bree tells George people only read the announcement section when there's nothing important in the front page. But luckily that day, a flood in Sri Lanka made the headlines. When George notices that Bree is not wearing her engagement ring, he reminds her to put it on. Bree refuses saying that she feels uncomfortable wearing it. George forces her to which Bree does and quickly leaves. The following afternoon, Bree is visited by George's ex-fiancé Leila who informs Bree that George is dangerous and extremely jealous. Examples include George slapping her after accusing her of seeing an old boyfriend and torching his car and stalking her. Bree does not believe Leila but later comes to the revelation that maybe she is right. While dining with George, Bree meets up with an old college boyfriend, Ty who asks her to dance. George becomes envious of their platonic dance but cuts in and demands Bree put on her wedding ring. George proceeds to ask her to put it on. When things begin to get physical, Bree tells George the engagement is off and asks him to leave. George does as he is told but quietly steals Ty's valet card, steals his car and burns it in a deserted area.
Susan asks Mike if he will still be her date to Sophie's wedding which takes place in a few days. Mike regretfully informs her that he will not be in attendance but has sent his apologies to her mother. Susan tries to persuade him to reconsider but Mike has his mind made up. Susan also shares with Mike the fact that she is writing an autobiography based on her life and about her father who was a merchant marine who was murdered in Hanoi during the 1960s. Mike tells Susan that merchant marines do not fight and that Hanoi was an enemy territory. Susan looks confused and proceeds to ask her mother at the rehearsal what actually happened to her father. Sophie hesitates to answer but Morty sticks around to tell her that she was the product of a one night stand. Susan gives a shock and disappointing expression but recognizes that Sophie was young and made a mistake. Little does she know that Sophie will reveal to her in front of friends and family that she had actually had an affair with a married man who was her boss and that he is her father. Susan leaves the wedding accompanied by Julie in anger and goes on a search to find her father who actually runs a business nearby.
Lynette worries that her twin sons, Porter and Preston will fall prey to a stranger if one ever approaches - possibly because they are secretly sneaking out of the house without Tom's knowledge. Lynette decides to put the twins to the test when she asks Tom to talk to them about the dangers of being kidnapped by a stranger. When Tom does the bare minimum, Lynette stages a mock-kidnapping involving Stu, her secretary from work to show up and drive away with Porter and Preston. With Lynette and Tom watching at a distant, Stu approaches the boys and bribes them with candy which they fall for and jump into the car. Unexpectedly, Karen McCluskey sees the entire scene from her window and begins to tase Stu. Lynette runs out of the house to help Stu and tries to shoo McCluskey away.
Shortly after her visit with Carlos, Gabrielle is visited by an ex-con who was a friend of Carlos' while in prison. Hector informs Gabrielle that he will be watching the Solis premises to protect her from any unwanted intruders. Gabrielle tries to persuade him to leave but all of her attempts fail until she bribes him. The two then leave for the bank when Hector comes clean that Carlos did not hire him. Gabrielle begins to freak out and demands she be driven home. When they arrive at a deserted park, Gabrielle makes a run for it but Hector tells her that Carlos hired him to help her with grief. A relieved Gabrielle moves towards Hector who tries to tell her to let go. Gabrielle lets out her true feelings that she really didn't want the baby at first but grew to love it. Hector tells her to let go by giving her a balloon to throw into the air. Gabrielle sobs quietly and releases the balloon into the air.
Matthew Applewhite continues to search for Caleb but arrives once again with no sign. On yet another one of hunts for Caleb, instead of searching he joins Danielle Van De Kamp on a park bench where the two talk. Finally, Caleb is discovered by Mike when Bongo sees someone suspicious lurking around who is trying to break into a car. Mike comes from behind and tackles him. Mrs. McCluskey asks if he needs a taser but Mike just asks that she call the police. As the police arrive, Caleb is placed in handcuffs while the entire neighborhood watches. Caleb looks befuddled as Betty raises a finger to her mouth telling him to keep quiet about where he came from.
Written by IngridPatriota on Aug 26, 2017

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The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 per cent today. Here is the statement:
The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Recent data have bolstered the Bank’s confidence in its outlook for above-potential growth and the absorption of excess capacity in the economy. The Bank acknowledges recent softness in inflation but judges this to be temporary. Recognizing the lag between monetary policy actions and future inflation, Governing Council considers it appropriate to raise its overnight rate target at this time.
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The global economy continues to strengthen and growth is broadening across countries and regions. The US economy was tepid in the first quarter of 2017 but is now growing at a solid pace, underpinned by a robust labour market and stronger investment. Above-potential growth is becoming more widespread in the euro area. However, elevated geopolitical uncertainty still clouds the global outlook, particularly for trade and investment. Meanwhile, world oil prices have softened as markets work toward a new supply/demand balance.


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I finally decided to pick up one of Angie Abdou’s books this summer. I’ve been meaning to for years now – I wish I could remember what it was that prompted me to do it – it was something I read about her last book, Between. So that’s the one I started with.
I loved it so much, I read The Bone Cage.
I loved The Bone Cage so much I read The Canterbury Trail (which, coincidentally, I had just bought at Ed’s Books in Cape Breton).
Now I’m hugely anticipating her newest, In Case I Go!
Vero Nanton’s life has been hijacked, and she hates herself for being surprised. Every woman she knows told her this would happen – motherhood would change everything – but either she didn’t hear them (because her fevered response to the biological imperative to procreate had drawn all power away from her ears and redeployed it to more biologically useful parts of her body), or she paid these naysayers no heed because, simply, she believed that she and Shane would be different (because they had before, on so many counts, been exactly that – different).
Vero is going downhill fast, and Shane feels at a loss as to how to help her. He suggests getting a nanny, and despite Vero’s reluctance at having her children raised by a nanny, she eventually agrees to it. Most likely coming to the realization that she needs some kind of help after the incident involving too much alcohol, a small dark pantry, and the beginnings of her first children’s book, “The Mommy’s Alphabet”.
A is for asylum/ The place mommy would go to stay/ If she didn’t have her happy juice/ To keep insanity at bay.
C is for the condoms/ Your mommy shoulda thought to use/ They woulda saved her lotsa money/ On her monthly bill for booze.
Much of the story is told through Vero’s perspective. Motherhood has turned out to be harder than she expected, and she carries around a boatload of mother guilt. In addition to that, she worries about her marriage to Shane; they used to be considered, by themselves and everyone else, as the perfect couple. Can she figure out a way pull herself away from the edge and back into her life?
Vero bobs like a drowning swimmer. People talk of a fast descent into insanity as if the psyche only moves in one direction, but Vero dips and whirls; she has a grasp on the situation, and then she doesn’t. She knows the appropriate thing to say, and then she loses it; there’s enough air, and then there’s none.
Vero’s story is good on its own, but what makes this book even better is that we also get the perspective of the nanny, Ligaya. We get to find out who she is, what her life back home was like, what her life is like now as a live-in nanny far from home, and what she thinks of the people she works for.
‘People never change.’ That is the common saying. But the opposite is true. People are ever-changing. Before Vero figures out who they are, before she can finally focus in on their essence, they’ve already become someone else.
A favourite passage…
Vero and Shane end up trying out a swinger’s resort as an attempt to spice up their marriage:
Nobody in the lobby of Hedonism looks like a hedonist. The men remind Vero of junior high boys at their first school dance – a little too keen, a little too desperate, but working hard not to look it. The women don’t look like themselves either. Vero can tell that much even without knowing them. They all wear expressions they’ve practiced at home in their bathroom mirrors. Vero knows because she wears her own carefully practiced expression. It says: ‘I do this all the time, no big deal, sex and fun, that’s me’.
Based on some of the reviews on Goodreads, I didn’t think I was going to like The Bone Cage as much as I did. I loved it almost as much as Between. And, besides that effortless writing style, it’s completely different.
If asked what reminded her of childhood, Sadie wouldn’t answer baked bread, hopscotch, summer camp. Her childhood was scented with the heavy beached fragrance of a swimming pool. Chlorine’s toxic aroma so deeply soaked into her that it had become her natural perfume. In High School gym class, as soon as she broke a sweat, the pungent aroma of chlorine would swim around her.
The Bone Cage takes a close look at athletes training for the Olympics. Sadie is a 26-year-old swimmer and Digger is a 30-year-old wrestler. Digger and Sadie have a lot in common; both have given their lives to their sport up until now, both have one last chance to make it to the Olympics. And both wonder what or who they will be if they don’t make it. Even if they do, what comes after?
It’s just that, now that I’m getting so close to the finish line, I can’t help but wonder what’s behind it.
The sports psychology in this book fascinated me. The drive and focus they need to get up each morning and train all day, every day, for years and years. They spend a lot of time in their heads, and so do we. We watch them as they mentally prepare themselves for their workouts and races; trying to focus on what they need to do to get better and better, not to become distracted, and not to allow those defeatist, negative thoughts into their heads.
The narrative goes back and forth between the two athletes. They have other things going on in their lives, with their families, that they try not to let interfere with their goals. At times it feels selfish, but what have they been working for all this time if not to win?
You know who you’re going to be if you don’t get a medal, Digger? Nobody.
Sadie and Digger eventually get to know each other, causing them to become slightly distracted from their training. Nervous about this in the lead up to Olympics, they try to remain at arms’ length. The rest I can’t tell you.
I thought the last paragraph was perfect; just the right tone to end on. I think it would be fun to visit these characters 10 or 20 years in the future…
A favourite detail: Does anyone else remember the poster of Canadian Olympic swimmers Alex Baumann and Victor Davis with the “Let’s Get Crackin'” slogan?
The Canterbury Trail was exceptionally different again. In this book there are many characters to follow, and several narrators of the story.
There are the ski bums, the rednecks, the hippies, and the hermit; and none of them like each other.
She hated them and she hated this town. She used to love Coalton, couldn’t believe she’d managed to create a life for herself in a place where playing in the snow took precedence over jobs, financial planning, marriages. Here, when people asked, “So what do you do?” they didn’t mean for a living. They meant, do you ski or snowboard, sled or hike?
It’s April, and unfortunately for them, with the exception of the hermit, they’ve all decided to enjoy one last weekend on the mountain. And they will all be staying at the one cabin available in the area. All of them go from excitedly anticipating their weekend, to trying to force themselves to have fun anyway, to wishing the weekend was over already. But it’s hard to know which was a bigger threat – nature or each other.
Loco felt his neck muscles pull tense with each profanity. F-Bomb’s swearing had never grated on his nerves like this before, but lately he felt about to explode with annoyance. And it wasn’t just F-Bomb’s swearing; it was SOR’s joking, Shanny’s flirting, everybody’s simplest act of being. And as soon as he interacted with them, even he annoyed himself.
At first I found it hard to keep all the characters straight. But once I stopped trying so hard to do it, it became easier. Also, expect a lot of f-bombs, booze and pot; and whatever you do, don’t expect to like anybody.
The way they used snow as an excuse for drinking might be hilarious if Kevin were married to someone else. But since he happened to be married to her, it made her want to scream the roof off the house, slam doors until the foundation shook. ‘It’s snowing – celebrate with a drink. / It’s not snowing – drown sorrows in drink. / It might snow – sit by window in anticipation. And drink. / It might not snow – nothing else to do but drink.’
The ending took me by surprise, but I was quite satisfied with it.
Do any of these tempt you? Have you ever read several books by one author all at once before?


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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to visit Ebonyi State or any part of the South-East until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released from the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, IPOB said Nnamdi Kanu has to be released unconditionally before Buhari should contemplate any visit to Biafra land.
The group warned that the president would meet an empty streets and hostile welcome if he choses to visit Ebonyi whether openly or secretly without releasing the IPOB leader.
The statement reads, “The attention of the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to the planned secret visit of Buhari to Ebonyi State.
“The secret visit according to IPOB intelligence is being facilitated by some All Progressives Congress politicians in the state.
“IPOB will not accept any visit both secret and open, by Buhari to Biafraland while our leader is still in DSS cell. Our leader has to be released unconditionally before Buhari should contemplate any visit to Biafra land.
“Biafrans will lock down everywhere any day he ventures to visit Biafraland until he releases our leader. He will meet empty streets in Ebonyi or any part of Biafra he chooses to visit without releasing Nnamdi Kanu.
“Biafrans must be prepared to lock down our territory any day he comes here in our region. Buhari has shown that he doesn’t like us. Our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu cannot be in detention and we are welcoming Buhari in our region.
“Biafrans will sit-at-home any day he decides to come and mock us. He will know that the few politicians telling him lies about us don’t have control over the people. Should he decide to proceed with the planned visit, Ebonyi will be on lock down.”
KanyiDaily recalls that three months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari visited wearing a full Igbo attire and he was welcomed by some dignitaries, elders, and residents of the state.

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1, Box 459-A Sugar Grove, NC 28679
In 1968 I set out to find a side-shaft engine. At that time, my
dad, brother, and I had a collection of engines consisting of 51
various makes and sizes.
I spent a lot of time and drove a lot of miles, but all the
leads turned out to be dead ends. After several weeks passed, I set
out again early one morning, still searching for that special
engine. The stop at a country store turned out to be rewarding. A
name was given to me of a guy that had a gasoline engine. As it
turned out, he no longer had an engine but knew of a man that did.
Then my ’57 Chevy and I headed out to where this engine was
located. After several stops to ask more directions, I ended up in
a farm yard, near Neva, Tennessee.
At the door of this home, I was greeted by Mr. and Mrs. John
Neatherly. We talked at length and I finally got around to their
engine. Yes, they still had an old engine, and it was fine to take
a look. It was better than I could have imaginedsitting in the
weeds was a side-shaft engine. The cast brass builder’s plate
read ‘Bull’s Eye, 4 B.H.P. #3908 Type G.E.’
By this time, this 18 year old was really getting excited. The
over-all appearance looked fairly good; the lubricator and ignitor
trip arm were missing. Everything was stuck and the Accurate
Magneto type R-V was badly damaged. Half-buried in the ground below
the head was the remains of a muffler. Dirt and rust had built up
on the inside along with the winter freezing. It could stand no
more and broke into 3 pieces. The water hopper was nearly half full
of acorns and leaves.
I bounced back to the Neatherly’s home and was ready to ask
the big question. They said they would agree to sell the Bull’s
Eye, if it was o.k. with their sons. I returned the following
weekend and was delighted to find that they were going to sell me
My dad and I moved the Bull’s Eye to the workshop of the
museum we were operating, Frontier Village, Blowing Rock, North
Carolina. After allowing some penetrating oil to soak several
weeks, I began to disassemble the engine. The first reward came in
getting that mess of leaves out of the hopper. Down next to the
cylinder lay the ignitor trip arm. Years before the piston had
stuck, someone turned the flywheels, not realizing that the pin was
stuck in the trip arm; this twisted the pin out of the end of the
side shaft. The hopper did make a secure place to keep the arm from
After removing the head and then the intake valve assembly, I
tackled the exhaust valve, which was stuck in the open position. I
applied heat, brass, and hammer, then it started moving. All seemed
fine until I saw what came out with the badly rusted stemhalf of
the exhaust valve guide. This was very discouraging since I
didn’t have any idea how to repair it. The head was laid aside,
but what I didn’t realize was that it would be eight years
before the head would be repaired.
The following spring, I met my wife-to-be and between dating,
full-time job, helping at the museum, etc., the Bull’s Eye had
to wait. Then in the fall of ’68, I was called into the U.S.
Army. The next 2 years Uncle Sam took up most of my time with
Artillery training and then a tour in Vietnam. God saw me through
some tough times and then rewarded me with a lovely wife in
September of 70.
During the winter of ’71, I restored a 1 HP coil box J-D and
a Thomas Ludlow and Rogers cider mill. This was in preparation for
our first Carolina Crank-Up, which was held in September, 1971.
Every time I went into the workshop there was the Bull’s Eye,
In the meantime, Dad made a trade for a 6 HP Bull’s Eye on
factory trucks. He bought this engine to trade on railroad items. I
ended up with a good magneto and the trucks for my 4 HP engine.
Over the next few years the Lord blessed my wife and I with our
daughter; we hosted the second Carolina Crank-Up; moved part of our
museum to Conover, North Carolina; hosted the third Carolina
Crank-Up; retired from operating a museum and moved back to Sugar
Grove, North Carolina.
The most important event of my life took place in 1974, when,
through the calling of the Holy Spirit, I accepted Jesus Christ as
my personal Savior.
In November of 1974,I enrolled in our community college.
Industrial Maintenance Engineering was right down my alley. The two
years I spent in school have been very helpful in engine
restoration. The Bull’s Eye engine parts ended up in my machine
shop and welding classes.
That old valve guide that was half gone wasn’t too hard to
fix after all. It turned out that these engines used a pressed in
exhaust valve guide. I pressed the broken guide out, and then
machined a new one from cast iron. After removing the exhaust valve
from its cast head, I machined a new stem complete with threaded
bottom end. Next came the task of machining a new pin for the
ignitor trip arm. The side shaft was bent and had to be
straightened. The magneto case had a crack and had to be sliver
soldered. Cleaning, painting, recharging the magnets, put it back
in #1 shape.
The piston in the cylinder was the last stuck part. It had been
soaking for several years but still would not yield to an oak block
and sledge hammer. I didn’t have an acetylene torch to use at
home, so I decided to build a small fire in the hopper with
kerosene. The trick would be to heat the cylinder and before the
piston expanded, push or persuade the piston out; it worked
All parts were cleaned to bare metal, primed and then two finish
coats applied with brush. Clear lacquer was used on bare metal and
brass parts. Mack Hodges of Boone, North Carolina, cut out the oak
skids and built the tool box for me.
In the winter of 1976, our daughter watched day after day while
I put the Bull’s Eye back together. Dad and my brother came
over for the crank-up and after a few pulls on the flywheels, the
Bull’s Eye was running again for the first time in over 30
Our Bull’s Eye has been to over two dozen exhibits and
shows, including five states from South Carolina to the Tri-State
Show in Portland, Indiana. The Bull’s Eye engines were
manufactured in Warren, Pennsylvania, by Jacobson, and sold by
Montgomery Ward. I do not know the exact date of manufacture but
guess around 1914.
I am presently serving as Vice-President of the Carolina
Fly-Wheelers and am a former member of Miami Valley Steam Threshers
Association, in Ohio.
I praise God for sending His Son to die for all of us; John 15:5
in part says, ‘for without Jesus you can do nothing.’ I am
very thankful for my family and friends and their encouragement to
preserve a part of our past for future generations.


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When many Australians hear of the Western Australian suburb “Claremont” its synonymous with “serial killer”. But for me it was where I grew up.
Dubbed by the media as ‘The Claremont Serial Killer’- Bradley Robert Edwards learnt his fate today (September 24) for the murders of three young Perth women in the 1990’s.
The self-confessed “bogeyman” was convicted of murdering childcare worker Jane Rimmer, 23, in 1996 and solicitor Ciara Glennon, 27, in 1997.
However, the former Telstra technician was acquitted by WA Supreme Court Justice Stephen Hall for the murder of secretary Sarah Spiers, 18, whose remains have never been found.
Three young women with their whole lives ahead of them – Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon – all similar-looking and in the prime of their youth aged 18 – 27, were taken from WA’s Claremont entertainment precinct in the space of 15 months in the mid-1990s.


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Every Final Fantasy villain after Chaos is a time traveling David Bowie
Baram is Zigfried, bound to remaining on and attempting to rob the same train over and over and over and over
that or Kefka is Baram, but I could go on and on about that one
For those who remember, Baram was Shadow’s partner, back when the latter was called Clyde.
Shadow (under his real name Clyde) and Baram were bandits who once robbed a million gil from a train. To celebrate their success, Baram dubbed the duo “the Shadow Bandits”. Baram fell injured on the journey to flee the authorities and urged Clyde to get to safety. He asked Clyde to finish him off, afraid of what would happen should he be caught. Clyde refused and abandoned Baram, fleeing to Thamasa where he got married and fathered a child. Unable to bear his past, Clyde abandoned his family and changed his identity, renaming himself “Shadow”, after the name Baram dubbed the two of them.
We know what happens to Clyde (especially if we watch Shadow’s dreams in the inn).
But what happens to Baram?
I guess the canon answer is he dies, but we don’t really know what happens to him. Many people think he becomes another character (i.e. Gogo or even Kefka apparently!) so why not Siegfried (i.e. Zigfried)?
Siegfried makes his first appearance on the Phantom Train, where he disrupts Sabin, Shadow, and Cyan, who are working their way towards the front of the train. Siegfried picks a fight with them when they try to open a treasure chest. He is weak and easily defeated. However, he manages to escape with the treasure anyway.
Weak, seeing that he’s essentially not over his injuries. Fitting, as Baram made his reputation as a train robber. And what is the same train that Ziegfried is attempting to rob “over and over and over and over”? The Phantom Train, “the carrier of dead souls over to the afterlife”.


The 250MW Hatta project will be the first hydropower scheme in the GCC
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has invited companies to submit bids for the contract to supply and install a model of the planned Hatta pumped hydropower scheme.
Dewa has set a submission date of 23 March for the model tender.
The utility recently received prices from consultants from eight firms for the engineering consultancy contract on the planned 250MW Hatta pumped storage hydropower plant project.
The client received 12 proposals in total, with four of the bidders submitting a main offer and an alternative offer. The bids were received on 15 February.
The lowest bid was received from Canadas SNC Lavalin, which submitted a main offer of AED40.2m ($10.9m) for the engineering role. The Canadian firms offer was about 37 per cent lower than the second lowest bid of AED55.2m, which was submitted by Frances EDF.
The full list of bidders and prices, in order of main offers, is:
- SNC Lavalin (Canada): AED40.2m
- Electricite de France: AED55.2m (main offer), AED59.9m (alternative offer)
- Aecom (US): AED63.1m (main offer), AED54.9m (alternative offer)
- Tractebel (Belgium): AED66.6m (main offer), AED58.8m (alternative offer)
- Poyry (Switzerland): AED72.5m
- Mott MacDonald (UK): AED76.8m
- WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff (Canada): AED93.1m
- MWH (UK): AED115.5m (main offer), AED115.5m (alternative offer)
The project will use water stored in the Hatta Dam, near the Oman border, and will be the first hydroelectric facility in the GCC.
The existing Hatta Dam can store up to 1,716 million gallons of water. The project will involve the construction of an upper reservoir, which will be able to hold up to 880 million gallons. The upper reservoir will be located 300 metres above the dam level.
During off-peak hours, turbines will use solar energy to pump water from the dam to the upper reservoir.
The project will support the AED1.3bn ($354m) Hatta development plan, which was announced earlier in November. Under the plan, three main areas, including an economic and service zone, tourism and sports zone and a culture and education area, will be built in the Hatta area.
The Hatta development plan is part of the UAEs 2021 Vision, launched in 2014.
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This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.
Brett Kavanaugh is now Justice Kavanaugh, thank heaven. He was formally sworn in last night at the White House and used the occasion to make the sort of dignified, gracious statement that has characterized his many years of distinguished public service – and that suggests he’ll be one of the best ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Trump used the occasion to apologize to the new Justice and his family for “the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure.” It speaks volumes about the perpetrators of this damage that the Kavanaughs – including their small children – seem likely to continue to be subjected to more pain and suffering for the foreseeable future.
So might Senators who supported Brett Kavanaugh, like Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who courageously cast the deciding vote.
They deserve our thanks, and need our prayers.
This is Frank Gaffney.


Film Tech Pioneer Jean-Marie Lavalou Dead at 7607/18/2022
Jean-Marie Lavalou, co-inventor the world’s first remote-control camera system, which gave birth to more fluid crane shots and a new world of creative possibilities for motion pictures, died on July 15. He was 76.
Born into a well known family of camembert cheese makers in Normandie, Lavalou’s career took its tech twist when he met inventor-partner Alain Masseron. In the 1970s, the duo devised unique camera movements while making a film inside a submarine during their national service in France.
This eventually led to the invention of the Louma Crane, which became widely used in film and television production around the world. (The term Louma derives from LOU & MA from their names.)
For the project, Lavalou and Masseron brought together a team of engineers. Subsequent research and development in Paris, as well as alongside partner and David Samuelson of Samuelson Film Services and his team of engineers in London, resulted in the world’s first remote-controlled camera crane.
An early user of the system was director Roman Polanski along with his cinematographer Sven Nykvist on 1976’s “The Tenant,” where it was deployed to create the film’s opening and closing sequence shots.
Retired Panavision executive Andy Romanoff recalls that the Louma Crane came to America in 1978 and was utilized on Steven Spielberg’s “1941.” The system “introduced us to a whole new camera language,” he says.
“Jean-Marie worked day and night adapting the crane to the demands of Hollywood filmmaking,” adds Romanoff. “In later years, he became friends with camera crews all around the world as he visited sets to hear how he could make the crane easier and more useful for them… He spent his whole life dedicated to making better tools for making movies.”
In 2005, the Motion Picture Academy bestowed a Technical and Scientific Achievement Award on Lavalou, Masseron and Samuelson for the Louma remote-controlled camera head.
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Keith Urban breaks down 3 Graffiti U tracks, including one inspired by Nicole Kidman
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Apropos of the title Graffiti U, Keith Urban approached his new album like a blank canvas. As he sketched out its contours, the Grammy- and CMA-award-winning artist recruited a crew of friends old and new — including producers and writers J.R. Rotem, Greg Wells, Nate Ruess (of fun.), and Ed Sheeran — to lend their colors.
"The great thing I find about collaborating is stretching out as a songwriter, particularly with someone I've never written with," says Urban, who recently claimed the Vocal Event of the Year trophy at the ACMs for "The Fighter," his duet with Carrie Underwood. "It's unknown, it's scary, it can be a complete disaster. It's like being a certain ingredient wandering around and looking at different dishes and hopping in a [new] dish and seeing if I get along with the other ingredients."
Graffiti U's menu offers a wide array of flavors. Urban blends tumbling banjo licks with stomping beats ("Never Comin Down"), and pulsating grooves with metallic guitar shredding ("Gemini"). He even dabbles in beachy reggae vibes ("My Wave"). It's an eclectic mix for the musically omnivorous Aussie (by way of New Zealand), who was raised on country — but not only country.
"I grew up playing in the clubs like many musicians do, being in my share of Top 40 bands playing ‘Free Bird' and whatever artists were on the radio at the time," he says. "I'm many things, but there is a big commercial radio side to what I do as well."
Feeding that mainstream jones, the new record also offers a clutch of pop ballads with winsome melodies that showcase both his upper register and a more emotional side, including "Parallel Line," which counts Sheeran and Julia Michaels among its co-writers.
"I wish more guys would speak about their own vulnerability when it comes to love," Urban says of the song. "It's not something we're ever comfortable talking about, but we absolutely feel it."
In addition to Michaels, who co-wrote four songs, Urban also welcomed a bevy of women to the 15-track collection, including artists Kassi Ashton and Lindsay Ell; songwriters Nicolle Galyon, Amy Wadge, Emily Weisband, and MoZella; and his wife, Nicole Kidman, on backing vocals (for hit single "Female").
The large female contingent was not by design, says Urban: "It doesn't matter who or what it is. If something speaks to me, I just move closer to it 'cause I'm interested. It's really that simple."
Below, the country star breaks down a trio of Graffiti U tracks for EW. Urban will be hitting the road later this summer with opener Kelsea Ballerini. The tour kicks off June 15 in St. Louis.
This soaring single was written by Urban, co-producer J.R. Rotem, Nicolle Galyon, and Julia Michaels — who also performs on the track — with a posthumous assist from Merle Haggard, thanks to the interpolation of a riff from the legend's hit "Mama Tried."
"I had that sample in my head for a long, long time," says Urban. "I remember thinking to myself, ‘I wish I could go back to the '60s and be able to sit in a room with Haggard and try and write a song.' Not because I think I'm worthy of that, but just because I would love to learn about songwriting from someone as great as he was."
Since he didn't have access to a flux-capacitor-enhanced DeLorean, Urban realized he could take a different route, bringing a piece of the song into the studio to see if it triggered something — which it did: a wistfulness for a tactile sense of home that can't be replicated by FaceTime or texting. Hearing the lick in the chord progression that Rotem created made Urban think of his time growing up in Australia, playing country music festivals and traveling with his family.
"Haggard does that to me, makes me think of home," says Urban. "I remember looking at the lyrics thinking, ‘Oh gosh, this song is about when I first came to Nashville and I was miles and miles from my home and I was where I wanted to be and I was very happy.' But when it got tough, I found myself really wishing I could get in my car and just go home," adding with a laugh, "quickly."
Urban is just happy that Haggard will once again have a song on the radio, and hopes the sample will send fans down the rabbit hole to his hero. "A lot of people who don't know ‘Mama Tried' can go and discover that song, and hopefully then discover a lot of Haggard," he says.
This gently surging, and instantly infectious acoustic pop track about aligning hearts was even more of a group effort than Urban realized. The writers include Ed Sheeran and Julia Michaels, and a credit is given to the members of Coldplay and Stargate (writers/producers Tor Hermansen and Mikkel Eriksen) for allowing permission for the use of "elements of" Coldplay's "Everglow."
"I know that feeling so well, of just not wanting to be dragged into something that's gonna break my heart again," says Urban of the song's observations of fearfulness when it comes to love.
"My experience is, the more I've lived life, the more I've found the wonder and awe of it all, the joy of it, the fragility of it," he says of the open-hearted tenderness of this track and several others that explore what it means to risk truly revealing yourself to another person. "With the expansion of love comes the expansion of fragility. We walk around every day like we're here forever, and it's all hanging by a thread. And I think all of those things start to come into my music. And they certainly have on this record."
As for the Coldplay connection, Urban had no idea. "I knew nothing about that until the song was finished and done, and it was when they were going through all the credits," he says. It wasn't the only surprise. "At some point I was writing with Julia Michaels. She goes, ‘Hey, so glad you cut ‘Parallel Line'!' And I said ‘How do you know about ‘Parallel Line'?' And she said, ‘Oh, I'm a writer on that song.'" Adds Urban with a laugh, "I'm like, ‘How many people are writers on this song?'"
This jittery, strutting, dance-flavored track was inspired by Urban's wife, Nicole Kidman, whose zodiac sign gives the song its title. It was penned by Urban, Michaels, Justin Tranter, and Ian Kirkpatrick — and features one of the few solos the accomplished guitarist allows himself, a strafing bit of '80s throwback.
"The four of us [songwriters] met in the studio and Ian had this cool little groove happening, and I started playing some guitar and he recorded it and then manipulated and cut it up into bits and pieces, then put it back together and created this loop," recalls Urban of the session. "I never had anyone do that to my playing before, and it just created this atmosphere that we started riffing some melody pieces at the top, and then Julia said, ‘Tell me about Nic,' and I said, ‘Well she's a Gemini, but she's not a contradiction,'" Urban says with a laugh of the sign represented by twins. (He later did some Wikipedia research on Castor and Pollux, which informed the lyrics.)
"They just wrote down ‘She's not quite a contradiction, she rolls with it,' and that was the opening line of the song and it just went from there," says Urban of exploring "all the different colors that she is and the duality of Gemini."
One lyric in particular has been drawing attention: "She's a maniac in the bed, but a brainiac in her head."
"That was Julia Michaels' line," says Urban. "She came up with it after me describing my wife. My first thought was, ‘I can't say she's a brainiac in her head,' and Julia said, ‘You kind of just did, just sing it.' And I sang it in total playfulness, just tongue-in-cheek, and it just worked, so we kept it." While the lyric has proven polarizing, Urban says with a laugh that when Kidman heard the song, "She loved it."


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Oh wonderful, delicious, delightful food of the gods… chocolate. Say it again Tim, chocolate. Everyone should have their very own cacao tree from which they can harvest cacao beans and make sumptuous chocolate.
So here is the problemo: too many of you like the sickeningly sweet commercial varieties of chocolate that are really bad bad for you (that’s double bad). I am here to raise the bar… step it up sista. In fact, due to the processing, large amounts of sugar, and poor quality milk, most chocolate can be very damaging to your health.
Soooo… what should you do? What to do? You should develop and cultivate a healthy appreciation for chocolate made right. You should nurture this appreciation within your heart until the love has grown full bloom and then you can take more pleasure in it… the appreciation that is… well, and the chocolate.
Chocolate that is made with minimal processing and little sugar (or no refined sugar) will in fact provide healthy antioxidants and give your body a boost while you savor every bite.
So here are some pointers when buying and eating your chocolate:
1. Look for chocolate that has at least 70% cocoa content. More cocoa content means there is less room for other bad things, less sugar, less milk, etc.
2. Look at what type of sugar is used. Most will just say ‘sugar’ which means it is typical refined white sugar. Some specialty brands may say ‘evaporated cane juice’ which is far better. So look for unrefined sugar if you can find it.
3. Most chocolate is processed with alkali to cut the acidity and for other reasons which I will not go into now… but if you can find it where it has not been processed with alkali then that is better.
4. Organic or fair trade chocolate is highly recommended. Organic and fair trade farmers raise cacao crops without the use of synthetic fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides.
All of these brands have high quality chocolate available in their prodect line. As far as taste… Chocolove is my favorite… and they have good standards, I just think Rapunzel is a little bit better in that regard. I don’t like the shape of Rapunzel’s bar though. Chocolove’s is just right.
Welp, I am out… I have to go plant my cacao tree.

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Women With Disabilities Are More Than Ready To Be Heard
At the 2018 Women's March Chicago, we talked to women with disabilities about the issues important to them.LEARN MORE
Plenty of people with Down syndrome have been in the spotlight, including Lucas, Gerber's latest "spokesbaby."
People with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21. This can cause children with Down syndrome to develop more slowly. But that doesn't mean every area of their development is affected.
And while it may be the first time a Gerber baby has Down syndrome, Lucas is far from the first person with Down syndrome to be in the spotlight.
But despite these notable figures and plenty of other celebs, parents and people with Down syndrome sharing messages online, there still seems to be a lot of misunderstanding and even fear of people with Down syndrome.
Remember this father's emotional message about what people get wrong when explaining what Down syndrome is?
"Down syndrome is literally one of the most beautiful things that's ever happened in my life. ... It's not an illness; it's not an illness," Robb Scott said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 in 700 babies in the U.S. are born with Down syndrome.
The Allegheny Family Screening Tool is designed to assess a family’s risk level when they are reported for child welfare concerns.By Keith Srakocic / AP
Details of what exactly happened the night officers arrested Tyre Nichols have not been released.By Adrian Sainz / AP
LA police restrained and shocked Keenan Anderson six times with a Taser in less than a minute, causing his heart to stop at a hospital hours later.By Damian Dovarganes / AP
Power outages have left thousands of people without electricity in the Texas capital for nearly a week and are likely to drag on for days longer.By Paul Weber / AP
In recent years, the seaside town of Nahant, Massachusetts, has seen an increasing number of coyote attacks on animals.By Scripps News
A survey from Rover.com says nearly 75% of people are more likely to stay with a company that lets them bring pets to work.


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The Sheikh Jarrah & Silwan Evictions:
An Update Briefing from Meretz MK Gaby Lasky
The danger of a new wave of evictions is rapidly coming to a head. Israel’s High Court of Justice has just heard the final appeal of the Dweik family in the Silwan neighborhood and is set to hand down a precedential ruling that could impact hundreds more. The High Court is likewise about to issue a decision regarding the eviction of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah after the residents turned down the court’s “compromise offer” that would have provisionally recognized a settler organization as the owner of the Palestinians’ houses. MK Lasky, a human rights attorney by trade, will explain the ins and outs of the current legal and political situation.
This briefing was moderated by Partners for Progressive Israel board member, Gili Getz, and included a Q&A with the Zoom audience.


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Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household. ~ John 19:25-27
Jesus hung on the cross, bleeding, gasping for breath, throbbing with pain, dying, separated from the love of the Father. Yet He looked down from the cross and gave His mother into the keeping of His beloved disciple John. Mary had other sons who would have been expected to care for her, and Jesus could have arranged for His mother’s care long before His Crucifixion. His words, one of only seven times He spoke from the cross, must have meaning for His followers. Earlier Jesus had said that those who follow Him are His family. As He died, He put His mother into the hands of a disciple, making them—and all His followers, the Church—a spiritual family.
Heavenly Father, thank You for both my physical family and my spiritual family—the Church. Help me to live in love and fellowship with my spiritual brothers and sisters. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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Anger, a worthy ally, fuels commitment
By PATRICIA LEFEVERE
Anger, one of the seven deadly sins, and conflict, to be avoided at all costs, are part and parcel of a lay ministers life in many settings and can lead to resentments, burnout and even loss of ones vocation. But they dont have to, according to pastoral theologian James D. Whitehead and developmental psychologist Evelyn Eaton Whitehead.
The husband-wife team -- Whitehead Associates -- has worked 23 years as consultants in education and ministry for a number of graduate education programs, religious agencies and other nonprofit groups in the United States and abroad. They have long been associated with the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University in Chicago, and together have written 11 books on pastoral ministry and Catholic spirituality. The Whiteheads latest book, Wisdom of the Body: Making Sense of Our Sexuality, will be published by Crossroads in the autumn.
In early June, they addressed 250 lay ministers attending the 25th anniversary conference of the National Association for Lay Ministry in Hunt Valley, Md. Whitehead, the theologian, recalled the great hope that sprang from Vatican Council II (1962-65) and flowered in the 70s and 80s. He also pointed to signs of retrenchment in recent years, especially the documents coming out of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that found homosexuals to be objectively disordered and last year declared that Protestant churches were not churches in the true sense.
For lay ministers coming through all or part of the past 35 years, the choice to walk away and find employment in a more congenial environment is one option, Whitehead said. Another is to look again and to recall the tension rooted in scripture and in the church from the earliest disputes between Peter and Paul.
Tension is at the heart of the world. Were not going to overcome it. It describes who we are. Its in the gospels and it will outlive us, he said. While todays laity may think theyre living in a world packed with perils and temptations, our ancestors were right in the middle of the mess, Whitehead said.
Christians are not called out of a sinful world, but into it. The old images of life behind cloistered walls, of celibacy above marriage and of the church as a lighthouse in a darkened world have given way to a newer understanding of the role of laypersons and their importance in the church and the world, he said.
The church of 50 years ago whose identity was clear, austere and exclusive, whose liturgy invoked pageantry and who viewed the sensual and sexual with extreme caution, bears little resemblance to todays church, Whitehead said. While some have terrific nostalgia for who we thought we were and for the old safe roles the body of Christ is going to take a long time to adjust to all the changes.
As lay ministers seek a strategic presence in a complex and changing church and world, Whitehead chose the image of leaven over that of lighthouse to best represent their place in the new church. Whereas a lighthouse is detached and afar, leaven is hidden in the bread and in our prayers, he said.
He thought lay ministers would do well to compare their work to leaven. If it nourishes and means more life for some, then its good bread, not necessarily Catholic bread or even Christian bread, but good bread.
Whitehead challenged the laity to look more explicitly at the social justice issues within their purview even when these situations are fraught with conflict. One of the most important jobs lay ministers can do is to empower people caught in complex structures and to do advocacy on their behalf. Welfare is a case in point, he said, noting that when the five-year limit on benefits ends, many recipients may find themselves with nowhere to turn. Lay ministers should help parishes to be a safety net in such times.
The theologian pointed to the bishops of the Northwest who initiated a dialogue with environmentalists, Native Americans and with the owners of the nuclear power plant on the Columbia River to safeguard the life of the river and of those in its path. The bishops saw the river as a sacramental commons, a sign and symbol of life, Whitehead said. By their action to protect it, they showed that the common good is not good unless its common, Whitehead said.
Often actions on behalf of social justice rise from anger and compassion, said psychologist Evelyn Whitehead. She called anger and compassion mood swings in the heart of God and mood swings, too, in the vocations of lay ministers. Their pedigree is not always negative though.
Instances of justice anger are very prevalent in todays church, the psychologist said. They arise in the face of perceived unfair treatment of oneself or of people in ones care. They are actions that attack ones sense of decency and fair play or situations that show contempt for the values at the core of ones own worldview, she said.
In such cases, anger arrives as a moral agitator. Justice anger fuels our commitment to right a wrong, Whitehead said, but it can misfire. She warned against misperception of an injustice or the false assignment of blame. Instead, lay ministers should clarify the situation that is making them angry.
However, not everyone in lay ministry is in conflict or angry. Peter Oliver, a pastoral associate in Edmonton, Canada, aged 37, and three years out of divinity school, said that young people are excited about working for the church, but could be driven out by all the talk of anger, conflict and burnout. These are people who have never known a pre-Vatican II church, never known a church without a shortage of priests and never known one without laypeople doing many of the jobs once done by priests and nuns. They dont have the grievances of the older generations, nor will they assume their struggles, he said.
A lay ministers goal is not to eradicate the anger, to become calmer or to walk away, Whitehead said. Rather its to learn to walk with anger as an ally in ones larger comment to justice. The psychologist could view anger as an ally, because she saw it as a harbinger of hope. Anger says things ought not be this way; it demands change.
When lay ministers lose their anger, they lose hope and can descend into apathy, she said. Whitehead called apathy an enemy of the gospel and a dangerous infection in the community. When injustice imperils our shared lives, we must be able to be aroused by these offenses.
Of course, no one likes the way anger feels as no one wants to lose control, serenity or friends, she said. But anger is always assertive, always making a claim, indicting misdeeds and defending a right, even though assertive need not mean aggressive, she added.
To insure that justice anger does not move into aggression requires the right kind of anger and the proper community, she said. Anger that serves justice is seldom the hot urgency of our rage. Only a cool anger can sustain commitment over time and avoid the burnout that many lay ministers report. That is why community is so important, she said. It allows ranting and raving in the protective custody of our friends.
Anger as a reaction to injustice comes to help lay ministers respond to intolerable situations. When carefully cultivated, Whitehead saw it as sustaining over the long haul while plans get developed, obstacles overcome and modest gains are celebrated.
National Catholic Reporter, September 7, 2001


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Sociologist and historian specializing on violence, gender, and crime in Latin America. Assistant Professor at George Washington University, Global Fellow at The Wilson Center, Author of "In the Vortex of Violence".
Talks covered by this speaker
The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America
How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico
Women in OCGs Latin America
Categories covered by Gema
About this Speaker
I am a historian and sociologist who specializes on questions of violence, crime, religion, and gender in twentieth and twentieth-first century Latin America, with a particular focus on Mexico and Central America. I am an Assistant Professor of Latin American History at George Washington University and a Global Fellow at The Wilson Center. I am the author of In the Vortex of Violence: Lynching, Extralegal Justice, and the State in Post-Revolutionary Mexico (University of California Press, 2020).

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So I have a lovely friend, Deb Julienne, who is a wonderful writer and I can’t get enough of her books! Ha ha — I cheat and have a sneak peak at the ones no one else has!
Anyway her first book Sex, Lies, and Beauty Aids is available on Amazon and her second book Sex, Secrets, and Happily Ever Afters is available for pre-order.
If you love romantic comedy and love to laugh, buy these books! They’re great.
I’m telling you, they are hilarious! Even if you’re not a romance novel person — you’ll find something funny in these books!


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Reading girls : the lives and literacies of adolescents
Source:Language and literacy series New York, N.Y., Teachers College Press, New York (2012)
Call Number:Cubb LB1135 .M27 2012
Keywords:Adolescence, Educational sociology, Junior high school girls--Attitudes, Literacy--Social aspects
"Reading Girls captures the voices and literacy experiences of a diverse group of urban adolescent girls. The author--an experienced researcher and middle school teacher--intertwines investigations of multiple literacies, technologies, race, class, gender, sexuality, and gender expression to provide a provocative look at what helps and what hurts adolescent girls in school."

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Dating a girl who reads Glamour has many advantages. One is that she always looks cute at parties. More importantly, though, she helps me keep abreast of the latest developments in the copyright debate. For example, she pointed out to me that the September issue has a pro-and-con feature on creating a new copyright for clothing design. The pro-copyright lady complains that “after a runway show, your designs are out immediately on the Internet and can be copied overnight. That means far more manufacturers can make a knockoff of your piece before your original has even gotten into the stores!”
The anti-copyright guy points out that once a fashion copyright was on the books, it would be almost impossible to determine which dresses are copying which other dresses. He points out that retro fashion has become quite common. Today’s hot styles are often imitations of styles from decades earlier. It would radically change the fashion industry if one company held the copyright to a particular style and was able to exclude others from imitating it.
The pro-copyright lady counters:
Designers are inspired by everything: by what people are wearing on the streets; by old movies; by vintage pieces. Take the wrapdress, which is what I’m known for. It’s the most traditional form of dressing, like a kimono or a toga. But what was different about my dresses, when I first created it, is that I made it from jersey fabric that molded to the body. I design and develop fabrics I use; I design the prints. Sometimes, that requires months of research. To me, when a designer creates something different from what existed before–and someone else profits from that designer’s creativity–there should be some kind of regulation. It simply should not be allowed.”
The problem with this, it seems to me, is in defining the scope of a given fashion copyright. A bootleg copy of a book, song, or video will be almost identical to the original: it’s very clear whether a given book or movie is a copy of another book or movie. But fashion is quite different. If I know somebody’s dress design is copyrighted, I might use a slightly different fabric, raise or lower the hemline slightly, add an extra ruffle, etc in an attempt to evade the copyright. A judge would then be put in the awkward position of comparing two dresses that look similar but not identical and deciding if they’re similar enough that one infringed on the other.
We don’t have to use our imaginations to guess what this would look like. We already have a textbook example of this in our software patent system. Research in Motion, an innovative company that built one of the most successful high-tech products of the decade, had to shell out $612.5 million to a company with no products at all but a better legal team. RIM thought that they could convince a judge that their device fell outside of the patents’ scope, or that the patents were invalid. Their gamble didn’t pay off. But they racked up millions of dollars in legal bills in the process. This unnecessary litigation was a direct consequence of the vagueness of software patents.
I think the fashion industry would become mired in the same kind of wasteful litigation if it succeeded in getting copyright protections for its products. And the only people who would benefit, in the long run, would be the lawyers.

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Over The Counter Meds For Dogs Throwing Up
7 safe over the counter medications for diarrhea & vomiting in dogs Medicine to Stop a Dog From Vomiting | Cuteness 15 Human Over-the-Counter Drugs Safe for Dogs 5 safe over the counter medications for vomiting 15 Human Over-the-Counter Drugs Safe for Dogs 7 safe over the counter medications for diarrhea & vomiting in dogs 1. Petpo-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) 2. Imodium (loperamide) 3. Pepcid. Maropitant Citratec – Maropitant citrate (Cerenia®) is an anti-vomiting drug for treating motion sickness and vomiting in dogs, especially in association with chemotherapy.
It can also act as a mild pain control medicine. This drug is available as a tablet or injection and takes effect in 1 to 2 hours. Omeprazole, commonly known by the brand name Prilosec®, is used in the treatment and prevention of stomach (gastric) and intestinal ulcers. NSAIDS Approved for Dogs Current FDA-approved NSAIDs for dogs include: Carprofen ( Rimadyl, Vetprofen) Deracoxib (Deramaxx) Firocoxib (Previcox) Grapiprant (Galliprant) Meloxicam These NSAIDs are often prescribed to dogs suffering from chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis or to help control pain after surgery. Your veterinarian may recommend giving your dog Pepto-Bismol, Pepcid or another over-the-counter medication to help combat nausea. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is often helpful in treating nausea, motion sickness and a variety of. Pepcid is another over the counter treatment that can be helpful for dogs with nausea. Its main use is to help regulate stomach acid and gastric ulcers, but it can help with nausea and other issues that come with this too. Again, this should be recommended by your vet before you choose to purchase this for your dog. Some over-the-counter (OTC) medications for an upset stomach may help your dog, but always be sure that they are made specifically for animals, not for humans. Human OTC medications can do more harm than good for. It can be given up to four times a day. Omeprazole Omperazole is designed to slow acid production in the stomach. Dogs with ulcers from any cause can often feel sick and vomit due to their raw stomach wall. Omperazole will cut production of. Nux Vomica in the 6x or 30c potency can be used for dogs that are heaving and vomiting or nauseous from inhaling their food. P ulsatilla 6 or 30c is useful for dogs vomiting undigested food particles. Dose 1 time or speak to. Zyrtec is a very popular brand used to treat allergy symptoms in humans, but it’s also been used in dogs for the same purpose, particularly in cases of chronic dermatitis. It can also be used to...