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The mission of the Presbyterian Cemetery is to operate, maintain, and preserve the historic Cemetery as an active burial ground and to honor the rich history of the Cemetery and of those interred there.
Located adjacent to historic Diamond Hill in Lynchburg, Virginia, the Presbyterian Cemetery was founded in 1823 when six elders of the local Presbyterian Church purchased two acres of land on Campbell Court House Road, now Grace Street. The land was purchased from Edward Lynch, son of Lynchburg’s founder John Lynch, and his wife, Mary.
Our history, charm and competitive fees make the Presbyterian Cemetery the choice of many Lynchburg and surrounding area citizens.
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Trustees of the Presbyterian Cemetery serve a three year term and are representatives of two local churches and the community at large.
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Friends of the Presbyterian Cemetery
Friends of the Presbyterian Cemetery was established in 2014 as a non-profit 501c3 in order to support, preserve, and share the rich history of the Presbyterian Cemetery. The members serve on a rotating basis.
Contributions help to preserve the grave sites and historical grounds, while covering the cost of:
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The Presbyterian Cemetery can help you find and plan the perfect resting place for you or a loved one.
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Who Makes Natural Balance Dog Food
Who Makes Natural Balance Dog Food. The downside to this is that natural balance is not in full control of the manufacturing process. With regards to wet dog food, natural balance and nature's recipe also.
It rates natural balance dog food a five out of five stars and states, “this is a great choice for dog food and should be considered for all dogs as a top choice for everyday nutrition.” dog food guide: The natural balance dog food brand was founded in burbank, california by dick van patten in 1989. Targeted nutrition formulas for their unique health needs
The Natural Balance Dog Food Brand Was Founded In Burbank, California By Dick Van Patten In 1989.
Founded by dick van patten in 1989, natural balance® has always made products to meet high nutritional, taste, and safety criteria. It rates natural balance dog food a five out of five stars and states, “this is a great choice for dog food and should be considered for all dogs as a top choice for everyday nutrition.” dog food guide: Van patten becomes the face of his own pet food.
We Had To Switch Jolt Off Of It When He Started Smelling That Way.
Limited ingredient diets® simple, nutritious formulas for your dog. The major sources of ingredients that are used to produce these recipes come from the united states and canada. This means a healthier meal for your dog, as well as a meal that the dog will enjoy.
Vegetarian Free Of Meat And Full Of Nutrients.
Dogs both large and review tend to enjoy the food, and pet owners seem to feel rather happy that they are able to balance their dogs a decent dog dog food. Several of it are owned by a company called natural balance, a company that provides pet food. There is a relatively insignificant difference between the crude fiber content of the two brands.
Limited Ingredient Diets®—One Of The First Of Their Kind On The Market.
We can see that fromm guarantees about 3.00% more fat than natural balance. Some varieties of natural balance are more likely to trigger an allergic response in a sensitized animal than others. Founded by actor dick van patten and a friend in 1989, natural balance makes dog and cat foods that “meet high nutritional, taste and safety criteria,” according to the company.
The Downside To This Is That Natural Balance Is Not In Full Control Of The Manufacturing Process.
Is natural balance dog food made in the usa? It has facilities in california and south carolina.7 days ago. Yes, the natural balance dog food is made in burbank, california.

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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Scrub Practitioner - Adult Nurse or ODP to join the Theatres team at this “Good”-rated Surrey hospital, which specialises in acute elective and urgent surgical and medical services.
The hospital is benefitting from an extensive investment programme that is keeping its facilities, technology, and workforce at the very forefront of medical care.
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Geri (Shubatani) Grubbs, Ph.D., LCSW, is a psychotherapist and Jungian Analyst practicing in Woodinville, WA, and Gaston, OR. She has been practicing depth psychology since 1987 and is an experienced workshop and seminar leader. Geri is a graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute, Zurich, and a member of the C. G. Jung Institute of Seattle. In addition to analytic dream processing, Geri is a certified meditation teacher and specializes in sandplay therapy, bereavement, PTSD, and spiritual emergence. She has published a book entitled, “Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul.” Geri is available for Jungian analysis or spiritual-oriented therapy, and sandplay supervision. For further information, see her website here.
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Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Resort, has begun a $40 million capital improvement project to upgrade its guest rooms, casino, meeting rooms, public areas, restaurants and golf courses.
All 600 guest rooms and suites recently were outfitted with Wyndham’s Michael Graves- designed Be Well bedding package, including new linens, pillows, duvets and blankets. In the fall, the resort plans to purchase and install Simmons BeautyRest World Class Super Pillow Top Mattresses. Also in the fall, updated soft goods, furniture and accessories will be installed in four of the Ocean Front Atlantic Suites and the Governor’s Suite.
The capital improvement project includes $4.7 million in renovations to the 7,000-square-foot Rio Mar Casino, including new slot machines, carpeting, chairs, tables and a redecorated Players Lounge, all scheduled for completion in early October. The property soon will begin a $1 million project to upgrade its 48,000-square-foot Oceanfront Conference Center, home to the largest ballroom in the Caribbean. The resort’s two 18-hole championship golf courses—Tom and George Fazio’s Ocean Course and Greg Norman’s River Course—will undergo $4 million in upgrades, and another $1.7 million will be invested in engineering upgrades. In conjunction with those projects, the resort has revamped the menu at its northern Italian-inspired Palio’s restaurant with the help of Gaetano Palmeri, chef and owner of the award-winning Gaetano’s Ristorante in Las Vegas. Call 800-4RIO-MAR or visit www.wyndham.com.

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Kidney transplant a Uribe family affair
Longtime MUHS employee receives organ from son
In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, Lupe Uribe and his son Miguel lay side by side in the pre-op room of Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix.
Lupe was waiting to receive the life-giving gift of a new kidney.
Miguel was waiting to give that gift.
Neither man thought of himself during those moments. Each worried about the other.
"I knew this was major surgery," said Miguel. "But I didn't think of it that way. I saw it as giving life back to my father who gave life to me."
As the donor, Miguel was to go first. After all, if his procedure wasn't successful, the doctors would have no reason to operate on Lupe.
Miguel's surgery took more than three hours; Lupe's, more than four. The first words out of both men's mouths were no surprise to Lupe's daughter, Laure.
"We're such a close-knit family," Laure said. "As they each came out of the surgery, they asked about each other."
Now, three weeks later, Laure has not lost the sense of blessing she felt that day in the hospital. "I thank God every day," she said. "Before I go to bed, and when I get up in the morning."
The story of Lupe's need for a kidney goes back about a year and a half, but the real story of the Uribe family's transplant goes back a lifetime. Miguel says it is all about the way his parents raised him and Laure and brother Lupe Jr., about the things their father taught them.
Lupe and his wife, Lydia, raised their three children in Clarkdale where Lupe was born and raised, and where he lived, except for six years in the U.S. Marine Corps, all of his life. Few people in the Cottonwood area are better known than Lupe, and fewer are more widely respected and loved.
He was never elected to a high-profile office, nor was he ever a celebrity. He earned respect by being honest and kind — by caring about kids — one person at a time.
Lupe worked at Mingus Union High School for 33 years. "I started as a bus driver and janitor," he said. "And I went on to be a truant officer." He said he just tried to encourage kids, to be straightforward with them.
Miguel said that he and his siblings knew how much their father was loved, but they worried when he had the opportunity to become a truant officer. They worried that he would be seen as the bad guy. But that never happened, Miguel said. Students and parents soon discovered that Lupe cared only about the well being of the kids.
About a year and a half ago, Lupe would come to understand how much his kindness meant to others. After suffering a heart attack, he was flown to Good Samaritan Hospital where he stayed for 108 days, nearly half of those days spent in ICU.
"Everything began shutting down," Lupe said, explaining that the heart attack had affected other internal organs. "Slowly, they started bringing me back, everything but my kidneys."
While in the hospital recuperating from the heart attack, Lupe estimates that he received more than a thousand notes and letters. "I had two big boxes full of cards."
He immediately began dialysis treatments three days a week at Verde Valley Medical Center. Laure said the worst thing about the dialysis was that the family could not plan trips together.
Before long, Lupe's three children came up with idea that one of them could donate a kidney to their father. At first, Lupe and Lydia weren't so sure they liked the idea.
"It was good," Lydia said. "But at the same time, we are older." They both worried about putting one of their children at risk.
"My three kids offered me a kidney," Lupe said. "Laure and Lupe Jr. are married, and Laure has two children. Miguel is the only one not married."
"Lupe thought and thought about it," Lydia said. "Finally, Miguel said, 'Dad, you'd do the same thing.'"
Eventually, it was decided the transplant was a good idea.
"Both my brother and sister wanted to do it," Miguel said. "But they're married and I offered to be tested first."
It turned out that Miguel was about as good a match for his father as could be found.
"When I found out I could, I didn't blink an eye," Miguel said. "I never thought about the pain or anything else — only how to get a better quality of life for my father."
Now, Lupe and Miguel are both doing well. Soon, both men will be able to pick up their lives as they once were. Miguel, 33, must stay on a diet and continue exercising to protect his remaining kidney. Lupe, 65, will be on anti-rejection medication for the rest of his life to protect his new kidney.
Lupe will remain at his son's home in Phoenix for at least six more weeks so he can visit his doctor twice a week. But he is looking forward to returning to Clarkdale.
"It's so hot down here we're locked up in the house under the air-conditioner," Lupe said. He is walking daily, but he said the heat restricts his walks to the cooler early morning hours.
Lupe was grateful for the dialysis that kept him alive until he could receive a transplanted kidney. "It's wonderful," he said. "It gives you life. But not having to do it is the best thing.
"Now, I'll be able to do just about what I want and go where I want," he said.
For Lupe, thinking about all that has happened stirs some intense feelings.
"It really does get emotional," he said. "It's hard to explain. You want to cry; you want to be happy. It was a great gift.
"He loved me enough to give me a kidney."
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SACF members would like to see the restart of the licensing process as soon as is practicably possible, with consultations beginning within a month. By Katharina Pillay.
Communications regulator Icasa will hold public hearings later this month to determine what its role should be in regulating cybersecurity in South Africa.
The South African Communications Forum (SACF), an industry grouping whose members include telecommunications operators and technology companies, has welcomed the “breakthrough” in ICT policy
There are a number of prerequisites for the Internet (both service providers and end users) to be fully liberated in any African country. They involve the creation of Internet service provider associations, a proper licensing regime, local peering and international connectivity
Industry lobby group the South African Communications Forum has warned that government’s current amended broadcasting digital migration policy, released in March, will set
Organisations representing both sides of the set-top box battle over encryption are celebrating cabinet’s announcement on Thursday that government-subsidised set-top boxes for digital television will contain a control system. Celebrations, however, could be premature
Legal action appears to be looming after a grouping of broadcasters and business organisations on Friday slammed cabinet’s recent decisions about migration to digital terrestrial television. This has raised the spectre of further damaging delays in South Africa’s already
Cabinet’s decision, led by communications minister Yunus Carrim, to mandate the use of an encryption system based on a control system in the set-top boxes that government will subsidise for poorer households has drawn both warm praise and stinging criticism from industry players
The stage is set for a final showdown in the protracted war between broadcasters and set-top box manufacturers over the use of encryption based on conditional access (CA) in the set-top boxes that South African consumers will need to buy to continue receiving terrestrial television
Free-to-air broadcaster e.tv has slammed a confidential deal struck between the SABC and MultiChoice that prohibits the public broadcaster from offering any of its channels over a television platform that uses encryption technology. E.tv described the move as


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D∆WN continues to raise the bar when it comes to eye-popping visual with her latest video for "Wake Up." Described as a fashion film, the crisp video (which the artist co-directed with Sasha Samsonova) sees DAWN strutting in edgy looks that are all runway-ready. Our favorite is the golden phoenix-inspired outfit, complete with Cleopatra braids.
Speaking with NPR, the singer explained:
“With this era, I want to highlight the marriage of fashion, tech, and sound. ‘Wake Up’ is a fashion film inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the Faun and the Phoenix narrate this whimsical dream that you don’t want to wake up from.”
"Wake Up" will be featured on D∆WN's Redemption, the final part of her album trilogy that follows 2013’s Goldenheart and 2015’s Blackheart, later this year. Recently, the singer paired up with Adult Swim’s Singles Program for her "Serpentine Fire" track.


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Binney, James, Tremaine, Scott
"Henceforth, one must have a copy of Binney and Tremaine's classic in order to do astrophysics. . . . We will all study from it and come to know it better than the Bible."--John N. Bahcall, Institute for Advanced Study"I consider "Galactic Dynamics" to be the most important single book published in the field of astronomy in the last ten years. In its subject, it is the most important book published in a generation."--William Press, Harvard UniversityBinney, James is the author of 'Galactic Dynamics', published 2008 under ISBN 9780691130262 and ISBN 0691130264.

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Indoor aquaponics is an efficient, low-cost system that provides you with some of the biggest and healthiest produce out there, along with your own fresh, non-GMO fish.
It's a dream system for preppers or anyone looking for a far less, labor-intensive way to grow their own self-reliant food.
It's a system that combines garden containers with a nearby fish tank.
The dirty fish water is pumped out of the tank on a regular basis and runs through the soil, providing your plants with some of the most powerful and natural plant food out there.
As the water runs through the soil and other medium, it is filtered and returns to the fish tank clean.
A hydroponics system doesn't make use of soil, but instead uses some other growing medium is to hold the plants in place but leave the roots exposed. An ebb and flow system keeps the roots continually moist.
But soil does more than hold a plant in place. It provides crucial nutrients to help your plants grow. Unfortunately the hydroponics system doesn't provide this; you will need to add plant food on a regular basis if you hope to have any success.
In addition, the water isn't kept clean in a hydroponics system. Eventually it becomes contaminated and must be removed from the system. If dumped in an urban sewer system, it could possibly contaminate nearby streams and rivers.
An aquaponics system, on the other hand, continually supplies your plants with the nutrients it needs, while also regularly cleaning the water, providing you with a system that needs far less maintenance.
If you plan on growing enough to feed a family of four, you will need some space. Not a lot of space, mind you, but you will need more room than simply a closet.
At least 25 square feet of growing space is needed for every member of your family, so a family of four would need at least 100 square feet of space, or a 10-foot by 10-foot sized room.
Granted, you won't need much, but you will need enough electricity to run a pump and grow lights, if there is no nearby window. By placing your system near a window or even in a greenhouse, you won't need as much power to run the lights, but you will still need enough to run the pump.
So if you do plan on having your indoor aquaponics in a garage or outdoor shed, either make sure an electrical outlet is nearby or use a solar-powered generator.
Some maintenance is required with an indoor aquaponics system, but not much. You will need to check your system daily to make sure the pump is working properly, and you'll need to feed your fish. You will also need to harvest the food.
With the exception of root vegetables or corn, you can grow almost anything in these systems, including all kinds of leafy greens, cucumbers, pepper tomatoes, beans, peas and virtually any kind of squash. Blueberries and strawberries also do well in an aquaponics system.
And because of the abundance of nutrients available, plants grow twice as fast in an aquaponics system. The produce is far more nutritious than even organic produce. Plus, because you aren't dependent on the weather, you can grow food year round.
And don't forget the fish. True, you could grow goldfish in your system, but you can also grow fish you can harvest for food. A tilapia, which grows from a fingerling to full size in a year, is a great choice. Other types of fish, such as perch or catfish will take longer to grow.
A three-day rain will turn my swimming pool green, and steady rain can also wreak havoc with an aquaponics system. Excess rain will mess up the Ph balance in your system in no time, so your system needs to be indoors - even if that means an outdoor shed or a lean-to.
You can purchase an aquaponics system online, but they are expensive and
way too small to produce the amount of food you will likely want.
Instead, you are better off building your own aquaponics system.
Or you could build you own indoor aquaponics system. Aquaponics 4 Idiots provides you with video instruction and an ebook with everything you need to make your own aquaponics system, including diagrams, explanations and instructions.
Sam Adams, a certified organic farmer and an aquaponics expert, created a video course that will show you step by step how to build your own aquaponics system. Aquaponics 4 Idiots has step-by-step instructions, secrets and common mistakes to help you avoid pitfalls and succeed.
With your own aquaponics system, you can grow up to the times the plants, grow healthy, great-tasting produce faster and avoid weeding or messing around with soil fertilizers. You can learn more here.
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A friend gave me some garlic to plant, and I am wondering how difficult it will be to grow at home.
— Henry Sorenson, Evanston
Garlic is an easy crop for home gardeners to grow. In our region, it's planted in the fall after a hard frost, similar to when spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips are also planted. This first fall frost is generally in mid- to late October at the Botanic Garden.
This has been an unusually warm fall, with the first hard killing frost occurring here Nov. 20. So there is still time to plant your garlic, tulips and daffodils. It is best to plant these bulbs before the ground freezes and early enough so that the bulbs have time to establish roots. In most years, when the weather is colder, planting bulbs here in early December endangers your chances of good results. One year, all the bulbs I planted in the middle of December after the ground had frozen failed to grow the following spring.
The Botanic Garden just finished up bulb planting, and I expect the display to be beautiful in spring. All spring-flowering bulbs need to be planted in the fall, so you should not store tulips or daffodils over winter for spring planting.
Many different garlic varieties are available, flavored from mild to strong and zesty. There are two types of garlic to choose from: hardneck and softneck. Hardneck varieties are generally hardier than softneck varieties and a good option for you to grow. Some hardneck varieties that I have grown in recent years include: Music, German Extra Hardy and Chrysalis Purple.
While it may be tempting to just buy and plant garlic from the grocery store, it's best to buy "seed garlic." The bulbs sold in the grocery store may be varieties that are not reliably winter-hardy in our region. It's best to order garlic in August or early September before vendors sell out. You can also buy and plant named garlic varieties from a farmers market; just ask the farmer if the garlic heads are cured, which is required before planting. The harvest will vary from year to year, but figure that 1 pound of hardneck garlic will include about six heads with eight to twelve cloves. One clove will yield one head.
The garlic will perform best in a bed that is well-drained, amended with compost and worked with a garden fork to loosen the soil. It is best to avoid planting garlic in heavy clay soil. Separate the garlic head into cloves and plant each individual clove 1 inch deep with the root end down (pointed tip up) and 4 to 6 inches apart. Use the larger, outer cloves for best results. The clove tips should be no more than an inch below the soil surface. Space your rows of garlic about 18 inches apart and water them after planting.
The shoots will begin coming up in early spring, and the garlic will generally be ready for harvesting in late July. You'll start to notice the foliage dying back. When there are only about five greenish leaves remaining, you can carefully dig the garlic heads using a garden fork to lift the heads out of the ground. Don't pull too hard on the stems as they may break off.
You can use the fresh garlic cloves right away. For best storage, keep the stems attached to the garlic heads and let them cure for about two weeks in your garage. Then trim off the stems and store the heads in mesh vegetable bags. They will last through most of the winter. If you like a variety that you have harvested, go ahead and set some aside for planting later in the fall.
If you have plant or gardening questions, contact the Chicago Botanic Garden's Plant Information Service at 847-835-0972.
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Marcus Helligkilde produced a big finish at Wentworth Club to open up a two-shot lead after day one of the BMW PGA Championship.
The Dane birdied his final three holes to sign for a 64 and move to eight under par ahead of Scot Richie Ramsay and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, before play was halted due to fading light in the fourth Rolex Series event of the season.
All 12 members of Europe’s Ryder Cup team are teeing it up this week and Fitzpatrick was the best of them on Thursday, with Matthew Baldwin and James Morrison one shot further back at five under par alongside Spanish pair Jorge Campillo and Pablo Larrazábal, Belgian Thomas Detry, Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino, Pole Adrian Meronk and Scot Connor Syme.
But it was 2021 European Challenge Tour Number One Helligkilde who stole the show in Surrey, carding ten birdies en route to matching his lowest DP World Tour round to par, as he looks to better his second place finish in Korea earlier this year – the best result of his DP World Tour career so far.
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“I’ve been playing pretty well since I came out after the break, and because of some other circumstances, I haven’t been able to practice that much,” said Helligkilde.
“I haven’t been playing practice rounds the last few weeks. Kind of takes the pressure off. So that’s a good thing.
“Down the last few holes when I was putting in a good score, people started to come out, and the atmosphere is just amazing here. It’s one of the best events I’ve ever played in. I love being here.”
Ryder Cup team mates Ludvig Åberg and Tyrrell Hatton are amongst a group of nine players at four under par, with a further three of Luke Donald’s side – Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and defending champion Shane Lowry – at three under, alongside European Junior Ryder Cup Captain Stephen Gallacher, Rolex Series winner Aaron Rai and a further six players.


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Lauv performed in Araneta Coliseum on May 20, 2019, and the American synth-pop artist couldn't believe the venue was packed, especially the VIP and Patron seats! According to him, it was his first time to headline a huge venue and he was overwhelmed with the support. He told the crowd, "I have the most listeners right here. I cannot take this shit for granted!"
Pinoy fans were so lucky he debuted not one, but two new tracks! The first song, "Sad Forever," is an upbeat song about one's desire to move forward and be happy. Lauv shared that he just finished writing it on the plane the night before. "Since tonight is a special show, I want to share it with you first," he explained.
What made fans extra kilig was when he performed it right in the center of the VIP seating area ANDDDD shot its music video right there! "We're capturing it on video, and we're hoping that this would become the music video," he further said. That's history, folks!
The second song was "The Sims," inspired by the video simulation game. Lauv said it will be in his album How I'm Feeling. It's about hoping for a love that will never be, so he resorts to daydreaming and wishful thinking.
Here's the rest of Lauv's setlist:
- "Drugs & The Internet"
- "Paris In The Rain"
- "A Different Way" (DJ Snake feat. Lauv)
- "Come Back Home"
- "Chasing Fire"
- "The Story Never Ends"
- "Sad Forever" (new song)
- "I'm So Tired"
- "The Sims" (new song)
- "I Don't Care" (Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber cover)
- "The Other"
- "Never Not"
- "I Like Me Better"
As part of his two-day stay in the Philippines, Lauv will also be performing tonight, May 21, at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu City.

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This past year of encountering dhamma (teachings of Buddha, or actually of any saintly beings) has been a most significant turning point. Being among sincere and diligent cultivators, and learning the teachings of wisdom, have filled my hearts with four gifts that want to be shared.
First, gratitude. Hearing the wholesome teachings, and being inspired to walk on the paths of truth, have filled me with such joy and gratitude for the endless people who made it possible. From the saints over the ages and across cultures, to the generations of teachers and practitioners who maintained the teachings and the meditation techniques, to my parents who instilled the values and gave me a moral foundation, to my current community of noble friends, to the people who give me rides to meditation center, to the servers who cooked and cleaned so that I can have a pure and carefree environment to perform deep "spiritual operations"... I owe them so much that I can only pay it forward.
I am also grateful for this human life I am endowed with, capable of hearing the truth, confirming with reason, and setting the strong intention to walk the path.
Second, humility. Seeing the devotions and practice of true cultivators around me, and hearing about the stories of the Buddha as well as other countless saints, have dissolved my self-congratulatory sense of intellectual and spiritual hubris. I have finally started to set aside the self-image of health and wisdom, and to develop a beginner's mind, acknowledging that I must start with the fundamentals, building the muscle from the ground up.
Third, repentance. It is as if I have lived my whole life with eyes closed, imagining how clean I am. And now, suddenly have my eyes opened, and I see that I am covered in dirt and grease. There are much regret, guilt, apologies, but more importantly, a sense of relief and joy. I feel relief because I final acknowledged that I badly need washing. Joy because I am still young, and am fortunate to have time to change.
This vow below moved me to tears:
For all the harmful things I've done, with my body, speech and mind, from beginningless greed, anger and stupidity, through lifetimes without number, to this very day; I now repent and I vow, to change entirely.
"The sea of suffering is boundless; the shore is where you turn back." It is such a blessing to be able to wake up -- albeit very briefly and vaguely at first -- and still have time to change. This is not just a turning point between the past 23 years and the coming decades, but a watershed between the eons of the past, and the lifetimes of the future. And the present moment, each moment, is my opportunity to repent, and vow to change completely.
The significance and magnitude of this moment fill me with the fourth gift: awe. Awe at the wonder of life. Awe at the depth of compassion. Awe at the truth in the teachings. Awe at a new appreciation of the scale of time and space. Awe at the certainty of the law of cause and effect. Awe at the long road of cultivation ahead of me, and also at the beauty of each small step.
Gratitude, humility, repentance, and awe. They helped to call up a strong dedication inside, to vow to change. Also reminded by Rumi to be gentle on myself, and to persevere: "Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come."
Buddha in the West, Jesus in the East; Dhamma in the West, Gospel in the East
I am heartened by the rise of Western dhamma -- the spread of the teachings of Buddha and other Eastern wisdom traditions in the industrialized West. I am equally amazed -- and somewhat bemused -- by a symmetrical rise of Christianity in the East, particularly in China.
Since the 1960s, the Western culture have been deeply influenced by the wisdom traditions of the East. Think of the Beatles and Steve Jobs. Yoga and meditation have become mainstream; "karma" and "mindfulness" have entered daily vocabulary.
On the other side of the globe, China is on its way to becoming the country with the most number of Christians in the world. According to conservative estimates, there are now 100 million Christians in China today -- more than the 87 million members of the Communist Party. Many people have found spiritual refuge in God and Jesus, when the nominally Communist ideology and the Mega-church of Capitalism have failed them.
What explains this symmetrical spread of dhamma in the West, and the gospel in the East?
Both the industrialized West and the industrializing East are ill -- affected by the same disease of greed, hatred and ignorance. Thankfully, a society is a conscious super-organism that self-organizes and self-heals. All modern societies are collectively looking for a cure for its Industrial-growth Syndrome. Given that this illness is essentially a psychosomatic one, the Earth's emergent consciousness is looking to spiritual teachings and ancient wisdom for salvation.
There's a Chinese saying, "the monk from out of town is more holy." The monk from your own town is too familiar to be taken seriously, and his teachings too cliche. Christianity in the West have too much baggage, too much institutional corruptions and scandals over the years. Similarly, Buddhist temples in China are often money-making machines these days. Therefore, when the missionaries bring fresh teachings to a new land thirsty for spiritual rainfall, they find eager audience and fertile soil.
From what I see, the Eastern wisdom teachings have done much to alleviate the sickness of the Western societies. I am not as familiar with Christianity in China, but have hope that it will do the same in repairing the social fabric and moral bottom line for the Middle Kingdom.
Maybe, in this grand, millennial swap of spiritual teachings, East and West will deepen their mutual understanding, and come to realize the similarity in their respective heritages -- and to wake up, together.

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Dry curd cottage cheese is a dairy product that contains little more than raw cheese curds. Contrary to the name, these curds are almost always moist. They are called “dry” primarily because they lack the liquid base common to most standard cottage cheeses. Cheese makers drain dry curd cottage cheese to isolate the solids, leaving the whey and any milk run-off as waste. The curds are common in baking, and have a mild flavor that can complement a variety of salad and pasta dishes.
Making dry curd cottage cheese is relatively simple. In most cases, the process starts as does any cheese-making endeavor. Cooks must heat milk to nearly boiling, then add an acid, often in the form of the enzyme rennet, which causes the milk solids to separate from the whey. These solids will float to the top of the milk, where they can easily be skimmed off and drained. Cheese makers can control the density and thickness of these solids by manipulating the proportion of acid to milk, as well as selecting milk of differing fat levels.
When making cottage cheese according to more traditional recipes, the solids recovered from the milk are broken up into still smaller pieces, then cooked on their own over low heat. The heat breaks down many of the curds’ core compounds, which leads to the continued production of a thickened, enriched whey. The manufacturing process for the dry version skips this second cooking, leaving the solids as they are on first formation.
Most of the time, the curds are strained and pressed through a cloth or metal sieve until all excess moisture has been removed. The curds are then set aside, and either packaged for sale or refrigerated for later home use. Dry curd cottage cheese is commonly salted, and herbs and other flavors can be added as well. Different types of cheese curds are usually characterized either by their flavor or their richness.
In some markets, dry curds are also called “baker’s cheese” or “farmer’s cheese.” This is likely owing to the simple and relatively low-tech process required for their production. Many home cooks make dry curd cottage cheese, and most recipes are forgiving of beginners’ mistakes. The alternative names are also sometimes used by commercial manufacturers to conjure images of rustic, old-fashioned cheese making.
Dry curd cottage cheese is something of an anomaly where dairy foods are concerned, as it contains almost no lactose. Lactose is a sugar compound found in nearly all milk products. People who suffer from extreme lactose intolerance must generally avoid dry curd cottage cheese, but people with only mild lactose sensitivities can usually still enjoy it.
The curds tend to be somewhat chewy in texture and, unless seasoned, do not often carry much of a distinctive flavor. This makes them particularly good choices for baking. Dry curds generally have a high heat threshold, and tend to melt very evenly. Cooking with cottage cheese curds is a good way to add pockets of creaminess or unique texture to a variety of dishes, from breads and other baked goods to meat preparations. The curds also slice and crumble well, making them unique garnishes for a wide range of meals.

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Cognitive distortions such as overgeneralizing, catastrophizing, mind reading, emotional reasoning, binocular trick, and mental filter can result in anxiety. For example, an overgeneralized belief that something bad "always" happens may lead someone to have excessive fears of even minimally risky situations and to avoid benign social situations due to anticipatory anxiety of embarrassment. In addition, those who have high anxiety can also create future stressful life events. Together, these findings suggest that anxious thoughts can lead to anticipatory anxiety as well stressful events, which in turn cause more anxiety. Such unhealthy thoughts can be targets for successful treatment with cognitive therapy.
DISCLAIMER: Because each body is somewhat chemically unique, and because each person will have a unique mix of symptoms and underlying factors, recovery results may vary. Variances can occur for many reasons, including due to the severity of the condition, the ability of the person to apply the recovery concepts, and the commitment to making behavioral change.
Generally, anxiety arises first, often during childhood. Evidence suggests that both biology and environment can contribute to the disorder. Some people may have a genetic predisposition to anxiety; however, even so, development of the condition is not inevitable. Early traumatic experiences can also reset the body’s normal fear-processing system so that it is hyper-reactive.
Generalized anxiety disorder involves persistent and excessive worry that interferes with daily activities. This ongoing worry and tension may be accompanied by physical symptoms, such as restlessness, feeling on edge or easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension or problems sleeping. Often the worries focus on everyday things such as job responsibilities, family health or minor matters such as chores, car repairs, or appointments.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder affects people after terrifying events such as physical or sexual abuse, car accidents, war or natural disasters. Individuals with PTSD may experience depression, flashbacks, nightmares, sleep difficulties, irritability, aggression, violence, and a feeling of detachment or numbness. Symptoms can be triggered by anything that reminds the individual of their trauma.
Only 16, Caroline, had her first panic attack a year ago. Her mother was dropping her off at her summer job at a local school when, without warning, a full-blown panic attack engulfed her. “My heart started racing and my body felt so hot. I started to sweat and shake uncontrollably. My vision became distorted and my body felt limp, like a wet noodle,” she says. For 20 minutes, until the panic attacked passed, Caroline refused to get out of the car. Her mother didn’t know what to do.
Pick an object that you can see somewhere in front of you and note everything you notice about that object—from its color and size to any patterns it may have, where you might have seen others like it, or what something completely opposite to the object would look like. You can do this in your head or speak your observational aloud to yourself or a friend.
Paula had her first panic attack six months ago. She was in her office preparing for an important work presentation when, suddenly, she felt an intense wave of fear. Then the room started spinning and she felt like she was going to throw up. Her whole body was shaking, she couldn’t catch her breath, and her heart was pounding out of her chest. She gripped her desk until the episode passed, but it left her deeply shaken.
Anxiety disorders often first appear in childhood. This is a very good time to intervene or seek treatment, because children's brains are still developing, and can more easily adapt to new "modes" of thinking, relative to adult brains. Helping your child cope with an anxiety disorder can be a complex task, potentially involving family members, friends, teachers and counselors, and mental health professionals. These five basic tips may also help:
A collection of activities focused in which an individual consciously produces the relaxation response in their body. This response consists of slower breathing, resulting in lower blood pressure and overall feeling of well-being. These activities include: progressive relaxation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and self-hypnosis and deep-breathing exercises.
Our experience has shown that the most effective treatment for anxiety attacks is the combination of good self-help information and Personal Coaching/Counseling/Therapy. Since the underlying factors that cause issues with anxiety are learned, generally a professional therapist is required to help uncover, identify, and successfully address them. Working with a professional therapist ensures that these underlying factors are effectively treated.
If the person has a family history of seizures or symptoms that are not typical for panic attack, a neurologist may be asked to evaluate the person. There is some overlap between the symptoms of panic attack and what is known as "partial seizures." Distinguishing between the two is important because the treatment for each is quite different. A neurologist, if consulted, will order an EEG (electroencephalogram) to check for seizure activity in the brain. This is a painless test but does require some time to complete (typically overnight).
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If you're having lots of panic attacks at unpredictable times and there doesn't seem to be a particular trigger or cause, you might be given a diagnosis of panic disorder. It's common to experience panic disorder and agoraphobia (a type of phobia) together. People who experience panic disorder may have some periods with few or no panic attacks, but have lots at other times.
Many neurotransmitters are affected when the body is under the increased stress and anxiety that accompany a panic attack. Some include serotonin, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), dopamine, norepinephrine and glutamate. More research into how these neurotransmitters interact with one another during a panic attack is needed to make any solid conclusions, however.
Those who experience anxiety attack disorder are not alone. It’s estimated that 19 percent of the North American adult population (ages 18 to 54) experiences an anxiety disorder, and 3 percent of the North American adult population experiences anxiety attack disorder. We believe that number is much higher, since many conditions go undiagnosed and unreported.
Panic disorder is a separate but related diagnosis to panic attacks. People experiencing repeated panic attacks and who meet other diagnostic criteria may be diagnosed with this illness. Panic disorder is thought to have more of an inherited component than panic attacks that are not a part of panic disorder. Certain medical conditions, like asthma and heart disease, as well as certain medications, like steroids and some asthma medications, can cause anxiety attacks as a symptom or side effect. As individuals with panic disorder are at higher risk of having a heart-valve abnormality called mitral valve prolapse (MVP), that should be evaluated by a doctor since MVP may indicate that specific precautions be taken when the person is treated for a dental problem.
Anxiety can be either a short-term "state" or a long-term "trait". Whereas trait anxiety represents worrying about future events, anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear. Anxiety disorders are partly genetic but may also be due to drug use, including alcohol, caffeine, and benzodiazepines (which are often prescribed to treat anxiety), as well as withdrawal from drugs of abuse. They often occur with other mental disorders, particularly bipolar disorder, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, or certain personality disorders. Common treatment options include lifestyle changes, medication, and therapy. Metacognitive therapy seeks to diminish anxiety through reducing worry, which is seen[by whom?] as a consequence of metacognitive beliefs.
For people who may be wondering how to avoid panic attacks using treatment without prescribed medication, natural remedies may be an option. While herbal supplements that contain kava have been found to be helpful for some people with mild to moderate panic disorder, the research data is still considered to be too limited for many physicians to recommend treatment with other natural remedies like valerian or passionflower. Also, care should be taken when taking any dietary supplements, since supplements are not regulated in terms of quality, content, or effectiveness.
DBT uses a skills-based approach to help patients regulate their emotions. It is a prefered treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, but call also be effective for anxiety disorders such as PTSD. This treatment teaches patients how to develop skills for how to regulate their emotions, stress-management, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. It was developed to be employed in either one-on-one therapy sessions or group sessions. This type of therapy is typically long-term and patients are usually in treatment for a year or more.
Although many people breathe into a paper bag in an attempt to alleviate the hyperventilation that can be associated with panic, the benefit received may be the result of the individual thinking it will help (a placebo effect). Unfortunately, breathing into a paper bag while having trouble breathing can worsen symptoms when the hyperventilation is caused by a condition associated with oxygen deprivation, like an asthma attack or a heart attack.
But some think that nature isn’t as much of an influence as nurture. People theorize that women tend to be socialized in a way that gives them permission to openly discuss emotion. So women may feel more comfortable admitting to feelings than men, who tend to be socialized to keep their feelings to themselves and are less likely to confess to emotional problems. Women may therefore get diagnosed with anxiety disorders more often than men. (9)
Although the exact causes of panic attacks and panic disorder are unclear, the tendency to have panic attacks runs in families. There also appears to be a connection with major life transitions such as graduating from college and entering the workplace, getting married, or having a baby. Severe stress, such as the death of a loved one, divorce, or job loss can also trigger panic attacks.
Many of us may know what it feels like to be nervous before a party, or when meeting new people or making an important phone call. Those with social anxiety disorder have very intense versions of those fears — intense fears of being judged by others that cause them to avoid those kinds of situations. For most people, fears of social situations usually subside once the intimidating event has been faced. But in social anxiety disorder, these feelings are persistent and usually last for at least six months.
These episodes are a serious health problem in the U.S. At least 20% of adult Americans, or about 60 million people, will suffer from panic at some point in their lives. About 1.7% of adult Americans, or about 3 million people, will have full-blown panic disorder at some time in their lives, women twice as often as men. The most common age at which people have their first panic attack (onset) is between 15 and 19 years of age. Panic attacks are significantly different from other types of anxiety, in that panic attacks are very sudden and often unexpected, appear to be unprovoked, and are often disabling.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by unwanted thoughts or behaviors that seem impossible to stop or control. If you have OCD, you may be troubled by obsessions, such as a recurring worry that you forgot to turn off the oven or that you might hurt someone. You may also suffer from uncontrollable compulsions, such as washing your hands over and over.
CBT is a short-term treatment designed to help patients identify inaccurate and negative thinking in situations that cause anxiety like panic attacks. CBT can be used in one-on-one therapy or in a group therapy session with people facing similar problems. CBT primarily focuses on the ongoing problems in a patient's life and helps them develop new ways of processing their feelings, thoughts and behaviors to develop more effective ways of coping with their life. In patients who suffer from PTSD, CBT can take on a trauma-focused approach, where the goal is to process and reframe the traumatic experience that lead to the symptoms. On average, the length of treatment is around 10-15 weekly one-hour sessions depending on the type and severity of symptoms.
People who have had a panic attack in certain situations may develop irrational fears, called phobias, of these situations and begin to avoid them. Eventually, the pattern of avoidance and level of anxiety about another attack may reach the point where individuals with panic disorder are unable to drive or even step out of the house. At this stage, the person is said to have panic disorder with agoraphobia.
Butterflies in your stomach before an important event? Worried about how you will meet a deadline? Nervous about a medical or dental procedure? If so, you are like most people, for whom some worry about major events (like having a child, taking an exam, or buying a house), and/or practical issues (like money or health conditions), is a normal part of life. Similarly, it is not uncommon to have fears about certain things (like spiders, injections, or heights) that cause you to feel some fear, worry, and/or apprehension. For example, many people get startled and feel nervous when they see a snake or a large insect. People can differ in what causes them to feel anxious, but almost everyone experiences some anxiety in the course of their life.

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Dec 15, 2010, 6:10 AM EST
… it smells like … victory:
this offseason Brian Cashman publicly bashed the face of the franchise, forced the best relief pitcher in the history of baseball to talk to Red Sox, scaled a building in Stamford, Conn., had dinner with Carl Crawford and then hours later Crawford signed with the Red Sox and now you can add letting a pitcher turn down seven years and $154 million to that list.
That comes from Neil Keefe of CBS New York. He’s saying that in a joking tone, but I think it speaks to real anxiety. Certainly the remainder of his very long hand-wringing column about the allegedly dire straits the Yankees are in and his distrust of Brian Cashman show it. And I’m sure there are Yankees fans out there who are saying similar things in 100% seriousness.
Yankeefreude has its limits — you can only get so much enjoyment from negativity after all — but I can’t say that it isn’t somewhat amusing to see fans of the Bombers have to face the kind of uncertainty about their roster that fans of every other team have had to face over the past 15 years. Welcome to being regular baseball fans, Yankee Universe. Ain’t it great?
But don’t worry. Unlike the rest of us, you’ll only have to feel it for a couple of weeks, at which time your team will make some crazy move that 25-27 other teams couldn’t due to payroll restrictions. Then, later, you can talk about how awful this all was with other Yankees fans. Sort of like the time you got lost in a bad part of town during your last trip to Paris or something. “Really, I thought I was going to die …“
- Blue Jays sign Dayan Viciedo to a minor league deal 8
- Chris Sale will be sidelined for three weeks with foot fracture 11
- Aramis Ramirez says 2015 will be his last year 32
- Francisco Rodriguez re-signs with the Brewers 9
- If addiction is an illness — and it is — Josh Hamilton shouldn’t be suspended 305
- Pirates open to massive extension for Andrew McCutchen 18
- Report: Josh Hamilton had a relapse this offseason that “involved at least cocaine” 86
- Yankees don’t plan on having to pay A-Rod’s $30 million in home run milestone bonuses 52
- If addiction is an illness — and it is — Josh Hamilton shouldn’t be suspended (305)
- San Francisco — and all of California — will consider a smokeless tobacco ban that includes MLB parks (131)
- Brian Sabean says that California taxes are a hindrance to the Giants signing free agents (102)
- Ichiro is happy to be away from Joe Girardi (88)
- Report: Josh Hamilton had a relapse this offseason that “involved at least cocaine” (86)

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Schneider Kreuznach: A flare for visuals
Posted on Mar 19, 2021 by Super User
Can you imagine capturing dazzling anamorphic flares with any lens you own? Well, now you can, thanks to Schneider-Kreuznach True-Streak Filters. Alan Stockdale has the lowdown
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“My work is very much based on movement and music,” explains Alan Stockdale, the creative behind Foundlight Productions. “Recently, this has been everything from capturing skateboarders in top-down lighting for moody shadows, to hauling an LED panel up a tree to film dancers in the woods. And, 99% of the time, it’s just me. I come up with the concepts and do the pre-production, shoot, edit and sound design all by myself. I love the whole process.”
Like many working filmmakers, Stockdale sets a high bar when it comes to kit, and holds on to even higher creative ambitions. For this fan-turned-ambassador, there are few products ranked so highly as the Schneider-Kreuznach True-Streak Filter. Simple in concept, yet nuanced in design, True-Streak emulates the lineal lens flares of cinema’s beloved anamorphic lenses. As well as traditional blue, lens flares can be captured in an array of colours, such as violet, gold and rainbow.
“There was one particularly memorable music video where I was being wheeled around, shooting with the camera in an underslung position on a gimbal, using a 24mm lens with a 2mm blue True-Streak. I was still able to autofocus accurately between faces, even with the filter on, and the flares looked fantastic,” says Stockdale.
“Streaks come and go naturally behind a backlit subject. You can tell it’s not a plug-in and hasn’t just been thrown on in post. It’s much closer in that sense to a true anamorphic lens. The effect is done in-camera and captured live on the lens, and that’s the beauty of it for me. You don’t have to spend ages tracking and masking in and out flares if you want them to disappear – it’s just done and it’s there. It looks natural because it is natural.”
The filters are available in strengths from 1mm to 4mm, so you can control of the length and intensity of the flare. They’re versatile in size, too – available in 4x4in, 4×5.65in, 6.6×6.6in and spherical options.
“I’m not a fan of huge matte boxes and I’m not somebody who layers filter upon filter,” Stockdale explains. “Mostly, it’s because I like to keep my rigs quite small and manageable, so I can go handheld and manoeuvre around. The matte box that I use the most is actually just a small rubber design that clamps on to the lens, then you can pop a filter in there. It’s really light and doesn’t require any rods, so for that, the True-Streak is a perfect fit.
“Operating this way, it’s much easier to put this small system and the True-Streak in my bag, so it’s there in case I need it. There’s nothing extra and unnecessary involved – you can simply achieve that desirable anamorphic look using something much more accessible and much less expensive, but high-quality and rugged.”
He concludes: “I really haven’t used another filter quite like this one. Quality is high. I’ve never experienced anything other than a consistent image corner to corner and the exact effect it’s been designed for.
“I love all the Schneider-Kreuznach filters, but I definitely have a place in my heart for the real ‘wow factor’ ones, like the True-Streak.”


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Reforestation does not only require good intentions but also planned and well-executed actions. And it is that the forests -and the inhabitants that constitute them, the trees- are beings of immense complexity, that need very specific conditions to survive.
However, massive reforestation is possible. And Costa Rica is an inspiring example of this.
This Caribbean country has, today, twice as many forests as it did in the 1990s of the last century. As indicated by the United Nations University (UNU), in 1940 Costa Rica had 75% tropical forests, in areas usually inhabited by indigenous people, but in the subsequent decades, everything disappeared.
Diverse agricultural activities and the excessive obtaining of natural resources caused that, for 1983, only 26% of the territory still had forests. But Costa Rica is on track to recover all lost forests.
This is the greatest recovery of forest ecosystems that another country has ever had. How they did it? They began by protecting these ecosystems from deforestation, an activity whose rate decreased to zero in 1998. This was possible through reward mechanisms for those who provide environmental services, which has also reduced poverty in rural areas and has strengthened the indigenous communities.
The success of Costa Rica is due to 3 factors: ethics, environmentalism, and effective public policies. A trio of factors that many governments should adopt as the central axis of all planning, as Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado has rightly said: caring for the environment is “the great task of our generation”.
In Costa Rica, it is clear that the only way to sustain a country is to make it sustainable. The economy of this country now revolves around the conservation of ecosystems and the fight against climate change, which has led it to generate all its energy from renewable sources, among other actions. This makes us see that a future shared with a healthier environment is perfectly possible.

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Former minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today apologized to the nation for the “political mistakes” made by them in the past.
“We made a mistake. We have to apologize to the people for that,” he told reporters in Kandy today (25).
The UNP MP claimed that when the General Election was held in 2004, which the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won, the ruling party managed to get a majority due to the 9 Buddhist monks from the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU).
He said that at that time the main partners of the UPFA had decided on appointing Lakshman Kadirgamar as the Prime Minister, however the Buddhist monks and members of the JHU had called for the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa to that position.
He said that they even requested former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga to name Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister.
“We apologize to the nation for that,” Ranawaka said.
He also apologized to the people of the country for calling and expediting the presidential election in 2005 and for working for the UPFA’s victory at that election along with the JVP.
Ranawaka stated that despite some of their Buddhist monks supporting Ranil Wickremesinghe, they the JHU held a national convention to pledge support to Mahinda Rajapaksa and decided to actively work to elect him as the President.
He said that Rajapaksa became President because of their dedication. “We also apologize to the people for that too.”
“These are the political mistakes that we made.”


“One of the region’s critical major infrastructure projects has, however, languished for years: a new Hudson River rail tunnel. Acknowledged as a national priority, the rail tunnel connects New Jersey with New York. More importantly, it is the linchpin for Amtrak’s entire 457 mile-long Northeast Corridor route that is used by 750,000 passengers daily and serves eight states and the District of Columbia. The existing 105-year-old rail tunnel has been deteriorating for years and is now well beyond critical in its need for repair. Superstorm Sandy damage severely exacerbated the situation.”
Governors Christie and Cuomo have sent a letter to President Obama with a proposed funding plan for the much needed Amtrak Gateway project. With memories of this summer’s train delays still fresh, we hope that this a positive step towards addressing the transportation challenges facing the region.
Read the letter here: http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/552015/pdf/20150915a.pdf


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Billions of small, jellyfish-like creatures known as “by-the-wind sailors” have washed ashore all along the west coast of North America this summer, from southern California to British Columbia.
Images of vast swarms of electric-blue sails covering the ocean’s surface and littering the sand are indeed spectacular, but people might well wonder what exactly these strange-looking beings actually are. And this of course leads to the next question – should we be afraid of them?
Velella velella (to give them their scientific name) are often assumed to be a type of jellyfish but, while biology does lump them in with jellyfish, sea anenomes, and corals in a group known as Cnidaria, Velellas are not all that closely related to the common or moon jellyfish, Aurelia aurita.
Cnidarians have two body forms: the umbrella-shaped, tentacle-trailing “medusa”, your classic jellyfish; and “polyps” such as seas anemonies that typically live attached to the seabed.Velella is a colony of specialised individual polyps, much like their fellow sailors the Portuguese Man o’ War. Instead of living attached to rocks on the seabed, the water surface has become its substrate.
The by-the-wind sailor’s body is a flat oval disk 6-7 cm in diameter containing a series of air-filled chambers that provide buoyancy. Below hangs a central mouth surrounded by specialised reproductive bodies that produce tiny medusae, little “jellyfish”, and stinging tentacles – which are harmless to humans.
Projecting vertically up is a stiff translucent triangular vane made of chitin, a substance derived from glucose that is also used in crab and insect skeletons or squid beaks. This vane acts like a small sail. Interestingly, the sail runs diagonally across the top of the float, so that the individual sails at a 45 degree angle to the prevailing wind, just like a sailing boat.
Another striking feature is the bright blue colour, which is thought to serve as camouflage and/or protection from the sun’s rays. Animals that wash up on the beach dry up and become bleached white within a day or two.
Velella velella use their stinging tentacles to capture and feed on small fish larvae and zooplankton – microscopic animals that drift in the sea. But this is not their only source of food. If you look closely, you will also see a golden-brown colour inside the tissues which are zooxanthspellae – symbiotic photosynthetic microalgae – that provide the host animal an additional source of nutrition.
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Brazen couple caught having sex in sea in Thailand’s notorious Pattaya
A brazen couple were caught having sex in the sea in Thailand’s notorious Pattaya.
Footage of the bizarre incident shows someone filming from their car parked on the road above Jomtien Beach – around 165 km south-east of Bangkok.
The clip zooms in and shows a man and women getting steamy in the shallows as passers by stroll along the pavement with a clear view.
The man and woman can be seen bobbing up and down in the sea, unfazed by their very public amorous get-together.
A man filming the scene can be heard asking : "What are you up to?
"I don’t dare ask – they have been doing this for 10 minutes.
"Are they playing piggybank..or."
After being uploaded to Facebook yesterday, the clip has been viewed more than 36,000 times, reports the Mail.
Some social media users took a sarcastic view, writing: "People are so mean. People are drowning and you film instead of hurrying up to help."
The city of Pattaya, located on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast, is famous for its sex industry and nightlife – with millions of tourists flocking there each year.
Jomtien Beach is one of the main tourist hotspots in the area – offering a tree-lined 6km stretch of sand and bars.
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Crochet Sweater Blanket. Not a Slanket and not a Snuggie, this blanket with armholes is the perfect 'people cozy'! Hmmmmm.
Crochet Snuggle Up Throw with Sleeves – downloadable free pattern. It's not too. #crochet #snuggies.. This blanket with armholes is the perfect 'people cozy'.
Crochet Snuggle Up Throw with Sleeves. Designed By Marianne Forrestal. Project Type Throw / Afghan. Craft Crochet. Sleeve Length measures 20".
This free crochet pattern is an afghan with sleeves, cleverly called a. Cont in pat on last 35 (45) sts until armhole measures 8Â½ (10Â½) ins [21.5 (26.5) cm], .
Now you can make your own Snuggie style blanket with this free pattern! Tired of. . A 6"x9" (15cm x 23cm) oval is a pretty good shape for most adult armholes.
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Learn how to crochet a tube for an amigurumi arm or leg by watching this video. You've probably already knitted a light, hole-y Afghan, and even a long, thick .
Buy products related to large crochet blanket products and see what. Massive Yarn Extreme Arm Knitting Giant Chunky Knit Blankets Throws Grey White (250g, grey). I thought the holes between each stitch would be smaller so your fingers
At the end we show how to start working around the armhole to start on a top. on a round yoke, go to: Round.
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Though Beethoven’s symphony and Stravinsky’s ballet are two of the best-known pieces in the classical repertoire, Zander emphasized in his remarks before the concert that his audience would experience something new and unexpected.
While Rihanna has dominated the radio and clubs for more than a decade, in her new album “Anti” she purposefully shifts away from her previous classic pop style to a tougher and more uncompromising sound. Unexpected and almost overwhelming, Rihanna’s bare, haunting, and risky eighth studio album serves as a tinted yet translucent window into her personal life.
Psychedelia might not be as relevant in 2016 as it was in its heyday, and “The Psychedelic Swamp” is unabashedly retro. But even if catchy tunes and disciplined production are out of style, “Swamp” is tremendously enjoyable. A triumph of the genre, “The Psychedelic Swamp” sets a high bar for the broader worlds of indie and popular music.
Benjamin Zander conducts the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on Friday evening at Symphony Hall.
Arianna Paz ‘19 listens as actor and vocalist Ana K. Gasteyer gives feedback on her singing Saturday afternoon. She sang “If I Loved You” from “Carousel” and was accompanied by Isaac L. Alter ’16 on the piano.
Skip L. Rosamilia ’17 sings “I’ll Be Here” from “The Wild Party” in front of Ana K. Gasteyer and the audience while Dylan Marcaurele ‘16 accompanies him on the piano on Saturday afternoon.
Asia T. Stewart ‘18 listens as Ana K. Gasteyer emphasizes the importance of expressing emotions while singing. Stewart sang “Your Daddy’s Son” by Ragtime and was accompanied by Liz Kantor ‘18 on the piano on Saturday afternoon.
George Bozeman plays “Prelude and Fugue in G Minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach in his first Memorial Church organ recital since 1984. The Tuesday night Sanctuary performance was the first of four slated for the Spring 2016 term.
Alan Palomo, songwriter of Neon Indian, performs with the rest of the band at the Paradise Rock Club last Thursday evening.
The Harvard Opportunes perform at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCP) Quarterfinals held at Berklee College of Music this past Saturday evening.

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It has now been more than a month since the Taliban surrounded Kabul and took over the reigns of the Afghanistan government. The abrupt departure of President Ashraf Ghani however threw a spanner into negotiations. The US negotiator on Afghanistan insists that he had managed to secure a two-week grace period mere hours before Kabul fell - something that fell apart as Ghani abruptly fled the country.
But as Ghani fled on August 15, the Taliban had reportedly asked if US troops would ensure security for Kabul as government authority crumbled. "And then you know what happened, we weren't going to take responsibility," Zalmay Khalilzad told the Financial Times.
In his first interview since the collapse of the 20-year western-backed government, the Afghan-American diplomat who brokered the 2020 deal with the Taliban to withdraw US troops contends that the Taliban had agreed to remain outside for two weeks and shape a future government.
Interestingly, US officials appear to recall the situation somewhat differently. As per a CNN-News18 report quoting anonymous sources, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had wanted to replace Khalilzad hours before the Taliban’s forced takeover in Kabul. The sources add that this had been spoken about during the final phone call between Ghani and Blinken on August 14.
According to the report, Blinken had wanted Salman Ahmed to lead the peace efforts. A former member of Obama's National Security Council, the Pakistani-American currently the Director of Policy Planning in the Biden Administration. Earlier, he had even been dispatched to Doha to aid assist Khalilzad with negotiations during the Taliban takeover.
Asked about Khalilzad's remarks, state department spokesman Ned Price had reportedly said that it was not an option to stay "a moment longer" in Kabul.
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By Jon Dougherty
Now that special counsel Robert Mueller’s “Russian collusion” probe has officially ended, Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is demanding the Justice Department appoint another one to oversee abuses of power by members of the DoJ and FBI during the Obama regime.
Specifically, Graham wants a special counsel to look at the conspirators who planned and executed “Spygate,” which was nothing less than a coup attempt to bring down a duly elected president the ruling class does not approve of and doesn’t believe should be in office.
“I’d like to find somebody, like a Mr. Mueller, that can look into what happened with the FISA warrants, the counterintelligence investigation,” Graham said earlier this week, though we continued to believe that Mueller played a role in Spygate and Graham is just being polite in a ‘Washingtonian’ sense by mentioning him.
“Am I right to be concerned? It seems pretty bad on its face—but there are some people that are never going to accept the Mueller report, but by any reasonable standard, Mueller thoroughly investigated the Trump campaign. You cannot say that about the other side of the story,” Graham said.
“I hope Mr. Barr will appoint somebody outside the current system to look into these allegations, somebody we all trust, and let them do what Mueller did,” he said, adding that he’s been calling for the appointment of a second special counsel since 2017 to investigate “whether or not a counterintelligence investigation was opened as a back door to spy on the Trump campaign.”
The president, according to Fox News, seems warm to the idea (and why wouldn’t he be, considering what these people have put him, his supporters, and our country through):
President Trump was enthusiastic about the idea of appointing a second special counsel to review the origins of the Russia investigation when it came up during a meeting Tuesday with Republican senators, a source familiar with the discussions told Fox News.
The president was specifically reacting to GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham’s call for another special counsel as well as the senator’s vow to look into issues like the alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act at the dawn of the Russia probe. The source told Fox News that the president seemed excited about that course during a Senate GOP lunch on Capitol Hill, which Graham and other senators attended.
While we remain supportive of any legitimate effort to bring the Spygate conspirators to justice, the call for another special counsel begs the question: Where’s U.S. Attorney John Huber, the prosecutor from Utah appointed by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in April 2018 to look into the very same scandalous behavior.
The man who Sessions called “a special prosecutor in everything but name” when he repeatedly rebuked Graham’s request for a second special counsel.
Huber was supposed to have Huber all the authority of a special prosecutor: He can convene a grand jury, issue subpoenas, collect evidence and order witnesses to testify, all the usual authority granted both to special counsels and U.S. prosecutors.
At the time, Sessions said that the facts surrounding the FBI’s actions do not yet rise to the level of needing a special counsel, but appointing Huber is as close as it gets.
“He will have the full authority of a federal prosecutor,” Richard Painter, former chief ethics attorney for President George W. Bush, told the Washington Times.
“If he looks at this and finds someone in the DOJ lied to a government official, he would be able to convene a grand jury, compel testimony and even prosecute them.”
Well…what’s Huber waiting for? In fact, where is he? What’s he been doing? Anything?
The Daily Signal noted that Huber is supposed to be working in collaboration in the internal investigation with Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. But alas, no one’s heard a thing about any progress — or lack thereof — he and Horowitz have made.
“There is no evidence a real investigation is taking place,” the head of one legal watchdog group told the news site:
The mission: to investigate government spying on a former Trump campaign aide, Carter Page, and other questionable actions by the Justice Department that led up to Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election—and allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.
Huber’s portfolio also includes questions surrounding Russia-connected mining company Uranium One’s links to Bill and Hillary Clinton and their Clinton Foundation.
Since his appointment, Huber’s investigation has been a complete mystery, said Peter Flaherty, president of the National Legal and Policy Center, a conservative government watchdog group.
“There is no evidence a real investigation is taking place,” Flaherty told The Daily Signal. “We don’t have a grand jury. It doesn’t seem key witnesses were interviewed. There is certainly no evidence he has staffed up. What he is up to is a mystery.”
All attempts by the news site to get some answers resulted in a circle jerk: The Utah federal prosecutor’s office referred questions to the Justice Department’s public affairs office; the public affairs office said ‘no updates’ are available at this time.
So, that means one of two things:
— Graham isn’t stupid; he knows that Huber and Horowitz have been assigned to look into FBI, DoJ, and Hillary malfeasance, so he’s publicly calling for another special counsel because he knows/believes that the Huber appointment was a Sessions head fake.
— Graham’s public call takes heat away from Huber and Horowitz and allows them to continue to conduct their work out of the limelight.
Huber and Horowitz operating in the background could also be part of the new effort led by House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes to go on the offense now that Mueller’s report is officially filed and his probe is officially over.
Whatever the case, the American people and especially the president’s legions of supporters are waiting for some justice to be meted out to those responsible for launching what can arguably be labeled the first overt coup attempt of a sitting president in our history.
The guilty must be made examples of if we are to ensure this kind of thing doesn’t happen again to a president who has far less ‘staying power’ and mettle than POTUS Trump.
- Follow Jon Dougherty on Twitter at @JonDougherty10


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Hong Kong health officials have HALTED shipments of the Pfizer jjab after multiple defects were identified and reported. The South China Morning Post reports that front-line healthcare workers discovered over fifty instances of cracked and leaking vials.
How can Pfizer guarantee the consistency and safety of the mRNA science, if they cannot keep the vials intact and properly preserved?
There is no practical way to ensure the safety of an experimental jjab that has to be preserved at -93 degrees Fahrenheit. The Pfizer mRNA jjab is shipped in boxes that can only be opened twice a day for a maximum of 180 seconds.
If the nano-particles in the jjab are not properly preserved at this correct temperature, they become dangerous and ineffective to human immune systems.
Moreover, a manufacturing feat at this scale is naturally prone to multiple errors.
Twenty-one Hong Kong vaccination centers suspend jjab appointments
After the leaking vials were identified, Hong Kong health officials canceled jjab appointments at all twenty-one community vaccination centers.
At least 1,080 doses had already been administered at nineteen vaccination centers the same day the doses were suspended. Citizens who were scheduled to get the Pfizer jjab that day were told they could not get the jab “until further notice.” (…)
The manufacturer is looking for an alibi, but doesn’t need to worry because they enjoy immunity from all prosecution
Hong Kong’s covid-19 vaccination program had previously dealt with eight incidents of cracked BioNTech vials and twenty-two air pressure issues resulting in leaks. These quality control issues were all traced back to the manufacturer and were not the result of sabotage along the distribution process.
After another sixteen reports of leaking vials, Hong Kong’s Director of Health had to investigate. There were an additional eleven vials that were stained, with suspicious marks on the exterior of the glass containers.
These vials were traced back to batch 210102, of which, over one hundred fifty thousand doses had already been injected into arms. The Hong Kong Director of Health is preparing to open batch 210104, which includes seven hundred fifty-eight thousand reserve doses.
BioNTech, the manufacturer, has launched a separate investigation into the botched, stained and leaking vials.
BioNTech wrote to Hong Kong health officials, confirming that there are no safety issues with the batch; however, BioNTech requested that Hong Kong stop using vials from that batch out of an abundance of caution.
BioNTech wrote that the one hundred fifty thousand doses that were already received from that batch pose no safety risk to the people who received them.
At the end of the day, Pfizer and BioNTech need not worry. Even if someone experiences a severe reaction to the jjab, Pfizer is indemnified from any civil or criminal lawsuit.
These jjab companies wield absolute power over Nations, subverting the rule of law, while coercing people to comply with no recourse.


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There is a song by 5 Seconds Of Summer called Amnesia which has really been speaking to me lately and actually inspired me to write a series of poems.
“Sometimes I start to wonder, was it just a lie?
If what we had was real, how could you be fine?”
“I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things”
These specific lyrics have been very relevant to my recent state of mind and to the poem I’m about to share. But first, a little explanation. I was in a relationship for six months, he was my first love and one day he decided that he couldn’t be with me anymore, that he “loved me in a way that doesn’t require a relationship.”, whatever that means. Since then the road has been rocky for me. I go long periods never thinking about him and then I have days where everything I do reminds me of him. I guess the biggest thing is that I remember everything. Every “stupid little thing”. I could list them but I won’t put myself through the heartache of thinking about them.
Anyway, over the past few weeks I’ve been having dreams where I get into accidents that put me into comas. I always wake up in them but every time I do, I have selective amnesia. For example, I forget previous romantic relationships and events surrounding them but remember everything else. This is always followed by me returning to college with no recollection of the heartache I endured the previous year and everything is fine. Obviously I would never want to actually get into an accident, there are way too many variables and it’s just messy. But while I’m in those dreams, I feel a peace that escapes me everywhere else. Which makes me wish that I could have amnesia in real life. Stupid, I know.
Someday I’ll look back and want to remember my “firsts” but for now I think life would be a heck of a lot easier if I could forget everything.
Here is the first poem in the series that I wrote. It’s called I Wonder and I’m really proud of it.
Please share your thoughts, I’d really like to know what you think and feel about this post and my poem. This poem is my creative property and it cannot be used elsewhere without my expressed written permission.


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May 15, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT
Might this be the beginning of the end for Paul Konerko?
Konerko, who turned 37 years old in March, is hitting just .214 with a .623 OPS and White Sox manager Robin Ventura has decided to bench him for the past two games. And possibly more.
Konerko handled it well following a conversation with Ventura, telling Nate Sandell of MLB.com:
I came in ready to play. … Obviously I could have played yesterday. I could have played today. So it’s not like I’m out for some reason. I’m trusting him on that and trying to make the best of it.
For now the plan is for Konerko to rejoin the lineup, hopefully re-energized, but at age 37 there may not be a lot left to re-energize. Konerko had good all-around numbers last season, but struggled down the stretch by hitting just .243 with a .733 OPS in August and September. Add it all up and Konerko has hit .231 with a .297 on-base percentage and .391 slugging percentage in 82 games dating back to August 1.
UPDATE: Konerko is back in the lineup for this afternoon’s game against the Twins.
- Report: MLB likely to adjust rules for plays at home and transfer catches 8
- Settling the Score: Friday’s results 17
- Giancarlo Stanton sends the Marlins to victory with a walk-off grand slam 21
- Jason Bartlett will retire after 10 years in the big leagues 10
- Pirates acquire Ike Davis in a trade with the Mets 47
- Hank Aaron is getting vile racist hate mail in retaliation for pointing out that racism still exists (248)
- “They Don’t Know Henry” (167)
- Doug Glanville’s story about being racially profiled at his own home (125)
- There is still a racial divide in baseball (112)
- And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights (96)