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Eric Carle's "timeless tales and unique artwork will delight and inspire for years to come"
Rocket Licensing has joined the many to express condolences over the death of Eric Carle, the author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, who died on May 23rd aged 91.
A statement issued by the family of the US author read: "In the light of the moon, holding on to a good star, a painter is now travelling across the night sky."
Carle's most famous book tells the story of a caterpillar with a giant appetite that, having been first published in 1969, has gone on to sell more than 50 million copies around the world and been translated in 62 languages.
Not only that, but the title has built an enduring reputation among global audiences that spans generations, upheld by a robust licensing programme that spans categories and continents. The brand's European activity is overseen by the UK's own Rocket Licensing.
Carle's son Rolfe told the New York Times that his father had died in Northampton, Massachusetts, from kidney failure.
Rocket Licensing issued its own statement via social media this morning, saying:
"It is with great sadness that we hear that Eric Carle, author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, passed away on 23rd May at the age of 91. Eric's timeless tales and unique artwork will continue to delight and inspire for years to come. #RememberingEricCarle"
Speaking with the BBC in 2019, Carle believed that the enduring popularity of his The Very Hungry Caterpillar came down to its 'fundamental message of hope.'
"For many years, my publisher and editor and I did not know the reason for The Very Hungry Caterpillar being so popular," he said. "But over time, I've come to feel that it is a book of hope. And it is a hopeful feeling that has made it a book readers of all ages enjoy and remember."
It is estimated that one copy of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is sold every 15 seconds.
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Egypt has serious shortage of facemasks, gloves: Medical supplies division at EFCC
Doaa A.Moneim , Sunday 29 Mar 2020
Egypt is, however, a major producer of sanitisers and alcohol products and the country will not run out of these supplies, an official said
A photographer wears a protective face mask and gloves while working, as Egypt ramps up its efforts to slow down the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, Egypt March 25, 2020. Picture taken March 25, 2020. (Reuters)
Due to increased demand amid the COVID-19 crisis, Egypt is witnessing a moderate shortage in medical supplies like sanitisers and alcohol products and a serious shortage of gloves and facemasks.
Head of the medical supplies division at the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FECC) Mohamed Ismail revealed to Ahram Online that the domestic market has already run out of facemasks and is seeing a shortage in gloves.
Ismail said that Egypt depends mainly on China for filling its domestic needs for medical supplies due to the cheap cost, as supplies imported from China are up to 50 percent cheaper than those that are domestically produced, especially facemasks.
Ismail assured, however, that Egypt is a major producer of sanitisers and alcohol products and that the country will not run out of these supplies.
Ismail also revealed that at the time of the H1N1 viral outbreak in 2009, a total of four factories were the main producers of facemasks for the domestic market, with seven production lines producing 24 million facemasks per year. These factories stopped their operations in 2014/2015 due to economic difficulties.
However, two of the factories are working again after Egypt stopped importing medical supplies from China following the coronavirus outbreak in the Asian country.
"The two factories cannot meet the needs of the domestic market for many reasons. Besides the heavy demand on such supplies, their total production is only 50,000 face masks per day, and these masks are slated for use by the health ministry and are not headed for the commercial market," Ismail said.
Ismail also said that contributing to the current shortage is the move by wholesalers to hand over EGP 1 million worth of facemasks to Cairo governorate in protest against what they described as mistreatment by regulatory authorities following the increased demand for masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Ismail explained that the only masks currently in the domestic market are those that came into the market before mid-March.
However, Ismail asserted that this situation will not last for very long, saying that Egypt will shift from being an importer of medical supplies to a major exporter within one month, without elaborating.
Regarding gloves, Ismail said that Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand are Egypt's main sources of gloves, but due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, the country has monopolised the three countries' production lines for gloves until August.
"Egypt has contracted for new glove shipments, but these will be available in the domestic market by September," Ismail said.
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Best delis in Chicago
From towering pastrami sandwiches to steaming bowls of matzo soup, here are the best delis in Chicago
Photo: Chloe List Return of the Gyro at Publican Quality Meats
By Amy Cavanaugh and Elizabeth Atkinson | Posted: Thursday February 2 2017
Most of Chicago's best delis are on the outskirts of the city (or in the suburbs), but we promise they're worth the trip. For a bagel, the only place to go is New York Bagel & Bialy in Lincolnwood, while the best (and the largest) matzo balls are in a soup at Eleven City Diner, with a second location in Lincoln Park to join the first in the South Loop. Of course, we love nouveau delis and diners, too, like the Publican Quality Meats, a pantry and sandwich shop that makes a killer rendition of a gyro. Whether you're craving an old-school pastrami sandwich or a new-school lamb meatball pita, here are the best delis in Chicago.
RECOMMENDED: Full list of the best Chicago restaurants
Photo: Martha Williams
Restaurants, Italian
J.P. Graziano Grocery
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J.P. Graziano's has been selling meat since 1937 but its killer subs have only been on the menu since 2007. None of the sandwiches will set you back more than $10, but the Italian is our favorite: a bunch of meats—hot capicola, Volpi Genoa salami, hard salami and mortadella—plus provolone, tomato, lettuce, red wine vinegar and oregano on a long roll from D'amato's Bakery.
Photograph: Michael Jarecki
Restaurants, Delis
Manny's Coffee Shop & Deli
This Chicago institution has been doling out its goods for over 70 years, which, props for a cafeteria-style deli. You'll get in line and need to decide what you want quick. Our pick? The cold pastrami sandwich, full of pepper and flavor, which you'll add heaps of their signature horseradish mustard to later. Pair it with a bowl of matzo ball soup, with tender matzo balls and full-bodied chicken broth.
Restaurants, Diners
Eleven City Diner
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Owner Brad Rubin scoured the country to research this Jewish deli/diner. His pastrami is tender, fatty and full of flavor; the milkshakes are thick and oversized; matzo balls are enormous; and the brisket is good enough that any grandmother would want to claim it, Jewish or not. Does it hold a candle to other Jewish spots in the country? It's hard to say. But Rubin definitely holds his own as the host, giving this place enough character to become a fixture in its own right.
Kaufman's
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After a fire forced it to close in 2011, this classic deli (which originally opened in 1955) has risen from its ashes. Traditional Jewish breads—bagels, rye bread—are Kaufman's foundation and form the base for dozens of deli sandwiches, such as the New York Special (thinly sliced corned beef with chopped liver on rye—ask for mustard, too). Grab some whitefish salad, sliced hard salami and a black-and-white cookie to go, and it'll be just like the old days.
New York Bagel & Bialy
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Don't take our word for it—any Jew or New Yorker can tell you the best bagel in Chicago is not in Chicago. It's in Lincolnwood, at a nondescript strip mall just off I-94. This place never closes and doesn't have tables. Which is why if you're looking for us, we'll be in our car in the parking lot, inhaling a bagel sandwich with nova lox and clutching a bag of still-warm salt-and-poppy and sesame bagels for later.
This NYC-deli spot got a new location at the end of 2016, but the sandwiches are still tops. The long lunchtime waits are rewarded with deli classics, like egg salad sandwiches; hot, juicy pastrami; and "Perry's Favorite"—corned beef, jack cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing piled high on fresh rye. Earlier hours offer breakfast takes on similar classics, including the Mad Moscow, a mess of eggs scrambled with pastrami, corned beef and Russian dressing, piled onto a toasted bagel.
Restaurants, Contemporary American
Publican Quality Meats
The sister restaurant to the Publican does a lot of things: It's a butcher shop, a sandwich joint, a grocer and a bread bakery. The selection of locally sourced meats and dairy is a home-cook's (bourgeois) dream, but if you'd rather leave the cooking to Paul Kahan and crew, get a bowl of the deeply flavorful ribollita soup, a rotating sandwich (they're all great) and a seat at one of the cramped tables.
Zaleski & Horvath MarketCafe
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A couple of Hyde Park veterans (the former owners of Istria Café) and a sandwich maker from the suburbs joined forces for this casual but high-quality deli/grocery store. Crowds gather at the counter for Spanish jamón sandwiches with quince paste and panini that press farmstead cheese and ham between French bread. Save room because the oatmeal-chocolate-chip cookies are a hot item, too.


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Commercial Real Estate - Can You Avoid Common Pitfalls?
Land options are becoming an increasingly popular way for landowners and developers to work together. Nevertheless, the process is becoming more complicated, and there are potential risks for each party. So whether you are a landowner or a developer, you should seek expert legal advice before committing to an agreement.
Option Over Land: How Does It Work?
A land option is where a landowner gives a developer the option of buying their land, on the basis that the developer secures planning permission for the site. In return, the landowner will get an above market offer.
There are two different types of option. Firstly, a 'Put Option' sees a landowner give a developer a 'grant of an option over land' which is then registered with HM Land Registry. This option will be held in place for an agreed amount of time, although this period cannot exceed twenty-one years. The developer will then promote the site for development via the necessary channels. If planning permission is granted, and the developer wants to go ahead with the purchase, the landowner must then sell at the agreed price.
Nevertheless, if the option is validly exercised and the terms laid out in the conditional contract are adhered to, then you are legally compelled to sell your land.
Land options are becoming increasingly complex, which is why it is essential to seek expert advice before you sign a contract. You need to be fully aware of how the process works, the terms and conditions, and the requirements of both parties. If you fail to do so, then it may prove costly.


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Fatal pulmonary embolism following shoulder arthroplasty: a case report
Thayur R Madhusudhan1,
Sanath K Shetty1,
Savitha Madhusudhan2 &
Amit Sinha1
Fatal pulmonary embolism following a shoulder joint replacement is a rare event. The exact prevalence of shoulder arthroplasties is not clear. Unlike hip and knee joint replacements where some form of thromboprophylaxis is routinely prescribed, no such guidelines and practice exist for shoulder replacements. Other case reports have confirmed fatal and non-fatal pulmonary embolisms following shoulder replacements, but particular risk factors were identifiable in those patients.
We report the case of a 73-year-old Caucasian woman with fatal pulmonary embolism secondary to a calf deep vein thrombosis following a shoulder joint replacement procedure. The patient was otherwise healthy; there were no other risk factors directly contributing to deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism except for a body mass index of 34. Post-mortem examination confirmed that the patient had a thrombus in the calf and a pulmonary embolus.
Fatal deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can occur following shoulder joint replacements in otherwise normal patients. A high degree of suspicion should therefore be maintained in susceptible individuals. Thromboprophylaxis needs careful consideration in shoulder replacements in susceptible individuals.
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE) are recognized complications of hip and knee joint replacements. Because definite guidelines in addressing these conditions are already in place, some form of thromboprophylaxis is routinely prescribed to high risk patients. DVT/PE occurrences, however, are uncommon in shoulder arthroplasties and there are no guidelines currently in place. Case reports and other recent studies do suggest, however, that these events are no longer as rare as suggested in the literature. The physician needs to consider these events in shoulder replacements.
A 73-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted for elective shoulder replacement for an arthritic shoulder. She was being treated for hypertension with beta-blockers and thiazide diuretics and her blood pressure was well controlled. She had a history of diverticulitis and varicose vein surgery with an uneventful outcome. Her body mass index (BMI) was 34 during pre-operative anesthetic evaluation. She had no family history of DVT/PE. Blood investigations including electrolytes, liver function tests and coagulation screening were normal. Results of her electrocardiogram (ECG) and chest X-ray were unremarkable. The comorbidities were well optimized and she was admitted a day before her operation.
The patient was operated under general anesthesia supplemented with an interscalene block for postoperative analgesia. An intermittent calf compression device was used for mechanical thromboprophylaxis intraoperatively. The operation was performed through an anterior deltopectoral approach. The patient had no intraoperative complications. The patient recovered satisfactorily from general anesthesia and was monitored in a high dependency care unit for postoperative optimization. The operated shoulder was supported in an arm sling support for comfort. The patient was prescribed postoperative opioid analgesics and antibiotic prophylaxis with three doses of cefuroxime. No chemical or mechanical thromboprophylaxis were used postoperatively.
The patient was already feeling well on the next postoperative day and her blood parameters were satisfactory. Her pain was well controlled and her arm continued to be immobilized by the sling. There was no excessive oozing from the surgical wound and there were no distal neurovascular deficits. The patient's calves were soft and nontender and she was ambulating well postoperatively. A systemic examination of the patient was unremarkable. However, while being monitored she suddenly became breathless, hypoxic and hypotensive and experienced intense sweating. She did not complain of chest pain and an ECG was negative for cardiac ischemic changes. Her PaO2 was 84% on room air. She was resuscitated with oxygen by mask and initiated on low molecular weight heparin in a therapeutic dose. Despite all resuscitative measures the patient could not be revived. A post-mortem examination was requested, which confirmed pulmonary embolism and left calf deep vein thrombosis.
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are recognized complications of hip and knee joint replacements and pelvic operations. Definite guidelines for prevention and treatment exist [1] in knee and hip arthroplasties. Earlier studies reported that the occurrence of pulmonary embolism is a rare event following shoulder arthroplasty [2, 3] and that a high degree of suspicion is warranted should the patient develop respiratory difficulty following a shoulder arthroplasty. There were no reported fatal events related to such conditions.
However, recent studies [4, 5] have indicated that although the absolute rates of thromboembolic complications were lower in patients who had shoulder arthroplasties compared with those who had lower limb procedures, a larger percentage of these complications were pulmonary embolisms. Perioperative antithrombotic prophylaxis may be beneficial to reduce the frequency of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism among patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasties, particularly in higher-risk groups. A relatively high incidence of deep vein thrombosis after shoulder arthroplasty has also been reported. Still, more studies are required for definite conclusions and for establishing guidelines for thromboprophylaxis.
Saleem et al. report that the origin of thrombus in their reported patient was secondary to a deep vein leg thrombosis and this was attributed to a period of prolonged immobilization in the perioperative period [6]. In our patient, there were no identified risk factors for DVT or PE during pre-anesthetic evaluation. Clinical examination in the postoperative period was normal, and the patient was ambulating well with no signs of deep vein thrombosis in her calf. Due to a lack of clinical evidence and an absence of definite risk factors, no chemical and mechanical thromboprophylaxis was considered postoperatively. An intermittent mechanical compression device used intraoperatively may not prove beneficial in this setting. For the same reason, we were also unable to correlate the association between deep vein thrombosis of the legs and shoulder arthroplasty in our patient. Further exploration may point to other less known risk factors that could have contributed to the process of venous thrombosis and the subsequent pulmonary embolism.
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can occur and prove fatal following shoulder arthroplasty. Thromboprophylaxis needs careful consideration in the selection and management of patients.
Written informed consent was obtained from the next of kin of the patient for publication of this case report. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
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Rockwood CA, Wirth MA, Blair S: Warning: Pulmonary embolism can occur after elective shoulder surgery: report of two cases and survey of the members of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2003, 12: 628-630. 10.1016/S1058-2746(03)00051-X.
Lyman S, Sherman S, Carter TI, Bach PB, Mandl LA, Marx RG: Prevalence and risk factors for symptomatic thromboembolic events after shoulder arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2006, 448: 152-156. 10.1097/01.blo.0000194679.87258.6e.
Willis AA: Deep vein thrombosis after reconstructive shoulder arthroplasty: a prospective observational study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009, 18: 100-106. 10.1016/j.jse.2008.07.011.
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Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Glan Clwyd hospital, Rhyl, LL18 5UJ, UK
Thayur R Madhusudhan, Sanath K Shetty & Amit Sinha
Department of Ophthalmology, H M Stanley Hospital, St. Asaph, LL170RS, UK
Savitha Madhusudhan
Thayur R Madhusudhan
Sanath K Shetty
Amit Sinha
Correspondence to Thayur R Madhusudhan.
TRM was the principal author and was involved in the collection of data, review of literature, and preparation of the manuscript. SKS and SM were involved in the collection of literature and in editing the manuscript. AS was the senior author and was actively involved in patient care and in editing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
Madhusudhan, T.R., Shetty, S.K., Madhusudhan, S. et al. Fatal pulmonary embolism following shoulder arthroplasty: a case report. J Med Case Reports 3, 8708 (2009). https://doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-8708
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I want to unreservedly apologise for the incorrect start time for the U13 Boys Foil Team School Championships communicated to our students on our website.
I had made the mistake when updating the SBHS Fencing calendar upon learning of the latest changes to the dates and start times made by NSWFA. In my haste, I incorrectly transferred the wrong start time for the U13 Boys Foil Team event and the error went unnoticed, leading to the mix-up and confusion on Saturday.
I was not able to attend the competition on Saturday but I know it must have been a frustrating experience to have to wait hours to start your competition. I will endeavour to be more vigilant with ensuring start times are accurately communicated so that this incident will not happen again.
My sincere apologies for the inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding with this matter.
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If you list the top 100 sites in the world (according to Alexa), you'll find that 23 are owned by Google. That's a massive share for a single company.
How does Google have such a huge presence? The main reason is the large number of localized versions of Google Search, such as Google.com, Google.co.uk, Google.fr, Google.de, etc. Almost every country has one, and due to their popularity, 17 are among the top 100 most visited sites on the Internet.
Then there's also YouTube, Blogger, etc.
The number is boosted a bit by a couple of "sites" that aren't regular sites, googleusercontent.com being one. This is a side effect of how Alexa works, which seems to focus on domains accessed, so things like CDNs (content delivery networks) get included. This doesn't change much, though, because even ignoring those domains you still end up with 20 proper, Google-owned sites. That's one in five.
We noticed this rather impressive statistic the other day while working on a report about web server usage, and felt it was worth mentioning here.
There's so much talk about how big Facebook has become (and deservedly so), but Google will be a tough giant to beat in terms of sheer web presence. It's still one of the world's most interesting companies.
P.S. A year ago we wrote a related article – How big is Google, really? – that you might want to check out for a deeper dive into Google's enormous online presence.
Data source: Top sites from Alexa, May 14.
This means that Google traffic can become phenomenal if they hosted and ran everything on a single domain. I mean Facebook is considered to be the most visited domain in the world (or at least one of the top three). If Google moved YouTube, Blogger etc on their own domain, they could easily beat anything out there! I guess this was a good reason why Plus is hosted on Google.com and not a separate domain.
And that is why Google is here to stay.
TheCleanse Guy Google may not be here to stay. The FTC has escalated their investigation and complaint against google for monopoly practices after their last Penguin Algorythm change to their search engine. Google made changes to their algorithm so that sites that appeared on the top search results for decades would be deindexed (not appear at all) or devalued -move to lat pages of the internet. Instead Google rewarded any webmasters that were using Google services such as Adwords and Adsense. It alse began to place large corporate brand names on the top positions. This is not an exaggeration: Hundreds of Thousands of websites and their employees have been affected. Google has also involved in an antitrust lawsuit again none other than the law firm that won their case against Microsoft for AntiTrust violations. Google's Matt Cutts and administration are not satisfied with owning 70% of all searches, they want a cut of 70% of all transactions. THis giant is interested in profits and only that. They are dishonorable and dishonest and I hope they get what is coming to them and soon. they have put tens of thousands of people out of work and you do not hear a peep on the news.
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And that is why Google http://www.خریدشارژ.com/ is here to stay.
@Todd Fox what do you mean? It didn't say Google owns the top 23 websites, it said that it owns 23 of the top 100 websites. You need to read/understand more carefully.
@Praveen Chukka It's 1139 globally, as of today (August 21 2013).
@David Iwanow Seriously what's bad about it?


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What is the Long Run Oil System™ Package?
We developed the innovative Long Run Oil System in response to customers' requests for longer service intervals, without sacrificing engine reliability or durability. In some cases it was difficult or impossible to get access to generator sets that were operating in extremely remote locations. As well, accessibility might require suitable "weather windows" and helicopter time.
The result was a suite of modifications that would allow the engine to run for up to 3,000 hours between oil changes. The modification include reservoir capacity, primary and secondary oil filter additions, chemical enhancements to maintain the oil's TBN (total base number), in some cases, and mechanical alterations to control the oil flow within the sump.
The Long Run Oil System is comprised of different things on different engines, but, in all cases, it is an engineered and tested system that will safely lengthen the service intervals.
Since we developed our first system in 2000, we have successfully deployed hundreds of generator sets that use this technology. We have experience in arctic, temperate, and tropical conditions. These sets operate in rental, telecommunications, mining, and remote villages and camps.
An oil sump providing a large volume of lubricating oil.
A specially-designed bypass filtration system.
A visual oil level gauge with safety shutdown.
A conveniently located dipstick and large diameter oil fill.
Mechanical modifications, dependent on engine model.
Reduced labour and travel costs for routine service at remote sites.
Longer engine life when routine maintenance may be overlooked.
Vibration isolation of components to minimize wear.
No float valves and no auxiliary tanks.
Please contact us to discuss how the Long Run Oil System could be used in your application.


Andrea Labiste Teme, a May 2017 bachelor's candidate in general management and operations and supply chain management with a minor in French, Encarnación, Paraguay, is the Kansas State University College of Business Administration's Outstanding Senior in Business for spring 2017.
The award is presented each semester to a graduating senior who has made notable contributions to the college.
The list of Labiste Teme's accomplishments as an undergraduate are extensive. She was selected for the college's 2017 Mentee of the Year Award, which recognizes the student who models the expectations of the Executive Mentor Program — initiative, good communication and the drive to develop oneself professionally. In addition to her degree, she has earned the Professional Strategic Selling Certificate and the Professional Advantage Certification from the college.
While an undergraduate, she has been an excellent ambassador for the college and an exceptional student scholar. She served as a Business Ambassador, a Sales Ambassador, an undergraduate research assistant, and the secretary of the Global Supply Chain Club. She was chair of the open house committee for the college, and is a member of both the Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies.
She has been active in the National Strategic Selling Institute's Sales Cat team, taking part in numerous competitive sales competitions, and earning first place at the Frito-Lay Sales Competition. Labiste Teme also has served as a sales teacher assistant. She was recognized as one of the top 10 students in the sales program in 2017.
A native of Paraguay who speaks five languages, she has been an authentic and exemplary advocate for diversity in the college and at K-State, serving as an International Student Representative on the Diversity Programming Committee.
"I've really enjoyed meeting and working with great people here at K-State as well as exploring and being a part of so many of the great programs we have available here in the College of Business," Labiste Teme said. "As an international student from South America, I felt it was important to get involved as much as possible to take advantage of my time here."
Following graduation, she will return to Paraguay where she will put her language skills to use in international sales for her family business with her parents, Oscar Labiste and Rossana Teme. After a few years in the workforce, she plans to go back to school to obtain a master's degree somewhere in Europe.
Event gives voice to Kansas State University veterinary students in Washington, D.C.
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Tim Ellis was born on 8 May, 1963 in Melbourne, is a Magician, illusionist, publisher, producer. Discover Tim Ellis's Wikipedia Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
Occupation Magician, illusionist, publisher, producer
Born 8 May 1963
Birthday 8 May
Birthplace Melbourne
Nationality Melbourne
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He has performed on television programs including Midday, Good Morning Australia, The Daryl Somers Show, Young Talent Time, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Sunrise, and The Today Show. He also appears in Nadia Tass's feature film Matching Jack (2010). Tim was consultant for the TV specials of popular Australian magician Cosentino.
In 2007 Ellis was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.
After the 2007 show Poker in the Face, Ellis presented two shows for the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Illusionarium with Ellis & Webster and Something About Needles & Razorblades. Later that year he performed The Wizards of Aus at The Melbourne Magic Festival. The 2009 Festival saw his new shows AspyCadabra, and Ellis in Wonderland performed with Sue-Anne Webster. The 2010 Festival saw two new shows Escape From Reality and Illusionarium 2010 and in 2011 they premiered Once Upon A Time… 2012 his solo shows The Mad Hatter's Magical Tea Party and Timeless Magic followed by three new shows in 2013 The Mad Hatter's History of Hattery, As Seen on TV and In Dreams. In 2014 he presented the improvised show Magic vs Music: The Audience Always Wins and 1 Defining Moment as well as Immaculate Deceptions for the Bally On High Festival. At the 2015 Melbourne Magic Festival he presented The Mad Hatter: Return to Wonderland and the poker themed show Full House, as well as producing MagicSports which won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for 'Funniest Show'.
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Ellis sat on the jury at the FISM World Championship of Magic in 2003 at Den Haag, in 2006 at Stockholm, and 2009 in Beijing. In 2004 Ellis and Webster produced three magic teaching DVDs, and together with a team of Melbourne magicians they set a new Guinness World Record for the world's longest magic show by performing non-stop for 75 hours at Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia. The previous record was 24 hours. In the same year Ellis produced the 29th Australian Convention of Magicians.
Ellis was married to Sue-Anne Webster from 1998 to 2011. Ellis performed as a guest artist at the FISM World Championship of Magic, performing in the Close Up Gala in 2000 and the Stage Gala in 2003. In 2001 Ellis and Webster were voted 'Most Valuable Performers' by their peers at the close up magic convention 'Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic' in Batavia, New York.
In 1994 he was awarded second place in 'Micro Magic' at the FISM World Magic Championship in Yokohama, Japan. This followed the 'Special Prize of the Jury' he was awarded at the 1991 FISM in Lausanne, Switzerland for his 'Six Card Rap'.
In 1992 he bought Australia's oldest magic shop, 'Bernard's' which he owned for several years.
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Ellis was married to Kristina Todorovich from 1990 to 1998.
In 1986 he created and produced 'National Magic Week', a ten-day festival of the magical arts which was presented annually for the next nine years.
Ellis began performing magic at the age of 9 after his grandfather gave him a magic set as a gift. At the age of 14 he was the youngest magician ever admitted to The Magic Circle of Victoria and two years later won four out of their five annual awards. In 1980 he won the title 'Best Under 18 Magician of Australia'.
Tim Ellis (born 8 May 1963) is an Australian performer, author and lecturer in the world of magic and illusion.
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This article is dedicated to the school for teachers which is created by Ivan Momchilov in 1843. The students of the school in Elena became teachers in more than 60 cities and 40 villages all over Bulgaria. Attention is paid to the influence of her students in the revolutionary movement and also in the region where the April Rebellion began in 1876.
Bulgarian Revival, Elena, "Daskalolivniza", teachers and students.


After 28 fascinating and fulfilling years as historian and preservationist for the Chicago Park District, I am very excited to launch Julia Bachrach Consulting LLC. Over the years, when I contemplated leaving the Park District, I worried about what would happen to the archives without me. I'm very happy to report that over a hundred thousand plans and photos have now been digitized and that many of the originals have been transferred to the Chicago Public Library's Special Collections and Preservation Division: Special Collections.
Aerial view of Chicago Park District Administration Building and Soldier Field looking south, ca. 1975. Chicago Park District Records: Photographs, Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.
Back in the late 1980s, the discovery of some of these archival materials prompted the creation of my position at the Park District. At the time, the district was undergoing a major period of reform. Ed Uhlir, a talented in-house architect (who went on to head Millennium Park), had recently been promoted as director of the Engineering Department. Quite enamored with the history of Chicago's parks, Ed often studied thousands of early architectural plans that were housed in the fourth floor engineering vault in the Administration Building on McFetridge Drive. (The building was razed in 2001.) Ed became intrigued by a rumor that other materials had been stashed away in a sub-basement vault adjacent to parking spaces reserved for executive staff, beneath the area adjacent to Soldier Field.
For years, Ed had wondered what was behind its heavy metal door of the sub-basement vault. Finally in 1987, times were changing at the district. He found the combination for the vault's lock and opened the heavy metal door. Ed was thrilled to discover original drawings and plans of Chicago's parks by such famous designers as Daniel H. Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Jens Jensen, as well as historic photographs and other records.
View of Sub-basement vault, ca. 1988.
The following year, Ed hired me as a consultant, and I helped hire an archivist and develop the materials into a collection for use by scholars, students, and others. I also headed a small historic preservation division charged with designating landmarks, creating exhibits and other educational programs, and working with architects and landscape architects to restore historic park buildings and landscapes. My role was made into an official Chicago Park District position in the fall of 1989.
Having daily access to a treasure trove of primary sources helped me become an expert on the history of Chicago's parks. Even after nearly three decades, I never stopped making new discoveries. I've enjoyed assisting students and other scholars and have been excited when the archives have been useful to their work. But managing the archives became quite challenging. By the early 2000s, I no longer had an archivist. In fact, by then I was the only staff person left from Ed's historic preservation unit.
I am so happy to announce that the Chicago Park District's Special Collections are in good hands!
Storage shelving for historic plans and drawings at Harold Washington Library, 2014.
The Park District soon digitized over 100,000 plans and drawing. In 2013, the district entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Chicago Public Library. At the time, the impending move of the vast number of originals was quite daunting. In 2015, I worked closely with Chicago Public Library (CPL) professionals Glenn Humphries, Morag Walsh, and Johanna Russ to oversee the careful packing and transfer of the drawing collection to Harold Washington Library. CPL built custom shelving for the drawing collection, and everything was safely moved and stored.
Researcher working in Chicago Park District Archives Room, 2016.
We then submitted a grant to the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelly Foundation grant for the park district's collection of 70,000 historic photographs. We are grateful that the Donnelly Foundation grant enabled CPL to hire Armstrong-Johnston Archivists and Backstage Library Works to process and digitize the photos. The photo digitization project will be finished this spring. About 10,000 images will be posted on CPL's web site, but the entire collection is available to researchers if you go to CPL's Special Collections Reading Room at Harold Washington Library.
To use the Chicago Park District collections at the Chicago Public Library, all you need to do is call or visit the Special Collections on the 9th floor of Harold Washington Library, or you can contact their staff at (312) 747-4875 or specoll@chipublib.org.


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module Google
  module Firestore
    module V1beta1
      # A write on a document.
      # @!attribute [rw] update
      #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document]
      #     A document to write.
      # @!attribute [rw] delete
      #   @return [String]
      #     A document name to delete. In the format:
      #     `projects/{project_id}/databases/{database_id}/documents/{document_path}`.
      # @!attribute [rw] transform
      #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentTransform]
      #     Applies a tranformation to a document.
      #     At most one `transform` per document is allowed in a given request.
      #     An `update` cannot follow a `transform` on the same document in a given
      #     request.
      # @!attribute [rw] update_mask
      #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentMask]
      #     The fields to update in this write.
      #
      #     This field can be set only when the operation is `update`.
      #     If the mask is not set for an `update` and the document exists, any
      #     existing data will be overwritten.
      #     If the mask is set and the document on the server has fields not covered by
      #     the mask, they are left unchanged.
      #     Fields referenced in the mask, but not present in the input document, are
      #     deleted from the document on the server.
      #     The field paths in this mask must not contain a reserved field name.
      # @!attribute [rw] current_document
      #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Precondition]
      #     An optional precondition on the document.
      #
      #     The write will fail if this is set and not met by the target document.
      class Write; end

      # A transformation of a document.
      # @!attribute [rw] document
      #   @return [String]
      #     The name of the document to transform.
      # @!attribute [rw] field_transforms
      #   @return [Array<Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentTransform::FieldTransform>]
      #     The list of transformations to apply to the fields of the document, in
      #     order.
      #     This must not be empty.
      class DocumentTransform
        # A transformation of a field of the document.
        # @!attribute [rw] field_path
        #   @return [String]
        #     The path of the field. See {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document#fields Document#fields} for the field path syntax
        #     reference.
        # @!attribute [rw] set_to_server_value
        #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentTransform::FieldTransform::ServerValue]
        #     Sets the field to the given server value.
        # @!attribute [rw] append_missing_elements
        #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::ArrayValue]
        #     Append the given elements in order if they are not already present in
        #     the current field value.
        #     If the field is not an array, or if the field does not yet exist, it is
        #     first set to the empty array.
        #
        #     Equivalent numbers of different types (e.g. 3L and 3.0) are
        #     considered equal when checking if a value is missing.
        #     NaN is equal to NaN, and Null is equal to Null.
        #     If the input contains multiple equivalent values, only the first will
        #     be considered.
        #
        #     The corresponding transform_result will be the null value.
        # @!attribute [rw] remove_all_from_array
        #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::ArrayValue]
        #     Remove all of the given elements from the array in the field.
        #     If the field is not an array, or if the field does not yet exist, it is
        #     set to the empty array.
        #
        #     Equivalent numbers of the different types (e.g. 3L and 3.0) are
        #     considered equal when deciding whether an element should be removed.
        #     NaN is equal to NaN, and Null is equal to Null.
        #     This will remove all equivalent values if there are duplicates.
        #
        #     The corresponding transform_result will be the null value.
        class FieldTransform
          # A value that is calculated by the server.
          module ServerValue
            # Unspecified. This value must not be used.
            SERVER_VALUE_UNSPECIFIED = 0

            # The time at which the server processed the request, with millisecond
            # precision.
            REQUEST_TIME = 1
          end
        end
      end

      # The result of applying a write.
      # @!attribute [rw] update_time
      #   @return [Google::Protobuf::Timestamp]
      #     The last update time of the document after applying the write. Not set
      #     after a `delete`.
      #
      #     If the write did not actually change the document, this will be the
      #     previous update_time.
      # @!attribute [rw] transform_results
      #   @return [Array<Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Value>]
      #     The results of applying each {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentTransform::FieldTransform DocumentTransform::FieldTransform}, in the
      #     same order.
      class WriteResult; end

      # A {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document} has changed.
      #
      # May be the result of multiple {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Write writes}, including deletes, that
      # ultimately resulted in a new value for the {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document}.
      #
      # Multiple {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentChange DocumentChange} messages may be returned for the same logical
      # change, if multiple targets are affected.
      # @!attribute [rw] document
      #   @return [Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document]
      #     The new state of the {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document}.
      #
      #     If `mask` is set, contains only fields that were updated or added.
      # @!attribute [rw] target_ids
      #   @return [Array<Integer>]
      #     A set of target IDs of targets that match this document.
      # @!attribute [rw] removed_target_ids
      #   @return [Array<Integer>]
      #     A set of target IDs for targets that no longer match this document.
      class DocumentChange; end

      # A {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document} has been deleted.
      #
      # May be the result of multiple {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Write writes}, including updates, the
      # last of which deleted the {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document}.
      #
      # Multiple {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentDelete DocumentDelete} messages may be returned for the same logical
      # delete, if multiple targets are affected.
      # @!attribute [rw] document
      #   @return [String]
      #     The resource name of the {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document} that was deleted.
      # @!attribute [rw] removed_target_ids
      #   @return [Array<Integer>]
      #     A set of target IDs for targets that previously matched this entity.
      # @!attribute [rw] read_time
      #   @return [Google::Protobuf::Timestamp]
      #     The read timestamp at which the delete was observed.
      #
      #     Greater or equal to the `commit_time` of the delete.
      class DocumentDelete; end

      # A {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document} has been removed from the view of the targets.
      #
      # Sent if the document is no longer relevant to a target and is out of view.
      # Can be sent instead of a DocumentDelete or a DocumentChange if the server
      # can not send the new value of the document.
      #
      # Multiple {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::DocumentRemove DocumentRemove} messages may be returned for the same logical
      # write or delete, if multiple targets are affected.
      # @!attribute [rw] document
      #   @return [String]
      #     The resource name of the {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::Document Document} that has gone out of view.
      # @!attribute [rw] removed_target_ids
      #   @return [Array<Integer>]
      #     A set of target IDs for targets that previously matched this document.
      # @!attribute [rw] read_time
      #   @return [Google::Protobuf::Timestamp]
      #     The read timestamp at which the remove was observed.
      #
      #     Greater or equal to the `commit_time` of the change/delete/remove.
      class DocumentRemove; end

      # A digest of all the documents that match a given target.
      # @!attribute [rw] target_id
      #   @return [Integer]
      #     The target ID to which this filter applies.
      # @!attribute [rw] count
      #   @return [Integer]
      #     The total count of documents that match {Google::Firestore::V1beta1::ExistenceFilter#target_id target_id}.
      #
      #     If different from the count of documents in the client that match, the
      #     client must manually determine which documents no longer match the target.
      class ExistenceFilter; end
    end
  end
end


Make Me Move – Are You Serious?
Take a look at this image below, what do you see? Am I missing something here? This is right from the Zillow search results for Atlanta, Georgia and if I'm not mistaken, this person has gone into the publicly accessed site and made some changes that I would find very interesting if I was a local agent or REALTOR representing that area.
Some of you reading this right now may get what I'm trying to say here right out the gate. Others may have to study the image a bit longer to understand the "value and opportunity" I'm trying to present and propose to you here, and some of you regardless of how long you look at and study this image, will never understand the point of the image or this post and that's OK too!
No matter what, the main point here is that there are so many opportunities and possibilities on Zillow, you just have to be open to them, keep your eyes open and your wits about you, and then really take the time to look "deeper" at the site from a different perspective and angle. Let's face it folks, if you're not spending time in it, how can you ever really be "on it" ….


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Alex Snitker's letter regarding the Republican Liberty Caucus of Central West Florida
August 8, 2017 by Alex Snitker
I wanted to write to you today to introduce myself. My name is Alex Snitker and I was recently appointed as the Regional Director for the Republican Liberty Caucus of Central West Florida. Our region covers Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Sarasota and Manatee Counties. It's a big region and politically it is a very important region. [Read more…]
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Alex Snitker on Political Connections Discussing Campaign Finance Reform
Alex Snitker was recently on Political Connections with Al Ruechel Discussing campaign finance reform. We also talked about possible legislation in the upcoming 2018 Florida legislative session relating to this issue. This segment aired on August 6th 2017. [Read more…]
Time for Real Transparency in Tallahassee
July 31, 2017 by Alex Snitker
Sunshine State News
Our elections are supposed to be the greatest opportunity to make our voices heard in deciding who we send to Tallahassee. We expect that the people we elect will represent the voters that elected them to office. Unfortunately, the Florida Legislature has become a body that represents the special interest that contributes the most money to their election efforts.
Our campaign finance laws place limits on how much anyone can contribute to a campaign account: $3,000 to state gubernatorial and Cabinet races and $1,500 to state House and Senate races. All contributors must be disclosed in candidate finance reports. [Read more…]
Time to take on unfinished business in the 2018 Florida legislative session
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The Florida legislature will be back in Tallahassee in just a few weeks to begin the 2018 legislative session. In election years, the Florida legislature begins their 60-day session in January, instead of beginning in March in off-election years. Legislative committees will begin hearing bills starting in September and will hold six weeks of committee meetings (interim committee weeks) from September to December. Also, legislators are preparing and filing bills right now. [Read more…]
Bob White on News Channel 8 One on One 7/9/17
Bob White, Republican Candidate for Florida Governor, sits down with Paul Mueller for a one on one interview about his campaign. This was aired on Sunday July 9th. For more information on the campaign go to http://www.BobForFlorida.com [Read more…]
Bob White on Bay News 9 Political Connections 7/9/17
Bob White, Republican Candidate for Florida Governor, sits down with Al Ruechel for a conversation about the campaign on Political Connections. This was aired on Sunday July 9th. For more information on the campaign go to http://www.BobForFlorida.com
Legislation to reign in slush funds for politicians dies in 2017 session
July 9, 2017 by Alex Snitker
Here we go again, another government agency using taxpayer dollars to reward political donors and further the careers of politicians. We have written about the abuse of Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida for using taxpayer dollars for very questionable expenditures. At the end of the special session last month, Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida survived but now are under extensive legislative oversight. [Read more…]
Bob White: Why I am running for Florida Governor
Bob White, Republican candidate for Florida governor, explains why he is running for Florida Governor [Read more…]
What happened to gun bills in the 2017 legislative session?
In the wake of the tragic Pulse Nightclub shooting and the Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooting, Senator Greg Steube filed several gun bills repealing state mandated "gun free zones" such as airports and college campuses for the 2017 session. The Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale shootings had something in common: They both occurred in places where private citizens were banned from carrying permitted concealed handguns. Our Colleges and Universities are "Gun Free Zones" and there is no one entry point with metal detectors and armed guards performing pat-downs and bag inspections. Colleges cannot guarantee safety and should not deprive people of the ability to protect themselves. [Read more…]
FLORIDA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE BOB WHITE QUESTIONS ADAM PUTNAM'S RECORD AFTER PUTNAM CLAIMS TO BE ONLY REPUBLICAN IN GOVERNOR'S RACE
Melbourne, Florida – Monday, July 3, 2017 –Adam Putnam, Republican candidate for Florida governor, was purposefully misleading potential voters on Thursday when he hit the airwaves in the greater Tampa market claiming to be the only Republican in the race for Florida's governor. [Read more…]
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Don't Be a Lousy God!
Recently I heard a talk by Dolores Cannon that set my mind off on a new train of thought. What I heard may not be exactly what was intended, but it made so much sense to me, and had a dramatic impact on my internal dialogue and the way I think about myself, my body, and all that lies within. I've been "working on" self improvement for a long time. In one lightning bolt thought, so many things became clear.
In a nutshell: each of our cells is a consciousness, which in effect means we are a tiny, vast cosmos within ourselves. Our cells group in systems, organs, and so forth, rather like continents or even planets, working in harmony with one another, communicating and sorting themselves. Our internal dialogue, our voice echoing throughout the expanse of our internal cosmos, is like unto the "voice of god" to our cells.
And in that one thought I realized I frequently sound like a lousy god —rather Old Testament-ish, full of death, destruction, separation, judgment; harsh and cruel while occasionally tossing out a few nice, poetic lines of tenderness.
We all have that list of nonsense we crucify ourselves about, the things we hate about our personal landscape inside and out. We sing it like a hymn to our friends and on social media; we chant it to ourselves as a prayer in the in-between places of life; we preach it to our captive internal congregation at the altars of bathroom mirror, desk, windshield, and yoga mat.
Mr Bonnett was a little bit off though, according to Abraham Hicks. Rather than trying to get our cells' attention in order to affect a change/ healing, our cells are actually seeking their own alignment with Source, their Creator, just as we are, and do not need to be convinced of their goodness. However, when we listen to the voices that argue against our divinity, our perfection, and our beautiful expansion and evolution, we feel separated from our Source of Love and Well-Being. In this WE introduce Dis-ease in our emotions which translates into the brutal voice we pour out upon our cellular Garden of Eden. We insist on soaking ourselves in disharmony and in arguing against the call of Source to each of our cells, and our selves.
We have often settled for a low frequency of self abuse and unkindness. We have fed it to ourselves longer than we can remember. The experiments of Dr. Masaru Emoto's The Hidden Messages in Water as well as Dr. Cleve Bakster's experiments with plants, and even human cells as described in his book Primary Perception, give us many insights regarding how our thoughts are vibrational in nature and have an impact on both the etheric and material realms. Most of us have heard of the power of positive thinking, and many are in a chronic battle trying to find a way to think well of ourselves within the conflicting beliefs of mass consciousness' negativity and lack.
But it was not always like this. At one time we knew we were good, worthy, wise, wanted, adored, even enjoyed by Source Energy, our Creator. This lousy- god-voice is a human construct, and as such, it is impermanent and re-programmable. We are made of and are from the frequency of Source's Love. It is no longer necessary to bludgeon ourselves with the verbiage of the lousy-god in competition with the true message of Source's outpouring of Well-Being.
Once we own a new Truth it is impossible to regress to unknowing. In this perfect dawning, a newness of understanding is born. That leaves us with one viable option, to hang up our lousy-god suit and embrace our Benevolent God of Joy, who proclaims the sweetness of Love, unconditional and incarnate, deep into our personal Universe. Love is the very image in which we are made.
I invite you first to fire the lousy-god within, and then I wish amazing, fear-shattering amounts of Joy to fill your internal world. Long Live the Benevolent God/Goddess (insert your name here)!
Many clients ask for Reiki and Chakra tune-ups, which I love doing through an hour long, personalized Guided Meditation. When our session concludes, my clients express appreciation, new insights, and relief over finding blocks of which they were previously unaware, and are pleased to gain clarity and release those blocks. Good stuff!
However, I realized my other modalities were beginning to feel dusty from under use! So I am taking the time to explain a little bit about some of the other modalities I work with and provide opportunity to explore new terrain and avenues for finding Joy in your Journey.
It occurred to me that Reiki is a bit more familiar to folk, it is strong, stable, and comfortable. When challenges come up during a Reiki session it is usually softly approached and gently shifted. Not all challenges reconcile in this manner, though. Some challenges want to be seen, heard, experienced. Some demand recognition and refuse to go softly or subtly into the Ethers.
Voice Dialogue answers the call of many of the more intense challenges. It is intense, gutsy, and very, very deep. It is not something to take on lightly. It requires enough time to open doors and thoroughly investigate whatever is presented from the hidden corners of our psyche, resolve those issues and tuck everything back in under its new understanding. It literally gives a Voice to the disowned aspects of our lives and selves. Voice Dialogue wants to find the disconnect and realign it with our desires and Purpose. It asks how the various aspects of our personalities have been striving to heal us, care for us, protect us, and most importantly, why we needed it in the first place. Voice Dialogue pours out insight and clarity which increases confidence and a feeling of competence that is almost unfathomable before beginning.
In a tiny nutshell, the Practitioner helps the client to access an unconscious aspect of their personality. It is interesting to literally see the client's physical demeanor change as they transform themselves into a particular personality aspect. the Voice of the Inner Child often wants to sit in a chair with his or her feet tucked up underneath them. The Voice of the Inner Critic is rather haughty and holds itself with superiority even when it has been "caught" holding totally opposing views to what it professes to be correct. The Immature Patriarch is rather blustery, whereas the Mature Patriarch is wise and benevolent. There are hundreds of these Inner Voices. Many of them were created during times of great distress in our childhood as a means of self care and protection, which means they are usually still running fairly immature belief systems and patterns that show up as self sabotage, among other things.
Utilizing the process of Voice Dialogue these inner conflicts can been seen, heard, recognized and even appreciated for the desire they have had to help the Primary Self to survive, even if it was rather misguided. Once this has happened and the Voice has "healed" a person will feel a startling sense of wholeness that did not previously exist. It is utterly sublime and liberating.
For more information about Voice Dialogue, search for founders Hal & Sidra Stone on YouTube. Here is a link to a playlist I created about them and their work.
You can also see a partial list of Voices here.
And if you are interested in exploring this powerful modality, contact me. Let's open some doors.
That is one intense little word, Enough. She brings a lot of drama and pain when she travels in the concept of Not Enough. Not Enough is the negative-basis of nearly every person's desire for change, healing, growth, beauty, wanted-ness, validation, self-care, and so much more. Not Enough is a brutal task master, driving us to unreasonable expectations and self-perceptions. She is the spawn of Lack Consciousness, and as such, is cruel, heartless, violently voracious, and above all else, an absolute master liar. She rules Not Good Enough, Not Wise Enough, Not Thin Enough, Not Healthy Enough, Not a Good Enough Parent/ Spouse/ Child/ Employee/ Friend/ or Neighbor...etc.), Not Enough Self Control/ Will Power, Not Loving Enough, Not Tough Enough, Not Good Enough with Boundaries/ Money/ Time/ Energy/ Food/ Resources, etc. Not Good Enough for God to Love, Not Worth Enough to be Bothered With/ Noticed, Not Attractive Enough, Not Enough to be Appreciated/ Enjoyed/ Wanted.
You know there is one banging around inside of you. Take a minute to give it a voice and a name. It probably began in early childhood (though not always), coming on the heels of an event in which our parents or a significant person in our lives was being confronted with their own "Not Enough" and in consequence, didn't have Enough to meet our need. There is a desperate ache in a parental "There is Not Enough for me here, how will I ever manage to be/ give/ do Enough for you?!?" It creates a terrorized There Will NEVER Be Enough, which passes on, seemingly hopelessly, to the next generation.
It is so pervasive, so present in everything, it seems impossible to escape. We medicate and marinate in many substances and thought processes while trying to find relief from Not Enough. We do this because she is utterly foreign to Who We Really Are and contradicts our very soul's essence, a knowledge of which cannot be entirely wiped out by Not Enough. It is rather like a homing beacon, constantly "pinging" with the Truth.
In Christian theology is it the absence of Christ that causes this problem, and the presence of Christ is presented as the only cure. I found some peace here for awhile, but it was not "everlasting" as promised. Being based on a premise of judgment & worth, there are still some gaping Not Enough holes in this concept. I imagine most belief systems and religions have similar pit falls. This is primarily due to attaching Inner Peace & Well-Being to an outside force. It will eventually lead to a place of unsettled dissatisfaction...yet another version of Not Enough. There is never Enough of anything on the outside to make up for the pain of Not Enough on the Inside. This only heals, fills, and overflows, from the flood of Not Enough's polar opposite truth: our own, individual experience with the Love Energy of which we are made. Conscious connection to our own Inner Being and the subsequent immersion in our very own Well-Being energy is the cure. In a nutshell, Love really is The Answer.
The energy which our souls are made of is the ultimate energy of all of Creation, and as such, cannot be divided or separated. We cannot be "lost" or "cut off" from our own Source. we are never seen as unworthy by our Inner Beings, either. Negative emotion is simply the guidance tool to help us recognize when we have chosen a frequency lower than who we really are. Rather than condemn, it invites us to realign and re-adjust.
Most of us have had some kind of programming during our incarnations that erroneously taught us to disbelieve in the Love that lives within us. We are taught that it is selfish and inappropriate to seek after, much less receive, our own internal well of Love. But as we gain new insights and elect to listen more closely to our Inner Guidance System, the momentum of Love increases and begins to sweep out the faulty programming and concepts, restoring us to the innocent Truth we were born with.
This is my Healing Focus in May (2018), to find deeper, more deliberate connection with my Inner Being (I call her IB for short, which feels like EyeBee in my head, lol). I want to be more aware of the subtle, chronically negative thoughts that have been introducing resistance. Because once we identify what we do not want, our Inner Being aligns with what we DO want, which is always, WAY more than Enough. And I want it!
Doesn't that sound delicious? To soak and marinate in More Than Enough? To have absolute knowledge of our Goodness? I'm dedicating 31 days to goosing up my ability to resonate with the Energy of All That Is... because after all, that's Who I Am.
Thanks for stopping by. I wish for you more than enough!
In Joy the Journey my friends.
Soul Wanderings & My "Bio"
Recently I was invited by AJ Rasmussen, owner of the metaphysical shop, Vibez, where I work, to be a guest on her radio show, Soul Wanderings, heard on KGRAradio.com. I was to submit a "bio", which is a condensed version of my life, with highlights and bullet points, in advance. Except, I don't do condensed or "less words" very well. If you have been with me for awhile, you know how much I love the feel and texture of words!
Here is the archive link to the broadcast, which was utterly amazing and fun to do, using my very best Toastmaster skills, and below is the Super Bio, which was quite eye-opening for me as well. Thanks for stopping by today!
I am a story-teller-healer. I weave energy and frequencies with words. The very first word that is at the basis of my own journey is Joy. My grandmother's name is Joyce, as is my mother's middle name, my own, both of my birth-daughter's, and a granddaughter. We are woven together by the simple understanding that there is Joy in this world to be had, as well as the instinctive desire over 5 generations of mothers to seek improvement and growth to pass on to the next generation of daughters. It is in the roots of my grandmother Joyce that my dealings with the unseen, etheric, energetic world began to take shape. She used to hide "thought-forms" of objects for us to find in her backyard, and then give us "L-rods," a type of dowsing stick, to go and find them. It was great fun for us as grandchildren, and although we knew it was odd in comparison to the things our friends did with their grandparents, it made a kind of happy, fairy-like sense in her realm.
Our Nana also learned rudimentary forms of "Westernized Reiki" energy healing techniques, which were used on and taught to us, in addition to herbal remedies and accessing the energy of pyramids. In my pre-teen years I could see the white, hazy glow around people, which I understood to be a "reflection of a person's soul or spirit." As the skill developed, I could also see it around inanimate objects. As I got a little older and my parents' religious training influenced much of my thinking, this skill frightened me, as it was NOT part of the teachings, and I felt that I was "wrong." I forced my gift of seeing auras to recede and fade, and I stopped using the other skills I had learned, thinking that would make me more appropriate. But Spirit-skills do not easily banish, as I learned a few years later!
Teenage rebellion - what a funny ritual we have created for ourselves now that there are no true "rites of passage" to help us understand our own growth and wisdom. I rebelled against my religion, the authority figures, and my own ideas of what a "good girl" is. I dabbled intently in drugs, alcohol, and boys (rapidly graduating to men - even married ones). I say dabbled because I was never truly addicted to any of them, but I was significantly damaged by all of them, and it took quite a bit of healing and time to recover and finally discover Me. The process of doing so came with explosive outbursts of my Spirit-skills, reclaiming me and setting my feet on this Path. The first one came on Labor Day weekend when I was 18 and met for the first time the 31-year-old man who would become my husband. I was at the top of a flight of stairs, and he was at the bottom. We were caught in some kind of tractor-beam time-warp that held us captive for several minutes until the people bottled up behind him got annoyed enough to push past him and break the spell.
The second one came that December when the same man announced with frustration that he could no longer stand by and watch me self destruct as I threw myself in more and more dangerous situations. As the door of my apartment closed behind him, I seemed to hear echoes of innumerable doors slamming shut, over and over and over. I knew something catastrophic had happened. I cried and grieved until two weeks later, when I woke up knowing he was close by. All day I felt him, as if I could turn a corner fast enough and collide with him. When he called "just to check and see if I was okay," I tore down all of the walls, threw out all of the beliefs that I was "only good for one thing" in the lives of men, and opened my heart to him. That was in 1986, and we have been together ever since. He didn't change me or expect me to change for him. He could just see through all of the lies and thinking-errors I had used to decorate my life, and he recognized the truth that was Me. Being held in his love was like being made of crystal, held up in bright sunshine. I was shot through with rainbows, and I could finally see and feel Myself. I grew capable and confident because I saw myself reflected that way in his eyes when he looked at me. I still do.
Leaping ahead, I returned to the religious teachings I had been raised with (which baffles me now!), had three more children to add to my husband's two, homeschooled the children, worked in scouting, and supported my husband's construction business - all the while feeling like there was more. I studied my religion deeply and fiercely, investing everything into the ideas that were taught there. Simultaneously, I became increasingly restless and dissatisfied as the feelings of knowing there was so much MORE continued to increase and ricochet around in my heart. The disparity between what my religion taught and my own experience with Divinity had grown so great that something had to change - or else I would break. People in those situations are often counseled by church leadership to put their unanswered questions on a "spiritual shelf" to be answered by God later. My shelf was loaded to an extreme, and one day, it fell.
My primary goals are 1) to find Joy in my own Journey and, 2) to assist others in their quest to do the same. I think of myself as "tech support for the soul"™ as I morph all of the healing techniques together into one practice, creating a menu of sorts that is tailor-fit to each client. We do not have the power to really heal or change things in another's life, but we can hold a focus of someone's well-being so powerfully strong that they can feel that frequency and grasp it for themselves. In my sessions I intuitively connect to the well-being flowing to my clients from Source and their own Spirit Guide/ Inner Being and ask how I can be of benefit. The answers that come forward are individualized for where the person is currently in their journey. I function as a sort of Tour Guide or Tech Support as I receive and feel those answers and translate and weave them into words, which then evoke images that speak directly to my client's desire. Through some of the techniques listed above, as well as any I receive in the moment, I then witness my client receive this information on all levels of their Being and make the desired shift in their belief system and understanding.
That, for me, is absolute JOY.
So that is my life's work, ministry, and path: to help others as they release the resistance that encumbers their lives, setting them free to find and choose Joy.
My tag line is "tech support for the soul,"™ and by naming my business Intuitive Therapies I could think of myself as the "soul's IT department," which for me, was a lovely way to play with words. My primary activity this lifetime has been to provide relief, and has been the case since my earliest memories. It showed up in my role as eldest child/only daughter to a single mom, Big Sister to 6 younger brothers, a CNA, EMT, wife, homeschooling mom, volunteer, healer/Lightworker, and general purpose Bridger of Gaps. I have a knack for accessing re-Sources, and helping others connect to them, on both the physical and etheric planes.
Recently I spent several weeks redefining what that means to me via some really interesting waves of contrast through other people's lives, which overflowed into mine, of course! There are physical, emotional, spiritual, mental, and social aspects that apply to people "going through something" and often more than one will show up at a time. I noticed that each wave was bringing me opportunities to bridge stronger and more intense needs on the physical level. I was really appreciating the emergency & medical care training I had received previously. It felt good to know what to do and how to do it in a tough situation, in a manner that minimized embarrassment and maximized self-empowerment for those I was helping. It felt fabulous to realize I "still had it," and was good at "it." But after a few of those tumultuous events I noticed an odd feeling not so quietly zipping around in the background, indicating that something was off.
I spent some time meditating on this, trying to find the "offness." I found that my goal of being "tech-support" had started to filter through a lower, fear-lack belief frequency of "receiving Well-Being is precarious and easily threatened" which was translating to "urgent care" and "crisis management" for others, and of course, myself.
Just because you are good at it, doesn't mean it is good for you.
It was time for me to clarify my desire and intention of what I wanted to create and how I wanted to receive it. I LOVE that I get to choose! I get to decide, consciously or obliviously, what I am receiving. Some people think about the need to establish boundaries or parameters, which I had done before, but that doesn't really address -my- point of attraction as much as it does the hopeful-but-erroneous control of others' behavior. My Inner Being was guiding me to a redefined and clarified Standard Operating Procedure, or a new point of attraction. Sweet!
Epiphany in a nutshell: If my self-care & Spiritual Practice functions at the level of "crisis management/ urgent care" I will set that as my Operating Procedure and point of attraction, and invite others to meet me there to validate and manifest it. Nor is urgent care level very durable or satisfying.
Updated Standard Operating Procedure: Every. Single. Day. Connect with Source/My Inner Being to receive Tech Support for my soul, or Well-Being. Fill up my tank, revel in the Joy that IS the Journey, relish, delight, resonate, replenish, reSource, realign, and reset my Point of Attraction. Then the frequency that invites others to meet me there, to validate and manifest, will feel more satisfying and sustainable.
It is funny, because I knew that already, that updated version. What I was oblivious to was the "crisis management/urgent care" belief system that was bubbling away under the surface, putting limitations on my ability to receive that level of Support and Well-Being. It is so freaking fun and amazing to uncover those things, clean them up and set them free!
And that is definitely good for me.
Last summer (2016) was an intense one beginning with a car accident that broke my aunt's neck in one state, and wrapping up with my father's funeral in another state, with a whole array of emotional and physical chaos in between. It has taken me a year to get around to finally finishing and publishing the post. I won't tell you that the healing is finished, because I don't think it ever really finishes. There are plot twists and hairpin curves that cause us to re-evaluate the whole of everything previously lived. Last summer was exactly that as it drew into hyper awareness the relationships of my childhood and how I want them to play out in my adult life. Or not.
"Just because it is true, does not mean it is worthy of your attention. Just because it is real, does not mean it deserves your focus."
"Where your attention goes, your heart follows; where your heart focuses, becomes your treasure; what you treasure becomes what you love and worship. Be very careful what you are giving your attention to. Just because it is true, doesn't mean it is worthy of your attention."
This information came to me from my Mom, who passed in 2007, as I was sorting out a heap of dysfunctional behavior surrounding the conclusion of my Dad's decade long battle with cancer and subsequent death. His family is estranged from him, but after my parent's divorce in the 70's, they had somehow managed to stay attached to my Mom. This put me in an awkward place of bridging too many gaps with too much emotional debris floating around. It was really brutal and I was fraying at the edges fast trying to keep it all sorted out and maintain everyone's boundaries and needs during their grief processes.
Feeling my Mom's love and support flow to me followed by these words, gave me a safe, stable place to work from, to choose from, to decide how I wanted to experience all of these changes and shifts. In the end, some relationships did not survive. Some were voted off of my island, some just fizzled out. But what remained was cleared, brighter, and more easily sustainable. The key to this little gem of mind-peace was knowing the clarity of my own desire, what I wanted my attention and focus to include. Because in the end, "worthy" is my call.
Recently one of my aunts was in a terrible car accident which broke her neck and several other bones. During the healing process I was able to help support her and spent a lot of time with her and consequently with each of her 7 children as they rotated among themselves the love-journey of care for their mother. One of my cousins left behind a book by Oprah Winfrey entitled "What I Know For Sure," On page seven I read a line that made a resounding soul-echo within (you know the kind; when you find something that is simultaneously brand new and yet completely known at the most core level of your Being).
"What I know for sure is that pleasure is energy reciprocated: What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life."
Here is the journey-story of what came next.
I've long considered that in the act of serving or helping others, we often give from the dregs of our ability in the misguided assumption that helping others less fortunate will somehow make ourselves feel better, rather than giving from the abundance of our well-being overflow. Consequently, when we serve/give from crumbs of need, fear, desperation, we give crumby service which then returns to us in the form of others trying to help us but with awkward feelings of manipulation, or emotional blackmail, or hidden agendas. The (crumby) energy is reciprocated.
However, when we stand confidently in our knowing of our own well-being, to witness the flow of Divine well-being in others, and then offer whatever we feel inspired to offer, the results are entirely different. A feeling of empowerment, support, wisdom, compassion expresses itself for both parties involved. The(joy) energy is reciprocated.
This was not a new concept to me, but I had never seriously applied it to my own pleasure. That was new. I had always thought of it in terms of flowing energy out to others. But pleasure, now that was energy reciprocated entirely for my own benefit alone. How I treat myself, feed myself, dress myself, think of myself, move and exercise myself, is also energy reciprocated, and it has the potential to be pleasurable or, well, not.
I had done it by accident in creating something in my home that I enjoyed looking at later; taking care of it never seemed a chore because I gained so much enjoyment, or pleasure, from it. But I had yet to apply this concept deliberately. It seemed a rare, chance sort of thing.
I started thinking about Abraham Hicks and their teachings regarding 'finding the emotion of the why you want something, and as you focus on it, you begin to live in that vibration, which means the Universe begins to respond to your desire and orchestrates the how.' Energy reciprocated.
Combining the two concepts of the future why and pleasure is energy reciprocated, I noticed a subtle shift in my thinking. It first showed up in my garden. It is a wild, unruly thing that I feel functions more like a seasonal dragon to be conquered and in the process, I lose a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. It is not pleasurable. It is chores. It is hard. I conquer one small section each year and have to battle to keep it the following year and add on another small piece. Wild blackberries, trumpet vine, Virginia Creeper, and bind weed/wild morning glory flourish and swarm up trees and kill things with a voracious appetite. My love for bees and aversion to violent weed killers has handicapped me in this epic battle. It is not satisfying or fun. Walking through my yard I am reminded of all of the past projects I couldn't maintain and that have been swallowed back up in the sea of vines, or the future desires and visions that seemingly never bear fruit in the ongoing weed-war. This vibration of hopelessness and futility was my offering to the Universe, which of course became energy reciprocated and I received, wait for it...dun-dun-dun...more of the same!!
But one day as I walked past an apple tree, instead of seeing her all encumbered by crazy vines and wilderness, I saw her in my mind's eye as being properly pruned with a beautiful little border around her and tiny pansies growing below and nice, fat, bug-free apples dangling from her branches. I felt her joy and it became my own. I felt wild happiness in her existence and pleasure so profound in her future, that I unconsciously drew it backward, to the present, and just reveled in it as if it already had happened.
I warped time with energy reciprocated.
I had always been doing that (we all do), just in a negative fashion. I had been stewing in the soup of failure, exhaustion, frustration, overwhelm, and anticipating more of the same from the future. But to access future pleasure and pull it backward to enjoy during the process of accomplishment, to savor during the journey toward completion, to already relish what is to come, there is power in that, too. And I wanted it!
So that is 'the twist'. Instead of 'paying it forward', feel the pleasure of the future and pull it backward, so as you move forward, it already exists. "Pleasure is energy reciprocated: What you put out comes back. Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life."
So tell me, how is the view from your shoes?
I have begun so many things with great enthusiasm and wild abandon, only to find the learning curve exceeds by ability to bridge the old place and the new, and writing the old news makes me feel stuck in the past just a bit. I've decided to reformat the concept of development and expansion; to stop looking at the phases as independent of one another and actually discover what I have suspected all along: the flow that expresses itself between contrasting epiphanies.
So, here I am, attempting to pull the intuitive wisps of insight and happiness from the ether where they have been hanging. I hope that giving them form with words will not make them concrete conceptual stumbling blocks, but rather allows them to be experienced just long enough to be absorbed, adapted, morphed and set free to expand--which is what makes us eternal beings in the first place.
It is a common expression that we are to find 'joy in the journey' by making lemons into lemonade via the spoonful of sugar we call positive thinking. This is good. Very good. But one of those wisps of insight whispered to me once that being more aware of our emotions allows us to use them as a rudder, steering in a journey that IS joy.
Even our so-called negative emotions have this power.
For the most part, converting emotions into tools of well-being is the work I do and the life I live and the relationships I have and desire more of. It is the way I teach, breathe, think, shower, study, clean up broken glass, do laundry, bury loved ones, fill out paperwork, put gas in the car, make and enjoy a meal, pay bills, work through brain farts and communication snafus. There is the potential for soul-satisfaction and happiness in all aspects of everyday living (you know, 'The Journey'). It all begins and ends with emotions.
I appreciate you sharing a portion of my Path and hope what you find here brings a sweet-spot aspect to your own.
Please share your comments regarding your own Journey. Insights and ideas regarding soul-expansion are always welcome and appreciated--even the 'pinchy' ones. I thank you in advance for adding bliss to my world.
However, sermonizing, demonizing, and general purpose crankiness belong elsewhere. If this is your preferred method of communication, do create your own Curmudgeon Blog and the Law of Attraction will gather all manner of fellow fusspots to join you, bless your heart!


EVERY 2nd and 4rh SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH. WE SET UP A CANOPY BY THE SIDEWALK WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK. WE SHARE BOTTLED WATER, COFFEE AND SWEET BREAD AND OF COURSE WE SHARE THE LOVE, AND THE WORD OF GOD. OUR TEAM SHARES THE GOSPEL AND PRAY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE NEEDS AND WE PRAY FOR THE NEED OF OUR COMMUNITY.


Lots of women (and some men) demonstrated today in Washington D.C. to express their anger that their candidate didn't win the election. They carried even more of the usual vulgar signs, expressed amazing ignorance of both history and politics, and ranted with the usual Leftist vocabulary that is impressive only in its lack of any originality whatsoever. Let's see, Nazi, Sexist, Racist, Hate, Hitler, Misogynist, seems to cover the usual. "Stay Out of My Uterus" in slight variations was popular. They were advocating reproductive rights for women, which, oddly, does not include the right to produce children, but only to get rid of unwanted pregnancies. Women who actually do celebrate their reproductive rights by having three or more children are apt to get all sorts of sneering comments.
The protests are remarkably uninformed about the policies that have been advocated by the incoming Trump administration. They are just spouting the same silly claptrap that are a feature of Democrats' usual accusations in the absence of any actual facts. They clearly did not listen to his speech. Democrats have not behaved this badly since they started a war over their desire to keep buying and selling slaves because their economy was based on their labor. That didn't turn out well for them then, either.
Donald Trump's inauguration speech was simple and clear. He meant what he said on the campaign trail. Eight years of a jobless recovery, an increasingly divided America, 300,000 small business jobs lost, most of the jobs created that Obama bragged about were temporary, means that things have to change. Racist? It's the black community that has suffered the most from Obama's policies. In an age of growing numbers of terrorist attacks across the world it would be irresponsible to admit numbers of "Syrian refugees" without being able to learn who they really are. Syrian passports are readily available to anyone with the requisite amount of cash, and there is no way to vet them. Do we have to allow ISIS attacks in this country to make people understand the perils of open borders?
Dirty Jobs didn't resonate because the host was incredibly charming. It wasn't a hit because it was gross, or irreverent, or funny, or silly, or smart, or terribly clever. Dirty Jobs succeeded because it was authentic. It spoke directly and candidly to a big chunk of the country that non-fiction networks had been completely ignoring. In a very simple way, Dirty Jobs said 'Hey – we can see you,' to millions of regular people who had started to feel invisible. Ultimately, that's why Dirty Jobs ran for eight seasons. And today, that's also why Donald Trump is the President of the United States.
Women can get an abortion according to the Supreme Court, settled law. Climate has been changing for millions of years and people have been adapting. Raising the minimum wage is a vicious unemployment program for poor young black men and women. Federal funding for Planned Parenthood could quickly be rendered unnecessary if all these women would just contribute the amount they spent on getting to Washington for the big march, they probably wouldn't need any government funding. Madonna sang and made an F-word laced speech, and will be investigated by the Secret Service for announcing that she wants to bomb the White House. All very colorful and very pointless. I suppose it feels really good to be part of what your consider as "a movement." Manning the barricades as it were. I've been really very tired of so-called feminists for a very long time.
"'ve been really very tired of so-called feminists for a very long time." . . . I'm guessing you're not a female and you've never had to give birth, yet for some reason you feel entitled to having a say when it comes to women's reproductive rights!?
"Women can get an abortion according to the Supreme Court, settled law." No they can't you idiot, not without proper care unless you want them to stick a wire hanger inside them like your mother should have done!
Sorry, I'm quite definitely female. I have three children, all grown. Yes, women can legally get an abortion. Yes, sexually transmitted diseases are rampant, and becoming harder to cure. Oddly, you don't win any converts to your point of view with gross insults.
Geo, when you start putting conditions on who can and cannot give an opinion or even talk about a particular issue, all that does is expose the weakness of your position. Everyone is "entitled to having a say".
Abortions are legal in the U.S., and no one – NO ONE – is advocating taking healthcare away from women (that is what is known as a lame, straw-man, scare tactic). The objection (apart from the moral consideration of ending a life) is to using tax dollars to pay for them.