Stylist at SEVEN Salon in Bellevue, WA; Owner at Seneca & Boone in Tigard, OR.
Typically, I shampoo my hair every 5-6 days…yes, I know that sounds gnarly, but hear me out. I have extremely dry skin…what's that got to do with hair? EVERYTHING! We forget that our luscious locks' initial health comes from its foundational source. If I had naturally oily skin, I would definitely be shampooing more. On top of that, my hair is thick, coarse, kind of dry, and very blonde (shhh…it's not natural).
First, I take my hair out of my day 5-6 top bun, and brush out any knots or tangles. Normally, I use a vent brush or wide tooth comb starting at the ends and working my way up. Not only will this stimulate my scalp, but it will also help release any loose dirt and oils built up in the hair.
Next, I start my initial rinse with warm water and make sure the hair is 100% saturated. The warm water will help gently raise the cuticle (outer layer of the hair) and help the shampoo make its way into the hair shaft.
Once my hair is wet, I use REPAIR shampoo. Not because of damage, but because the acai and wheat protein are heaven with a side trip to paradise on my scalp as well. When using REPAIR, I use about a walnut size dollop of shampoo and add a little water to emulsify the product. Then, I start at the crown of my head and work the product in circular motions until I've reached the entire scalp. (You can go back in with more shampoo if you don't feel you've tackled your entire head.) I continue in circular motions to the ends, creating a lather. (Didn't get the lather you want? Your hair might have been extra dirty, and that's OK! Repeat, and you will notice you will get a better lather during round 2.) Once my hair is clean, I rinse with warm water.
Next, I follow up with RECONSTRUCT. I wring as much water out of my hair as I can and apply generously starting mid-shaft down, and working the remaining toward the scalp. From here, I clip my hair up off my shoulders and continue with my normal shower routine. You guys, take your time! Your hair will love you for keeping it on 10-15 minutes.
Before I rinse, I run my fingers through my hair. You will notice your hair feels silky, and your fingers can work through your mane effortlessly. Once I'm done admiring my silky hair, I rinse with COOL water. It doesn't have to be ice cold, but that will help in closing the cuticle you have already opened, and your hair shaft will keep more of the yummy goodness you just fed it. VOILA! Clean & shiny hair.
I normally wash my hair at night, so when I'm done cleansing and conditioning, I towel dry, then saturate with SEAL & LEAVE-IN and comb it through. I add a touch of DIAMOND at the very ends for extra love, and create a very loose side braid, careful to loop the end of the braid into my ponytail holder to avoid a funky kink. This prevents frizz, uneven crown cowlicks, and real talk…gives me an 'oops-on-purpose-I-woke-up-like-this' beach wave.


To receive a bachelor's degree, a student must complete the requirements for at least one major. Rice offers majors in many fields. Within some majors, students have the choice of a particular area of concentration. Students also may choose to fulfill the requirements for more than one major; such majors do not necessarily need to be in related fields. Because majors are part of degree programs, students should pay particular attention to the major's corresponding degree. In some instances, the requirements for a major may differ depending on the degree and major combination the student is pursuing. As an example, the major requirements for a Computer Science major pursuing the BA degree differ from those of a Computer Science major pursuing the BSCS degree. When a student formally declares a major, they should declare both the degree and major combination that they are pursuing. The process for declaring majors appears in the Declaring Majors or Area Majors sections below.
More detailed information on the academic majors described below may be found in the corresponding school or Programs of Study sections, or by contacting the department. Additional information on dual degrees and multiple majors may be found at the Major, Minors, and University Certificates page of the Office of the Registrar's website.
Students declare a major, minor, or certificate via a Declaration Form. The department chair or designee must sign the form acknowledging the declaration. The department will counsel the student about the requirements that must be met to complete the major and the likelihood the student will be able to meet them. If the department believes a student is not well prepared for success in its major (or minor, or certificate), it may express its reservations on the form and/or propose a specific course of study to help the student improve his or her background. No department or program, except the School of Architecture and Shepherd School of Music, may refuse to admit an undergraduate into its program unless specific curricular conditions for such refusals are included in the relevant description of the program requirements, or in cases of resource limitations. Students may not obtain both a BA and a BS in the same major.
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I am currently finishing up my bachelor at Prescott College. Before that, I had been studying Curative Education at the Camphill Academy in Camphill Special School Beaver Run/Beaver Farm. Beaver Run/Beaver Farm is an Anthroposophical residential life-sharing community for children (kindergarten till 21 years old) with developmental and physical disability.
I grew up in this community and went to a Waldorf School (K-12). After graduating high school and trying a 'typical' college, I felt that I needed to go back to the roots of Waldorf Education and pursue that as my Education.
I am now a housemother of 3 years for 5 residential students and 5 volunteer coworkers. I am also a garden crew leader, and many more responsibilities. But above all, I do this from the bottom of my heart, I am a volunteer. This experience of growing up in a community and now working there has been the best life-challenging-alternating experience I could ever ask for.


I had a really nice visit with my grandparents yesterday. They have a great home on the lake that they maintain themselves. Grandma is an amazing cook. She has always had at least one large garden and freezes or cans anything that they can't eat fresh. It's not uncommon to be eating a meal and have grandma tell you that the potatoes or asparagus you're eating "slept in the garden last night." It's always a treat to eat at grandma's. All the grand kids (and great grand kids) have their favorites and she remembers them all.
Starting at around Thanksgiving my Grandma's kitchen really ramps up. Krumkaka, lefse, rosettes, and all the other butter cookies start coming out.
Last night as we were devouring homemade meatballs, potatoes with gravy, refrigerator pickles, asparagus, and homemade rolls, Grandma and Grandpa started talking about when they were kids. Because no one had refrigeration then, their moms would send them to the butcher shop each afternoon with a quarter to buy a pound of round steak. Grandma said that sometimes her mom would ask for $0.25 worth and sometimes she would ask for a pound ($0.20). Grandma would get all the way to the butcher shop and have to remember which one her mom had asked for. On Sundays, my Grandpa's mom would send him with one dollar to buy a whole chicken. This was a splurge considering his dad only made $16 a week.
If you didn't like what your mom made that night, you ate it anyway. If you refused, you didn't eat because there wasn't anything else. It makes me think twice about the pickiness of kids and the excesses of today. When I watch Guy Fiere make 3 whole chickens on the Food Network I wonder why it's necessary.


Steve Jobs reads my blog . . .
I've been sitting here for hours waiting for my iPhone to backup in the iOS4 update process. Seriously, hours! I think Steve Jobs read my blog entry "Put me in Coach" and knows how much I hate waiting . . . or maybe not. Either way I can't answer calls or texts until its done. Of course, I've already had to leave several important calls unanswered – if one was you, I'm sorry, call Steve to complain.
I could rant about a possible Apple conspiracy against PC users but that one is used up. Perhaps God is still working on me. Scary to think that God would use Steve Jobs as His teaching instrument – though God has used scarier . . .


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El Himno Patriótico a Maturín, su nombre original, fue decretado Himno Oficial del Estado Monagas por resolución del gobierno del 24 de octubre de 1910 y reglamentado por el gobernador Emilio Fernández el 3 de diciembre de ese año. Idelfonso Núñez Mares escribió la letra y Carlos Möhle compuso la música.

HIMNO PATRIÓTICO A MATURÍN

CORO

Por la patria haya toques de diana;

por la patria resuene el clarín;

Y conserve la paz siempre ufana

de su historia la fiel Maturín.

I

Maturín, tus llanuras y vegas,

altas cumbres y bosques umbríos,

tus hermosas, palmeras y ríos,

son de dicha de gran por venir.

ignorada del mundo, tú eres,

lo que expresa orgulloso tu escudo:

"haz de bienes y glorias que pudo

sus derechos a ser libre reunir".

II

De Monagas el nombre que llevas

Maturín, otros mil enaltece:

fue tu hijo preclaro y merece

que Ribas, Bermúdez y Piar.

Entre todos resaltan aquellos

que con Sanz, Paz Castillo y Zaraza,

por el timbre debido a tu raza,

fueron héroes de ella a la par.

III

Cinco acciones campales libraron:

tres de gloria, las otras de duelo;

y en todas le cupo a tu suelo

el renombre, la fama, el honor.

Jamás quiso rendirse tu plaza

al feroz español, al canario,

ni al de América, vil mercenario

que, sirviéndole al rey, fue traidor.

IV

De tus propias cenizas alzada,

como el fénix tornaste a la vida:

y ya puedes del lampo atraído,

a más altos destinos volar.

Alas tienes: las armas guerreras

vuelve un hacha, un arado, una sierra,

y veras que tus hijos la tierra

pan les brinda, ventura y hogar.

Fuente
 Ramírez, Juan José (1987): Enciclopedia Gráfica del Estado Monagas. Ediciones Amon C.A., Caracas.  (Biblioteca de Temas y Autores Monaguenses; Colección Guanipa; ensayos e investigación), pág. 23.

Enlaces externos
     Letra y audio del himno

Monagas
Monagas

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What Makes Girls Sick and Tired? Not International Women's Day!
This International Women's Day, we are proud to take inspiration from a book we published this week: What Makes Girls Sick and Tired, by Lucile de Pesloüan and Geneviève Darling.
The theme for International Women's Day 2019 is #BalanceforBetter: a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. There will be celebrations around the world for IWD and you can search for events happening in your area on the official IWD website.
To call yourself a feminist means that you believe in equality between men and women. People can always refer to the definition in the Merriam-Webster dictionary: "the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes" (hey, it was their word of the year in 2017!).
Feminism as a movement is as imperfect as anything carried out by humans—For International Women's Day 2017 the Toronto Star posted a great video where women talked about how feminism can be at its best.
This January marked the first "Januhairy" — @januhairy — where throughout the month women and girls shared images celebrating their body hair and countering body hair stigma. You grow girls … (sorry!) About Januhairy.
Can We End The Violence?
Women and men are pushing back with organizations like Hollaback!—a global, people-powered movement to end street harassment. Everyone, whatever their identity, should be able to walk down the street without being harassed.
So-called "honor" crimes are acts of criminal violence—often murder—against female family members who have been perceived to bring dishonor to their families, often for refusing an arranged marriage or loving someone not of their family's choosing. Activists like Khalida Brohi—who's cousin Khadija was a victim of honor killing—are trying to empower women and to change cultural perceptions of women as inferior/property/without agency. Find out about the Sughar Foundation.


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Album Review: Another One by Mac DeMarco
Posted on August 5, 2015. Written by Kyle Lapointe
Mac Demarco. Photo Maria Louceiro)
Since the turn of the century, an ever-growing number of indie bands have been surfacing all across the world, striving for a "retro" aesthetic. It's commonplace to hear bands use lo-fi quality recording and delve up cheesy '80s synth noises in order to sound kitsch and to keep with the recent trend. In my opinion one of the musicians who pulls this process off the best has to be Mac DeMarco. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Mac's 2014 album "Salad Days." Although the songs were simple, the album presented an overall lazy-day air to it and the production and guitar tone were infectious. Songs like "Blue Boy" and "Salad Days" struck me as being particularly concise pop tunes while successfully sporting a '60s psychedelic pop flavor with a modern indie twist. Stoners of the world united in celebrating that album and I did too. Mac does the sound justice better than nearly anyone out there.
In short, "Another One" fastens Mac's stranglehold on this style on music. Although just a short eight tracks, each song here (except perhaps the closer, "My House By The Water") has a good song at its core and well-produced instrumentation to back it up. Mac's jangly guitar-tone is pretty consistently heard throughout this EP. In addition, Mac brings some nice moody keys on tracks like "Another One." All the songs here are about love or heartbreak, but Mac does a great job at selling the topic with his emotion and his relatable character. "I've Been Waiting For Her" has a danceable groove to it while "A Heart Like Hers" shows Mac going in a slow, sad ballad direction. He pulls off both of these directions with ease and conviction.
Although the songs at the core here are consistently gold, in comparison to this album's predecessor, "Salad Days," this album perhaps is less ambitious in its length, scope and instrumentation. "Another One" is only 24 minutes long, and most every track here has a similar vibe to it. That's good in a certain way — it gives this EP a consistency. Nonetheless, Mac is a bit of a one-note piano here, singing of his heartbreak with the same words, just in a different order on each track. Debatably when it comes to Mac the lyrics aren't the focal point though. Nonetheless, he plays less here than on "Salad Days" with odd time signatures and experimental instrumentation. Each song here is pretty consistent to a certain extent, while on "Salad Days" songs like "Johnny's Odyssey" and "Chamber of Reflection" stood out for their relative change of pace.
The biggest change of pace here is in the final song, "My House By The Water," which literally consists of the sounds of water with some keyboards over it. Although simple and repetitive, it's a nice closer for the album in a certain way. After all the heartbreak, the sound of the water is relaxing and it's easy to imagine Mac there, contemplating his mistakes. The track ends with Mac's voice coming in, inviting you over to his place for some coffee. He gives the listener his address.
"6802 Bayfield Ave. Arverne, New York. Stop on by. I'll make you a cup of coffee. See you later."
I found this to be a very enjoyable and listenable album. It may not be that much of a change of pace for Mac, but he does what we does well, in my opinion. If you didn't like "Salad Days" or you don't like Mac's character, I'd advise you to not go forwards with this one. It's not all that different from his past efforts and perhaps a step back in general scope. However, if you were a fan of his past projects, I'd be hard-pressed to imagine you disliking this one. Mac's back and he's got some more great tunes.
"Another One" comes out August 7 on Captured Tracks Records. Mac DeMarco plays at Metropolis on August 13 at 8 p.m. $30.
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Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #8
Published Nov 1964 by Marvel.
PR 0.5
INCOMPLETE. Page missing, does not affect story.
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INCOMPLETE. Missing ad page, does not interrupt art or story.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Unus, the Untouchable!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone; After being attacked by a mutant hating crowd following his heroic rescue of a young boy, Beast gets fed up with protecting a humanity that fears and hates him and quits the X-Men; He becomes a professional wrestler but meets his match when he battles Unus, a mutant who cannot be touched; Unus is trying to leave show biz and join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men as an initiation; The X-Men barely fend him off and, returning home, they find the Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers; Thinking him a traitor, the X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped and powered up, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands; Beast returns him to his former power level but with the promise that Unus will steer clear of Magneto. The Beast Special Pin-Up Page, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
X-Men (1991 1st Series) #8
Tags: X-Men/Ghost Rider Crossover (part 1)
NM 9.4
VF 8.0
FN/VF 7.0
FN+ 6.5
FN 6.0
FN- 5.5
VG/FN 5.0
This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.95) will be charged at checkout.
Paper: White
CBCS 9.8
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Direct Edition.
Label #A9668F-115
Cover pencils by Jim Lee. Tooth and Claw, script by Jim Lee (Plot) and Scott Lobdell, pencils by Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee and Art Thibert; Bishop has it out with Gambit; The X-Men enjoy a nice afternoon picnic when Gambit's wife shows up to crash the party; guest-starring Ghost Rider; Cont. in Ghost Rider #26. 36 pgs. $1.25. Cover price $1.25.
Issue #8A
X-Men (2019 Marvel) #8A
VF+ 8.5
Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Mahmud Asrar. Cover by Leinil Francis Yu. The New Mutants are back from space, and they've brought intergalactic trouble with them! The Brood! The Shi'ar! The Starjammers! The Imperial Guard! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Issue #8B
X-Men (2019 Marvel) #8B
Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Mahmud Asrar. Cover by Marcos Martin. The New Mutants are back from space, and they've brought intergalactic trouble with them! The Brood! The Shi'ar! The Starjammers! The Imperial Guard! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Issue #8UNKNOWN.ECCC
X-Men (2019 Marvel) #8UNKNOWN.ECCC
Emerald City Comic Con and Unknown Comics exclusive cover by Kael Ngu. Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Mahmud Asrar. The New Mutants are back from space, and they've brought intergalactic trouble with them! The Brood! The Shi'ar! The Starjammers! The Imperial Guard! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+
X-Men Classic (1986-1995 Marvel) Classic X-Men #8
Tags: Phoenix Rising (Return of Jean Grey) (part 0.1), X-Men
Published Apr 1987 by Marvel.
CBCS Authentic Signature
Witnessed Sigs: Ann Nocenti on 05/17/2019, Chris Claremont on 08/08/2019 and Art Adams on 08/15/2019. Direct Edition.
Label #F83B1F-060
This issue integrates 2 new pages into a reprint of Uncanny X-Men 100. "Greater Love Hath No X-Men!" Script by Chris Claremont, new pencils by Jim Sherman, new inks by Sam Grainger, reprint pencils and inks by Dave Cockrum. New Phoenix untitled back-up story. Script by Claremont, art by John Bolton. X-Men pin-up by Cockrum. New Arthur Adams illustration and front cover; new John Bolton back cover. Cover price $1.00.
All New X-Men (2012) #8A
Tags: Avengers, Marvel NOW (2013), X-Men
Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by David Marquez. Cover by Stuart Immonen. Guest-starring the Avengers! How will the Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men? Cover price $3.99.
All New X-Men (2012) #8B
50th Anniversary Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by David Marquez. Guest-starring the Avengers! How will the Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men? Cover price $3.99.
Issue #8C
All New X-Men (2012) #8C
Tags: Avengers, X-Men
SECOND PRINTING. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by David Marquez. Cover by Stuart Immonen. Guest-starring the Avengers! How will the Earth's Mightiest Heroes react to the time-swept X-Men? Cover price $3.99.
Ultimate X-Men (2001 1st Series) #8
Published Sep 2001 by Marvel.
ULTIMATE X-MEN #8 cover by adam kubert mark millar/adam kubert/art thibert ? THE SCOOP: "Weapon X" continues! ? THE STORY: As the X-Men investigate Logan's past, the team is confronted by another member of the Weapon X Program! And watching from the shadows are two even more dangerous operatives! ? THE BUZZ: "Mark Millar has looked to the X-Men's origins and intensified the nastier sides of the racism analogy, making for not only a fun read, but an intelligent one. Adam Kubert's angular, kinetic art matches the intensity of the script perfectly." -Don MacPherson, Comics Newsarama 7-59606-05047-5-00711 Cover price $2.25.
Issue #8CBPROMO
Ultimate X-Men (2001 1st Series) #8CBPROMO
This mail-away promotional variant was only distributed to those who submitted specially-marked Chef Boyardee can labels in the early 2000s. You can tell the difference between this variant and other editions by the UPC numbers... this one reads "59606 90049. Cover by adam kubertmark millar/adam kubert/art thibert? THE SCOOP: "Weapon X" continues! ? THE STORY: As the X-Men investigate Logan's past, the team is confronted by another member of the Weapon X Program! And watching from the shadows are two even more dangerous operatives!? THE BUZZ: "Mark Millar has looked to the X-Men's origins and intensified the nastier sides of the racism analogy, making for not only a fun read, but an intelligent one. Adam Kubert's angular, kinetic art matches the intensity of the script perfectly." -Don MacPherson, Comics Newsarama7-59606-05047-5-00711
Astonishing X-Men (2004 3rd Series) #8A
Full color cover. Written by Joss Whedon Pencils & Cover by John Cassaday "DANGEROUS" PART 2 (OF 6) Did you miss the return of Colossus last August? Were you the guy who said, "This book's never going to stay on schedule, so you waited for the trade paperback? Are you insane?! How can you wait!? Folks, if you're missing this, you're missing the best comic in comics right now! But, it's not too late to jump on board. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR ...$2.99 UPC: 5960605543-00811 SEE ASTONISHING X-MEN V.1 TPB IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SECTION! Cover price $2.99.
Astonishing X-Men (2004 3rd Series) #8B
black and white center portion of cover "Limited Edition" 2nd printing Written by Joss Whedon Pencils & Cover by John Cassaday "DANGEROUS" PART 2 (OF 6) Did you miss the return of Colossus last August? Were you the guy who said, "This book's never going to stay on schedule, so you waited for the trade paperback? Are you insane?! How can you wait!? Folks, if you're missing this, you're missing the best comic in comics right now! But, it's not too late to jump on board. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR ...$2.99 UPC: 5960605543-00811 SEE ASTONISHING X-MEN V.1 TPB IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SECTION! Cover price $2.99.
Uncanny X-Men (2013 3rd Series) #8A
Tags: Marvel NOW (2013), X-Men
(W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A/CA) Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend School is in session! Last issue, the Uncanny X-Men saw what can happen with no control over their powers. It cannot happen again. Plus, Cyclops and Magneto finally have it out! Cover price $3.99.
Issue #8SDCC
Uncanny X-Men (2013 3rd Series) #8SDCC
San Diego Comic Con "Cosplay" Variant Cover by J. Scott Campbell. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A/CA) Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend School is in session! Last issue, the Uncanny X-Men saw what can happen with no control over their powers. It cannot happen again. Plus, Cyclops and Magneto finally have it out!
Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) Annual #8
Published 1984 by Marvel.
Newsstand Edition.
Label #70573A-044
The Adventures of Lockheed the Space Dragon and His Pet Girl, Kitty - Script by Chris Claremont. Original Concept by Mary Jo Duffy. Art and Cover by Steve Leialoha. Kitty Pryde takes center stage in Illyana's fairy tale. Characters in this issue: X-Men [Professor X; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Rogue; Kitty Pryde; Rachel Summers]; GUESTS: Stevie Hunter; Amanda Sefton; Lockheed; Lilandra; New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Dani Moonstar [Mirage]; Magma; Illyana Rasputin [Magik]; Warlock]; VILLAINS: White Queen [Emma Frost]; Sebastian Shaw. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
X-Men Unlimited (1993 1st Series) #8
Cover pencils by Adam Pollina, inks by Ian Akin. First Contact, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Dan Lawlis and Tom Grummett, inks by Ian Akin; The X-Men help a mutant teen deal with his new powers, but they can't help him deal with the Legacy Virus. Pinups by Jeff Matsuda and Ian Churchill. 68 pgs. $3.95. Cover price $3.95.
Uncanny X-Men (2018 5th Series) #8A
Tags: Stan Lee Tribute, X-Men
Published Mar 2019 by Marvel.
X-Men Disassembled: Part 8 of 10 -Written by Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson and Ed Brisson. Art by R.B. Silva and Rachelle Rosenberg. Cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli. From the Age of Apocalypse to the end of the X-Men…and the dawn of the AGE OF X-MAN??? 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Uncanny X-Men (2018 5th Series) #8C
Written by Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson and Ed Brisson. Art by R.B. Silva and Rachelle Rosenberg. Cover by David Marquez. From the Age of Apocalypse to the end of the X-Men…and the dawn of the AGE OF X-MAN??? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
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Uncanny X-Men (2018 5th Series) #8D
Written by Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson and Ed Brisson. Art by R.B. Silva and Rachelle Rosenberg. Cover by John Tyler Christopher. From the Age of Apocalypse to the end of the X-Men…and the dawn of the AGE OF X-MAN??? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
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Uncanny X-Men (2018 5th Series) #8E
2nd Printing. Written by Matthew Rosenberg, Kelly Thompson and Ed Brisson. Art by R.B. Silva and Rachelle Rosenberg. Cover by R.B. Silva. From the Age of Apocalypse to the end of the X-Men…and the dawn of the AGE OF X-MAN??? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) #8
(W) Jason Aaron. (A/CA) Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend Sabretooth Vs. Beast In The Most Vicious Fight Set To Paper! Angel Goes On A Mission To Repair A Broken Wolverine. Cover price $3.99.
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8A
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Cover by Jim Cheung. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Adam Kubert, John Dell Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance! Cover price $3.99.
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8B
Limited 1 for 100 Variant Cover by Jerome Opena. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Adam Kubert, John Dell Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance! Cover price $3.99.
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8C
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8D
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Limited 1 for 25 Variant Cover by Alan Davis. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Adam Kubert, John Dell Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance! Cover price $3.99.
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8E
Limited 1 for 50 Variant Cover by Adam Kubert. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Adam Kubert, John Dell Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance! Cover price $3.99.
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Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8F
Avengers Team Threshold Variant Cover by Alan Davis. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Adam Kubert, John Dell Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance! Cover price $3.99.
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Avengers vs. X-Men (2012 Marvel) #8G
X-Men Team Threshold Variant Cover by Alan Davis. (W) Brian Michael Bendis. (A) Adam Kubert, John Dell Last stand in Wakanda as an out-of-control Namor invades this sovereign nation in pursuit of the Avengers! And a shocking truth stands revealed that may cause fractures in the X-Men's alliance! Cover price $3.99.
Metal Men (2019 DC) #8A
Tags: Hero/Villain Teams
Published Sep 2020 by DC.
Written by Dan DiDio. Art and Cover by Shane Davis. With the new Animal Gas Gang united under Magnus, the Metal Men are eager to see what their freedoms bring- but at an amusement park they quickly learn that life is a disappointing rollercoaster ride. Meanwhile, back in New York City, Chemo wreaks havoc in Times Square, and when Magnus's animals fail to save the city, the Metal Men must decide whether they want to return to Magnus' side-or not! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Metal Men (2019 DC) #8B
Written by Dan DiDio. Art by Shane Davis. Cover by Steve Rude. With the new Animal Gas Gang united under Magnus, the Metal Men are eager to see what their freedoms bring- but at an amusement park they quickly learn that life is a disappointing rollercoaster ride. Meanwhile, back in New York City, Chemo wreaks havoc in Times Square, and when Magnus's animals fail to save the city, the Metal Men must decide whether they want to return to Magnus' side-or not! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
New X-Men (2004-2008) #8
Written by NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & Christina Weir Penciled by Michael Ryan Cover by RandY Green "HAUNTED" PART 2 (OF 3) Something beyond comprehension is happening to the children on this street, in this school of mutants. One group of kids has taken it upon themselves as a last resort to try and stop it. Those kids are: The New Mutants. 32 PGS./MARVEL PSR ...$2.99 UPC: 5960605544-00811 Cover price $2.99.
X-Men Gold (2017) #8
Tags: Secret Empire (Marvel) (part 0.04), X-Men
Written by Marc Guggenheim. Art by Ken Lashley. Cover by Ardian Syaf. SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN! The Xavier Institute is on lockdown. But the X-Men haven't succeeded in keeping danger out. Instead, they've just locked themselves inside with it. Can the X-Men stop the all-new X-CUTIONER before he claims any more of their number? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Avengers and X-Men Axis (2014 Marvel) #8A
Tags: Axis (Marvel) (part Act 3.2), Avengers, X-Men
Written by Rick Remender. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cover by Jim Cheung. ACT III: NEW WORLD DISORDER THIS IS IT! THE BATLE ROYALE OF YOUR DREAMS--THE ASTONISHING AVENGERS VS THE UNCANNY X-MEN FOR THE FATE OF NEW YORK! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Avengers and X-Men Axis (2014 Marvel) #8B
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Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rick Remender. Art and Cover by Leinil Yu. ACT III: NEW WORLD DISORDER THIS IS IT! THE BATLE ROYALE OF YOUR DREAMS--THE ASTONISHING AVENGERS VS THE UNCANNY X-MEN FOR THE FATE OF NEW YORK! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Avengers and X-Men Axis (2014 Marvel) #8C
Tags: Axis (Marvel), Avengers, X-Men
Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Rick Remender. Art by Leinil Francis Yu. Cover by Mike Deodato. ACT III: NEW WORLD DISORDER THIS IS IT! THE BATLE ROYALE OF YOUR DREAMS--THE ASTONISHING AVENGERS VS THE UNCANNY X-MEN FOR THE FATE OF NEW YORK! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Watchmen (1986) #8
Published Apr 1987 by DC.
"Old ghosts". Part 8 of 12. Story by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Dave Gibbons. Silk Spectre and Night Owl attempt to free Rorschach from prison as the world slips deeper into chaos and closer to war. Includes four page fictional text feature showcasing a mock up of the next issue of, "The New Frontiersman". 32 pages. Full color. No ads. Cover price $1.50.
X-Men (2013 3rd Series) #8A
Written by Brian Wood. Art by Terry Dodson, Barry Kitson, Rachel Dodson, Scott Hanna, Karl Kesel, Terry Pallot. Cover by Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson. Part 2 of MUERTAS • Lady Deathstrike discovers the identity of a foe the X-Men thought they had beaten, and will stop at nothing to track it down! • Without her tech, Karima struggles to remember who she was. • And introducing…Monet! Cover price $3.99.
X-Men Blue (2017) #8
Tags: Secret Empire (Marvel) (part 4.3), X-Men
Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Cory Smith and Joey Vazquez. Cover by Arthur Adams. SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN! EMMA FROST! She's back…and badder than ever. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
X-Treme X-Men (2001 1st Series) #8
Cover by Salvador Larroca and Joe Weems. Written by Chris Claremont. Penciled by Salvador Larroca. It's a silent 'Nuff Said conclusion to the X-treme team's Godfather saga! Thanks to the influence of Lady Mastermind, Rogue believes her teammates have been brutally murdered - and now she's out for blood! Meanwhile, Sebastian Shaw makes a move to assume a powerful mantle! Plus: Another glimpse of prospective new recruits Red Lotus and Lifeguard! (MarvelPG) Cover price $2.99.
Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #8A
Tags: Apocalypse Wars (Marvel) (part 1), X-Men
Apocalypse War Tie-In - Omega World: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Humberto Ramos and Victor Ibanez. Cover by Humberto Ramos. 'APOCALYPSE WARS' STARTS NOW! Mutantkind is an endangered species once more. But what better way to ensure your people see the future…than to skip ahead right to it? As the mutant race's last hope is jettisoned into the time stream, the Extraordinary X-Men make a startling discovery: the fate of their kind is about to fall into the hands of one of their most formidable adversaries - the immortal APOCALYPSE. Now, the X-Men race into a perilous future, desperate to reclaim what was taken from them…and completely unaware of the horrors that await them. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #8B
Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Larry Stroman. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Humberto Ramos and Victor Ibanez. 'APOCALYPSE WARS' STARTS NOW! Mutantkind is an endangered species once more. But what better way to ensure your people see the future…than to skip ahead right to it? As the mutant race's last hope is jettisoned into the time stream, the Extraordinary X-Men make a startling discovery: the fate of their kind is about to fall into the hands of one of their most formidable adversaries - the immortal APOCALYPSE. Now, the X-Men race into a perilous future, desperate to reclaim what was taken from them…and completely unaware of the horrors that await them. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #8C
Women of Power variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Humberto Ramos. 'APOCALYPSE WARS' STARTS NOW! Mutantkind is an endangered species once more. But what better way to ensure your people see the future…than to skip ahead right to it? As the mutant race's last hope is jettisoned into the time stream, the Extraordinary X-Men make a startling discovery: the fate of their kind is about to fall into the hands of one of their most formidable adversaries - the immortal APOCALYPSE. Now, the X-Men race into a perilous future, desperate to reclaim what was taken from them…and completely unaware of the horrors that await them. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #8D
Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Humberto Ramos and Victor Ibanez. Cover by Ken Lashley. 'APOCALYPSE WARS' STARTS NOW! Mutantkind is an endangered species once more. But what better way to ensure your people see the future…than to skip ahead right to it? As the mutant race's last hope is jettisoned into the time stream, the Extraordinary X-Men make a startling discovery: the fate of their kind is about to fall into the hands of one of their most formidable adversaries - the immortal APOCALYPSE. Now, the X-Men race into a perilous future, desperate to reclaim what was taken from them…and completely unaware of the horrors that await them. 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #8E
The Story Thus Far Cover by Todd Nauck - Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Humberto Ramos. 'APOCALYPSE WARS' STARTS NOW! Mutantkind is an endangered species once more. But what better way to ensure your people see the future…than to skip ahead right to it? As the mutant race's last hope is jettisoned into the time stream, the Extraordinary X-Men make a startling discovery: the fate of their kind is about to fall into the hands of one of their most formidable adversaries - the immortal APOCALYPSE. Now, the X-Men race into a perilous future, desperate to reclaim what was taken from them…and completely unaware of the horrors that await them. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.
All New X-Men (2015 2nd Series) #8
Tags: Apocalypse Wars (Marvel) (part 6), Doctor Strange, X-Men
Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Paco Diaz Luque. Cover by Mark Bagley. MUTANTS AND…MAGIC?! As young Beast continues to struggle with his new life in the present day Marvel Universe, he turns to another man of science for guidance-former surgeon and present day sorcerer supreme, Doctor Strange! But seeing as Strange has put down his scalpel to pick up a spellbook, Beast might be receiving very different answers than he was hoping for… 28 pages, PFC/PB&W. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
X-Men 2099 (1993) #8
Tags: Marvel Alternate/MC2/2099, X-Men
Ghost Winds - Written by John Francis Moore. Art and Cover by Ron Lim & Jim Sanders III. The X-Men take on an all-new mutant team! Who are these incredibly powerful creatures and why do they bear an uncanny resemblance to the original X-Men? It's a startling new chapter in mutant history! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Amazing X-Men (2014) #8
Published Aug 2014 by Marvel.
World War Wendigo: Part 1 of 5 - Written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost. Art and Cover by Ed McGuinness. Wolverine takes a trip back to Canada… But when he discovers that an old friend is missing, his visit soon transforms into a hairy situation. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
Omega Men (1983 1st Series) #8
Published Nov 1983 by DC.
"Jubilation." Ex-Vegan ruler Alonzo Dulak attempts to get his crown back from Kalista. 3rd appearance of Lobo (3 page cameo). Script by Roger Slifer, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Smith and DeCarlo. Contains "Star Raiders" Poster in centerfold. Cover price $1.25.
X-Men (2010 2nd Series) #8A
Cover by TERRY DODSON Protect and Serve: Part 2 of 4 - Written by VICTOR GISCHLER Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO After braving the lizard-creature infested sewers beneath?Manhattan, Spider-Man reveals to the X-Men just exactly who they are up against. But this doesn't explain the rash of disappearances of outcast teenagers. Why have they vanished, and what do these kids have in common? The X-Men must use their best detective skills to discover the secret, but nothing prepares them-or Spider-Man-for the surprise villain who is pulling all the strings. 32 PGS./Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
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Q: What are imaginary triangles? The condition is that $x,y,z \in \mathbb{R}$ are the sides of a triangle inscribed in a circle of unit diameter determines a (symmetric) compact 2-dimensional manifold in $\mathbb{R}^3$ whose equation may be written:
$$
\sin^{-1} x +\sin^{-1} y + \sin^{-1} z = \pi
\tag{1}
$$
It  intersects each of the planes $x=1,\space y=1$ and $z=1$ in a circle of unit radius.

Q. Can the same equation (1) be used to define a surface in $\mathbb{C}^3$? If so, what can be said about it?

A: This is not a direct answer but it might interest you.  The condition that three quantities $a$,$b$ and $c$ are the side lengths of a triangle can be written in the algebraic form $$2(b^2 c^2+ c^2 a^2+ a^2 b^2)- a^4 -b^4- c^4>0. $$
If this is the case, then the area of the triangle is, up to a multiplicative factor, equal to the square root of the above expression.  This has induced geometers to
ponder  its significance  when it is negative (triangles with imaginary area, so to speak).  One reference: Kendig, Amer. Math. Monthly, 104(2000), 402.  This, of course, does not address your second condition---on the diameter---but it might nevertheless be relevant.

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in 1959, Paul Gineste de Saurs purchased an Italian restaurant called Le Relais de Venise in Paris with the aim of promoting his family's wines. As a novice restaurateur he took the easy way out and simply offered a 'menu' of a bistro salad starter followed by steak frites.
Fifty years down the line, Le Relais is in London offering exactly the same formula - a starter of green salad with walnuts and vinaigrette is followed by steak with frites and the restaurant's 'secret sauce'. All you have to do is decide how you want your meat cooked; they will even present it in two stages (one half kept warm and brought out with a top-up of frites).
After that, the dessert trolley is wheeled out - and a daunting display it is, too: take your pick from profiteroles, gateaux, tartlettes, crème brûlée, Mont Blanc or various boozy sorbets. A sister restaurant is at 120 Marylebone Lane, London W1.


Coresportgib in its fourth weekly digital publication features this week for a call for unity among sports bodies in the campaign to stop Spain's ban on Gibraltar sports men and women. In a ten page editorial feature it brings the call from former athlete Paul Ignacio for sports bodies to unite like they did in 1999.
Already the Football Association including the women's division have expressed their full support to the Hockey Association.
The magazine also features reports on proposals by the European Athletics President for Gibraltar to host international athletics events. Plus full reports on all of Gibraltar's sports in its 116 page digital magazine.


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What Can Science Say About the Study of Prayer?
Separating Fact From Fiction in the Templeton Prayer Study
By Frank Fincham, Eminent Scholar and Director of the Family Institute at Florida State University
Most adults in the USA say that they have prayed for the healing of others. But does petitioning God (intercessory prayer) for the healing of others lead to better health? This question provoked controversy in 1872 when the Irish physicist John Tyndall proposed a grand study of prayer to answer it. The answer would be obtained by choosing "one single ward or hospital" for sustained prayer by the faithful and comparing healing and mortality rates to those in comparable wards or hospitals. This idea led to the "prayer-gauge debate" and was so controversial on both sides of the Atlantic that the experiment was not done.
Fast forward to 1998. Herb Benson, a cardiologist at Harvard, led what became known as the "Great Prayer Experiment," or technically the "Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP)." (This study of prayer is also often erroneously called the Templeton Prayer Study, because of funding provided by the John Templeton Foundation.) It was designed to overcome the flaws of existing studies on intercessory prayer, some of which claimed to have shown that petitioning God for the healing of others improved outcomes.
Billed as "The Largest Study of Third-Party Remote Intercessory Prayer" by the John Templeton Foundation, which provided $2.4 million in funding, the study involved 1,802 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups. A control group (no prayer) and two groups who received intercessory prayer from various Christian denominations. The two groups receiving prayer differed as one group knew they were being prayed for, but the other group did not. These groups were included to examine the role of suggestion. The primary outcome was the occurrence of complications following surgery.
Complications did not vary as a function of prayer. But 59% of those who knew they were being prayed for experienced at least one complication compared with 52% who received no prayer, a result that was statistically significant. This might reflect the creation of unrealistic expectations from knowing one is the recipient of prayer and experiencing stress when those expectations are not met.
The findings of the study, published in 2006, were widely publicized. "Long-awaited medical study questions the power of prayer" read the title of an article in the health section of the New York Times. Other media outlets followed suit. Many have concluded that this study of prayer is the final word on the efficacy of intercessory prayer, notwithstanding a 2007 review that showed a "small, but significant, effect" of intercessory prayer across 17 major studies. In the same year a Cochrane review of 10 randomized trials of intercessory prayer, involving 7,646 patients, concluded that the evidence was promising enough to justify further trials. Such research on intercessory prayer continues to this day.
Why Intercessory Prayer Studies Are Flawed
Enough already! Too many trees have been sacrificed in this seemingly endless prayer debate. Why? Imagine that the Benson study had shown a strong effect for intercessory prayer. Would that have ended the debate? Certainly not. In science, single studies are not the final word. Scientific knowledge rests on replicated results. But even if our imagined results replicated, how would we explain them? In everyday life we may refer to the miraculous hand of God, but this will not do in science.
Our imagined results are also problematic on other grounds. They are premised on a view of God that some may see as insufficiently respectful. The implicit view of God in distant intercessory prayer is one of a celestial vending machine whose levers we pull with our prayers. This is compounded when we test intercessory prayer in a scientific context because the need for replication means that we must repeatedly put this God to the test. But both Moses (Deuteronomy 6:16) and Jesus (Luke 4:12) warn against putting "the Lord your God to the test."
Thus, on both scientific and theological grounds research on intercessory prayer may be ill advised. From the beginning it could have been foreseen that research on distant intercessory prayer was unlikely to resolve either scientific or theological debates on its effects. On the other hand, maybe the problem is not intractable. Perhaps we have just focused on the wrong person when looking for effects.
Who Really Benefits From Prayer?
When we change the focus in prayer research from the person prayed for to the person praying, a much clearer picture emerges. Here, Herb Benson, the renowned author of the prayer study at Harvard that caused such a commotion, said, "Yes, there is a link between prayer and healing!" and after noting the benign effect of prayer on metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate and brain activity he concluded "we got scientific proof that prayer affects body functions and fights stress." Perhaps the primary impact (and purpose) of prayer involves the person doing the praying.
With this changed perspective we can return to intercessory prayer.
Petitioning God for others is not futile. Our "thoughts and prayers" can signal to others that they are not alone and be a source of comfort to them.
More importantly, they can reorient us and instill a readiness to act in ways towards the object of our prayers that can be impactful at the practical, psychological, social, and spiritual levels.
Prayer and Love
It was with this question that my colleague, Steve Beach, and I began research on the role of intercessory prayer for a romantic partner. Although virtually all romantic relationships start positively, they can deteriorate over time. We posited that conflicts of interest arise which shift goals from co-operative ones to adversarial ones where the goal is to be right or to win. Such conflicts can be toxic and erode relationship wellbeing.
Happily, there are well defined counseling techniques to improve conflictual relationships but maintaining the improvement over time has proved elusive. We thought intercessory prayer, which is so pervasive in everyday life, might be key. We decided to examine colloquial, intercessory prayer, a form of prayer that invokes God's help using the individuals' own language, rather than a set prayer. Our work investigated prayers that focused on improving the wellbeing of the partner.
Our reasoning was that such prayer would bring to mind co-operative goals (though not necessarily consciously) and the praying partner would act in accordance with them. Findings from laboratory and journaling studies supported this reasoning. Following a partner transgression in the laboratory, people were randomly assigned to pray for partner wellbeing or to think about God. Those who prayed acted more co-operatively towards their partner in a subsequent competitive situation. In a diary study, persons randomly assigned to pray for their partner over a four-week period (without the partner's knowledge), compared to persons who journaled positive thoughts about the partner, were viewed by their partners as more forgiving.
The credibility of these reports is supported by studies that showed partners who reported more praying for their partner engaged in less vengeful behavior during interactions observed three weeks later. This behavior was independent of the person's stated satisfaction with the relationship and was predicted more strongly by prayer than by relationship satisfaction. Such findings suggest that intercessory partner prayer may act as a protective factor in relationships.
What about serious risk factors for relationships, such as infidelity? To address this question, we had people set aside time each day for four weeks to engage in one of four activities to which they were randomly assigned. Activities were to engage in intercessory prayer for their romantic partner, pray as they usually did, engage in positive thoughts about the partner, or think about daily activities. Those in the intercessory prayer condition reported significantly fewer acts of infidelity than participants in the other conditions.
Are such reports reliable? An independent sample of couples in a similar study showed that objective observers, blind to study hypotheses and the condition to which the participant was assigned, rated participants in the intercessory prayer condition as showing more behavior signifying commitment during a discussion on the future of the relationship. This suggests that self-reported infidelity likely reflected actual behavior.
In fact, we have shown that intercessory prayer for the wellbeing of a loved one not only improves relationship outcomes but also the praying person's myocardial functioning - oxygen use and blood receipt by the heart occurred without it having to work as hard compared to persons in meditation or no prayer conditions.
Does our form of intercessory prayer result in long term gains? We added intercessory prayer to a short-term preventive intervention and compared longer term outcomes to the program without prayer, as well as a self-help version of the program. The study involved 393 African American couples and found that both intervention groups (praying and non-praying) produced better outcomes than self-help but did not initially differ from each other. However, 12 months later wives in the prayer group condition showed the best outcomes.
So, Does Intercessory Prayer Really Work After All?
The person of faith may not be surprised and wonder if all this merely reflects the common observation that "the couple that prays together, stays together." But even when just one person in a relationship prays for the wellbeing of the other, there are detectable positive effects. Also, not all joint prayer is beneficial. It can corrode a relationship if one partner uses it to belittle, cajole, or manipulate the other.
Intercessory prayer may be complex, but it can be scientifically shown to be effective provided we take seriously Mahatma Gandhi's observation that "Properly understood and applied, [prayer] is the most potent instrument of action."
Learn more about the John Templeton Foundation research led by Frank Fincham.
Learn more about the Science of Prayer.
Research: The Surprising Power of Prayer in Relationships
Disembodied Worship?
Faith: Is It Real If You Never Kneel?


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Casey's General Store rebrands itself as Casey's, rolling out new logo
By Alexander Shapkin	 Oct 09, 2020
Casey's General Store, a gas station and convenience store chain operating in 16 states in the Midwest, is changing its look for the first time since its inception in 1959. Realizing that its name is too long and its logo is too complicated for 2020, the company has shortened the former to just Casey's and simplified much the latter.
According to Casey's, the rebranding was preceded by a research which showed that the "General Store" was unclear for younger customers, and the logo, representing a big barn with the company's name in serif fonts and a weathercock on the top, looked old-fashioned.
Renovating its visual identity, the company has overhauled its traditional and recognizable symbols, creating a simplified emblem featuring a red silhouette of a barn with a rooster weathervane and the white wordmark "Casey's" in a handwritten style. With all of this, the logotype looks quite modern, offering simple and easily perceived elements fitting for a convenience retail. The new branding will gradually appear across more than 2,000 stores of the chain.
As the company's communication director Katie Petru said, the Casey's new logo will help the business promote in the conteporary world including social media and other digital platforms. Indeed, the rebranding is starting a new chapter in Casey's history as the company is launching a new website and a mobile application with loyalty programs, and also is planning to open new store in Ankeny, Iowa.
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Mayweather rips Pacquiao in racist video rant
11yDan Rafael
Floyd Mayweather: 'I'll cook that chump'
Dan RafaelESPN Senior Writer
2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism
ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005
Five years at USA Today
Floyd Mayweather Jr., who has steadfastly refused to answer questions about the most recent round of failed negotiations for a fight with Manny Pacquiao, has unleashed a profanity-filled racist and homophobic Internet rant against the Filipino star.
In an approximately 10-minute Ustream video, apparently made Thursday and also posted on YouTube, Mayweather repeated his assertion that Pacquiao uses performance-enhancing drugs, an accusation that resulted in a defamation lawsuit from Pacquiao earlier this year.
Floyd Mayweather, watching the NBA Finals in June, recorded a profanity-filled Internet video recently that bluntly re-asserts his distaste for Manny Pacquiao. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Photo
Mayweather, apparently in his home with a handful of members of his entourage in the background, ripped into Pacquiao repeatedly during the video.
"I'm on vacation for about a year, about a year," Mayweather said. "As soon as we come off vacation, we're going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain't worried about that. So they ain't gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don't want you all to jump on my d---. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. ... Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that mother f----- make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice."
Mayweather's publicist, in Mexico for another fighter's promotion, has seen the video but has been unable to reach Mayweather or adviser Leonard Ellerbe. Kelly Swanson said she would not comment further.
Attempts by ESPN.com to reach Ellerbe were also unsuccessful.
Pacquiao dismissed the video, choosing to instead focus on his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium near Dallas.
"I just heard about that, but I didn't see the video," Pacquiao said Friday, at the final stop of a three-city tour to promote his fight. "But it's an uneducated message."
When asked about the possibility of a Mayweather bout Friday, Pacquiao responded: "I'm not looking for that fight. I'm satisfied with what I've done in boxing already."
In the video, Mayweather at times spoke directly to the camera and at other times kept the recording running while he made calls to fans who had posted messages to his UStream and Twitter pages.
The tirade came as Pacquiao promotes his fight against Margarito -- a bout taking place only because Mayweather refused to fight him.
But Mayweather sure made it sound as though a fight with Pacquiao, one many believe will shatter revenue records in boxing history, will eventually happen. They have already had two rounds of negotiations fail -- in January and again during the spring.
"At this particular time I don't know if I'm gonna fight again," Mayweather said. "As of right now, I truly believe I am gonna fight again, but as of right now I don't have the urge to get up. But when I do got the urge to get up, believe me my UStream and my Twitter fans will be the first to know, and when we do come back, we will kick 'Poochiao' ass. So I'll let the fans know. Don't worry, we'll kick 'Poochiao' ass. He's gonna take the urine and blood test."
All terms had been agreed to in January for Mayweather and Pacquiao to meet in March, except for the drug-testing protocol. Mayweather had demanded that he and Pacquiao submit to random blood and urine tests throughout the buildup to the fight. Pacquiao agreed to random urine tests, but they could not come to an agreement on the blood-testing protocol and the fight plans imploded.
Pacquiao went on to easily defeat Joshua Clottey on March 13. Mayweather went on to easily outpoint Shane Mosley on May 1.
Then a second round of negotiations failed and Pacquiao signed to fight Margarito.
During this week's media tour to promote the bout, Pacquiao said he gave in to Mayweather's testing demands during the second round of negotiations.
"We agree with, you know, his demands," Pacquiao said. "I wanted to know if that's his real reason [for not signing to fight]."
Mayweather's camp has denied the second round of negotiations ever took place, even though Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, insisted that they did, with HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg serving as the intermediary. Arum's version was backed up by Greenburg, despite the Mayweather camp's denials.
During the video, Mayweather also went on a rant about Pacquiao's record, even though Pacquiao has not lost a fight since 2005, and made incorrect comments about the money each had received for recent fights and endorsements.
" 'Poochiao' got three losses and two draws and been knocked out twice," Mayweather said. "So, like I said before, once I beat him it's going to be a cakewalk and it's on to the next. ... We know Pacquiao made $6 million in his last fight and Floyd Mayweather made $65 million in his last fight. Three losses, two draws. Ohhh, hell no, this is America baby. We built on winning. Step your game up, f----t. ... That mother f----- Pacquiao, he can't speak no English. He never seen a contract he didn't like. Mother f----- signed with two companies [Top Rank and Golden Boy]. Look it up. And then this mother f------ with Nike only got 70 Gs. How stupid can a mother f----- be? Reebok gave me a million dollars for three weeks. I wore Reebok s--- for a week for a million dollars. ... This mother f------'s name is Emmanuel. He got a fake name, taking power pellets."
Mayweather also broke out into a bizarre song in which he called Pacquiao a "whore" and added: "When we do come back, we'll kick 'Poochiao's' ass. I'm gonna fight the Pacman when he gets off the power pellets."
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @danrafaelespn. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Elon Musk reacts to becoming world's richest person: 'How strange'
Tim Levin
Elon Musk appeared fairly calm in reacting to the news that he is now the world's richest person.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk surpassed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest person on Thursday.
Tesla's surging stock price propelled Musk's net worth up to around $188 billion as of Thursday.
On Twitter, Musk reacted to the news by saying "How strange" and "Well, back to work..."
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk became the world's richest person Thursday, and his reaction is about what one might expect from someone who gained a few billion dollars in wealth on top of his 12-figure net worth.
"How strange," Musk tweeted in response to the news Thursday morning. He followed that up by saying "Well, back to work..."
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Musk — already an extraordinarily rich man at the end of 2019 — saw his wealth grow by more than $150 billion over the past year, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. His wealth more than quintupled during a pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 people in the US and put millions more out of work.
Musk takes a very small salary from his companies, so the main source of his $188.5 billion net worth is his large stakes in them. Tesla's stock surged by more than 700% in 2020, making it the world's most valuable automaker by far.
And a Thursday morning stock rally was what allowed Musk to overtake Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as the wealthiest person on the planet. Bezos had held the title since 2017.
Read more: Tesla bounced back better than ever after the worst mistake Elon Musk ever made
The entrepreneur also benefits from a highly complex compensation package that awards him stock when Tesla achieves certain goals. That made Musk the highest-paid executive in 2020.
Musk claims to have ambitious plans for spending his extraordinary wealth. On Thursday, he changed the pinned post on his Twitter profile to a 2018 tweet promising to dedicate his money to problems on Earth and to establishing a colony on Mars.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 12, 2018
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There are many different ways to create a blog, and many different platforms out there. WordPress is the most popular, and it's the platform I personally use. If you're interested in installing it – without stress! – then this post will show you how.
Starting a new blog can be as easy as loading up WordPress, using the default theme and starting to write – in fact, that's exactly what I did when I started blogging in 2008. But now, knowing everything I know, I recommend new bloggers do things a little more tactically – and that includes adding the correct pages from the start.
When you first register a domain name and sign up for website hosting you'll need to "connect" the two in order for your site to go live. Sound complicated? It's actually really quick and easy! Here's how to do it.
Before you can build a successful blog, you need to know the basics! Today's Blogging Basics Series post is all about WordPress, its two different versions, and which is best for your blog.
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It's a makeover, Charlie Brown!
It was just like the little tree in A Charlie Brown Christmas, except with furniture.
In pursuit of a low-cost item for the living room, I'd exhausted my usual shabby chic sources in Round Rock and on Craigslist. Determined to locate a downtrodden but sturdy fixer-upper, I tried Austin Furniture Consignment. Amid the amazing variety on offer there, my hopes once again dimmed. These were not desperately needy furnishings; they frankly looked too nice for my purposes and budget.
Except for that poor little 40s-era dresser. With drawers missing their hardware and chips, gouges, and evidence of years of ill treatment registering on the top surface, it seemed forlorn and resentful to be caught looking so terrible. Clearly meant for better things, it still emitted a faint snazzy vibe. And it was the perfect size.
For $27.00 I acquired a useful piece with good proportions and solid, all-wood construction. Paint, sandpaper, and a few tools are helping me recapture the charm of this vintage find—a makeover which now has me reconsidering a thriller I read recently.
Taylor Stevens' The Informationist: the advance copy (it's due out in March) was my airport reading choice on a cross-country trip, and I appreciated having something suspenseful to while away the miles. What didn't excite me was the protagonist's similarity to that other popular heroine—the brilliant, ultra-resourceful loner possessed of edgy attractiveness and a tragic adolescence. Unique skills, damaged personality, and fearless resolve are traits shared by Stevens' Vanessa Munroe and Lisbeth Salander of Millennium Trilogy fame.
Now, my furniture re-do reminds me how relevant this brand of investigator/expert can be for many readers. She's a more complex, more real version of the plucky, peppy type who's starred in scores of plots over the decades. The can-do spirit is still there and still speaks to readers, but we're now seeing more of that element that elicits a universal response–something (in this case a psyche) in sad need of first repair, then transformation. Most of us value the opportunity to recognize and salvage that which is worthwhile. The challenge is to see beyond the damaged "before" and envision the "after".


Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671-1737) was the son of Cosimo III de' Medici.
He showed promise as a youth, gaining a reputation for learning that ranged from antiquarian studies to an interest in the work of the mathematician Leibniz. At the same time, however, he was prone to bouts of hypochondria and gradually declined into a life of dissolution and drunkenness.
To some extent this appears to have been due to his unhappy marriage, celebrated in Düsseldorf on 2 July 1697, to the unprepossessing Anna Maria of Saxe-Lauenburg, which necessitated his enforced absence from Florence and residence in remote Reichstadt and then in Prague.
He returned to Florence in 1708 and on the death of his brother Ferdinando in 1713 was required to prepare himself for the succession ten years later. As Grand Duke, Gian Gastone repealed much of the legislation imposed by his father to control popular morality and relaxed literary censorship, while his political appointments were directed towards reducing church influence in his state.
Measures were also taken by him to reduce the national debt, though the economies in court expenditure he introduced resulted in the departure from Florence of many artists and especially architects, including Alessandro Galilei and Ferdinando Fuga. His own artistic tastes are difficult to define, but he appears to have shared his brother's interest in the work of the Genoese painter Alessandro Magnasco and was a patron of the sculptor Giuseppe Piamontini.
In 1729 he retired from public life and spent the last eight years of his reign in bed, entertained by the companies of young debauchees he had gathered about him and who were known as the ruspanti. On his death the title passed to Francis Stephen, Duke of Lorraine (1708–65), husband of Maria-Theresa of Austria.


PHIL NEVILLE is the new head coach of England Women.
It is the former Manchester United and Everton player's first role in full management.
He was assistant to brother Gary while at Valencia.
Neville will remain as manager until the end of the 2021 UEFA Women's Championship.
The FA were on the lookout for a new manager after Mark Sampson was sacked in September.
Neville added: "With the new coaching team we are putting in place, we can help the players build on their great progress in recent years. This squad is on the verge of something special and I believe I can lead them to the next level.
"I can't wait to get out on the training pitch and down to work with an elite group of players at the top of their game.
"I am also passionate about working within the wider set-up at St. George's Park, with influential people such as Mo Marley and Casey Stoney, and with the support of Baroness Sue Campbell and the wider women's game.
"There is a commitment to excellence that has paid dividends in recent years and I know we can continue the great growth of women's football inspired by the Lionesses.
Neville's first task is to prepare England for the 2019 World Cup in France, where the Lionesses will be one of the favourites to win the tournament.
The former first-team coach at Manchester United will be in charge for his first game on March 1 against France.


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Forest Park police reports - Nov. 20-24
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 10:00 PM
By Jean Lotus
Semi-skitching sans snow
Around 2:15 a.m. on Nov. 20, police on routine patrol observed a man jump onto the back of a moving 18-wheeler tractor/trailer traveling eastbound on Franklin Avenue from Desplaines Ave. The man dismounted from his perch on the semi when it turned into Farmington Meats. An officer asked the man what he was doing and observed that he appeared highly intoxicated. When asked for identification, the 32-year-old man from Waukegan allegedly yelled, "Harassment, harassment, harassment!" and then reportedly yelled, "Arrest me. Arrest me." He produced identification but then began to swear at the officer, "making offensive gestures with both hands as he did a little dance," according to police reports. He then allegedly told police, "Why don't you go beat on some black man!"
When informed he was free to leave, the man continued his profanity as the officer drove away. When the squad turned a corner, the man appeared at Franklin and Lathrop and allegedly jumped into the middle of the street, directly in front of the squad car. The officer hit the brakes and swerved to the right to avoid hitting him. The man reportedly continued to move so as to be in front of the police vehicle. The officer exited the squad, handcuffed the man and took him into custody. He was charged with reckless conduct and given a local ordinance ticket for public intoxication.
Road rage overflows in coffee shop
A squabble over a parking spot in the 7200 block of Madison ended in an altercation in the Starbuck's line around 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 20. A man told police a woman had almost caused an accident while parking her car on Elgin. The two encountered each other in the coffee shop, where they began to argue, staff told police. The man claimed the woman hit him with her cane. She told police he threatened her, allegedly saying, "You fat f--- b----, I'll beat you senseless." Baristas told police they saw the man shove the woman, causing her to fall backwards onto her buttocks. The woman, who told police she suffers from a variety of disabilities, declined medical attention. The man was arrested and charged with battery.
I have a gun, you know
CTA employees summoned police around 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 when a 54-year-old Chicago man reportedly would not exit the train. The man, whom police said appeared intoxicated, allegedly told officers, "I have a gun and I will shoot you." He reportedly raised his hand up to his chest near a pocket of his jacket and an officer grabbed his hand. "I have a gun, you know," the man repeated. He was placed in custody and a search revealed he did not have a weapon. He was charged with a local ordinance citation for aggravated assault.
Pepper-sprayed at USA Beverage
A man who got into an argument with the cashier at USA Beverage in the 7200 block of Madison Street ended up pepper-sprayed in the eyes by the store's security officer after he allegedly called the cashier an expletive and refused to leave the store around 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 23. Forest Park police arrived at the liquor store and found the 33-year-old Chicago man handcuffed and recovering from pepper spray. He told police he asked the clerk if she was "having a nice Thanksgiving" and that the security guard refused the man service. The security guard told police he pepper-sprayed the man after he said he was "not afraid of police" and stepped up to him, "going chest to chest with him," which gave the guard the sense that he was going to receive a beating, according to reports. The man was transported to Forest Park police station charged with disorderly conduct.
Electronics, jewelry stolen
Person(s) unknown broke into a house in the 1000 block of Harlem via a broken basement window and removed electronic games, a laptop, an iPod, gold jewelry, cash and a cellphone Nov. 21-24. Loss was estimated at more than $6,000.
U-Haul loses another catalytic converter
Managers at the U-Haul, 801 Harlem Ave., told police that a catalytic converter had been removed from a Ford Clubwagon E350 cargo van sometime between Nov. 16 and Nov. 23.
These items were obtained from the records of the Forest Park Police Department, Nov. 20-24, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anyone named in the report has only been charged with a crime.
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The prophet Micah identified himself by his hometown, called Moresheth Gath, which sat near the border of Philistia and Judah about 25 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Dwelling in a largely agricultural part of the country, Micah lived outside the governmental centres of power in his nation, leading to his strong concern for the lowly and less fortunate of society—the lame, the outcasts, and the afflicted (Micah 4:6). Therefore, Micah directed much of his prophecy toward the powerful leaders of Samaria and Jerusalem, the capital cities of Israel and Judah, respectively (1:1).
As a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea, Micah prophesied during the momentous years surrounding the tragic fall of Israel to the Assyrian Empire (722 BC), an event he also predicted (Micah 1:6). Micah stated in his introduction to the book that he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah, failing to mention the simultaneous string of dishonourable kings that closed out the northern kingdom of Israel.
Surrounding Micah's prophecy of Jesus' birth is one of the most lucid pictures of the world's future under the reign of the Prince of Peace (5:5). This future kingdom, which scholars call the millennial kingdom, will be characterized by the presence of many nations living with one another in peace and security (4:3–4) and coming to Jerusalem to worship the reigning king, that is, Jesus Himself (4:2). Because these events have not yet occurred, we look forward to the millennial kingdom at some undetermined time in the future.
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2019/09/2109/21/2019 Tucson 5K Dash & Walk Like MADD 2019, Reid Park - Tucson, AZ
2019/09/2109/21/2019 San Francisco Walk Like MADD and MADD 5K Dash 2019, Little Marina Green - San Francisco, CA
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Southwest FL Walk Like MADD and 5K 2019 ( WLM5K2019), jetBlue Park at Fenway South - Fort Myers, FL
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Dayton - Southwest Ohio Walk Like MADD 2019, Eastwood Metro Park - Dayton, OH
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Metro East, Illinois Walk Like MADD & 5K Dash 2019, Rock Spring Rotary Park - O'Fallon, IL
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Albuquerque Walk Like MADD 2019, Tiguex Park - Albuquerque, NM
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Bakersfield 2019 Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash (5K, 10K, Kid's Fun Run), Park at River Walk - Bakersfield, CA
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Fresno Walk Like MADD 2019, Woodward Park - Mountain View Shelter - Fresno, CA
2019/09/2809/28/2019 El Paso Walk Like MADD 2019, Crime Victims Memorial Park - El Paso, TX
2019/09/2809/28/2019 West Tennessee Walk Like MADD 2019, Memphis Zoo - Memphis, TN
2019/09/2809/28/2019 Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD 2019, Shannon Oaks Church - Sulphur Springs, TX
2019/09/2909/29/2019 Greenville Upstate Walk Like MADD 2019, Clemson University ICAR - Greenville, SC
2019/10/0510/05/2019 Branford Walk Like MADD 2019, Branford Town Green - Branford, CT
2019/10/0510/05/2019 Fort Walton Beach Walk Like MADD 2019, The Landing - Fort Walton Beach, FL
2019/10/0510/05/2019 New York Capital Region Walk Like MADD 2019, Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
2019/10/0510/05/2019 Indiana Walk Like MADD 2019, Hummel Park - Plainfield, IN
2019/10/0510/05/2019 Carlsbad Walk Like MADD 2019, The Shoppes at Carlsbad - Carlsbad, CA
2019/10/0610/06/2019 Lincoln Walk Like MADD and MADD 5K Dash 2019, Holmes Lake - Lincoln, NE
2019/10/1210/12/2019 Northern Virginia Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash 5k 2019, Herndon Police Department - Herndon, VA
2019/10/1210/12/2019 2019 Walk Like MADD Pinellas, Albert Whitted Park - St. Petersburg, FL
2019/10/1210/12/2019 Boston Walk Like MADD and 5K Dash 2019, Lake Quannapowitt - Wakefield, MA
2019/10/1210/12/2019 Sacramento Walk Like MADD 2019, Maidu Park - Roseville, CA
2019/10/1310/13/2019 Southern Illinois Walk Like MADD and 5K Dash 2019, John A. Logan College - Caterville, IL
2019/10/1910/19/2019 Springfield, MO Walk Like MADD & 5K Dash 2019, Jordan Valley Park - Springfield, MO
2019/10/1910/19/2019 Westchester Walk Like MADD 2019, FDR State Park - Yorktown Heights, NY
2019/10/1910/19/2019 Middle Tennessee Walk Like MADD 2019, Centennial Park - Nashville, TN
2019/10/2010/20/2019 Charlotte Walk Like MADD 2019, Freedom Park - Charlotte, NC
2019/10/2610/26/2019 Baton Rouge Walk Like MADD 2019, TBD - Baton Rouge, LA
2019/10/2610/26/2019 The Woodlands Walk Like MADD and MADD Dash 2019, Lone Star College - Montgomery - Conroe, TX
2019/11/0211/02/2019 Polk County Walk Like MADD 2019, Polk State College - Lakeland Campus - Lakeland, FL
2019/11/0211/02/2019 Northeast Florida Walk Like MADD 2019, Town Hall Park - Orange Park, FL
2019/11/0211/02/2019 San Antonio Walk Like MADD 2019, Eisenhower Park - San Antonio, TX
2019/11/0311/03/2019 Phoenix Walk Like MADD 2019, Kiwanis Park - Tempe, AZ
2019/11/0911/09/2019 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 5K/Walk Like MADD 2019, Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta, GA
2019/11/0911/09/2019 2019 Walk Like MADD Manasota, Tom Bennett Park - Bradenton, FL
2019/11/0911/09/2019 Lowcountry Walk Like MADD 2019, Hampton Park - Charleston, SC
2019/11/0911/09/2019 San Diego Walk Like MADD 2019, NTC Park - Liberty Station - San Diego, CA
2020/05/0205/02/2020 Long Island Walk Like MADD 2020, Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
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