Stand and Deliver: Giveaway of "Your Best Birth"
I have 5 copies to give away of Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience, the new book about childbirth choices by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein!
Giveaway ends Saturday, May 16th at 5 pm EST. US or Canadian residents only; no PO boxes.
What you are about to discover is that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that's right for you--whether it is at a birth center, a hospital, or at home.
With chapters such as "Obstetricians: Finding Dr. Right," "Epidurals: You Haven't Got Time for the Pain," and "Electronic Monitors: Reading between the Lines," Lake and Epstein will encourage you to consider whatever your doctor, mother, and best friend may suggest in a new light. The book also includes inspiring birth stories, including those from well-known personalities, such as Laila Ali and Cindy Crawford. Packed with crucial advice from childbirth professionals, and delivered in a down-to-earth, engaging voice, YOUR BEST BIRTH is sure to renew your confidence and put the control back where it belongs: with parents-to-be!
To find out more, visit the book page or read an excerpt.
Oh, I'm so glad I got my most recent birth story up and written! It was amazing, my perfect, ideal birth!
My daughter's birth was a HBAC and was truly a life changing experience. I get a rush just thinking about it. Here is the link to my story. It is long but my labor was 50+ hours, and worth every minute!
How readily available midwives are, and that they're covered by my province's healthcare. Next time I will one hundred percent go with a midwive, and not a doctor.
well right now i am at 39 weeks- so i will have to wait on telling my inspiring birth story. but i do wish that i knew a few things before my son was born 8 years ago. I wish i knew that my body was strong and could do it. I wish i knew that i could tell the docotor no. I wish i knew that i didnt have to let everyone who asked give me a vaginal exam (and those who didnt ask) I wish i knew that i had ptsd, and i wish i knew that the way my birth was handled would add to it.
i wish i knew everything i know now, then too.
i had a VERY empowering and wonderful birth - standing in my own bathroom; my husband delivered our son. i love sharing it b/c so many of my friends and family are only used to hearing the "horror" birth stories and I can always say "mine was amazing!"
Well, I've never given birth so I don't have an inspiring birth story, nor do I have any tips for a better birth. My husband and I are still trying to conceive our first child. I was present when my sister had her children. I watched in horror as she blindly let the doctors lead her. Whatever they said she did. I just couldn't understand it. Failed induction, artifical rupture of membranes, being made to lie in bed for hours on end, having a fetal monitor screwed into baby's scalp, being threatened with c-section for failure to progress, eventual c-section, all for a normal healthy pregnancy with no complications.
Here is the story of my first birth... my second is also on my blog, and I will be posting my others in the next few weeks.
Here is the story of my VBAC...it was beautiful and amazing :) Much better than my last minute, emergency c-section.
I am pregnant now with #2 and hopefully having a very different prenatal and birth experience.
We are midwife homebirthing this time around.
I wish I had known enough to ask more questions about the "standard" prenatal tests. I would not have had such extensive blood work, ultrasounds or strep B culture. My son was born in a hospital with a CNM and I wish we had a doula.
Congrats on the new baby, he's adorable.
I wish I would have known about laughing. The relaxation of the mouth and the deep release of laughter aids the process of birth by helping the cervix to open wide.
That's just one of the MANY things I wish I'd known, but I think it's valuable to pass on.
If you still haven't recovered from a traumatic birth, there is a great forum called Solace For Mothers.
Go check it out. I've come a long way in recovering from birth PTSD because I found Solace and the women there.
It took me a year to finally sit down and write out my birth story. I wish I wouldn't have waited.
My midwifes (all 4 of them) have had such a huge impact on our lives. If I would have known how positive my experience would have been I would have birthed without fear or hesitation. I am looking forward to having a home birth with our next child.
It's so nice Ricky Lake has been so bold about her experiences. I wish I could be more courageous and share how I veiw birth with more effectivness. It's too disheartening for me to see women continue to march down the lane of medicalized birth. My heart aches each time I hear another "typical" hospital birth story.
My second delivery was much more triumphant...as was my third, a home, Waterbirth (but I never wrote that one down).
Oh, I'd love that book!
Also, prenatal yoga was awesome!
I wish I'd have known about more than "What to Expect When You're Expecting" was available. I had a semi-awful 1st birth in the hospital and dug right in with all the AMAZING books available after. I was trying to make sense of the pitocin, epidural, 4th degree laceration mess I had been through....TOTALLY not prepared ahead of time. I think I have some good books now and would be ecstatic to read this one too! I had a wonderful homebirth w/ my 2nd (with an unexpected transfer to the hospital after) and would have LOVED to had a homebirth w/ my 3rd but the situation was a little out of my control, unfortunately. It was still actually great though.
Just have to share: My fav. scene from The Business of Being Born was when they had the illustration of the lady on pitocin and how they "saved her life"....that should be mandatory viewing for expecting parents. I'm thankful for doctors when we truly need them but I wish childbirth was not so managed and treated as an illness.
Oh man. I would love the book more than anything, but alas, my husband and I are having a very difficult time conceiving, and I'm sure someone that actually IS pregnant needs it far more than I. I have been to several births though, and as a doula, I hope to be at many more!
I wasn't aware of the book yet, but I think I'll buy a copy for my best friend who is due to deliver in June!
My story is on my blog, www.jesslovesbeingamommy.blogspot.com, one of the first posts. I don't to participate in the giveaway, as I actually just received the book from my husband for Mother's Day and I'm reading it now...love it!
I don't have any children yet (we are TTC) but I can't wait to experience my own best birth. I've been reading and re-reading the birth stories at the beginning Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. I am starting to feel really empowered and I'm learning how important it is to trust your body. I always believe in being informed, so I would love to read this book too (I mean, I really loved the movie so I'm interested to learn more).
I just went to leave the link to my homebirth and found out it was taken down by AOL! Grrr..!!
I would have to say that for an easier birth, do your own research and know what you want. Reads lots of Ina May. And hire a doula!
I am dying to read this book and was disappointed to find that my local library doesn't have it!!
The birth story is in italics. It is told in a different context to fit the page on our website.
If you haven't yet had a baby, you can certainly enter the giveaway. Just share something you've learned, something you'd like to know more about, etc.
In lieu of a birth story. Here is my inspirational birth video.
I wish I'd known that a breech baby does not necessarily mean a c/s. Going to try for an HBAC next time.
Who knew it would propel me to train as a doula? I would love to read this book and add it to my lending library!
I love your blog. I'm 34 weeks along with #2, planning on a VBAC. Our daughter was born by c-section after a long labor, 5 cm dilation and -2 station. The funny thing is I never knew about her station until I had a VBAC consult this year. During the labor they were concerned that the contractions weren't close enough together and supposedly our girl's heart rate dropped too low with each contraction. Also, by the time she was born it had been 19 hours since my water had broken. I wish I had chosen or switched to a midwife instead of an OB. Although the one who ended up doing the surgery was a better communicator than my regular OB, I feel like we could have done more (and I don't mean technological interventions) to have a vaginal birth. I wish I had known about ways to possibly help my baby descend. I wish I would have walked and moved more during labor; I did less once I was at the hospital. Darn IV and monitoring! I hope this will be a much better birth experience.
Here's a link to my VBA2C birth story. Perfect, no. Empowering, yes.
I'm so excited to share. I'm expecting #4 and with three amazing birth stories already, I still love to learn more about natural childbirth and how our bodies were created to give birth.
I'm am pregnant with #3 and am hoping for a VBAC. #1 was c-section and #2 was VBAC. I wish I had known more about my body and nursing before I had #1. I had a kind of traumatic experience with the nursery nurse forcing me to feed my baby formula and not taking even a few minutes to try and help me nurse my baby. It was very frustrating and to this day I hate staying in the hospital for longer than minimal. I wish I had demanded more help from the nurse, another nurse, or a lactation specialist.
My daughter was born at home, I am so thankful for that amazing experience! I wish, though, that I would have chosen to see past the temporary discomfort and enjoyed being present at that moment. I wanted so badly for it all to be over, where instead, I wish I would have quieted my spirit and mind and enjoyed feeling her moving down. I wish I would have thought to reach down and feel her crowning, something I plan to do next time around.
I feel kindof silly saying that I want more next time, when I had such an amazing experience the first time around. My advice is to quiet the noise and be present in the moment, because it will pass all too quickly!
Here is my empowering birth story.
I am very proud and thankful to have had a natural birth - even though it was in a hospital. The first doctor who saw me proposed pitocin, and when I refused, she said, "why?" That was the most stressful moment of the day! I was so determined to give birth on my own terms that I spent hours walking up and down the hospital stairs, encouraging my reluctant contractions. Luckily, "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" worked to my advantage - they couldn't hook me up to stuff if I wasn't even in my hosptial bed! In the early evening, labour was well under way, and I was tired from all the stair-climbing, so my doula proposed a massage. (A doula who is a massage therapist is truly a gift from heaven!) Soon afterward, my body started to push, and my daughter was born 20 minutes later! I then proceeded to hold her in my arms for the first 2 hours of her life, as the nurses hung back, waiting for me to finally consent to having her weighed, etc. I'll never forget how joyful and confident I felt right after she was born!
I really appreciate your blog, and would love to win the book!
P.S. I'd love to know your thoughts on motherhood and academia. I'm currently writing a PhD thesis, but am increasingly feeling that the world of tenure-track professorships can't coincide with the time I want to devote to motherhood. ?!
I wish I had know that taking a hospital childbirth course and reading "What to Expect" isn't enough preparation for birth. I wish I had known that birth is safe for low risk women and that I didn't need the hospital with the level III nursery and would have possibly been happier at a maternity hospital. I wish I had known to tell the midwife that a tear is preferable to a cut. I wish I had known that just one bottle of formula in the nursery at night while I "was getting my rest" (yeah, right) changed the flora of my babies' gut.
Thank G-d I was smarter for my 3rd and 4th unmedicated, freestanding birth center births :).
oOOooooh - I'm terribly excited to have a chance to win a copy of this book!!!!
Here's my birth story - I loved my labour and delivery!!
Here is my brand-new son's birth story! I never was set on having a waterbirth, but wow, I'm so glad it worked out the way it did. His birth was so perfect that it almost makes me afraid to have another one, because I just don't see how birth could get better than this. One thing is for sure - when/if I have another child, I will be staying home for the entire process!
Not that we have to be scared of birth, but always mindful that the power of birth is not owned by "us", it is owned by the universe.
It can all fall apart in a heartbeat. From my perspective, one's best birth, is any birth that results in a living breathing, screaming baby.
sorry Rixa, I had to add my 2cents.
Homebirth of my second child...a son. It was fast, intense, beautiful, and empowering!!!
Here's mine! thanks for the opportunity.
Here is my first daughters birth story. It is very unconventional as far as birth stories go, but it has a moral to it. Thanks!
I think the best tip I have for a better birth isn't directed at one woman, but us all: work together. We need to move back to the community model, where women pass knowledge. We need to support each other, with words, and hugs, and food, and laughter, and tears.
For better births, pass along wonderful books to women you know planning o a family - BEFORE they're pregnant and enter the med system.
For better births, tell the pregnant women in your life how strong and mighty and powerful they are, and how amazing it is that they can bring forth life.
For better births, husbands should pass along stories of beautiful births to other husbands, so that there is support from all sides.
For better births, we should be there for each other, bringing towels or juice or FOOD (yes, docs, I said it - FOOD during labor).
For better births, we should gather after the births and CELEBRATE, not sit in a sterile hospital room and stare at each other.
For better births, we should take back our power, take back strength, and have our wonderful, big and little, beautiful babies.
For better births, we should put OBs back where they belong: in the operating room. Birthing doesn't belong there.
For better births, we need to gather 'round. We need to circle, and support, and love, and honor, and respect women. We need to let each woman know that her body is amazing and brilliant and CAN.DO.THIS.
For better births, we need to support and grieve with those mothers who do need help, and let them know that we are there, and will be there, and this isn't always it - things can be different later, if they want, and when they heal.
For better births, we need to stand together.
Boy, you have a big job ahead of you, reading all of these birth stories!
My daughter's birth was in the hospital. While I had no interventions or drugs of any kind, I felt disappointed, and not as empowered as I thought I should be. But I (or rather my husband) was not ready for home birth yet. So we were very pleased when a new birth center opened within 15 minutes of our house. Whereas before I had felt mildly belittled in my birth plan, which I had spent hours writing, this time I just told my midwife verbally what I wanted (water birth, me catching the baby) and she wrote it down in my chart so she wouldn't forget. She was actively interested in how I felt and actually recommended hypnobabies to me when I was expressing fears about my birth. Because of the caring I received, I gave birth in a third of the time of my first birth, pushing 26 minutes instead of 2 1/2 hours, catching my own son, and I feel today very empowered in my birth.
I not so much wish I had known, but wish I had trusted, homebirth with my first birth. And I truly wish that I had a doula with my first birth. My tip for any woman who is planning on a hospital birth, even if you want to be drugged up the wazoo, is to hire a doula.
What a wonderful idea--and how fun and empowering to read all of these birth stories.
I don't know how empowering the story comes off, but the birth definitely was a fulfilling and very empowering experience in my life.
As for something I wish I'd known then...I wish I would have trusted birth more and would not have been so fearful of homebirthing and midwives. Being raised in a highly medically-minded family, it was hard to changed preconceived ideas, although I now realize they were based on ignorance.
Another thing I wish I would have known was how badly it hurts to recover from a perineal tear along with ways to prevent it.


text:
Crews bring in heavy machinery to help tackle Worksop industrial estate fire - four days after it started
The fire broke out on Saturday (July 28) night
Laura HammondPost live news blogger
Firefighters remain at the scene of a large fire at an industrial building in Worksop four days after it started - and have brought in heavy machinery to help speed up their efforts.
Crews were called to the Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, off Sandy Lane, late on Saturday (July 28) night.
Today (Wednesday, August 1), crews brought in heavy machinery to help them tackle the fire.
Mick Sharman, group manager at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, provided an update on crews' efforts to tackle the fire.
He said: "We're working closely with partner agencies, the Environment Agency, the local authority, Severn Trent and Nottinghamshire County Council to ensure we bring this incident to a conclusion.
"The conditions that we're working in can be very challenging. As we've now brought some heavy machinery in to help us with the fire-fighting, this should help speed up the operation and make the fire-fighting tactics more effective.
"There is a chance that the amount of smoke produced could increase and we would urge residents, if this does happen, to keep out the smoke plume.
"If the smoke does travel near to your place of work or whereabouts you live, keep doors and windows closed."
Firefighters to investigate cause of huge fire at derelict building in Mansfield
Mr Sharman said firefighters are expected to remain at the site for "some time" and pledged to keep any disruption "to a minimum".
Speaking directly to residents, he said: "You can visit the site. We will hold a meeting at 6pm each evening where we will give you some information and answer any questions you do have."
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Home St. Louis Globe Democrat Images Old scoreboard being replaced
Old scoreboard being replaced
Title Old scoreboard being replaced
CDP Heldby St. Louis Mercantile Library
Creator St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Identifier Image GDPS000844.jpg
Identifer Thumb GDPS000844.jpg
Publisher St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri - St. Louis
Date Original 01/26/1983
Description Sign of the times: A crane begins dismantling the right-field scoreboard at Busch Memorial Stadium Tuesday, making room for a new "state-of-the-art" scoreboard, where color instant replays will be shown on a 22-by-30-foot screen. A 22-by 44-foot screen will go up in left field to display black-and-white animation. Both will be ready for the opening baseball game April 5.
Rights http://www.umsl.edu/mercantile/gen-info/rights.html
Source GDPS000844
Subject1 Television display systems
Subject2 Busch Memorial Stadium (Saint Louis, Mo.)
CDP Format Admin Black and white film photograph
Format jpg


We started out working with radiology practices in management and physician marketing... then we realized we could be even more.
Since 2001, our very own Richard Branson-esque leader, Chris Christenberry, has been successfully forging ahead, beyond the expected in healthcare marketing. Coming from a Fortune 500 healthcare powerhouse, Chris knew what it took to build a wildly successful business. but was that all life should be about?
He took it on himself to create a company with a culture designed around "good juju." That means working hard, doing good and not being afraid of pushing boundaries to be better than the rest. Now, here we are.


text:
July Was DIA's Busiest Month, Ever
Jim Hill/CPR News
Travel crowds queue up on the south side of the Denver International Airport's Great Hall to enter security and screening.
Officials say 6.1 million passengers traveled through the Denver International Airport in July, marking its busiest month on record.
KDVR-TV reports the airport announced Wednesday that July was the first time the airport surpassed 6 million travelers in a single month.
Airport officials say July was also the tenth consecutive month for the airport to set monthly passenger-traffic records. The month also contained the airport's single busiest day on record, with 207,000 passengers on July 13.
Airport CEO Kim Day says in a statement that international travelers contributed to the sustained growth in passenger traffic, increasing by 21 percent from the same month last year.
The airport attributed the international traffic growth to the several additional overseas routes, including the new direct flight to Zurich, Switzerland.


At Bruno's Tuckpointing, our mission is to clean, repair, maintain, and protect our customer's mortar and brick.
Today's market consists of well-informed consumers. For 30 years, Bruno's Tuckpointing has attempted to provide each and every customer with the highest quality performance of our services.
In addition to providing excellent service, Bruno's provides our customers with respect and courtesy.
If you'd like to review Bruno's Tuckpointing you can go to one of our online profiles. All you have to do is click on the link below.


GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas and Iran have patched up relations, the Palestinian militant group's new leader in Gaza said on Monday, and Tehran is again its biggest backer after years of tension over the civil war in Syria.
"Relations with Iran are excellent and Iran is the largest supporter of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades with money and arms," Yehya al-Sinwar, referring to Hamas's armed wing, told reporters.
Neither Hamas nor Iran have disclosed the full scale of Tehran's backing. But regional diplomats have said Iran's financial aid for the Islamist movement was dramatically reduced in recent years and directed to the Qassam Brigades rather than to Hamas's political institutions.
Hamas angered Iran by refusing to support Iran's ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the six-year-old civil war.
"The relationship today is developing and returning to what it was in the old days," Sinwar, who was elected in February, said in his first briefing session with reporters.
"This will be reflected in the resistance (against Israel) and in (Hamas's) agenda to achieve the liberation," he said.
Hamas seeks Israel's destruction. It has fought three wars with Israel since seizing the Gaza Strip from forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007.
Sinwar, a former Hamas security chief who had spent 20 years in Israeli jails, said the group is always preparing for a possible war with Israel. But he said such a conflict was not in Hamas's strategic interests at the moment.
"We are not interested in a war, we do not want war and we want to push it backward as much as we could so that our people will relax and take their breath and in the same time we are building our power," he said. "We do not fear war and we are fully ready for it."
Hamas and Abbas's Palestinian Authority (PA), which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, are locked in political dispute over the issue of Palestinian unity.


text:
Q: Having trouble using windows.Devices.Enumeration Intent: Trying to create  a PC Bluetooth application to talk to STM32 BlueNRG module.
I'm trying to use the following nugit packages for bluetooth:
using Windows.Devices.Bluetooth;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;

I added the system.runtime.windowsruntime to packages and windows.winMD to references. I've been following a youtube tutorial.
Once I have the above steps performed. I dont have any build errors. My code compiles and I still get the following errors.
System.NotImplementedException
  HResult=0x80004001
  Message=The member DeviceWatcher DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(string aqsFilter, IEnumerable<string> additionalProperties, DeviceInformationKind kind) is not implemented in Uno.
  Source=Uno
  StackTrace:
   at Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation.CreateWatcher(String aqsFilter, IEnumerable`1 additionalProperties, DeviceInformationKind kind)

My code:

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Mr. Six (Guan Hu, 2015)
January 4, 2016 ~ Sean Gilman	~ 2 Comments
Playing this week at the Pacific Place is Mr. Six, a gangster drama which earned star Feng Xiaogang the Best Actor award at this past Golden Horse Awards (which are held annually in Taiwan and honor Chinese-langauge film). Feng plays Mr. Six, an aging Beijing street tough, now in his late 50s, who gets caught in a rivalry with a much younger gang. With the deliberate pace of Sixth Generation realism, director Guan Hu deemphasizes the more lurid elements of the Chinese gangster film, focusing instead on Mr. Six's character and the ways in which he interacts with a Beijing vastly different than the one he dominated in the 1980s. As such, the film provides a wonderful showcase for Feng, a director of popular comedies and occasional actor, whose best known work in the US is probably his dark and very serious 2006 Hamlet variation The Banquet, which starred Zhang Ziyi, one of the overblown period films that followed the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero early in this century. His Mr. Six is amiable and steely, a quiet authority barely concealing depths of anger and disappointment.
Continue reading "Mr. Six (Guan Hu, 2015)" →


Congratulations to Derek Murph of Grand Forks Red River for being named this week's Red Pepper High School Athlete of the Week!
Murph, the quarterback for the Rider football team led the way in a 48-6 win over crosstown rival Grand Forks Central. For the game, Murph completed 19 of 24 passes for 247-yards and 4 touchdowns.
Congratulations Derek Murph! You are this week's Red Pepper High School Athlete of the Week! A donation to the Red Pepper scholarship fund will be made in his name.


Even though Allee and Rob are now on the other side of the world in the UK, I still remember meeting them for the first time in Melbourne. Allee is always-on, super energetic, super fun and feisty, while Rob is always cool, composed, and witty. Allee has been Jade's bestie for the longest time and when they asked us to join them in Melbourne for their wedding, we were so excited to be a part of it...with me behind the camera (much thanks to Chong Wei Wei of Aweiding for being an amazing and helpful second shooter too!) and Jade as Allee's bridesmaid. Our time with them was non-stop fun. We enjoyed every moment and wished their wedding just wouldn't end.
We arrived in Melbourne just days before the wedding but thanks to Jade's expertise we were able to navigate the CBD and get to all of our favorite spots for the engagement shoot... all within just 10 minutes of each other! Allee and Rob really did a fantastic job and were just so natural in front of the camera!
After that, it was off to the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden (in the Royal Botanic Gardens) for the ceremony. It was honestly one of the most beautiful ceremonies I've ever seen, set against such a stunning backdrop!
And then unfortunately the day had to come to an end...but not before a fun-filled dinner at Man Mo in South Bank!


text:
John Hickenlooper, Three More Governors With Legal Pot Send Letter to Jeff Sessions
Patricia Calhoun April 3, 2017 2:05PM
Kate McKee Simmons
After the passage of Amendment 64 in November 2012, Governor John Hickenlooper, who had not endorsed the measure, reminded supporters of the proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Colorado that "federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or [Goldfish] too quickly."
Today, governors of the four states that were first to legalize recreational marijuana — Hickenlooper in Colorado, Jay Inslee in Washington, Kate Brown in Oregon and Bill Walker in Alaska— sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, urging them to respect the rights of the states to pass such measures, and to consult with the states that have been operating under 2013's Cole Memorandum before making any enforcement changes. Here's the letter:
Governor John Hickenlooper.
Colorado.gov
"As governors of states that have legalized marijuana in some form, we ask the Trump Administration to engage with us before embarking on any changes to regulatory and enforcement systems. The balance struck by the 2013 Department of Justice Cole Memorandum (Cole Memo) has been indispensable – providing the necessary framework for state regulatory programs centered on public safety and health protections.
"We understand you and others in the administration have some concerns regarding marijuana. We sympathize, as many of us expressed apprehensions before our states adopted current laws. As governors, we have committed to implementing the will of our citizens and have worked cooperatively with our legislatures to establish robust regulatory structures that prioritize public health and public safety, reduce inequitable incarceration and expand our economies.
"The Cole Memo and the related Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) guidance provide the foundation for state regulatory systems and are vital to maintaining control over marijuana in our states. Overhauling the Cole Memo is sure to produce unintended and harmful consequences. Changes that hurt the regulated market would divert existing marijuana product into the black market and increase dangerous activity in both our states and our neighboring states. Likewise, without the FinCEN guidance, financial institutions will be less willing to provide services to marijuana-related businesses. This would force industry participants to be even more cash reliant, posing safety risks both to the public and to state regulators conducting enforcement activity. The Cole Memo and FinCEN guidance strike a reasonable balance between allowing the states to enact reasonable regulations and the federal government's interest in controlling some of the collateral consequences of legalization.
"Twenty-eight states, representing more than 60 percent of Americans, have authorized some form of marijuana-related conduct. As we face the reality of these legalizations, we stand eager to work with our federal partners to address implementation and enforcement concerns cooperatively. The Cole Memorandum and the associated FinCEN guidance are critical to the success of any collaboration. We look forward to working with you and your administration. We stand ready to have further discussion on how these important federal policies work in our states."
Although Colorado and Washington voters approved measures legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana on the same day in 2012, Hickenlooper signed off on the ballot results sooner, and Colorado became the first state to actually sell recreational marijuana, on January 1, 2014. Both before that date and since, Colorado officials — including Hickenlooper — have worked hard on the system that regulates this state's cannabis industry.
"Any forced change in federal enforcement policy will interrupt the collaborative approach we have taken with local law enforcement and the federal government," said Mark Boulton, Hickenlooper's marijuana advisor, after the letter was released. "Our hope is that we can continue working with the administration to build on a regulatory system that prioritizes protecting public safety and public health."
But don't break out the Cheetos just yet.
Patricia Calhoun co-founded Westword in 1977; she's been the editor ever since. She's a regular on the weekly CPT12 roundtable Colorado Inside Out, played a real journalist in John Sayles's Silver City, once interviewed President Bill Clinton while wearing flip-flops, and has been honored with numerous national awards for her columns and feature-writing.
Contact: Patricia Calhoun
Twitter: @calhounwestword
Trending Marijuana
Reader: Two Billion Dollars in Marijuana Taxes Since 2014? Where Did It Go?
Five Marijuana-Infused Beverage Alternatives for Dry January
Marijuana Hospitality Plans Taking Shape in RiNo, Cap Hill
SIGN UP for the latest Marijuana news, free stuff and more!
THC Drink Alternatives for Dry January
By Herbert Fuego
City Wants Private Pot Lounges to Close
By Thomas Mitchell
MMJ Doctor Tackles Myths in New Book


The "extremists" in the Likud and the Jewish Home are a threat to Israel, says the chair of the Hatnua party.
Tzipi Livni, who chairs the Hatnua party, slammed on Wednesday what she termed "the extremists" in her former party, the Likud.
Livni, who visited a bar in Tel Aviv, warned that a coalition between these Likud extremists and the Jewish Home would be a threat to Israel.
"Extremists are taking over our lives and if we do not stop them today - we'll end up in a situation that is dangerous for Israel," Livni said.
"These extremists are now in the Likud in the form of (Moshe) Feiglin, (Tzipi) Hotovely, (Yariv) Levin and others - they are in the same party that was once a national and liberal party, and became a nationalist party which kicked out its liberalism along with whoever represented a balanced worldview such as Dan Meridor, Benny Begin and Michael Eitan," she added.
"Together with them," said Livni, "are their natural partners - Naftali Bennett and the Jewish Home with a list nominated by extremist rabbis whose mission is to form a religious state."
"I believe it is possible to prevent the takeover of the extremists and replace this government and its head in less than two weeks," she claimed.
Livni's party has not gained the momentum she had hoped for and she has been achieving between nine and 11 seats in most polls - nowhere near the 28 she achieved when she headed Kadima in the 2009 elections.
After rejecting offers to join either the Labor party led by Shelly Yechimovich or Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party because she refused to be their number two, Livni last week called for unity in the center-left bloc.
However, a night time meeting between Livni, Yechimovich and Lapid yielded no results and in fact deepened the rift between the three, when Yechimovich and Lapid accused Livni of creating a political spin and then misleading the public about it.
Livni's election campaign is based on the same tactic she used when she headed the opposition in the outgoing government - attacking Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Likud on everything.
At the same time she has refused to publicly state she would refuse to join a coalition led by Netanyahu after the election. Netanyahu has made it clear that he will not let Livni be a Foreign Minister who leads talks with the Palestinian Authority.
One of the Likud's campaign ads reminds voters that Livni is in favor of ceding parts of Jerusalem to Arabs as part of a peace agreement.


text:
package org.hablapps.dofollow.portal.project.task

import org.hablapps.updatable._
import org.hablapps.speech

import org.hablapps.dofollow._
import org.hablapps.dofollow.portal._
import org.hablapps.dofollow.portal.project._
import org.hablapps.dofollow.portal.project.task._
import org.hablapps.dofollow.portal.project.task.discussion._

trait Actions { this: speech.Program
	with State
	with department.State
	with discussion.State
	with portal.State
	with project.State
	with administration.State  =>

	/**		Checks dependencies of a task	*/

	case class CheckNextDependencies(task : $[Task]) extends DefinedAction( implicit state =>
		For(task.childs) {
			case t if t.normalDependencies && t.temporalDependencies && t.substatus.get == Waiting =>
					Let(t, "substatus", Executing, true)
			case _ => ActionId()

		}
	)

	/**		Checks temporal dependencies of a task	*/

	case class CheckTemporalDependencies(t: $[Task]) extends DefinedAction( implicit state =>
		For(t.project.tasks){
			case tar if tar.temporalDependence == Some(t) && tar.substatus.get == Waiting =>
					Let(tar, "waitingDate", addBusinessDays(now, tar.temporalDuration.get), true)
			case _ => ActionId()
		}
	)

	/**		Calculates deadlines of tasks in cache	*/

	case class CalculateDeadlines(filterTasks: Set[$[Task]]) extends DefinedAction( implicit state =>
		if (!filterTasks.isEmpty)
			Sequence(
				For(filterTasks){
					case t => LetWholeExtension(t, "deadline", None)
				},
				RecursiveDates(filterTasks)
			)
		else
			ActionId()
	)

	case class RecursiveDates(filterTasks: Set[$[Task]]) extends DefinedAction[Any]( implicit state =>
		if(filterTasks.isEmpty)
			ActionId()
		else{
			val filterTask = filterTasks.filter(t => t.contextDependenciesChecks && t.temporalDependenciesChecks)
			if (filterTask.isEmpty)
				ActionId()
			else
				Sequence(
					implicit state => LetDeadline(filterTask.head),
					implicit state => RecursiveDates(filterTasks - filterTask.head)
				)
		}
	)

	case class LetDeadline(t: $[Task]) extends DefinedAction( implicit state =>
		Sequence(
			{if(t.temporalDependence.isDefined)
				if(!t.waitingDate.isDefined)
					if(t.temporalDependence.get.substatus == Some(Finished) || t.temporalDependence.get.substatus == Some(Cancelled))
						Let(t, "deadline", addBusinessDays(t.temporalDependence.get.endDate, t.duration + t.temporalDuration.get - t.temporalDependence.get.duration), true)
					else
						Let(t, "deadline", addBusinessDays(t.temporalDependence.get.deadline.get, t.duration + t.temporalDuration.get - t.temporalDependence.get.duration), true)

				else
					Let(t, "deadline", addBusinessDays(t.waitingDate.get, t.duration), true)
			else
				ActionId()},
			{if(t.predecessor.isEmpty)
				ActionId()
			else
				if(t.predecessor.filter(y => y.substatus != Some(Finished) && y.substatus != Some(Cancelled)).isEmpty)
					Let(t, "deadline", addBusinessDays(t.predecessor.toList.sortBy(- _.deadline.get).head.deadline.get, t.duration + 1), true)
				else
					Let(t, "deadline", addBusinessDays(t.predecessor.filter(y => y.substatus != Some(Finished) && y.substatus != Some(Cancelled)).toList.sortBy(- _.deadline.get).head.deadline.get, t.duration + 1), true)
			}
		)
	)

	/**		Calculates deadlines of tasks in persistence	*/

	type TaskInfo2 = (Long,TaskState,Map[String,Any],Set[$[Task]], Option[Long])

	case class CalculateDeadlinesWithQuery(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]) extends DefinedAction( implicit state =>
		if(m.isEmpty)
			ActionId()
		else{
			val newMap = RecursiveDatesWithMap(m, getChildless(m, t))
			For(newMap.toList){
				case (k, (oldDate, substatus, _, _, newDate)) if substatus == Waiting && newDate.isDefined && (newDate.get != oldDate) =>
					Let(k, "deadline", newDate.get, true)
				case _ => ActionId()
			}
		}
	)

	def getDeadline(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]) =
		m(t)._5.getOrElse(m(t)._1)

	def getChildless(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]) : Set[$[Task]] = {
		m.filter{case(k,(_,_,atts,dependsOn,_)) =>  dependsOn.contains(t) || (atts.get("temporalDependence") match{
			case Some(dt1: $[Task]) => dt1 == t
			case _ => false
			})}.map{case (k,v) => k}.toSet
	}

	def contextParentsResolved(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]) =
		if(m(t)._4.isEmpty)
			true
		else
			m(t)._4.forall(dependent => isResolved(m, dependent))

	def temporalParentsResolved(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]) =
		m(t)._3.get("temporalDependence") match{
			case Some(task: $[Task]) => isResolved(m, task)
			case _ => true
		}

	def isResolved(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]) =
		m(t)._2 != Waiting || m(t)._5.isDefined

	def RecursiveDatesWithMap(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], electedTasks: Set[$[Task]]): Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2] = {

		val filteredTasks = electedTasks.filter(t => contextParentsResolved(m, t) && temporalParentsResolved(m, t) && !isResolved(m, t))

		if (filteredTasks.isEmpty)
			m
		else
			RecursiveDatesWithMap(LetDeadlineWithMap(m, filteredTasks.head), electedTasks - filteredTasks.head ++ getChildless(m, filteredTasks.head))
	}

	def LetDeadlineWithMap(m: Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2], t: $[Task]): Map[$[Task], TaskInfo2] = {
		if(!m(t)._4.isEmpty){
			if(m(t)._4.filter(y => m(y)._2 != Finished && m(y)._2 != Cancelled).isEmpty){
				m + ((t , (m(t)._1,
							m(t)._2,
							m(t)._3,
							m(t)._4,
							Some(addBusinessDays(m(t)._4.toList.map{
								case dependent => m(dependent)._5.getOrElse(m(dependent)._1) }
								.sortWith(_ > _).head, m(t)._3("duration").asInstanceOf[Int] + 1)))))
			}else{
				m + ((t , (m(t)._1,
							m(t)._2,
							m(t)._3,
							m(t)._4,
							Some(addBusinessDays(m(t)._4.toList.map{
									case dependent if m(dependent)._2 != Finished && m(dependent)._2 != Cancelled => getDeadline(m, dependent)
									case _ => 0.toLong
							}.sortWith(_ > _).head, m(t)._3("duration").asInstanceOf[Int] + 1)))))
			}
		}else{
			m(t)._3.get("temporalDependence") match {
				case Some(task: $[Task]) =>
					m + ((t , (m(t)._1,
							m(t)._2,
							m(t)._3,
							m(t)._4,
							Some(addBusinessDays(getDeadline(m, m(t)._3("temporalDependence").asInstanceOf[$[Task]]),
															m(t)._3("duration").asInstanceOf[Int] +
															m(t)._3("temporalDuration").asInstanceOf[Int]
															- m(m(t)._3("temporalDependence").asInstanceOf[$[Task]])._3("duration").asInstanceOf[Int])))))
				case _ => m
			}
		}
	}

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


As we now are getting close to the appeal hearing for the Export Permit Refusal for Amundsen's polar ship Maud, we have arrived here in the capital of Ottawa to attend in person on thursday next week, and promote our project. We do hope the Government of Canada can bring this case to a solution in our favour, but it might well be that the bureaucracy wish to further complicate the matters. No other concrete initiative exists today to save Maud from a slow deterioration in the high Arctic of Nunavut, Canada other than the one of Maud Returns Home, and most people in Canada and Norway support our initiative financed by Tandberg Eiendom in Asker, who wish to build a House of Maud in Vollen, to preserve this historic ship for future generations to come.


text:
package gram_zico.artist.Model;

import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;

/**
 * Created by root1 on 2017. 9. 20..
 */

public class CategoryCountModel {
    @SerializedName("1")
    private int count1;
    @SerializedName("2")
    private int count2;
    @SerializedName("3")
    private int count3;
    @SerializedName("4")
    private int count4;
    @SerializedName("5")
    private int count5;
    @SerializedName("6")
    private int count6;
    @SerializedName("7")
    private int count7;
    @SerializedName("8")
    private int count8;
    @SerializedName("9")
    private int count9;
    @SerializedName("10")
    private int count10;

    public int getData(int count){
        int arr[] = new int[]{count1, count2, count3, count4, count5, count6, count7, count8, count9, count10};
        return arr[count];
    }
}


text:
(516) 333-0176 contactus@westburylibrary.org
Borrow an eReader
Westbury Reading Corner
Librarian's Pick
Reserve an Item
Adult Newsletter
Children's Newsletter
Programas para Niños en Español
Book the Meeting Room
Reserve a Museum Pass
Computers and WiFi
Job Listing Websites
Citizenship Resources
Westbury Public Schools
Loan Rules and Fines
History of the Children's Library
Librarian's Pick: Motherhood So White – Nefertiti Austin
Dec 17, 2019 | Librarian's Pick
In her memoir, Motherhood So White, Nefertiti Austin provides valuable firsthand insight into what it means to be a black single mother and to reject the constraints of societal expectations.
When Austin decided to adopt her son, August, a black boy placed in the California foster care system, she was met with criticism and disbelief, especially from her own family. They couldn't understand why she wanted to legally adopt a stranger, an outsider. For many black people, adoption is a cultural custom reserved for white people, unless you had "a connection with that child, even a tenuous one."
As a child, Austin's grandparents provided stability and guidance while her parents drifted in and out of her life. Her own adoptive experience had shown her that families, especially black families, didn't need to be limited to the traditional expectations of one mother and one father, or to the demands of the white gaze.
When she decided to become a mother at 36, Austin had to first become a foster parent, as decreed by California state law. This journey, which eventually resulted in adoption, was not without trials and tribulations. Not only did she face the daily challenges of newfound motherhood, she also had to contend with America's legacy of systemic racism and discrimination, which renders black mothers either as invisible or as tropes in a dehumanizing narrative.
Austin's memoir is a natural response to both the erasure of black mothers and the dismissive and demeaning misrepresentation of black motherhood. She relays her experiences with equal parts candor and consideration, careful not to paint communities or motherhood with broad brushstrokes as she dismantles the notion that all "real" families must look and act alike. Motherhood So White is a testament to the power of love as a radical act and an urgent call to reclaim motherhood from institutionalized whiteness.
Click here for availability
Adult Library Hours
Monday - Friday 9:30 AM — 8:30 PM
Children's Library Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:30 AM — 7:30 PM
Westbury Memorial Public Library
445 Jefferson Street,
Westbury, New York, 11590


Following the events in Paris, the City of Munich and local police have decided to upgrade security measures for the Chriskindlmarkt, the downtown Munich Christmas market. There is going to be more uniformed and plain clothes police. Thirteen video cameras will also follow the market which will be open from November 27 until January 8.
Many other measures have already been implemented, such as the surveillance of known and suspected potentially dangerous persons from the Islamist scene. In addition, relevant Internet forums and networks are being increasingly scanned for suspicious messages.
"There is no specific danger," police spokeswoman Elizabeth Matzinger told abendzeitung-muenchen.de, "but an increased security situation". Meaning, the police are trying to prepare for all eventualities.


The folks behind the award-winning Yardbird have left the nest. Their first international outlet, The Bird Southern Table and Bar, has set up shop among the bevy of celebrity chef restaurants in Marina Bay Sands.
Bringing the brand's signature comfort food and hospitality from the American South, restaurateur John Kunkel serves up family recipes like the hundred-year old Lewellyn's Fine Fried Chicken ($35) in addition to Southern staples like buttermilk biscuits ($10), macaroni and cheese ($14), and fried chicken with waffles ($45). Also featured is the Singapore-exclusive Low Country Laksa ($38), comprising a skin-on snapper fillet with Carolina gold rice pirlau grains topped with a caramelised ginger and coconut broth.
Drinks-wise, do try their signature Old Fashioned ($27) with bacon-infused bourbon, or for a dash of Asian flavour, The Japanese Porkchop ($26), a concoction of Yamazaki 12-year-old whisky, Dijon mustard, Marugoto Shibori yuzu juice, and unfiltered apple cider. You'll also find an extensive selection of bourbon at The Bird, which includes rare expressions like Pappy Van Winkle and Jefferson's Aged at Sea.
After your meal, be sure to head up to the 190-seater's second floor for an excellent bayside view of Singapore's iconic cityline.
Otherwise, get a taste of The Bird at this year's Epicurean Market 2017!


Welcome To 103 Waller St. This Well Maintained All Brick Family Home Is Located In One Of Whitby's Most Sought After Areas. This Bright 3 Br Home Features A Large Kitchen With Lots Of Cabinet & Counter Space. Spacious Dining Area With W/O To Big Deck – Great For Entertaining. Large Bright Living Room With Bay Window. W/I Closet In Master. Fin Bsmt With New Carpet (2012). Close To Great Schools, Parks, Shopping, Transit. Don't Miss Out On This One!
This Well Maintained All Brick Family Home Is Located In One Of Whitby's Most Sought After Areas. Close To Great Schools, Parks, Shopping, Transit. Don't Miss Out On This One!


text:
Moleosofía o moleomancia es una técnica de adivinación y de decir la fortuna basado en la observación e interpretación de las marcas corporales — principalmente aquellas de la condición nevus melanocítico.

A pesar de que la adivinación por lunares, marcas de nacimiento y máculas ha sido practicadas en muchas sociedades a lo largo de toda la historia, nunca alcanzó el nivel de la adivinación del sueño, la astrología, o incluso la quiromancia. Como tal, generalmente ha sido clasificada como una especie de superstición o folclore, más que como una pseudociencia.

Clásica adivinación de lunares
A pesar de la predilección cultural por la fisonomía que se desarrolló en abundante literatura, la adivinación por lunares no fue una característica importante de la cultura Greco-Romana y las referencias a la práctica son raras. Las marcas de nacimiento disfrutaron de un estatus un poco más elevado y son mencionadas. Seleucus I Nicátor, el primer rey Macedonio de Siria, se dijo que había recibido de Apolo una marca de nacimiento en forma de ancla en su muslo que fue también heredada por sus descendientes.

El manual griego de interpretación de lunares sobrevive desde la antigüedad, anexado al final de un trabajo en adivinación mucho más amplio sobre tics atribuido al legendario vidente griego Melampo. A pesar de que el tratado de los lunares carece de un autor y difiere en estilo del trabajo del de los tics, es costumbre atribuirlo también al pseudo-Melampo. El texto se titula Peri Elaion tou Somatos "En las Olivas del Cuerpo," siendo presumiblemente aplicado el término a lunares debido a su semejanza en forma y color. Hay indicaciones, aun así, de que el texto también abarca las marcas de nacimiento ya que se mencionan también ardientes olivas rojas.

En general, el trabajo se basa en asociaciones analógicas bastante sinceras. Una marca en la parte de atrás de la garganta prevé decapitación. Una en los labios prevé sobrealimentación. Una marca en la nariz—a la que los griegos como muchas otras culturas asociaron con el órgano sexual— prevé que el portador quedará insatisfecho al hacer el amor. Se realizan algunas distinciones entre hombres y mujeres y las direcciones izquierda y derecha.

Una traducción turca más tardía del texto de Ps-Melampus, atriubido a "León el Sabio," fue traducido al francés  por  Jean Nicolaides (Les Livres de Divination Traduits sur un Manuscrit Turc Inédit, 1889).

Enlaces externos

 Texto lleno de Ps-Melampus en Isidore de Sevellie
 Traducción francesa de Leo la Salvia en Biblioteca Antigua
Adivinación

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Home / Celebrities / entertainment / Entertainment News / Machine Gun Kelly / Megan Fox / Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Good make their relationship official
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Good make their relationship official
Ultimate News July 29, 2020 Celebrities, entertainment, Entertainment News, Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox
America's rapper and singer, Machine Gun Kelly, a.k.a MGK, has officially announced he's dating gorgeous actress, Megan Fox, who's known for her role in 'Transformers'.
The couple have been rumoured to be an item for weeks now, after Fox appeared in the music video for MGK's song, 'Bloody Valentine', back in June.
In a recent IG post, MGK, who seems smitten, confirmed the relationship, however, as he shared a photo of him and his new girl, and captioned it, 'Waited for eternity to find you again.'
waited for eternity to find you again ... 🔪💫❤🔪
A post shared by the Blonde Don (@machinegunkelly) on Jul 28, 2020 at 10:38am PDT
The relationship will not come as a surprise to many, who have already seen them co-star on the movie, 'Midnight In The Switchgrass', although, many will argue they didn't see it coming, considering Fox didn't have any real ties to the Hip Hop industry before now.
But it has to be said we're glad to see her in love again, after her failed marriage to actor, Brian Austin Green.


BRANFORD, Conn., Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IsoPlexis Corporation (IsoPlexis), a privately held life sciences company at the forefront of single-cell analytics technology, announced today an exclusive agreement with Tekon Biotech, a leading instrumentation distributor, to distribute IsoPlexis' products in China. Tekon Biotech's first conference featuring IsoPlexis's systems will be held at Purple Mountain Hotel, Pudong, on September 20th, 2018 in Shanghai.
IsoPlexis's IsoCode & IsoLight system have received numerous awards, recognized as both The Scientist's and Fierce Life Science's #1 innovation of 2017 for the ability to provide both single-cell sensitivity and highly multiplexed and quantitative functional ELISA detection together for the first time. IsoPlexis' IsoLight was also awarded the global Red Dot Design Award in 2018 for its ease of use. These systems will now be available to customers, through its exclusive partner Tekon Biotech, in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
IsoPlexis has published data over the past three years with a variety of leading US CAR-T and Cell Therapy biopharmas and academic institutions, most recently in the journal "Blood", where IsoPlexis' IsoCode technology predicted whether non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients would respond to CAR-T therapy, directly from the pre-infusion Cell Product. Other pre-infusion metrics from existing technologies tested in this study were not predictive.
"We are very excited to partner with Tekon Biotech, a world class distributor of life science systems and technology in China," said IsoPlexis Chief Executive Officer, Sean Mackay. "We see significant demand for our unique single-cell platform from leading Chinese pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories, and academic institutions. We are confident this partnership will help accelerate research in the fast emerging CAR-T therapy area in China, as we continue to extend our single-cell leadership into new markets."
"China has emerged as a world leader in CAR-T cell therapies. Fueled by Chinese biotech investment ($10bn in 2017) and government programs such as 'one three five' development plan and 'Made in China 2025', CAR-T clinical trials have grown significantly in China in the last few years," said Tekon Biotech CEO, David Hadfield. "As we continue to build on Tekon's leadership position in solutions for cell biology into cell therapy and precision medicine, one company repeatedly came up in discussions with leading researchers, IsoPlexis. Now we are very pleased to be partnering to bring IsoPlexis' unique single-cell solutions to benefit researchers in precision medicine across Greater China."
Dr. David Ho, chief executive officer of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and IsoPlexis Scientific Advisory Board member, said, "Biopharma research and development in China is accelerating at a rapid pace, and IsoPlexis' IsoLight system is well positioned to address a critical need in the fast growing field of CAR-T and other cellular immunotherapies."
Dr. Rong Fan, Yale professor and Chair of IsoPlexis' Scientific Advisory Board, said, "IsoPlexis' IsoCode Chip has demonstrated an improved ability to predict responses of CAR-T patients, from the pre therapy cell product with global leaders in CAR-T. IsoPlexis' IsoLight will benefit our pharma and translational partners internationally by providing a powerful, yet straightforward solution for establishing immune response functional correlates in the fast moving immunotherapy and cell therapy ecosystem in China."
Dr. Jim Heath, President of leading precision medicine institution, the Institute for Systems Biology, and Scientific Advisory Board member of IsoPlexis said, "The IsoCode Chip will continue to uncover solutions to key challenges not only in CAR-T and cell therapy, but in novel areas of precision medicine as well. IsoPlexis' systems will play an important role in profiling immune response in the quickly accelerating Chinese immunology and oncology R&D area."
Tekon Biotech, founded in 1988, sells and supports a broad range of technologies in the China life sciences market. Tekon's customers include all major pharmaceutical and biotech companies plus the top 50 universities. Tekon is headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Hong Kong and Taipei. Tekon Biotech takes pride in providing the best service and technical support. For more information, visit http://www.tekontech.com/.
Data-driven and highly-targeted immunotherapies are the future of the fight against cancer. IsoPlexis, a privately held life sciences company, develops novel end-to-end solutions that are accelerating the revolution in immune and cell-based treatments of cancer. The IsoLight, a next-generation analytics platform, profiles responses at the single cell level enabling researchers to generate a precise functional patient signature to help predict and understand complex patient response to cancer immunotherapies. IsoPlexis has partnered with leading biopharmaceutical companies and trial centers to generate real-world data to advance high-need areas of cell product characterization, immune biomarker discovery, and patient monitoring.
For additional information on IsoPlexis, visit http://www.isoplexis.com or email info@isoplexis.com.


Rating: 5 4 3 2 1 4.4/5 from 3615 votes.
Span Development Helping Professionals can be very useful guide, and Span Development Helping Professionals play an important role in your products. The problem is that once you have gotten your nifty new product, the Span Development Helping Professionals gets a brief glance, maybe a once over, but it often tends to get discarded or lost with the original packaging.


Renowned for its dazzling productions and invaluable use of comedia dell'arte, or comedy using dramatic masks, the Odyssey Theatre company is living up to its reputation with its most recent production, The Servant of Two Masters.
Jesus Christ Superstar holds a big place in theatre, as one of only two major Broadway musicals about Jesus Christ—the other being Godspell—and it's definitely the bigger, more dramatic of the two.
Clubs are an integral part of the university experience, and this is why the SFUO cannot settle for poorly managed clubs going forward.


Having a tough time looking for the most reliable drug treatment centers Iowa for you or for a person you care about? RecoveryExperts.com has a searchable database of rehab centers to assist you in determining the precise alcohol addiction recovery to fit your unique requirements. Irrespective of your drug of choice, rehabilitation centers in IA can help you restore your healthy life.
Many individuals choose outpatient rehab because it is more often less expensive and because patients are allowed to go to work or school while attending treatment on a regular basis. However, several studies and research recommend that a residential program could enhance the possibilities of avoiding relapse and staying sober long-term. Whatever alcohol addiction centers IA you join, deciding you need help is the first step you must make.
Is Residential Addiction Recovery Treatment in Iowa for You?
In general, it is much more helpful to enter an addiction treatment Iowa that takes place in a residential facility. If you consider seeking a high-class addiction recovery facility, there may be added rewards and advantages to viewing an extended rehab visit as if it were a retreat. Staying at an affordable rehab facility for a lengthened period of time allows you to relax and concentrate totally on your recovery. Whether choosing to recover near home or going to another city is your choice, and our team of consultants can help you select the most suitable one. Call us toll-free at (877) 257-7997.
Binge drinking – the excessive consumption of alcohol over a short period of time – is a prime indicator for alcohol abuse or addiction. That's why the statistic from the Iowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy stating that one in five adults in the state reports binge drinking behavior is alarming. Alcohol is the number one substance of abuse by adults in Iowa, with the reports showing that over 25,000 people were admitted to substance abuse treatment centers in Iowa for alcoholism.
All in all, according to the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, over 41,000 people have abused or were dependent on illicit drugs in the past year. Are you one of them?
It is never too late to stop being a statistic. The time to take action is now. If you're looking for help, we can make sure you find the right addiction treatment program in Idaho, so you can begin rehab immediately and begin making progress towards a drug-free life.
The choice is up to you, but you know there is only one choice. Call (877) 257-7997 for the help you need now.
It's not always easy to tell if someone you love is suffering from an addiction to drugs or alcohol. It's even harder to tell if you have a problem yourself. It's natural for us to deny our problems, especially problems that will require a lot of hard work in order to fix.
Do you use drugs for reasons other than to treat a medical condition?
Do you have blackouts as a result of drug use?
Do you experience guilt or other bad feelings about your drug use?
Have you argued with family or friends about your drug use?
Have you had trouble at work or lost a job because of drug use?
Do you feel sick or suffer other withdrawal symptoms when you try to go without drugs?
Are you able to go more than a few days without taking drugs? A week?
Have you ever been arrested for the possession of drugs that are illegal?
Have you ever stolen items or participated in other crimes in order to obtain drugs?
If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, there's a good chance you may be suffering from an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. Addiction is a disease that must be treated by doctors, therapists, and other experts in substance dependency. Let us help you find the right team of experts to help you begin the journey to recovery. Call us today for help finding an Iowa rehab center for you.
When you are suffering from a drug addiction, or someone you love is, you're probably dealing with a lot of difficult emotions that make thinking clearly very difficult. But it's important that you put some clear thought into the process of choosing a drug rehab center in Iowa, because the right treatment program can make all the difference in a successful recovery.
It may not be easy, but it's going to be worth it.
Drug treatment programs typically last between 28 and 90 days. While a shorter program may resolve the physical dependency on the substance of abuse, most people discover that a longer rehab program gives them a stronger psychological footing to maintain recovery once they return home.
Outpatient programs are appealing to people who want to continue to work or go to school while they receive addiction treatment. On top of that, it tends to be far less expensive. However, those who participate in inpatient or residential drug rehab programs in Iowa enjoy the benefits of continual supervision and a 100% focus on the recovery process.
The biggest advantage to traveling out of your residential area while getting rehab is that you will be removed from the environments which you associate with your addictive behaviors. It's much harder to obtain and use drugs when you are away from home. Plus, many people prefer the anonymity of being in a residential facility during drug addiction treatment in Iowa. For others, being able to attend class or go to work is far more valuable.
Along with these important decisions about your stay in an Iowa drug rehab facility, you should also ask pertinent questions such as: Do they treat your type of addiction specifically? Will they provide medications to offset withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings, when appropriate? Do they include nutrition and exercise programs? Do they teach life skills? What type of traditional treatment therapies do they offer, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, or psychotherapy? What types of alternative therapies do they offer, such as yoga, meditation, art therapy, animal therapy, etc.?
There are a lot of details to keep track of when you are looking for just the right drug addiction program in Iowa, but we can help you sift through all the information. Our experts know how to guide you in the right direction – all you have to do is call the number above to get started on the road to recovery.


Our partners network is an ecosystem consisting of professionals, companies and free-lancers all along the design and delivery chain. They are at the source of the research and innovation process as in the distribution or the promotion of the outcomes. They have been selected for the quality or the singularity of their contribution which is required to support our publications.
Our network of distributors makes our publications accessible close to the largest audience. We deliberately wanted this network international to be read from everywhere and from every culture. From this large audience we expect a lot of exchange and improvements. Distributors have been selected among the most representative actors locally or internationally.
Contributors to "theITSMpractitioner" projects are experts in IT Service Management practicing in different specialties and for several organizations as end-user companies, vendors, or as consultants. This variety of itineraries provides the wider return of experience. Their selection is based on quality of their production, the value of their conviction, and the singularity of their approach. They can be contradictory and tend to be less dogmatic in their views. Their perspective and their ability to transmit their experience are their best skills.
Their contribution is independent of any Vendor's solution or Service Provider's offering. We are not tied to any brand, we have no commercial partnerships, and our capital is not owned by any Vendor or IT Service company. We remain free of thinking and free to publish our contents according to our convictions. For same reasons, we apply a strict control in our publications in order to publish true experience feedback instead of partisan advice.
Professional Associations are prominent players in the development and promotion of ITSM best-practices. They represent the voice of the different stakeholders in the IT market (customer associations, IT Service Providers, Solution Vendors, IT Consultancy companies and IT Training Providers). They have many skilled members and contributors, they liven up workshops, promote idea-sharing and offer mature advice from their spheres of influence. We contribute to their outcomes through collaborations on specific topics.
'Establishments' covers different types of institutions which have a guiding and pedagogic role in defining and promoting Standards, Norms and Certification Programs for people or for organizations. They represent major initiators of international norms and standards frameworks in the field of IT Service Management. We integrate their outcomes as referential input within our work and contribute to their assimilation by the audience, through our objective and independent perspective. We are also happy to participitate to their work when sollicited.


text:
Las islas Crowlin ( y (en gaélico escocés, Na h-Eileanan Cròlainneach) son un grupo de tres pequeña islas deshabitadas, localizadas en el grupo de las Hébridas Interiores, en Escocia. Se encuentran ubicadas entre la isla de Skye y la península de Applecross, en Mainland.

Las islas son:
Eilean Mòr (isla grande)
Eilean Meadhanach (isla mediana)
Eilean Beag (isla pequeña)

Aunque las excavaciones paleontológicas en Eilean Mòr muestran evidencias de asentamientos humanos en el Mesolítico hace 8.000 años, las islas permanecen deshabitadas desde 1920.

 Crowlin


If you are looking to deal with your debts, you will probably have considered debt consolidation. Debt consolidation can help you take control of your borrowings, save you money and simplify your financial arrangements.
But what is debt consolidation? And how does it work? Keep reading to find out.
Debt consolidation is simply the process of combining lots of smaller debts into one larger debt. For example, if you have several credit cards or store cards you may decide to take out a larger debt in order to repay all these smaller debts.
Debt consolidation involves you taking all of your outstanding debts and combining them into a single, more manageable debt. This can either be through secured borrowing against an asset, such as your home, or through further unsecured borrowing, such as a personal loan or a credit card.
The most common way of consolidating debts is through a debt consolidation loan. This is a loan that you take out to repay your existing debts, thereby 'consolidating' these various debts into one larger loan. You may also choose to extend the repayment period of their debts when you take out a debt consolidation loan. This is because it generally reduces your monthly repayments.
Debt consolidation loans can normally be taken on a secured or an unsecured basis. A secured loan is likely to offer a lower rate but the loan will be secured against your home.
The main advantage of a debt consolidation loan is that it can reduce your interest payments and reduce your monthly outgoings. It can also simplify your finances as, instead of having multiple creditors, you just pay one loan to one lender.
However, a debt consolidation loan will normally mean that you are paying your debts off over a longer period of time. If you take out a secured loan then your home may also be at risk if you fail to keep up your repayments.
If you have debts that you intend to repay over a shorter timescale then an interest-free credit card could be a cost-effective option. Low rate or 0 per cent balance transfer credit cards allow you to transfer debts from other cards, and then repay the combined debt without paying interest. Considering the average credit card rate in the UK in March 2012 was 17.3 per cent, this could save you a lot of money.
You should remember that these deals are time restricted and that the low interest rate period will generally last for only around 12-18 months. So, this option is generally only a good idea if you are confident you can repay your debt before the low/zero interest period expires.
What if I am really struggling with my debts?
As mentioned earlier, the above methods of debt consolidation can`t really help with debts that are causing you severe problems. If you are struggling to repay your debts, you should talk to a debt adviser about more suitable options.
A debt management plan or even an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) may be more suitable for you, and a specialist debt adviser can help you explore your options.


As a team based in New York City, we experience and thus empathize with the challenges faced by the increasing numbers who live in outer borough neighborhoods, stuck with unreliable transit options and long travel times tracked in hours, not minutes. We wish to explore the varying concentrations of ride-sharing services and the implications of the presence of ride-sharing services between underserved areas of the city and areas of the city with adequate access.
NYC is the quintessential city representing long working hours, fast-paced life and stressful commutes. The daily stressor like commuting has become affects not only individuals' mental health and happiness, but also ultimately the economic opportunities of their communities. The increasing amounts of time they spend waiting for, and in the transports, translates itself directly as more stress, being late for work and less time spent with family and friends. This in turn could increase exhaustion and mental health problems, and decrease productivity and work motivation.
We therefore wish to develop alternative ways to utilize shared mobility in addressing these social and economic issues in underserved areas of NYC. We believe sustainability goes beyond emission levels and pollution. This issue goes beyond the daily struggle of commute: it is a necessary tool to improve the quality of life of millions of people living in underserved areas who could be spending their time more efficiently.
Pertaining to history, when a transit strikes halted buses and subway trains throughout New York's five boroughs 40 years ago, residents in some of the most marooned parts of the city started using their own cars and vans to pick people up, charging a dollar to shuttle them to their destinations. Drawing inspiration from unconventional solutions, we believe that it is time for innovators such as us to nurture the development of intelligent, environmentally friendly and independent transportation services that fill transit gaps through human-centered design and new technologies for shared rides.


Fa64833 – sofa mart lakewood. Sofa Mart Warehouse Lakewood Co. Sofa Mart in Lakewood CO 303 275 0. sofa mart lakewood co. Sofa Mart Phone 303 275 0011 Lakewood Co United States. s For Sofa Mart Yelp Sofa Mart Lakewood Co Sofa Mart. Furniture Row In Lakewood Co 303 275 0011 Sofa Mart. Lakewood Sofa Kirk s Furniture and Mattress Store.
sofa mart lakewood Sofa The Honoroak. Flexsteel Lakewood 78" Lakewood Stationary Sofa Wayside. Flexsteel Lakewood Queen Sleeper Sofa. Elegant Living Room Furniture Stylish Sofas Furniture Sofa.


Amsterdam, 14 April 2016 – Europe's transport ministers, the European Commission and the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) have reached an agreement on cooperation in the field of connected and automated driving. In the 'Declaration of Amsterdam', endorsed during today's Informal Transport Council organised by the Dutch EU Presidency, all parties agreed to work together to ensure a successful deployment of these smart technologies across Europe.
To overcome these challenges, it will be essential to adapt traffic rules, improve the digital infrastructure, establish clear rules about liability, secure people's personal data, increase funding for research and innovation, and promote operational testing.
"Our industry welcomes the Declaration of Amsterdam as an important milestone that promotes much-needed cooperation between automobile manufacturers, national governments and the EU institutions," Jonnaert added.
After the Transport Council meeting, Mr Jonnaert, the transport ministers and European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, were driven through Amsterdam in self-driving and highly automated vehicles. These cutting-edge cars, many provided by ACEA's members, showcased various levels of automation – from hands-off driving in traffic jams to self-parking vehicles – and the latest connectivity technology.
ACEA represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus manufacturers: BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Group, PSA Group, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group. More information can be found on www.acea.be or @ACEA_eu.


Below you will find a list of the cemeteries in Hollywood, CA. These 29 cemeteries are organized by their distance from Hollywood. The closest businesses to Hollywood are Hollywood Forever Funeral Home on Santa Monica Blvd (Los Angeles), Callanan Mortuary on N. Western Ave (Los Angeles), Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Fd-904 on Forest Lawn Dr (Los Angeles) and Angeles Rosedale Cemetery on S. Normandie Ave (Los Angeles) in the category Cemeteries & Memorial Parks and Mount Sinai Memorial Park on Forest Lawn Dr (Los Angeles) in the category Cemeteries.


One. Website index dreamspell v merkabah colour code. Cei unel cenelec hd s colour code general cable for cables up to cores the vde color connection of mobile power consumers applies as follows. Zeals cables closed show image.


Our experienced curtain makers produce beautiful hand-made lined and interlined curtains, pelmets and blinds. We also supply and fit wooden, metal and conservatory blinds as well as wooden shutters.
We can advise on which styles, contemporary or traditional, will suit your particular window and a track fitting specialist will ensure that all tracks, poles and pelmets are expertly fitted.
Soft furnishings including cushions, bedcovers, valances and headboards are all skilfully made by hand to order.


text:
Q: Setting up an email server's IP address for reverse DNS lookup Should I set my IP address' PTR record to the domain (mydomain.com) or the subdomain where the mail server is (mail.mydomain.com)? It's a little confusing.

A: To expand on my comment, here is an example of proper forward and reverse DNS for mail (methods can vary if you will have multiple mail servers, here is an example where three are load balanced):
All mail servers and priority:
$ host speakeasy.net | grep mail
speakeasy.net mail is handled by 15 mx02.speakeasy.net.
speakeasy.net mail is handled by 5 mx.speakeasy.net.
speakeasy.net mail is handled by 10 mx01.speakeasy.net.

Forward DNS on mail servers:
$ host mx.speakeasy.net
mx.speakeasy.net has address 69.17.117.60
$ host mx01.speakeasy.net
mx01.speakeasy.net has address 69.17.117.60
$ host mx02.speakeasy.net
mx02.speakeasy.net has address 69.17.117.60

RDNS for mail IP:
$ host 69.17.117.60
60.117.17.69.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer mx.speakeasy.net.


text:
Who Owns General Petraeus?
by Philip Giraldi Posted on July 29, 2010 July 28, 2010
Anyone who has ever served in the military would confirm that to become a general in the armed forces of the United States requires highly developed political skills. One must be politically astute to guide large military forces while at the same time answering to largely ignorant constituencies in Congress, the White House, and the media. Many generals tire of the exercise after a certain point and retire to well paid sinecures on the boards of defense contractors. Others stage their own forms of rebellion, speaking the truth and walking the plank as a reward. Admiral William Fallon insisted in 2008 that there would be no war with Iran on his watch. He was forced to retire soon after. More recently, General Stanley McChrystal voiced his displeasure with the White House's management of the Afghan war to a journalist and likewise was forced into early retirement.
Some generals, however, like the give and take of politics and harbor their own ambitions to hold high office. General Douglas MacArthur challenged President Harry Truman and was spoken of as a possible Republican candidate while General Dwight D. Eisenhower rode his own military fame to the presidency in 1952 and 1956. It is widely believed in the media that the current top general David Petraeus harbors similar ambitions. Eisenhower won the election virtually without campaigning, but Petraeus understands that he must satisfy some key constituencies before he throws his hat in the ring.
The tradition that general officers should provide disinterested advice to policymakers based on their best judgments and the most current available intelligence has long since passed. Modern generals first test the wind before they offer an opinion and then carefully tailor their comments to support the prevailing policy. Petraeus, who is regarded as an intellectual and even somewhat of an iconoclast, is no different. His counterinsurgency strategy, far from a new development, is a replay of similar thinking during the Vietnam war and a repudiation of the Powell Doctrine, which asserted that wars should be in the national interest, with attainable objectives, fought using overwhelming force, and incorporating a clear exit strategy. In short, Petraeus is the architect of the counterinsurgency long war combined with nation building strategy that has been embraced by both Presidents Bush and Obama.
Petraeus' apparent close relationship with the neoconservatives and the Israel Lobby is a matter of concern, particularly if he does aspire to be president. Some have plausibly identified him as the neocon candidate for 2012 though others note appreciatively that he initiated a long overdue national debate with his Senate testimony in March 2010, observing as he did that the failure to achieve peace in Israel-Palestine has endangered United States soldiers in the region. To be sure, Petraeus quickly did damage control for the statement in the Senate, helping in the orchestration of an article that described him as a friend to Israel who did not view the conflict with the Palestinians as a matter of great concern. In May 2010 Petraeus received the Irving Kristol award from the American Enterprise Institute, indicating clearly that the Israel Lobby and the neocon establishment regard him as a favorite son.
Petraeus' personal link to the neocons is through Max Boot and the two Kagans, Kimberly and Fred. All three have advised the general and have been cheerleaders for his "surge" policies. Kimberly Kagan has written a book featuring Petraeus entitled The Surge: A Military History. A series of emails to Boot that appears to have been inadvertently revealed to Israel Lobby critic James Morris suggests that Petraeus' ambitions led him to seek expert advice on how to mend fences with the Jewish community after his Senate testimony faux pas. He asked Boot "Does it help if folks know that I hosted Elie Wiesel and his wife at our quarters last Sun night? And that I will be the speaker at the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps in mid-Apr at the Capitol Dome…," exceptional pandering by a four star general and also a comment that suggests a certain naïveté on the subject. Petraeus even weasel worded about his actual testimony before the Senate, telling Boot "As you know I didn't say that. It's in a written submission for the record…" He also collaborated with Boot on the preparation of an article entitled "A Lie: David Petraeus, Anti-Israel" that appeared on March 18, 2010, appropriately enough, in Commentary magazine, a publication founded by the American Jewish Committee.
But maybe the neocons should think twice about their captive general. Many who harbor political ambitions rightly fear the power of the Israel Lobby, but fear is a far remove from affection. Many Congressmen held hostage by the Lobby resent it and long for the time when they would be able to support genuine American interests relating to the Middle East. Petraeus surely understands that no one can get nominated by a major party to run for president of the United States if the Israel Lobby and its media supporters say no. If he wants to get elected, he has to watch what he says and bend his knee, but he might not like it just as President Barack Obama clearly did not enjoy the battering he took from the Lobby in the fight for the Democratic nomination. Israel and its friends just might wind up selecting a strong leader with some very definite views that ultimately could lead to Washington distancing itself from Israel in a very decisive fashion. As a war hero with no particular political baggage, he would be a formidable opponent for any foreign Lobby, including that of Israel. And as a former general who has led troops in the field, he might become a president who actually believes the needless waste of his soldiers is unacceptable.
Petraeus' report to the Senate Armed Services Committee was groundbreaking, a fact that was recognized at the time. It came after a team of staff officers conducted a series of off-the-record meetings with Arab allies in the Middle East in December 2009. All America's friends emphasized that it had become increasingly difficult to generate popular support for US policies in light of the Israeli repression of the Palestinians. The responses were so alarming that Petraeus arranged a briefing for Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a month later. Mullen also was shocked by the depth of the antipathy towards the United States caused by Israeli policies and the report to the Senate was the result.
It is important to go back to the original statement to the Senate that started the furor about Petraeus' views. Do not for a second think that the assessment of Israel and Palestine was something that made it into the 56 page Central Command posture statement by accident or because Petraeus did not notice it. The report was prepared by Petraeus' staff and it is absolutely certain that he read every line of it and endorsed it before he appeared before the Senate committee. The report's full title is "Statement of General David H. Petraeus, US Army Commander, US Central Command before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Posture of US Central Command, 16 Mar 2010." This is what it says:
"The enduring hostilities between Israel and some of its neighbors present distinct challenges to our ability to advance our interests… Israeli-Palestinian tensions often flare into violence and large scale armed confrontations. The conflict foments anti-American sentiments, due to perception of US favoritism for Israel. Arab anger over the Palestinian question limits the strength and depth of US partnerships with governments and peoples in the region and weakens the legitimacy of moderate regimes in the Arab world. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda and other militant groups exploit that anger to mobilize support."
Though carefully expressed, there is no ambiguity to the statement and no doubt that it represents General Petraeus' thinking. It means what it says, basically that Israel's behavior weakens Arab regimes friendly to the US, makes it impossible to develop popular support for Washington's programs, and strengthens terrorism. The result is that American soldiers and diplomats in the Middle East and Central Asia are threatened by irresponsible and unsustainable Israeli policies.
This means that the genie is out of the bottle no matter what Max Boot does to try to coax it back in or spin it into meaninglessness. It is also important to bear in mind that the Petraeus' statement was not an isolated incident, a sign of what might amount to a new awareness in Washington that Israel represents a strategic liability. In March, Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "This is starting to get dangerous for us. What you're doing here undermines the security of our troops…" And Admiral Mike Mullen has warned his counterpart General Gabi Ashkenazi that Israeli actions are hurting the US posture throughout the Mideast region.
So who owns General Petraeus? At this point, maybe no one. If he does have political ambitions he is certainly smart enough to know that crossing the neocons and the Lobby would be suicidal as he would be subjected to a devastating media assault. But he is a smart man who understands that the relationship with Israel is a liability. If he were to become president would his better angel come to the fore? We can only hope.
Author: Philip Giraldi
Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer, is a contributing editor to The American Conservative and executive director of the Council for the National Interest.	View all posts by Philip Giraldi
Previous Previous post: Wednesday: 35 Iraqis Killed, 60 Wounded
Next Next post: Thursday: 34 Iraqis Killed, 60 Wounded
Philip Giraldi's Latest Posts
Targeting Iran
Foreign Policy Delusion Is Bipartisan
Simple Stuff About Ukraine
Selling a Mossad Book
AIPAC and Friends Explain Themselves


I came to Alaska and APU looking for adventure, trusting that I would find a place full of my kind of people. At the time, I did not know how important the mountains would become to me, how much a part of my life climbing would become, and how integral to my being my new friends would become. At the time, I was just another fresh face in a new (to me) place.
Through I cringed at the prospect of venturing out of my room and meeting new people, I summoned the courage and stepped out to the various social events coordinated for new students that first weekend. Despite my dubious fashion choices and social awkwardness, I was met with nothing but kindness and enthusiasm. In those two days I met a young man about my age wearing a leather shirt he made from a deer he shot himself, talking about his love for climbing frozen waterfalls in winter. I met a young woman with bright red hair who laughed like a honking goose. Within a matter of hours after moving into the dorms at APU I had two new running partners.
And these are just a few examples of the people I met and began friendships with in that weekend – people who have since become incredibly important people in my life. Through the crucible of college, field courses, shared difficulties and triumphs; I have forged some of the most trusting, intimate relationships of my life.
As I suspected in those first few days, and have confirmed in the four years following: these are my people.


Viva Mexico! Independence Day is Almost Here!
" Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere" Those are the opening words of Longfellow's poem published almost 100 years after the American Revolution. And school children all over the nation learned the words to the poem and the story it told. As the story goes, some friends of Paul Revere were to light lanterns in the tower of Old North Church in Boston to tell him if the British were coming by land or sea("… One if by land, two if by sea…") He would then ride through the towns alerting the people. The story has been embroidered and embellished and Paul Revere has become a hero and super patriot, but he did not ride alone. In fact there were many back up riders that spread the word that the British were coming.
And so Mexico has an Independence Day legend reenacted in towns and villages and from the nation's capital in Mexico City. Like the Independence Day celebrations in the US, it is a national holiday. The day is marked with pomp, parties and patriotism. And legends of epic proportions.
On September 15, 1810 Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo called the people from the steps of his church in Dolores Hidalgo in Guanajuato. He commanded his brother and others to march on the jail and demand the release of 80 or more political prisoners. Two of those that went to the sheriff with their demands were Ignacio Allende and Mariano Abasolo.
Those are two names that everyone reading this should recognize. Just as most larger towns in the US have streets named after Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy, so are streets named for these heroes in towns all across the republic of Mexico. Here in La Paz, Calle Abasolo becomes our Malecon ( beach front promenade). And we do also have a Calle Ignacio Allende.
When we first arrived in La Paz and embarked on pool construction, I said to my Beloved; " Beloved, there will be no workers at the house tomorrow." "How do you know?"; he asked. And my response was that the next day would be the 16th of September, and there was a BIG street named for that day.
Clue about holidays here: if there is a street named with a date, there will be a holiday.
So at around sunrise on September 16, 1810, Hidalgo ordered the church bells rung, and exhorted his parishioners to revolt against the "bad government" also known as the Spanish.
This exhortation to revolution became known as El Grito de Dolores or the Cry of Dolores.
The first battle fought in the war for independence occurred on September 20th in Guanajuato. Mexico would not win her independence from Spain for ten more years. The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was made on September 27, 1821.
No one has the exact words Hidalgo used to exhort his people to insurrection and the famous speech of Cry of Dolores is not recorded and many other people are attributed with parts of the oration.
And everyone has an opinion of what was said, and who said it. But today Miguel Hidalgo, a Catholic priest is anointed with the responsibility of calling the people to rise up against their oppressors.
In October 1825, the Cry of Dolores had an official name change to the El Grito de La Independencia, or the Cry of Independencia. And on September 15th, the president of Mexico rings the bells at the National Palace in Mexico City around eleven p.m. He then reads the following poem and the crowd responds with the last lines " Via Mexico, Viva Mexico, Viva Mexico! The president waves the national flag during the shouting, then at the end rings the bell again.
Long live the heroes that gave us the Fatherland!
Long live Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez!
Long live Aldama and Matamoros!
Long Live Mexico! Long Live Mexico! Long Live Mexico!
The crowds in the Zocalo in Mexico City are enormous and tourists as well as Mexicans come from near and far to be part of El Grito.
It is customary for Mexican presidents to visit the church in Dolores Hidalgo on the last Independence Day of their term. President Calderon broke with tradition and visited the church of Dolores Hidalgo on September 15th, 2010 as part of the bi-centennial celebrations.
Have you noticed the foil bunting and the red, green and white décor festooning the governor's palace on Isabel La Catolica near Allende? It is dressed and ready for El Grito coming up in a few short weeks. Red, green and white streamers are stretched across the Malecon, and street vendors have been out for weeks selling flags, sombreros and anything remotely connected to Independence Day.
There will be a huge crowd, the shout and fireworks! If you don't mind crowds, and also hoofing it from a parking spot somewhere blocks away, it is an energetic and enthusiastic crowd, and you will be stirred to take part in the grito. Viva Mexico!
The restaurants will be starting to serve Chiles en Nogada a traditional dish served at this time of year. Look for my upcoming post about this.
My Beloved and I will watch the fireworks from our terrace on the hill across the bay from La Paz.
Chiles en Nogada! An Independence Day Treat!
This is the wonderful and easy to use Verge blog created by dtbaker from ThemeForest.