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Who is benefitting from trading Khashoggi's disappearance?
LIE … lie … and repeatedly lie until people believe you. This is an old adage that returned lately and found its way to front page news amid a campaign of lies and falsification against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the case of the disappearance of Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi.
In this campaign, the charlatans pretend to have forgotten the history of the Kingdom and the biography of its kings; from the founding ruler – King Abdulaziz until the reign of the current ruler – King Salman. They never, even a single day, used as a tool the assassinations, enforced disappearances and kidnappings.
In most stages where the opponents of the Kingdom's politics emerged, its security apparatuses and institutions never resorted to such methods which are contrary to basic human values.
Some Saudis paid by parties whose objectives against their country are known went crazy in several stations and channels. Some of them have political programs in the radio stations of certain countries. Despite all that, the Kingdom neither kidnapped nor killed them as claimed by the group with well-known orientations and goals.
Today, in the ocean of an unjust campaign, some are talking about Nasser Al-Saeed. He was extradited by the Kingdom through a ruling. The Kingdom never attempted to kill him even though he lived in Beirut at a time it was the theater of civil war and severe security chaos. This is why when lies are abundant; one must look attentively at the distinct white thread from the black thread, so as not to fall into sin especially if they are among those who believe in the Quranic verse: "Surely suspicion in some cases is a sin."
Unfortunately, a country like Turkey has turned into a playground of big lies moved around by the Muslim Brotherhood. The group is heavily paid by known sources that are nurturing it and have control over a large number of satellite channels and mass media in several languages, in addition to using its huge investments in Turkey. Therefore, the group turned the disappearance of Khashoggi, a Saudi national, into a non-Turkish issue. Perhaps, the ruling Justice and Development Party no longer cares about internal affairs the way it focuses on controversial files of Arab countries especially Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
The Turkish leadership, headed by Erdogan, did not scrutinize and contemplate well that this storm they are starting will lead to severance of ties between Riyadh and Ankara; exactly like the case with Canada which interfered blatantly in Saudi affairs such that it had to be stopped.
The Muslim Brotherhood aims to portray the disappearance of Khashoggi as if he is the founder of Utopia or as if he is Thomas Edison, neglecting the fact that they used to accuse him of betrayal. Tens of Saudi citizens have been exposed to troubles, attacks and killings in many countries over the last two decades but the Muslim Brotherhood remained silent. Today, the Muslim Brotherhood changed all of a sudden as it is now keen on defending humanitarian issues although it transplanted terrorism, hijacking and killing.
Khashoggi contacted senior officials at the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul including the Saudi ambassador and he planned to return to Saudi Arabia. This information is confirmed by Saudi Ambassador to Washington Prince Khalid Bin Salman, stating that Khashoggi has justified concerns about returning home. However, he was wrong in this regard since many of the opposition figures who attacked Saudi Arabia more than Khashoggi returned to Saudi Arabia after realizing that they were wrong and they now live in their homeland safely. These opposition figures include Dr Kassab Al-Utaibi who is now living a normal life and active on social media freely.
It is also true that a number of princes opposed the Saud Dynasty and left Saudi Arabia due to personal interests. Saudi Arabia secured their return through diplomatic channels. Here they are living a normal life; away from killing, torture or hiding abroad although they can be more attractive targets for the enemies of Saudi Arabia than Khashoggi who is being depicted as the carrier of the secrets of Saudi Arabia.
Actually, the noise from hitting empty pots by the Muslim Brotherhood has not crossed the borders of the Arab world, especially the countries controlled by this organization in addition to a few European countries motivated by personal favor.
Thus, we can say a Saudi citizen disappeared in Turkey. Then, why don't we wait for completion of investigations, instead of focusing on the Indian film scenarios filling up the media outlet of the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters. This ignorant behavior is the fruit of the hatred which controls the Muslim Brotherhood, making them believe the issue will spark World War III the same way World War I kicked off as a reaction to the assassination of the Austrian archduke.
They blamed the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. They even blamed Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
All these targets are quite known and the scorers are known as well. The issue will continue in its natural size; represented in the noise produced by social media and mainstream media crowds, especially when the whole truth is revealed and the main targets of such badly plotted game are unmasked. This game raises a question on who is benefiting from trading the disappearance of Khashoggi.
Aren't those trading in the issue more blameworthy, especially after knowing that Khashoggi seriously thought of returning to Saudi Arabia and then they too got worried that he would reveal the secrets of their conspiracies?
By Ahmed Al-Jarallah – Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times
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Dems' 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Updated: 6:22 PM EST Feb 10, 2019
By SARA BURNETT, Associated Press
WEBVTT TIM: SENATOR KLOBUCHAR WILL BE JOINING A VERY CROWDED DEMOCRATIC FIELD. SHE MADE HER OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WITH A VERY SNOWY BACKDROP IN HER HOME STATE OF MINNESOTA. SHE IS NOW ONE OF SEVEN WOMEN SEEKING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. IN HER SPEECH, THE SENATOR SAYS SHE IS REPRESENTING EVERY WORKER, FARMER, DREAMER, AND BUILDER. SHE SAYS WASHINGTON HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS SURROUNDING INCOME INEQUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. >> TODAY, ON THIS SNOWY DAY ON THIS ISLAND, WE SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. OUR NATION MUST BE GOVERNED NOT FROM CHAOS BUT FROM OPPORTUNITY. NOT BY WALLOWING OVER WHAT IS WRONG, BUT BY MARCHING TOWARD WHAT IS RIGHT. AND IT HAS TO START WITH ALL OF US. TIM: SOURCES TELL NEWS 9 KLOBUCHAR IS EXPECTED TO SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN OFFICIAL VISIT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED, BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE IS SAID TO BE VERY MUCH ON HE
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House."For every American, I'm running for you," she told an exuberant crowd gathered on a freezing, snowy afternoon at a park along the Mississippi River with the Minneapolis skyline in the background."And I promise you this: As your president, I will look you in the eye. I will tell you what I think. I will focus on getting things done. That's what I've done my whole life. And no matter what, I'll lead from the heart," the three-term senator said.Klobuchar, who has prided herself for achieving results through bipartisan cooperation, did not utter Trump's name during her kickoff speech. But she did bemoan the conduct of "foreign policy by tweet" and said Americans must "stop the fear-mongering and stop the hate. ... We all live in the same country of shared dreams." And she said that on first day as president, she would have the U.S. rejoin an international climate agreement that Trump has withdrawn from.She spoke of the need to "heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good."Asserting Midwestern values, she told a crowd warmed by hot chocolate, apple cider, heat lamps and bonfires: "I don't have a political machine. I don't come from money. But what I do have is this: I have grit."Klobuchar, who easily won a third-term last year, has pointed to her broad appeal across Minnesota as she has discussed a 2020 run. She has drawn support from voters in urban, suburban and rural areas, including in dozens of counties Trump won in 2016.She has said that success could translate to other Midwestern states such as Michigan and Wisconsin, reliably Democratic in presidential races for decades until Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton.She said the country's "sense of community is fracturing" today, "worn down by the petty and vicious nature of our politics. We are all tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, the gridlock and the grandstanding."The list of Democrats already in the race features several better-known senators with the ability to raise huge amounts of money - Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.The field soon could expand to include prominent Democrats such as former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.A Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll conducted by Selzer & Company in December found that Klobuchar was largely unfamiliar to likely Iowa caucus-goers, with 54 percent saying they didn't know enough about her to have an opinion, while 38 percent had a favorable opinion and 8 percent had an unfavorable opinion."She starts out perhaps with a better understanding of Midwestern voters, but I think she faces the same hurdles every one of them face, which is: Are Iowans going to find them either the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump or the candidate that most aligns with their ideologies and issues?" said John Norris, a longtime Iowa-based Democratic strategist. "I don't know that coming from Minnesota gives her any advantage with Iowans."Klobuchar, 58, is known as a straight-shooting, pragmatist willing to work with Republicans, making her one of the Senate's most productive members at passing legislation.The backdrop for her rally was the Interstate 35 bridge over the Mississippi. The span was built after the previous bridge collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people. Klobuchar had worked with then Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., to help fund the new bridge and get it completed at a faster-than-usual pace."We worked across the aisle to get the federal funding and we rebuilt that I-35W bridge - in just over a year. That's community. That's a shared story. That's ordinary people doing extraordinary things," she said.Klobuchar's focus in recent months has included prescription drug prices, a new farm bill and election security. She supports the "Green New Deal," a Democratic plan proposed this past week to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy.But her legislative record has drawn criticism from both the GOP and some fellow Democrats. Some Republicans say Klobuchar is able to get things done because she pushes smaller issues. Some progressives say she lacks the kind of fire and bold ideas needed to bring significant change and excite voters.Klobuchar, a lawyer and the former prosecutor in Minnesota's largest county, raised her national profile during a Senate Judiciary Committee last fall for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman when they were both in high school.When Klobuchar asked Kavanaugh whether he ever had had so much to drink that he didn't remember what happened, he turned the question around. He asked Klobuchar, "Have you?"Unruffled, Klobuchar continued as Kavanaugh asked again. Kavanaugh later apologized to Klobuchar, whose father is an alcoholic."When you have a parent who's an alcoholic, you're pretty careful about drinking," she said. "I was truly trying to get to the bottom of the facts and the evidence."Among the other Midwestern lawmakers who could also seek the nomination are Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who has been visiting early voting states, and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who established an exploratory committee last month.Klobuchar campaigned with Democrats in Iowa last fall, and in December spoke to progressive farmers and activists about the importance of bridging the divide between urban and rural areas. She said the lesson learned after the 2016 election was "we are not going to leave the Midwest behind.""This is the moment for the Midwest," she said, "and we don't want to be forgotten again in a national election."
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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.
"For every American, I'm running for you," she told an exuberant crowd gathered on a freezing, snowy afternoon at a park along the Mississippi River with the Minneapolis skyline in the background.
"And I promise you this: As your president, I will look you in the eye. I will tell you what I think. I will focus on getting things done. That's what I've done my whole life. And no matter what, I'll lead from the heart," the three-term senator said.
Klobuchar, who has prided herself for achieving results through bipartisan cooperation, did not utter Trump's name during her kickoff speech. But she did bemoan the conduct of "foreign policy by tweet" and said Americans must "stop the fear-mongering and stop the hate. ... We all live in the same country of shared dreams." And she said that on first day as president, she would have the U.S. rejoin an international climate agreement that Trump has withdrawn from.
She spoke of the need to "heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good."
Asserting Midwestern values, she told a crowd warmed by hot chocolate, apple cider, heat lamps and bonfires: "I don't have a political machine. I don't come from money. But what I do have is this: I have grit."
Klobuchar, who easily won a third-term last year, has pointed to her broad appeal across Minnesota as she has discussed a 2020 run. She has drawn support from voters in urban, suburban and rural areas, including in dozens of counties Trump won in 2016.
She has said that success could translate to other Midwestern states such as Michigan and Wisconsin, reliably Democratic in presidential races for decades until Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton.
She said the country's "sense of community is fracturing" today, "worn down by the petty and vicious nature of our politics. We are all tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, the gridlock and the grandstanding."
The list of Democrats already in the race features several better-known senators with the ability to raise huge amounts of money - Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
The field soon could expand to include prominent Democrats such as former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
A Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll conducted by Selzer & Company in December found that Klobuchar was largely unfamiliar to likely Iowa caucus-goers, with 54 percent saying they didn't know enough about her to have an opinion, while 38 percent had a favorable opinion and 8 percent had an unfavorable opinion.
"She starts out perhaps with a better understanding of Midwestern voters, but I think she faces the same hurdles every one of them face, which is: Are Iowans going to find them either the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump or the candidate that most aligns with their ideologies and issues?" said John Norris, a longtime Iowa-based Democratic strategist. "I don't know that coming from Minnesota gives her any advantage with Iowans."
Klobuchar, 58, is known as a straight-shooting, pragmatist willing to work with Republicans, making her one of the Senate's most productive members at passing legislation.
The backdrop for her rally was the Interstate 35 bridge over the Mississippi. The span was built after the previous bridge collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people. Klobuchar had worked with then Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., to help fund the new bridge and get it completed at a faster-than-usual pace.
"We worked across the aisle to get the federal funding and we rebuilt that I-35W bridge - in just over a year. That's community. That's a shared story. That's ordinary people doing extraordinary things," she said.
Klobuchar's focus in recent months has included prescription drug prices, a new farm bill and election security. She supports the "Green New Deal," a Democratic plan proposed this past week to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy.
But her legislative record has drawn criticism from both the GOP and some fellow Democrats. Some Republicans say Klobuchar is able to get things done because she pushes smaller issues. Some progressives say she lacks the kind of fire and bold ideas needed to bring significant change and excite voters.
Klobuchar, a lawyer and the former prosecutor in Minnesota's largest county, raised her national profile during a Senate Judiciary Committee last fall for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman when they were both in high school.
When Klobuchar asked Kavanaugh whether he ever had had so much to drink that he didn't remember what happened, he turned the question around. He asked Klobuchar, "Have you?"
Unruffled, Klobuchar continued as Kavanaugh asked again. Kavanaugh later apologized to Klobuchar, whose father is an alcoholic.
"When you have a parent who's an alcoholic, you're pretty careful about drinking," she said. "I was truly trying to get to the bottom of the facts and the evidence."
Among the other Midwestern lawmakers who could also seek the nomination are Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who has been visiting early voting states, and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who established an exploratory committee last month.
Klobuchar campaigned with Democrats in Iowa last fall, and in December spoke to progressive farmers and activists about the importance of bridging the divide between urban and rural areas. She said the lesson learned after the 2016 election was "we are not going to leave the Midwest behind."
"This is the moment for the Midwest," she said, "and we don't want to be forgotten again in a national election."

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Since moving to Seattle in 2003, Mediterranean Kitchen has continued to be my absolute favorite restaurant. In contrast to Awash, this IS a place I have taken every visiting friend or family member (and a few first dates) as it's a guaranteed amazing meal. The restaurant is quite small with maybe a dozen tables, so expect a wait during typical prime dining hours.
Each meal comes with warm pita bread and a great house soup (either green lentil as shown in the photo, or a red lentil; both quite good). The green lentil soup has a slightly chunky consistency, aided by diced carrots, and features cumin and black pepper. Paired with the pita and the house garlic dipping sauce (think garlic vinaigrette, minus the vinegar), your taste buds will be in Heaven well before your entree arrives.
As with Gyro World, Carrie and I both heavily favor two dishes: she regularly chooses the Falafel and I the Shish Tawook.
The Falafel features garbanzo beans mashed with parsley, onions, garlic, and spices, then rolled into balls and fried. It's served on a bed of greens along with green onions, radish (pickled) cucumbers, and a tahini sauce. It's consistently good and there's almost always plenty to take home.
For me, the Shish Tawook is nothing short of amazing. The charbroiled chicken breasts (four pieces for lunch and I think six for dinner) are marinated in garlic and lemon juice and served over a heaping pile of saffron rice topped with the house garlic sauce. The sauce alone is worth the price of admission and I always order extra. Today I chose the lower carb option (sans their beautiful, delicious rice) and my chicken arrived on top of mixed greens. This entree also comes with the absolute best hummus I've ever had.
Over the years, I've tried most everything on their menu from the Chicken Shawarma and Beef Noodle to the Combination Kabob and Seafood Couscous. The portions are especially generous given the average entree cost is $10-$12 for lunch and $14-$16 for dinner and include soup and pita. For an extra $1, you can even get a side salad complete with garlic dressing and fresh herbs.
If you're looking for the best appetizer around, get the Mezza Tray. It features six different appetizers large enough to offer a table of six plenty to sample and includes hummus (pureed garbanzo beans with tahini and spices), labnie (a drained, Greek yogurt topped with mint), zahra (hands-down the most delicious way on the planet to enjoy cauliflower), and baba kanouj (smoky, roasted eggplant dip) along with tabouley (bulgar with onions, parsley, and olive oil) and a chunky salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, and garlic dressing.
I cannot stress this enough: for exceptional Mediterranean food, eat here.


Here's one sweater you won't want to cover with a chunky blanket scarf. It's the lace-up sweater, and it's a new must-have for fall 2016. My favorite ones feature chunky knit styling with gromet lacing. #obsessed Paired with a simple velvet choker, you'll have the most winning combination ever. I've been looking high and low for a budget version in stores but to no avail, however, I did find one online at Missguided.com under $50 (also comes in this gorgeous dusty blush hue). I think it's fascinating how designers can tweak one tiny detail on a staple such as the sweater and make it instantly fresh and covetable. Have you picked up on the lace-up sweater trend yet?


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ClearlySo makes complaint over offensive remarks by Peter Lilley at EIS Awards
London, United Kingdom – ClearlySo, Europe's leading impact investment bank, announces that it has made a complaint with the EIS Association (EISA) and the Conservative Party over offensive remarks made by House of Lords member Peter Lilley during a speech last week at The Great EIS 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet in London.
A ClearlySo staff member attended the banquet where Lilley gave a speech, parts of which (including a reference to an unnamed female sixth form student) she found insulting and offensive.
The complaint alleges that Lilley's behaviour in making the speech did not live up to the principles outlined in the Code of Conduct of Conservative Party Representatives, was contrary to the objectives of the EISA, discourages women entrepreneurs and was thereby harmful to the economy.
Rod Schwartz commented: "As Chief Executive of ClearlySo I am speaking on behalf of the whole company when I say that we find it objectionable that one of our colleagues should be subjected to this behaviour at a professional meeting. ClearlySo stands for and seeks to help build a modern, inclusive, progressive and meritocratic economy—and comments such as Lilley's undermine our efforts and need to be consigned to the dustbin—they have no place in modern Britain."
ClearlySo is Europe's leading impact investment bank, working exclusively with enterprises and funds delivering positive social, ethical, and/or environmental impact as well as financial return.
Rod Schwartz
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John Lloyd
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Bo Nix, of Auburn Tigers, Undergoes Season-Ending Surgery for Broken Ankle
Courtesy of Auburn Athletics via Facebook Bo Nix http://www.courant.com/sports/usc/hc-baseball-football-30488286-ne-jerseys.html One of the stars of this year's college football season will undergo season-ending surgery for a broken right ankle. Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn announced…
Courtesy of Auburn Athletics via Facebook Bo Nix http://www.courant.com/sports/usc/hc-baseball-football-30488286-ne-jerseys.html
One of the stars of this year's college football season will undergo season-ending surgery for a broken right ankle.
Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn announced the recovery time for running back Bo Nix on Tuesday night, adding that the junior will undergo surgery on Friday.
"Bo's not the type of kid that wants to go to the hospital," Malzahn said. "But the doctors said if they put something in there it could keep him out for a long time. This is going to be a big blow for us. I know the fans are going to be saddened. I'm sad for him, for his family, but he's going to be 100 percent for the off-season and next season."
Nix was injured in a game against Boston College on Sept. 8. He ran for 54 yards and had a touchdown in the win.
"It's not going to end his career, but it's going to have a big impact," Malzahn said. "Hopefully he can come back stronger than ever."
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Another week down, we have made it to 32 weeks. If I wasn't so big I do a little dance. According to babycenter.com the babies should weigh about 3.75 pounds, but we know from last week that they way a little bit more than that. I should be gaining about a pound a week, and half of that should go to word the babies. Hopefully with twins that doesn't mean I will pounds a week with each of them gaining half a pound. That would give me about 13 pounds worth of babies at 37 weeks. I won't have another ultrasound for 4 more weeks, so I probably won't know their final wait until delivery day. I am still hoping to make it to 37 weeks but I'm not sure if my body can handle it. They have toenails fingernails and real hair now.


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Rosenstein plans to leave Justice Deparment next month
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks to Drug Enforcement Administration employees at their headquarters in Arlington, Va. A Justice Department official said Monday, Feb. 18, that Rosenstein is expected to leave his position in the middle of next month. (Andrew Harnik / AP)
By Matt Zapotosky Washington Post
WASHINGTON – Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein plans to leave the Justice Department in mid-March, an official familiar with the matter said Monday night, and an announcement on his successor is expected imminently.
Rosenstein, the No. 2 Justice Department official who has spent nearly two years in the hot seat after he appointed Robert Mueller to lead an investigation into whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, had made it known in recent weeks that he planned to leave if and when a new attorney general was confirmed by the Senate.
With William Barr's ascension to that post last week, Rosenstein has set a more precise timeline for departure – though the official stressed that his plan could shift if needed to ensure a smooth transition.
People familiar with the matter said the administration also has decided to nominate Jeffrey Rosen, the deputy secretary of transportation, to take over the job. He would need to be confirmed by the Senate, which probably would occur after Rosenstein leaves.
The news of Rosenstein's expected departure date comes as the deputy attorney general is again facing allegations from former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe that he talked about taking dramatic steps against Trump after the president fired James Comey as FBI director in May 2017. McCabe said in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday that Rosenstein broached the idea of ousting Trump by using the 25th Amendment, or of wearing a wire to secretly record him in the White House.
"He said, 'I never get searched when I go into the White House. I could easily wear a recording device. They wouldn't know it was there,'" McCabe said, describing what he said Rosenstein told him. "He was not joking."
The interview sparked an angry reaction from Trump, who said on Twitter that it appeared Rosenstein and McCabe were "planning a very illegal act." The official, though, said Rosenstein's departure was expected before that, and the timeline was not affected by McCabe's recent comments.
Rosenstein has vaguely disputed McCabe's allegations. In response to the "60 Minutes" interview, a Justice Department spokeswoman said: "The deputy attorney general never authorized any recording that Mr. McCabe references. As the deputy attorney general previously has stated, based on his personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment, nor was the DAG in a position to consider invoking the 25th Amendment."
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has said he wants to investigate McCabe's assertions.
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José Mikulas (Córdoba, Argentina, 30 de abril de 1982) es un ex-baloncestista argentino. En el comienzo de su carrera actuó en la Liga Nacional de Básquet -llegando incluso a formar parte del plantel de Estudiantes de Olavarría que se consagró campeón en el año 2000- y jugó luego en el baloncesto universitario estadounidense. Sin embargo no pudo progresar posteriormente como profesional, desarrollando su carrera en equipos del ascenso de España y Argentina.

Es hermano del también baloncestista Gabriel Mikulas.

Trayectoria

Formado en el club Matienzo de Córdoba, se incorporó a Independiente de General Pico en 1998. Permaneció allí durante un año, jugando siempre con el equipo juvenil. En 1999 fue transferido a Estudiantes de Olavarría, donde finalmente pudo debutar como profesional en la Liga Nacional de Básquet. Esa temporada su equipo se consagraría campeón, y Mikulas registraría un promedio de 2.1 puntos en 7 partidos jugados.

Deseoso de contar con más oportunidades para mostrar su juego, la siguiente temporada fichó con Lanús, un club que en ese momento disputaba el Torneo Nacional de Ascenso. De todos modos Mikulas quedó fuera de los planes del entrenador, por lo que también volvió a tener una limitada cantidad de partidos.

En 2001 migró a los EE.UU. con la intención de conseguir una beca para jugar en el baloncesto universitario de ese país, como de hecho ya lo hacía su hermano Gabriel. Después de un año en una academia de Maine, fue reclutado por los New Jersey Tech Highlanders, el equipo del Instituto de Tecnología de Nueva Jersey, que por esa época participaba de la División II de la NCAA. Allí jugó entre 2002 y 2004.

Regresó a su país para sumarse a Alianza Básquetbol Eldorado, un miembro de la Liga B que tenía serias aspiraciones de ascender de la tercera a la segunda categoría del baloncesto profesional argentino. Sin embargo esa temporada el equipo fracasó en su objetivo y, a causa de ello, Mikulas se desvinculó del mismo.

A mediados de 2005 se instaló en España. Se ofreció para jugar en el Calefacciones Farho Gijón, pero el equipo no lo fichó (aunque le permitió entrenar con la reserva). A mitad de temporada acordó su arribo al CB Martorell. Posteriormente jugó un año con el UFC Zamora y un año con el Rhino's Xiria (ambos de la Liga EBA), y en 2008 se incorporó al Club Deportivo Virgen de la Concha. En ese equipo alcanzó su mejor nivel, pero una serie de lesiones lo motivaron a retirarse durante la temporada 2011-12 y retornar a su país.

En 2015 reapareció disputando los torneos de la Asociación Cordobesa de Básquetbol. Jugó un semestre con Universitario, un semestre con Hindú y un semestre con Matienzo, antes de retirarse definitivamente del baloncesto competitivo.

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Baloncestistas de los Estudiantes de Olavarría
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ST. PETER, Minn. (February 28, 2014) – The Board of Trustees of Gustavus Adolphus College has elected Rebecca M. Bergman to be the College's 17th president. Bergman is the first woman in the 152-year history of the College to be named president and will succeed Jack R. Ohle, who is retiring after serving as president of the College since July 2008. Bergman will officially take office July 1, 2014.
Bergman, who has served on the College's Board of Trustees since 2007, has spent the past 26 years at Medtronic, Inc., including the last 14 years as a senior executive. She currently serves as Vice President of Research, Technology, and Therapy Delivery Systems for the company's Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management (CRDM) business, where she leads a research and development team of scientists and engineers. She previously served as Vice President, CRDM New Therapies & Diagnostics as well as Vice President, Corporate Science and Technology, where she directed biomaterials and biosciences R&D, new therapy development, and information management initiatives.
Rebecca Bergman
"I look forward to participating in the next phase of the Gustavus story in whatever ways can best foster the future success of the College."
"Becky is a proven leader as demonstrated not only by her successful 26 years at Medtronic, but also by her seven years of service on the College's Board of Trustees," said Warren Beck, Trustee and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee. "Her leadership skills, ability to collaborate and effectively communicate, and knowledge of the College's strengths and challenges make her uniquely qualified to lead Gustavus at this pivotal time in the College's history. I couldn't be more pleased that she will be our next president."
Bergman earned her B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University and undertook graduate study in a Ph.D. program in chemical engineering and material science at the University of Minnesota. Bergman has received a number of Medtronic's highest technical and leadership awards during her tenure with the company. She was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2001, and elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2010. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Sigma-Aldrich, on the Board of Directors of The Bakken Museum, and on a number of academic advisory boards. She previously served on the National Advisory Council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institute of Health and the St. Catherine University Board of Trustees.
A significant history with the institution
"Gustavus Adolphus College is a special place. It has been an extraordinary experience for me to have the privilege to be a member of the Gustavus Board of Trustees and to get to know the campus, the people, and the culture of the institution," Bergman said. "I have prized the opportunity to work with an institution so strongly committed to education and discovery. I look forward to participating in the next phase of the Gustavus story in whatever ways can best foster the future success of the College."
Bergman is married to Thomas A. Bergman, M.D., Chief of Neurosurgery at Hennepin County Medical Center, a Senior Partner with Neurosurgical Associates, and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Neurosurgery. The couple has four children including Matthew '07, Andrew, Laura '14, and John.
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota, that prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in in 1862 by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. At Gustavus, students receive personal attention in small-sized classes and engage in collaborative research with their professors. Fully accredited and known for its strong science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs, Gustavus hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference.
For more information about the appointment of Rebecca Bergman as the next president of Gustavus Adolphus College, watch for the April issue of Metro Lutheran.
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Feb 14, 2018 05:41 PM EST By Elyse Johnson
Alexander Polinsky Holds Press Conference with Nicole Eggert, Accuses Scott Baio Of Sexual Abuse
Alexander Polinsky has now claimed that he was sexually and physically abused by his former co-star, Scott Baio. Polinksy and fellow star Nicole Eggert held a live press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 14, to further elaborate on the abuse they allegedly suffered at the hands of Baio.
Polinksy Speaks
The former child star couldn't hold back the tears as he recounted the alleged abuse that began when he was 11 years old. The actor stated during the live conference that the abuse began after he witnessed Baio and Eggert engaging in sexual activity. Baio allegedly struck Polinsky down and called him a "faggot."
After that Polinksy claims that Baio would constantly torment, torture, and bully him with homophobic taunts. The actor continued that Baio exposed his genitals to him and taunted him while doing so.
"He said I'd never be loved by a woman because I was so effeminate, I'd laugh along while choking back tears," Polinsky stated. The actor echoed the same sentiments as Eggert when he stated that others knew of Baio's behavior but were "too afraid" of losing their jobs to come forward.
Polinksy ended the conference by stating that he only wanted to spare any future young actors and actresses from the suffering he endured. Of Baio, the actor claimed that he had not spoken to the Happy Days star in ten years but that Baio did try to apologize to him.
Charles In Trouble
The allegations against Baio made headlines after Eggert repeatedly tweeted that the actor molested her during the production of Charles in Charge. The actress then gave her first interview on the Megyn Kelly Today where she further elaborated that the actor began abusing her when she was 14 years old.
The actress alleged that the abuse continued to the age of 17 and that he became physically violent with her after she stated she wanted to date boys her own age.
Polinsky made a statement where he cooperated with Eggert's allegations and also cited the abuse he received from Baio.
The Joanie Loves Chachi star has denied all allegations against him and urged Eggert to go to the police with her story. Baio stated that Eggert's story has changed too much over the years and that he and Eggert did sleep together, but the actress was well over the age of 18 when it occurred. Eggert officially filed a police report against the actor earlier this month.
Baio plans to give his own live press conference at 5 p.m. EST.
Enstars has reached out to Baio for a comment.
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The Gladiator Project blogsite is now live, having been revamped in tandem with the redevelopment of the project. The site's layout and design is still being worked on, but that will come in time.
Character Classes - Details about the various character classes used in the game.
Glossary - A complete list of the Latinesque words used in the game, as well as on the blogsite.
About TGP - A detailed history about The Gladiator Project and how it has evolved.
Updates will continue as the project itself evolves and will be implemented on the site.


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First Spring Round-Up
by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 23, 2009
Mark Dion, "Death of a Giant" (2009). Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
Things to see:
Mel Chin will be giving a free lecture on Tuesday, March 24, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Arlington Arts Center as part of the closing reception for PUBLIC/PRIVATE, an exhibition juxtaposing art out in the world that requires the viewer's direct physical participation with works about the artist's immediate social or domestic sphere. Chin's talk will also serve as the kickoff for the FUNDRED/PAYDIRT Project in Arlington public schools.
Richard Tuttle's exhibition Walking on Air opened March 20th at Pace Wildenstein. The show runs through April 25 and includes twelve new works of overlapping, dyed fabric cloths that suggest in non-ambiguous terms the relationship between the abstract and the real.
Also opening over the weekend was Ancient Evenings: Libretto, an exhibition of new drawings by Matthew Barney at Gladstone Gallery in Brussels. Ancient Evenings is a seven act opera chronicling the seven stages the soul passes through after the death of the body, and is loosely based on Norman Mailer's 1983 Egyptian-set novel. The show runs through May 9.
Art by Women is up through April 26 at the Sheldon Museum of Art. The exhibition includes nearly 40 prints and photographs by "revolutionary" women artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, and Judy Pfaff.
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"Deep Fake"
Colored Time
by American Artist
American Artist discusses science fiction in the context of contemporary art and the concept of "Colored Time."
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Extending Beyond Craftsmanship, into Inquiry and Exploration
by Dana Helwick
Dana Joy Helwick explains how, and why, she uses contemporary artists as role models in her classroom.
Horror, Contemporary Art, and Film: In Conversation with Dan Herschlein and Chad Laird
by Art21
New York Close Up artist Dan Herschlein, and professor, Chad Laird, discuss the intersection of contemporary art, film and horror.


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Local Newspaper Experience Opens Door To Success
Warsaw Woman Makes Good In Field Of Advertising
Editor's Note: Miss Charlotte Marie Butler, daughter of Mrs. Charles A. Butler, of 210 North Buffalo street, left Our Town five years ago to enter one of the most highly competitive fields--advertising-in Fort Wayne. Today, she is a promotion coordinator for South Gate Plaza, a new 39-store shopping center there. Miss Butler worked 13 years for the Times-Union first as a society editor and Our Town reporter; the last seven years she was a member of the advertising staff. In those 13 years, she learned a great deal about the newspaper and advertising games. It is to this experience she attributes her present success. She believes that the profession has much to offer young people, wonders why more do not enter it. Miss Butler was a familiar figure here; everyone called her by her first name. She had a "nose for news," covering the town like a blanket. Ambitious and energetic, she was a good advertising woman, knew her work well. The bigness of Fort Wayne did not intimidate her. It was a challenge. Not only is she fast becoming a successful businesswoman, but she is a part of the city's civic life. Miss Butler attends the Fort Wayne Trinity Episcopal church, is a charter member of the Fort Wayne Press and Advertising clubs; was recently appointed to the advisory board of the public information committee of the American Red Cross; teaches swimming at the "Ys", and in the summer assists the Red Cross and City of Fort Wayne with the learn-to-swim program. In her spare time, she reads, golfs, swims, fishes and is now taking fencing lessons, Some day, she hopes to write light happy material similar to the style of Cornelia Otis Skinner or Emily Kimbrough. She has an amusing way of expressing herself, as you will see when you read the following article in which she tells about her work.
By CHARLOTTE MARIE BUTLER
What is a promotion coordinator? This question is pelted at me by someone at least once a day, and on occasion by an agency account executive who's supposed to recognize a title by the thickness of the embossing on a business card.
This almost singular gold-plated moniker was suggested by a very good friend and despite the anxieties it has cost me in sweat and blood, he is still a very good friend.
Before launching into the trials, tribulations and transgressions of a "promotion coordinator," I'm back-tracking firstly.
Fresh from high school I went to work as society editor for the Warsaw Times-Union. Six years later I was transferred to the display advertising department as assistant. At the same time I was salesman, continuity writer and disc jockey for the newspaper-owned radio station, WRSW. In my spare time, I also helped to teach others newspaper display sales, layout; radio sales, copy-writing and programming.
In 1951 with a spirit of adventure I left Warsaw and went to Fort Wayne, where I went to work in the advertising department of a large store. It was there that I decided to go into the advertising agency business on my own.
Four years later braving the competition of big agencies, I set up shop in the rear office of a tailoring area neighborhood menswear store. This emporium belonged to my very good friend who's responsible for me being in this business in the first place, and he was kind enough to take me in out of the cold, furnish me with a desk and typewriter and the use of the phone, And, him I also thank for putting one of my feet through the door of a 51-membership area business association.
I worked with these wonderful people for nearly two years, and then like everything else that spreads from the West coast, the mid-west was catching the shopping center bug. My friend also helped me put my foot in the door here and very soon I was "on location," working out the grand-opening promotion for a sparkling new 39-store shopping center, South Gate Plaza, right at home.
About January 15, 1956 was my first day at the new office. There was little or no heat or furniture in the office and no phone for over a week. I was "keeper of the keys" (approximately 170 of them); the office was a warehouse for incoming freight, mostly fixtures and over 20 cases of sliced dill pickles, I interviewed hucksters from the newspaper display advertising department, all four radio station representatives, salesmen from both TV stations, and there was an exodus of outdoor advertising salesmen, taxi-cab advertising salesmen, vending machine salesmen, specialty salesmen, exterior decorating people, circus performers from home and abroad, and once there were seven trained dogs and a pony awaiting their turn outside the office door!
In the meantime I was designing and directing the art work for a series of teaser ads for newspaper and TV, organizing an 18-page special newspaper section, writing TV and radio interviews, writing news releases for newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, interviewing managers, assistant managers, top brass from out-of-town and running an employment agency. All this amid the din of hammers, saws and the unique profanity of the laboring man of which there were now only about 40 eating lunches beyond the nearest plaster-board partition.
Grand opening was postponed and we missed the Easter b-o-o-m. When the center did open in April, it was bitterly cold, miserable, in fact, the weather wasn't worth this paragraph.
And, with no building superintendent on the premises my office soon became "G.C.H." (General Complaint Headquarters) regarding: Furnaces needed oil, furnaces not heating properly, sagging doors, leaking roofs, trash removal, window washing, flag raising and lowering, police supervision of parking area, painting of parking spaces for 2,500-car lot, insufficient lights in parking lot, photo-electric cell on parking lot lights not functioning properly, public address system not loud enough (store managers).
Our neon sign kept the neighbors awake nights shining in their windows, placement of drop box and pick-up mail box and rescheduling of foot mail routes and parcel post delivery to correspond with our store hours, the forming of a businessmen's association composed of managers, complete with corporate papers, by-laws, election of officers, keeping association books and meeting minutes, paying our bills, paying our night guard, paying police supervision on parking lot, paying me, making out quarterly income tax reports, installation of under-canopy signs, registering our bowling team, ordering their personalized shirts, phoning for repairs on our power sweeper, replacement of lamp bulbs in the parking lot, and ordering 5000 feet of hose for landscape watering.
There were some late-openers in the Plaza and I planned and executed their respective newspaper, radio and TV campaigns. I have painted, washed windows, swept, mopped, waxed and buffed. I answer the many phone calls to my office regarding the purchase of specific merchandise. I have conferred with firemen regarding trash burning, the painting of water hydrants for night-time visibility so some unwary motorist customer doesn't pick one off driving in our parking areas. I have my Red Cross instructor's rating and my office is used as a first aid station. I'm also the lost-and-found department from roller skates to children. I've used my little jalopy to push and pull cars from mud and snow.
For the majority of the shopping center stores I do their newspaper layout and copy, radio continuity and TV art work, production, etc. I'm assigned to every committee within the merchants' association and send out bills for promotion assessment so there's always money in the kitty.
I do check writing, run to the bank for store change, carry-in food for too-busy-to-get-away managers, occasionally clerk in a pinch, make emergency announcements over the P.A. system; keep an up-to-date list of managers' name addresses and phone numbers for police, fire departments and the rental agent. I am on 24-hour emergency call and I keep praying to God that I won't collapse.
We have successfully promoted a free public square dance; pioneer (antique) and sports care show, a Navy show and swearing-in service for 64 recruits, our United Fund campaign, found, cut, trucked, anchored and lighted the largest Christmas tree in the area; Santa and free gifts for children; several special newspaper sections and a free bus to the shopping center.
Right now I'm swinging into the anniversary sale, a mobile home show, new car show, free acts, another pioneer and sports car show, free public square dances, etc. There's more, but by now you have the general idea of "what IS a promotion coordinator" or what a promotion coordinator IS. This one is slightly overworked. But, I love it!
Miss Butler in the above picture works on a forth-coming promotion in the studio at the Plaza. Adjoining the studio is the office proper. On one wall hang pictures of celebrities, including Warsaw's own Hobart Creighton whom Mis Butler has always admired. She says that quite a few people from Warsaw in the past year have dropped in to visit, and that it is always a pleasure to see folks from home.
Warsaw Times-Union Saturday, March 16, 1957


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Q: Crontab - simple echo not running I've got such situation:
I want to schedule a job with crontab on a linux server. I'm not super-user, so I'm editing (with crontab -l, editor vim) only my crontab file. For testing, I put there:
* * * * * echo asdf

And the job is not running. Is the restart of the server needed? Or maybe some administrator move?

A: If you want to echo something on your shell you could use wall:
* * * * * wall <<< "Hello from cron"
* * * * * echo "Hello from cron" | wall

These two lines basically do the same but the first one might not work on older shell, just choose your favorite.
Anyway, be aware that wall will send your message to every user currently connected.

A: May be it is, cron jobs will run in their own shell. So you can't expect to see asdf on your console.
What you should try is
* * * * * echo asdf > somefile_in_your_home_directory_with_complete_path.log

Next check the file by doing a tail:
tail -f somefile_in_your_home_directory_with_complete_path.log

And if it's not, check if the cron daemon itself is running or is down:
# pgrep crond

OR
# service crond status

A: For me * * * * * /bin/echo text > file is not working...I don't know why, previleges and everything is set.
(This command is running normaly when I execute it as the particular
root user, just to clarify this.)
This can be solved by injecting the path PATH=$PATH:/bin in my example.
Instead * * * * * echo text > file is working fine, probably path issue.
Hope I helped

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Many of the versions of Swan Lake before John Cranko had happy endings, in which the music by Tchaikovsky was freely arranged. John Cranko focused on Tchaikovsky's score in which he saw dramatic story of tragic prince and princess rather than a happy ending. Cranko's version caused a sensation when it was premiered in 1963, giving a significant influence to choreographers such as Rudolf Nureyev and Erik Bruhn who later created their own versions.
Not only the storyline but choreography successfully visualizes the music. The national dances in the third act are ones of the highlights. Sublime sets and dresses by Jürgen Rose reinforce the dramatic impact of the ballet. Having inherited the legacy of John Cranko, the dancers of The Stuttgart Ballet will present the heart of Cranko's dramatic Swan Lake without stint.


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Book Spotlight: Love in Pictures
Alexis here! Today, I'm shining the spotlight on my new book Love in Pictures.
My publisher, Forget Me Not Romances, released it on Monday, June 12.
Wedding photographer Michelle Hadley has a passion for diversity and believes that love comes in all colors. So, she's working hard to convince editors to feature her clients' images on the covers of the mainstream bridal and wedding magazines.
Despite having a career that focuses on celebrating forever love, Michelle has never actually been in a romantic relationship, and she's not looking for love, until she meets the one man she cannot forget.
Since his fiancée broke his heart, Logan Emerson's focus has been on his career. He's won awards for his work as a print journalist and dreams of greater success on television as a broadcast journalist. But his personal struggle presents many challenges that might prevent his dreams from coming true.
Michelle doesn't date often, and since his heartbreak, Logan has shied away from the dating scene. But something about Michelle awakens Logan's desire to love again.
Alexis A. Goring is a writer at heart who loves the arts and the color blue because of its serenity and soulful beauty.
She's an established author, blogger, editor, writer, and photographer who enjoys exploring matters of the heart.
As a freelance writer, she covered President Barack Obama, wrote the Growing Up column for Collegiate Quarterly (CQ), which reached readers around the world, and served as the editor of a county newspaper. Blogging is one of her favorite pastimes, and she founded the mission-focused blog God is Love.
Love in Pictures is her second book published by Forget Me Not Romances. Alexis hopes that her writing will connect readers with the forever love of Jesus Christ.
When she's not writing, she enjoys spending quality time with loved ones, shopping, dining in her favorite restaurants, reading, listening to music, and baking for her church.
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Categories Book Spotlight•Tags Alexis A. Goring, Black characters, challenges, diverse authors, diverse characters, faith in God, hope, interracial friendships, interracial romance, Irish characters, Italian characters, Journalism, Latino characters, Love in Pictures, Multicultural literature, news, race relations, romance, wedding magazines, wedding photography, White characters
Interview with Brandi Boddie, author of "The Preacher's Wife"
Published on January 29, 2018 January 24, 2018 by pennedbyalex1 Comment
Let's welcome Brandi Boddie to our blog today! We did a book spotlight on her story "The Preacher's Wife" last week. Today, Brandi is here to answer questions about her book and share her insights as an author of color in the publishing industry.
Enjoy your time with Brandi!
Brandi Boddie writes historical and contemporary romance. She resides in Texas where she loves spending time with her husband and dogs, a cocker spaniel and a schnauzer who both aspire to be food critics. She holds a juris doctorate from Howard University School of Law and a B.A. in political science from Youngstown State University. She has worked for the Office of the Attorney General in Washington D.C. and traveled extensively across the country as a military wife. When she isn't writing, Brandi enjoys fencing and swing dancing.
Visit her website www.brandiboddie.com for news and updates.
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Can this small-town girl trade her tarnished past for a respectable life?
During the hot, windy summer of 1870 in the burgeoning prairie town of Assurance, Kansas, Marissa Pierce is fed up with her abusive boss. She longs to start a new life and is growing weary of convincing townsfolk that she is most certainly not a prostitute.
Civil War veteran and preacher Rowe Winford arrives in town intent on leaving the tragic memories of his deceased family behind. Although Rowe has no plans to fall in love anytime soon, the plans of God rarely match those of man.
Faced with adversity and rejection from the town and Rowe's family, can Marissa overcome her past, renew her faith, and experience the life of love that God has planned for her?
Interview with Brandi Boddie about her book, The Preacher's Wife:
Alexis: Why do you call this book "The Preacher's Wife"?
Brandi: Actually, the original title was called "Garters For Lace". There's a line in the story that provides more detail about it. My publisher decided to give the novel a new title, which also is very fitting to the story.
Alexis: Let's talk about your story's heroine Marissa Pierce. What's she like? Describe her personality, looks, and motivation.
Brandi: Marissa is a young woman in her twenties. I describe her as tall, with long black hair and brown eyes. She's attractive. Today we might describe her as biracial or multiethnic because she is Native American and Caucasian. Although Marissa was born in the 19th century, some aspects of her personality resemble today's modern woman. She's very resilient and independent. She's a survivor of sexual and physical abuse. Although there are things in her past that are very discouraging, she strives to move forward in life with the help of God and caring friends.
Alexis: What's Marissa's backstory? Why do people think she's a prostitute?
Brandi: Marissa had a difficult childhood and early adult life. Circumstances have forced her to work in a saloon as a dancehall girl. In the frontier days, ladies could earn money by dancing with saloon patrons and serving drinks. Not all of these women were prostitutes, but saloons and their employees were often considered disreputable at this time by the public. Marissa has to battle this perception.
Alexis: Let's talk about your story's hero Rowe Winford. What is he like? Describe his personality, looks and motivation.
Brandi: Rowe is a kind, strong man who journeys west from Virginia after losing his wife and unborn child. He's always wanted to be a minister, a profession that his tobacco farming family disapproves of. He desires to make a new start. Rowe is over six feet tall, has blue eyes and dark brown hair.
Alexis: What tragic memories is Rowe trying to escape?
Brandi: Rowe is saddened by the loss of his young wife and unborn child. He also is depressed by his family's rejection of him.
Alexis: How do God's plans for Rowe contradict Rowe's plans for his life?
Brandi: As the town's new preacher, Rowe wants to do everything right to impress the people and show his competence as a spiritual leader. He doesn't anticipate meeting and being attracted to Marissa, a woman who many consider beneath his station.
Alexis: What brings Marissa and Rowe together? Is there anything that threatens to tear them apart? Explain.
Brandi: A chance meeting at the saloon and a later encounter firmly place the two in each other's lives. Rowe doesn't count on the backlash from the town or Marissa's abusive employer, the saloon owner Jason Garth.
Alexis: In what ways to Marissa and Rowe work to overcome adversity?
Brandi: Marissa works to escape the saloon and abusive people in her life. Part of that involves seeking new employment, but not everyone in the town wants to be associated with a former saloon girl. Rowe soon learns that his can-do spirit and eagerness to prove himself must be met with action. Being a preacher involves more than Sunday sermons. He learns he has to truly serve others, even those society rejects.
Alexis: What role does faith in God play in Marissa and Rowe's lives?
Brandi: They learn to recognize God's voice and accept where He leads them. Marissa, due to her mistreatment by the morally upstanding people of the town, has formed the wrong impression of God. Rowe wonders how God could allow him to lose his family.
Alexis: Marissa is Native American. Why did you give her this heritage and how does it affect her story?
Brandi: Although Hollywood would have us think differently, the historic frontier west actually was made up of diverse peoples. Roughly 40 percent of cowboys were black and Latino. Among white settlers, there were often low populations of women, especially when towns were first being established. It wasn't unheard of for white men to have children with Native American women or take them as wives. This is partly how Marissa has Choctaw in her ancestry.
Alexis: What's Rowe's ethnicity? What role does his racial makeup play in this story?
Brandi: Rowe is Caucasian. As a white man in a mostly white small frontier town, there are certain expectations of him. Will he fulfill them, or will he go against the grain?
Alexis: How do your own experiences as a woman of color affect your storytelling?
Brandi: I've always loved to read, but I didn't see too many women/girls of color as the main characters in stories. This left me feeling like people who looked like me didn't matter and that our stories weren't worth telling. If I did find stories featuring POC, they were often relegated to their own little hidden corner of the bookstore or given the general label of Urban Fiction. I have nothing against urban fiction if that's the actual story setting. However, I've seen too many books mischaracterized and given that broad label simply because the protagonists are people of color.
Even now, as a fan of romance novels, it can be discouraging to rarely see black women on the covers. The underlying message is that we are not worthy of love or romantic pursuit. I write stories to help change this by uplifting and representing women of color. We are from all walks of life. We have different experiences. And we have always been here.
Alexis: What changes would you like to see in CBA this New Year 2018 when it comes to authors who write books featuring people of color?
Brandi: I strongly hope we will see more stories featuring POC, written by POC. If we want this, there has to be action behind our words. We can't just talk about what we'd like to see. We need to be proactive by promoting and encouraging authors. Buy books by POC. Tweet, follow on social media, and don't be afraid to write to CBA traditional publishers and agents. Let them know there is a demand for diverse stories. Support the indie author movement, because that's where we're going to see the impact of diversity in storytelling first.
Alexis: Thanks for the interview, Brandi. You've shared such great thoughts! We look forward to your return in February to talk about another one of your books! God bless you.
*Interview conducted by Alexis A. Goring, contributor.
Categories Author Interview•Tags African American author, Brandi Boddie, CBA, faith in fiction, interracial relationships, interracial romance, Kansas, Native American characters, Native American woman, saloon, The Preacher's Wife, White American
Interview with Belle Calhoune about her book "Reunited at Christmas"
Published on December 18, 2017 December 13, 2017 by pennedbyalex2 Comments
A Season to Remember
Two years after the avalanche everyone thought had claimed her life, Ruby Prescott returns to the remote Alaskan town of Love. And no one is more ecstatic than her husband, Liam, and their young son. Even if amnesia has robbed Ruby of her memories, she's soon woven back into the fabric of their lives. As they celebrate the holiday season, Ruby is falling head over heels for the man she's told was the love of her life. But she can't escape the feeling that there's something Liam is keeping a secret. Will the return of her memories tear them apart for good—or will this be a Christmas she'll never forget?
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Interview with Belle Calhoune, author of Reunited at Christmas:
Alexis: The setting for your story, Reunited at Christmas, is an Alaskan town called "Love". How sweet! It's a very unique name for a town. What makes it special? Paint a picture of it with words.
Belle: Love is a quaint Alaskan town that is very special due to the charming townsfolk and its remote location. Love is only accessible via ferry boat and seaplane. The town has an imbalance of males to females, so the premise of the series is that the town mayor, Jasper Prescott, starts a program called Operation Love that brings single females who are looking for love to the lovelorn town called Love. There is lots of love in this town along with warm-hearted folks who live their life with faith.
Alexis: Ruby Prescott is the heroine of your story. What is she like? Describe her looks, personality and heart.
Belle: Ruby is a beautiful woman with tawny colored skin, long black hair and warm brown eyes. She is African American. She is very brave. In the story she is suffering from amnesia, so when she returns to Love it is on a wing and a prayer. She's forced into situations where she is completely lost, so she really has pluck and grit. She's very honest and loving. She has a very big heart and she tends to think of others before she thinks of herself.
Alexis: How was Ruby's life before the avalanche that almost claimed her life and how is it different now that she survived?
Belle: Prior to the avalanche she was working as a member of a search and rescue team which required a lot of courage and mental fortitude. She was happily married to Liam and raising a small child, Aidan. Although she and Liam were very much in love, he was very concerned about her career and the inherent dangers, so that was an issue standing between them. Overall, she was happy but conflicted about her career.
Alexis: Liam Prescott is the hero of this story. What is he like? Describe his looks, personality and tell us what defines his outlook on life.
Belle: Liam is very handsome. He's tall with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He is probably the quietest Prescott. He's a doctor who cares deeply about the world around him and his patients. He looks at life as an opportunity to care for others and show compassion and love. It takes a lot to anger or upset him. He's a loving husband and devoted father.
Alexis: Ruby and Liam have a son. Tell us about him. How old is he? Who does he look like the most, his Mom or Dad? What is his favorite hobby?
Belle: Their son is named Aidan. He's a really cool kid. He's five years old. He looks like a sweet combination with dark hair and light brown skin. He's biracial and beautiful. His favorite hobby is sledding. He loves the Alaskan outdoors and spending time in nature. He also loves pizza.
Alexis: How did Liam and his son react when Ruby's avalanche accident happened?
Belle: They were both devastated by her death. Liam had to hold it together so he could raise Aidan as a single father, but he was really messed up emotionally by losing Ruby, the love of his life. One of the beautiful aspects of this story is how Liam and Aidan had to band together in the absence of Ruby so that their little family didn't fall apart at the seams.
Alexis: Why does Ruby have amnesia? What are her husband and son doing to help her regain her memory?
Belle: Because of the fall she sustained during the avalanche, Ruby suffered a head trauma. She does have spurts and flashes of memory, which lead her back to her hometown of Love. Through the course of the story we see that Ruby begins to remember things. The hope is that she will get back most of her memories, although it is quite possible some things will be forever lost to her. I think Liam and Aidan's role is to be quietly supportive. Their very presence helps Ruby remember her past.
Alexis: The cover models for your book are beautiful! What race are Ruby and her husband? Why did you choose to write about an interracial romance?
Belle: Yes, they really are gorgeous. Ruby is African American. Liam is Caucasian. Aidan is both. I wanted to write about an interracial couple because that reflects my reality. I myself am biracial and it is something very natural for me to see in my environment. My ancestry is diverse. I am African, Irish and have many other European ties. I think it is realistic in this day and age to show a loving, devoted couple who are interracial.
Alexis: Did you experience any roadblocks to getting your interracial romance story published by a traditional Christian (CBA) publisher? Why or why not?
Belle: Not at all. I presented the character and the story and my editor, Emily Rodmell and Harlequin Love Inspired embraced it. We never discussed race and it was never raised in the story. It was not relevant to their love story in any way, shape or form.
Alexis: Would you like to see more interracial romance stories published by CBA? Why or why not?
Belle: Absolutely. First, I would like to see more diverse characters in CBA. So far, they are really behind the curve in representing people of color in their books. In 2017 this shouldn't be happening. We need to reflect the world we inhabit, especially as Christians.
Alexis: What were the challenges of writing this book? What were the rewards?
Belle: It was challenging to write an amnesiac because I had to reconcile her new personality with her old personality. In essence, Ruby was born after the head injury. She's the same person, but different. So I had to remind myself of that fact. Also, I had to portray amnesia in a realistic manner. I didn't want to have Ruby suddenly remember everything. I think flashes of memory are more realistic. And also, I had to show that she may never regain those memories because that is what happens with real life individuals who suffer from amnesia.
Alexis: If you could spend this Christmas with The Prescott Family, what would you all do? Why?
Belle: If I could spend Christmas with the Prescott Family I would ask them to take me sledding with them on the mountain. It would be so much fun to sled in Alaska and share fun times with this incredible family. I would also love to meet Mayor Jasper Prescott because he is the center of this quaint town and quite a character. He would definitely make me laugh out loud.
Alexis: Thanks for the interview, Belle! God bless you and Merry Christmas!
Belle: Thanks for having me on your blog. Merry Christmas to you as well. Blessings!
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Buxerolles – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Burgundia-Franche-Comté, w departamencie Côte-d'Or.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 39 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 3 osoby/km² (wśród 2044 gmin Burgundii Buxerolles plasuje się na 871. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 747.).

Bibliografia

Miejscowości w departamencie Côte-d'Or


John J. Nance was born in 5 July 1946 in Dallas, Texas. John is an Air Force pilot, consultant, world-class speaker and a best selling author. John has been a dynamic and highly dedicated member of the medical community for almost two decades. John J. Nance brings a rich diversity of training and professional background to the cause of patient safety and American healthcare.
John J. Nance is a founding member of the National Patient Safety Foundation. As a member of the Executive committee, he served for nine years on the foundation's board. With his busy schedule of speaking and consulting dedicated to improving healthcare, John has emerged as a leading thinker on the matter of changing the healthcare system in America. As a vocal and dynamic advocate of removing the involvement of the tort system completely in routine medical mistakes and accidents, he recently hosted and convened an unprecedented conference of doctors and lawyers on the subject, which spawned several important and surprising realizations.
As one of the most effective and dynamic professional speakers of America, John J. Nance presents pivotal and entertaining programs on motivation, risk management, teamwork and various other topics. Because of his unprecedented background mix of aviation, safety, law and even broadcasting, John acquired an unique ability to reach out to every member of the healthcare community. His powerful messages about leadership and human propensity for making mistakes even by the most trained professionals, deeply resonates the physicians in particular. John and fellow author Kathleen Bartholomew present vital programs on Patient Safety and Quality to Hospital Management, Physicians, and Hospital Boards nationally and internationally.
John J. Nance grew up in Dallas and is a native Texan. John served as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force. After his pilot training, he served in Vietnam, the Air Force Reserves, and the Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. John retired from active duty in 1975 and joined as a commercial a pilot in the Barniff International Airlines, and later joined the Seattle-based Alaska Airlines. Nance has logged over 13,000 hours in his commercial and Air Force flying carriers.
While he was in college, John worked in the ABC affiliate WFAA-AM-FM-TV as a television and radio newsman in Dallas. In 1990, he joined the ABC World News and worked for Good Morning America as an Aviation Editor. Since 1995 and to the present, John has been working as an Aerospace Analyst in the ABC World News. John appeared on over 1300 television and radio shows, including the Oprah, MacNeil-Lehrer Report and Larry King Live, as a national aviation commentator. Moreover, his editorials have been published nationwide in newspapers, inclusive of the USA Today and Los Angeles Times.
John holds a Bachelor of Arts from SMU (Southern Methodist University), and a Juris Doctor degree from the SMU Dedman School of Law. He was named a Distinguished Alumni of SMU in 2002, and in 2010, he was named a Distinguished Alumni of the SMU Dedman School of Law.
John J. Nance currently resides in Friday Harbor, Washington.
John.J Nance is an award winning, New York Times bestselling author. In his writing carrier, he is an internationally-known author of 19 major books, where 5 of them are non-fiction and 13 of them are international fictional bestsellers. His book on fictional thriller, Orbit ( Simon and Schuster) released in 2006, is under development of a major motion picture by Fox Studios. Two of his bestsellers, Medusa's Child and Pandora's Clock, aired as a successful and major two-part mini-series for ABC and NBC respectively.
His highly-acclaimed book, Why Hospitals Should Fly won the "Book of the Year" award in 2009 from the Healthcare Executive College of America. His book Blind Trust, published internationally in 1986, about safety in human systems, is highly credited for helping in the acceptance of principles of CRM in aviation.
The story begins with a wildlife documentarian, Ernest Helms, who was filming local wildlife in Bavaria, Germany. While filming, he finds a man trying to break into his car. Helms tries to drive away as the man smashed the driver's window. Helms somehow succeeds in getting away, but receives a small cut on his hand.
A few days later, Captain James Holland in Frankfurt , Germany, was preparing for his transatlantic flight as the Captain of Quantum Flight 66. Helms, who was already feeling unwell, boards the flight 66, Boeing 747. Sometime after takeoff, Helms falls into a cardiac arrest, as flight attendant Brenda Hopkins gives him CPR. As it becomes an emergency case, the Captain and his check pilot sets a course for Heathrow Airport in London.
However, the flight is turned away as the British Air Traffic Control informs that one of the flight's passengers (Helms) may be be infected with a deadly influenza virus. As it may be great risk of the deadly virus to spread, none of the governments will let the flight 66 to land on their airports.
Kip Dawson, a Pharmaceutical salesman, is whipped by his dominating wife and is estranged from his kids. He wins a commercial spaceflight passenger seat in one of the American Space Adventures to orbit around the earth. For him, it is a dream come true. His family is terror struck because of his acceptance of the prize. However, Kip was determined to set off for this new adventure. The spacecraft had a successful launch, but it quickly morphed into chaos when a micro-meteor punched through the spacecraft walls. The pilot gets killed in the event and the radios were all dead.


Dr. Bunny Vreeland has joined forces with Dr. Johannes Ramirez Boden and Teresa Crocker to address opioid addiction. Together they created the program "Opioid-Free! Release Yourself From Addiction" to provide positive solutions to this growing epidemic.
Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Robbins-Madanes trained Coach, Dr. Bunny Vreeland, has spent 20+ years helping her clients become free of addictions to cigarettes, gambling, food, alcohol, and more, so when she heard about the opioid epidemic, her first thought was how beneficial hypnotherapy could be.
Opioid addiction became personal to Dr. Bunny after a family member struggled with addiction following a surgery.
WHAT ARE OPIOIDS AND WHAT IS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC?
"Opioids" is a name given to drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the body. They include everything from heroin and fentanyl to prescription pills like oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine and morphine.
More than 115 people in America die every day due to accidental misuse of these drugs–that's one person every 12 minutes–and "the opioid epidemic" is the term used to describe this health crisis.
In the 1990s, there was a massive marketing blitz from pharmaceutical companies for their new opioid pills. This coincided with a nationwide push to take patient pain more seriously. Early marketing materials from pharmaceutical companies made reassurances about their product, claiming their opioid pills were virtually non-addictive. However, heroin is one of the most addictive drugs on the planet and prescription opioids are chemically similar to heroin.
Meanwhile, illegal drugs flooded in–like heroin and illicitly-produced fentanyl–which people turned to once their prescriptions ran out, or they craved something stronger, or they needed something less expensive than prescription opioids. The National Institute of Drug Abuse reports nearly 80% of heroin users started with prescription opioids. And during that 1999-2016 time frame, overdose deaths from heroin increased by 7 times. And deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl increased almost 21 times.
This is the opioid epidemic. And we want to help.
SNAP! Unhypnotizing Hypnotherapy. The many uses of Hypnotherapy.
Join Dr. Bunny Vreeland, Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist & Robbins-Madanes trained coach as she discusses the multitude of ways that Hypnotherapy can help. You may know that Hypnotherapy can help with fears & phobias, addictions, weight loss, and smoking cessation, but did you know there are actually more than 900 issues that Hypnotherapy can help with?
Dr. Bunny has seen first-hand how Hypnotherapy can help people, and she shares some incredible stories, including one about how she helped a man eliminate his fear of churches so that he could happily take part in his daughter's wedding. You will never guess where his fear of churches came from!
Tune in and hear some great stories, including how Dr. Bunny got rid of her debilitating migraines & 33 allergies, as well as what Dr. Bunny's first experience with hypnosis was!
Wendy Bowers, R.N., owner of A Fresh Face in Camarillo, CA, joins Dr. Bunny to discuss her very personal story of how opioids, addiction, and molestation affected her life.
Although Wendy was never addicted to drugs or alcohol, many people in her family have been. Wendy's father died of a heroin overdose when she was 11 years old. She discusses how addiction, as well as molestation by her stepfather, affected many people in her family, and how it has affected her personally. She also shares how her family has healed with counseling, and that they are all now living healthy lives.
Wendy also discusses her business, A Fresh Face, how she started out as a trauma nurse and got into "Aesthetic Arts", helping both women and men look & feel great.
This is an interview you don't want to miss!
Wendy Bowers has been a Nurse for over 21 years and a resident of Camarillo for the past 15 years. She has over 20 Years of Pediatric and Adult Trauma experience, which includes Level I Trauma at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Level II trauma at Ventura County Medical Center and John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo. She has over 15 years of experience working with Injectable products and Laser Treatments and has devoted the last ten years to these areas full time. She is well respected in the field for her patient results and also her confident and calming bedside manner. These qualities have delivered her a large & loyal client base, which continues to grow. Word of mouth has been her best advertising from the beginning because of the level of trust and satisfaction enjoyed by her clients. Wendy has trained several Registered Nurses and Doctors in the Southern California area in the latest techniques of injecting for more successful results. Wendy is in the process of developing her own "Aesthetic Arts Academy" training program but is still a student herself and continues her education in the most recent developments in the industry for medical, preventive and corrective procedures in her field. Wendy's pursuit of the highest quality of care & realistic patient expectations make the partnership of herself and Dr. Scott a perfect pairing of mutual respect. They have worked together for over 10 years and have enjoyed 6 years as business partners in the aesthetic industry. Wendy is also a Military Veteran. She served in the regular Army, the Army Reserves, Army National Guard and the Air National Guard for 17 years.
SNAP! Unhypnotizing Hypnotherapy. How is the medical field addressing opioid addiction? Gloria Miele, Ph.D., guest.
Gloria Miele, Ph.D., joins Dr. Bunny to discuss opioid addiction and how changes in the medical field are geared toward helping the opioid addiction epidemic.
Gloria is a psychologist & worked for many years in training, research and practice around substance abuse disorders. She shares great information and statistics from her extensive work.
Gloria also discusses the medicines that are currently used to help opioid addictions, how they work, and what the options are.
As the UCLA Health Learning Collaborative Coordinator, she provides training, facilitation and technical assistance to support the state-wide implementation of The California Hub and Spoke System (CA H&SS), a grant-funded approach designed to combat the opioid epidemic. The project focuses on expanding access to empirically-based, medication assisted treatments (MAT) for opioid use disorders and putting sustainable systems in place to support recovery. Role includes subject matter training, community outreach, provider support, team building and leadership development.
Investigate the epidemiology, neurobiology, health and social consequences, treatment, and prevention of substance use disorders.
Gloria M. Miele, Ph.D., is a leadership development and executive coach, trainer, consultant and speaker who has been helping people reach their goals for over 25 years. Her mission is to inspire leaders and their teams to increase engagement, emotional intelligence and success through strengths-based coaching and training programs.
Gloria has trained thousands of professionals in the US and abroad. She has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and is on the Columbia University faculty (ideas shared are her own). She received her coaching certification from the College of Executive Coaching. She is widely published in academic journals, books and online. Select clients include StoryCorps, Girl Scouts, Women's Economic Ventures, UCLA, NYU, the National Institutes of Health and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
SNAP! Unhypnotizing Hypnotherapy. How can you get off, and stay off, drugs? Nick Masella, guest.
Nick Masella, Founder of the Positive Intentions Foundation in Chicago, joins Dr. Bunny to share his story about being drug-free for 33 years himself, and the process of how he helped his son overcome addiction, as well.
Nick tells us about the different things he tried in his quest to help his son, and how some things that he thought would work, didn't. He found that he needed to realize that his son's addiction had nothing to do with his (Nick's) sobriety. It was such a learning process to be a parent, and to be an addict, that he started to realize he could talk to many people – the parents, the addicts – and could relate to them both. He began speaking at meetings and found that there was such an epidemic.
Nick eventually formed a non-profit organization called Positive Intentions Foundation and created a sober living facility, which builds an environment of support through the after-treatment stage of sobriety.
Tune in and learn more about Nick's incredible journey, and how Positive Intentions Foundation helps addicts through the difficult process of recovery. An uplifting & informative interview!
Positive Intentions' mission is to become part of the solution in saving lives affected by the drug epidemic.
Our goal is to help addicts after medical treatment has concluded to build a foundation strong enough to support long term sobriety.
Our goal is to prevent addiction through education.
Our goal is to end the stigma and suffering of those affected by this disease.
We believe that together we have the strength to help ease the devastating impact of addiction on families across Chicagoland area. Together we hope to educate individuals to detour them from substance use disorders and ensure that those afflicted with this disease gain access to proven and effective treatments and long-term recovery programs. Together we can reduce the stigma and secrecy associated with addiction, removing the shame felt by those struggling with this disease and their families.
SNAP! Unhypnotizing Hypnotherapy. Opioids from a Physician's perspective. Dr. Bob, guest.
In today's show, Dr. Bunny is joined by her friend, Dr. Bob, a longtime physician, to discuss the opioid epidemic, changes in the medical profession, and so much more. Dr. Bob shares valuable information and insight from his 50 years in the medical field, and tells us how advanced surgeries have become, and how opioid use and prescriptions have changed.
Dr. Bob believes the opioid crisis is the result of multiple factors, and everyone involved – the physicians, drug manufacturers, drug distributors, retailers, public health officials, law enforcement, and policy makers – need to come together to drive meaningful solutions forward. Dr. Bob says he believes there is no single solution, it's a partnership to move in the right direction.
According to a recent study, several million people have opioid overuse from opioids they bought on the street, not from a prescription given by a doctor. This is something that has changed drastically from Dr. Bob's early career.
These days it is common for a doctor to write a prescription for more pain medication than is actually needed, just in case the patient needs it (or for insurance reasons), however this has led to many people having excess pain meds (opioids) being stored in their medicine cabinets. This can commonly lead to overuse, use by other family members, or even sales of the opioid to someone who does not need it, which causes a bigger issue.
Dr. Bob encourages everyone to learn more about safer use and storage of medications, and what to do with unused pills.
A very informative & interesting interview that you need to hear!
SNAP! Unhypnotizing Hypnotherapy. Does everyone get addicted to opioids? Dr. Johannes Ramirez Boden, M.D., guest.
Join Dr. Bunny Vreeland and Dr. Johannes Ramirez Boden, M.D., as they discuss the opioids. You'll learn what opioids are used for, what the effects of opioids are, and how they can be helpful (as well as harmful). Dr. Ramirez Boden also answers the question "Does everyone get addicted to opioids?", and reminds us that this is not the only time in history where there has been an opioid addiction.
Dr. Ramirez Boden gives us information about how, and why, opioids are designed to bypass the liver and get into your bloodstream.
This is a wonderful interview, full of details about the world of opioids, medicine, pain relief/management, and addiction – with some karma viewpoints and mind-expanding thoughts added. Uplifting & enlightening!
Dr. Ramirez Boden has recently become Board Certified in Interventional Pain Management, specializing in Non-Opioid Treatments for Pain. Dr. Ramirez has a Master's in Physiology and Neurobiology and over 20 publications in print. He has been a practicing OB/GYN for 28 years and has the unique experience and qualifications which blend together to provide a cohesive approach to patient care. He stays up to date with the latest developments in women's health issues and renews his certification with the American College of OB/GYN board annually.
SNAP! Unhypnotizing Hypnotherapy. Opioids as a helpful tool?
Melissa Duker, Mary Kay Independent Sales Director, joins Dr. Bunny to share her incredible journey with having a brain aneurysm, brain surgery, healing & how opioids are a tool that she uses sparingly when pain is extreme. Melissa chooses to see each experience as a learning tool, and shares how she keeps positive in the face of such challenges.
Melissa is an amazing woman, with an incredible attitude, and we'll also hear why Dr. Bunny believes Melissa has all the 8 essential qualities of a leader, as defined by Forbes magazine.
A wonderfully inspirational and moving interview!
An aneurysm is a localized, abnormal, weak spot on a blood vessel wall that causes an outward bulging, likened to a bubble or balloon. Aneurysms are a result of a weakened blood vessel wall, and may be a result of a hereditary condition or an acquired disease. Aneurysms can also be a nidus (starting point) for clot formation (thrombosis) and embolization. The word is from Greek: ἀνεύρυσμα, aneurysma, "dilation", from ἀνευρύνειν, aneurynein, "to dilate". As an aneurysm increases in size, the risk of rupture increases,leading to uncontrolled bleeding. Although they may occur in any blood vessel, particularly lethal examples include aneurysms of the Circle of Willis in the brain, aortic aneurysms affecting the thoracic aorta, and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Aneurysms can arise in the heart itself following a heart attack, including both ventricular and atrial septal aneurysms.