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By Eye on ag | Posted March 25th, 2015 | Tweet
Minnesota deer population goals
Comments on proposed deer population goals recommended by citizen advisory teams in 40 of Minnesota's 128 deer permit areas will be accepted Thursday, April 2, through Wednesday, April 15, on the Department of Natural Resources website at www.mndnr.gov/deer.
The DNR will evaluate advisory team recommendations and public comments on those recommendations before determining the final deer population goal for each of five goal-setting blocks. Once goals are established, the DNR will announce those goals, and wildlife managers will implement harvest strategies to meet and maintain them.
"We've used a fairly extensive process to revisit deer population goals in large portions of northeastern, north-central and east-central Minnesota," said Leslie McInenly, DNR big game program leader. "To date, the public engagement process has included public meetings, opt-in questionnaires and written comments, and most recently, the assistance of citizen advisory teams to review public input and provide recommendations for revised deer population goals."
The DNR also conducted statistically representative surveys of hunters and landowners in the five goal-setting blocks to learn about their perceptions and attitudes.
People serving on the advisory committees represent a cross-section of interests including archery, firearm and muzzleloader hunters; area residents and landowners; farmers; land managers, local government staff and appointed officials; local business owners; and members of hunting, conservation and agricultural organizations.
Specific population goal recommendations will be posted online, along with the factors advisory team members cited when making recommendations. People should review this supporting information before submitting comments, which will only be accepted online at www.mndnr.gov/deer.
Revisiting deer population goals began in 2012, when similar area teams helped set new goals for some permit areas in the Windom, Floodwood and Tower areas. Last year, new goals were set for southeastern Minnesota. The DNR plans to have new goals in place for all Minnesota deer permit areas before the 2016 firearms deer season.
More information on the process is available on the DNR's deer management Web page atwww.mndnr.gov/deer.
Spring burning restrictions
take effect this week in much of Minnesota
The Department of Natural Resources will restrict debris burning in many northwestern, southern and central Minnesota counties this week, beginning Wednesday, March 25, and in other parts of the state beginning in April.
Burning restrictions mean the state will not allow the open burning of brush or yard waste. Debris burning is especially dangerous during April and May when most wildfires occur in Minnesota.
Spring burning restrictions coincide with increasing fire potential throughout much of the state due to the early snow melt and dry fuels like grass and leaves. With the snow gone, exposed dead grass and brush can light easily and fires can spread quickly. Restrictions last until sufficient green vegetation forms, normally from four to six weeks.
"The spring fire restrictions have resulted in a dramatic decrease in both the number and size of accidental fires," said Ron Stoffel, DNR wildfire suppression supervisor.
Counties can be quickly added to the restrictions list during dry, windy days when fires could easily burn out of control. Therefore, residents are encouraged to visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html or call their local forestry office to obtain up-to-date information on fire danger and burning restrictions.
In addition, many local counties and municipalities have specific burning regulations or restrictions. Check with local authorities to obtain proper permits before burning.
The burning restrictions do not apply to campfires; they are still allowed. Clear an area around the campfire, watch it continuously and make sure it is out and cold to the touch before leaving.
BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says North Dakota's share of specialty crop development funds should encourage more farmers, ranchers, food companies, researchers and others to get involved in specialty crop production and processing.
"I have been informed by USDA that North Dakota will receive $2.3 million dollars for specialty crop grants," Goehring said.
Goehring said the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is now accepting applications for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants.
"Projects that promote the production, processing and use of specialty crops in the North Dakota are eligible for these grants," he said. "Organizations, institutions and individuals are encouraged to submit proposals on their own or in partnerships."
Eligible applications include developing new and improved seed varieties, reducing distribution costs, investing in specialty crop research, enhancing food safety, pest and disease control and development of local and regional food systems. Projects that directly benefit specific, commercial products or profit a single organization, institution or individual are not eligible.
USDA defines specialty crops as "fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and horticulture and nursery crops." Specialty crops grown commercially in North Dakota include dry beans, dry peas, lentils, potatoes, confection sunflowers, grapes, honey and various vegetables.
Goehring said an information manual with application instructions, scoring criteria and an application template can be found on NDDA's website: www.nd.gov/ndda/program/specialty-crop-block-grant-program.
Applications must be submitted in electronic form by 4 p.m. CDT Thursday, April 30, 2015. An external review committee will review and score the applications. The successful applications will be forwarded onto the USDA for final approval. The grants will be awarded in late fall/early winter.
Projects funded by the grants must be completed within 21 months.
Goehring said persons needing more information should contact Emily Edlund at (701) 328-2191 or edlund@nd.gov.
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Paige Patterson speaks at the Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix on June 14, 2017. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
Why Paige Patterson's apology may not be enough
by Jonathan Merritt
Jonathan Merritt
(RNS) — In just two weeks, Paige Patterson has done what none could have predicted: He's given America's largest Protestant denomination two black eyes.
The first injury was inflicted when his comments about spousal abuse and women went viral. The statements, which span decades, include objectifying a 16-year-old girl in a sermon, saying "everyone should own at least one" woman, and advising abused women to return home and "be submissive in every way."
The second injury came when Patterson responded to the controversy by standing stalwart and claiming he had nothing for which to apologize. For 13 days, he folded his arms while Southern Baptists were thrown into chaos. For 13 days, he dismissed reporters' questions and shrugged off his critics. For 13 days, he ignored a cavalcade of women — including 3,000 from his own denomination — who practically begged him to make amends for his dangerous comments.
On Thursday (May 10), however, Patterson released a three-paragraph statement apologizing that his comments "lacked clarity" and "wounded" some women. While I do not doubt the sincerity of his statement, I'm troubled by its substance. After all, the statement was part-apology and part-excuse. Patterson claimed the matter could be attributed to a "failure to be as thoughtful and careful in my extemporaneous expression as I should have been."
In theological terms, Patterson sees his comments as a snafu rather than a sin. But the advice he offered to victims of domestic abuse and the ways in which he has spoken about women in general is neither a mere mistake nor the result of carelessness. It is wrong and contradicts the Bible's unambiguous teachings on violence and marriage.
While any apology is arguably better than none, it's doubtful that such a statement will placate his fiercest critics, who will likely see this as far too little, far too late. It will take more than a tepid apology to ease the pain caused by these types of statements, which have emboldened men for decades to mistreat countless women. You cannot untangle that legacy in just three paragraphs.
We have seen this movie before. From Hollywood actors to prominent pastors, the pattern is all too familiar. The film opens with a scene in which a celebrated leader is accused of misbehavior. Rather than apologize, the leader circles the wagons. The community is scandalized at mounting accusations, but rather than attempt to heal the harm, the leader responds with denials, silence and conspiracy theories. But then reporters begin sniffing and more evidence inevitably surfaces. When it becomes clear that he's been caught red-handed and the neighbors know, the leader offers a forced apology in hopes that the rest of us will forget the matter.
Move along, folks, there's nothing to see here.
But Southern Baptists cannot move on. Because their denomination has been unexpectedly thrust into a larger cultural conversation about the mistreatment of women and institutions' failures to protect them from powerful men who misbehave. Their commitment to the safety and dignity of women has now been called into question.
After such a failure of leadership and failure of judgment, it's up to Patterson to right the ship. Will he withdraw from delivering the coveted keynote at the Southern Baptist Convention in June, knowing that his speaking will be a distraction and make matters worse? And what of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary? The school's enrollment has declined dramatically under Patterson's leadership, and he has now become so toxic that his presence will make it even more difficult for them to attract incoming students.
In either case, it will take a much heavier dose of humility for Patterson to step aside in service to the institutions and people he claims to love.
I think you made an error, mr. Merritt, though it unintentionally underlined the problem.
It is not about an institutions FAILURE to protect powerful men who misbehave, but quitevthe opposite.
And for my own curiosity, has anyone pointed out any failure to repent on the part of a man who looked at a woman with lust in his heart? Someone had something to say about that, but not the SBC.
Timothy McPherson
Isn't the Roman Catholic Church the largest denomination in America? Southern Baptists are most likely the largest Protestant denomination.
will grif
Jonathan is just funny here. Patterson's apology will never be enough for him. I suspect his obvious, glaring hatred of Patterson is rooted in his treatment of homosexual's.
His apology will more than likely suffice. Compared to other groups, the SBC has barely enough #metoo energy among its female ranks to bring down Patterson's little finger. These are women, after all, who wholeheartedly supported Roy Moore's candidacy, and among Southern Baptists Alabama is less anomaly and more the norm. It wouldn't surprise me if he ends up getting a raise before this is over. After all, from the fundamentalist point of view he was simply upholding "biblical values."
floydlee
If a woman is being abused by Hubby, if she's getting slapped around (like what that Schneiderman guy from New York was doing to women), is it a sin if she gets outta there & leaves her husband?
No. It's not. But it helps if Christians can explain to everybody WHY it's not a sin.
Fortunately, Southern Baptist theologian Denny Burk has provided a brief, reasonable, scriptural explanation. Read it, and when the opportunity arises, share it.
http://www.dennyburk.com/what-about-divorce-and-abuse/#more-35078
Elizabeth Goulding Zirkle
You are advocating for women's empowerment by denigrating women? You are part of the problem.
When certain groups of (mostly white) women support a crotch-groping man over another woman or when they support a child molester over a Democrat I am not the one causing that particular problem – those women are. And if you support them then YOU are part of the problem, not I.
I don't understand. Would you please explain?
In other words: her bias bad, your bias good.
Don't confuse folks with commonsense and facts.
They don't know what to make of either.
That is absolutely correct.
https://www.infoplease.com/world/religion/largest-us-churches-2012
And for my own curiosity, what about same sex individuals who look at another with lust in his or her heart?
MomofTwins
"I'm sorry you were offended" is not an apology. Because he's not actually acknowledging that the substance of his statements are the problem, not the offense someone else might take.
And the "inarticulate, ambiguous, extemporaneous" nonsense is patently false. He was quite articulate, his meaning was explicitly clear, and multiple witnesses attest that he told the anecdote of the beaten woman on multiple occassions. It was one of his go to illustrations and presumably quite rehearsed.
And let's not get started on how he treated women who reported the predations of Darrell Gillyard, whomwas ultimately convicted of serial sexual predation.
Patterson hasn't repented of his misogyny. He hasn't even acknowledged it.
Don't hold your breath waiting for his explanation. He's never offered any explanation, evidential support, examples, etc. for anything he posts.
That statement seems to apply more to you than the rest of the people on this blog.
Actually that statement appears to apply directly to you, now that you brought the issue up.
ATF45
I am concerned that Patterson withdrawing from giving the keynote speech at the convention in June will cause the subject to be dropped. How women's roles are seen, talked about, how they are "advised" on being Christian women – is something that needs talking about in light of what we know today and how we live today. And it needs to be talked about by men and women talking together and by women's groups and men's groups.
Patterson could (maybe wouldn't, but could) invite people to give a lot of thought to the issue of how women were treated by Jesus, in the Bible, and within our own culture. He could examine how his own words were insensitive to the position in which he placed a woman or all women. He could urge the issue to be discussed in Baptist churches, among Baptist theologians, at seminaries everywhere.
I think Baptists need to do a lot of work on this issue, just as most religions do. Women are not the objects men seem to think they are.
Elizabeth is a "he"?
If he did all that, he'd be a member of the United Church of Christ or the Episcopal Church of the USA.
And we can see how that worked out for them.
No, just distract them with more whataboutism.
Patterson's comments about divorce are not the problem. The problem is his advice to "submit in every way that you can," and his "joy" at seeing her with two black eyes after she returned to him — because her husband had come to church.
Perhaps the SBC could put some perspective on this by having a woman with two newly received black eyes deliver a keynote speech celebrating the SBC's place as an instrument of God's mercy and justice.
It would be much better to invite a woman to give that talk rather than centering Patterson who has incentive to make himself look good on the issue to cover his past comments and actions. Patterson might be learning some things but he might also be in self-preservation/avoid consequences mode.
A better question is, Will this be enough to wake up women who still call themselves Southern Baptists? Your church regards you as slaves and property; are you broken and weak enough that you agree?
Does your therapist know that you are curious about same-sex lust?
Does Ben's therapist know that he is curious about heterosexual lust?
Does YOUR therapist know that you're interested in other people's interest in other people's lust?
Volunteering?
"Barely enough #metoo energy…"-what are you basing this on? Your opinion? Nasty wording.
"These are women who support Roy Moore…" Which women? How many? What percent of SBC women? I certainly wouldn't support him and I'm a SBC woman.
"Wouldn't surprise me…raise…upholding biblical values" Pure conjecture. Lack of understanding of biblical values and how they are applied.
"Supporting crotch grabber (Trump, I suppose) or child molester…" I support neither. Bias. Prejudice against white women. Prejuduce against Christians. Vitriol.
In short this person makes gross generalizations based on stuff he/she reads. He/she has no problem being prejudice against certain KINDS of women, women he/she approves of I guess. Uses these points against women, all in an effort to support women.
Another man judging women he does not know. Patronizing. Part of the problem.
Vwman1969
The old tired hatred claim. PP will never truly apologize IMO.
And I'm Cute, Too
You mean, this apology will never be enough for Jonathan? I don't doubt that. Because it wasn't an apology.
Patterson thinks the whole problem was with his presentation, or delivery style. That's not so. He's supposed to be teaching young men not to objectify women. When he defends a boy for describing a woman as "built", and even insists that the term is biblical, he's teaching the exact opposite of what he should. If the whole story is a joke, then it's an extraordinarily bad one.
Patterson's statement doesn't even touch on his obviously leering look and tone when talking about the 16-year-old girl. And this one sermon clip is just part of a larger pattern of public contempt for women and their sufferings.
Sabelotodo2
No one needs to be too surprised by Paige Patterson's recent remarks that degrade women, and that he's unaware of the TRUTH of the matter: that God is NEITHER male nor female, and at the same time BOTH male and female–and more! God is an entity set apart, far above what the human mind can fathom. Patterson has NO IDEA that God's calling and gifts to human beings have nothing to do with those exclusively "wearing" male genitalia!
The Southern Baptists are in a time warp of at least a half-million years right now, and getting farther behind every year their "messengers" meet during the summer. They may claim to be "the largest Protestant denomination in the US," but I don't believe they ever purge their church rolls. I was one of them several decades ago until I left them to attend college. There I joined up with one of the Lutheran bodies, and that's where I am still today.. I bet I'm still being counted among the seventeen-plus million members they boast of! I just wonder who's voting my proxy this year!
Kangaroo52
Actually pretty good. They got rid of right-wing thugs without doing all that much.
Curt Day
Only a significant exodus from the ship will right it. And, sad to say, that is a similarity that churches share with sales people who sell big ticket items. The most powerful weapon a church member or potential customer has is their feet.
About 40 years ago the SBC was taken over by coup led by reactionaries who followed Calvin & Cromwell rather than The Christ. He is just another in a long line of heretics who turned the SBC into a cult and the KJV of the Bible into an idol. The SBC is now about 99.9% political and virtually nothing Christian in its make-up. The time is long past when the SBC should be recognized as an anti-Christian and anti-democratic organization and instead is promoting "Christian" Nationalism and a government styled on colonial Salem where anyone who does not follow the "company line" is burned at the stake or drowned. AKA Fascism.
But from the beginning, it was not like this. While Adam sleeps, God took a rib from his side to make a woman. So woman was not made from the crown of the head so she lord over man, nor from the sole of his foot so he step on her. She was taken from his side so she can be his helper. And it was good even though Adam never figure her out because she was formed when he was dreaming. When he woke up he saw someone nice, and no earthly smell. He call her wow man.
But after the fall the world became darkened with the new ruler of the world – the thief, the animals kill, the jungle rule, the birth pain, the curse, the ground, the sorrow, the evil days, the thorns, the sweat, back to dust. So the devil want to tear up the photos and deface all images of the previous devotion – the man and woman.
So Jesus, Son of God became the Son of Man to be the lamb of sacrifice to reverse all curses and save us from sin. So He came to find His own bride on the cross. He, the eternal LORD, received all these dust, sweat, thorns, evil day, sorrow, curses, strikes, plowing, pains, suffering, the curse so the church (His bride, not the organist) is blessed, loved, lifted, to wake up to marvel at the bridegroom,….
He, my only true hero had "But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water." flower the church with the washing and cleansing of His beloved on His side in the eternal. Amen.

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SHOCKING! Malaysian teen posts Instagram poll asking if she should live or die; later takes own life
The 16-year-old girl, hailing from Kuching in eastern Sarawak state, posted the poll on Instagram on Monday, asking "Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L".
Malaysia: The 16-year-old girl hailed from Kuching in eastern Sarawak state | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspGetty Images
Kuala Lumpur: In a shocking incident, a Malaysian teenager took her own life after posting an Instagram poll asking if she should live or die. Her suicide has sparked calls for a probe.
The 16-year-old girl, hailing from Kuching in eastern Sarawak state, posted the poll on the Facebook-owned picture-sharing platform on Monday. The Malaysian Police have categorised the case as "sudden death".
As per a report on the news portal Astro Awani, the girl wrote: "Really Important, Help Me Choose D/L". The alphabets "D" and "L" apparently stood for death and life..
Shockingly, 69 per cent respondents voted in favour of her ending her life, local media mentioned police as saying.
Meanwhile, lawmaker Ramkarpal Singh has urged an investigation into the circumstances of her death. "Would the girl still be alive today if the majority of netizens on her Instagram account discouraged her from taking her own life?" news agency AFP mentioned him as asking.
"I urge the authorities... to investigate the social media accounts of the victim and the circumstances that led to her death to prevent further abuse of social media in similar circumstances in the future."
Meanwhile, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq took to Twitter to express concerns about the state of mental health of youngsters in the Asian country.
"It's a national issue which must be taken seriously. A national discussion must take place," he said.
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Corps Helps the Return of Stolen Navajo Nation Artifacts
By Ronnie Schelby
Albuquerque District Public Affairs
GALLUP, N.M., -- Ronald Maldonado, supervisory archaeologist for the Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department and Julie Price, cultural resources project manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, complete the paperwork transferring 425 sacred relics to the Navajo Nation July 9, 2013.
GALLUP, N.M., -- One of the complete bowls that was returned to the Navajo Nation in the Corps' repatriation of 425 artifacts July 9, 2013.
On July 9, the Corps of Engineers repatriated a large cache of sacred artifacts to the Navajo Nation. This is the first time in the history of the Omaha District, with some assistance from the Albuquerque District, that artifacts have been returned to any tribal nation in accordance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA). The artifacts were looted from Corps of Engineers-managed land and Navajo tribal lands. A total of 710 artifacts were recovered from lands managed both by the Corps of Engineers and the Navajo Nation. Out of these, 425 were determined to be the property of the Navajo Nation, and were returned.
The looter, Donald B. Yellow, was working for Indian Health Service in Chinle, Ariz., when he stole the sacred artifacts. According to Ronald Maldonado, supervisory archaeologist for the Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department, many of the artifacts, including burial items, were looted from the Chuska Mountains, a mountain range located within the Navajo Nation just north of Gallup, N.M. Yellow continued looting along the Missouri River Basin as he moved north.
"When Yellow relocated to the Midwest, he took all of the artifacts with him," Maldonado said.
"We still do not know how Yellow was able to move all of these items," said Megan Maier, field archaeologist, Omaha district.
The looted artifacts were discovered in central South Dakota, when Yellow was trying to sell them on E-Bay.
Yellow went to trial in South Dakota, pled guilty to a misdemeanor in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) and was sentenced October 11, 2011. He was fined $618.00. The judge also ordered all of the southwestern/Navajo artifacts be returned to the Navajo Nation and ordered Yellow to pay a restitution fee of $4382.00 to return them. However, Yellow received no jail time or probation for this violation.
According to Public Law 96-95, the purpose of ARPA, created in 1979, is "to secure, for the present and future benefit of the American people, the protection of archaeological resources and sites which are on public lands and Indian lands, and to foster increased cooperation and exchange of information between governmental authorities, the professional archaeological community, and private individuals (Sec. 2(4)(b)). Statute (16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm)."
Members of the Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and the Albuquerque District, met with Maldonado at the airport in Gallup, N.M. There, Maldonado accepted the items on behalf of the Navajo Nation.
"These artifacts are sacred to the Navajo people and we are grateful to have them returned to their home," said Maldonado. "Some of these artifacts were stolen from our peoples' graves and burial sites," he said.
Julie Price, cultural resources project manager, Omaha District, noted that the artifacts were found, and Yellow prosecuted, thanks to the dedicated efforts of Mr. Brad Merrill, a special agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Pierre, South Dakota.
"The Corps has a Scope of Work (SOW) Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service," she said. "This is because of the different types of delegation authorities given to both agencies. The Corps is authorized to enforce the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA); however the Corps does not have enforcement authority to prosecute offenders of ARPA, but FWS does."
Since non-Navajo artifacts were found on Corps lands, and the Corps does not have the authority to detain, arrest and prosecute these offenders, the FWS does. Thanks to this excellent partnership with between these two agencies, Yellow was caught, tried and found guilty. The Omaha District is currently working with the courts to return the non-Navajo artifacts to their tribal homes.
"It is very rewarding to be a part of returning these artifacts to the rightful owners, said Maier. "Now these items are back where they should be. They do not belong in South Dakota," she said. "Now they are back home in the southwest."
"The Navajo Nation is one of South Pacific Division's critical strategic partners," said Ron Kneebone, tribal liaison, Albuquerque District. "Cooperation, such as this repatriation, helps strengthen our relationship into the future. All credit for the success of this effort is due to Omaha District's dedicated cultural resources staff. Working cooperatively with our sister District has been a great experience and provides an excellent example of Corps' teamwork," he said.
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If you are a regular reader here then you know that I have been blogging my 52 Weeks of Inspiration series. It is all a part of my healthier lifestyle journey and today I am featuring myself and giving an update on my weight loss.
Quick healthier lifestyle recap- Mid April 2012 I finally decided that I was going to walk off my weight. I focused on walking at my local gym and then as I built up endurance I used the treadmill and elliptical machines. From April to December 2012 I did those things to drop 60 pounds. Everyone wanted to know what diet I was following. I followed my own "exercise diet" and just went to the gym 4-5 times a week. It wasn't easy, it wasn't hard but it was work. As any work, it has been full of ups, downs, side ways and upside down days. It was full of sweat and tears. Here are a few post on my journey- Day 1, Day 60, Day 90 and 12 Bags of Clothes to Charity.
Eating changes came along the journey. Right away I cut down portions to half of the not so healthy meals and increased fruits and veggies. Somewhere along the way I gave up my addiction to Coke Zero (and any artificial sweeteners) and drank water or unsweetened iced tea and that is when I really started to feel better.
From January to today (May 5th) I started taking actual classes at my gym. I'm down another 11 pounds for 2013 to make my current total 71 pounds. The classes include Zumba, Combo Cycle/Weight Training, Abs Class, Pilates and now added the new High Intensity Interval Training. This all sounds like a lot of exercise but for the most part it involves going to the gym Monday through Thursday to catch 1 or 2 classes a day. If the class gets canceled then I walk the track, treadmill or elliptical.
Once I dropped some weight and built up my strength I found that for 2012 I was walking very little because of doing all of the classes. This has been great to build up my muscles in every place possible but not good for my orginal goal of walking of my weight and to run.
Toward the end of April I was walking about 7 miles a week but not focused on running. I want to run. So on May 1st I started a 5K program to go from walking to running. The app is Ease into 5K. I have check out over 20 5K and running apps and this is the one that I like the best. Besides my classes I will do the 3 times a week walk/run program. My target goal is to run a 5k by July. I can easily walk a 5 K because that is what I do twice a week. I'm saying bye to walking and hello to running!
Want to join me in my journey? CLICK here to find out how to join the CHALLENGE!
My gym started posting weekly challenges and I will start that tomorrow. I'll share the challenges on my blog so you can join in if you want. Want to walk or run a 5K? Look for the Ease into 5K app or find one that works for you and get started with me! If you are blogging any healthier lifestyle post, link up below. If you want to participate and you do blog, share your post!
Susie, this is fantastic! I'm a fairly new reader, and I didn't know about your exercise and weight loss plan. I am VERY impressed and proud of your dedication and success! Congratulations! I need to look to you for inspiration. I don't remember the last time I exercised!


Brainspotting Trainings - Manifest Wellness and Abundance with Ease and Grace!
Where You Look Affects How You Feel!
Synopsis: Helping people heal from chronic illnesses and pain requires a multidisciplinary approach. The symptoms often have roots in childhood, intra-uterine and/or inherited family traumas. Participants will discover that invisible entanglement of family dynamics are usually associated with trauma either from this generation or prior, and can be the root cause of many chronic illnesses and pain.
We will delve into one of the most common invisible family dynamics: entanglement of the "Order of Love" in the family system.
Nancy will provide some background knowledge of how the integration of Brainspotting and Family Constellation work so well together for sustained healing, followed by an experiential.
Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and etc. This method is developed by Dr. David Grand, is easy to learn, and can be comfortably adapted to your favorite healing modality.
Have you ever tried to shake off or ignore old thought patterns or emotions that no longer serve you, but they just keep coming back - especially when you least expect them?
Trauma can be locked in time capsules deep within the subcortical area of your brain, unable to escape no matter how much you want to "think or talk" your way out of it. Brainspotting can help!
What are the BENEFITS of Brainspotting?
Based on neurobiological findings that the brain can heal itself, with Brainspotting, many people experience relief from trauma such as accidents, anxiety, flashbacks, hopelessness, pain, mood swings, early attachment difficulties, loss of loved ones, bullying, unexpected life changes, etc.
Brainspotting can not only heal the past hurts, but also enhance performance, creativity and spiritual connection.
What You Will Learn At The Workshop - 5 Easy Steps to Maximize Your Brainpower of Healing and Resourcing!
Health care and healing arts providers who wish to support their clients for sustainable and lasting wellness transformation, such as physicians, nurses, chiropractors, coaches, massage therapists, mental health therapists, yoga teachers, exercise coaches, qigong practitioners, and etc.
Solo-preneurs and entrepreneurs who desires strategy and problem solving capabilities.
Young adults or students who would like clarity and relief of academic pressure, career choices, imbalanced romantic, work, or peer relationships, friendship and boundaries, sense of belonging, or internal conflicts.
Anyone who is interested in transformation. Brainspotting is great for all!
The intention is to provide a safe and conducive environment for learning and healing.
There will be opportunities for practicing BSP with your own issues, and participants can choose to do it in a space where they feel comfortable doing their own work with some privacy.
People can choose to go as deeply or as superficially as they wish. There is absolutely no judgment, only support and encouragement.
What do I do before attending the workshop?
Download free bilateral music from Britain: http://www.bspuk.co.uk/bspuk-free-music-downloads/ to your personal device. We will use it during the class time.
If unable to attend due to unforeseen events in life, may transfer your payment to the next Brainspotting workshop with a minimum of 2 day prior notice to Nancy. Thank you kindly!
If there is no notice given, sorry, there will be no transfer or refund.
Nancy is certified in advanced Brainspotting, Brainspotting for addictions, and Generational Brainspotting.
She is a strong advocate for healing at the sub-cortical level of the brain, so the symptoms associated with trauma such as fight, flight, and freeze have a way to be released layer by layer!
She is the founder of The Neuro-Soulmatic Attunement Method, designed to help people clear hidden blockages, release neurological or ancestral entanglements and pinpoint the root cause of their chronic conditions - physical, emotional, mental or familial.
Helping people manifesting their highest level of wellness and abundance is Nancy's way of making a difference in this world – one person, one family, and one generation at a time.
I woke up in the middle of the night feeling overwhelmed with the number of tasks that I have to accomplish for the next day. I used the Self-Brainspotting technique learned from Nancy's Brainspotting workshop.
I found a brain spot and processed the feeling of "overwhelm" in my body. In about 5 minutes my right foot started to twitch spontaneously. It went on for about 15 minutes. When all the tension inside of my body was released, I went back to sleep.
Nancy's warmth, inclusiveness, and affirmation of each person's experience set a great container for us all at the Intro to Brainspotting workshop!


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The USB 3.0 standard could be completed by the end of June 2008 - but the companies behind the specification need more of their fellows to pitch in and help get it done on time.
Dubbed SuperSpeed USB, the third major incarnation of the serial bus standard is set to deliver data transfer speeds of around 4.7Gb/s - ten times today's 480Mb/s limit. At the same time, the new spec will be compatible with older USB 1.1 and 2.0 products, cables and connectors.
However, USB 3 will introduce new ports, including an optical interconnect.
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group - members include Intel, HP, Texas Instruments, Microsoft and NEC - is already working on the first draft of the specification, it said today, but it wants others to have their say too. To do so, firms have to join the broader USB Implementers Forum and be "in good standing" within said body, whatever that means.
Whatever, would-be USB 3.0 pitcher-inners also need to sign a USB 3.0 contributors agreement, after which they'll have full access to all the goodies.
The initial USB 3.0 spec is due to be reviewed mid-January. Assuming, everyone's happy with it, the spec will move toward finalisation and, eventually, publication by the end of H1 2008.


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Happiest Season Review
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One fine day just prior to Christmas, Pittsburgh-based journo Harper (Mackenzie Davis) takes her girlfriend, Abby (Kristen Stewart) to her picturesque hometown to spend the holidays with her family. For her part, Abby aims to put a ring on it, even going so far as planning to ask Harper's father, Ted (Victor Garber), for his blessing, much to the disgust of her gay BFF, John (Dan Levy). There's a spanner in the works, though; Harper hasn't actually come out to her family yet, so it's separate bedrooms, improvised cover stories, countless close calls, and the inevitable big emotional climax. Call it A Christmas Closet, if you like…
Happiest Season is great. What's interesting is how easily it could not have been. Holiday-themed films tend to trend to the mawkish, and slapping a queer romance on top of a bog-standard "meet the family" comedy of manners is no guarantee of success (representation is important, but it's not a synonym for quality). Happily, wonderfully even, Happiest Season not only deftly avoids the obvious pitfalls of the Christmas rom-com genre, it delivers the requisite tropes with style, wit, and warmth. Actor-turned director Clea DuVall (The Faculty forever, amirite?), who co-writes with co-star Mary Holland, conducts the proceedings with a light, knowing touch. We're navigating the usual holiday emotional obstacle course – a hostile competitive sister (Alison Brie), a perfectionist, passive-aggressive mother (Mary Steenbergen, cuttingly hilarious), an old boyfriend (Jake Dorman), and even an old girlfriend (Aubrey Plaza bringing real depth and nuance to a key supporting role), but crucially the story is centered on our gay couple. They're not othered, they're not comic relief (Levy certainly is for the most part, and bless him for it) – it's very much their story. In point of fact, it's more Abby's story than Harper's to no small degree; as Harper falls back into behaviour patterns that please and support her picture-perfect, rather conservative family, we center on Abby, alone and adrift in small town Americana, as she struggles with loving someone who isn't quite ready to be her authentic self. This cuts deeper than you might expect, as Abby hasn't celebrated Christmas since the death of her parents when she was 19. Her orphan status is played for laughs – really, it works! – right up until it becomes an emotional gut-punch, and we start to get a handle on just how painful Harper's well-meaning charade really is.
The main pressure, apart from her parents gently cloying traditionalism, is that dad Ted is taking a run at mayor on a family values platform, and a suddenly out daughter is simply not in the social media campaign plan. So Happiest Season is low-key political, even if it never comes right out and declares Ted's party affiliation (but I could make a fairly confident bet). First and foremost, however, the film is about emotional politics; negotiating your position in a family unit and how we behave when the place we're assigned, the rile we're given, becomes unendurable. There's plenty of under-the-surface turmoil in family apart from Harper's sexuality, and by the time the credits roll they'll all be dragged out into the light.
So, it's a good thing it's funny, hey? Drily, drolly, hilariously so. Happiest Season doesn't trade in punchline gags but rather the sort of comedy that's deeply rooted in character and inference. Co-writer Mary Holland is the MVP here, narrowly edging out Levy with her turn as Harper's sister Jane, a well-meaning eager-to-please weirdo who's clearly screaming on the inside in response to how her parents brush her aside and minimize her. It's difficult to pull out examples because they're so reliant on context; to anyone who hasn't seen the film, "Stay at the table" is meaningless, but in the movie itself it had me howling.
The cast is absolutely stacked. Davis and Stewart are simply cute AF, and their chemistry is palpable; there's not a false note rung in their dynamic. Veterans Steenbergen and Garber make it all seen effortless, even as they're delivering lines deliciously layered with comedy and pathos. Comic stars Plaza and Brie handle the dramatic demands extraordinarily well, and the supporting ensemble are on point.
It is a tad too long though, with a bit of sag in the middle stretch that could be trimmed to good effect, and after a while it becomes kind of ludicrous that Harper's family never pick up on Abby's Extremely Big Queer Energy which, even after Levy's John hangs a hat on it ("Have they never met a lesbian before?" he asks incredulously). These are piddling complaints, however. Happiest Season is an absolute charm of a film, funny, heartfelt, romantic, emotionally resonant, and destined to be on high rotation every silly season going forward. Make time for it. (9/10)
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it is important to do so within their contexts.
the foundation, intermediate and senior phases.
rather than to concentrate on the deficits only.
I completed my Bachelor's Degree at the University of Stellenbosch. Thereafter I obtained a Post-Graduate Higher Diploma in Education (HDE PP) from the Cape Town College of Education, and an Honours Degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Stellenbosch. I completed my Internship at Vera School for Autistic learners and at the Diocesan College in Rondebosch Cape Town. I am a registered Educational Psychologist with the South African Health Professions Council.
I have several years of experience in the field of Education, and have worked as a Problem-Based Learning & Becoming a Professional facilitator at the Health Sciences faculty of the University of Cape Town for a period of 10 years. I have been working in private practise since 2010.
I enjoy working with children and believe that it is important to do so within their contexts. I specialise in identifying and diagnosing learning difficulties in the foundation, intermediate and senior phases. I prefer to focus on positive psychology and in helping to identify individual strengths rather than to concentrate on the deficits only.


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Amanda Cottone, Ed.DPostdoc Associate in Education
Annie Jeong, Ph.DManaging Director
Huyen (Gwen) NguyenProject Site Coordinator
Patricia WidderEducation Program Coordinator
Abreeotta J. Williams-Jones, Ph.D.Assistant Director of Education and Diversity
Amanda Cottone, Ed.D
Amanda Cottone joined the CEMB part-time in May 2019 as a postdoctoral associate in science education to help expand the impact of the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program. Broadly, her research interests span K-16 integrated STEM education and the learning sciences. She has researched the affordances of active learning with the goal of promoting equity and inclusion and retaining more introductory-level undergraduate students in STEM. Her current work has focused on K12 students' development of data literacy and scientific reasoning skills through the use of classroom technologies and engagement in inquiry, real-world data collection, and problem-based learning.
Huyen (Gwen) Nguyen
Huyen (Gwen) brings with her a wealth of experience in center management and program coordination. As Administrative Coordinator for the Washington University in St. Louis' Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center (CBAC), Gwen supports a research network of nearly 40 center PIs and affiliates, with 25 alumni faculty. Her work supports cross-disciplinary education and research for trainees across the engineering, medical and clinical sciences. She has a long track record of facilitating research exchange through a myriad of research symposia and seminars. Gwen also brings communications strength to the team through her background in website management, brochure design, and newsletter production. In addition, Gwen has served on WashU's Danforth Staff Council and the school of engineering's Staff Council, two platforms that enhance communication between staff and upper university leadership. Her professional preparation for working with CEMB doesn't stop there: she also has a B.S. in Botany.
Annie Jeong, PhD
Annie Jeong began as the Managing Director of the CEMB in summer 2022. She joined the CEMB in 2019 as the Assistant Director of Education and Diversity. Annie received her PhD from Duke University's Program in Genetics and Genomics. At Duke, she gained expertise in plant evolutionary genetics, studying the genetic and molecular mechanisms of adaptation to harsh, copper-contaminated environments in the ecological model system, Mimulus guttatus (yellow monkeyflower). Prior to joining the CEMB, Annie worked with biomedical PhD students and postdocs as the Assistant Director of Career Education in the Professional Development and Career Office at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
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Jim McGonigle is Managing Director of the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology.
Patricia Widder
Patricia Widder leads Washington University's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, an important component of CEMB's diversity, education, and recruitment efforts. In addition to her role for CEMB, Ms. Widder is the primary instructor in the undergraduate teaching labs in the Washington University Biomedical Engineering Department, and is Curriculum Director for the Master of Engineering in Biomedical Innovation degree program.
Ms. Widder teaches and develops lab courses in biomechanics, quantitative physiology, and thermodynamics, and provides prototyping support for the capstone biomedical engineering design classes. She also provides 3D printing support to the departmental research labs.
In the M.Eng-Biomedical Innovation program, Ms. Widder teaches the Engineering Skills and Biomedical Product Development course sequences. These courses cover prototyping, design, and development skills, and also cover intellectual property safeguards and similar topics.
Ms. Widder has worked to enhance the first-year engineering student experience, developing laboratory skill and career guidance content for introductory engineering courses. She serves as an Inclusive Teaching and Learning Fellow, an initiative working towards helping students from diverse backgrounds integrate effectively into university life.
Ms. Widder has received the Emerson Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2016, and has received the Department Chair's Award for Outstanding Teaching several times. Prior to joining Washington University in St. Louis in 2011, she worked as an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer for Monsanto in Cincinnati, OH.
Faculty from a diverse array of institutions and scientific backgrounds, all contributing to research in mechanobiology.
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This Ebb and Flow feather ring is hand casted in solid sterling silver. Both sides have been hand carved with the underside of the feather on the inside of the band.
A little wider than 1/2" at its widest point, this ring is suitable for both him or her. The wide, low profile makes it very easy to wear and is so comfortable, you'll never take it off!


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AMD promises incredible CPU advancements in the coming years
Better power efficiency for Epyc and other heavyweight chips is a significant step forward.
AMD has stated that by 2025, it hopes to have increased the energy efficiency of its server chips by a factor of 30. A thirtyfold efficiency improvement in just four years is a seriously ambitious plan for its Epyc processors – the CPUs that go in servers – and AMD GPU accelerators, which are used in AI applications and high-performance computing. AMD ZEN
According to an independent assessment, AMD achieved efficiency gains of more than 31x, but the goal this time is to achieve a similar energy efficiency victory in four years rather than six. AMD admits that meeting the goal by 2025 will be difficult, and that "success is by no means a forgone conclusion." AMD ZEN
To illustrate, AMD believes that a 30x increase in efficiency would outpace industry energy efficiency performance by 150 percent when compared to the previous five-year period. Understand this with caution, as it involves Red Red teamwork and data capture – as is always the case with PR ads – but it is clear that potential energy savings and a positive impact on the environment could be significant.
According to AMD, the potential savings could amount to "billions of kilowatt-hours of electricity" while "potentially reducing energy use per computation by 97 percent over the next five years."
Analysis: Epyc progress is vital for many reasons
This new goal for Epyc and AMD Instinct accelerators is clearly important for sustainability and making data centers more environmentally friendly in general, especially at a time when climate change targets are becoming increasingly important.
While this is heavyweight silicon AMD is discussing here, driving improvements in that area, as well as R&D, will undoubtedly have a trickle-down effect on other areas of Team Red's CPU portfolio, such as consumer chips.
Indeed, we've already seen AMD make significant strides in recent years, not only focusing on improving the performance of its Ryzen CPUs but also pushing forward with much better energy efficiency, with impressive results. So there's no reason to doubt that this will continue as we approach the midpoint of this decade.
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A new administrative rule in Arizona gives Notaries there a nice raise, but the higher fees also come with some important requirements. Administrative Rule R18-01 has been in effect since March 5 and increases the maximum fee you may charge for a notarization to $10, a big jump from the previous $2.
Arizona Notaries must choose the fee they charge — from "no charge" up to $10.
Once chosen, that will be the fee they are expected to charge at all times.
Arizona Notaries are required to post their fee schedule in a conspicuous location and tell signers of the fee before performing a notarization. In addition, the schedule must be in a mandatory format.
Download a pdf from the Secretary of State's office.
Create your own based on the template in Exhibit 1 of the Administrative Rule.
Get a schedule from the National Notary Association.
NNA members with questions about the new Arizona rule can contact the NNA Notary Hotline at 1-888-876-0827.


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Kanye Ditches 2022 Grammys
Kanye decided not to show his face amidst his ban from performing at the award show.
Kalyn Womack
PublishedApril 3, 2022
Ye is seen, outside Kenzo, during Paris Fashion Week - Menswear F/W 2022-2023, on January 23, 2022 in Paris, France.
Photo: Edward Berthelot (Getty Images)
Kanye was barred from performing at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards because of his "concerning online behavior," per Variety. Though people speculated whether he'd still show up to stir some drama, he did not show face.
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A representative for West confirmed with Variety that the artist's team received a call last week informing him he'd been removed from the lineup. He may have been planned to perform initially but upon the final list of performers announced Tuesday, he was not included.
Sources from HitsDailyDouble say West is still in consideration as the Grammy Awards expect to announce one more performer. Other artists such as Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga are also in consideration to fill that spot.
West won two of the five Grammys he was nominated for: Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance. Chart Data reported he's now tied with Jay-Z for rappers with the most Grammy wins (24 each).
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The rapper's presence at the Grammys is seen as "prohibitively risky" because of his recent behavior that has been making headlines in the media. Based on Ye's social media posts and past activities, it is likely for him to cause drama and use the stage in continuing personal disputes, hence the decision to not include him among the performers for the upcoming awards program.
Not only was he being monitored for his online behavior toward Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson, but also for a slur he directed at Grammy host Trevor Noah, per POP!. However, Noah responded via Twitter, "I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye."
After he was given a 24-hour suspension from Instagram, reports say West has gone silent on social media for the past 10 says, reported HipHopDX.
Justin Sylvester, host of Daily Pop on E!, told TODAY he suspects West will more than likely attend the event. "This man is nominated for five Grammys and one thing this man is not going to shy away from is a mic," said Sylvester.
Social media recalled the last time Kanye performed at the Grammy Awards was in 2015 with Rihanna and Paul McCartney. Twitter users also reposted the video West posted of himself urinating Grammy award in 2020, in response to the awards he didn't take home.
Maybe this was for the better. Can we handle two chaotic award shows in a row?


Black Cloak is about to murder Rachel Grey, but Kitty phases her just in time. Rachel manages to use her telekinesis to good effect, using it as extra muscle and knocking Black Cloak out before plunging his own spear into him. She heads inside to find Elaine, but discovers a Warskrull standing over Psylocke as Elaine looks on, petrified. Rachel wastes no time in defeating the Warskrull, only to find Black Cloak has recovered quickly and gathered his entire team around Rachel. He tells her that she stands alone, and the people here died because of her genome. Surprisingly, Elaine slaps Rachel and curses her. She breaks down, wishing everything could be as it was before she ever heard of Charles Xavier. She wishes Jean had never been born, and she wishes that for Rachel, too. As Black Cloak once again prepares to end Rachel's life, Cannonball attempts to join the action. He is repelled by Sega's shield-dome, but Psylocke takes out Sega, allowing Sam entry. He is joined by several other X-Men, who defeat the Shi'ar Death Commandos quickly. However, Black Cloak then murders Elaine, and Cyclops reacts by blasting at him, before Colonel Reyes of Sentinel Squad O*N*E puts a stop to the violence. Black Cloak surrenders and Rachel takes Scott onto the astral plane, where he grieves for Elaine and her family. Rachel watches as the Grey family's spirits join Jean. Later, after their funerals, she swears to make the Shi'ar pay for this.
After branding Rachel Grey, Black Cloak picks her up in his huge fist and holds her out in front of him. Though she's barely conscious, he informs her that, under civil law, she has been judged. By imperial edict, she stands condemned.
Suddenly, his grasp on her is lost as Rachel is phased by Kitty Pryde, who appears from underground. She then lets Rachel go, and she drops to the ground a few feet away from her assailant.
Rachel gathers her thoughts and summons her telekinesis into her fist. "You had your shot, murderer. Here's mine!" She punches Black Cloak in the stomach with one focused hammer blow and he drops to his knees. She isn't finished with him yet. She grabs him and lifts him over her head, using telekinesis to augment her own strength. He killed all her relatives, and he's gonna pay for that.
Black Cloak is slammed into the ground which takes the fight out of him. She then grabs his spear and thrusts it into his chest. Wiping blood from her face, she runs to the house to check on Elaine.
Inside the ruins of what was once home to the Greys, Rachel finds a powerful Warskrull holding the unconscious Psylocke by the hair. Elaine lies in the rubble behind him, petrified. The Warskrull, Flaw, comes from the premier class of a race of shape-shifters, able to manifest a whole catalogue of super-powers. He figures that makes him unbeatable.
Flaw looks up to see Rachel enter and warns her that, if she dares to make a move against him, what he does to Psylocke will make what he does to her grandmother seem like a child's prank. He is so behind the curve. Rachel smashes him straight through the house's outer wall and into the garden. She follows him out, her body radiating with energy. "What was that again?" she asks.
Black Cloak, it seems, isn't as injured as believed. He congratulates the 'starchilde' on doing justice to her name. She tells him to go to hell. Black Cloak, surrounded by his fellow commandos, admits that she has fought valiantly and won their respect, but the time has come for her to accept her fate, and join her mother. Rachel accepts nothing, and assures Elaine that she will protect her. Black Cloak reminds her that she stands alone, and none of her blood remains alive beyond these walls to save. Rachel replies that there were kids there. These people were innocent. "They bear your genome," replies Black Cloak.
Elaine stands up, furious, and calls Rachel a monster as she slaps her face as hard as she can. Rachel is shocked. "P-Please… gramma-?" is all she can utter. Elaine tells her not to call her that, and wants nothing to do with Rachel any more. She clenches her fists in frustration. She just wants her husband back. She wants her family whole again. She wants her daughter back the way she was before she ever heard of Charles Xavier. She curses the day he came into their lives. The X-Men and Phoenix have brought nothing but heartache and grief. She looks upwards, and asks God to forgive her, but she wishes her beautiful child, Jean, had never been born. "And I wish the same of you!" she adds, looking at Rachel.
Tears begin to stream down Rachel's young cheeks, as Black Cloak informs her that by her simple existence, she, like her mother before her, represents a transcendent and unending threat to the whole of creation. He adds that if the 'end of all that is' can manifest through her, then it might possibly do so through her family. The Shi'ar has already suffered an attack from the Phoenix, so it's better the line ends with her than risk another. Before Rachel can respond, a huge boom rocks the whole house.
Outside, Cannonball has arrived, having been a little slower than Nightcrawler in traveling the fifty miles from the Institute. As he approaches the house, Sega's protective bubble keeps him out. He bounces off her shield, but his blast field protects him from injury. He figures he'll just try again and again until the force field breaks. Black Cloak asks Sega whether the shield-dome can be sustained. Not for long, Sega replies, before changing the field frequencies in order to amplify the dome's disintegration potential. The next impact will finish Cannonball, not to mention everything within a radius of five miles.
Rachel overhears Sega's plans using her telepathy, and contacts Kitty Pryde who in turn whispers to Psylocke that the gas cloud controls the dome. Betsy is already on it, and she manifests her psychic knife, plunging it into the Sega's cloud form. With nothing to stop him, Cannonball plunges at great speed into the house. Joining him are several other X-Men answering to Rachel's earlier distress call.
Colossus lays out Flaw with a solid right, Gambit uses charged cards to knock the stuffing out of Hypernova, and Rogue takes out Shell. The fight is a foregone conclusion. Bishop sorts out Warshot, and Cannonball flies past Offset, letting his fists do the talking.
Once the fight is over, Cyclops and Emma Frost also appear alongside two large Sentinel robots from Sentinel Squad O*N*E. Rachel's pleased to see them. She stands before Black Cloak and tells him it's over. "Indeed it is, Starchilde," he replies, "For the Aerie! For life itself!" He unleashes a blast from his eyes that narrowly misses Rachel, but which catches Elaine who is standing behind her. She falls to the ground, dead, right in front of Cyclops.
Cyclops reacts be blasting at Black Cloak. Unfortunately, one of the Sentinel's legs gets in the way, and he rips a hole through it. The pilot asks him to cease his hostile action, and then informs Colonel Reyes that he can't take a second hit like that.
Colonel Reyes orders Cyclops to stand down. Scott is furious. Black Cloak informs his fellow commandos that hostilities are at an end. They know when they are outmatched. Cyclops looks at him as he decides on his next course of action. Reyes stands between Scott and Black Cloak and reminds him that he isn't an executioner. "You fire at them, Summers, you fire at me." Scott's mind goes into overtime as he thinks about it. Back at O*N*E command, Dr. Valerie Cooper asks Simpson to get General Lazer on the phone. They need some place to hold these murderers. She hopes Cyclops makes the right decision.
As everyone else remains motionless in time, Kitty enters the astral plane and gives her friend a hug. She assures Rachel that Elaine didn't mean what she said, but Rachel isn't fooled. She's a telepath. Elaine meant every word, right down to her soul. Kitty says that she's wrong.
Rachel then notices Elaine's spirit giving her husband a hug, before joining the rest of his family for somewhere better. John offers a friendly smile as he departs and Rachel replies with a small wave of her hand. The family moves towards a white light in the distance, and as they fade away, Rachel sees the image of Jean Grey, entirely in white with her Phoenix aura around her. "You think?" Rachel replies as more tears begin to flow.
As the X-Men and other parties depart after the funerals, Rachel thinks about how the Shi'ar missed Cable for some reason, even though he's genetically her half-brother… kinda. She figures that if she keeps their attention on her, they'll never realize their mistake. Kitty gives Psylocke a hug and tells her she's gotta go. Betsy understands, and wishes her well. She'll help look out for Rachel for as long as she is able.
Rachel stands alone, looking at the gravestones of the departed, including Jean, her sister Sara and Sara's children, Gailyn and Joey. For the Shi'ar, this was a simple act of statecraft, to remove a clear and present danger to her realm. Because her mother was Phoenix, all of the Grey family were something to be afraid of; especially her. However, she is not her mother. She's not Phoenix. She is her own woman and, before she is done, they'll wish she was the Phoenix.
This is part 3 of 3 of the Greys' End story, but the first two issues weren't labeled thus.