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Synonyms of Beta Thalassemia
Mediterranean anemia
Subdivisions of Beta Thalassemia
beta thalassemia major (Cooley's anemia)
beta thalassemia intermedia
beta thalassemia minor (beta thalassemia trait)
dominant beta thalassemia
Beta thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by reduced levels of functional hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is found in red blood cells; it is the red, iron-rich, oxygen-carrying pigment of the blood. A main function of red blood cells is to deliver oxygen throughout the body. Beta thalassemia has three main forms – minor, intermedia and major, which indicate the severity of the disease. Individuals with beta thalassemia minor usually do not have any symptoms (asymptomatic) and individuals often are unaware that they have the condition. Some individuals do experience a very mild anemia. Individuals with beta thalassemia major have a severe expression of the disorder; they often require regular blood transfusions and lifelong, ongoing medical care. The symptoms of beta thalassemia intermedia are widely variable and severity falls in the broad range between the two extremes of the major and minor forms. The characteristic finding of beta thalassemia is anemia, which is caused because red blood cells are abnormally small (microcytic), are not produced at the normal amounts, and do not contain enough functional hemoglobin. Consequently, affected individuals do not receive enough oxygen-rich blood (microcytic anemia) throughout the body. Affected individuals may experience classic signs of anemia including fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness or headaches. Severe anemia can cause serious, even life-threatening complications if left untreated. Affected individuals are treated by regular blood transfusions. Because of repeated blood transfusions individuals with beta thalassemia major and intermedia may develop excess levels of iron in the body (iron overload). Iron overload can cause a variety of symptoms affecting multiple systems of the body, but can be treated with medications. Beta thalassemia is caused by mutations in the hemoglobin beta (HBB) gene. Individuals with beta thalassemia minor have a mutation in one HBB gene, while individuals with the intermediate and major forms have mutations in both HBB genes.
Thalassemia is a term for a group of disorders in which there is reduced levels of hemoglobin, decreased red blood cell production and anemia. There are two main forms – alpha thalassemia and beta thalassemia, each with various subtypes. Beta thalassemia minor, also known as beta thalassemia trait, is a common condition. Beta thalassemia major was first described in the medical literature in 1925 by an American physician - Thomas Cooley. Beta thalassemia major is also known as Cooley's anemia. Today, the classic clinical picture of beta thalassemia major is primarily seen in countries with insufficient resources to provide affected individuals with treatment (e.g. regular transfusions and iron-lowering medications).
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The symptoms and severity of beta thalassemia varies greatly from one person to another. Individuals with beta thalassemia minor do not develop symptoms of the disorder but may have a mild anemia. Many individuals with beta thalassemia minor go through life never knowing they carry an altered gene for the disorder.
A beta thalassemia major diagnosis is usually made during the first two years of life and individuals require regular blood transfusions and lifelong medical care to survive. When the disorder develops later during life, a diagnosis of beta thalassemia intermedia is given; individuals may only require blood transfusions on rare, specific instances.
BETA THALASSEMIA MAJOR
Beta thalassemia major, also known as Cooley's anemia, is the most severe form of beta thalassemia. Affected infants exhibit symptoms within the first two years of life, often between 3 and 6 months after birth. The full or classic "description" of beta thalassemia major tends to primarily occur in developing countries. Most individuals will not develop the severe symptoms discussed below. Although beta thalassemia major is a chronic, lifelong illness, if individuals follow the current recommended treatments, most individuals can live happy, fulfilling lives.
Severe anemia develops and is associated with fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches, and yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes and whites of the eyes (jaundice). Affected infants often fail to grow and gain weight as expected based upon age and gender (failure to thrive). Some infants become progressively pale (pallor). Feeding problems, diarrhea, irritability or fussiness, recurrent fevers, abnormal enlargement of the liver (hepatomegaly), and the abnormal enlargement of the spleen (splenomegaly) may also occur.
Splenomegaly may cause abdominal enlargement or swelling. Splenomegaly may be associated with an overactive spleen (hypersplenism), a condition that can develops because too many blood cells build up and are destroyed within the spleen. Hypersplenism can contribute to anemia in individuals with beta thalassemia and cause low levels of white blood cells, increasing the risk of infection, and low levels of platelets, which can lead to prolonged bleeding.
If untreated, additional complications can develop. Beta thalassemia major can cause the bone marrow, the spongy material within certain bones, to expand. Bone marrow is where most of the blood cells are produced in the body. The bone marrow expands because it is trying to compensate for chronic anemia. This abnormal expansion causes bones to become thinner, wider and brittle. Affected bones may grow abnormally (bone deformities), particularly the long bones of the arms and legs and certain bones of the face. When facial bones are affected it can result in distinctive facial features including an abnormally prominent forehead (frontal bossing), full cheek bones (prominent malar eminence), a depressed bridge of the nose, and overgrowth (hypertrophy) of the upper jaw (maxillae), exposing the upper teeth. The affected bones have an increased fracture risk, particularly the long bones of the arms and legs. Some individuals may develop 'knock knees' (genu valgum), a condition in which the legs bend inward so that when a person is standing the knees will touch even if the ankles and feet are not.
Even when treated, complications may develop, specifically the buildup of iron in the body (iron overload). Iron overload results from the blood transfusions required to treat individuals with beta thalassemia major. In addition, affected individuals experience greater iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, which contributes to iron overload (although this primarily occurs in untreated individuals). Iron overload can cause tissue damage and impaired function of affected organs such as the heart, liver and endocrine glands. Iron overload can damage the heart causing abnormal heart rhythms, inflammation of the membrane (pericardium) that lines the heart (pericarditis), enlargement of the heart and disease of the heart muscle (dilated cardiomyopathy). Heart involvement can progress to life-threatening complications such as heart failure. Liver involvement can cause scarring and inflammation of the liver (cirrhosis) and high pressure of the main liver vein (portal hypertension). Endocrine gland involvement can cause insufficiency of certain glands such as the thyroid (hypothyroidism) and, in rare cases, diabetes mellitus. Iron overload can also be associated with growth retardation and the failure or delay of sexual maturation.
Additional symptoms that may occur include masses that form because of blood cell production outside of the bone marrow (extramedullary hematopoiesis). These masses primarily form in the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, chest, and spine and can potentially cause compression of nearby structures and a variety of symptoms. Affected individuals may develop leg ulcers, an increased risk of developing blood clots within a vein (venous thrombosis) and decreased bone mineralization resulting in brittle bones that are prone to fracture (osteoporosis).
Individuals diagnosed with beta thalassemia intermedia have a widely varied expression of the disorder. Moderately severe anemia is common and affected individuals may require periodic blood transfusions. Each individual case is unique. Common symptoms include pallor, jaundice, leg ulcers, gallstones (cholelithiasis), and abnormal enlargement of the liver and spleen. Moderate to severe skeletal malformations (as described in beta thalassemia major) may also occur.
Dominant beta thalassemia is an extremely rare form in which individuals who have one mutated HBB gene develop certain symptoms associated with beta thalassemia. Affected individuals may develop mild to moderate anemia, jaundice, and an abnormally enlarged spleen (splenomegaly).
Most beta thalassemia cases are caused by a mutation in the HBB gene. In extremely rare cases, a loss of genetic material (deletion) that includes the HBB gene causes the disorder. Genes provide instructions for creating proteins that play a critical role in many body functions. When a gene mutation occurs, the protein product may be faulty, inefficient, or absent. Depending upon the functions of the particular protein, this can affect many organ systems of the body. Individuals with beta thalassemia minor have a mutation in one HBB gene and are carriers for the disorder. Individuals with beta thalassemia intermedia or major have mutations in both HBB genes.
Normal hemoglobin is made up of specialized proteins called globins, specifically two alpha chains and two beta chain proteins attached to a central heme ring. The HBB gene creates (encodes) beta globin protein chains. A mutation in one HBB gene results in either reduced or no production of beta chains from that gene. Regardless, the second (unaffected) copy of the HBB gene functions normally and produces enough beta chain protein to avoid symptoms, although red blood cells are still abnormally small and mild anemia can still develop. A mutation in two HBB genes results in either significantly reduced levels of beta chains (beta thalassemia intermedia) or an almost complete lack of beta chains (beta thalassemia major). The reduction or lack of beta globin protein chains leads to an imbalance with the normally-produced alpha globin protein chains and, ultimately, the defective formation of red blood cells, a lack of functional hemoglobin, and the failure to deliver sufficient amounts of oxygen to the body.
In individuals with dominant beta thalassemia, the mutated HBB gene creates (synthesizes) an extremely unstable type of hemoglobin. Affected individuals have ineffective red blood cell formation (erythropoiesis).
Researchers believe that additional factors influence the severity of beta thalassemia major and intermedia including modifier genes. Modifier genes, unlike the gene that causes beta thalassemia, affect the clinical severity of the disorder. More research is necessary to discover the various modifier genes associated with beta thalassemia and their role in the development of the disorder.
Beta thalassemia is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. Recessive genetic disorders occur when an individual inherits an abnormal gene from each parent. If an individual receives one normal gene and one abnormal gene for the disease, the person will be a carrier for the disease, but usually will not show symptoms. The risk for two carrier parents to both pass the abnormal gene and, therefore, have an affected child is 25% with each pregnancy. The risk to have a child who is a carrier, like the parents, is 50% with each pregnancy. The chance for a child to receive normal genes from both parents is 25%. The risk is the same for males and females.
Beta thalassemia is relatively rare in the United States, but is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders in the world. The incidence of symptomatic cases is estimated to be approximately 1 in 100,000 individuals in the general population. The disorder is particularly prevalent in the Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa, central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Far East. Individuals in other parts of the world whose families are from these regions carry a greater risk of having beta thalassemia.
Symptoms of the following disorders can be similar to those of beta thalassemia. Comparisons may be useful for a differential diagnosis.
Various conditions have signs and symptoms similar to those seen in beta thalassemia. Such conditions include sideroblastic anemias and congenital dyserythropoietic anemias. Certain disorders have elevated levels of fetal hemoglobin such as juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia and aplastic anemia. Beta thalassemia can also occur along with other features as part of a larger syndrome such as in X-linked thrombocytopenia with thalassemia or beta thalassemia-trichothiodystrophy. Beta thalassemia may also occur along with another disorder in which there is an abnormality in the structure of hemoglobin (hemoglobinopathy). This includes hemoglobin E (HbE/beta thalassemia), hemoglobin C (HbC/beta thalassemia), and hemoglobin S (HbS/beta thalassemia); a condition that resembles sickle cell anemia and is sometimes referred to as sickle beta thalassemia disease. (For more information on these disorders, choose the specific disorder name as your search term in the Rare Disease Database.)
A diagnosis of beta thalassemia is based upon identification of characteristic symptoms, a clinical evaluation and a variety of specialized tests. With beta thalassemia major, initial symptoms often become apparent during the first two years of life and include failure to thrive, a swollen abdomen, and symptoms of anemia. Beta thalassemia intermedia may be suspected in individuals who present with similar (yet milder) symptoms, but at a later age.
In the United States, in many states, infants are diagnosed with a hemoglobin disorder through newborn screening. Newborn screening is a public health program that tests newborn infants for a variety of disorders that are treatable, but not readily apparent at birth. Each state's newborn screening program (and the specific disorders tested for) is different. Most states do not routinely test for thalassemia.
Clinical Testing and Workup
Physicians will take a blood sample from individuals suspected of having beta thalassemia. Several different tests can be performed on a single blood sample. Individuals suspected of having beta thalassemia will undergo blood tests such as a complete blood count (CBC). A CBC measures several components and aspects of blood including the number, concentration, size, shape, and maturity of blood cells. A specialized blood test known as hemoglobin electrophoresis measures the different types of hemoglobin found in blood.
With beta thalassemia, a CBC is done to measure the amount of hemoglobin and the number and the size and shape of red blood cells, which are fewer in number and smaller in size than in normal individuals. Red blood cells may also be pale in color (hypochromic) and of varying shapes. The distribution of hemoglobin in red blood cells in individuals with beta thalassemia is uneven, giving the cells a distinctive "bull's eye" appearance when viewed under a microscope. A blood sample can be tested to measure the amount of iron in the blood, which is often elevated in individuals with beta thalassemia.
Molecular genetic testing can confirm a beta thalassemia diagnosis. Molecular genetic testing can detect mutations in the HBB gene known to cause the disorder, but is available only as a diagnostic service at specialized laboratories. Molecular genetic testing is not necessary to make a diagnosis of beta thalassemia and is generally used to identify at-risk, asymptomatic relatives, to aid prenatal diagnosis, and to attempt to predict the progression or severity of the disease in specific cases.
Prenatal diagnosis in pregnancies with an increased risk of beta thalassemia is possible by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) if the specific gene mutation has been identified in a family member. During amniocentesis, a sample of fluid that surrounds the developing fetus is removed and analyzed, while CVS involves the removal of tissue samples from a portion of the placenta.
Standard Therapies
Individuals with beta thalassemia major and intermedia will benefit from referral to a thalassemia treatment center. These specialized centers provide comprehensive care for individuals with beta thalassemia including the development of specific treatment plans, monitoring and follow up of affected individuals, and state-of-the-art medical care. Treatment at such a center ensures that individuals and their family members will be cared for by a professional healthcare team (physicians, nurses, physical therapists, social workers and genetic counselors) experienced in the treatment of individuals with beta thalassemia. Genetic counseling is recommended for affected individuals and their families. Psychosocial support for the entire family is essential as well.
Specific therapeutic procedures and interventions may vary, depending upon numerous factors, such as the specific type of beta thalassemia; the progression of the disease; the presence or absence of certain symptoms; severity of the disease upon diagnosis; an individual's age and general health; and/or other elements. Decisions concerning the use of a particular drug regimen and/or other treatments should be made by physicians and other members of the health care team in consultation with the patient based upon the specifics of his or her case; a thorough discussion of the potential benefits and risks, including possible side effects and long-term effects; patient preference; and other appropriate factors.
Individuals with beta thalassemia minor usually do not develop symptoms and do not require treatment. It is important that individuals with beta thalassemia minor be correctly diagnosed, however, in order to avoid unnecessary treatments for similarly-appearing conditions such as iron deficiency anemia.
Physicians may recommend folic acid supplementation in individuals with mild cases of anemia. Supplementation with folic acid, a B vitamin, boosts the production of red blood cells in certain individuals. Along with blood transfusions, folic acid may be given and medications to lower iron levels.
Individuals with beta thalassemia major require regular blood transfusions. A blood transfusion is a common procedure in which affected individuals receive donated blood in order to restore the levels of healthy, functioning hemoglobin to their blood. During this procedure, donated blood is delivered to the body through a small, plastic tube inserted into a blood vessel (intravenously). The procedure may take anywhere from 1-4 hours. Individuals with beta thalassemia major require regular blood transfusions, as frequently as every 2-4 weeks in severe cases. Individuals with beta thalassemia intermedia occasionally require blood transfusions such as when suffering from an illness or infection or when planning to undergo surgery.
Some individuals may be treated by the surgical removal of the spleen (splenectomy). An abnormally enlarged spleen (splenomegaly) can cause severe pain and contribute to anemia. Splenomegaly can cause low levels of the blood cells (platelets) that allow the blood to clot. An enlarged spleen in individuals with beta thalassemia may occur due to increased destruction of red blood cells, the formation of blood cells outside of the bone marrow (extramedullary hematopoiesis), repeated blood transfusions, or iron overload. If other forms of therapy fail, removal of the spleen may be considered. Splenectomy has led to improvement in certain symptoms associated with beta thalassemia. However, this surgical procedure carries risks, which are weighed against benefits in each individual case. If a splenectomy is required, one month before the surgery pneumococcal conjugate vaccine should be given. In addition, antibiotic prophylaxis, usually penicillin 250 mg twice a day, is given the first two years after surgery and for children younger than 16 years. Because of advances in the treatment of beta thalassemia in the past several years, splenectomy is rarely necessary as a treatment for affected individuals.
Individuals with beta thalassemia major and intermedia may develop iron overload, which occurs because of two reasons. First, blood transfusions cause the accumulation of excess iron in the body. Second, beta thalassemia can cause increased absorption of dietary iron by the gastrointestinal tract. The body has no normal way to remove excess iron. In individuals who receive regular blood transfusions, iron overload primarily occurs because of treatment. Iron overload causes a variety of symptoms affecting various body organ systems. Iron overload is treated by medications that remove excess iron from the body such as deferoxamine. Deferoxamine is an iron chelator, a drug that binds to iron in the body allowing it to be dissolved in water and excreted from the body through the kidneys. Other oral iron chelators, such as deferiprone and deferasirox, have also been used to lower iron levels.
Treatment of additional complications of beta thalassemia or iron overload is symptomatic and supportive. Special attention is recommended for the early diagnosis and prompt treatment of heart (cardiac) disease potentially associated with iron overload. Cardiac disease is the main life-threatening complication in individuals with beta thalassemia.
Investigational Therapies
Some affected individuals may be candidates for a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which can potentially cure the disorder. However, because of the risk of morbidity and mortality, it is reserved for individuals with serious complications who have not responded to other therapies. Hematopoietic stem cells are special cells found in bone marrow that manufacture different types of blood cells (e.g., red blood cells, platelets). Individuals with beta thalassemia are treated with allogeneic stem cell transplantation. During this type of transplant, an affected individual's bone marrow cells are eradicated by chemotherapy or radiation and replaced with healthy marrow from a donor, usually from a closely matched family member. However, only about 20% of affected individuals will have a fully compatible family member or unrelated donor. A hematopoietic stem cell transplant has the potential to correct the underlying abnormality that causes beta thalassemia. Ideally, a hematopoietic stem cell transplant should be done before the age of 16 and before the onset of hepatomegaly, portal fibrosis, or iron overload.
Gene therapy is being studied as another option for individuals with beta thalassemia major. In gene therapy, the patient's defective gene is replaced with a normal gene to enable the production of the active enzyme and prevent the development and progression of the disease in question. Given the permanent transfer of the normal gene, which can produce active enzyme at all sites of disease, this therapy can, theoretically, lead to a "cure." However, at this time, there remain several technical difficulties to resolve before gene therapy can be advocated as a viable alternative approach.
Certain drugs such as 5-azacytidine, decytabine and butyrate derivatives are being studied as potential treatments for individuals with beta thalassemia. These drugs induce the creation (synthesis) of fetal hemoglobin, which is produced in the developing fetus and newborn infants (before the body begins to produce adult hemoglobin). These drugs bind with the excess alpha protein chains thereby reducing the imbalance between alpha protein chains and beta protein chains. More research is necessary to determine the long-term safety and effectiveness of these medications.
Hydroxyurea is another drug that helps stimulate the production of fetal hemoglobin. This drug has been studied as a treatment for individuals with beta thalassemia intermedia to increase hemoglobin levels, reduce the size of extramedullary masses, and improve leg ulcers. Further studies such as controlled, randomized clinical trials would be beneficial to determine what role, if any, hydroxyurea can play in the treatment of beta thalassemia.
Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov. All studies receiving U.S. government funding, and some supported by private industry, are posted on this government web site.
For information about clinical trials being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, contact the NIH Patient Recruitment Office:
Some current clinical trials also are posted on the following page on the NORD website:
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For more information about clinical trials conducted in Europe, contact:
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Please note that some of these organizations may provide information concerning certain conditions potentially associated with this disorder.
Children's Cancer & Blood Foundation
Website: http://www.childrenscbf.org/
Cooley's Anemia Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY 10001 USA
Website: http://www.cooleysanemia.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD 20892-0105
Website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
Thalassemia Support Foundation
Website: http://www.helpthals.org
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Монах Ла́зарь (в миру Виктор Васильевич Афана́сьев; 20 мая 1932, Москва, — 5 марта 2015, там же) — монах Русской Православной Церкви, поэт, прозаик, литературовед, церковный писатель. Член Союза писателей СССР. Автор биографических книг о русских поэтах XIX века.

Биография
Родился 20 мая 1932 года в Москве.

Рано полюбил искусство и ощутил желание писать. В 1944—45 годах выпускал рукописный журнал «Памяти прошлого» (вместе со старшим товарищем библиографом И. С. Павлушковым).

Начал публиковаться в 1946 году: стихи В. В. Афанасьева были напечаты в газете «Пионерская правда». В это же время знакомится с будущим литературоведом, историком и публицистом В. В. Кожиновым. Отношения с ним В. В. Афанасьев поддерживал вплоть до смерти В. В. Кожинова в 2001 году.

Учился в ремесленном училище при типографии «Правды» на переплётчика, служил в армии, работал в Норильске, в московских театрах рабочим сцены, в литературной консультации Союза писателей.

В 1969 году выходит первый сборник стихов.

В 1970-е годы начинают издаваться книги и статьи В. В. Афанасьева, посвященные русским поэтам первой половины XIX века. Наибольшую известность получили биографии К. Ф. Рылеева (1982), В. А. Жуковского (1986) и М. Ю. Лермонтова (1991), вышедшие в серии «Жизнь замечательных людей». В 1970-е — 1980-е годы издательство «Детская литература» выпускает серию книг В. В. Афанасьева о жизни и творчестве поэтов: И. И. Козлова (1977), К. Н. Батюшкова (1987), Н. М. Языкова (1990).

В конце 1990-х годов В. В. Афанасьев принимает монашеский постриг под именем Лазарь в Свято-Введенской Оптиной пустыни, но живёт в Москве. В 2006 году поселяется в Сергиевом Посаде. После принятия малой схимы основной темой творчества писателя становится религия. Создаются книги об истории русского монашества, пишутся православные детские сказки, а также стихи и воспоминания. Однако литературоведение остаётся одной из линий его творчества.

Скончался 5 марта 2015 года в Москве.

Труды

Работы по истории русской литературы
 Загадка Крылова // Первое сентября. — 2000. — № 41.
 Лермонтов. — М.: Молодая гвардия, 1991. — (Жизнь замечательных людей). ISBN 5-235-01518-5
 Там, за далью непогоды… — М.: Детская литература, 1990. ISBN 5-08-001791-0
 Свободной музы приношенье. Литературные портреты. Статьи. — М.: Современник, 1988. ISBN 5-270-00309-0
 Ахилл, или Жизнь Батюшкова. — М.: Детская литература, 1987.
 Жуковский. — М.: Молодая гвардия, 1986; 1987. — (Жизнь замечательных людей).
 Рылеев. — М.: Молодая гвардия, 1982. — (Жизнь замечательных людей).
 Тропа к Лермонтову. — М.: Детская литература, 1982. /В соавторстве с П. Боголеповым/
 «Родного неба милый свет…» — М.: Детская литература, 1981.
 Жизнь и лира. — М.: Детская литература, 1977.

Подготовленные издания русских поэтов
 Лермонтов М. Ю. Поэзия. Проза / Вступ. ст. В. Афанасьева. — М.: АСТ, АСТ Москва, 2009. — (Золотой фонд мировой классики).
 Люблю отчизну я… Лермонтовские места / Сост. В. Афанасьев. — М.: Советская Россия, 1989. ISBN 5-268-00422-0
 Сатира русских поэтов первой половины XIX в. Антология. / Сост. и вступ. статья В. Афанасьева. — М.: Советская Россия, 1984.
 Полярная звезда. Альманах, изданный А. Бестужевым и К. Рылеевым (1823—1825). — М.: Советская литература, 1982. — (Школьная библиотека).
 Огарев Н. Стихотворения и поэмы / Сост., вступ. статья и примеч. В. Афанасьева. — М.: Советская Россия, 1980.

Художественные произведения
 Цепь золотая: сборник стихотворений. — М.: Советский писатель, 1969
 Ангел на башне: Антология. — М.: Русский Хронографъ, 2010. ISBN 5-85134-107-6

Труды по истории Русской Православной Церкви
 Святой преподобный Нил Сорский. — М.: Сибирская Благозвонница, 2009. ISBN 978-5-91362-137-5
 Оптинские были. Очерки и рассказы из истории Введенской Оптиной Пустыни. — М.: Сибирская Благозвонница, 2008 и др. ISBN 978-5-91362-359-1
 Сказание о святой равноапостольной Нине, просветительнице Грузии.-М.: Сибирская Благозвонница, 2009. ISBN 978-5-91362-176-4

Подготовленные издания церковных писателей
 Чтение по Закону Божьему. — М.: Сибирская Благозвонница, 2010. ISBN 978-5-91362-279-2
 Аскетирион. Православное монашество в Египте IV—V вв. — М.: Русский Хронографъ, 2007. ISBN 5-85134-038-X
 Старость — дар Божий. Слова утешения для пожилых прихожан православного храма. — М.: Русский Хронографъ, 2005.

Сказки
 Тимоша в лесу. — М.: Сибирская Благозвонница, 2010. ISBN 978-5-91362-338-6
 Удивительные истории Зяблика. — М.: Издательский Совет Русской Православной Церкви, 2009. ISBN 978-5-94625-286-7
 Звери-погорельцы. — М.: Издательский Совет Русской Православной Церкви, 2008. — (Книжки маленького Ёжика).
 Одинокая сосна. — М.: Издательский Совет Русской Православной Церкви, 2008. — (Книжки маленького Ёжика).
 Семь ромашек из рая. — М.: Издательский Совет Русской Православной Церкви, 2008. — (Книжки маленького Ёжика).
 Как Божья Коровка на Небо летала. — М.: Издательский Совет Русской Православной Церкви, 2008. — (Книжки маленького Ёжика). ISBN 5-94625-109-0, ISBN 5-94625-150-3
 Удивительные истории маленького Ёжика. — М.: Издательский Совет Русской Православной Церкви, 2007. ISBN 5-94625-109-0

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Ссылки
 Стихи, воспоминания и статьи на сайте «Русская народная линия» (раздел регулярно пополняется)
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The world is a noisy place. It's easy to get distracted by the urgency of our lives, depressed about the state of our careers or overly focused on how we can fix our own problems. Today, we're rounding up posts that bring peace, hope and order to an often chaotic life. How can you reclaim your time today? What is the thing that you need to release into God's hands?
"My Bible lies alone on the end table it's gentle, calming whisper overpowered by the dishes sloshing in the sink. The clatter they make when I was them rises above even the sounds of children's voices, 'Look, Ma. Watch me, Mom.' They've found some incredible treasure but my ears are deaf to life. I've chosen my master." Finish the post here.
"Recently, I was preparing to deliver a speech and found myself in a funk. I was experiencing an unusual amount of distraction and self-doubt. Fortunately, I had about four hours before I was to go on stage. So, I decided to call my wife, Gail." Read more here.
"I don't know if you've ever had the experience in your life when you felt like God really wanted you to do something and you absolutely did not want to do what you thought He'd asked you to do." Finish this post here.
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"God is in the business of reclaiming our spent goods and worn-out offerings and then fashioning them into new shapes. God welcomes the opportunity to call out beauty that is hidden behind splinters and weathered knots." Keep reading here.
Pray and read my Bible, do something nice for somebody….
In a difficult journey and He IS my Everything! Thank You, Jesus!
I went away full of myself and he has emptied me of myself and filled me with himself.
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Updated January 10
Maine food pantries scramble to keep up as need reaches new heights
'There is a desperate need out there,' says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year.
Phil Dube, center, works to organize the food before the recipients arrive and place their orders at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Dube has been volunteering at the food pantry for several years. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
The number of Mainers struggling to feed their families and turning to food pantries for help is rising to new heights as coronavirus cases spike and the state faces its worst loss of jobs in any recession in 50 years.
Food pantry directors say they have stockpiled enough food to meet the need for now, but the volunteer efforts are straining and more federal relief will be needed to address poverty and hunger as the pandemic wears on.
"There is a desperate need out there," said Don Bisson, executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, where there has been a 25 percent increase in clients since this time last year.
More Mainers struggle to feed their families as agencies fear worst to come
Since the beginning of the pandemic, food pantries in Maine and across the country have fed a record number of people experiencing food insecurity. Those numbers are now rising again as unemployment claims go up, coronavirus cases increase, and people struggle to pay for heat and other bills while facing economic challenges made worse by the pandemic.
Food pantries across Maine reported a 25 percent increase in clients during the spring, when some food programs saw dramatic spikes in the number of people coming to a food pantry for the first time ever or returning after years of financial stability. Numbers plateaued during summer, but are now rapidly rising again: 61 percent of food pantries reported increases in November, with an average uptick of 12 percent, according to Good Shepherd Food Bank.
"(Much of) this need existed pre-COVID and it's going to be here after COVID," said Kristen Miale, executive director of Good Shepherd. "COVID has put a magnifying glass on the economic disparities that exist. This issue of hunger and poverty is not going to go away when the public health crisis is over."
Maine has the highest rate of food insecurity in New England at 13.6 percent of households. An estimated 173,080 people in the state are struggling with hunger, including 47,460 children, according to Feeding America, a nonprofit with a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks. That means 1 in 8 Mainers and 1 in 5 Maine children are food-insecure.
Danny Travers, left, collects the pantry goods that Dale Ashby has picked out at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. While their groceries are being brought out to their car, recipients can go inside the tent and pick out other food items to take home with them. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Food insecurity is measured by how many families don't have consistent access to an adequate supply of nutritious food. Nationally, the food insecurity rate is 11.1 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. Feeding America estimates 50 million people have experienced food insecurity as a result of the pandemic.
Last year, food banks nationwide distributed an estimated 4.2 billion meals and 80 percent of food banks report they are serving more people now than they did a year ago. From March to June, 4 in 10 people visiting food banks were there for the first time, according to Feeding America.
Food pantries in Maine typically see high numbers in winter because of heating costs and seasonal unemployment. But unlike a typical year, food bank directors went into this winter season facing uncertainty and anxiety about whether federal assistance would offer any extra help for programs feeding record numbers of people.
Miale said Good Shepherd Food Bank's partner agencies got some relief in the latest COVID relief package passed by Congress, which extended an increase in monthly food stamp benefits and allocated $1.5 billion for a food box program, $400 million for the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program and $13 million for food for low-income seniors.
Hunger prevention advocates in Maine say enhanced unemployment insurance benefits of $600 per week and extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits paired with federal money for hunger programs were critical to meeting the need for food during the first six months of the pandemic.
The number of people in Maine enrolled in the food supplement program rose steadily in the early months of the pandemic, growing from over 167,000 in February to a peak of nearly 177,000 in May. In November, 148,466 individuals were enrolled. Data for December have not yet been posted.
Dale Ashby, right, talks with South Portland Food Cupboard volunteer Dwayne Hopkins after getting groceries from the food pantry on Thursday. Ashby has been utilizing the food pantry for years and many of the staff know him well. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
But while the supplemental assistance provided last year gave many people food security they did not previously have, those expanded federal unemployment benefits ended and food pantries started to see client numbers rise again.
The USDA last week announced it will spend $1.5 billion to continue its Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which distributed more than 132 million food boxes last year. Contracts will be awarded Jan. 19 and deliveries will begin soon thereafter, but hunger prevention organizations in Maine are not anticipating any Maine farms will be awarded contracts in this round.
There is no sign that the economic pressures are easing.
Last week, nearly 4,000 claims were filed for state unemployment benefits, the highest total for weekly claims since mid-July. An additional 300 claims were filed for federal unemployment benefits. As unemployment numbers rise, food pantries anticipate they'll see more clients.
Directors of food banks and pantries in southern Maine say they are well-stocked with food for that growing number of clients, but they worry they're not reaching all of the people who may need food. They also worry about recruiting new volunteers, protecting people from the virus and dealing with the harsh weather as they serve people outdoors.
Maine's job losses worse than in any recession in 50 years
"We know there are more people who need help than are reaching out," said Maureen Monsen, director of the York Community Service Association Food Pantry. "We want to help each other out. We're all in this together."
'DOWNWARD SPIRAL'
On one cold morning last week, a half-dozen people lined up to pick up bags of groceries an hour before the South Portland Food Cupboard was scheduled to open.
Inside the food pantry warehouse, more than two dozen volunteers in red aprons sorted deli items donated by a local grocery store, filled shelves with bread and prepared to bag up groceries for the 40 or more families expected to arrive in the next few hours.
Like food pantries across the state, the South Portland Food Cupboard has served more Maine families than ever. Last year, the food pantry distributed 1.2 million pounds of food to 15,650 recipients.
"We have seen a lot more people coming in for the first time. But we've also seen a lot more people who have come in the past, but haven't been in for a few years because they've been able to get their feet underneath them. Now life has taken that downward spiral for them again," said Dwayne Hopkins, the food cupboard's executive director.
From right, Sylvia Nappi and Dale Ashby pick out some pastries and bread goods to take with them while they wait for their groceries at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Dale Ashby, a 67-year-old Portland resident who is retired and on Social Security Disability, arrived at the food pantry shortly after it opened. Sitting outside of a heated tent where volunteers checked in clients, Ashby filled out his shopping list of preferred foods that would be packed by volunteers. Before the pandemic, Ashby would have sat inside the food pantry, sipping coffee and chatting with others who were there to pick up food.
Since the start of the pandemic, the food pantry has changed its model to minimize contact between clients and volunteers. Clients now back their cars into the driveway and volunteers load an average of 17 bags of groceries per family into trunks. Inside a heated tent, clients can pick out extra food from a table that this week included bags of rice, herbs, cooking oil, spices and pet food.
Ashby misses the community connection, but said he is grateful to be able to visit the food pantry. He said his limited income has not kept up with cost-of-living increases.
"Having a food pantry to supplement and help with food costs is very, very crucial when you live on a tight budget," he said. "To have a consistent food line is very important."
As volunteers loaded food into his trunk, Ashby went inside the tent to thank volunteers and pick out a few extra items to bring home.
"I don't want to take more than I absolutely need," Ashby told a volunteer as he looked a stack of canned beans.
Volunteers organize the food inside the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
"No, please take whatever you need," the volunteer said. "We have plenty here."
Hopkins said the food cupboard focuses on welcoming clients and connecting them with other resources when possible.
"Our biggest resources we have here for people is dignity and hope," Hopkins said. "That's really what we offer people. It comes in the format of food."
BUSIEST MONTH IN BRUNSWICK
The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick has never been busier since it was founded 35 years ago.
During November, the busiest month on record, the soup kitchen served 8,311 meals and the food pantry recorded 1,335 visits. December was the second busiest month ever and October was the third. Overall, food pantry visits are up more than 22 percent over 2019 and the number of meals served increased by nearly 59 percent.
Pat Travers, left, and Karen Westerberg look over a recipients' list of groceries they need at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Volunteers pack up the groceries on the list inside and then bring them out the the recipients' car. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
"That kind of growth in one calendar year is mind-boggling," said Hannah Chatalbash, deputy director of the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, which serves people from Brunswick and the surrounding area.
At the beginning of the pandemic, there were many new people coming to the food pantry, but that influx slowed as people received more unemployment or SNAP benefits and their first stimulus payment. As those resources ran out, those people started returning to the food pantry and soup kitchen.
"I don't see that changing unless there's a significant stimulus that comes up," Chatalbash said.
In York County, food pantries continue to see more clients and pantries in both Biddeford and Saco have loosened residency requirements to serve anyone who needs food.
In December, the Saco Food Pantry served 658 individuals, including 177 people from outside Saco. The number of clients in December was nearly twice as many as in July, when 283 Saco residents and 55 people from other towns received food.
The Biddeford Food Pantry also now allows anyone to pick up food as often as they need it. Bisson, the director, said he hears from clients that they have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced. The pantry is serving an average of 659 families each month, up 25 percent since before the pandemic.
Bruce Garrow, left, and Al Wheeler pack groceries into a recipient's car at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographe
To keep up with the demand, the food pantry is spending about $1,300 a week to buy items its clients need but the food pantry can't get through Good Shepherd Food Bank, including soap and feminine hygiene products.
The Old Orchard Beach Community Food Pantry is serving around 160 families a month, down from the 200 to 250 families it served each month before the pandemic. Suzanne Norton, the pantry's treasurer, said she believes that some of the decline has been because of increased SNAP benefits and fear among older clients about contracting the virus.
But the pantry volunteers hear from town officials that there are people in the community who are hungry and don't want to go to a food pantry because they're embarrassed.
"We want them to understand that we are here and we have food," Norton said. "If they need food, they should come. We're friendly and we want to help."
CHALLENGE TO RETAIN VOLUNTEERS
When the pandemic first hit Maine and many businesses closed temporarily, food pantries across the state stayed open and scrambled to adapt operations to meet coronavirus safety guidelines. At many pantries, teams of volunteers masked up and bundled up as they switched food distribution to drive-thru models.
From left, Sylvia Nappi and Dale Ashby fill out the forms to receive groceries from the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Both have been coming to the food pantry for years. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographe
Food pantry directors said it has been a challenge to retain volunteers. Some older volunteers or those with underlying conditions have not been able to continue because of health concerns. Many of the volunteers who have remained now have to work outside, a situation that has been especially challenging with winter weather.
At the Harrison Food Bank, about 500 families from three counties come each week for food. The pantry now operates a drive-thru model to limit contact, but that has left volunteers out in the cold for long stretches of time, said Sandy Swett, the founder and director of the food bank.
The food bank received a $25,000 grant from the Agnes Lindsay Trust that it will use to install a structure and heaters to keep volunteers warm as they distribute food to clients in the drive-thru line.
"It's hard doing business this way when you're not set up for it," Swett said.
The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program also has had to adapt to serving record numbers of people with far fewer volunteers. The organization cut down volunteers by 50 to 90 percent depending on the program as it limited how many people could be in the building. Before the pandemic, the organization relied on about 350 volunteers each week.
"We're seeing all this program growth, but we've also lost all these hands, which has made for a unique challenge," Chatalbash said.
Bruce Garrow, right, and Al Wheeler wheel out a load of groceries to pack into a recipient's car at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
Miale, from Good Shepherd Food Bank, said she's continually amazed by the resiliency of the food pantries it partners with across the state, almost all of which stayed open throughout the pandemic while avoiding outbreaks.
"The communities have rallied and really worked together to make sure people get the food they need. We've been amazed at our partners and how well they've weathered this," she said. "They are just the real community heroes among us."
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Film Series: Alternative Perspectives
The Western Mass RLC has developed an Alternative Perspectives Film Series with the help and support of several co-sponsors. This series is intended to bring people together to hear about ideas and approaches they may not have heard or had the time to fully explore. The intent of the series is not to necessarily convince any one person to change their perspective, but rather to create a forum for all of us to talk about and explore different ideas on mental health, psychiatric treatments and diagnosis, human rights and oppression and what it all means to us.
Providers of mental health services, doctors, students, teachers, individuals who have been diagnosed or treated within the mental health system, emergency room and other hospital staff, police officers and other first responders, family and friends of individuals who have received psychiatric diagnoses and all who have an interest in recovery, hope and healing are welcome and encouraged to attend! We will be offering Continuing Education Credits whenever possible for each event.
The Alternative Perspectives Film Series: Season III
The Alternative Perspectives Film Series - designed to bring people in a variety of roles within the community together to look at ways beyond our standard paradigm to understand distress and how to support people through it - will return this fall. Each screening is followed by community dialogue led by someone directly involved with the film's making. The first two films will be:
SEPTEMBER: 'Crazy' by Lise Zumwalt, a documentary about forced psychiatric 'treatment'. www.alternet.org/culture/crazy-courageous-documentary-about-forced-psychiatric-treatment
NOVEMBER: 'Crazywise' by Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson, a documentary about spiritual and transformative interpretations of 'crisis'. www.crazywisefilm.com
Additional films being scheduled include A Drop of Sunshine, Cause of Death, and
Letters to Generation RX.
Coming Off Psych Drugs - August, 2013
In June of 2012, twenty-three people came together to discuss the subject of coming off psychiatric drugs. We were psychiatric survivors, therapists, mental health consumers, family members, and activists, united by a passion for truth-telling. More than half of us had successfully come off psych drugs, including cocktails of antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. What resulted from our three-day gathering was an unforgettable meeting of the minds.
This 75-minute documentary (directed by Daniel Mackler) offers a rare glimpse into the world of coming off psych drugs through the eyes of those who have done it. The film presents, among others, Will Hall, author of the world-renowned "Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs," Oryx Cohen, director at the National Empowerment Center, Laura Delano, blogger at www.madinamerica.com, and Daniel Hazen, noted psychiatric survivor and human rights activist.
Although this documentary is not medical advice, it intends to offer something even better: hope. In a world where increasing numbers of people are put on psychiatric drugs every day, where more than 20 percent of Americans already take them, and where so many are told they need to stay on them for life, COMING OFF PSYCH DRUGS offers proof that another way is possible.
There will be five screenings across the state, with filmmaker, Daniel Mackler present at each one to lead a group discussion at the conclusion of each showing.
Screenings are as follows:
Tuesday, August 20th, 6:30pm to 8:30pm @ the Capitol Theatre, 204 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington
Wednesday, August 21st, 4pm to 6pm @ the RLC's Pittsfield Center, 152 North Street, Suite 230, Pittsfield
Thursday, August 22nd, 4pm to 6pm @ Springfield Technical Community College's Scibelli Hall Theater, Springfield
Friday, August 23rd, 12pm to 2pm @ the Central Mass RLC's Worcester Center, 91 Stafford Street, Worcester
Friday, August 23rd, 5:30pm to 7:30pm @ the RPX, One Osgood Street, Greenfield (right behind the Recover Project and RLC's Greenfield Center)
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All screenings are free and open to the public, the space is limited at some of the venues and priority will go to those who sign up by calling 413.539.5941 x 301 or e-mailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We have applied for Continuing Education Credits for Licensed Social Workers and Licensed Mental Health Clinicians.
About filmmaker, Daniel Mackler: Daniel is a former therapist and Licensed Social Worker from New York City who now spends much of his time travelling the world and learning about people and approaches in other areas. He is also an author, a musician and a filmmaker whose previous works include 'Take These Broken Wings,' 'Healing Homes,' and 'Open Dialogue.' Learn more about Daniel and his other films at www.wildtruth.net.
Past Film Events: Open Dialogue - July, 2011
In the far north of Finland, a stone's throw from the Arctic Circle, a group of innovative family therapists have converted the area's traditional mental health system, which once boasted some of Europe's poorest outcomes for schizophrenia diagnoses, into one that now gets the best statistical results in the world for first-break psychosis. They call their approach Open Dialogue.
Their principles, though radical in some ways in this day and age, are surprisingly simple. They meet people in crisis immediately and often daily until the crises are resolved. They avoid hospitalization and its consequential stigma, preferring to meet in the homes of those seeking their services. And, perhaps most controversially, they avoid the use of anti-psychotic medication wherever possible.
They also work in groups, because they view psychosis as a problem involving relationships. They include in the treatment process the families and social networks of those seeking their help, and their clinicians work in teams, not as isolated, sole practitioners. Additionally, their whole approach values the voice of everyone in the process, most especially the person directly in crisis. And finally, they provide their services, which operate within the context of Finnish socialized medicine, for free.
Open Dialogue, a 74-minute documentary in English featuring Jaako Seikkula, Birgitta Alakare, Robert Whitaker, Mia Kurtti, Paivi Vahtola, and Timo Haaranaiemi, weaves together interviews with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and journalists to create both a powerful vision of medication-free recovery and a hard-hitting critique of traditional psychiatry.
Read more: Past Film Events: Open Dialogue - July, 2011
Past Film Events: Between the Lines - May, 2011
'Between the Lines' is an award-winning 21-minute, visually lyrical, experimental documentary created by and about women who cut themselves. It explores the gray areas in women's relationships to their bodies in the context of deliberately self-inflicted injury and seeks to negotiate the fine line between self-destructive behavior and self-preserving coping mechanisms.
Read more: Past Film Events: Between the Lines - May, 2011
Past Film Events: Healing Homes - March, 2011
Be one of the first in the world to see this groundbreaking film!
HEALING HOMES, a documentary film on recovery from psychosis (directed by Daniel Mackler of "Take These Broken Wings"), chronicles the work of the Family Care Foundation in Gothenburg, Sweden. The organization, backed by over twenty years of experience, places people who have been failed by traditional psychiatry with host families -- predominately farm families in the Swedish countryside -- as a start for a whole new life journey.
Host families are chosen not for any psychiatric expertise, but rather, for their compassion, stability, and desire to give back. People live with these families for upwards of a year or two and become an integral part of a functioning family system. Workers from the Family Care Foundation also offer individuals intensive psychotherapy and provide host families with intensive supervision.
The Family Care Foundation eschews the use of diagnosis, works within a framework of striving to help people come safely off psychiatric medication, and provides their services, which operate within the context of Swedish socialized medicine, for free.
HEALING HOMES weaves together interviews with farm families, individuals living with them and workers from the Foundation to create both a powerful vision of medication-free recovery and an eye-opening critique of the medical model of psychiatry.
Read more: Past Film Events: Healing Homes - March, 2011
Past Film Events: Crooked Beauty - October, 2010
The Western Mass RLC will begin their fall film series titled 'Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health' at the end of this month. The purpose of the series is to gather individuals across agencies, schools and the community to view films that offer new ideas or alternative perspectives about mental health experiences as a way of encouraging discussion and considering the potential impact and needs in our area. The series will kick off with special screenings of 'Crooked Beauty,' by Ken Paul Rosenthal. Ken will be traveling in from California to join us and lead discussion after each showing. Crooked Beauty screenings are being co-sponsored by the Western Mass RLC, the Center for Human Development, the Brien Center, NAMI Berkshire County, Mount Holyoke College, Clinical & Support Options, Advocates, Inc, the Transformation Center and the Metro Boston RLC.
Read more: Past Film Events: Crooked Beauty - October, 2010
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I just can`t believe this warm weather we are having.........it was 84 degrees today here in Rincon, GA.........the grass is starting to turn green already and we have not even had St. Patricks Day yet!....................No complaints on the heating bills though!
Here`s a cute download for you in the meantime....................don`t you just love Alice!
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Second position in Vadodara Marathon 2019, in the age category of 35-44. Have run over a dozen Half marathons and 10km runs. Running my second world major in London 2019. Featured in the running movie Limitless on my transformation on life due to running.
Lone sport. Running does not recognise strata and status. Everyone at the start line is equal. Also running though looks very simple requires form, technique, strong mind and heart. And lastly keeps you humble and grounded.
A traumatic experience in my personal Life. Running brought back my broken confidence, allowed me to fall in love with my own company and gave me the privilege of meeting some wonderful people.
Be the change, you wish to see tomorrow. The Strongest running mantras - Dedication, Passion and Consistency.
An Injury in 2017. Achilles tendinitis which kept me off running for three months.
A first podium at the Vadodara Marathon this year .
Your body is your temple. What you reap with it you sow. you are the only one who lives in it so please treat it with respect.
BCAA supplement .perfect to power my everyday workouts and minimise muscle fatigue.
3 days of running, 2 days of strength and flexibility. I normally try and complete all my training in the morning since it is followed by 12-13 hours of work.
Kanteerva, Cubbon and DRDO. Since I travel a lot on work, I also carry my running shoes with me. I run in all the cities I go to either in the gym or if I am lucky to find like-minded running buddies, on the road.
A balanced diet consisting of 5 small meals a day along with 12-12 intermittent fasting. Sunday's are usually kept aside for cheating.
My Husband and my family. My biggest supporters.
My Never Give up Attitude and the thought of working on improving my own timing year on year .
Run all world majors with a better time in each run.
The need to add the right vitamins and minerals in my diet, so that I can be the best version of me.


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Хайнрих Распе III (, * 1155, † 18 юли 1180) от фамилията Лудовинги, е граф на Гуденсберг в Хесен.

Произход и управление
Той е вторият син на тюрингския ландграф Лудвиг II Железния († 14 октомври 1172) и Юта Швабска (1133 – 1191) от род Хоенщауфен, дъщеря на Фридрих II, херцог на Швабия, и полусестра на Фридрих I Барбароса (1122 – 1190), император на Свещената Римска империя.

През 1172 г. Хайнрих Распе III получава от по-големия си брат си Лудвиг III († 1190) Графство Гуденсберг в Хесен и собственостите на Рейн. Той подкрепя своя чичо Фридрих Барбароса в конфликтите му с Хайнрих Лъв и той му дава и други земи. Хайнрих подновявя замък Виндек в Господство Росбах и през 1174 г. го дава на граф Енгелберт I от Берг, със задължението да му служи против всеки освен против императора и архиепископа на Кьолн.

Източници
 Heinrich Raspe III, www.genealogie-mittelalter.de
 Hilmar Schwarz, Die Ludowinger. Aufstieg und Fall des ersten thüringischen Landgrafengeschlechts, Eisenach 1993.

Графове в Германия
Лудовинги


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Головна » Презентації з англійської мови
English is a global language
The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. These tribes, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language. But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly into what is now Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Angles came from Englaland and their language was called Englisc - from which the words England and English are derived.
It is only in the course of the last hundred years that English is become a world language. In Shakespeare's time it was a provincial language of secondary importance with only 6 million native speakers. Nowadays English has become the world's most important language in politics, science.
People who speak English fall into one of three groups: 1) those who have learnt it as their native language; 2) those who have learnt it as a second language in a society which is mainly bilingual; 3) those who are force to use it for a practical purpose - professional or educational.
It is spoken as a native language by around 377 million and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. The number of second-language speakers may soon exceed the number of native speakers, if it has not done so already.
English has an official or a special status in 75 countries with a total population of over 2 billion. It is the official language of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the United States of America, of Australia and New Zealand. English is used as one of the official languages in Canada, the Republic of South Africa and the Irish Republic . It is also spoken as a second language by many people in India, Pakistan.
The domination of the English language globally is undeniable. English is the language of diplomacy and international communications, business, tourism, education, science, computer technology, media and Internet. Because English was used to develop communication, technology, programming, software, etc, it dominates the web. 70% of all information stored electronically is in English.
The working languages of the United nations are English and French. All documents are written only in the working languages. English has become now the language of international communication.
To know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist. Learning a language is not an easy thing. It's a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and patience but it's a must.lot of time and patience but it's a must
In our country English is very popular: it is studied at schools (sometimes even at nursery schools), colleges and universities.
At present no other language on Earth is better suited to play the role of world language.
About Ukraine in English
MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Welcome to our English lesson!
Підсумковий урок : English writers and poets. Захист проектних робіт
Quality of teaching English language as a scientific and Social priority
Teaching English through the Games
Welcome to the English wonderland
Global Notification System
English is the global language
Презентації по предмету Англійська мова
Музей сучасного мистецтва / The Museum of Modern Art in New York
Англ мова
ОПД
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The Problem With the GOP's Love Affair With "Backdoor Amnesty"
To their great detriment, conservative pundits are obsessed with "backdoor amnesty." I am only looking out for them when I write that the GOP love affair with this term is beginning to make some of them look mighty foolish, as it is beginning to seem as if they are willfully publicly misinterpreting President Obama's recently announced deportation guidelines to score cheap political points.
"Backdoor Amnesty," is the buzz word used by pundits to perpetuate the idea that there is a conspiracy afoot to grant undocumented immigrants citizenship outside of Congress and the federal government. The reality is, under this administration no one is receiving amnesty, citizenship or anything like it.
This simple fact has not stopped conservative pundits from leveling the charge that the President is engaging in (you guessed it) "backdoor amnesty." Which is a shame because you would think that if anyone would be happy about prioritizing the removal of felon immigrants, it would be conservatives. Under these deportation guidelines no one under any circumstances will be given a pathway to citizenship, legal status, or any type of visa.. Simply put calling these guidelines "backdoor amnesty, is factually untrue. All the administration is doing is using the powers that the Department of Homeland Security has to enforce our immigration laws to help states by prioritizing felon immigrants for immediate deportations.
The real story here should be the fact that the federal government has had to create a process to prioritize the deportation of criminal immigrants to ensure that they are actually able to keep pace with the record number of deportations being created by this administrations immigration enforcement policies.
"The more serious offenders are still in prison," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told the AP. "We're not going to see them reflected in the numbers until we can begin to remove them."
Quite simply there are not enough judges to adequately facilitate the removal of the current 300,000 undocumented immigrants scheduled for deportation.
This points to a very simple fact about our current immigration system, we cannot deport our way out of this problem. If at record levels of deportations we cannot adequately deport those 300, 000 currently in process how can we hope to deport 11.1 million people.
This brings us to the real problem with the conservative construction of a "backdoor amnesty." Both the right and the left acknowledge that the reason the administration has put forth these guidelines is because Congress has failed to act on a federal solution to our current immigration system.
Which is to say that this construction of "backdoor amnesty" is a sham designed more to win elections then find a constructive solution to the very real problems that our broken immigration system creates in our country. The conservative movement has been so focused on creating a wedge issue on immigration, trying to scare and scapegoat people who cannot defend themselves.
They have done this by continually focusing on the question of illegality which has allowed them to miss the real problem with our immigration system: it does not do a good job of moving people into and out of the country legally. We should be looking at a federal system which lets the worlds best and brightest come, learn, study and invest in our country while also giving those currently in the shadows a way to legally contribute to our society. The tragedy of the GOP's obsession with "Backdoor Amnesty" is that for all of it's sensationalistic patina, base baiting, and fear mongering, it does not address the real problems raised by our broken immigration system, and it most certainly does not provide solutions.


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Vol. 11, Issue 302 - Sunday, October 29, 2006
Star-Bulletin staff
and wire service
» Police, Fire, Courts
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., signed autographs yesterday while helping at a campaign event in Little Rock, Ark.
Hundreds crowd Texas Capitol to see Obama at book festival
AUSTIN, Texas » U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, promoting his latest book, got a rock star's reception yesterday at a venue that's usually much less welcoming of Democrats -- the Texas Capitol.
Several hundred people filled the House chamber to hear the possible presidential candidate speak at the 11th annual Texas Book Festival, an event begun by first lady Laura Bush when her husband was governor.
Much of the crowd shrieked and jumped to its feet when Obama walked in through a side door. Outside, another couple hundred people waited up to five hours to get his autograph.
The junior senator from Illinois is promoting "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream."
Obama, the nation's only black senator, created a stir last Sunday when he acknowledged he was considering a run for president in 2008. Several people waiting in line for his autograph said they wanted to see for themselves what kind of candidate he would be.
About 35,000 people and about 180 writers -- including children's author Louis Sachar and novelist, playwright and political pundit Gore Vidal -- are expected to attend the free weekend festival, which raises money for public libraries.
LEEWARD OAHU
Homicide case opened in crash
Police opened a negligent homicide case after a 40-year-old Ewa Beach resident died from injuries sustained during a crash earlier this month.
The man was on a motorcycle on Olomea Street when he was involved in a collision at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 7. He was taken to the Queen's Medical Center, where he had been in critical condition.
He was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m. Friday, becoming Oahu's 80th traffic fatality in 2006. Last year at this time, there were 62 traffic fatalities.
Woman dies after being pulled from sea
Detectives were investigating a possible drowning at Magic Island last night after a woman's body was pulled from the ocean at about 7 p.m., Honolulu police said.
A man apparently reported his wife as missing at 5:30 p.m., but there was possible miscommunication with police because the man's English was not very good, said Honolulu Fire Capt. Greg Ikeda.
Firefighters were called to the scene by police at 7 p.m., Ikeda said. But when firefighters arrived, police were trying to revive a woman that had been pulled from the ocean, he said.
Firefighters took over performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the woman, then were relieved by paramedics, Ikeda said. The paramedics declared the woman dead at about 7:15 p.m., he said
Driver critically hurt in crash on Pali
A 31-year-old Honolulu man was in critical condition yesterday after an early morning crash on Pali Highway.
The man was driving a red 1986 Nissan pickup town-bound on Pali Highway just south of the Waokanaka Street onramp at about 1:37 a.m., when he veered left onto a grass median and crashed into a tree, police said.
He was extricated from the vehicle and taken to the Queen's Medical Center. Speed and alcohol were apparent factors in the accident, police said. The truck was not equipped with airbags, and it is unknown whether the man was wearing his seat belt.
Police are looking for a man dressed as a woman who robbed the American Savings Bank branch at 1018 McCully St.
Man sought in robbery of McCully Street bank
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man wanted for robbing the McCully branch of American Savings.
On Thursday at 3:50 p.m., a man dressed as a woman entered the bank at 1018 McCully St., presented a demand note, and fled with an undisclosed amount of money on foot eastbound on Young Street. No weapon was seen at the time, police said.
The man was described as being in his 20s, weighing 160 to 180 pounds and standing about 6 feet tall. He had brown hair in a ponytail and wore a gray hat, brown sunglasses, yellow shirt and dark pants.
Anyone with information about this person is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on a cellular phone. CrimeStoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of this suspect.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Kailua-Kona man dies in single-car accident
Eric Razo, 19, of Kailua-Kona, died yesterday morning after an accident in Kona, police reported.
Kona patrol officers responded to a 2:16 a.m. call on Kaleopapa Street. Razo was driving his 1998 Toyota Tacoma east and struck an embankment near the Alii Highway intersection, police said.
Razo was transported to the Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:06 a.m. Police said alcohol and speed may be factors in the crash.
This is the 30th Big Island traffic fatality this year, compared to 29 at this time last year.
Inside | Oct. 29
» 6.7 quake's effects felt strongest in North Kohala
» Quake damage assessed at $200M
» Officials admit to tsunami alarm deficiencies
» Hogue ad strikes back with quotes about Hirono
» Homeless shelter opens early
» Kids join inmate moms for Halloween festivities
» Pastor has mystery Lingle ads removed from church
» Vietnam P.O.W. from Hawaii joins Hall of Heroes
» Hawaii National Guard steps up quake relief
» What the Heck?
» In the Military
» For Your Benefit
» Western wind: Navajo artist follows his muse
» All about process
» Isle Pages: Releases from Hawaii authors
» Honolulu Lite
» Weekly Eater
» Yoga For You
» Scrivener's Sudoku
» Odyssey through West joins favorite pastimes
» Hawaii's Back Yard
» ROUT 68: One of UH's greatest offensives
» Dickerson gets it going
» Erickson walks away impressed with UH
» Wahine won't take Spartans lightly
» Wallace wants more intensity, fewer turnovers
» Hawaii's best come together for big race
» Rolles is Hawaii's best chance
» Kahuku runs down Kapolei
» Mules ride past Tigers
» Sidelines
» Water Ways
» Family Tree: At the Helm of success
» Hawaii Inc.: Nashimoto-Luttrell retails isle dreams
» Hawaii's Student Stock Pickers
» TheBuzz
» Digital Slob
» Secrets to Success
» Ruling acknowledges public's right to shorelines
» 6 questions for Board Of Education candidates
» Take age discrimination out of our Constitution
» Let age issue be debated in Con Con
» Student Union
» Your Guide To The 2006 General Election, Nov. 7
» Overview: Campaigns making use of others' wins
» U.S. Congress: Popular Hogue has party disadvantage
» U.S. House candidates
» U.S. Senate candidates
» Governor: Goliath faces honorable challenger
» Governor & Lieutenant Governor candidates
» State Legislature: Winners could determine leadership
» Hawaii: Name visibility becomes vital in lower Puna
» Kauai: Retirements open 2 positions to newcomers
» Maui: Competition for 10th House seat could be tight
» State Senate candidates
» State House candidates
» BOE: Ballot offers scant choice for change
» Board of Education candidates
» OHA board election will fill 5 seats
» Office of Hawaiian Affairs candidates
» Big Island: Rapidly growing areas seek leaders
» Kauai: Council slate full of familiar faces
» Maui: Formidable challenge awaits incumbent Arakawa
» State Constitution: Judges' retirement age up to the voters
» Honolulu Charter: Term limits top City Charter questions
» Big Island Charter: Tax revenues sought for land preservation
» Maui Charter: Proposal would split Maui Public Works into 2 units
» Kauai Charter: Kauai voters asked to decide slew of administrative issues
» How To Vote: Look on both sides of ballot
» List of Candidates
» Polling Precincts and contact info
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