Psalm 27 NJKV: 1 A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war should rise against me, In this I will be confident. 4 One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. 5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. 6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, "Seek My face," My heart said to You, "Your face, Lord, I will seek." 9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Last week I had a conversation with a lady in her mid-50s who was unexpectedly widowed eight years ago this month. While her marriage had its up's and down's–times of struggle when her husband chose to stray from the Lord and persecute her for remaining true–she spoke with kindness about her late husband. Story after story poured from her as she walked me through several decades of their time together. Phrases like "only God could do that" were used frequently. Then she relayed the horrific details of the night he had a sudden heart attack in their bed in the middle of the night and how she struggled to think clearly on what to do next or how to save his life.
16 1/2 years into marriage myself, at the time, I fully embraced what she spoke of. In times when things seem a little uncertain or unnerving to me, I can find peace almost immediately if my husband says "we are fine…things are just fine". And there have been plenty of times when I didn't even realize how greatly I was relying on his leadership or confidence until I found myself "flying solo" when he was out of town and couldn't be reached!
However, that evening after this precious widow bore her soul to me I laid my head to pillow and rehearsed those sweet words "I was resting in his care". Naturally my thoughts traveled further to the care of my Heavenly Father. Have you ever found yourself on the other side of a grueling situation and suddenly realize only God could have done that? Or perhaps you walked through a circumstance and looked back thinking "that could have been so much simpler and less painful had I only chosen to rest in His care".
Whatever you're facing today, I assure you that you'll walk through the valley of the shadow of death if you'll choose to trust your Shepherd and rest in His care. As verse 14 says above, Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Psalm 23 NKJV: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.


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Anatomic basis of radical cystectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion in female patients
Clifton, M.M.; Tollefson, M.K.
Clinical Anatomy 26(1): 105-109
Long considered oncologically hazardous or functionally damaging, radical cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion is the accepted standard of care for invasive bladder cancer. A number of anatomical and clinical observations have come together to make orthotopic urinary diversion possible for female patients. Not only have these observations led to the development of an oncologically safe, low-pressure reservoir for urine, but also have improved the postoperative quality of life. Urethral sparing technique is safe for patients without bladder neck or trigonal tumors. Furthermore, improved understanding of the female urethral rhabdosphincter has decreased the likelihood of postoperative urinary incontinence. Finally, female sexual function may be preserved in patients who undergo preservation of the neurovascular tissue lateral to the vagina. These improvements have solidified orthotopic urinary diversion as the procedure of choice for selected female patients requiring radical cystectomy.
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DOI: 10.1002/ca.22189
Outcome of anterior vaginal wall sparing during female radical cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 34(1): 115-121, 2007
Preservation of the anterior vaginal wall during female radical cystectomy with orthotopic urinary diversion: Technique and results. Journal of Urology 168(4 Part 1): 1442-1445, October, 2002
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Orthotopic continent urinary diversion after radical cystectomy in pediatric patients with genitourinary rhabdomyosarcoma. Journal of Urology 175(3 Pt 1): 1092-6; Discussion 1096, 2006
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Radical cystectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion in male patients with pT4a urothelial bladder carcinoma: oncological outcomes. International Journal of Urology 20(12): 1229-1233, 2014
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Category: memoir
The Spiritual Journée
Join Cameron Dezen Hammon, award-winning spiritual memoirist and writing instructor for a Spiritual Writing Workshop, Sunday, October 24, 6 -8 p.m.
When I say, "Spiritual writing," what do you imagine? Does the image of a darkly clad Victorian lady transcribing messages from the great beyond pop into your head? Or do you think of St. Augustine, pouring out his Confessions? A medieval monk prayerfully copying the Gospel by candlelight in a high tower?
Or do you picture yourself in more modern settings with contemporary tools: a Moleskine prayer journal, where you transcribe prayers and respond to them, or where your original prayers flow freely onto the page? A blog where you click and share your devotional thoughts with others in real time?
Spiritual writing has taken many forms over the ages, but its purpose has always been to answer the same question: How do we connect with the divine? How do we capture the concept of infinite Love with a few nouns and verbs? How do we convey our feelings and questions about God to other mortals? Words fail.
But words are often all we have. And they are a powerful starting place. Henri Nouwen said, "Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds, to process confusing emotions, to reflect on our experiences, to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant events in our memories." By writing, he said, we claim what we have lived, and we can integrate it more fully into our journeys. In this way, writing can become lifesaving, for us, and for others. It can connect us, to ourselves, to each other, and to God.
We're all on a spiritual journey, and we can benefit from writing our stories. Whether you want to write your experiences to process them for yourself or to share them with other travelers, the first step is to take pen to paper to capture the details.
It's interesting that the Old French root for both journey and journal is journée: a day's length, a day's work or travel. We experience our spiritual journey one day at a time. If we are going to write a spiritual memoir, we need to begin capturing our experiences one day at a time, journaling until we can begin to see pattern or direction emerge. At that point, we can begin telling the stories of our journey in ways that provide even deeper meaning for us and for our fellow travelers.
Join us this Sunday evening, October 24, 6 p.m. til 8 p.m. when Cameron Dezen Hammon, who teaches Creative Nonfiction and Spiritual Writing in the English Department at Rice University, leads us in a Spiritual Writing Workshop. She will delve into the ways we take part in a spiritual story that connects us to one another, to the Divine as we understand it, and to the natural world in which we live. We will investigate our own spiritual experiences through writing prompts, conversation, and a short reading from her award-winning spiritual memoir, This Is My Body: A Memoir of Religious and Romantic Obsession.
Take the first step on the writing journey, or find companionship along the path you are already following. Whatever your experience with writing, this evening promises to be centering, enlightening, and encouraging.
Join us before the workshop at The Well, a contemplative Celtic Eucharist, and for Tea & Toast by the bookstore in Latham Hall.
The cost of the workshop is $20, and it includes a copy of This Is My Body, as well as a journal. Register to attend by clicking here. For more information, click here. And, if cost is a hardship, please contact the Rev. Becky Zartman by clicking here.
I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.
~Flannery O'Connor
Spiritual Writing with Cameron Dezen Hammon is presented in partnership with Brazos Bookstore.
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As Bishop Michael Curry explains, love is not a feeling. It is a specific commitment to living for "we" rather than for "me." And his new book, Love Is the Way, shows us how we can do it.
From the title, it would be easy to write off Bishop Michael Curry's new book as vague, feel-good musings on love. Of course love is the way — love is the way of Valentine's Day, and pop radio, and the soft-focus Jesus of Hallmark Easter cards. But that's not the love that Bishop Curry is talking about. While this memoir-based book has plenty of musings, they are neither vague nor soft-focused.
Written before the pandemic and before the racial and political strife of 2020 came to a head, Love Is the Way provides a series of anecdotes from Bishop Curry's life that speak so directly to these painful social challenges that it seems prophetic. When one of his daughters asked him what he was writing about, he said he was sharing some of what he'd learned from "faith, family, community, and ancestors." The life lessons he shares here get to the heart of his life, "those people and experiences that led to [his] conviction that the way of love can change each of us, and all of us, for the better." And what better time to change us all for the better than now?
He presents these lessons as stories, beginning with losing his brilliant and loving mother to a devastating stroke, and the many ways his father, his extended family, and their community stepped up to not just show love but to be love. He tells about various churches where he served, and individuals who acted as the hands of Christ and others who were changed by the touch of those hands. He explains experiences in his own life that led him to understand his calling as a priest and that eventually put him on the path to become elected presiding bishop. He laces these stories with threads from the rich fabric of his life—the soul food, spirituals, jazz, theologians, poets, historic figures, and scripture that have influenced and inspired him.
Each story could stand alone as an interesting anecdote, but he deftly uses them to either define or illustrate his basic premise about what love is. As Bishop Curry explains, love is not a feeling. It is a specific commitment to living in an unselfish way. In the Way of Love teachings that he has shared with the Episcopal Church, he has taught that love is a step-by-step process that replicates the desire of Jesus's earliest followers to live in a new way, for "we" rather than for "me." Love is a verb, and it is challenging to do it. Here, he fleshes out what it has looked like in his life.
To those who say that love is not strong enough to form a way of life, Bishop Curry says that the current focus on selfishness is not working. His experiences show that love can be a strong guiding principle, and that those who practice it can be strong, too. He ends with guidelines on how to put love into action—a daily planner, or a rule of life.
Love Is the Way is engaging and moving, inspiring and prescriptive. In sharing the stories of his heart, Bishop Curry provides clear and specific ways to hold on to hope in these troubling times. Thanks be to God.
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
with Sara Grace
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
To purchase Love Is the Way from the Cathedral Bookstore, click here.
To join Bishop Curry and Bishop Doyle in conversation on Zoom on November 11, purchase a book from Brazos Bookstore here.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
~Maya Angelou
Author cathedralbookstorePosted on November 2, 2020 November 2, 2020 Categories Episcopal Church, memoir, on our shelves, Way of LoveTags Bishop Curry, hope, love, Love is the WayLeave a comment on What is love?
Life Is Rich
A new collection of Kristi Martin's writings honors her beloved memory and shares her warm, empathetic understanding of life.
If you had the good fortune to know Kristi Cassin Martin, you remember her warmth and intelligence and the joyful way she embraced life. And if you didn't have the pleasure, now you can know her though her collected writings.
When Kristi departed this earth in 2018, her husband Earle determined he would publish a collection to honor her memory. Life Is Rich: and other stories provides a beautiful window on Kristi's life. It includes memories of her childhood in an artist's home in Houston outside the Loop before there was a Loop, stories of generations of her family in their beloved summer community on the Great Lakes, meditations on her dear dog Nimrod, personal and profound experiences that she had at Christ Church Cathedral, and a variety of other vignettes — all recounted in a clear, engaging voice that is unmistakably and delightfully Kristi's.
Pittman McGehee, a close friend of Kristi's and former dean of the Cathedral, says in the epigraph, "Kristi Martin was woman who put nature's color in art and word." Her writing teacher Christopher Woods notes the sense of tenderness and empathy she captures in these pieces. But perhaps Earle describes the impact of the collection best: he "hopes you will come away with a happy sense of Kristi's deeply loving person…a genuinely lovely human being…and perhaps through her writings get a fresh glimpse of your own life and the world around you."
Published with thought and care, Life Is Rich reflects Kristi on every levels: the cover art and the illustrations that grace each piece are by her friend Roxanna Weiland. The colors that Kristi surrounded herself with, having lived her entire life inspired by her mother's vibrant art, enliven the pages. And Earle has generously donated the books to the Bookstore, so that 100% of every book sold is a gift to the Cathedral that Kristi loved so much.
To make a donation to the Cathedral and receive a copy of Life Is Rich, click here.
What is the beginning? Love.
What the course. Love still.
What the goal. The goal is Love.
On a happy hill
Is there nothing then but Love?
Search we sky or earth
There is nothing out of Love
Hath perpetual worth;
All things flag but only Love,
All things fail and flee;
There is nothing left but Love
Worthy you and me.
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In 2005, Peter Keeling, Chief Executive Officer of Diaceutics, envisioned the future of precision medicine, specifically the importance of diagnostics in efficient drug development. Keeling and his team saw that the personalized medicine space was starting to incorporate biomarkers into targeted therapies and pipelines, which would later become an increasingly large part of the drug development paradigm. Keeling recognized that global markets review diagnostics and drugs along separate regulatory pathways. In a future where the strategic development of companion diagnostics will become more attractive to industry and regulatory bodies, Diaceutics works to integrate the development process of both diagnostics and drugs.
Diaceutics is comprised of a group of over 50 experts recruited from commercial and government laboratories, academic organizations, pharmaceutical and biotech companies and diagnostic companies. Supported by a proprietary database of laboratory testing information, these areas of expertise combined with a global footprint enables the company to provide comprehensive solutions to pharmaceutical companies, regardless of where the company is geographically or where they are in the development process.
Diaceutics' team of global experts is uniquely qualified to help pharmaceutical companies identify and effectively work with diagnostic partners to co-develop and commercialize companion diagnostics. Diaceutics provides critical landscape assessments designed to inform and build strategies that match best-in-class diagnostic and prognostic tools in parallel with targeted therapies. Diaceutics provides data and fact-based insights derived from the patient's diagnostic journey, to best match the diagnostic with the therapeutic. This landscape assessment also helps inform the ideal ways to communicate to pathologists and physicians making therapeutic recommendations to patients.
Diaceutics' innovative business tool, the Diaceutics Method, uses the insights and analysis from the landscape assessment to develop targeted strategies supporting the diagnostic test. The Diaceutics Method helps navigate the complexities of combining testing and therapy into a treatment pathway and helps track the implementation process from end-to-end. Within the Diaceutics Method is the Diagnostic Launch Planner, an innovative, proprietary launch planning and implementation tool. It contains over 150 case studies and 12 tools designed around the vital business questions each therapy team needs to work through. The Launch Planner provides data-driven, comprehensive recommendations to identify specific risks and actionable opportunities. Frequently, it is used as a tool to help track ROI during the commercialization process. Diaceutics typically finds that for every dollar invested in making the diagnostic test most effective, clients can expect to see a return of $30-$60 in increased therapy sales.
While there has been much pressure on drug pricing, specifically for more expensive targeted therapies, there is also pricing pressure and proof for validity in diagnostic testing. Diaceutics anticipates that leveraging diagnostics will unlock the significant value and potential of precision medicine and help differentiate pharmaceutical brands.
Diaceutics aims to improve the "lab-physician interface" — a generally neglected area in the treatment process between physicians and patients. Diaceutics' goal is to help laboratories present actionable information to the physician, who can then accurately interpret results and make the right treatment decision for the patient. In tandem, Diaceutics plans to leverage diagnostic testing to help pharma better integrate diagnostic testing solutions with targeted therapies.
For more information on Diaceutics, please visit www.diaceutics.com.


Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline is an interactive timeline of events marking more than 200 years of our constitutional history. These events tell the evolving story of our Constitution and the role it continues to play in our lives. See headlines, hear debates, explore maps and graphs.
This site focuses on petitioning the federal government, peaceably assembling, and exercising freedom of speech and religion, all of which are protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. This lesson correlates to the National History Standards and the National Standards for Civics and Social Sciences.
This lithograph shows the clearest view yet of the distant planet Pluto and its moon, Charon, as revealed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The images are accompanied by a brief description and history, some statistical facts, and important dates in the exploration of Pluto.
This web page discusses the history of Pfiesteria piscicida outbreaks in the Chesapeake Bay.
SPARK is at the Oakland Museum of California as they work with acclaimed artist David Ireland to create an innovative exhibit and retrospective of his 30-year career. This Educator Guide explores the history of Conceptual art and Ireland's contributions.


For lovers of fine dining who stroll along Havelská Street in the shadow of towering St. Havel's Church, a special wonder awaits.
Kogo offers an entirely unique dining experience. As you enter through the charming entrance way, you can choose from two completely different styles within the restaurant.
Choose according to your mood and desire, between a modern, classical, small and intimate area, with elegant tables and soft pastel red walls and a more contemporary area, with chic furniture, a hip design mixing peach, yellow, orange and black.
This labrynth of cuisine serves up the highest standards of Italian food with flavours of Tuscany, Umbria and Abruzzo, complemented by an extensive selection of wines and cocktails - all served in the legendary passionate Kogo style.


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Culture David Silverberg August 7, 2017
An Interview With the Navy SEAL Who Says He Killed bin Laden
Robert O'Neill has a new book about being the man to fire the fatal shots—but he's not the only one making that claim
This much we know: On May 2, 2011, a group of Navy SEALs helicoptered into Pakistan under the cover of night and ambushed a compound that U.S. intelligence indicated was the residence of the world's most wanted man — Osama bin Laden. This much is also true: One of those SEALs fired the kill shot that, at least emotionally, brought some closure to 9/11, if not everything that's happened since.
Here's what we don't know: the identity of that man.
At least definitively.
Several accounts have claimed that an unnamed "point man" fired the fatal bullets that put down the Al-Qaeda leader. Matt Bissonnette, a member of SEAL Team Six, wrote in his 2012 book No Easy Day that this point man was still on active duty and was bin Laden's true killer. CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen, who might not have been on the ground like Bissonnette, but who is deeply, deeply sourced on such matters, has reported something similar. It also could be the case that more than one SEAL is responsible — e.g., bin Laden was shot numerous times in the chest after he first went down.
Forty-one-year-old Robert O'Neill doesn't claim that he's the so-called point man. But he does claim that he's bin Laden's killer, the man who entered bin Laden's third-story room and put two bullets in the terrorist's head. First, he offered his version of events anonymously — in the February 2013 Esquire profile, "The Shooter." But by November 2014, he had revealed his true identity on Fox News.
Now, he's published a book of his account, The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior.
Others aren't so sure. For instance, O'Neill's narrative has been dubbed "FUBAR" by other members of SEAL Team Six. "Sources who know and worked with O'Neill said his version of events showed cracks almost from the night of the raid itself," The Daily Beast reported back in 2014 when the Fox News special on O'Neill aired. Around the same time, Bergen wrote: "According to present and former members of SEAL Team Six, the 'point man' who fired the shot that likely mortally wounded bin Laden will never 'in a million years' speak publicly about his role in the raid."
O'Neill's voice rises a few decibels when I ask him about the varying accounts of who actually killed bin Laden. It's obvious he's answered this question many times before: "I'm the only one coming out to claim I killed bin Laden — no one else is saying that."
That, too, could have an alternative explanation. In 2014, two officers who run the Naval Special Warfare Command fired off a stern warning letter to all SEAL "teammates" about seeking fame. "At Naval Special Warfare's core is the SEAL Ethos," it read. "A critical [tenet] of our Ethos is 'I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions.' We do not abide willful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety and financial gain."
"I don't know who wrote the Ethos, and I don't care," O'Neill replies when I bring up the letter to him. "Nobody ever signed it, and it isn't a binding document. I just remember combat SEALs laughing at it the first time they read it. It doesn't describe SEALs or combat. Some senior dudes wrote it and decided it was the law for the younger guys."
So what exactly happened that night, per O'Neill?
As he tells it, while the other SEALs were clearing nearby rooms and exchanging fire with bin Laden's bodyguards, he and a point man moved through the compound to the third floor. When they entered the bedroom at the top of the floor, two women screamed at them; the point man tackled them, assuming they wore suicide vests. Bin Laden stood to O'Neill's right, near the door of an adjoining room, with his hands on a woman's shoulders and a calm expression on his face.
"I knew it was him immediately," O'Neill says. "I could tell right away from the size of his nose."
O'Neill aimed his rifle and fired twice. "His head split open on the second shot," he says. Bin Laden collapsed. O'Neill shot him one more time — for insurance.
In the corner of the room, Bin Laden's 2-year-old son was wobbling on his two chubby legs, crying. O'Neill remembers thinking: This poor kid had nothing to do with this. He's just in the middle of a shit storm right now.
O'Neill stood there frozen as more SEALs made their way into the room. One of them asked O'Neill, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," he replied. "What do we do now?"
"Now we find the computers."
Almost from the moment he returned home, O'Neill says, he was the subject of jealousy and derision. He even says he could feel the tension when he and the rest of SEAL Team Six flew to Fort Campbell a few days later to meet President Barack Obama. One SEAL in particular gave him a stiff salute, which O'Neill interpreted as snarky gesture. He also began hearing secondhand comments from other SEALs: "With all the extra attention, why is he bragging about it?"
But he says he understands the backlash. "It's difficult to get a high-profile mission like that and not have morale changed when someone gets that shot." He saw similar resentment creep in when he helped the SEAL team assigned to take down the Somali pirates who boarded Captain Richard Phillips' ship in April 2009. In that particular instance, one of O'Neill's best friends fired an important kill shot. "That sniper had to face a lot of snark."
And he's steadfast that he didn't write The Operator to glory-hog or cash in on his military service and involvement in the bin Laden mission. If anything, he says, it's the exact opposite. "[I wanted to let the public know that SEALs] are real people with real families and real emotions and semi-normal lives. It isn't a game and sometimes feelings get hurt."
"The Navy is part of your life. It's not your life," he continues. "[But] it's hard to see that it will come to an end at some point and that SEALs will need to move on, get second careers, take care of their families and pay the mortgage. Once I left the Navy, the Navy was done with me, and I needed to figure out the transition without a retirement."
Here, for the first time, he sounds conciliatory. And the conversation turns to teamwork. For a moment at least, the who-did-what on May 2, 2011, seems unimportant to him. If for no other reason than he knows one thing for sure about that night — it was a collective effort, no matter who's gun the bullet came from (and all the arguing about it after the fact). "I was part of the greatest [SEAL] team ever assembled. I got into the famous bin Laden bedroom because they led me there. I watched cool guys do cool stuff, and then I did something cool."
David Silverberg
What It's Like to Be the Bait in a Catfishing Scheme
The Unlikely, Gritty Origins of John Shaft
How This Author Forgave His Abusive Father to Become a Better Man


I was born and raised in Thunder Bay and graduated from Confederation College. My love for the outdoors and being close to family has kept me connected to this community. Over the past 10 years I have worked as a Dental Hygienist and have made countless connections with my clients as we worked together to meet their oral hygiene goals. Although I will miss my clients very much, my passion for real estate has led me to becoming a registered sales representative! I look forward to making new connections with my clients as I put my determination and passion to work for them. My primary goal is listen to my client's needs in order to make their selling or buying experience as easy as possible. Through our family own construction company, I have discovered that providing close and enduring working relationships with our clients is invaluable. I look forward to offering the same personal experience as a member of the Town and Country team!


DALLAS — Energy drinks remain wildly popular among young adults, but a new study finds that drinking just one leads to markedly worsened blood vessel function, even among healthy people.
The authors believe that the ingredients in energy drinks, which typically consist of caffeine, taurine and other herbal supplements, along with high amounts of sugar, may be harmful to the lining of the blood vessels.
For the study, researchers from the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston monitored 44 healthy medical students in their 20s for the study. Participants had their blood vessel function tested before drinking a 24-ounce energy drink, and then again 90 minutes after consuming the beverage.
The authors used ultrasound technology to measure artery flow-mediated dilation, a reading used to determine one's overall blood vessel health. Results showed that vessel dilation dropped from 5.1 percent in diameter on average before participants consumed the energy drink to 2.8 percent 90 minutes later. Such a decrease suggests acute impairment in vascular function, or blood flow within the arteries.
"As energy drinks are becoming more and more popular, it is important to study the effects of these drinks on those who frequently drink them and better determine what, if any, is a safe consumption pattern," the authors wrote.
The study's findings will be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2018 in Chicago.
In 2014, the World Health Organization warned that energy drinks may pose a danger to public health, and a study published last year in the journal Frontiers in Public Health found that they may be cause kidney damage, increased blood pressure, and even mental health problems.


RANGOON — From guiding fellow commuters, to posting route stickers at bus stops, Rangoonites are getting involved in the regional government's new public bus system, set to be launched on Monday.
Some offices in the commercial capital have temporarily delayed the morning start time for its employees as they navigate the new public transport routes. Logistics and travel companies are offering to run certain buses free of charge in the system's early days, for the convenience of commuters. Hundreds of volunteers are signing up to work with philanthropic groups, the university student union, and with lawmakers in respective townships—all of whom are organizing efforts in cooperation with the local government to ease the transition to the new service.
Maps of the new bus lines will also be distributed at bus stands and volunteers will survey passengers on the new service in order to report their responses to the regional government.
Rangoon's previous bus system—which ran for several decades—was notorious among the city's residents for mismanagement, misconduct by drivers and conductors, and for contributing to the city's traffic woes. Yet an estimated 2.6 million people rely on buses for their daily travel to and from work in Rangoon, making up 70 percent of all the city's commuters.
An announcement at a press conference on Friday revealed that all 300 bus lines registered with the Rangoon Division Motor Vehicles Supervisory Committee—better known by its Burmese acronym Ma Hta Tha—would be replaced with 61 new bus lines on Jan. 16.
The new system will eliminate the overlap of bus lines in a move to avoid "races" between buses, a practice in which the vehicles compete for passengers and make unscheduled stops. Residents hope that this shift will also relieve some of the traffic congestion downtown.
Under the plan, an estimated 3,000 buses will serve the city, with bus fares ranging from 100-300 kyats, depending on the distance of travel. Over 7,800 buses are currently registered with Ma Hta Tha, of which between 4,500 and 4,800 run on any given day.
The announcement to halt the Ma Hta Tha buses starting from Monday was largely applauded, but the fact that it occurred only days before the launch date has left little time for public education on the new service.
Rangoon chief minister U Phyo Min Thein invited volunteers on Tuesday to help facilitate the shift for passengers for one week, starting from Jan. 16. On Friday, he met with the regional lawmakers and groups who are organizing the outreach.
She added that 300 volunteers from the group would be stationed at bus stops in Bohtataung Township. The volunteers wearing Yangon Bus Service (YBS) shirts will guide passengers to bus numbers, through transit changes and answer questions about new routes.
"About 600 people connected with us within 24 hours to volunteer after we posted on Facebook," Ma Sabei Aung said. Around 2,000 university students are expected to volunteer in total.
Ko Paing Ye Thu, a leading member of the university student union, said the group would volunteer alongside other youth, concerned citizens, and lawmakers in each township, from Monday to Friday.
"Everyone who commutes by bus knows the problems that desperately need to change. We may face difficulties during the transition, but it will be a good system for everyone, and that's why we are getting involved in it," he said.


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Q: Where to find supported WebAPIs in each browser Short summary: Where can I find a list of which WebAPIs are supported by the different browsers ? WebAPIs link -> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API. Only some functionality seems to work from the APIs and some doesnt seem to work at all (Ive seen the icons on the left side of each property that says its deprecated or not, but ive tried properties that also doesnt have any special mention about deprecation or not being standardized).
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Im working with different WebAPIs just for experimentation and i was working with Navigator and NetworkInformation previously, but a lot of the properties in Navigator does not seem to work even though some of them should work according to MDN. When trying NetworkInformation.connection to get information I got a javascript error in google chrome saying that it didnt recognize something called "NetworkInformation".
According to caniuse.com the Navigator.battery property should work but it doesnt display anything except "undefined" when i use this simple code:
var battery = navigator.battery;
console.log(battery.charging);

A: The Battery Manager used to have a property named navigator.battery, this is only partially supported in Firefox.
The Battery Manager now uses a method that returns a promise to get battery information
navigator.getBattery().then(function(batteryData) {

    // supported properties

    batteryData.charging
    batteryData.chargingTime
    batteryData.dischargingTime
    batteryData.level
    batteryData.onchargingchange
    batteryData.onchargingtimechange
    batteryData.ondischargingtimechange
    batteryData.onlevelchange
});

The Network Information API is only supported in Firefox, there's a table at the bottom of the MDN pages for the API's that shows support.

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Functionality. The new design must meet all of the functional requirements for different applications and services as defined by the customer, and augmented by your analysis. All of the functional requirements of the network, such as the need to support VoIP or IP Multicasting, should be defined and well understood at this point.
Performance. The performance requirements for the new or upgraded network must also be defined and understood as part of the design process. All of the proposed applications and services must be understood with respect to the impact that they will have both individually and together on the new network. Other examples of factors that will influence the performance of a network include the number of users that the network needs to support, the speed of the network, and so forth.
Scalability. Although current needs usually have the biggest impact on network design, it is imperative that planned future expansion also be considered. For example, a company may be planning to implement new applications or services in the next 12 months, or be planning to merge with another organization. The design must factor in these elements, including how the new design will allow the network to scale to meet these needs as necessary.
Availability. The availability requirements of a network also have a tremendous impact on any network design project. If a customer's network or certain applications and services are considered to be mission-critical in nature, the new design must take factors like redundancy into consideration. This may ultimately involve connections to multiple ISPs, the need for redundant switching paths, and so forth. At this stage in the process, a designer is not usually worried about the specific technologies or methods to be used to ensure this availability, but instead concentrates on defining where redundancy needs to be considered.
Security. The security of a new network is a critical component of any design. In the top-down approach, the security needs of an organization should be considered at the beginning of the design process rather than as an afterthought. Again, elements like specific firewalls or intrusion detection systems are not the focus at this point. Instead, the network designer should be focused on the specific network applications and services that need to be secured, and how these requirements will impact the rest of the design process.
Budget. As mentioned in the business constraints section earlier, any network design project needs to consider any budgetary limitations that exist. The designer must be aware of and consider these limitations at each stage of designing an appropriate solution, based on the importance that the customer has associated with various planned applications and services. Ultimately, the budget associated with the project will impact everything from the equipment chosen through to project staffing.
After considering the general network requirements listed above, a network designer using the top-down approach would continue by organizing the network into what are referred to as "modules". A module is a distinct portion of a network that is responsible for a specific and particular role. For example, the WAN module would be concerned with the equipment and links that would make communication with other locations possible. The network management module would be focused on the applications and equipment required to manage and monitor a network, such as a network management system (NMS) like CiscoWorks.
The model used by Cisco to segment a network into distinct modules is known as the Enterprise Composite Model. This model, along with the functional areas and modules it is comprised of, will be looked at in more detail in future articles.
Once information about the existing network has been gathered using the various methods and tools outlined in the section, it is typically compiled into a document that summarizes the health of the existing network. This document includes information about the status of current network equipment, links, and applications, while also documenting key elements like the physical and logical topology of the network.
The main purpose of this summary report is to provide the customer with a frame of reference that identifies some of the key issues that need to be considered as part of the network design project. For example, the summary report may provide information about some of the limitations of existing hardware, such as routers that will require an IOS upgrade, more resources (like RAM), or even outright replacement. Along the same lines, this document is used to pinpoint and ultimately address the limitations of the current network, ensuring that the customer has the information necessary to make critical decisions about the scope of the project and how it will ultimately move forward.
Aside from auditing a customer's current network using various network management tools, utilities, and Cisco IOS commands, analyzing existing applications and network traffic also provides accurate sources of information to characterize a network.
Documentation. Although a customer will generally provide a network designer with a list of the network-related applications in use on the current network, it is important to investigate whether this list is complete and current. One effective way to summarize information about the current applications in use is through the use of a decision matrix, similar to the one looked at earlier in Table 12-2.
Prioritization and features. After the application decision matrix has been developed, it should be provided to the customer in order to determine the priority or level of importance associated with each application. Similarly, any particular features associated with the application should be documented. For example, certain application may have very specific security requirements.
Traffic analysis. In order to determine the impact of various applications on the network, and to be sure that the documented list of applications is complete, a network designer should typically conduct network traffic analysis. In a manner similar to auditing a network, various tools and utilities can be used to gather accurate traffic analysis information.
The following article takes a look at some of the network traffic analysis tools, utilities, and IOS commands typically used to gather accurate information about the current network.
On small networks, the auditing process is almost always carried out manually. This is usually accomplished by issuing commands on various network devices to view their configuration, status, and so on. While this is a practical solution for environments that are relatively small, such a method would be exceptionally time consuming on a network that includes hundreds of network devices or more. Depending upon the equipment in use on the network, scripting can often to be to help automate the process, although this depends on the relative skill set of the network designer working on the project.
Network management systems like HP OpenView, Sun Solstice, IBM Tivoli, TNG Unicenter, CiscoWorks, and What's Up Gold. Network management systems typically provide a wide variety of data about the current network including physical and logical topology maps, information about the configuration of network equipment, and so forth.
Network diagramming and data collection tools like Microsoft Visio Enterprise Network Tools.
Security tools like Cisco Secure Scanner to test for security vulnerabilities and issues.
SNMP data-gathering utilities like the free Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG).
Although network auditing using the tools listed is very effective and usually highly accurate, some of these applications can be very expensive, and therefore not practical in all situations. The good news is that another highly effective way of auditing a network is by using information provided by existing equipment. For example, accurate information about a network can also be gathered by analyzing the configuration of network devices.
On Cisco equipment, this information is usually gathered through the use of a few key commands.
show running-configuration. When issued on Cisco switches and routers, this command displays the configuration of a device that is currently being used.
show version. When issued on Cisco switches, routers, and PIX firewalls, this command displays information about the model in use, system specifications, the device's IOS version, and more.
write terminal. When issued on a Cisco PIX firewall, this command displays the current running configuration of the system.
show tech-support. When issued on a Cisco switch, router, or PIX firewall, this command displays complete information about the configuration of the device, aggregating the information provided by various show commands.
show processes. This command displays information about all of the processes currently running on a system, including CPU utilization information for the last 5 seconds, 1 minute, and 5 minutes.
show buffers. This command displays information about how a system is allocating RAM for the purpose of buffering packets. A high level of buffer misses may mean that the system does not have sufficient memory to function effective on the network.
When attempting to characterize a customer's existing network, using the configuration of existing equipment (Cisco or otherwise) represents a very accurate method of obtaining information for analysis purposes.
A far more accurate source of information about the existing customer network is obtained through auditing. Generally speaking, auditing involves using various methods, tools, and IOS commands to gather information about the current status of the network.
For example, a company may already have a network management system like HP OpenView deployed that could be used to generate network topology maps, provide performance-related information, and more. Similarly, various IOS commands can also be used to gather information of the status of any existing Cisco equipment. Ultimately, this auditing information will help to paint a more realistic picture of the current network environment.
Although all network design projects will ultimately involve a very careful and thorough analysis of the existing network, a great deal of information is often provided in advance by the customer. Sometimes this information is limited to what has been provided in the RFP and RFI documents, while in others, large amounts of supplementary documentation may be passed to the designer. While this provides a useful introduction to the existing environment, documentation can often be well out of date, incorrect, or misleading. For that reason, documentation provided by the customer should never be assumed to be complete and/or accurate.
By the same token, understanding a customer's existing network will usually involve interviews with various staff and management. Where documentation generally provides the details of an existing implementation, interviews can often help to uncover the rationale for various decisions that were made. Again, the information that is gathered about the existing network from various staff members can seldom be considered entirely complete or accurate. Here again, people have points of view and opinions, and their perspective may not accurately reflect the true current situation.
Conducting interviews and using examining existing documentation are almost always the first steps in attempting to characterize a customer's existing network. However, always keep in mind that this is generally the least accurate of the different types of information you will collect as part of your assessment.
Once the initial customer requirement, goals, and constraints associated with a proposed network design project have been determined and documented, it's time to move on to step 2 of the network design process. Identifying and analyzing the current network involves learning as much information as possible about an organization's existing network. Having this information is absolutely critical, since it provides the designer with in-depth knowledge of the potential issues that will need to be dealt with as part of designing, implementing, and testing the proposed solution.
Each of these methods may be comprised of many steps that involve different processes and applications to gather the required data. Although each method represents a valid and important part of identifying and analyzing an existing network, the actual accuracy of the information varies between the sources. For example, while the information provided through auditing the existing network is likely to be very accurate, information provided by the customer could often be less accurate based on biases and points of view.
The following articles outline each of the methods used to identify and analyze a customer's existing network, along with an overview of the tools and information sources used by each method.


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New York Times bestselling author Lewis Perdue has written 20 published books which have sold more than 4 million copies. His books include	Perfect Killer )September 2005 by Forge/St. Martin's Press, The Da Vinci Legacy, Daughter of God (about the sacred feminine in	Christianity) and Slatewiper (a genetic engineering thriller about an ethnically targeted bioweapon).
Lew has taught journalism at UCLA and Cornell, founded four companies including a wine company a magazine and two technology firms. He has been a top aide to a U.S. Senator and a governor, run political races for Congress, worked as a Washington correspondent (Ottaway/Dow-Jones, States News Service), a columnist for Gannett, The Wall Street Journal Online, CBS Marketwatch and TheStreet.Com and writes book reviews for Barron's.
Lewis received his B.S. (1972) with distinction from Cornell.
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Why did we enter our spiritual path? What benefits have we reaped and what difficulties have we met? What do we want to be our ultimate goals? Have we a map or a clear direction for our path? Where are we on it and where is it taking us to? Do we feel unclear and confused about the religious systems, the spiritual organizations or the disciplines in which we are participating? Have our collected knowledge and experiences ever seem so tangled or a loss of direction? This article attempts to create a systemized summary of perspectives and experiences gathered from a good number of teachers and practitioners, in hope that it could help each of us find the needed answers for ourselves.
(1) We suffer greatly, no way out and we just want to die…Illnesses, losses, disappointments, seeing everything as temporary and impermanent, so we try to find liberation via the spiritual path.
(3) Many of our loved ones and friends turning spiritual, so we sort of join in the … movement.
(4) Finding life meaningless, we search for something more meaningful, more sophisticated.
(5) We don't know the exact reason; we just know that there is a relentless calling deep within.
(6) We want to find our higher Self, to know who we really are.
(7) We ourselves or our loved ones suffer incurable illnesses that in desperation, we seek out a cure through spirituality.
Our reason for walking the path may change after a time into our spiritual cultivation. Understanding that the original motivation was just a wonderful trigger needed to help ease us onto our path and recognizing it to be a part of a miraculous higher orchestration, we will feel more content and happy to keep on walking. Eventually, we may find that spiritual cultivation is a natural process that doesn't necessarily require a particular reason. But before we could reach that point, it is necessary to view such process more clearly.
We start to discover that there may be something greater, more miraculous and sacred.
We eagerly gather as much knowledge as possible.
We rejoice, excited, wanting the whole mankind to learn the same.
Vigorously we explain to, debate with, serve and even teach others.
We vaguely recognize a new and special identity in ourselves.
We continuously gather newer experiences, newer spiritual knowledge.
We begin to recognize all the flaws in other spiritual practitioners.
Armed with heaps and heaps of collected knowledge and experiences, we begin to face confusion, vaguely question why we seem to get nowhere. there seem to be something that haven't yet been fulfilled.
We begin to search further, going even outside of our present path.
Then either being fed up or awakened, we decide to stop; we sit still.
We recognize deeper things within and we feel somewhat peaceful.
We recognize the "flaws" within ourselves and try to overcome them.
Then gradually, we realize there are "flaws" that we are hopelessly incapable of overcoming. This troubles us greatly. At times, we might feel tired and just want to give up the whole spiritual thing.
So what happens at the end?
Our heart begin settling deeper, our inner drives faltering, and our "flaws" troubling less and less.
Gradually, we come to realize that there is a being within that has been peacefully observing in stillness. All the other troubling no longer seems a part of our being. From deep within the limitless silence, we feel peaceful and content. All searching comes to a halt. We merge into the Stillness and then carry it along back to our daily life. Wisdom that had nothing to do with mind-knowledge surfaces frequently.
At this stage, our perspectives become more expansive. Mind activities become less reactive. Personal opinions and differentiation of right and wrong, good and evil are steadily fading. Our heart and mind move closer to the peaceful, "Is-ness" view of the worlds around us.
We now experience deeper equanimity and tolerance. Instead of speaking and acting according to our own needs as previously, it seems that we naturally tend to speak and act in the interests of others. The personal "self" gradually "self-abdicates". We become free in all our doings; we take care whatever comes our ways and relax when action is no longer required, without even a mere pondering thought on our mind.
• What do we need to do to liberate ourselves on the path?
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Randy Bynum offers clients extensive experience and comprehensive knowledge of issues businesses face in both the public and private sectors — a combination few lawyers can match. He also calls upon his unique perspectives of having worked in his family's furniture business, training as a certified public accountant, holding public office and building a successful private practice in developing counsel to advance his clients' legal objectives. His combination of business and legal acumen affords him an in-depth, firsthand understanding of the needs of his clients.
Much of Randy's practice focuses on utility, telecom and transportation regulation. He shepherds clients through compliance and regulatory processes, skillfully anticipating legal issues that could derail their goals. His expertise in this area was complemented by his four-year tenure on the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
While on the commission, he served as treasurer of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and vice chair of NARUC's committee on gas. He was a member of NARUC's executive committee, board of directors and several other committees. While a commissioner, Randy also served on the board of directors of the Financial Research Institute at the University of Missouri and the American Public Gas Association Security and Integrity Foundation.
Before earning his law degree from The George Washington University, Randy worked for a large accounting firm in Tulsa. He practiced law in Washington, D.C. with the firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and in Little Rock, Arkansas with the Rose Law Firm. Early in his career, he also helped his family expand its furniture business.
Randy was born in Pryor, Oklahoma and is a certified tribal member of the Cherokee Nation. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf. Randy has three children — Olivia, Brooks and Barrett.
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previously thought to save animals in India on the Vesak full moon day but this plan didn't work out.
Therefore I converted the money into USD and wire the total $5,500 to Tibet where it was converted into Chinese Yuan, RMB. Where, I'm pleased to inform you, I have sent several monks along with my brother Guru to Amdo, Ngawa District and asked them to use the funds to ransom the lives of birds and fowl from the the Chinese market. The birds will be cared for at Segon Thupten Chokgyal Ling Monastery, the Rhinoceros Hermitage, where the hunting, capture and eating of birds is forbidden.
On the 25th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, 2016, the dakini day: 13 doves, 32 gray ducks, and 330 chickens. In all 375 birds and fowl were saved at a cost of RMB 23,600. To keep and feed them will cost and extra RMB 14,000. Making to a total of RMB 37,600. Kindly see the attached pictures taken during the liberation.
I'd like to thank you for your kindness and generosity during this years 'Ransoming the Lives of Animals' and ask you to join me in whole-heartedly rejoicing in our endeavors and dedicating the merit to the welfare of all beings.


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text: Kia Optima GT | Mercedes-Benz C200 MOTORING The Kia has the German's measure in performance, handling, ride comfort, space and ergonomics WANT A SECOND OPINION? The NRMA's online motoring editor, Jaedene Hudson, also spent some time comparing and contrasting these cars. See her video review at mynrma.com.au/motoring. REFINEMENT It's in the details that Mercedes takes the prize for this category. The engine is a little smoother and quieter (especially when you put your foot down), the window switches are nicer to operate, the seat belts have a silkier feel when they extend or retract, and the click of the lid on the armrest storage box feels and sounds more premium. Such attributes make a difference at any price point, but when a buyer is forking over $50,000, he or she has certain expectations. And while the Optima doesn't feel cheap, it does feel cheaper. FINAL THOUGHTS This comparison shows that badge snobbery is becoming less and less justified. While there's no doubt the Mercedes has a small edge in quality of materials, mechanical refinement and technology, the Kia has the German's measure in performance, handling, ride comfort, space and ergonomics. It also has a seven-year warranty compared to the Merc's measly three, and the indicator stalk is on the 'correct' side – which, to this Australian at least, is hugely desirable. During our photo shoot, someone asked me what my overall choice would be. I answered, "For the money, the Kia." My interrogator shook his head dismissively and said, "Forget about the money. Which car would you buy?" I paused to consult both my head and my heart. They offered the same answer: "I 'd still have the Kia." Hard to believe, but true. No Fancy Camera No Music Player No Downloads No GPS No Sat Nav No Video Games or WiFi Just a no-nonsense straightforward mobile phone Mobile phones are getting smaller and more complicated with far more features than anyone will ever need. 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Eight-section brocade exercise is a very important part for keeping in good health in ancient China. This set of qigong practicing method was originally designed for viscera disease, and it is gradually perfected and developed with the guidance of the traditional medical principles. The DVD explains in detail the main points of the exercise, its usage and purpose of the movements.
Pan Shaozu, a descendant of Group Long, his Buddhist name is Xuan Tong Zi.
This disc is brought into Chinese Kungfu Series. It examined and approved by China Association of Wushu and supervised by Wushu Academe of Administration Bureau of China National Sports.
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Learn how to bring the compassionate, healing energies of Reiki into your life and experience the transformative power of Reiki to change your life for the better. Learn the System of Reiki, and practice professionally or on your animals and friends.
Would you like to learn more about healing yourself and your pets? Have you ever thought about making the Reiki practice of compassion and healing your profession?
Begin your spiritual journey into the Reiki system by enrolling in these classes. Beginning with Level 1, each training builds upon the next, culminating in a Master/Teacher Certificate that qualifies you to teach others.
Each training class is comprehensive and self-contained. You can take only Level 1 or continue your training as you feel ready to progress. In each training class you will have time for practice, discussion and feedback. At the completion of each level you will receive an extensive Class Manual Level and Certificate of Completion.
Giving Back: For each class, Animal Bonds donates a portion of each student's tuition to an animal charity.
Shoden is a Japanese word meaning "first teachings." This class teaches you about the fundamentals of Reiki.
Learn the history of Reiki, basic theories, hand positions, meditations and self-healing techniques.
You will leave knowing how to help yourself and your animals using Reiki. Both days include time for practice, discussion and feedback.
No prerequisite. Contact Animal Bonds for class dates/times.
In Japanese, Okuden means "inner teachings." In this class, we take a deeper look at Usui Mikao's teachings.
Learn how to connect to earth and sky energies and how to incorporate mantras, meditation and symbols for personal development and self-treatment.
You will also learn Level II techniques for treatment of others, including Distant Treatment and treatment of animals.
Prerequisite: Must have completed Reiki 1 in any lineage. Contact Animal Bonds for class dates/times.
This class is for Level II or established Reiki Teachers who wish to continue their personal journey and become certified to teach Animal Reiki. I require all of my Level III students to first complete my online course: Reiki Precepts for Animals before taking this training.
Receive the Reiki Master Initiation or "Reiju".
Prerequisite: Must have at least Level II Reiki in any lineage and Reiki Precepts for Animals. Contact Animal Bonds for class dates/times.
Transform your pet's life in ten minutes a day.
In this four-week class you will learn Reiki meditations to relieve pain, stress, and nervousness. Discover techniques to bring harmony and balance to your and your pet's life and deepen the bond that you share.
Your Guide to a Well Behaved Dog – What to know before you train.
The way to have a successful relationship with your dog is to focus on filling the REAL needs of your dog. Why is that important? Well, if a dog's needs are not being met, they tell us, in the only way they know how, and we may not like it.
If you are struggling to understand your dog's behavior, don't blame your dog or yourself. It may just be because you don't speak each other's languages. But learning to speak dog is not as hard as it sounds.
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Discover Your Dogs Unique Body Mind Connection – and the role it plays in your dog's behavior.
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This isn't your everyday, run of the mill training class. In this class you will look at the "core needs" of your relationship with your dog. What needs are being met and which ones need attention.
Combine the healing energy of Reiki with the wisdom of Ayurveda. Sessions can be conducted on-line for your convenience or in the comfort of your own home.
Are you passionate about animals? Do you want to help your pets and animals in need? Would you like to deepen the bond you share with your pets? Learn to transform the lives of animals in 10 minutes a day. In person and online courses offered.
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Trust Me, I'm a Photographer!
We recently began providing vacation rental photography for a new client. Not too long ago, this North Georgia cabin rental company hired a "professional photographer" to take pictures of their cabins for their website. The results were terrible!
You may remember the commercial — I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV. Or you may have seen the movie where the guy tells people he's a Doctor only to have his friends remind him that he's a Dentist. What I have learned is that saying someone is a professional photographer is like saying someone is a doctor. There are lots of types of training and tools that define what a doctor can do. True, a psychiatrist went to medical school but I don't think I want him performing my surgery if I needed an operation. He doesn't have the right tools, training or expertise.
The same phenomenom happens with Photographers.
The photographer was not lying when he told the vacation rental client that he was a professional photographer. I saw his website where he sells his work and he is indeed a very talented photographer. The problem is that he's an amazing landscape and wildlife photographer. This is a great talent to have in the North Georgia mountains where we are surrounded by amazing views and abundant wildlife. But that particular talent does not necessarily translate into being a great real estate and vacation rental photographer.
We frequently get asked if we can do portraits or weddings and the answer is an emphatic NO. It took me a while to understand Greg's vehement opposition to these sorts of jobs. After all, he has been a professional photographer for his entire career and has a degree in commercial photography. In fact, he owned a portrait and wedding business for 9 years. It took me a while to understand that just because he did that in the past doesn't mean he is equipped to do that type of work now. He doesn't have the right equipment and hasn't photographed a wedding in over 5 years.
When we deliver a virtual tour, the photos in that tour have gone through 7 different software programs. The pictures were taken using 5 special pieces of equipment in addition to the camera we use. We have four years and hundreds of virtual tours under our belt. We have perfected systems and have all the tools we need to produce fantastic virtual tours.
I think it's pretty funny that while I was writing this blog just now, my cousin came over to visit and asked me if we would photograph her son's wedding in June. Because we know what we do well and we focus on that, the answer was an easy NO!!


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By Amanda MacDermaid|2018-05-21T21:44:02+00:00May 21st, 2018|Categories: Blog, Detroit|
It was a beautiful day for the May 8 groundbreaking of The Corner. The $30-million mixed-use project sits at the iconic corner of Michigan Ave & Trumbull, which is the former site of Tiger Stadium. Honoring the former use of the site, the handles on the ceremonial shovels were baseball bats and hot dogs were served [...]
Campus Martius Rededication
By Amanda MacDermaid|2018-04-30T19:37:43+00:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: Blog, Detroit|
It was a beautiful day to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the groundbreaking of Campus Martius Park. There were 2 big reveals during today's rededication ceremony. The first was a new granite marker honoring the Detroit 300 Conservancy's Board of Directors. The 2nd was a redesign of the Point of Origin marker. The marker now includes [...]
Pet Valu breaks into Michigan market
By amacdermaid|2018-01-25T22:37:11+00:00March 2nd, 2017|Categories: Blog|
After breaking the 300th U.S. store count milestone in December 2016, we're excited to welcome Pet Valu to the Great Lakes state. The boutique pet supply retailer opened its first two Michigan locations in February, with more on the way. The Ontario-based company has over 500 stores in Canada. The smaller format stores offer everything you need [...]
From Grit to Glamour
By amacdermaid|2018-01-25T22:40:17+00:00September 29th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Detroit|
While we anxiously await the custom glass installation that will complete the retail space storefront, the renovation of the 116-unit Briggs Houze is coming together. The transformation of the former Hotel Briggs is really something you have to see to appreciate. You're in luck! Check out how these units went from grit to [...]
Video Review of Detroit's New Retailers
By amacdermaid|2016-02-22T02:40:52+00:00February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Blog|
Check out some of the new retailers in Greater Downtown Detroit (August 2015-January 2016). See the video HERE
Our Featured Retailer is A Perfect Fit
By amacdermaid|2018-02-26T21:05:30+00:00October 29th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Detroit|
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is wrapping up. It's awesome to see local and national businesses showing their support. From pizza boxes to NFL game apparel and everything in between! (My sister and I got a picture with P.F. Chang's warrior horse outside of the restaurant in Las Vegas. P.F. Chang's is donating $1 for every photo [...]
New in the 7.2: A Look at What's Happening in Detroit
By amacdermaid|2015-10-12T02:32:15+00:00October 12th, 2015|Categories: Blog|
As a photographer I was stoked when my latest assignment landed me on the streets of Greater Downtown Detroit, toting my camera and tripod. Initially it seemed like a quick task: visit all the new retailers that have opened up shop in the past year, take a few photos, and get some quick information. It's no [...]
Detroit Tourism and Properties Boosted by Riverfront Investments
By amacdermaid|2015-09-18T02:23:05+00:00September 18th, 2015|Categories: Blog|
Imagine living in the Golden Age of American Postcards. The year is 1910 and the popularity of being able to send a quick message is at its peak. Without writing a lengthy letter, you had to squeeze as many details as you could on there. It's kind of like how texting is today. Most people have [...]
New Commercial Real Estate App and Our Top Picks
By amacdermaid|2015-08-28T02:14:21+00:00August 28th, 2015|Categories: Blog|
Apps can help to simplify things and make our lives easier (like banking apps) and provide a source of entertainment (games, social media, etc). This week we outline the apps we love, as chosen by our team members: Local – Lynette Ruffi Improve Detroit Get it on iTunes Get it at Google Play Store This local app [...]
Consumer Data Collection: The Give and Take of Retail Shopping
This is a guest blog post written by Mac MacDermaid, Marketing Specialist for Stokas-Bieri Real Estate. "Do you actually use all those?" my boyfriend joked as he looked at the mountain of plastic tags on my key ring, which closely resembled a janitor's key ring. They had been on there so long that I really [...]
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Life Changes Show, 25/05/2021
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Guest: MELANIE GIBSON; and Musical Guests: JESSICA TEIXEIRA and SHAUNA MUHONEN as "FORGED"
Life Changes Show with Filippo Voltaggio and cohost Mark Laisure, with Executive Producer Dorothy Lee Donahue
"Axe Kicking Your Way to Mental Health," with Guest, Taekwondo Second Degree Black Belt, Health Professional, Author, Melanie Gibson; and Musical Guest Duo, Jessica Teixeira and Shauna Muhonen as "Forged," on The LIFE CHANGES Show Ep 634
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JESSICA TEIXEIRA and SHAUNA MUHONEN
Jessica and Shauna forged the perfect friendship! Both singers since childhood, they came together with complimentary skills and preferences. Jess prefers singing melody while Shauna prefers singing harmony. Jess sings high and Shauna sings low. They have a love of harmony that is shown in the songs that they write. They have pursued careers in country music as they love the storytelling aspect of the genre. In 3 ½ minutes of a country song you can listen to a lifetime, hear someone's whole heart, or go on an adventure! Jess and Shauna have started pitching their original music to Nashville labels, and hope to someday hear their songs sung by other talented artists in the industry.
A little about Shauna: She is the mother of 6, is self-taught in mandolin and piano. Shauna has fond memories of learning how to sing harmony as a child sitting at the feet of her mother. Shauna has spent many years singing in various capacities for women's groups, churches, fundraisers, etc. Shauna created and runs a woman's ministry as well. Shauna is living the country lifestyle too she has horses and her husband even competes in Hunter/Jumper shows.
A little about Jess: She is the mother of 4, is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, and her husband owns a pizza and sub shop that's attached to their home. Jess has spent many years singing in various competitions, churches, fundraisers, etc. Jess even won the title as "college idol" in a spin off competition of American Idol at her alma mater.
Forged has grown over the years from a duo to a full band. The band has grown to include Matt Johndrow (drums/writer), Mike Pistone (guitar/bass/keys/sound engineer/writer), and Rob Murphy (bass/sweet dance skills). The band has 2 new songs in studio that will be ready to release soon. The new songs are from both ends of the country spectrum. One is the type of song you'd listen to on someone's front porch (with a banjo of course) while the other is more of a fast paced rockin' empowered song. Stay tuned!
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Come and join the conversation about what's going on and what we can do together about it, with it, and for it. We have the choice, we have the power. We can do magic if we just believe!
A show about the changes going on in us, to us, around us, and because of us. Therefore, it's technically a show about "Everything," only with a how to make it better, see it better, be better.
In the show, there is talk about, and with, people who have either been through major changes, are helping others with major changes, or people who are changing the world for the better in a major way.
The show is a one-hour talk show format with a monologue by the host, a 30 minute interview with a guest of note, capped by a "Producer's Wrap" segment, in which Filippo and Co-Host Mark Laisure, and sometimes surprise guests, bring it all home for the listeners in a sometimes humorous and sometimes touching, but always entertaining conversation.
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15 families displaced by "aggressive" apartment fire in Greenfield
Fire at Greenfield apartment building displaces 15 families
GREENFIELD (WITI) -- FOX6 News has learned 15 families have been displaced after an aggressive fire broke out at an apartment complex on Saturday afternoon, March 1st.
The fire broke out in the 7300 block of Southridge Drive in Greenfield.
The Greenfield Police Department posted an infrared image of the fire on Facebook:
Infrared image of Greenfield apartment fire
We're told the fire started in the basement, but it is still too early to determine what sparked the blaze.
Stanley Segalle has lived in the building for about seven years.
"I was in bed, and I heard the alarms going off, and I jumped up and threw some clothes on and ran outside," Segalle said.
The call for the fire came in around 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
Francisco Flores drove by the scene Saturday afternoon, and captured cell phone video.
Greenfield Fire officials say the snow and the cold made for difficult firefighting conditions.
"Firefighters were literally frozen in their gear, so we had to rotate people in and out. We were using other apartment buildings as staging areas to try and keep firefighters warm -- and then at some point, firefighters got too iced up and we just released them and brought in fresh firefighters," Greenfield Fire Chief Jon Cohn said.
The American Red Cross was on scene to assist residents like Segalle -- who says he is planning to stay with family. He says he had renter's insurance, but says some of his neighbors did not.
"My neighbors were, you know, crying and everything that they've got stuff that can't be replaced -- pictures, things like that. They'll never get them back, so I feel bad for them, but like I said, at least everybody -- no human life was lost," Segalle said.
Greenfield Fire Chief Jon Cohn says all fire departments from Milwaukee County responded to this fire on Saturday. He says the weather was a factor in that response.
The American Red Cross says it is meeting with affected families.
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Luke Abbott - Modern Driveway. Vinyl 12. Bleep.
We've had to wait patiently for it, but Luke Abbott has turned in his first new material since the widespread acclaim of Border Community full-length 'Holkham Drones'. Now making his debut on Gold Panda's Notown, Abbott boasts even more subtlety than what we have previously come to expect from the Norfolk-based artist. Described by Abbott as 'more digestible … less obtuse', 'Modern Driveway' expels slow and considered breaths, forging a blissful yet tidy electronic pathway set across five cuts. Title track 'Modern Driveway' makes full use of gauzy dancefloor grooves while 'Ovals' radiates a myriad of miniature twinkling bleeps. Abbott's analogue synths lend a sense of ebb and flow to what is a wholly cerebral listening experience, ushering him into the elite circle of producers where the likes of James Holden and Nathan Fake stand.