To enter darkness for extended periods of time has been a practice used in many traditions. In Tao Tantra it is seen as a time to sink into the deep yin, or mysterious feminine aspect of life. Like returning to the womb, we let go of the activities and stimulations of normal daily life and rest in the deep peace from whence we came. When we see in daylight, the concept of separateness is continually enhanced. "you" and "me" look separate. When we are in darkness, these boundaries disappear and we shift perception into our energy body. Instead of feeling like a particle, a separate entity we feel like more a wave of energy, part of the whole of existence.
This is a journey. This is a vision quest.
These retreat will be a series of guided meditations and practices all conducted in darkness. The rooms will also be in darkness. Participants will be guided from the practice hall to their accommodation whilst blindfolded and at night time.
These retreats happen every year (in October/November) in Zorba the Buddha, New Delhi. Please add your email address below to get notification of this retreat.
This is a very deep process so please read the application form first. It is not suitable for those who are mentally unstable or on any kind of essential medication. You need to be physically and mentally healthy for this journey!
If you are ready to apply for this workshop, then please click on this link and fill in the form.
How Can Darkness Awaken You?
A look at the physiological effects of darkness on the brain, especially the pineal gland and the release of DMT in the brain.
A personal account of entering a Darkness Retreat, including the practicalities of eating in the dark and navigating, as well as the inner journey and spiritual insights.
Is God Actually Pure Darkness?
Some ancient texts suggest that Darkness is the Creator and light is the Creation. Dark is eternal and light comes and goes.
This article examines this concept related to Darkness retreats. http://shashisolluna.com/about-dark-enlightenment-and-god/Click here to read.
The Moses Code: this is a frequency of music created to resonate with the words "I Am That I Am" (as spoken by God to Moses when Moses asked "who are you?". This music is intended to align your brain frequency with that of this mantra. You can listen and say inwardly "I Am That I Am".
One of the world's greatest sound healers, Jonathan Goldman makes music infused with healing intentions and using special frequencies and harmonics. This piece is deeply stirring and evokes nostalgia in the heart.
One of the world's leading Tibetan Singing Bowl players, this album leads you on a journey of deep meditation and relaxation. Used by Tibetans to still the mind and facilitate the journey of the soul.
This is music that was slowed down by 800 times to create a powerful angelic vibrations. We use this for the rebirthing breathwork in the Darkness Retreat.
Find out more about Gurumayi Chi by clicking here.
Listen to the chant This is the chant used in the Darkness Retreat. Click below to listen.
The chant used in the Darkness Retreat. Click below to listen.
A video made at Zorba the Buddha in Delhi where Shashi runs Darkness Retreats every year. This video gives a guided tour of the Darkness Meditation Hall and one of the bedrooms.
Prem Luca Firewolf co-facilitated the latest Darkness Retreat with Shashi Solluna. Here he is talking about overcoming fear with the healing power of darkness.
In the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra there are some practices in darkness. Osho speaks about these practices in this wonderful discourse, which was part of Osho's great work "The Book of Secrets". You can read the whole article here.


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In March, King County Superior Court Judge Ronald Kessler made a mistake. He used the information available to him and made a judgment call that ultimately resulted in tragedy. For this, he was vilified by the media in Washington state and across the country. Feeling as if he had been treated unfairly by people who didn't fully understand the law and his role within it, Kessler recently invited a reported from the Seattle Times to see just how a day in the life of a criminal court judge goes.
Judge Kessler makes hundreds of decisions each week, determining who can be released on bail, their own recognizance, and who simply needs to spend time in jail while waiting for trial. He makes these decisions quickly and based on all of the information presented by attorneys and court records. Usually, his decisions are right.
In March, however, Kessler made a decision to release a defendant on his own recognizance. That man, 55-year old Ricky Lee Lewis, had strong ties to the community, had lived in the area for 48 years, was receiving mental health care, and he had come to court voluntarily. Lewis was a sex offender and was charged with failure to register. But, when taking the totality of the circumstances, Kessler didn't believe Lewis was an immediate risk.
He made the wrong decision. The day after asking for a continuance, Lewis is alleged to have kidnapped and raped an 18 year old woman after offering her a ride home.
"I feel terrible when people are victimized if I had any role in it, but that doesn't mean I made the wrong decision. I took an oath to uphold the law," Kessler said. Still, when situations like this occur, he gets a "knot" in his stomach. Though he feels he made the best decision given the information he had, he still feels bad.
Not bad enough that he thinks his photo splashed all over newspapers is appropriate. Hardly.
"I thought it was unfair, especially running my picture out there like a mug shot."
In the state of Washington, when a judge decides whether or not a defendant should be allowed to be released on his own recognizance, he takes three things into consideration—whether that defendant will skip court if released, whether he will potentially commit a violent offense if released, or whether he will intimidate a witness. If the prosecution can't demonstrate one of these factors, the defendant will be released.
Judges have huge caseloads and see dozens of people each and every day. To vilify one because he erred on the side of "innocent until proven guilty" is wrong.
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It shouldn't have been this close. After four years of cruel practices and criminal behavior, too many Americans who voted said, "Yeah, this is good." So much to unpack. Beyond a divided–deeply divided–nation, the people of the United States are in a cold war, seemingly separated by identity politics–tragically, much of the divisiveness is born of disinformation, state television, and far right social media platforms. It will not end. Even if DT loses, he will lead a shadow presidency, haunting and restricting through his amplified media, restrict and diminish forward moving policy. A deeply Republican senate, led by an evil spirit…not hyperbole…along with a 6/3 Supreme Court, will basically make Biden a lame duck, while he tries to heal a nation.
"Win or lose, a lot more people voted for him this year, after watching him as president for four years, than voted for him last time." [social media post]
It is dark day in this country. And we have so much to atone.
Today, post election and with votes still be counted, coupled with coup behavior and rhetoric from the current president, democracy seems to be only a frame of mind in this country…perhaps it always has been.
From Sleeping Giants:
"No matter what happens with this election, we're going to have to contend with a media and social media ecosystem that rewards, incentivizes and monetizes the worst of our society, from hate to disinformation to harassment. It's cooked into the business model. We currently live in a world where the largest advertisers support a network that openly espouses xenophobic, white supremacist ideas, carelessly spreads disinformation and sics it's viewers on people with whom they disagree, putting them in danger. We're dealing with social media platforms whose algorithms give an outsized platform to content that aims to vilify minority groups, drive division and spread falsehoods every single day and platform violent extremists and racists who organize real attacks on their websites. What's worse is that these outlets and platforms thrive on opposition. It profits them. It's better for business. It's not hard to see if there's a new administration that things will get worse, not better. We need to be more vigilant than ever about asking the companies that support these networks and platforms what kind of world they want to live in and to truly live the values that they outwardly express to their customers. But we also need to ensure that these platforms do not dig further into our government, swaying their policies. We need social media platforms held to account rather than being asked to write policy. They have proven that they cannot be trusted to govern themselves. All of this is to say that, no matter the outcome of the election, the work of activists and researchers and journalists and especially lawmakers is only starting. And that it's more imperative now than it ever was."
Sharing other voices:
While it's too soon to know the presidential race outcome, this is clear: we must do more to counter the alternative information space FOX News and other Trump media create for Republicans. The race should not be this close given the objective reality of Trump's performance.
-Evan McMullin, Former: CIA ops officer, GOP policy director, independent presidential candidate
Incredible how competitive Trump is with 230K Covid deaths and kids being locked in cages and everything else. Even if Biden wins he will have to govern in a trump country. This is who America is.
-Gabriel Sherman, journalist
To be clear, this wasn't a presidential election, it was just a survey on how much this country loves racism and most white people checked the box for "very satisfied."
-Robin Thede, actress and writer
"When a country shows you who it is, believe it the first time."
-Anand Giridharadas
"I think the democratic sadness you're seeing on social media isn't fatalism or resignation to a Republican win–it's sadness that we're not seeing a full scale repudiation to Trumpism.'
[associate professor in Austin]
Before being Republican or Democrat, be human. Regardless of who wins the US election, no one has greater power over you than you. Our minds & hearts are much greater than any politics, and as sovereign beings, we get to choose peace, empathy & humanity.
-Jennifer Rose
From Fr Richard Rohr today, the day after election:
A Call to Be One
Wednesday,  November 4, 2020
I return once again to the prophetic words of Sister Joan Chittister who calls us to make an unflinching commitment to act with integrity—out of the fullness of our being—not simply our pragmatic, comfortable, or fearful selves.
As a people, we are at a crossover moment. It is a call to all of us to be our best, our least superficial, our most serious about what it means to be a Christian as well as a citizen. . . .
Where in the midst of such polarization and national disunity is even the hope of oneing, of integrating the social with what we say are our spiritual selves? . . .
Even the ghost of an answer makes serious spiritual demands on us all: To heal such division means that we are obliged to search out and identify our own personal value system. It requires us to admit to ourselves what it is that really drives our individual social decisions, our votes, our political alliances. Is it the need to look powerful? The desire for personal control? . . . Do we have the courage to confront the debased with the ideal—even in the face of ridicule and recrimination—or is cowardice our secret spiritual sickness? In that case, our national health can only get worse.
A national cure also surely demands that we begin to see tradition as a call to return to the best of the past, not a burden to be overcome in order to secure the best of the present. It is the sense of a commonly held tradition of the common good—once a strong part of the American past—that we clearly lack in the present. . . .
[We must] make "Love one another as I have loved you" (see John 13:34) the foundation of national respect, the standard of our national discernment, the bedrock of both our personal relationships and a civilized society. . . .
To be one, we don't need one party, one program, one set of policies. What could be duller, more stagnant, more destructive of the soulfulness it takes to create and preserve the best of the human enterprise than such a narrow-minded view of planetary life? What we need is one heart for the world at large, a single-minded commitment to this "more perfect union," and one national soul, large enough to listen to one another for the sake of the planet—for the sake of us all.
So where can we look for oneing in the political arena? Only within the confines of our own hearts. Politics—government—does not exist for itself and, if it does, that is precisely when it becomes at least death-dealing if not entirely evil. . . .
In the end, politics is nothing more than an instrument of social good and human development. It is meant to be the right arm of those whose souls have melted into God.
More from Richard:
I consider Quaker author and activist Parker Palmer a true elder. He has clearly "fallen upward"—humbly learning and growing over the years while also generously giving of himself to build a better future with the next generation. From that vantage point, Palmer writes:
For those of us who want to see democracy survive and thrive—and we are legion—the heart is where everything begins: that grounded place in each of us where we can overcome fear, rediscover that we are members of one another, and embrace the conflicts that threaten democracy as openings to new life for us and for our nation. . . .
Of all the tensions we must hold in personal and political life, perhaps the most fundamental and most challenging is standing and acting with hope in the "tragic gap." On one side of that gap, we see the hard realities of the world, realities that can crush our spirits and defeat our hopes. On the other side of that gap, we see real-world possibilities, life as we know it could be because we have seen it that way. . . .
If we are to stand and act with hope in the tragic gap and do it for the long haul, we cannot settle for mere "effectiveness" as the ultimate measure of our failure or success. Yes, we want to be effective in pursuit of important goals. . . . [But] we must judge ourselves by a higher standard than effectiveness, the standard called faithfulness. Are we faithful to the community on which we depend, to doing what we can in response to its pressing needs? Are we faithful to the better angels of our nature and to what they call forth from us? Are we faithful to the eternal conversation of the human race, to speaking and listening in a way that takes us closer to truth? Are we faithful to the call of courage that summons us to witness to the common good, even against great odds? When faithfulness is our standard, we are more likely to sustain our engagement with tasks that will never end: doing justice, loving mercy, and calling the beloved community into being.
Parker Palmer's understanding of the "tragic gap" recognizes that no matter what we do, we can never completely solve the problem. In all our actions, there is always a space left incomplete, imperfect, which God alone can fill. The search for "the perfect" often keeps us from "the good." The demand for one single issue about which we can be totally right actually keeps us from reading the whole picture—often this is true in regard to voting.
gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā
भगवतीप्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय
In our ugly and injurious present political climate, it has become all too easy to justify fear-filled and hateful thoughts, words, and actions in defense against the "other" side. We project our anxiety elsewhere and misdiagnose the real problem (the real evil), forever exchanging it for smaller and seemingly more manageable problems. The over-defended ego always sees, hates, and attacks in other people its own faults—the parts of ourselves that we struggle to acknowledge. We do not want to give way on important moral issues, but this often means we don't want to give way on our need to be right, superior, and in control. It is our deep attachment to this false or manufactured self that leads us into our greatest illusions. Most of us do not see things as they are; we see things as we are.
The Heart Sutra (sometimes called The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom) is considered by many to be the most succinct and profound summary of Buddhist teaching—surely it must have something to say to all of us. It ends with a mantra that is considered "the mantra beyond compare" because of its daring proclamation of the final truth that takes our whole life to uncover and experience. It is enlightenment itself and hope itself in verbal form. It is the ultimate liberation into Reality.
Here is the Sanskrit transliteration of the refrain:
Gate gate pāragate pārasamgate bodhi svāhā!
Here is how it is pronounced:
Ga-tay, ga-tay, para ga-tay, parasam ga-tay boh-dee svah-ha!
Here is the meaning:
Gone, gone, gone all the way over, the entire community of beings has gone to the other shore, enlightenment—so be it!
This is not meant to be a morbid or tragic statement, but a joyous proclamation, in its own way similar to Christians saying "Alleluia!" at Easter. It is liberation from our grief, our losses, our sadness, and our attachments—our manufactured self. It accepts the transitory and passing nature of all things without exception, not as a sadness, but as a movement to "the other shore." We do not know exactly what the other shore is like, but we know it is another shore from where we now stand and not a scary abyss.
I would like to offer you a short and inspired litany, and encourage you to make your own additions. The response in every case is a shortened to "Gone, gone, entirely gone!" (for the sake of brevity and impact). It might be called a Litany of Liberation or Detachment:
All the centuries before me:
Gone, gone, entirely gone!
All the nations of the earth:
All kings, generals, and governors:
All the wars, plagues, and tragedies:
All human achievements by individuals and groups:
All sickness, sin, and error:
All our identities, roles, and titles:
All hurts, grudges, and memories of offense:
All enslavement, abuse, and torture:
All disease, afflictions, and lifetime wounds:
All rejections, abandonments, and betrayals:
All human glory, fame, money, and reputation:
Your logical, educated mind may say, "Oh, but these things continue in human memory, consciousness, and the standing stones of culture," which is true and good. That is not the point this sutra is intended to communicate, however; this is ritual and religious theater, not rational philosophy. In terms of all those who preceded us, these things are indeed "Gone!" (Buddhism also uses the word "Empty!") It takes just such a shock to encourage the ego to let go of the passing self, the false self, the relative self, the self created by memory and choice.
All comforts, luxuries, and pleasures:
All ideas, information, and ideology:
All image, appearance, and privacy:
All our superiority, self-assuredness, and expertise:
All human rights, ambitions, and fairness:
All personal power, self-will, and self-control:
This is the spiritual art of detachment, which is not aloofness or denial, but the purifying of attachment. It isn't often taught in capitalistic societies, where clinging and possessing are both means and ends, accumulation is the primary measure of progress, and personal power or self-will is both the foundational myth and supreme idol.
In our world, detachment itself can become a kind of EXODUS, an abandoning—whether forced or chosen—of the very things that give us status, make us feel secure or moral, and oftentimes that pay the bills.
In his book No Man Is an Island, Thomas Merton discussed the spiritual link between detachment and hope. Yes, hope! This connection may seem a bit counterintuitive at first, if not contradictory. Yet, as he explains,
We do not hope for what we have. Therefore, to live in hope is to live in poverty, having nothing. . . . Hope is proportionate to detachment. It brings our souls into the state of the most perfect detachment. In doing so, it restores all values by setting them in their right order. Hope empties our hands in order that we may work with them. It shows us that we have something to work for, and teaches us how to work for it.
We live in a time of great hostility, and the temptation from which we must defend ourselves is to pull back from others, deny our shadow, and retreat into our own defended camps or isolated positions. This temptation is not detachment, but the giving over of ourselves to the illusion of separation. True spiritual action (as opposed to reaction) demands our own ongoing transformation, often changing sides to be where the pain is, as Jesus exemplified in his great self-emptying. Rather than accusing others of sin on the Left or the Right, Jesus instead "became sin" (2 Corinthians 5:21). He stood in solidarity with the problem itself, and his compassion and solidarity were themselves the healing.
Therefore, "let us go to him, then, outside the camp, and bear the humiliation he endured. For there is no permanent city for us here, but we are looking for the city that is to come" (Hebrews 13:13–14).


Living in California, I always have oranges or tangerines in the house. But I need to make room for grapefruit. Most of us know citrus (in season now) is loaded with immunity-boosting vitamin C. Grapefruit is a good choice, and it's a winner on the anti-aging front too.
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Slows cell aging. Grapefruit contains large quantities of spermidine—which, as the name suggests, is also plentiful in, well, um, human sperm. The compound helps cells grow and mature, and in 2009, researchers in Austria found that when they added spermidine to the diets of mice, it both increased the life span of cells and slowed cell aging in the mice. Spermidine has also been found to slow aging in human immune cells by inducing autophagy—a process that helps our cells regenerate.
Squelches harmful free radicals. The brilliant pink pigment in some grapefruit indicates the presence of lycopene, an antioxidant that combats the body's cell aging triggered by harmful free radicals. Lycopene may also help lower your risk of several kinds of cancer, including prostate, colon and lung.
Keeps your heart healthy. Grapefruit is a good source of fiber, including the soluble fiber that removes cholesterol during digestion. By preventing cholesterol from entering your bloodstream, soluble fiber helps lower the risk of age-related conditions like cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.
AntioxiDON'T:Pair with some medications. One of the compounds in grapefruit binds to enzymes naturally found in your intestines that help reduce the absorption of some medications, including statins, anti-depressants and calcium blockers. When those enzymes are blocked, these medications are more easily absorbed, causing blood levels of these medications to rise faster and higher than normal, which can be dangerous. If you're taking these medications, check with your doctor about including grapefruit in your diet. Chances are it's all right so long as you're consistent with how often and how much you eat grapefruit.
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Recipereprinted with permission from "Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer, Sexier You" by Cheryl Forberg, R.D. (Rodale).
Lassi (or lhassi) is an Indian yogurt drink. A savory lassi may be flavored with spices such as cumin, and may even contain salt. This sweet lassi is made with antioxidant-rich pink grapefruit juice. Creamy Greek-style yogurt is high in protein, making this frosty treat a perfect on-the-go breakfast or a welcome refresher after a great workout.
Combine all ingredients in blender jar. Blend until smooth. Add sweetener, if desired. Garnish with fresh mint sprig.
How do you include grapefruit in your diet?
Cheryl Forberg, R.D., is a James Beard Award-winning author, the nutritionist for NBC's The Biggest Loser and author of Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer, Sexier You (Rodale, 2008).


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Samsung Continuum review
A dual-screen 'Ticker' brings a new look to Verizon
We've been talking about the Samsung Continuum for a while now. We were able to get a hands-on with it before it released, so we've hashed over the hardware, and I don't think there's anything more that can be said about TouchWiz. This is a Galaxy S phone, after all.
But something as potentially innovative as the "Ticker" needed some attention, and we're about to dive head-first into in on Verizon's newest Samsung phone. Hit the break to see what this Ticker is all about, and what it can do for you, for Android, and for the world.
Let's get the formalities out of the way first. In case you're not familiar with the Continuum, we're about to fix that. It's the latest Samsung Galaxy S phone to launch on Verizon, and in addition to sharing many impressive specs with the rest of the Galaxy S line, it has a split display-- the top 3.4-inches of the Super AMOLED screen acts as your main touchscreen interface, the bottom 1.8-inches is the Ticker, and they are separated by a strip about a half-inch high that has the four capacitive buttons you'll find on most Android devices.
If you haven't seen it, it sounds a bit confusing. That's easy to fix. Because it brings a new feature to the standard black-slab, we've been following it closely and have a few good hands-on videos with it -- both pre-release and post. Have a look:
Phil has a look at a pre-release Continuum, ninja-style, here and here.
Dieter was live at the Continuum event in New York, and had some time with it here.
I had a quick look at the final version from Verizon right here. I'll include the video in-line so you don't have to go page jumping. We aim to please.
One thing to clear up that I've learned while checking out the Continuum -- the camera button does not control the Ticker in any way, it's all done via touch sensors on the bottom outside edges of the phone's plastic shell.
The rest of the specifications match up with it's Galaxy S siblings -- same Hummingbird cortex A8 CPU as the rest of the Galaxy S line, the same 5 MP camera with Flash (and software) as it's big brothers the Fascinate and the Mesmerize, SAMOLED screens all around, 2 GB on-board memory, 512 ROM and 384 RAM, plus the usual Bluetooth, A-GPS, and WiFi.
The power button is up top this time (welcome back my little buttony friend) and the microUSB port is on the left, under the volume rocker. No little slider to keep the filth and grime out of the port like other Galaxy S devices, and with the port in a place where it will be under your finger it could have been useful. A great touch that we're starting to see manufacturers moving back to is an exterior microSD card slot. You'll find it right beside the camera button.
As a phone, the Continuum works, but it's not all you would hope for. Callers had few complaints on their end, but sound through the phone's earpiece was a bit crackly unless the volume was fairly low. This wasn't a reception issue, as the speakerphone, while a little "tinny" didn't have the issue, nor did a Bluetooth headset.
I won't comment too much on battery life, because most of my time with the Continuum was in an extended network area. Without knowing exactly how often the phone was polling for a home tower, judging the battery life just wouldn't be quite fair. I did the next best thing, and asked around. Battery life is on par with the Fascinate -- be careful how much you use it and you can get through a day without issue, but if you keep it in your hands all day long, bring a charger. Unfortunately the idea that a small backlit screen to see messages would save battery doesn't work as well in practice as in theory.
The Software and the Ticker window
The software is all pretty familiar, too. TouchWiz is TouchWiz, until you slap the Ticker on it.
Think of the Ticker as another notification bar, that some of the included applications can use to give you an enhanced notification of events. This can be incredibly useful -- imagine playing a full screen game, and a text comes in. You can see at a glance who it's from, and just how long you can safely ignore it.
It's also incredibly frustrating. The API isn't (yet) open to third-party development, so the apps that can interact with the Ticker are limited. Pretty severely limited in fact, as only these apps communicate via the Ticker.
Samsung's mail client
Twidroyd
Verizon Navigator turn-by-turn directions
Samsung's RSS feed reader
Samsung's IM client (supports Gtalk, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger)
Missed calls and SMS messages
Verizon Voicemail
The fact that the Gmail client, Google Talk, and Google Maps Navigation don't work with the Ticker is maddening. They have to be installed, they are always signed in, and I don't see how they were left out.
The Ticker itself, as well as the integrated apps have a few user definable settings. You have the expected notification and sign in settings for social media, feed management for the RSS reader, location set-up for the weather client -- all things you would take for granted are there. The settings for the Ticker window itself are pretty useful. You can control the backlight display brightness and time on, and set sleep settings so that the bright yellow text on the Ticker doesn't blink all night while you're trying to sleep.
The Ticker is cool, and a very welcome contrast to the typical faceless Android phone. I really think version two (if it ever materializes) will make even the skeptics take notice, because the untapped functions are just dying to be used. But as it stands it's a bit disappointing because of the limited application integration. Developers could have a field day with an open and documented API for the split display, and we really hope Samsung will make that happen.
Hackability
Samsung has done nothing out of the ordinary to try to lock up the Continuum's hardware. Thumbs up for that, Samsung. The phone is easily rooted with the Z4root application from the Android Market, and from there you're free to do as you please -- just like any other Galaxy S phone. Performance after cleaning up a few things is right in line with the rest of the Galaxy S series.
The Continuum suffers from the same slow RFS file system as every other Galaxy S device. It's just screaming for a decent kernel and remapping of the file system, and I hope someone does it.
The GPS
OK you unlucky folks with a bum GPS on your Galaxy S device, make room for a friend. I know it's been frustrating seeing reviewer after reviewer have GPS that seems to work while yours seems to have a mind of its own, but we can't help being lucky -- until now. I know Phil's been through his share of Galaxy S phones with working GPS, both reviewer's units as well as his own. I had a great GPS signal on the Mesmerize, and even used it through the mountains without any issues. But this unit just isn't going to cut it. Randomly it will work well for a few minutes, then lose signal, then put me somewhere I'm not. This happens regardless of location settings, on both Google Maps as well as Verizon Navigator. Of course it's nothing we didn't already know, but at least now you can point and laugh at the blogger with a bad GPS. Here's a few images to help vindicate y'all, I'm sure it's nothing you haven't seen before.
Yes, Samsung says they will address these issues, and it looks like they are trying to help with some fixes already. Here's hoping they hurry.
The big question is, which Galaxy S phone should I get on Verizon? The answer depends on what you're looking for. Both the Fascinate and Continuum perform about the same, and besides physical dimensions they are pretty identical in the hardware department. The Continuum gives up a little real estate on the main screen, and it's a little narrow to hold. You get used to that quickly though. On the plus side, it's not the same run-of-the-mill black slab we see so often in today's smartphones. If you're a communicator -- always sending and receiving some sort of message -- the Continuum may be just what you're looking for.


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The Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt (IMTAvH) is a tropical medicine institute at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1968, under the direction of Prof. Hugo Lumbreras Cruz (1924 - 1985), a distinguished Peruvian doctor and parasitologist. His work as Director was continued by Dr. Humberto Guerra Allison and later by Dr. Eduardo Gotuzzo Herencia. The Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt has ongoing investigations in tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, malaria and HIV, both in its site in Lima and in several field sites such as Iquitos, Cuzco and La Merced.

External links
Homepage (in Spanish)
Gorgas Course Homepage

Medical research institutes
Research institutes in Peru
Medical and health organisations based in Peru

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What's wrong with Sixers' draft pick Joel Embiid? Here's a list of the health issues we know about
Updated: Mar. 29, 2019, 5:35 p.m. | Published: Jun. 27, 2014, 10:35 a.m.
2014 NBA Draft Joel Embiid
Gallery: 2014 NBA Draft Joel Embiid
By Eliot Shorr-Parks | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
NEW YORK -- There are plenty of words you could use to describe the Sixers' newest center Joel Embiid.
Massive. Elite. Agile. Dynamic. Dominant.
One word you can't use? Healthy.
That could prove to be the biggest adjective surrounding Embiid, who enters the NBA with major question marks surrounding his health.
So what are Embiid's health issues? We don't have his medical records, of course, but here is a list of the problems Embiid is suffering from, according to various reports.
Embiid recently had surgery on a fracture of his navicular bone in his right foot. The navicular bone can be seen in the below image:
Although a fracture of the navicular bone has an 80% recovery rate in the average guy, Embiid is not your average guy. The No. 3 selection in the NBA Draft is 7-foot, 250 pounds, and his size will play a major factor in his recovery.
"The more weight you have it on it," said Nick Grosso, a sports medicine surgeon, "the more stress is going to be placed across that joint."
Embiid is expected to be out at least four to six months, according to multiple reports.
Back:
Embiid missed the Pac-12 Tournament and the NCAA Tournament last season after being
diagnosed with spondylolysis
-- a stress fracture in his lower back.
Here is a more in-depth explanation of the ailment, according to ClevelandClinic.com.
Spondylolysis is a specific defect in the connection between vertebrae, the bones that make up the spinal column. This weakness can lead to small stress fractures (breaks) in the vertebrae that can weaken the bones so much that one slips out of place, a condition called spondylolisthesis.
Embiid appears fully recovered from the injury -- a private workout for scouts in Los Angeles seemed to answer any questions about his health prior to the foot injury. It doesn't sound like everyone was convinced, however: The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly crossed him off their list solely because of his back.
Bones and blood:
During an
ESPN podcast
, insider Chad Ford reported that there were come concerns around the league about Embiid suffering from low bone-density. Although Ford was not specific, here is a closer look at what having low bone density means,
according to WedMD.
Bone density is a measurement of how dense and strong the bones are. If your bone density is low compared to normal peak density, you are said to have osteopenia, which leads to a greater risk that, as time passes, you may develop bone density that is very low compared to normal, known as osteoporosis.
Ford also reported that some teams were concerned with the results of Embiid's blood tests, and mentioned the word "hepatitis" when mentioning some of the concerns.
"There is stuff about (bone density), there is some blood issues as well," Ford said. "It is not uncommon for athletes who grow up in Africa to test positive for hepatitis. Not uncommon for their to be anemic issues. There is enough there to scare you a bit."
Not enough, however, to scare the Sixers.
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Damien Nazon (born 26 June 1974) is a former French racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1998 Tour de France. Nazon took a total of 33 victories during his career, including stage wins in the Dauphiné Libéré, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre, the Critérium International and the Tour of Belgium. Nazon rode for the Castorama team as a stagiaire in the autumn of 1995, before turning professional with Banesto in 1996. He then rode for Française des Jeux for three years, Bonjour for four and ended his professional career in 2005 after two years with Crédit Agricole.
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COVID-19: Kerala asks NABARD for loan of Rs 2000 crore
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter to NABARD Chairman and sought a loan for the state at a reduced interest rate of 2%.
Coronavirus Coronavirus Friday, March 20, 2020 - 17:55
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to allow a revival package of Rs 2,000 crore, taking into consideration the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He wrote a letter to NABARD Chairman Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala in this regard.
In the letter, the Chief Minister has sought a loan for the state from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) at a special interest rate of 2%, instead of the usual 3.9 %. Banks -- including state cooperative banks, rural banks and commercial banks -- should get an increased re-finance at a lower interest rate of 2%, requests Pinarayi Vijayan. Also the interest rate of loans given to small scale businesses should be reduced from 8.4%to 5%, the CM writes.
To promote short term and long term investment loans, state cooperative banks should be able to get long term rural credit fund at an interest rate of 3%, the letter says.
Pinarayi Vijayan also requests more grants from Cooperative Development Fund and Financial Inclusion Fund to help the credit counselling centres opened at NABARD and the Reserve Bank of India.
Finally, he requests the NABARD Chairman to allow 100% re-finance for coronavirus-affected states like Kerala, like it is being done for north-east states.
A day ago, Pinarayi Vijayan announced a financial package worth Rs 20,000 crore to cover health packages, welfare pensions, MGNREGS, free food grains and so on, at a time the state's economy has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. He also announced that free rice will be given to everyone for one month.
State's Finance Minister Thomas Isaac had also written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on how the Centre can help the state financially in dealing with COVID-19. Among the various points he raised in the letter, Thomas Isaac asked the Union Minister to increase the allocation for the health sector and allow the state to use the State Disaster Response Fund for dealing with COVID-19.
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Today I am sharing 5 tips to help your toddler learn language and communicate. Some of them may seem obvious but ask yourself this: Are you doing them everyday? I want to hear! Head on over to Toddler Approved (an awesome blog you should be following anyway) right now and let me know what you think. Leave a comment and be sure to follow Toddler Approved on Facebook for great learning activities for toddlers to preschoolers! if you are a fellow SLP it is a great blog to get activities that can be adapted for therapy and if you are parent this is a great blog to get all kinds of great activities and parenting ideas. You won't be disappointed!
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See you all Wednesday for the last installment in my Speech and Language Development Series and I'm working on my next installment of my Phonological Series…not sure if it will be up this week or next!
Loved this post (I commented on Toddler Approved) but also gotta , I love the way you and Kim are working together! I have been a fan of her blog for a long time, and when I stumbled upon this post on pinterest, I felt like I was betraying her. 🙂 I was so pleased to see that you linked to her blog and her ideas, too!
And by the way – the wait time is HUGE for my 19 month old. When I was teaching, I trained myself to count to 5 silently after asking questions, and I find that if I don't do that, he doesn't respond!
Awe Thanks Katie! Yes Kim a and I love collaborating and working together. We both have the same ideals and beliefs when it comes to early speech and language development and we see the value in working together to help others 🙂 I hope you stick around! So glad to have you here!
I just went over and read your top five tips. They are great. I always try and buy toys that you can learn with at the same time as having fun. I found a great teddy bear that used magnets to tell you which part of the body was which. It said the part then sung a tune. I then reiterate it too my child who then would point to that part of the body. Great post !
So happy to hear you found my tips helpful!
Hi Katie! What an amazing, generous, helpful and smart cookie you are!! Thank you so much for connecting to all of us "out here" with such a plethora of knowledge! I am a retired slp – – worked in the school system in Sacramento for about 32 years, and now have a grandson, aged 2, who was 2 months premature, had 2 brain bleeds, open heart surgery for a few defects, at age 3 months, and spent 45 days in the NICU after birth. He walked at 191/2 months, and definitely has his own timetable, but is a DELIGHTFUL happy little guy – with a wonderful spirit & disposition, and pretty amazing receptive language skills. Expressively, he is blossoming with ever increasing length of utterances, but with REALLY distorted phonology. He was found to have a very significant (60db) conductive hearing loss a few months ago, now has tubes in his ears, & passed his hearing recheck (Oakland Children's Hospital audiology center in Walnut Creek – – -wonderful place). So now, figuring it all out is pretty confusing, and I know he is only 2, and has heard things differently for a long time, but how to best support him is something I am uncertain about, but of course want to do. He does a lot of gutteral sounds – non phoneme sounds – maybe because that's how things sounded before – or? Anyway, where are you located, and do you do consults, and or how much do you charge for an eval – or would you wait until he is a little older and has a little more time with normal hearing to try to figure things out? So sorry, – tough questions. Bless you for being there with so many wonderful tidbits! I typed in Barbara Hodson and there you were! Thank you!
I found your tips very helpful. As an early childhood educator, these tips would be helpful for our toddlers in class. I personally find talking with toddlers in clear language helps a lot. I see many people baby talk and I certainly don't accept doing that. Thanks for the tips once again!
Katie, these are some really good things to now about helping toddlers with speech problems. My little brother had a hard time learning how to talk when he was little. It would have been nice to know these things when my brother was little. It might have made helping him learn to talk easier.


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Q: How do I solve this float error when using bertopic I am getting sequence item 18: expected str instance, float found error when running 1 line of code. The data source consistence of 2 columns. Column #1 is generic id of 1 through 600. The second column contains text responses. These text responses may contain floating. Is there a way to code or fix that prior to running topics, probability = model.fit_transform(Docs)? I am new to python and was following a guide. The guide was originally for some sort of twitter data, but I figured I would try another set of data, but didn't expect to run into a float error. Any advice would be really appreciated and help me grow a bit.
pip install bertopic
visualization
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from bertopic import BERTopic
df = pd.read_csv("/Users/CENSORED/Desktop/CENSORED/CENSORED", engine = 'python', encoding = 'ISO-8859-1')
df = df [0:600]
model = BERTopic(verbose=True)
docs = df.text.to_list()
topics, probabilities = model.fit_transform(docs)

TypeError: sequence item 18: expected str instance, float found

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Tag: Detective Jim Bradley
9/17/19 Pizzagate Update
Screen shot: YouTube.com – SGT Report – A lot of children end up missing in Washington, DC, and states surrounding DC
About 800,000 children are reported missing each year, more than 2,000 kidnapped every single day in the United States, 1 EVERY 40 SECONDS! (source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [US Department of Justice reports] https://newspunch.com/trump-pedophiles-deserve-death-penalty/).
Before a minute goes by, another child is kidnapped!
With such an ongoing crisis, yet little to nothing being said by mainstream media (likely because many of them are involved with the Illuminati), I am republishing this Pizzagate Update of July 2017:
The many children who have been kidnapped are too precious to forget!
As I reviewed some past crimes related to Pizzagate, specifically one of the Finders satanic cult crimes, I decided to look up a couple of Washington, DC, addresses connected to those crimes on Google Maps, just to see what I might find today. I believe God directed my investigation.
Before I reveal what I found about the residence location, I will brief you on the particular crime involved:
Florida police received an anonymous call on February 5, 1987, when the caller saw two men dressed in suits in a park in Tallahassee, Florida, with six children who appeared malnourished, neglected, dirty and disheveled.
Police responded to the call and found the two men in their 20s, dressed in black suits and traveling with six children, who were, according to the police report, "bruised and disheveled." Police found that the men and children, aged 2 to 7, were living out of a van in Myers Park, Tallahassee, Florida. The children were bruised, dirty, had insect bites all over them, had not eaten during the previous 24 hours and had not bathed "in many days."
The two men, Michael Houlihan and Douglas Ammerman, both from Washington, DC, were arrested and charged with multiple counts of child abuse and the children were taken into custody in Tallahassee.
The men were evasive with police, according to the police report. They told police that they were the children's "teachers" and they were all heading to Mexico to establish a school for brilliant children.
The children, on the other hand, told investigators that they lived in a tent in Washington, DC (mark that comment!).
Tallahassee police contacted Washington, based on what the children told them, and they received a call back from Detective Jim Bradley of the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Bradley told them they were working on a similar case in Washington, and that the Tallahassee case just might give them the leverage they needed to execute a search warrant on the premises occupied by a cult group called the Finders.
"Finders?" You might ask, "What do they find?" CHILDREN!
The two men, Houlihan and Ammerman, were well scripted on what to do if they were arrested. One of them handed investigators a business card, which informed them that they "knew their constitutional rights to remain silent" and they told officers they intended to do so.
Police found that the children were unable to identify with telephones, toilets, or television, and they were unable even to identify themselves, or the men they were with. They said they were not allowed to live indoors and they were only given food as a reward. (These tactics have been used among other MKULTRA victims, a mind control program facilitated by the CIA.)
Police found documents, passports and computer disks in the van the two men were driving. Among these documents, two addresses were found. One address belonged to a warehouse located at 1307 4th St, NE, Washington, DC; and the other address was a residence at 3918 W St, NW, Washington, DC.
An informant, related to a different case entirely, told Washington police that a satanic cult, the Finders, were operating out of the same warehouse on 4th St, NE, and that the Finders also housed children at the same residence on W St NW.
The informant told Washington police that "blood rituals" and sex orgies involving children also took place at the 4th St, NE, address.
Bradley, with the Washington MPD, also stated that the children identified in the Tallahassee arrests were described by the informant in Washington and were said to be in the custody of the Finders satanic cult. He also found that the two men with the children were identified specifically as members of the Finders. This information is all contained in the investigative report (copy provided below this summary).
Bradley obtained search warrants for the two addresses, the warehouse and residence addresses, where large quantities of children's clothing, diapers and toys were found; but no children were found on the premises. Police found computers which contained information on "how to obtain children." The computers further contained details on the impregnation of female members of Finders and the kidnapping and purchasing of children. Telex messages were found and a message was discovered regarding the purchase of two children from Hong Kong, to be arranged through the Chinese Embassy there. They also found information regarding terrorism, explosives and evasion of law enforcement.
Police investigators also found information in the "computer room" about the arrest of the two men with six children in Tallahassee, Florida, on the previous night. A message was found which instructed participants to "move the children," and keep them moving through different jurisdictions (which is why children were not found at the residence or warehouse locations).
Bradley also found a photo album at the warehouse, which included adults and children in white sheets participating in "blood rituals" and the slaughter of at least two goats. Photos showed the disembowelment, skinning and dismemberment of goats at the hands of children. I will not detail other parts of the ritual here, but one of the children was presented with the head of a goat.
Files at the warehouse included information about other Finders locations, including London, Germany, the Bahamas, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Africa, Costa Rica and "Europe." There was also a file labeled "Palestinian." They found files including advertisements for babysitters, tutors, etc. There was also a "large amount of data collected on various child care organizations." (Please do not leave your children with strangers – NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE! Please visit the Home Education page for more information crucial to the safety of your children.)
Jars of urine and feces were also found in the warehouse.
On April 2, 1987, Special Agent Ramon J Martinez with Customs in Tallahassee, had an appointment to meet with Detective James Bradley of the Washington, DC, MPD, to review evidence seized on February 5, 1987, relating to the international trafficking of children, high tech transfers to the United Kingdom and the international transfer of currency.
Upon arrival, Martinez was informed that Bradley was "not available." Another employee of MPD agreed to speak with Martinez "off the record." Martinez was advised that the activity of the Finders had become a CIA internal matter and the MPD report had been classified secret and was not available for review. He was told the FBI had also withdrawn from the investigation.
Subsequently, Michael Houlihan and Douglas Ammerman were released from jail, with no charges made, and the children were released from custody in Tallahassee.
People were outraged, but the bottom line is they were outranked and no one did anything about all of these findings and the vast amount of evidence.
The CIA is involved with the Finders, who are involved in kidnapping and satanic rituals, and they are likely involved in many of the cases of the missing 800,000 children each year!
Believe what you want to believe, but if you disagree, perhaps you can tell us what happened to the six children released to the CIA, and why Michael Houlihan and Douglas Ammerman were released without charges, and why have we never heard about the mass arrests of the "Finders?"
The CIA is cohesive with Finders and they are all involved in America's missing children crisis!
Florida's Congressman Tom Lewis said,
"Could our own government have something to do with this Finders organization? They have turned their backs on these children. That's what all the evidence points to, and there is a lot of evidence."
Nothing ever came of the Tallahassee case and the charges were dropped. Nothing ever came of all the incriminating, damning evidence found in the Washington, DC, warehouse, or at the residence searched. Why was nothing ever done about such abominable findings? Where are all the children who were housed there in Washington at that time? Where are the 800,000 more American children disappearing every year with basically no media coverage?
The CIA is involved and the Finders are still working out of Washington – even at the same addresses, I believe.
That also means a lot of government officials are involved, not only in the United States, but in other nations around the world.
After reviewing the story detailed in several news articles, one of which was the New York Times, published February 8, 1987, I decided to do a little research on the addresses provided in the US Customs report, where all of the incriminating evidence was found.
Bear in mind that the address found on the registration of the van that Houlihan and Ammerman were driving is the same residence address noted here. I researched the residence at 3918 W St NW, Washington, DC, on Google Maps, and this is just a small portion of what I found:
Screen shots – Google Maps – 3918 W St NW, Washington, DC
Do you notice anything odd? I actually cruised (on Google Maps) through several different blocks surrounding the 3918 W St NW, Washington, DC, address, and I found that all of the residences look the same, or very similar, for several blocks. I also found that all of the cars parked outside the residences were very similar newer vehicles, from dark to light gray in color, as in a "fleet" of similar cars. You know, as in a government fleet of vehicles purchased for the same purpose. Police Departments purchase fleets of cars; the FBI purchases fleets of cars; the CIA purchases fleets of cars, etc… Get my point?
Perhaps the houses that all look alike are still owned by the Finders. Perhaps what we are seeing here are their housing facilities and a fleet of cars for trafficking children, just as they did on a much smaller level in 1987.
From all of the evidence I have seen and heard, I have no doubt that this all ties in with what was originally found in 1987, and that the CIA is at the center of kidnappings, child trafficking and MKULTRA mind control experiments.
I also found something very interesting in one of the photos above, which I will detail here. As I examined these shots I took from Google Maps, a detail on one of them stood out, so I zoomed in on it. This copy is blurry and very small, compared to what appears on Google Maps, but the figure most certainly appears to be a child positioned atop an air conditioner, looking out of the window (circled in red below):
I have uploaded a copy of the Department of Treasury United States Customs Service report on this case below: *Online copies are difficult to find. This one may have been retrieved by Ted Gunderson, former Director of the FBI, Los Angeles Division (now deceased). This copy is blotchy in places, but legible, and was likely retrieved from microfiche (which is how our archives were mostly stored in the 80s) and copied multiple times afterwards.
The Word of God tells us about the end times and the condition of the world as the antichrist enters the scene:
"In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full (extent of their evil), a king of fierce countenance and understanding dark sentences shall stand up (the antichrist); and his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power (from satan – see Revelation 13:2) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people (Christians are already being martyred continuously throughout the Middle East, Africa, China, North Korea…); and through his policy also he shall cause craft (sorceries, incantations, rituals bearing satanic power) and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace (a false proclamation of peace) shall destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes (Jesus Christ), but he shall be broken without hand (the power of God will destroy him!)" Daniel 8:23-25.
Notice that the Prophet Daniel wrote that the antichrist will come "when the transgressors have come to full," in other words, when the world's cup of iniquity is full, extremely evil.
What we are seeing here is akin to the ancient sacrifices made to Moloch, as people sacrificed their children on a fiery altar to the satanic idol. It is still going on today, and it may never have ceased.
How much more evil can it possibly get when nations are involved in the satanic ritual abuse, molestation, mind control and the killing of children?!
I am convinced that there is an international cover-up of satanic child abuse, trafficking and the sacrificing of children to Lucifer, meaning the end of the age and the return of Jesus is very near!
While we remain here, the Word of God tells us, "Occupy till I (Jesus) come" (Luke 19:13) and we need to do our part to hold back the spirit of antichrist while we remain on the earth.
President Donald Trump said,
"PEDOPHILES DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY!"
That's one reason why the Liberal Luciferian Lunatic Democrats want someone to "assassinate him!"
If you agree with this message, there is only one presidential candidate to vote for during the next election, President Donald Trump!
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Gilbert Gerard (fl. 1575–1609) was an English Member of Parliament for Chester in Elizabeth I's 8th Parliament in 1593.

Biography
Gilbert Gerard was the first son and heir of William Gerard (died 1581) and  Dorothy, daughter of Andrew Barton of Smithills, Lancashire. He succeeded to his father's estate in 1581.

In 1593 he was well enough established to represent Chester in Parliament and by 1593 he was Customer of Chester (he duties on French and Rhenish wines) and held the position for a number of years.

Family
Gerard married Ellen, daughter of William Pearson of Chester.

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Q: Let $A, B,C$ be subsets of $\{1,2,...n\}$. What is $P((A\cap B)\subseteq C)$? My reckoning is that there are totally $2^{n} \cdot 2^{n} \cdot2^{n}$ options for $3$ subsets and for $(A\cap B)\subseteq C$ ,  for each of $\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}$ options for C there are $\sum_{i=0}^{k}\binom{k}{i}$ for $A$ and $\sum_{i=0}^{k}\binom{k}{i}$ for $B$ and so in total we have:
$$P((A\cap B)\subseteq C)=\frac{\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}\cdot 2^{k}\cdot 2^{k}}{2^{n}\cdot 2^{n}\cdot 2^{n}}=\frac{\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}\cdot 4^{k}}{8^{n}}=\frac{5^{n}}{8^{n}}=(\frac{5}{8})^{n}$$
Is this reckoning right?

A: We want to calculate $P(A\cap B\subseteq C)=P((A\cap B)\setminus C=\emptyset)$.
For each $i$ in $\{1,2,\dots,n\}$ let $E_i$ be the event $i\notin(A\cap B)\setminus C$.
As the events $E_1,E_2,\dots,E_n$ are independent, we have
$$P((A\cap B)\setminus C=\emptyset)=P(E_1\cap E_2\cap\cdots\cap E_n)=P(E_1)P(E_2)\cdots P(E_n)=\left(\frac78\right)^n$$
since
$$P(E_i)=1-P(i\in(A\cap B)\setminus C)=1-P(i\in A,\ i\in B,\ i\notin C)=1-\frac18=\frac78.$$

A: Along the lines of your attempt, here's a corrected version . . .

Fix a positive integer $n$ and let $X=\{1,...,n\}$.

Suppose $A,B,C$ are subsets of $X$, chosen independently at random from a uniform distribution on the power set of $X$.

For each $k\in\{0,...,n\}$ there are ${\large{\binom{n}{k}}}$ choices for $C$ with $|C|=k$.

Fix some such choice of $k$ and $C$.

For each $j\in\{0,...,k\}$ there are are ${\large{\binom{k}{j}}}$ choices for $A\cap B$ with $(A\cap B)\subseteq C$ and $|A\cap B|=j$.

Fix some such choice of $j$ and $A\cap B$.

Each of the $n-j$ elements of $X\,{\large{\setminus}}(A\cap B)$ can be assigned to

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*$A$ but not $B$.$\\[4pt]$

*$B$ but not $A$.$\\[4pt]$

*neither of $A,B$.

Thus for the fixed choice of $j$ and $A\cap B$, there are $3^{n-j}$ choices for $A,B$.

Then $P\bigl((A\cap B)\subseteq C\bigl)=\dfrac{w}{8^n}$, where
\begin{align*}
w
&=
\sum_{k=0}^n
\binom{n}{k}
\sum_{j=0}^k
\binom{k}{j}3^{n-j}
\\[4pt]
&=
3^n\sum_{k=0}^n
\binom{n}{k}
\sum_{j=0}^k
\binom{k}{j}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^j
\\[4pt]
&=
3^n\sum_{k=0}^n
\binom{n}{k}\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)^k
\\[4pt]
&=
3^n\left(\frac{7}{3}\right)^n
\\[4pt]
&=
7^n
\end{align*}


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Another excellent post by Ben Jenkins.
I love serving the Lord. I get so much more out of it than I put in. I have been so blessed in so many ways. As a result I often feel compelled to serve more and more. In my daily prayers I ask Heavenly Father to bless me with opportunities to serve. I ask him to make me aware of the needs of others and to give me the courage to serve them.
The problem that I often run into in my desire is that I lead a busy life. I am a husband, a father of two young children, a PhD student, a university instructor, an apartment manager, a professional consultant, a haberdasher, a stake executive clerk, a stake technology specialist, a member missionary, and whatever else people want or need me to be. Yet I want to do more.
As I was looking for something on my favorite website (lds.org) I came across what is called Helping in the Vineyard. I watched the videos and was elated to find little things that I can do here and there in between the gaps of time. Most activities take only 5 minutes! The effects of these activities are beyond me to understand. Today for example I took 5 minutes and rated my church house on Google maps and wrote a review describing why I like going there every week. How brilliant is this?! As more people Google search their church house and rank it and leave a comment then the more likely it is to surface in a search for someone who is looking for a church. What a blessing search engine optimization is in this modern day!
I am so happy that the Lord is hastening his work in so many neat ways. All so that His children can know Him and have all the blessings He can give them. I hope that with 5 minutes a day that at least one person can know the happiness that I know. If you have taken the time to read this then you have 5 more minutes to serve someone. Go to Vineyard, log in, and find something that works for you.
How Has Your Mission Influenced Your Life?


Looking for a place to have some comfort food? Well look no further we found this little jem called Mecha Noodle Bar. Mecha means mom and pop in Vietnamese.
The bar has a fairly small menu consisting of steamed baos, snacks, classic plates, and a selection of Ramen and Pho soups.
We ordered the Vegetarian Ramen and the Pho Ga and received 2 fishbowl sized servings. Both soups where light and delicious I can easily have this on a daily basis or during the winter months. The noodles where accompanied with a bowl of bean sprouts, fresh mint and lime.
Asking for your check? Don't be surprised when you get a small tattered notebook with your check tucked inside. You're encouraged to leave a note for them inside and of course we did.
The soup was delicious the Thai Tea was delicious. The meal was tasty and fresh and light and it's something all of us at the table would have again. The staff was pleasant and cheerful.
The space is rather small. When side tables aren't available everyone is seated together in a picnic style table in the center of the room, not pleasant if you have anxieties. The music was way to loud and although we like Lady Gaga it was on loop. The wait staff were friendly but we found them to be inattentive when it came to getting our checks and I had to flag down our server.
Bottom line: I would not eat there again although I would order take out in a heart beat. My co-eater states that she would eat there again loved the food and the vibe but she's only 20 and likes the hippier things in life, she did however, agree that the music was way to loud.


Two vehicles collide in an intersection after a truck driver runs a red light. The motorist who was following the law gets out of their vehicle and says that they are sorry to the trucker. Even though the driver who ran the red light may be 100% at fault for the car accident, the act of apologizing may end up hurting or lengthening the other driver's injury case.
How Can Saying "I'm Sorry" Affect a Personal Injury Claim?
Whether said out of sympathy, compassion, or empathy, the act of apologizing could be seen as an admission of guilt. While your meaning or reasoning for apologizing may have been different, the opposing counsel or insurance company can argue that you are apologizing for causing an accident. When it comes to protecting your injury claim, maximizing the strength of your case includes minimizing the information you give to the other party.
It can be difficult to tell how the facts of a case will play out and victims should avoid discussing the details of the accident with the other involved parties. This also holds true for the entirety of the claims process and while talking to either the police or the insurance company. While it is true that you will need to contact both following an accident, try to avoid saying any more than is absolutely necessary. Furthermore, do not post on social media about your accident. Publically available information may also be used as evidence against your claim.
In fact, your attorney should be one of the only (if not the only) people with whom you should freely discuss your case. Your attorney is your trusted legal advisor and can provide the most effective service when you are both on the same page. If you're not sure what you should say or do at any point of the claims process, ask your attorney.
From what to say to an insurance adjuster to how to deal with the at-fault party, if you need legal advice after an accident, do not hesitate to contact Eliot Reiner, APLC. Our Sacramento injury attorney possesses more than 25 years of legal experience and has spent time as an insurance defense attorney. He can bring this knowledge to your corner, helping you to navigate through each phase of the claims process.
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Taking quick, effective action to cut costs and deliver relief to help families, businesses and vulnerable Albertans.
Learn about affordability payments
Affordability payments
Alberta's economy has recovered strongly, but many people are struggling with the rising cost of living due to inflation.
We want to help. The Affordability Action Plan is taking quick, effective action. We have announced $2.8 billion in new relief measures that will cut costs for all Albertans and businesses, and $600 affordability payments to help parents, seniors and vulnerable people with their daily living costs.
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Seniors, families with children under 18, and Albertans on benefit programs can get financial support to help with the rising cost of living.
Seniors 65 and older can apply to get $600.
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AISH, PDD, Income Support and Seniors Benefit clients automatically get $600.
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Energy affordability programs
Fuel tax relief, electricity rebate and natural gas program have been expanded to help more Albertans this winter.
Fuel tax relief
Alberta drivers will automatically save when filling up at the pump.
Electricity rebates
Over 1.9 million homes, farms and businesses will receive rebates to cover high electricity costs.
Natural gas rebates
Rebates will protect Albertans from high heating costs if monthly rates go above $6.50/gigajoule.
Update: Drivers pay even less at the pump now that the entire provincial fuel tax is suspended as part of the Affordability Action Plan.
From January 1 to June 30, 2023, the entire fuel tax will be lifted so drivers save:
13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel
4 cents per litre on marked gasoline and diesel
After June 2023, the fuel tax relief program will be reviewed every quarter based on the average price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI).
Fuel tax will be suspended when prices exceed $90 and restored when prices fall below $80.
Fuel tax will be applied partially when prices are between $80 and $90 – at 4.5 cents per litre from $85 to $89.99 and 9 cents per litre from $80 to $84.99.
Fuel tax will not increase more than 9 cents per litre per quarter.
The next change to the relief program will occur on July 1 at the earliest.
Fuel tax is still collected on rail, propane and aviation fuels.
Learn more about Alberta's fuel tax relief (PDF, 147 KB).
How much drivers will save when filling up
Calculations include the associated reduction in GST, for total savings of 13.6 cents per litre of gasoline and diesel.
Vehicle (tank size in litres)
$ saved per fillup
$ per month (4 fillups)
$ for 6 months
Semi-trailer (1,364L) $185.50 $742.00 $4,452.00
Ford F-150 (136L) $18.50 $74.00 $444.00
Grand Cherokee (93L) $12.65 $50.60 $303.60
Toyota Corolla (50L) $6.80 $27.20 $163.20
Update: Electricity rebates will be extended to April 2023 as part of the Affordability Action Plan.
How it works now
Many Albertans are facing high electricity bills. To help cover the costs, we are providing $500 in rebates to over 1.9 million homes, farms, and small businesses.
Monthly rebates will be applied directly to eligible electricity bills, for a total of $500.
$50 rebates on power bills from July to December 2022
$75 rebates on power bills in January and February 2023
$25 rebates on power bills in March and April 2023
Rebates will be applied each month and will appear as a credit on your bill listed under the "GOA Utility Commodity Rebate"
Eligible consumers will automatically receive the rebate no application or action is required
You are automatically eligible for the rebate if you are an electricity customer who:
is currently connected to the system and receive a monthly bill directly from a utility provider
consumed less than 250 megawatt hours of electricity within the past year
disconnected from the system for missed payment but is still enrolled with an electricity retailer
You are not eligible for a rebate if you:
disconnected from the system and are not enrolled with an electricity retailer
don't receive monthly bills directly from a utility provider because you live in a sub-metered residence (some condos and apartments); only the main site that connects directly to the distribution system is eligible to receive the rebate, if it consumes less than 250 megawatt hours per year
provide yard or street lighting services
Watch out for scams
The Government of Alberta will not send texts or emails about the rebate program and will not ask Albertans to submit information to receive rebates.
Electricity price protection
Electricity consumers on the Regulated Rate Option (RRO) will be protected from high power bills this winter as part of the Affordability Action Plan.
Consumers on the RRO will not be charged more than 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour in January, February and March 2023.
Any costs above the 13.5 cent price ceiling will be deferred until rates drop and will be repaid over 21 months (April 2023 to December 2024).
This is a temporary measure while we explore longer-term solutions for the RRO to help keep energy affordable for Alberta families.
To save even more, find out if switching to a fixed rate is right for you. The current 13-month average is 7.83 cents/kWh. Get unbiased information at UCAhelps.ca.
Update: As part of the Affordability Action Plan, the Natural Gas Rebate program will be extended beyond its current March 30, 2023 end date. Details will be announced in the new year once regulations are tabled.
Current rebate rate
To help Albertans manage higher winter heating costs due to volatile natural gas prices, we're running an energy rebate program from October 2022 to March 2023 to shield consumers from price spikes.
Most Albertans will receive the rebates automatically on their utility bill, but a small number of people not connected to the natural gas system or using other heating fuels will need to apply.
Highest default monthly natural gas rate (the Alberta price) for February 2023: $3.715 per gigajoule
No rebate will be credited for the February billing period but price protection is in place and rebates will be offered in March if the monthly rate rises above $6.50/gigajoule.
Rebates will be applied directly to all eligible consumers' utility bill if the regulated monthly natural gas rate charged by any one of Alberta's 3 regulated utility providers is above $6.50 per gigajoule.
Each month we will post the highest price default natural gas rate (the Alberta price) from the 3 regulated utility providers (ATCO North, ATCO South, and APEX Utilities).
If the published Alberta price is above $6.50 per gigajoule, rebates will cover the difference between $6.50 per gigajoule and the regulated rate that calendar month. For example, if the Alberta price is $7.50, eligible consumers would get a rebate on their bill covering $1 for every gigajoule used.
Exact timing of the rebates will vary depending on your billing cycle.
Program runs from the start of October 2022 until the end of March 2023.
You will automatically receive the rebate on your utility bill if you are a natural gas consumer who:
is connected to the system
is on either a regulated or competitive plan
uses less than 2,500 gigajoules of natural gas annually
You can receive a rebate if your household, small apartment building, farm, or small industrial or commercial operation is not connected to the natural gas system or uses other heating fuels under the maximum limit:
Propane: 16,334 litres per month
Heating oil: 10,780 litres per month
Kerosene: 11,068 litres per month
Non-connected natural gas: 417 gigajoules per month
Information on rebate application process for non-connected consumers and those using petroleum-based heating fuels will be available soon.
Questions about your bill
Contact the Utilities Consumer Advocate at 310-4822 or email [email protected] for support if you believe you meet the eligibility criteria, but did not get a rebate on your natural gas bill.
Assistance information for consumers who are not connected to the natural gas system or consume other eligible heating fuels will be listed when the program starts.
Visit UCA Helps for tips to lower your utility costs and save money.
Phishing scams
Be wary of any emails or texts related to the rebates that seem suspicious or ask for personal information.
If you're experiencing financial difficulty, programs are available:
Seniors Special Needs Assistance Program provides utility arrears coverage once every 3 years
Direct to Tenant Rent Supplement Program assists eligible applicants with rental costs
Alberta Supports provides an emergency-needs allowance and one-time utility assistance with disconnection notices
Want lower utility bills?
The Utilities Consumer Advocate can help you understand your bill, offer tips to reduce energy, and find ways to save.
Visit UCA Helps
Help for vulnerable Albertans
The Affordability Action Plan includes measures to help Albertans with their daily living costs.
Financial benefit increases
AISH, Income Support, seniors and child benefit payments will go up 6% in 2023 and will be indexed to keep up with inflation.
Food bank funding
Helping food banks put nutritious food on more tables by providing $20 million in funding over 2 years.
AISH benefits increase
We are increasing monthly benefits for Albertans with disabilities to help with the high cost of living.
In 2023, AISH benefits will go up 6%.
In future years, benefits will be indexed to inflation. This means the amount will change each year so it keeps up with the cost of living.
New monthly rates
Monthly payments vary depending on your needs and family size. The examples below are the maximum monthly core benefit. Supplementary benefits will also go up 6% and be indexed for inflation.
Core benefits
$1,787 – Living allowance
$342 – Modified living allowance for those in an approved nursing home, auxiliary hospital or designated supportive living facility
Child benefits
$212 – First dependent child
$106 – Each additional dependent child
When payments will go up
December 22 for the January monthly payment
If you get AISH benefits, call your caseworker or local office.
For all other questions, call the Alberta Supports Contact Centre at 1-877-644-9992.
Income Support benefit increase
We are increasing monthly benefits for Albertans out of work to help with the high cost of living.
In 2023, Income Support benefits will go up 6%.
Table 1: Expected to Work Clients
Core essential benefit
Core shelter benefit (private housing)
Single adult
Single adult, 1 child
Single adult, 2 children
Couple, no children
Couple, 1 child
Couple, 2 children
Table 2: Barriers to Full Employment Clients
If you get Income Support benefits, call your caseworker or local office.
Alberta Seniors Benefit increase
We are increasing monthly benefits for seniors to help with the high cost of living.
In 2023, Alberta Seniors Benefit will go up 6%.
$303, up from $286
January 25 monthly payment
Call the Alberta Supports Contact Centre at 1-877-644-9992.
Alberta Child and Family Benefit increase
We are increasing benefits for families with children to help with the high cost of living.
In 2023, Alberta Child and Family Benefit payments will go up 6%.
In future years, payments will be indexed to inflation. This means the amount will change each year so it keeps up with the cost of living.
New annual rates
Annual Alberta Child and Family Benefit amounts, paid quarterly, vary depending on family size. The examples below are the maximum base amount.
$1,330 up to $1,450 - one child
$1,995 up to $2,193 - 2 children
$3,325 up to $3,632 - 4 or more children
February quarterly payment
The rising cost of food is making it harder for Albertans to provide for themselves and their families. Many people are turning to food banks for help.
We are helping local food banks and organizations put nutritious meals on more tables by providing $20 million in funding over 2 years.
$5 million each year will be distributed to food banks through the Family and Community Support Services Association of Alberta.
$3 million to established food banks in December 2022 to purchase and transport food, and help pay for front line staff.
$2 million to eligible civil society organizations through the Food Security Grant.
$5 million each year will be used to support donation-matching campaigns to encourage more Albertans to donate to their local food bank.
We will match up to $5 million in donations received by food banks and related civil society organizations from December 1 to December 31, 2022 through the Donation Matching Grant.
Read the Food Security Grant and Donation Matching Grant guidelines to learn about eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Applications will be accepted online until January 31, 2023.
Applicants will be notified by email by February 28, 2023.
If you are unable to access the online application, contact [email protected].
We recognize that our community partners are in the best position to identify and understand local needs.
Funding provided to each food bank is based on the service area and the number of individuals served.
Food banks receiving funding were identified based on their participation in Food Banks Canada 2022 Hunger Count.
To find a food bank or charity in your area, call or visit 211 Alberta.
Low-income transit passes
More information on the expansion of the low-income transit pass program in Alberta will be released soon.
Income tax relief
Income thresholds indexed to inflation
All working Albertans can earn more before they start paying provincial income taxes.
Indexing personal income taxes
Many Albertan will receive a higher refund or owe less tax in 2022, and will benefit from lower tax deductions on the paycheques in 2023.
Basic personal amounts, other credit amounts and income thresholds will be indexed to inflation.
Annual basic personal amounts are expected to go up:
2.3% in 2022, an increase from $19,369 to $19,814
6% in 2023, an increase from $19,814 to $21,003
Around 1.3 million tax filers don't pay any provincial income tax. Nearly 95,000 more Albertans won't have to pay by 2023.
Other ways we are helping you save
Lower overall taxes
Albertans pay less in overall taxes with no PST, no payroll tax or health premium, as well as a low provincial income tax indexed for inflation that about 40% of Alberta tax filers don't pay. A couple earning $75,000 with 2 children would pay $1,500 more in B.C. and $3,900 more in Ontario.
Albertans earn more
Alberta workers have the highest weekly earnings ($1,226) in the country, while households have the highest median after-tax income ($104,000), which is $7,000 higher than Ontario and $10,000 higher than BC.
Affordable broadband for all
The Alberta Broadband Strategy will bring affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to rural Albertans across the province over the next 4 years.
The New Beginnings Bursary provides $5,000 to low-income students studying in high-demand programs to help pay for tuition, fees, supplies and living costs. This financial support does not need to be repaid.
Affordable child care
Families of children 0 to kindergarten-age earning up to $180,000 are now eligible for subsidy to lower child care costs. By 2026, all families will pay an average of $10 per day and 42,500 new licensed spaces will be added so families can choose the care that works for them.
Housing is affordable
Alberta has some of the lowest housing prices and rental costs among Canadian urban centres. A smaller share of income is spent on home ownership costs – 31% in Edmonton and 42% in Calgary vs. the Canadian average of 63%.
The Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit helps eligible tenants who are low income or between jobs afford their rent while they stabilize or improve their situation.
Affordable school transportation
The Fuel Price Contingency Program will remain in place for the 2022-23 school year to help school authorities cover higher transportation costs, providing millions of dollars in additional student transportation funding.
Affordability payment portal opens January 18
Beginning January 18 at 9 a.m., eligible Alberta parents and seniors can apply to receive $600 in affordability payments over six months.
Inflation relief portal and payments coming soon
Monthly $100 affordability payments for families, seniors, and vulnerable Albertans will be released soon, and Albertans can act now to get ready.
Supporting Alberta's most vulnerable
Alberta's government is taking action to make life more affordable for families, Albertans with disabilities, seniors and those out of work.


The series of recent disastrous events around the world got Java into thinking about the Cosmic Law of Cause and Effect AKA Karma. The adage that 'each and every action has an equal and opposite reaction' is an accepted fact in the realm of Physical Science and Cosmologists through the ages have extrapolated this to apply to Cosmology. Religions also express this phenomenon in their own ways – 'karma' to the Hindus and Buddhists is Christianity's "as you sow, so shall you reap", or as Jesus is reported to have said, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" – I guess he left out "or else"!
Anyway, getting back to the recent global 'happenings', we see that the Japanese are 'reaping' a whole slew of karmic effects and it didn't take much for Java's imagination to realize why. Java is conviced that although the tsunami was the wrath of the ocean caused, of course, by the tectonic-plate shifts off the coast of Japan, it was also due to Japanese Whaling policies. Anyone who has seen footage of Japanese slaughtering Whales, without considering pregnant females and/or babies and juveniles will know what we mean. The Japanese have also consistently refused to agree with all the policies of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which was signed in Washington DC, on 2 December 1946 to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry". Japan is also #6 on the top ten polluting countries of the world. And now, with the debacle at their nuclear plants, one can only shudder to think of the consequences!
Getting back to some of the other happenings, particularly in the Middle-East, Java surmises that the accumulation of bad karma has finally reached bursting point and has erupted in the revolutions against the tyranny of those like Mubarak, Gaddafi and the others who have oppressed their countrymen for far too long. The 'reaping' of the harvest of what they have 'sown' has (as in the case of Mubarak) and will (in the case of Gaddafi) come to pass.


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Landmark compact with the Australian Medical Association (AMA)
This agreement between the Australian Government and the AMA sets out their shared principles and vision for a stronger health care system in Australia and their intended actions.
A shared vision for Australia's health system: Principles agreed to by the Government and the AMA
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Letter from Minister Hunt to the AMA
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Letter from the AMA
With this agreement, the Government and the AMA have committed to shared principles that support a stronger health care system in 2017–18 and beyond.
The Government's statement of intent recognises the important role of general practitioners (GPs) and medical specialists. It also includes actions it will take on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).
The AMA's statement of intent includes:
continuing to support and engage with the MBS review process
encouraging members to use My Health Record
supporting the Health Care Homes concept and trial