A minor illness clinic runs every morning and afternoon at Barton Surgery for patients from both surgeries. Appointments are also available at Gooseberry Hill Health Centre. Reception will ask you what the problem is in order to book you in with the right clinician.
Please note that these appointments are not available online.
We offer a full travel advice and immunisation service. A travel form needs to be completed and submitted at least 6 weeks prior to departure. We will not be able to process any forms received outside this time frame.
We are a Yellow Fever centre. Appointments may be booked in reception for this service.
A significant number of nurse appointments are allotted to health promotion.
These are available to monitor problems such as high blood pressure and raised cholesterol and to give advice on weight control, stopping smoking and a healthy lifestyle.
On alternate Tuesdays a clinic is held by a doctor from the practice for routine, pre-booked 8 week baby checks. Appointments are sent out automatically.
Child health clinics are held at Barton for all patients of the practice. There is no separate clinic at the branch surgery at Gooseberry Hill.
Appointments are automatically sent to patients.
This is offered to all patients over 65 years and those at risk, i.e those with asthma, diabetes and kidney or heart disease.
If you are uncertain as to whether you fall in a risk category, please ask your doctor.
who are seen yearly or more often if deemed necessary.
be shared with one of the local hospital diabetic clinics.
The clinic is taken each week by the community midwife. The majority of our patients have shared care between the practice and local hospitals. The first appointment should be with a doctor.
Patients are allocated a double appointment so please let reception know you are booking as a maternity patient.
Planning a pregnancy? Expecting? New parent? We're here for you with expert advice, up-to-date information and parent-to-parent support.
We understand the confusion and distress that can surround people when a loved one dies. Access to clear, concise information is key to making a stressful time more bearable.
Bullying UK recognise that the best way to support families is to provide professional, non-judgemental support and advice in a way that all members of the family can freely access.
A variety or minor operations are carried out at the Barton Surgery.
All forms of family planning advice as well as cap and coil fittings are offered.
At present these are carried out either during or at the end of surgery hours.
Please inform the receptionist when making an appointment for these services so that we can allocate you the necessary extra time.


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Freedom Principle #1: What's Right or Wrong?
Sonya Sasser Send an email January 16, 2014
In our modern-day American Babylon (from Hollywood to mainstream media to other "pop" culture icons) where we are conditioned to believe that anything is acceptable as long as it "makes us happy" or "makes us feel good," many folks don't even realize they are being governed by (untrustworthy) human feelings and whims, as opposed to an absolute reality of right and wrong.
And, what is this carefree "anything goes" mentality actually doing to our freedoms as Americans? After all, as many of us have recently witnessed (from Duck Dynasty to Hobby Lobby) –what feels "right" to one group of Americans may very well come at the expense of the basic "rights" of their fellow citizens.
"Who really cares as long as the so-called "haters" are silenced and poor Sandra Fluke gets her FREE birth control pills," cries Babylon.
What do we expect from a generation that has never really heard the concept of Natural Law, much less applied it to sound government, good lawmaking, or even basic human relationships? In a culture that has become so fervent about removing God from our military, every schoolhouse, every courthouse, and every other public forum (and even churches, for that matter), how can we possibly begin to recognize our Creator's natural order of things (Natural Law) these days, anyway?
Yet, as Cleon Skousen, author of the book, "The 5,000 Year Leap," describes Natural Law:
…it is eternal in its basic goodness; it is universal in its application. It is a code of "right reason" from the Creator himself. It cannot be altered. It cannot be repealed. It cannot be abandoned by legislators or by the people themselves, even though the pretend to do so…
Our Creator's "true law" still exists whether we choose to ignore it or not. However, to our Founding Fathers, this concept of Natural Law was not only recognized, it was monumental. In fact, they were greatly inspired by the writings of political thinker, Marcus Tullius Cicero, who distinctly described how Natural Law embraces the magnificence of the very first great Commandment—to love, respect, and obey the all-wise Creator.
Cicero once wrote, "God's law is 'right reason.' When perfectly understood it is called 'wisdom.' When applied by government it is called 'justice.' When people unite together in a covenant or compact under this law, they become a true 'commonwealth,' and since they intend to administer God's law they belong to His commonwealth."
Cicero had great optimism for the society that was built on the moral high road of Natural Law. He had hope in the society that eliminated depravity and fully embraced the precepts of a loving and concerned Creator. Our Founding Fathers believed that the United States was that society. So, they framed our very American system based on Natural Law.
As The 5,000 Year Leap explains:
It may be surprising, even to Americans, to discover how much of their Constitution and their lifestyle is based on principles of Natural Law. For example, these concepts are based on Natural Law:
The concept of UNALIENABLE RIGHTS
The concept of UNALIENABLE DUTIES
The concept of HABEUS CORPUS
The concept of LIMITED GOVERNMENT
The concept of SEPRATION OF POWERS
The concept of CHECKS AND BALANCES
The right of SELF PRESERVATION
Laws protecting FAMILY and the institution of MARRIAGE
The concept of JUSTICE BY REPARATION or paying for damages
The RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
The principle of NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
…Natural Law is the foundation and encompassing framework for everything we have come to call "People's Law."
This is precisely what Thomas Jefferson was talking about when he wrote the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Jefferson's infamous declaration was based on what Jefferson called "Laws of Nature and Nature's God," and America's foundation of government was rooted in the very idea that we are a society that recognizes the Supreme Creator of the universe and His standard of right and wrong. Needless to say, it's no surprise that William Penn once eloquently stated, "If man is not governed by God, he will be ruled by tyrants."
Our Founders certainly understood that if we, as a people, decide to reject our Creator and drift away from His moral standards (to follow our own human whims), we will inevitably become captives to the evil impulses of other vicious men (whether they come as Islamic terrorists or power-hungry politicians). If we deny the Laws of Nature and Nature's God, our free nation falls apart at the seams. That's just how it goes. That's simply what happens to a people too blinded by Babylon to discern good from evil, right from wrong.
That's why the very first Principle of Freedom—is to embrace the Divine gift of Natural Law.
Sonya Sasser
South Carolina PolitiChick Sonya Sasser has conducted enormous research and has written numerous PolitiChick articles on topics such as: the IRS scandal, Fast and Furious, Obamacare, the erosion of personal freedoms, the unique power of county sheriffs, the Constitution versus U.N. treaties, Benghazi, terrorism, Mexican drug cartels, and various political candidates. Sonya has also conducted exclusive interviews with: well-known gun rights advocate Nikki Goeser, Catherine Engelbrecht of True the Vote, OK Congressman Jim Bridenstine, N.C. Senate candidate Molotov Mitchell, U.S. Senate candidate Nancy Mace, Madison Rising's lead singer Dave Bray, and many other distinguished subjects. Sonya has been a guest speaker at the South Carolina Guns Across America rally and various Conservative radio shows. In addition to her efforts to save our Republic, Sonya is a Christian, a wife, a mother, a registered dietitian, and a fashion and fitness guru. She is infamous for being 'that chick who runs a lot' and loves sharing her fitness tips with others! Sonya is also the creator and administrator of Breakthrough Nation, a Conservative blog that reaches thousands of Patriots across the nation. If you ask Sonya why she spends so much time on the political battlefield, her response will most certainly be, "I do it for my children." She feels it is her duty to preserve and protect those precious freedoms that have been endowed to every American by their Creator.
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Motivational Speakers typically help organisations, leaders and individuals become more efficient and excited about what they're already doing. When pupils (or employees) have lost their motivation to perform adequately or further excel in their current positions, a motivational speaker can renew their passion for their work.
An Inspirational Speaker takes motivational speaking to the next level. Inspirational speakers are the heroes, visionaries and dreamers whose personal lives are often testimonies to the human spirit. Their compelling tales of inspiration cannot help but make audiences look at the big picture of their own lives, encouraging them to aspire to be the best version of themselves possible.
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The U-2 Spy Plane is 65 Years Old and Still Making Headlines
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A few weeks ago, Chinese authorities charged that a US U-2 spy plane had violated Chinese air space during a People's Liberation Army training exercise. The most pointed detail of China's claim was the reference to the U-2, a 65-year-old aircraft with a fabled Cold War history.
The U-2 became famous on May 7, 1960, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev announced that a Soviet Surface-to-Air Missile had shot one down, and the pilot, Francis Gary Powers, had been captured. President Dwight Eisenhower had previously denied the U-2 had been spying, or that it was even a spy plane. The American cover story was that the U-2 was a NASA aircraft used for weather observations (US officials even hastily painted a U-2 in NASA colors and trotted it out for the media). Khrushchev revealed the truth: the U-2 was a CIA plane designed specifically to fly at super-high altitudes for global surveillance.
Since that day, the U-2 has served as an icon of Cold War tensions, inspiring a famous rock band's name and, most recently, a Stephen Spielberg movie about negotiating Francis Gary Powers' release.
It's hard to believe the U-2 is still in operation decades after President Eisenhower first ordered the manufacture of a plane that could fly at 70,000 feet—beyond the reach of Soviet fighters and radar. Lockheed engineers worked in secret, by hand, during off hours to design the craft and fabricate its parts.
The first test flight was on August 1, 1955. The runway was a dry lake bed in remote Nevada, a location later known as "Area 51." Test pilots wore full pressure suits—at 70,000 feet, the atmosphere was barely thick enough to keep a plane aloft, and loss of pressure would make the pilot's blood boil. In an era before satellites or integrated circuits (or zip codes or touch-tone phones for that matter), the U-2 was the most advanced aerospace technology in the world.
Since that first flight, the U-2 has flown in every major US military operation of the past 65 years. A U-2 spotted Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles on Cuba in October 1962, prompting the famous October Missile Crisis. U-2s gathered surveillance over Vietnam, the Eastern Bloc, and the Middle East. They were even successfully launched from aircraft carriers (the USS Ranger and the USS America) in the late 1960s. Receiving its last major modification in the 1980s, the U-2 outlasted not only the Cold War, but its own replacement plane, the SR-71, which was retired in 1998.
The U-2 has defied all predictions of its demise —the plane has been targeted for the military budget chopping block for over fifteen years. It was saved most recently in 2014, largely because of its service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike satellites, the U-2 is nimble and can change surveillance objectives on short notice. Give a pilot eight hours in a U-2, and he or she can map the state of California and even read a headline from a corner newsstand.
A few other airplanes rival the U-2 in longevity—the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, and Lockheed C-130 Hercules come to mind. But none of these has had to compete with satellite and drone technology to survive. None but the U-2 has managed to sustain its mystique through the space age.
That mystique is one of the reasons China responded so vocally to the U-2's surveillance operations. The US denied violating air space, though not the spying.
"U-2s have long-distance surveillance systems now," explained one analyst. They don't need to violate air space to get good images below. They can monitor ground activity from dozens of miles away.
If there is a new Cold War with China on the horizon, the U-2 will no doubt be a part of it.
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When you think of Ragi, most of us are likely to think of squishy baby porridge. However, Ragi is much more than that! There are so many things you can make with Ragi, like cookies, laddus and even buttermilk!
While ragi has all these benefits, there is a way to increase them – by sprouting. Sprouted ragi has a higher bio-availability of iron and is easier to digest, even by little kids. Today we have a drink that uses sprouted ragi malt that has the best of sprouted ragi and almonds – a quick and easy sprouted ragi malt recipe for kids and adults!
1. Heat milk in a saucepan. Once it boils, turn off the heat.
2. In a cup add ragi malt and jaggery.
3. Pour the hot milk into the cup. Stir well and serve.
This is a great drink for the rainy season, especially when kids' appetites fall due to cold and flu. However, you can chill this and use it as a summer drink as well. The best part is that there is no added sugar in this drink; it's sweetened naturally with jaggery and flavored with cardamom. So now you have a sugar-free drink that is yummy and healthy for the whole family!
Ragi isn't just for baby porridge, it's very healthy for kid and adults! Treat the whole family to a yummy drink with our quick and easy Sprouted Ragi Malt Recipe.
Heat milk in a saucepan. Once it boils, turn off the heat.
In a cup add ragi malt and jaggery.
Pour the hot milk into the cup. Stir well and serve.
I bought this pack recently. It is mentioned that it is suitable for one year plus. My baby is nine month old. Can i make porridge out of this in usual way without milk and feed my baby? What is the difference between ragi malt powder and ragi porridge mix powder.
Since your baby is below 1 year old then you can prepare porridge out of Sprouted Ragi Malt drink also use water istead of milk for preparing the porridge.
How to prepare this Ragi malt mix powder at home??
Hi mam recently i bought ths frm u….whn i pour hot milk ragi powder nt dissolving it forming lumbs ..may i knw wht mistak im doing….
Dear please ensure that milk is piping hot and you stir well while adding the powder. Let me know if you still face this concern.
Yes dear you can. If you are giving it for the first time, please give small portions to see how the baby likes it.
First of all thanks a lot for all your products and recipe, it's a great help. But I have a question that in this sprouted ragi malt mix we are not cooking the ragi, will it be easily digested? As we are cooking the sprouted ragi powder but we are using ragi malt directly.
Welcome Upasna, it is a pleasure to share my know-how with fellow mommies. We have roasted the sprouted Ragi in such a way that it gets cooked when we add the hot milk. Digestion should not be a worry, however for first timers give a small quantity.
Hello Hema , I have prepared sprouted Ragi powder from your YouTube video. Can I use Dane recipe as above to give ragi malt to my 1 year old ? Want to clarify if I should boil it the way we make porridge or just add to milk as described here ?
Hi Sandhya, the sprouted ragi powder is for making ragi porridge dear, you can give it to your little one as ragi porridge.
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Q: iphone 5S slow motion is gone when exporting a video I want to let the user of my app pick a video from his camera roll and play it,
So I created my own custom picker (need custom UI) to choose the video and when the user pick a video I use AVAssetExportSession to export the video's asset to mp4 file.
If you didn't knew the new iPhone 5S has an option to apply slow motion on a video.
However when I export a video with slow motion, the slow motion is gone.
I suspect there is some extra data on the video asset that represent the slow motion part and store information of witch part of the video should be play in lower FPS.
I had a similar issue before with photos, for example if you edit a photo with one of the native iOS filters or crop, and than load the photo using AVAsset to an image view, you will see the original photo (without the filters or crop).
Only after examining the ALAssetRepresentation  metadata "AdjustmentXMP" key, and applying CIFilter's accordingly, you will get the edited image.
Any ideas?

A: The video is not 'recorded in slow-mo' it's recorded in 60 frames per second, and then there is an option to play back in 30 frames per second, creating the effect of slow motion. Try setting the frame-rate on your playback after accessing the asset to 30.

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EURO 2012 > Euro 2012 > Could Ukraine lose Euro 2012?
Could Ukraine lose Euro 2012?
Where even soccer is politics, infrastructure improvements have fallen behind.
KIEV — In Ukraine, soccer is simply politics pursued through other means.
The vicious and sometimes petty power struggle at the highest reaches of the country's government has spilled over to its sports fields.
Two years ago, UEFA, Europe's governing soccer body, awarded Ukraine and its Slavic neighbor Poland the prestigious designation as co-hosts of the European soccer championships in 2012. The European championship, held every four years, is the largest international soccer tournament after the World Cup and one of the world's largest sporting events.
Only UEFA didn't reckon on Ukraine's dysfunctional ruling elite. Now Ukraine's ability to host its part of the games is under threat, which could have wide-ranging political repercussions here.
The original announcement that Poland and Ukraine had been selected as the 2012 venue was met with great pride and anticipation. Ukraine, a soccer mad nation, was taking one more step closer to Europe, it was hoped, and Europeans would discover the charms of this nation of 46 million on the continent's edge. Billions of dollars would gush into the country from investors and tourists. The country's creaking infrastructure would receive a complete overhaul, from roads and airports to hotels and stadiums. And UEFA saw massive dollar signs in terms of the new markets of consumers in the East that would open up.
But it seems nothing is immune to the battle royal between President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and other member of government. It has brought the country's decision making to a standstill on numerous occasions, and relations with crucial bodies such as the International Monetary Fund, which is trying to help the country weather its grim economic situation, have suffered.
Now it seems that UEFA can be added to the list of organizations that have struggled, and possibly failed, to help Ukraine help itself. In June, Transport Minister Yosip Vinsky resigned, claiming that Tymoshenko was blocking important funds needed to prepare for the tournament.
Then at the beginning of August, Yushchenko sent back to parliament a bill releasing more than $1 billion for tournament funding, questioning how the money would actually be used. Tymoshenko lashed back and promised that she would override the veto, and claimed the Ukrainian leader was grandstanding before the country's presidential elections next year.
"[Euro 2012] will have a positive economic effect," Tymoshenko said, according to news agencies. "We cannot miss this opportunity."
The danger is in fact that Ukraine could indeed "miss this opportunity." In May, UEFA took the unprecedented step of warning Ukraine that it risked losing the bulk of the matches because its infrastructure — hotels, airports, roads and, yes, stadiums — was not up to par, or construction was woefully behind schedule.
"Important shortcomings regarding infrastructure" were found in Ukraine, UEFA's leadership said in a statement after a meeting in Bucharest, Romania. "Significant work must be undertaken to meet the minimum requirements for an event of the size of a final tournament."
Add Ukraine's economic meltdown and rampant corruption, and you have the makings of a organizational fiasco, experts say.
Three Ukrainian cities — Kharkiv, Donetsk and Lviv — were given until Nov. 30 to demonstrate that they were capable of hosting games. Kiev for its part would definitely see quarter and semi-final games, UEFA said, but could lose out on the biggest prize of them all: playing host to the championship final.
Each city has at least one major hurdle to overcome. Donetsk, despite putting the finishing touches on a 50,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium, lacks hotel space. Lviv suffers from an antiquated, Soviet-era airport, which is controlled by the central government.
"The airport is now and has been for the past six months our biggest headache," said Serhiy Kiral, head of foreign investments for the Lviv city council. "The [central] government has no clear strategy, nor does it have professional team of experts or consultants to implement such complex … projects."
Kiral added that work was progressing, however, and that he hoped that the government in Kiev would iron out the complications by September. Likewise, Yushchenko's veto would not immediately impact Lviv's ability to fund its projects, he said. The city has found financing by itself for its new $80 million, 33,000 seat stadium, currently under construction. But the constuction is only half paid for, until the end of 2009. Kiral said the magnitude of the improvement projects is daunting.
"This is an enormous undertaking – work that hasn't been done for 20 to 30 years," he said.
But according to Illia Shevliak, director of the central coordination bureau for the tournament preparations in Kiev, the government is still convinced that four Ukrainian cities will be ultimately chosen as venues, to balance out four already confirmed in Poland.
"I sincerely believe," Shevliak said. "We are applying all our energies to accomplish this."
Adding insult to injury, UEFA head Michel Platini announced last month that two German cities, Berlin and Leipzig, could step into the breach if Ukraine was not up to the job. On a trip to Ukraine however, he said he still hoped that Ukraine would meet the challenge.
"I am confident. But I need just a little guarantee," he told Yushchenko.
The loss of the Euro championship could directly impact the political fortunes of Yushchenko and Tymoshenko in the end. Being named host was a great honor, many here say, and to lose the games would be a humiliation of unprecedented proportions.
"If we don't get it, it's obviously the government's fault," said Nikolai Yurashko, a businessman in Lviv. "They missed a great chance."
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Typhoo is rebranding as part of a promotion to support the launch of animated film, Dr Suess' Horton Hears a Who!. The tea brand will change its name to Ty.whoo for the campaign, which breaks next month.
The brand will also changes its strapline to "You only Get a Who with Typhoo" for a TV campaign that will support the promotion. It will also give away toys related to the film and run a competition to win a holiday to India.
20th Century Fox has also signed up food brand Ella's Kitchen, Chiquito's restaurants and Holiday Inn Hotels to help promote the film. Ella's Kitchen will run a promotion across its Smoothie Fruits range encouraging children to write a short story and packs will transform into finger puppets.
The restaurant chain will see Horton Hears a Who! sticker sets, with the proceeds going to the charity ChildLine. The charity will also act as a partner for the film's regional premieres. The film will also be featured in point of sale materials at Holiday Inn hotels and on its website.
No marketer would prescribe a cure for a sore throat, so why does the BMA think its flawed fiscal policy will solve Britain's binge drinking problem?


Case 1: मेरे जैसा बेवक़ूफ़ इस देश में नहीं है| (There is no other fool like me in this country.
This particular statement is a proof that Rahul Gandhi's drama for Rafale is a face saving stunt for himself, his mother & for Robert Vadra!!
People are sending this to me and asking in disbelief if he actually said this.. Of course he did!
Case 1: The first tweet where Rahul Gandhi says "There is no other fool like me in this country", is not correct.
See the original video, where Rahul Gandhi is heard saying this on behalf of the BJP leaders.
Case 2: when Rahul Says he don't have any proof, this statement was directed at Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Watch the below video, The Congress president can be heard saying at 4:26 minutes in the full video below.
Case 3: The clip is of Rahul Gandhi's, from a public gathering in Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh on November 9, 2018, where his statement was actually a dig at prime minister Modi.
Case 4: कुछ महीने पहले यहाँ बाढ़ आयी ५०० करोड़ रुपये दूंगा, (पीएम मोदी ने) एक भी रूपया नहीं दिया. आलू के किसानो को कहा ऐसी मशीन लगाऊंगा इस साइड से आलू घुसेगा उस साइड से सोना निकलेगा…मेरे शब्द नहीं है नरेंद्र मोदीजी के शब्द है.


How can anyone, finding himself surrounded by a rising tide of evil, fail to do his utmost to fight against it?
In our century, we have been inundated by a flood of evil, in the form of collectivism, socialism, egalitarianism, and nihilism. It has always been crystal clear to me that we have a compelling moral obligation, for the sake of ourselves, our loved ones, our posterity, our friends, our neighbors, and our country, to do battle against that evil.
It has therefore always been a mystery to me how people who have seen and identified this evil and have therefore entered the lists against it, either gradually or suddenly abandon that fight. How can one see the truth, understand one's compelling duty, and then, simply give up and even go on to betray the cause and its comrades? And yet, in the two movements and their variations that I have been associated with, libertarian and conservative, this happens all the time.
Conservatism and libertarianism, after all, are "radical" movements, that is, they are radically and strongly opposed to existing trends of statism and immorality. How, then, can someone who has joined such a movement, as an ideologue or activist or financial supporter, simply give up the fight? Recently, I asked a perceptive friend of mine how so-and-so could abandon the fight? He answered that "he's the sort of person who wants a quiet life, who wants to sit in front of the TV, and who doesn't want to hear about any trouble." But in that case, I said in anguish, "why do these people become 'radicals' in the first place? Why do they proudly call themselves 'conservatives' or 'libertarians'?" Unfortunately, no answer was forthcoming.
Sometimes, people give up the fight because, they say, the cause is hopeless. We've lost, they say. Defeat is inevitable. The great economist Joseph Schumpeter wrote in 1942 that socialism is inevitable, that capitalism is doomed not by its failures but by its very successes, which had given rise to a group of envious and malevolent intellectuals who would subvert and destroy capitalism from within. His critics charged Schumpeter with counseling defeatism to the defenders of capitalism. Schumpeter replied that if someone points out that a rowboat is inevitably sinking, is that the same thing as saying: don't do the best you can to bail out the boat?
In the same vein, assume for a minute that the fight against the statist evil is a lost cause, why should that imply abandoning the battle? In the first place, as gloomy as things may look, the inevitable may be postponed a bit. Why isn't that worthwhile? Isn't it better to lose in thirty years than to lose now? Second, at the very worst, it's great fun to tweak and annoy and upset the enemy, to get back at the monster. This in itself is worthwhile. One shouldn't think of the process of fighting the enemy as dour gloom and misery. On the contrary, it is highly inspiring and invigorating to take up arms against a sea of troubles instead of meeting them in supine surrender, and by opposing, perhaps to end them, and if not at least to give it a good try, to get in one's licks.
And finally, what the heck, if you fight the enemy, you might win! Think of the brave fighters against Communism in Poland and the Soviet Union who never gave up, who fought on against seemingly impossible odds, and then, bingo, one day Communism collapsed. Certainly the chances of winning are a lot greater if you put up a fight than if you simply give up.
In the conservative and libertarian movements there have been two major forms of surrender, of abandonment of the cause. The most common and most glaringly obvious form is one we are all too familiar with: the sellout. The young libertarian or conservative arrives in Washington, at some think-tank or in Congress or as an administrative aide, ready and eager to do battle, to roll back the State in service to his cherished radical cause. And then something happens: sometimes gradually, sometimes with startling suddenness. You go to some cocktail parties, you find that the Enemy seems very pleasant, you start getting enmeshed in Beltway marginalia, and pretty soon you are placing the highest importance on some trivial committee vote, or on some piddling little tax cut or amendment, and eventually you are willing to abandon the battle altogether for a cushy contract, or a plush government job. And as this sellout process continues, you find that your major source of irritation is not the statist enemy, but the troublemakers out in the field who are always yapping about principle and even attacking you for selling out the cause. And pretty soon you and The Enemy have an indistinguishable face.
"America" as it exists today is two nations; one is their nation, the nation of the corrupt enemy, of their Washington, D.C., their brainwashing public school system, their bureaucracies, their media, and the other is our, much larger, nation, the majority, the far nobler nation that represents the older and the truer America. We are the nation that is going to win, that is going to take America back, no matter how long it takes. It is indeed a grave sin to abandon that nation and that America short of victory.
Let's put it this way: we must not abandon our lives, our properties, our America, the real world, to the barbarians.
> Oleg underscores the likely fate of those who allow themselves to be disarmed.
Don't ever give up your firearms – no matter what.
More than 100 million people died at the hands of their governments in the last century so that you could have that information.
Always remember, however sure you are that you can easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think that he also had a chance.
> Oleg illustrates a situation that prior generations of Americans would not have tolerated.
A contemplative image from Oleg.
>Will There Always Be an England?
England has been wiped off a map of Europe drawn up by Brussels bureaucrats as part of a scheme that the Tories claim threatens to undermine the country's national identity.
The new European plan splits England into three zones that are joined with areas in other countries.
The "Manche" region covers part of southern England and northern France while the Atlantic region includes western parts of England, Portugal, Spain and Wales.
The North Sea region includes eastern England, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and parts of Germany.
A copy of the map, which makes no reference to England or Britain, has even renamed the English Channel the "Channel Sea".
Each zone will have a "transnational regional assembly", although they will not have extensive powers. However, the zones are regarded as symbolically important by other countries.
…The new "President of Europe" (it may well be Tony Blair, who did his best to buy the job at UK taxpayers' expense by agreeing to increase the UK's tribute to the dismal empire of Brussels by a staggering $50 billion a year) will have all the powers of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The European Commission, like the Politburo to which it is functionally identical, has the sole power to propose and hence to reject European legislation. Like the Politburo, it is unelected and self-perpetuating. Any Commissioner (and it is neither joke nor coincidence that the German word for "Commissioner" is "Kommissar") has the power to issue an edict which has the immediate force of supreme law throughout the subject territories, no longer known as "member States" but as "regions"—effectively, regional Soviets subsidiary to, and now utterly subservient to, the Supreme Soviet in Brussels. The European Parliament, like the Duma or People's Congress of the Soviet Union, has no power to propose legislation, and its decisions can be (and often are) overridden by the Kommissars.
The Parliaments of the "regions," such as the UK Parliament, have no power to amend or reject any of the Kommissars' edicts, whose undemocratic nature may be deduced from their official name—"Directives." On 200 occasions in the past decade alone, the legislative scrutiny committee of the House of Commons has rejected European directives, but the functionally-Communist regional gauleiters Blair and [British Prime Minister Gordon] Brown have enacted every one of the Directives, regardless of the will of the people's elected representatices.
As of last December, the power which I once had as a Deputy Lieutenant of London to order the troops on to the streets to assist in civil emergencies or disasters was taken away by order of a Kommissar, and Britain no longer has the legal right put her army on to her own streets without that Kommissar's express permission. As of this year, under the pretext of compliance with a European anti-terrorist Directive, the right to a fair trial before a properly-constituted and impartial court was abolished in the UK for any criminal case defined as "serious": and even offences as trivial as dropping litter in public places are now treated by the regional gauleiters as serious. Without a hearing, without the right of legal representation, the gauleiters can imprison any UK citizen for five years at a time, confiscate his house, freeze his bank accounts, close or compulsorily take over any business which he may own, or extradite him to any overseas country (including the most unspeakable dictatorships) even in the absence of any prima facie evidence whatsoever against him.
The news media say little about any of this, for it is now regarded as almost an offense to speak out against the gauleiters or against the European dictatorship, which in any event deploys an annual propaganda budget of $2.5 billion — an amount of which the late Dr. Goebbels could only dream. The BBC alone received $300 million from the Kommissars last year. It very seldom utters a word of criticism against the European Union. What do the British people think about this?
Finally, thanks to Billy Beck, two other pieces of perspective.
Make no mistake – the North American Elites of Mexico/Greater Aztlan, Canada, and the soon-to-be-former United States have precisely this endgame planned for the North American Union and its subjects.
Scoff if you will, but please first review all of the NAU materials here in light of the archival information in the "Myths" section at the left margin of the EU Referendum blog and the UN Small Arms Control site before you make up your mind.
What stands in the way for their plan's fulfillment?
Primarily, the need to move slowly enough so that the "frogs in the pot" don't realize that the very same play being run in the EU is moving along deliberately here in North America.
Oh, and the fact that some 80 million Americans (and a goodly number of their Canadian friends) have more than 200 million personal firearms and literal tons of associated ammunition.
That is why, I predict, you will see an unprecedented push for "harmonized" North American gun control "pursuant to international standards" in the next five years, especially if a Democratic President and Congress are elected in the US in just over six months.
Rifle and horn and hawk ye have.
Will ye join us in The Fight?
And mark well your bright front sight!
Put your family out in the night!
And carry off our Gun!
Who'll Stand, Defend the Right!
If you'll enlist and arm and train!
On range and firing lane.
By your fireside warm and bright?
And mark well YOUR bright front sight?
And it's urgent and it's plain.
Now have everything to gain.
Take up the Call! Raise high your heart!
Stand shoulder-to with Friend and Friend.
Learn teamwork. Have a goal!
> As Oleg knows, there's no shortage of media hacks waiting to do the necessary dirty work.
For me, I'm up early to teach a mother and her daughter the ways of the Right-Wing Militia Nut Job Tribe – safety and marksmanship branch.
> Go read Jerome Corsi's piece on the meetings this week in New Orleans between American President Jorge W. Arbusto, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Greater Aztlan's Presidente Felipe Calderon.
Then ask yourself why the organizers of this trilateral treachery aren't using the standard Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) logo on your left?
As he noted in his State of the Union address, the President will be hosting the North American Leaders' Summit on April 21-22 in New Orleans. This fourth meeting of North American leaders since 2005 will continue our work on Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) initiatives. It will also serve as an opportunity for the three leaders to discuss hemispheric and global issues of importance to North America.
Might it be because brave folks like Corsi and Phyllis Schlafly have been pointing their spotlights at the SPP and its objectives?
This Kanuckistani think tank seems to think so.
Might it be because the US corporations behind the North American Competitiveness Council don't want you to know their role in this ongoing betrayal of American sovereignty?
…PRESIDENT CALDERÓN: (As translated.) We discussed the Merida initiative, a very important initiative that will allow a common strategy that will benefit families on both sides — on the side of Mexico and on the side of the United States.
We also discussed the defense of the Mexican administration, of the rights of our Mexican citizens. And we have also discussed the issue of trade and how trade is benefiting both of our peoples. I think that I have made it very clear that as far as I am concerned, trade is an issue that benefits both sides greatly. It is something that generates jobs both on the U.S. side and on the side of Mexico. We have seen an enormous increase in benefits for consumers as a result of trade, as well. We see that the quality of products in general has gone up as a result of increased trade.
And I stress this issue because recently NAFTA has come under criticism, and I do not believe that people are realizing how many benefits NAFTA has brought both to the United States and to Mexico. I can say that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been created on both sides of the border. As far as Mexico is concerned, this increase in jobs has also led to a direct decrease in the amount of immigration from Mexico to the United States. It has generated growth, it has generated jobs, and it is decreasing the flow of immigration.
Just remember, boys and girls: every single cent spent or to be spent on this fiasco comes either from your tax dollars, or was borrowed and thus added to the more than $9 trillion in national debt currently owed by the US of A.
In other words, you or your children and grandchildren are paying for the chains that are being forged under the auspices of the SPP (or whatever the new name for the same old game becomes).
The worst has happened. You, a CCW permitee who is carrying, are shopping in a store when an emotionally damaged person (EDP) enters with arms and the determination to take many people with him in his grand finale. He fires at you. You return fire.
You have engaged the shooter in a defensive gunfight, and by moving, correctly using cover and sparingly shooting, you have cornered the EDP in an area of the store away from the exits, and shoppers and employees have taken the opportunity to flee. Your role has switched from defensive to "hold your ground" tactics to keep the shooter bottled up so that he can't escape to do more damage outside.
The police finally get there, and entering the active shooter scene, see you first and take you under fire, hitting you. Your days are done. It matters not what happened to the EDP.
…Dean, who described himself as a lifelong gun user and a member of the National Rifle Association (emphasis added), said students with guns could create confusion in a school shooting situation because officers are trained to quickly find and take down shooters.
"To protect and serve" or "Shoot first, and ask for a bench trial later"?
> A reminder from Oleg of the hoplophobes' insatiable appetite for control – of guns, of speech, of people.
Make sure your hunting friends (you know, the ones McHilBama and the rest of the RINO-Democrat Alliance are wooing) understand this point.
They'll be the weak link come the political fight against AWB II next spring.
And the likely fights thereafter….
On April 8th in 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution went into effect. To anybody concerned with checks and balances and separation of powers who had actually read the Constitution, it's hard to see how this could be considered a good idea. As a matter of fact, it's hard to see how it could not be seen as undermining the very concept of a federal republic.
Understand this first: I'm not one of those people who think the Constitution is divinely inspired and the perfect governmental document. However, for setting up a limited federal government with strictly enumerated powers rigidly separated among different branches that acted as brakes on each other, it's really pretty clever. There was a lot of thought put into a careful system of counterweights and oversights, and if you change one bit of it, you can throw something completely unexpected out of kilter. And boy howdy, did the Seventeenth Amendment ever do that in spades.
Firstly, our bicameral legislature originally copied one redeeming feature from the English Parliament. The lower house was composed of representatives directly elected, one per every X number of the population. Because of their (relatively) small constituencies and their two-year terms, representatives had to be very aware of the popular sentiment of "John Q. Public" and respond to it, lest they be replaced. In the English system, the upper house was the House of Lords, with noble members who had a lifetime tenure. Although they couldn't permanently shoot down legislation, they could apply a temporary veto which could be overturned by a determined lower house.
Our upper house was the Senate, whose members served terms three times as long as those of the lower house. Since we had no hereditary nobility (and were prohibited one by the Constitution) each state's two senators were elected by the state government itself. Thus insulated from the constant pressure of needing to worry about re-election and the public whim of the moment, the Senate would serve as a brake against the spasms of popular fads, and prevent asshattery like legislation proclaiming the theme song from Friends as the national anthem or Britney Spears being voted Dictator-for-Life.
The second, even more important, function served by senators, was as representatives of their state or commonwealth government to the federal government in Washington. Whereas a representative from Dubuque or Des Moines would be voting the whims of their respective constituencies, the senator from Iowa was expected to represent the sovereign interests of the Hawkeye State. This has very specific effects on the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution.
One of the most telling effects comes from the fact that the Constitution specifically delegates the power to ratify treaties to the Senate. This is important both in the nature of our federal system of government and in the nature of foreign treaties at the time the Constitution was written. In the late 18th Century there were no treaties designating United Nations World Heritage Sites or allowable levels of CFC emissions. Treaties involved war and peace, mutual defense, and the setting of national boundaries. By giving the Senate the power to ratify treaties, this was implicitly acknowledging the sovereignty of the individual states. A mutual defense pact with Absurdistan could not be entered into without at least a majority of the states feeling that they had sufficient ties to Absurdistan to make it worth defending. Likewise for treaties setting borders or ending wars; approval by the Senate was the de facto shorthand means of gaining the approval of every statehouse in the federation.
Once senators became directly elected, it effectively demolished the reasons for a bicameral legislature and the division of powers enumerated in the Constitution. The senator was now removed from his or her lofty perch and made as much a weathervane of the public whim as the representative. Further, the senator from certain states, those dominated by a single large city, no longer represented the interests of the state, but rather those of the small portion of the state in which the majority of the populace was concentrated. The Senate, originally a legislative buffer against the popular whim of the moment and the inexorable demographics of urban centers that dominate the House of Representatives, now became the very same thing it was meant to counterbalance, but with a six-year term instead of a two-year one.
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.
Vanderboegh's latest, at Chris Horton's place.
> One of US Attorney General Mukasey's minions over at the Department of Justice in DC stopped by this evening to take a peek at our reminder about this weekend's Basic Rifle Marksmanship Clinic in Coeur d'Alene.
Must have been a pretty busy minion, 'cuz he or she only stayed for a moment.
Kind of odd, wouldn't you say, that a DOJ functionary in DC was checking out a civil rights celebration in Idaho?
– Are you here to learn more about Constitutionally-limited government?
– Are you here to learn about the real purpose behind the Second Amendment and its absolute guarantee of armed citizen oversight over all branches of government?
– Are you here to learn how armed American citizens can work together to withstand the tidal wave of totalitarianism (both hard and soft) currently sweeping the planet?
– Or, are you here for some other purpose? If so, how about dropping us a comment below?
After all, you DO work for us.
Something important to remember about "duration of visit" is that if I open a link to your blog in a new tab or window, read for thirty minutes without clicking on any of your internal links, and then close the window, the visit will show on your sitemeter as a one second visit.
Same if I come to your blog by visiting via a link from, say, David Codrea's, and then use the "Back Arrow" button to exit after an hour of scrolling up and down and reading. If I didn't click on any other links in your blog while I was there, it's a one second visit.
> Oleg reminds all Americans of what may await those who refuse to toe the lines continually drawn and redrawn by a metastasizing State.
Of course, nothing bad like that could ever happen here in America.
Shelby County Sheriff's deputies arrested 71 people, including 31 fugitives, during a 24-hour street sweep that ended about a half hour after sunrise Sunday.
The sheriff's office and 50 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies pulled over cars, climbed on boats on the Mississippi River and served fugitive warrants as part of an "anti-terrorism initiative," called Operation Sudden Impact.
Special Agent Don Wolfe of the West Tennessee Judicial Violent Crime and Drug Task Force with his dog, Hydro, conducts a search of a tug boat with Petty Officer Second Class Rich Guthrie with the U.S. Coast Guard during Operation Sudden Impact.
It was the first time that many agencies joined forces for such a large sweep, said Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell, whose office coordinated the operation.
Even though Memphis hasn't suffered a terrorist attack, the city is using federal grants to fight crime, which might lead to the discovery of a terrorist suspect. Other cities are using federal money with similar programs.
"Our community is considered an international distribution center and is a possible target for terrorists," said Capt. Dale Lane, commander of the Sheriff's Office Homeland Security Bureau.
The 100 sheriff's deputies working Saturday night and Sunday morning also recovered 12.2 grams of heroin, 19 syringes and seized $1,795. They issued citations for 202 traffic violations.
Information gathered in the sweep will be reviewed by intelligence officers at the local Homeland Security center. The information will be forwarded to the state's Homeland Security center in Nashville.
Other agencies that participated in the sweep will release results from their departments today.
Do Tennessee Businesses Have Ties To Terrorism?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Federal agencies raided several Memphis businesses in a coordinated effort to find information about possible terrorism ties.
One store owner said he was told the agents were looking for stolen electronics. While some business owners feel they are being targeted, law-enforcement officers said they are just trying to track down possible terrorists before something big happens.
"What we have found traditionally is that terrorists are involved in a number of lesser known type crimes," said Mark Luttrell, Shelby County sheriff.
There has been no word on if any of the confiscated goods have led to any arrests.
Oleg's poster says it all; hat-tip to Yuri at The Real Gun Guys.
…You know the story. Put a frog in hot water and he'll jump out, but put him in cooler water and slowly raise the heat and he'll stay in even as he boils to death. Are we frogs starting to boil in government stew? In the midst of a Presidential campaign where we seem to be deciding who's universal health care is more universal and who's global climate policy is more global, maybe it's time to check the temperature of the pot we're in.
Please take a few minutes and read the full article; it's filled with hyperlink support for its view that after simmering for more than 90 years, the "frog soup" is almost ready.
Any bets on whether that frog can still jump?
Oh, and those of you wondering about the upside-down US Flag – please go here for an explanation. I'd say we are well within the confines of 4 USC 8(a) at this point in our political devolution.
Details here. Hope to see you this weekend!
> Oleg illustrates a seldom-discussed aspect of American politics.
1) Street criminals want unarmed victims upon whom to prey.
2) Politicians want unarmed voters, with whom they will exchange "government programs" for votes and (hopefully permanent) incumbency.
3) Street criminals exploit the unarmed State dependents created and nurtured by politicians.
4) Politicians, in turn, advocate for more government programs to "fight crime".
5) Those programs, when enacted, usually lead to more crime via increased vulnerability of crime victims, thereby meeting the needs of both street criminals and their elected brethren.
Politicians want crime victims to be hurt or killed – at least within "acceptable" numbers.
PS: Hat-tip to Theo for the wonderfully dystopic cartoon.
…If you can afford to do so, give arms, ammunition and training to your friends. Many people cannot afford even the basic defensive tools and your assistance would be appreciated. In the future, these people would help someone else in turn. The ripple effect does work.
Some people look at the gains made by the prohibitionists and wish to stop it through open combat. Those are folks who have not been to war. Civil wars are far more difficult, expensive and nasty than any political effort.
Remember, guns are defensive tools. Their purpose is to keep lawful humans alive and unhurt. For the offensive to re-take our rights, we need stronger weapons: our minds.
If you wish to safeguard your rights, start by doing what you can now. Those who would not make the effort from the safety and comfort of their homes cannot be relied on to take up arms, either. Convince your elected representatives. Convince your neighbors. Support friendly organizations. Teach safety, techniques of firearm use. There's so much you can do that doesn't require killing or getting killed.
We cannot keep our civil rights without defeating the opposition's propaganda, so do not be shy about educating others. Help produce ads and educational materials that support your views and inform the fence-sitters. Please vote for candidates who have consistently supported the Second Amendment in the past. Select a definite goal, such as the repeal of the ban on effective firearms for self-defense in your home state.
In talking to people, please keep other issues out of the discussion. We are in a fight for our way of life: please do not drive away your squad-mates, even if you do not like them personally. That they are on your side is all the recommendation that they need. These people are already our allies: do not drive them away!
If you wish to help but not sure where to start, talk to your allies. Together we can form a plan of action.
One caveat: every solid plan has an "oscar sierra" element – that is, what will be done if plans A, B, C, and D fail.
Best think that part through as well.


Every flat-screen television and cable box has a little red (or green) light that indicates they're ready to be turned on. It's also an indication of electricity being wasted. In fact, some of these devices consume more electricity than the average household refrigerator.
A slow economy is doing nothing to dampen the number of invention awards granted by the U.S. Patent and Trade Office. In 2010, the government granted 219,614 – a whopping 31 percent more than the previous year.
In case you haven't noticed, IBM is on a big socialization kick. It's advocating the use of social tools in business to execute on everything from routine communications to customer service to business intelligence. Big Blue sees "social" as the next catalyst for business performance and success.
Cake and ice cream will be had by all at IBM as Big Blue celebrates its centennial birthday. It becomes one of the few companies in the world to reach the century mark, and has done so through the continual reinvention of itself through a mix of conservative business principles and progressive innovation.
If you ever seen a map of the Internet, you probably can't distinguish it from a map of the universe. Such visualizations of the Internet are complex, interwoven webs of Class-A networks, domains and peering points. Discerning any meaningful information out this lattice is seemingly impossible for the untrained eye.
If you need a distraction, head over to BestPOSSoftwareDeals.com, a new site by One Step Retail Solutions. The site is dominated by a spoof of the old Apple vs. PCs commercials, in which two women compare and contrast their respective platforms. The point they aptly get across is that it doesn't matter whether a retailer is using a Mac or PC-based POS system, they both do essentially the same thing: take customers' money at the time of purchase.


People are saying that love is in the air, even though I only see snowflakes.
Chocolates and candies in heart-shaped boxes line the aisles in grocery stores.
Greeting cards burst with every shade of red and pink possible.
Valentine's Day is staged for the theatre of romance. Everyone scuttles to perform his or her role.
Don't let me stop the excitement. I know some men are eager to wait in line with all the other guys at the flower shops, at the last minute. They want to prove that they really didn't forget.
In the end, you get to express your affection to your beloved on a day set aside specifically for that purpose.
Except those who are alone.
But they are not the ones who should be pitied. Pity the non-romantic ones whose sweethearts have expectations in the clouds of Venus.
If you were romantic and creative last year, you may think you can just get some roses and be done with it.
That just means last year must be surpassed.
Break out the cash, because wine isn't cheap. Cooking saves money, but not always relationships. This all sounds like so much work.
It is exhausting. Those who are alone have it made.
If you are unable to figure what to do this holiday, go online. You can read the guide to a successful and romantic Valentine's Day. And then order the gift the site is selling, the one every lover must obtain.
Valentine's Day is just a day that makes more money than love.
I tried the romantic approach last year cooking dinner, bringing flowers. It didn't help. The relationship had already grown cold, and Valentine's Day didn't help it thaw.
This year I'm spending it alone with Barbra Streisand on Fox 4.
But you go ahead and celebrate. Smell the roses and eat the candy. But beware you may be left with a bitter taste in your mouth.


Today is National Pencil Day, did you know? (There's a holiday for everything...) In honor of such a prestigious event, today was the day to finish up this post about loving and styling your handwriting- because it always starts with a pencil :).
I've been honored to lead a couple of workshops recently about lettering and handwriting. Gathering my thoughts for the why of those events before I planned the how reminded me of just how important handwriting is to me. I wrote about it a couple of years ago in this post, and revisited those ideas for the little book I put together for the workshop.
In the workshops I gave, we talked about things we like or don't like about our handwriting, tips for improving your everyday handwriting, styling lettering for something special, etc. We had lots of practice paper to doodle on and try new things and then did a few make-and-takes as well.
Most of what I know and can do has come from years (I mean like starting back in junior high...) of doodling, trying new styles, imitating someone else's letter formation, etc. until I could create many styles on my own. I am always trying new things and looking for new lettering inspiration.
Common questions included what some of my favorite supplies are. I have.so.many.pens but always love experimenting with new tools. The supplies that I use all the time for everyday writing as well as for special things like my #SundayReadingsScriptureDoodles are nothing super fancy. Really the trick is trying out different pens and markers and finding what you like. You can make art with anything. Try out new supplies until you find what you are most comfortable with.
Do you have any favorites that you would recommend? Let me know in the comments!
So if you're interested in why your handwriting matters, why you should use it more often, how you can style it, and more, you might like my short little ebook.
What do you love about your handwriting? And what would you like to change?
Just lovely I think you need to turn these into fonts. I'd certainly buy them.
Beautiful, I'm inspired to write some handwritten notes.


What are the five best ski vacations in the world? There are so many fabulous one to choose from, it is impossible to decide. Why not choose one resort from a different continent, and make a global tour of it? Here is a list from which to start.
Skiing was invented in Europe centuries ago as a means of transportation, so it makes sense that it would contain many of the world's best resorts. Though originally from Norway, Switzerland is the most famous country for skiing. Andermatt is located in the canton of Uri, central Switzerland. With two mountains at an altitude over 9000 feet, it averages over 40 feet of powdery snow per year. Multi-day ski tours through various towns, ice skating, ice climbing, and tobogganing are some of the activities offered here. The town also has many reasonably priced hotels from which to choose.
The North American continent contains the greatest number of ski resorts in the world, well over 600, with two-thirds of them in the US. Aspen Colorado is the vacation home for many entertainment and sports celebrities. It consists of four mountains with a shuttle service running among them, a town full of hotels and exclusive shops, and multiple activities such as ice skating and dog sledding. Events such as X-Games and music festivals make this a year-round resort as well. Aspen's Rocky Mountain location also blesses it with some of the best champagne powder in the world.
This resort gets among the greatest amount, and the most powdery, snow in the country due to storms from Siberia. It consists of five resorts, with a ski pass that includes the largest four. Most of the lifts are gondolas, which protect riders from the weather. Besides skiing, there are nearby hot springs to enjoy, and its town boasts Japan's best ski nightlife.
You do not have to put away your skis and snowboards just because winter ends in the northern hemisphere. You can head south of the Equator. Portillo is located about 100 miles from Santiago, and is a prime place for skiers from Europe and North America to train during the summer. While it has terrain for people of all abilities, it also boasts some of the steepest slopes in the world, needing to be serviced by special slingshot lifts. Backcountry skiing is most popular at this resort.
Few people think of Oceania as a place to enjoy winter sports, but Australia and New Zealand actually have several resorts. Mt. Hutt is located on New Zealand's south island, 50 miles west of Christchurch. Usually the first resort to open for ski season in the Southern Hemisphere, the weather promotes great snow conditions. It has a covered magic carpet for beginners, and lots of off-piste skiing for experts. The nearest lodging is in Methven, about a half hour drive away.
So there you have it, a world tour of the best ski vacations (I have omitted Africa, which has few resorts, and Antarctica, which is one HUGE one). While sampling their snow, you can enjoy local cultures and the many different activities they offer. Ski vacations are an excellent way to tour the world!


Quick blog post from me, prompted by a piece from the wonderful Sarah Dale (@creatingfocus) – on the difficult subject of doubt. Below is a flash fiction story that I wrote during a bout of the wobbles whilst editing my first novel Hard Change. Writing it helped steady my nerves. It reminded me that doubt is an essential part of creativity. If we were sure about everything, would there be anything new or different to say? Being open about doubt makes us human and engaging with it can open new doors.
This is highly relevant as I and many brave friends (with an urge to write about public life and local government??!!) embark on a collective flash fiction project (more of which later.) Let me know what you think.
Doubt follows me around the flat. Humming like a faulty plug socket, always about to threaten a nasty shock. It's clear we've become too close. The choice of cereal takes up the morning. Words run and hide whenever I pick up my pen. Umms and errs abound. Tension mounts when her boyfriend, Fear starts staying over. I ask my friends for advice.
Disapproval turns her nose up and shakes her head in reproach – how could you get yourself into this situation? Contempt wants me to evict Doubt immediately. Apprehension isn't too sure. Distraction suggests a trip to the seaside. I like the idea of a cone of chips on the pier but find myself in a quandary. Interest wants to know the basis of the tenancy, what did I say when Doubt first moved in? I struggle to remember. She popped round now and again but it was never meant to be permanent.
When it all feels too much, I go to my parents for the weekend. Mum says I've got plenty of room and that I should try and understand why Doubt has turned up now? My dad encourages me to tell her how I feel. Being the child of Openness and Honesty is irritating. I know they're right. It's time to square up to the situation, so I ask her to meet me for a drink. The pub is quiet, the atmosphere relaxed. I opt for the house red and I start to wonder if there's really a problem. Doubt is hesitant but loosens up when I remind her that I'll always be there for her. I just need some time to remember who I am.


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Dr. Natalie Geary of Integrative Health to be Featured on CUTV News Radio
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Dr. Geary is a pediatric and family doctor based in Palm Beach, Miami, and NYC. She runs a concierge Pediatric and Family Medicine practice, and offers Ayurvedic consultation and treatment. – http://www.integrativehealthbydrgeary.com/
Dr. Geary is a pediatric and family doctor based in Palm Beach, Miami, and NYC. She runs a concierge Pediatric and Family Medicine practice, and offers Ayurvedic consultation and treatment.
Integrative medicine is a holistic approach to care, that prioritizes the patient at the center of treatment, exploring physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental influences on your health.
Dr. Geary has a deep understanding of child and young adult health, from nutrition and allergies, to developmental pediatrics and eating disorders.
Dr. Geary obtained her M.D. from John Hopkins School of Medicine. She received her medical training at Harvard University and John Hopkins, and completed her residency at New York University. Dr. Geary is receiving her certification in Advanced Ayurveda from the California College of Ayurveda.
Dr. Geary also has a natural, Ayurvedic skincare line called VedaPURE, and is a proud mother of three girls, ages 27, 25, and 10.
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Dr. Natalie Geary of Integrative Health by Dr. Geary to be Featured on CUTV News Radio
MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, July 5, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — In pediatrics, the patient is the child, but of course the parents are integrally involved in their care. If a child comes to the office ill, parents become not only anxious but also feel vulnerable. To ensure the health of a child, pediatricians must not only spend adequate time with both the child and their parents but also be willing to explore all aspects of the child's health and well-being.
Dr. Natalie Geary is a pediatric and family doctor and founder of Integrative Health by Dr. Geary, a concierge Pediatric and Family Medicine practice that provides both traditional western medicine and Ayurvedic consultation and treatment.
"Some people think concierge means privileged, but it's about being 100% committed to your patients," says Dr. Geary. "I am a concierge medicine doctor not because I make more money, but because it allows me to spend the time with these patients, especially newborn and first-time moms as well as patients with complicated health issues or nutritional or mental health concerns. It gives me the flexibility to really learn about the patient and the family without rushing."
As a pediatrician, Dr. Geary employs a holistic approach to care: integrative medicine. Integrative medicine prioritizes the patient at the center of treatment, exploring physical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental influences on their health. Dr. Geary has a deep understanding of child and young adult health, from nutrition and allergies, to developmental pediatrics and eating disorders.
"It's about looking at the whole person: their diet, their well-being, their mental health," says Dr. Geary. "We explore the myriad of influences that can affect a person's health."
Dr. Geary is a licensed medical doctor. She attended John Hopkins School of Medicine and completed her residency at NYU. She is also trained Ayurvedic Practitioner. Ayurveda is an ancient art of medicine, developed over 2000 years ago in India, and is a complement to western medicine. The goal is to support health by addressing an individual's entire wellbeing for sustainable balance. The teachings support the idea that all life must be supported by energy in balance, primarily through diet, meditation and body work.
"Ayurveda resonates with me because it's all about what you do to take care of yourself," says Dr. Geary. "It's a wellness medicine that's been around for 2,000 years based on yoga, nutrition, meditation and understanding the distinction between your born temperament and your life experiences. What you put into your body is the first step towards health and the first place to start looking at when there is disease. I feel that's especially true for children and that is the challenge for parents. Children can very often become picky eaters and exposed to a lot of junk food. When you're a tired caregiver, and your kid is crying, it's often just easier to give them a cookie."
Dr. Geary has three daughters, all of whom she credits with teaching her as much about children as any of the textbooks she had to read. She says she's most proud of the work she has done with so many children, both in the USA and in underprivileged areas of the world.
"I just love children and it's so much more enjoyable to take care of children," says Dr. Geary. "Children are the face of the future."
CUTV News Radio will feature Dr. Natalie Geary in an interview with Jim Masters on July 9th at 12pm EDT and with Doug Llewelyn on July 16th at 12pm EDT.
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European champions Portugal suffered a heavy shock friendly defeat by the Netherlands in Geneva.
Former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay and ex-Liverpool forward Ryan Babel put the Dutch 2-0 ahead.
Reds defender Virgil van Dijk, recently named as the new Dutch captain, netted their third with Joao Cancelo dismissed for Portugal in the second half.
The game brought to an end Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo's run of scoring in nine consecutive games.
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In that time the Portugal captain, replaced by Monaco's Joao Moutinho on 68 minutes, had scored 17 goals for Real and two for Portugal, against Egypt on Friday.
Portugal are in Group B for this summer's World Cup alongside Spain, Morocco and Iran, but the Netherlands, who lost 1-0 to England in Ronald Koeman's first game in charge, failed to qualify.


When Caroline reached out to us to tell us of her plan to ask her girlfriend Brandi to marry her we were super excited!!
Caroline expressed how much she was wanting to have a beautiful overlook view of the lake. Neither of them had ever been to Lake Tahoe and were definitely counting on us to help guide her. Coupled with the fact that we had gotten a considerable amount of snow, we had to be flexible with what the weather threw at us. Consequently, the location needed to be somewhere that had access and was safe to move around in. We chose a spot after going there a few days prior just to ensure that it was accessible and safe. Therefore we must admit just how stoked we were to end up with a bluebird day and clear skies. Seriously though we got so lucky!!
When planning a proposal session, we always go over everything ahead of time to explicitly point out exact directions along with which direction to face and any other questions. What is really nice about having a husband and wife team there to capture your proposal is that you get two unique angles of when the actual proposal happens.
When we spoke with Caroline she had let us know she was planning on having an album the proposal site that she had put together of some of their best moments together.
Prior to the proposal, she had mailed it our way so that we could set it up in the exact right spot. For this reason, she knew exactly where to go. This of course definitely helped to calm some of those pre-proposal jitters. On the last page of the album, she had placed a sign that asked Brandi to marry her. We really loved the thought she put into this idea and how cute it was watching them go through the album together.
When they got into position and the moment unfolded we then met up for an adventurous session together after the ring was on. We were so happy that Caroline had listened to us to bring snow traction spikes for their boots as the snow was really slippery that day. Even under those circumstances, these girls proved to have such an adventurous spirit. They totally went the extra mile without complaint when we asked them to scamper up big boulders to get a perfect shot.


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Q: Disabling EJB Timer (GlassFish 3.1, Java EE 6) We have a VIP (BIG-IP) that actually moves the web service requests to two nodes each with its own GlassFish server 3.1 and our services deployed. So it is not a true glassfish cluster.
My problem is that I have a lot of Scheduler services like the one listed below:
@Schedule(minute = "55", hour = "23", dayOfWeek = "Wed")
public void runScheduledMedicaidPaymentProcess() {

Is there a way for me to disable the EJB Timer Service on one node so that the above method is not run on both nodes when it is 11:55 pm on Wednesday?
I did see the use of _Default pool for Clusters mentioned in Glassfish server document, but as I explained before ours is not a true cluster. Please let me know if there is any way to stop the timer on one so that it is not activated.

A: If you're not using a cluster then you really just have two independent instances. You're going to have to create some sort of semaphore that each method checks (a db column might be a good solution). The method would return whether or not it's okay to run the timer. Each of your instances would call the method but only one instance would end up running the timer.
Or...
Setup a cluster.


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Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation with J. Christian Adams, President and General Counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation as we discuss the post-election audit in Arizona and other battleground states and the efforts being undertaken in Texas to preserve the sanctity of the ballot. Through J. Christian Adams and his team's leadership efforts, a significant case was settled in April 2021, representing a big win for election integrity in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and for America. Pennsylvania will now remove the names of 21,000 deceased registrants who remained on the voter rolls less than a month before last year's general election.
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"Since the 2000 presidential election and the enactment of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, post-election audits have become a focus for the election community to enhance public confidence in the outcome of elections."
https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/electionofficials/postelection/Post_Election_Tabulation_Audits.pdf
For further reading, an op-ed by J. Christian Adams:
The Washington Examiner: Abuse of power by Biden's Justice Department: Let Arizona conduct its own election audit
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Taunton is a compassionate, generous, close-knit community. In times of challenge, we have always come together to support our community.
With the proposed closure of the maternity unit at Morton Hospital, now is one of those times we must join together to ensure the safety, health and well-being of our community and the surrounding area.
For decades Morton has provided the highest quality of care on the maternity unit. Many of us were born there, delivered children there, or have family and friends who have delivered children at Morton. It is truly a community hospital.
But we are slowly losing essential services that will have long-term negative impacts on our ability to access healthcare.
In a city the size of Taunton, the negative health and social impacts of closing the maternity unit will be devastating, particularly for low-income families and single mothers.
We will most surely see diminished availability of prenatal and postnatal care. Limited access to this care puts expectant mothers and their babies at risk. According to NIH, research shows that women who lack access to prenatal care are three times as likely to deliver a low birth weight infant. Lack of prenatal care can also increase the risk of infant death.
Having to travel up to 30 miles to deliver is not only emotionally stressful but is an economic hardship for many. Furthermore, dealing with unexpected complications that may arise during delivery will be delayed, putting mother and baby in jeopardy.
When Steward acquired the hospital in 2011, they contractually agreed not to close essential services for at least 10 years. Steward has both a professional and moral obligation to keep the maternity unit open. They must faithfully explore every option available to keep the maternity unit open and operating.
Steward must work harder to keep the unit open than they are working to close it. They need to keep their promises to this community.
You have the opportunity to make a difference. The Greater Taunton Clergy Assoc. is hosting two community events: a candlelight vigil Friday, Jan. 26, at 3:30 p.m. on Taunton Green and a community forum Monday, Jan. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at First Parish Church.
The Department of Public Health will hold a public hearing on Friday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at which you may give comments. You may also submit written comments to the Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification, Closure Coordinator, 99 Chauncy Street, 11th Floor, Boston 02111.
When we stand together, we are strong. When we stand together, we prevail.
Shaunna O'Connell is the state representative for the 3rd Bristol district, which includes most of Taunton and parts of Easton.


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