Timothy McCall, M.D. is a board-certified internist, the Medical Editor of Yoga Journal and the author of two books, Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing and Examining Your Doctor: A Patient's Guide to Avoiding Harmful Medical Care. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Public Citizen's Health Letter, American Health, Redbook, the Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times. His column appeared monthly in the newsletter Bottom Line Health from 1995 to 2003. From 1996-2001 his medical commentaries were featured on the public radio program Marketplace.
Timothy is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he also attended medical school. After completing his residency in primary care internal medicine, he practiced for more than 10 years in the Boston area before devoting himself full time to writing. His main focus since the year 2000 has been investigating the therapeutic aspects of yoga, as well as the scientific explanations of yoga's effects. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
Diet Detective: Hello and thanks for agreeing to do this interview! I've interviewed you before for a column I did on yoga, and found you to be helpful, kind, and with a great understanding of yoga. And now you have an exciting new book coming out. What is it that we don't know about yoga or that hasn't been written that we should know?
Dr. McCall: Well I've tried to do a number of things in the book that are different than what's been done before. One is that I've used the language of science and my training as a physician to try to explain how yoga works, though it's written so that you need no background in either yoga or science to follow it. The book has the most comprehensive review of the science of yoga that's been done. It also has the most thorough coverage of contraindications to safe practice for people with a wide variety of health conditions that anybody's ever done. Another key difference is that the book is ecumenical. There are lots of different styles of yoga and many books have been written advocating and describing one type or another. I've gone in and tried just about everything and reported back to readers, so they can understand what the styles have in common and how they differ. The book also features the work of some of the most prominent yoga teachers from various styles including Patricia Walden, Judith Hanson Lasater, Gary Kraftsow, John Friend, Rodney Yee, and Richard Freeman.
Diet Detective: I've heard that often times when a writer/ researcher is gathering intelligence for a book he or she typically discovers a few things that the writer wasn't aware of prior. What was the biggest surprise you found in researching your book?
Dr. McCall: Well this book is based on ten years of intensive research, so there have been many surprises. I'd say one of the biggest surprises is that in every style of yoga I've investigated I've seen healing. My own practice has a strong emphasis on anatomical alignment of bones and muscles in poses. But I found in India, where such detail isn't emphasized much at all, that patients do really well. What those styles do well though is incorporate other elements of yoga including meditation, breathing techniques, chanting, etc. I've come to believe that there's a synergy between the different techniques. In other words, add a little meditation or pranayama (yogic breathing) to your asana (the physical poses) and you'll get more bang for your buck.
Diet Detective: If someone has never done yoga before, and he or she is reading this interview, can you briefly explain why and how he or she should start?
Dr. McCall: I think yoga is the overall most effective method to achieve health and happiness that I've ever seen. It's great preventive medicine and useful for a wide variety of health conditions. And surprisingly, people who think they'd be terrible at it because they're stiff, out-of-shape, or their minds go a mile a minute seem to benefit the most. It's important though that you choose a style and teacher appropriate for your fitness level, and I guide readers through that in the book.
Diet Detective: I keep trying to incorporate yoga into my life, and I must say it hasn't been simple. I already do about an hour of exercise each day. I watch my diet, have lots of work, a family—it is sometimes difficult? I think many readers have similar issues. Any suggestions?
Diet Detective: I also wonder if only 5 or 10 minutes of yoga is better than no yoga?
Dr. McCall: I'm going to answer these two together because they are related. For people with busy lives, 5 or 10 minutes per day is a great way to start. You are trying to build new habits, which create new neural pathways in the brain. The best way to do this is frequent repetition of the activity you are trying to encourage. So fit yoga into the cracks of your day. Do Leg Up the Wall pose for a few minues instead of taking a coffee break. Stretch your arms on the door frame as you walk through the door. Do a few poses instead of reading the paper or watching TV. Those things actually often leave us more stressed (especially watching the news) even though we do them to relax.
Diet Detective: The concept of yoga, being centered, and spiritual, it almost seems contradictory in today's world. How does yoga fit it?
Dr. McCall: Yoga has a spiritual side which you can either pay attention or ignore. A lot of people get freaked out by the word spiritual. Whatever you want to call it, yoga quiets the mind and puts you in touch with a calmer place inside. Some people call that spiritual. Some people call it relaxation. The words don't matter. Yoga teaches that when you can deeply relax, you have more access to your inner wisdom. I liken it to sitting on the beach and getting absorbed in waves crashing into shore. Sometimes in that peaceful moment you come to realizations about what's important and what isn't. From that quiet place, yoga teaches you also have more access to creativity and healing.
Diet Detective: Your book Yoga as Medicine focuses on how yoga can impact our lives and reduce the risk associated with a wide variety of diseases (including: panic attacks, carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, infertility, cancer, etc.)? I've heard that, yoga has even shown promise in improving symptoms associated with depression, anxiety and epilepsy. What are some of the more persuasive medical claims yoga can make? I know this may sound silly, but it would seem that people that do yoga on a regular basis would all be healthy?
Dr. McCall: I've uncovered more than 100 studies which document the health benefits of yoga. Yoga does tend to make people healthier but it's no guarantee. Yoga can also make you happier and can help you not suffer so much, even if the condition you have cannot be cured. The mind can make a lot of things worse, and yoga teaches you how to slow it down. And, who knows, maybe even people who do yoga and have health problems, would have been worse off, or have developed other conditions, were they not practicing. Even with yoga we all will eventually get sick and die. I think yoga gives you the best chance to live as well as you can as long as you can, and likely will minimize the time of disability before death, but it will not make you invulnerable.
I think some of the most impressive evidence for yoga healing abilities has to do with heart disease. People who followed the Ornish program, for example, which includes yoga, a low-fat vegetarian diet (contrary to popular belief diet is part of yoga!), and exercise, did better than those who took cholesterol-lowering medications. Some of the people in the program came in with angina (heart pain) so bad they couldn't even walk more than a few steps and emergency surgery was recommended, but they managed to quickly improve their symptoms and never need those operations. Heart testing showed that the blockages actually got smaller as time went on. When I went to medical school that wasn't even considered possible.
Dr. McCall: Well I think there are a lot of perfect foods, and that variety is part of the key. But one food that I'm a big fan of is sweet potatoes and yams. They taste like dessert and deliver the nutritional punch of brussel sprouts!
Diet Detective: What's your workout or activity routine (aside from yoga)?
Dr. McCall: I love to hike the hills of Northern California, where I now live. I dance fairly often, walk quite a bit and ride my bike to get to yoga class, and work out on the elliptical machine at the Y a few times a week.
Dr. McCall: I make oatmeal with organic whole oats and add bananas, a few different kinds of organic berries and walnuts.
Dr. McCall: We have a chicken coop in the backyard with five hens. They all have names such as Mrs. Baxter and Lucy. Pretty soon they'll be giving us organic eggs.
Dr. McCall: As you know, there's increasing evidence that spices like curry powder and ginger have lots of health benefits. They are low calorie and add nice tastes to foods.
Dr. McCall: I bought a rice cooker a couple of years ago and I use it all the time. I cook organic brown basmati rice and it comes out perfect, with a nutty taste. I also steam vegetables like baby spinach in it, which is incredibly quick and easy.
Diet Detective: Last book read?
Dr. McCall: I'm always reading five different books at a time: novels, self-help books, yoga books. The last one I finished was called The Exceptional Presenter, which is a really useful guide to public speaking, that I read in preparation for all the lectures and workshops I'll be doing now that the Yoga as Medicine has come out.
Diet Detective: What did you want to be at the age of 5? (as far as a career)?
Dr. McCall: For a long time, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I was not one of those kids who wanted to be a doctor starting at a young age. That's just what happened. I know when I was five I idolized the paperboy, so maybe that's what I wanted to be.
Dr. McCall: I worked as a dishwasher as a summer job when I was 16. It's was unbelievably hot and humid in the kitchen, I worked too late to connect with my friends in the evening so missed out on loads of parties, and the chef played the most atrocious easy listening music, such as a brassy instrumental version of "King of the Road," that will forever be etched in my brain.


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Tatum's perfect, well-planned life crashed one piece at a time. After small mistakes led to bigger ones, she's ready to give up and walk away from the only dream she ever knew. A trip to a New Mexico retreat sounds like the best way to pull herself together. Then she met Connor, a hot falcon shifter who shows her a whole new world full of possibilities she never imagined. Connor's falcon claimed her at first glance. Now faced with her inner demons, can she learn to forgive herself and stop the cycle of self-destruction? Will his love be enough to calm the anxiety and fears that prevent her from finding the life she never knew she wanted?
How do you choose between two women, when only the love of both will bring you harmony?
Cameron was born a falcon shifter, but when his arrogance prompted a total disregard for safety, he was attacked by a bear shifter. Living with two predatory animals who want control makes it hard to find peace. When he meets the new chef, Eliza, his bear recognizes his mate, but his falcon longs for Skylar, a love from his past. When an opportunity presents itself that will make all the three happy, Eliza's heart fights against her traditional upbringing, and she retreats into fear and uncertainty. Skylar knows their unique love will work. But first she must break through the walls Cameron and Eliza built, but that won't be easy when Cam's heart is split in two and Eliza refuses to believe she deserves happiness. Can three unique hearts turn their back on tradition and forge a new type of bond in order to bring harmony to their lives?
What do you do when you've lost everything you've ever wanted?
Caleb opened the Libre Volare Resort with one mission, provide sanctuary for those in need. Taking care of his family became his only goal. But the harder he works to save the resort, the further away he drives his family. Wednesday struggles to remain by his side, but when he pushes away from her, she's left alone and full of doubt. Then tragedy hits and the sanctuary he created falls apart. His dreams die, and he can't face the defeat and humiliation. The only way he can find his way back is to accept he needs help from the same people he vowed to care for. Is Wednesday's love strong enough for both of them? Can she show him that fighting for his dream is the worth the trials and tribulations?
Sybil Harris is destined to be the next alpha. But it's the last thing she wants.
As a young woman in 1969, Sybil Harris dreams of a world filled with equality and peace. Where her pack will accept her because she is strong and heroic and not the daughter of their alpha. She is promised to a strong mate and her whole life is planned. But no one bothered to ask her. On a weekend trip to San Francisco she meets her soulmate and questions everything she knew. Now, she has to fight her promised mate, her pack, and even her family to forge her own path. But is true love worth walking away from the only life she's known?
If you walk away from your past, does it follow you?
Saffron spent her whole life in a castle; the heir to the throne of Draconia. Queen Regina ruled with fear and intimidation. Especially, when it came to her daughter. Fearing she'd lose her life or her sanity, and not knowing which was worse, Saffron ran away. She has lived on the run, never getting too close. Then she met him and her life turned upside down. But the second she allows herself to be happy, her mother storms in and threatens to end it all.
Anderson Warner grew up in a happy home surrounded by those who loved him. He met many female shifters in his attempt to make that kind of life, but none called to him the way she did. Then he met her and he knew. Saffron was his mate, whether she knew it or not. But what if the best thing for every other person in his life is to let her go? What if it's the only way to save her life?
Now, when faced with the biggest battle of their life, they will have to learn the only way to escape the past is to face it together and either win or die side by side.

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Q: Duvidas relacionamento muito para muitos laravel Tenho o seguinte relacionamento:

Minha duvida vem na programação do model de  encomenda_produtos, o real gostaria de verificar se estou fazendo da maneira correta, programei assim:
class EncomendaProdutos extends Model
{
  use SoftDeletes;
  protected $fillable = [
    'CdEncomenda',
    'CdPessoa',
    'CdProduto',
    'CdPromo',
    'QtdProduto',
    'DescontoProdutos'
  ];

  protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];

  public function produto()
  {
    return $this->hasOne('App\Produto','CdProduto','CdProduto');

  }

  public function pessoa()
  {
    return $this->hasOne('App\Tipo_Produto','CdTipoProduto','CdTipoProduto');

 }

 public function promocao()
  {
    return $this->hasOne('App\Embalagem','CdEmbalagem','CdEmbalagem');

  }
 }

Pretendo poder pesquisar uma encomenda e ela me retorna todos produtos que foi encomendado, além de saber qual pessoa fez a encomenda, e ainda se ela esta ligada a uma promoção.
Nas outras model fiz assim:
Model Encomenda

class Encomenda extends Model
{
 use SoftDeletes;
 protected $fillable = [
    'CdPessoa',
    'Cidade',
    'Estado',
    'Bairro',
    'Rua',
    'Num',
    'Complemento',
    'CEP',
    'DescontoTotal',
    'VlTotal',
    'FlgStEncomenda',
    'FlgRepetirEntrega'
    ];
 protected $primaryKey = 'CdEncomenda';
 protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];

 public function cliente()
  {
    return $this->belongsTo('App\Pessoa','CdPessoa','CdPessoa');
  }

 public function encomenda_produtos(){
    return $this->belongsTo('App\EncomendaProdutos', 'CdEncomenda', 'CdEncomenda');
  }
}

E da mesma forma em promocao.
Esta certo a minha programação, este conhecimento não esta fixo em minha mente.
Um exemplo de utilização:

Sou cliente comprei dois produto, então as tabelas deve ser salfas da seguinte maneira:

Encomenda
CdEncomenda 1
outros dados da tabela

/////////
EncomendaProdutos
CdEncomenda 1
CdProtudo 10

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CdEncomenda 1
CdProduto 23

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The Book of Q
by Jonathan RabbJonathan Rabb
After the mysterious death of one Vatican priest and the disappearance of another, Father Ian Pearse, an American working on ancient Christian texts in the Vatican, comes into possession of a mysterious scroll. He discovers ingeniously coded letters and the text of an ancient Manichean prayer that has never before been found in written form. These reveal a Manichean conspiracy - a sect long-thought dead - reaching deep into the present Vatican hierarchy. Racing from the Vatican via an ancient Greek monastery to war-torn Bosnia, Father Pearse has to decipher the cryptograms and codes before the closely guarded heresy is unleashed on the world.
Halban
Jonathan Rabb, is a full-time novelist and lives in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife and their two children.
Rome, August 2000
The smell of incense hung in the air, strong and sweet within the confines of the church of San Clemente. A summer rain had caught most of the gathering unawares, dank heat compacted within the stone and marble walls, hats and hands turned to fans so as to combat the humidity. Even the mosaics above, ocher reds and greens, seemed to glisten in the heat. Usually left open, the nave was set with row after row of chairs directly behind the schola cantorum, the choir seats filled with boys in white robes. On occasion, a small hand slowly lifted to brush away a pool of perspiration; otherwise, the boys remained perfectly still as they listened to the Latin Mass for Monsignor Sebastiano Ruini. A voice rose from the altar in doleful Latin, its singular cadence lulling the crowd to sleep.
Father Ian Pearse sat on the left-hand side in the second-to-last row. He was using his program to fend off the heat, his thoughts on the multiple strands of sweat racing down his back.
Truth to tell, he hadn't really known Ruini, had seen him only once or twice at the Vatican Library -- a man fascinated with fourth-century architecture, on a three-month dig somewhere in Turkey up until a few weeks ago -- enough of an acquaintance, though, to merit an appearance at his funeral. It was the same with most of the congregation, fellow clergy whose time in Rome was spent less with matters of faith than with scholarship. Each might have been hard-pressed to distinguish between the two, but theirs was a different kind of service to God, one without the desire to tend a flock. It had been the perfect place to come for a young priest restless in his small Boston parish.
But perhaps restless was the wrong word. Uneasy. Uncertain. The questions in Bosnia had never really gone away. How could they have? Petra had stopped writing a couple of months after he'd gotten back -- he'd made his decision; she was making hers. All ties cut. It only made the numbness more acute. Mom and Dad had told him that he needed to go back for her, figure it all out. No ulterior motive this time. They just wanted him happy.
Instead, he'd gone down to South Bend, played the young alum, worked out with the team, put on the ten pounds he'd lost. Best shape of his life.
Still, that same emptiness.
So he'd called Jack and Andy. Little brother in need of help. Jack had been studying for orals; Andy had been three weeks into a Harvard philosophy Ph.D. They'd both dropped everything and met him out on the Cape. A week at the old summer house. Nights on the beach with more cases of beer than any of them cared to remember. And, of course, the mandatory midnight swim their last night together.
"This is fucking freezing, Padre." It was Jack's little joke. The Padres had been the one team to show any real interest in Pearse during college. Jack liked the irony. Less so the cold water. "You get on a plane and you find her. Trust me. Situation solved." Jack had a way of spelling things out for you. Ever since his two younger brothers had eclipsed his more than respectable six-foot-even, Jack had asserted his primacy in other ways. The words trust me were a favorite.
As ever, Pearse was trying to float on his back, his eyes locked on the stars. "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the shriveled balls theory of resolution."
Andy let out a laugh and immediately sucked in a mouthful of water. Blessed with an Adonis-like build-six foot four, 220 pounds-he didn't have an ounce of athletic talent to go with it. He began to cough up water as he tried to stay afloat.
"You drowning on us, Lurch?" asked Pearse.
"I'll let you know."
"At least I've got some," Jack piped in.
Pearse laughed. "And this from a man who's getting a Ph.D."
"Well, it is freezing." Jack began to backstroke his way to shore. "You and Aquaman can figure it out. I'm going in."
The sound of lapping water grew more distant as Pearse let his feet drop down, only his head now above water. He could just make out Andy about ten feet from him.
"You think I should go back?" he asked.
"Maybe."
"The philosopher speaks." Pearse waited. "No, what do you really think?" He heard Andy take a few strokes to his left.
"I think it would make your life a whole lot easier if it was only about her."
"Meaning, if it was just her, you would have stayed."
Pearse didn't answer.
"So it's not just about her," said Andy. They floated silently for several minutes before he spoke again. "You should read Descartes."
"Descartes. Cogito ergo sum. You should read him."
"Okay?"
"Except that's not really it. It's not the thinking that tells him he exists; it's the doubting. Because if he's doubting, then he must be thinking. So it's dubito ergo sum that leads him to cogito ergo sum."
"How much did you have to drink?"
"You're not listening, E. Look, I'm probably the closest thing we have to an atheist in this family, but even I know faith begins with doubt. If you don't question it, what's the point in having it? So things got a little rocked over there. That was the whole reason you went, wasn't it? If you hadn't come back a little disillusioned, then you'd have a problem. I might not get it, E, but I know you do. You always have. This is the first time something's forced you to defend it. And that's what's making it so tough. Until you figure that out, she could be out here with us right now, and it wouldn't make a damn bit of difference." Pearse heard Andy duck his head underwater, then come back up. "One thing is for certain. It's fucking freezing out here." Andy started in for shore.
Pearse stayed out a few minutes longer, always happiest giving in to the isolation, his utter insignificance within a seemingly empty sea.
"Thanks, Andy."
And, somehow, the ball began to fall into his glove again.
All through seminary, he had managed to hold on to that feeling. That connection. That sense of absolute wonder. A life of cloistered contentment. The surest way to keep Petra at a distance.
And, for a time, the questions faded, even the doubt that Andy had said was so essential. Pearse preferred it that way. Pure reflection. A proximity to God felt in the shadowed recesses of an afternoon prayer.
But only for a time. Once on the outside, he began to run into even greater confusion, especially in the role of priest: too much responsibility ceded by a willing congregation; too easy a reliance on detached hierarchy. Church dogma had a way of clouding everything. And what had been so pure, so personal at the seminary came to resemble that arm's-length quality he had seen with his parents. Genuine connection no longer made sense. There was too much standing between believer and Christ to allow for it.
Not surprisingly, the emptiness from Bosnia slipped back in, threatening everything he had built for himself. He knew he needed to find another venue for his devotion, one more isolated, safer, where church structure couldn't undermine his ever-tenuous belief. And where he wouldn't allow Petra to find her way back in as a different kind of answer.
Walking alone one afternoon near Copley Square, it had suddenly dawned on him where he might find it. Or at least how. Everything had become a little too dark; he needed to lighten things up. So he'd gone back to the games, the fun of fragments and puzzles. This time, though, it wasn't Paul, whose approach had always seemed colored by a Pharisaic past, nor the writers of the Gospels, each too caught up in his own agenda, but Augustine, where the insights remained acutely personal and therefore somehow less limiting-the fun and wonder reclaimed all at once.
And so, in an act of self-salvation, he'd dived in. He found himself consumed by it, simple translations leading to the more complex world of liturgical analysis. Somewhere along the way, he even began to make a name for himself-conferences beyond the walls of the church, papers beyond the scope of personal faith-a scholar of language, everyone so surprised, no one more so than himself. Except, of course, for John J. He'd known all along. The onetime Bosnian freedom fighter caught up in a world of minutiae, intricacies of meanings-energy focused on the subtleties of belief rather than on belief itself.
So much easier to "take it and read" than to take it and know.
He was, after all, his parents' son.
Unwilling to admit that he was falling into that same trap, he'd pressed on, back to Ambrose, Augustine's mentor, inspiration for the most brilliant mind the church had ever known. The most reasoned faith it had ever known. Find clarity in that wisdom.
So, when the opportunity to sift through a sixth-century palimpsest of the letters of Saint Ambrose at the Vatican had presented itself, he'd jumped at the chance. Not just for the scholarship but also for the place itself. Maybe in Rome he'd be able to reconnect with the purity he'd somehow lost along the way. The certainty.
It had been two years since then. Two years in which to find other projects so as to keep himself busy, keep him in Rome, insulated in a world of abstract piety. The answers might not have been any easier, but at least the questions were once again more distant.
The congregation rose, Pearse with them. Communion. He moved out to take his place in the line, when he noticed a familiar face some thirty feet ahead of him, the man looking back, trying to catch his attention. Dante Cesare, brother of the monastery at San Clemente-and an avid digger in the church's storied foundations-stood by one of the half dozen vaulted archways that stretched the length of both sides of the nave. One of its few non-Irishmen, Cesare stood almost six foot five. And at no more than 180 pounds, he virtually disappeared into his robes, all thoughts of a torso lost, only scaly hands and feet protruding from the outfit. His equally elongated head bobbed above, aquiline nose stretching the skin taut around his cheekbones. An El Greco come to life.
They'd met just over a year ago in the Villa Doria Pamphili, a park just south of the Vatican, and the best place to find a pickup game on weekends. Pearse had gotten into the habit of taking a handful of kids from the American school out on Saturdays, play a couple of innings, keep himself in shape. Cesare had appeared from behind a tree one afternoon, keeping his distance, but clearly fascinated by it all. When a stray ball had rolled passed him, he'd gone after it with the enthusiasm of a five-year-old. The image of those skeletal arms and legs thrashing around still brought a smile to Pearse's face. It turned out that what the monk lacked in physical ability, he more than made up for in his understanding of the game. Cesare had been a rabid Yankee fan for years, knew all the statistics, the stories. The kids loved him. Pearse handled the drills; Cesare handled everything else.
Once a week, priest and monk, two topics off-limits: Thomas Aquinas's thoughts on eternal law and Bucky Dent's affinity for the Green Monster.
The relationship had blossomed.The Cesare who now waited beneath the archway was hardly the man Pearse had come to know over the last year. The chiseled face looked even more gaunt than usual, not all that surprising, given how close he had been to the late monsignor. Still, Pearse saw more apprehension than grief in the eyes as the monk nodded to his left-an open area just beyond the archway, frescoes and mosaics adorning the high walls. Cesare moved off, Pearse behind him.
No one seemed to notice as the two men slipped away.
"We're missing the best part," whispered Pearse.
Cesare ignored him and continued to walk. He came to a large wrought-iron gate, a key already in hand, the stairs to the lower levels of the church beyond. Without any explanation, he slid the key into the lock and pulled it open, the sound of squealing hinges drowned out by the Mass going on behind them. Cesare quickly glanced over his shoulder as he hurried Pearse through, no time for any questions. He pulled the gate shut and locked it, then moved past him to the stairs.
Pearse had ventured down only once before with his friend. Then, it had been to see a small statuette Cesare had unearthed: a fertility relic from the second-century temple of Mithras some two or three levels below-he couldn't quite remember which-one more piece in the ever-growing celebrity of San Clemente. Like so many of its counterparts around the city, the church boasted a healthy cache of archaeological finds dating back to the ancient Romans. Unlike any other, though, its lineage could be traced by descending from one floor to the next, from one church to the next-the twelfth century, the fourth, the second, each preserved in almost perfect condition. It was what made it so popular with the tourists. And why Pearse had always felt somewhat unnerved by the place. Too similar to another church. Another time.
Never quite relegated to the past.
Cesare had chosen an entrance reserved only for those involved with the excavations. He picked up a small lantern, turned it on, and handed it to Pearse; he then took one for himself and began to make his way down, still without a word. At the first landing, he again looked over his shoulder. Not knowing why, Pearse did the same; the stairwell was empty. The two continued down. Twice, Pearse tried to ask what they were doing, and twice, Cesare rebuffed him with a hand to the air.
After maneuvering their way through a series of circuitous tunnels-the sound of running water all around them-they finally arrived at the sixth-century catacombs, ragged stones hovering over narrow passageways. Cesare stopped and bent over as he turned into a small enclosure, its ceiling no more than five feet high. Pearse followed.
"This is the one," said the Italian, his words clipped. He stood hunched over in a room perhaps seven feet wide, ten feet long, the texture of the walls reminding Pearse of late-summer castles on a Cape Cod beach, wet sand dripping from above, each drop threatening to undermine the entire structure. Even now, he couldn't be sure how long they both had before the brittle walls would come crumbling down.
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memoirs of a fortunate jew
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The riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church collapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its historyPropelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of hope and ambition. When he arrives ...
An Almost Perfect Moment: A Novel
In Brooklyn, in the Age of Disco, Valentine Kessler — a sweet Jewish girl who ...
In Brooklyn, in the Age of Disco, Valentine Kessler — a sweet Jewish girl who bears a remarkable resemblance to the Virgin Mary of Lourdes — has an unerring gift for shattering the dreams and hopes of those who love ...
The Bishop Goes to the University: A Bishop
The irrepressible Bishop Blackwood Ryan returns as his Cardinal dispatches Blackie to The University on ...
The irrepressible Bishop Blackwood Ryan returns as his Cardinal dispatches Blackie to The University on the South Side of Chicago to investigate a baffling locked-room mystery. Someone has assassinated a Russian Orthodox monk in his office at the Divinity School-despite ...
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As they came nearer, the black-clad body came into view, lying on its side in the shallows... One cold spring morning in County Cork, two fishermen find a body floating in the Blackwater River: the mutilated corpse of a retired ...
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With the Triarii in control of the Roman Catholic Church, an organization founded by Saint Peter himself takes action, murdering one of the new Pope's operatives. Detective Chaney, called in by the new Pope to investigate, disappears, and, to the ...
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Dark secrets are revealed in Vatican City in this Gabriel Allon thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva.In Munich, a Jewish scholar is assassinated. In Venice, Mossad agent and art restorer Gabriel Allon receives the news, puts ...
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In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself. Awarded the Grand Prix for Literature by the Academie Fran?aise, The Diary ...
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A lot of shooting in the Chronicle this morning.
Our Vice President, a "practiced hunter," is apparently incapable of aiming a gun properly, to the detriment of his hunting partner, who is now in the ICU. ("Because his condition warrants it.") The Chronicle assures us that Harry Whittington, a prominent 78 year old lawyer from Austin, Texas, is stable and will make a full recovery, despite being showered in pellets by the Vice President. I suppose it's sort of an honor to be shot by the administration.
For sure, hunting accidents do happen, and often with much more tragic results. The exact circumstances of the shooting are unclear–the White House claims Whittington was not following hunting protocol and as a result Cheney was unaware that Whittington was where he was. However, the Vice President is 65, and that's getting fairly old. Most of the 65 year olds I know are pottering around the garden and hosting Sunday tea, not leading the free world and going on safari. I've also noticed that we haven't heard that much about Cheney lately, unless he's insulting people or in the hospital.
Does anyone else suspect he might be going senile?
The shooting death of a dog by Richmond police in July also made the news, in a slightly different way.
Cynthia Peters and Mark Parr had a youthful pitbull named Blu in July. During the pursuit of a suspect, Richmond police encountered Blu, who was in the yard of the apartment building where the couple and the suspect both lived at the time. Officers shot the dog. 11 times. An internal investigation approved the shooting. The couple appealed–and won.
Peters and Parr claimed that the police department did not have a good working protocol in place for dealing with animal encounters. Problem dogs are an issue. Dogs can get vicious, especially when shouting clanking people in uniform are entering their space and threatening their people. Various police departments have protocols for dealing with vicious dogs, including shooting them if it is warranted. (I would prefer to see police officers trained in the use of tranquilizer guns, or perhaps a "canine" setting on the ubiquitous taser guns.) I certainly respect the needs of the police–police are supposed to be protecting people and defending the law and all that, and it's a challenge to do that when your personal safety is being threatened. Police departments also admit that cases where it becomes necessary to shoot a pet are extremely rare. ("Your Honor, the rabbit was approaching me so rapidly, I felt I had no other choice.") The Ninth United States District Court of Appeals ruled in 1992 that killing a pet violates the Fourth Amendment after a similar case of police entry and dog death.
The Police Chief is taking an important step–he's asked to meet with the couple, not to discuss settling or internal investigation, but to apologize for the death of their companion. He has said that saying one is sorry is not an admittance of guilt, but that it is important. He supports the choices his officers made in July (although they weren't his at the time, as he is a recent appointment), but he is still saddened that anyone had to die on 27 July.
Dealing with problem dogs is very difficult, and I hope that the Richmond Police Department will set up a strong training program with animal welfare organizations to defuse potentially ugly dog on human encounters. Perhaps it would set an example for other departments around the nation, and lead to positive change for pets. Dogs should be able to loaf in their yards without fear. In cases where problem dogs are shot, as is inevitable, the clear and consistent protocol in place ought to help smooth ruffled feathers all around. Police in urban areas have enough to deal with as it is–they don't need stacks of wrongful death suits piling up, especially in a case like Blu's where the police department lost, and now faces a hefty cash settlement.


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In the Shadow of World Polity: Spatial Narratives of Civil Society Organizations
Karner, Dominik and Maier, Florentine and Meyer, Michael (2018) In the Shadow of World Polity: Spatial Narratives of Civil Society Organizations. ARNOVA conference, 15.11.-17.11. 2018, Austin, Texas, United States.
Official URL: https://www.arnova.org/page/2018theme
World Polity Theory has found broad acceptance as an explanation for the worldwide spread of rationalist ideas and modern models of actorhood in and through civil society. This theory states that modern actorhood is about the representation of legitimated principals, which in many cases are abstract principles such as global notions of human rights or environmental sustainability. In our study, we add on to this by analyzing spatial narratives of CSOs located in Austria's largest metropolitan region. We identify six narratives: lococentric, home/alien, world polity, world society, glocalization and earthly/metaphysical world. We find that these narratives form a spectrum whose focus ranges from the local to the global to the metaphysical level. World polity theory is able to explain the middle of this spectrum, but has been insensitive to its outer sections, which in the case of the lococentric narrative make up a major part of what is going on in civil society. We thus show that there are remarkably large spaces for the development of CSO identities that are hardly affected by global isomorphism.
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The Joint Strike Missile – or JSM – is a long-distance weapon that takes on heavily defended targets on land and at sea. Its long standoff range, or distance from the launching aircraft to the target, keeps pilots out of harm's way.
Modernized tech
The Joint Strike Missile's navigation system allows it to rapidly change course in flight and fly at low, radar-evading altitudes. Its imaging infrared seeker provides autonomous target recognition, and a two-way data link offers retargeting and mission abort options.
Arming a stealth fighter
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence Aerospace are developing JSM for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Joint Strike Missile is the only fifth-generation cruise missile designed to be launched from the internal weapons bay of the F-35A.
JSM will be carried externally on other aircraft. Norway's Ministry of Defense successfully test-fired the weapon from an F-16 Fighting Falcon in 2018.
Joint Strike Missile destroys target in challenging scenario
A flight test demonstrates the weapon's ability to change course to avoid hitting a decoy target, and fly at low, radar-evading altitudes.
Mastering the skies
Robust tech gives pilots a toolkit to achieve air dominance.
Keeping up with global threats
Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense, is focused on how the world's largest missile manufacturer keeps up with emerging global threats.


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Q: How to check if data connected or not in Android and ios using codenameOne The following code is working fine for Android Devices bt it doesn't works in ios using codenameOne.
public static boolean checkNetwork(){
    boolean online = false;
    String net = NetworkManager.getInstance().getCurrentAccessPoint();
    if (net == null || net == "" || net.equals(null)) {
        online = false;
    } else {
        online = true;
    }
    return online;
}

Note : It seems No Connection Error Even data was connected to ios device

A: There is a CN1 library written by LittleMonkey that you can use to check connectivity. Search for connectivity in Codename One Extensions and download it to your project.
You can check for connection like this:
if (Connectivity.isConnected()) {
    //we have some connection
} else {
    // we have no connection
}

And you can check what type of connection
ConnectionState status = Connectivity.getConnectionState();
switch (status) {
    case DISCONNECTED:
        Log.p("Disconnected");
        break;
    case WIFI:
        Log.p("On Wifi");
        break;
    case MOBILE:
        Log.p("On Mobile Data");
        break;
    default:
        //shouldn't be possible
}

Read more about this on GitHub.


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Biophotons, or ultraweak photon emissions of biological systems, are weak electromagnetic waves in the optical range of the spectrum – in other words: light. All living cells of plants, animals and human beings emit biophotons which cannot be seen by the naked eye but can be measured by special equipment developed by German researchers.
This light emission is an expression of the functional state of the living organism and its measurement therefore can be used to assess this state. Cancer cells and healthy cells of the same type, for instance, can be discriminated by typical differences in biophoton emission. After an initial decade and a half of basic research on this discovery, biophysicists of various European and Asian countries are now exploring the many interesting applications which range across such diverse fields as cancer research, non-invasive early medical diagnosis, food and water quality testing, chemical and electromagnetic contamination testing, cell communication, and various applications in biotechnology.
According to the biophoton theory developed on the base of these discoveries the biophoton light is stored in the cells of the organism – more precisely, in the DNA molecules of their nuclei – and a dynamic web of light constantly released and absorbed by the DNA may connect cell organelles, cells, tissues, and organs within the body and serve as the organism's main communication network and as the principal regulating instance for all life processes. The processes of morphogenesis, growth, differentiation and regeneration are also explained by the structuring and regulating activity of the coherent biophoton field. The holographic biophoton field of the brain and the nervous system, and maybe even that of the whole organism, may also be basis of memory and other phenomena of consciousness, as postulated by neurophysiologist Karl Pribram an others. The consciousness-like coherence properties of the biophoton field are closely related to its base in the properties of the physical vacuum and indicate its possible role as an interface to the non-physical realms of mind, psyche and consciousness.
The discovery of biophoton emission also lends scientific support to some unconventional methods of healing based on concepts of homeostasis (self-regulation of the organism), such as various somatic therapies, homeopathy and acupuncture. The "ch'i" energy flowing in our bodies' energy channels (meridians) which according to Traditional Chinese Medicine regulates our body functions may be related to node lines of the organism's biophoton field. The "prana" of Indian Yoga physiology may be a similar regulating energy force that has a basis in weak, coherent electromagnetic biofields.
First discovered in 1923 by Russian medical scientist Professor Alexander G.Gurvich (who named them "mitogenetic rays") and in the 1930s widely researched in Europe and the USA, biophotons have been rediscovered and backed since the 1970s by ample experimental and theoretical evidence by European scientists. In 1974 German biophysicist Fritz-Albert Popp has proved their existence, their origin from the DNA and later their coherence (laser-like nature), and has developed biophoton theory to explain their possible biological role and the ways in which they may control biochemical processes, growth, differentiation etc. Popp's biophoton theory leads to many startling insights into the life processes and may well provide one of the major elements of a future theory of life and holistic medical practice based on such an approach. The importance of the discovery has been confirmed by eminent scientists such as Herbert Froehlich and Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine. Since 1992, the International Institute of Biophysics, a network of research laboratories in more than 10 countries, based in Germany, is coordinating research in this field which promises rapid development in the next decade.
It is our mission to restore the foundations of our clients' health so that they regain the capacity for self-healing on a physical, emotional, mental and soul level. This way, awareness of their body's signals (symptoms) and trust in its immune system is raised, resulting in complete independence of outside help. The ultimate goal is to free everyone from the widespread misconceptions and illusions around illness and health and to reignite respect for nature's intelligence.
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namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;

use App\Product;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use Faker\Factory;

class ProductsControllerTest extends \TestCase
{
    private $user;

    public function setUp()
    {
        parent::setUp();
        $this->user = $this->logInAsAdmin();
    }

    /** @test **/
    public function it_can_view_a_list_of_products()
    {
        $product = factory(Product::class)->create();

        $this->visit('admin/products')
             ->see($product->name);
    }

    /** @test **/
    public function it_can_create_a_product()
    {
        $this->visit('admin/products/create')->see('Create Product');

        $terms = factory('App\Term', 2)->create(['taxonomy' => 'product_category']);

        $this->post('admin/products', [
            'name'         => 'nice product',
            'slug'         => 'nice-product',
            'description'  => 'lorem ipsum',
            'price'        => 62.50,
            'sale_price'   => 30,
            'stock_qty'    => 5,
            'sku'          => 'LP345',
            'published_at' => Carbon::now()->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'),
            'user_id'      => $this->user->id,
            'terms'        => $terms->pluck('id')->toArray(),
            '_token'       => csrf_token(),
            ]);

        // dd($this->response->getContent());
        // $this->assertRedirectedToRoute('admin.products.edit', 1);

        $this->seeInDatabase('products', [
            'slug'       => 'nice-product',
            'price'      => 6250,
            'sale_price' => 3000,
            'sku'        => 'LP345',
            ]);

        $product = Product::whereSlug('nice-product')->first();

        $this->seeInDatabase('termables', ['termable_id' => $product->id, 'term_id' => $terms[0]->id]);
        $this->seeInDatabase('termables', ['termable_id' => $product->id, 'term_id' => $terms[1]->id]);
    }

    /** @test **/
    public function it_can_update_a_product()
    {
        $product = factory(Product::class)->create();
        $terms = factory('App\Term', 2)->create(['taxonomy' => 'product_category']);

        $this->visit("admin/products/{$product->id}/edit")
             ->see('Edit Product');

        $this->patch("admin/products/{$product->id}", [
            'name'   => 'lorem ipsum',
            'terms'  => $terms->pluck('id')->toArray(),
            '_token' => csrf_token(),
            ]);

        $this->seeInDatabase('products', ['id' => $product->id, 'name' => 'lorem ipsum']);
        $this->seeInDatabase('termables', ['termable_id' => $product->id, 'term_id' => $terms[0]->id]);
        $this->seeInDatabase('termables', ['termable_id' => $product->id, 'term_id' => $terms[1]->id]);

        // Ensure the product has only 2 terms associated to it
        $this->assertCount(2, $product->terms);

        $this->assertRedirectedToRoute('admin.products.edit', $product);
        $this->visit('admin/products')->see('lorem ipsum');
    }

    /** @test **/
    public function it_can_delete_a_product()
    {
        $product = factory(Product::class)->create();

        $this->delete(route('admin.products.delete', $product), ['_token' => csrf_token()]);

        $this->assertRedirectedToRoute('admin.products.index');

        // assert that the product has been soft deleted
        $this->assertTrue(Product::withTrashed()->find($product->id)->trashed());
    }
}


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David E. Comeau, 56
May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022 editor Assabet Valley Technical High graduate, Class of 1984, Collins Funeral Home, David E. Comeau, Duckett Funeral Home of J.S. Waterman & Sons, Obituary
MARLBOROUGH – David E. Comeau, 56, of Marlborough died Thursday May 5, 2022 at Marlborough Hospital.
He was born in Marlborough, the son of Donna M. (Haigh) Comeau and the late David A. Comeau. Dave was a 1984 graduate of Assabet Valley Technical High School.
In 2012 he graduated from the Funeral Institute of the Northeast (FINE Mortuary College) where he received an Associate of Applied Science and Funeral Service Education.
He successfully completed both his National Funeral Conference Board and State Board Examination, and received his professional license in May of 2013.
Throughout his career, David worked at the Collins Funeral Home in Marlborough and Graham, Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlor in Worcester, both for many years. He also worked for Duckett Funeral Home of J.S. Waterman & Sons in Sudbury for many years.
Dave embodied everything that made a funeral director great. He was caring, compassionate and altruistic.
He loved giving back to the community, from Toys for Tots to Olivia's Ride, Dave was always there.
In the little free time he had, he enjoyed traveling, riding his Harley, and going out to eat. Dave loved stopping at local restaurants and ice cream shops on his trips and trying new places. Most recently he traveled to New York to enjoy Sir Elton John's Farewell Tour with his close friends. Those that knew Dave well, will always remember his quick wit and wonderful sense of humor.
In addition to his mother, he leaves three sisters, Sharon D. McGowan and her husband Richard of Berlin; Janel Miller and her husband Jason of Gilsum, NH and Lynn Comeau of Marlborough; two nephews, Jason and Tyler Miller of Gilsum, NH; a niece Amanda Comeau of California and he was predeceased by his niece Olivia Marie McGowan of Berlin who died in 2011 and his father David A. Comeau of Marlborough who died in 2002. He also leaves his extended family known as the (New Yorkers) Phyllis Alsterberg, James Alsterberg, Pam Felson, Andriana Espada and her husband Timmy all of Ozone Park, NY; many cousins and dear friends.
Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. in the Collins Funeral Home, 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. Burial will be private.
All are invited to sign Dave's online guestbook at www.collinsfuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Dave's memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A group of gun-wielding thieves robbed a Hillcrest jewelry store this evening.
The holdup at Bert Levi Family Jewelers, 1050 University Ave., was reported shortly before 5:30 p.m., according to San Diego police.
The bandits fled to the west in a vehicle of unknown make and model, Officer John Buttle said.
It was unclear how many robbers took part in the heist, though it was believed to have been either three or four, Buttle said. No detailed suspect descriptions were immediately available.


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Discovering Killer Whales in Clayoquot Sound
Dic 29, 2015 Andeanwire
We're working to promote conservation of the Bigg's Killer Whale through our citizen science initiative; the Identification Catalogue is a tool to encourage responsible environmental stewardship and conservation efforts.
Bigg's Orca are considered a threatened species because of small population sizes, low reproductive rates and human-caused changes in the marine environment. Collecting information on the living population is incredibly important for the preservation of the species. Our Bigg's Orca catalogue needs to be updated to ensure that participants in our research and visitors have current information on the orca population visiting Clayoquot Sound.
Our identification catalogue is a user-friendly tool for connecting our community and the one million visitors to our coast with these incredibly important animals and the threats to their population. To continue this research effort we must update our catalogue in order to represent the Bigg's population, provide current information on their status, and to be a useful resource for data collection, education, and conservation.
Orca whales (Ocinus orca) have been designated threatened species by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) in British Columbia. They are also a species of regional, cultural, and ecological importance. The three ecotypes of orca, Residents, Bigg's/Transients, and Offshores, are considered threatened due to small population sizes; low reproductive rates and human-caused changes in the marine environment.
Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society (SIMRS) has been using citizen science to collect data on the Bigg's Transient Orca in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, for the last 24 years as this ecotype is our most commonly seen orca. This data has been compiled into an identification catalogue for Bigg's Transient Orca as well as contributing to the Department of Fisheries and Ocean's study of these animals.
Our Identification Catalogue is a unique and user-friendly manual designed to educate visitors to our area about the Bigg's Orca that frequent the waters of Clayoquot Sound through local stories, information on the ecotypes, threats to the population, as well as an in depth guide to identifying individuals. Since the last printing in 2010, we have recorded 80 new animals in the area and we had a record of 85 days of Orca visitation to the area in 2014. Updating this book is an important part of giving back to our community and all the incredible work they have contributed to our research.
Our goal is that that the catalogue and stories will be enjoyed by those with an interest in marine life, inspire and educate readers and encourage responsible environmental stewardship and conservation efforts for Bigg's Orca.
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Why Discover Killer Whales in Clayoquot Sound?
With an ever-changing ocean, it is incredibly important to increase awareness and promote the conservation of the Bigg's Orca. The identification catalog will be distributed to the ecotourism community to reach out to their patrons and share our conservation message. It is an educational tool for sharing local, historical and cultural stories that can foster personal connections to Bigg's Orca and encourage stewardship and conservation efforts.
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Rock Melon Seeds - 20kg
Variety: Cucumis melo
Cantaloupe is also called mush melons, muskmelons, Persian melons and rock melons which belong to the family Cucurbitaceae that includes watermelons and honeydew. It is widely grown in Europe and California. It weighs down from 500 g to 5 Kg (1 to 10 pounds). The seeds of Cantaloupe possess 30 to 35% of protein, 40-45% of fat, 8-10% of carbohydrate and minerals as well as fibers. It possesses omega-3 fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid. It also possesses the micronutrients such as potassium, selenium, zinc and copper. Cantaloupe seeds also contain high content of fat soluble vitamin E such as tocopherol.
It was originated in Persia and was cultivated by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Europeans and Romans. The seeds was brought from Armenia and cultivated in 1700 which became the part of homeland of melons. European cantaloupe is the most popular variety which was cultivated in France. It was introduced by Christopher Columbus to North America in 1494 on his second voyage to New World. In 1881, Netted Gem was introduced by W. Atlee Burpee company.
polyunsaturated (g) 28.1
Zinc (mg) 10.2
Phosphorus (mg) 755


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Brett Favre tutored Colt McCoy
BEREA, Ohio -- Colt McCoy picked up his cellphone, dialed Brett Favre's number and hoped one of his idols might help him out.
The Browns quarterback got Favre's assistance -- and more than he could have dreamed.
"He said, 'Yeah, come down tonight,' " McCoy said recalled Favre saying. "That didn't happen."
But before he knew it, McCoy was on a plane flying to Mississippi to meet with Favre, who picked him up at the airport and then spent several days schooling Cleveland's young quarterback on the intricacies of the West Coast offense, something the three-time NFL MVP mastered during 20 pro seasons.
Following practice on Tuesday, McCoy described in detail the time he shared this summer with Favre, who seems to have finally retired for good after several is-he-or-isn't-he seasons. McCoy said the pair of quarterbacks -- the graying gunslinger and his eager-to-learn protege -- immersed themselves in nothing but football.
"He's an outstanding guy and I learned a lot, " McCoy said, "so I was thankful for him being open to me even coming down there. It's the first time we had met. It was a lot of fun."
OK, but the big question:
Did Favre look ready for another comeback?
"We didn't even go there," McCoy said, laughing. "We talked football. We stayed up late and worked out and he really helped me. For a guy who has played in some versions of the West Coast for 20 years, he's a great resource to have and I appreciated him being willing to spend a couple of days with me and help me out with some things."
Because McCoy wasn't permitted to have any contact during the lockout with first-year Browns coach Pat Shurmur or any of his assistants, he was looking for help with the West Coast. McCoy was able to get a copy of Shurmur's playbook during a one-day break in the labor strife. But without anyone to explain it to him, McCoy needed help.
The Xs and Os, the arrows, the terminology. It was like a foreign language to McCoy.
Enter Favre, who knows the West Coast as well as anyone.
Favre first learned the system in Green Bay under Browns president Mike Holmgren, who coached the Packers from 1992-98. McCoy figured if Favre was available, it would be a waste not to ask the master.
"I was at home and I've always liked watching Brett play and some of the stuff (plays) we had from Green Bay was him and it just occurred to me, why not call and see what he's doing?" McCoy said. "I had no idea, I just took a shot. And we ended up getting together and spending a couple of days. It was fun."
McCoy picked up several pointers from Favre, a player the former Texas star has admired since he first buckled his chin strap.
"Nobody else is like Brett to me," McCoy said. "I wore No. 4 in high school, so I've been watching him for a long time. He's one of those guys that I think everybody's watched. Guys that are my age, 23, 24 years old, when we were young, we were watching Brett, so it was awesome for me to be around him."
McCoy arrived in Mississippi with a list of questions. He wanted to absorb all he could during their time together. McCoy wanted to know about his footwork; about where to throw the ball if the primary receiver was covered; about audibles. Really, about everything.
"He helped me on some things," McCoy said. "I had the playbook and I had some tape. But you can go down and ask him, 'OK, vs. this, what call do you make here? And you see a pressure, what call can you make to adjust?' Those are the things that we talked about. Same things I would ask a coach. But now that I'm here, and with coaches every day, we're way past that.
"But during that time, Brett was very helpful."
Shurmur, who brought the West Coast with him from St. Louis, where he had a good one-year run with Sam Bradford, said McCoy's willingness to learn shows his maturity and growth as a leader.
"I just think that speaks to what Colt is," Shurmur said. "He puts two and two together. In an offense where you had a player that was tremendously successful, he took it upon himself to go see him and I think that's great. I've got a lot of respect for Brett. I consider him a friend of sorts.
"I've always followed him and admired what he's done. First of all, I'm thankful that Brett would spend time with him and then I think it's great on Colt's part that he would take the initiative to go do it."
McCoy left Favre with a few unanswered questions that maybe he can ask the next time around.
"I wanted to ask him the secret to not missing a game," McCoy said. "Brett's Brett. I really enjoyed my time with him."
TE Ben Watson (hamstring) LBs Scott Fujita (thigh) and Chris Gocong (stinger), and S Usama Young (hamstring) sat out practice. ... WR Mohamed Massaquoi said "hopefully, real soon" when asked when he might practice for the first time. He's been out with a bone injury to his left leg. ... Shurmur praised LB Titus Brown, who has had an impressive camp and returned a fumble 43 yards for a touchdown against Green Bay last week. ... RB Montario Hardesty had a wrap on his left calf, but he took part in drills. ... Wednesday's practice is closed to the public.


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What Is Grandstream Device Management System (GDMS)?
Jay Brant • Nov 15, 2019 •
It's great to have a fleet of Grandstream VoIP Phones but you have to have some system to manage them. And if that system makes it easy while giving you enterprise-grade features and security, that's even better.
Announced yesterday, Grandstream Device Management System (GDMS) is a free, all-in-one, cloud-based solution for provisioning, managing, updating, monitoring and analyzing Grandstream devices and accounts.
It's a centralized interface, which means the admin can manage the system from a single workstation. Because it's a cloud system, the admin can securely manage devices around the world from anywhere.
And there's no limit on how many devices or SIP accounts you can manage with GDMS.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves.
In this blog, we're going to break down the most notable features of GDMS.
What Are the Features of Grandstream Device Management System (GDMS)?
GDMS is a complete, enterprise-grade solution for managing an IP system composed of compatible Grandstream devices.
To sign up for GDMS, follow this link >
Centralized Dashboard. You can manage the entire system — all the devices — from a single dashboard. The system can be distributed across the globe. In the dashboard, you can access a map to show you where every device on the system is.
From the dashboard you can do all of the below.
Configuring Devices. Through GDMS you can configure devices in four ways:
By accessing a specific device
According to what model the device is
According to what group you've assigned the device to
By uploading the specific configuration file to GDMS
You can configure all the parameters on the device, including network settings, phone settings, account settings, profiles, etc. The same holds true for SIP accounts.
Remember: There is no hard limit on the number of devices and/or SIP accounts.
Upgrading Firmware. Keeping devices up to date is one of the primary methods of ensuring security. As with device configuration, GDMS allows you to upgrade firmware in a variety of methods, including batch firmware upgrades of MAC addresses or by site.
You can schedule firmware upgrades so they won't interfere with business hours. You can schedule other tasks like reboot, factory reset and update configuration, too.
Intelligent Alarms & Diagnostics. GDMS lets you set alarms for specific conditions. You can choose from three priority levels what alarms you will receive (high, medium, low), as well as how you're notified (message, email).
To aid in troubleshooting and monitoring, the full diagnostic record of all devices is available. And you can monitor the system in real time.
Security. GDMS provides enterprise-grade security. Features include:
End to end bank-grade TLS encryption
HTTPS protocol and two-way certificate verification
Encrypted key and account password
Detailed privilege settings for users
What Grandstream Devices Are Supported by GDMS?
Here is a full list of all Grandstream devices currently supported by GDMS (accurate as of March 24, 2021):
DP700 Series DECT Wireless IP Phones
GRP2600 Series IP Phones
GVC3210 Video Conferencing Camera
GXP2100 Series IP Phones
GXV3300 Series IP Video Phones
GWN7600 Series Wi-Fi Access Points
HT800 Series Analog Telephone Adapters (ATAs)
UCM Series IP PBXs
WP800 Series Wi-Fi Wireless IP Phones
Support is pending for the following devices:
GVC Series Video Conferencing Cameras (except for GVC3210)
GXP Series IP Phones (except for GXP2100 Series)
GXW Series IP Gateways
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    expect do
      require "google/apis/contentwarehouse_v1"
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      Google::Apis::ContentwarehouseV1::ContentwarehouseService.new
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We all know that a flu shot can reduce your chance of getting sick from influenza this season, but did you know that the flu vaccine also may reduce the risk of flu-associated pneumonia? RT Magazine recently published an article on this subject.
Until now, the medical community wasn't certain whether flu vaccines lower the risk of hospitalizations for pneumonia that develops from influenza, but the results of recent research confirm that the flu vaccine can do just that.
Over a period of two years, Dr. Carlos G. Grijalva of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and his colleagues studied hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia, using data from four different sites in the United States. What they found was that 17% of patients with flu-associated pneumonia had been vaccinated, and 29% of those who had pneumonia not related to an influenza infection had been vaccinated.
The conclusion of this study was that the estimated effectiveness of the vaccination in preventing pneumonia was 57%.
If you haven't yet had your flu vaccine, we strongly recommend that you get one as soon as you can.
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Obama at Notre Dame
by Family Research Council
Sunday's speech and the reaction of the Notre Dame community, and Catholics and others worldwide, will be the subject of much comment in the coming days. Some quick thoughts and first impressions:
Without doubt, Obama was eloquent, charming, and seemingly at ease. He had the advantage (a faculty and administration behind him, and the media framing it as the man of reason versus the rabble in the street, with, obligingly, Randall Terry performing that role as if on cue), and he seemed once again to know it. The students, who prepare for this day with years of labor and the love (and labor and cash) of their families behind them, were respectful and, as students tend to be around our rock-star President, wowed by his skill with words, his symbolic meaning in transcending our historic racial divide, and his graceful humor.
As for his speech, it was un-Barackesque in one sense - he came down from Olympus, where pay grades are seldom referred to at all, and made it plain that on the issue of human life, he does in fact disagree with those who stand for its sanctity. But he was Barackesque in striving to minimize those differences, in implying that there is "demonization" of opponents afoot (not from him, of course, just unnamed others), and suggesting that, to borrow an irritating catchphrase from a recent era in U.S. Catholic politics, he is all about "dialogue" with those who disagree with him.
There is the rub. Obama is a man of many mellifluous words, but he is also a man of many unambiguous actions, and every action he has taken to date has been a forthright dismantling of the culture of life and the wall of separation that has existed between taxpayers and abortion. A complete list would include all of his key personnel in White House domestic policy, HHS, State and the Justice Department. His policy enactments include rescinding the Mexico City policy that kept the international abortion industry out of the federal Treasury, rescinding the Bush conscience regulations designed to protect medical and health research personnel from having to participate in or facilitate abortion, eliminating all but a smidgeon of abstinence funding for the pregnancy centers that deal directly with women in need, lifting the ban on the use of District of Columbia funds to pay for abortion in his proposed budget, providing federal funding for experiments that rely on killing embryonic humans in fertility clients, and sending Planned Parenthood an additional $10 million federal love note, matching what they spent to elect him last year.
The President's efforts to spur "dialogue" involve a low-level White House meeting where groups — including, for the record, FRC — are asked to come in and help craft a plan to "reduce the need for abortion." To be credible, that plan would have to begin with reversing every decision Obama has made on abortion to date. But note the phraseology, which suggests a fundamental disagreement. Who speaks of a "need for child abuse"? Or a need for white collar crime? Or a need for bribery of public officials? If there is a need for something, just how wrong is it? Planned Parenthood and its allies secured this language in the Democratic Platform last year because they did not want any suggestion from their party that the act of abortion is a moral wrong. But if it is not a moral wrong, then it is hardly something that needs to be reduced, particularly if, as Planned Parenthood insists, it is physically safe and negligible in its mental health implications.
President Obama and his administration have extraordinary message discipline when it comes to these matters. That discipline will be on display again soon in the health care debate when the Democrats on the Hill insist that they are deferring that question to some other body (likely an HHS commission that will likewise pronounce itself for "dialogue") for resolution. Is there any chance that an Obama-endorsed, government-financed health plan will exclude abortion and taxpayer participation in it? As a state legislator, Obama stood out as a man so concerned about protecting abortion in all circumstances that he led opposed laws to provide care for infants who survive the procedure.
Yesterday Notre Dame gave a high honor to such a man. He spoke eloquently. But the Jesuit fathers who taught me in high school and even a few of the Holy Cross priests who taught me at Notre Dame impressed on me to pay attention to what men do, not just what they say. They cited the Good Book on knowing people by their fruits. With Obama, that begins with what is being done to the fruit of the womb.
"White House Pushes Back Against Protests of Pending Presidential Honorary Degree From Notre Dame," Jake Tapper, ABC News (May 12, 2009)
"North Dakota Governor Hoeven Signs Pro-Life Bills on Abortion, Ultrasound," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (May 12, 2009)
"N.Y. Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill," Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times (May 13, 2009)
"New York moves closer to same-sex marriage," CNN (May 13, 2009)
"Stem cell debate lives on in new bill," James Coburn, The Edmond Sun (May 12, 2009)
"Health workers' beliefs bill advances," Bill Barrow, The Times-Picayune (May 12, 2009)
"Panel Votes to Outlaw Human-Animal Hybrids," Kevin McGill, Associated Press (May 12, 2009)
"Clinton struggles to produce evidence to confirm Brazilian abortion story," Catholic News Agency (May 13, 2009)
"For Better Sleep Month, Consider How Abortion Causes Women Sleeping Disorders," Amy Sobie, LifeNews.com (May 11, 2009)
"On the Street, Selling Hope," Keith Alexander, The Washington Post (May 11, 2009)
"Obama budget cuts funds for abstinence-only sex education," Sharon Jayson, USA Today (May 11, 2009)
"ACLU pushes for gay marriage nationwide," United Press International (May 11, 2009)
"Faking Left," Ross Douthat, The New York Times (May 12, 2009)
"Tenn. abortion amendment expected to pass House," Lucas L. Johnson II, The Tennessean (May 11, 2009)
"Dividing the unity," Richard N. Ostling, WORLD Magazine (May 23, 2009)
"Illegal procedures," Lynn Vincent, WORLD Magazine (May 23, 2009)
"N.E.'s identity bolsters gay marriage tolerance," Jenna Russell, The Boston Globe (May 11, 2009)
"Choosing not to abort babies with disabilities," Julia Duin, The Washington Times (May 10, 2009)
"Character Assassins Gunning for Miss California, Supporters Say," Joshua Rhett Miller, FOX News (May 11, 2009)
"Gay marriage effort stalls in heavily Catholic RI," Ray Henry, Associated Press (May 8, 2009)
"District Attorney Reviewing Video of Tennessee Abortion Biz Hiding Sexual Abuse," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (May 11, 2009)
"No Other Issues Can Justify Voting for Pro-Abortion, Pro-Euthanasia, or Pro-Same-Sex Marriage Politicians, Says Vaticans Top Judicial Official," Terrence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com (May 11, 2009)
Conservatives Angered Over Obama's Plan to Eliminate Abstinence-based Sex Education," Pete Winn, CNSNews.com (May 11, 2009)
"Bishops launch new campaign against embryonic stem-cell research," Nancy Frazier O'Brien, Catholic News Service (May 11, 2009)
Obama's Grim Fairy Tale
by Robert Morrison
President Obama is offering up a new version of the old fable of the stone soup. You'll recall the Brothers Grimm fairy tale where the strangers come to town, offering nothing but a stone in the bottom of their kettle. They persuade the townspeople to add some potatoes, carrots, and soup bones, just for "garnish." Soon they had a feast-for free.
In 1976, candidate Jimmy Carter came to Iowa. He said he "didn't like abortion." And he pledged to reduce "the need for abortion." This at least was something.
To most people, the Republican candidate wasn't even offering a stone. President Ford never mentioned abortion, or the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion-on-demand. He let the First Lady, Betty Ford, speak out, offering her strongly pro-abortion views.
The Republican Party actually condemned Roe v. Wade in its 1976 platform. But President Ford ignored that fact, and a biased press played up Mrs. Ford's vocal support. In her memoirs, Betty Ford praised her hubby for "letting me do all the talking about abortion. That was wise of him," she said. It was wise only if Ford didn't need Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Liberal journalist Elizabeth Drew praised Carter for wrapping "a liberal policy stance in conservative rhetoric." Carter went on to win the election. He named hundreds of judges to the federal judiciary, but not one pro-lifer.
He did, however, name the pro-life Joe Califano as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the predecessor to HHS. Carter also supported and signed the Hyde Amendment, which banned federal funding of abortion, something Ford had allowed to go forward.
Obama is using Carter's successful rhetoric without even a scintilla of Carter's significant concessions to pro-life sentiment. Under Obama, we are being forced to pay to promote abortions around the world. We may be forced to pay for abortion-on-demand in his health care takeover. Pro-life doctors and nurses could be forced to take part in killing unborn children-or, more likely, killing their careers rather than compromise their conscience. Obama's rhetoric is appealing, rather like that nice hot stone soup. But his common ground is as lacking in substance as that empty kettle. The morning after, we'll awake to find it was only "some enchanted evening."
"Obama Offers D.C. Voucher Program Extension for Existing Students," Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post (May 6, 2009)
"Chaffetz leads fight against D.C. gay-marriage law," Lee Davidson, Deseret News (May 6, 2009)
"If done well, gay marriage laws will include conscience rights," Robin Wilson, Newsday (May 6, 2009)
"White House Begins Effort to Bridge the Divide on Abortion," Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal (May 7, 2009)
"President to proclaim National (but private) Day of Prayer," Manya Brachear, Chicago Tribune (May 7, 2009)
"Awareness of Same-Sex Threat to Religious Liberty Growing," Thomas Messner, The Foundry (May 7, 2009)
"New Jersey Church Replaces Pro-Life Signs Defaced in Pro-Abortion Vandalism," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (May 5, 2009)
"Catholic USF Faculty Union Demands Abortion Coverage," Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSiteNews (May 6, 2009)
"Barry Warns of "Civil War" Over Gay Marriage," Tim Craig, The Washington Post (May 5, 2009)
"Gallup: Obama strong, but gay marriage, big govt could be tricky," Dave Cook, Christian Science Monitor (May 5, 2009)
"State's teen pregnancies decrease," Stephen Largen, The News Star (May 6, 2009)
"Abstinence Education Backers Present Evidence of Success to Congress," Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com (May 5, 2009)
"Young Americans Losing Their Religion," Dan Harris, ABCNews (May 6, 2009)
"California Gay Marriage Backers Poised to Try Again in 2010," Teddy Davis, ABCNews (May 5, 2009)
"Palin backs abortion notification initiative," Jason Moore, KTUU-TV (May 4, 2009)
"Minnesota bishop compares Notre Dame to pro-abortion politicians," Catholic Culture (May 5, 2009)
"North Carolina Offers Text-Message Sex Advice to Teens," Jennifer Mesko, CitizenLink.com (May 4, 2009)
"ADF joins in Montana battle against euthanasia," Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow (May 5, 2009)
"Panel says religious violations are increasing worldwide," Tom Strode, Baptist Press (May 4, 2009)
"Stem cells regrow muscle," Fiona MacDonald, Popular Science (May 6, 2009)
"Condemning Nigeria," Emily Belz, WORLD Magazine (May 1, 2009)
U.S.A.F. Airman Convicted under Unborn Victims of Violence Act
by Chris Gacek
It appears that the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-212) (UVVA) has produced its first conviction. This took place over the weekend pursuant to a court martial at the Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska.
United States Airman 1st Class Scott Boie of Milton, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Saturday, May 2nd to nine years, six months in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to kill his unborn child. Boie was tried by a military court made up of ten member of the United States Air Force. The ten panel members convicted Boie late Friday night.
After Boie's wife, Caylinn, told him that she was pregnant, Boie requested that she get an abortion. After she declined to do so, Boie used his computer to gather information about abortion inducing drugs. Boie discovered that the anti-ulcer drug, misoprostol (Cytotec), could be used. Misoprostol is the second drug in the RU-486 (mifepristone) abortion regimen and is widely used in some countries like Brazil as a cheap abortifacient. (For more information on mifepristone and misoprostol - download and read this FRC pamphlet (PDF): LINK.)
With the help of a fellow serviceman Boie obtained misoprostol and crushed some of the tablets which he placed in his wife's food. A miscarriage followed one week later. His wife thought the miscarriage occurred naturally, but learned from a friend that her husband had attempted to kill their child. My news accounts do not reveal how Caylinn Boie's friend learned this. Mrs. Boie confronted her husband about the miscarriage while covertly taping their conversation. Scott Boie confessed to her that he had attempted to kill the baby, and the recording of this confession was played in court.
Boie was also dishonorably discharged, demoted to E-1, and assessed a "total forfeiture of all pay and allowances."
Congratulations should go to all those who worked to enact the UVVA and to President George W. Bush for signing it.


After the last project exploring roots and ways of cultural diversity in music, we restart our tour around Europe. For the begin two youth exchanges are approved. the one in Jerusalem, which will be held from 1st to 11th March and the one in Berlin, which will be implemented between 29th April and 9th May….


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by ERB Review at Citysearch Nov 10 .
I found this place when I was working in Garden City. Its a very small corner restaurant on Rt. 2, but inside, the food is sooo good. As I have called him "Uncle" the owner, is such a character, and he will remember you forever. I was away on business for over a year, and as soon as I walked in, he remembered me, what I like, and wanted to chit chat. Though its a small restaurant, and the food is a little expensive, It shouldnt be looked down upon, for your get great food and great atmosphere for the price. The Rhode Island Roll, and Cindy Roll are out of this world. The Cindy Roll is named after one of his customers that eats there often.
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by zuzuspetals27 at Citysearch Nov 10 .
I have been going here for about a year. The sushi is out of this world and the family that owns the place is adorable and amazing at what they do. I would highly recommend the cindy roll, it is wonderful. the food is a little pricy in relation to other places, but you really get better quality and bigger rolls. the only place i have ever had better sushi is in san diego, and thats only because they offered similar quality with slightly lower prices. i am ruined for other sushi places in rhode island forever...they are just not as good as uncles!
one of the two best sushi places i have ever been to!!
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Miniature Schnauzers are very photogenic anyway, but if you apply a few simple filters and then a great crop to the image, you end up with some beautiful shots.
Here's Frankie The Miniature Schnauzer in a few poses.
The image above shows her in a loving cuddle which is one of my favourite pictures ever.
This next one shows her clearly posing and looking at the camera on some nice white linen. Obviously with this one, we needed to make sure her feet where clean so we didn't get into trouble!
This third shot is again one I think looks pretty amazing and shows the detail of her eye and face. It's super close up and has a very simple filter, but works beautifully.


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