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Yahapalanaya: Comedy continues!
Posted on June 22nd, 2018
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Courtesy The Island
When I wrote 'Raigamaya and Gampolaya' just before the last local government elections (The Island, 5 February), I thought it was impossible for the state of affairs to get much worse. I am proved wrong; well, things have got worse and the comedy continues. Sorry, I should call it a tragi-comedy, with apologies to the populace that has to tighten belts, regularly, with no hope in sight, witnessing helplessly ramping corruption destroying the country, while politicians get enriched. Admittedly, no political script writer, even with an avid sense of humour, could have imagined such a farcical story as the unfolding Yahapalana saga. But, what is happening to our country is absolutely tragic.
Yahapalana mob does not care, busy feathering its own nest; the two leaders are at each other, undercutting and scheming to win the next presidential election, a post they vowed to abolish at the feet of Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero. In a way, the Venerable Thera was fortunate to depart to a better place, before his heart was fully broken by the antics of those he empowered. He is dead and gone but even death has not spared him of political manoeuvring. He would have turned 76 and definitely lived much longer had he not got involved in politics, on 29th May. To commemorate this birth anniversary, a ceremony had been held, but I simply cannot understand why this is done after someone is DEAD. Birth ends in death and, after that, if any, it is sensible to remember on the day of death; but that is another story. Our 'great' President gate-crashed, by his own admission, but it looks as if the 'forgetful' former Finance Minister was invited. "Prez lambasts UNP, warns of further revelations" was the main headline in 'The Island of 31 May. He promised to do everything he had failed to do in the last three years and blamed the 'other-half' for all the failings. If you believe in an afterlife, as death would not dim the determination of a great being, Venerable Sobitha should have appeared from a 'higher plane' and told him, then and there, "Sirisena! Enough is enough, call off the bluff!!"
After the miserable showing in the local government elections, His Excellency planned his greatest 'coup'; a no-confidence motion to oust the Prime Minister, he himself appointed, unconstitutionally. He was sure of success as there were enough UNPers ready to stab the aging and 'never-winning' leader in the back. Stage for the show-down was set, when TNA, 'minority opposition' declared they would abstain. Sensing danger, interested parties, including the USA and terrorist rump went into overdrive, as the fall of their man would lead to dampers on their project. 'Bosses' instructed TNA to vote against and everyone, including the President, got cold feet when he changed his instructions. His flock was allowed to vote as they wished, resulting in a further division of the SLFP; so, Rani survived, yet again!
Not to be outdone, the UNP taught the President a lesson by catching his Chief-of-Staff in the act of accepting a bribe. Pretty smart operation that was and wish there were many, so that the country would be rid of corruption. But the UNP is not interested in the country, any longer, but simply carries on with Dicky's dictum: 'Catch the corrupt only if they hurt us'.
Then comes the revelations about the millions gifted by Perpetual to (Dis) Honourable Members of Parliament who added provisos to the COPE report. Which side leaked the information, no one seems to be sure but it does not matter, as allegations are flying across the Chamber of The House, showing what a bunch of hypocrite's rule over us. The usually sedate Speaker got up from a slumber, to plead with his colleagues not to throw mud at each other, without realising that they are simply doing what is natural to them.
An addendum is needed to my article 'Ranil's Watergate' (The Island, 2 April) considering what has transpired since. The President's attempt to bury parts of the report in the secrecy of the National Archives is a cover-up too. Surely, his secretary would not have done this without HE's instructions and the Secretary's claim that blacked-out portions will be sent to the Parliament on the basis of the Attorney General's advice is nothing short of putting the honour of public servants at stake.
It is pretty obvious that the bond scams, and the cover-up by Ranil, and the subsequent cover-up of the report, by Maithri, make it the 'Yahapalana Watergate'.
In this scenario, it is not surprising that there is a vast amount of correspondence in 'The Island' with various suggestions, as to how we can get out of the mess. Of course, there are repeated pleas from NGO lackeys for reinvigorating the Yahapalana project, some misquoting, may be through ignorance or even may be deliberate, from Buddhist concepts. Some go to the opposite of looking for fresh faces. It is wonderful, if it can be done but it is an impossible task. Though we mock and blame politicians, it is no easy task which needs much experience. We cannot have a distinguished personality from a different field, simply because s/he is honourable. By trying to learn on the job, much harm can be done.
Considering all this, the suggestion by Prof N A De S Amaratunga seems most practical: 'MR must learn from past mistakes' (The Island, 18 June). True, there are accusations of corruption; very true, MR made mistakes. Who does not? Which politician does not? Those who heap praise on Lee Kuan Yew forget, very conveniently, that he was a dictator who suppressed any opposition, mercilessly. We need a politician with a proven track record who can deliver and MR fits the bill, provided he has learned from past mistakes. The voters punished him for his mistakes and he has paid for his sins but the question is 'Has he learned from past mistakes?'. Hope he has, for the sake of the future of our Motherland.
We are still under threat from international do-gooders. Unpatriotic politicians of ours, co-sponsored UNHRC resolutions against us, at the behest of the USA. Even when lifelines were thrown at us they disregarded. Lord Naseby's sterling efforts were met with ridicule by our foreign ministry. After all this, what has happened? On 19th June, Nikki Hayley, the US envoy to the UN, said UNHRC was a "hypocritical" body that "makes a mockery of human rights". In announcing the withdrawal of the USA from UNHRC she said "it was a cesspool of political bias" How true! Some of us have been telling this for a long time, Nikki!
The USA pushed us to the cesspool. Our then Foreign Minister, must be a lover of cesspools, volunteered to jump. Now the USA is running from the cesspool but we are drowning in it. Yahapalanaya pushed us there and we need someone to save us!
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Why News Corp and the Wall Street Journal will fall firmly on their face
Any publisher that charges for online content is making a serious mistake.
That was my first reaction to the news this morning that News Corp has decided to start a system of micro-payments for access to online articles of the Wall Street Journal. But my knee jerk response is still the one I stick by – they're making a serious mistake. Usually, I might take up some kind of devil's advocate position on this one but it's just nonsensical. I'll tell you why.
It's easy to throw my arms in the air and say it's outrageous to charge for any kind of written online content because the internet stands for freedom and all that malarkey. I do happen to believe it does, but then, I don't own the internet and nor does anyone else. It's its own creature and it'll become what it becomes whether it's to my taste or not.
No, the fact is that people can charge for content if they want to but it's not ethics that'll cause their downfall, it'll be economics. So, the WSJ starts charging folks to view their pages from Autumn. Then right off the bat, they're going to lose a whole bunch of traffic that'll simply go and get the same news elsewhere.
It makes no difference that the WSJ is a highly respected publication. Anything it scoops will filter down in a matter of minutes to the rest of the web. There'll be no traffic sent back New Corp's way but instead smaller sites will mop up what would have been theirs. There's a very large element of shooting themselves in the feet here and with both barrels too.
The trouble is that this kind of of paid content will never work online. This isn't music or film where you need the artists responsible to enjoy the information in the proper way. Any old fool can reproduce news once it's been written. There's no performance or delivery that the WSJ can copyright save straight plagerism.
Even if, in the short term, it made News Corp a few pence and encouraged all the other paper publishers to do the same, it's going to end in tears in the long run. It'd create an apparently elite group of sites where nobody would bother going except for a few commercial users who can expense that kind of cost until they're forced to make cutbacks by the bosses above.
Meanwhile the vast market of consumers would be up for grabs. Imagine all those free agents in search for news they don't have to pay for. It'd be an absolute bonanza for smaller web publishers out there – from specialist blogs to networks like Gawker, Weblogs and, of course, Shiny Media. One part of me says, "Bring it on!"
The more traffic these sites get, the faster they grow and the more respected they become until people would rather get their information from these new trusted resources over the now internet-redundant likes of the WSJ.
Even if the whole internet changed to pay-per-view, it would only take one site to start publishing pages for free for the whole system to collapse and for that new site to take over. There's reams of material on this kind of game theory in all sorts of walks of life; and I say it's a shot to both feet because, all the while News Corp marginalises interest in their websites, the print industry becomes all the more endangered with advances in hardware and connectivity – namely readers, mobiles, Wi-Fi, 3G and beyond. It's not a large step to see that hard copy newspapers will probably be a thing of the past. They're putting all their eggs in the wrong basket. It's madness.
If this is the route the papers chose to take, they'll be making all the same mistakes that the music industry is just waking up to and very ones that have got the film business in a mess as we speak. You just can't stem the tide. Consumers want this information online. They want it for free and that's exactly how they'll have it. It's how it works already. News Corp is going to spend an awful lot of money trying to support an outdated business model when they should be investing in developing a more progressive approach. And if they persist with this experiment, they'll have already lost far too much ground online to get back in the game without losing a lot more than they already fear they will.
11th May 2009 Daniel Sung Internet
Wall Street Journal pay-per-view for online content
News Corp's the Wall Street Journal is to introduce a pay-per-view system for their online content. It's unclear at the moment whether all their articles will be available subject to cost but what we do know is that the more specialist pieces will be more expensive.
The system is described by those inside as micro-payments but I start to wonder just how micro that becomes by the end of each year. The scheme is set to launch in the Autumn and doubtless all the traditional paper publishers will have their eyes very close to this one with probably both fingers and toes firmly crossed.
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I promise to keep my camera handy and give you another tour of the grounds March 20-21, 2010, after Carlos and I have the tent set up and the signs hung and the guest book all ready. Better yet, come on out and visit! There is never a better time to be at the Dallas Arboretum than during the Dallas Blooms Festival. I hope to see you there.
Very beautiful, Nancy - I love the way you handled the background.
Oh Nancy! This background is so stunning looking; beautiful color choices! And my second favorite flower in the whole world? Wow! Just a feast for sore eyes!
It knows it's awesome w/o declaring it.
Thank you Ed! Autumn, what is your absolute fav? Sunflowers? Thank you Jill, I appreciate that. I wanted to give a feeling of distance and atmosphere and hopefully got that in successfully.
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Two-sport star Cam Jordan seeks two-sport titles for Hills West
Cam Jordan of Half Hollow Hills West runs a pass-catching drill during training camp on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Credit: Bob Herzog
By Bob Herzog bob.herzog@newsday.com @zogsport7 August 17, 2016 5:03 PM
For Cam Jordan, it doesn't matter whether it's a basketball or a football, the 6-4, 190-pound Half Hollow Hills West senior just wants to own it.
"When I see a ball in the air I'm going to attack the ball. I'm going to use my long arms and my jumping ability to make sure no one else can get it," Jordan said during a break in his second football practice of the day on Tuesday.
Jordan was an explosive second-team Newsday All-Long Island wide receiver last year for the Colts' 9-2 team that lost in the Suffolk Division II finals, and was the starting center whose shot-blocking and rebounding helped the school's basketball team dethrone two-time Long Island champion Brentwood in the Suffolk Class AA title game.
"The championship in basketball will help a lot in football. You can tell the guys what the experience was like, playing in a big game and playing in front of a big crowd where there's a lot of pressure," said Jordan, who has verbally committed to play football for Syracuse and its new coach, Dino Babers. "It can be frightening the first time, but in the first couple of minutes of the game you get the jitters out and you block it out. Coach Madden says, 'Keep the game small.' Hopefully we can win a championship in football, too. We're the team to beat."
Kyle Madden, in his 17th year as the head coach at Hills West, the No. 1 preseason seed in the division, said he saw something special in Jordan as far back as the ninth grade.
"I had a feeling about this kid. He was very raw and he didn't have the greatest skill set, but he was willing to work," Madden said. "Now he's honing his 6-4 frame, he has a 40-inch vertical leap and runs a 4.4 40. All these college coaches [that recruited Jordan] — Syracuse, Wake Forest, Wisconsin, Boston College, Stony Brook, Buffalo — they all saw the upside in this kid. He's still learning the finer points of receiving and route-running, but the one thing the college coaches tell me that they love about Cam is that he goes and gets the ball. He catches it with his hands and doesn't let it get to his body."
So whether it's on turf or grass this fall, or on the hardwood this winter, you can apply these Jordan Rules: There will be one Colt boxing out a defender and outjumping him for the ball.
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"I love to work hard and show people what I'm all about and to show the talents that I have on the court and on the field," Jordan said. "I've been blessed with some natural ability and I've learned how to take advantage of that."
Syracuse noticed that ability, and Madden thinks the Orange is a perfect fit for Jordan because "Coach Babers loves to use three, four or five wide receivers."
While Jordan acknowledges making his college choice in July "took a lot of pressure off in the summer," he has put that behind him.
"I'm not even thinking about college now," Jordan said. "I'm just working hard and thinking about winning a championship for this team. I've been here since sophomore year. I'm not too happy about how the last two years ended."
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Bob Herzog has worked in the Newsday sports department as a writer and editor since 1976. He covers high school and college sports.
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Home Top10 Top 20 Iconic Japanese Superheroes in Childhood Memory
Top 20 Iconic Japanese Superheroes in Childhood Memory
15. Cyborg 009
A team of superheroes led by Joe Shimamura — a delinquent half-Japanese teenager. Joe is a cyborg who can move so fast that everyone else appears to be perfectly still.
16. Tetsuo Shima (Akira)
A human with immense psychic powers. He has mental problems that get worse the more he uses his abilities. In King Of Fighters, K9999, a clone from Kyo is entirely based on Tetsuo Shima from Akira, able to transform his arm into a long tentacle like Tetsuo's.
17. Megaloman
This series features a superhero quintet similar to those seen in the Super Sentai Series, but just like in Zone Fighter, the team's leader/main character Takashi Shishidou transforms into a giant long-haired Ultraman-like colossus, Megaloman, a guy who studies martial arts and is secretly from another planet giving him superhuman strength.
18. Super Robot Red Baron (スーパーロボット レッドバロン)
The show is set in the early 21st century where the Iron Masked Party, lead by Dr. Devilar, steals giant robots built all over the world from an exhibition and kidnap their creators to form a "Robot Empire".
Scientist Kenichiro Kurenai, foreseeing his capture, turns over his own super robot, Red Baron, to his younger brother Ken Kureinai. Ken is a member of SSI (Secret Science Investigation), a highly skill team of scientists that practice ninjitsu, and uses Red Baron to aid the team in their efforts to stop the Iron Masked Party from taking over the world.
19. Mirrorman
A photojournalist named Kyotaro Kagami discovers a secret from his past: his father is an alien superhero around another dimension called Mirrorman. His mother was a normal human.
Therefore, Kyotaro Kagami has only half of Mirrorman's superpowers. He must use them to defend earth from alien invaders.
20. Kikaider
A Japanese superhero from the early 1970s who was (strangely) more popular in Hawaii than Japan. Kikaider is a humanoid robot with a conscience circuit.
The anime adaptation of the Japanese superhero Kikaider, was produced by Sony Animation and broadcast on Kids Station from October 16, 2000 to January 8, 2001, with a total of 13 episodes. The anime followed more of the manga, with a darker nature of Jiro's reason to exist.
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U.S. to arm Kurds in fight for Raqqa, the Syrian capital of ISIS
Tom Vanden Brook
WASHINGTON — President Trump has authorized the Pentagon to arm Kurdish forces fighting the Islamic State with "medium" size weaponry, a move certain to cause friction with NATO ally Turkey, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
The Kurds have been among the most effective and reliable ground forces since the U.S.-led coalition launched its air war against Islamic State, or ISIS, militants in Iraq and Syria in 2014. However, Turkey considers some Kurdish groups to be terrorists and has opposed giving them weaponry.
The arms include machine guns, mortars, rifles and ammunition, according to a U.S. official familiar with the plan but authorized to speak about it publicly.
Arming the Kurds is seen by the Pentagon as key to retaking the Syrian city of Raqqa, which ISIS considers its capital. The Syrian Democratic Forces, which include Kurd and Arab fighters, would be on the ground.
"The SDF, partnered with enabling support from U.S. and coalition forces, are the only force on the ground that can successfully seize Raqqa in the near future," Dana White, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement.
At the White House, spokesman Sean Spicer said the move is designed "to assure a clear victory over ISIS" in Raqqa.
However, Kurdish YPG fighters, who will be receiving the weapons, are considered by Turkey to be terrorists.
"We are keenly aware of the security concerns of our coalition partner Turkey. We want to reassure the people and government of Turkey that the U.S. is committed to preventing additional security risks and protecting our NATO ally," White said in a statement.
U.S. officials have assured officials from Turkey that they will work to "prevent additional security risks" to their country, Spicer added.
YPG fighters likely have received a limited amount of arms and ammunition through the SDF, the official said. The change in policy will arm them with enough weaponry to fight entrenched ISIS forces in Raqqa.
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Untold thousands of years ago, Chewie talked me into filming a marathon session of videos for the CMDR Decks channel, and we sent them over to be placed in the queue for future release. Presumably you've already seen Dakkon Blackblade, Fumiko the Lowblood, and Scion of the Ur-Dragon (check them out, if not), but this one is the long-lost final episode from that session: The Mimeoplasm. Note that I go and make tweaks to my decks fairly often, and this video has been in the can for a while, so several details just aren't accurate anymore. You can look it up on TappedOut to see the up-to-the-minute current list. As always, let me know what you think in the comments here, or in the comments section on YouTube if you feel so inclined. To be honest, there's no guarantee I'll read the YouTube comments, as I do my best to avoid reading any YouTube comments as a general rule (that stuff will rot your brain). Recording all these videos was a lot of fun, and I want to thank Uriah Oxford (@CMDRDecks) and Gathering Magic for featuring them on the CMDR Decks channel.
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Hello @kgoodwin9, thank you for sharing your story. For a lot of us prednisone is the magic pill but you are correct – the goal is to get off of it as soon as you can and if you can. For my first occurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) it took me 3 years to taper off of it. I was started out on a dosage of 20 mg and it immediately took away the pain in my shoulders, arms and hands. It was in remission for 6 years but came back in the middle of last year. I was put on 20 mg again and I'm now down to 6 mg. I'm hoping I can get off of it before the end of the year but that in itself is a struggle. I was trying to reduce the dosage by 1 mg a month but the last 2 times I've tried to reduce it, the pain comes back. So, this next month I'm going to try 1/2 mg reduction and see how that goes.
I'm guessing the prednisone is reducing the inflammation in the joints and tissues which gets rid of the pain. I also try using supplements that help reduce inflammation but not sure how much it's helping.
I like your question – you are your best advocate and you need to determine if it really is helping you. In the end, only you can make the decision – it's your body. The only thing I would add is that you always want to make sure it's an informed decision and it's a good idea to have the discussion with your primary care doctor even if it's to use them as a sounding board. Asking better informed questions of your doctor will (or should) help them help you. If the doctors aren't listening to each other that's a real problem and I would be on a search to find one that did listen.
Hoping others will jump in her and share their story and something that might help.
I've had flare ups for years even with the positive Ana tests dr said it was fibromyalgia, been on cymbalta. I am 50 now and flare ups have worsened. I've experienced my worse ever this week with more pain than I've ever experienced. I figured that it was the hurricane stress and all the extra work boarding up my house. Last year I saw a rheumatologist and after all the tests and X-rays, told me I have mctd. Makes sense since my mom has overlapping diseases. Dr wanted to put me on Plaquenil and prednisone and I left there and ignored him since I didn't want my eyes to go bad and didn't want to be on prolonged prednisone. I got a massage last week and my body hurts more than ever. Think he was rough on me. Also, I hurt so bad Thursday I ran home from work to jump in a hot salt bath because I couldn't take the pain. I don't feel any better, I feel worse with deep pain, headache and nausea, red hot face. I think it's time I take this seriously now. My boss looks at me like I'm not really sick. When I'm down, it's at least 3 days or so before I can get up. I am going to start with eating healthier and taking care of myself with lots of sleep/rest. This is the worst flare I ever had and it's bad. Eventually, I may have to rethink the Plaquenil but I will try to stay off the steroids as long as I can. When the rheumatologist told me I had mctd I thought he said I had a connective tissue disease" and I thought, which one? That's when I thought it was a bs diagnosis but I looked at the paperwork and his diagnosis and did some research and now it all makes sense. The symptoms of the 3 diseases, same as my Mom, are exactly what my symptoms are and now I know what I have. I'm used to go go go all the time but with this disease you can't.
Welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm glad you found us and I'm hoping you can find some relief for your pain through discussions with other Connect members. I know that stress can play a big part in making things worse and the hurricane stress must have been horrific. I am currently on prednisone for my second round with PMR. The first time over 6 years ago it took me 3 years to taper off of the drug. I didn't like taking it but it really did it's job of getting rid of the pain. With this second round of PMR I was again put on a dose of 20 mg which got rid of the pain and it's a little over a year and I'm down to 5 mg a day and hoping I can be off of the drug by the end of the year. My first occurrence was an eye opener for me. I let the pain get so bad before I decided to see a rheumatologist that I went from struggling to walk up the basement stairs to actually crawling and using a walker. In retrospect, I wish I had not waited so long before seeing the doctor for the pain. I am really glad you are being proactive, being your own advocate and learning as much as you can about your health problems.
Welcome to the diagnosis!! I struggled with fatigue all the time until I started listening to my body. I too was a teacher , volunteer over active person and my friends are having a very hard time with my need for down time. It's nice to have this site to help me realize I am not alone. If I over do it one day I really struggle the next day so I am working on setting up boundaries and learning to say no by prioritizing what the most important things are I need to do . I had low iron and b12 which I hope you have had checked out and now take vitamins to keep the levels up. I am gluten/grain free and that has also helped my energy levels. The mos t important thing is listen to your body,and try to stay on a regular schedule with lots of down time. Good luck.
I appreciate your input into this conversation, @wottone. I agree that learning to live within your limitations is an important part of part of living well with chronic illness. Thanks for your sharing your comments and what you have learned.
It sounds as if you have adjusted your activity level as well as your diet. It isn't easy to say "no" when others want to include you in activities that might not be helpful. Do you have any "words of wisdom" that you would like to share on how you approach these situations?
I have a few friends who also have auto immune which really helps. We try to educate those around us to understanding our need for down time. And the unpredictability of our energy levels and disease issues ! When I have a flare up I just say I'm sick and disappear. I earlier wrote about the parkwood points plan from St Joseph's hospital in London. The second video on you tube has a brief outline of using a points system to help you gage your activity levels. It was meant for concussion patients. But has worked well for me. When I've used up my 15 points for the day I just say honestly points are done I'm going to bed !!! ( points for getting up and dressed, talking on the phone, making a meal, etc. ) it helped me realize how much energy these seemingly small tasks were using up of my energy to. It also was easy to explain to people I've used up my points and I was done for the day. liked the concreteness of it and my friends were educated as well. !! Following a very healthy diet has also been a big help for me. Wheat free, organic and as natural as possible has been the best. ! Learn to say I'm just not up to it and listen to your body has really helped me !! Leaning on this community has been very supportive for me too.
What great ideas! Especially your use of the "point system" I found some information (with videos) online at https://www.sjhc.london.on.ca/concussion-mild-traumatic-brain-injury/treatment-programs#abiweek1. I'm looking forward to looking at this. It will certainly be helpful to many people who are looking for ways of moderating their activity and rest level.
I'm also glad that you have found this community to be supportive of you. We are here and ready to listen.
Hi mariejk1, I would NOT worry about your eyes and Plaquenil. As long as you have an eye exam once each year, the chances are slim that your eyes will suffer. I am 72 and was diagnosed with Sjrogrens and MCTD about 5 years ago after about 8 years of symptoms and no doctor being able to tell me what was wrong. Finally, my daughter who has Lupus, demanded I see a certain rheumatologist and did …. I have good days and some not so good. Arthritis in the spine and crazy other ailments I won't even mention can sometimes limit me but with a pill regime of Plaquenil, civilemine (for dry mouth, a terrible problem for me) and zanaflex for some pretty bad muscle pain, I keep going. In fact, I am a part-time caregiver for my daughter and am so glad I can do that. I do take anti-depressants for some pretty severe problems I had, but it is controlled. I do protect my sleep and try to eat well. I attempt to live a life that isn't limited by discomfort but when I can't, I acknowledge the reality and take it easy. Got to listen to your body. Try NOT to stay on prednisone. It can be a miracle drug but also comes with some very nasty side effects down the road. Good luck.
ML, I have been dealing with chronic pain for 10 years and will share what works for me, i make it a part of my meditating, since no amount of medications stop the pain…. I meditate into it by breathing in and while breathing out I maintain an image of pain leaving my body with the air expelled….. once I got into it the pain seems to lift or I am unaware of it….
I received tremendous help from the pain clinic at Mayo Rochester, was referred there by a spine doctor at Mayo who was very good. You could try that route. I apologize I meant for this response to go to the following comments.
What is the online address for the Mayo Clinic's Scleroderma presentation that was on in Nov.?
I'm so glad you've returned to Connect! Thanks for the update; how are you doing?
Hello Laura (@lauramorin) — I see this is your first post. I would like to welcome you to Mayo Connect and thank you for sharing your story and some great advice. Was your post addressing or responding to a specific member? One way to make sure the person gets notified of your post is to tag them by adding their Connect username (@userxxxx).
Thank you again for taking the time to share your story and what has helped you.


The first trains departed Raleigh's new Union Station for Charlotte early Tuesday morning, marking the end of years of planning and construction that went into the project.
Clancy & Theys and Skanska, in association with Holt Brothers Construction, completed the state-of-the-art project in April. Union Station will now serve as a multi-modal transportation hub and will help meet the needs of the area's rapidly growing population.
The station's modern and industrial features are reminiscent of the old Dillon Supply warehouse that once stood on the same lot. A 920-foot platform, a circular drive for picking up and dropping off passengers, cost-effective parking are all features of the new transportation hub.
Union Station will make it easier for people to travel and commute to and from other communities in our region. Four daily round trips from Raleigh to Charlotte are now available at Union Station, offering stops in Cary, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury and Kannapolis. Amtrak's New York to Florida Silver Star line will also serve the new station.
Clancy & Theys is excited for the new opportunities Union Station will bring to downtown Raleigh and looks forward to continuing to help meet the growing needs of the region.
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AG sues over contaminated water wells
Steve Limtiaco
Pacific Daily News USA TODAY Network
Some of Guam's water wells remain shut down because of chemical contamination, according to Attorney General Leevin Camacho.
He added that it costs the Guam Waterworks Authority hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep a contaminated Tiyan well operating by treating the water.
The Office of the Attorney General Thursday filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Guam, accusing 3M Company, Tyco Fire Products, Chemguard Inc., Buckeye Fire Equipment Company, Kidde-Fenwal Inc., National Foam Inc., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co., and the Chemours Company of products liability, deceptive trade practices, negligence and public nuisance.
More:Water analyzers installed at Hagåtña water wells
More:Guam AG joins 21 others in asking Congress to pass legislation to address toxic chemicals
At issue is the release of toxic perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in connection with the use of "aqueous film-forming foam" and related products, the lawsuit states.
Camacho on Friday said the lawsuit is an effort to get money from those companies to monitor, test and clean up the contamination on island. While the chemicals are known to make people sick, there are currently are no links to anyone on Guam becoming ill because of the contamination, he said.
The companies either manufactured or distributed "aqueous film-forming foam" and related products, the lawsuit states.
"They have known for decades that there are adverse health impacts based on the exposure to these chemicals and they have hidden that from the general public and continued to market and to sell their products using AFFF for firefighting, knowing full well that those (are) dangerous to the community and potentially could get into the environment, including water," Camacho said.
He said the chemicals remain in the environment and can accumulate in the body if ingested over time.
Excessive levels of contaminants
Although several wells still test positive for excessive levels of the contaminants — the federal acceptable limit is 70 parts per trillion — the island's drinking water isn't contaminated, Camacho said.
"They have tested up to 30 times higher than the EPA levels," he said of the contaminated wells.
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Camacho said two Waterworks wells in Agana, A-23 and A-25, remain shut down because it would cost GWA more than a $1 million to make the water from those wells safe to use.
The lawsuit was filed in local court, but likely will be transferred to the federal court in South Carolina, where a multi-district lawsuit is being heard, Camacho said. Guam lawmakers earlier this year authorized the attorney general to participate in a multi-state lawsuit against the manufacturers.
There are plans to amend the lawsuit to include GWA as a plaintiff, Camacho said.
The Guam Waterworks Authority in March 2015 found high levels of PFOs in several wells but continued to operate them for more than a year, shutting them down in the summer of 2016.


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Should I allow my employee to work from home?
Many companies are faced with this question as time goes on. Some allow it and some frown upon it. Of course much of the answer depends upon the tasks associated with the job, the truth is many positions can be performed from anywhere with only the need for a strong and secure internet connection.
If you are part of a company that has employees that could work from home but don't, there are probably reasons you have been reluctant to allow this to happen. Here are some of the more common ones along with some reasons you may want to consider changing your corporate philosophy..
How will I know they are working?
A good question but ask yourself this, how do you know they are working now? Are they achieving their goals? Is the person reliable and trustworthy when in the office? Do they deliver results when they are asked for? If the answer to these questions are yes than you have yourself a good employee that will very likely be just as motivated whether in the office, on the road, or at their home.
How can I keep track of them if they aren't here in the office?
The better question might be; Do I need to keep track of them when they aren't in the office? At the end of the day, does it really matter if they ran to Starbucks to grab a coffee, or even if they took a break and went to the gym? If you are able to answer the first question positively and you know they are a trustworthy hardworking employee you can allow them the flexibility to build their workday in a way that works for both you and your company.
What if they end up working less than 40 hours?
Good for them! In this day and age work-life balance is more important than ever. In a society where employees are more likely to have 12-15 or more different careers in their lifetime, you want to be the employer that does what they can to keep your best help happy. If that means that they can do the job you've assigned to them in less than 40 hours by working at home, that is a win-win situation. It's possible they are more efficient working remotely which might enable you to assign them more responsibility. The truth is if you allow your employees flexibility you will be likely to retain them for a long time and as you know, it costs a lot to keep replacing good help.
Don't wait for your employee to ask to work from home or remotely. Many employees may feel uncomfortable making that ask and all too often you are losing a great contributor because you did not do enough to retain that employee. Be assertive and if you feel you are able to offer more flexibility, as Nike says, JUST DO IT!
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Platinum Nanoparticles
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Supported platinum nanoparticles
A High-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study
† Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
‡ Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
§Haldor Topsøe A/S, Nymøllevej 55, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
ACS Nano, 2012, 6 (12), pp 9
DOI: 10.1021/nn3040167
The stability of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) supported on ultrathin SiO2 films on Si(111) was investigated in situ under H2 and O2 (0.5 Torr) by high-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HP-XPS) and ex situ by atomic force microscopy (AFM). No indication of sintering was observed up to 600 °C in both reducing and oxidizing environments for size-selected Pt NPs synthesized by inverse micelle encapsulation. However, HP-XPS revealed a competing effect of volatile PtO desorption from the Pt NPs (2 and 4 nm NP sizes) at temperatures above 450 °C in the presence of 0.5 Torr of O2. Under oxidizing conditions, the entire NPs were oxidized, although with no indication of a PtO2 phase, with XPS binding energies better matching PtO. The stability of catalytic NPs in hydrogenation and oxidation reactions is of great importance due to the strong structure sensitivity observed in a number of catalytic processes of industrial relevance. imization of their stability, which, as it will be shown here, is strongly dependent on the reaction environment.
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Bryan R. Goldsmith, Evan D. Sanderson, Runhai Ouyang, and Wei-Xue Li
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C2014 Article ASAP
CO- and NO-Induced Disintegration and Redispersion of Three-Way Catalysts Rhodium, Palladium, and Platinum: An ab Initio Thermodynamics Study
Disintegration of supported nanoparticles (NPs) in the presence of reactants can lead to catalyst deactivation or be exploited to redisperse sintered catalysts. To better understand the stability of TiO2(110)-supported three-way catalysts Rh, Pd, and Pt ...
Yi Zhang, Yaling Xie, Aidong Tang, Yonghua Zhou, Jing Ouyang, and Huaming Yang
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research2014 53 (13), 5507-5514
Precious-Metal Nanoparticles Anchored onto Functionalized Halloysite Nanotubes
Natural halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were functionalized with a silane coupling agent with the aim of tuning the loading rate and dispersion of precious-metal nanoparticles. The samples were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, TEM, and XPS. The results ...
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Synthesis, characterization and optimization of platinum-alloy nanoparticle catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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Is what we see based on what we believe?
by PositiveOption
Because I believe
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
That means I see that, because the cell's nanotechnology and complexity on multiple levels is unmatched by all the engineers on the earth combined, it is a paradox if it comes from a natural cause
But Science does not they say there two ways to get a efficient design?
1.Designers apply their energy and intelligence to trial and error and create a efficient design like the motor of the space shuttle
It is a trust in knowlede and it's source
One who loves God will see what they believe and the ones who trust science will believe what they see
But Science does not see it that way they say there two ways to get a efficient design?
Nanotechnology is not ready . how about
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People move some of their interest to something that could be ready sooner. Nanotechnology has been given alot of press, and that may have caused us to over look the possibilities of accupuncture. Or most people are idiots and a small percentage of us do most of the creative thinking Why havent we brought the technique of accupuncture into the 21st century. Hollow micro needles delivering anti biotics to localized areas of the body, or chemotherapy delivered into the closest cappilaries. Such a waste of accupuncturists today. What if this technique were used in areas around the lungs for tuberculosis would we have cleared up infections with less risk of creating drug esistant strains
Nanotubes Increase Solar PV Conductivity 100 Million-Fold — Sourceable
Carbon-based nanostructures are already being used as materials in solar cells with increasing frequency, yet their ability to enhance electrical performance has thus far been hampered by limited ability to assemble orderly networks using the materials.
Application of platinum nanoparticles
Synthesis of platinum nanoparticles
Gold platinum nanoparticles
Shaped platinum nanoparticles
Metal ceramic nanocomposites
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Quantum mechanics of Nanomaterials
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Printed Electronics: The Global Market
By David Savastano Editor First Nanosolar utility panels shipped and deployed in Germany in a free-field plant installation. (Photo credit: Willi...
Platinum nanoparticles sensor
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Man due in court charged with attempted murder of woman
Mark Gibbons, 62 of Bold Lane, Ormskirk will appear at Preston Magistrates Court
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A 62-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with attempted murder after his car allegedly mounted a pavement and hit a woman in Ormskirk, say police.
Mark Gibbons, 62 of Bold Lane, Ormskirk will appear at Preston Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning.
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Bitcoin, Blockchain, blockchain editing, Daily News, Issuing & Acquiring, Remittance - September 20, 2016
Accenture stirs up trouble with blockchain editing technique
Accenture is stirring up a blockchain storm within the community by patenting a technique for editing information stored using the nascent technology in a move designed to make it more commercially viable.
By allowing a central administrator to amend or delete information stored on a blockchain, the consultancy says
that its prototype — to be unveiled — will make the technology more attractive to the financial services industry – according to the FT.
However, to many diehard fans of the technology underpinning the cryptocurrency bitcoin, the move threatens one of its founding principles: that a blockchain should be an immutable ledger of events without the need for a central authority.
Having initially been sceptical about it because of worries over fraud, big banks are now exploring how they can exploit the technology to speed up back-office settlement systems and free billions in capital tied up supporting trades on global markets.
Richard Lumb, global head of financial services at Accenture, told the Financial Times that financial institutions and regulators would need a means to quickly correct errors on the blockchain before using it in securities markets. He gave the example of a "fat finger" trading error, or a trade assigned to the wrong counterparty.
"What we are talking about is adapting the blockchain to the corporate world and how do we make it pragmatic and useful for the financial services sector," he said. "This prototype allows you expunge a record completely and we think that will be needed by corporates and regulators."
He drew a distinction between the need for an editing function on the invitation-only, "permissioned" blockchains that most banks are looking at establishing and the open, "permissionless" blockchains, such as bitcoin, where immutability is a key feature.
Accenture and Giuseppe Ateniese, a professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, have filed a patent for their technology in the US and Europe. It uses a technique called the "chameleon hash" to add a type of padlock between units in a blockchain that allows an administrator with the key to unlock and edit them.
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Philippines passes pro-vape Law
by Ruthless Vapor August 01, 2022
After a relatively charged election period, the Philippines have allowed a piece of pro-vape legislation to become law. The previous President of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte, neither vetoed nor signed the bill into law. After the election, the new president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., also commonly referred to as Bongbong Marcos, also did not sign or veto the law.
Due to how legislation works in the Philippines, the bill became law on July 25, 2022. Next, it will need to be published in the country's official gazette. Two weeks after it is published, it will become official law.
The most notable part of the law is that it lowers the required age to buy vapes to 18. While this may seem questionable in a vacuum, it makes more sense given the status of the Philippines. Currently, 18 is the required age to buy cigarettes, but 21 is the required age to buy vapes. The bill would make vapes accessible to people who, legally, would have only had access to cigarettes.
The Philippines also has a relatively high number of smokers. Around 28.3% of adult Filipinos identified as smokers. The number of smokers is high among youth as well, despite cigarettes being illegal for them to buy. Among youth ages 13-15, 10.8% were reported to smoke tobacco products.
Another part of the bill gives the authority to regulate vape and heated tobacco products to the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The DTI will be consulting with the Philippines Food and Drug Administration to set regulations for consumers.
The strength of vape liquid will be capped at 65 mg/ml, which is strong enough to include most vape juices and nicotine salts on the market .The law also imposes some restrictions on where vape products can be sold, penalties for selling to minors, and restrictions on advertising. Additionally, it removes a two-flavor limit on flavors. The law also regulates and allows vape companies to participate in corporate social events, such as trade events.
However, the most standout part of the law is how the bill treats vape. The law regulates and legitimizes vape companies. It also treats vape as a possible tool to reduce smoking, and encourages that by making vapes legally available to Filipinos who only had access to cigarettes before.
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Emma Peel, z domu Knight - kobieta-szpieg, partnerka Johna Steeda w serialu Rewolwer i melonik, grana przez Dianę Rigg w 51 odcinkach w latach 1965-1968. Wcześniej partnerką Steeda była Cathy Gale grana przez Honor Blackman, która odeszła aby zagrać w filmie Goldfinger. Elizabeth Shepherd rozpoczęła zdjęcia jako Emma Peel, ale te same sceny powtórzono z Rigg, a fragmenty z Shepherd prawdopodobnie zaginęły. Początkowe odcinki nakręcono na taśmie czarno-białej, następne na kolorowej. Jednocześnie zmienił się autor strojów pani Peel. Czarno-białe minispódniczki projektował John Bates, jednoczęściowe stroje zwane wtedy 'Emmapeelers' Alun Hughes.

Mąż Emmy Peel był pilotem, zaginął, a gdy się odnalazł, pani Peel porzuciła pracę. W rzeczywistości Diana Rigg odeszła, aby zagrać w filmie W tajnej służbie Jej Królewskiej Mości, a partnerką Steeda została Tara King grana przez Lindę Thorson.

W filmie fabularnym w roli Peel wystąpiła Uma Thurman.

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BotNet is a Valhalla Legends-made service designed for inter-bot communication.
Like Classic Battle.net, it is a lightweight, unencrypted binary protocol. It was originally made to share the "databases" of bots and act as a possible system for load balancing and moderation. It was expanded to support chat, and is now hosted by BNETDocs at botnet.bnetdocs.org (see server list).
By convention, the server runs on TCP port 21845 (that is, hexadecimal 0x5555).
version (ver) refers to the "protocol version" which is always 0x01. It is in every message header.
revision (rev) refers to the "server revision" which is one of 0x01 through 0x04. It is sent by the server in S>C 0x0A BOTNET_REVISION.
awareness level (awl) refers to the "client protocol awareness level" which is either 0x00 (default) or 0x01. It is set by the client in C>S 0x0A BOTNET_CLIENT_VERSION.
max length (max) refers to the maximum number of bytes a null-terminated string can be accepted at, including the null terminator.
BotNet was originally designed to share the user databases between groups of bots, so that the network can agree on permissions Battle.net users had. A database entry is a Usermask and Flags pair, conventionally describing a user or group of users on Battle.net and their permissions to the bot(s) using the database in the form of uppercase flags from A through Z.
This database of user permissions, as well as chat and inter-bot commands, are all designed around this "database" construct, which clients request access to right after log on.
If an invalid database name and password is sent in C>S 0x02 BOTNET_STATSUPDATE, the server places the user in a read-only "public" database with the name set to an empty string.
Starting with server revision 2, users can create and log on to accounts using C>S 0x0D BOTNET_ACCOUNT/S>C.
Administrative access on BotNet is specified by a set of flags that accounts can have.
They are stored in a UINT32 and conventionally decoded as a series of 26 bits where each one refers to a letter of the alphabet from A to Z.
A = Superuser: can perform any administrative action.
B = Broadcast: may use talk-to-all.
C = Connection: may administer botnet connectivity.
D = Database: may create and maintain databases.
I = ID control: may create and modify hub IDs.
Messages have a maximum size of 511 bytes.
There have been 4 revisions to the server software, which are denoted in message structures by [rev: #]. If none is supplied, all revisions send/expect that field.
Added account names and administration functions.
Updated messages: S>C 0x06 BOTNET_USER (added field for account name).
Database is now provided in user update messages.
Updated messages: S>C 0x06 BOTNET_USER (added field for database name).
Added messages for protocol violation, client capabilities and awareness, and chat options.
By specifying an "awareness level" (awl) of 0x01, revision 4-supporting clients can opt-in to many message additions below.
S>C 0x06 BOTNET_USER (awl 1: added database access flags, and admin capability flags; awl 1: added "null" message after fulfilling C>S 0x06 BOTNET_USER_LIST requests).
C>S 0x01 BOTNET_LOGON: Log on using assigned bot name and password.
On failure, BotNet will disconnect here.
S>C 0x0A BOTNET_REVISION: Receive server revision.
S>C 0x01 BOTNET_LOGON: Receive accepted logon.
(optional) C>S 0x0A BOTNET_CLIENT_VERSION: Send client awareness level and capabilities, if not 0, 0 [rev: 4].
S>C 0x09 BOTNET_CLIENT_VERSION: Acknowledge client awareness level.
(optional) C>S 0x10 BOTNET_CHAT_OPTIONS: Send chat options, if not 0, 0, 0, 0 [rev: 4].
S>C 0x10 BOTNET_CHAT_OPTIONS: Acknowledge chat options.
(optional) C>S 0x0D BOTNET_ACCOUNT: Log on to account [rev: 2].
S>C 0x0D BOTNET_ACCOUNT: Server responds to logon.
Clients should try creating a non-existent account here using the subcommand in 0x0D.
Developers should avoid allowing clients to fail account logon in loops if creation fails.
Clients should wait on 0x02 (the following message) until account logon is resolved to avoid sending double updates to other users.
C>S 0x02 BOTNET_STATSUPDATE: Update your information as it appears on Battle.net, and specify a database to use.
S>C 0x02 BOTNET_STATSUPDATE: Acknowledge your information. This step sends the 0x06 alert to other users.
(optional) C>S 0x06 BOTNET_USER_LIST: Request online users, if you want to know who is there.
S>C 0x06 BOTNET_USER : A sequence of these is received. The first one is the requesting client. For awareness level 1 clients, this is followed by a 4-byte "null" indicator message, which is just the 0x06 message but blank. Otherwise, no "null" indicator is sent and it may be advisable to send another message after 0x06 to determine its end for server revisions before 4.
(optional) C>S 0x03 BOTNET_DATABASE: Request current database contents, if you want to know what is there.
S>C 0x03 BOTNET_DATABASE : A sequence of these is received, as requested.
Of course, you are free to use the other messages depending on what the user or application requires. The above is just a guideline so you can know where to go to implement the protocol.


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Sponsor Lisa Hendey on the fifth day of the Notre Dame Trail, a 320-mile walking and biking journey in Indiana.
When I applied up to be a "core pilgrim" for the Notre Dame Trail, I had no idea how my life would be impacted by the simple act of walking. Having spotted information about the 320-mile pilgrimage being undertaken by my alma mater in honor of the university's 175th anniversary, I decided to go for it and apply.
One special day in the fall of 2016, I received a package letting me know that I'd been selected. Included was an intense training schedule. Suddenly, reality set in: Could I, a 54-year-old non-athlete, be ready to cover that distance in time?
In January 2017, early in my training process, I had the good fortune of traveling to India on my second Unbound awareness trip to meet my sponsored elder Lourdhumary. My training "steps" were taken through beautiful India and filled with new and exotic sights and sounds.
Shortly after the trip I learned about Unbound's Trailblazers program and received my first-generation bright yellow Trailblazer shirt. I fell into the habit of wearing that shirt each Tuesday on my "long" walk days. As I put it on and laced up my shoes, I sent prayers for not only Lourdhumary and my sponsored child Jackilyn in the Philippines, but also for all the members of our worldwide Unbound family.
My bright Trailblazers shirt got good and sweaty as the weekly miles on foot and bicycle added up. As my mileage mounted, I quickly realized that every time I wore my Unbound shirt in public, I would have many opportunities to share about the gift of being a sponsor.
As I grew in confidence along the miles, part of what helped me persevere was my knowledge that, in this very small way, my own life's path was united with Lourdhumary and Jackilyn and their families. Wherever I walked, I prayed for them and wondered where their steps were taking them that day. Jackilyn is probably walking through the windy streets of her village to school. Lourdhumary is either on her way to the market or off to church, I imagined, picturing the places we'd walked together on my visit to her home.
Thoughts of them helped me pass the miles. Whatever small discomfort I felt in pushing myself to keep walking was lessened by remembering those around the world for whom walking is the primary mode of transportation. My steps were a tiny act of solidarity, a reminder to count my blessings as I counted the mileage and to continue pondering ways to lovingly reach out to families around my community and around our world.
My training passed in a blur. I learned to love long-walk-Tuesdays as my favorite day of the week. When the moment for our pilgrimage came, packed at the top of my suitcase was that bright yellow shirt, washed so many times and still never dimmed! Along the pilgrimage, my fellow pilgrims asked often about the shirt and always listened with excitement and interest when I shared about Unbound and my sponsored friends.
As I walked the last few miles of the Notre Dame Trail in August, I thanked God for all that had been revealed in my life over the months of training. Crossing the finish line, a point of great spiritual significance on the Notre Dame campus, I realized that my life's walk is truly just beginning.
So, every Tuesday, you'll still spot me with my bright Trailblazer shirt, ready to tell an Unbound story to anyone who asks.
Lisa M. Hendey, founder of CatholicMom.com and author of The Grace of Yes, lives and walks in California. Visit her at lisahendey.com.


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Sierra Canyon School
Chatsworth, CA
Independent, Private, Coeducational
Latin: Excellentia propter se
(Excellence is its own reward)
Religious affiliation(s)
Non-sectarian
James P. Skrumbis
Student to teacher ratio
Suburban, 37 acres
Athletics conference
CIF Southern Section
Alpha League
www.sierracanyonschool.org
Sierra Canyon School (SCS) is a private, coeducational day school located in the Los Angeles suburb of Chatsworth, California, USA. Sierra Canyon enrolls students in preschool through grade 12.
Sierra Canyon School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS). SCS is a member of National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Sierra Canyon School began in 1972 as the Sierra Canyon Day Camp, started by founders Mick Horwitz and Howard Wang, a proprietary endeavor that became the impetus for starting the school. In 1978, the needs of the North San Fernando Valley spurred the evolution from a day camp into Sierra Canyon Elementary School. The elementary school began with 150 students, spanning Early Kindergarten through 6th grade.
In 1990, Sierra Canyon was the only school in Los Angeles, and the only private school in California, to be honored as a Recognized School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Founding directors Mick Horwitz and Howard Wang, and Principal Ann Gillinger received the Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence in Education from President George H. W. Bush at the White House.
By 2001, the school had grown to nearly 700 students from early kindergarten through 8th grade. An independent, non-sectarian, co-educational high school had not been built in the San Fernando Valley since 1961, during which time the Valley's population had grown by 60 percent. The need for a high school prompted the founders to appoint Jim Skrumbis as head of school in 2004 in order to expand and open an Upper School. The new Upper School opened in 2006, serving 7th through 12th grades. The upper and lower schools merged and incorporated as a non-profit organization for early kindergarten through 12th grade and established itself as a college preparatory private school. Sierra Canyon graduated its first senior class in June 2009.
Each summer, over 600 campers still come to Sierra Canyon for its Sierra Canyon Day Camp program.
Sierra Canyon School offers all students a fully UC-approved, comprehensive, four-year curriculum that includes extensive honors and advanced-placement courses. At the beginning of the seventh grade year, each student is assigned an academic advisor.
The SCS International Program welcomes nearly 70 foreign students from countries such as Russia, India, Korea, and China to its Upper Campus each year to study with fellow students in 9th through 12th grades.
Sierra Canyon School participates in a full range of interscholastic athletics as a member of the CIF Southern Section. Boys' teams include lacrosse, football, baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, wrestling, cross country, track, golf, and swimming during the school year. Girls have the opportunity to compete in soccer, basketball, tennis, softball, beach volleyball, cross country, track, swimming, and volleyball.
In 2015, the boys' and girls' basketball teams won California Interscholastic Federation State championships. It was the first time in school history that both the boys' and girls' teams won a state basketball championship in the same year. The girls' basketball championship was their third consecutive state title.
In 2015, the girls' soccer team won the California Interscholastic Federation Regional championships.
In 2015, the football team won the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section championship.
Campus facts
The campus is park-like with more than 700 trees, groomed lawns, beautiful flowers and the lower campus has a custom designed horse trail which continues into Brown's Canyon. The lower campus includes a computer lab, a music room, and library. The upper campus includes a technology center, a media center for digital filmmaking, the black-box theater, and the Upper School Library. In the Spring of 2010, the student-designed Community Garden was added at the top of the campus.
Kendall Jenner, American socialite, reality television star, model, and brand ambassador for Seventeen.[1]
Kylie Jenner, American socialite, reality television star, and brand ambassador for Seventeen.[2]
Ireland Baldwin, model and daughter of actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
Willow Smith, singer, actress and daughter of actors Jada and Will Smith
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Chatsworth, Los Angeles
2008 Chatsworth train collision
Primary and secondary schools
Chatsworth High School
Chaminade College Preparatory School (middle school)
Chatsworth Hills Academy
Los Angeles Community College District
Chatsworth Nature Preserve
Lassen Street Olive Trees
Minnie Hill Palmer House
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Old Santa Susana Stage Road
Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park
Chatsworth Station
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What Does Jetlag Mean?
Ilina answered
Let me dumb it down to a situation, since the others have already gotten the literal definition. For example, you took a flight from New York to California at around 7:00 pm. You arrive in California 4 hours later, so you feel as if it is 11:00 pm, but really, In California it is only 8:00 pm. The feeling of sleep and not being able to keep up with time is jet-lag.
It refers to the two areas the difference between local time.
Anonymous commented
Ya it means what the guest said!
Ren Yan answered
Jet lag is a physiological condition which is a consequence of alterations to circadian rhythms.
yarnlady answered
It means when someone flies in a jet plane to a different time zone, it takes them awhile to catch up to the change. The is called a lag.
Eg GI'mnottellinganyone answered
It's like when you're on a plane off to a different country or someplace else where it'll take a while to get to, the time zone is different so you get tired because (example) it's morning there when it's night at your original place.
William Harkin answered
It's when your body tells you,It's one time,and when the clock tells you it's another.Due to flying through different time zones
Teri Brooks answered
When you cant really walk staright in a way cause you got off a plane and your just used to flying it is a condition
suman kumar answered
Jetlag is caused when you fly nonstop or have a very long journey through flight.
Informater Infoman answered
Jetlag is physiological problem which occurs when (usually travelling in a plane, hence the name 'JET lag") you change time zones.
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This is a Train the Trainer course, designed to work with students who wish to work within their communities to create disaster resilience. It is also appropriate for those who are new to disaster awareness as the content goes through several disaster scenarios and discusses their impacts upon the community. The focus is on finding common ground among the various individuals that make up our different – interest, faith, work and geographic communities. The Map Your Neighborhood program is a center piece and the PowerPoint used during class will be provided to students to alter and use when/if they choose to present to their friends, family and/or communities.


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Lynx helping Puerto Ricans with bus passes and jobs
Terry Roen
Since Tuesday, Lynx staffers have handed out 137 free, 30-day passes and discussed job opportunities with Puerto Rico hurricane refugees at the Orlando International Airport.
The transportation system's staff has been manning a table to OIA's reception center since it opened Tuesday to the first flights of Puerto Ricans fleeing from the devastation of Hurricane Maria's devastation.
The free bus passes are a way for Lynx to help make traveling around Central Florida easier and make the Puerto Ricans feel welcome.
"In times of emergency we must come together to help whomever, from wherever," said LYNX CEO Edward L. Johnson. "Visiting and traveling around a new area can be scary regardless of the circumstances."
The agency, like many other major businesses in the area, is also working to provide employment opportunities to those arriving from Puerto Rico.
"As the regional transportation authority, our available positions are not just technical, said Johnson, who added they are interviewing for professional positions in accounting, planning, operations, maintenance and safety.
LYNX staff has been answering questions, assisting with travel planning and providing bus passes with schedule books. They join other agencies like the American Red Cross, FEMA and Orange County Public Schools that have set up information tables at the airport.
Vice President Mike Pence, Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, along with LYNX Board members Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer stopped by the reception center Thursday to offer encouragement and thank the dedicated agencies for their assistance.
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The youngest of seven children, Terry O. Roen followed two older brothers into journalism. Her career started as a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, where she wrote stories on city and county government, schools, courts and religion. She has also reported for the Associated Press, where she covered the Casey Anthony and Trayvon Martin trials along with the Pulse massacre. Married to her husband, Hal, they have two children and live in Winter Park. A lifelong tourist in her own state, she writes about Central Florida's growing tourism industry for Florida Politics and Orlando Rising.
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While consumables might be the first products people think of when they hear the term natural, the adjective is being applied to more and more categories throughout the pet industry, including cat litter. And as in many other pet product categories, the definition of natural can be somewhat subjective. While retailers have to decide what the standard is for their store, manufacturers provide some insight on what guidelines they adhere to in defining the term when it comes to litter.
Jean Broders, senior brand manager for Muscatine, Iowa-based Kent Pet Group, also reinforces sustainability as a key feature of natural litters.
Overall, natural litters are often lighter, made from sustainable or biodegradable materials and free of chemical additives, offering pet parents an option that is better for pets, people and the planet.
In general, consumers are making more educated choices, shifting towards products that are in some way healthier, whether for the people or pets consuming them, or for the environment as a whole. Helen Cantrell, director of marketing and sales for Corning, Calif.-based Naturally Fresh Cat Litter, says the millennial market in particular is driving this trend, along with consumers who are particularly concerned about the environmental impact of their purchases.
While natural cat litters are on the rise, there is still a lot of growth both in the litter category in general and in the natural segment for pet specialty retailers. Spain points out that many pet owners aren't even turning to the pet specialty channel for their litter needs.
Gina Zaro, marketing director for Dr. Elsey's Cat Products, based in Englewood, Colo., also emphasizes that informed pet parents are also simply looking for a better product. In a world where consumers are constantly seeking out products or services for themselves that make their lives easier, get the job done faster or solve a nagging problem, cat litter is no exception.
Litter might not be the easiest product to build fun merchandising displays around, but manufacturers are making an effort to provide attractive, informative packaging and support retailers' in-store efforts. Retailers need to focus on highlighting those features on the shelf, especially with products like natural cat litter where customers may not know the benefits or know which product is right for them.
It may take some extra work on the retailers' part at first, but making an effort up front, to make it easier for customers to learn more about their litter options, will pay off in sales in the long run.
Litters traditionally pose a challenge in merchandising because of their sheer weight, often relegating the heavy packages to bottom shelves. But one of the benefits for many natural litters is the lightweight material they're made from, which both lighten the load for customers and make it possible to display them on higher shelves where they're more likely to catch shoppers' eyes. Litter can also be cross-merchandised with other related products that customers may not think to purchase on a regular basis.
"Pairing Green Tea Fresh with a wide-tined scoop or a litter box is a great cross-promotional opportunity that helps remind consumers not to hang on to scoops or boxes too long—they should be replaced regularly," Yamamoto says.
And sampling shouldn't just be limited to treats and food. Some manufacturers, including Fresh News, will provide a sample of litter large enough to fill a box, allowing customers to see for themselves the difference a natural alternative can make. Retailers could also display the litters in store, which both provides a unique merchandising look for a litter display and provides a hands-on experience with the product.
Natural cat litters also provide a great opportunity for retailers to be a problem solver for pet owners, which can help boost customer loyalty and make the retailer the go-to for future inquiries. Broders points out that customers may be looking for a specific improvement on their current litter, but may not know there are natural options that can meet those needs. It's essential that retailers both be aware of the particular features of the litters they stock, and highlight them in conversation with customers and through in-store signage.
Of course, seeking out the best possible manufacturer partners is an essential part of seeing success in the natural cat litter category. Especially because this is a category that still has a lot of room for growth in the pet specialty channel, retailers should work with companies that will support the work needed to pursue those potential sales.
There are many good options on the market for natural cat litters, so putting together the right selection is a matter of asking the right questions from the beginning.


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