I felt comfortable going deeply into myself. I knew implicitly that I could show up authentically and that it was without judgment that you held a space for me of becoming.
Somato-Emotional Release is a term coined by John Upledger during his development of Cranio-Sacral Therapy. Soma refers to the body and emotional speaks to feelings that we have. The somato-emotional response, in the context of any somato-emotional exploration and specifically refers to an image, a feeling, a taste, sense, smell or other sensory experience that may present itself in response to physical touch.
Our tissues are witnesses to everything that happens to us in the course of our lives. Usually associated with past physical or emotional trauma, a memory may store itself anywhere in our tissues and literally stay put until a later and safer time. As we respond during a body-care session through physical touch, therapeutic imagery and dialogue or through contemplative silence, it sometimes happens that the tissue memory spontaneously re-emerges, usually unexpectedly. When and if this happens the patient and the therapist have the opportunity to review and reframe the experience and reaction to it in the current context of therapeutic safety.
A skillful therapist will follow cues from the patient and make a clinical determination to manage the re-emergence of the feelings by being silent, engaging in dialogue, supporting the body part that has triggered the feeling or all of the above. This is done in order to facilitate whatever release the patient is consciously or non-consciously attempting to achieve. It is important to note that the therapist carefully and neutrally follows the patient's lead and is continually focused on preventing any re-traumatization for the patient.
Often patients report a visceral as well as emotional sensation of relief and "lightness" in their bodies. It is important to note that somato-emotional release may occur within the context of a body care session but that it is not a replacement for psychotherapy or counseling. The therapist as well as the patient must be willing to recognize if a referral for appropriate psycho-emotional follow-up care is necessary.
The Healing from the Core curriculum is a series of self-awareness and skill-building principles designed to promote a deeper personal connection within yourself as well as with and for others in your life.
I integrate these principles throughout our sessions with the goal of empowering you and fostering your awareness of the simple yet powerful skills that enable you to: become aware of your own unique internal signals, recognize beliefs that may be limiting your joy and success, develop an awareness of signs of depletion in yourself and others, avoid burnout by developing strategies and resources for renewed energy and enthusiasm to create what you want in your life with more ease.
I am able to remain in the present moment with you during our sessions while maintaining healthy boundaries for both of us. Incorporating Healing from the Core principles and techniques into our sessions augments the benefits of care as well as promoting your "practice" and integration of them into your life between treatments.
The principles were originally developed to support health care providers. In her role as an instructor with the Upledger Institute the developer, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, became aware that although her students demonstrated excellent clinical skills, they often floundered when it came to taking care of their own needs and often reported finding themselves feeling depleted at the end of their work day.
These seminars have been artfully designed to skillfully develop awareness of the dynamics of our personal energy habits. Participating in the grounding, energizing activities and exercises reinforce what Suzanne has come to term the experience of "Full Body Presence" (which is also the title of her book). The skills that I have integrated into my life are foundational and support my ability to hold a neutral, therapeutic presence for you that provides the safety net for your healing.
Healing from the Core information is available to people in all walks of life in audio, video, book form as well as by attending a seminar in person. The learning activities involve individual, small group and healing circle modalities that include lecture, movement, breath and sound techniques. The residential seminars each have a theme, build on each other and are often held in carefully selected settings within nature offering the additional advantage of slowing down time and enhancing the learning process. Many students return yearly for continued learning and sharing. To learn more in detail please click on www.healingfromthecore.com.
Suzanne also teaches Healing from the Core seminars as well as empowerment courses for women every summer at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur California. For more information click on www.Esalen.org then look for workshops.
Asha has helped me to find the "even keel" I have been looking for.
My connection with Asha is comfortable.
Heart Centered Therapy is a sequence of coursework based on the wisdom of the heart. It is a gentle and respectful process. Carefully selected dialoguing techniques include step-by-step guidelines that provide the transformative opportunity to re-evaluate our experiences and beliefs that helped to shape our life choices.
I take the opportunity to incorporate the skills that I have learned and integrated into my own life and share them selectively during my work with you when it seems that it would be helpful. By this I mean if it should occur during a session that you touch on something that may be useful to explore at a somato-emotional level, I engage this process as a tool to assist you in your own exploration. It must be emphasized that this technique is not a revisiting of a traumatic event.
The series models skills that transform the emotional component of beliefs and mental constructs that hold us in pain, confusion and separation. The techniques leads to reintegration of former emotional responses within the new of context of love and acceptance for yourself and others.
With this process, we open to the possibility of experiencing new interpretations, reframing and reformulating emotional responses, beliefs and life decisions that were developed in reaction to earlier life events. The protection that these former beliefs offered to us then may not be useful to us now and instead may be holding us hostage from the joy that is our birthright.


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Ann Hannam Parrott Lowe
The Lowe family emigrated to the United States in 1848. The traveled on the ship Erin's Queen. They family arrived in Utah sometime in 1851. This was confirmed using a Deseret News newspaper advertisement for John Lowe's shoe making business. The date of the newspaper is November 15, 1851. More research is required to determine with which company the family was associated.
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John Lowe (Age: 36)
Ellen Lowe (Age: 11)
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MWC: SanDisk boosts Micro SD to 20 hours of HD video
SanDisk has boosted its highest capacity MicroSD card to 200GB of memory.
By Techworld Staff | Mar 02, 2015
| IDG News Service
The new card represents a 56 percent increase on the current highest capacity MicroSD, a 128GB card thanks to SanDisk using a proprietary design and production process that allows for more bits of memory per chip.
It didn't disclose details of the process, but the capacity of the card gives a clue as to how close it has come to the current limits of manufacturing technology.
Sandisk boosts Micro SD capacity to 200GB
Memory chips are typically sized in powers of 2, with steps such as 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. Keeping that patten would result in a 256GB chip, but it appears SanDisk wasn't able to do that. Instead, it settled for 200MB.
That's not to take away from the company's development work. Fitting that much storage on a card the size of a fingernail is big achievement.
The card supports data transfer at up to 90MB per second, or around 1,200 photos per minute.
It will be available worldwide in the second quarter for $400.
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In re Transwestern Pub rel
96 S.W.3d 501 (Tex. App. 2002)
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Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, Fort WorthOct 30, 2002
No. 2-02-316-CV.
Delivered October 30, 2002.
Appeal from 141st District Court, Tarrant County, Paul Wendell Enlow, J.
Hallet Perrin, P.C., C. Christian Frederiksen, Jr., Dallas, for Relators.
B.C. Cornish, Fort Worth, for Real Party In Interest.
Panel A: CAYCE, C.J.; DAY and LIVINGSTON, JJ.
SAM DAY, Justice.
Relators TransWestern Publishing Company, L.L.C., TransWestern Holding L.P., and Bill Lexa filed a petition for writ of mandamus and a motion for emergency relief on September 10, 2002, requesting that we order the trial court to grant their motion to compel real party in interest Carol Wilkerson to submit to a mental examination by their expert psychologist. Trial was scheduled for Monday, September 16, 2002. We granted relators' motion for emergency relief, stayed all the proceedings in the trial court, and requested a response from Wilkerson. We received Wilkerson's response on September 11, 2002, and relators' reply on September 30, 2002. Having reviewed the petition, the response, and the reply, we conditionally grant relators' petition for writ of mandamus.
II. Factual Background
Wilkerson was terminated from her employment with relators in September 1999. On July 26, 2001, she filed a lawsuit against relators for sexual discriminatory conduct and retaliatory discharge. In her pleadings, she claims that as a result of relators' conduct, she has suffered mental anguish in the past and will continue to suffer mental anguish in the future. She also requests exemplary damages for these injuries.
In her responses to discovery, Wilkerson identified various health care providers and a psychologist who have treated her for mental anguish. She also designated a physician and the psychologist to testify as expert witnesses regarding her mental anguish. Dr. Brian Ruteledge, the physician, will testify to the "medical treatment [he provided] relating to physical and psychological problems caused by [Wilkerson's] work environment and discharge." Dr. Patrick O'Malley, the psychologist, will testify regarding the "mental anguish suffered by [Wilkerson] as a result of the working conditions and the discharge and reasonable medical expenses related to her treatment." Wilkerson also stated in discovery that as a result of her mental anguish, she was not able to work from September 1999 to January 2000 (four months) and from October 2000 to June 2001 (eight months). In other words, Wilkerson's initial mental anguish kept her from working for four months, dissipated for about nine months, and then came back and kept her from working for another eight months.
On August 2, 2002, relators filed a motion to compel Wilkerson to submit to a mental examination by their designated expert psychologist. A hearing was held on the motion on August 16, and the trial court denied the motion that day. A written order on the motion was entered on August 20. The trial court did not specify the basis for its ruling.
III. Standard of Review
In deciding whether a writ of mandamus is appropriate, we recognize that mandamus will issue only to correct a clear abuse of discretion or the violation of a duty imposed by law when there is no other adequate remedy at law. In re Daisy Mfg. Co., 17 S.W.3d 654, 658 (Tex. 2000) (orig. proceeding). A trial court clearly abuses its discretion when it reaches a decision so arbitrary and unreasonable as to amount to a clear and prejudicial error of law. Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding).
With respect to the resolution of factual issues or matters committed to the trial court's discretion, we may not substitute our judgment for that of the trial court unless the relator establishes that the trial court could reasonably have reached only one decision and that the trial court's decision is arbitrary and unreasonable. Id. at 839-40. This burden is a heavy one. Canadian Helicopters, Ltd. v. Wittig, 876 S.W.2d 304, 305 (Tex. 1994) (orig. proceeding).
Our review is much less deferential with respect to a trial court's determination of the legal principles controlling its ruling because a trial court has no discretion in determining what the law is or in applying the law to the facts. Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 840. Thus, a clear failure by the trial court to analyze or apply the law correctly will constitute an abuse of discretion and may result in mandamus. Id.
Mandamus will issue to correct a discovery order if the order constitutes a clear abuse of discretion and there is no adequate remedy by appeal. In re Colonial Pipeline Co., 968 S.W.2d 938, 941 (Tex. 1998) (orig. proceeding). In making the determination of whether the trial court abused its discretion, we are mindful that the purpose of discovery is to seek the truth so that disputes may be decided by what the facts reveal, not by what facts are concealed. Id. The rules governing discovery do not require as a prerequisite to discovery that the information sought be admissible evidence; it is enough that the information appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. See Tex.R.Civ.P. 192.3(a). However, this broad grant is limited by the legitimate interests of the opposing party to avoid overly broad requests, harassment, or disclosure of privileged information. In re Am. Optical Corp., 988 S.W.2d 711, 713 (Tex. 1998) (orig. proceeding).
Appellate courts will not intervene to control incidental trial court rulings when an adequate remedy by appeal exists. Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 840. An appellate remedy is not inadequate merely because it might involve more expense or delay than obtaining a writ of mandamus. In re Ford Motor Co., 988 S.W.2d 714, 722-23 (Tex. 1998) (orig. proceeding); Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 842. A party will not have an adequate remedy by appeal: (1) when the appellate court would not be able to cure the trial court's discovery error; (2) where the party's ability to present a viable claim or defense at trial is vitiated or severely compromised by the trial court's discovery error; and (3) where the trial court disallows discovery and the missing discovery cannot be made a part of the appellate record or the trial court, after proper request, refuses to make it part of the record. Ford, 988 S.W.2d at 721; Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 843.
IV. Compelling a Mental Examination
We first determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying relators' motion to compel Wilkerson to submit to a mental examination. Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 204.1 sets forth the requirements a party must meet in order to compel a mental examination. Tex.R.Civ.P. 204.1. Under the rule, a party may
no later than 30 days before the end of any applicable discovery period — move for an order compelling another party to:
(1) submit to a physical or mental examination by a qualified physician or a mental examination by a qualified psychologist; or
(2) produce for such examination a person in the oth er party's custody, conservatorship or legal control.
. . . . The court may issue an order for examination only for good cause shown and only in the following circumstances:
(1) when the mental or physical condition (including the blood group) of a party, or of a person in the custody, conservatorship or under the legal control of a party, is in controversy; or
(2) except as provided in Rule 204.4, an examination by a psychologist may be ordered when the party responding to the motion has designated a psychologist as a testifying expert or has disclosed a psychologist's records for possible use at trial.
Tex.R.Civ.P. 204.1(a), (c) (emphases added).
In Coates v. Whittington, the Supreme Court of Texas, in interpreting rule 204.1's predecessor, rule 167a, held that before a trial court may order a party to submit to a mental examination, the movant must show (1) that the party's mental condition is in controversy and (2) that there is good cause for a compulsory mental examination. 758 S.W.2d 749, 751 (Tex. 1988) (interpreting Tex.R.Civ.P. 167a(a) (Vernon 1976, repealed 1998, now Tex.R.Civ.P. 204.1)); see also In re Doe, 22 S.W.3d 601, 605 (Tex.App.-Austin 2000, orig. proceeding). The court stated that absent an affirmative showing of both prongs of the test, a trial court could not order a mental examination. The two prongs of the test could not be met "by mere conclusory allegations of the pleadings nor by mere relevance to the case." Coates, 758 S.W.2d at 751.
In meeting the "in controversy" prong, the court stated that "[a] routine allegation of mental anguish or emotional distress does not place the party's mental condition in controversy. The plaintiff must assert mental injury that exceeds the common emotional reaction to an injury or loss." Id. at 753. Further, "sweeping examinations of a party who has not affirmatively put his mental condition in issue may not be routinely ordered simply because the party brings a personal injury action." Id. at 751 (citing Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 379 U.S. 104, 121, 85 S.Ct. 234, 244 (1964)). A mental injury that warrants a psychological evaluation is distinguishable from emotional distress that accompanies a personal injury action. Id.
The requirement of good cause for a compulsory mental examination, on the other hand, could be satisfied only when the movant proved three elements. First, the examination had to be relevant to issues that were genuinely in controversy in the case and it had to be shown that the examination would produce, or would likely to lead to, relevant evidence. Id. Second, a party had to show a reasonable nexus between the condition in controversy and the examination sought. Id. at 753. Finally, a movant had to demonstrate that it was not possible to obtain the desired information through means that were less intrusive than a compelled examination. Id.
Although the Supreme Court of Texas stated that these factors had to be met before a mental examination could be compelled, it also stated that if a plaintiff intended to use expert medical testimony to prove his or her alleged mental condition, that condition was placed in controversy and the defendant would have good cause for an examination. Id. In other words, the mere fact that a party designated a medical expert to testify regarding his mental health was enough to meet both the "in controversy" and "good cause" factors needed to compel a mental examination. Several courts have relied on this portion of the Coates opinion to hold that the trial court erred in denying a motion to compel mental examination. See Laub v. Millard, 925 S.W.2d 363, 365 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1996, orig. proceeding) ("Because Mary intends to use expert medical testimony from Dr. Pesikoff and Justice to prove her alleged incompetence, she has placed her mental condition in controversy and given Levi good cause for an examination under rule 167a."); Exxon Corp. v. Starr, 790 S.W.2d 883, 887-88 (Tex.App.-Tyler 1990, orig. proceeding) (holding where real party in interest's expert alleged that continuing psychiatric, psychological, and neuropsychological treatment would be necessary and real party in interest had designated mental experts to testify regarding these needs, relator was entitled to mental examination); Sherwood Lane Assocs. v. O'Neill, 782 S.W.2d 942, 944-45 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1990, orig. proceeding) (holding good cause existed to warrant independent mental examination because real party in interest's responses to interrogatories designated expert witnesses to prove minor's mental condition); see also Doe, 22 S.W.3d at 607 (denying mental examination, in part, because Doe "has not designated any psychiatrist or psychologist as an expert witness"); cf. Beamon v. O'Neill, 865 S.W.2d 583, 586 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1993, orig. proceeding) (holding good cause for examination existed because real party in interest "had placed his own physical condition in controversy, and intended to call medical expert witnesses to establish his injuries").
The Coates court, however, was interpreting former Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 167a, which stated:
When the mental . . . condition . . . of a party . . . is in controversy, the court in which the action is pending may order the party to submit to a . . . mental examination by a physician. . . . The order may be made only on motion for good cause shown and upon notice to the person to be examined and to all parties and shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination and the person or persons by whom it is to be made.
Tex.R.Civ.P. 167a(a) (emphases added) (Vernon 1976, repealed 1998, now Tex.R.Civ.P. 204.1). Rule 204.1, on the other hand, requires a showing of good cause and either proof of the "in controversy" element or proof that the party to be examined has designated a psychologist to testify or has disclosed a psychologist's records for possible use at trial. Tex.R.Civ.P. 204.1(c). Thus, under rule 204.1, even if the person to be examined has designated a psychologist to testify regarding her mental condition, the party seeking the examination must still demonstrate "good cause" for the examination. "Good cause" is not assumed merely because a psychologist has been appointed to testify as an expert regarding the subject's mental condition.
Further, if the party to be examined has designated an expert psychologist to testify regarding her mental condition, the party moving for the mental examination no longer needs to show that the mental condition of the party to be examined is "in controversy." See id. (stating movant must show either "in controversy" or that party to be examined has designated psychologist to testify). Under these circumstances, when the party moving for a mental examination demonstrates "good cause," he no longer needs to show that the examination is relevant to issues that are genuinely "in controversy" or that there is a reasonable nexus between the condition "in controversy" and the examination sought. There is no "in controversy" component under rule 201.1(c)(2), and it would defeat the apparent intent behind rule 204.1(c) of providing the trial court with two alternative forms of proof to support an order compelling a mental examination by also requiring a showing of "in controversy." Thus, if the party to be examined has designated a psychologist to testify as an expert, then the party moving for the mental examination must meet the "good cause" element of rule 204.1(c) by showing that: (1) the examination is relevant to issues in the case and that the examination will produce, or is likely to lead to, relevant evidence; (2) there is a reasonable nexus between the condition of the person to be examined and the examination sought; and (3) it is not possible to obtain the desired information through means that are less intrusive than a compelled examination.
Although the Texas Supreme Court stated in Coates that the two prongs of its test could not be met by a showing of "mere relevance to the case," 758 S.W.2d at 751, rule 204.1(c) has made the showing of "in controversy" unnecessary under both prongs of the Coates test when the party moving for a mental examination relies on rule 204.1(c)(2).
Regardless of the changes rule 204.1 has had on the Coates test, the facts of this case show that good cause exists for compelling a mental examination of Wilkerson by relators' expert psychologist. Wilkerson alleged that she suffered and will suffer past and future mental anguish as a result of her conditions of employment with relators and her termination. She is seeking punitive damages for these injuries. In response to discovery, she stated that she visited at least four doctors for therapy resulting from the mental anguish she suffered. Dr. Ruteledge, Wilkerson's physician expert, will testify not only about her mental anguish, but will also testify about the physical injuries she suffered as a result of her termination. Wilkerson has also had several visits with her psychologist since her termination on September 29, 1999; his treatment of her lasted from December 9, 1999 to September 5, 2000. Finally, Wilkerson's allegations regarding her inability to work since September 1999 support her allegation that she will continue suffering mental anguish in the future.
Through Wilkerson's pleadings, discovery responses, and designations of both a psychologist and a medical doctor to testify about her mental anguish, she has made her mental anguish a central issue in the case. As a matter of fact, the evidence supports a determination that she has placed her mental condition in controversy. Further, a mental examination by relators' expert psychologist is likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence regarding the nature and extent of her mental anguish damages, the bases for her injuries, and the likelihood of her suffering future mental anguish. Because the mental examination is intended to explore Wilkerson's allegations of mental anguish as they relate to her termination, a reasonable nexus exists between her mental condition and the examination sought. Finally, the information relators will obtain from conducting their own mental examination is not likely to be acquired by other means. Deposing Wilkerson's expert only allows relators' expert to base his opinions on the information obtained by Wilkerson's expert. In order for relators to make their own analysis of the nature of Wilkerson's mental anguish and effectively challenge the opinions of Wilkerson's expert, relators' expert psychologist needs to be able to conduct an independent evaluation of Wilkerson. The reasoning of the court of appeals in Sherwood Lane Assocs. v. O'Neill is directly on point:
The minor has already been examined by her expert witnesses. Unless relators are allowed the requested relief, their expert's analysis will be limited to a review of the minor's records and the testimony of the minor's psychologists. Relators' expert would be precluded from examining matters not covered by the minor's psychologists' examinations and would be precluded from making his own observations. The trial court's action severely restricts relators' opportunity to discover facts that may contradict the opinions of the minor's expert witnesses. In turn, such restriction severely limits relators' ability to contest the minor's claim for mental injury damages.
The ultimate purpose of discovery is to seek the truth, so that disputes may be decided by what the facts reveal, not by what facts are concealed. Fundamental fairness dictates that relators' psychiatrist be allowed to examine the minor; otherwise, relators will be at a severe disadvantage in the "battle of experts."
782 S.W.2d at 945 (citations omitted).
We hold relators have shown good cause for an independent mental examination. Thus, because Wilkerson designated a psychologist to testify regarding her mental anguish and because good cause was shown to compel a mental examination by relators' expert psychologist, the trial court abused its discretion in denying relators' motion to compel the mental examination of Wilkerson. See Tex.R.Civ.P. 204.1(c)(2). Finally, because relators need to conduct the examination before trial in order to adequately defend against Wilkerson's allegations of mental anguish and the opinions of Wilkerson's expert psychologist, an appeal of the trial court's order after trial would not provide an adequate remedy.
The trial court abused its discretion in denying relators' motion to compel the mental examination, and an adequate remedy by appeal does not exist. Thus, we conditionally grant relators` petition for writ of mandamus. We are confident the trial court will vacate its order in accordance with this opinion. We instruct our clerk to issue the writ only if the trial court fails to comply with this opinion.


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Government throws cash at broadband problem
DTI will make £30m available for promoting affordable high-speed Internet in less-connected areas, but BT shareholders might not be so keen
By Graeme Wearden | October 9, 2001 -- 10:48 GMT (03:48 PDT) | Topic: Tech Industry
Faced with increasing concern over the disappointingly low number of broadband users in the UK, the government said on Tuesday that £30m would be made available to boost the take-up of high-speed Internet services.
The money is being targeted at those areas where it is most difficult for consumers to obtain broadband at on affordable price. Regional Development Authorities have been asked to come up with proposals that would increase broadband take-up in their area. The greatest chunk of the cash -- £4.4m -- will be available to Scotland, with the South West receiving £3.8m and the East £3.2m.
"Today's announcement marks the latest step as Government along with industry face the challenge of building a Broadband Britain," claimed e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander. The £30m was announced earlier this year, but this is the first time the government has said how it will be distributed.
Alexander hopes that local bodies will come up with pilot projects that would demonstrate the benefits of a high-speed Internet connection, ways of boosting information about broadband, and ideas for how schools can obtain cheaper broadband services.
In the short term, the initiative is unlikely to resolve one fundamental problem -- that homes in many parts of the country simply don't have access to affordable broadband.
BT claims that 13 million households are able to receive ADSL, now that it has made over 1,000 local exchanges ADSL-enabled. The cable companies, ntl and Telewest, both offer a broadband product to their customers. They believe that around 9 million households could connect to their services.
This still leaves large parts of the country, typically rural areas and the regions, with no realistic chance of being offered affordable broadband in the near future. However, the government is hoping that companies will extend broadband across Britain as more people sign up for it.
"We're aiming to encourage the take-up of broadband," a DTI spokesman told ZDNet News. "If companies see that their existing services are popular, they're more likely to roll out those services in more places".
Sir Peter Bonfield, chief executive of BT, may not share this confidence.
Delivering the 2001 Hinton lecture last week, he warned that some parts of the country are not financially viable for ADSL, as the population density is too low. "In these areas, the forecast demand is so low that we cannot justify the rate of return to our shareholders," he said. Bonfield predicted that it would take between three and four years before 25 percent of the UK's home Internet users were using broadband.
See the Broadband News Section for the latest on cable modems, ADSL, satellite and other high-speed access technologies.
See the Internet News Section for full coverage.
Have your say instantly, and see what others have said. Click on the TalkBack button and go to the Telecoms forum.
Let the editors know what you think in the Mailroom. And read other letters.
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Liberal legal systems can make economic life predictable, but have a spottier track record protecting the interests of those who lack economic power. Heading into the 2020 political cycle, what role do (or could) US institutions play in aggravating or lessening economic liberalism's downsides? Join CCSI, the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, and the Columbia International Arbitration Association for a discussion with three authors on their recent books on this tension.
Samuel Moyn is professor of law and history at Yale, and the author of "Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World ."
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Malta: Ludwig Galea Receives Invite from Bulgaria
By	Marc Calleja Bayliss
One of the most popular male singers in the Maltese Islands is the pop tenor Ludwig Galea and during the evening of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest and the following evening meaning, the 14th and 15th May, has been invited to the city of Varna in Bulgaria to perform as a special guest and also to be part of the expert jury within the 25th edition of the Discovery Festival.
The organizer of the event, Mr. Dono Tsvetkov always had a very good relationship with the singer as well as with the Maltese music scene and this has prompted such an invite quite quickly. During this event, the local star is expected to interpret "He lives in you" from the musical Lion King, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Somewhere" from the musical West Side Story and "Nessun Dorma" from the opera Tourandot. The singer would like to thank everyone involved for such an invite as this will be an experience he will never forget, he specificall thanks Mr. Tsvetkov for his support within his talent throughout all these years.
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Q: Regex emit items containing less than 100 words? I want a regex value that searches for the amount of words and selects all articles in a feed that are less than 100 words. Is this possible?
For example there are 3 RSS feed items. One of them contains 500 words while the others contain less than 100.
I need an expression that matches any item with less than 100 words?
Thanks

A: If by word you mean \w+ you can use a regex like:
^\W*(?:\w+(?:\W+|$)){0,100}$

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Call for Papers | Georgian Pleasures
Posted in Calls for Papers by Editor on April 28, 2013
From Bath Spa University:
Georgian Pleasures
Holburne Museum, Bath, 12–13 September 2013
Proposals due by 30 April 2013
Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
This interdisciplinary two-day conference jointly sponsored by takes the diversity of the experience of Georgian Pleasures as its theme and invites new and established academics, period performers and musicians to come together for a lively cross-disciplinary conversation exploring the conceptualization and practice of pleasure globally in the long eighteenth century. Georgian pleasures were myriad. Some were exclusive — specific to certain classes, ages or genders —others were inclusive and/or overlapping. High life or low life, licit or illicit, private or public, domestic or commercial — there were pleasures to suit all tastes and circumstances. This conference aims to explore what it was that people of the period enjoyed and what we, as academics, re-enactors and period performers, can learn about society and culture from a better appreciation of pleasure, Georgian-style. The conference will take place in Bath's recently refurbished Holburne Museum, itself the centre-piece of Sydney Gardens, the last of Bath's famous Georgian Pleasure Gardens.
We welcome proposals (approx. 200 words) for individual papers or individual/group performances. Panels of three papers with chair and commentator are also welcome. All proposals should be sent to the Centre for History and Culture at Bath Spa University (email historyandculture.bsu@gmail.com) by 30th April, 2013.
Potential themes include:
Alehouses to Almacks: the pleasures of high / low life
Urban and rustic: the pleasures of location
Leisure, pleasure and consumption: the delights of the spa
Female and male: gender and pleasure
Pleasures of the imagination: music, theatre, opera & the arts
Dangerous and illicit pleasures
Continental pleasures
Centre for History & Culture, Bath Spa University: Dr Roberta Anderson, Dr Elaine Chalus, Dr Matthew Spring
Regional History Centre, University of the West of England: Dr Steve Poole
For further information, contact historyandculture.bsu@gmail.com
Darby English to Lead Clark's Research and Academic Program
Posted in museums by Editor on April 28, 2013
Press release (24 April 2013) from The Clark:
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute today announced the appointment of Darby English, associate professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago, to serve as the next Starr Director of the Research and Academic Program (RAP). English will lead the program's international agenda of intellectual events and collaborations and will oversee the Clark's library and its active residential scholars' program, all based on the Institute's 140-acre campus.
"Darby English brings a dynamic perspective to the work of the Clark's Research and Academic Program, rooted in his knowledge of the field of art history—both its traditions and its new critical perspectives," said Michael Conforti, director of the Clark. "He will build upon the Clark's extraordinary record of accomplishment achieved during Michael Ann Holly's fourteen years as director."
In June 2012, Michael Ann Holly announced plans to conclude her tenure as Starr Director in the summer of 2013. Holly is widely recognized for her leadership in conceptualizing and pioneering RAP's international series of programs and events. She will remain active in numerous Clark programs and activities in Williamstown and New York.
"The Clark is both a meeting ground and a forum for exchange and debate," said English. "The Research and Academic Program is fueled by the international scholars who come to Williamstown as Fellows and as participants in its scholarly programs and by its many collaborations with academic programs across the world. I couldn't be more thrilled by this opportunity to enhance the Clark's long-established reputation for intellectual leadership in the field."
Dr. English graduated from Williams College in 1996 with a degree in art history and philosophy and earned a doctorate in visual and cultural studies from the University of Rochester in 2002. He has served on the University of Chicago's faculty since 2003, teaching modern and contemporary art and cultural studies. He served as the assistant director of the Research and Academic Program from 1999 through 2003. (more…)
Call for Papers | Prisons of Stone, Word, and Flesh
Prisons of Stone, Word, and Flesh: Medieval and Early Modern Captivity, ca. 400-1800
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 21 February 2014
Proposals due by 1 November 2013
We invite submissions for a one-day interdisciplinary symposium to take place at Brown University on February 21, 2014, hosted by the Cogut Center for the Humanities and sponsored by the Department of French Studies, the Department of Comparative Literature, the Medieval Studies Program, and the Department of History. Our theme will be "Prisons of Stone, Word, and Flesh: Medieval and Early Modern Captivity." Professor Adam Kosto (History, Columbia University), author of Hostages in the Middle Ages (Oxford University Press, 2012), will serve as the keynote speaker.
If, following the thought of Michel Foucault and others, the prison is an essentially modern invention, how can we best conceptualize captivity in the time beforehand? Historical records of the medieval and early modern period (roughly 400-1800 AD) offer countless examples of human bondage, including the capture and detention of prisoners of war and the voluntary submission of hostages, as well as evolving forms of punitive incarceration. During the same time, art and literature are replete with depictions of imprisonment, often employed as a master metaphor for concepts like erotic love or mankind's enslavement to the Devil and the body. Being held against their will even seems to have been something of a rite of passage for numerous medieval and early modern authors (such as Marco Polo, François Villon, Charles d'Orléans, Thomas Malory, and Cervantes) who found in various forms of captivity the time and inspiration necessary to create some of the most enduring works of western literature.
Submissions are sought from graduate students, faculty members, and other scholars in fields including—but not limited to—history, literature, languages, philosophy, religious studies, art and architectural history, and music. Particularly welcome are submissions which offer new methodological or theoretical approaches to issues of medieval and early modern captivity, or which examine the relationship of captivity to cultural production and/or intercultural exchange. Papers should be no more than twenty minutes in length and should be in English. Please send a 250-word abstract, along with brief contact information, to John Moreau, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in French Studies and Comparative Literature, at John_Moreau@Brown.edu. The submission deadline is November 1, 2013.


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require "tmpdir"

require "hbc/container/base"

module Hbc
  class Container
    class Cab < Base
      def self.me?(criteria)
        criteria.magic_number(/^(MSCF|MZ)/n)
      end

      def extract
        if (cabextract = which("cabextract")).nil?
          raise CaskError, "Expected to find cabextract executable. Cask '#{@cask}' must add: depends_on formula: 'cabextract'"
        end

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          @command.run!(cabextract, args: ["-d", unpack_dir, "--", @path])
          @command.run!("/usr/bin/ditto", args: ["--", unpack_dir, @cask.staged_path])
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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using Aecc.Models;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace AeccApi.WebAdmin.Controllers
{
#if !DEBUG
    [Authorize]
#endif
    public class HospitalsController : Controller
    {
        private readonly AeccContext _context;

        public HospitalsController(AeccContext context)
        {
            _context = context;
        }

        // GET: Hospitals
        public async Task<IActionResult> Index()
        {
            return View(await _context.Hospitals.ToListAsync());
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        public async Task<IActionResult> Details(int? id)
        {
            if (id == null)
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            return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
        }

        private bool HospitalExists(int id)
        {
            return _context.Hospitals.Any(e => e.ID == id);
        }
    }
}


The Sisters of the Missionary Servants of St. Joseph under the Columbian Province originally founded St. Joseph's Day Nursery and Kindergarten in 1957. With the permission and assistance of Former Bishop Peter L. Ireton, three young Sisters left their home country of Spain and came to Falls Church, Virginia to open a Day Nursery. On November 26, 1957, the original "little school" opened with only three students. Times were tough in these early days and the Sisters and the school relied heavily on the care and generosity of the surrounding community to make ends meet.
Over the years, the school evolved into a thriving, vibrant home away from home for over 70 children who have been welcomed daily with open arms and warm hearts by the nuns and the diverse and experienced group of teachers employed at the school.
Of the original six young founders during the initial years of the school's inception, five remained with the school until 2005, offering services to the children. In February of 2005, the Sisters convened a parent/faculty meeting and announced they would be returning to their home countries or on to other missions in the later summer months. They were sad to be leaving and to be selling the school; however, their valuable skills and presence were needed to fulfill other callings. The nuns, who had arrived nearly fifty years ago, struggling with the language barrier and the uncertainty of whether the school would be a viable program, were now leaving a fully functioning and valuable asset to the community of Falls Church.
The school has since changed hands and is currently owned by a small group of investors who are committed to preserving the legacy that the sisters left behind.


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Feeling Extra Anxious? Check Out Adaptogens, Herbs Which Regulate Your Stress Hormones
What to know about adaptogens before you stock up.
Olaf Leillinger/ Wikicommons
By Isabel Zacharias
January 03, 2017 at 4:03 pm PST
Remember maca? Echinacea? St. John's Wort? Every year or so, it seems, a new herbal remedy rises to mainstream consciousness, instantly appearing in good-for-you bottled juices, powders and even capsules at Walgreens.
Well, get ready for a new wave of up-and-comers: rhodiola, bacopa, schisandra, rhaponticum and reishi mushrooms. Meet adaptogens, a family of herbs roughly defined by their link to the secretion of stress hormones in the body. You've already heard of some, like ginseng, and maybe eleuthero and ashwagandha. But more are popping up at hip juice bars and in publications like Entrepreneur and Bustle.
These herbs sound like a revelation: They can relax the body and energize it at the same time, evoking a kind of idealized equilibrium, and help us handle chronic stress, a major contributor to heart disease, obesity, memory impairment and mood disorders. Some coffee drinkers even find certain varieties stimulating enough to replace their morning cup.
But if that all makes adaptogens sound too good to be true, that's because, depending on whom you ask, they are.
(Zelda Galewsky)
Herbalists debate widely even such basic questions as what makes an herb an adaptogen, how adaptogens work in the body, whether they can be misused, who should and should not be using them, and for how long they should be used.
Christopher Smaka, founder of Vital Ways, a "school of traditional Western herbalism" in Northeast Portland, says herbalists' approach to adaptogens depends on where they start.
"To one person, herbalism is botany and medicine-man healing, to another, it's traditional or alternative medicine, and to another, it's a clinical practice," he says.
Smaka, whose work falls solidly in the last category, says adaptogens are herbs that work through the endocrine system to keep stress hormones like cortisol and epinephrine from becoming chronically elevated.
That makes adaptogens different from nervines, a separate class of herbs traditionally used for mental (as opposed to physical) stress. In addition to many nervines being incorrectly labeled as adaptogens, Smaka says one big misstep to avoid as adaptogens become more common is the temptation to lump them together.
"Each adaptogen is a radically different plant," he says, "and you can't say someone needs an adaptogen, then just reach into the bag and grab one."
Herbalist Jo Powell, who founded, directed and instructed at the Northwest School of Herbalism and now teaches herbalism seminars at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, presents adaptogens on a spectrum of stimulation intensity. Some, like Chinese red ginseng, are quite stimulating—in traditional Chinese medicine it was reserved for the elderly or those in recovery from illness.
"In the way I practice," Powell says, "it really depends what's going on in that person's body and life and disease or wellness process."
The herbalists I talked to all stressed reverence for each herb's properties and a deep personalization of herbal strategies for each patient. There's no consensus, though, as to the exact consequences of not following that advice. Powell, for example, says adaptogens cannot be misused.
"One of the definitions of adaptogens in the botanical medicine world is that they are not toxic," she says. "It's like nature provided us with a tonic herb to be used long-term that is safe and effective."
Smaka disagrees, saying adaptogens can throw the neuroendocrine system out of balance and do more harm than good. He's even acknowledged the probable threat of "ginseng abuse syndrome," a condition in which heavy ginseng users can experience elevated blood pressure, nervousness, sleep trouble, skin problems and diarrhea.
Unless you're in recovery from a disease or suffering from extraordinarily high stress, he suggests not using adaptogens.
"They'll facilitate you transitioning from a place of stress or recuperation to a healthier spot," Smaka says, "and then you're done. Adaptogens are really targeting deficiency, weakness and recuperation. The problem is that the average American is walking around with that: chronic stress and chronic malnutrition."
Smaka says that without combining the herbs with other positive changes to your diet and routine, it's just dumping a bucket of water on a bonfire: "The flame won't rise up as high, but the source of the flame, the embers, are still there."
Powell, too, stresses the need to choose herbal practices based on what's needed rather than just trying something a friend is using. But she also sees adaptogens as an obvious way to cope with the unavoidable stresses of modern life.
"As we're all grappling to survive where we're at in the world these days—politically, economically, socially—I think we're all looking for strategies," she says.
Three Adaptogens to Try
Like most adaptogens, this Ayurvedic herb helps relieve stress, enhances endurance and calms the nervous system, and it's also known for treating inflammatory conditions like arthritis. In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it was used to manage anxiety, insomnia, nightmares and obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
Sometimes (incorrectly) called Siberian ginseng, this herb shares ginseng's stimulating properties but is gentler in its sharpening of mental functions. Associated mostly with traditional Chinese medicine, eleuthero is especially good for treating depression and boosting the immune system.
Studies have shown this herb is effective in treating a wide range of conditions, from erectile dysfunction to ADHD. Versatile rhodiola can correct an irregular heartbeat and support lung function, offering effective use as an antioxidant, antidepressant and rejuvenating tonic herb as well as an adaptogen.
Welcome to the 2016 Health & Fitness Issue
We Spent Two Weeks Trying Six Different Modern Group Fitness Classes Across Portland. Here's What We Learned.
How I Learned to Fight, And Why All Women Should Take a Self-Defense Class
We Tested Five Complete Nutrition Meals, The Foods of our Very Bleak Future
Here's How to Begin Preparing for the Looming Cascadia Earthquake
Five Products That Will Help You Survive the Cascadia Earthquake
I Spent 10 Days In Silent Meditation, And It Was Brutal
Is Your Yoga Practice Cultural Appropriation?
How Adaptogens, the Hormone-Regulating Family of Herbs, Are Shaping Discussions of Chronic Stress
Euphoria-Triggering ASMR Videos May Be The Weirdest Thing You Ever Watch, But They Just Might Help You Sleep