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The "Act"
Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the "Act")
The following are excerpts from the "Act's" report, released today. it's the first of two such reports on Iraq, its failures and successes (something you need to look for through the rose colored glasses available only at the White House: $29.95 or free with your utter and total subscription to the Bushco view of the World).
THE REPORT (from its preamble): This is the first of two reports to be submitted consistent with the Act and has been prepared in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense; Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq; the United States Ambassador to Iraq; and the Commander of United States Central Command
MADMAN: This report will not show Iraq and this administration's policies and decisions in a good light, even through the Bushco rose colored glasses mentioned above. Although the Bushies have been spinning this report as a "mixed bag" of good and bad news, we all know that the "bad" is evident and the "good" is nothing short of "ugly".
THE REPORT: Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) states that the President is to submit to Congress two reports assessing the status of each of the 18 benchmarks contained in the Act and declaring whether, in the President's judgment, satisfactory progress is being achieved with respect to those 18 benchmarks.
MADMAN: The report is prepared by the White House and members of the President's staff. It uses those inside of the President's inner circle as sources and, as noted in the preamble, those who have "consulted" in its preparation, for the most part, have been appointed by the President himself. Note also that the "judgment" of this report's conclusions are made by none other than President Bush himself (with whoever actually read the report and told him what it said).
There can be no doubt that this is, in no way, an objective report. Taking that into consideration, one must realize that even the news presented as "good" is, more than likely, no better than questionable.
MADMAN: The first section of the report is titled "Current U.S. Strategy: New Way Forward". Now, normally one might find a section like this at the end of a report such as this. However, the report, even with the Bushco spin, reflects so poorly on the existing strategy and policies of the Bush administration (although they appear to be presented more in the third person vernacular than in the first person - another way of their attempting to shift blame) that they felt it necessary to insert a caveat on the very first page before ever discussing the report's findings in the first place.
THE REPORT: Current U.S. strategy -- the New Way Forward -- recognizes that the fulfillment of commitments by both the U.S. and Iraqi Governments will be necessary to achieving our common goal: a democratic Iraq that can govern, defend, and sustain itself, and be an ally in the War on Terror.
MADMAN: If the "Current US Strategy -- the New Way Forward" is what's presented in this report, one has to wonder what the past strategy was referred to by the Bushies. Was it "A Stagnant Way Backwards" perhaps? Maybe it was called "Stealing Middle Class Money and Losing Lives." Whatever it was called, one has to be bewildered as to exactly what were the goals prior to this "New Way Forward".
haven't we also wanted to create a (small "d") democratic Iraq? haven't we always wanted them to "govern, sustain and defend themselves?" And weren't they always an ally in "the war on terror". If the answer to any of these questions are "No", then someone has, as Ricky Ricardo might have said, some splainin' to do.
THE REPORT: The building of a strong strategic partnership with the Iraqi Government will be an important part of the effort to achieve this end state, which remains a long-term goal, and requires the application of all elements of national power, including especially diplomatic, economic, and political power.(1)
MADMAN: Notice the footnote (1) at the end of this sentence.
THE REPORT: Here's what it refers to: Over 2007 and into 2008, we are focusing on the following core objectives:
1. Defeat al-Qaeda and its supporters and ensure that no terrorist safe haven exists in Iraq.
2. Support Iraqi efforts to quell sectarian violence in Baghdad and regain control over the capital.
3. Ensure the territorial integrity of Iraq and counter/limit destructive Iranian and Syrian activity
4. Help safeguard democracy in Iraq by encouraging strong democratic institutions and preventing the return of the forces of tyranny.
5. Foster the conditions for Iraqi national reconciliation but with the Iraqi Government clearly
6. Continue to strengthen Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and accelerate the transition of security responsibility the Iraqi Government
7. Encourage an expanding Iraqi economy, including by helping Iraq maintain and expand its export support Iraqi development.
8. Promote support for Iraq from its neighbors, the region, and the international community.
MADMAN: In other words, as the Bushies are want to say, none of this has been done to date and it's precisely why Iraq is in the shape it is. Make no mistake about it, this falls on the backs of the Bushies. It's a strategy which is inflexible in a place where flexibility and improvisation are essential. It's a strategy which puts our soldiers at danger as a common enemy to all sides. It's a strategy charging our troops with rhetoric instead of real goals and the tools necessary to accomplish those goals. It's nothing but a strategy of failure and it was all developed by president Bush and his inner circle.
THE REPORT: In response to the upsurge in sectarian violence in 2006, it was necessary for Coalition Forces to temporarily play a greater role
MADMAN: According the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word "Temporarily" means "during a limited time ". Our troops have been in Iraq for what anyone in the right mind has to consider beyond a "limited time". The way President Bush and this report use the word "temporarily", the word "permanently" is now a synonym of it rather than it's antonym.
THE REPORT: "Continue, Continuing, etc."
MADMAN: It's scary to read this report and to "continue" to see the word "continue" in various forms, as the Bushie "word of choice". How can we change what's going on in Iraq; how can we stay true to the Iraq Study Group's reports and suggestions if we "continue" on the same tract we have been traveling down? By using this word and aver of two times on each page the Bush administration is stating their belief that things are going exactly the way they either expected them to, or want them to go, and it's unacceptable.
THE REPORT: "Change"
MADMAN: The word "Change" is used a mere five times in this report. Each time "change" was used, it was done so to explain how well the Bushies have done in Iraq or as a future empty promise of things yet to come.
-We see little change in Iran's policy
-Changes are being considered
-Iraqi parliamentarians and political parties are considering changes to the electoral laws
-The most important change in 2007... (past tense, as in a change that has already taken place)
-These changes... (again, past tense)
MADMAN: No where does this report state where a change is needed and what that change might be in a coherent and sensible way.
THE REPORT: The "Summary of Achievements and Shortfalls" Section
MADMAN: This section includes yet another caveat well before it lets the reader know what those "Achievements and Shortfalls" are.
THE REPORT: Some of the benchmarks may be leading indicators, giving some sense of future trends; but many are more accurately characterized as lagging indicators, and will only be achieved after the strategy is fully underway and generates improved conditions on the ground.
THE REPORT: Thus, the assessments in this report should be viewed in a larger context
MADMAN: In the same paragraph, the Bush report felt it necessary to explain with (the word "thus") precisely what they meant by what they said in the first part of that very same paragraph. The bottom line is that the Bushies are telling us to "be patient" and "you don't know what we know, and we're not going to tell you", as well as asking us the rhetorical question, "Who are you going to believe... us or your own eyes?" and "Are you stupid or something?"
THE REPORT: Security: The security situation in Iraq remains complex and extremely challenging.
MADMAN: Imagine, if you will, that you're the President of a corporation which continues to lose money, and you've been in charge of this corporation since its inception. You meet with the Board of Directors to explain what your accomplishments are and where you need improvements, all being done in the light of the loss of billions of investors dollars. You explain yourself this way: "The situation of this company is complex and extremely challenging."
Question: How much longer do you think you're going to be the President of this corporation?
THE REPORT: Political Reconciliation: Moving key legislation depends on deal-making among major players in a society deeply divided along sectarian, ethnic, and other lines.
MADMAN: What? Are the Bushies trying to tell us that even after the "purple-finger" election, the "coalition" government, and all of the alliances made over the past four-plus years in Iraq that we still don't have a meaningful way of getting the new leaders of Iraq together to resolve their differences?
THE REPORT: We continue to encourage and press (the Iraqis) to achieve the established (Congressional) benchmarks
MADMAN: Why would they even bother to try? let's lay it out the way it really is, okay? They want us to stay, to police their country and to fight the battles which they simply can't, or won't fight for themselves. Many leaders, including the new foreign minister who said as much himself, don't want us to leave and even say that we MUST stay because, as then-Secretary of State Colin Powell said, "You break it, you bought it - it's the Pottery Barn Rules." President bush is holding the receipt. We stay and we put our children's lives on the line which means that the new Iraqi army and police forces don't have to. As long as the Iraqis can't help themselves, President bush will keep us there; and as long as we're there, the Iraqis won't help themselves.
By now you've all heard about the Bush self-assessed report card on Iraq. The record, for the record, is 8-8-2 (in sport terms): Eight wins, or benchmarks met; eight losses, or benchmarks not met; and two ties, or benchmarks that are "too close to call". If the best you can do in grading your own report card is a .500 record, it's time to change tactics...
... or presidents
In response to, "With jobs slipping away to other nations and with people coming across our border looking for a better life, is it no wonder why our American youth aren't working at those same jobs as I did in the 1970's and 80's?" Sean (Mr. Blue-Sky) writes:
For several years, as a teen in the 70`s, I kept a decent paying job nearly year round at my local car wash. It's easy to do in Houston, Texas where the weather permits. I started when I was 15 working weekends with either a chamois cloth in my hand or a vacuum hose.
I had money for Levis and rock concerts. I can still hear Alex Lifeson`s guitar ringing in my ears. Later I sacked groceries for $2.00 an hour plus tips at Randall's I could make a sweet $150.00 a week just in tips alone. I had it made, and it only took 20 hours a week to do it! It wasn't long though before the days of easy money were gone for a teen.
When my sons were of teenage years they had to be pretty quick on their feet to get a job at the mall because all the faces at the car wash and at the end of the checkout lines in the grocery store belonged to "those who are now doing the jobs Americans won't do." The only way to mow lawns for cash was to push a mower down the street and knock on the doors of the houses that had tall grass. My kids were smart even if they weren't quick.
I'd like to say I don't have a problem with someone crossing the border for a better life but I can't, unless they can at least do it legally. I feel for the man who has to move from his country to feed his family, I do. But It seems to me if we control our borders it may force the Mexican leaders to change the way their country is run. Then families could stay and have the lives they want without taking jobs away from Americans.
The same Randall's store where I sacked groceries as a teen is getting a new store front. The brick is getting replaced and a half dozen Mexicans are up on scaffolds laying the brick. Am I supposed to believe that no self respecting American is willing to climb up there and do that same job? Sure, he may need a little more money but I would be willing to pay another .50 a pound for ground beef so he could have it. I would also be willing to pay a few hundred bucks more a year in taxes to control the border so he could have that opportunity.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
In response to, the report that said al-Qaeda is as strong today as they were prior to 911," Joseph Burgess writes:
Who, independently of the Bush administration says that al Qaeda is as strong today as pre 9-11?
Who, besides the Bush administration says that the principal terrorist activity in Iraq is by al Qaeda?
Who, anywhere, says that all the European terrorist acts are by al Qaeda?
Who stands to gain politically by raising the level of anxiety and fear of terrorism besides the Republicans -- just as they did in 2002 and 2004? How many terrorism alerts have there been in the U.S. since November, 2004. How many were there in the months before the November elections that year. As you indicated -- the Republicans.
BUT your blaming the Bush administration for an alleged regrouping of al Qaeda will help raise many Americans' level of anxiety and increase their fear of terrorism -- and plays right into the hands of the Republicans. You've backed into what the Republicans hope to accomplish.
And Madman responds: I was merely pointing out the Bushco hypocrisy: At the same time they're telling us that he's "A war president who is keeping us safer" they're also playing the "be afraid - be very afraid" card to keep us in line. My these was that IF al-Qaeda is stronger today, they are so for exactly the reasons you've just pointed out (and so well in rhetorical question form, I might add).


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Unfortunately it doesn't go on... I don't know why.
Do you have any explanation?
It works well when I do it manually with putty.

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RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN OK AFTER HIT & RUN
By JOHN T. WARD
A Red Bank pedestrian was taken to the hospital with non-serious injuries after a hit-and-run accident Monday night, said police Chief Darren McConnell.
And a short while later, a motorist walked away from a rollover accident, apparently without injury, he said.
The first accident occurred at 7:15 p.m, when a motorist turning left from Shrewsbury Avenue onto westbound Newman Springs Road struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk, McConnell said.
The pedestrian, Zakiyyah Godsey, 20, was transported by emergency personnel to Riverview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, he said. McConnell said he didn't know if Godsey was admitted to the hospital.
The motorist, who did not stop, was traced by police to her home after a witness noted her license plate number, he said. Her vehicle showed signs of minor damage from the accident, he said.
The driver, Cecilia Adie, 66, of Lincroft, told police she didn't realize she'd hit someone. She was issued summonses for leaving the scene and failure to report an accident.
In the second accident, at about 7:30 p.m., motorist Jean Vota, 39, also of Red Bank, apparently struck a parked car as she traveled south on Spring Street near Ambassador Drive, causing her vehicle to overturn, McConnell said.
Police officers help Vota out of the vehicle after she declined medical treatment, he said.
Vota was issued a ticket for careless driving, he said.
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Insurers will need to define a connected offering model across three integrated layers: insurance product, technology, and ecosystem services. By leveraging a modular and flexible coverage structure and dynamic pricing, both personalized through analytics, they will be able to move from standardized "one-to-many" to "one-to-one" products. Technology will allow the customer to connect with the insurance product and ecosystem services, and will also enable ongoing consumer interaction. And insurers must ensure their services bring true value, can be monetized, and both value and take advantage of ecosystem partners.
Insurers need to develop new phases and processes, leveraging their partners and then outsourcing non-core activities. Labor-intensive processes can be automated with the aid of machine-to-machine interactions and predictive analytics capabilities, enabled by technologies such as big data and robotic process automation. In addition, core insurance processes must be continuously adaptive and iterative.
Insurers will need to open up to their ecosystem partners, sharing not only customer data, but customers themselves. To encourage and support such ecosystems, IT architectures will need to evolve, ensuring flexibility and interoperability with external partners and providers. A key challenge will be to orchestrate innovation and legacy evolutions while simultaneously managing security threats and changing IT processes to roll out and manage new products and services faster and cheaper.
To promote innovation at all levels, insurers should design a governance structure that supports a fast and experimental approach to innovation while also managing business as usual. New organization structures and roles will be necessary. So will the infusion of the new culture across the whole organization, from idea generation to workforce training and onboarding. It should also be extended outside the company to its customers, to support education and awareness, leverage new and engaging tools and technologies, and take the opportunity to improve and enhance the company's reputation. Effective leadership will be essential in creating a vision for the Internet of Things, and then putting in place the operating models to make that vision a reality. Considerable risks are involved in this transformation, but the risk of doing nothing is far greater.
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Arts + Scene » Stage Matters
Drive, She Said
A comedy of cars and marriage at Redwood Curtain
by William S. Kowinski
Redwood Curtain
Photo courtesy of Redwood Curtain Gary Sommers plays a wealthy widower who mistakenly assumes a new acquaintance (Peggy Metzger) is a widow.
In writing specific plays, contemporary American playwright Steven Deitz has been inspired by Chekhov, Ibsen, P.G. Wodehouse and Arthur Conan Doyle. For his 2008 play Becky's New Car, now on stage at Redwood Curtain in Eureka, he appears to have been inspired by Oprah.
Or is it a coincidence that one character gives away lots of cars, another spouts Dr. Phil-like psychology, and the main character is a woman who talks to the audience and occasionally brings audience members up on stage? Maybe it is, and it can join the cluster of coincidences that drives the action (and no, I'm not beginning a series of car puns).
Here's as much of the story as seems safe to tell: Living in a Seattle-like city, Becky Foster (played by Peggy Metzger) is a vaguely restless middle-aged woman who has been married for 27 years to Joe (Randy Wayne), who runs a roofing business. One night while Becky is catching up on paperwork at her desk job in a car dealership, a wealthy billboard magnate named Walter Flood (Gary Sommers) bursts in to buy nine cars as gifts for his employees, because he can't think of anything else to get them. Articulate and apparently guileless, Walter is a widower who for some unexplained reason thinks Becky is a widow. In their evolving relationship (which includes trips to his island estate), Becky keeps neglecting to tell him otherwise.
Becky and Joe have a 26-year-old son named Chris (Luke Tooker), an unattached psychology student (and budding Dr. Phil) who lives in their basement. Walter has a daughter, Kensington, (Jessi Shieman) who is fed up with her rich boyfriend. The secondary characters are Steve (Steven J. Carter), a car salesman who can't get past his wife's death, and Ginger (Shelley Stewart), a formerly rich neighbor and friend of the Floods.
Almost exactly two years ago Redwood Curtain staged an earlier Dietz play, Yankee Tavern, a drama that depended on extraordinary coincidences. This time the coincidences are played for laughs, and along with the conventions of the happy ending they are so obvious that even my brief description of the characters practically gives away the rest of the plot.
So on one level this is a skillfully fluffy domestic comedy, a middle-class American farce, a blithe foray into contemporary self-absorption, and an arty sitcom that alternates irony with sentimentality. As such, it's an enjoyable romp. Peggy Metzger commands the stage with charm and believability, and Gary Sommers infuses Walter with an appealing innocence. All the actors perform well, with Randy Wayne and Luke Tooker in particular perfectly delivering their characters' deadpan humor.
Relationship traumas and tribulations among older people is a welcome and viable subject for the stage — especially for the usual audience demographic. (The playwright is 55.) For at least some people, troubling issues may arise from Becky's actions, and perhaps this breezy style frees the audience to debate them later. Dietz's smart dialogue has the characters saying intelligent and provocative things, while events (plus sudden audience involvements) happen fast, to surprise and mesmerize. But beyond the distracting razzle-dazzle, I felt a certain emptiness.
For instance, Becky delivers the guiding metaphor of the play in her first monologue. Quoting someone unnamed, she recites something like: When a woman says she needs new shoes, what she really wants is a new job. When she says she needs a new house, she wants a new husband. And when she says she wants a new car, she wants a new life.
Becky has just told us she wants a new house and a new car (which doesn't arrive until near the play's end.) But she does not appear to really want anything very much. Maybe her drift into an affair is supposed to be "realistic" or at least comic. But this is too earnest to be bedroom farce, and too flatly and fantastically contrived to be emotionally effective. The script does hint at other metaphors (the car as vehicle for life's journey, etc.) that might be realized onstage but aren't. At least, not in the preview performance I saw.
The actors get you to like these gently and helplessly self-absorbed people. But as characters, none seem to have a truly defining moment onstage. (Several tell us what they decided offstage.) Except for flashes of danger in Randy Wayne's eyes as the regular Joe, there's little beyond cascades of contrivances on the busy surface. Some may find this liberating. To me it felt like emotional cheating.
Becky's New Car is directed by Gail Holbrook, with lighting by Michael Burkhart, costumes by Jenneveve Hood and sound by Kristin Mack. It continues weekends through Sept. 28.
On Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m., North Coast Rep opens the classic 1930s comedy You Can't Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Directed by Mack Owen, the large cast features David Simms, Evan Needham, Ken Klima, Lora Canzoneri and Molly Harvis. This opening night performance benefits cast and crew. The production continues Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 10, with Sunday matinees on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. 442-6278, www.ncrt.net.
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Actor's 'miserable' stint at 'sexist' Saturday Night Live
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has nothing but unpleasant memories of her time at Saturday Night Live, describing the behind-the-scenes environment as "miserable".
by Melissa Roberto
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is opening up about her negative experience working on Saturday Night Live.
Louis-Dreyfus got her start on the NBC comedy show back in 1982 and remained a cast member for three seasons. Speaking to Stephen Colbert at a Montclair Film event in Newark, New Jersey, the actress admitted she was "miserable" during her three-year stint on the show.
"It was a pretty brutal time, but it was a very informative time for me," she told Colbert via Daily Mail.
A factor that played into her negative view of the show was its stereotypes and wild behaviour she was initially "naive" to. She had dropped out of Northwestern University before graduation to join the show.
"It was very sexist - very sexist," Louis-Drefyus stressed, adding that people on set "were doing crazy drugs at the time".
At age 21, Louis-Dreyfus said she "didn't really understand how the dynamics of the place worked".
Looking back now, the actress now realises the experience helped her make better decisions about work projects.
"It is so important and so basic, but I just felt like, 'I don't have to; I don't have to do this. I don't have to walk and crawl through this kind of nasty glass if it's not ultimately going to be fulfilling'," she explained to Colbert.
"And so that's how I sort of moved forward from that moment, and I sort of applied that kind of 'fun metre' to every job I've had since, and it definitely has been very helpful."
The funny woman added that she "bonded" with co-star Larry David over their "miserable" experiences on the late-night show in the 1980s. David later helped co-create Seinfeld, where Louis-Dreyfus' lead character of Elaine Benes skyrocketed her to fame.
The actress' 'Elaine dance' became legendary. Picture: Everett Collection.
NBC has garnered much criticism in recent months over a handful of #metoo allegations, and most recently, the network was put on blast by celebrities standing behind former America's Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union.
Variety reported last month that Union, 47, had spoken out against the network after enduring an alleged "toxic" workplace environment at the show. The actress then swiftly exited the show, with many of her supporters believing she was unjustly fired.
Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo was one of the first to call out NBC for its treatment after Union's departure.
"Workplace cultures will continue to be toxic until there is unity and solidarity among all women. If you go for self in these moments you undermine the work we are out here trying to do. Obviously this network feels like they can operate this and it's okay," she wrote on the social media platform.
Gabrielle Union was recently fired from America's Got Talent. Picture: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File
Last week, Union tweeted that she had a "productive" five-hour meeting with NBC executives.
She explained: "I was able to, again, express my unfiltered truth. I led with transparency and my desire and hope for real change."
In a statement obtained by Fox News, a representative for NBC said the "initial conversation was candid and productive".
"While there will be a further investigation to get a deeper understanding of the facts, we are working with Gabrielle to come to a positive resolution," NBC continued.
Meanwhile, Linda Vester, an ex-NBC correspondent and former Fox News anchor who accused NBC News' Tom Brokaw of sexual misconduct, has repeatedly called for NBC to investigate the alleged complaints.
This article originally appeared in Fox News and was reproduced with permission
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(From Latin: "to, toward, a direction toward, an addition to, near, at"; and changes to: "ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, aq-, ar-, as-, at-" and ad- is also combined with certain words that begin with the letters c, f, g, l, n, p, q, r, s, and t.)
The Latin element ad carries the idea of "in the direction of" and combines with many Latin words and roots to make common English words.
advection (s) (noun), advections (pl)
1. The transportation of a mass of matter and its conserved properties, like energy, by motion: Examples of advection can be seen in the movement of pollutants or silt in a stream or river which flows downstream.
2. The conveyance of an atmospheric property caused by the horizontal movement of air: The transfer of heat, humidity or moisture, or salinity, which are some properties carried through the motion of the air, is known as advection.
3. The horizontal movement of water, as in an ocean current: Advection is important for the precipitation of rain, snow, etc. from clouds, or for the formation of shaping of such orographic clouds.
advection fog (s) (noun), advection fogs (pl)
A type of thick mist formed when warm, moist air moves horizontally over a cooler surface: Advection fog is found especially along a coastline where the temperature of land and the temperature of water significantly differ.
advectional inversion (s) (noun), advectional inversions (pl)
A departure from the usual decrease of temperature with increasing altitude: Advectional inversion is a temperature reversal caused by cold air moving across a previously warmed up surface, causing the warm air to rise up above the cooler air below.
advective (adjective); more advective, most advective
A reference to the transfer of heat, cold, or other atmospheric properties by the horizontal motion of a body of air or water: In Jack's science class at school, he was fascinated by the advective terms describing mass water movement, especially regarding the ocean currents.
adventitia (s) (noun) (no countable)
A membrane that covers an organ but is not part of that organ: Adventitia is primarily made up of connective tissue.
The layer known as adventitia is a pliable sheet of tissue that overlays, lines, or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants.
adventitial (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to the outer coating of a connective tissue of an organ: In Daisy's science class she had to describe the adventitial covering of a blood vessel to her fellow students.
adventitious (adjective); more adventitious, most adventitious
1. Referring to an addition from without; extrinsically added: The adventitious population in the big city is due to people coming from many different countries from around the world, while the minority of the population was born there.
2. Regarding something that appears sporadically, or out of the normal place: Jane noticed in her garden that some of the flowers she had planted in the fall were evidently quite adventitious and were suddenly appearing in a completely different spot!
3. Not natural or hereditary; pertaining to a growth in an unexpected place on a plant: Examples of such adventitious developments on organisms are roots that form on stems, an increase of hair where it usually is not found, or the development of a plant in a foreign habitat.
Adventitious roots, shoots, buds, etc. are produced in unusual parts of the plant.
adventitious bud (s) (noun), adventitious buds (pl)
A bud that occurs in an unusual position: An adventitious bud, such leaves or blooms, or even roots, are ones that have developed in quite abnormal places on a plant.
adventure (s) (noun), adventures (pl)
1. That which happens to a person, without design or chance: The little adventure Adam had of playing in the lottery for the first time brought him quite a fortune!
2. A chance occurrence, an event or issue, an accident: Bruce and Sally had an adventure the other day when they drove through the woods, had a flat tire, and met up with a bear!
3. A hazardous or perilous enterprise or performance: Some people seek adventure by racing yachts on wild and dangerous oceans!
4. Any novel or unexpected event in which one shares: When trying to find their way around in the foreign city, Jeffrey and Susan had an adventure of getting lost and then accidentally meeting someone from their home town!
5. The participation in risky, novel, and exciting events; enterprise: The little children were looking forward to going into the garden the first time without their parents and to the adventures awaiting them!
adverb (s) (noun), adverbs (pl)
A term used to "modify" and describe, or to make the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb more specific: Most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives, however some adjectives that end in ic add ally, like "basic", "basically". Others, such as "well", "far", "low", "hard", "early", and "fast" have the same form as adjectives.
In summary: adverbs tell manner (how), time (when), place (where), degree (how much), and sometimes cause (why).
Adverbs of manner: politely, carefully, not, equally, tenderly.
Adverbs of time: now, then soon, later, early, often.
Adverbs of place: here, there, near, forward, far.
Adverbs of degree: very, so, much, too, extremely, rather.
Adverbs of cause: why, therefore, hence.
adversary (s) (noun), adversaries (pl)
1. A person who, or that which, takes up a position of antagonism, or acts in a hostile manner; an opponent, antagonist; an enemy, a foe: The governor's political adversaries tried to keep him from winning a second term in office.
2. Etymology: from Anglo-French adverser, from Old French adversier, from Latin adversarius, "opponent, rival"; literally, "turned toward one", from adversus, "turned against". © ALL rights are reserved.
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adverse (ad VURS, AD vurs") (adjective); more adverse, most adverse
1. Relating to someone or something that is opposed to or hostile toward another person or thing; unfavorable and negative: Adverse winds prevented the plane from arriving on time.
Adverse winds usually reduce the speed of sailing vessels.
When striving to achieve a worthy objective, everyone should not be discouraged by adverse criticism.
High interest rates are adverse to increasing the sales of houses.
2. Etymology: from Old French avers (Modern French adverse); from Latin adversus, "turned against"; therefore, "hostile"; past participle of advertere, from ad-, "to" + vertere, "to turn". © ALL rights are reserved.
adverse hydro (adjective), more adverse hydro, most adverse hydro
A description of water situations that are unfavorable to the generation of water power: Adverse hydro conditions, such as low rainfall or snowfall, and the lack of runoff from mountains or hills, limits the production of hydroelectric power.
advertise (verb), advertises; advertised; advertising
1. To publicize the qualities of a product, service, business, or event in order to encourage people to buy or to use it: The new cinema in town was advertising the latest movies during the past week so that everybody would come and watch!
2. To make something known publicly: There was a job opening in the shop downtown and it was advertised in Monday's newspaper.
advice (s) (noun), advices (pl)
1. An opinion, suggestion, or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: William and Sharon decided to act on their father's advice to get married.
2. An opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem; to give counsel: Since it was a legal matter, Mike was urged to get a lawyer's advice before he got involved in the business deal.
4. Formal or official information about something; intelligence, news report: Advice from abroad indicated that war was about to begin.
5. Etymology: from Latin ad-, "to" + visum, past participle of videre, "to see".
Advice is what you get from your parents when you are growing up, and from your children when you are growing old.
It's a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it.
—E.C. McKenzie
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This trail is one of my favourites since it combines so many awesome features for toddlers including river rock throwing, bridges, great views, fun tree covered trails, and seems to end in the perfect amount of time (and distance!). PLUS it starts in Canmore so you can easily go to a playground after if your kids still have energy or grab a bite to eat.
It's a little awkward to find but there's small parking area at the end of 15th Street near 11 Avenue. Walk towards the river and turn right onto a paved path. From there you'll soon find a small footbridge to your left and that's the trailhead for Larch Island Interpretive Trail.
Walking along the Bow River there are lots of stops with benches that provide great areas for kids to throw rocks (I don't know about you but my guy is obsessed!). Once you get in the trees there are quite a few off shoots (I think we ended up on one) but it was pretty easy to find your way back to the main path. We did this hike in October to see the fall colours because there are a few clusters of larches if you can find them.
If you're looking to stroller there's also a nice paved path that runs alongside some playgrounds. We stopped at one before we got back to the vehicle to ensure a nice long nap for the drive home. This hike makes for a great morning/afternoon adventure!


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Home Politics Security Iran to Fire Its 'Roaring Missiles' If Enemy Makes Any Mistake
Iran to Fire Its 'Roaring Missiles' If Enemy Makes Any Mistake
Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force highlighted the futility of foreign threats against Iran, stressing that the Armed Forces are ready to defend the country in case the enemy makes a mistake.
In comments on the sidelines of a massive air defense drill on Saturday, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh derided anti-Iran threats by US officials as nonsense.
"With the knowledge I have about the capabilities of the (Iranian) Armed Forces and about ourselves, I'd say with confidence that foreign threats against the Islamic Establishment (of Iran) are futile," the general underlined.
Denouncing the US hue and cry about Iran's missile tests as a mere pretext for expressing hostility toward Iran, General Hajizadeh said the country will not waste a moment to safeguard its security.
"Should the enemy make a mistake, our roaring missiles will rain down on them."
As regards the significant features of an ongoing air defense drill by the IRGC Aerospace Force in the province of Semnan, the commander noted that tracking "bombs dropped by planes and ground-to-ground missiles" was successfully done by the radar systems used in the war game.
The IRGC has employed a range of domestically-made radar and missile systems in the air defense drill, codenamed Defenders of Velayat Sanctum, whose main stage began on Saturday morning after five days of preparatory work.
The drill covers an area of 35,000 square kilometers in the desert, according to General Hajizadeh.
The war game comes at a time of renewed US threats and sanctions against Iran.
On Friday, the US added 13 Iranian figures and 12 entities to its anti-Iran sanction list. Meanwhile, US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn threatened that new US President Donald Trump's administration will no longer tolerate what he described as "Iran's provocations that threaten our interests."
While the US rhetoric of military action against Iran has been stepped up since Trump took office in January, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has already cautioned the adversaries that Iran's reaction to any assault will not be confined to defense alone, but aggressors will have to face a crushing response.
"The enemy should realize that it will receive a heavy blow in case of launching an attack, and that our defense will entail response as well," Ayatollah Khamenei said in August 2016.
Imam Khamenei added that the country's military preparedness should reach such a high level that the enemies would not dare to even think about taking action against Iran.
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A property of rare calibre, this level 1511m2 block comes complete with a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence sitting at the far end of the block and enough land remaining to offer a variety of possibilities. Zoned Low Density housing and subject to council approval the property lends itself to numerous possibilities. Perhaps to keep as an extra large yard for the kids, subdivide and add another property, subdivide and build several villas? Something to think about!


The seven elders walked solemnly into the shrine, each bowing his head in reverence to Eguologo. No one dared spoke a word; each hoping the lot would not fall on them. They sat on their goatskin mats in a semi-circle, facing the god.
The others' hearts throbbed agonisingly, beads of sweat trickling down their faces.
I agree. Why does it always have to be a female?
And why should there be a sacrifice?
Woah! Let's hope she's able to end this draconian practice somehow.
I really hope so. I'm not in favour of such a barbarian ritual, but sadly, it was practised some centuries ago.
I hope the daughter is packing to make a quick getaway. Good story, but infuriating.
It's quite unfortunate that this sort of things used to happen.
USED to happen? Women are still expendable in some cultures. It's a terrible thing.
Your story is gripping, intense. Well-written.
Not good. What a tense moment.


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Sidewalk Singer - .MP4 Digital Download
Kris Kivi is an everyday man who has lost his family to a tragic accident and his job to the recession. Forced to play his guitar on the streets for donations, Kris must overcome harassment from a small town gang as well as prejudice from members of a local church.
Alternate formats: DVD - $5.00
Categories: Poverty Inspiring stories Forgiveness
Audience: Adults
Occasion: Gifts for Dads
From the writer of two nationally published novels, A Choice to Cherish and Written on Her Heart, comes an inspirational, church-produced drama about Kris Kivi, an everyday man who has lost his family to a tragic accident and his job to the recession. Forced to play his guitar on the streets for donations, Kris must overcome harassment from a small town gang as well as prejudice from members of a local church. Written by novelist and pastor Alan Maki and directed by New York International Film Festival winner Jeff Thomas, Sidewalk Singer is an uplifting slice-of-life film about overcoming hardship through the strength of faith. Featuring performances by Jason Carter (Babylon 5) and Joshua Haze (Days of Our Lives) and original songs by Maki and Kent Marcum.
"Inspiring...remarkable...This movie is a triumph! Five Doves all the way! It is that good." ~ The Dove Foundation
Bonus: Soundtracks of 14 original songs
Christian Film Database, January 2014
Absolutely LOVED the pastor in this film, exactly what I see as a great Pastor, revealing true Christianity in his character. The best part of this movie for me was Chris' speech at the church meeting. Fantastic!
This is a movie about a singer, so there is a LOT of singing in this movie. If you like singing, you'll really like this one.
Also, if you are a cat lover, you'll love Mocha, who is a big part of Chris' life.
One thing that really stood out to me was Chris being able to sing after a real tragedy in his life. We need to remember that everyone we meet is going through some sort of trouble or suffering. That is why we need to be merciful and compassionate with everyone we meet. We ALL have a story.
Video Librarian January/February 2015
End it all or begin again? That's the central question running throughout this Christian musical drama centering on Kris Kivi (Alan Maki), a 59-year-old man earning a living as a guitar-playing busker after his wife and children are killed in a car accident (that he survived) and he loses his job to the recession. Written by novelist, pastor, and lead actor Maki, and directed by Jeff Thomas, the story finds Kivi walking a narrow line of faith in the face of strong doubt, given what has befallen him. In addition to being harassed by a street gang, Kivi faces prejudice from local church members after a young minister (Joshua Haze) befriends him and invites him to sing for the congregation. Repentance and redemption will eventually win out, but far from offering a glossy view of the struggles of faith, this movie unflinchingly looks at the effort it takes to reach a point where belief can transcend the sometimes inexplicable tribulations of human existance. An authentic and honest film that focuses on grace and forgiveness in the face of weakness, injustice, and random (but devastating) events, this is recommended.
Alan Maki - This movie is a blessing
The reviewer at The Dove Foundation said "Sidewalk Singer" was the most realistic script he had seen all year! This movie is filled with touching scenes and award winning music.
Sidewalk Singer
Running Time: 103 min.
When faith takes root, life blossoms. Kris Kivi is an everyday man who has lost his family to a tragic accident and his job to the recession. Forced to play his guitar on the streets for donations, Kris must overcome harassment from a small town gang as well as prejudice from members of a local church.


The visit card of "Laval" is a strong defense. The team concedes 24 goals in 25 rounds, that is on average less than a goal per 90 minutes. Now the home team has a better defense, as the team didn't concede in 5 last rounds. "Laval" conceded two goals in the last match against "Consolat" away, having lost two points. "Laval" will play better now. We bet on "total under 2.5".
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Proposed alcohol guidelines highlight health risks with just a few drinks per week
A proposed overhaul of Canada's decade-old drinking guidelines warns of increased health risks from as few as three drinks per week and calls for mandatory labelling of all alcoholic beverages.
Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press Aug 30, 2022 1:31 PM
Bottles of British Columbia wine on display at a liquor store in Cremona, Alta., on Feb. 7, 2018. A proposed overhaul of Canada's decade-old drinking guidelines warns of increased health risks with as few as three drinks per week and calls for mandatory labelling of all alcoholic beverages. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
In its suggested update to Canada's Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction eschews offering a specific daily or weekly limit in favour of outlining a continuum of risk and urging "less is better."
The Ottawa-based centre says risk is negligible-to-low for two drinks per week, moderate for three-to-six drinks per week and increasingly high beyond that.
It's a stark shift from current guidelines that were released in 2011, which limit alcohol use to 10 drinks a week for women and 15 drinks a week for men.
But the CCSA says a review of more than 5,000 peer-reviewed studies shows that even very small amounts of alcohol can be harmful, with alcohol now recognized as a risk factor for an increasing number of diseases.
The CCSA says that includes at least seven types of cancer, with alcohol to blame for nearly 7,000 cases of cancer deaths each year. It says most cases are breast or colon cancer, followed by cancers of the rectum, mouth and throat, liver, esophagus and larynx.
The report, published Monday, also dispels the notion that drinking in moderation protects against heart disease, pointing to recent research that found drinking a little alcohol neither decreases nor increases the risk and that at higher levels, alcohol is a risk factor for most types of cardiovascular disease.
The CCSA notes that a significant proportion of alcohol-attributable deaths in Canada were among people following the 2011 guidelines.
The CCSA opened online public consultations this week on the report. The survey is open until Sept. 23 to members of the public as well as any experts with suggestions on additions or clarifications.
Dr. Peter Butt, co-chair on the project, says the finalized guidance is set for release Nov. 15.
The report stresses that all levels of alcohol consumption are associated with some risk.
"It is not lost on the experts that this new Guidance on Alcohol and Health, which puts forward a continuum of risk, will be surprising and unsettling to large segments of the population, including the alcohol industry, media and policymakers," says the report.
"However, people living in Canada have a right to know. Alcohol is a carcinogen related to at least seven types of cancer, including common ones like colon and breast cancer. Furthermore, in contrast to common perceptions, current evidence shows that drinking a little alcohol does not decrease the risk of heart disease."
The report also calls on Health Canada to require labels on alcoholic beverages that list the number of standard drinks each contains, pointing to research that suggests Canadians have a limited understanding of what constitutes a standard drink.
Currently, containers must display their alcohol percentage by volume but this doesn't help people adhere to advice that is based on the number of drinks one might have, says the report.
"The inconsistency in messaging causes consumer confusion and creates barriers for consumers to adhere to alcohol guidance," it says.
The report also notes that men's drinking causes disproportionately more injuries, violence and deaths than women's drinking.
However the risks to women's health increase more sharply than for men above low levels of consumption.
The report goes well beyond examining alcohol's health risks by also touching on questions around mental and social harms, including intimate partner violence and sexual violence.
The authors note that it likely requires broader societal and policy changes in order for Canadians to heed advice to drink less, calling for "a cultural shift."
"Therefore, a corollary to the current project is the requirement for governments to design a healthier environment that will help people make difficult decision making about alcohol a little easier."
Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press
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INSTANT FAMILY (2018)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 118
Release dates 24/06/2019, 08/02/2018
Ratings Info moderate sex and drug references, infrequent strong language
Genre(s) Drama, Comedy
Director(s) Sean Anders
Cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Iliza Shlesinger, Octavia Spencer, Eve Harlow
Summary INSTANT FAMILY is a US comedy in which a couple of first-time foster parents take in three siblings.
Cut All known versions of this work passed uncut.
INSTANT FAMILY is a US comedy in which a couple of first-time foster parents take in three siblings.
There are verbal references to a man sending a 15-year-old girl 'dick pics'. However, this behaviour is clearly condemned.
There are references to a mother being addicted to heroin, and to a man getting a child of 11 "hooked on meth". The film has a strong anti drugs message.
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'). Other bad language includes 'piss', 'God', 'ass', 'shit', 'crap', 'Jesus Christ', 'whore', 'bitchy', 'hell', 'bullshit', 'douche', 'bitch' and 'frickin'. There is also a rude middle finger gesture.
There are undetailed references to child abuse, including a couple of passing references to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, as well as to references to neglect.
Cinema, DVD
Paramount Pictures c/o Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd.,Paramount Pictures UK
AZF367366
INSTANT FAMILY [Trailer #B] FilmTrailer 2m 28s Paramount Pictures UK 17/09/2018 12A
INSTANT FAMILY [Trailer #A] FilmTrailer 2m 32s Paramount Pictures UK 15/10/2018 12A
INSTANT FAMILY [Trailer #E] FilmTrailer 2m 1s Paramount Pictures UK 12/11/2018 PG
INSTANT FAMILY [Trailer #U] FilmTrailer 1m 16s Paramount Pictures UK 12/12/2018 U
INSTANT FAMILY [Trailer #X] FilmTrailer 0m 36s Paramount Pictures UK 29/01/2019 U
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Q: Spring-Data-Mongodb depedencies not picked by Play-Framework 2.4 I am using play-framework 2.4 with Spring-Data-Mongodb. But when i compile the project the compile throw an error:
[error] /home/james/play-spring-data-mongodb/app/configuration/SpringDataMongoConfiguration.java:10: package org.springframework.data.mongodb.config does not exist
[error] org.springframework.data.mongodb.config.AbstractMongoConfiguration
[error] /home/james/play-spring-data-mongodb/app/configuration/SpringDataMongoConfiguration.java:11: package org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.config does not exist
[error] org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.config.EnableMongoRepositories
[error] /home/james/play-spring-data-mongodb/app/configuration/SpringDataMongoConfiguration.java:25: cannot find symbol
[error]   symbol: class AbstractMongoConfiguration
[error] AbstractMongoConfiguration
[error] /home/james/play-spring-data-mongodb/app/configuration/SpringDataMongoConfiguration.java:24: cannot find symbol
[error]   symbol: class EnableMongoRepositories
[error] EnableMongoRepositories

The main thing is that, yesterday this works perfectly. But today i got this error, when trying to compile the project. My build.sbt file as below:
name := """play-mongo-template"""

version := "1.0-SNAPSHOT"

lazy val root = (project in file(".")).enablePlugins(PlayJava)

scalaVersion := "2.11.6"

libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
    javaJdbc,
    cache,
    javaWs,
    "org.springframework" % "spring-context" % "4.1.6.RELEASE",
    "org.springframework.data" % "spring-data-mongodb-parent" % "1.7.2.RELEASE"
)

// Play provides two styles of routers, one expects its actions to be injected, the
// other, legacy style, accesses its actions statically.
routesGenerator := InjectedRoutesGenerator

Update
I found the problem, THe problem is that, our play-framework activator unable to download spring-framework dependency. When i open the .ivy folder and there is no jars are available. My system is connected with Internet, but still play sbt not resolve dependencies. How could i resolve this problem?

A: To use the repository feature in Spring Data, the life cycle has to be managed by Spring.
Hence using it with Play 2.4 / 2.5, without adding Spring as a dependency is a problem because the default life cycle is managed by Guice.
I figured out a way to create the Spring beans and transfer its life cycle management to Guice. Hence they can be injected anywhere in the project by Guice instead of Spring.
For other components that don't have any Spring specific feature, they can be created normally and their life cycle will be managed by Guice.
For other components, which are Spring specific and can only run inside a Spring container, they can also be injected in the project and their life cycle will managed by Guice.
I modified the starter project included in Play 2.5 docs to demonstrate it.
Please have a look at this repository.

https://github.com/mohitsinha/play-java-spring-data-mongodb


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This Too, Shall Pass Away
by J. R. Miller, 1902
We meet life's experiences wisely—only when we keep in mind their transientness. Whatever they may be, painful or pleasant—they will soon pass away. We need not be too greatly troubled by that which is hard—for relief will soon come. We should not be too much elated by prosperity—for it will not last always.
A Christian woman who is constantly engaged in some form of activity, was telling of the way she learned a valuable lesson. She was to meet a friend at a railway station, and the two were to go together to an important meeting. They were a few seconds late—they saw the train on which they intended to go to their engagement moving away. The first woman was greatly annoyed and spoke to the other of her deep regret that they had missed the train. The other was quiet and undisturbed, and answered, "Oh, this will soon pass away!" The first woman tried to show her friend how very unfortunate it was, that they were late—but to all the reasons given why they should be vexed and worried—her only answer was, "This, too, will pass away." She persisted in refusing to be disturbed, finding her refuge always in the thought, that whatever was vexing or annoying, would soon be gone.
The woman then told her friend the story of a minister who had over his study door the sentence, "This, too, shall pass away." When he had a caller whose conversation was tiresome, or whose errand was too trifling for the time it was occupying, he consoled himself and restrained his impatience by the reflection, "This, too, shall pass away." The caller would not stay always. When the minister came in weary after an exhausting service, or from some piece of hard work, and was disposed to give way to the feeling, he rallied himself to cheerfulness by remembering that he needed only a night's rest to renew his energies, that by tomorrow the weariness would be gone. When something unpleasant had happened in the congregation, and he was disposed to be discouraged or to act disagreeably, he overcame the tendency by looking at his motto which reminded him that this, too, would pass away—and thus preserved his sweetness of spirit.
There is in the little lesson taught by this good woman—a secret of quiet and tranquil life, which it would be well for all of us to learn. It is not a mere fancy, either, a pleasant fiction, that the things which fret us—are of only transient stay. The most unpleasant experiences, have but brief duration. Today they disturb us and make us miserable—but when we awake tomorrow, they will have gone and we shall almost have forgotten them.
There is a story of an eastern king who sought long in vain for some philosophy of life, which would give him quietness and peace amid all changes of condition and circumstances. His little child proved wiser than all his famous counselors. She gave him a ring in which these words were engraved, "This, too, shall pass away." The king never forgot the lesson, and his life was wondrously helped by it. This story has been widely told and has given to many a secret of endurance, which has enabled them to keep hopeful and strong through great trials and severe struggles.
The more we think of the saying the more widely does it seem to apply to the things that are apt to give us anxiety or to dismay or disturb us. All of these things will soon pass away. We have it in the Scripture teaching: "Weeping may remain for a night—but rejoicing comes in the morning!" Psalm 30:5
Sorrow passes quickly; joy lasts forever. The cloud quickly flies from the heavens; the sun shines on undimmed. There are only a few dark days in a year—and they are soon forgotten in the long seasons of sunshine and blue sky. Sickness is painful—but it, too, soon passes. Most of our trials are short-lived. They make us wretched for a day—but after we have slept—we wake up to find them gone. The first bitterness of sorrow passes away—as the comforts of divine love come with their heavenly light. Paul speaks of our light affliction which is but for a moment, in contrast with the eternal weight of glory which will follow.
Zophar puts among the promises of blessing this: "You will forget your misery. It will all be gone like water under the bridge. Your life will be brighter than the noonday. Any darkness will be as bright as morning." Job 11:16-17
There are but a few days of sadness in most lives, with many more joy-days. Then most of our griefs and pains are short-lived. If we would remember this, telling ourselves in every time of suffering, "This, too, shall pass away," it would be easier to bear the pain—or endure the hardness. One purpose of 'nights' is to end days; that we may begin altogether in the new every morning.
Much of the discomfort of our lives—is caused by people! Ofttimes they are annoying. They are not thoughtful or considerate. They do not regard our wishes. They have no patience with our idiosyncrasies. They do not show us proper respect. They are not always gentle with us. They irritate us by ways that are distasteful to us. Some of us find it a most difficult matter to get along with people. It would help us, however, in our task of keeping sweet and loving, if we would always recall the fact, in any experience which puts our patience and good nature to sore test—that this, too, shall pass away!
Duty is ofttimes hard. It seems to us—that it is altogether beyond our strength. In every earnest and useful life, there are times when the ordinary stint of work is greatly increased. The burden becomes so heavy, that it seems to us we cannot bear it. Here again there is wondrous inspiration in the recollection, that we shall soon find relief from the great pressure, "This, too, shall pass away." We need to keep up the tension only a little while longer. Anybody can carry a heavy load for a mile. Anybody can go on, however hard the way, for an hour. When we know that soon our tasks shall be lightened, and our duty not be too great for our strength—we can get along the little way we still have to go!
The truth of the transientness of all earthly things—should also temper our human joys, and save us from being too deeply absorbed in them. This is true of pure human affections. God wants us to cherish them. But we are never to forget that there is a sense in which these, too, shall pass away away. We cannot keep our loved ones ever by our side. There is a way, however, in which we may lift these human relations out of the transient, the evanescent, so that they shall be resumed in that world where there is no change, where no flowers fade, where nothing beautiful and good ever shall pass away. But in a human and earthly sense—we should remember, even of the tenderest affection and the sweetest joy, "This, too, shall pass away!"
But the lesson may not end here. The message that 'all things are fleeting' is not the gospel. It would leave no place to stand upon, when the visible universe shall crumble to nothing. It leaves us nothing to keep forever, when earth's treasures all shall perish. Is there then nothing that abides, that will not pass away? Yes, there is!
"Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim—its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O you, who changest not—abide with me."
If we have God—our hands never can be empty. God is eternal, and those who have their home in the castle of his love, have an imperishable hope. When all earthly things pass away, as they will do—they will be safe in the house not made with hands, which shall abide forever! If we are wise, we will not be content with the things that are seen, which are transient—but will live for the things which are unseen, which are eternal.
"What country is that which I see beyond the high mountains?" asked a dying Christian child of its mother. "There are no mountains, my child. You are alone with me in this room," the mother replied. Again, after a moment, the child whispered, "O mother, I see a beautiful country, and others are beckoning me to come to them. But there are high mountains between us, too high for me to climb. Who will carry me over?"
There could be only silence on the mother's lips. In a little while, the child, stretching out his pale, wasted hands, whispered, "Mother, the Strong Man has come to carry me over!" And the boy was gone—carried over in the arms of the Good Shepherd!


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My book, GET SIZE WISE, was published recently. The launch was held at Amethyst on Whites Road, Chennai, a sister concern of Chamiers. The warmth and ambience of these two places are very similar. I absolutely enjoy them both, depending on which part of town one wants to be in. Ideal, for a brunch with a friend or a chit chat over coffee. I find even quick business meetings are possible. The informal yet classy atmosphere is ideal when you want to have a semi-formal meeting with none of the stress associated with 'meeting at work'.
So after the book launch the most common question I am asked is "Why write a book on fitness? There are so many!" The reasons are simple.
I have been teaching fitness for close to 15 years now. The individuals who have stayed on track with me have experienced the benefits of not just weight loss but an improved quality of life. In their own words, their lives have been completely enhanced because of this simple inclusion of fitness into their day. They have seen more productivity at work, better management of their stress, greater creativity, confidence and an improved body image and so much more. The principles used in training these clients are the very same I have delineated in my book. Writing a book, I thought, was the only way these principles would reach a wider audience, (which I hope it will!) so more people could experience similar benefits.
With women who are already conscious of 'fitness' and 'diet' I see a strange phenomenon. At one end of the spectrum are women eating themselves silly to fill some void that they believe can be filled by food, not understanding that food needs to be a source of strength and energy. At the other end of the spectrum are some women half starving themselves, flitting between 'diets' or participating in bizarre practices like mud baths and alimentary feeding in the hope of quick and drastic weight loss. Many succumb to the pressure of trying fat burners and other supplements that are not only unnecessary but can in fact cause more harm than good. What is truly saddening is that women spend months on an eternal quest for this holy grail of weight loss. Had they spent those very months exercising and getting to understand food better to eat sensibly, they would have been halfway there already!
I also got tired of seeing all those books that read "lose 5 kilos in one week" or "get a flat stomach in 10 days" and what have you. All promising weight loss, and that too at amazing rates in order to "look" a certain way.
I think this obsession with just weight is so wrong at so many levels that I had to address it in the book. Of course one needs to stay within a certain weight range to stay healthy and not succumb to illness and lifestyle diseases. The problem is that we are going about getting to the right weight in all the wrong ways. We have also not clearly understood what ideally this "weight" should consist of. FAT or MUSCLE. For many women this word MUSCLE seems to be an extended four lettered word. They don't want to become "muscular", they are afraid to become "masculine" and so on. These are the misconceptions I have tried to address in my book.
I have addressed what it takes to get fit and get to the right size, and how to make fitness and not just weight loss, a lifestyle.
I have stressed on the 4 Pillars of fitness which are essential to a well-rounded fitness routine. I have tried to explain that following any one form of fitness alone may not suffice to serve all your needs. I have stressed the importance of strength training, especially for the Indian woman who is inherently low on muscle mass compared to her western counterpart. This in itself is a cause for many of the health problems she faces.
I've touched upon nutrition in the Indian context in a very simplistic way. Serving sizes, food groups and so on, so that understanding food becomes easier. It also enables you to formulate your own diet instead of depending on someone to work it out for you. What I have tried to do is teach the reader to fend for herself and become independent, giving her autonomy over her decisions about her own body.
I have also extensively explored the female psychology behind attempts to exercise and lose weight. Some of the long counselling sessions I have had with women have been as rewarding for me as for them, as it gave me insight into the complex and fascinating feminine psyche.
Writing this book has been an incredible journey. I hope women have as much fun reading it, as I had writing it.


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Walton County has a Wildlife Lighting Ordinance which provides guidelines for proper light management. For information on local lighting regulations and to see the complete ordinance, visit Walton County's website.
SOUTH WALTON PERMITS BONFIRES ON BEACHES, BUT A PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED AND NO FIRES CLOSE TO SEA TURTLE NESTS, PLEASE, BE A GOOD TURTLE FRIEND.
Who could have foreseen the BP oil disaster and how it was to affect sea turtle nesting.
The problems it brought were many, here are just a few.
Extra reports and interface with local, state and federal officials as well as with the media.
We watched different owners, condos, and hotels, take action into their own hands to keep the oil out with no regard to sea turtle habitat.
Extra work to do our daily monitoring while every kind of vehicle that was on our beaches day and night.
Working with day and night cleaning to keep everyone on track.
Try to keep all the different agencies on the beach off until we could do our daily monitoring.
Moving nests at the correct time.
Caging nest to prevent hatchlings from going into the oil in the gulf.
Educate folks to what was going on.
People handling, extra effort is given to explain what and why sea turtles do what they do.
And if that was not enough we had nest predated by red fox, coyote and dogs. For the second year in a row we have had domesticated dogs digging up our nests and killing hatchlings, this is a problem to be addressed with Walton County.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS OF SOUTH WALTON TURTLE WATCH GROUP FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS THIS SUMMER, I KNOW IT WAS VERY HARD GOING BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND YOU DO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I WILL KEEP YOU ON FOR NEXT YEAR.
After relocating two nests this morning we got a call about a sea turtle in the surf near Camp Creek Lake, we were able to get her out of the water and she was alive but weak, she had some oil on her, and a gauze sample of this was taken. She is now at Gulf World, and I will check on her in a couple of days.
Great news out of the nests we caged and sent to the East Coast. We sent 270 hatchlings out of 3 nests and only 1, yes, only 1 died on the way. So thanks so much team. Hope they come back to our white sandy beaches.