. continues to work with china through the strategic economic dialogue, energy policy dialogue, asia pacific partnership on clean development and climate and other bilateral and multilateral forums towards confronting our global energy challenges, including building efficiency, transportation, electricity, renewable and alternative energy sources and energy diversification, in a collaborative, environmentally effective, and economically sustainable approach. examples include conducting on - site industrial energy assessments, energy training at the mayors training center, building codes, and sustainable reconstruction in earthquake zones. past, current and future u. s. - china energy efficiency collaboration : - u. s. doe and the beijing municipality worked closely to promote use of clean energy technologies at the 2008 summer olympic games. doe provided expert technical and policy assistance. - the olympic village was approximately 50 percent more energy efficient than similar buildings in beijing. doe worked with the developer and the us green building council ( gbc ) to submit the entire olympic village as a usgbc leadership in energy and environmental design ( leed ) building under its leadership in energy and environmental design rating system, receiving a gold leed certification. this is the first olympic village to receive such recognition. in addition, the olympic welcome center is a near zero energy building, also called a micro - energy building. - doe technical support provided a variety of energy efficiency technologies to reduce the heating and cooling loads, improve lighting efficiency, save water and serve as models of what the next generation of housing could be in china. - doe continues to work with its chinese counterparts to conduct energy efficiency assessments of buildings and industry factories, among others, to improve energy use and cut greenhouse gas emissions ; to expand cooperation on biofuels production and use ; and to promote large - scale deployment of electric - drive and fuel cell technologies for transportation. - doe is now working with chinese officials to prepare an action plan on energy efficiency in the latest development under the sed ten year framework. - through u. s. - china partnerships and discussions, the two countries will continue to make progress in all of these areas while sustaining economic growth. the path forward : - the world needs more energy supplies of all types. we need more hydrocarbons now and in the near future. over time, the role of renewable energy will continue to grow. diversity of supplies, suppliers and supply routes is a key component to enhancing global energy security. - u. s. - china partnerships and bilateral discussions will drive progress toward reducing energy consumption and cutting greenhouse gas emissions and promoting more efficient energy markets. healy baumgardner, ( 202 ) 586 -


tahiti - description of tahiti ( originally published 1921 ) description of tahiti — a volcanic rock and coral reef — beauty of the scenery — papeete the center of the south seas — appearance of the tahitians. tahiti was a molten rock, fused in ' a subterranean furnace, and cast in some frightful throe of the cooling sphere, high up above the surface of the sea, the seething mass forming into mountains and valleys, the valleys hemmed in except at their mouths by lofty barriers that stretch from thundering central ridges to the slanting shelf of alluvial soil which extends to the sand of the beach. it is a mass of volcanic matter to which the air, the rain, and the passage of a million years have given an all - covering verdure except upon the loftiest peaks, have cut into strangely shaped cliffs, sloping hills, spacious vales, and shadowy glens and dingles, and have poured down the rich detritus and humus to cover the coral beaches and afford sustenance for man and beast. about the island countless trillions of tiny animals have reared the shimmering reef which bears the brunt of the breaking seas, and spares their impact upon the precious land. these minute beings in the unfathomable scheme of the will had worked and perished for unguessed ages to leave behind this monument of their existence, their charnel - house. man had often told himself that a god had inspired them thus to build havens for his vessels and abodes of marine life where man might kill lesser beings for his food and sport. always, in the approach to the island in steamship, schooner, or canoe, one is amazed and transported by the varying aspect of it. a few miles away one would never know that man had touched it. his inappreciable structures are erased by the flood of green color, which, from the edge of the lagoon to the spires of la diademe, nearly eight thousand feet above the water, makes all other hues insignificant. in all its hundred miles or so of circumference nature is the dominant note — a nature so mysterious, so powerful, and yet so soft - handed, so beauty - loving and so laughing in its indulgences, that one can hardly believe it the same that rules the northern climes and forces man to labor in pain all his days or to die. the scene from a little distance is as primeval as when the first humans climbed in their


of america or australasia. a delicious breeze comes up every morning at nine o ' clock and fans the dweller in this real arcadia until past four, when it languishes and ceases in preparation for the vesper drama of the sun ' s retirement from the stage of earth. typhoons or cyclones are rare about tahiti, but squalls are frequent and tidal waves recurrent. the rain falls more than a hundred days a year, but usually so lightly that one thinks of it as liquid sunshine. in the wet quarter from december until march there are almost daily deluges, when the an seems turned to water, the land and sea are hidden by the screen of driving rain, and the thunder shakes the flimsy houses, and echoes menacingly in the upper valleys. papeete, the seat of government and trade capital of all the french possessions in these parts of the world, is a sprawling village stretching lazily from the river of fautaua on the east to the cemetery on the west, and from the sea on the north to half a mile inland. it is the gradual increment of garden and house upon an aboriginal village, the slow response of a century to the demand of official and trading white, of religious group and ambitious tahitian, of sailor and tourist. here flow all the channels of business and finance, of plotting and robbery, of pleasure and profit, of literature and art and good living, in the eastern pacific. papeete is the london and paris of this part of the peaceful ocean, dispensing the styles and comforts, the inventions and luxuries, of civilization, making the laws and enforcing or compromising them, giving justice and injustice to litigants, despatching all the concomitants of modernity to littler islands. papeete is the entrepot of all the archipelagoes in these seas. the french, who have domination in these waters of a hundred islands and atolls between 8° and 27° south latitude, and between 137° and 154° west longitude, a stretch of about twelve hundred miles each way, make them all tributary to papeete ; and thus it is the metropolis of a province of salt water, over which come its couriers and its freighters, its governors and its soldiers, its pleasure - seekers and its idlers. from it an age ago went the maoris to people hawaii and new zealand. papeete has a central position in the pacific. the capitals of


and its freighters, its governors and its soldiers, its pleasure - seekers and its idlers. from it an age ago went the maoris to people hawaii and new zealand. papeete has a central position in the pacific. the capitals of hawaii, australia, new zealand, and california are from two and a half to three and a half thousand miles away. no other such group of whites, or place approaching its urbanity, is to be found in a vast extent of latitude or longitude. it is without peer or competitor. in endless leagues of waves. yet papeete is a little place, a mile or so in length and less in width, a curious imposition of european houses and manners upon a tahitian hamlet, hybrid, a mixture of loveliness and ugliness, of nature savage and tamed. the settlement, as with all ports, began at the water - front, and the harbor of papeete is a lake within the milky reef, the gentle waters of which touch a strip of green that runs along the shore, broken here and there by a wall and by the quay at which i landed. coral blocks have been quarried from the reef and fitted to make an embankment for half a mile, which juts out just far enough to be usable as a mole. it is alongside this that sailing vessels lie, the wharf being the only land mooring with a roof for the housing of products. a dozen schooners, small and large, point their noses out to the sea, their backs against the coral quay, and their hawsers made fast to old cannon, brought here to war against the natives, and now binding the messengers of the nations and of commerce to this shore. where there are no embankments, the water comes up to the roots of the trees, and a carpet of grass, moss, and tropical vegetation grows from the salt tide to the roadway. following the contour of the beach, runs a fairly broad road, and facing this original thoroughfare and the sea are the principal shops of the traders and a few residences. french are some of these merchants, but most are australasian, german, american and chinese. france is ten thousand miles away, and the french unequal in the struggle for gain. some of the stores occupy blocks, and in them one will find a limited assortment of tobacco, anchors, needles, music - boxes, candles, bicycles, rum, novels, and silks or calicos. here in this spot was the first settlement


of the stores occupy blocks, and in them one will find a limited assortment of tobacco, anchors, needles, music - boxes, candles, bicycles, rum, novels, and silks or calicos. here in this spot was the first settlement of the preachers of the gospel, of the conquering forces of france, and of the roaring blades who brought the culture of the world to a powerful and spellbound people. here swarmed the crews of fifty whalers in the days when " there she blows! " was heard from crows ' - nests all over the broad pacific. these rough adventurers, fighters, revelers, passionate bachelors, stamped tahiti with its first strong imprint of the white man ' s modes and vices, con - tending with the missionaries for supremacy of ideal. they brought gin and a new lecherousness and deadly ills and novel superstitions, and found a people ready for their wares. an old american woman has told me she has seen a thousand whalemen at one time ashore off ships in the harbor make night and day a saturnalia of occidental pleasure, a hundred fights in twenty - four hours. as more of europe and america came and brought lumber to build houses, or used the hard woods of the mountains, the settlement pushed back from the beach. trails that later widened into streets were cut through the brush to reach these homes of whites, and the thatched huts of the aborigines were replaced by the ugly, but more convenient, cottages of the new - comers. the french, when once they had seized the island, made roads, gradually and not too well, but far surpassing those of most outlying possessions, and contrasting advantageously with the neglect of the spanish, who in three hundred years in the philippines left all undone the most important step in civilization. one can drive almost completely around tahiti on ninety miles of a highway passable at most times of the year, and bridging a hundred times the streams which rush and purl and wind from the heights to the ocean. the streets of papeete have no plan. they go where they list and in curves and angles, and only once in a mile in short, straight stretches. they twist and stray north and south and nor ' nor ' west and eastsou ' east, as if each new - comer had cleft a walk of his own, caring naught for any one else, and further dwellers had smoothed it on for themselves. i lost myself in


nor ' nor ' west and eastsou ' east, as if each new - comer had cleft a walk of his own, caring naught for any one else, and further dwellers had smoothed it on for themselves. i lost myself in a maze of streets, looked about for a familiar landmark, strolled a hundred paces, and found myself somewhere i thought a kilometer distant. everywhere there are shops kept by chinese, restaurants and coffee - houses. the streets all have names, but change them as they progress, honoring some french hero or statesman for a block or two, recalling some event, or plainly stating the reason for their being. all names are in french, of course, and many are quaint and sonorous. as the sea - wall grew according to the demands of defense or commerce the sections were rechristened. the quai des subsistances tells its purpose as does the quai de l ' uranie. the rue de l ' ecole and the rue de la mission, with the rue des remparts, speak the early building of school and catholic church and fortifications. rue cook, rue de bougainville and many others record the giant figures of history who took tahiti from the mist of the half - known, and wrote it on the charts and in the archives. other streets hark back to that beloved france to which these french exiles gaze with tearful eyes, but linger all their years ten thousand miles away. they saunter along the rue de rivoli in papeete, and see again the magnificence of the tuileries, and hear the dear noises of la belle paris. they are sentimental, these french, patriots all here, and overcome at times by the flood of memories of la france, their birthplaces, and their ancestral graves. some born here have never been away, and some have spent a few short months in visits to the homeland. some have brown mothers, half - islanders ; yet if they learn the tripping tongue of their french progenitor and european manners, they think of france as their ultimate goal, of paris their playground, and the " marseillaise their himene par excellence. one might conjure up a vision of a tiny paris with such names in one ' s ears, and these french, who have been in possession here nearly four - score years, have tried to make a french town of papeete. they have only spoiled the scene as far as unfit architecture can, but the riot of tropical nature


s ears, and these french, who have been in possession here nearly four - score years, have tried to make a french town of papeete. they have only spoiled the scene as far as unfit architecture can, but the riot of tropical nature has mocked their labors. for all over the flimsy wooden houses, the wretched palings, the galvanized iron roofing, the ugly verandas, hang gorgeous draperies of the giant acacias, the brilliant flamboyantes, the bountiful, yellow allamanda, the generous breadfruit, and the uplifting glory of the cocoanut - trees, while magnificent vines and creepers cover the tawdry paint of the facades and em - bower the homes in green and flower. if one leaves the few principal streets or roads in papeete, one walks only on well - worn trails through the thick growth of lantana, guavas, pandanus, wild coffee, and a dozen other trees and bushes. the paths are lined with hedges of false coffee, where thrifty people live, and again there are open spaces with vistas of little houses in groves, rows of tiny cabins close together. every - where are picturesque disorder, dirt, rubbish, and the accrued wallow of years of laissez - aller ; but the mighty trade - winds and the constant rains sweep away all bad odors, and there is no resultant disease. " my word, " said stevens, a london stockbroker, here to rehabilitate a broken corporation, " if we english had this place, would n ' t there be a cleaning up! we ' d build it solid and sanitary, and have proper rules to make the bally natives stand around. " the practical british would that. they have done so in a dozen of their far - flung colonies i have been in, from singapore to barbadoes, though they have failed utterly in jamaica. yet, i am at first sight, of the mind that only the spanish would have kept, after decades of administration, as much of the simple beauty of papeete as have the gauls. true, the streets are a litter, the government almost unseen as to modern uplift, the natives are indolent and life moves without bustle or goal. the republic is content to keep the peace, to sell its wares, to teach its tongue, and to let the gentle tahitian hold to his island ways, now that his race dies rapidly


the pepper - and the gum - tree that make southern california ' s desert a bower, the oranges and lemons there which send a million golden trophies to less - favored peoples, are the flora of distant climes. since the days of the white discoverers, adventurers and priests, fighting men and puritans, have added to the earth ' s treasury in tahiti and all these islands. walking one morning along the waterfront, i met two very dark negresses. they had on pink and black dresses, with red cotton shawls, and they wore flaming yellow handkerchiefs about their woolly heads. they were as african as the congo, and as strange in this setting as eskimos on broadway. they felt their importance, for they were of the few good cooks of french dishes here. they spoke a french patois, and guffawed loudly when one dropped her basket of supplies from her head. they were servants of the procureur de la republique, who had brought them from the french colony of martinique. many races have mingled here. one saw their pigments and their lines in the castes ; here a soupcon of the french and there a touch of the dane ; the chileno, himself a mestizo, had left his print in delicacy of feature, and the irish his freckles and pug, which with tawny skin, pearly teeth, and the superb form of the pure tahitian, left little to be desired in fetching and saucy allurement. thousands of sailors and merchants and preachers had sowed their seed here, as did captain cook ' s men a century and a half ago, and the harvest showed in numerous shadings of colors and variety of mixtures. tahiti had, since ship of europe sighted orofena, been a pasture for the wild asses of the wanderlust, a paradise into which they had brought their snakes and left them to plague the natives. there were phonographs shrieking at one from a score of verandas. the automobile had become a menace to life and limb. there were two - score motorcars in tahiti ; but as the island is small, and most of them were in the capital, one met them all the day, and might have thought there were hundreds. motor - buses, or " rubberneck - wagons, " ran about the city, carrying the natives for a franc on a brief tour, and, for more,


, one met them all the day, and might have thought there were hundreds. motor - buses, or " rubberneck - wagons, " ran about the city, carrying the natives for a franc on a brief tour, and, for more, to country districts where good cheer and dances sped the night. a dozen five - and seven - passenger cars with drivers were for hire. most nights until eleven or later the rented machines dashed about the narrow streets, hooting and hissing, while their carefree occupants played accordions or mouth - organs and sang songs of love. louis de bougainville, once a french lawyer, and afterward soldier, sailor, and discoverer and a lord under bonaparte, had a monument in a tiny green park hard by the strand and the road that, beginning there, bands the island. he is best known the world about because his name is given to the " four - o ' clock " shrub in warm countries, as in tahiti, which sends huge masses of magenta or crimson blossoms climbing on trellises and roofs. i walked to this monument from the tiare along the mossy bank of a little rivulet which ran to the beach. it was early morning. the humble natives and whites were about their daily tasks. smoke rose from the iron pipes above the houses, coffee scented the air, men and women were returning from the market - place with bunches of cocoanuts, bananas, and bread - fruit, strings of fish and cuts of meat in papers, many of them had their heads wreathed in flowers or wore a tiare blossom over an ear. the way in which one wears a flower supposedly signifies many things. if one wore it over the left ear, one sought a sweetheart ; if over the right, it signified contentment, and though it was as common as the wearing of hats, there were always jokes passing about these flowers, exclamations of surprise or wishes of joy. " what, you have left terii? " " aue! i must change it at once. " now, really there was no such idea in the native mind. it was invention for tourists. the tahitian wears flowers anywhere, always, if he can have them, and they do express his mood. if he is sad, he will not put them on ; but if going to a dance, to a picnic, or to promenade, if he has money in his pocket, or gaiety in his heart, he must bloom. over one ear,


he is sad, he will not put them on ; but if going to a dance, to a picnic, or to promenade, if he has money in his pocket, or gaiety in his heart, he must bloom. over one ear, or both, in the hair, on the head, around the neck, both sexes were passionately fond of this age - old sign of kinship with nature. the lei in hawaii around the hat or the neck spells the same meaning, but the flood of outsiders has lost hawaii all but the merest remnant of its ancient ways, while here still persisted customs which a century of european difference and indifference has not crushed out. here, as there, more lasting wreaths for the hat were woven of shells or beads in various colors. as i strolled past the houses, every one greeted me pleasantly. " la ora na, " they said, or " bon jour! " i replied in kind. i had not been a day in tahiti before i felt kindled in me an affection for its dark people which i had never known for any other race. it was an admixture of friendship, admiration, and pity — of affection for their beautiful natures, of appreciation of the magnificence of their physical equipment, and of sympathy for them in their decline and inevitable passing under the changed conditions of environment made by the sudden smothering of their instinctive needs in the sepia of commercial civilization. i saw that those natives remaining, laughing and full of the desire for pleasure as they were, must perish because unfit to survive in the morass of modernism in which they were sinking, victims of a system of life in which material profits were the sole goal and standard of the rulers. the tahitians are tall, vigorous, and superbly rounded. the men, often more than six feet or even six and a half feet in height, have a mien of natural majesty and bodily grace. they convey an impression of giant strength, reserve power, and unconscious poise beyond that made by any other race. american indians i have known had much of this quality when resident far from towns, but they lacked the curving, padded muscles, the ease of movement, and, most of all, the smiling faces, the ingratiating manner, of these children of the sun. the tahitians ' noses are fairly flat and large ; the nostrils dilated ; their lips full and sensual ; their teeth perfectly shaped and very white and sound ; their chins strong, though


##ratiating manner, of these children of the sun. the tahitians ' noses are fairly flat and large ; the nostrils dilated ; their lips full and sensual ; their teeth perfectly shaped and very white and sound ; their chins strong, though round ; and their eyes black and large, not brilliant, but liquid. their feet and hands are mighty — hands that lift burdens of great weight, that swing paddles of canoes for hours ; feet that tread the roads or mountain trails for league on league. the women are of middle size, with lines of harmony that give them a unique seal of beauty, with an undulating movement of their bodies, a coordination of every muscle and nerve, a richness of aspect in color and form, that is more sensuous, more attractive, than any feminine graces i have ever gazed on. they have the forwardness of boys, the boldness of huntresses, yet the softness and magnetism of the most virginal of their white sisters. one thinks of them as of old in soft draperies of beautiful cream - colored native cloth wound around their bodies, passed under one arm and knotted on the other shoulder, revealing the shapely neck and arm, and one breast, with garlands upon their hair, and a fragrant flower passed through one ear, and in the other two or three large pearls fastened with braided human hair. the men never wore beards, though mustaches, copying the french custom, are common on chiefs, preachers, and those who sacrifice beauty and natural desires to ambition. the hair on the face is removed as it appears, and it is scanty. they abhor beards, and their ghosts, the tupapau, have faces fringed with hair. the usual movements of both men and women are slow, dignified, and full of pride.


how options work how you can use options > options are the most versatile trading instrument ever invented. since options cost less than stock, they provide a high leverage approach to trading that can significantly limit the overall risk of a trade or provide additional income. simply put, option buyers have rights and option sellers have obligations. option buyers have the right, but not the obligation, to buy ( call ) or sell ( put ) the underlying stock at a specified price until the 3rd friday of their expiration month. there are two kinds of options : calls and puts. call options give you the right to buy the underlying asset. put options give you the right to sell the underlying asset. it is essential to become familiar with the inner workings of both. every strategy you learn from this point on depends on your thorough understanding of these two kinds of options. there are no margin requirements if you want to purchase an option because your risk is limited to the price of the option. in contrast, option sellers receive a credit in their account for selling an option and get to keep this amount if the option expires worthless. however, option sellers also have an obligation to buy ( put ) or sell ( call ) the underlying instrument if their option is exercised by an assigned option holder. therefore, selling an option requires a healthy margin. to trade options, you must be acquainted with the select terminology of the option market. the price at which an underlying stock can be purchased or sold if the option is exercised is called the strike price. options are available in several strike prices above and below the current price of the underlying asset. stocks priced below $ 25 per share usually have strike prices at 2 dollar intervals. stocks priced over $ 25 usually have strike prices at $ 5 dollar intervals. the date the option expires is referred to as the expiration date. a stock option expires by close of business on the 3rd friday of the expiration month. all listed options have options available for the current month and the next month as well as specific future months. each stock has a corresponding cycle of months available for options. there are three fixed expiration cycles available. each cycle has a - january, april, july and october - february, may, august and november - march, june, september and december the price of an option is called the premium. an option ' s premium is determined by a number of factors including the type of option ( call or put ), the current price of the underlying asset, the strike price of the option, the time remaining until expiration


option is called the premium. an option ' s premium is determined by a number of factors including the type of option ( call or put ), the current price of the underlying asset, the strike price of the option, the time remaining until expiration, and volatility. an option premium is priced on a per share basis. each option on a stock generally corresponds to 100 shares. therefore, if the premium of an option is priced at 2, the total premium for that option would be $ 200 ( 2 x 100 = $ 200 ). buying an option creates a debit in the amount of the premium to the buyer ' s trading account. selling an option creates a credit in the amount of the premium to the seller ' s trading account : example : jane wants to buy a house. after a few weeks of searching, she discovers one she really likes. unfortunately, she won ' t have enough money for a substantial down payment for another six months. so, she approaches the owner of the house and negotiates an option to buy the house within 6 months for $ 100, 000. the owner agrees to sell her the option for $ 2, 000. scenario 1 : during this 6 - month period, jane discovers an oil field underneath the property. the value of the house shoots up to $ 1, 000, 000. however, the writer of the option ( the owner ) is obligated to sell the house to jane for $ 100, 000. jane buys the house for a total cost of $ 102, 000 ; $ 100, 000 for the house plus the $ 2, 000 premium paid for the option. she promptly turns around and sells it for a million dollars for huge profit of $ 898, 000 and lives happily ever after. scenario 2 : jane discovers a toxic waste dump on the property. now the value of the house drops to zero and she obviously decides not to exercise the option to buy the house. in this case, jane loses the $ 2, 000 premium paid for the option to the owner of the property. how options work review - options give you the right to buy or sell an underlying instrument. - if you buy an option, you are not obligated to buy or sell the underlying instrument ; you simply have the right to do so. - if you sell an option and the option is exercised, you are obligated to deliver the underlying asset ( call ) or take delivery of the underlying asset ( put ) at the strike price of the option regardless of the current price of the underlying asset


workers may be at risk of crushing injuries due to contact with falling or rolling objects [ 29 cfr 1915. 156 ] ; as well as punctures from sharp objects. additional hazards include contact with : figure 1 : worker with foot protection. hierarchy of controls - engineering controls - administration controls - personal protective equipment ( ppe ) injuries may be prevented by the use of appropriate footwear. - electrical or electricity - molten metals - hot surfaces - wet or slippery surfaces | use and selection of foot protection back to top workers may be exposed to injuries including : requirements and example solutions : - crushing from falling objects, - crushing from rolling cylinders, - punctures from sharp objects, - burns or shocks from electrical hazards, - burns from molten metal or hot surfaces, - skin contact or burns from chemicals, or - slips and falls from wet or slippery surfaces. - workers must wear protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of falling or rolling objects or objects piercing the sole. [ 29 cfr 1915. 156 ( a ) ] examples include : - impact injuries from carrying or handling materials such as equipment, objects, parts, or heavy tools which could be dropped or from objects that may fall during work activities. - compression injuries from work activities involving forklifts, gas cylinders, and heavy pipes, which could roll onto worker ' s feet. - puncture injuries from sharp objects such as nails, screws, staples, scrap or sheet metal, which workers may step on. - protective footwear must meet ansi z41 or equivalent design requirements [ 29 cfr 1915. 156 ( b ) ]. - safety shoes or boots may be required to provide special electrical conduction or insulation to prevent electric shock or static electric spark. - chemical - resistant boots may be required to provide protection from caustic, reactive, toxic, or corrosive materials during cleaning, or surface preparation. - slip - resistant soled shoes should be worn when working on slippery


acupuncture, traditional chinese medicine ( tcm ), is one of the oldest forms of medicine on the planet dating back to 200 bce. chinese warriors are thought to be one of the first practitioners of acupuncture. they used acupuncture to stay strong, balanced and to help heal their wounds from battle. for years in the united states acupuncture has been viewed as an alternative treatment for pain. november 1997 the national institute for health ( nih ) recognized acupuncture as a viable therapy for some pain disorders such as : pain from surgery, nausea from pregnancy or chemotherapy, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel. in the area of sports performance the use of acupuncture for the prevention and care of athletic injuries, has been slow to be recognized as a viable and effective branch of sports medicine. the american college of sports medicine ( acsm ) is one of the main regulating bodies for athletic trainers and sports performance in the united states. in their material and text books i have not yet come across the acknowledgment, recommendation or the reference of the effectiveness of acupuncture in sports. it is time that that changes and for acupuncture to take its place among the other sports medicine modalities. in other countries acupuncture has been accepted as an effective form of treatment for athletes. in the winter olympics of 1998, the austria downhill skier hermann maier was treated with acupuncture after a devastating fall only to come back and win two gold metals. in china at the summer olympics of 2008 acupuncture was available and used by the athletes. i have been practicing acupuncture for over 25 years and have had the opportunity to treat all kinds of athletes. i have treated recreational, competitive and elite athletes. i have had the privilege to treat successfully a three time olympic biathlon skier, a national college rodeo finalist bronco rider, college ncaa division 1 woman ’ s basketball player, world - class swimmers, skiers, runners, bicyclists and tennis players. some of the injuries i see include trauma, and overuse, such as sprains, strains, tendonitis, bursitis, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel. acupuncture is not only effective for pain it also helps with insomnia, anxiety, and digestive problems, which can sometimes affect an athlete ’ s performance ability. athletes have told me that they feel an increased clarity, an inner calmness and more centered after an acup


i ' ve been starting plants indoors for several years and i ' ve found it ' s a great way to get a head start on the growing season. i can gain 4 to 8 weeks by setting out seedlings rather than planting seeds in my garden. it ' s also a way to insure that i will have just the variety and color of the plants i need as well as any unusual or heirloom plants on my list. here are some tips to help you get started : soil - a key to success is using a loose, fertile, disease - free soil mix. i find the packaged potting soil easy to use. containers - you can start seeds in almost any container ; it doesn ' t have to be fancy. i ' ve used plastic flats, trays, clay pots, compressed peat pellets, and even a make - you - own - paper cup from recycled newspaper with a little gadget called an n. viropotter. cut - off milk cartons or plastic jugs, and egg cartons can also be used to start seeds. last season ' s flats, trays, and pots should be cleaned and disinfected before use. wash the containers in soapy water, and then disinfect them in a solution of one part chlorine bleach and nine parts water. be sure to add holes in the bottom of the containers to allow for drainage. timing - find out when your area is likely to have its last frost. you ' ll find this information in gardening books or check with your county cooperative extension service or local garden center. next, look on the back of the seed packet and find out how long it will take the seeds to sprout. mark the last frost date on a calendar then count back the number of weeks needed for sprouting. that ' s the date to start the seeds. if you want the seedlings to be larger, start earlier. the time varies from plant to plant. peppers require 7 to 8 weeks and tomatoes 5 or 6 to grow to transplanting size, while squash and cucumbers require only 2 to 3 weeks. seedlings are ready to transplant when they have the first set of true leaves. seed size - usually smaller seeds require less soil to cover them than larger seeds. check on the back of the seed packet for the proper seed depth. seed size also determines the size of container and sowing method. fine seeds, such as begonias and petunias, are typically sown in flats or tray


seeds. check on the back of the seed packet for the proper seed depth. seed size also determines the size of container and sowing method. fine seeds, such as begonias and petunias, are typically sown in flats or trays. after germination, the seedlings are transplanted into individual containers. large seeds, such as marigolds and tomatoes, can also be germinated in flats. however, they are often sown directly into individual containers, thereby eliminating the need to transplant the seedlings before planting outside. temperature - soil temperature is important. cool soil retards germination. i use an electric grow mat under my trays to make sure the soil is around 75 degrees or so until seedlings have emerged. provide an air temperature of 70 to 75 degrees during the day and night temperature of at least 60 to 65 degrees. water and light - after seeding, water the soil gently until water drains out the bottom of the container. just be careful not to wash seeds away. place containers in plastic bags or cover the soil surface with plastic film until the first sign of the seeds ' emergence. then remove the plastic cover and be sure the container gets maximum exposure to light. most seeds do not require light to germinate, but seedlings need full light exposure as soon as they emerge.


how to make child - size crop circles directions aliens with flashlights crop " circles " are generally intricate and complex geometric patterns that seem to mysteriously appear overnight primarily in english farm fields. most crop circle are sizable patterns formed by flattening sections of a field of wheat, maize, barley, or rye. farmers generally do not appreciate aliens invading their fields and ruining their crops, so we recommend creating crop circle in safer environments such as in your yard, driveway, on the beach or school playground. if you are fortunate enough to have tall grass or a cooperative farmer to create your child - size cropcircle, great. make child - sized mysterious " alien " crop circles aliens with flat wooden planks - alien masks ( for a disguise ) - large, flat surfaces ( fields of wheat ) - wooden or metal stakes - planks of wood - knotted ropes - moonlight ( or a few of really good flashlights ). you can make child - sized crop circle easily. ingredients for creating child size crop circles are pretty simple. all you need are a few good aliens and these simple tools listed here : aliens with knotted ropes instead of intruding upon or destroying valuable wheat fields, and gathering heavy planks of wood and rope, you can substitute these : - chalk, white and / or colored - asphalt or concrete playground surface - freshly fallen snow or sandy beach - a lawn in need of a good mowing - a skein of string or yarn - shoeboxes ( instead of planks ) snowshoes or heavy cardboard fitted to the child ' s feet - broad daylight - tent stakes or strong dowels pound the tent stake ( or dowel ) into the ground, tie the string or yarn to the stake. have the child or children walk in circle with the plank of wood in front of them. press the grass or vegetation ( or snow, sand ) down with the plank of wood as they walk. soon they will have a perfectly round circle to experiment with further.


when you arrive in honduras for the first time, having heard about its recent political upheaval, you might expect to see a country that looks a little tired and rough around the edges. in fact, you would find something very different during your daily excursions in central america ’ s rising star. hope and progress aren ’ t just slogans for a country like honduras. these are guiding principles for a population that is constantly working on a better life for now and in the future. their optimism and enthusiasm for quality in life reminds many visitors of those halcyon days when life seemed simpler – a nostalgia familiar to most living in europe and north america. honduras ’ nationwide movement forward to bigger things is proven by its continued growth in industry, real estate and tourism. honduras is a country full of promise and opportunity, with the natural and historical attributes to back up its ambitions. the narrow mouth of the country ’ s pacific coast is a glory of volcanic islands and secret beaches, its sights only rivaled by the longer caribbean coast. that northeast coastline boasts extraordinary marine life and the lure of island living on the bay islands, just off the mainland. the interior of the country is an exciting patchwork of mountains, jungles, and cloud and pine forests crisscrossed by huge rivers. honduras ’ cities and towns have retained most of their historic architecture and ways of life, unlike some of their central american neighbors. though it ’ s not always the first to spring to mind when considering exotic destinations, the country matches others in the region for its dedication to wilderness protection, cultural preservation and continual progress. hope and enthusiasm are a strong presence in the daily life of local people – both honduran born and honduran by choice. as a tourist or an expatriate, it ’ s impossible to resist the overwhelming feeling that good things are happening in honduras, and being there is one of them. - major cities : tegucigalpa, san pedro sula - capital city : tegucigalpa - boundaries : caribbean sea to the north, guatemala and el salvador to the west, gulf of fonseca and nicaragua to the south - population : 8. 14 million ( july 2011 ) - languages : predominantly spanish. some english is spoken along the northern coast and on the caribbean bay islands. several indigenous amerindian languages and garifuna ( a mixture of afro - indigenous languages ) also spoken. - diversity : 90 % mestizo ( mixed amerindian and european ), 7 % other amerindian, 2


get flash to fully experience pearltrees photo : meddygarnet happiness is, by nature, a subjective quality with a definition like a moving target. there is scant evidence — qualitative or quantitative — to lend convincing support to those life variables most critical in determining individual happiness, which is likely why past researchers committed to the scientific method rarely tried to tackle the subject. this is changing. psychological ( " personality " ) types according to jung ' s theory of psychological types we are all different in fundamental ways. one ' s ability to process different information is limited by their particular type. these types are sixteen. you ' ve likely heard that body language accounts for up to 55 % of how we communicate, but reading non - verbal cues isn ' t just about broad strokes. the same gesture can indicate a number of different things depending on context. in this post, we ' re going to take a look at three common situations in which non - verbal cues are especially important — detecting lies, going on a date, and interviewing for a job — then explain how to interpret body language more accurately so that you can read between the lines when a person ' s words aren ' t necessarily conveying the way that they honestly feel. we lie a lot. when having a conversation with a stranger, chances are we ' ll lie in the first ten minutes. by david johnson like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. it is ubiquitous. yet what does it all mean? interesting info - > lying index - > how to detect lies become a human lie detector ( part 1 ) warning : sometimes ignorance is bliss.


dr. giuseppe mazza journalist - scientific photographer family : myrtaceae text © pietro puccio english translation by mario beltramini this species is native to southern brazil ( parana, rio de janeiro, santa catarina and sao paulo ), where it grows in the humid coastal forests on mainly sandy soils. the genus was dedicated to the memory of the general, diplomat and patron eugene of savoy ( 1663 - 1736 ) ; the latin name of the species, “ brasiliensis ” = of brazil, refers to its origin country. common names : brazil - cherry, brazilian plum, grumichama, spanish cherry ( english ) ; cerisier du bresil, jambosier du bresil ( french ) ; grumixama, grumixa - meira ( portuguese ) ; cereza brasilena ( spanish ) ; brasilianische kirschmyrte ( german ). the eugenia brasiliensis lam. ( 1789 ) is an erect, rather slow - growing, evergreen tree, up to about 10 m tall, with greyish bark which, with the age, gets fissured and peels in papery strips, and thick foliage. the leaves, on an about 1 cm long petiole, are opposite, obovate or elliptic with curved, entire margins, coriaceous, 8 - 15 cm long and about 5 cm broad, of a glossy dark green colour on the upper page, pale green below ; the young buds have a dark purple colour. the flowers, of about 2, 5 cm of diameter on a short peduncle, usually solitary of in groups of 2 - 3 at the axil of the leaves of the young buds, have four green sepals, four white petals and a hundred of white stamina ; in the countries of origin it may sporadically flower again during the year. the fruits, which ripen quickly, in a month from the flowering, are globular berries of 1, 2 - 2, 5 cm of diameter, with persistent sepals at the extremity, of colour going from dark purple to almost black when ripe and pale pulp, with a taste similar to that of the cherries, usually containing one to three greyish seeds ; there are varieties with yellow and red fruit. it usually reproduces by seed which germinates in about one month ; the fructification begins starting from the fourth - fifth year of age. recourse is done to the cutting and layering in the case you wish to reproduce a particular variety.


##s by seed which germinates in about one month ; the fructification begins starting from the fourth - fifth year of age. recourse is done to the cutting and layering in the case you wish to reproduce a particular variety. it is a species adding to great landscape value, due to its luxuriant foliage, the production of fruit with a pleasant taste, suitable for zones with humid subtropical climate and, marginally, warm temperate, where it can resist to decreases in temperature to about - 3 °c for a short time. it prefers an exposure in full sun, but it adapts to a slight shade, and deep soils, sandy, rich of organic substance, possibly acidic, and availability of water all over the year, as it does not bear dry periods ; it is therefore to be regularly irrigated is cultivated in climates having little or not at all rainy summers. it may be utilized as isolated specimen in parks and gardens or for creating barriers, also as windbreak. the fruits are consumed fresh or employed in sweets, ice creams and for preparing jams. synonyms : myrtus dombeyi spreng. ( 1825 ) ; eugenia bracteolaris lam. ex dc. ( 1828 ) ; myrtus grumixama vell. ( 1829 ) ; eugenia filipes baill. ( 1895 ) ; eugenia ubensis cambess. ( 1832 ) ; stenocalyx brasiliensis ( lam. ) o. berg ( 1857 ) ; stenocalyx ubensis ( cambess. ) o. berg ( 1857 ) ; eugenia dombeyi skeels ( 1912 ). the photographic file of giuseppe mazza


with the world ’ s attention focused on the creation of the new country of south sudan, the khartoum government ’ s continued oppression of the sudanese has flown under the radar. south sudan ’ s independence does nothing to stem khartoum ’ s human rights violations against its own people. as a wave of regime change sweeps africa and the middle east, continued support and pressure – both domestic and international – needs to remain on authoritarian leaders like sudan president omar al - bashir. they need to help stop the ethnic cleansing that has been endemic to his 22 year tenure and help bring about additional needed reforms. in 2009, sudan ’ s gender policy came into focus when the government arrested journalist, and former united nations employee, lubna hussein and her associates for wearing pants at an outdoor cafe in khartoum and charged them with violating decency laws. the punishments varied for the 12 women, as some pleaded guilty and were subjected to 10 lashes immediately, while others, like hussein, fought the case. while hussein was not flogged, she did go to jail for refusing to pay the fine. more recently, sudan ’ s security forces were accused of rape. two journalists were sentenced to jail time for covering the story. this has prompted the un to publicly denounce the arrests and draw attention to the silence that often surrounds acts of sexual violence. not only does this highlight the disregard for women ’ s rights in the country, it is also contrary to the national constitution that proclaims a free press. the press, however, has routinely come under attack for exercising their right to free speech, especially when newspapers are critical of the regime. opposition newspapers are being confiscated and the government is placing restrictions on who can and cannot be hired by newspapers, in an effort to ensure that journalists who are critical of the government are sidelined. the government has also been violently oppressing the sudanese people. this is once again being played out in south kordofan, where it has resulted in at least 200, 000 displaced persons. the fighting, which began in june, has escalated and drawn international attention. the conflict is rooted along ethnic and political lines. the state, which borders on south sudan, is home to south sudan loyalists, who supported the splm ( south sudan ’ s ruling party ) during the civil war. their current political party splm - n is considered illegal as it is seen as an extension of a foreign political entity. the current fighting, which erupted when the government attempted to forcibly disarm the splm - n loyalists,


more than 36 million americans have a disability. improving the health of this large segment of the population is a central concern for public health. this chartbook presents information about the health of adults with disabilities in oregon. the information in this book can be used by people with disabilities, their family members, policy makers, health professionals, disability service providers, and others interested in the health and well - being of people with disabilities. the information in this book came from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system ( brfss ). the brfss is a telephone survey that asks about health, behaviors that affect health, and access to health care. the survey is random, meaning that any resident might be called. however, some groups of people are not included. children under age 18 and people who are in an institution, such as a jail or nursing home, are not included in the survey. people who have no telephone or only have a cell phone are not included. those who do not speak english or spanish are not included. some people who have a disability may not be included because they do not understand the questions, cannot get to the phone in time, or use a special telephone that sounds to the caller like a fax machine. the brfss survey is done every year by each state or territory health department. the information used for this book was collected in oregon in 2008. what do we mean by “ disability ”? in the brfss survey, people are considered to have a disability if they answer “ yes ” to one or both of the following questions : - are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems? - do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone? disability in oregon how many people in oregon have a disability? about 746, 663 oregon adults age 18 and older have a disability. this is a little more than one quarter ( 25. 7 % ) of the adult population of oregon in 2008. what age groups are most impacted by disability? disability becomes more common as people age. in the 18 - 39 age range, 15. 1 % of oregon adults have a disability. among 40 - 59 year olds, 27. 1 % have a disability and among 60 - 79 year olds, 36. 7 % have a disability. among oregon adults age 80 or older, 47. 1 % have a disability. how much education do people with disabilities have? over seven percent


. 1 % have a disability and among 60 - 79 year olds, 36. 7 % have a disability. among oregon adults age 80 or older, 47. 1 % have a disability. how much education do people with disabilities have? over seven percent ( 7. 6 % ) of people with disabilities have less than a high school education, 27. 2 % have a high school education only, 34. 7 % have attended some college or technical school, and 30. 5 % of people with disabilities are college graduates. of people without disabilities, 9. 2 % have less than a high school education, 27. 0 % have a high school education only, 27. 8 % have attended some college or technical school, and 36. 0 % are college graduates. how many people with disabilities are employed? among people with disabilities, 31. 8 % are employed for wages, 7. 9 % are self - employed, 3. 6 % have been out of work for more than a year, 4. 1 % have been out of work for less than a year, 6. 7 % are homemakers, 4. 2 % are students, 26. 9 % are retired, and 14. 9 % are unable to work. in contrast, 56. 3 % of people without disabilities are employed for wages, 10. 2 % are self - employed, 1. 6 % have been out of work for more than a year, 3. 4 % have been out of work for less than a year, 8. 3 % are homemakers, 4. 7 % are students, 15. 0 % are retired, and 0. 5 % are unable to work. what is the annual household income of people with disabilities? twelve percent ( 12. 2 % ) of people with disabilities have a household income of less than $ 15, 000 per year, 21. 8 % have an income between $ 15, 000 and $ 25, 000, 15. 7 % have an income between $ 25, 000 and $ 35, 000, 15. 7 % have an income between $ 35, 000 and $ 50, 000, and 34. 6 % have an annual income of $ 50, 000 or more. only four percent of people without disabilities have a household income of less than $ 15, 000 per year, 15. 0 % have an income between $ 15, 000 and $ 25, 000, 13. 0 % have an income between $ 25, 000 and $ 35, 000, 16. 5 % have an income between $ 35, 000 and $


what do presbyterians believe about the holy spirit? the holy spirit ( 3 views ) reprinted from the september 1985 issue of presbyterians today " god ' s presence with and in us " by arnold b. come there are five main emphases about the holy spirit in the reformed tradition, as found in calvin, the westminster confession, karl barth, and the confession of 1967. 1. the holy spirit is god. that is to say, the holy spirit is understood strictly in trinitarian terms. the trinity is a doctrinal way of referring to the three ways god has of being god — all three simultaneously, and each always in active relation with the other two. this means that our experience of god as holy spirit always involves also our relation to god as creator ( father ) and to god as mediator - savior ( son ). god as holy spirit comes into our lives in and through and with god ' s creation of israel and its history, in and through and with the coming of the word of god in the " flesh " of jesus of nazareth. no matter how profound is our sense of the immediate spiritual presence of god in our lives, that awareness is always initiated, given substance and definition, corrected, and sustained in and through and with our being encountered by the eternal word of the creator — finally and decisively by that word incarnate in the life - death - resurrection of jesus of nazareth. the holy spirit moves within us, but there is no merging and loss of identity in the union of holy spirit and human spirit. 2. the holy spirit is god ' s most intimate, powerful and mysterious presence with and in us. god as creator gives us our very existence and life, and sets the context and course in which we are to live it out. but this working of god is hidden, at a level not open to our discovery or direct awareness. god as word speaks to us through the wonders of nature and the discoveries of science, through the proclamations of prophets and the great events of history, and ultimately reveals the very being of god and god ' s will for our lives through jesus the christ. but all this remains somehow external, outside of us. we may know the way we should go, but lack the will to follow it. we need a deeper, inward helping. so the god who created us, and who when we lost our way took the step to come after us in jesus christ in order to open the way to eternal life, now takes a further step. he invades our in


deeper, inward helping. so the god who created us, and who when we lost our way took the step to come after us in jesus christ in order to open the way to eternal life, now takes a further step. he invades our inmost central being by the power of his love, enabling us to see that all that he has done and is doing in christ is for us, out of love and compassion for us. even barth finally said, " the being and activity of jesus christ has essentially and necessarily the form... in which he turns precisely to the single human being, to you and to me,... in which he makes common cause with a particular one precisely in that one ' s loneliness, in which his holy spirit speaks just to that one ' s spirit. " and only by the power of this divine love are we enabled, freely, to respond in love, to accept the fact that we are accepted. 3. how does such an experience come to each of us? in a blinding, overwhelming, mystical sense of being caught up into oneness with god? not in the reformed tradition. god ' s love does not obliterate our own free struggle. god honors too much " the dignity, truth and actuality which belong to the individual christian subject as such " ( barth ). every major expression of the reformed tradition agrees that the shape or form that this experience of god as holy spirit takes is faith, a relationship in which god takes the initiative to make it possible and the person accepts and responds with the heart. it is faith that saves us, not because of our response but because it unites us with jesus christ, from whom new life flows into us. as calvin says, christ remains an object of " cold speculation... at a great distance from us " unless and until we are united with him. and " it is only in the spirit that he unites himself with us... only through faith does he lead us into the light of the gospel. " 4. the reformed tradition clearly asserts that this event of faith is a profoundly mysterious, even mystical, one. but it also asserts that it cannot be known or seen directly, consciously. it happens, but it is invisible, unanalyzable, indescribable. the truth of this event therefore comes to us in its effects. the concrete shape of faith - union with christ, of the coming of god as holy spirit, is twofold. it is the experience of forgiveness, the


indescribable. the truth of this event therefore comes to us in its effects. the concrete shape of faith - union with christ, of the coming of god as holy spirit, is twofold. it is the experience of forgiveness, the qualitative change in our relation with god ( justification, reconciliation ). it is also the experience of the newness of life, the gradual permeation of our entire life and being by the spirit of christ ( sanctification, but not perfection ). 5. the coming of god as holy spirit into our lives is always and simultaneously both individual and corporate. there is no such thing as a lone christian, living in his or her own relation with god in splendid isolation. the holy spirit always comes to us and works within us through and with the scriptures, the sacraments, and the communal worship and work of the christian koinonia ( church ). and individual christians find the fulfillment of faith in that work as it carries them beyond the church in order to shed the love of god abroad into the lives of god ' s children who are lost and lonely, hungry and oppressed, naked and in prison — the rev. arnold b. come, formerly president of san francisco theological seminary, now retired and living in greenbrae, calif. " the spirit could turn us around " by cecilio arrastia for many followers of john calvin, the trinity has been reduced to two persons. we have some definitions of the function and the character of god as father, we have some clarity when it comes to the role of the son, but we are very imprecise when we talk about the reality of the holy spirit and his function in the christian equation. the book of confessions provides some answers to the question, what do — or should — presbyterians believe about the holy spirit? the work of the spirit of god is characterized both in relation to the individual christian and to the church as a community : the scots confession says, " we confess that the holy ghost does sanctify and regenerate us, without respect to any merit proceeding from us, be it before or be it after our regeneration " ( 3 : 12 ). the westminster confession of faith is more detailed and specific. first of all, it tells us what the spirit deserves and expects from believers : the spirit is " to be believed in, loved, obeyed and worshiped, throughout all ages. " this means that the spirit is on the same level of dignity and majesty as that of the father and the


the spirit deserves and expects from believers : the spirit is " to be believed in, loved, obeyed and worshiped, throughout all ages. " this means that the spirit is on the same level of dignity and majesty as that of the father and the son. the westminster confession goes on to enumerate those gifts that the spirit grants to the believer : " he is the lord and giver of life,... the source of all good thoughts, pure desires, and holy counsels. " the connection between our ethics and the work of the spirit is clear and non - negotiable. the writing of the holy scriptures and the proclamation of god ' s message by the prophets are the results of the work of the spirit. " the dispensation of the gospel is especially committed to him. " in the central matter of redemption, nothing happens without the direct participation of god ' s spirit. the spirit is " the only efficient agent in the application of redemption. " his actions are very well delineated : he is to regenerate men [ and women ] by his grace, to convict them of sin, to move them to repentance, to persuade and enable them to embrace jesus christ by faith, and to unite the believers, dwell in them and give them the spirit of adoption and prayer. the church is the outcome of the work of the spirit, who unites believers to christ and to one another. the spirit also deals with the whole area of vocation : " he calls and anoints ministers for their holy office... by him the church will be preserved, increased, purified, and at last made perfectly holy in the presence of god. " this controversial doctrine has been abused and deformed, and has been the cause of many divisions and heretical positions. the fact that our church often functions like a secular corporation and not like the mystical body of christ may be explained by the negation of the real presence and work of the spirit in the life of the christian community. according to the biblical narrative there were three moments in which the spirit was given to the apostolic community. the first took place in jerusalem in the days of pentecost ( acts 2 ). this experience enabled the apostles to present the gospel to the wide community of dispersed hebrews. it brought about unity in diversity, community without any interference, and it was the total reverse of babel. on pentecost there were many languages but a clear process of communication. the second incident, described in acts 10


of dispersed hebrews. it brought about unity in diversity, community without any interference, and it was the total reverse of babel. on pentecost there were many languages but a clear process of communication. the second incident, described in acts 10, is also very revealing. we read that " while peter was still saying this, the holy spirit fell on all who heard the word. " the traditional, orthodox jewish believers were " amazed, because the gift of the holy spirit had been poured out even on the gentiles. " here we have the breaking of frontiers, the widening of the horizon of the christian mission. baptism becomes a privilege also of those who are " gentiles. " the universality of the gospel is dramatized. the second israel is according to god ' s grace, not according to genes or history or culture or tradition. again the spirit unites those god intends to bring together. it is a breaking down of classes within the christian family. the third vignette comes from the very corrupt and paganized city of ephesus. paul is explaining the difference between the baptism of john, by water, and the baptism of jesus, by the spirit ( acts 19 ). " on hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the lord jesus. and when paul had laid his hands upon them, the holy spirit came on them. " the spirit is given to evangelize another family of gentiles, the greeks. the entire city of ephesus is impacted by the proclamation of the gospel. its economic, religious, cultural and emotional life is touched in a dramatic way. there is turmoil - - riot and revolution. and there is the destruction of some old myths and the acceptance of a new way of life - - " the way " of the lord. in each instance, the spirit is given for the fulfillment of a missionary task, to preach to the diaspora community, to the romans and to the greeks. the giving of the spirit is positive, and he is personal but social too. the spirit consolidates the christian family, and then sends its members out to proclaim and share the gospel, the good things that god has done in them, for them, with them. if the presbyterian church, with its decreasing membership and number of overseas fraternal workers, could grasp this perception of the spirit and this experience of his transforming, sending power, the spirit could turn around our denomination ad majorem dei gloriam ( " for the greater glory of god " ). church growth would


overseas fraternal workers, could grasp this perception of the spirit and this experience of his transforming, sending power, the spirit could turn around our denomination ad majorem dei gloriam ( " for the greater glory of god " ). church growth would be a reality as a sign of the coming of the kingdom, evangelism would not be a suspect word, and every day the lord would add to the church those who are being saved. — the rev. cecilio arrastia, at the time of the original printing of this artical, was associate for hispanic church development in the congregational development program office of the program agency. " giver of light and life " by melicent huneycutt " oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs / because the holy ghost over the bent / world broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings. " with these lines gerard manley hopkins captures the fresh genesis images of the holy spirit as creator, brooding over the waters and nurturing them into light and life, and as the breath of god, breathing personhood into the potent human clay. most biblical images vivifying the person and work of the spirit are images of life. the spirit is life - giver, life - nurturer, the life surging in the creation and growth of human personality. paraclete, the greek name by which jesus introduced the holy spirit, who was to walk beside and dwell within believers, is translated to express warm and growth - enhancing qualities : comforter, counselor, advocate, helper, partner. as comforter, the spirit first comes into our lives to show us that we were created to be like god ; we were chosen before the foundation of the world to " be holy and blameless before him " ( ephesians 1 : 4 ). the spirit helps us understand that our self - dissatisfaction grows out of awareness that we fall short of the glory god designed us for, and then as comforter the spirit leads us to hope in christ, who yearns to be the healer of our brokenness. making us one with christ, the spirit becomes one with us, filling us with newness of life. as " the one beside us, " the paraclete nurtures us while we discover our new selves in christ. the counselor guides and encourages us toward healthy attitudes and choices, the advocate intercedes for and stands up for us, the helper pours into us strength to live true to our new personhood, and the


our new selves in christ. the counselor guides and encourages us toward healthy attitudes and choices, the advocate intercedes for and stands up for us, the helper pours into us strength to live true to our new personhood, and the partner shares in our struggles and our victories. the holy spirit is the life of christ in us. like an iris springing from a dull, dry tuber, we are transformed by the spirit ' s life surging into us. some of us blossom overnight, while others grow slowly like a century plant — we each grow according to the god - seed planted in us and our healthy response to the spirit ' s nurture. slow growers may experience " being filled with the spirit " as a process ; they may give to god level after level of themselves, being filled always with increasing joy and power to serve. others may experience a sudden spurt of growth, a sense of god rushing into their persons and their lives in such a dramatic way that they try to find a special word for this event. whatever the name we give to this transforming power, whatever the description of the process, we know that somehow we have been enabled to put ourselves out of the way so that the spirit has become free to urge us to our full potential. the evidence that we have been " filled with the spirit " is not often a supernatural gift such as speaking in tongues, which some mistakenly see as the only " proof. " paul makes it clear in 1 corinthians 13 that the spirit expresses life in us by fruit rather than by gifts. love, joy, peace, courtesy ripen in those who yield themselves to the inflowing life of god through the spirit. as unconsciously as trees bear their fruit, stretching their branches to the sunlight and drawing life into their abiding roots, the people of god as they mature delightedly and unself - consciously bring forth graces in their relationships. by these fruits, the indwelling spirit is made known - - and the true joyous self of each believer fulfilled. the spirit gives gifts even to the immature : the love to reach out to others, helpful hands - on service, communication with power. the purpose of gifts, however, is not so much to enhance the growing individual but to be the life of god in the whole body of god ' s people. just as the spirit brings to full personhood each one who welcomes the life of god, so the spirit brings us into oneness with each other in christ and surge


to be the life of god in the whole body of god ' s people. just as the spirit brings to full personhood each one who welcomes the life of god, so the spirit brings us into oneness with each other in christ and surges in our common life to fulfill god ' s dreams for us as the body of christ. because the gift each of us brings to the body is a channel for the flowing of god ' s love and healing power, believers have the responsibility for discovering, developing and using their gifts. otherwise the life of the spirit is stifled in one area or another. fruitful folk are often those whose gifts are also most prodigally shared. the greatest fruit, love, is also the greatest gift. since our life in the spirit is a life in god, and god is love, all the gifts we have are offered to the body in the context of love and of delight in the healthy growth of the whole church. the creator spirit who works in each one of us, often futile and fragile people, to fill our lives with love and our beings with joy, creates an even greater miracle. somehow that same spirit infills thousands, millions of other equally frustrated folk and makes us together one living, fruitful, giving organism : the church of the living god, the bride of christ. what beauty there is when we move in perfect harmony, responsive to the life of the spirit that makes us one! — melicent huneycutt, a former christian educator and pcus missionary to korea and associate pastor of first presbyterian church in evanston, 111. ; at the time of the original printing of this article she was active in the covenant fellowship of presbyterians and a member of the joint task force to write a new directory for the service of god. four tasks dealing with our belief by james g. kirk four specific endeavors that deal with what presbyterians believe are under way in the pc ( usa ) : 1. the task force on the confessional nature of the church. confessions are the church ' s witness to what it believes. they guide the church in its proclamation, offer content for education and directions for pastoral ministry and mission, and give opportunity in worship to offer god praises and thanksgiving. they thereby shape the life of the church. it is not always clear what being a confessional church means in practice. the task force is seeking answers to such questions as : what were the issues that prompted the earlier confessions? what issues are crucial today? how did writers in times past confess their


it is not always clear what being a confessional church means in practice. the task force is seeking answers to such questions as : what were the issues that prompted the earlier confessions? what issues are crucial today? how did writers in times past confess their faith in response to the holy spirit ' s guidance, and what lessons can we learn from their witness? how did scripture inform and reform the church ' s doctrine and teaching, and what faithful response are we to make in our day? 2. the work of the special assembly committee to write a brief statement of reformed faith will provide opportunities for presbyterians to look afresh at their own faith and practice as well as that of the church catholic and ecumenical. the committee will seek to learn from the word of god what presbyterians are to think, say and do in this particular time, situation and place in which god calls them to confession. it will explore concretely and specifically the theological, personal, economic and social issues the word of god is calling the pcusa to address as it shapes its mission efforts. 3. the directory for the service of god will provide opportunities to translate confessional heritage into the common work of praising and worshiping god. the directory will be guided by that heritage that frees us to resist imposed forms but constrains us to obey god ' s word in matters of worship, to be informed by our reformed confessions, to be catholic rather than sectarian in scope and orientation, to be open to the richness of traditional and cultural ways of responding to god ' s grace, to assure an openness to the holy spirit ' s creativity, which is spontaneous and yet orderly, and to recognize that as we faithfully worship god, the holy spirit sends us to bear witness to jesus christ in the world. 4. in relation to the design for a reformed and presbyterian educational ministry familiar themes emerge : it will be reformed by the word of god, biblically grounded, historically informed, ecumenically involved, socially engaged, and communally nurtured. to be reformed by the word of god is to study both scripture and the contemporary world for the sake of authentic worship and responsible mission. to be historically informed is to approach with appreciation the historic faith as evident in the confessions, linking us with the communion of saints through the ages. to be ecumenically involved is to be led by the holy spirit into becoming more aware of the oneness of the church, and to participating in mission with other denominations and in other countries. to be socially engaged is to follow obediently as


friday, may 24, 2013 melissa healy / los angeles times don ’ t be fooled by some of the jargon of biomedical research : people who respond strongly to placebo medications are not dummies. a new study finds they tend to be people you would describe in much more favorable terms : straightforward, tough in the face of difficulty, and willing to lend others a hand. maybe the people who don ’ t respond well to placebos are the dummies : angry, hostile and prone to negativity, these people seem far less capable of harnessing their minds to the task of healing their bodies, says the new research. in clinical trials, a placebo is a “ dummy ” therapy, a sham version of the real thing. it helps give researchers a basis for comparison. if an experimental drug or treatment works far better than the placebo, its effect is presumed to be “ real. ” the “ placebo effect ” was long dismissed as an improvement that is “ all in your head ” : imagined, ephemeral, the response of the gullibly hopeful. the problem is that the placebo effect is often very real, a powerful testament to the mind ’ s influence over physical pain, infection and disease. the belief that a treatment will work can help mobilize the immune system, blunt pain and promote healing. for doctors, knowing who is most, and least, responsive to the placebo effect can be a useful clue to which patients are primed to heal and which may need more aggressive therapy. and for researchers trying to disentangle a treatment ’ s direct effects from those supplied by the study participant, it would be helpful to know which subjects would probably respond irrespective of whether they get the real thing or the sham. now, both have their answer, published this month in the journal neuropsychopharmacology. about 50 volunteers at the university of michigan completed assessments that nail down personality traits known to stay stable across most people ’ s life spans. in addition to gauges of altruism and empathy, they completed measures of neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness. the volunteers then had infusions of two forms of saline solution into their jaw muscles : one that was expected to cause pain and another that should not. they sometimes got a real pain reliever, and at others got a placebo, never knowing what combination of conditions they were getting. not only did participants rate their pain and their


: one that was expected to cause pain and another that should not. they sometimes got a real pain reliever, and at others got a placebo, never knowing what combination of conditions they were getting. not only did participants rate their pain and their pain relief regularly ; their levels of the stress hormone cortisol — a good gauge of discomfort — were tested and the activity levels of their body ’ s own painkilling response in the brain were measured. those who experienced pain relief from the fake analgesic didn ’ t just report it ; their brain showed that their body ’ s pain suppression mechanisms — the natural release of opioid - like chemicals in the brain — snapped into high gear. and when researchers looked to see which subjects responded most strongly to the placebos, they saw people who rated highly on measures of altruism and the capacity to withstand and overcome stressors. they also tended to be highly straightforward : more direct and frank in their approach to others, less guarded and not manipulative. “ people with those factors had the greatest ability to take environmental information — the placebo — and convert it to a change in biology, ” said university of michigan psychiatrist dr. jon - kar zubieta, the paper ’ s senior author and an expert on the placebo effect.


a plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. see also strategy. it is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. for spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map. plans can be formal or informal : - structured and formal plans, used by multiple people, are more likely to occur in projects, diplomacy, careers, economic development, military campaigns, combat, or in the conduct of other business. in most cases, the absence of a well - laid plan can have adverse effects : for example, a non - robust project plan can cost the organization time and money. - informal or ad - hoc plans are created by individuals in all of their pursuits. the most popular ways to describe plans are by their breadth, time frame, and specificity ; however, these planning classifications are not independent of one another. for instance, there is a close relationship between the short - and long - term categories and the strategic and operational categories. it is common for less formal plans to be created as abstract ideas, and remain in that form as they are maintained and put to use. more formal plans as used for business and military purposes, while initially created with and as an abstract thought, are likely to be written down, drawn up or otherwise stored in a form that is accessible to multiple people across time and space. this allows more reliable collaboration in the execution of the plan. other articles related to " formal " :... formal methods, mathematically - based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems formal...... formal theory can refer to another name for a theory which is expressed in formal language... by symbols and its operators formal theory from political science, the theoretical modeling of social systems based on game theory, dynamical systems theory, among...... students are not required to wear gowns at formal halls, with exception of at certain college feasts... in special formal meals such as matriculation dinner or scholars ' feast the master usually raises a toast, first to the queen and then to “ sir winston "... in other formal halls this is usually made by a senior student once the fellows have left...... individuals are deemed undesirable in urban space because they do not fit into social norms, which causes unease for many residents of certain neighborhoods... this fear has been deepened by the broken windows theory and


have left...... individuals are deemed undesirable in urban space because they do not fit into social norms, which causes unease for many residents of certain neighborhoods... this fear has been deepened by the broken windows theory and exploited in policies seeking to remove undesirables from visible areas of society...... solely to the final year, it may be described as a ball, school formal, or simply formal... a dinner - dance, leavers ' dinner or debutante ball but is also commonly called a school formal or " formal "... have a valedictory dinner, which is like the formal but has students, parents and teachers instead of students and dates... famous quotes containing the words plans and / or formal : “ a father... knows exactly what those boys at the mall have in their depraved little minds because he once owned such a depraved little mind himself. in fact, if he thinks enough about the plans that he used to have for young girls, the father not only will support his wife in keeping their daughter home but he might even run over to the mall and have a few of those boys arrested. ” — bill cosby ( 20th century ) “ that anger can be expressed through words and non - destructive activities ; that promises are intended to be kept ; that cleanliness and good eating habits are aspects of self - esteem ; that compassion is an attribute to be prizedall these lessons are ones children can learn far more readily through the living example of their parents than they ever can through formal instruction. ” — fred rogers ( 20th century )


science - june 11, 2004 " with clarity and precision, marcus, a developmental psychologist at new york university, lays to rest the rumors of a gene shortage and also rebuts the argument that minds are too complex to have been designed over evolutionary time by the process of natural selection " - - clark barrett department of anthropology metapsychology - april 30, 2004 " a wonderful book which i heartily recommend to any interested readers who want to explore either genomics or the workings of the mind / brain " - - lloyd wells, md, phd about half of the estimated 30, 000 - odd genes in the human genome are expressed in the brain. among these genes is hidden the explanation for our unique human cognitive abilities, and for many of the differences between individual people. developmental neurobiology is the essential bridge for connecting genome to behavior, but despite its obvious importance, there has not yet been a popular book devoted to this subject. the birth of the mind is an ambitious attempt to fill this gap... a concise and very readable introduction to the field... as clear an account as i have ever seen of the nature versus nurture " debate "... einstein famously advised that everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. marcus takes this to heart...... i have no hesitation recommending it to students, scientists from other disciplines, or lay readers wanting to learn something about this fascinating and fast - developing field. executive editor of the nature research journals. - - anthony monaco director of the wellcome trust centre for human genetics university of oxford - - therese littleton " [ written ] in a down - to - earth style about an out - of - this - world subject matter... this awe - inspiring book shows the intricate relationship between our genes and our thinking patterns and learning styles. " " the birth of the mind [ is ] totally mind - boggling... a page - turner that is all nonfiction " " interesting and accessible... progress in genomics means that we are now ready to learn about the mind by understanding how genes build the brain. " " a lucid, pleasing chronicle of how genes construct the human mind. " " marcus ' upbeat, friendly writing style... makes even the most arcane genetics principles a joy to read. " " a rare and delicate balance of scientific detail and layperson accessibility "


i have chosen to study the history of stone walls in the town of thompson, conn. many of the stone walls have a historical perspective behind them, and to know how they were built can be interesting. many were used as lines of demarcation, and still stand in their original form today. stone walls are the boundaries in fields built by the first settlers in the area. fields were cleared of trees ; many were plowed and planted, and " rockpicked. " ( connecticut past and present, prologue ) wherever we see a stone wall today, there had to have been a field. these stone walls stand as evidence that many people lived off the rocky land in new england. according to one author, curtis fields, the following steps should be considered in the careful construction of stone walls : many of the stonewalls which were built have markings with initials, and these initials, usually on a square stone, tell who built them and in what year ( mcgee 87 ). a great amount of human strength went into the building of these walls. " the early craftsman took thirty minutes to drill a hole through a stone and hundreds of hammer blows on a three - foot, star - pointed iron drill, turning the drill with a slight twist of the wrist between blows. " ( mcgee 86. each stone wall was prepared by a trench a foot wider than the top stones, and two feet deep for the foundation. these stone walls would not be standing today if it were not for these underground bases. a good stone wall is said to last a couple of hundred years. many of the stone walls are two feet wide at the top and five feet high in some places. many were built by civil war veterans in the 19th century. " some of the stone walls in connecticut towns contain, it has been estimated, over six thousand tons of rock, averaging forty inches wide and rise as high as six feet to form an even surface without mortar in its entire length, with each stone used as fitting tightly, most of the stones having been cut to size and shape in a quarry. " ( mcgee 87 ) thompson contains many packets of swampland and wetlands, and these swamp areas are said to be a product of the last " ice - age. " ( mcdonough 18 ) glacial ice sheets wore down hills and left mounds of debris which blocked drainage and formed the wetlands. the glacial sheets also were known to have stripped away much of the topsoil, and left behind what is known as " glacial till. " " till is a chaotic mixture of


hills and left mounds of debris which blocked drainage and formed the wetlands. the glacial sheets also were known to have stripped away much of the topsoil, and left behind what is known as " glacial till. " " till is a chaotic mixture of sand, clay, silt and - - most notably - - rocks of all sizes and description. " ( mcdonough 18 ). it is this glacial debris that has been held responsible for bent plows, and curses over the last three centuries. a nineteenth - century journalist, john warner barber, describes thompson ' s soil in this manner : " there is a great supply of valuable stone for walls and buildings... " ( mcdonough 19 ) another historian gave the opinion that the town ' s fields were so burdened with stone that cultivation was seen as impossible. ( mcdonough 19 ). as i began my journey investigating the stone walls in thompson, i found it fascinating to see the different widths and heights of these walls. the set of stone walls in rte. 200 were used as a trail - guide, for it was these walls that settlers followed into neighboring towns in massachusetts. these stone walls i found to be in excellent shape, and i found from talking to local townspeople, many folks have contributed to keeping them rebuilt. i began to notice different types of stone used depending upon where the wall was built. many of the stone walls built around farms seemed to be made from rounded stones, and the ones around the center of town were flatter. the old town library was mostly made from round stones, and the foundation was flat stones. the stone walls built around farms were also narrow, and most were not very high. i found a few walls in the woods that were quite wide, and built mostly of flat stones. in this one section, the walls seemed to divide at one point, and then rejoin. i was disappointed not to find as much historical information as i had anticipated. i enjoyed this study, and enjoyed both the research and the picture taking involved. click on any thumbnail below fields, curtis, the forgotten art of building a stone wall maine : yankee books, 1971. mc donough, mark, townside historical and architectural survey of thompson, ct. july 1986. mc gee, donald j. towers of brick, walls of stone : a history of the textile industry in new england with thompson ct. as a prism of the factory town. new york : vintage press, 1991. shepard, odell, connecticut past and present. canada : rye


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tapping the liquid gold water battle sites central plains water scheme : involves taking water from the rakaia and waimakariri rivers and storing it in a reservoir in the dammed waianiwaniwa valley. the water will be used to irrigate 60, 000ha bounded by the rivers, sh1 and the malvern foothills. red zones : environment canterbury has labelled many blocks of land as red zones areas that have no more groundwater allocation to spare for irrigation. but farmers keep fighting for more water through legal challenges. project aqua : the lower waitaki river was the site where meridian abandoned a bid to build six new power stations by diverting two - thirds of the river through channel alongside the river. canterbury has 78, 162 kilometres of rivers and 4753 lakes with a surface area of 702 square kilometres, an area the size of greater christchurch. the canterbury region has 70 per cent of the country ’ s irrigated land and generates 24 % of the nation ’ s power through hydroelectricity. the aquifiers on the central plains are fed by seepage from the rivers and by rainfall. they supply almost all the water for irrigation and for human use. the groundwater of the canterbury plains is a large continuously flowing body of water within layers of silts, sands and gravel down to a depth of 500m. the waimakariri river is the source of christchurch ’ s pristine untreated drinking water through the underground aquifer system. it ’ s also one of the largest and best examples of a braided river in new zealand. ( c ) 2008 press, the ; christchurch, new zealand. provided by proquest llc. all rights reserved.


charles edward stuart ’ s flight charles edward louis philippe casimir stuart was born on 20 december 1720. supported by jacobite adherents, he attempted to regain the throne of his father, who, according to jacobite beliefs, was the legitimate successor of james ii, king of england, scotland, and ireland. in the end, charles edward stuart ’ s attempts to reclaim his father ’ s throne led to devastating losses on the part of the jacobites who mainly consisted of scottish clansmen, when the highlanders encountered the hanoverian army at culloden moor. the battle of culloden went down in history as a cruel and brutal strike against the highland army that destroyed many clans. from there, he marched towards edinburgh with the gradually increasing highland army whose nucleus consisted of macdonalds of clanranald and keppoch, and lochiel ’ s camerons. panic stricken as it was, edinburgh offered no resistance, although the castle could not be conquered. after the successful battle of prestonpans they reached london marching through carlisle and manchester. there he was out of luck as the highland army refused to encounter the three - thousand men strong hanoverian army lying at finchley to defend london. the highlanders went back to scotland on behalf of lord george murray, the prince ’ s lieutenant - general, who overruled the prince together with others. nevertheless, after a small victory at falkirk they advanced to inverness, followed by the hanoverian army led by the duke of cumberland, who had taken command of it in the north. put under pressure, and nearly starved to death because of bad supplies, the jacobites mustered quickly to encounter their enemies at culloden moor on 16 april 1746. on account of terrible bodily conditions caused by hunger and strain, they eventually lost the extremely bloody battle, struck by the merciless hanoverian army. when bonnie prince charlie, that is what he was and still is called among his adherents in present times, realised his failure, he took refuge at the farm of balvraid near culloden moor, from where his long and confusing flight began. today, several massive gravestones spread over culloden moor remain in silent remembrance of hundreds of scottish clansmen who lost their lives in the dreadful battle of culloden. when the prince perceived that all hope to win the battle in culloden moor had vanished, he left the battlefield together with some companions for the farm of balvraid from which his long flight began. in the early afternoon after the battle, the prince and his party headed southwards to the ford of