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At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That’s nearly 90,000 calories a year—or 25 pounds! And research shows that despite the calories, sugary drinks don’t trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does. Find out how to tell if you drink too many of your calories.
This study divided its subjects up into 2 groups, and had them both create the same sized caloric deficit. HOWEVER, the difference between them was the manner in which this deficit was created. One group did it by eating less total calories (diet alone), but the other group did it by eating less total calories AND burning more calories by doing cardio (a combination of diet AND exercise). But again, the total weekly caloric deficit was the same for both groups. Guess what happened? They all lost the same amount of weight and body fat. Why? Because a deficit of X calories is a deficit of X calories regardless of whether you burned those calories off via cardio or just didn’t eat them in the first place. Fat loss isn’t about how you create the deficit, it’s just about the deficit itself.
And for energy balance, it's the number of calories that matters. Weight loss on the Twinkie Diet proves this principle: Last year, Mark Haub at Kansas State University lost 27 pounds eating junk food. And this is pretty good proof of concept, says Yale University’s David Katz, MD, who has written extensively on the futility of the “is a calorie a calorie?” debate.

High in good bacteria, the benefits of yoghurt on gastrointestinal health have been said to provide health benefits for certain gastrointestinal conditions, including lactose intolerance, constipation, IBS, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, Helicobacter pylori infection, and allergies. Look for the nutrition label and make sure no added sugar is used. Opt for Greek yoghurt varieties and use your own frozen berries and cinnamon to sweeten.
The common mistakes people make to lose weight section is decent, however I felt it was lacking. People make a lot more than just 3 common mistakes, which are crash dieting, too much exercise and checking weight too often. I'd like to see this section more fully covered because a better understanding of why these are bad, as well as other mistakes that weren't even mentioned, are going to help people make better choices in the future. Overall this is an important section that was sort of glossed over.
Who doesn’t want a flat belly, stat? Yet hours of crunches, cardio, and super strict dieting aren’t realistic—or a whole lot of fun—for many of us. Luckily, it is possible to flatten your belly and look slimmer almost immediately. “Your stomach is the one part of your body that reacts quickly to dietary changes—good and bad. If you want to look thinner fast, avoid gassy veggies, chewing gum, salt, carbonated beverages, and any foods with sugar alcohols,” says Erin Palin ski, RD and certified personal trainer. These foods will lead to water retention and bloating, she explains. If you normally eat three larger meals a day, Palin ski recommends cutting those portions in half and eating smaller meals every two to three hours.
Chapter 10 talks all about self love, and I agree it is extremely important to have. I lost a lot of respect though because it starts off saying how people who are overweight have a lack of self esteem and look down on themselves viewing themselves as inferior...um, you spent a portion of this book shaming obese people and making generalizations. You treated obese people differently and shamed them then wonder why they have low self esteem or don't feel like they fit in. This chapter meant a whole lot less to me coming from you after reading the rest of book. In this chapter while talking about self love, you spend the whole time blaming the person for their own low self esteem. Telling them that everyone has flaws (so you just told this person they are flawed, with the assumption you're talking about being overweight as a flaw because that's what the book is about and it's already obvious you look down on obese people based on your language throughout the book.)
97. Use the BuiltLean Search Bar – If you have any fitness or nutrition questions, are in need of workout ideas, or are looking for healthy recipes, use the BuiltLean search bar to research what you’re looking for. BuiltLean has medically-reviewed articles on fat loss, muscle building, fitness motivation, healthy food, and more. We’re your one-stop resource for scientifically-proven ways to achieve your health and fitness goals.
You may think hand sanitizer will zap germs and prevent you from getting sick, but it could also be making you fat. Hand sanitizer contains triclosan, which researchers have found to be an “obesogen,” meaning it could cause weight gain by disrupting your body’s hormones. A study published in the journal PLOS One found that people who had detectable levels of triclosan in their bodies were associated with a 0.9-point increase in body mass index (BMI). If you’re really worried about germs, it’s best to rely on good ol’ soap and water.
I’m in favor of any program that promotes whole foods over hyper-processed fare, and this is one thing the popular diet plans can agree on. Overly processed foods have been linked to weight gain, perhaps because many unhealthy packaged foods (think: potato chips, ice cream, frozen pizza, cookies and the like) lack the fiber found in many whole foods, including vegetables. Fiber helps fill us up, and research suggests that by simply adding more fiber to your menu, you can lose weight nearly as well as a more complicated approach. Consistently choosing whole foods is one way to do this.
4. Replace processed foods with whole foods – Obesity has many causes, but the root cause is arguably the rise of processed foods. Food that is processed, like cereal, cake, donuts, and french fries to name a few, provide significant calories without filling you up. Even worse, your hunger levels can increase shortly after eating these foods, causing a vicious cycle of weight gain. Eating foods in their natural state, or as close to their natural state as possible like apples, fish, lettuce, yams, eggs, etc. will help fill you up and stabilize your energy levels, so that you maintain that large calorie deficit.10
As for commercial weight loss programs, the most effective programs are in-person ones, where people regularly meet with a trained health professional, according to the 2013 guidelines. People should look for a program that lets them meet with a registered dietitian, psychologist, exercise specialist or health counselor at least 14 times over a six-month period, the guidelines say. If you can't attend an in-person program, some studies show that programs that use telephone calls, email or text messages to provide feedback on your progress can also help with weight loss.
Finally, any adult diet that allows fewer than 800 calories per day can be harmful and should only be undertaken under the supervision of a medical professional, according to the 2013 guidelines. People who follow such a diet may experience dehydration, irregular periods (for women), kidney infections and even sudden death, among other health problems, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Such diets also increase the risk of developing gallstones.
It’s stunning how often we eat out of boredom, nervousness, habit, or frustration—so often, in fact, that many of us have actually forgotten what physical hunger feels like. (Don’t miss these other common reasons you can’t stop eating.) If you’re hankering for a specific food, it’s probably a craving, not hunger. If you’d eat anything you could get your hands on, chances are you’re truly hungry. Learn how to recognize these feelings mistaken for hunger, then find ways other than eating to express love, tame stress, and relieve boredom. But talk to your doctor if you think you’re always hungry for a medical reason.
That sour cherry is pretty sweet when it comes to your health. The results of a study conducted at the University of Michigan found that rats given high-fat foods along with tart cherries ditched nine percent more body fat than those in a control group over just 12 weeks. Cherries are also a good source of antioxidant pigment resveratrol, which has been linked to reductions in belly fat, dementia risk, and lower rates of macular degeneration among the elderly.
Again, that formula is just a guideline; Dr. Grunvald said that with obese patients, doctors rarely go by the BMI chart. Instead, doctors recommend patients start out by losing five to 10 percent of their starting weight; so if they weigh 200 pounds, they should start by losing 10 to 20 pounds and go from there. He added that losing any more than that and keeping it off isn't the norm.
Belly fat, or visceral fat, is an especially harmful type of fat that sits around your organs. The first 2 weeks of belly fat loss are the most important, because changes to diet and exercise can result in relatively large weight loss in a short time. Learn the truth about how the body stores and removes belly fat, then adjust your lifestyle for maximum fat reduction.

“It’s no big surprise, but my go-to weight loss tip is to eat more vegetables. They are the most low-calorie food you can consume, and they’re filled with health-boosting, satiating nutrients. From smoothies and eggs to soups, main and side dishes, they can fit in anywhere and boost volume and nutrition. If you want to eat more while still losing weight, veggies are your answer. —Laura Burak, RD, CDN
People who are normal weight, or overweight and do not have any additional risk factors for heart disease, should focus on avoiding weight gain, rather than losing weight, the guidelines say, because there is no strong evidence that weight loss provides health benefits for these people. However, additional weight gain could lead to problems, experts said.

But don’t lose hope just yet. You can still incorporate strategies that help you lose total body fat, which will benefit your belly. At the end of the day, nothing sheds belly fat like diet, exercise, and everyday changes to your lifestyle. The slimmer stomach of your dreams is always within reach, but it takes time and dedication. Commit to these habits, and you’ll start dropping pounds before you know it.
A general guideline to weight loss would be at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. To increase calories expenditure, you can increase your exercise intensity as well as volume of training (Exercise Frequency). However, if you exercise too much, it can result in over-training and even lead to injuries. Thus, it is important to have sufficient exercise - not too little and not too much.
Whether you choose to work with a personal trainer twice a week, opt for an online trainer, or choose to do some form of small group training, it'll cost you. While not everyone needs workout advice in the form of a trainer, a lot of folks do. And according to Angie's List, the national average for a one-hour personal training session is $80 to $125.
Often times losing weight goes hand in hand with a newfound love, or simply a routine of exercise. Many decide to purchase exercise equipment for their homes, or for when they're traveling so that they don't have to stray from their goals and routine. Dumbbells, benches, cardio machines, mats, and workout DVDs are just a few examples of beneficial, yet costly equipment that will assist with weight loss and weight maintenance goals.

If you drink regular, go to 2%. If you already drink 2%, go down another notch to 1% or skim milk. Each step downward cuts the calories by about 20 percent. Once you train your taste buds to enjoy skim milk, you’ll have cut the calories in the whole milk by about half and trimmed the fat by more than 95 percent. One disclaimer: There are times when fat-free dairy isn’t the best option.
Specifically, Mark went on a 10-week diet comprised primarily of snack foods. Twinkies, Little Debbie cakes, Doritos, Oreos, sugary cereals like Corn Pops and other equally crappy foods that are all highly processed, lacking in nutritional value, loaded with sugar and “bad” carbs, high in “bad” fat, contain trans fat, and possess other similar traits that are common among typical “junk food.”
My question is i started at like 16-17% bf i am now down to 10% i was working out 6x a week with cardio 4-5x a week but all of a sudden my fat lost just stopped and my deflict is at like a1000 i havent lost strenght as of yet but im scared to go aother 250kcals lower in case of losing muscle id really like to get to 8% bf so i have a complete set of abs not just 4 lol what would you recomend i have been in a deflict for 9weeks iv took your advise and having a “diet break” and eating at maintence why following yor awesome fat loss and maintain muscle workout i brought would you say im doin the right thing to have a 2 weeks maintance break they do a slight defict to get to 8%???? Would this work???
You might feel silly, but it works. When Alan R. Hirsch, M.D., neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, tried this with 3,000 volunteers, he found that the more frequently people sniffed, the less hungry they were and the more weight they lost—an average of 30 pounds each. One theory is that sniffing the food tricks the brain into thinking you’re actually eating it.
18. Walk 7,500+ Steps Every Day – Use a pedometer or fitness tracker to count your daily steps, which will incrementally help you lose weight.23 If you have an iPhone, there is a health app that automatically counts your steps. Otherwise, you can download a pedometer app for your smartphone, or buy one of the many fitness trackers on the market. In general, the more active you are, the more weight you will lose. Consider walking in the morning, during lunch, or after-dinner to exceed 7,500 steps per day.

Fancy coffee drinks from trendy coffee joints often pack several hundred calories, thanks to whole milk, whipped cream, sugar, and sugary syrups. A cup of regular coffee with skim milk has just a small fraction of those calories. And when brewed with good beans, it tastes just as great. You can also try nonfat powdered milk in coffee. You’ll get the nutritional benefits of skim milk, which is high in calcium and low in calories. And, because the water has been removed, powdered milk doesn’t dilute the coffee the way skim milk does. Try these other calorie-free coffee hacks to wean off the bad stuff.

For starters, avoid all alcohol and sweets, including candy, cookies, cakes, and soda, says Gans. “Those provide very little nutrition, and a lot of calories,” says Gans. You may also want to limit—but not totally exclude!—fruits and whole grains. “Many people find it easiest to eliminate carbs, which they generally tend to overeat,” says Gans.”I don’t support this way of thinking long-term, but it can work for the short-term.”

Yeah, we just told you to pump iron, but you also need to eat it. "If you don't have enough of this mineral, your body can't get enough oxygen to your cells, which slows down your metabolism," explains Samantha Heller, R.D., a nutritionist at the New York University Medical Center. Most multivitamins contain around 18 mg (the RDA for adults); you can also get your fill by eating three to four daily servings of foods rich in iron, such as lean red meat, chicken, fortified cereal, and soy nuts. If you're feeling symptoms like fatigue and weakness, ask your doctor to test you for anemia (it's a simple blood test) at your next physical.

44. Make Your Comfort Foods Healthier – There are so many creative ways to make your favorite comfort foods healthier. Do a little research to find healthy and delicious substitutes for your favorite comfort foods and desserts. Everyone has non-negotiables, or things they are unwilling to give up no matter what. See if you can find a healthy alternative. Here are some recipes you can try: French fries, Frozen grapes, Frozen Banana Ice Cream, & Pizza.

The conclusion? Intermittent fasting was just as effective for weight loss as daily calorie restriction. So if you struggle with daily food restriction, fasting might be an easier way to dial back the amount you’re eating without feeling completely deprived. Read more in-depth about how intermittent fasting works (and if you’ll be able to stick to it) here.
That sour cherry is pretty sweet when it comes to your health. The results of a study conducted at the University of Michigan found that rats given high-fat foods along with tart cherries ditched nine percent more body fat than those in a control group over just 12 weeks. Cherries are also a good source of antioxidant pigment resveratrol, which has been linked to reductions in belly fat, dementia risk, and lower rates of macular degeneration among the elderly.
“Stepping on the scale frequently makes you aware of small changes and helps you quickly react to those changes. The National Weight Control Registry, a large group of people who have successfully lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for 5 years, found that successful ‘losers’ weigh themselves often and make adjustments accordingly. When you begin to understand that sodium, carb intake, hormones and alcohol intake can impact weight and that it isn’t possible to gain 2 pounds of fat overnight, you will begin to better understand your body. The key is to pay attention to overall trends; don’t obsess over day-to-day numbers! — Jennifer McDaniel, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, food and nutrition expert
Yup, sounds like a good plan to me. A 2 week diet break at maintenance certainly can’t hurt (especially as you’re going lower in body fat), and then coming back to a small deficit is definitely the right idea. Getting into single digit body fat levels, you’re gonna want to lose slower now (0.5lb per week range), so a small deficit is the way to do it.
There are many reasons why you might want to lose weight. If you have been significantly overweight or obese for a long time, then you might have concerns about what the extra weight could be doing to your health. Obesity increases your risk of many health problems, including diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, gallbladder disease, and some types of cancer.[1] If you have recently gained a bit of weight, then you might just want to lose some weight to fit back into your old jeans. Whatever your reason for wanting to lose weight, there are some important strategies that you should know about.
None. Being bulimic does not work. All it does is make is so that you get so sick that eventually you cannot eat. This is why you often hear about people being bulimic and than anorexic because being bulimic causes you to eventually become anorexic. If you want to loose weight, exercise and diet is the way to go. Perhaps go on an apple fast or raw food diet. I did a raw food diet while doing p90x and it was the best thing I have ever done!
That said, carrying extra weight around the middle is also tied to increased heart risks, making it arguably unhealthier to be an overweight man than a plus-size woman. Big bellies, it turns out, are a sort of a double-edged sword when it comes to weight loss: They're an extra health risk for men, but give guys the edge when it comes to dropping pounds.
2. Ab Plank is a great exercise to really challenge your entire core and build up your strength and endurance. The Plank works the lower abdomens, the oblique muscles and your lower back. It takes focus and concentration plus some upper body strength. Start with holding the plank position for 30- 40 seconds and build your way up. You will be amazed at how strong your cores will get by doing this exercise regularly.
Your parents weren’t kidding about how important veggies are for a healthy body. What they probably didn’t tell you, however, was that snacking on veggies is also one of the easiest ways to shed unwanted belly fat, too. According to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, opting for non-starchy veggies, like cauliflower, broccoli, and cucumber, as snacks helped overweight kids shed 17 percent of their visceral fat while improving their insulin sensitivity over a five-year period. Think snacking on veggies will leave you hungry? The 20 Most Filling Fruits and Veggies will have your belly satisfied in no time.
At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That’s nearly 90,000 calories a year—or 25 pounds! And research shows that despite the calories, sugary drinks don’t trigger a sense of fullness the way that food does. Find out how to tell if you drink too many of your calories.
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has tremendous effects on weight-loss and if you’re looking for a way to lose belly fat, this is the exercise routine you need to be following on a regular basis. According to a study conducted at McMaster University in Ontario, adult male subjects who performed high intensity work outs for a single minute perspired equally to those who performed slow pace workouts for nearly an hour.
Talk about a catch-22: Doing something healthy, like eating a low-cal meal, can make you less likely to exercise and more likely to gorge yourself with food later on. This is because of a phenomenon scientists call licensing, which happens when we feel that we've earned the right to be self-indulgent. Most people have a tendency to want to balance things out, says Kathleen Vohs, PhD, an associate professor of marketing at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. So when we do one thing that's good for our health, which often requires exerting plenty of discipline and self-control, we like to follow it up with something that lets us indulge ourselves.
You can eat twice as much pasta salad loaded with veggies like broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes for the same calories as a pasta salad sporting just mayonnaise. Same goes for stir-fries, omelets, and other veggie-friendly dishes. If you eat a 1:1 ratio of grains to veggies, the high-fiber veggies will help satisfy your hunger before you overeat the grains.
Also, men tend to lose weight where they need it most (read: belly), so it's often more immediately noticeable when overweight men start trimming down than when women do, as ladies' fat stores are typically more spread out, which is partly why they tend to lose weight at a slower pace than guys. Even basic, regular exercise -- ideally 30 to 60 minutes a day -- tends to reduce abdominal obesity, even if guys don’t technically lose weight.
If you want to lose belly fat quickly, eat whole grain food. Whole grain food has enough protein, fiber, and minerals, unlike other refined foods. The problem with processed foods is that they lack vital nutrients. You should, therefore, limit food like white rice, white bread, crackers or plain pasta. Take1/2 a cup of whole grain like whole wheat pasta, brown rice, quinoa, whole wheat millet or bread.
While 1,200 may be the right number for some, it can be super restrictive for others, says Jaclyn London, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Director at the Good Housekeeping Institute. Try basing your meals and snacks off this plan and double up on veggies at any opportunity — more fruit at snack time works too! You can also add an extra ounce or two of protein at all meals if you find yourself feeling hungry. The combo of fiber from produce and lean protein makes this an adaptable strategy that’ll help you lose weight safely — one meal (and snack) at a time!
Build muscle. Muscle burns more calories than fat. So adding strength training to your exercise routine can help you reach your weight loss goals as well as give you a toned bod. And weights are not the only way to go: Try resistance bands, pilates, or push-ups to get strong. A good, well-balanced fitness routine includes aerobic workouts, strength training, and flexibility exercises.
Like protein, fiber slows the rate at which your body plows through carb calories so you feel full for longer and maintain steadier blood sugar levels, one reason why research consistently links fiber intake to weight loss. That means fibrous whole grain bread tends to be a better choice than white bread and also explains why fruits, which contain fiber and valuable vitamins in addition to sugar, beat straight-up candy every time.
Whether you choose to work with a personal trainer twice a week, opt for an online trainer, or choose to do some form of small group training, it'll cost you. While not everyone needs workout advice in the form of a trainer, a lot of folks do. And according to Angie's List, the national average for a one-hour personal training session is $80 to $125.

While it’s often assumed that bread is off-limits when you’re trying to lose belly fat, the right bread may actually expedite the process. Switching to sprouted bread can help out carb-lovers eager to get their fix without going up a belt size, thanks to the inulin content of sprouted grains. The results of a study published in Nutrition & Metabolism reveal that found that pre-diabetic study subjects whose diets were supplemented with inulin shaved off more belly fat and total weight than those whose meal plans didn’t pack this healthy prebiotic fiber.
Intermittent fasting has blown up in the past year, but scientists are just starting to figure out how it can help you lose weight. In one study from the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers compared obese people in a traditional weight loss group and fasting group. For the experiment, the calorie-restricted group simply reduced the amount of calories they ate by 25 percent each day. The fasting group, however, alternated days: they ate 25 percent of the calories they needed one day between 12 and 2 p.m., and then had feast days the next, where they ate 125 percent of their required calories.
Protein is a fundamental part of a healthy and balanced diet, but when you are in the daily grind, you may not get the proper amounts, especially if your goal is weight loss. Protein not only helps keep you satisfied for longer, it also contains amino acids like leucine, which has been shown in research to aid in maintaining muscle during weight loss. <<<


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Fig. 1 shows experimental data of a 1000 nm thick thermal SiO2 layer on silicon, measured from 210 nm to 2400 nm.

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Hunthor was an Edain of the House of Haleth, and was the only Man to accompany Túrin when Túrin went to slay Glaurung

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Hunthor was a kinsman of Brandir the Lame and was known to have had a wife. His brother Manthor appears in The Wanderings of Húrin (Turin's father), after Túrin's death.[1][2]

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  1. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXI: "Of Túrin Turambar"
  2. The Children of Húrin, Narn i Chîn Húrin, The Tale of the Children of Húrin, XVI: "The Death of Glaurung"


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Patience – when it comes to foster care

Wow, this word.  It keeps coming up in my life, over and over lately. The dictionary definition:

the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation,annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper,irritation, or the like.

an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay:

to have patience with a slow learner.

quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence:

to work with patience.
I am struggling with being patient these days.  I know it is a virtue, and I know it is what God asks of us. I know these things, but knowing it and practicing it are two very different things.  To sit here and wait for something, that I seem to have been waiting for, forever is hard.  Really hard.
To wait without complaining.  This is something we always tell our girls, “be patient, wait without complaining”.  Easier said then done though.
I was at my ladies bible study this morning, and what did the topic happen to be?  You got it.  Patience.  Priscilla Shier is an amazing teacher, she plays the main actress in the movie “War Room”  but she has also written many study guides.  We covered “The Armour of God” in our last group, and right now we are doing Gideon.  Today the lesson was on patience and that God is long suffering, she gave us a history of all God has done and how He has been patient over the many years.  He still is.
It got me thinking about how I can be more patient, and practice it daily.  I get anxious over things quite easily.
I am a type A personality to a degree.  I like to be in control, I like to know what is coming next.  I am however not a regimented person.  I can go with the flow, and be flexible as long as I know that, that is expected of me.
In the past I have gone on several missions trips to Nicaragua.  My husband and I led a team of people on these trips and my husband would always remind us. “Be flexible”.  So when our translator couldn’t get into the country, and none of our luggage showed up at the airport, filled full of supplies for our children’s programs, and things to give to the people of Nicaragua, we were flexible.  We were calm, we waited patiently and eventually it all worked itself out.   There is no use freaking out over something you cannot change.
So I am trying to bring that “Be flexible” attitude over to me practicing patience.
The world we live in today is instant.  Everything moves at a fast forward pace.  Email, social media, snap chats, periscopes, google.  Essentially, all information is at our fingertips.  We don’t have to wait for much anymore.  However, there is that old saying “the best things in life are worth waiting for”.  This is so very true.  A marriage, a baby, a great job promotion, vacations, and travelling. All of these things require waiting, and to be content in the waiting you must practice patience, or you can drive yourself crazy!
As many of you know, we are “patiently” waiting to add another child to our family through adoption.  We are doing this through the foster care route. We have waited 2 months and 4 days since we got our license officially allowing us to welcome a child into our home.  We have had 2 placements not go through, we are currently waiting on the third placement.  A precious, brand new baby, not yet born.
 Just when I think OK the end is very near of this waiting game, God threw a wrench in our plans. We got another call about a sibling set and we might be getting that placement instead of the baby (who I already bought a special “going home” outfit for).  So with this new bit of information, I am going back to my “be flexible” mantra.
My anxiety has risen, and my patience feels like it is wearing thin, with all the unknowns.  I crave the peace and calm that comes with patience and want to push out the anger, and frustration that impatience provides.
So here is what I am actively working on in order to practice my patience.
Space between impulse and action.  My impulse right now is to say to these people, don’t you know this is my life, these are my family’s lives that you are so casually holding in time.  So many maybe’s, and what ifs. Just get organized and give me an answer! I know I need to bring my anxiety level down.  Breathe.  Think.  Count to 10.  Reassess before I take action.  Wait.  Wait.  Wait.  Distract. Distract.  Distract.
If I cannot practice patience, how I am supposed to pass that character trait on to my children.  I am always telling them to be patient.  Be patient while I make them a snack, be patient while I clean, so I can play with them after.  Be patient when dealing with their friends.  Patience is just as important a child, as when you are adult and the issues you need to become patient about are much more important than a snack.
Often when we are called to be patient it is because immeasurable blessings are coming our way.  I am focusing on that and exciting for the future will bring.
If you have any tips to help practice patience, please leave a comment below!
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    02/26/2016 at 3:24 pm

    Believe me..practicing patience is not easy..been trying to learn this for 66 years….beautiful post!

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    I have a really hard time with patience also. I also can relate to wanting to have control over things and being anxious when I dont. I have to remind myself constantly to let go and give it to God and everything will work out.

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Mentoring at MaliVai – Nick & Troy

Troy and Nick

The mentoring program at MaliVai Washington provides so many opportunities for our students to  gain insight & knowledge about life experiences from their mentor while building positive relationships. This program gives our students the opportunity to receive one-on-one homework assistance and to have someone dedicated to helping them succeed as an individual.

We take time in matching each mentee with their mentor & we are continually encouraged when we hear of stories about positive life change happening in our students and volunteers!

Below is Nick & Troy’s story about their experience through the mentor program. We hope you are as inspired & encouraged as we were after hearing their story:

(These direct quotes have been taken from a recent essay Troy wrote about his greatest role model and an interview with his mentor, Nick)

“Mr. Nick is my mentor. He has been my mentor for three years. He is where I want to be when I grow up.” – Troy (6th grade)

Nick Smith, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy was matched with one of our students, Troy, through our mentoring program when Troy was in the 4th grade. Three years later, Nick and Troy (now in 6th grade) still meet at the center for about an hour to talk about homework, work, school and life.

“My mentor serves in the Navy and I want to serve in the military. Sometimes when I see him in his uniform I imagine myself dressed the same way he is.” – Troy (6th grade)

Often times, Nick comes to the center after work, still dressed in his uniform. Obvious questions arose about what he does and what his work entails. The discipline, dedication, & commitment taught in the Navy are lessons easily transferable to the importance of having those qualities when it comes to school work. The relationship built between them has become one that inspires Troy on the journey towards his future!

“Recently, Troy has begun considering a future in the U.S. Navy. The possibility that I might walk with him on a journey to serve his country is, without question, my favorite part about mentoring.” – Nick Smith

At the center everyone knows when they see Nick, he’s here to hang with Troy!

“Most of my day is spent being called Lieutenant Smith or Nick. At MWYF I am ‘Troy’s mentor’ and I couldn’t be more happy about it.” -Nick Smith

The commitment Nick has to Troy has trickled outside of the center and has led to building a relationship with Troy’s family! We love how their relationship has developed over the last few years  and hope it continues to grow as Troy moves on to the 7th grade and beyond. We’re thankful for all that Nick has done & continues to do in developing such strong commitment to Troy’s success. We’re also excited to watch Troy learn, grow, and become all he was meant to be!

“I thank him everyday. I thank him for going out of his way to be the best mentor anyone can have!” -Troy (6th grade)

Nick & Troy

Servathon is Here!

We started our annual Servathon celebration on January 23rd and we are enjoying EVERY minute of it!  During Servathon,  all of our students and staff take time to give back to the community in a variety of service projects. Take a look at some of the activities we’ve already done and what we plan to do soon!

January 23rd-February 17th– Our entire organization will collect Pennies for Patients as part of a fundraiser for Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

January 25th– A group of  our 5th grade students helped sort and package food for the homeless at the Second Harvest Food Bank.

January 27th– Middle and high school students read to a group of Kindergarteners enrolled in St. Stephen’s Child Care & Learning Center.

January 30th- Middle and high school students prepared food for the homeless at the Sulzbacher Center.

February 6th– Kindergarten – 2nd grade students to make Valentine’s Day Cards for Mt. Hermon’s Exceptional Student Center.

February 8th– 4th grade students will volunteer at the City Rescue Mission sorting donated items for the homeless.

February 10th– 3rd & 4th Grade students will participate in a park beautification activity at the Emmett Reed Park.

February 17th– 2nd & 3rd Grade students will start a pen pal relationship with students in Accra, Ghana of the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools.

February 17th– Kindergarten, 1st & 5th grade students will write letters to Wounded Warriors.

February 22nd– 4th grade students will start a pen pal relationship with students in Accra, Ghana of the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools.

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Merrill Lynch/Bank of America Golf & Tennis Gala Features Amazing Live Auction Items

The Merrill Lynch/ Bank of America Golf & Tennis Gala represents MWKF’s largest fundraising event of the year!  The two-day event is expected to be even larger as we continue the year-long celebration of our 15 Year Anniversary.

Take a look at some of our unique Live Auction items, including private tennis lessons with tennis legend Andre Agassi and his wife Stefanie (Steffi) Graf in sunny Las Vegas! Think that’s interesting? Check out our other Live Auction items here!

Special Thanks to our Live Auction Sponsor, Resonate Global!


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Low Carb Stuffed Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Low Carb Stuffed Strawberry Cream Cheese French ToastLow Carb Stuffed Strawberry Cream Cheese French ToastLow Carb Stuffed Strawberry Cream Cheese French ToastLow Carb Stuffed Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast. Was watching Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives one evening some “dive” made close to what this recipe is. Regular French toast with 2 pieces of bread and maple syrup would set you back carb-wise somewhere North of 60-65 carb grams and that’s with only 2 paltry tablespoons of  maple syrup.  Add another tablespoon, & add another 14g carbs and as you can see they begin to add up quickly.  So the short of it is:  This recipe has only about 20% of the carbs most regular French toast has.  Now I am not saying to eat this everyday (and you could) but certainly once in awhile and I do it for dinner too.  Ah yes, breakfast for dinner.  Your kids will love you for it. (But hate you for something else).  That little blob of white on top?  It’s Crème Fraîche and once you have made it you’ll not want to be without it.

To make this you’ll either need your own low carb bread or a loaf of Carbalose Flour Bread.

All my other Carbalose Recipes are listed at the bottom of the Carbalose Informational Page.

As I am a Type II diabetic, all recipes on this website are low carb and diabetic friendly.

Stuffed Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast
  1. 2 Slices Carbalose Flour Bread
  2. 2 Oz Cream Cheese
  3. 2 Sliced Strawberries
  4. 3 Strawberries Cut Into 8 Chunked Pieces
  5. 1 Egg
  6. 2 T Heavy Cream
  7. 2 T Water
  8. 1 Drop Liquid Sucralose (Optional)
  9. ¼ t Vanilla Extract
  10. ¼ t Cinnamon
  11. ¼ t Nutmeg
  12. 1 T Butter Divided
  13. ¼ C Sugar-Free Maple Syrup
  1. Spread 1 oz. cream cheese on each slice of bread.
  2. Lay on sliced berries and make a sandwich.
  3. Heat ½ T butter to medium.
  4. Beat egg, heavy cream, vanilla and water and put onto flat plate.
  5. Mix cinnamon and nutmeg.
  6. Dredge French toast sandwich on both sides, put into butter and sprinkle ½ cinnamon- nutmeg on uncooked top.
  7. Cook until done on one side, add rest of butter, flip and cook the other side adding the rest of the cinnamon-nutmeg mix.
  8. Barely heat maple syrup & add your chopped strawberries.
  9. Cut French toast on the diagonal and arrange as you wish.
  10. Drizzle syrup and strawberries over all.
  11. 1 Serving
  12. 748 Calories, 16.9g Protein, 58.6g Fat, 17.4g Carbs, 5.9g Fiber, 11.5g Net Carbs
  1. Nutritionals include Carbalose flour bread.
  2. The one egg, heavy cream and water should be enough for 2-3 orders so if you are making multiple orders do this step accordingly.
  3. In the restaurant I always had a large shaker of cinnamon and nutmeg mixed fifty-fifty which is the ratio above.
  4. That little dollop of crème fraîche? What a difference it makes.
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Lowertown Landing is dedicated to supporting the continued growth and rejuvenation of the Lowertown historic district of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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Lowertown Redevelopment

Lowertown has been on a long road to recovery, but the neighborhood is now developing at an increasingly fast pace.

"After the Depression, Lowertown declined. The first project to focus attention on the revitalization potential of Lowertown was the renovation of the Merchant’s National Bank Building (now McColl Building) in the late 1960s. This was soon followed by the conversion of the Noyes Brothers and Cutler Building into a complex of offices, shops, and restaurants now known as Park Square Court. The City’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) became involved in 1973 when Mears Park was redesigned by William Sanders and renamed after Norman B. Mears, a Saint Paul businessman who spurred Lowertown redevelopment. The HRA and City of St. Paul have since encouraged renovation and development in Lowertown.

In April, 1978 the Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation (LRC) was organized with the goal of creating “a place for people, a highly livable urban village in the midst of the city, which will bring new jobs, housing, commercial development, and year round activities to Lowertown and infuse the city with renewed vitality.” Enabled by an unprecedented $10 million grant by the McKnight Foundation, the LRC assumed the role and responsibility of driving the revitalization of Lowertown. [At the helm of the LRC was Weiming Lu who was once called the Zen master of urban design and administration by a federal housing official who worked with him for several years.]

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, artists moved to Lowertown. Attracted by low rents, raw space and relative quiet, artists from around the region saw opportunity in Lowertown. Slowly and quietly, a new, risk-tolerant population began to bring life to the buildings and the streets of Lowertown. Initiated by the LRC and supported fully by the City of St. Paul, Lowertown was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. This gave the area protection under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The next year, the City of St. Paul designated the Lowertown Historic District as a Heritage Preservation Site

Aided by these designations and the associated tax credits, Artspace, the LRC, the City and others partnered to renovate three buildings dedicated to the arts. The Lowertown Artists Lofts Cooperative, the Tilsner and the Northern Warehouse were renovated and became the anchors for the arts community. Throughout the years, there has been a steady commitment to incrementally reinvest in the assets of Lowertown. Instead of demolishing and building new, Lowertown remained committed to a slow, deliberate and steady approach to redevelopment. This approach allowed Lowertown to remain a relatively quiet neighborhood on the edge of downtown. Such an approach was particularly supportive of the artist community, as it respected the financial and environmental needs of working artists.

In 1982, the St. Paul Farmers’ Market moved to Lowertown. An institution since the late 1800s, the Farmers’ Market was an anomaly of sorts for Lowertown - it was a destination in the middle of a relatively quiet neighborhood. The market now draws 20,000 people each weekend in the summer. [In 2006 the LRC transformed into the Lowertown Future Fund to continue supporting Lowertown redevelopment.]

Recently, a few new buildings have been added to the mix, attracting new residents paying market rate for condominiums. In addition, restaurants and other regional attractions [such as the restored Union Depot] have opened in Lowertown, continuing Lowertown’s evolution." (Greater Lowertown Master Plan, 2011)


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31 Days of Arkansas Rep: Charles Portis’ DELRAY’S NEW MOON in 1996

When you’ve written one of the great American novels of the second half of the 20th Century and seen it turned into an Oscar winning movie, what do you do next?  You continue writing.

And if you are Charles Portis, you decide in the 1990s to try your hand at a play.  So in 1996, the Arkansas Rep offered a staged reading of Portis’ play Delray’s New Moon.

Directed by Rep Artistic Director Cliff Baker, it was set in a honky tonk hotel halfway between Little Rock and Texarkana. Most of the people there are senior citizens awaiting their next location whether it be a nursing home or a relative’s house.

The cast featured Scott Edmonds played a father being shuffled each month between his daughters played by Judy Trice and Natalie Canerday.  Others in the cast included Danielle Rosenthal, Jean Lind, John Stiritz, Michael Davis, Graham Gordy, Stacy Breeding, Angel Bailey, Rhonda Atwood and Tom Kagy.

The production ran from April 18 to 28.  The normally reclusive Portis participated in talkback sessions following performances.

31 Days of Arkansas Rep: 1982’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Scott Edmonds as Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens – from Developing Character at the Arkansas Rep 1983-1984 by Andrew Kilgore. Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection. Gift of Doyne and Margaret Dodd.There were plenty of Christmas carols during the 1982 Arkansas Rep production of A Christmas Carol. This was the first time, in the Rep’s seven Decembers of existence, that a holiday-themed show had been presented in December.

The production was directed by the Rep’s Artistic Associate Montgomery Kuklenski (who is now an entertainment executive in Los Angeles).  After Cliff Fannin Baker decided to produce a stage version of the Charles Dickens chestnut, Kuklenski read over a dozen versions before selecting one by Tom Markus.

Instead of taking place on the Rep’s stage, the production was mounted in the university theatre on the UALR campus.  (With a cast of nearly 40 actors and many special effects, it would have been difficult to produce this at the Rep’s home adjacent to MacArthur Park.)

Scott Edmonds played the title character with other parts being played by Dallas Miles, Jonathan Michaelson, Rebeccas Wilenski, Charles Hatchock, Larry Edwards, Peter White, Jay Kinney, Tommy Cherepski, Ted Eades, and Ronald J. Aulgur.

One of the reasons that the Markus version was selected was that it incorporated numerous Christmas carols into the script both as part of the action and as transitions between scenes. Sharon Douglas served as pianist and music director for the production.

The production ran from December 9 through 18 of 1982.

Several of the actors were captured in Mark Hughes’s costumes by Andrew Kilgore as part of his multi-season Developing Character black and white photo portrait series.  The Arkansas Arts Center has over twenty of these photos in its permanent collection.

The Rep also has many of these photos. As part of 2nd Friday Art Night, the Rep is displaying some of these photos in the lobby of the current building.

31 Days of Arkansas Rep: The 1986 production of THE FOREIGNER

Blasny Blasny.  Larry Shue’s 1984 farce THE FOREIGNER made its first of four appearances on the Arkansas Rep stage in January 1986.

Directed by Cliff Fannin Baker, it featured Terry Sneed as the title character, a mild-mannered man who pretends to be a non-English speaking foreigner to avoid interactions with locals at a small-town hunting resort.

Others in the cast were Steve Wilkerson, Mark Johnson, Ron Aulgur, Scott Edmonds, Natalie Canderday and Jean Lind.

The production ran from January 16 through February 9 of 1986. It was so popular that it sold out its run. Standing room only ticket holders filled all available spaces.  Gov. Bill Clinton called for tickets and could not be accommodated.

It has subsequently been mounted at the Rep three times more: during the 1987/88, 1995/96 and 2008/09 seasons. It is the only play to have been staged that many times in the Rep’s history.

The 1988 staging featured Wilkerson, Sneed, and Johnson reprising their roles.

31 Days of Arkansas Rep: 1985 World Premiere of THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre set the American regional theatre world abuzz with its world premiere of a musical version of Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Woman of Setzuan.

Director Cliff Fannin Baker received many telephone calls from his colleagues who were surprised that the Brecht estate had given its authorization for a musicalization to a small professional theatre in Little Rock.

The songs were written by Arkansas native Michael Rice using as a libretto the Eric Bentley translation of the original Brecht work. Rice also served as music director, leading a seven member orchestra as it played the nineteen songs he wrote.

As director, Baker used many Brechtian techniques to stay true to the story. These included music, neon signs, and non-traditional costuming for some of the characters.  Speaking of costumes, Little Rock fashion designer Connie Fails designed the clothing for the production.

Others on the creative team included Michael R. Smith (a set that was described as “dazzling, trashily opulent”) and Kathy Gray.

The title character was played by Vivian Morrison (now Vivian Norman). Other leading roles were played by Mark Johnson, Terry Sneed, Dianne Tack, and Mychael McMillan (in drag).  Playing a trio of gods were Ronald J. Aulgur, Scott Edmonds, and Candyce Hinkle. Others in the cast included Jean Lind, Ruth Shepherd, Kathryn Pryor, Judy Trice, Carol Ann Connor (now McAdams), Ginny Pace, and Jeff Bailey.

The production took place at the Arkansas Arts Center Theatre instead of the Rep’s facility on 11th Street.  With a cast of twenty and extensive set changes, the production needed more space than the Rep’s home could accommodate.

The Good Woman of Setzuan opened on June 13 and ran through June 22.

31 Days of Arkansas Rep: KENNEDY’S CHILDREN in 1977

Since October 3, 2018, marks the 55th anniversary of JFK speaking in Little Rock, it seems an appropriate day to feature the 1977 Arkansas Rep production of Robert Patrick’s KENNEDY’S CHILDREN.

The play takes place in a NYC bar on Valentine’s Day 1974 as its denizens speak in intertwining monologues about the 1960s and coping with the disillusions they feel from that earlier decade.  The title comes from the sense that the 1960s after November 1963 were a reaction to the loss of JFK and his idealism.

One of the characters, who was played by Jean Lind at Arkansas Rep, is obsessed with the Kennedy Administration. Others in the cast were Jean Hendrickson, Phyllis Blumenfeld, Scott Edmonds and Barry Carter.  Guy Couch played the important, but non-speaking, role of the bartender who plies the quintet with drinks throughout the play.

In the original production, there is a jukebox which plays musical interludes as transitions. In a nod to director Cliff Fannin Baker’s ingenuity, that role was played by Frank Gordon on jazz clarinet. It actually added a sense of humanity and added soulfulness to the production.

The bar in which the action took place was designed and lit by Byl Harriell.  The physical presence was described by Bill Lewis in the Arkansas Gazette review as a “masterful sleezy bar.”

The production ran from December 1 through 17 in 1977. Tickets were $5.00 a person. (This is the equivalent of $20.80 today.)

31 Day of Arkansas Rep: THE RUNNER STUMBLES in 1979

Pat Brown, director of THE RUNNER STUMBLES

While he directed most shows at the Rep during the early years, Cliff Fannin Baker would bring in guest directors from time to time. One of these was Pat Brown who helmed the February 1979 production of The Runner Stumbles.

A co-founder of Houston’s Alley Theatre, Brown also had connections to Little Rock; she was a niece of Little Rock businesswoman Mae Horn (who dressed ALL the best-dressed men.)

Though Brown had worked all over the US, this was the first time she had directed The Runner Stumbles. This Milan Stitt play had run for 396 performances on Broadway from 1976 to 1978. The Arkansas Rep was one of the first regional theatres to produce the play.  (Side note: the original Broadway production was directed by Austin Pendleton who would later direct A Loss of Roses at Arkansas Rep.)

In his Arkansas Gazette review, Bill Lewis called the production “one of the strongest yet” for the Rep.  He described it as a “compelling, somber drama” that was “impeccably directed and acted with highest octane virtuosity.”  Lewis was not one to mince words, so when he gave praise it was deserved.

The cast for A Runner Stumbles included Craig Fuller, Jean Hendrickson, Scott Edmonds, Jean Lind, Ron Aulgur, Ken Klingenmeier, Jeannine Le May, Robert Boles, and Phyllis Blumenfeld. The show was designed by Byl Harriell.  Guy Couch assisted with set decoration and props.

The production ran from February 1 to 18 of 1979.


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On the necessity for society of having sufficient and good quality data

Recently someone posted the following quote from W Edwards Deming on LinkedIn:

Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion

What happen when someone purposely disregards data when delivery a message?

Even worst, what happen when someone purposely take actions to make sure that data cannot be easily acquired so as to make sure that the message cannot be contradicted?

What happen when the above person is your own government (climate, census, or any others from a long list)?

  1. There’s also this beautiful gem:

    If we have data, let’s look at data.
    If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.
    Jim Barksdale, CEO, Netscape (1995-1999)

    (might motivate participants to get data ;-)).

    And I agree, esp. with the good quality data. All to often it’s “Oh, you have your statistics and I have mine.”, or “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” (Benjamin Disraeli), or the like. When it really matters how good the data is, esp. regarding the current issue. Esp. in social sciences, e.g., which biases were inherent in the questions, who was asked when and where, etc. pp. (e.g., http://www.organizingcreativity.com/2013/12/better-surveys/ ).

    Personally, it drives me crazy to see people arguing with studies far beyond what even the authors deemed appropriate, and how some organizations conduct deliberately flawed “studies” to support their ideological agenda (and thus get funding). And all to often, they get away with it, because the data is also “political correct” or feeds people’s prejudices.

    And science can do more than that — or to quote Carl Sagan (although I wouldn’t limit it to experiments, given that you can’t always do them):

    “The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what’s true. We have a method, and that method helps us to reach not absolute truth, only asymptotic approaches to the truth — never there, just closer and closer, always finding vast new oceans of undiscovered possibilities. Cleverly designed experiments are the key.”
    Carl Sagan

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Imaging Tools to Characterise Migration and Interaction of Parasites within their Host

With roughly half of the world’s population at risk, the treatment and prevention of parasitic infections remains a medical priority. Parasites typically display migratory behavior, disregard anatomical barriers and interact with their host at several levels during their life cycle. Very little is known about the biology that drives the migration and interaction of parasites inside their intermediate or definite hosts. A better understanding of this is essential to help improve the design and development of vaccines. Using malaria parasites as an example, LUMC researchers reasoned that imaging-based tracking of individual parasites of different native malaria species can help understand the interaction of these parasites with their host. LUMC researchers have developed imaging tools to assess the motility of live attenuated parasite vaccine formulations in human tissue.

Technology Overview

LUMC researchers have developed  molecular imaging technology that uses a fluorescent/radioactive tracer to label parasites. Malaria parasites can be labelled either in the mosquito host or under in situ conditions.  Next to the this labelling, LUMC has developed a complementary software package that allows for quantitative analysis of parasite behaviour in tissue. This molecular imaging technology allows for quantification of the behavioural differences between wild type parasites and radiation-, chemically-, or genetically- attenuated vaccine derivatives. Feedback from imaging these parasites provides a reference to which vaccine administration routes and future vaccine formulations can be benchmarked. The imaging technology also supports the isolation of distinct behavioural features that could be critical in interaction with the immune system. Because the technology is based on chemistry rather than GMO technologies, it allows for the first time imaging of wild-type parasites including those species for which GMOs do not exist. In addition, the molecular imaging technology has been successfully applied to Schistosoma mansoni and Necator americanus parasites. In addition to an established application in the field of parasites, the developed technology could also be applied to monitor other pathogens e.g. bacterial infections or colonisation models .

We are looking for partner(s) to license the technology for commercialization to and/or to fund research into refinement and clinical translation of the technology.

Keywords: parasite, malaria, vaccine, molecular imaging, formulation, parasites, fluorescence, schistosoma, hookworm, bacteria

Key benefits

  • Allow for straight forward fluorescence imaging of parasites
  • Allow for quantification of parasite migration in human tissue
  • Are suitable for clinical translation

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CDW Hewlett Packard Enterprise lights up its offices

CDS is integrated into the organizational structure of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and is configured as a platform for all business units. Its mission is to provide the development and supply of services, with HPE being a leader in the main market segments in which it operates: servers, storage, network equipment, Cloud solutions and Information Technology services. At CDS Spain, it consists of more than 300 professionals, distributed among the work centers of Madrid-Las Rozas, Barcelona-Sant Cugat, León, Valencia, Seville and Bilbao.
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Luxes has developed the study lighting for your installations, designing each luminaire to suit and meet the requirements of each of the spaces.

The offices have been illuminated optimizing the vision to ensure a good work environment, In the rest areas as in the dining room lamps have been incorporated where the protagonist has been the design and style that these areas provide, but without forgetting that they should facilitate comfort within these spaces, since they are areas to disconnect.

Client: Hewlett Packard Enterprise CDS

Date: 10/10/2018

Installed product: ZULYT

One of the installations carried out in the offices of the Hewlett Packard building, with a revolutionary system of lighting with ZULYT lamps, has been achieved by improving the workspace, providing this area with natural lighting of LED that has brought great benefits such as energy savings, optimization and efficiency of time.

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main veins

Disorders of the leg veins arise as a result of a disturbance inblood flow and can manifest themselves in a variety of ways: from minor impairments right through to illnesses that can be life-threatening if not recognized.

Spider veins

When the smallest veins in the uppermost layer of the skin distend and take on the appearance of a fine network on the surface of the legs, we refer to these as spider veins.

The word “spider” refers to the typical web-like appearance of these superficial venules. In themselves, spider veins on the thighs,calves or ankles are more of a cosmetic issue than an immediate cause for concern. They can, however, also be an indication of weakness of the connective tissue or of a serious venous disorder.

Varicose veins (varices)

Varicose veins usually run in the family. They are caused by aninherited weakness in the vein walls. If you suffer from varicose veins, it is possible to limit or delay their spread through effective treatment measures such as, for example, compression therapy. This condition cannot, unfortunately, be cured by medication, however these can be a valuable supplement to other therapeutic measures.

A varicose vein (varix) refers to a distended vein in which the venous valves have ceased to function properly. As a result, the blood can no longer be optimally transported back to the heart. The blood collects in the legs due to gravity, thereby leading to blood stagnation.

The pressure in the veins increases, which causes the vein walls to stretch and the veins to bulge out. The distended vein becomes tortuous and knotty. It may become visible on the surface of the skin and produce tangible bulge.

Varicose veins (varices)

Fig. 1 Normal vein: The venous valves prevent the blood from returning into the legs

Fig. 2 Varicose veins: Due to the distension of the vein, backflow of the blood through the venous valves  cannot be prevented

Varicose veins should never be regarded as a purely cosmetic problem. If left untreated, they can cause severe leg complaints and disorders, for example inflammation of the veins or tissue damage. Early recognition can help to avoid such complications.

Good to know

It is possible to distinguish between two types of varicose veins:

  • Primary varicosis: Approx. 80 % of all varicose vein disorders. It is caused by a hereditary weakness of the vein walls or an insufficiency of the venous valves.
  • Secondary varicosis: Usually develops after a deep vein thrombosis. It is the result of many years of strain on the superficial veins due to blood stagnation.

Thromboses arise as a result of a clotting disorder of the blood. When the blood suddenly clots in the vascular system, a thrombus can form on the vessel wall. This kind of thrombus usually forms in the veins – in particular in the deep leg veins. These deposits constrict the vessels or can even block them completely.

The blood can no longer flow optimally through the veins to the heart. This is then referred to as a deep vein thrombosis. The symptoms can vary widely, and do not have to all occur together. That is why a deep venous thrombosis is not always easy to recognize.

Look out for the following warning signs on your legs:

  • swelling
  • pain on exertion, in particular while walking, standing or sitting
  • discoloration or glossiness of the skin (red or blue)
  • feeling of tension
  • a warm sensation on the affected limb
  • sudden appearance of veins on the surface (e.g. a “warning vein” over the shin bone)

When a thrombus forms in the superficial veins, this is usually accompanied by inflammation. One possible symptom of a superficial vein thrombosis is hardening or reddening of the affected area. Tenderness may also arise.

If you suspect the presence of a thrombosis, you should consult a physician immediately! Often a thrombosis will initially not be accompanied by any symptoms at all, and therefore not be recognized in a timely manner. A pulmonary embolism could potentially form.

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Carnivore Dreams Day Two

Day 2: Roast Chicken

I woke feeling well. Slept well.  No headache despite a night of thunderstorms.  I felt almost too full yesterday and only felt hungry really late at night before bedtime.  My skin is changing, much moister and smooth, pores slightly smaller.  It will be interesting to see if neck/stomach tone up at the end of this experiment.  My mood was also good (being a writer, I tend sometimes toward depression).  I notice (this has been true since starting Keto as well) no racing heart or panic feelings, no skipping heart beats.  I also have less ringing in my left ear, no back pain.

9 A.M.

-Two glasses of filtered water.

– Coffee with a teaspoon of unsalted grass fed butter (I understand butter won’t break your fast)

1 p.m.

-Leftover egg casserole (3 oz. ground pork, two eggs, an ounce of cheese)

-Four slices of bacon (I actually had trouble eating all this)

6:00 p.m.

-12 oz. roast chicken with skin (basted in bacon fat) and seasoned just with salt and pepper.

-2 oz. shrimp in butter/cream sauce

-sparkling water LaCroix Lime flavored

-filtered water through the evening

(My son will have an avocado and a few blueberries with sour cream with his dinner)

I stuffed the cavity with onions and left off my usual spices of cumin, chili powder, cayenne, Montreal chicken, and whatever garden herb I am in the mood for—spices and green powder would likely be one of the first things I add back into my Keto diet). But interestingly, the bacon fat, salt and pepper, flavored with onion, was a nice change.  I am a bit low on steak this week until my Butcher box order comes, and if on Keto would have added a nice herb butter Gremolata to the top since I realize chicken is an inferior source of fat and protein.  But it tasted nice and I have a nice bone broth simmering with the carcass.  Tomorrow I’ll be back to steak.

My diet will improve when my oysters and sardines arrive, along with the next Butcherbox order. I do have enough steaks for the next few days, however.  I need to visit Whole Foods or the coop for some good liver to make my liver meatloaf.  I may have to resort to a few spices on that day… Once again, I felt almost too full on the above dinner and I forgot to eat my shrimp!

This morning:

I haul wood, trying to get it dried out due to the deluge of rain from yesterday. I do thirty minutes of WarriorMade workout which focuses mostly on lower body and some core exercises—but incorporates some high intensity movement.  The fire in the woodstove is a relief from the dampness and I do my dream research in front of it.

Pondering dreams: Dreams originated in ancient times, first noticed from the early Greeks’ early works:  Prometheus Bound and The Iliad and the Odyssey.  Dreams were sometimes considered significant and prophetic, sometimes regarded as “false” and it required dream “interpreters” to discern the difference.  They were sometimes erotic (whose aren’t?—thankyou Freud), but they have been ubiquitous in human experience forever.  It is said that our dreams are a largely dismissed source of creativity, inspiration.  An alternate source of evaluating our lives that are not often enough accessed.

This has been my first attempt at “directed lucid dreaming.” I am not sure how to accomplish this, but last night when I was first aware I was dreaming and stirred some, I tried to think of myself as participating in the dream as I fell back to sleep.  I tried to think of myself as open to my deeper self, to what my unconscious wanted me to know about this life, my life. To actively being a character in the dream.  It wasn’t a really vivid dream night, but I was aware of dreaming of my first boyfriend I went with for six years, someone with whom I had a lot of conflict and traumatic experience once.  Later in life, we reconnected and worked through some of this.  I was only just aware of him in the dream, as if he were standing quietly in a corner and observing me, and I felt a vague uneasiness perhaps, something that still feels unfinished, and perhaps it always will.  There was really no imagery in this dream.  I couldn’t recall any, what I remember seemed hazy, almost as if he were surrounded in fog, just a feeling he’d been in the dream.  Though there was a truncated feeling even in the dream of incompleteness, I felt things were still “ok.”  I have been having trouble getting re-acclimated to my writing life since my son’s health challenges, and I’m wondering if this isn’t more representative of my feeling undirected at the moment.  But all in all, I felt less dis-ease than usual as I came awake, more on the right road, excited about exploring this novel and these ideas.  The bed, with its clean, white organic sheets, seemed to support my body in a way that felt symbolic.  The rain was easing, but there was a slow duh, duh, duh drip from the trees on the metal roof.

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An image of Last Light, St Andrews, South Canterbury, 14 February 1999

Laurence Aberhart

(New Zealand 1949 – )

Last Light, St Andrews, South Canterbury, 14 February 1999

Not on display
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Born in Nelson, New Zealand in 1949 Laurence Aberhart currently resides in Russell, New Zealand. Although his photography has been associated with a specifically New Zealand vernacular (both in landscape and urban imagery), Aberhart's subject matter has broadened over the last 15-20 years. This is probably due to extensive traveling since 1988 (to the USA, France, Hong Kong, Australia, Macau and Japan) and to his underlying interest in the metaphysical, if not transcendental, which can be made manifest through the nature of the photograph. On the surface, Aberhart's photographs are documentary in that they record place but they have become increasingly concerned with the subtleties of what can be seen and encapsulated within the photographic image.

The 'Last Light' series is, like all Aberhart's subjects, ongoing. The difficulties of capturing the delicate nuances of fading light over a landscape are well enough known as is the printing of such subtle tonal variations. Aberhart uses an 8 x 10" view camera and most of his photographs are contact prints, that is, they are not enlarged hence the exceptional detail and luminosity which is further enhanced through gold and selenium toning.

'Last Light with moon...' and 'Last Light, St. Andrews...' relate to impressionism, Japonism and therefore pictorialism though the effect is not achieved through any manipulation of the surface. As a consequence, Aberhart's work increasingly relates to the Japanese-American photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto in the shared interest in time and timelessness, place, the function of memory, and the action of light.

printed 2003
gelatin silver photograph, gold and selenium toned
19.5 x 24.4 cm image; 21.6 x 27.7 cm sheet
Signature & date

Signed and dated l.r. corner, silver pen "L. Aberhart 1999/2003".

Purchased with funds provided by the Photography Collection Benefactors' Program 2003
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Maternal Behavior Problems in Female Dogs

Mismothering in Female Dogs

Maternal behavioral problems are classified as either excessive maternal behavior in the absence of newborn pups or the lack of maternal behavior when dealing with the mother's own young. (Other types of maternal behavior problem also exist, but they are still poorly defined.)

Though no genetic component has yet been attributed to these behavioral problems,the fact that Jack Russell terriers seem to be predisposed to the behavior indicate the possibility of a genetic component.

Symptoms and Types

Inadequate Maternal Behavior

  • Abandons her own newborn pups (most common after caesarean section)
  • Does not allow her offspring to nurse
  • Insufficient cleaning of the young
  • Inadequate retrieval of the young
  • Failure to stimulate elimination
  • Attacking and/or killing some or all of the newborn, especially if it has a different odor or appearance
  • If disturbed by people or other animals, may redirect her aggression to her young

Excessive Maternal Behavior

  • Un-bred mother may attempt to nurse unfamiliar pups
  • Guarding of inanimate objects such as stuffed animals
  • An increase in the size of mammary glands

The lack of maternal behavior shown by mothers with newborn pups, especially after caesarean section, has been attributed to gradual decrease in oxytocin, which is important during the sensitive period of acceptance of dam’s own neonates. Conversely, when there is an absence of newborns, excessive maternal behavior is due to the increased progesterone levels resulting from estrus in un-bred bitches, followed by an immediate and sharp decline in the progesterone levels.

You will need to give a thorough history of your dog’s health, including the onset and nature of the symptoms, to the veterinarian. He or she will then perform a complete physical examination as well as a biochemistry profile, urinalysis, and complete blood count -- though the results are usually normal unless a disease is present.

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Scattered Blastiness From A Past

The Bugger-cat has started on kitty-chemo, which is helping to reduce the… erm… liquidity of his indiscretions. The frequency remains kind of variable (but still “too high”) but at least he’s not in imminent danger of immediate dehydration.

That said, I’m reaching levels of nasal paranoia and possibly hallucination which have me thinking I smell feline indiscretion regardless of whether there actually are any fresh deposits or not. I also get paranoid about scratchy noises because it could mean he’s got the urge and is getting ready to drop another stink bomb.

So, since my brain and my olfactory glands are pretty much equally fried, have a blast from a past that’s not quite 4 years back and still just as relevant as it was then.

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes

Who will guard the guards themselves? It’s a question that’s never asked by those who want to prevent the “wrong” people from being published, or protect people from reading something that will upset them (as in the case of the idiot fad for “warnings” on everything – although in at least some of the fanfic communities I frequent… well, intermit, because I’m not there that often… it’s being turned into a joke because as often as not canon characters get included in the warnings. I’ve yet to figure out if that’s serious or not, but it’s funny as hell).

Sharon Lee has some good comments about the whole question, although she looks at it rather differently than I do (and let’s just ignore some of the rather political things she clearly hasn’t realized aren’t things everyone thinks). Her points about the many different things people can get out of fiction and the fact that there is a reader who is interpreting every word in the light of his own experiences and potentially putting his “bad thinks” into what he’s seeing (not to mention – hopefully – many many readers per author, all of them doing this… it rather limits the amount of bad-thinkness a given author can slide in there to be overridden by the reader bad-thinks).

I’m completely in agreement that no author should be prevented from writing because of her opinion. Why? Times change. Every author will reflect at least some factors from her time because she can’t help being a creature of her time. She, like the rest of us, is not isolated. Her perspective is affected by her life, by all the people she’s known, and by her experiences. All of that is affected by the time in which she lives. We have to look at the common beliefs of her time and her culture before we can say whether or not she was bound by those beliefs or reached beyond them – and we also have to realize that in her time and culture things that we consider normal may well have been unthinkable. Literally unthinkable because there was nothing providing the scaffolding that would allow those thoughts to exist (Orwellian touch, but quite true: if someone has no concept of freedom, he can’t think about it. He can only think about changes to his state of servitude that will make it more or less bearable).

Similarly, I totally agree about the whole warnings thing being idiotic. We already have a de facto ratings system for fiction. If they’re in the children’s section they’re probably about things that kids will enjoy reading about, and they’re probably using language that’s appropriate to a young child. The teen section will have different topics, and more sophisticated language (just don’t get too close to the teen paranormal romance section. The vampires there sparkle). Some places split even further when they categorize books, and of course, the rest of the store or library categorizes by subject so if the thought of romance gives you hives you can always avoid that part of the store. Or library (honestly, I’m still mourning the bookstores deciding to move horror back into the general – or sometimes SFF section. I keep finding it when I don’t want it. When it had the nice big labeled section I could avoid it unless I was in the mood for being creeped out).

All of it comes back to the question of who guards the guardians. If certain people are to be prevented from being published because they’re horrible people or their writing is so wrong and icky as to justify this, who makes that decision and who verifies that the decision is not being made on the biases of the decision-maker? I’ve had arguments… erm… spirited discussions with people who could not understand that allowing someone to ban books they thought were horrible, evil, and wrong also allowed whoever was in that position to ban books they thought were wonderful and good. Because the power in question is “to ban books”. The decision on which books to ban is done by individual or committee (if committee the tendency is for that which offends nobody to proliferate, where individual you’ll get what the individual likes/approves of – even if all the censors are honest and doing their best to be unbiased).

Of course, you can take the position of turtles – or guards – all the way down, and have someone to watch the person who’s watching the guard. And someone else to watch that person. And so on. It gets unwieldy fast, and the result is a kind of giant circle-jerk where everyone is watching everyone else for missteps – and that’s the good scenario. The bad one is more like your Communist regime with informers making up between a fifth and a quarter of the population and filling the secret police archives with reports of how Johnny’s mom makes him capitalist lunches with – horrors! – bananas.

The alternative is one that’s already happening in fanfic communities around the Internets: authors typically try to make their description/blurb as accurate as possible, try to give the piece an accurate rating ( has ratings from G through M and discourages explicit material, other places allow it but give it a separate rating), and an accurate “genre” (trust me, fanfic “genre” is quite a different beastie from what bookstores and libraries use). Between that, the number of reviews (because people tend not to review a piece they don’t like, they just drop it and go on – I don’t think I’ve seen more than a handful of negative reviews but there are loads of positive ones), pieces people want to read bubble to the top of lists quite quickly and the rest… don’t.

Which, while pretty much uncontrolled (the admins periodically go through the site deleting explicit material and anything else they think is against the terms of service), makes it fairly easy for people to find things they want to read and avoid things they don’t. Coincidentally enough, this also answers the complaints of those who lament the absence of gatekeepers in indie publishing: any system like this (which isn’t that different from Amazon’s rankings and tags) allows the pieces that readers like to become visible and effectively buries the pieces readers don’t want to touch with a ten foot iPhone holder – and at the same time, turns the whole issue with guarding the guards on its head: you don’t need to appoint special guards if everyone watches out for their own turf by ranking the things they like.

Scary thought, yes? Someone should write a book about that…

  1. 23 skidoo.

    November 1, 2018
  2. Is it calling for illegal activities? Is it encouraging illegal activities (like pedophilia, or murdering members of a certain faith [whatever faith that might be])? Does it glorify illegal activities? And by this I mean things that are illegal in our here-and-now real world, not story world.

    If so, then perhaps restricting it is worth considering – like why it is illegal to falsely shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater, or to whip up a mob and send them to go burn down homes or murder people. Otherwise? I might strongly dislike it, but I just won’t buy it.*

    *Having adult material in a book labeled as “beginning reader” is a who ‘nother thing, and I’ve stated my opinions and actions on that before.

    November 1, 2018
    • Kate #

      My problem there is that when you put restrictions on written material because they encourage or glorify illegal activities, you open the door for someone to insist that every fictional car chase be carried out at speeds no greater than the posted speed limit because otherwise it’s encouraging or glorifying an illegal activity.

      Even if you insist that the illegal activity be a felony, you can still run into insanity: IIRC it’s technically a felony to open your spouse’s or kids mail. It’s also technically a felony to reply to or forward an email with the original text intact (thanks to some of the most idiotic copyright protection laws in existence).

      Worse, by trying to ban books that encourage or glorify illegal activities, there’s a massive chilling effect on fiction that pokes fun at really bad laws. And even worse, as soon as word gets around that something has been banned, there’s a whole lot of people who’ll want to look at it because it’s been banned. Better to have it out there where it can be used as a bad example, in my view.

      The case of falsely shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater or firing up a riot and pointing it at someone is, I believe, not actually an exception to free speech so much as committing crimes by way of actions a reasonable person could predict would cause injury or death (don’t remember the references, sorry).

      The only place I’d want to see adult material in a book labeled as “beginning reader” would be a book intended for adults learning to read (or learning English as a second language), but that would imply that the book in question was properly categorized. That said, nobody is marching me into the bookstore, forcing me to buy the thing, or forcing me to read it.

      Which goes for anything else obnoxious, for that matter. If I’m not being forced to buy it or read it, I don’t really care how disgusting it is. If I get tricked into buying it by shady marketing, I’ll make known just what I think of said marketing and rate the thing down.

      November 1, 2018
    • Mary #

      There goes Treasure Island

      Or, as Chesterton described penny dreadfuls:

      Among these stories there are a certain number which deal sympathetically with the adventures of robbers, outlaws and pirates, which present in a dignified and romantic light thieves and murderers like Dick Turpin and Claude Duval. That is to say, they do precisely the same thing as Scott’s ‘Ivanhoe,’ Scott’s ‘Rob Roy,’ Scott’s ‘Lady of the Lake,’ Byron’s ‘Corsair,’ Wordsworth’s ‘Rob Roy’s Grave,’ Stevenson’s ‘Macaire,’ Mr. Max Pemberton’s ‘Iron Pirate,’ and a thousand more works distributed systematically as prizes and Christmas presents.

      November 1, 2018
  3. Christopher M Chupik #

    Still very timely, since our socialist, er, social media platforms are actively punishing people for having opinions, all in the name of fighting hate,

    November 1, 2018
    • Kate Paulk #

      Sadly so. “Hate” in this case being defined as any opinion they don’t approve of.

      November 1, 2018
    • Mary #

      Everything they hate is hate.

      November 1, 2018

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Battle of the Bands Winners' Performance!

Ticket Prices May Increase

Battle of the Bands Winners' Performance!

Wed · September 5, 2018

Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 7:30 pm

$10.00 - $15.00

This event is 18 and over

Ticket Prices May Increase.

For any wheelchair or ADA needs, please contact the Box Office in advance of the performance at (678)-384-2363 ext. 1.

Indigo Innuendo
Indigo Innuendo
Indigo Innuendo is a three piece based out of Kennesaw, Georgia who has a new style, and sound that they must express to their community, and the world. Michael, David, and Nicky are the three members who came together to create this new style of music. The three of these amazingly talented musicians all came from different backgrounds, and are heavily influenced by diverse styles of music. Through these contrasting characters, Indigo Innuendo was born. Each of these members has the ability to challenge themselves by playing multiple instruments for their shows. Diversity is a key factor when it comes to making music for these individuals, along with expanding their strengths in the musical realm.
Last Chance Riders
Last Chance Riders
Fronted by a soulful powerhouse vocal, captivating guitar hooks and face melting leads, Last Chance Riders delivers a timeless rock ‘n roll, high-octane performance backed by an explosive rhythm section.

Inspired by The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Janis Joplin and David Bowie - the Last Chance Riders have a broad blend of influences that result in a unique sound that is their own. The band plays original music and stays busy constantly writing new material. After the release of their first studio album “Jet Lag Super Drag” on June 22nd, Last Chance Riders will be touring throughout the Southeast with a powerfully engaging live set.

The core band formed at a charity festival in Dahlonega, GA. Later in 2018 they joined forces with drummer, Shane Denmark and vocalist, Jessie Albright. Drawing on their exploration of numerous genres, their songwriting is inspired by driving classic guitar riffs with a southern rock vibe.

Self-financed, the band went into Sonica Studios with award winning producer John Briglevich, to put together eight songs including the single, “Downright Disgusted,” which ties together common themes of the album with stories of hardship and endurance. Inspirational lyrics, passionate players and an unrelenting drive has brought The Last Chance Riders to the forefront of the Atlanta music scene.
The Georgia Thunderbolts
The Georgia Thunderbolts
THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLT'S hail from the sleepy town's of Rome and Taylorsville, Georgia, where magnolia's, cotton and peaches grow. Moonshine flows through the area like the Coosa, Oostanaula and Etowah rivers that wind through the "7 hill's" and meet in the once riverboat shipping mecca of the south. A perfect scenario for young boy's to dream and create their own unique style of music surrounded by the same environment that spawned Georgia great's James Brown, Otis Redding, and the Allman Brothers band.

THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLT'S origin's traces back to 2014. Bristol Perry, the drummer, who's heavily influenced by greats like Bonham of

Led Zeppelin and John Fred Young of Black Stone Cherry met lead guitarist Riley Couzzourt, who is influenced by Duane Allman, Dickie Bett's, Gary Rossington and many other classic and modern rock guitarist's. After football practice one afternoon at Armuchee High School, the two decided they had the calling to start a band. Shortly after they recruited Zach Everett, bass, keyboards and vocals from Taylorsville who sites

Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament, Geezer Butler and Berry Oakley as influences, the band named themselves SOH and they we're off and running.

Logan Tolbert from Taylorsville had been honing his guitar skills on southern guitarist's Steve Gaines, Derek Trucks and Jerry Reed as well as Clapton and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. He was looking to join a band and went to see Riley, Bristol and Zach play.

Logan brought along a friend TJ Lyle, vocal's, harp, guitar and piano, also from Taylorsville. TJ's only live performances at this point was singing in church with the exception of jumping on stage once in a bar and stealing the show with his voice. TJ liked what he felt and started singing at a local bar on open mic nights.

One fateful night in 2016, Riley, Bristol and Zach came to audition for a gig at a bar in Taylorsville and heard TJ singing. They loved his voice and asked him to join their band. Needing a great second guitarist, Logan was brought on board. The line up for the next move and the engine of the Georgia Thunderbolt's was complete.

THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLT'S sound and persona travels many road's. Influenced by Southern Rock, English Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, Jazz, R & B, Soul and country intermingled with modern rock styles and sensibilities create a one of a kind band and bring to mind the meaning of REAL.
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Madlife Stage & Studios
8722 Main st.
Woodstock, GA, 30188