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European and Chinese wine cultures meet at the 2015 China International Alcoholic Drinks Expo (CIADE) in Luzhou (Sichuan, China)

Brussels, 1st April 2015 - A unique popular Wine Tasting experience, pairing European and Chinese wine cultures, took place at the occasion of the 2015 China International Alcoholic Drinks Exposition (CIADE) in Luzhou (22nd-25th March 2015).

The wine tastings were organized by the EU wine industry (CEEV) with the support of leading European wine companies, in cooperation with the leading Chinese wine sector organization (CADA). They were conducted by Baudouin Havaux, President of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of the most prestigious international wine contests worldwide, at Pernod Ricard China’s booth, right in the heart of the exhibition centre in Luzhou. The tastings involved a variety of both European and Chinese wines combined with local food and gastronomic specialties, and were a good opportunity to familiarize the public visiting the fair, as well as local professionals and media, about wine tasting skills and pairings with food. The tasting activity was so popular it brought about a constant crowd to the booth including special attention from Mr. Xiaofeng Liu, the CPPCC Vice Chairman (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ), and Mr. Hong Wei, Governor of Sichuan province.

“Europeans and Chinese are equally fond of eating and drinking their traditional excellent gastronomic tips. Through this experience we have seen how everyone loves matching the flavours and tastes of different wine categories with their favourite food specialties, and we have learnt from each other” - said wine expert Baudouin Havaux at the conclusion of the tasting. “Wine is indeed a cultural product, an essential ingredient of the gastronomy and definitely a fantastic vehicle of conviviality, dialogue and cooperation between our millenary cultures”.

Also, as part of the EU wine industry participation at CIADE, José Ramon Fernandez, Secretary General of CEEV, was invited as a keynote speaker for the Opening Ceremony, one of the main events of the fair. High-level professional and governmental representatives such as the President of CADA, Governor of Sichuan province and the Mayor of Luzhou attended the event. Mr Fernandez shared the visions from Europe about the broader challenges and opportunities for a prosperous and sustainable global wine business.

“The globalisation of fairer trade conditions, the increase of the international competition, the innovations needed to adapt to new market and societal expectations, and the sustainable and responsible development of the wine business are all key factors that are shaping the future of the wine business in the XXIst century; well, none of the challenges and opportunities can be successfully faced in isolation; we need enhanced cooperation!”- said Jose Ramon Fernandez, who also congratulated CADA for the world-class organization of CIADE - that is becoming over time a major professional event in the international wine sector agenda.

These activities in Luzhou are part of the comprehensive programme of technical and institutional cooperation activities agreed in a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 18th March 2014 between CEEV and CADA in the framework of a fruitful B2B dialogue. Improving the wine knowledge among the Chinese consumers, and promote the appreciation of wines and its culture building on the values of moderate and responsible consumption, is one of the key areas of cooperation.

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Note to editors - Background

  • The wines and companies involved in this wine tasting at CIADE 2015 in Luzhou were the following:
    • Champagne Mumm Cordon Rouge, Helan Mountain Special Reserve Chardonnay, Helan Moutain Xiao Feng from PERNOD RICARD CHINA;
    • Fino Tio Pepe, Alfonso Oloroso, and Néctar Pedro Ximenez from GONZALEZ BYASS
    • Analivia Sauvignon Blanc (DO Rueda), El Circulo Joven (DO Rioja), Condado Oriza Crianza (DO Ribera del Duero) from FELIX SOLIS AVANTIS SA
  • The European consortium for the implementation of the MoU between the EU and Chinese wine sectors is composed by leading European wine companies and professional organizations: CEEV (coordinator) ACIBEV, AEVP, ADEPTA, FEVS, FEDERVINI, UNIONE ITALIANA VINI, Codorniu, Felix Solis Avantis SAGonzalez Byass, Moët Hennessy, Pernod Ricard Winemakers, Bodegas Miguel Torres.
  • The programme coordinator Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV) represents the wine companies in the industry and trade in the European Union: still wines, sparkling wines, liqueur wines, aromatised wines and other vine products. It brings together 26 national organisations. With more than 7.000 companies, mainly SMEs, and more than 200.000 direct jobs in the EU, its members produce and market the vast majority of quality European wines, with and without a geographical indication, and account for over 90% of European wine exports. With around 8,8 billion € worth of exports every year, the wine sector makes a contribution of over 6 billion € to the EU trade balance.
  • The MoU on technical cooperation signed in March 2014 between CEEV and CADA is to be implemented over the next two years, and is aimed at fuelling the possibilities for business cooperation between the European and Chinese wine sectors, improving the mutual knowledge of the potential offered by the two markets and boosting international cooperation. By virtue of this cooperation programme:
    • The EU industry will facilitate technical assistance to professionals from Chinese wine companies in areas such as of winegrowing, winemaking and quality controls, marketing approaches, wine tastings, and GIs protection systems, provided through activities such as hosting study visits in Europe, seminars, and other training and internship activities;
    • The Chinese industry will assist the EU industry to organize EU wine tastings in China, and to improve the wine knowledge among the Chinese consumers, and promote the appreciation of wines and its culture building on the values of moderate and responsible consumption;
    • Both parties will set up permanent information mechanism and communication exchanges, monitor the implementation of the cooperation, and collaborate at international level on advocacy activities aimed at improving market access conditions in third countries.

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Mr José Ramon Fernandez during his speech at the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of CIADE 2015 on March, 23rd.

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Crowd of Chinese visitors gathering around the Pernod Ricard China’s booth in the exhibition center of CIADE at the occasion of the wine tasting.

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The concept of food and wine pairing brought about a mixed crowd of wine amateurs and professionals of the wine sector.

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Mr Baudouin Havaux presenting the Spanish wines from Gonzalez Byass and Felix Solis Avantis to the crowd of participants.

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The selection of Spanish wines from Gonzalez Byass and Felix Solis Avantis for the purpose of the wine tasting.

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A wine tasting concept that pleased all of its participants and provided them with extra knowledge on European wines.


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Nina Tapio is a female celebrity.

She was born on Thursday February 24th 1972, in Unknown.

Nina Tapio is the humanitarian. She is attracted to a cause or a movement whose purpose is to make a better world. Nina is extremely idealistic, sometimes to the point of being naive about people or methods. She has great compassion and seeks to create a more humane society. Nina is drawn to those who suffer physically or are at the hand of injustice. She is the righter of wrongs. Nina Tapio's deepest intention is to transform the world.

She is willing to sacrifice in order to advance her cause. Indeed, this seems to be a theme in Tapio's life. From time to time, she finds herself involved in a project whose very life depends upon her willingness to sacrifice something that relates directly to her ego.

Nina Tapio is highly idealistic. She is also a visionary, with the ability to influence and direct the masses. Deep inside, Nina longs for the love and approval of the many, and seeks fame.

Part of Nina's hunger for fame has to do with her need for validation; Nina is her own harshest critic.

Nina Tapio realizes her greatest satisfaction when she is involved in some activity that directly benefits the public good. Politics, law, protection of the environment, teaching, and healing are areas in which Tapio would succeed.

Nina has a broad view of humanity and is not shackled with prejudice. She should have friends and associates from all walks of life, all colors and religious backgrounds. People fascinate and enrich her. A wide diversity of people and experiences stimulate and bring forth qualities within Nina Tapio that would otherwise lay dormant.

She has an abundance of artistic talent. Many with Nina's Destiny number find themselves in the arts, especially in literature, painting, and the visual and performing arts.

The number 9 indicates the completion of a cycle or a block of learning. The 9 Expression suggests that Nina Tapio has reached the point where a breakthrough can occur; during this lifetime Nina can apply all that she has learned along her evolutionary path and complete a major stage in her development. This is why we find many geniuses with Destiny 9.

Nina Tapio has the ability to synthesize many diverse bits of knowledge into a unified whole.

Her appearance is important. Tapio is keenly aware of how others perceive her. As a result, others see Nina as a person with a great deal of control. Conversely, Nina Tapio is charismatic. Despite the cool and distant personality she projects, people are attracted to her.

Nina tends to express her love somewhat impersonally. She tends to be preoccupied with her vision or cause, and sometimes overlook the needs of those closest to her. Tapio needs to be reminded to give her love more personally and more openly. Ironically, Nina Tapio is a very loving and sincere person, but often neglectful in expressing what she truly feels.

In the same way, Nina can overlook her own needs. She can avoid sharing her deeper feelings, creating a reservoir of emotion. Nina Tapio tends to postpone her personal satisfaction in favor of some larger work. She should try to be more spontaneous and courageous about showing her real self, including her vulnerability.

Tapio's basic belief in the goodness of humanity is unshakable. This causes her to encourage the best in people, but occasionally makes her vulnerable to being taken advantage of. Nina is not a very good judge of character.

The surest way to personal satisfaction is for Nina Tapio to become part of some larger social cause. Her nature is to serve. Nina is happiest when she feels she is helping to advance the human race.

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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on FDA’s draft guidance on patient-focused drug development. The National Center for Health Research is a nonprofit research center staffed by scientists, medical professionals, and health experts focused on research, policies, and programs that affect public health. Our Center analyzes scientific and medical data and provides objective health information to patients, providers, and policymakers. We do not accept funding from companies that make medical products, so we have no conflicts of interest.

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In cases where patients contribute to clinical trial design, it is necessary that they understand how design affect the meaningfulness of the results. Many patients do not realize, for example, that surrogate endpoints such as blood pressure are not direct indicators of meaningful medical outcomes. They may not realize that surrogate endpoints do not always independently predict longer life or better quality of life. Similarly, many patients may not realize that patients with certain traits (for example age, sex, race, or comorbidities) can have much higher levels of risk for specific medical products, even if the average risks for patients in general are relatively low.

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Hodges Farm Pumpkin Patch

Located on 180 acres of land in Mecklenburg County, Hodges Family Farm has been in operation for over 100 years. The farm features a “Pick Your Own” pumpkin patch along with a hay mountain and sweet treats. Open daily from 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

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While the headlining attraction is the Amazing Maize Maze, a seven-acre corn maze, Rural Hill also offers hayrides, pumpkin picking, hiking trails and mini-mazes September 22 through November 4.

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A prestigious private school near the Lincoln Park Zoo is buying condominiums in century-old buildings alongside its campus, worrying wealthy neighbors that they’ll be pushed out by an expansion.

Unlike real estate deals that displace poorer neighbors, the Lincoln Park dispute pits residents of one of the wealthiest pockets of the city against a school with tuition approaching $40,000 a year and a well-connected board of trustees.

The Francis W. Parker School recently offered more than $20 million to buy two century-old residential buildings on West Belden Avenue — $11.2 million for Belden by the Park and $9 million for the neighboring 19-unit building at 317-325 W. Belden, according to residents of the buildings.

Those offers were rejected in votes by the buildings’ condo associations. The school took a different approach.

It bought two condos individually in the 15-unit Belden by the Park building at 327-335 W. Belden Ave., spending about $1.8 million in April and May, according to Cook County property records. The school confirmed it has contracts to buy two more units.

Neighbors are apprehensive, and they aren’t mincing words.

“It’s like having an intruder in your home that will not leave,” said Daniel Morales, who lives in Belden by the Park with his family.

Condo associations have sent letters to the school asking that it stop attempts to buy homes. Also, more than 600 neighbors signed a petition to maintain residential zoning in the area around the school, Morales said.

The recent deals come about six years after Parker unsuccessfully offered to buy another adjacent 24-unit condo property, called the Shakespeare Building, in its entirety.

The Francis W. Parker School in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 25, 2019.
The Francis W. Parker School in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 25, 2019. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)

The school says there are no immediate expansion plans.

Principal Dan Frank said the acquisitions are part of long-term planning undertaken by many universities and schools, which sometimes creates friction with neighbors. Purchases, or attempts to buy properties, only have come in response to overtures from individual residents of buildings, Frank said.

“The board and the school felt we have a fiduciary responsibility for the long-range future of the school,” Frank said. “This is a down-the-road thing, a significant period of time down the road.”

He described the likelihood of an eventual expansion “a big if” that would occur only with input from the neighborhood.

Parker has 940 students in junior kindergarten through high school, with tuition ranging from $31,500 to $39,200, depending on the year in school.

The president of Parker’s board of trustees is Rika Yoshida, the wife of billionaire Morningstar Inc. founder Joe Mansueto. They live in a mansion nearby and are parents of Parker students.

The school’s 6-acre campus is essentially landlocked by the zoo and park to the east and heavily traveled Clark Street on the west. The campus includes sports fields and parking lots.

Acquiring adjacent residential properties on Belden would eventually allow the school to expand along its northern edge.

Parker’s overtures come years into a trend in Chicago of condo deconversions, in which developers make a bulk offer for an entire building that they want to convert to rental apartments. Such deals require approval of 75% of unit owners, and city and state lawmakers are considering legislation to increase the threshold to 85%.

“Imagine our shock to discover that, with 75% of membership support, we could be forced from our home of the past 14 years,” Myriam Renaud, a resident of 317-325 W. Belden, said in an email. “Our condo is not merely ‘contiguous property,’ as Parker’s board chair and principal put it. It is our home. It is the childhood home of our now 20-year-old daughter — the home in which she grew up. It is our forever home.”

Offers from Parker differ from condo deconversions, because the school isn’t interested in the buildings as revenue-generating apartments. The buildings likely would be demolished by the school.

“We feel we’re the same as a lot of other educational institutions that are otherwise landlocked and have taken advantage of once-in-a-generation opportunities to expand their footprint,” said Mike Demetriou, the secretary of Parker’s board. “In 10, 20, 30 years it would be great to have space that’s contiguous to the school.”

Demetriou is president of Chicago-based real estate brokerage Baum Realty Group, but he’s volunteering his services in deals involving Parker, where his children are students, he said.

It’s unclear what the school’s short-term plans are for the individual condos it is buying, but some residents fear the school is amassing voting power to eventually support an outright building sale. Demetriou ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the condo association’s board.

“What’s going on next door is egregious — buying up individual units and trying to take over the board,” said Erin Marcell, a resident of 317-325 and a member of the building’s condo board. “No one wants to see that happen in our building. It’s not neighborly.”

Residents said that if the school were to acquire and demolish their buildings, it would take away from the residential character of the tree-lined streets that serve as a gateway of sorts to tourist attractions such as the zoo and Lincoln Park Conservatory.

“If Parker wants to grow, we’re not against growth, but we want to keep our neighborhood intact,” said Heather Hoeppner, who lives in the Shakespeare Building at 2230-2256 N. Lincoln Park West. “It’s a very special place to live and we feel lucky to live here. If neighbors are to lose their homes, that would be heartbreaking.”

Frank said the school has not drawn up specific expansion plans.

“We’ve been there for 118 years,” Frank said. “We work closely with the alderman and with our neighbors. We are an anchor.

“Should we even get there, and this is a big if, we would make sure that the character and aesthetic tone would be in keeping with the neighborhood.”

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Director Sam Bailey and writer Fatimah Asghar are the creators of the web series "Brown Girls," which has a development deal at HBO.
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The creators of the Chicago-shot web series "Brown Girls," which premiered in February, have scored a development deal with HBO.

The comedic series from writer Fatimah Asghar and director Sam Bailey centers on the romantic ups and downs of two best friends in Chicago, and is loosely based on the real-life friendship between Asghar and the singer Jamila Woods. Notably, the series puts 20-something straight and queer women of color at its center.

When I first wrote about "Brown Girls," I noted that Asghar and Bailey "have created a female-centric portrait of the city (filmed in Pilsen) that feels distinctive and intimate and worlds away from what we typically see on various network TV dramas that shoot in town."

A development deal at HBO comes with no guarantees. Development is just that; an early figuring-out process before a network or studio decides whether to commit more time and money to a project. But it is an important first-step — and real validation that Asghar and Bailey's concept for a fully-fledged television series has legs and that a network like HBO wants in on it.

"We don't want a show that is flashy and smooth. We want a show that is gritty. That has this kind of realness to it," Asghar told Elle.com about their goals at HBO, adding: "I want (the TV show) to be very Chicago-focused and queer folks of color–focused. And to have women of color and queer people of color be the protagonists and the antagonists in their own story. That's very important to me. I want to grow the show and make it more complicated and more nuanced. Tonally, we're trying to carry over the balance between comedy and those serious, weighted moments."

This isn't the first time a Chicago web series has caught the interest of a network. The TV Land comedy "Teachers" first started as a locally shot web series from the improv team The Katydids, satirizing the chaotic lives of elementary school teachers. (You can read my piece on the show here.) "Teachers" returns this fall on TV Land for the back half of Season 2. It was recently renewed for a 20-episode third season.

To watch "Brown Girls" the web series, go to www.browngirlswebseries.com. All seven episodes stream for free and they range in length from 6-14 minutes. To read more about the series, see my column here.


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The moon revolves around the earth, as the earth revolves on its axis over a period of 24 hours – 1 day. The earth revolves around the sun over a period of 365 days or 12 months – 1 year. The sun revolves around a larger star, or a super sun, over a period of 24,000 years; and the super sun revolves around the universal centre of consciousness, Brahma, over a period of 240,000 years.

Our super sun is in a galaxy governed by the 12 constellations. As we revolve around the super sun, we come under the influence of each “star sign” in turn. In our galaxy, time is mapped according to the 12 signs; hence, we have a 12-hour clock. We rotate around our super sun until we come to 12 o’clock, which is also the crossover point between Aries and Pisces. This is the highest point in human consciousness because it is the closest point to the grand centre of creation – Brahma. The last time this happened was 11,501 B.C. - the next time will be 12,499 A.D. 10,497 years from 2002 A.D. As we revolve around the super sun, we first make a descent away from Brahma, lasting 12,000 years, then we ascend, again, lasting 12,000 years – until 24,000 years pass, and we return. As we descend, we lose the spiritual consciousness that being close to Brahma endows us with. The most recent of these low points was in 500 A.D. Nevertheless, as we ascend, our consciousness begins to slowly expand again. We are ascending as we pass through the constellation of Virgo in 2002 A.D.

The changes in consciousness in Humankind are marked by four distinct ages. The first is Satya Yuga – the age of truth, or the Golden age. This is where Humankind accepts spirituality and understands its power and significance. This age lasts 4,800 years. The second age is Treta Yuga – the age of the mind. This is when Humankind works with thought and grasps telepathy, mind control etc with ease. This age lasts 3,600 years. The third age is Dwapara Yuga – the atomic/electric age. This is when Humankind begins to understand the power of the gross elements, magnetic currents, electricity, and the atoms. This age lasts 2,400 years. The final age is Kali Yuga – the Dark Age, or material age. This is when Humankind is not able to comprehend much more than any other animal, and does not understand the soul, mind, or even the body – an age often wrought with terror and destruction. These four ages descend in the above order, and then ascend in reverse order - beginning with the Dark Age and concluding at the first point again, the Golden age.

We are in the ascending Dwapara Yuga stage, having left Kali Yuga in 1699 A.D. Thus, we are constantly discovering new ways of understanding and using technology – though not always with favourable results. We can see that in the last Dark Age, an array of spiritually evolved souls took birth i.e. - Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Buddha, Patanjali etc.; all of whom have, arguably, helped lift Humankind out of the Dark Ages.

Looking at the universal clock, our earthly journey is at precisely 6.45:04. The world will not cease for at least another 10,497 years, or until 12.00.00 universal time, – at which point, we will be back to Brahma again. The earth has been around for many millions of years, therefore, it is likely many thousands of these cycles have already taken place on earth, and there are many more to come.

However, it must be said that this is a macrocosmic version of the galaxy within each person. It is quite possible, though yoga, to advance through the ages and constellations within the six astro-spinal centres, or Chakras, and reach Brahma within the space of one human lifetime. Our revolutions in space merely represent a general outline for the development of consciousness for Humankind as a whole.


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Second Cohort of CARL Fellows Announced

The Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (CARL) Program has announced its second cohort of CARL Fellows for 2020 to 2023.

The CARL II cohort was selected from an impressive field of 41 early-career researchers who together are increasing the academic capacity of the chiropractic profession around the globe and building an evidence base to inform practitioners, patients and policy makers.

The Chiropractic Academy for Research Leadership (CARL) Program is a grassroots initiative about positive, forward-looking, credible academic leadership within chiropractic. CARL was launched in 2017 with the aim of developing a global network of successful early-career chiropractic researchers under the mentorship of senior academics and the larger academic community. It facilitates training on a range of mentoring, leadership, networking and research-specific skills relevant to early/mid-career researchers.

The original 13 CARL I Fellows (as pictured) and the 14 new CARL II Fellows will transition together at the program’s next residential in Sydney in 2020.

Three ACA academic members from Macquarie University in Sydney were named in the CARL II cohort list. Congratulations to Drs Aron Downie, Hazel Jenkins and David McNaughton on this wonderful achievement.

The ACA is proud to be a CARL partner, along with other organisations including the European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence, the Chiropractic Research Council, the World Federation of Chiropractic and the American Chiropractic Association, who are passionate about growing the academic footprint of the chiropractic profession.

The program’s ultimate goal is to create a sustainable research culture and ultimately a greater academic mass in the chiropractic profession by increasing research output and leadership opportunities within this group. ACA’s support is part of their greater commitment to research through PhDs, MRes and specific projects in addition to constant support of chiropractic students.

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March 01, 2019

Danielle Amoako has a lot to say about what makes her happy about kindergarten. She loves the work stations, playing with kitchen toys at recess and sitting “criss-cross applesauce” on her classroom carpet for activities. She considers homework a favorite activity and prides herself in being able to color inside the lines when she needs to.

“She’s come such a long way,” her mom Gloria acknowledges, overhearing her six-year-old readily share so much. “Three years ago, she had no vocabulary at all.”

Danielle has hearing loss and when she was two-and-a-half she underwent surgery to have a cochlear implant hearing device placed in her left ear. It was a big first step toward her becoming the bubbly, sometimes feisty, fun-to-be-around girl she is today.

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Born six weeks early, Danielle was referred to us for an in-depth assessment of her brain’s response to sound after she failed two newborn hearing screenings and showed little improvement in later testing with specialists near her family’s home in Chester.

“They found she had profound hearing loss in her left ear and mild to moderate hearing loss in her right,” Gloria explains. Since that day, a coordinated team that includes doctors, pediatric audiologists and our auditory therapist (a speech-language pathologist who is the only certified provider of listening and spoken language therapy in Richmond) has worked closely with Danielle and her family to bring sound to her world.

Hearing aids make sound that’s already there louder and Danielle’s parents opted to try this option first. But even with speech therapy and some early intervention services, Danielle still wasn’t saying words by the time she was two, which meant she likely wasn’t hearing enough to do so. (With such a young child it can be difficult to know exactly what they’re hearing as they can’t always tell you.) “Sometimes her degree of hearing loss can be managed with hearing aids which is what we were hoping for,” Gloria explains, “but she did not respond well to just hearing aids.”

Cochlear implants use a process that bypasses the inner ear and sends electronically created signals straight to the auditory nerve (our main nerve for hearing) and up to the brain. The implants can affect what limited hearing is already there, which was a concern for Gloria, but she realized that for Danielle to hear well and speak, they needed to consider an implant in the ear with profound loss. So, she set out to learn more.

Our audiology team and Dr. Raj Petersson, ear, nose and throat doctor and specialist in head and neck surgery, spent time talking with Gloria about the process in detail. Helping families obtain the knowledge they need to feel confident in health care decisions is one of many ways we are by their side. Gloria did research on her own as well, even getting a second opinion at Johns Hopkins, before deciding to pursue an implant. “The doctors and specialists I worked with at CHoR were wonderful about getting me to this point,” Gloria remarks. “I was skeptical at the beginning of this journey and they were always welcoming, always providing helpful information.”

Place, program and activate

A cochlear implant includes a device that’s surgically placed under the skin behind the ear. This device receives electrical signals and sends them to the cochlea, the part of our hearing system that triggers our auditory nerve to send signals to the brain for hearing. It communicates wirelessly to a sound/speech processor, usually behind the ear, with a microphone that picks up sounds in the environment for the processor to make into the electrical signals.

Before an implant is fully activated, an audiologist programs the sound/speech processor based on how each individual may hear sounds. Audiologists also make adjustments over the months that follow as the brain begins to recognize and understand the new form of sounds coming through the implant. In Danielle’s case, the hearing aid in her right ear and implant in her left also need to be programmed together and sometimes adjusted.

Danielle’s device was activated – meaning the sound was fully turned on for the first time – about a month after Dr. Petersson surgically placed it. Right away she started to turn her head both ways toward different sounds. Before, she tended to turn her head to the right side only when trying hear or she’d look at mouths to read lips. “Then her eyes lit up when they turned the television on,” Gloria recalls. Further evidence good things were happening.

I want my ears

Learning to hear through an implant takes time and effort. Individuals need to learn to interpret what they’re hearing through the implant, which is where specialized speech therapy comes in.

Danielle’s auditory therapist worked with her on identifying sounds she was hearing and when she was being spoken to. They then focused on Danielle making her own sounds, and eventually recognizing and forming words. She’s now working on more complex speech and language skills. When she’d talk to Danielle during initial sessions, her therapist covered her mouth so Danielle had to listen to know what was being said, one of several techniques Danielle’s family learned to do at home to help Danielle practice her listening skills.

It was a lot for Danielle to focus on and take in at first, especially in the initial months of therapy. There was also much for her family learn about how to best support her in learning to use the implant and hearing aid together. When Danielle began to start each day saying “I want my ears” they knew they were on the right path. (Implants and hearing aids are usually not worn at night.)

Gloria says care that extends beyond the walls of the hospital, including being able to call or text for help or quick answers, made the journey easier. During a family trip to England last summer, Danielle’s implants malfunctioned. Gloria texted Danielle’s audiologist who worked with Cochlear Americas in coordination with Cochlear United Kingdom so they could get the replacement part and be sure it was programmed correctly. Within three days, Danielle’s implant was up and running again. “They’re just always on top of their game at CHoR,” Gloria says. “And Danielle LOVES coming.”

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Danielle dressed as her favorite princessDanielle is a big fan of music, especially gospel. After breakfast on weekends, she often asks to turn music on so she can dance along. “Her speech therapist told us it was important for her to hear lots of sounds after her implants and to try to always have something she could hear at home,” Gloria explains. “I love music and so we often had music on.”

Not afraid to share her voice, Danielle spends lots of time singing and pretending she’s an emcee on her karaoke machine. “She’s getting better,” Gloria laughs. Lately she’s also been using the microphone to tell her big sister and brother what to do. “So sometimes I have to hide it,” she adds.

Danielle turned six in December and they celebrated with a “come as your favorite princess party” that blended family tradition and fun. Gloria is from Ghana, West Africa, and Danielle dressed as an African princess in a dress made of kente cloth from Ghana (pictured). Her cake was decorated with this cloth and they sat on special floor pillows made from the material to celebrate. And of course, there was music. And dancing.

Watching her daughter dance around with joy or sing lyrics from gospel songs no doubt warms Gloria’s heart. It also confirms their well-researched decision and the benefits of the hard work along the way. “She’s just a very happy kid,” Gloria says thankfully.

And that – more than anything – is what’s music to our ears.

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JSA #1 (August, 1999)
"Justice Be Done"
Writers - James Robinson & David Goyer
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We open in a sewer where a young man is being pursued by a man in the shadows.  As he draws nearer, it looks as though he is stepping over the bodies of superheroes, including a Green Lantern... all likely summoned by the boy we're about to meet.  Now cornered, we learn this boy is... Kid Eternity!  He tries to whip up some assistance, however before he can utter "Eternity", he is killed.  The shadowy individual walks off.

We shift scenes to a strange landscape where Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy are fighting Monster Society of Evil member, Ramulus.  Sandy is wrapped up in vines, and can't help but think something is quite wrong here.  Just then, Sandman... the other one, ya know, him... shows up.  As Sandy attempts to communicate, Wesley turns to literal sand.  At this point Sandy is awoken from this dream by a ringing phone... and he already knows who it is.

It's Speed Saunders, and he has dire news... Wesley Dodds, the original Sandman, has died.  We move ahead to Wes's funeral... Sand is preparing to give the eulogy, and Starman (Jack Knight) arrives just in the nick of time.  He has a chat with Wildcat about superhero deaths, and it looks like Ted's made his peace with the fact that one'a these days, he'll go down for the final ten-count.  We also learn that this graveyard is referred to as "Valhalla" on a count of all the heroes who were laid to rest here.

We get some expositional introductions for the mourners here too.  Of course there's Alan and Jay, it's difficult to consider the Golden Agers getting together without the two of them.  There's also Johnny Thunder who has been stricken with Alzheimer's Disease.  Hippolyta, who served in the Justice Society as Wonder Woman under the post-Crisis rules is also present.  Ted comments that she's immortal, so they don't have to worry about having to attend her funeral anytime soon.  Try four years, pal.

Also present are Jack's father, the original Starman (and not the star of Too Close for Comfort) Ted Knight, the new Star-Spangled Kid Courtney Whitmore (who Jack thinks is a pain in the butt), Hourman (the android version), the former Nuklon, and Black Canary.

Jack works his way over to Alan Scott and asks how his kids are doing.  In a neat bit, he actually calls Jade by the wrong name... Alan corrects him.  I nice way to show that while these folks all know each other, they still don't... ya know, know each other.  Alan says Jade is resting after doing a tour of duty as Green Lantern, while Obsidian is... well, he ain't sure as they kinda lost touch.  This leads us to shift to a restaurant where Todd (Obsidian) is chatting with someone calling themselves "Ian" about "letting go" of his power.  When a waitress overhears and asks who joined him, we see that he's alone in the booth... however, one side of it is bathed in shadow.

The eulogy continues, and Jay thinks he's seen something.  For a brief moment, Kent Nelson, Dr. Fate appears... then vanishes.

Sandy's speech is interrupted by allegations that Wesley didn't pass of natural causes... he was murdered!  The heroes turn and see, hanging off the tombstone of Red Bee... Fate!  Yeah Jared Stevens, that really annoying "hip" version of Dr. Fate from the 1990's who wanted to know what wine went best with Taco Bell.  He claims Sandman was murdered... and they murdered him too!  He slumps over revealing he'd been stabbed in the back by a dagger.  His final words are "Dark Lord".

The heroes gather around and try to wrap their heads around what they'd just seen.  Alan positively identifies all of the ankh-gear as being legit.  Jay is just about to offer his Fate-al vision from earlier when... the Earth starts to shake, and from it spring an army of mummy warriors!  I thought this cemetery was full of dead heroes... not mummies!

A fight breaks out... no duh.  Alan Scott tells them to go "all out" since these are just mummies.  During the battle, we learn that the former Nuklon ain't Nuklon no more... instead he is Atom-Smasher in reverence to his grandfather, the original Atom, Al Pratt!  That'd kinda be like Damien Wayne taking the title "Bat-Squisher" to honor Bruce, right?

Elsewhere, Ted Knight has pulled Courtney out of harms way... or so he thought.  A mummy creature lurks in the trees nearby, and so the Star-Spangled Kid fries it with a star blast.  She says Ted can buy her a Backstreet Boys CD to call it even.  I'm not sure if I should go with a "What's a Backstreet Boy?" joke or a "What's a CD" joke... so, I'll just leave it here.  Pretend that the one that made you roll your eyes and groan less was the one I went with, okay?

As the battle winds down, Green Lantern has pinned one of the warriors down.  He attempts to communicate, however, the mummy breaks free and makes a bee-line toward Jared Fate, exclaiming that he must get "the artifact".  Alan turns him to dust before he can!

When the (literal) dust settles, the crew notices that Jared Fate's artifacts have vanished.  Alan identifies the mummy army as serving the Sons of Anubis... however, before he can expand too much, he's interrupted by... Scarab, who tells them that this is a job for the JSA!

While perhaps not as heartfelt as the opening chapter for Justice Society of America (vol.3), this issue still served as a wonderful introduction to the characters (and in part, the concept) that will be hanging around for the opening arcs.

This series is what I point to as my true introduction to the Golden Age characters.  Sure, I knew them... hell, knew about some of them too, but it wasn't until JSA that I actually came to care about them.  This volume made it so the Golden Agers would always be on my pull-list... so long as DC Comics actually decides they a) exist and b) warrant a series.

It's also why I always point to this series as the perfect "gateway" into Golden Age fandom. (at least in terms of the characters).  By blending the older heroes with some new ones (as well as newer "takes" on the classics) this series is more grounded in turn of the century storytelling methods, sensibilities and style.  It's not trying to ape comics from the 1940's/1950's... it's still very much a book of "today", well, when today was today that is.

In familiarizing myself with the characters here, I have been better able to appreciate things like the All-Star Squadron and Infinity Inc.  Now, I can't speaks for anyone but me, but I doubt I would have gotten into them (or at least found this level of appreciation) otherwise.  While the post-Infinite Crisis series (initially) feels sort of like a love letter to the characters, this feels like a foundational effort to bring them back to relevancy, for seasoned and new fans alike.  I'd posit that without this series setting the stage, the subsequent one wouldn't have had nearly the amount of impact.

Now, the issue itself... It's framed by a funeral, which is as good a place as any.  We need to concoct an organic reason why all of these folks would be in the same place at the same time... so this works.  Killing Wesley Dodds is a pretty natural choice.  He was pretty much off the table as a hero, suffering attacks and ailments that would render him more a liability on the field of battle than anything else... plus, we have a contemporary replacement in the former Sandy the Golden Boy.  That works fine.  Gotta say, it was weird seeing Morpheus pop up though.

I mentioned it during the synopsis, but the throwaway bit where Jack refers to Jade by the wrong name really resonated with me.  It's the perfect way to illustrate that some of these folks only passingly know each other.  Having Jack, who is kind of our POV character for the funeral be the one to err, is also appreciated.  I think a lot of readers can identify with Jack... or at least would like to.  He's got that cool factor so many of us lack, and appears to be something of an outsider when surrounded by the legendary Golden Age giants.

The threat we received is... I dunno, not one that really excites me... however, serves as decent enough background noise while we (re-)familiarize ourselves with the cast and establish the new-look Society.  Dr. Fate has never been a character I've been able to follow for all that long.  Characters that powerful, with a basis in magic don't really do it for me.  I was pleased to see Jared Fate meet his, er... fate, though.  I know he's sorta "low-hanging fruit" but, I mean... just look at him.  Yeesh.

The art here was very nice, and the cover by Alan Davis is immediately recognizable and turn-of-the-century iconic.  I really have no complaints as far as the art goes... I will say, however, that I was so happy that this was done on that grittier flat paper stock rather than that horrid saturated gloss that makes it look like every page has blisters from a second-degree sunburn.

Overall, JSA is one I'm always going to recommend... it's definitely worth your time.  If you're on the fence (but curious) about the Golden Age characters, I would suggest that this is the place to start.  This issue is available digitally for a buck!  Warning: this series might lead to addiction.  Consult with your wallets and significant others before indulging.

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  1. All Star Squadron was the first comic my brother and I collected. It will always have a place in our hearts. My brother would buy Infinity Inc and I'd read his copies. Over the years, between the two of us we've bought most iterations of the Justice Society and solo comics that DC has released. Not the Fate series though, if he's not wearing the helmet, I'm not buying it.

    I might have to pull this run out and revisit it. Great write up.

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Tuesday, January 06, 2015
2015: The Year of Pushback for Christians

2015: The Year of Pushback for Christians

Michael Brown holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University and has served as a professor at a number of seminaries. He is the author of 25 books and hosts the nationally syndicated, daily talk radio show, the Line of Fire.

As we enter this new year, I offer some prayerful reflections on trends that we could see developing in the months ahead, not as a prophet but as an observer seeking to follow in the footsteps of the ancient sons of Issachar, who "understood the meaning of the times to know what Israel ought to do" (1 Chron 12:32; my translation of the Hebrew).

While it is possible that I am simply projecting what I am seeing in my own work and ministry, I am hopeful that these represent larger trends in the nation in general and the believing Church in particular. Time, of course, will tell.

1) The gay revolution will continue to overplay its hand. As those who were once bullied now bully others, this will produce an increasing backlash, as seen with the "Houston Five" last year. And as gay activists win more and more battles in the courts and the society, that will actually work against them, as their goals will continue to become more and more extreme. (I address this at length in a book scheduled for publication later this year.)

2) Young people in the church will awaken more and more. I'm aware that many young people are dropping out of "religion" and that the children of evangelicals are often more liberal in their social beliefs than their parents (although not so much when it comes to abortion, thankfully). Yet the emptiness of today's society and the dysfunctional, broken nature of so many of the homes in which these kids are being raised has created a great void, and I expect more and more young people to turn to God earnestly. As for those who are already serious, they will get more serious.

3) The LGBT harvest will continue to increase. For many years, I have believed that, just as God saved a multitude of hippies, radicals, and rebels in the late 60s and early 70s – I was one of them! – so too he will save a multitude of those who identify as LGBT. Over the years, I have been blessed to hear from a number of other leaders who have this same conviction.

Recently, after speaking on Can You Be Gay and Christian? a former lesbian came up to greet me, thanking me for addressing the issue with sensitivity and love. (I often ask churches if we will be ready and welcoming as LGBT people come to our services, as they hold hands during worship, with some dressing differently than their biology would seem to call for.) She told me that she has recently met 6 other former lesbians, all committed to local churches now, and she too sees this increasing.

Of course, it is negative that many are claiming to be committed followers of Jesus while practicing homosexuality at the same time. But it is positive that many gays and lesbians want to follow Jesus and want to attend church after feeling rejected by God and the church all of their lives. Let us prepare our hearts with love and compassion for this coming harvest.

4) God's people will start to get desperate and pray. Although there have been powerful prayer movements birthed in the last 25 years, for the most part, American Christians have been very complacent, tending to get more exercised in prayer during the presidential elections or during times of economic crisis. Otherwise, we have been asleep in the light, to use the proverbial phrase.

But last year, I began to notice a growing call to prayer and fasting and awakening in the American church, and I expect that to increase in 2015. May it be so!

5) Race relations will improve through dialogue, with God's people leading the way. The painful events of the last few years (from Trayvon Martin to Eric Garner) have brought the deep divide in our nation to the surface, and as difficult and divisive as this season has been, it has forced many of us to confront these issues head on.

As much as the racial divide seems to be widening – and I'm not pointing fingers at either "side" in saying this – I believe that more and more constructive dialogue is taking place, with Christian leaders playing a leading role in this.

Again, I could simply be projecting what I'm witnessing personally – we have had many hours of excellent, enlightening dialogue on my radio show – but I'm hopeful again that this is part of a positive, national trend.

6) The war on the Word and on the faith will continue to increase, but with more and more of a hardy response. The new atheism is not going to disappear any time soon, and through social media and the internet, the attacks on our faith will only multiply. But this too can be turned for the good, as more and more solid responses to the attacks are being written and posted and recorded and disseminated, and with more and more young people learning to stand up for the faith as well.

Of course, the new atheism (and skepticism and cynicism and the like) will totally disappear one day, while the Word of God will stand forever (see Isaiah 40:7-8; Matthew 24:35), but for the short term, expect the increasing attacks to be greeted with increasingly solid rebuttals. There is much intellectual and theological ground that we must retake.

Regardless, though, of how all this plays out – again, I am not saying "Thus saith the Lord" – we know that in Jesus, we are overcomers and more than conquerors. And so, no matter what comes our way, we move forward, not backwards.

On with it in 2015!

(You can hear more of this on the Line of Fire broadcast for January 5th.)

Michael Brown is the host of the nationally syndicated talk radio show The Line of Fire and is the president of FIRE School of Ministry. His newest book (September, 2015) is Outlasting the Gay Revolution: Where Homosexual Activism Is Really Going and How to Turn the Tide. Connect with him on Facebook at AskDrBrown or on Twitter at drmichaellbrown.

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Grandma’s Custard

Crema della Mia Nonna

This is one of those comfort foods that tanslates well in any language. Mild and with a velvet texture, this custard can be dressed up with fresh fruit or a fruit sauce. I like it with wild strawberries in sugar syrup.

Serves 4 to 6

3 cups milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup wild strawberries in sugar syrup (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350F

Lightly spray 4 to 6 custard cups (3 x 1 1/2 inches) with butter spray and place them in a baking pan large enough to hold them with space between each one. Set aside.

Pour the milk into a 1quart saucepan and heat over low heat. Stir in the sugar and mix until it dissolves. Off the heat gently whisk in the salt, eggs, and vanilla.

Pour and divided the mixture among the custard cups. Pour hot water carefully 3/4 up the side of the pan being careful not to get water into the custard cups.

Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cups from the baking pan and allow to cool on a rack for 10minutes, then refrigerate covered until ready to use.

Serve as is with sliced fruit or berries on top or unmold each onto dessert dishes and serve with fruit sauce or diced candied fruit.

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Public broadcasters play a crucial role in ensuring the vitality of the kids’ content industry. This fact is well-known by Italian animation producers who, until the approval of the new Cinema Law last year, could only count on funding from Rai of around € 15 million a year, in accordance with the service contract with the Italian Ministry of economic development.
Luca Milano, director of Rai Ragazzi, the main Italian broadcaster of audiovisual content for infants and children, is the protagonist, together with his colleague at the BBC Alice Webb, of the panel entitled “Il futuro del finanziamento pubblico nei contenuti per bambini-The future of public funding for children’s content” organized by MipJunior at JW Marriott on Saturday October 13th.
How do changes in public funds influence international production and the general economy of content for kids?
Webb and Milano, who is also the president of the group of experts in TV for children and young people at the European Broadcasting Union (which represents 73 public broadcasting organizations from 56 countries) will discuss how they see their role and future investment right after the plenary session of the group held in Rome at the beginning of October.
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The Syntax – the way we order the actions can make a huge difference in the kind of results we produce.

What’s the difference between “The dog bit Jim” and “Jim bit the dog”? What’s the difference between “Joe eats the lobster” and “The lobster eats Joe”? They are very different, particularly if you are Jim or Joe. The words are exactly the same. The difference is syntax, the way they are arranged. The meaning of the experience is determined by the order of the signals provided to the brain. The same stimuli are involved, the same words, yet the meaning is different. This is critical to understand if we are to effectively model the results of successful people. The order in which things are presented causes them to register in the brain in a specific way. It is like the commands to a computer. If you program the commands in the right order, the computer will use all its capabilities and produce the result you desire. If you program the correct commands in a different order, you will not get the outcome you wish.

We will use the word “strategy” to describe all these factors—the kinds of internal representations, the necessary sub-modalities, and the required syntax that work together to create a particular result.

We have a strategy for producing just about anything in life: the feeling of love, attraction, motivation, decision, whatever. If we discover what our strategy for love is, for example, we can trigger that state at will. If we discover what actions we take, and in what order, to make a decision, then of we’re indecisive, we can become in a matter of moments. We will know which keys to hit and how to produce the results we want in our internal bio-computer.

A nice metaphor for the components and use of strategies is that of baking. If someone makes the greatest chocolate cake in the world, can you produce the same quality results? Of course you can, if you have that person’s recipe. A recipe is nothing but a strategy, a specific plan of what resources to use and how to use to produce a specific result. If you believe that we all have the same neurology, then you believe we all have the same potential resources available to us. It is our strategy that is, how we use those resources that determine the results we produce. This is the law of business as well. One company may have superior resources, but the company with strategies that best use its resources will usually dominate the market place.

There are strategies for financial success, for creating and maintaining vibrant health, for feeling happy and loved through out your life. If you find people who already have financial success or fulfilling relationships, you just need to discover their strategy and apply it to produce similar results and save tremendous amounts of time and effort. This is the power of modeling. You do not have to labor for years to do it.

What does a recipe tell us that empower us to take effective action? Well, one of the first things it tells us is what ingredients are needed to produce the result. In the ‘baking’ of human experience, the gradients are our five senses. All human results are built or created from some specific use of the visual, auditory, kinesthetic, gustatory, and olfactory representational systems. What else does a recipe tell us to produce the exact same result as the person who created the recipe? It tells us the amounts we need. In reproducing human experience, we also need to know not only the ingredients, but also how much of each ingredient we need. In strategies, we can think of the sub-modalities as being the amounts. They tell us specifically how much we need. For example, how much visual input – how bright, how dark, how close is the experience?

If you know what he ingredients are and how much to use, can you now produce the same quality of cake? No, not unless you also know the syntax of the production – that is, when to do what, and in what order. What would happen if in baking the cake you put in first what the original baker put in last? Would you produce a cake of the same quality? However, you use the same ingredients, in the same amounts, in the same sequence then you will of course produce similar results.


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Charcuterie from South Tyrol with a rich yet delicate flavour.

Rigorous selection of the best Italian-raised hams, a precise dose of spices, natural smoking with beech wood, and at least 6 months of maturing in the fresh, clean air of the valleys of South Tyrol: these are the ingredients for Casa Citterio’s high-quality speck.

Made in Soprabolzano, 1,220 m above sea level, our IGP Alto Adige Speck is a rich yet delicate specialty.

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  • Energy 1218 kj - 292 kcal
  • Protein 28 g
  • Fats 20 g
  • of which Saturated Fatty Acids 8 g
  • Carbohydrates <0.5 g
  • of which Sugars <0.5 g
  • Salt 3.8 g

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